03 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1944
Page
1
House votes 300 discharge bonus. U.S. bombers strike Nazi supply lines. Red Army advances in the Baltic region. British press reports peace rumors amid ongoing global conflict and uncertain outcomes.
The House passed a bill granting mustering out pay of 300 dollars for veterans with six days of service and 109 dollars for those discharged before six days, with about 15 000 900 vets expected to benefit. The measure, costing an estimated 3.5 billion dollars, awaits Senate action after the upper chamber had set different maxima. The bill’s fate hinges on inter-chamber talks to align legislation.
Reported in Washington that General MacArthur would not retire at 64 on January 9, recalled after 1937, with Allied victories in New Guinea and New Britain. Bombers and artillery targeted Japanese bases and supply lines as Soviet and British actions abroad stirred global tensions.
The report outlines a permit system for hog shipments with weekly quotas based on early 1843 volumes, aiming to reduce oversupply, shrinkage, and deaths. It notes drought affecting Brest plains winter wheat and Midwest regions, plus War Production Board calls for a coordinated armament program with government lead and industry cooperation. A Saginaw incident recounts Seaman Fred Stark disarming four would be robbers and aiding police.
The AFL council argues the TABOR draft would surrender workers freedoms while praising wartime labor strength. Separate article notes aircraft plants plan to produce over 100000 heavier planes in 1944 with half for combat and mass conversion of trainer and obsolete craft to parts and new models.
Government releases steel wire for springs may boost furniture production within months. Britain’s national debt stands at 77 billion dollars. Blood plasma cuts deaths among wounded to three tenths of a percent in the Pacific. a surgeon reports. War-torn Europe needs 400 million homes. the United States may supply 15 to 20 million new housing units in the next decade.
Chicago dairies keep using paper containers as the state Supreme Court has not ruled on the city ordinance. Dairies await a rehearing while officials seek a legal path to permit paper packaging despite earlier rulings. In Burma and China, U S bombers hit Japanese camps as Chinese and British troops pressed advances to reopen supply routes, aiming to hinder enemy operations.
Army quartermaster corps laboratories report a method to cry and preserve whole milk for a year in tropical conditions. Water content drops to 2.25 percent and an inert is added to airtight containers as a preservative. The system could spawn a profitable industry.
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