War Today: Allies Prepare for crucial conference
Commentary by Dewitt Mackenzie surveys the Roosevelt Churchill summit as Allied strategy sharpens. Russian advances threaten Kharkov while a major push on the western front nears, Sicily nears Axis collapse, and intense Allied air bombardment cripples German war industries.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Roosevelt, Churchill and Co
Atlantic
Britain
Orel
Belgorod
Kharkov
Messrs
Roosevelt
Churchill
Sicily
Strait
Messina
Randazzo
Western Europe
Ceremany
London
Hitler
Nuremberg
Europe
Fuehres
Labor Department food price decline questioned by consumers
A Labor Department report of a mid June to mid July drop in city food prices drew skepticism across the country. Consumers said they saw little if any decrease, with some areas and items showing no relief while others cited higher costs. Officials weighed differing views as Congress debated subsidy and price support plans to safeguard farm prices and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Memphis
Francis Perkins
Columbus
Ohio
Varys
Pittsburgh
Leonard R. P. Bresei
Allegheny County Consumers Council
Baltimore — Consumers Cooperative
Columbia
D. C
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
Aiken
R-Vi
Congress
Food Administration
Marvin Jones
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Sailor Detained For Taking 35-Seat Bus in Santa Monica
Edward Anderson a 29 year old sailor ran out of transport to his base at Hueneme and took a 35 seat bus in Santa Monica police said he was jailed for naval authorities.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Edward Anderson
Hueneme
Willkie Seeks Liberal Domestic Policy and Realistic Foreign Policy for 1944
Willkie, in Rushville remarks amid Indiana GOP leaders, says Republicans can win the 1944 elections with a constructive liberal domestic program and a realistic foreign policy. He argues for private initiative driven growth with equitable profits distribution, and for cooperative world councils, treaties, and removal of trade barriers to expand international commerce.
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Willkie
GOP
Rushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican Party
America
World Councils
Global War Command Leaders and Fuel Theft Crackdown
Discussions on potential European and Asiatic theater leadership hinge on Eisenhower and British generals Alexander and Montgomery with only Auchinleck noted as a current commander. Meanwhile OPA and law enforcement break a major gasoline coupon theft ring, arresting several in Altoona, Johnstown, and DuBois, with sentences up to three years and fines, stressing the war’s fuel urgency and enforcement.
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Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Britain
Harold Alexander
Eiserphower
Sicily
Bernard T L. Montgomery
Africa
Asiatic
Iadia
Archibald Wavell
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Auchinleck
Joseph Stilwell
Burma
Washington
China
OPA
Meyersdale
Somerset County
Charles R. Hammers
Swissvale
William H. Leese
R. D. A. Johnstown
Norman T. Boose
A. M. Mathews
Patrick E. O'Leary
Altoona Opa
Boose
Western Penitentiary
Allegheny County
United States
Altoona
DuBois
Criminal Court
Clearfield
Al‘toona
Johnstown
O'Leary
Boase
Churchill Quebec conference notes on invasion plans and Soviet role
The article discusses potential topics for the Quebec meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill including invasion routes, troop composition, and supply logistics. It notes Russian advances on the central front and the possibility of including Stalin at a future conference, while examining the strategic motives and implications for Allied actions.
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Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Churchills
London
Moscow
Conference prospects loom for European and Asian offensives
Reports from Washington in mid August discuss Allied plans and the Quebec conference leaders for European and Asian operations. Attention centers on naming a commander in Europe and another to lead the Burma reconquest as new offensives loom, with Russian involvement and German position in question.
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Washington
Europe
Asia
Roosevelt
Churchill
Quebec
Comander
Burma
Coal targets and mine safety drive wartime outputs
Government aims for 65 million tons of coal in 1943 with 37 million to go in the last six months. In the first half of the year soft coal output reached 85.6 million tons, up from 69.6 million in 1942. State mine inspectors close unsafe bootleg holes at 18 per week, with fewer than 700 remaining from over 2,000 a year ago. Operators are urged to improve or stop work, potential injunctions cited if needed.
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Maize
Rome Lightning Fighters Raid Over Sicily
The report notes heavy opposition for the latest attack on Sicily with more Axis interceptors and anti aircraft fire than the prior raid. Indications suggest Germany dispatched new fighter squadrons to southern Italy to bolster weakened strength over Sicily. No official radio explanation was issued to Italians. Pilots were briefed to hit the target area and avoid churches or historic objects.
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Italy
Sicily
Gasoline Debate Criticizes Office For Fair Play
A continuation from page one accuses the office of failing to give independent producers and refiners fair treatment. The speaker calls the situation a deliberate lie and a disgrace.
Soviet Embassy hosts scientific night in Washington
A reception at the Soviet Embassy featured films showing experiments on dead dogs revived by brain feeding and a bird nest scene illustrating instinct, in honor of three U S scientists Ernest Lawrence Walter Cannon and Gilbert Lewis honorary USSR Academy members. A. A. Gromyko praised Soviet American scientific collaboration for wartime victory and postwar work.
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Washington
Academy of Sciences
Ussr
Ernest O. Lawrence
University of California
Walter B. Cannon
Harvard
Gilbert N. Lewis
A. A. Gromyko
Gasoline Bootleggers Targeted in Justice Effort
A newspaper excerpt urges readers to aid authorities in cracking down on gasoline bootleggers and coupon racketeers, aiming to shield the public from further restrictions on a critical commodity. The appeal seeks cooperation in enforcing laws and pursuing those involved in illicit resale and fraud.
Russian push nears Kharkov. Axis retreat reported
War dispatches describe the Red Army closing on Kharkov within five miles from the northeast, clearing Chuguev’s base and cutting escape routes. Soviet forces also approach Karachev near Bryansk as Moscow notes thousands of German casualties. Churchill-Roosevelt talks reportedly exclude Russia.
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Russia
Red Army
Kharkov
Chuguev
Karachev
Bryansk
Orel-Bryansk
Moscow
Japan
Bern
Germany
Italy
Rome
England
Milan
Turin
Berlin
Hamburg
London
France
Mediterranean
Middle East
San Giovanni
Messina
Sicily
U. S
Piraimo
Martina di Patti
Taordina
Cape Ali
Riposto
Bath County Horse Show Grand Prize Is A Store
In Hot Springs Virginia the 16th annual Bath County Horse show crowns the grand prize as a store rather than the usual pony. The shift reflects changing tastes as prizes evolve in local events.
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Hot Springs
Bath County
Indiana County Relief Payments Down 40 Dollars
State Treasurer G Harold Wagner said weekly direct relief payments to Indiana County residents fell by 40 to 1462 this week, 430 less than last year. The report lists 553,807 total for all categorical assistance in July and provides June comparisons for Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and Pensions for the Blind.
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G. Harold Wagner
Indiana County
Bureau of Assistance
Treasury Department
Indiana
Philippines Win Right to Independence Declared by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt told Filipinos on the 45th anniversary of American rule that independence comes once the Japanese are ousted. He praised Filipino resistance and said they will govern themselves and have a voice in the peace.
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Washington
Binaan
Roosevelt
Far Pacific
Philippines
Philippine
Polio Status Called Comfortable in Pa and U S
Harrisburg report notes only 80 infantile paralysis cases in Pennsylvania this year with officials calling the situation very comfortable and the state total normal or subsnormal. Washington public health authorities list 2,753 cases from January 1 to August 7, up from 1,148 in the prior year.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Health
J Moore Campbell
Bureau of Health Conservation
Washington
U. S
Legion Meet Nearing Close in Wilkes-Barre
The 25th annual Pennsylvania American Legion convention moves toward its close with resolutions on expanded veteran hospital facilities and aid for service members' wives who are expectant. Governor Martin deferred the maternity aid query to Health Secretary Dr A H Stewart amid opposition to socialized medicine. Delegates heard that wartime rehabilitation has produced more new claims than during WWII, with 3,200 claims filed in Philadelphia alone.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania Department
American Legion
Richard White
Pennsylvania
Marin
Martin
A. H. Stewart
Stewart
T. C. Krahell
Krabell
Philadelphia
Veterans’ Administration
Obituary for Miriam Conners 88 of Johns-town area
Mrs Miriam Conners 88 of 611 Linden Ave Johns town died at 7 yesterday morning. Funeral at 4 p m tomorrow at Picking Funeral Home Johns town with Rev R P Andrews and Rev William L Mogg officiating. Burial Grandview Cemetery. Survived by son in law Lews Brehin sister Mrs Molly Streams six grandchildren. Also notes mis-spellings in text.
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Miriam (Graham) Conners
Picking Funeral Home
Johnstown
Miriam Conners
Linden Avenue
Welock
R. P. Andrews
Grove Avenue Methodist Church
Willian L. Mogg
Grandview Cemetery
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Ore
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Charles McClure
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Harold L. Lovaless
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