Meats Continue On Free List and Ingredient Ration Changes
The office of price administration announced June period changes to ration values. All meats move to ration-free. cheese drops two points to 10. evaporated milk halves to half a point. pineapple juice and grape juice rise. carrot, orange juice, and juice products adjusted. butter allocation for civilians reduced to 133 million pounds. beef and ham products see limited retail availability.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Sousa
Confederate last officer dies at 99 in Louisiana
C. R. Gellete, 99, the last surviving Confederate veteran in Caddo Parish, died Thursday after a heat-related illness. He was a commissioned officer in the Confederate army and a noted local figure.
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Gabreverorr
C. R. Gellete
Contede
Bricker Opposes Postwar World Police Force
Ohio Governor and Republican candidate Warren Bricker campaigned in Trenton New Jersey urging opposition to a postwar international police force to maintain order after the war.
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Ricker
Trenton
N. J
W. Bricker
Ohio
Campbell Chairman Warns Against River Rifle Use
Louis Nelson, chairman of Campbell, warned Thursday against rifling in the Black river bottoms between La Crosse and Onalaska. He cited reports that Tuesday several fishermen in boats were nearly struck by rifle bullets.
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Louis Nelson
Campbell
of Rifles
Black River
la Crosse
Onalaska
Nelson
Favor Extension Of Trial Period
The Senate Judiciary Committee urged extending the filing window for charges over Pearl Harbor a full year. It directed the Army and Navy to begin investigations immediately and to pursue court martial actions as soon as possible. Senator Wherry criticized the administration for delaying trials ahead of the election.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Chandler
D-Ky
Hatch
D-Nm
Joseph T. McNarney
Secretaries of War and Navy
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Wherry
R-Neb
Lawmaker Proposes Draft for Jobless Women Aged Twenty to Thirty Five
Washington report says Rep. Cellar introduces bill calling for drafting unemployed women aged 20 to 35 to fill women's branches of the armed forces. He argues recruitment shortfalls require action if persuading women proves impossible.
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Washington
Werner
America
Savings In Nation At All Time High
Washington hearing cited war incomes lifting personal savings to 128 billion dollars, a Commerce official testifying that despite the peak backlog, current income is needed to sustain the economy. About 95 billion of the total is held by individuals in liquid assets, bank savings, and war bonds.
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Washington
Commerce Department
House Special Postwar Planning Committee
A. E. Taylor
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Johnston in Moscow Visit With Harriman Arrives
John Johnston president of the U S Chamber of Commerce arrives in Moscow today with W Averell Harriman United States envoy amid talks likely on trade and diplomacy with Soviet officials.
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Moscow
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
United States
W. Averell Harriman
U. S
Mass For Blow Against Kunming Battles in Asia Front
Allied air bases dominate shipping along the Chinese coast as Japan masss for a possible drive on Kunming supported by a new offensive in Henan and a push toward Changsha. CACW airpower aids Chinese forces as P-40s and B‑25s gain air superiority between the Yellow and Yangtze rivers and Burma operations push toward Malakawng.
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Japan
China
Changsha
Hankow - Canton
Telow Heer
Honan
Claire L. Chennault
Associated Press
Clyde A. Farnsworth
Mogaung
Malakawng
Myitkyina
Joseph Stilbwell
Mokmer Airfield
Biak Island
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Philippines
Heavy Storm Drenches Appleton Area Causing Damage
A severe rainfall storm drenched Appleton with 2.31 inches, the heaviest in nine years, causing downed trees, blown power lines, and basement floods. Sears Roebuck store suffered about 1000 dollars in merchandise damage. Wisconsin-Michigan Power reported 3000 dollars in damage. Two theaters closed as lightning struck a transformer and fire crews were recalled to duty.
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Appleton
Sears Roebuck
Wisconsin-Michigan Power Company
Body in Uniform Recovered From Lake Monona
In Madison Wisconsin the body of a man wearing an air corps uniform was found Thursday in Lake Monona. Police began drag operations after two soldiers reported seeing three men running along the shore and one member of the trio disappeared after dark. Army officials and the Dane county coroner investigated.
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Madison
Wis
Air Corps
Lake Monona
Truaxfield
Dane County
House votes to extend school lunch and farm programs
The House approved a one year extension of the federal school lunch program and the farm security administration. The Senate backs both measures but differing language between chambers will require further action.
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Washington
House
Farm Security Administration
Senate
Allied Air Attacks Across French Coast and Germany
Overnight raids by RAF bombers hit major French rail centers along the channel coast as 3 500 Allied planes strike Hamm Osnabruck Schwerte Soest and oil fields at Priests in Romania. American Marauders hit highways between Paris and Rouen. total enemy aircraft in the month reach 896.
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Trappes
Paris
Tergnier
Saumur
Mediterranean
Danube
Iran Gate Canal
Romania-Yugoslavia
England
East Anglia
Hamm
Osnabruck
Schwerte
Soest
Priests
Romania
Thunderbolt
Lightning
Theraelives
Seine
Rouen
Italy
Ploesti
U. S
Erith
War Department figures show 3,657,000 troops overseas now
Secretary Stimson announced 3,657,000 U.S. army personnel are deployed abroad with 47 percent of total strength overseas and an expected rise to over 5 million by end of 1944. He noted bases are established, shipping available, and air and service forces mounting a massive logistics effort across continents.
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Washington — iv
Stimson
United States
United States Army
Continental
Germany
Japan
Stratesy
United Chiefs of Staff
AAF
RAF
Air Transport Command
Italian Fighting and “Our Position Today Is Satisfactory.” Stamson
Mediterranean
Register Servicemen For Election June 6
La Crosse plans single day service for relatives to register servicemen for ballots. Thirteen city schools open Tuesday from 12 noon to 9 pm for eligible citizens 21 by Aug 15 to qualify. Relatives may register for overseas and stateside servicemen to ensure timely ballots.
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United States
Fred Kramer
la Crosse
Kramer
Wisconsin
Germans Press Russian Lines in Romania as Battle Rages
Moscow reports heavy German assaults north of last week along the Romanian front. Soviet counterblows with infantry artillery and tanks halted gains after 122 German tanks were knocked out and 66 enemy aircraft were shot down in two days. Berlin counters with a major air battle claiming 87 Soviet planes downed.
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London
Romania
Naz
Moscow
Ploesti
Danubian
Berlin
House Okays Reduced Cabaret Tax Program
The House refused Senate amendments including lowering the cabaret tax from 30 to 20 percent. It sent the bill to a House Senate conference committee. The measure raises the debt limit from 210 to 240 billion dollars despite Senate changes aiming for 260 billion and a tax exemption for service members.
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Washington
House
Senate
Thursday License Deadlines Hit City Clerk Office
The city clerk announces Thursday as the filing deadline for soft drink, bartender and pool hall licenses. Liquor and beer license payments are due Thursday. Personal property reports must be filed with the assessor. Bicycle licenses will be issued at city hall all month. Benjamin Steen, assessor, stated.
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Benjamin Steen
Spectacular U S Infantry Coup Behind German Lines Near Rome
American troops slipped through moonlit countryside to seize a ridge overlooking Velletri, infiltrating German lines without firing a shot. They crept 15 miles through vines and forests, bypassing outposts as flares illuminated the front and dogs threatened concealment, creating a dramatic, Hollywood like operation.
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Rome
Monte Artemision
Velletri
Alban Hills
Full Cooperation For Small Nations Urged By Hull
Secretary Hull urged full cooperation for small nations at a press conference in Washington, saying most nations would see it as in their interest. He asserted U S support for liberty worldwide and promised recognition to peoples seeking freedom, while noting no reply yet from London Moscow or Chungking to discussions on a world order.
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Washington
Hull
London
Russia
United States
Britain
China
van Kleffens
Moscow
Chungking
Om of the World Order
Mull
Allies Set To Invade South France
The Bertin radio reported 15 Allied divisions in French North Africa prepared for a spring invasion of France. Ten infantry and five tank divisions, including Moroccan and Algerian units, could strike with Eisenhower's west Europe push. Corsica was cited as a possible invasion springboard. Germans speculated about the Italian Riviera as another objective.
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London
Bertin
French North Africa
France
DNB
Eisenhower
Europe
Corsica
Riveria
Offensive to Check Malaria in Italy
Allied headquarters in Naples reports a malaria offensive in southern Italy. A-20 and PT-17 planes of the Mediterranean Air Transport Command use crop-dusting style equipment to strafe mosquito breeding grounds as the malaria season approaches.
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Allied Headquarters
Naples
Italy
Airforce
Surgeon General's Office
Mediterranean Air Transport Command
Hull plans vacations at Hershey and fall break
Secretary of State Hull told reporters at a news conference that after years with little time off he will take a week of rest at Hershey Pennsylvania at the start of summer and another week in the fall.
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Hull
Washington
Hershey
Allied push nears Rome as Frosinone falls to British forces
Allied forces report major progress in Italy with British troops capturing Frosinone on highway 6 and American units pushing east of Velletri toward the capital. Reports say Mount Peschio ridge and high ground near the Lake of Nemi are in American hands, while French units advance north from Carpineto and Kesellyring strengthens positions near Valmontone.
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Naples
Valmontone
Alban Hills
Velletri
Rome
8Th
Highway 6
Casilina
Frosinone
Gate
Associated Press
Edward Kennedy
Peschio
Lake of Nemi
Kennedy
Saint Peter
Sth
Tyrrhenian Coast
Albert Kesselring
Carpineto
Lepint Hills
Vie Casilina
Avezzano
Mirage navy seaplane lands on dry lake
The 26 ton Navy seaplane, stranded in a southwestern Willcox dry lake by engine trouble, was converted into a land plane by a San Diego naval air station crew using beaching gear and wheels. It then took off again and returned to sea.
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Washington
Willcox Dry Lake
Navy
Naval Air Station
San Diego
Calif
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