US air power targets Tokyo as Leyte push continues
In heavy rain, B-29s from Marianas strike Tokyo’s industrial districts while U S forces push on Leyte. General Arnold promises relentless campaign until land and sea invasion, as MacArthur reports encircling advances and weakened Japanese concentration.
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U. S
Leyteeland
Philippines
Tokyo
Pacific
Marianas
Doolittle
H. H. Arnold
Japan
Leyte
U. 58
MacArthur
Stabilization plans to hold prices and wages in wartime
With living costs up 30 percent since January 1941, OPA chief Bowles moves to curb small price hikes in clothing and textiles. The administration aims to keep the Little Steel formula on wage boosts within 15 percent of 1941 levels while considering overtime and 40 hour week adjustments to preserve purchasing power and employment. OPA to press manufacturers for restrained pricing as part of stabilizing costs.
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Chester Bowles
National War Labor Board
CIO
AFL
OPA
First German Forces Crumble On 460 Mile Western Front
Allied and French offensives push German 19th army toward Reich border as Belfort Gap and Saverne pass falls squeeze enemy troops. Patton's 3rd army moves toward Saar basin while Aachen fronts hold under heavy mud and counter attacks with King Tiger tanks. Weather hampers air power as Soviets stall near Budapest and axis defenses along the Rhine and Ruhr endure pressure.
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Europe
U. S
Reich
Belfort
Rhine
Vosges
U. 5
7Th Army
Saverne
Johannes
Blaskowitz
Patton
3Rd
Ssar
Metz
Aachen
Holland
Kleve
Ruhr
Hodges
Simpson
Rhineland
Budapest
Austria
Unsung Army Railroaders Move World Fronts
Brig. Gen. A. F. McIntyre notes army rail division troops are deployed globally. Rail units including operating battalions and mobile workshops total 105 units with about 2,000 officers and 42,000 enlisted men supporting U S forces from New Guinea to Italy and Africa.
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U. S
World
A. F. McIntyre
Army Rail Division
New Guinea
Alaska
New Caledonia
England
France
Italy
Iran
India
Africa
McIntyre
War Food outlook keeps beef tight into 1946
The War Food Administration projects beef supplies will stay tight in 1946 with 81 percent of beef going to armed forces. Domestic beef may improve as midwestern farmers buy stockers for fattening amid high feed costs. October slaughter records show 1,450,572 beef cattle and 910,509 calves, while hogs totaled 4,223,205, slightly below the five year average. Farm income, aided by continued strong output and debt reduction, is expected to exceed 1943 levels, with total returns projected near 20 percent higher for the nation’s 4 million operators as postwar plans form.
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War Food Administration
Adelina Patti
Liszt War
Handel
Brahms
Strauss
U. S
Quips and anecdotes of composers and critics across music history
A collage of witty remarks and incidents involving Verdi Woollcott Paderewski Mozart Rubinstein Chopin and other musicians. Tales cover manners at hotels punctured egos critics and impresarios with light jokes about piano playing aging instruments and stage scandals.
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Mozart
Bagin
Samuel Johnson
Rubinstein
Wartime shoplifting by Portland youths shocks city
A spree of thefts by teen girls in Portland Oregon signals a wartime juvenile problem. The youths stole for personal use rather than resale, with one 12-year-old caught with $150 in sweaters and jewelry and a 17-year-old admitting $700 worth of goods stolen in seven months for a sailor. One girl tearfully claimed it was an adventure.
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Portland
Ore
CHINA Japs Progress Amid Chiang Shakeup and Allied Aid
The Japanese tightened control along the eastern coast while Chiang Kai-shek reshaped his government to energize the war effort. Donald Nelson and experts arrived in Chungking to boost Chinese production, as the 14th American air force bases faced a six month 750 mile offensive to curb enemy operations and coastal shipping.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Donald Nelson
Chungking
Chiang
Joe Stilwell
Nelson
Well Heeled Savings Postwar Cushion Outlined
Total American savings reach about 100 billion, with 36.385 billion in war bonds. About 1.0 million people, or 60 percent, held these securities versus 25 percent in WWI. Bank deposits and postal savings exceed 36 billion, with 34.006 billion held by roughly 33 percent. Life insurance is the third-largest source, with 50 percent of people paying over 33 billion on policies.
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War Department
Treasury Department
Hefield
OWI
Cowboy
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Sphinx
Harold Dixon Young
Wallace
White House
Senate
Jesse Jones
Ed Pauley
Murray
Montana
Pentagon
Cotton exports eyed after war subsidy could lift shipments
Cotton exports average 1,235,000 bales for 1841 to 1844 as traders await the War Foods administration export subsidy program. Estimates vary on how much might be sold under the new program, contingent on cargo availability. Exports have been lowest since the Civil War.
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War Foods Administration
WFA
Churchill’s war end estimate a six month forecast
Western Newspapers Union reports broad acceptance of Churchill’s six month end date for Europe, with weather hampering campaigns and Patton’s drive limited to Metz forts. Officials warn false hopes on Antwerp, Nazis’ status, and rocket gun threats. Peace talks likely stretch through winter to spring with Dumbarton Oaks readjustments.
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Washington
Churchill
Europe
Metz
Siegfried Hne
Saar Valley
Mr. Churchill
Ochurchill
Dumbarton Oaks
Prices and jobs debate behind postwar plans unfold
Behind the scenes, top officials debate peacetime pricing as the War Production board authorizes limited output. Vinson and Byrnes push for 1942 price bases, while industry seeks above-1942 levels to cover wages and raw costs. Vociferous supports claim higher wages and raw costs do not always raise production costs. The drive aims to secure 60 million postwar jobs with low prices to maintain demand and employment.
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Roosevelt
War Production Board
OPA
Judge Vinson
Jimmy Byrnes
Chester Bowles
James Brownlee
Frankfort Distilleries
Bowles
Vinson
General Electric
Charley Wilson
Byrnes
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