Allies Hammer at Gustav Line and Japan Advances
Weekly analysis notes Allied pressure on the Gustav Line while Japanese forces push in China. The column reports on ongoing combat and a policy delay on inducting men over 30, reflecting wartime measures and shifts in strategy.
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Gustav Line
China
Hitler
Europe
U. S
Italy
Anzio
France
Belgium
Germany
Erwin Rommel
Russia
Reds
Britain
Harold Alexander
Rome
Wartime Fronts Expand As Japan Presses China
News summary reports 80,000 Japanese and reinforcements pushing beyond the Peiping Hankow railroad in China while U S and Chinese units under Stilwell advance in north Burma to clear the Ledo road. Allied air forces strike targets in New Guinea the Caroline islands and Truk as war aims widen across the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
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China
Peiping-Hankow
Joseph Stilwell
U. S
Burma
Stilwell
Ledo Road
New Guinea
Indies
Caroline Islands
Philippines
Truk
Civilian goods surge as WPB orders calmer production
The War Production Board orders resume of civilian goods where feasible without hindering arms work. Expect relaxed limits on simple farm machinery while tractors and mowers stay capped. Outside war centers, firms may shift to civilian work with local agency consent. A New York building roof will become a helicopter landing field for city commuters from nearby states.
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War Production Board
WPB
New York City
New Jersey
Connecticut
Long Island
New York
New Navy Secretary James Forrestal Named At 52
James Forrestal of New York investment banking circles is appointed secretary of the navy at age 52. A World War I veteran, he previously served as undersecretary to the late Frank Knox, the department head.
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James Forrestal
New York
Department
Frank Knox
Washington Scouts and Raiders in War Era Tales
A narrative recounts a bloodless raid on a North African airbase by US scouts and raiders. It describes guerrilla tactics, captured enemy plans, and the role of women in wartime manpower planning as they advise on job cuts and retraining after the war.
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O’fallon
Douglas Smith
The
Cavalry Journal
Smith
Avg
French Foreign Legion
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Margaret A. Hickey
McNutt
Women’s Committee
Manpower Commission
War Department reports soldier costs and mail errors
The War Department says the annual cost of clothing and subsistence for a soldier is 465.06 dollars, down from 501.06 dollars last year. Over 15 percent of more than 25 million overseas mail pieces have incorrect or incomplete addresses. In wartime Japan, one in four youths is affected by tuberculosis due to diet. German demand for rare stamps as investment has prompted Nazi officials to consider price ceilings.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Great Plains
Plains States
Mississippi
Missouri River
War Department
Germany
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