U. S. and Allied Break Through in Brittany Front
Whirl news analysis details U S armored columns driving across Brittany toward Brest and St Nazaire, with Omar Bradley's forces pressing in the west and British divisions advancing in central and eastern sectors. It notes large prisoner flows, French ports, and strategic aims amid Italy and the Balkans. Turkey severs ties with Germany as Finland shifts leadership and potential peace talks emerge.
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U. S
Normandy
Brittany
Brest
St. Nazaire
Omar Bradley
France
Cherbourg
Warsaw
Baltic States
East Prussia
Ivan Cherniaktovsky
Germany
Vistula
Balkans
Italy
Florence
Boost Needed To Speed Armament Output by October
Upward revision in requirements for heavy artillery ammunition transport equipment aerial bombs and communications gear calls for a 24 percent rise in U S armament production by October General Somervell cites manpower shortages as main hurdle with absenteeism peacetime job hunts and lower pay in heavy industries as contributing factors as Allied lines widen and battle pace increases demand for trucks shells and bullets will grow further demanding increased output.
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U. S
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Somervell
U. S. Budget Forecast Shows Large War Expenditure
Budget Director Harold D. Smith estimates 1944-45 outlays near 98.4 billion dollars with 89 billion for war and receipts around 45 percent. He cautions a larger deficit if European fighting lasts longer, pushing debt above 280 billion.
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Germany
Japan
Harold D. Smith
U. S
Smith
Defeated Japanese on Saipan Guam and Tinian toll rising
Pocketed by closing American pincers on the South Pacific fronts Japanese soldiers fought to the last as U S forces advanced over their dead. After Saipan heavy losses reported at Guam 7 893 enemy dead and 5 000 on Tinian with snipers from caves and dugouts. In New Guinea coast battles U S landings severed enemy detachments and heavy resistance continued.
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South Pacific
U. S
Saipan
Guam
Tinian
New Guinea
Tighten Inductions Under 26 Still Lead Drafts
Draft Director Hershey orders local boards to call all men over 26 not in essential work and to reclassify those over 28 in essential industry from 1-A. The policy shift tightens controls while preserving deferments for non-deferables.
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Philadelphia Strike Disrupts War Work and City Turmoil
Philadelphia faced major disruption as a strike by 6,000 transit workers halted bus trolley and subway service to war plants. Rioting between white and Black workers flared with property damage. Army took over lines to move workers as tensions continued amid gas rationing and controversy over hiring Black drivers.
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Philly
Philadelphia
OPA
Army
Roosevelt
Terrier nuzzles stray cat to nurse newborns in odd alliance
Rose Smith of Chicago reports Tootsie a six year old terrier befriended Petunia a stray cat a year ago. When Petunia struggled nursing her kittens after birth Tootsie nursed them enabling the cat to share in the litter. In Dedham Mass attorney Woodbury Rand left 100000 for his pet tomcat Buster detailing who gets funds and items for its care. He cancelled 20000 in bequests to nine cousins due to their cruelty toward the cat.
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Dedham
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Bricker
Middle West
Big Brothers: Fisher Brothers and the Body by Fisher
The Fisher brothers from Norwalk Ohio built a famous auto body company later under General Motors control in 1919. After the last four brothers left active work last week rumors say the remaining Fishers may reenter manufacturing independently, aided by a seventh brother’s investments.
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Norwalk
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
Wilson Body Company
Fisher Brothers
General Motors Corporation
Fisher
Frm
Fishers
Washington Digest on Youths in 1944 Campaign Winds Up
Washington insider notes Republican aims to inject vigor and youth into the 1944 race led by Charles Brownell as national chair. Describes Dewey Bricker tone, CIO and labor influences, Pendergast echoes, Truman vs Wallace angles, and wartime map production logistics.
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Brownell
Bricker
Baby Serum Immunization Method Reported by Evanston Doctors
Three Evanston health department doctors developed a baby serum immunization method against diphtheria and pertussis. They administered a single injection of mixed diphtheria toxoid and pertussis vaccine to 649 infants over five years with high success. Doses occurred at three week intervals and one week intervals, with the longer schedule yielding better results.
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Evanston, T
Firemen save fish in Wallingford reservoir aeration effort
Fire department crews spent two days aerating the North Palms reservoir near Wallingford Connecticut by pumping and spraying water to revive thousands of fish including pickerel, black bass and catfish. Only about twenty percent of the fish died. Eggs production is expected to drop in the second half of the year due to agriculture department estimates, with civilian supplies and poultry affected by stockpiles and military demand.
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Wallingford
Conn
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Department
Road repairs surge as war nears end report says
The Office of War Information based on Public Roads data and state and private agencies forecasts that most state highways will require repairs and rebuilding by war's end. Immediate programs target improving 4,000 miles of highways per the National Interregional Highway committee. Farm loans aid discharged servicemen with credit for food production. Seasonal workers in farms and ranches may apply for ration allotments to feed workers hired for up to 60 days.
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British Information Service
Office of War Information
Public Roads Administration
National Interregional Highway Committee
Admiral King clashes with Forrestal and King’s bitter power fight
The piece details friction between Admiral Ernie King and Secretary Forrestal, recalling past clashes with Knox, plus behind the scenes military politics. It notes a public slap down at a joint press conference and hints at broader postwar power struggles between the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, with shifts in recruitment and policy framing. It also references uncensored dispatches about Germany’s defeat and speculative peace moves, and a Berlin radio propaganda angle.
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D. C
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Naval Operations
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Halsey
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Practical Slip Cover Ideas for Your Use
Practical slip covers that save fabric. Instructions contain step by step directions for cavers. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, more time is needed to fill orders for popular pattern numbers. Send your order to Address.
Multiple Ballots in 1944 Elections
In the 1944 general elections several states plan to deploy four to seven distinct paper ballots. Each ballot must be marked completely by the voter within a five minute voting booth period.
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Vermont
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