Russia To Retain Lands Seized In Polish Campaign
London reports relay a Moscow broadcast outlining Soviet aims to keep most of the Polish territory seized in 1939 and proposing a Curzon line basis for a new border. It calls for Polish reconstitution within the Soviet-Czech mutual assistance framework and hints at Poland joining with Czechoslovakia against Germany. The note also criticizes the Polish government in London and signals potential Western settlement steps. Oils from raisin seed and other nuts are now produced and sold in the United States.
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London
Soviet Union
Poland
Germany
Baltic Sea
Moscow Radio
Us.s.r
Red Army
Russia
Czecho- Slovakia
Moscow
Bug River
Grodno
Brest-Litovsk
Riga
Bug
East Prussia
East Prussian
Edouard Benes
Russians Close On Last German Escape Route
Soviet advances under Konev and Vatutin push toward Sarny and Vinnytsia in the Dnieper bend. German losses cited at over 12,600 as Voronovitsa and Khristinovka rail lines fall. Russian guerrillas aid the push along the Black Sea coast near Odessa.
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Konev
Odensa-Warsaw
Bereznoe
Ludiipol
Sarny
Old Poland
Vatutin
Red Army
Berlin
Stockholm
Rovno
Voronovitsa
Nemirov
Vinnitsa
Warsaw-Odessa
Smela-Konev
Dnieper
Smela
Voronovitsa-Khristinovka
Bug River
Odessa-Warsaw
Bug
Dniester River
Black Sea
Odessa
1943 Was Record Baby Year Here
The article notes a wartime baby boom peaking in August 1942 with 842 deaths in December and births averaging 205,000 monthly in the U S. War births rose to 20 per 1,000 population from a prewar 17, and statisticians predict 1944 will see a return to normal birth rates as war births peak.
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U. S
F D R Pushes National Service and Economic Rights
President Roosevelt urges a national service act to curb inflation and end strikes, outlining a 1944 economic Bill of Rights including jobs, adequate wages, secure farms, fair competition, housing, health care, education, and old age protection. He calls Congress to act preventing price chaos and ensuring soldiers can vote, warning against selfish pressure groups.
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United Nations
Roosevelt
Congress
America
Americas
F D R Urges Unity and Action Against Isolationism
Highlights from F D R message warn against isolationist errors and roller-coaster mistakes of past decades. He calls for freedom-loving nations to unite in a durable peace, credits military control over disturbers of peace, notes Washington perspective faults, and urges clear action to win the war and protect the American dollar.
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Washington
Boonsboro Man Sentenced in Theft Case
Eugene Hutzell, 22, of Boonsboro was given 11 days in jail for larceny of tools from Crowi's garage near Boonsboro. The sentence was suspended for one year on good behavior. The January 2 alleged theft led to arrest by Deputies Fred Crowl and Lelater Tsanogle.
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Crowi
Samuel Smith, Jr
Boonsboro
Eugene Hutzell
E. G. Miller
Hutzell
Fred Crowl
Lelater Tsanogle
Robbery reported at Standard of Service station
Paul Dixon, manager of the Standard of Service station on West Washington street near the Western Maryland Railway, reported $24 missing including a $20 bill from a wall safe. Police say the robbery occurred days ago but the money disappeared yesterday morning. Baltimore marks new wing opening at West Baltimore General Hospital with $502,000 three story addition funded under Lanham Act supervised by the FHA.
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Paul Dixon
Standard of Service
West Washington Street
Western Maryland Railway
Baltimore
West Baltimore General Hospital
Federal Housing Administration
Fifth Pincers Close On Key Cassino
Allied Fifth Army pressed toward Cassino with American infantry securing Mount Di Piperia then advancing toward the town amid stiff German resistance. Generals reported no breakthrough yet while Allied air forces targeted a Yugoslav rail bottleneck at Skoplje with little resistance.
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Paige
Mount di Piperia
Fifth Army
Balkans
Skoplje
Yugoslavia
Judo Demonstrations Shown To Maryland Guardsmen
Lieut. Phillip I. Klein of the Internal Security Training Center at Fort Meade demonstrated judo and unarmed defense to Maryland State Guard units at the State Armory. The session covered come alongs blocks kicks and pistol defense with board breaking to show hand strength. Assisting were Pic. Francis Lucas Pic. Harry Witmer Pvt Ernest Liester and Pvt Edward Sherinsky. Officers present included Lieut. Col. William P. Lane Jr commanding the Eighth Battalion.
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Phillip I. Klein
Internal Security Training Center
Fort Meade
Maryland State Guard
State Armory
Lieut
Klein
Pic
Francis Lucas
Harry Witmer
Ernest Liester
Edward Sherinsky
Maryland States Guard
William P. Lane, Jr
Eighth Batallion
Western Maryland
Motorist to be arraigned tonight in Berkeley Springs
Henry F. McCumbee of Berkeley Springs faces a manslaughter charge in the December 19 crash that killed Betty Frederick, 18, of Berkeley Springs. McCumbee and other occupants were injured when the car overturned into a field near Indian Springs. A hearing is set tonight before Magistrate Rosas Fite at Clearspring.
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Henry F. McCumbee
Berkeley Springs
Betty Frederick
Rosas Fite
Clearspring
Miss Frederick
McCumbee
Indian Springs
G O P Weighs Soldier Voting Policy
The Republican National Committee moved toward endorsing a policy to aid absentee voting for armed forces in the November election. Chicago faces a June 25 convention date with $75 000 bid. A subcommittee led by Russel Sprague will draft a resolution on soldier voting amid GOP fears of Democratic charges. Haleck said a Republican win could shorten the war.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Memebra
Wack
Congress
Guffey
D-Pa
Russel Sprague
New York
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Halees
Roosevelt
Visitors Pack George Washington State Park in 1943
Nine thousand six hundred eighteen people visited George Washington State Park on South Mountain above Boonsboro in 1943 despite gas and fire rationing. Car travel fell 85 percent from 1941 while hiking dropped 40 percent from 1942. 2669 automobiles were counted. Visitors included Boy Beauts and hiking groups. one man began from Georgia aiming to walk to Maine. September saw the peak with 1898 visitors, Maryland licensees led with 2308 cars, and the park’s main attraction remains the restored monument to George Washington with shelters and a picnic area.
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George Washington State Park
South Mountain
Boonsboro
Robert I. Palmer
Clibs
Georgia
Maine
Harpers Ferry
Maryland
Pennsylvaniag
District of Columbia
Florida
Connecticut
Iowa
South Carolina
Kentucky
George Washington
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