Fronts Afire as Allies Drive on Paris and Brest
Allied offensives push toward Paris with U S forces about 60 miles from the city while British Canadian units press north of Caen. U S armor concentrates in Brittany to reduce Brest Lorient and St Nazaire ports opening Atlantic supply routes amid fuller mobilization in East Prussia and Risélan regions.
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U. S
Paris
Caen
Brittany
Brest
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Atlantic Ocean
East Prussia
Elvillah
Risélan
German paratroopers praise US fighting qualities in St Lo report
Recovered German report quotes paratroopers acknowledging American artillery precision and mobility. They describe U S doctrine, deep employment, position changes, and self propelled guns near the front. Observers note many planes enabling effective strikes on small targets. They report effects of 0.8 fire, phosphorus bombs, and high explosive ammo causing stomach trouble and headaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lo
U. S
Allies brace for drive on Gothic Line amid river Arno fronts
Axis forces fight to hold Baltic provinces as Red Army presses near Silesia and the Czech border. In Italy U.S. and British troops ready an assault on mountain fortifications while Polish and Italian units harass Germans. Allied supply eased by ports Livorno Civitavecchia Piombino.
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Germany
Waresew
Silesia
Carpathian Mountains
U. S
Arno River
Italy
Adriatic
Livorno
Civitavecchia
Piombino
Pacific War Conference Opens With Pacific Battle Plans
President Roosevelt leads a three day war conference with Pacific commanders at Pearl Harbor to map offensives for Japan’s surrender. Liberators raid Mindanao airfields, B 2s bomb Nagasaki shipyards and Palembang refineries as Pearl Harbor rearmed, while Hawaii is described as a rear area.
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Doug
MacArthur
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Philippines
Mindanao
Japan
Nagasaki
Palembang
East Indies
Roosevelt
Hawaii
U. S
Weather and political pact mix heat news and oil plans
Heat wave grips the Midwest slowing crops from Kentucky to Ohio while corn prospects rise in Iowa and Nebraska. A U S Britain accord seeks postwar oil distribution under an international security body with equal opportunity concessions and fair prices.
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Middle West
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Kentucky
Ilinois
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Mississippi
Iowa
Nebraska
U. S
Great Britain
Organization of An International Oil Commission
Government sets 1944 canned fruit and apple prices
Government support prices for canned peaches pears apricots fruit cocktail and fruit mix packed in 1944 will be 86.4 percent of the area average ceiling prices or 66.4 percent of canners’ civilian ceiling prices, whichever is lower. An International Apple Association estimate foresees about 123 million bushels of apples harvest this year with 10 million destined for armed forces and 8 million for lend lease food. maximum prices are set for the 1944 crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Apple Association
Association
RATIONING: New Values in wartime price controls
The OPA removed utility grades of beef and lamb from rationing and restored pork loins and ham due to hog market trends. Canned fish returned to lists amid nationwide short supplies while cheese values rose to curb consumer demand.
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OPA
Ner
Army Urges Large Tank and Ammunition Production Increase
Army officials outline a major boost in 1944 production across weapons and vehicles. Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay reports schedules call for a 77 percent rise in aircraft bombs, 110 percent in heavy artillery ammunition, 23 percent in heavy artillery weapons, 40 percent in large trucks, 123 percent in heavy trucks, and 50 percent in tanks as demands mount from front lines.
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Lucius D. Clay
Army Service Forces
Birth of quadruplets reported for Amalfi artisan
An Amalfi, Colombia artisan aged 75 has a second wife bearing quadruplets, bringing his total children to 47 with 30 from the first wife and 17 from the second. A separate tale recounts 19 year old Mary Phillips of Trimsarar Wales riding a landing barge to Normandy beach head, spending weeks amid battle before returning to Britain unharmed. Sheriff Claude Sullivan of Murphy Idaho ends plans to close his sheriff’s office after a mobile accident. the town’s main leisure spot becomes a billiard parlor.
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Amalfi
Colombia
Mary Phillips
Trimsarar
Wales
Normandy
Miss Phillips
Britain
Sherif Claude Sullivan
Murphy
Idaho
Owyhee County
Postwar Relief Debate Shapes Unemployment Aid Plan
Senators and southern Democrats clashed over relief for workers facing possible postwar unemployment. The Kilgore Murray bill sought federal control over job offers and relocation, while administration allies fought for unemployment payments up to 35 dollars weekly. The George bill would leave disbursements to states, ranging 15 to 22 dollars, and would place federal workers under state systems.
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Ins Federal Shipyard
Tire Output: More Sought In War Production Shift
The War Production board aims to speed heavy tire production for military and civilian transport. CIO workers may shift from passenger to track tire work and exceed self-imposed quotas. The WPB seeks to protect seniority to prevent layoffs as departments shift. WPH proposes proportional pay boosts to counter alleged efforts to limit output.
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War Production Board
WPB
WPH
Government land sales rules outlined by Wickard
Secretary Claude Wickard told the House that surplus land should be sold to those needing it for a home, prioritizing former owners then war veterans. Sales must reflect long term earning capacity, not inflated prices, as about 6.5 million acres have been acquired with 3.5 million deemed suitable for farming.
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Claude Wickard
Germany
Junkers
Washington
Hemisphere
State Department
Argentina
Buenos Aires
United States
Europe
Washington volunteers aid farm labor in DC under Jones leadership
In Washington DC the agriculture extension chief Johnny Jones leads a volunteer farm labor program amid a shortage. He mobilizes White House staff, cabinet offices, senators, and soldiers in camps, with girls, WACs, WAVES, Marines, and SPARS joining. Civilians and military members pitch in to harvest crops and perform chores during the season.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Johnny Jones
Philadelphia Athletics
Coatsville
Department of ‘Agriculture Extension Service
Jones
White House
Wacs
WAVES
Marines
SPARS
Virginia
Oil Pact Aims to End Oil Wars Between U S and Britain
The piece argues a 1940s informal oil agreement between the United States and Great Britain seeks to prevent future oil-driven conflicts. It notes past British moves to control oil, U S protests, and outlines provisions for open, fair, non-discriminatory oil trade, equal access, and unhindered exploration and development by both nations.
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Waitihigih
Saranbh
United States
Great Britain
Charles Evana Hughes
Palestine
League
U. S
Colombia
Panama Canal
Panama
Frst
U. S.A
Arabia
Gulf of Persia
Atlantic
Near East
Washington
Lord Beaverbrook
Ickes
Hull
Britain
England
British Shell
U.S.A
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Italy
Notes of & New Yorker and Broadway quips aired
The column recalls the publicized feuds between Gypsy Rose Lee and her mother, Mae West’s divorce story spat, and a New York barroom gag about captured Nazis. It mentions Ernie Pyle’s reporting on a General von Schlieben incident and the enduring fame of Take Me Out to the Ball Game, contrasting it with earlier baseball anthems and a tale of Harry Covaleskie’s vaudeville past affecting his career.
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New Yorker
New York
Gee
PDR
Henry Wallace
Mae West
Frank Wallace
Wallace
Henry
Erniey Pyle
von Schlieben
Genral Collins
United States
von Schuieben
George M. Cohan
Cohan
Broadway
Polo Grounds
John McGraw
The
Giants
Albert von Tilzer
von Tilzer
Kelly
Boston
Walter Johnson
Harry Covaleskie
Phillies
Covaleskie
Cavaleskie
German Notebook Quote Spurs Retrenchment Theme
A German soldier in France writes in his notebook that blessed are those who retreat for they will see their homeland again. Production of 432,782 electric ranges in Q3 1944 has been authorized for three manufacturers. A pamphlet from the Office of Defense Transportation details a simple tire leak method to reduce tire fats on highways. German dentists are ordered to limit care to urgent measures.
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France
Office of “Defense Transportation
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Backbage
WNW Service
Union Trust Building
Woman Marine
Turk
Hitler
Bulgaria
Turkey
Sweden
Switzerland
Hag Jong
Naz
Madison
Ivan Ivanovitch
Katerina ‘Mikhailovna Mikhailovitch
ODT
Senate
Albany
Baukhage
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