U S Navy Pounds Japan as Allies Press Cherbourg Push
Allied forces advance on Cherbourg as German resistance fights to the last, with heavy bombardment on Calais rocket sites. In the east the Red Army drives toward Warsaw and Berlin while Italians retreat behind a new defense line. Congress approves a World War II veterans bill with unemployment, education, loans, and hospital provisions as U S planes strike Japanese carriers near the Philippines and Saipan.
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Surplus Goods Policy Divides War Board Over Disposal
A government advisory committee urged disposing of surplus overseas in foreign countries to maximize profit and aid recovery, with sales tied to purchases of new equipment. The War Production Board split over whether to resume civilian output before all firms finish war work, affecting postwar production and market dynamics.
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Donald Nelson
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Whisky May Ban Corn In May Distillers Lose Grain
Distillers may be barred from using corn for whisky in May as War Food Administration opposes extra feed strain. Producers may switch to wheat rye or Caribbean molasses with wheat restrictions possible. Farmers have turned in 65 million bushels of corn. WEA pledges no grain diverted to alcohol. A U S Court of Appeals DC warns patent rights should not block future inventors. concurrence calls for reexamination of patent office practices on subcombination claims.
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Washington Digest Allied Show of Power Affects Enemy Morale
Washington writer reflects on German morale amid Allied earlier robot plane rumors and air raids. Describes German propaganda drag and Nazi nerves, plus American morale at home and in Pacific theaters as D-day and raids unfold. Mentions radio controlled weapons and a pivotal National Geographic Japan map.
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POW Strike Over Prisoners Refuse Beet Field Work near Scotts Bluff
German war prisoners near Scotts Bluff Nebraska refused beet field work after pay changes from 80 cents a day to a piece rate of 30 cents per quarter acre thinned. Lieut Col Clyde Dempster warned of disciplinary action if the protest continued. A Commerce Dept report shows wartime plant jobs falling by about 100,000 workers monthly since the year began, with nonwar employment flat.
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Department of Commerce
Congress Appropriations Fall Below 100 Billion Mark
Chairman Cannon of the House Appropriations Committee said federal outlays for the coming fiscal year starting July 1 would total about 66 billion dollars with roughly 5 percent for debt financing. He noted postwar appropriations peaked after Pearl Harbor and now trend downward despite war developments.
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Surplus Army Trucks To Aid Harvest Effort
County AAA offices will allocate surplus army trucks to farmers and haulers to support this year's wheat harvest. Due to limited supply, only a small percentage will be distributed based on critical need after AAA certification. Dealers will buy trucks from the U.S. treasury regional office at appraised prices and resell to buyers at or below OPA ceilings.
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U.S. Treasury
Bracing wartime briefs mix of Europe and rail seat shifts
The report notes Dover cliffs receded more than expected as Napoleon era echoes blend with a war crossing. It cites Nazi slave labor recruitment in occupied northern Italy targeting unmarried women 18 to 30, sparking a matrimonial rush. Feathers and gas bribes appear in Hypogary and the Balkans, while crowded trains use regular seat changing signals as passengers swap places.
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