Mediterranean: Zero Hour in World War II
Allied forces press into Italy with heavy bombardment and naval shelling while Eisenhower tallies Axis casualties at 167,000 in 39 days on Sicily. Churchill and Roosevelt confer in Quebec with 350 officers to map invasion plans and Europe’s postwar order as Red Army advances. A separate note discusses looming 1944 tax measures to raise about 12 billion dollars.
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Roosevelt Plans and Legislation Spark War Era Debate
Reports describe Roosevelt's wartime policy moves including executive actions on labor, strikes, and deferments. The article notes clashes over the Smith-Connally act, WLB compliance, and a Supreme Court challenge to wartime powers, with references to the draft, quotas, and shifts in production policy.
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Foreign Pacts and Pacific War Actions Highlight Senate Debate and Air Strikes
Congress faces potential majority votes to approve executive agreements for postwar administration of conquered territories while arguing about treaty ratification. In the Pacific theater American airmen raided Weewak New Guinea destroying most enemy planes and bombarding airfields as warships hit a Jap convoy, sinking one destroyer and damaging barges.
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Army unveils M-5 tank with automatic gear shift
The M-5 tank features two Cadillac engines and hydra-matic transmissions delivering power to the tracks. Army officials say the automatic shift is the first in a military vehicle and will let front line crews service the tank with readily available auto mechanics, aiding rapid maintenance.
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Gasoline Use For Armed Forces To Jump In 1945
Planes and other military vehicles will consume about 30.6 percent of total U S gasoline production east of the Rockies for the rest of this year and roughly 40 percent by 1945. Flying Fortresses burn more than a gallon per mile. in Tunisia 1 100 000 gallons a day were used by Maj Gen James Doolittle's air command. Civilian allotment in the 17 state East coast area runs about 13 776 000 gallons daily while 126 refineries gear to 100 octane gas for military planes.
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Record lend lease shipments top normal yearly exports
America’s lend-lease exports in the first half of 1943 exceeded normal U S exports for a full year in 1929 39. Lend-lease shipments neared four billion dollars with other exports about 1 5 billion dollars bringing total shipments close to five 5 billion dollars.
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Peace Plans Urge Orderly Demobilization After War
In Quebec the Washington Digest plans discuss postwar demobilization and jobs. Veterans reintegration, unemployment cushions, education aid, and agricultural opportunities are proposed with government industry cooperation and orderly transition to peace-time production.
British Timber Refashioned Into War Crates
About 150000 tons of salvaged timber from bombed buildings have been refined into crates and boxes for vital war uses in Britain. The story notes heightened German nerves and a politeness campaign to ease tensions among Nazis. An unrelated item says the French Academy will not nominate new members until the war ends. A private citizen received 400 dollars after winning a private damage suit for two cents overcharges on four dozen eggs. settlement made out of court.
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Earth's Solid Portion Known As What
The solid portion of the earth is the mantle and crust combined. Global earthquakes occur somewhere on earth about daily, with varying magnitudes. The tallest building is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. A hectare measures land area of 10 000 square meters. The flute oboe bassoon and clarinet are all woodwind instruments.
Earthquake Frequency and Structure Facts
An earthquake strong enough to be felt occurs roughly every 26 minutes worldwide. The Empire State Building in New York City has 102 stories and rises 1,248 feet to its mast. A hectare equals 2,471 acres, and all listed instruments are wood wind.
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