French Allies Break Through To Strasbourg in Rhine Frontier
Allied forces drive toward Strasbourg as French Second Armored Division seizes Battenheim and closes in on Mulhouse. U S Seventh and French First Armies trap German 19th Army near the Rhine while Third Army presses the Saar basin. Front reports show heavy fighting along the Cologne plain as Tiger tanks counterattack near Julich and Bourheim.
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Ten Tons Bomb Load Shown on B29 Display
The Army Air Forces announced a B29 Superfortress exhibition in Washington this weekend showcasing a bomb load of at least ten tons. The display will include a 329 and 40, 90 pound bombs and a 360 gallon gasololine drum demonstration, highlighting a substantial fuel and ordnance capacity. Unclear if the full 18 ton fuel load is included or if a smaller fuel load is used for shorter operations.
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General Holland Smith Receives Third Distinguished Service Medal
General Holland Smith, veteran commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Marine forces at Pearl Harbor, yesterday was awarded a Gold Star in his third Distinguished Service Medal for planning and executing invasions in the Marianas including Saipan and Tinian. He directed ground offensives in the central Pacific from Tarawa to the Marianas.
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WLB Orders Ludlum Workers Back On Job
National War Labor Board calls for immediate end to the Allegheny Ludlum strike and a New York hearing for union leaders. The regional board directs executives to attend a 10 am session tomorrow to show cause why the walkout should not be terminated. The dispute involves Locals 2219 and 2478 of the United Steelworkers and follows a plant firing and a 1,000 workers out on strike.
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Hess Sobs Over Allied Victories London Reports
The London Daily List quotes Rudolph Hess as despondent after Allied successes in Africa and Italy. The Star says Hess, held in Britain, declares Germany beaten, laments D-Day and Normandy, and blames Himmler for Hitler’s downfall. Hess reportedly shows apathy and deep disillusionment.
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Alert M. P.'s Capture Twice Escaped Nazi in NYC
German prisoner Heinz Jacob, 23, who escaped from Fort Devens on Monday, was recaptured in New York City by an alert military police detail near 86th Street and Second Avenue. He had claimed to hide in Yorkville wearing semimilitary clothing and drew MPs’ attention while loitering.
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Canada to Draft 16 000 Men for Overseas Duty
Ottawa reports Canada will end the volunteer system and provide 16 000 draftees for overseas service from the home defense force. Gen A G L McNaughton, new defense minister, says many home defense troops will accept overseas deployment though not volunteering. The plan fuels Liberal government tensions with opposition calls for broader conscription.
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Home Defense Army
Mackenzie King
Liberal Party
Gordon Graydon
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Britons and Poles Advance in Italy
Rome report states British and Polish troops near Forli and Faenza pushed forward against heavy German resistance. They captured several villages and ridges south of Highway 9, cleared much of the Cosina River area, and seized Monhie Piano, San Mamanie, Orisia, and San Biagio as they moved toward Monte Piano.
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Vermonter Plans Weeky Capitol Record Harangues
Vermonter Rep Charlie Plumley vows a four week campaign of insertions into the Congressional Record to heckle the CPP and remind Republicans of Wendell Willkie not being invited to the convention. He says he will insert or save remarks each week to keep the issue in play and ensure no Willkie is overlooked again.
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Congress Ponders Social Security Rate
Congress faces a pre-Christmas schedule with key items from the House Ways and Means Committee led by Rep. Doughton. The session will decide if the Social Security tax will be doubled on January 1 as provided in the law, signaling potential further clashes between the White House and Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Phone Girls Call Off All Walkouts
Washington strike action ends as telephone workers return to jobs. Leaders Pollack and Gannon state the War Labor Board will hear the dispute and set a prompt hearing on transferee merits, while emphasizing war effort priority. Continued on Page Three.
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Ohio Federation Workers
Mary F. Gannon
Washington Telephone Traffic Union
War Labor Board
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Women Lead Role in Dayton Area Strike Action
Margaret Farina, vice president of the Fen eration of Telephone Workers and plant clerk president, says women may secure advantages and better conditions. The Dayton strike, rooted in a two year dispute, centers on Bell systems jobs and long shifts. Farina notes her husband’s absence due to Army service and stresses lifelong commitment to unionism.
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Yanks Advance Through Limon Defying Jap Stronghold
General MacArthur's forces report capture of Limon and a 1,000 yard push south. Leyte advance under heavy rains sees Japanese defenses threatened along the Yamashita Line. U.S. infantry seize mountain village near Leyte River while naval air units hit Camotes and Leyte coasts.
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Navy Bombards Jap Base 600 Miles from Tokyo
CS Pacific Fleet headquarters reports U S Ninth warships shell Matsuwa island within the home area of Chester W Nimitz. American ship damaged as Japanese batteries along the coast remained silent. The bombardment occurred Tuesday near Seipan in the Matsuwa region.
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National Guard Urged for Postwar War Readiness
Washington report notes the War Department endorses keeping the National Guard as part of peacetime military structure. Secretary Stimson says the Guard can expand to wartime strength and serve anywhere if needed, following a committee's recommendation.
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Washington
United States
Stimson
Sad Guard
Mariana Based B 29s Strike In Daylight
Daylight operation by Mariana based B 29s and Superfortresses against Tokyo cited as part of a broad push from Saipan and Guam. General Arnold and Lt General Harmon press a strategy to hit far into Japan, with the 21st Bomber Command activated in Kansas terms and promises of continued air attacks from both east and west bases.
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Postwar jobs pledge and labor board critique at CIO meet
The CIO convention pledged sixty million postwar jobs and homes while urging labor unity and fair treatment at peace talks. It condemned the National Labor Relations Board changes and urged Reuther’s removal, and proposed an economic bill of rights plus unemployment benefits and worker transport back to jobs.
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Churchill Says U. S. Is World's Strongest Nation
The speech lauds the United States as the strongest nation in power and unity after wars against tyranny. He credits American resolve and Allied collaboration for lasting peace and proclaims a future Thanksgiving Day when the world shares in renewed harmony.
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