Allies press across Seine as Paris falls to patriots
Allied columns spearhead push toward the Seine in northern France while Paris succumbs. Patton’s armored units strike behind retreating Germans as British and Canadian forces tighten from the north. In southern France, Free French and U S units advance on Marseilles Lyon and Grenoble as de Gaulle stabilizes a new French government and Laval goes into exile. Petain reportedly captured by Germans.
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Charles de Gaulle
Pierre Laval
Marshal Petain
Eastern Front Fights Intensify as Russians Push Toward East Prussia
German forces hold ground and strike back in central Europe while Russians press near East Prussia. Battles flare along the East Prussian border and north toward the Baltic. Warsaw fighting intensifies as Red troops add forces west of the Vistula. Russian advances threaten the Silesian border and Ploesti targets in Romania as Germany reports Tassi abandoned.
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Gulf of Riga
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Vistula
Germany
Ploesti
Tassi
Postwar Peace Conference at Dumbarton Oaks
Representatives from the United States Great Britain and Russia meet at Dumbarton Oaks Washington to discuss postwar peace plans. A world assembly under the big powers may use force to curb aggression with a world court to settle disputes. Russia's nonwar with Japan delays China's participation. John Foster Dulles and Cordell Hull influence the talks with Dewey invited to join.
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U. S
Great Britain
Russia
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington, D. C
Japan
China
Nature
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Cordell Hull
Hull
Dewey
Demobilization Pace Outlined As War Ends
Selective Service head Hershey says releases will be gradual, not in one day, with 70 000 to 100 000 men inducted monthly to continue after Germany’s defeat. Pacific war action includes strikes on Japs defenses and heavy casualties on Saipan Tinian Guam. Expanded entertainment and sports programs will be organized for servicemen overseas as units compete in softball volleyball boxing and horseshoes.
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Germany
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
General Hershey
Hershey
Henry Clark
Special Services Division
Clark
Progress Report on Dairy Cattle Insemination and Vet Plans
Approximately 100000 dairy cows in New Jersey New York and Wisconsin received artificial insemination in 1943 Dr C S Bryan of East Lansing Michigan told the American Veterinary Medical association convention in Chicago Delegates were informed of plans for even distribution of veterinarians nationwide after the war and for preventive medicine through nutrition breeding management and sanitation He noted the advantages of artificial insemination extending sire usefulness and supplying prize bulls to many dairy herds.
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New York
Wisconsin
C. S. Bryan
East Lansing
Mich
American Veterinary Medical Association
Chicago
Bryan
Postwar Japan aims for a three-sphere co prosper advance
Tokyo radio reports Japanese leaders envision a three sphere world order with East Asiatic, North and South American, and European zones led by strong nations. Eric Johnston, returning from Soviet Russia, says America must defend freedoms and maintain living standards. Erie Railroad 4 percent bonds from 1847 face retirement in 1947 as the oldest railroad securities remain outstanding.
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Japan
Tokyo Radio
Erie Railroad
Blood by air to combat zones inaugurated
The Red Cross announces air transport of whole blood to combat zones. Blood with red blood cells proved more effective than plasma for some needs. The office requests 1,000 additional pints of donor blood daily to support the new shipments.
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Red Cross Office
Cotton Parity Debate Highlights Farm Price Policy
Senator John H. Bankhead pushes to withhold cotton from markets to raise parity prices and considers loan support up to 97 percent if needed. He argues a profitable marketing plan is required while clashing with Tom Linder over stock dumping. Separately, Deputy Petroleum Administrator Ralph K. Davies reports a 32 percent drop in civilian fuel stocks and a 63 percent fall in gas stocks from 1941 levels, with July to August shipments exceeding production by 95,000 barrels daily and total stock at 43,036,000 barrels.
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Tom Linder
Linder
Ralph K. Davies
Davies
JAP Relocation Seeks Coast Return for Japanese Americans
Three American citizens of Japanese descent seek the right to reestablish residence on the Pacific coast in federal court. They argue no valid grounds remain for ongoing exclusion, noting no invasion danger and army steps like canceling west coast dim-out rules. The piece lists evacuation numbers: about 112,000 Nisei and Issei evacuated, 70,000 in relocation camps, 27,000 relocated nationwide, 18,000 at Tule Lake. Also: July cost rise 0.06 percent per NICB with 63 cities surveyed. Trenton up 2.2 percent, Spokane down 0.04 percent.
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Pacific Coast
Tule Lake
Voters Weigh Internal Fights in Busy Primaries
Washington report notes light voter turnout yet engaged observers see primaries as organizational battles. Analysis cites Sen. Bennett Clark and others as examples of isolationist or New Deal clashes, with Sidney Hillman and CIO influence shaping Democratic hopes and a possible left bloc in the House.
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Olin Johnson
Rufus Holman
Oregon
Washington Digest on Bureaucracy and States Rights Debate
The piece argues that postwar policy debates reveal a drift toward federal bureaucracy, with both parties privately accepting central power. It cites Alfred Bingham on revolutions driving growth and notes support for federal control in welfare programs like unemployment and the GI Bill, while acknowledging state roles and political incentives.
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Dewey
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WPB
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Treasury
Congress
Corded Pattern for Two Bags in Pat tern 7129
Instructions describe a crochet cord for smart jiffy knit bags with two bag patterns, including stitch counts and a list of materials. Readers are invited to send their order to obtain the pattern and supplies.
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Jiffy
BRIEFS: WWII coal output rises with fewer miners
World War II coal production now exceeds World War I output by about one third, despite tougher battle conditions and a smaller miner workforce. The Red Cross reports a 10 percent rise in messages from service members to families. A Go-To-School drive is launched by the US Office of Education the Federal Security Agency and the Children’s Bureau to halt falling high school enrollments. Japanese school students in 550 schools breed rabbits to supply clothing for soldiers.
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