U.S. Ground Forces Press On In New Georgia Advance
Allied headquarters report continued U S advance on Bairoko harbor, the last Japanese holdout on New Georgia island, despite bad weather hindering air operations. Left flank moves from Munda near Zieta village, right flank near Bairoko river, while raids against Japanese positions are curtailed.
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Allied
Australia
U.P
Bairoko Harbor
New Georgia Island
Douglas MacArthur
Bairoko
Munda
Zieta
Bairoko River
Solomons
New Guinea
Boston
Alau Passage
Gasmata
New Britain Island
Hudsons
Finschafen
Huon Peninsula
Liberator
Salamaua
Bobdubi
F D R Approves Security Plan
President Roosevelt backs a campaign by some legislators to raise interest in international collective security proposals but delays a Senate showdown decision. Speaker said the President and Secretary Hull want a Senate pledge to cooperate in a postwar world peace, yet fear a bitter debate with only a bare majority.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
D. C
Hull
World Organization
Sweden Halts Trade With Italy Via Reich Railways
Stockholm report says Germany stops Swedish commercial trade with Italy by refusing transport of Swedish goods on the Reichs railways. Official statement released today.
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Stockholm
Germany
Sweden
Italy
Reich
Vessel Feared Lost in Hecate Strait
The 67 foot former fishing boat B. C. Star is missing and feared lost in Hecate strait north of Queen Charlotte sound with 15 Royal Canadian air force men and four passengers aboard.
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Vancouver
B. C
B. C. Star
Hecate Strait
Queen Charlotte Sound
Royal Canadian Air Force
Independence Promise for Philippines From Roosevelt
President Roosevelt pledged full independence for the Philippines the moment Japanese power is destroyed in a radio address marking 45 years of American rule. He said Congress acted to set independence and that the Philippines will be established as a republic quickly after the war ends.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Philippines
Islands
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the
Philippine
Tojo
Joaquin M. Elizaden
Elizalde
Willkie Urges Republicans to Back Liberal Postwar Plan
Wendell Willkie spoke to Republican leaders in Rushville Indiana urging a liberal postwar program based on private initiative fair profit sharing and prudent government spending. He outlined GOP prospects for 1944 while avoiding a presidential bid and called for national unity under a progressive postwar agenda.
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Willkie
Rushville
Ind
U.P
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican Party
United Press
Indiana
Bomb raids hit Ruhr and Rhineland targets by Allied air power
London reports a large United States Flying Fortress raid struck a 55 mile Ruhr Rhine area including Gelsenkirchen Bonn Wesselring and a Rhine bridge as part of daylight and prior night operations. Over 20 enemy planes were shot down as 25 Forts did not return.
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London
Milan
Ruhr
Rhineland
Britain
Switzerland
Reuters
Bern
Turin
Genoa
United States
Ploesti
Romania
Gelsenkirchen
Wesselring
Cologne
Bonn
Rhine
Sugar Allotment Is Increased for Jam and Jelly Makers
The Office of Price Administration boosted sugar allotments for jam and jelly manufacturers by 40 percent at War Food Administration urging more bread consumption. OPA will issue further limits on frozen fruits for jams and preserves and raised industrial sugar shares for cereals bakeries and medicines.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
OPA
Russians Break German Lines Near Kharkov With Major Push
Russian assault units breached heavy German defenses and captured Chuguyev 22 miles southeast of Kharkov and other nearby towns. The Red Army advanced across the Donets, driving toward Poltava on a 35 mile front and closing the escape corridor for Kharkov garrison. More than 20 towns fell as German forces countered with tanks and artillery, while Bryansk front gains reached up to seven miles.
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London
U.P
Chuguyev
Kharkov
Red Army
Donets
Derezhine
Kamennaya Yaruga
Tsirkuni
Ukraiian
Kolontaev
Poltava
Kotelva
Moscow
Germany
Bryansk
A. F. L. Rejects C. I. O. Proposal for Political Pact
The American Federation of Labor rejected a political cooperation proposal from the Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL President William Green said the executive council would pursue its own plan to defeat congressmen who backed the Smith Connally anti strike bill. Sidney Hillman of the CIO Amalgamated Clothing Workers proposed the accord.
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Chicago
U.P
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Smith-Connally
William Green
A. F. L. Executive Council
Sidney Hillman
C. I. O. Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Weather forecast notes cooler Friday and evening
A slightly cooler trend is forecast for Friday and Friday evening. Thursday temperatures reach a high of 80 degrees and a low of 43 degrees.
Soldiers to Aid Montana Harvest
Governor Sam C. Ford announced Montana would request troops from Fort Harrison to assist with harvest duties amid a severe labor shortage. About 600 to 800 workers were needed in eastern counties, with volunteers from the 474th truck regiment facing 30 days of service and mandatory return to duty if not needed.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Ninth Service Command
Fort Douglas
Utah
Fort William Henry Harrison
W. B. van Auken
Fort Harrison
Ford
Sheridan
Daniels
Valley
Rosebud
Joyce
van Auken
Gasoline Ration Cuts Ordered Across Midwest
The Chicago Tribune reports that Petroleum Administrator Harold L. Ickes ordered regional CPA administrators to slash midwest gasoline rations by 25 percent. Coupons A B and C drop from four gallons to three gallons each starting 12:01 a.m. Monday.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Harold L. Ickes
CPA
Tribune
Militarists Hold Strategy Talks in Quebec
British Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt move toward Quebec for war council meetings with Allied chiefs of staff. Churchill travels to Niagara Falls before an undisclosed destination, while Canadian leader Mackenzie King stays in Quebec with senior advisers as talks continue on global combat plans and Axis territory aims.
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Quebec
Britain
Churchill
Roosevelt
Niagara Falls
Mary
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
Old
Washington
Soviet Says Russian Delegates Not Invited to Quebec Conference
Moscow officials state Russian participation was not and is not suggested for the Roosevelt Churchill Quebec meeting. The broadcast notes the Soviet government did not receive an invitation and that any single representative was not invited due to the conference’s character. President Roosevelt had earlier said he would welcome Russian attendance.
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London
Quebec
Moscow
Roosevelt
Washington
Liberator bombers strike Kurile defense zones again
U S Navy reports giant Liberator bombers hit Kurile island defenses for a second time, shooting down about five of 40 enemy fighters as two of nine bombers went missing. The raid demonstrates growing U S offensive strength in the north Pacific and reflects broader strategy to press enemy at multiple points.
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Washington
Tokyo
Kurile Islands
Navy
America
Southwest Pacific
China
Kuriles
Wake Island
Central Pacific
United States
Fire Extinguished North of Pompeys Pillar
Three sections of grassland northeast of Pompeys Pillar burned, requiring 25 men and multiple fire-fighting equipment to extinguish. The affected land was on the Stone Matlock place and adjacent acreage.
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Pompeys Pillar
Evacuation at Messina in Full Swing
Allied forces report the German withdrawal from the Messina bridgehead as 80 ships move men and gear across the strait. German anti aircraft guns massed to shield the evacuation while the British and American pincers close in from both sea and land amid a fierce air offensive.
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North Africa
Sicily
Messina Strait
Messina
Randazzo
Noland Norgaard
Associated Press
Eighth Army
Italy
Berlin
Ludwig Sertorius
Nazi Military Commenta
Attempt to Quell Fire Is Failure
In the Big Horn National Forest near Buffalo Wyoming an effort to backfire the blaze failed. Supt J F Conner may ask Fort Warren officials for 200 more soldiers to help. The fire area rose to 8200 acres as scouts surveyed the line and crews struggled to contain it.
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Buffalo
Wyo
Big Horn National Forest
J. F. Conner
Fort Warren
Cheyenne
Conner
Denver
Missoula
Mont
Wyoming
Italy May Quit War in 10 Days
Radio France in Algiers reported from Istanbul that Italy’s secretary of the embassy publicly stated Italy would be out of the war in ten days.
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Italy
London
Radio France
Algiers
Istanbul
Turkey
Senators Condemn Proposal to Buy North African Wheat
Four U S senators touring North Africa condemned the U S North African Economic board plan to buy surplus North African wheat at about 2.10 per bushel, well above U S prices. They argued the purchase serves no army need and note French authorities set the price amid higher North African labor costs during Allied operations.
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Ters
North Africa
U.P
U. S
U. S. North African Economic Board
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Ralph Brewster
R-Me
James Mead
D-N. Y
A. B. Chandler
D-Ky
Henry Cabot Lodge
R-Mass
Battlefront
Sicily
Brewster
America
United States
Mead
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