Reds Press Gateway to Austria as Budapest Feared
Weekly News Analysis notes Russian advances threaten Budapest while Germans and Hungarians defend lines. Russians push in from the east and Baltic coast, with Nazi forces cut off near Latvia. Allies seize Antwerp port control and improve supply routes as U S First Army advances toward Aachen through the Hurtgen forest.
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Tisza
Budapest
Austria
Europe
Warsaw
The
Junkers
Baltic
Latvia
Cherbourg
Channel
Antwerp
Schelde
U. S. First Army
Aachen
Hurtgen Forest
Rhineland
Pacific War Dispatches Hint at Leyte Air and Sea Struggle
Japanese defenses on the Philippines stiffen as air reinforcements pour in while General MacArthur pushes ground forces on Leyte toward mountainous western terrain. The U S navy earlier scored a major victory in the second sea battle of the Philippines as B 29s reconnoiter over Tokyo.
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Philippines
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Leyte
Japan
Koiso
Tokyo
Italy
Navy
Record Cattle Marketing Amid Government Demand
Federal inspection shows over 40 percent of beef veal pork and lamb going to government amid scarce high grade meat. Oct shipments rise 37 percent above 10 year average, calves up 71 percent. hog and sheep marketing down from Oct 1943. Beef veal lamb pork output reaches about 1.5 billion pounds, with packers paying higher bids to halt price drop as subsidies loom.
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War Food Administration
Bright shoe lines expected next spring after war
Surveys from the national shoe fair in Chicago show brighter lines returning next spring as civilian production recovers. Women will see open toe and heeled styles with casual wear, and government color restrictions are lifted allowing green, liberty red and blue jacket blue. Men will enjoy shades from army russet to turf tan and two tone options with different upper and sole colors.
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Chicago
Liberty
Postwar Air Conference Debates World Traffic Plans
At the Chicago international civil aviation conference Allied and neutral representatives opened with three approaches to postwar air traffic. The United States proposed free development with an advisory international body on routes rates and competition. Britain urged a strong international authority to assign routes and influence rates. Australia and New Zealand favored pooling all aerial resources into one international operating company.
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Chicago
U. S
U. S. Civil Aeronautics Authority
Australia
New Zealand
War Production Board outlines postwar contract terminations
A WPB official said one third of war contracts will be terminated within three months after Germany falls with rapid settlements aiding reconversion. Government has approved 25 billion in contracts with 240 billion completed. about 65 billion remains, a third or 20 billion likely to end on V E day.
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Germany
War Production Board
WPB
Earl Wilson
Indiana
William F. Halsey
Hap
Arnold
Jim Farley
Levin Campbell
Herbert Hoover
Raymond Moley
O’mahoney
Wyoming
Democrat
Henry Ford
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Red Army
Berlin
May
Kentucky
First US quadruplets born by C section in two minutes
In a historic medical first, 30 year old Kath leen Hatcher Cirminello of Philadelphia gave birth to quadruplets in two minutes during a caesarean operation. The four infants weigh three to three and a quarter pounds each and are placed in incubators.
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Kathleen Hatcher Cirminello
Philadelphia
U. S
Securities and Exchange Commission
Cirminello
Texas Leads Nation in Mineral Production in 1943
Texas topped all states in mineral output valued at 1.116 billion dollars, the only state exceeding a billion dollars and accounting for about 17 percent of U S mineral production. The Interior Department Bureau of Mines reported the Lone Star State held first place for the ninth straight year.
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Texas
Bureau of Mines
Department of the Interior
Lone Star
United States
Armament and Tensions Crown South American War Threat
Washington whispers warn of growing danger of war between Argentina and Chile. Argentina arms rapidly, could strike Santiago from Mendoza in 40 minutes. Chile fears a Czechoslovakia scenario. Regional loyalties diverge. U S diplomacy weakens amid Hull illness and loss of Latin American specialists.
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South America
Western Hemisphere
Washington
Argentina
Chile
United States
Hedy Lamarr
Fritz Mandel
Santiago
Mendoza
Andes
Buenos Aires
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Army bans contact with Germans to protect secrets
U S troops face strict rules restricting any social contact with German residents. Soldiers may not visit German homes or contact German women, and may not buy beer outside mess bars. Violations carry fines from 25 to 65 dollars.
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U. S
Not Suitable Home Tips From Old Notes
Practical household tips are offered, suggesting drying wool on a window screen for air flow, using lemon juice to prevent browning of sliced bananas and apples, and tenderizing chicken by soaking in vinegar and water for several hours.
Bedspread Care Guide Warns Against Sheet Tears
Advice advises covering bedspring corners with adhesive tape to prevent sheets from tearing and improve longevity of bedding. It emphasizes simple protective steps and routine maintenance to extend bed use.
Caution Against Cleaning Oven Enamel With Wet Cloth
Do not clean the enamel top of an oven with a wet cold cloth as the enamel is apt to crack. Let it cool first to avoid damage.
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