Yanks Push Through Peleliu Front and Allied Breakthroughs
Allied forces press a two-front assault in the Pacific as Marines extend beachheads on Angaur and push inland on Peleliu, with heavy Japanese resistance and mortars. simultaneously, SHAEF reports the first Allied Air Army breaking through the German crust near Holland, linking with U S Seventh Army advances toward the Rhine and Belfort.
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Reconversion Bills Dominate House Agenda This Session
House leaders push reconversion measures during recess, tying in disputed compensation for wartime expenses and travel. A Conference Committee aims to resolve differences and report the bill, with plans to authorize a three member board and a surplus disposal measure valued at 00,000,600.
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World Leaders Mull Quebec Meet Endgame For Peace
World waits for fuller story after Quebec talks as Roosevelt anchors conference and allies weigh military decisions. MacArthur in the West Mountbatten in the Southeast Nim eyes victory as Allied leaders expound unity and rapid, decisive action.
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Russians Reach 14 Miles From Riga In Three Week Drive
Russian fronts report the Red Army advancing within 14 miles of Riga in a three day offensive aimed at crushing two German armies in Latvia and Estonia. Berlin says Soviet forces assault Nazi lines while probing Warsaw bridgeheads and Soviet gains include Gurghui rail station near Targu-Mures.
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Allied Advance Slowed Before Gothic Defenses
Allied Fifth and Eighth Armies faced heavy fortifications in northern Italy with limited progress. Canadian and Greek troops advanced near Rimini while jungle of minefields and wire slowed gains. The Eighth Army widened its Marano River bridgehead and Brazilian Expeditionary Force joined operations with the Fifth Army.
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Six Defendants Fined By City On Morals Counts
City Court heard 24 cases including six defendants fined on morals charges four others fined for lewdness and adultery. Anne of $30 was imposed on one defendant for operating a house of ill fame while eight pleas of guilty to public drunkenness brought eight fines of $15. Motorists faced speeding fines, parking infractions, and multiple forfeitures, with judge Napoleon Bond suspending one fine for good behavior.
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Grand Jury Aid Urged In Sullivan County Crime Probe
Judge Ferguson opened the Sullivan County Circuit Court term urging the grand jury to uphold the law and eliminate illegal operations. He stressed cracking down on roadhouses liquor dens gambling joints and vice while highlighting youth repeat offenders aged 17 to 25. Twenty one jurors were excused from duty and the term faces a heavy docket with no first degree murder trials planned.
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Allies Scraping Bottom Of Barrel For Relief Goods
Montreal dispatch reports UN Relief and Rehabilitation administration head Herbert Lehman warning UNARA faces severe shortages for Europe and China after Germany’s fall. He cites plans to collect used clothing in the United States and to procure 300,000 to 500,000 army salvage garments from Canadian sources as the most urgent need. Woolen textiles reach 162 million yards projected for six months.
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Japanese Drive Forces 14th Air Force To Virtually Destroy Base At Kweilin
Japanese and Chinese forces clash as the Japanese drive into Kwangsi threatens the American war effort. The 14th Air Force destroys and abandons bases near Kweilin while Chinese defenses falter under disorganized command and heavy ground fire. Estimates place Japanese strength at about 22,000 along the line to Kweilin and 6,000 at Taohsien, with the southern force possibly totaling 100,000 as the front threatens the provincial capital.
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New Air Assaults Made on Germany
The German radio reported large new air blows hitting the Reich from both north and south after yesterday’s airborne landings in Holland and a Mosquito raid on Bremen. Two heavy bomber formations were seen approaching Pomerania, with one forming from the Bether and flying east, while a third swept western Hungary. Overnight RAF Lancaster attacks hit a German ammunition dump near Holland and Bremen burned after the Mosquito raid, with many fires reported there.
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Finns Poised to Declare War on Germany
Finnish declaration of war against Germany appeared imminent as Finnish fury grew over German troops who burned villages and farms while withdrawing from northern Finland. The cabinet met recently in Belsiid with no loss of strength, per War pages.
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Street Scene at Merchants HQ with saluting child
A three year old dances ahead beside two trotting dogs, then stops to salute a flag at Merchants headquarters. A mother, two younger sisters, and a baby follow as they head toward the bus station, the scene framed by snowy streets and onlookers.
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Dewey and Roosevelt Air Speeches Signal Campaign Push
Dewey and Roosevelt plan radio addresses this week as campaign travel expands. Dewey will speak from Seattle at 9:30 pm Central War Time focusing on labor rights and bureaucracy, while Roosevelt hones in on labor issues in a late week speech. Bricker begins a vast 820 state tour, and a Washington tally lists Senate nominees including governors, lawmakers, and other professionals.
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Bricker and Truman Outline War Veteran Plans at Legion
In Chicago the Democratic Senator Harry S Truman and Republican Governor John Bricker presented rival plans for World War II veteran security at the American Legion convention. Truman pressed GI Bill aims to prevent 1919 errors and ensure fair veteran treatment, while Bricker urged job opportunities by freeing business from restraints and prioritizing placement in industry, farming, and small business.
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