Postwar push to employ disabled veterans in federal service
Washington notes a drive led by Civil Service Commission member Rob Ramspeck to place more physically handicapped veterans in federal jobs. Since last October, over 15,000 such hires have occurred, with plans for further study and accountability of placement officers. The program aims to prove employment is earned, not charity, and to expand training for disabled veterans.
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Taft Plan Sparks Clash Over Military Call Up
Senators blasted army leaders while discussing Taft proposal to expand conscription capabilities. Johnson called the top brass wasteful, claiming even with halts 2.7 million troops would remain in uniform next year. Walter Kirby Jr. of Lucama raises Poland China hogs, noted by Swine Specialist E Vestas at State College.
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Lucama
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Poland
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State College
FRANKFURT RAID AND GERMAN DEFENSES SURGE OVER EUROPE
Allied daylight and night bombing campaigns push at Frankfurt Hamburg Emden and St Dizier while RAF and American forces claim 78 German planes shot down and 15 heavy bombers missing. Opposing defenses include strong searchlight activity and nighttime fighter patrols as raids extend across Western Germany and into France.
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Ludwigshafen
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St. Dizier
France
North Sea
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Britain
East Anglia
England
Little Dame
Red Army Advances Prepare Dnieper Drive Across Ukraine
In White Russia the Gomel sector saw Red riflemen cross the Sozh near Romel and breach German lines. Seven counter drives were repelled with about 3,000 German dead. Red spearheads captured three towns near Vitebsk and Mogilev amid fierce fighting.
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Romel
Sozh
Vitebsk
Gomel
Mogilev
Soviet Envoy Gromyko Affirms US Ties and War Unity
Russia’s new ambassador Andrei A. Gromyko told reporters after presenting credentials to President Roosevelt that no separate peace talks had occurred with Turkey. He praised American aid, said allied successes create opportunity to strike decisive blows, and affirmed ongoing strong US Soviet relations beyond the war. Rome records note Rome had over 800 public paths in the eighth century.
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Roosevelt
Gromyko
Gromko
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Germany
Europe
Soviet Union
Allied advance in Italy and Greece gains reported
Allied communiques say the Fifth Army moved through difficult terrain with demolitions and pockets of resistance toward Naples. Montgomery reinforces near Ter Mole, and the Eighth Army progresses as radio reports place Rome within 85 miles and Corsica evacuated.
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Eighth Army
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Rome
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Berlin
Reuters
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Greece
Middle East
Argos
Weather Outlook for Carolinas Sees Continued Cool Period
Forecasters expect a continuation of cool conditions across North Carolina and South Carolina this afternoon tonight and into Wednesday forenoon. Overnight temperatures drop with brisk breezes keeping daytime highs modest.
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South Carolina
Mills Hotel Raises Nightly Rate and Political Jokes Fly
The Mills Hotel, dubbed the Poor Man's Waldorf, hikes rent from 50 to 60e per night. Vermont Repubiggies say they back Willkie. Speculators sell Series ducats at 75 dollars as the public fights back. Phil Baker denies courting rumors, saying he has only been out nine times. A Tammany leader’s short life ends with a claim of immunity after victory.
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Mills
Japanese force advances along north coast toward Madang
A wartime communique reports Japanese troops along the north coast between Finschhafen and Madang advancing toward Lae. The force is 100 miles from Lae and 40 miles from the coast below Madang, signaling a growing advance in the area.
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Finschhafen
Madang
Lae
Samurai Kill Scene in wartime Diary Excerpt
A wartime diary describes a brutal execution by a samurai. The American prisoner is beheaded with a sword, the head rolled, then the body is opened by a medical man who insults the victim before burial. The passage conveys detached violence and racial slurs.
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Neayly
Senate to Hold Unusually Secret Session on War Strains
Five senators from both parties are set to discuss the Pacific war, including supplies and potential effects of a longer conflict. The session may address China’s status, bomber bases in Siberia, and a unified Pacific command, with confidential details kept closed. The note mentions cottonseed stockpiles and calls for maximum cotton seed processing.
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