Fortress Europe Advances Amid Volturno Crossing and Schweinfurt Raid
Allied forces crossed the swollen Volturno under heavy artillery while hundreds of Flying Fortresses and Thunderbolt fighters struck Schweinfurt in a major roller bearing plant raid. The sortie produced heavy fighter losses for the Nazis, with a record number of Fortresses missing and over 100 escort planes downed. The report also notes Allied intent to support Italy, subsidies for dairy farmers, and continued Soviet operations along the Dnieper fronts against German forces in Crimea and the Baltic region.
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Volturno
Italy
Schweinfurt
Germany
U. S
Dnieper River
Crimea
Dnieper
Baltic States
Old Poland
MacArthur air blitz targets Rabaul and China drive
Allied forces strike hard in the Southwest Pacific with Liberator and Mitchell bombers totaling 350 tons against Rabaul and other enemy air bases in the Solomons. Chinese defenses resist a Japanese push toward Kunming as U S air power targets enemy dumps and installations. United Mine Workers rejoin the AFL after disputes, boosting union strength above seven million.
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China
Yunnan
Kunming
Burma
14Th
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Yunnan Province
AFL
UMW
District 50
Lewis
William Green
Progressive Miners Union
WPB debates 1942 models to speed postwar reconversion
War Production Board officials propose using 1942 models with existing tools to speed civilian retooling after the war. If new models were planned in autos at least 18 months may be needed to retool. WPB could mandate 1942 model production if materials allotments stay under its control.
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War Production Board
WPB
Postwar Peace Plans For Senate Action
A senate subcommittee proposed that the United States join with free nations through constitutional processes to establish and maintain international authority. The plan aims for broad participation while preserving U S freedom to decide on actions, similar to the Fulbright resolution calling for international machinery and U S involvement through constitutional means.
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Senate
United States
U. S
Subcommittee
House
Living costs rise 6 percent this year
The Commerce Department reports living expenses are about 6 percent higher than last year with a 7 percent rise in the first half of 1943. July shows a drop for the first time since the war began and by August the level is just under 6 percent above last year. A small uptick expected in autumn and winter is not expected to change the overall trend.
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Department of Commerce
Baseball to Persist in 1944 Season Despite War
Club presidents expect major league play to continue into 1944 with 30 to 40 players from both leagues rejected by the armed forces on physical grounds and some over 38. A wartime payroll note cites checks issued daily as part of family payments to service members while adventures run to billions monthly.
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Army
Navy
Confederate General's Widow Aids Uncle Sam
Mrs Helen Dortch Longstreet widow of the Civil War general trains in Georgia for production line work to aid WWII. She refuses to disclose age and lives in a Marietta trailer camp while reporting for instruction each morning. since 1904 she has been a reporter, Gainesville post mistress, and Veterans Bureau employee in Washington.
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Helen Dortch Longstreet
Georgia
Uncle Sam
Longstreet
Marietta
Famine Relief Efforts Mounted Across India
India bans grain exports as famine worsens in Bengal where rice scarcity and high prices strain the population. Officials push for more shipping to import food while government purchases of the entire rice crop for resale are considered a partial solution to the crisis.
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Bengal
Central Government of
India
Washington Digests Allies Ponder Russ Nazi Peace Treaty
Washington watchers weigh possible terms of a Russia Britain and United States peace with Germany if a Russian victory leads to a separate accord. The piece notes Stalin’s potential demands and the Allies’ cautious diplomacy amid postwar planning and education reforms in America.
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WNN Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
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Alps
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London
Russia
America
Adolf Hitler
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Hitler
Thefuehrer
Gas ration coupons urged for immediate endorsement
Bankhage urges motorists to endorse gasoline ration coupons now. A Tokyo radio broadcast claimed the military administration in the Philippines has ended, citing Lt. Gen. Shigenori Kuroda. The War Department says soldiers completing Army Specialized Training programs at colleges and universities will receive certificates and may earn college credits upon return.
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Philippines
Shigenori Kuroda
Islands
Army
War Department
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