Hitler Proclaims Defiance as Volkssturm Rises in Germany
Read by Heinrich Himmler in Munich, Hitler’s proclamation calls for unwavering resistance to the Allies, vows to fight to the last breath, and demands absolute loyalty to the Fuehrer. Goebbels and others urge rapid expansion of Volkssturm forces to defend Germany house to house.
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Race For Business May Nullify Peace
A fierce commercial rivalry between the Allies threatens to derail military and political plans as pandemic-era economic controls rise. Officials fear nationalism, tariff barriers and export limits will spark an economic war while Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin weigh free trade against preferential deals amid Iran oil conflicts and lend-lease debates.
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Eisenhower Urges Sixth War Loan Support
A cable from General Dwight D. Eisenhower calls for full home front backing of the Sixth War Loan. He asks Americans to join the home front army as volunteer war bond workers, stressing the need to oversubscribe the loan to win the war.
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Bonins Bombardment Reports From U S Fleet Air Attacks
Allied warships and carriers pushed air and naval pressure in the Bonin Islands and nearby Shanghai and Nanking, with unconfirmed reports of daylight raids and long air assaults. Japanese broadcasts claimed bombardments and air strikes while Allied sources noted repeated shelling of Iwo and surrounding isles as ships and planes maintained pressure.
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Communist Envoy Back In Chungking
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s government welcomed the unexpected return of Gen Chou En-lai from Yenan to Chungking indicating possible renewed talks with the Communist delegation led by Lin Tsu-han. The move follows weeks of stalled negotiations and amid broader concerns over a united front against Japan.
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Pearl Harbour Enlists in Army WAC from Hollywood
Pearl O Harbour of North Hollywood has enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps the Army announced yesterday. She becomes the seventh member of a fighting family to enlist joining the war effort to avenge her name.
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American forces press on in Leyte western front
General MacArthur reports advances in Western Leyte as American units drive up to three miles southward. Mount Catabaran and Mount Pina saddle positions are seized while Ormoc Bay shipping is hit. Japanese fighters suffer heavy losses as air battles continue with no new landings indicated.
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Budapest Rail Line Cleared Of Germans
Soviet reports say forces cleared German units from most of the Budapest Szolnok main railway. Monos fell southeast of Budapest, Mezokovesh near Miskolc was captured, and Vecses and Tapio Gyargye saw fighting as Germany rushed Volkssturm troops to the front.
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Zionist Leader Blames Terrorists for British Minister’s Slaying
Dr. Israel Goldstein of the Zionist Organization of America condemned the murder of Lord Moyne in the Middle East as the work of a small band of terrorists and lawless elements in Palestine. He said Zionist leaders worldwide condemned the responsible lawless elements who threaten Jewish security in Palestine. He spoke at a luncheon honoring Albert D. Schanzer, New York state commissioner of appeals.
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Lame Ducks Hold Reils In Congress
Washington notes that 76 House and nine Senate members are "lame ducks" set to depart next January. They still shape a December agenda including war powers, social security, postwar highways, crop insurance, food control, rivers and harbors, and Pearl Harbor law extensions. Leadership aims to finish by December 10 before holidays.
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Hungry German Officer Surrenders After Weeks in Aachen Ruins
An exhausted German arms officer, awaiting a promised Allied counterattack, surrendered to American forces in Aachen after hiding for over three weeks without food. He had trusted Hitler’s vow that the Allies would be driven from German soil.
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Hitler Illness Rumor Sparks Power Shift Among Nazis
British observers report belief groups claim Adolf Hitler is incapacitated and Heinrich Himmler leads the regime. A Nazi proclamation in Hitlers name plus Himmlers broadcast fuels speculation of a phony ring and a transfer of prestige as the Fuehrer’s health remains unclear.
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Recording Firms Back in Studio After Union Ban Lift
Vaughn Monroe’s orchestra headlines a return to recording as RCA Victor resumes discs less than a day after James Petrillo, head of the musicians union, lifts an 18 month ban. Agreements bar union royalties per record sold, with Petrillo estimating annual union earnings around 4 060 dollars.
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War Sparks Jump in Child Labor Across Nation
The National Child Labor Committee warned that war curbs on schooling reverse a long decline in child labor. Its fortieth anniversary report says the drive into industry started with the war, cutting high school enrollment by 3,000,000 and pushing employed children to about 3,000,000 ages 14 to 16.
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Vinson to Head OWMA Role in Roosevelt Cabinet Shuffle
Roosevelt plans a fourth term cabinet shift with Vinson named as the new assistant president and to lead the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion while Byrnes may remain, reshaping manpower management and possibly altering labor department oversight. The move positions Vinson in a downtown office with Baruch and Has tock aiding Byrnes' staff as Congress reconvenes for confirmation.
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Hearings Slated On 65 Cent Wage Minimum
Washington reports Senate hearings begin Friday on a measure to set a 65 cent per hour minimum wage. John Murray of the ILO and William Greens of the AFL testify before a labor subcommittee led by Senator Pepper. The resolution seeks congressional endorsement to define 65 cents as a wage floor guiding the War Labor Board. existing law set the floor at 40 cents.
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Slippery Customer Shoves Forty From Downtown Stores
A Topeka woman, described as a customer, caused a disturbance in two downtown department stores by slipping away with forty items while not shoving. Police are reviewing the incident and have detained other witnesses for questioning.
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Five Die in Grand Rapids Fire
Five persons burned to death in a two story home as a blaze swept through a Grand Rapids residence yesterday. Fire crews battled the flames but the victims were found trapped inside.
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Patton Advances Along Seventy Mile Front Near Metz
Allied forces under General Patton push toward Metz as Seventh, Fourth Armies drive forward across the Metz Saar railway corridor. American tanks cross the Nied and push to Faulquemont while Seventh Division clears Chateau-Selins forest. German defenses weaken along a widening front north and west of Metz.
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Swedes Irked By Nazi Ban On Shipping
Stockholm protests Nazi order halting Baltic and Gulf of Bothnia shipping as war hazards rise. Sweden weighs neutrality while German targets Finland and Russia loom, with Sweden’s navy drawing cautious expectations from officials.
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Canada's Seventh Victory Loan Surpasses Goal
Preliminary returns show Canada's seventh Victory Loan oversubscribed by more than 102 thousand dollars, with campaign committees reporting strong public borrowing during the three week drive. Officials closed the drive Saturday after a successful fundraising effort.
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