U S and Allies Shift War Pace as Axis Retrench in Italy
The National Industrial Conference board notes balanced manpower with shortages in farming due to weather. U S and British air power pound Axis targets in Western Europe as German forces retreat toward Anzio after the Gustav line collapse, while Allied and Russian actions press from the east and north.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Department of Agriculture
Italy
Rome
U. S
Europe
Anzio
Overhauling Freight Rates and Postwar Planning Proposed
A 1940 special board urged correction of inequalities in freight rate structures and creation of three permanent federal agencies to monitor transportation issues. It urged shipper freedom in selecting joint routes and rates to speed commerce and noted southern needs for domestic industry growth.
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Northeast
South
Less meat per person forecast for second half year
The bureau of agricultural economics projects about ten pounds less meat per capita in the latter half of the year. Average consumption would be 67.5 pounds for six months, roughly matching the second half of 043 when all meats were rationed.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
MacArthur’s Northward Advance Toward Philippines Gathers Pace
General Douglas MacArthur’s forces push 125 miles northwest in Dutch New Guinea as they close on the Philippines. Allied gains bring U S troops toward fortified air bases off Dutch New Guinea and nearer Milne Bay, from which the campaign began to push back Japanese holdings in the South Pacific.
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Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Bataan
U. S
Indies
Milne Bay
Rehabilitation program at Great Lakes Navy hospital showcased
After six months the Navy rehabilitation program at the U S naval hospital Great Lakes displayed items made by patients under Lieut Commander R E Kinneman. Exhibits included scarves purses belts ash trays and yarn animals plus outdoor life pictures illustrating naval life and the project’s aim to restore mobility and uncover hidden talents. Oil prospects brighten southeastern states while large Texas and Louisiana fields already yield billions of barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Naval Hospital At
Great Lakes
R. E. Kinneman
Mississippi
Alread
Appalachian
North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Texas
Louisiana
Foremen Return to Detroit Plants After Strike Costs War Production
The Independent Foremen's Association of America resumes work in Detroit as Gen. H H Arnold says the walkout has halted production of 250 P 51 fighters and could disrupt invasion planning. About 50 000 workers were laid off due to supervision gaps. President Robert H Keyes orders a halt to the strike after government delays in settlement.
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Independent Foremen’s Association of America
Detroit
Mich
Army Air Forces
H. H. Arnold
Arnold
Association
Robert H. Keyes
Washington Digest Analyzes Invasion War Strategy
BAUKHAGE reports Veritas and Dr Norman Maier on German security myths and interior lines. He notes Nazi resilience, Allied manpower and air power advantages, and the need to read battle fog through strategic fundamentals. Also details wartime vocational farms training programs and farm tech courses funded by Congress and the Office of Education.
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Europe
Hitler
Germany
Russia
Murmansk
Africa
Middle East
von Clausewitz
Veritas
Office of Defense Transportation
United States Office of Education
Congress
Office of Education
State Board For Vocational Education
William T. Spanton
U. S. Office of Education
Spanton
War era storage and service command debated in policy notes
The War Food administration reports cooler occupancy at 82 percent in May and freezer occupancy at 85 percent as space conversion plans are outlined to balance cooler and freezer room. Josephus Daniels defends unified command citing Pearl Harbor lessons, while public health notes show mixed progress in syphilis and gonorrhea cases in late 1943.
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War Food Administration
WFA
Army
Woodrow Wilson
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
Pearl Harbor
Lindley Harrison
Joe
Australian civilians in U S army in the Southwest Pacific
About 30 percent of the 20 000 Australian civilians employed by the U S army in the Southwest Pacific are women. A Melbourne broadcast to the U S reports this ratio.
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U. S. Army
Southwest Pacific
Melbourne
U. S
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Houston
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Temple, Texas
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Box 237
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Roy Biederman
Second St
Alice, Texas
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Brackettville
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R.F.D
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Danville
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