Weekly News Analysis of Allied Push in France Balkans
Western Newspaper Union reporting notes fast Allied advances across France driving back Nazi forces. Berlin hints at withdrawals as Patton and Allied units tighten encirclements near Paris and Marseille. Balkans see Romania defecting, pressure from Russia, and Bulgarian armistice terms shaping southeastern front.
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Ploesti
Postwar Peace Conference Opens in Washington
Postwar peace talks began at the Dumbarton Oaks estate with U S Britain and Russia seeking forceful safeguards after peaceful measures fail China to join after Reds talks Dewey aide John Foster Dulles attends Hull invites ministers to discuss plans while smaller nations interests are urged antitrust suits target railroads and finance firms Morgan Kuhn Loeb plus Roosevelts lend lease tallies show U S share of aid near 28 billion with Britain Russia and others receiving portions
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Britain
Russia
China
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Japan
Roosevelt
Australia
New Zealand
Africa
Middle East
Mediterranean
India
Latin America
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Autos use drops as rationing and trips shrink
A survey shows 74 percent of car owners drive less than half their peacetime mileage. Reduced use stems from shorter trips and patriotic motives rather than car storage, with gasoline and tire rationing contributing to lower driving levels. Capt Joseph Hiestand wins Grand American Trapshooting for the fourth time, breaking 200 straight to lead Vandalia event.
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Joseph Hiestand
Hillsboro
Ohio
Vandalia
Seek to Avoid Glut in Postwar Food Plans
War Food Administration details a system to prevent surplus stock after the war. Purchases target foreseeable demand, with relief supplies drawn from surplus military and lend-lease stocks first. A surplus sales division will clear current stocks when needed to make room for new supplies. A proposed permanent international agricultural organization would advise, promote research, share information, and raise nutritional standards worldwide.
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War Food Administration
WFA
International Agricultural Organization
United Nations
Bombers Continue Strikes Across Pacific Theatre
Allied forces press air and sea offensives across the Pacific. MacArthur targets shipping lanes and Mindanao bases to disrupt enemy supply lines while Nimitz planes attack the Bonin Islands, aiming to pressure Japanese shipping and defenses from the Solomons to New Guinea.
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Douglas MacArthur
Adm
Chester Nimitz
Bonin Islands
U. S
Marianas
AFL Eyes Wages Rise and Union Creations
The AFL urges the president to raise wages beyond the Little Steel standard, calling for a general 15 percent cap over January 1941 levels and the abandonment of current formulas. William Green says the cost of living has outpaced wages, hurting peacetime living standards, while the AFL also chartered the International Office Workers union to cover white collar workers. More than 34 million acres have been acquired by the federal government for war use, with 6.75 million acres surplus in Defense and Navy holdings, including lands suitable for agriculture, grazing, and forests.
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International Office Workers Union
AFL
William Green
U. S
Defense Plant Corporation
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
War and Navy Departments
Prisoners of War Find Escape in Camp Theater Tales
Washington writer describes POW life in German camps where Red Cross reports say Germans follow the Geneva convention. Prisoners publish papers like Kriegie Times with theater and sports acts, baby contests, and daily routines. mail, food packages, and morale boosts cheer inmates amid disruption of supply routes.
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Germany
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Bne
Marseille
Switzerland
Lisbon
BRIEFS: POW HOSPITAL DIET PACKAGES FOR CAPTURED MEN
Bankhage reports special diet packs for captured German POWs. Prisoners arriving in Germany go to transit camps where a Red Cross kit is ready. Many Normandy POWs volunteer to aid Britain's harvest. Youth groups join a drive to harvest milkweed for floss to replace jackets.
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Red Cross
Kit
Normandy
Great Britain
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