Navy Carrier Planes Sink 100000 Tons of Japanese Shipping
The Third Fleet led by Admiral Halsey conducted a three day operation along the China Coast destroying or damaging more than 100000 tons of Japanese shipping and striking targets at Canton Hongkong and Formosa. Carriers attacked Formosa on Saturday Sunday and Monday as part of a broad assault that also hit oilers Royal Navy docks and enemy warships. The sea action followed earlier raids that brought total enemy shipping losses to well over 306000 tons with more than 250 planes reported shot down or damaged on the ground or at sea.
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Indo-China
Saigon
Camranh Bay
Critical wartime draft plan targets 200000 workers
Washington reports the War Manpower Commission will induct about 200000 deferments age 26 to 29 before July 1 under a two part list naming critical war work. The seven of twenty three job categories are fully prioritized including aircraft ships ordnance and rubber products with all technical personnel deemed critical.
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F D R Urges Revision of Job Controls
President Roosevelt calls for national service legislation and a government power to assign men to war tasks as voluntary controls prove inadequate. Gen Marshall and Adm King endorse stronger manpower measures amid war demands and Germany’s counteroffensive. Critical jobs include aircraft, ships, munitions, metal work, and transportation. Regulations target recruits aged 25 through 29 to sustain production.
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Newfoundland Opens Airports for Airlines Across North Atlantic
Newfoundland promised airport facilities to airlines crossing the North Atlantic, calling the island a key stepping stone to Europe. The Newfoundland government asked the UK to withdraw a reservation from the transit agreement, a move described as a mere formality by officials.
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Newfoundland
Eutrope
Commission of Government
United Kingdom
Chicago Air
Reds Ramp Through Shattered Nazi Lines on Polish Plain
Russian winter offensive drives two army groups across 200 mile front from Grolec near Warsaw to Krakow area. First Ukraine and First White Russian Groups claim rapid advances 30 to 38 miles with Radom capture and over 1,300 communities seized. Germans acknowledge 42 sectors now on offense with Schlossberg taken inside East Prussia.
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Folies Bergere Dancers Struggle With Cold Paris Night
Frigid conditions hit Paris as Folies Bergere dancers collapse from exposure during a cold night at about 29 degrees. Audience including U S soldiers wore overcoats. symphony orchestra and conductor performed in coats. lawyers and judges wore overcoats in court.
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MacArthur Beats Off Jap Attack in Luzon Advance Halts
General MacArthur reports the American spearhead over one third of the way from Lingayen Gulf down the central Luzon plain with strong progress southward. The first Japanese counterattack in Pozorrubio was repulsed as U S forces push toward Camiling and beyond Tarla g Province.
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Albany Bills Target Minority Party Power Shift
A measure introduced in the Albany Legislature by Assemblyman Orlo M. Brees, a Republican, seeks to curb minority party influence by requiring candidates in statewide elections to be enrolled in the dominant party and barring on primary ballots any candidate enrolled in another party except for judicial or non-salaried offices. The bill also would allow a two party nomination under certain conditions. President Roosevelt carried American Labor and Liberal Party votes in November, helping him win the state.
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British World War II Drive Near Aachen Expands
British Second Army advances west of Aachen in a new offensive as American forces seize Houffalize and link with First Army units at Houffalize. Montgomery action reported progressing with limited resistance while German lines hold Alsace Lorraine salients. German prisoner claims Hitler expected rapid Meuse and Antwerp breaches.
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Nation’s 1944 drink bill tops seven billion dollars
Commerce Department estimates reveal Americans spent over seven billion dollars on alcoholic beverages in 1944. Distilled spirits account for about sixteen billion gallons, beer at eighty million barrels, wine around ninety million, with taxes driving much of the rise. Per person, spending nears fifty four dollars.
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War Plant Baby Born in Rest Room at GPI-A Plant
A baby named Trenton was born yesterday at the C. V. Hill and Co. plant rest room to 21 year-old war worker Mrs. Ethel Misiewicz. The mother, who worked at the plant until a few minutes before delivery, was aided by a plant nurse.
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More Civilian Goods Going To Europe
Washington reports additional civilian goods will be shipped to Europe despite tight shipping. The State Department says exports to France rise in early 1935, while Allied arms supplies and materials include uniforms and tires. Roosevelt pledged aid to Greece as Plastiras seeks reconstruction after occupation. Officials warn relief in Belgium the Netherlands and Italy remains critical amid shortages and unemployment fears.
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Dewey Signs State Payroll Reform Bills in Albany
Governor Dewey signed two state payroll reform laws in Albany aimed at curbing legislative spending. One law transfers clerical appointment power to the speaker and cuts per diem pay. The other cuts over 100000 from the legislative budget, requires line item salaries, and allows payment by check. The measures, passed unanimously after probes into spending and tax issues, respond to Anderson Committee findings.
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MacArthur Helps Shore Party At Leyte Beachhead
A shore party from an attack cargo ship unloads on Leyte as a landing boat grounds. General Douglas MacArthur wades through waist deep surf, greets the crew, and asks how things are going with a hopeful remark and a smile.
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Nazi General 29 Refuses to Talk After Capture
Hans Lingner, commander of the 7th SS Panzer Grenadier Division, was captured by the 7th Army near Finling. He, aged 29, declined to speak with captors, having long served in the elite Naz military corps and held top staff positions in multiple SS divisions.
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Publisher Dies in Erie Brief Obituary
Robert John Virtue 65 publisher of the Erie Dispatch-Herald and an Associated Press member died yesterday in Erie Pennsylvania. He led the paper and contributed to wireless press coverage and editorial work.
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Tanker Reported Afire Off Pacific Coast
The Union oil tanker off the San Luis Obispo coast was reported afire about 29 miles west of the city. The Western Sea Frontier Command said 87 officers and men, believed to be the entire crew, were saved by surface vessels. The ship, loaded with oil and gasoline, faced firefighting efforts from nearby units.
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Rear Admiral Chandler and Captain Fleming Killed in Luzon Invasion
The Navy announced that Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler and Captain Robert W. Fleming were killed in action during the Luzon invasion in the Philippines. Chandler had just been named commander of a cruiser division. Fleming, a Annapolis graduate from Maryland, was the son of Rear Admiral Liesd H. Chandler and traced to a line of notable naval officials.
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