Japs Foresee Invasion as Yanks Tighten Noose on Home Islands
Okinawa battles continue as U S forces press toward the Japanese homeland. Allied air and sea operations target Japan and its supply lines while Big Four talks in Berlin shape postwar occupancy and trusteeship plans. Meat allocations nationwide tighten with a summer civilian supply in focus and continued government control of distribution.
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Okinawa
Iwo Jima
U.S
Japan
U. S
China
Pacific
Korea
South Pacific
Germany
Berlin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Field Marshal
Montgomery
Moscow
Farm Machinery Faces Shortages Amid War Casualties
Amid eased restrictions and upcoming quota removal in July, farm machinery firms struggle to meet output due to shortages of gray and malleable castings and available workers. Foundries face manpower woes, affecting mower and plow production while the reconversion period favors manufacturers. U S casualties since Pearl Harbor exceed one million across services, with tens of thousands killed or missing and many prisoners remaining unaccounted for.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S
Germany
D-Day
Congress Backs Bretton Woods and Extends Trade Pact
The House approved a three year extension of the reciprocal trade act and granted the President authority to cut tariffs by 60 percent. The Bretton Woods monetary agreements include an eight point eight billion dollar currency fund and a nine point one billion dollar world bank for reconstruction and development. Opposition focused on the currency fund designed to stabilize exchange rates as Berlin lies in ruins amid postwar recovery.
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Bretton Woods
United Nations
World Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Household Hacks For Storage And Repairs
Square containers save space while round ones improve air flow. Keep fiber door mats in good repair by trimming frayed edges rebinding or overcasting worn areas. Stiffen collars by adding epsom salts to starch. Seal jar leaks with melted paraffin wax. Insert cotton wads in glove fingertips to stop tears. Protect rubber heels with fitted felt pieces cemented in place.
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Tory
Reds
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Gotha
Erfurt
Thuringia
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Harriman
Stalin
Mexico
Ezequiel Padilla
Pawan TR. Stettinius
Pareje
Pacific Islands
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Peace Organization
Peg
Luzon Island
Philippines
Sewing
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
M. W. Randolph &J
Chicago
St. Joseph
Chit-Cago Confection Sales CO
Bo. Dearborn
Zee Es
Nillogg
Kellogg's
Fleischmann
Fletschmann
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