Army of Ed Gregory and Wings of Peace in 1943 era
A column-like feature profiles General Edmund B. Gregory and his vast logistics reach as head of the army supply network, comparing his breadth to a generation of trucks and noting his West Point and Harvard background. It also touches on optimistic predictions for postwar air travel, and highlights figures like Mac Short and Ames L. Fly. It closes with a summary of Food for Victory production incentives and farm credit expansion under Wickard and WPB.
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West Point
Harvard Business School
War College
Gregory
Iowa
Genghis Khan
Lilliput
Edmund
Food For
War Production Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
WPB
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Fall of Tripoli reshapes North Africa war aims
Historians see Tripoli’s fall as ending Mussolini’s empire dream while military observers note it frees Allied forces to target remaining Axis strongholds in Tunisia. Rommel’s retreat left Tunisia as the objective, with Axis and Allied reinforcements poised to influence Eisenhower’s campaign.
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Tripoli
Mussolini
Duce
Tunisia
Rommel
Tripolitania
Montgomery
LeClerc
Afrika Korps
Pond-du-Fahs
von 4Raim
Dwight Eisenhower
Price Rise Predicted Under Brown OPA Slight but Steady
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown signals a restrained but firm approach to rationing and price control, promising that future increases will be slow and well ordered. He contrasts with Henderson and assures public protection as policy unfolds.
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Prentiss M. Brown
OPA
Leon Henderson
Russo Red Offensive Advances on German Positions
Russian steamroller pushes forward from Leningrad to the Black Sea, forcing Germans to abandon strongpoints and yield ground. Moscow reports 500,000 German deaths and 200,000 captured since November while targeting Kharkov Rostov Voroshilovgrad Salsk Armavir to sever supply lines and threaten the Dnieper frontier.
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Leningrad
Black Sea
Red
Ukraine
North Caucasus
Kharkov
Rostov
Don
Voroshilovgrad
Dogets
Salsk
Armavir
Baku
Continuous caudal anesthesia touted to ease childbirth
The American Medical Association reports a new childbirth anesthesia method called continuous caudal anesthesia. It promises safe relief for both mother and baby, developed by Drs. Robert Hingson and Waldo Edwards of Staten Island Marine Hospital, tested by 19 clinics on 589 patients.
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American Medical Association
Robert Hingson
Waldo Edwards
Marine Hospital
Staten Island
N. Y
Allied Air Attacks Target Lae and Surrounding Areas
Allied fliers intensified raids on Lae in preparation for MacArthur’s landings after mop up near Sanananda. Air strikes hit Finshaven Madang and targets at Cape Gloucester Gasmata and a barge concentration off Willaumex. Bombers also pressed attacks on ships near Ambon, north of Darwin.
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Lae
MacArthur
Sanananda
Papuan
Finshaven
Madang
New Guinea
Cape Gloucester
Gasmata
New Britain
Willaumex Peninsula
Australia
Ambon
Darwin
Axis Trump Subs Still Potent on World Fronts
Axis submarines remain a key threat with Hitler maintaining 200 U boats as part of a 500-strong fleet. British estimates show subs at 15 to 20 launched monthly, while Allied shipping losses rose in January. Lend Lease shipments to the Soviet Union totaled 5,800 tanks and 4,600 aircraft by January 1, with more aid promised in 1943.
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United Nations
Axis
Hitler
Sir Percy Noble
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Lend- Lease Administration
United States
Britain
Russia
Weekly News Analysis Boosts Farm Quota as War Rages
The Western Newspaper Union analysis notes a 30 percent quota boost for farm implements amid intensified Russian Caucasus Ukraine offensives. Tripoli falls fueling Tunisia drives with editors claiming strategic repercussions.
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Hitler
Caucasus-Ukraine
Tripoli
Tunisia
Army dependents begin allotments for over a million families
The War Department reports dependents of 1,294,852 enlisted soldiers now receive allotments. Up to January 1, 1,519,055 applications were filed. 133,750 were temporarily disallowed pending further information.
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Washington
War Department
80-year-old San Francisco captain commands Liberty ship
In London this week the 80-year-old San Francisco sea captain George E. Bridgett commanded a new Liberty ship in a relief convoy to Malta. Bridgett, believed the oldest active sea captain, came out of 15 years retirement to sail a vessel built in 24 hours at the Kaiser shipyards.
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London
San Francisco
George E. Bridgett
Malta
Bridgett
Kaiser Shipyards
Miners End Wildcat Strike After Roosevelt Ultimatum
Pennsylvania coal miners return to work after a three week unauthorized walkout. The stoppage arose from wage and dues disputes amid pressure from President Roosevelt who warned of steps to protect the war effort. John L. Lewis and the War Labor Board had attempted to resolve the dispute without success.
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Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
Nazis Launch Fresh Bombing Raids Against London
RAF welcomes reprisals as German air raids on London continue. Officials say the latest daylight attack was the biggest since 1940, with 13 German planes down and British losses at two. Anti aircraft defenses limited civilian destruction while Britain seeks to weaken Axis air power.
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London
Hitler
Britain
Berlin
RAF
Red Cross Asked to Procure 4 Million Pints Blood in 1943
The army and navy surgeons general urged the Red Cross to obtain 4,000,000 pints of blood during 1943, more than triple the 1942 donor total. Red Cross Chairman Dwight F. Davis said Maj. Gen. James C. Magee and Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntyre conveyed the request.
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Army
Navy
Red Cross
Dwight F. Davis
James C. Magee
Ross T. McIntyre
Army Size and Labor Problems Dominate Truman Panel
Manpower chief Paul McNutt told the Truman committee that an armed force of 11 to 15 million was discussed but shipping limits and U boats complicate large deployments. He warned against a militarized domestic system while noting plans to use army units in farming and industry under command, amid civilian checks.
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ARMY
Paul McNutt
Truman Committee
McNutt
War Patterson
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Hitler
North Africa
Pacific
Russia
England
United States
Truman
Missouri
Europe
Hatch
New Mexico
White House
Congress
Lick
Washington
Stone
Supreme Court
Marvin McIntyre
Ford
Packard
Henry Wallace
Wardman Park
Capitol
Sam Rayburn
DuPont Circle
Seventh Street
Senator Thomas
Oklahoma
16Th Street
Milo Perkins
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Color Strip Brightens Plain Apron Design
A short color strip adds a refreshing lift to an otherwise plain apron. The accent draws attention to the utensil area and enhances overall kitchen appeal.
Smallest living bird described as featherless in Ecuador
A hummingbird species from Ecuador is noted as no larger than a queen bee when its feathers are removed, highlighting its tiny size and extreme minuscule proportions.
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Ecuador
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Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
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W York
Edmund B
America
Teitprost
Coree
Andy
South America
Mac Short
Kansas
Society of Automotive Engineers
Short
Army Air Service
Vega Aircraft Corporation
California
Hhas
Ames L. Fly
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Mr. Fly
National Association of Broadcasters
Fly
Annapolis
Harvard
Arvard Law
Brown
Russ Steamroller
South Pacific
Trump
Jeffers
RFC
William M. Jeffers
Rubber Re
Serve Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse Jones
Rubber Reserve Company
Mr. Jeffers
Western Newspaper Union
Chile
Sumner Welles
Don Rodolfo Michels
Washington, D. C
April
Kansas City
Dr. Caldwell
AAA
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Ike Aoasiry
Bfgoodrich
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