Doctor Describes Cancer Test Mode
New York report describes an electrical diagnostic method for early stomach cancer by Dr. Jose Risco of Havana research. A probe with two electrodes measures stomach conductivity, which rises two to six times in cancer cases versus normal stomachs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jose Risco
Institute For Scientific Investigation
University of Havana
Cuba
Risco
United States
Edmund N. Goodman
College of Physicians’ and Surgeons
Columbia University
Opium Habit Among Jap Soldiers Hinted by Tokyo
Washington reports hints from Tokyo that some Japanese troops may be addicted to opium spread in conquered lands. News agency Domei notes opium use described as introduced from the west and says the habit is a rising problem amid wartime strain and profiteering by Japanese interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tokyo
China
Nippon
Domei
West
Pacific
Gypsies Crown Tony Marks King Amid Reform Push
Tony Marks, a 38 year old Stockton labor contractor, is named king of Gypsy tribes from Georgia to California after a conclave and funeral for King George Nicholas. He calls for ending arranged betrothals for seven year old girls and favors free choice of gypsy brides while urging women to shed colorful traditional dress for modern American attire.
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Stockton
Calif
Georgia
California
George Nicholas
Tony Marks
Marines Relieved Japs In Front Line Talks
In TALASEA NEW BRITAIN a new Marine replaces a front line squad leader. Tech Sergeant Gerald A Waindel Milwaukee reports the exchange with the weary Marine who says he relieved a Jap army infantry unit, reflecting on the hard frontline task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Talasea
New Britain
Tech
Gerald A. Waindel
Milwaukee
Marine Corps
Mac
Lone Egg Snags Shells as Booby Trap Near Bayeux
British soldiers rationing one egg a month discover a nest with an egg along a Lane southeast of Bayeux France. A mine detector reveals the egg’s nest is a German booby trap bringing a near fatal misstep and warning to avoid the lure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayeux
France
Buccaneers Kept own compensation codes for crew
The buccaneers of the Caribbean used fixed shares and injury compensation in their articles. Each crew member received payment in slaves and pieces of eight for wounds or loss, with arm and leg injuries valued at progressively lower sums, down to smaller losses like a finger or eye.
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Caribbean
Saarbrucken: German Industrial Center in Saar District
Saarbrucken with a prewar population above 135,000 is the leading city of the Saar district. Its coal wealth and location between France and Germany made it a European storm center. Returned to Germany in 1935 after League of Nations control, its industries rely on Saar coalfields and Lorraine ore.
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Saarbrucken
Saar
France
Germany
Europe
League of Nations
Lorraine
Reich
Mosel
Malaria: The World’s Most Important Disease
The text asserts malaria as the leading global disease for 2,500 years and cites its role in ancient Greece’s decline. It states about 3,000,000 deaths yearly among 300,000,000 who are infected, noting most cases in regions where American forces fought in the Mediterranean, India, Burma, China, and the Dutch East Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Athens
B. C
Mediterranean
India
Burma
China
Dutch East Indies
Pacific
Army Hails Atabrine As Superior Malaria Cure
The army medical department rates atabrine as better than quinine for malaria suppression and treatment. In many falciparum cases it may cure, while for benign tertian malaria it is as effective and less toxic than quinine per army reports and National Research Council caveats.
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Army Medical Department
National Research Council
Fine Fix In Holland Tunnel Traffic Snarl Solution
The Holland Tunnel keeping traffic moving between New York City and Jersey City uses rapid response rescue. Guards relay word by telephone and a wrecker rushes in. breakdowns are cleared in minutes to minimize delays.
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Holland
Hudson River
New York City
Jersey City
Shopping Hints for Wise Spending and Nutrition
Questions about recording expenditures saving money and maintaining family welfare. Guidance on choosing by label ad experiences or impulse and ensuring meals include basic food groups and varied vitamins for children and workers.
War and Peace Lesson Promotes Christian Loyalty and Patriotism
A religious lesson urges applying Christ like love to enemies and governance. It argues peace requires prayer and divine guidance, stressing loyalty to government, taxation, and public virtue, with a call for a Christian revival to restore national leadership. The piece cites Matthew 5 and Romans 13.
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God
Christ
Governea
America
Naval Victories Pave Way for Assault on Japs
Editorial notes wartime progress with naval victories opening paths for an assault on Japanese inner lines while Allied forces push back Nazis in the East. The column reflects a Western Newspaper Union feature with emphasis on strategic advantage and enemy pressure.
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East
Europe Fights and Withdrawals Mark Axis Retreats
Allied reports describe German forces slowing the Russian advance in East Prussia and Hungary while pulling back in Holland to deny port access at Antwerp. Nazi units evacuate Aegean islands and lower Yugoslavia as Allied pressure mounts, with Italians and Germans trading terrain and mines across the Po valley. Tires rise in November with a total 1,850,000 quota amid ongoing war demands.
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East Prussia
Hungary
Holland
Schelde
Antwerp
Koenigsberg
Nazi Home Army
Warsaw
Tisza
Thes
Veapital
Budapest
DNB
Horthy
Germany
Aegean
Greece
Yugoslavia
Tito
North Sea
Italy
Fifth Army
Pacific War Turns in Favor of U S Forces at Leyte
Allied victory near Leyte Bay cripples Japanese navy and supply lines as U S forces press inland with Adm Halsey and Gen MacArthur guiding the assault. Japanese losses reach 24 ships sunk or damaged with 28 damaged, undermining their ability to resist the advance. In China Stilwell is recalled amid political discord between Chiang Kai-shek's government and northern Communists.
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Pacific
Japan
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Chiang Kai-shek
Joseph W
Vinegar Joe
Stilwell
Ducks Unlimited reports on North American duck population and hunting harvests
Ducks Unlimited reports a duck population figure of at least 140 million and notes 100 million above the 1935 37 period. The group says it is the only American nonprofit to work in Canada to boost duck crops through breeding area management and reports seabird fat production in rehabilitated Canadian marshes at 3 cents per bird.
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Ducks Unlimited
Sportsmen's Organization
Canada
Sciente
Ducks Alimited
Lend Lease Food Shipments Show Small 1944 Decline
The Foreign Economic Administration reports lend lease food shipments for the first nine months of 1944 were mostly smaller than the same period in 1943. Beef and veal fell to under 1 percent of U S supply, eggs to 12.1 percent, fats and oils to 15.9 percent, and canned fruits and vegetables to 6.9 and 10.3 percent respectively. Meanwhile overseas forces received large reverse lend-lease food from Britain Australia and New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FEA
U. S
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Government moves to curb surplus plant control after war
The United States declares Aluminum Company of America a monopoly and bars it from buying three government owned plants. Britain plans to lease rather than sell 1000 wartime factories and will return war controls to private owners with compensation and depreciation questions open.
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U. S
Justice Department
Aluminum Company of America
Britain
Army Ends Civilian Doctor Recruiting for War Needs
The Army reports it will stop recruiting doctors from civilian ranks, relying on its training programs and current applicants to meet medical staffing as Pacific operations expand. The War Department also approves a policy to return or keep in the United States the sole surviving son of a family that has lost two or more sons, unless he serves in non hazardous duty overseas.
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Services and Veterans’ Administration
The
Army
Pacific Opera
War Department
Continental
United States
Navy Plans To Hire Thousands Of Doctors Across Agencies
The Navy said it must add at least 3,000 physicians to its rolls of about 13,000. Similar needs were reported by the federal security agency and the veterans administration as they seek more doctors to meet rising demand.
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Navy
Federal Security Agency
Veterans’ Administration
Hog Prices Drop as Cattle Market Holds Steady in October
Market report shows hog prices in Chicago down 40 cents to 14.25 per hundredweight while cattle sales average around 16 dollars. Sheep and lamb prices remained steady as 141000 hogs moved to 20 markets, with large holdovers at packing centers. Parity indexes reflect inflation for farm commodities and livestock, despite some goods staying below parity.
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Chicago
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Dividends Rise on New York Exchange in War Boom
Dividends on common stocks listed on the New York Exchange totaled 1.01 billion dollars in the first nine months, up 7 percent from 1943. Amusement stocks led gains with a 35 percent rise, followed by automotive 33 percent, rubber 29 percent, petroleum 14 percent, and aviation 15 percent.
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New York Exchange
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Uniform International
Unday School
Esson
Harold L. Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
International Council of Religious Education
Union
Usuon
Leyte Island
Russ Press
Nazis
OPA
Halsey
Ird
Marc Mitscher
Osaka
Koiso
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