Civil Strife and Allied War Efforts in Europe
Leftist resistance in Greece prompts British troops to restore order backing Papandreou's government. Allied forces push into the Saar basin as Patton's 3rd Army presses west toward the Rhine. Hitler's forces thinly spread, retreating into Hungary and preparing entrenchments near Budapest amid a broader European clash.
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Europe
Greece
Oberation
Papandreou
Suez Canal
London
Suez
R. M. Scobie
U. S
3Rd Army
Ist
Sth
Coaldaden Saar
Patton
Saar
Saarbrucken
Aachen
Marshall von Rundstedt
Eisenhower
Rhine
Balkans
Italy
Hungary
Budapest
Meat income to hit record as meat industry leads farm profits
George M. Lewis of the American Meat Institute forecasts meat animal income will reach a record level this year, accounting for about one third of total farm income and exceeding 62 billion dollars. He cites USDA marketings of cattle and calves near 35 million head, the highest on record.
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George M. Lewis
American Meat Institute
Lewis
United States Department of Agriculture
Galvey
MacArthur Lands 77th Division at Ormoc Bay
General Douglas MacArthur shifted the 77th division ashore below Ormoc on Leyte after heavy weather and stout resistance. U S naval guns and artillery bombarded positions before the landing while LSTs unloaded supplies. American air forces then dispersed a Japanese convoy carrying about 4,000 troops bound for Leyte.
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Douglas MacArthur
77Th
Ormoc
U. 5
Leyte
Inalg
Earthquake Rocks Japan Casts Toll Across Honshu Coast
A powerful quake centered in the Sea of Enshu 100 miles southeast of Tokyo triggered landslides and cavings in homes along a 150 mile belt on Honshu. Huge tidal waves from the sea deluged coastal districts below Tokyo. Japanese reports note no immediate war industry damage but withhold full shipping impact details.
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Sea of Enshu
Tokyo
London
Japan
Honshu
Sea of
Enshu
HELP WANTED Seek Arms Speed Up
Government officials refocus on war production due to munitions shortages threatening Allied offensives. War Manpower Commissioner Paul W. McNutt urges aggressive recruitment of women and internal plant transfers to critical roles, aiming to fill 300,000 positions including 190,000 for arms and munitions and roles in radar, ships, tanks, trucks, and 529 Superfortresses.
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Paul W. McNutt
McNutt
Study claims artificial breeding ready for nation use
Dr J W Bartlett of New Jersey State College of Agriculture announces a completed study showing 120 artificial cows bred from distinguished bulls yielded 83 more milk and 14 percent higher butterfat, indicating the science has progressed to broad adoption.
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New Jersey
Senate hearing halts swift Grew Clayton Rockefeller picks
Senate rebels forced hearings on the fitness of Joseph C. Grew William L. Clayton Nelson Rockefeller and Archibald MacLeish for Undersecretary and assistant secretary roles in the State Department. Sen Kentuckys Happy Chandler charged Wall Street influence over appointments while Sen Tom Connally defended President Roosevelts foreign policy dominance.
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Joseph C. Grew
William L. Clayton
Nelson Rockefeller
Archibald MacLeish
Department
Senate
Kentucky
Chandler
Clayton
Rockefeller
Wall Street
Texas
Tom Connally
Stettinius Attacks Allied Roles in Postwar Governments
Secretary Edward Stettinius denounced Allied pressure on liberated European areas to form governments aligned with outside powers. He specifically opposed Britain's stance on Carlo Sforza as Italian foreign minister and warned Moscow that the United Nations must govern liberated territories without outside influence.
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Edward Stettinius
Britain
Russia
Stettinius
Carlo Sforza
Sforza
Moscow
United Nations
FARM YOUTH WIN HONORS IN CHICAGO SHOWS
American 4 H youth acclaim features, with Donald Mowery of Terre Haute earning top honors for his 58 acre farm operation and Ben Grove of Bryant Iowa winning fat stock grand champion with a 650 pound Hereford later sold for 5265 dollars. Other notes cover St Lawrence Seaway debates and wartime publishing items.
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Chicago
Donald Mowery
Terre Haute
Ind
Ben Greve
Bryant
Iowa
Mowery
Grove
New Mexico
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Notes on The Magic Lanterns and Other Films
A critic praises The Magic Lanterns for pleasant amusement and Margaret OBrien’s charm, noting its light hearted 23skidoo era humor. It also mentions Something for the Boys musical numbers, The March of Time on China, Blonds Fever clichés, and The Last Ride ballad drama as notable items in the era’s cinema scene.
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St. Louis
Margaret O'Brien
March of Time
China
Hall of Fame
Final fate of Hitler as imagined in a newspaper dialogue
In a Times preview, a father explains to his child that Hitler vanished after World War II, living under various names in Chicago for sixteen years until a rug dealer Donnerbiltz died there in 1960. The tale suggests he remained unrecognized, continuing to denounce democracy and the U.S. while the public overlooked him as a harmless crackpot.
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Macon
W. B. Burke
James
Jim Auth
China
Burke
Generalissimo
Coluum
Hitler
Spain
Japan
Argentina
Eire
Donnerbiltz
Chicago
Russia
England
Democracy
Gov’t
Washington
U.S.A
Wage Freeze Thawed In Spots Amid Inflation Fears
Washington observers credit President Roosevelt with courage in upholding the Little Steel wage freezing policy to curb inflation. The plan allows selective wage increases by industry through reclassification and entices gradual raises, while unions push for gains. Measures affect steel, textiles, autos, and rubber with ongoing negotiations and anticipated strikes. Industry leaders and CBS RCA pay boosts stir controversy as Petrillo funds music promotion, paid by consumers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
CIO
James Byrnes
White House
Europe
Byrnes
GIO
Phil Murray
CBS
RCA
Petrillo
Bombing Japan from Saipan and the Doolittle raid tale
A wartime summary discusses the planned B 29 bomber raids from Saipan facing crew fatigue maintenance and weather challenges. It notes reconnaissance damage on Tokyo areas and the push to bases in the Philippines while recounting Jimmy Doolittle's Tokyo raid and Soviet interactions.
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Washington, D. C
Japan
Saipan
Tokyo
Air Corps
MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Russia
Stalin
Jimmy Doolittle
Soviet
Siberia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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