Inland advance drives into central Luzon battlefront
Allied forces under General Walter Krueger push deeper inland toward Manila as Japanese troops hold back their main strength in rugged eastern mountains. U S carrier planes strike south China coast targets while army airmen disrupt Luzon air bases and communications. The fiercest resistance comes from eastern cave and tunnel defenses as the campaign seeks to secure the northern route.
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Luzon
Manila
6Th Army
Walter Krueger
South China
U. S
Nations Cupboard Well Stocked in Early 1945 Food Stock
The War Food Administration said civilians should eat as much in the first quarter of 1945 as in the previous three months. It noted larger supplies of milk eggs cheese and citrus will be available, offsetting smaller stocks in some foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Food Administration
WFA
War Food Administration Sets 1945 Farm Goals
The War Food Administration raises 1945 farm targets signaling longer European war prospects. Milk and meat offerings rise but overall civilian supplies dip versus 1944 and hover above the 1935-39 average. More eggs, vegetables, lard, margarine, honey and cereals are expected while butter sugar dry beans canned fruits and juices evaporated milk and canned fish decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Food Administration
WFA
Labor Draft Push Bill Moves Through Congress
President urges national service measure as Congress debates Andrew May’s draft bill to bar men 18 to 45 from leaving essential work without local Selective Service permission. War Mobilizer Byrnes details induction of registrants while farm workers face possible entry. Draft Director Hershey says about half of the 965,000 deferred 18 to 25 could be inducted. Some push for voluntary recruitment to cover manpower gaps.
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Congress
Andrew May
Selective Service Board
Army
Byrnes
Hershey
Building Trade Aims 8 Percent Million Jobs for Postwar Housing
R. J. Thomas of the CIO Automobile Workers union told the American Home Builders convention in Chicago that 8 percent million workers are needed to reach 80 million postwar jobs. He said with that many workers a minimum of 1,750,000 homes could be built each year, addressing a portion of the vast housing need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Thomas
CIO Automobile Workers Union
American Home Builders Convention
Chicago
Thomas
Greatest Offensive Shatters European Front Lines
Allied and German forces clash as German lines collapse under a vast Russian push. Marshal Zhukov drives toward Pomerania while Rokossovsky and Cherniakovsky seal East Prussia from north and south. The Red Army seeks to breach the Rhineland as Allied groups hammer at the Siegfried Line and press in Belgium and Alsace.
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Germany
Berlin
Marshal Kenev
Silesia
Heinrich Himmler
Warsaw
Marshal Zhukov
Pomerania
Rokossovky
Cherniakysky
East Prussia
Rhineland
Roer River
U. S
Bulge
von Rundstedt
Siegfried Line
Alsatian
Belgium
American Capital Flows If Assurances Are Given
The article notes that if definite assurances are given to American corporations that their property rights will be respected and they can earn legitimate profits, a sizable movement of private American capital abroad as direct investments may follow.
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Alexander Bamiiton Institute
LEND LEASE Food Shipments Fall in 1944 Totals
Lend lease food and agricultural shipments in 1944 topped 7.0 billion pounds with meats dairy and grains forming the bulk. Cured and processed pork products reached 708,627,783 pounds, cheese 280,845,609 pounds, granulated sugar 643,930,207 pounds, and a range of canned fruits and vegetables also listed among deliveries.
Synthetic Rubber Output Reaches Peacetime Needs Level
Secretary Jesse Jones said the 1944 US synthetic rubber industry produced 783000 long tons, built up after imports stopped by wartime disruption. He warned output could rise to 2000000 tons if needed, noting 60 percent used alcohol as feedstock and costs averaged 83 cents per pound versus 9 cents for crude rubber.
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Far East
U. S
Jesse Jones
Jones
Celebrities Die On Same Day Amid War Time Baseball Nod
Notes from mid month record three famous figures dying: Francis Maloney of Meriden who rose from newsboy to senator and mayor, Orze Crowley of Washington a Democratic finance figure and founder of the 1000 club, and Gilbert Patten creator of Burt L Standish who penned vast adventure tales in San Diego. Baseball chiefs seek 1945 season, relying on discharged or redeployed players while wartime manpower and 4-F reexaminations shape rosters.
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Meriden
Conn
Francis T. Maloney
Denn
Maloney
Senate
Washington
D. C
Orze D. Crowley
Division of Finance
Democratic National Committee
1,000 Club
Chicago
Crowley
Treasury
Cleveland
Frank Merriwell
Gilbert Patten
Burt L. Standish
San Diego
Galij
Patten
FDR
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
U S Navy Increased Firepower Since 1940
U S Navy firepower has risen fivefold since July 1940 with combatant ships auxiliaries and coast guard vessels able to deliver 2000 tons of steel in a 15 second firing run. The Iowa class battleship now carries nine six inch guns twenty five inch dual purpose guns and numerous smaller anti aircraft weapons. The Baltimore class shows 123 percent more firepower than the 1930 heavy guns with nine eight inch guns twelve five inch anti aircraft guns and other AA weapons.
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U. S. Navy
Texas
Iowa
Baltimore
Churchill cites war casualties by empire totals
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that British casualties reached 635,107 with empire losses at 1,043,534 up to last November. India's toll was 152,587. Australia 84,861. Canada 78,985. New Zealand 34,115. South Africa 28,943. other colonies 28,046, plus Western Front deaths. U S losses totaled 793,325.
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United Kingdom
Engand
Scotland
North Ireland
Churchill
House of ¢Commons
India
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
U. S
Spectator notes echo Hollywood Reporter era curiosities
A column recounts a series of media, aviation, and political anecdotes from the era. It recalls a tariff error letting fruit into the U S duty free, a Dick Merrill flight record disputed, the China Clipper crash in Trinidad, Evita Duarte’s Cosmo feature, and diplomacy tweaks between State and Interior. It also mentions Wright's strike vibe, Broadway wagering, and assorted social quips about Churchill, Cuba, Cole Porter, and more.
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I. Hoffman
New York
The
Hollywood Reporter
U. S
Food shortage fears and government missteps ring alarms
Western Newspaper Uniah reports a real danger of food scarcity this year amid budgetary mismanagement and mixed signals from OPA and WFA. The piece cites warnings of meatless days, reduced poultry and pork, and shortages of lamb and cattle, amid calls for increased planting and government subsidies, with draft and machinery constraints looming.
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Washington
New York
LaGuardia
France
OPA
WEA
War Food Administration
Midwest
Washington News on Montgomery Bradley Command Shuffle
Washington report reveals behind the scenes reshuffle that moved American armies under Eisenhower to Montgomery. Bradley receives bronze star as Churchill and Eisenhower acknowledge the change while British pressure and Pentagon secrecy shaped the maneuver.
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Washington, D. C
Montgomery
Bradley
Bernard Montgomery
Omar N. Bradley
Eisenhower
Churchill
War Department
U. S
Normandy
Caen
Cherbourg
Paris
Stars and Stripes
London
British Broadcasting Company
Holland
Belgium
Monty
el Alamein
Cairo
Sicily
St Caen
Arnhem
Pershing
Clarence Ransom Edwards
Boston
New England
France
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Yanks
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Dick Merrill
Seattle
Africa
Trinidad
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U. 8
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Port of Spain
Ray Josephs
Cosmopolitan
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Little Eva) Duarte
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Little Eva
Gal-Pal
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Josephs
Sec'y
Mark Daniels
Wright's
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Tropical Park
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Cole Porter
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Phil Brito
Uniah
War Manpower Commission
War Production Board
WMC
Department of Agriculture
Vinson
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Jimmy Byrnes
Bobby Sox Brigade
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Hollywood
Frederick Woltman
Rey Howard
New York World-Telegram
Joe Stalin
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Howe
Warantes
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Beuse
Seine Collins Dollan
Harney
Omaha, Neb
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Thse
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Victory Auction CO
Deg Forest Ave
Dex Moines
Earl G. Millar
George Willett
Biguwe Wey
Vy Ties Seater
Neese Sonnadore Guthrie Center
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Cedar Falls
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