Leaders Urge On War Production To Speed Allied Victory
President Roosevelt joined Dwight Eisenhower in urging higher U S production at home to shorten World War II. He warned rationing and worker quits slow supplies of shells and warned reconversion after the war must keep pay steady despite shorter hours. War Production Board head Krug cited 40 percent armament program lag and 28 percent “critical” delays, with labor contributing about 22 percent.
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Eisenhower
Krug
Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Jeb
Hoowevelt
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Germany
Krug Mt . Eee
Kove
Ameericanives
Evloro Ter
Five Jurors Seated For Widen Trial In Clay County
In Clay County circuit court the murder trial of two mine union organizers proceeds as only five of forty salesmen qualified to sit. Prosecutors seek 70 more jurors while defense interviews witnesses and ponders transferring the Rawson Kirk and E H Foley case. Key figures include T C Townsend, D L Salisbury, Grover Belknap, G C Bryant, and E G Pierson.
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Clay
Clay County
Rawson Kirk
E. H. Foley
Joe Graves
Elis River
T. C. Townsend
UMW
West Virginia
D. L. Salisbury
Dunbar
Charleston
Arid
Grover C. Belknap
Gassaway
G. C Bryantha
E. G. Piereson
Groves
Nelson Given Cabinet Rank in Roosevelt Administration
President Roosevelt elevates Donald M. Nelson to cabinet rank and appoints him as a personal representative with authority to obtain assistance from government agencies. Nelson, ex-WPB head, will advise on major international economic issues and undertake missions, including a prompt return to the Pacific theater, as he continues wartime economic mobilization.
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Maile
Washington
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
WPS
Whie House
China
Nelson
White House
Associated Press
Pacific
Chungking
WPB Alfter
House
Textile clothing prices checked by OPA tightening
The Office of Price Administration moved to tighten price and production controls to curb a rise in living costs. The plan targets textile and clothing prices and closing loopholes to boost output of lower cost garments. Officials cite higher clothing prices as key to the six month decline in living costs being offset by rising apparel prices.
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Washington
OPA
Gere Many
Fred .M. Vinson
Hurley and Heller Nominated to SPDB
President Roosevelt nominated former Connecticut Governor Robert A. Kv ley and California Lt. Col. Edward Heller to the Surplus Property Disposal Board. Sen. Guy Gillette was not named due to legal restrictions. his expected resignation looms as Hickenlooper defeats him in a prior race.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert A. Kvley
Connecticut
Ward Heller
California
Meme Bera
Surplus Property Disposal Board
Guy Gillette
Towa
Gillette
Congress
Senate
Gav. B. B. Hickenlooper
Tawa
Jap Breakout Bid on Leyte Beaten
American forces repulsed another main Japanese attempt to break through toward the Ormoc region on Leyte. Gen MacArthur’s staff said the 22nd division pressed the Japanese 1st division at Limon amid rugged terrain and entrenched positions, while the 19th division engaged nearby and in Capocanarea, with isolated enemy units repulsed near Dagami.
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Macanthur
Philippines
Leyte
Limon
MacArthur
Ormoc Carri Pr
American Path Division
Enemmy
Dagam
Dagami
Tth
Mth
Leyla
Capocanarea
Liman
Iself
WLB Orders End Of Phone Strike In Ohio
The War Labor Board ordered five hours and striking Ohio telephone workers to return to work immediately or risk government seizure of the exchanges. Nathan Feinsinger urged the Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers to end the walkout by 10:00 a.m. next day. The board previously voted unanimously to halt the crippling strike and restore the status quo while a dispute is resolved.
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Washington
Path War Labor Board
Ohio
Nathan P. Feinsinger
WLB
Ohfo Federation of Telephone Workers
Jnz
Feinsinger
Soviets Smash At Nazi Pocket In Baltic Area
Soviet offensive in Czechoslovakia and northeast Hungary opened gaps in German lines while a drive in southwest Latvia pushed into the Ventspils Liepaja pocket for a third day. Five Hungarian towns fell, including Verpelet near Eger, as German forces withdrew to the island’s southwest tip. Thousands of troops were captured in Hungary and the Baltic coast fighting pressed the enemy into a growing pocket with heavy shells from all sides. Unofficial Moscow reports warned of new battles on the East Prussia and Warsaw fronts amid bitter winter weather.
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E. Prussia
London
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Ungvar
Tokaj
Latvia
Ventspils
Liepaja
Berlin
Moscow
Eger
Saare
Verpelet
Budapest
Saarefoselsland
Gulf of Riga
Stalin
Valnode
Ventapils
Liepala
East Prussia
Warsaw
Army Reveals Menu For GI Thanksgiving
Chicago quartermaster depot announces over thirty million pounds of turkey shipped overseas for Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year dinners for service members. Some birds packed in cans for German-held POWs routed via Switzerland and distributed by the American Red Cross.
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Army
Chicago
United States
Switzerland
American Red Cross
Ueserver
War Loan drives continue through holidays in West Virginia
Holiday plans unfold as 6th War Loan campaigns proceed across the state with no holiday observance at Kanawha county offices and banks. A C Spurr notes shows and promotions, with sales reports expected from Richmond and Pittsburgh federal reserve banks. Local retailers report strong over the top sales as district leadership reorganizes duties in Clendenin and Big Sandy area.
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West Virginia
6Th War Loan
Kaenawha
Charleston
Poat
A. C. Spurr
Nlero
Your Infantry
Fort Benning
Puesin
Wood County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Welch
Huntington
Spurr
Federal Reserve
Richmond
Pittsburgh
Kanawhs
Rechmond
J. F.mcdavid
Ammar Heal+ cryature
Hat Box
Cook
B-29s Strike Omura Plant in Third Raid
American B 29 Superfortresses bomb Omura, a major aircraft center on Kyushu, and hit Shanghai and Nanking warehouses and transmission facilities. The operation marked continuing strategic pressure as air offensive plans advance toward regular nighttime strikes on Japan. Allied communiques report at least 20 enemy planes shot down, 16 probably destroyed, and 10 damaged, with cautious notes on American losses awaiting flight returns.
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Washington
Way
Japan
Omura
Giant Aircraft Center
20Th Airforce
Tokyo Radio
Shanghai
Nanking
Kyushu
Gmuca
cOb Airforce
Worea
Volkssturm Fails at Metz as German defense crumples
Nov 21 report from Metz describes Germany's Volkssturm as poorly organized and decisively defeated during the Allied assault on the city. Captured German officers blamed lack of training and time, while SS leadership fears stronger resistance from seasoned rearguards as the Wehrmacht retreats.
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Nazi Volksstrarm
U.S
Metz
Germany
Volkssturm
People's Army
Sane Monthly
Butte
Volkesturm
Heinrich Mhler
Europe
Constantin Meyer
Volkssturmers
Meyer
Dianckern
Stelves
Himmler
Wehrmach
Nazi Party
Greater Boston Truck Drivers End Nine Day Strike
Infrasunion strike of 1500 Greater Boston truck drivers ends after mass meeting votes to return to work tomorrow. Leaders urge arbitration of disputes with union officials as the walkout concludes.
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Greater Boston
Boston
CNS
Allies Hit German Oil Centers In Massive Allied Air Assault
In a three pronged strike on German oil plants more than 1,250 heavy American bombers and over 1,100 fighters attacked targets including the Leuna refinery near Merseburg. U.S. pilots claimed 71 German planes shot down and six destroyed on the ground, with American losses around 40 bombers and 17 fighters.
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London
Merseburg
Berlin
U. S
Willan T. Walsher
Shreveport
Hamburg
Yugoslavia
Ialy
British
Air Ministry
Holland
I Jn
Lend-Lease Program Unchanged Says FDR in War
President Roosevelt stated that the lend-lease program will continue as it has for the duration of World War II. He denied any plan to extend lend-lease to Britain and said aid would persist until Japan and Germany are defeated.
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FDR
Washington
CNS
Roosevelt
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
Ife
Cobbler Seeks Man For Lost $253 In Shoe Return
In Rochester on November 21 19 Stephen Digorgio a 47 year old cobbler says a man left a shoe with a $253 bill tucked inside and vanished. Digorgio recalls the man’s face and promises to return $255 once the rightful owner claims the money.
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Rochester
Stephen Digorgio
Dikorgio
Allied Forces Close In On Rhine Front As Paris Warns
Supreme Headquarters in Paris reports French armored units entered Mulhouse and Sarrebourg while American forces tightened their hold in the Vosges. Patton’s 3rd Army advances toward the Roer as de Gaulle announces the French 1st Army pushes toward Mulhouse. Belfort is nearing cleanup as German resistance collapses along the Rhine frontier.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Paris
Mulhouse
Sarrebourg
Vosges Mountains
Eschweiler
U. S
Gemany
Thle
Roer River
Charles de Gaulle
Rhine
Basel
Switzerland
Belfort
Mulhouse Cand
Nancy
Alexander M. Patch
7Th
Germany
Rhineland
Weil
Istein
France
Strasbourg
Saarbrucken
Soll
Roer
Saar
Courtney Hodges
Wartime Level Pay May Hold As Civilians Return
President Roosevelt indicated at a news conference that weekly take home pay is likely to be kept at wartime levels as civilian production resumes and hours shrink. He cited General Electric chief Charles E. Wilson’s statement that the company will maintain earnings as far as possible when a 40 hour week resumes. The administration appears to favor holding wages with the Little Steel formula and limiting general increases to about 15 percent above January 1931 levels until Germany is defeated.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Germany
German Radio Warns of Grim Frontline Advance
Berlin broadcasts warned of a somber German loss of ground as Allied offensives pressed from Aachen Metz and Saar amid fears for the Rhine. Reports spoke of mammoth material battles and a Reich threatened by advances from Belfort and the Metz drive, with cautious notes on ultimate outcomes.
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London
Aachen
Metz
Sarrebourg
Rhine
Berlin
Reich
Belfort
Martin Hallensleben
Hallensteben
Transzocean
Ludvig Sertorius
Helfort
Eisenhower vows fight to the death for Germany
Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower told Allied forces in Paris that Germany faced a fought war to the finish. He said Hitler and the Gestapo had strong control and warned of costly attempts to withdraw across the Rhine as Allied power sought surrender or destruction, pledging continued effort until victory.
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Supreme Headquarters
AFF
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Germany
France
Adolf Hitler
Gestapo
Eisenhower
AlHedair
Normandy
Mud and Snow Slow Italian Campaign Action
Home Nov 21 report describes the Hallan d land campaign bogged by mud snow and fog in the Ap penines and Po valley with few engagements. American heavy bombers pressed a 12-hour attack on a crossing near Ostiglia between Modena and Verona. Blanes bombed and strafed through the night. Ground haze hindered assessment but results were believed good. On both the 8th and 9th army fronts patrols dominated with minor raids by Germans and army troops retook buildings near Zut cherliclo south of Ravenna, taking prisoners. Patrols advanced north of Ravenna airport and along the Montone river and south of the Bimin Borgona highway.
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Halland
Appenines
American
Hague
Tho
Feft
Ostigia
Modena
Verons
Bologna
Obsere
Nmensr
Syed Setatt
Sth
8Th Army
Stuutlys
Zutcherliclo
Ravenna
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