25 Jan 1944
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1944
Page
1
fragmented OCR note reports tension over war work pay and duties. workers in a fair-sized town threaten strike over a few cents, while authorities debate troop deployment and home front support amid mounting wartime strain.
An Advanced South Pacific bomber returned after a Jan 25 raid over Rabaul under heavy antiaircraft fire. Lieutenant Joseph Binder and crew fought a midair fire while five bombs remained aboard. Bombardier Robert Bjornham and crew managed fire with extinguishers as searchlights illuminated the aircraft.
Allied pilots claimed nine German planes down yesterday as they struck to halt supply flow to the invasion beachhead. U S bombers hit the Balkans destroying six more enemy craft, while coastal command aircraft intercepted bomber formations and damaged shipping off Gaeta.
The United States and seven other western hemisphere nations reject recognizing Bolivia's revolutionary rulers. The move aims to isolate pro axis groups and strain ties with Germany through Argentina. Ambassadors and officials discuss further steps as more capitals announce nonrecognition policies.
The House Military Committee nears a plan to abolish a large part of the military college training program to save about 200000 pre war fathers from induction. The panel favors stopping most student training though dental and medical programs may continue. A possible cut in future funds is under consideration, while engineers and military government training abroad remain unchanged.
Ingalls Shipyards announces Mrs Eena Slocum, top west coast welding champion, arrives in Pascagoula to challenge Vera Anderson for the national women’s welding crown. Anderson, defending champion and Ingalls representative, faces a skilled rival sponsored by Moore Drydock of Oakland. Contest judged on speed quality and material economy inside a roped arena.
A 23 member federal grand jury begins hearing the Hopkins letter affair with Interior Secretary Ickes and aide Briggs in the spotlight. The forged letter, signed as Harry Hopkins, allegedly predicted Willkie's nomination and was linked to C Nelson Sparks. Briggs testified that Senator Langer harbored personal grudges against Ickes Hopkins and Willkie.
Secretary of State totals from 1,844 of 1,867 precincts show Jimmie Davis ahead by 35,639 votes out of 478,183 cast. The report lists candidate tallies for governor and other statewide offices across several parishes and counties.
Diplomats in Montevideo report an expected Buenos Aires announcement today likely declaring Argentina's break with the Axis powers, signaling a major shift in regional diplomacy and wartime policy.
Allied planes blasted 57 to 77 Japanese aircraft in January, raising Nipponese losses to well over 300. Ground forces advanced near Madang New Guinea and Cape Gloucester on New Britain while Rabaul and Wewak faced intensified raids. In Burma Britain's staff reshuffle names General Sir George Gifford and Lt General W J Slim to Montbatten's Southeast Asia team.
Washington Jan 25 The states rights issue blocks a revived federal war ballot bill allowing federal ballots for president and Congress while giving local officials authority to judge validity. southern Democrats push an amendment to shield state election laws, race to resolve objections before passage.
The U S treasury removed French Corsica from the enemy list in its first such action allowing the resumption of trade with the island. It will still be treated as blocked for foreign funds control but enemy status is no longer in effect.
Soviet forces along the Leningrad front drive the Germans toward encirclement while claiming control of Pushkin area and advancing on the Leningrad Vitebsk railway. Red Star notes German disarray as 250,000 troops risk isolation. In North Africa, Allied troops push 12 miles inland from Nettuno Anzio beachhead with Cassino fighting and Rome line within reach.
Senator Frederick Van Nuys 69, longtime judiciary committee chairman, died at his Vienna Virginia home after a brief illness. He served since 1933 and led opposition to some New Deal policies while pushing anti lynching and federal voting rights bills. He sponsored the poll tax repeal effort and faced southern filibusters on key measures.
Ten Selman field personnel died when two navigation training planes collided mid air five miles northwest of Farmerville, plunging through Union parish woods and exploding. Initial identifications include Jerome Cross of Cedar Falls Iowa and Thomas Metz of Absecon New Jersey among the dead. remaining identities pending.
Governor Dewey announced a clemency hearing February 2 for Louis Lepke Buchalter, once head of Murder Inc., awaiting execution at Sing Sing. The case includes Emanuel Weiss and Louis Capone, all sentenced for the 1936 killing of Brooklyn storekeeper Joseph Rosen.
Four sailors held in connection with the slugging and attempted robbery of United States Attorney Herbert W. Christenberry last night were to be turned over to the shore patrol. Two sailors in uniform were sought as Christenberry, 44, was assaulted near his home while trying to park his car. Police say he was clubbed with an automobile crank and his trousers torn, but no money was taken.
Allied bombers harassed the French coast from Dunkerque to Boulogne for the third day as weather favored new assaults. Observers noted dawn sorties by bombers and fighters over the channel while U S Flying Fortresses and Liberators supported raids against western Germany. Twenty one German planes were claimed destroyed in yesterday’s battles, with several Nazi ships downed by Thunderbolts Lightnings and Mustangs during the forays.
Senator Brewster of Maine warns that a federal absentee ballot law for the armed services could deny early-voting servicemen in Maine their ballots. He notes Maine votes in September while the bill covers only November, and objects to the perceived restriction on Maine voters.
The federal power commission hearing on whether four Louisiana men form a natural gas company and charge just rates opened in U S court. The partners named W C Feazel Thomas J Hill J F Hodge and R J Leche hold shares 29 29 29 and 39. Feazel faced questions about a May 1936 contract with United Gas Public Service and a letter to the commission dated April 11 193% with objections over improper notice.
Secretary Morgenthau proposed that railroad workers invest retroactive wage pay in war bonds. About 1.5 million workers and $205 million are involved as he urged railroad presidents and union leaders to promote bond purchases during the fourth war loan drive. Bond sales rose to $863 million, but most of the goal remained unmet with a week left before books open.
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