Weekly News Analysis: Pacific Front Flares Into Action
Allied forces push toward Cherbourg as U S troops storm the port while Caen area fights intensify against Rommel's divisions. In Italy, Allied advances push Nazis back to a northern defensive line framed by the Apennines as Russia drives along the Karelia isthmus toward Helsinki. Japan accelerates offensives in China and Burma with Canton a key objective as industry and supply lines near the coast become focal points. Production shifts cut 50 cal guns for aircraft while tank output rises to support Normandy efforts.
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Cherbourg
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Caen
Erwin Rommel
Italy
Rome
Italian
Apennine Mountains
Yawata
Japan
China
Burma
India
Canton
Pacific: Lure Jap Fleet in Major Marianas Battle
U S forces close to a major carrier clash in the Marianas as Japan hides its fleet to support a defense around Saipan Garapan and the Dutch New Guinea airfields. Admiral Nimitz reports heavy losses for Japan and says strong naval formations probe for sea cover while U S airfields deepen reach toward the Philippines.
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U. S
Marianas
Japan
Saipan
Garapan
Chester W. Nimitz
Dutch New Guinea
Japheld Philippines
Secret Nazi rocket planes menace London and coast ports
Secret weapons loaded with explosives and propelled by air and gas surged from the French coast as Nazi pilots launched rocket planes. Reports describe rockets traveling at 250 mph then at steep angles to explode with the force of a 1000 pound bomb, and a second rocket at 600 mph chasing Spitfires. Allies bombarded the French coast and intensified anti aircraft fire to deter the attack on London and coastal targets.
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Germany
French
London
British
Allied Air Command
Price Control After War May Persist to Balance Supply
Postwar price control may continue to curb inflation until production catches up. OPA price director Jean Carroll warned that if automakers and appliance makers fill all orders quickly, CPA could be unnecessary, but a two to three year ramp may delay consumer access to cars and other goods, risking price rises. General control might be kept on all items to prevent surging prices until supply expands.
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U. S
OPA
Jean Carrell
CPA
Carrell
Carroll
July Dairy Set-Aside Reduced for Military Needs
Government allocates fewer dairy products for military and lend-lease, cutting July butter set-aside from 50 to 45 percent and cheddar cheese from 79 to 60 percent, leaving more supplies for civilians than last year.
WPB outlines reconversion steps for civilian goods
War Production Board head Donald Nelson told a Senate committee that civilian production will wait for war output and requires shifting 200000 workers into war industries. He described where the need lies, potential July 1 labor plans, and conditions for manufacturers to begin consumer item work and model development for postwar markets.
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War Production Board
WPB
Donald Nelson
Senate
Nelson
War Manpower Commission
Congress Tightens Control Over Elk Hills Oil
Stirred by the navy agreement with Standard Oil for Elk Hills California the 1930s congress created a precedent by passing legislation to directly control naval reserves exploitation. Roosevelt opposed saying it would cede executive power while requiring congressional limits on oil removal and prior naval committee consultation before leases or land condemnations.
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Navy
Standard Oil Company of
California
Elk Hills
Calif
Congress
Roosevelt
Cheap clothing ceilings set by Office of Price Administration
The Office of Price Administration announced price ceilings for low priced clothing as part of a production program to spur manufacture. Cotton house dresses will be priced at 1.49 or less, slips 0.65, shirts 1.39, shorts 0.39, extra size dresses 1.69, and large slips 0.74. The program, limited to July to September, allocates 17 million yards of cotton fabric and targets tens of millions in garments. The plan also specifies materials and workmanship standards. In a separate note, two million tons of war materials were shipped to Russia under lend-lease in the first four months, including 40,000 trucks, 6,300 jeeps, and 6,600 other vehicles. March and April deliveries added planes and tanks, bringing total since October 1941 to 10.4 million tons.
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Office of Price Administration
WPB
Russia
Lea Crowley
Soviet Union
Marshall and Eisenhower praised for D-Day victory plan
In the Pentagon, Gen George C Marshall credits troops and Eisenhower for invasion success while recalling his 1918 Meuse-Argonne maneuver. The piece rebuts myths of lone generals, notes Marshall’s behind-the-desk leadership, and and recalls G-2 move chaos on D-Day.
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Eisenhower
General Marshall
Marshall
Pershing
Tasker Bliss
U. S
Peyton March
Bliss
Walter Reed Hospital
West Point
Uniontown
Virginia Military Institute
Behind the Scenes Newsroom Bits and Wartime Snippets
Scattered notes reveal why De Gaulle drew Allied satire with quotes on arrogance and a wedding metaphor during Roosevelt Churchill talks. A POW escape tale ends with a goofy hat mix up. Humorous quips about editors, professors, and gossip columnists populate a collage of press lore and salvos of wry wit.
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de Gaulle
Too
Willkie
Roosevelt
Churchill
FDR
Mr. C
Giraud
Kitten towel cross stitch patterns offered by mail
Seven small kitten designs for towels curtains and cloth corners are offered in cross stitch and outline. Each about 4 by 6 inches. Send 18 cents, name, address, and pattern number 5162 to obtain transfer patterns, stitch sketches, and a color chart. Due to high demand wartime conditions slow orders.
Button Custom in China
Chinese coat fronts feature five buttons symbolizing Confucius five virtues humanity justice order prudence rectitude to remind wearers of ethical ideals in daily life.
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Supreme Court
Aaron J. Levy
Hizzoner
Levy
Confucius
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