Clare Urges Fixed Tours of Duty for Ground Troops
Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce pressed for a standard combat tour limit for soldiers under fire, arguing current practice wears troops out and raises casualties. She noted blood shortages and praised Allied aid while criticizing home-front oversight of war needs.
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Fruit Juice Ration Reinstated On Point System
Washington report states two popular citrus juices grapefruit and blended grapefruit and orange juice returned to rationing as the OPA weighs broader restoration. Households will use bite stamps for these juices while other items like lard and cooking oils face potential reapproval depending on supply. pork output slump tightens distribution. Ration values are 10 points for No 2 cans 20 points for 48-ounce cans and 40 points for No 10 cans, orange juice remains non rationed.
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Coyotes Howl Draft Board Gratitude
Pueblo Texas January 18 Selective service reports a coyote frenzy near the Bison dairy in Paso County Mine. A large coyote hunt scheduled for Sunday is canceled. Twenty six of the youths have been drafted.
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False Teeth Comfort Aid Promises Firm Fit
Worried about slipping or irritating dentures user friendly paste promises secure bite without rubbing. Product claims to stabilize plates for eating talking and laughing, using a mild alkaline formula sold at drug stores.
Improved U S Weapons Report From The Philippines
The Jap Pomel news agency claimed Thursday that American carrier planes are using improved weapons over the Philippines including a 40 mm rocket gun and a combination explosive and incendiary bomb. The dispatch says U S forces shell Luzon with four times as many tanks as New Guinea, with four soldiers guarding each tank at night, and tanks using dogs and nail-bristling planks for night protection.
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Bradley Back In Command On Western Front
The Associated Press reports Lieut. Gen. Omar N. Bradley likely resumes command of the 22nd Army Group on the western front’s central sector after a wartime reorganization. Montgomery holds the northern forces. Bradley retains southern commands including Patton’s Third Army with portions of the First and Seventh Armies as censors allow wireless transmission.
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Coast Guard Seeks Negro Boys for Training in Maryland
Coast Guard recruiting officials announced Thursday a need for 17 year old Black youths to join as steward mates in the third class. Recruits will train at Curtis Bay Maryland and be assigned to ships upon completion.
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Four More GIs Sentenced in Cigaret Theft Ring
Paris January 18. Army courts martial imposed 40 year sentences on Tech Sgt James Moore and Sgt First Class Bugie Grande plus 30 years on Rubin Garfinkle for conspiracy to steal army cigarets and rations and sell them on the French black market. Five soldiers were sentenced to death for desertion and selling stolen gasoline to Paris civilians. Two courts martial will begin to speed up trials for 150 more enlisted men and two officers of the battalion. Additional sentences included life terms and smaller penalties. the names of some defendants were withheld.
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London cabby murder case in trial of Hulton and dancer
Prosecution rests in the murder trial of American paratrooper Pvt Earl Gustav Hulton and Elizabeth Medina Jones charged with killing cabby George Heath. Earlier reports state two men allegedly made nearly 600 000 francs in six weeks by looting gasoline with forged requisitions and selling it in five gallon cans, earning about 16 000 dollars in the period. The defendants face capital charges as the Old Bailey proceedings conclude.
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Work-Draft Bill Speeded In Answer to F.D.R.'s Plea
Washington and San Antonio The House Military Committee fast tracks a work or board draft bill in response to President Roosevelt and army navy chiefs urging swift action. Key questions include age range penalties union rights and how to shift men from non essential to essential war work. The move aims to mobilize 18 to 45 year olds and ensure replacements for manpower losses.
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