Allies Drive Onto Vital Ruhr and Rhine Fronts
Allied forces push toward the Ruhr and Cologne as U S and British armies break through German defenses on the Rhineland front. Russian armies threaten Berlin approaches from the north and south while the air force targets railways to disrupt German movements. Refugees trek through ruined villages as winter weather intensifies, and Italian fronts report bogged down fighting amid snow.
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Rhine
Rhineland
9Th Army
Dusseldorf
Ruhr
1St Army
Cologne
U. S. Aid Army
Saar
Eifel
Moselle
Berlin
Saxony
Zhukov
Konev
Reich
Baltic Sea
Italy
Maine
Airfields and Pacific advances in Iwo Jima drive
Pacific fronts report U S Marines clearing Iwo Jima airfields while air power from carriers and land bases pummels the Japanese homeland. MacArthur pushes toward Luzon and Malacanan Palace as Forrestal and Nimitz discuss the campaign after Iwo Jima action.
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U. S
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Marianas
James V. Forrestal
Pacific
Forrestal
Kwajalein
Marshalle
Nimitz
Guam
Osmena Calls For Unity In Philippine Home Rule
In accepting home rule, President Sergio Osmena urged all opposing political elements to unite for the reconstruction task, saying the people are now liberated and deserve sanctity and happiness in their homes free from intrusion.
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Philippine
Sergio Osmena
Induction Push Shifts 30–33 Age Group for Draft
The Selective Service system signals a shift toward drafting 30 to 33 year olds amid tight combat replacement needs and dwindling 18 to 25 year olds. Director Hershey notes about 30 percent of inductees may be over 30. deferments limited to essential war activity. Rep Flannagan and Sen Tydings push legislation to exempt essential farm workers by comparing their value to other sectors.
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Selective Service
Hershey
Flannagan
W. Va
Tydings
Texans tole shootin irons for varmints in Texas
Texas farmers and ranchers faced cattle losses as coyotes and bobcats multiplied during war years. Shortages of manpower and ammunition spurred field workers to join houndmen in efforts to kill predators and protect livestock.
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Texas
Pan American Economic Charter Advocates Free Trade
U S representatives at the Pan American conference in Mexico City urged private enterprise driven development for political stability. They called for lowering trade barriers equal access to raw materials and use of an international monetary fund and world bank to stabilize currencies and spur reconstruction while opposing monopolies and state trade.
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U.S
Mexico City
U. S
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
War time air supremacy and labor unrest widen the war front
The article notes U S air power paring enemy strength while labor tensions flare as United Mine Workers press for contract terms under Smith Connally act 30 day notice. It cites wage demands and shifts. It also covers French Canadian anti conscription riots in Drummondville and Turkey and Egypt joining the Allies. Reclamation efforts reclaim 85 million yards textiles under quartermaster program with yards saved across cotton goods woolens and duck.
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United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Frances Perkins
Department
Lewis
Roosevelt
Quartermaster Corps
U. S
Pyle Recalls Quick Pacific Navy Flight and Honolulu Reprieve
Ernie Pyle writes about a non stop California to Hawaii flight in a four motor Navy transport. He details Honolulu layover scenes a naval houseboy Flores and a Hawaiian woman watering the lawn. Pyle notes the Pacific war presents new distances climate and monotony while contrasting with Europe and reflects on adjusting to a new warfront.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Naval Air Transport Service
Navy
Army
ATC
Atlantic
Pacific
California
Hawaii
Albuquerque
Honolulu
Flores
Guam
America
Pearl Haror
Pearl Harbor
Tropi
Europe
Western Pacific
Anzio
Italy
Islands
Kansas City
Marianas
Water
Story of G I Joe movie ends shooting in Hollywood
The story explains that The Story of G I Joe has finished shooting after two years of col umns from war fronts. The film centers on infantry with little romantic plot and drew cooperation from the War Department providing two companies of soldiers and equipment for production.
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G.I. Joe
War Department
Hollywood
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Union
al- Most
Germany
Wehrmacht
France
Home
Corregidor
Bataan
Malacanan Palace
Manila
MacArthur
Philippines
V. Forrestal
Tole
Pan-America
U. S. Aly Force
Canada
Dominion
Drummondville
Quebec
Home Army
United Nations
Turkey
Egypt
Mediterranean
Black Seas
Russia
Aegean Sea
Ahmed Maher
Arty
Chamber of Deputies
Reclaim Clothing
Japan
Oidenta
Aouldenta
Ernie Pyle
The
Cal
Waikiki
St. Joseph
Ferry
Ferry-Morse Seed CO
Detroit
USA
Werder
Luke Company
St. Michigan
Chicago
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