Thousands Of 4-Fs Apply For War Jobs Across Nation
Washington AP reports 4-Fs and other non essential workers flood into war job openings as Byrnes manpower plan prompts new applications. While some states report acute shortages, lawmakers push counter proposals to shift 4-Fs into uniform or keep farm deferments. Cities like Cleveland Louisville and Charleston note sizable 4-F registrations for munition plant work amid ongoing manpower debates.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
War Manpower Commission
Byrnes
Floeat
Jons
Senate
House
Kilgore
U. S. Employment Service
Cleveland
Louisville
Charleston
West Virginia
Cincinnati
World at War Fronts Chronicle Across Global Theaters
World front reports show British and German clashes along the Belgian bulge front while Russian forces hold ground near Budapest after counterthrusts. Greek government shifts, Canadians advance toward Ravenna, and British seize Akyab as Japanese regroup for next campaign. US PT boats and air strikes target Japanese shipping with carrier raids and Nagoya air activity ongoing.
News Blackout In Formosa Indicates Heavy U. S. Action
U S Pacific Fleet reports tightening air strikes on Formosa and Ryukyus as carrier power expands. Adm Nimitz notes details are not yet available while Tokyo claims heavy enemy hits. compare October actions and new Leyte-focused operations. Battle warnings rise with Halsey and McCain directing carrier task forces against targeted holds.
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Associated Press
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Japan
Formousa
Ryukyus
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Philippines
Philippnes
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Formosa
Okinawa
William F. Halsey
Third
Plastiras Moves For Law And Order In Greece
Athens AP reporting that the Plastiras government bars further talks with ELAS until the leftists comply with Lt Gen Scobie’s military terms. Scobie’s troops fight to drive ELAS from Athens while the government insists on law and order and may allow parley if terms are accepted.
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Athens
ELAS
Ronald M. Scobie
Greece
Scobie
Sohn. Sofianopoulos
Nicholas Plastiras
Sofianopoulou
Plastiras
Georgia's Gibson May Head New Un American Activities Panel
James Marlow reports on Georgia Democrat John Gibson considering chairing the permanent House Committee on Un American Activities. Gibson urges fair investigations free of prejudice, cites dangerous elements, and recalls Hillman’s PAC influence. The new panel, created by Republicans and Southern Democrats, replaces the Dies committee as a permanent body.
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James Marlow Washington
New House Committee
Gibsom
John
Gibson
Georgia
Congress
Hillman
Sidney Hillman
CIO Political Action Committee
PAC
Roosevelt
Un-American Activities Committee
Martin Dies
Dies
Dies Committee
House
Rankin
Mississippi
Close Vote Foreseen In Freight Rate Case
Georgia Gov Ellis Arnall predicts a five to four victory for the state in its suit against 20 railroads over discriminatory freight rates now before the U S Supreme Court. State AG T Grady Head agrees the vote will be extremely close, with a possible five to four outcome.
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Atlanta
IAP
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Arnall
T. Grady Head
Washington
Arnal
Roosevelt to address Congress on foreign policy in cautious speech
President Roosevelt will discuss foreign affairs in his annual message to Congress but is not expected to define U.S. policy toward Europe. He aims to keep options open for bargaining with Churchill and Stalin at the Big Three conference while gauging plans for smaller European states.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Churchill
Stalin
Gals
Europe
America
Tokyo Broadcast Claims Sinking of U S Carrier
American air assaults on Luzon sank or badly damaged 60 ships the first three days of 1945 while Japanese planes attacked Clark Field. Tokyo claimed sinking one carrier and two battleships or cruisers west of Panay. Mindoro and Panay actions left airfields and ships damaged, with Leyte ground combat killing 40 Japanese and capturing five. PT boats damaged small coastal shipping westward.
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General
Japancar
Tokyo
Philippines Sea
Panay Island
Sulu Sea
Mindoro
San Jose Bay
Mindoro Island
U. S
Panay
MacArthur
Clark Field
Leyte
Yugoslav Partisans Cross Austrian Border Attacks Reported
London AP reports Yugoslav Partisans crossed the Austrian border menacing a German arc between Klagenfurt and Graz. Tito said partisans cut the Maribor Graz line in several places and destroyed the Maribor to Dravograd segment along the border. Attacks also hit the Ljubljana Jesenice line inside Yugoslavia.
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London
Klagenfurt
Graz
Blarshal Tito
Tito
Maribora
Inmany Places
Wilden
Leibnitz
Ehrenhausen
Maribora Dravograd
Yugoslavia
Drava River
Hungary
Lake
Balaton
Ljubljana
Jesenice
Rat Control Workers Stricken as Typhus Cases Rise
Dothan health officer reports three typhus cases this year in Dothan and Houston County with one worker down from fever during the rat control program. Completion of rat proofing on the first block announced, ongoing extermination, and tests show high infection rates among rats. Proofing on a second block began this week.
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Dothan
W.T. Burkett
Houston County
Wr. Burkert
Burkett
Chief Draughon Scolds Officers For Cafes Traffic Duty
Chief J E Draughon of the Dothan police berated patrolmen for loafing in cafes during shifts and socializing with passers by. He ordered officers to be vigilant at intersections, post at street corners, and avoid attending picture shops while on duty to enforce traffic regulations.
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Dothan Police Department
J. E. Draughon
Chiefs Office
Draughon
Communications Hit By Allied Bombers In Raid On Reich
Allied bombers struck a German communications center on the northern flank of the German badge in Belgium and attacked Nazi positions behind the front. Mitchell and Bostons of Montgomery's RAF raided near St Vith while U S Eighth Air Force Flying Fortresses and Liberators hit rail and road centers despite overcast skies. A new daylight wave, likely British heavies, followed as American raids dispersed.
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London
Belgium
Sir Bernard J. Montgomery
RAF
Second Tactical
St. Vith
Eighth Air Force
The
Reich
Berlin
Bay of Biscay
Bordeaux
la Hochelle
Senate Democrats Invited to Join GOP Cross-Party Coalition
In Washington, Senator Winte of Maine invited Democrats to team with Republicans to back sound legislation and defeat unsound proposals. Senate minority leader White said Democrats may align on key votes, aiming for a bipartisan program while acknowledging some Democrats will diverge from administration positions.
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Washington
Senate
Winte
Maine
Republicana
White
Yeolecdny Way
Noor
Legisation Pasard
Enogh Democraty
British Indians Take Burma Base
Allied forces announced the capture of the island port of Akynis in Burma after an early Wednesday dawn landing. Akynis, a 40 000 resident city at the mouth of the Kaladan River, had been a key objective of the Southwest Burma drive with about 1 000 Japanese troops previously on the island before evacuation and surrender.
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Southeast
Akysh
Kalardan
Burma
Viave
Aland
Russian Forces Grimly Holding Off Hun Attacks
Moscow reports say Soviet troops in the Budapest corridor repelled German offensive actions backed by numerous planes. Red Army forces claimed to have captured 1,400 city blocks since the start of the attack, while German counterattacks northwest of the city pressed with Panzer units from the Reich.
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Daniel Deluce
Moscow
Budapest
Danube
Trenube
Reds
Reich
Komaram
Red Star
Vertes Hille
Danibe
Luftwaffe
Quarrel Over Social Security Looms in Congress
In Washington a large House debate forms around expanded Social Security plans. Critics question extending coverage to farmers domestic workers and many others while administration hints at broad unemployment and medical cost measures.
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Frances M. Lemay Washington
Rep Knutson
R—Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Administration Socrets
Knutsen
Texas
Canida
Infantry and Armor of Montgomery Enter Fray
Veteran British infantry and armor join the Belgian bulge counterattack under Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, commanding all Allied forces including British and Canadian armies on the northern flank of the German salient. Brealey leads the southern front.
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Montgomery
Washington
Sir Bernard L
Firs
Ail Terres
Brealey
James M. Long
Paris
Bernard L. Montgomery
Road to Berlin Front Advances and Allied Command Reshuffle
Allied forces reveal gains as Germans push into northeastern France near Bitche and Savernes gap. Montgomery assumes command of Bradley and Patton led South Sector forces. Seventh Army under Bradley after units shifted from First and Ninth Armies. British and American units report advances across a broad front toward Strasbourg area, with drives of up to two thousand yards in several sectors and renewed offensive actions near the Von Rundstedt salient.
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Hegterrex
Supreme Headquarters
U. S. First
Ninth
Montgomery
Germany
France
U. S
Seventh Army
Bitche
Saverns Gap
Strasbourg
Waka
Marche
First Army
Pen
Ture
Waterway Project To Face Congress
The 70 year old Tan Hessee Tombigbee waterway proposal is revived in the 79th Congress with a $66,000 program. Supporters push for a fresh vote on the Tennessee Tombigbee canal linking Pickwick near dam and a Tombigbee dredging effort, facing opposition from rail interests and other river routes, while advocates note waning opposition and possible bargains to gain final approval.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Capitol
Pickwick Dam
Tennessee Valley
Mobile
Oppositto
Mississip Pi
Water Way
Suickers
St. Lawrence
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Trend Holdings
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