Ground forces shift 65,000 to air and service units stated
General Ben Lear outlined a sweeping change in army ground force missions moving 65,000 soldiers from air and service units to ground roles. He noted further shifts as casualties rise and emphasized integrated action with air and naval forces toward total defeat of the enemy. He cited conversion of Coast artillery and tank destroyer units to fit evolving doctrine and stressed the joint nature of all three services.
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Washington
Ben Lear
Juruses
Jan
Lear
Navy
Air
Allied forces engulf key Burma towns in upper region
British and Chinese infantry with artillery directed by an American officer engulf Katha and Indaw in upper Burma about 165 miles north of Mandalay. Lt. Calrevor Dupuy of the U S command receives the Distinguished Service Order for directing Chinese artillery support and protecting 36th division flanks in the Myitkyina Mandsing corridor as Naba near Katha also falls.
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India
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Indaw
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Burma
Mandalay
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Cal Revor Dupuy
Washington, D
Ons
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Navy's Mars flying boat logs 33600 miles in November
The Mars flying boat of the U S Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor set a new record by traveling over 33 600 miles in November. Seven round trips between San Francisco and the Hawaiian Islands carried more than 310 000 pounds of cargo and personnel.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Mars
Pacific
Navalish Transport
Service
San Francisco
Hawaiian Islands
Wheat price ceilings rise while hog weights raise bars
The Office of Price Administration raises wheat ceiling by cents per bushel and extends hog ceiling to sows and barrows over 270 pounds, while flour ceilings and bread prices remain unchanged. A 19 cent per bushel subsidy for flour production continues until December 31 to cap price increases. Separately, Marcella Faye Schalbar files for divorce from Walter A. Schalbar in Douglas county district court.
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Dacs
I Oaemens
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Douglas County
Marcella Faye Schalbar
Walter A. Schalbar
Last Day of School Before Vacation Notes
Fragmented OCR text notes the final day of school before vacation with mentions of home rooms and junior high. The readable parts point to end of term activities and class organization as students prepare to depart for break.
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