Allied strategy outlines massive multi-front push in Pacific
The plan envisions an Anglo American sea and air offensive with Admiral Fraser leading a powerful battle fleet and air arm toward the Philippines, Formosa, and Japan. MacArthur's ground and Marine forces may join the British unit, aided by Australian French and Dutch troops to reopen central China supply lines. Nimitz would strike Formosa and northern Japanese targets, while air power bases are expanded before major landings.
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Indian Ocean
Philippines
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Arey
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Chester W. Nimitz
Formosa
Japan
Kuriles
Sakhalin
Wages and War Policy Dominate 1944 Elections
The article discusses wage issues in the 1944 election, critiques on wartime strategies in the Pacific, and policy debates in Quebec among leaders. It notes political reactions to Byrnes and Dewey, with warnings about postwar economic disruption and canceled military contracts.
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James F. Byrnes
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Supreme Court
Hitler
Labor Board Seeks General Pay Hike Amid Wartime Wage Talks
The War Labor Board flags a possible general wage increase as Roosevelt faces decisions before and after the election. The CIO steelworkers press for 17 cents hourly above the Little Steel ceiling, while hearings in late September will weigh cost of living against the current stabilization limits. Other wage cases from General Electric General Motors and packers are pending, with industrial associations to present Oct. 2.
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Washington
Roosevelt
CIO
War Labor Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
WLB
White House
Little Steel
General Electric
General Motors
National Association of Manufacturers
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Audacity and Treasonable Press in Occupied Europe
A Wartime portrait notes guerrillas and underground journalists who kept morale alive under Nazi rule. It cites Norwegian and Polish examples of clandestine sheets, censored presses, and daring distribution from forests and cellars, with readers compelled to heed underground orders.
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Gestapo
le Soir
Stooge
Albert Leman
Europe
Hitler
Goebbels
Petit Ailes
Lettres Francais
Pantagruel
Norway
Poland
BBC
Himmler
Football Drills Begin Tomorrow At Allen Jay
Allen Jay football drills start tomorrow at 1 p m with all candidates asked to report to the school. Principal T Bennison said no definite schedule yet but efforts are under way.
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Allen Jay
T. Bennison
Plan to Dry Laundry While Homemaker Is Away
A resident outlines a plan to use the bathroom for laundry drying when the householder is absent to avoid interference with the space. The note describes drying clothes in the bathroom during times of absence to keep clutter out of sight.
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