Weekly News Analysis on War Fronts and Price Controls
U S troops push on Leyte while B 29s attack Tokyo industrial belt from Marianas. General Arnold says the battle for Japan is joined as wages and living costs push policy debates. OPA tightens price controls to curb increases in clothing textiles and rent, with wage policy under review.
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U. S
Leyte
Philippines
Tokyo
Pacific Front
Marianas
H. H. Arnold
Japan
MacArthur
Aaria
Chester Bowles
Hugh
National War Labor Board
CIO
AFL
OPA
Allies Push Big Front Across 460 Miles In Europe
Allied forces press a 460 mile front from the Belfort Gap to the Rhine as the French 1st army breaches toward the Rhine and the U S 7th army closes the Vosges gap. Patton's 3rd army moves east of Metz while Aachen remains under heavy pressure. German counterattacks with King Tiger tanks slow the advance as weather hampers air support and the drive toward Budapest stalls in Hungary.
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U. S
Reich
Belfort
Rhine
Vosges
7Th Army
Saverne Pass
Johannes
Blaskowitz
Patton
3Rd
Saar
Metz
Aachen
Holland
Kleve
Ruhr
Hodges
Simpson
Rhineland
Budapest
Austria
ArmyRailway Service Drives Global Supply Lines In War
Brig. Gen. A F McIntyre notes army railroad men support U S forces worldwide from New Guinea to India. Military Railway service units include operating and shop battalions and mobile workshops with about 2 000 officers and 42 000 enlisted men.
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Army
U. S
World
A. F. McIntyre
Army Rail Division
New Guinea
Alaska
New Caledonia
England
France
Italy
Iran
India
Africa
McIntyre
Meat prospects for 1945 show beef up while pork falls
The War Food Administration reports 1945 beef supplies will remain tight with 31 percent going to armed forces. Domestic beef improves with better grade stock, while pig production drops about 15 percent. October slaughter sets records for beef and calves. hog slaughter stays near five year average. Farm income in 1944 rises to over 20 billion dollars for 6 million operators, supported by cash marketing and government benefits.
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War Food Administration
U. S
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Thieving Craze Among Wartime Teens Shocks Portland
Wartime juvenile crime alarms authorities as Portland girls many teens engage in shoplifting for personal use. A 12-year-old nabbed with 150 dollars worth of sweaters beads and bracelets. A 17-year-old confessed to stealing 700 dollars in seven months for a sailor boyfriend. One girl sobbed and called it an adventure.
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Gue
Portland
Ore
China Jap drive tightens coast to coast battlefront
Chiang Kai-shek reshuffles his government to revitalize the war effort as Japan expands its hold along 750 miles of the eastern coast. Donald Nelson visits Chungking with steel and alcohol experts to assist Allied production while Stilwell’s command debate channels internal political struggle. American savings growth is detailed with war bonds totaling 36.883 billion dollars, bank deposits over 34 billion, and life insurance payments near 33 billion.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Donald Nelson
Chungking
Chiang
Joe Stilwell
Nelson
Cotton Exports Falter. War Food Program Hinted
Cotton exports averaged 1,235,000 bales for 1941 to 1944. Traders eyed the War Food administration export subsidy program for potential larger shipments as cargo space limits varied. Exports remain the lowest since the Civil War.
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War Food Administration
WFA
Simpler Aid to Small Business Looks Toward Postwar Reform
Washington digest notes Budget Director Harold Smith and Senator Murray plan fewer forms for small business while expanding essential statistics to aid reconversion. The piece cites a Factory magazine poll showing expectations of government control after the war, with Britain and the United States moving toward greater public involvement in industry. Rail traffic and equipment usage postwar are also discussed, highlighting rising freight volumes with fewer cars and engines.
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WNU Service
Union Trust
Washington, D. C
Ninth Army
Eisenhower
Europe
Washington
Harold Smith
Murray
Bureau of the Budget
United Kingdom
Atlantic
Smith
England
Association of American Railroads
London transport tests central entry bus with pneumatic door
Twelve ships a day are now sliding down the ways in this country, according to Rear Adm. Crisp. Cubans saw their first snow when boxes were flown from New Hampshire to Havana last winter. Sunflowers may surpass the soybean with a 600 million dollar annual return. Sunflower oil sells for 14.5 cents a pound and meal has 53 percent protein.
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Frederick G. Crisp
Navy Division
New Hampshire
Havana
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