Bombing raid targets aircraft factories near Tokyo
Domei broadcast reports three Japanese areas hit and enemy aims in Japan focus on aircraft factories. Main force faced headwind as it bombed Ota sector northeast of Tokyo for about thirty minutes then fled with a tailwind toward the Marianas. Two Superforts attacked matsu near the coast and explosives and incendiaries hit Tate-Yama northwest of Tokyo.
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Honshu
Domei
Ota
Marianas
Matsu
Tate-Yama
Compromise on Export-Import Board Seat Sparks House Action
Senate and House maneuver over a Republican amendment to strip interstate fees from the export import bank bill. Democratic leaders weigh extraordinary tactics to bring the legislation to the floor bypassing the rules committee.
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Commerce
Export-Import Bank Board
Rules
House
Rules Committee
D-Ga
Enka Workers Unable To Return To Posts
Asheville report states C F Earnhardt of the United Textile Workers said the union cannot return to work at the American Enka Corporation to meet a noon deadline due to a temporary restraining order issued by Federal Judge E Y Webb. About three thousand workers have been on strike at the rayon plant since Thursday. The note on the page mentions the first Goal Mines in America.
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Asheville
C. FE. Earnhardt
United Textile Workers of America
AFL
American Enka Corporation
E. Yates Webb
Shelby
Rayon
War powers amendment to limit President reshuffle duties
The proposal would bar assigning Wallace duties beyond a lean Commerce Department. Sponsors say the amendment curbs extraordinary powers, but it would require a special procedural rule since it revises War Powers Act elements. The Senate passed a related bill unanimously, and the House approved the banking committee version.
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Commerce Department
House
Senate
House ‘Banking Committee
Soviet Push on Berlin Front Threatens Silesia Encirclement
Soviet and German reports clash as Konev’s forces renew attacks along the Oder and push toward Liegnitz and Stettin. Berlin defense struggles in Pomerania as Soviets claim heavy German losses while cutting rail lines near Fuerstenberg and Frankfurt.
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Oder
Silesia
Breslau
Germany
Saxony
Pomerania
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Frankfurt
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Middle
Lebus
Fuerstenberg
Damm
North Carolina Weather: Partly Cloudy Then Colder
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer today and tonight with little temperature change in the north and west. Sunday will be cloudy and turn colder.
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North Carolina
Germans Press Across Dam To Halt Allied Advance
German forces continue to contest the Roer region as U S First Army infantry reach the great dam and its earthwork defenses near Prum while Canadian, U S and Allied units push toward Kleve and Nijmegen. Crerar’s troops seize Neutterden and advance toward Millingen as heavy fighting persists in the Reichswald and around the Schwammenauel dam. The Roer headwaters dam withstands three explosions and remains intact.
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Roer Valley
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Ghee
Pruem
U S
Third Army
First Army
Kleve
H. D. G. Crerar
Neutterden
Nijmegen
Kranenberg
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Millingen
Reichswald
309Th
U. S
78Th Division
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Compe
Bagge
War Today: German Resolve and Silent Resistance
The piece describes a widespread German acceptance of Nazi propaganda and a grim policy of elimination of dissent as World War II nears its end. It notes growing unease among some citizens, the presence of about 12 million foreign slave laborers, and predicts mood shifts if Berlin falls and Nazi forces retreat from the north.
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Germany
Berlin
Himmiler
Reich
Manila battle toll rises as Japanese assault bites
Maj. Gen. Oscar W. Griswold reports Japanese forces have wrecked much of Manila’s core with demolition charges. A barge attempt to reinforce near the Tondo waterfront was repelled, complicating efforts to feed civilians and evacuate liberated internees during the clearing of Manila.
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Manila
Oscar W. Griswold
Associated Press
Fred Hampson
Tondo
Pasig
Priority travel aboard a B‑17 sparks military brass debate
The report details George and Maybank notes on high priority and B priority freight, three low priority servicemen offloaded in Memphis to make room for Blaze the dog, and a 20 pound English puppy on the same bomber. Senator Bridges presses travel‑priority reforms as Col. Roosevelt’s brigadier general appointment awaits Senate confirmation.
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Hollywood
Calif
Maybank
George
Ireland
Memphis
Tenn
Rge
England
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
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Tien
Senate
Movement of People Strains Ration Facilities on Bataan
The article notes insufficient ration facilities for the large movement of people and an acute civilian food situation. It reports the 38th division of the Eighth Army reaching Moron on Bataan after a 10 mile drive along the west coast as Japanese forces are believed to be present. It mentions heavy fighting by American forces on Luzon.
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Bataan
38Th
Eighth Army
Moron
Luzon
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