Weight shifts in WW II battles and new Greek Polish shifts
Analysis notes Allied forces boosting pressure on the Nazi western front with British and American units in Belgium while Greece forms a liberal government, and the Lublin committee challenges the Polish exile regime. Inside Germany reports show Nazi manpower and material strength sustaining the western war effort despite setbacks.
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Byrnes urges deferment of farm workers to aid munitions
War Mobilization Director James Byrnes calls for deferring farm workers aged 18 to 26 to conserve manpower for war production. He warns using 26 to 28 year olds in war industry may hurt munitions output. Senators Reed and Johnson protest, citing labor data showing a shrinking industrial work week.
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Balloon ascent by Maj Gen Anderton tops world records
Maj Gen Orvil A Anderton, deputy commander under Lieut Gen Doolittle in the Eighth Air Force, is famed for guiding a helium filled balloon to a record height of 14.71 miles in 1935, spending nearly two hours aloft for upper atmosphere observations.
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