Allies Strike Truk as Pacific War Masks New Gambits
News analysis notes U S air and sea forces hit Truk and Ponape in the Caroline islands with Liberator bombers and carrier based attack, part of a broader push against Marianas Marshall Islands and Solomons where Bougainville and surrounding islets see Allied operations and trapped Japanese holdouts.
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Anzio
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Caroline Islands
Philippines
Indies
Ponape
Carolines
Japan
Pacific Empire
Farm deferment rules tighten as draft seeks 1 million more
The draft announces that only farmers producing 16 war units a year qualify for agricultural deferment, with 700000 in 3-C to be reclassified into 2-C if their work is essential. About 1.7 million farmers will be deemed essential and given six month deferments while cases reopen later. On the war front, Russian gains on the Estonian border, Finnish peace overtures to Moscow, and German concerns over nickel from Finland accompany a shifting Soviet offensive near Leningrad.
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Leningrad
Estonia
Baltic
Latvia
Lithuania
Ukraine
Finland
Hitler
Beachhead battles and price policy duel rage in Rome and Anzio
Allied forces at Anzio fight German tanks and fortifications along the beachhead while Cassino hosts brutal house to house fighting for control of monastery hill. In Washington Congress debates extending meat and dairy subsidies and protecting the Commodity Credit Corporation as prices threaten inflation. AFL President Green condemns a labor draft as involuntary servitude while Senators argue it could curb turnover in war plants.
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Gas From Coal Sparks U S Fuel Program and Debate
Rep Jennings Randolph introduced a bill to spend 30 million dollars on experimental fuel plants to produce gas from coal shale and agricultural and forest products. The plan cites 14 years of oil reserves versus coal able to supply gas for about 3,000 years and urges allied reciprocity of oil reserves after the war. The Truman investigating committee backs diplomacy to support foreign petroleum programs.
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Jennings Randolph
W. Va
House
Bureau of Mines
America
Truman
Harry Truman
Hiccup girl wins presidential furlough for Army doctor
A 21 year old New York City girl who hiccuped for 44 days appealed to the President to obtain a furlough for a physician who is a captain in the Army. The President granted leave for the officer to treat her. Centenarian Camerer reaches 100 in Jerseyville Newfoundland and Labrador. He notes he would join the Army for Africa if his feet hold.
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New York City
George W. Camerer
Jerseyville
Africa
WAR COSTS Cut by Army
Brig. Gen. Albert J. Browning announced army purchases have cut costs of military goods by 20 percent since 1941. Total savings reach about $9.0 billion with an additional $4.7 billion expected in the first half of 1944. Price analysts aided lower costs by improving efficiency and reducing material use.
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Army
Albert J. Browning
Browning
Candidate A Declares Intent for GOP Presidential Bid
A six year old housemaid from Los Angeles declares intention to seek the Republican presidential nomination. She states she has not held office but believes she can perform the job better.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Housemaid
Bombing raid on Berlin mirrors Hamburg attack in 1943
Nearly 60,000 men participated in the RAF’s record 2,800 ton bombing raid on Berlin, matching the Hamburg strike. Seven thousand were aircrew, about 4,000 loaded bombs, 1,000 planes used a million gallons of fuel, and thousands of gallons of oil. Roughly 43 planes were lost in the mission, the 15th heavy assault on the German capital.
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RAF
Berlin
Hamburg
Argentina's Political Struggle Amid Axis War Drift
Argentina confronts internal factions as President Pedro Ramirez resists war on Germany and Japan due to military opposition. The Colonels Lodge tensions led to cabinet reshuffles while General Arturo Rawson, in Brazil, expresses pro Ally sentiment. Separate note on rural education urges better schooling for country children to sustain national life.
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Pedro Ramirez
Argentina
Germany
Japan
Ramirez
Lodge
Arturo Rawson
Castillo
Brazil
Washington Demobilization Report Sparks Senate Action
Washington digest notes the postwar demobilization plan led by Senator George, with a proposed Office of Demobilization to coordinate conversion, protect free enterprise, and shield small business while disposing of surplus property. The plan envisions an independent administrative board reporting to Congress and under WPB.
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Union Trust
Washington, D. C
White House
Congress
George
Murray
Senate
United States
WPB
Russell
War era briefs hint at cocoa tonic and wartime dress
A miscellany notes cocoa once served as a tonic in the 1500s 1600s and mentions wartime fashion shifts for girls in 1944 Japanese ministers shaping streamlined styles for wartime uniforms. It also cites anticipated U S food production in 1944 facing higher military needs while civilian supplies may shrink unless reserves are tapped.
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Jap Education Ministry
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