Allied armies drive toward Aachen fortress city in Germany
The Allied First Army under General Hodges and Third Army under Lieut. Gen. Geo. Patton push toward Aachen as German defenses gather in the Rhine valley. Soviet forces press on in the east with four major actions, advancing against German lines while targeting mountain passes into Czechoslovakia and Transylvania.
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France
Sess
Couriner Hodes
Geo. Petioa
Agen
Aachen
Rhine Valle
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Duisberg
Essen
Alweys Bussie
Ght
Germany
Mountan
Czechoslovakia
Balkans
Hungary
Liedt
William H. Simpson
Sammy America
Crop harvest forecast and war oil outlook from wartime USDA report
The USDA predicted a bumper grain harvest totaling over 6 billion bushels in 1944 despite drought areas. Wheat and corn lead, with soybeans and sorghums also strong. Separately, U S naval forces retook Palau and pressed operations around the Philippines as gas rationing nears relief, amid high crude oil output but tight supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussissippi
Department of Articulture
USDA
Office of Information
Grand Rapids Mine Workers Convention Sparks Turbulent Claims
The report describes tumult within the Grand Rapids Mine Workers convention in Cincinnati Ohio with references to a rebellious faction and allegations of bribery. It cites calls for stern action amid disputes over leadership and district self-rule within the union.
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Grand Rapids
Cincinnati
Ohio
Shagey
Joan L
Sela Lewis
Mason
Setetr
Women work force gains, U.S. payrolls rise in 1933
Census data show 53,176,000 employed in the United States with 440,000 women among them. About 3,060,060 women were added to payrolls during the year ending August 1933, but the following year saw no appreciable increase. The civilian labor force declined by 1,000,000 from July to August 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Iy
Bureau of Census
ATR Travel Plans Postwar Airship Orders for 93 Douglas Ships
Three major shares place orders totaling 93 super sky ships with Douglas Aircraft for postwar traffic. Ships include DC I cargo and passenger variants from the C54 family, boasting high speed and long coast schedules. Officials project Chicago to New York flights in about 2 hours 46 minutes.
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Douglas Aircraft Company
Ming
Douglas
DCI
Whitmer Wesp
Chicago
New York
Strikes Hold as UAWPledge Faces Convention Vote
A wartime pledge to refrain from strikes remains under review as UAW leaders argue living costs rise. A Grand Rapids convention recorded 6,463 in favor of maintaining the pledge, while 3,801 opposed. The discussion ties to wartime wage controls and steel price concerns amid labor tensions.
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Wsege Formule
CIO Pres. Philig Wey
Germany
UAW
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bigwigs
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Stalin
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Romania
Russia
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War Department
U.S. Civil Service Commission
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West Wall
Ekris
SENS
Quentin
Reims
Belg
Steassoure
Ucken Genet
Siegfried Line
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Grenoble
Joseph. Parrachini
Garpentras
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Belgium
Gerald W. Haddon
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