Naples Falls Under Fire as Fifth Army advances
The port of Naples lies in ruins after German destruction as Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark's Fifth Army moves through the city. German retreat aligns with Gen. Bernard Montgomery's east coast flank, threatening to cut off the retreat by advancing toward the mountains west of the city.
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Naples
Mark Clark
Fifth Army
Rome
Europe
Bernard Montgomery
Adriatic Sea
Montgomery
Senators urge US control of foreign airport use in lend-lease aid
World Aviation notes Senators Mead Russell and Brewster returning from a 40000 mile tour call for U S airfield rights in foreign countries via lend-lease agreements. They warn of Britains slow oil exploitation in Persia and urge retaining MacArthur command in the Pacific amid German and Russian offensives.
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James Mead
N. Y
Richard Russell
Ralph Brewster
Maine
U. S
America
Congress
Great Britain
Persia
Douglas MacArthur
South Pacific
Lord Mountbatten
John Curtin
New Gas Ration Cuts Across Regions During Wartime
The CPA reduces B and C coupon rations by one gallon in the Midwest, Southwest, and Southeast while Northeast shifts from 2% to 2 gallons and the East raises A coupons from 1% to 2 gallons. The OPA aims to force use of at least one gallon of the A coupon for occupational driving.
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Midwest
CPA
OPA
Farm plan seeks 500 million for CCC guarantee payments
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones urged Congress to add 500 million dollars to the Commodity Credit Corporation fund already at 500 million. The extra would back guarantee payments for vegetables and fruits and other crops under the 1944 production program while allowing purchases of surplus and lower price ceilings.
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Marvin Jones
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Jones
WAVES barred from overseas service in bill proposal
Senate naval affairs committee reports a provision that would prevent WAVES from serving overseas. In related items from London, Britain may form a separate Jewish unit for Burma with divisions possibly recruited in Palestine and the Near East. Radio stations win access to union-made recordings after a 14 month ban ends. Milk production declines blamed on cows becoming tired from excessive milking.
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WAVES
Navy
Woman Auxiliary
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Great Britain
Burma
London
Palestine
Near East
The
National Co-operative Pure Milk
Postwar Peace Policy Moves to Kill Fulbright Plan
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee intends to defeat the Fulbright resolution amid fears other nations will view it as U S indulgence in world affairs after the war. The Senate plans a new bill outlining America's postwar peace policy led by Sen. Tom Connally, while Sen. Arthur Vandenberg seeks autonomy in action.
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America
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Senate
Arthur Vandenberg
Foreign Relations Committee
Tom Connally
Connally
Fight to Last in Southwest Pacific as Allies Close In
Stubborn Japanese fought to the death at Finschafen as Allied forces converged from the north west and south. The Allied air force pounded bases across the Southwest Pacific while U S airmen reported a new "super Zero" fighter that outdives P 38 and carries heavier armor.
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Finschafen
Southwest Pacific
U. S
Cavalry Rides Again in Mountainous Sicily and Italy
Cavalry units, composed of former cowboys and rodeo performers, operate in rugged Sicily and Italy to haul food water and supplies to troops where vehicles cannot go. They escort mule packs and use small yellow grenades to neutralize hidden machine gunners.
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Sicily
Italy
Canadian Wheat Purchases Boost CCC Stocks
The Commodity Credit Corporation has bought about one million bushels daily in Canadian markets to bolster its stock estimated at 129 million bushels. Total Canadian purchases reach 30 million bushels with 22.5 million shipped. 3.5 million awaiting water shipment. Since July 1 CCC feed sales total roughly 111.5 million bushels.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Canada
CCC
Mexico Settles Oil Claims After 1933 Nationalization
Mexico will pay $29,137,700 to American nationals for seized oil properties taken in 1933, including $5,141,709 interest at 3 percent. Experts trimmed the claimed value from hundreds of millions to $23,995,991. The settlement is to be paid in four annual installments.
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Mexico
War plants sale urged by Jones after hostilities end
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones urged Congress to sell the government 13 billion dollars worth of war plants and property after the war. The government now controls major industries including half of aluminum and steel, all synthetic rubber and high octane gasoline, most machine tools and aircraft, plus 47,000 square miles of land.
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Jesse Jones
New England
Quota cuts for motorists in October guidance
The Office of Price Administration lowers October tire quotas from 829000 to 645000. The new rule applies to motorists who travel 601 miles or more per month.
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Office of Price Administration
New York
Three Nations Accord Key to World Peace
Washington watchers see a delicate pursuit among Britain United States and Russia to forge a workable tripartite understanding. The goal is a common approach before leaders Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill meet, with issues including spheres of influence in the Balkans Middle East and Baltic states, and the spread of communist propaganda.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Russia
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
America
Soviet Russia
Germany
United States of America
WNU Service
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Free Germany
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Mediterranean
Hitler
United Nations
Balkans
Middle East
Mediterranean Commission
London
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Reich
Lithuania
Estonia
Poland
Rumania
Finland
Great Britain
Briefs on land, yield, and war bond law
Bankhage dens reports four million acres under cultivation yielding about eight million tons of food. A 1789 law bans the secretary of the treasury and the treasurer from buying war bonds. The school bus has become a war
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Secretary of the Treasury
United States
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