World War II leadership shifts and economic worries roil headlines
The dispatch covers debate over General Marshall's potential foreign command in Europe, Churchill and Roosevelt dynamics, and moves by bankers and exporters toward a gold standard to restore postwar stability. It notes mining shutdowns, copper and nonferrous metal concerns, and looming currency and trade challenges shaping the wartime economy.
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Parachute Ruse and War Survivors in Burmese Jungle Tale
A parachute cadet lands safely after a bomber crew escapes a Bay of Bengal tempest in a rubber lifeboat. Two Yankee airmen crash in the Burmese jungle where Chin warriors aid and guide them back toward their base. A waterspout, a high hurricane, and rescue by a patrol surround the dramatic episode. Feuds in Europe and postwar political shifts loom.
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Bay of Bengal
Italian coast line length and Canadian birth origins
The Italian Mediterranean coastline is reported at 1800 miles. Additionally, about 78 percent of Canada's population is native born according to the figures referenced.
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Canada
Increase In Arms Output Brightens Up Production
The War Production Board reports September production held near August levels with a 2 percent overall gain in planes and related equipment. Heavy bombers rose 6 percent, airframes up 4 percent in value, and airborne signal gear up 6 percent while total output nears a production ceiling.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
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Churchill May Shuffle Cabinet In Postwar Plan
London reports Churchill plans a cabinet reshuffle with a broad postwar legislative program. The changes may precede a new parliament session, aiming to satisfy Beveridge social security reforms and lay groundwork for extensive education, health, agriculture, and industrial reforms. Sir James Grigg could be replaced as war secretary.
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William H. Beveringe
James Grigg
William Jowitt
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War Office
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