Allies Shift Weight of Attacks Against Nazis to Belgium Front
Allied forces press the Nazi bulge in Belgium as First and Third armies advance in blizzards toward cutting the German pocket in two. Von Rundstedt sets a new defense line, while Britain’s Montgomery leads northern flank efforts with Ninth and Seventh Armies joining. In Greece a liberal government forms, and in Poland the Lublin committee challenges the exile government, heightening postwar tensions. In the Pacific, MacArthur’s forces raid Luzon shipping and bases, with Japs fearing invasion as Formosa and Ryukyus bases are hit. Byrnes orders deferred farm worker mobilization amid manpower plead for munitions output, drawing protests from farm states and labor stats showing hours worked.
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Congress Rolls Up Sleeves For First Session
The 79th Congress begins with a heavy agenda on foreign and domestic issues. It faces defining policy after Poland Greece and Italy incidents and aims to build a peace preserving organization. Domestically manpower production and inflation controls loom large as war demands persist.
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Balloon ascent by Maj. Gen. Orvil A Anderson
Maj. Gen. Orvil A. Anderson, deputy commander of Gen. Jimmy Doolittle's Eighth Air Force, is famed in Washington for guiding a helium balloon to 13.71 miles height in 19835. The craft stayed aloft nearly two hours to observe upper air phenomena, drawing attention from scientists and military personnel alike.
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Civilian goods outlook for 1945 amid war constraints
The War Production Board warns 1945 will bring little improvement in civilian stocks as Europe’s war drains resources. Frozen stockpiles fall to 48,000 units with reconversion taking months. Production of steel ice boxes, electric ranges, vacuum cleaners, and electric irons faces limits, while lumber scarcity keeps furniture tight and inner spring mattresses negligible. Only small electrical appliances show brighter prospects.
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Senator Taylor Sings for a Washington Home on Capitol Steps
Idaho's new Senator Glenn Taylor, famed for singing, seeks a Capitol area home for his wife and two children. He plays his banjo on the cold steps of the capitol and pleads for a modest space near the capital home. Until a landlord offers a suitable dwelling, the Taylors will remain in a hotel.
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Un-Americanism: Rankin pushes new inquiry committee
Rep John Rankin of Mississippi used a House rules amendment to form a new un American activities committee to draft corrective legislation. The vote split with 70 Democrats and 187 Republicans for and 186 against, signaling a sharp partisan clash over the agency to replace Dies. The panel would draft laws and submit them for passage. In 1944 Chase National Bank reported $6.16 billion in resources with $4.84 billion deposits, while National City Bank held $4.47 billion resources and $4.21 billion deposits. Continental Illinois, Guaranty Trust, and other New York and Chicago banks posted large asset totals. TVA posted $14.1 million net from power in 1944 with 10 billion kWh generated. employment fell to 21,000 partly due to the draft.
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Tun Notes and Wartime Jokes From a Bygone Era
A compact column of anecdotes and quips from Peter Donald and other writers, recalling GIs returning from overseas facing social misfires at diners, jokes about horse racing, a San Francisco Chinatown jab, a German ancestry encounter, Hemingway’s Chicago setback, Clemenceau’s France, and a fatigues drill. The pieces mix wartime humor with sharp social commentary and light gossip about public figures and institutions.
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Washington War Saga On McNair Policy And 106th Division
Washington reports blame on McNair for age based limits that left green officers in combat roles. The 106th Division supposedly collapsed first under German counterattack, with younger, untested leaders replacing veterans before action. Analysts link Kasserine and Salerno to similar command turnover and poor field preparation, noting broader issues in post Pearl Harbor officer selection and wartime training policies.
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Postwar car ideas spark comical questions and quips
A satirical piece from a postwar era features the Society of Automotive Engineers soliciting public input on car design. Elmer Twichell’s wry answers tackle longer bodies, two‑door “gymnast” designs, roof cuts, and frugal comfort, followed by a humorous Harriet‑Dear column about Clare Luce and wartime gun trials, ending with verse about a lively child and noisy carpentry.
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