National Service Plan Outlined By Roosevelt To Congress
President Roosevelt presented a five point program to Congress to mobilize all able bodied adults for the war effort. He urged national service to shorten the war, reduce suffering, and support postwar security, backed by a realistic tax law and contract renegotiation to curb profits while maintaining essential services.
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Russians Drive To Block Odessa Warsaw Railway
Soviet forces pressed toward the Odessa Warsaw railway network with 12 000 Germans killed and 8 000 wiped out in encirclements near Kiev region Smela and Zhmerynka as Russian first Ukrainian army widened the threat to supply lines.
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Ivan S. Konev
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Berlin
Old Po
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Nikolai Vatutin
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Berezone
Ludiipol
Sarny
Old Poland
Allied bombers strike Central Germany amid daylight raid
Berlin reports four engined American bombers attacked central German localities around noon. British and American air forces conducted daylight and night raids across Western Europe, with Mosquito strikes on Berlin and Northern France. Berlin claimed heavy losses for defenders though no allied confirmation was issued.
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Germany
United States
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Ludwigshafen
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Air Ministry
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France
Vichy
Paris
Somme
U.S
War and Alliance Debates in Postwar US View
The piece cites James C. Dunn urging a big power alliance among the United States, Britain and Russia as a peace nucleus, with China suggested but limited by its war with Japan. It argues a lasting peace relies on major powers uniting to enforce decisions, while noting fears of communism and a wary public about Soviet ties.
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Hoy
James C. Dunn
America
Russia
Brit
China
Japan
United States
Soviet Union
Cancellations Hit War Contracts Across U S
Chairman Truman warned at the National Retail Dry Goods Association conference that about 8 billion dollars in army and navy contracts have been cancelled to date. He noted 6 billion in army and 2 billion in navy contracts erased with more cancellations expected as plants shut down and shifts eliminated. He urged action to boost civilian production amid potential regional unemployment and manpower surpluses.
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New York
Truman
D-Mo
Senate
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Farmers Hold Tobacco For Rise In OPA Ceiling
In Lancaster Pennsylvania buyers flocked to the Conestoga Valley as about 37 million pounds of tobacco awaited sale. Farmers hesitated to sell while prices remained below OPA ceilings after the weeks-long order expired at 7 am. The Lancaster Tobacco Growers Association urged members to hold the crop valued at roughly eight thousand dollars or more.
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Lancaster
Conestoga Valley
Pennsylvania
Office of Price Administration
Lancaster Tobacco Growers’ Association
Navy yard worker admits stealing government tools
A New York Navy yard employee pleaded guilty in the 8th District Court to stealing about $4,000 worth of government tools and materials. FBI said the man took items the yard lacked and kept some at home, explaining, I just like to take things home.
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New York
Navy Yard
FBI
Republicans Pick Chicago on June 26
The Republicans decided to nominate their presidential and vice presidential candidates at a Chicago convention starting June 26. The move followed a resolution urging federal and state laws to enable absentee voting by members of the armed forces.
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Chicago
Chica
William Stern
North Dakota
Fargo
Henry A. Wise
Virginia
National Committee
J. Russel Sprague
New York
Fifth Army closes on Cassino with heavy air and sea support
Allied forces push toward Cassino from multiple fronts as Fifth Army seals in on the German Bastion near Cervaro and Mount Pedro. British destroyers sink schooners along the Adriatic coast while air forces hit targets from Sofia to the Po valley and trains near Bordeaux.
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Wes Gallagher
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Mount di Piperia
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Skoplije
Yugoslavia
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Pescara
Adriatic
Po Valley
Bordeaux
Toulouse
France
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Troubridge
Civitanova
San Benito
Chapel Hill Schools to Resume After Ice Storm
Superintendent Allison W. Honey of Chapel Hill graded schools said classes would resume tomorrow after closures caused by icy highways from the weekend sleet and snow storm.
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Chapel Hill
Allison W. Honeycutt
Count Ciano Executed by German Authorities
Berlin reports Count Galeazzo Ciano was shot after conviction for backing Mussolini's ouster. Four co-defendants Marshal Emilio de Bono Giovanni Marinelli Carlo Pareschi and Luciano Gottardi were executed. Fourteen others were convicted in absentia. one man Tullio Ciannetti received a 30 year sentence. Verona dateline.
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Galeazzo Ciano
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Benito Mussolini
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Emilio de Bono
Giovanni Marinelli
Carlo Pareschi
Luciano Gottardi
Tullio Ciannetti
Verona
Italy
British Press Sees Election Year Impact on US Politics
London papers discuss how a presidential election year will color American politics. The Daily Mail warns against outside advice while noting past aid and production. The Telegraph foresees clashes over taxation and labor but expects Congress to keep focus on national goals. The Times cites growing support for active American engagement in world affairs.
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London
Congress
United States
Daily Mail
America
London Telegraph
Times of London
Trustees to Meet Raleigh
The UNC board of trustees executive committee will hold its semi annual meeting Saturday in Governor Broughton’s office. The full board plans its winter meeting in Chapel Hill on January 31.
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Raleigh
University of North Carolina Board of Trustees
Governor Broughton
Chapel Hill
Report Identifies Nazi Blockader As Argentine Ship
Rio de Janeiro reports the German blockade runner sunk last week in the South Atlantic flew the Argentine flag and carried Argentine seamen. The ship supposedly scuttled by its crew on January 3 during a chase by U.S. and Brazilian forces between Ascension Island and the African coast. Some 145 crewmen were interned in a Brazilian camp.
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Rio DE Janeiro
O Globo
South Atlantic
U.S
Ascension Island
Brazil
Japan
Germany
Crippled Jap Fleet To Be Hit Until Tokyo Is Reached
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr declares the Japanese fleet seriously crippled and vows relentless pressure until Tokyo is occupied. He says the only definite target is Tokyo and notes Japanese defenses at Truk, while warning against any negotiated peace. He cites air and sea superiority for the Allies and comments on Japanese pilot quality and sinking losses. Secretary Knox attends as Halsey praises reserve officers.
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Washington
William F. Halsey, Jr
South Pacific
Halsey
Truk
Pacific
Knox
Mangetes Halsey
Bill for National Service Seen in Congress
Washington dispatch reports a proposed national service bill backed by top administration officials and opposed by organized labor. The Austin Wadsworth measure would draft men 18 to 65 and women 18 to 50 for war plants and farms, with voluntary recruitment first and a draft if needed. Selective Service would register new women, while exceptions apply for mothers and certain service members.
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Congress
Administration
Sen. Austin
R-Vi
Rep. Wadsworth
Robert P. Patterson
Senate
Milietary Affairs Committee
Patterson
WACS
SPARS
Gustav V Warns Swedes To Stay Ready For War
King Gustav V, in a throne speech opening parliament from Stockholm, declared Sweden must remain armed and on guard as belligerents rally forces for a decisive move in the great struggle. He said relations abroad are good and he trusts Sweden can maintain peace in the future.
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Gustav V
Sweden
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