China Attacks Japanese Lines in Far East War Drive
Chinese forces strike along the overland corridor from Manchuria toward Burma and Indo-China, threatening Japan’s lines of supply and seizing former American air bases. B-29s pound Tokyo Nagoya and other industrial targets as Allied air power intensifies. Tokyo radio cites Japanese resolve despite fierce Allied bombing.
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Expanding Social Security Aims to Extend Coverage and Benefits
Senators Wagner and Dingell push a broad social security expansion to 15 million workers and dependents, raising minimum old age payments, extending unemployment benefits to 52 weeks, adding maternity leave, health insurance, and hospital care, with taxes rising to 4 percent for workers and employers. The plan funds rural health centers and requires health insurance participation for registrants. The War Food administration reports school lunch programs improve nutrition and weight gain in Wilmington. Hospital care surveys show wives use more care, singles more than married men, and 11 year gaps between episodes of illness.
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Collaborationists Stand Trial Hearings Open in 1945
Preliminary hearings for French Marshal Petain and Norwegian Vidkun Quisling opened with Petain seeking testimony from Admiral Leahy to prove opposition to Nazis and Quisling claiming British Russia service. Quisling argued his actions justified by looming prewar events, with real trial set for August 25. Army Air Forces announced 1945 aviation production cuts of 30 percent this year and 15 percent in 1946 to streamline Pacific war needs.
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France Syria Lebanon bases stir Near East crisis
Long noted for friendly ties with natives, France faced tensions in Syria and Lebanon over bases post independence. US and Britain sought a settlement as Syria readied recruits for a clash, while France sent reinforcements amid fears of broader Arab uprisings and Western pressure across the region.
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Insect Plague and War's Toll in Okinawa Memoir
Ernie Pyle recounts a miserable night on Okinawa under mosquitoes and fleas, and honors Fred Painton, a veteran war correspondent who died on Guam. The piece blends field hardship with tribute to Painton’s modest, honest character and his wartime career.
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Prison Labor Debate Ties War Crimes to Reparations Policy
Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson said German prison labor should be used only for convicted war criminals when rebuilding France and Russia, sparking a clash with Reparations Chief Ed Pauley and Morgenthau officials who argue U S policy and Yalta agreements may require broader use. The dispute centers on classifying Gestapo and SS members as war criminals versus blanket Nazi party indictments, with potential shifts in policy as Jackson hints at indicting groups rather than individuals.
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Sacking Eases Strain on B-29 Crewmen
In Pacific B-29 units, sacking time on cot provides rest during long lulls between missions. Crews face nervous strain with little to do on remote islands, leading to idle talk and frequent arguments in tents and Quonset huts.
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