De Gaulle strengthens grip as French generals ousted
Washington reports Gen Charles De Gaulle purged about twenty generals in North Africa, boosting his control of the Committee of National Liberation formed with Gen Henri Giraud. Officials fear a new political crisis in Algiers as Giraud's status and his return from Britain loom amid a naval representative's walkout.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
North
Africa
Algiers
United Nations
Great Britain
Russia
China
America
de Gaulle
Committee of National Liberation
Henri Honore Giraud
Giraud
White House
Henri Colkinet
Bus Line Seeks Helicopter Route Between NYC and Shore
Asbury Park New York Transit Corp applied to the Civil Aeronautics Administration for a postwar helicopter service permit. James Rollo, president, said routes would connect New York with Highlands Long Branch Asbury Park Spring Lake and another to Point Pleasant Beach Haven and Atlantic City.
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Asbury Park
Asbury
Cache of Ration Coupons Revealed
New York scene: police uncovered an illegal ration coupon distribution center run by Ernest Johnson in Harlem. Coupons for 178000 gallons of gasoline 20625 gallons of fuel oil and 16 pairs of shoes were seized revealing a major operation. Johnson, 39, held on $10000 bail.
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New York
INS
Office of Price Administration
U. S
OPA
Ernest Johnson
Harlem
United Nations quickly publicized Rome bombing eight minutes in
The Rome bombing story was released by OWI and Army signals within minutes of the explosion. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s leadership is cited as adding propaganda power to air and ground operations. Algiers relayed at 5:13 am Eastern War Time, with a 5:21 am bulletin in New York.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
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Axis
Rome
Italy
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Shell
Fortress Bay
Algiers
Pentagon
Office of War Information
New York
France
North Africa
Central Europe
Robert E. Sherwood
OWI
Berlin
Vatican City
OWT
Chungking
Stockholm
Sherwood
Byers
Policy to Resume Student Draft Postponement
Local draft boards report the Selective Service Act amends postponement rules for 18 and 19 year old students this fall. Postponement applies only if the student is in the last half of an academic year when his number is drawn. summer registrants lose postponement. Eligibility varies for those turning 18 this fall based on school year progress.
By-Products Of Meat Aid War
A Swift and Co chemist says meat industry by-products are being repurposed for war uses. Illegal slaughtering reduces supply, while items from animal tissues and glands aid pharmaceuticals, sutures, blood clotting, and anesthesia. Gelatin, bone ash, fats, and hog hair support films, extinguishers, lubricants, and explosives.
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Chicago
H. H. Young
Swift and Co
Dr. Young
Great Britain
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