Rome Front Falls As Allied Forces Press Advance
Allied troops breached the last German line on the western front near Rome while fighting U S and British bombers hammered the Italian capital. Nazi forces withdraw eastward, Kesselring saves parts of the 10th army, and Pope Pius XII calls for restraint amid the push to victory. Secretary Stimson cites 3 657 000 U S troops overseas with a projected rise to 5 000 000, while the navy lists 1 566 000 afloat and 900 000 in transit or training. Governors meet in Hershey Pa to press federal postwar public works and tax policy plans, urging continued unemployment relief and a federal state tax council, plus retention of the national guards.
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St. Peter’s
U. S
Europe
Cassino
Kesselring
Pope Pius XII
U. S. Army
Henry Stimson
Germany
Japan
Navy
Army
Stimson
High Command
Hershey
Roosevelt Policy Echoes Mackinac Island Stand
The piece notes President Roosevelt calling for U S sovereignty and self determination in postwar bodies to secure peace. It cites Arch-Nationalist Gerald Nye and references Secretary Hull inviting Britain Russia and China to discuss a postwar peace organization while avoiding partisan entanglement. It also covers U S advances on Biak island in Dutch New Guinea with airfield seizure under Navy support.
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Mackinac Island
Roosevelt
U. S
Gerald Nye
N. D
Cordell Hull
Great Britain
Russia
China
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Chamber
Hull
South Pacific
Biak Island
Dutch New Guinea
Price Control Debate Drives 18 Month OPA Extension Fight
A Senate clash over the Bankhead amendment to adjust textile prices to parity with cotton farmers sparked a bitter debate. Sen Wagner led supporters who argued parity is required by the stabilization act, while opponents warned it could trigger demands from other industries, lifting general price levels and wages. Supporters claimed textile readjustment would boost cheap goods production and aid low income buyers.
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OPA
Sen
John Bankhead
Robert Wagner
N. Y
Supreme Court Rules Evidence From State Officials Valid
The Supreme Court in a seven to one decision upholding Wisconsin 3 percent tax on dividends ruled that federal courts may admit evidence supplied by state officials. The dissent warned against using compulsory discovery as it shocks justice. In wartime, Japanese offensives aim to disrupt Allied lines, while old age assistance averages rose to 26.99 dollars monthly with wide state variations.
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Supreme Court
Wisconsin
California
Colorado
Arizona
American Aircraft Output Surges Past Axis Allies
U.S. factories now produce about 100000 war planes per year, far exceeding Germany and Japan combined. Germany makes 21600 and Japan 14000 annually. The British empire and United States have built around 300000 planes since the war began, while Axis production totals about 151000.
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Germany
Japan
United States
British Empire
Great Britain
Axis
Farm Wheel Tractors Hit Record Weekly Output
For the week ending May 27 production of farm type wheel tractors reached a record high. 6,098 units were produced, compared with a five week average of 5,906. Total output in 11 months since July 1, 1943 stands at about 200,000 machines.
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War Production Board
Labor Pressure Pushes Brewster Plants Toward Restart
CIO and UAW pressure from about 8,000 members leads to government plans to reopen Brewster Aeronautical Corp plants in New York and Pennsylvania. The New York site earlier saw 5,500 workers stay on site after discharges tied to cancelled Corsair contracts. The War Production Board orders the New York plant to resume spare parts production if Corsair suppliers can be found, while the Navy takes over the Pennsylvania plant to keep 2,500 workers employed.
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United Automobile Workers
Brewster Aeronautical Corp
New York
Pennsylvania
UAW
Brewster
Navy
War Production Board
Pearl Harbor Trial Delay Frustrates Ferguson Effort
Senate judiciary committee blocks direct court martial against Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and Gen. Walter Short and backs an immediate investigation into Pearl Harbor. Kimmel expresses desire for open court proceedings to avoid later evidentiary problems as the war effort continues.
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Homer Ferguson
Secretaries of War and Navy
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Pearl Harbor
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Kimmel
Fifteen Husbands In A Fraud Case Stirred By Soldier Wives
The FBI traced 35 year old Marion Horn to multiple marriages to U S soldiers allowing fraudulent dependency allowances. She admitted not seeking divorces while being wed to 15 men. A Marine Corps husband called her a fine woman yet absent minded.
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FBI
Marion Horn
Marine Corps
Candid Shots Reveal Dionne Quints At Ten
A feature on the Dionne quints now ten years old shows them still identical in appearance to outsiders, with Marie the most mailed and Cecile the most observant. The quintet quarrels rarely among themselves while Yvonne holds sway in group decisions and Pauline remains the spotlighted blonde relative.
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Ernest
Rose
Therese
Dionne
Quints Aim for New York Trip Despite Family Doubts
The Dionne quintuplets plan to visit New York after trips to Toronto and Superior, Wis, while their parents resist travel due to crowds and fatigue. Doctors suspect the five are overweight from a heavy cod liver oil regimen given since birth to treat rickets.
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New York
Toronto
Superior
Wis
Dionne
Bishop Leo Nelligan Honored With Highest Canadian Ranks
The Quints’ chaplain, Bishop Leo Nelligan, who also serves as head Roman Catholic Chaplain of the Canadian armed forces, has seen a rapid rise in rank. His exceptional service has earned him promotions, now unique in Canada as Admiral of the Navy, General in the Army, and Marshal of the Air Force.
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Leo Nelligan
Canada
Quints Speak English Amid Language Struggles at Home
The quintuplets now understand about 400 words and speak English with a charming accent. Their conversation in English is limited at home because their mother does not yet understand the language, so it is spoken there only rarely.
Quintuplets share shy moment in photos
A lighthearted note explains the quintuplets have not lost their charm but become self conscious in front of cameras. They reportedly "freeze up" during photo sessions, a common moment rather than a decline in appearance.
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Western Newspaper Union
Roosevelt Churchill clash over empire and postwar world
Washington dispatch outlines friction between Churchill and Roosevelt on India China Hong Kong and postwar peace. It notes U.S. preference for cooperation with small powers and limits on British empire restoration, plus retiree pay schemes and defense industry realities.
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Churchill
Commons
Anthony Eden
Eden
India
Britain
U.S.A
Russia
Fdr
United States
Hongkong
China
Cairo
Napoleon
Austria
England
Germany
Roosevelt
Metternich
Sudan
Cairo-Teheran
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