Predict No More Drafting Of Fathers Over 26 in 1944
Washington May 3 Representa tive Costello of California predicted that more than half a million men under 26 with occupational draft deferments will be inducted this year. He said selective service will need few if any fathers over 26, noting 1,100,000 under 26 are deferred for farm or essential industry work. He added about 750,000 non-fathers were in 1-A on April 1 and that the year’s need is 1,385,000 men for army and navy, with 400,000 needed to raise naval quota.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Costello
D-Calif
Selective Service
House
Navy
Army
Meniover
Young
D-Day timing details and cautionary naval notes
War Analyst notes that the invasion date in western Europe is set with possible changes for emergencies. Bevin told war workers the moment but could not reveal it. He cites Sicilian weather as a precedent where wind could alter timing, and Admiral Hewett and Steere stressed weather as a factor in plans.
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Y Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Europe
Ernest Bevin
H. K. Hewett
U.S
North African
Richard C. Steere
Theatre Ticket Resent for Strand or Dixie Admission
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Howard Lawson of West Main Street to attend tonight's presentation of Hey Rookie at the Strand theatre with Ann Miller Joe Bessen and Jimmy Little or Whistling in Brooklyn at the Dixie theatre with Ann Rutherford Red Skelton and Jean Rogers. Verification may be required.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Howard Lawson
Germans Jittery as Invasion Plans Unfold Across Fronts
London May 3 Allied operations in the Mediterranean and an anticipated invasion of western Europe were forecast by German military commentators. They reported large movements of Allied troops in southern Italy and warned the attack could coincide with Eisenhower's western invasion and a renewed Russian drive from the east.
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London
Mediterranean
Europe
Dalmatian
Balkans
Berlin
Italy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Veledit
Hill Is Winner In Alabama And Pepper Leads In Florida
In Alabama Senator Lister Hill was renominated in a Democratic senate race while Senator Claude Pepper built a strong five way lead in Florida. Both are administration stalwarts facing critics of Roosevelt policies. Hill’s renomination marks a solid win as election and nomination blend in the South. Dewey gains convention support as South Dakota GOP votes tilt toward him, boosting his delegate tally.
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Hill
Alabama
Pepper
Florida
Associated Press
Bac
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Lister Hill
Claude Pepper
Roosevelt
South Dakota
Dewey
Comar
Harold E. Stassen
Chicago
Senate
Chemical Method Of Duplicating Quinine After Century Of Attempts
Cambridge May 3 A chemical method of duplicating quinine identical to the antimalarial drug from cinchona bark has been developed after almost a century of chemists’ attempts by the Polaroid corporation. Dr Robert B. Woodward of Harvard and Dr William Doering of Columbia devised the synthesis by arranging carbon hydrogen nitrogen and oxygen atoms in the same relationships as in nature. Military interest lies in replacing quinine bearing cinchona plantations in Japanese held Netherlands East Indies though large scale wartime production remains uncertain.
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Cambridge
Mass
Polaroid Corporation
Robert B. Woodward
Harvard
William ©. Doering
Columbia University
Cess
Netherlands East Indies
Allies Set Record in Assaults Aimed at Europe
Allied air power reported record bombing of western Europe targets, crippling rail capacity from Cologne to the Bay of Biscay and forcing use of minimal freight traffic. Mosquitos and heavy bombers struck Leverkusen, Acheres, Genoa, Piacenza, and northern Italian rail hubs as Britain’s raids continued despite lull on the invasion front.
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Gladwin Hill
London
Europe
France
Belgium
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Britain
Genoa
Italy
Leverkusen
Cologne
Bay of Biscay
Oni Leverkusen
Acheres
Marselles
Mediterranean
Piacenga
Italiac
Double Brew Ad Attacked in West Virginia Governor Race
Clarksburg May 3. Rush D. Holt called a newspaper advertisement bearing relatives of service men a despicable campaign trick against his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. He said affidavits show signers were misled and asked justice department action regarding a federal office-holder. The ad allegedly used partial affidavits to smear Holt and others. See TROUBLE BREWS Page 3.
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Clarksburg
Rush D. Holt
Holt
Clarence W. Meadows
Beckley
Justice Department
Andrew Edmison
Weston
Union Leaders Protest NLRB Election Order at Montgomery Ward
CIO union leaders protest the NLRB order for a quick election at Montgomery Ward to decide representation. They say seven days to prepare conflicts with standard practice of 21 days. federal court will rule next Monday on seizure legality. Leonard Levy and Francis Heisler spoke for the union.
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NLRB
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
CIO
Montgomery Ward and Company
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt
William H. Holly
Leonard Levy
United Mail Order
Francis Heisler
Giant Ford plant idle after union meeting in Windsor
Windsor Ontario May 3 The giant Ford Motor Company of Canada plant was idle again following a mass meeting where United Automobile Workers union members voted to halt work until a satisfactory grievance procedure settlement is reached. Picket lines reappeared at factory gates as workers on the midnight shift were turned away. The stoppage began April 20 after a 10 day idle period and follow up talks with the National War Labor Relations Board.
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Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Company of Canada
United Automobile Workers Union
CTO
National Wartime Labor Relations Board
Brard
Lee Giant
Tiny Blonde Siamese Twins Wage Battle With Death
Phoenixville Pennsylvania May 3 Doctors say the tiny bianea Siamese twins cannot live but the pair remains stubborn in a hospital nursery. Their hearts beat 150 to 160 times a minute and they are fed condensed milk as their temperature hovers between 103 and 104 degrees. The doctor notes the smaller sister breathes less without oxygen from her twin and both are said to be failing fast despite brief moments of appetite and slight temperature drops.
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Phoenixville
Phoenixville Hospital
J. Elmer Gotwals
D. Gotwals
Doughton Seeks House Support for New Revenue Bill
Washington May 3 Chairman Doughton of the ways and means committee urged unanimous House approval of a bill to simplify income tax laws for 50 million taxpayers. The measure, set for two days of debate, aims to relieve 30 million from calculating returns by adjusting withholding for those earning 5,000 dollars or less. It would still require 20 million to file returns. critics worry over a 10 percent flat deduction but Doughton argues charitable giving isn’t driven by tax reductions. Further study targets corporate tax provisions as well.
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Washington
Doughton
Ways and Means
House
Coughton
Sustained Allied striking power shown in Pacific action
U S Pacific Fleet head quarters reports that task forces supporting the Hollandia invasion moved off the Carolines for three days and overwhelmed Truk with carrier air bombs. They destroyed 126 enemy aircraft, shelled Carolines, and mapped a week of unchallenged power off New Guinea while MacArthur’s Sixth Army advanced. No warships were damaged. plane losses were light with about 30 missing.
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S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Hollandia
Truk
Chester W. Nimitz
Carolines
West Virginia Graduates to Hear FDR at Salem Events
Salem will host Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt delivering the commencement address for high and grade school graduates at the West Virginia Industrial home for girls on May 24. She will also speak at Salem college and follow her custom of addressing Arthurdale high school graduates.
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Salem
West Virginia
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