Plan Knockout in Germany Shapes Postwar Stakes
Europe reports describe a shakeup to place Fritz von Papen in power with Hjalmar Schacht as finance minister while Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin finalize plans to dismantle the Nazi war machine. Allied offensives press from the Ruhr to the Siegfried line as Montgomery and U.S. forces breach defenses and Reds push across the Oder toward Silesia. General MacArthur signals pivot toward Tokyo as Soviet drives deepen in eastern Germany, aiming to cripple industry and seize key industrial pockets near Schwied iig and Wuenschelburg.
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Black Sea
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Hitler
Fritz von Papen
von Papen
Hjalmar Schacht
Reich
U. S
Bernard Montgomery
Siegfried Line
Kleve
Ruhr
Montgomery
Reichwald Forest
Rhine
Work or Fight Debated as Labor and Industry Clash
The work or fight bill forcing men 18 to 45 to take essential jobs faced close Senate consideration after House passage. The AFL executive council in Miami argued no manpower shortage existed and accused plants of hoarding labor to boost profits. NAM urged voluntary cooperation and suggested lowering ceilings to draw surplus workers.
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AFL
Executive Council
Miami
Fla
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Manila in Flames as Allied Forces Close In
American units push south while others move from the north to Manila. Japanese defenders destroy Pasig bridges and torch the business district. Fires engulf reinforced concrete buildings as bay winds spread the flames, forcing evacuation of freed prisoners and internees by truck to outlying areas.
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Pacific
Manila
U. S
Pasig River
Bay
General Silence Policy Cited On Manila Fall Reaction
The general speaks for MacArthur and Mia declines to comment on Manila’s fall, stating she cannot alter her public silence without approval from General Headquarters, presumably MacArthur himself.
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Mia
MacArthur
Manila
General Headquarters
Homecoming Choice Locates Veterans Returning Home
A military survey shows eight of ten white enlisted men expect to return to the same state and region after the war. Only one in ten plans to move elsewhere, with one in ten undecided. Negro personnel show greater mobility, with about two thirds aiming to return to their prior state.
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Army Service Forges
Surplus Goods Inquiry Probes Government Auctions
The senate war investigating committee examined surplus property disposal practices, revealing pre arranged bidding at Surplus Liquidators and sales of test tubes stoppers and dressings as surplus. Purchasers profited by reselling goods to the government, with some items classified as surplus despite continuous factory output. Herbert Bayard Swope was noted as contacting former commerce secretary Jease Jones about disposal plans.
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Congress
Aurplus
Senate War Investigating Committee
Empireeia
Alfatra
Surplus Liquidators, Inc
Herbert Bayard Swope
Henry Stimson
Jease Jones
Commerce
Court Martial Reverses Hangings in Weber Case
National stir followed the army verdict of Pvt. Henry Weber of Vancouver Washington who was slated to hang for refusal to bear arms but was commuted to life imprisonment at hard labor. Weber spoke of peace and conscience while senators criticized the sentence and questioned the army’s act. Meanwhile Quebec and Ontario politics signaled resistance to overseas draft policy, potentially forcing a general election as Prime Minister King contends with conscription. Rail traffic faced box car shortages due to storms and a record harvest, hitting freight and passenger service. I railroads posted $880 million net income in 1944, down 18.6 percent from 1943 amid higher wages and costs.
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U. S. Senate
Army
Pvt
Henry Weber
Vancouver
Wash
Weber
Wheeler
Mont
Quebec
Grey North
Ontario
Dominion
King
U. S
Middle West
Midwest
West
United States
German Prisoner Meals Spark Protests At Home
Washington reports parents of American POWs denounce German prisoner food in U S camps while U S prisoners in Germany rely on Red Cross aid. examples show German camps serving rich menus with meat and desserts. Army discharges face scrutiny for policy gaps and potential abuses. OWI bans on Tomorrow the World amid internal politics and union dynamics color capital chatter.
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Washington, D.C. U
Germany
U. S
Florida
MacDillfield
Red Cross
Open Letter on Un American Activities to Mundt
Paul Mallon argues the Dies Committee should widen its probe beyond unions to expose hidden streams of influence from totalitarian ideologies. He warns against racial agitation and urges a thorough, factual inquiry into communist and foreign influence in American labor and culture. He notes resistance to new investigations despite wartime concerns and references a Roll Call on antiun-American votes.
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NEW Dies Committee
Washington, D. C
Karl Mundt
House Committee
Mundt
United States
Dies Committee
CIO
Chicago
AFLU
AFL
Mr. Roosevelt
Paul Mallon
Congress
Dies
New Deal
Rankin
Theip
Well-Fitting Afternoon Frock With Bolero Add-on
Pattern No 1292 offers a sun-back dress with a soft graceful skirt and ruffled sweetheart neckline. Includes bolero option for size 38 to 62, using 9 3/4 yards of 39 inch material and 4 yards edging for neck trim. designed to impart poise and neat grooming.
Handy Household Hacks From Everyday Life
A collection of simple home tips covers aiding screw penetration with soap, safely removing broken bulbs with the power off, loosening newspaper from varnished surfaces with olive oil, and using cornflakes or oats as breadcrumbs substitutes. It also suggests basting velvets with silk thread and organizing linings with cardboard from shirts for easy removal.
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Berlin
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Oder River
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Canada
Marshall
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Lester Cowan
OWL
France
Belgium
al Woll
Matthew Woll
Chisago
Matt Woll
White House
Scott Lucas
Jake Arvey
Woll
United Automobile Workers
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Reuther
Pau Mallon
Western Newspaper Union
South Wells
Vereqmenecages Rize
Nate Trike Coe
RCI
No. C
Sey Ak Toei Opin
St. Joseph
Brown
Lome Haga
McKessen Laboratories
and McKesson
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