Weekly News Analysis Allied Drives Menace Reported Nazi Plans
Allied forces press eastward to Rhine, while Nazis plan a final mountain stand in Thuringia to stall the Allies. Soviet and American units boost pressure in Upper Silesia and Hungary as Patton and Patch close on the Saar. Roosevelt limits civilian meat, tightens retail price controls. military and industrial output shifts to sustain war needs with higher government employment.
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Midnight Curfew Sparks City Standoffs Across U S
Mayor Glynn denounces federal curfew while LaGuardia defies midnight closing, keeping New York amusements open to 1 a m as Byrnes urges observance. Elsewhere Finland teeters in parliament with Communist elements gaining seats. OPA conducts largest Chicago crackdown on black market violators, seizing meat and enforcing quotas with fines.
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Little Islands in the Marianass Prove to Be Bigger Than They Look
Ernie Pyle writes from the Mariana Islands describing island life. He notes vast troop presence, destruction of towns, and the abundance of entertainment including 233 outdoor movies, 65 theater stages, 8,500 radios, and extensive sports facilities. He recounts meeting a barber, Pfc. Eades Thomas from Richmond Kentucky, and two Hoosier mail censor fellows, Lt. Ed Rose and Lt. Bill Morris, sharing a gift during a tense wartime assignment.
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Postwar Beefsteak Promises Tender Juicy Flavor
Scientists envision a postwar steak that is tender and flavorful with creamy white marbling throughout rather than external fat. The meat would come from young, rapidly grown animals and be ripe to optimal tenderness, with cherry red color and controlled temperature to prevent spoilage.
Policy Shifts Lead to Draft Deferrals for Young Men
Government defers about 145,000 workers under 30 in steel coal mining synthetic rubber non-ferrous mining and transportation to avert manpower shortages. A spokesman says if younger men are not secured under 30 the draft will pull in older workers, while registrants over 30 in five core industries are unlikely to be called.
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Poultry Improves Egg and Meat Output in United States
The vast U S poultry population includes 378 million laying hens and about 20 million breeding birds in flocks managed by poultrymen in the national improvement scheme. Last year these birds supplied hatching eggs to 3,080 hatcheries with capacity near 190 million eggs, setting the pace for current and future egg and poultry meat production.
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Fliers Seek Rest Goal Amid Ongoing War Demands
A WWII air crew notes a need for a defined rest goal between combat missions. Fliers currently rotate between front lines and rest camps with no final homeward target. They acknowledge a final return home is premature, as many missions remain before discharge.
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