Allies Drive to Collapse Nazi Pockets Near Berlin
EUROPE: Allied forces drive to end the war faster as Americans British Russians and French tighten the noose around Berlin with heavy fighting in the city and concurrent advances along the Elbe Mulde and Baltic coasts. Guerrillas in the Philippines harass the Japanese and seize Vigan airfield while Okinawa resists intense bombardment. Petain returns to France to stand trial. Meat supply tightens as OPA extends rationing and raises red-point values for many cuts.
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Europe
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
U. S
Sala
Hitler
Elbe
Mulde
Stettin
Baltic
K. O
Bavarian Alps
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Italy
Alps
Mussolini
Philippines
Baguio
Luzon
Vigan
Hacos Sur
Okinawa
OPA
Postwar Security Terms Debated at San Francisco Talks
Delegates from 46 nations at the San Francisco conference shaped a postwar security body by amending the Dumbar ton Oaks plan. Key proposals from China, backed by the United States, Britain, and Russia, called for applying justice and international law to dispute settlements, sending changes to the security assembly, and adding educational and cultural cooperation to the body’s duties, with the five powers maintaining influence.
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United Nations
San Francisco
China
U. S
Britain
Russia
Assembly of the
Security Organization
France
Farm real estate sales surge in early 1944 says ABA
The American Bankers Association reports record high farm real estate sales in the first quarter of 1944. Demand is rising while offerings decline as farms held by insurance companies banks and estates remain a dominant, stabilizing factor on the market.
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American Bankers Association
A.B.A
Railcar Movements Hit 38.5 Million Through February 1945
The Association of American Railroads reports about 38.5 million troops were moved by rail from Pearl Harbor through February 1945 in organized movements. It notes this excludes millions in smaller groups, on furloughs, or traveling under orders not counted in the total.
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Pearl Harbor
Association of American Railroads
Shoe rationing tightens as OPA limits stamps and footwear supply
The OPA narrowed shoe stamp usage to two per book and one for new babies to curb adult use. It backed away from increasing child footwear rationing, promising 150 million pairs of leather or composite shoes for sale without stamps, though few have reached dealers amid ongoing leather shortages due to fewer steers.
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OPA
Happy Chandler Named Commissioner of Organized Baseball
Burly 46 year old Senator Albert B. Chandler known as Happy Chandler is named commissioner to succeed Len L. at the helm. A Kentucky native, Harvard and Kentucky law graduate, former lieutenant governor governor and senator, Chandler played pro baseball in youth and coached basketball before entering politics. He arrived in Washington with Hull and paused a sandlot game, joining briefly before continuing to his appointment.
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Albert B
Happy) Chandler
Lendis
Harvard
Kentucky University
Kentucky
Chandler
Leasant Happy
U. S
Senate
Alben Barklay
Washington, D. C
Cordell Hull
Happy
Fiesh
Wallaces War Surplus and Army Discharge Plans
War surplus policy shifts to Henry Wallace's commerce department to dispose of surplus goods while aiming to maximize government returns. Wheat carryovers across the U S Canada Argentina and Australia total about 950 million bushels by July 1 with freight-car shortages risking exports and lend lease relief. Army discharge plans anticipate limited releases for veterans with long service and require six months training to allow 18 year olds to avoid combat roles.
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Department of Commerce
Treasury
Surplus Property Board
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce Department
Wallace
U. S
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Army
Congress
POW Labor Surges With War Department Work Total
Prisoners of war in the continental United States contributed 8,880,108 man days of work on army posts and 3,230,485 man days for private contractors during the first three months of 1845, valued at over 44 million dollars, per the War Department Provost Marshal General's office.
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Continental United States
War Department
United States
San Francisco Notes From The World Of G Men And Gala Pages
San Francisco gossip and observations on the D day of security for delegates, including 200 G men and Russian guards for Molotov, with chatter about J Edgar Hoover, LaGuardia, and Joe Rosenthal. Mentions Charlie Michelson, Clare Luce, Ernie Pyle, Archibald MacLeish, and cinema notes, theaters renamed United Nations, and market dining amid wartime rules.
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State Department
New York City
Chicago
New Orleans
Russia
Mr. Molotov
John Edgar Hoover
FBI
World Leaders Picture After FDR's Death
A stark look at how Franklin D Roosevelt's passing reshapes ties with Churchill Hopkins and King. The piece notes Churchill's loose morning access, King's clashes with Knox and new secretary Forrestal, Somervell's critique, Hopkins's loss, and Baruch's shifting White House leverage after Truman's rise.
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Franklin Roosevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Fdr
Ernest King
Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
King
Somervell
Army
Truman Committee
Tru
Truman
Harry
Jimmie
Bernard Baruch
War Production Board
General Somervell
Baruch
WPB
Bernie
Byrnes
Chicago
World Peace Conference Shapes Dumbarton Oaks Plan
The article outlines Truman guiding the American delegation toward a Dumbarton Oaks style peace framework. It stresses forming a united international order to prevent future war, with openness for all nations and anticipated discussions lasting weeks to months. It notes Roosevelt Stettinius Eden Molotov as key figures and contrasts Dumbarton Oaks with bilateral or hemispheric approaches.
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F.D
San Francisco
Calif
Truman
Roosevelt
Dumbarton League of the United Nations
Dumbarton
Livadia
Stettinius
Dumbarton Oaks
Wallace
Russia
Stettinian
Kremlin
Molotov
Stalin
Europe
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Verdun
Petain
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de Gaulle
Weimar
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A Tn Iu
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LaGuardia
N. Y
John Metcalfe
Washington
New York Gazette
Joe Rosenthal
Joe
AP Hocus
Iwo Jima
Kent Cooper
Navy Relief
Los Angeles
George
L. A
Mike McDermott
Statetimus
Angel
Curran Theater
Alcazar Theater
United Nations Theater
War ‘Production Board
Glenn Allvine
Will Hays Zac
Jack
New York
Billingsley
Mr. B
Barbara Burke
Dolly
Ralph Ober
PDA
Ernie Pyle
S. F
CPA
Market Street
Archibald MacLeish
Alexandria, Va
Jimmy Byrnes
All England
Walter Winchell
Walon
United States Employment Service
Beloit
Wis
Ames-Fhens - Box
Toplon
Penna
Walnut
Des Moinns
Iowa
Hpi
Dyersville
Lowa
Tel
Spencer Chick
Spencer
Allen Joslin Seed Farms
Holstein Town
Wahlert & Guntzler
Saint Louis
Leo
Leck
Eana
Lydia
Pinkhoom
Pinkham
Lyla
Pinkhams
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Doaw
Doan
Doav
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