Allied Drive Near Paris Sees Nazi Resistance Crumble
Allied forces push toward Paris as Brittany bases Brest St Malo Lorient and St Nazaire fall under siege guns. Russian and Allied offensives expand from the east to Warsaw and Silesia, while Italy eyes a clash near Florence and the Gothic Line. World wheat production may rise modestly with U S and Canada up, Europe down. Cost of living edges up in June across most cities with Indianapolis highest gain and Newark the largest drop.
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Brest
St. Malo
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Paris
le Mans
Caen
U. S
East Prussia
Flaming
Warsaw
Silesia
Italy
New Zealand
Arno
Florence
Canada
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Great Britain
Balkans
India
National Industrial Conference Board
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Dayton
Newark
N. J
Postwar unemployment bills spark U S Senate clash
Senate debated demobilization plans with George proposing state unemployment programs up to 20 dollars weekly plus federal aid, while opponents warned against deficits and federal overreach. Meanwhile, Pacific battles raged as U S forces bombed Omura and other Japanese targets near Guam and Wake, with lethal casualties mounting. Britain urged continued lend lease to revive its economy as U S debt neared 300 billion while Britain’s stood at 75 billion.
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U.S
George
U. S
Pacific
Tokyo
Omura
Bonin Islands
Bonins
Paramushiro
Wake
Nauru
Guam
National Association of Manufacturers
Europe
Asia
Great Britain
Britain
Record-high fish in cold storage nationwide
The Office of the Coordinator of Fisheries reports stocks on hand totaling 90 million pounds, up 50 percent from the same date in 1943. Industry concerns grow over insufficient storage space as autumn catches peak, with more fish in warehouses than ever before.
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Coordinator of Fisheries
Casualties mount in long French fighting in World War II
After six weeks of brutal combat in France Allied losses reach 115,655 with American deaths 11,026 and wounded 52,669 while 5,631 are listed missing. British casualties total 5,646 killed and 27,766 wounded. Lieutenant General Lesley McNair was killed by a bomb, and his son Douglas McNair, 37, died in Guam while serving as a field artillery man.
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France
U. S
Lesley McNair
Douglas McNair
Guam
Young McNair
Allied casualty shares in France after invasion
Canadian losses totaled 919 killed 4354 wounded and 1272 missing. Churchill noted Allied losses were proportionate with Americans about 60 percent of troops in France, British 34.4 percent, and Canadians 5.6 percent. At invasion start, troop numbers were roughly evenly divided.
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Churchill
France
Civil Service Outlines Discharge Plans for War Jobs
The civil service commission maps layoff order as wartime staffing shrinks. Non veterans will be discharged before veterans, starting with those recalled from retirement or beyond age, then temporary one year or less appointments, followed by transitory workers, and finally career employees with unlimited appointments.
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Civil Service Commission
Postwar goods loom as prices rise with wage and material costs
Prices for many consumer goods are expected to climb after the war, with new cars refrigerators and washing machines 20 to 35 percent higher than prewar models. Radios will also rise as production shifts to higher quality wartime designs. U S retail spending in early 1944 hit record levels, led by non durable goods while furniture sales fell, and higher prices boosted spending on food clothing gasoline drugs and fuel.
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OPA
U. S
Admirals King and Forrestal clash amid war and posts
Washington reports tension between Secretary Forrestal and Admiral King rivaling earlier friction with Knox. King asserts comments on politics and directs war coverage while Forrestal cautions. Also covered are postwar power struggles between the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a grim view of Germany’s collapse with Goering’s possible peace bid.
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D. C
King
Forrestal
Naval Operations
Ernie King
Frank Knox
Knox
Admiral King
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Halsey
Tojo
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
VFW
Congress
Pearl Harbor
CIO
AFL
National Legion
Warren Atherton
South Pacific
Atherton
They Tried and Failed By John Edgar Hoover
FBI director John Edgar Hoover declares Nazis failed to organize a Fifth Column in the United States before and after Pearl Harbor. He cites arrests, internments, and prosecutions, noting saboteurs and spy rings uncovered, consulates active, and attempts to foment domestic strife quashed by law enforcement. He chronicles cases including Kunze, Lehmitz, De Spretter, and Lun ing, and notes wartime prisoner camps and limited escapes.
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John Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
America
Normandy
Caen
Poland
Pearl Harbor
United States
Germany
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Wane
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Association of American Universities
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