Aerial battles and strategic moves shape wartime balance
The week of aerial raids against Germany wounds key aircraft plants and shifts air superiority toward the United States. In the east Russian forces advance slowly but steadily while German reserves thin. In Italy Fifth Army nears Cassino as Rome bombs continue, and in Burma British and Chinese forces push toward Akyab with Ledo Road nearing completion. Poland and Soviet diplomacy hint at a détente over postwar borders despite curbs on Polish claims.
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Germany
United States
Canal
Heinkel
Luftwaffe
Ukraine
Vatutin
Dnieper
Bessarabian
von Mannstein
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Italy
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Pacific
New Guinea
New Britain
Marshalls
Southwest
MacArthur
Halsey
Rabaul
Truk
Madang
Philippines
Fifth
Cassino
Rome
Alps
Venetian
Adriatic
Vatican City
India
Burma
Mountbatten
Akyab
Indian Ocean
Britain
Far East
Ledo Road
Hukwang
Moscow
Poland
Stalin
Old
Russia
East Prussia
Danzig
Silesia
Quezon
Washington
Philippine
San Pedro Makati
Kiska
Buna
Asia
Saito
Views Of Women Voters Shape 1944 Campaign
George Gallup predicts the 1944 race will hinge on women voters with past trends showing women favored Roosevelt and the New Deal more than men. Soldier voting plans loom, and surveys show women backing Dewey similarly to men, while in the Democratic camp Roosevelt leads among women.
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Princeton
N. J
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Wendell Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Institute
Washington
Democratic Party
Dewey
Willkie
MacArthur
Bricker
L Stassen
Johnston
Warren
Saltonstall
Wallace
Farley
Byrd
Marshall
Byrnes
McNutt
Douglas
Boston
Milwaukee
Gallup
Meen
California
Long Beach
Los Banos
Manila
Santa Tomas
Porky
Japan's War Will Not Be Total, Radio Address Says
The record of a radio address from Japan broadcast in the United States suggests Japan cannot wage total war. It notes rising unhappiness and a need to draft labor, implying the Nipponese lack the will for sustained total war.
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United States
Tojo
Doolittle
Tokyo
Cleveland Beer Investigation Reveals Low 3.2 Percent
An investigation in Cleveland found most beers tested fell below 3.2 percent alcohol by volume. Consumers plan to push for stronger options and clearer labeling.
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Cleveland
Answers to readers questions from The Tribune Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin provides Q A on topics like direct current uses the derivation of Iran Kiplings Recessional and gypsy religion He notes electricity mostly runs on alternating current and 95 percent of generation entails AC The gypsies lack a defined religion often adopting local customs
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Tribune Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D.C
Life in Manila under Japanese rule a Filipinos view
A 19 year old Manila native describes life under Japanese occupation. Filipinos show pro American sentiment despite press censorship and propaganda. Internees recall forced bowing to guards and daily tensions as they endure camps and puppet administration.
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Philippines
Red Cross
Clifton Forster
NEA
Manila
Asia
America
Army Navy Club
Bay View
Saito
Tribune
La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press Masthead Note
The La Crosse Tribune and Leader Press issues are published daily and on Sundays by the La Crosse Tribune Co. This record lists the staff and contact details including publishers editors and city editor along with the paper’s publication and syndication notes and copyright status.
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LA Crosse Tribune and Leader Press
la Crosse Tribune Co
4Th
Cass Streets
la Crosse
Wis
LA Crosse the Beautiful
W. T. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
E. H. Hoffman
A. W. Rice
Tribune and Leader Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Associated Press
Curbstone Pick ups and Wartime Reflections
A nostalgic column recalls winter fun before cars and rinks, touts fresh safety signs, notes wartime youth education gains, warns about speeding and rats in farms, and ends with a math age trick for readers to try. The piece mixes memories of sledding and banana shortages with practical advice on pest control and home life during war.
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Middle East
England
Chennault Named Louisiana Game Warden
Gen. Claire Chennault expressed he would prefer being a Louisiana game warden to governor or U.S. senator and the governor’s office announced he would become a game warden. The state conservation department mailed a commission and badge making him a full-fledged officer in Tensas Parish.
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Baton Rouge
Claire Chennault
Louisiana
U. S
Ben Chase
Waterproof
Chennault
State Department of Conservation
Chungking
Tensas Parish
Army weighs aluminum landing mats and truck upgrades
The army seriously considers switching from steel to aluminum for invasion landing mats, using surplus aluminum and easing weight on trucks. A shift to aluminum could also affect military trucks as officials study lighter tires and greater payload.
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Washington
State Board Schedules Public Hearing on Employment Rules
Madison Wisconsin The State board of personnel will hold a public hearing on the question of rules regulating employment. Subjects include promotions service rating salary schedules and layoff procedure. Hearing set in the capitol at 10 a m.
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Madison
Wis
State Board of Personnel
Capitol
Ruling on Shipments Prohibits Notify Consignee Carloads
The Interstate Commerce Commission banned railroads from accepting carload shipments of brain seeds and grain products when consigned to a notify or advise consignee at a location other than the billed destination.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Foreign Affairs
South Pacific
Fifth Army
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Harrison Spangler
Republican National Committee
Qwomen
Democrat
By Frederic J. Haskin
Iran
Kipling
Arthur Sullivan
Carromata
Santo Tomas Concentration Camp
Kuroda
Father
Curbstone
Purie
Borhood
Uncle Sam
Navy
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