Contrasts in the News and War Perspectives
A fragmented op-ed contrasts antiwar agitators and pro Allied unity with grim WW II dispatches from Tarawa. It rebukes neutralist silence toward Axis aiding nations, condemns Nazi brutality, and argues for democratic wartime cohesion while criticizing Congress and postwar plans. It cites fascist dangers, unity in combat, and calls for economic security without inflation, ending with reflections on peace hopes and international cooperation.
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Uncle Sam
Lora
Argentina
United Nations reforms and wartime diplomacy shifts
The piece discusses Franklin D. Roosevelt backing broader participation by small nations in UN councils and moving headquarters to Washington. It notes Latin American tensions over exclusion, Brazilian bases for North Africa supply, and prewar talks with Churchill on a leaner, inclusive structure. It also covers US foreign service pay inequities for exam failures, plus heightened presidential protection measures abroad and a rumoured Sidney Eaton satire in a forthcoming book.
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Wne Resun
United Nations Councils
Roosevelt
Knniwn
Ike
London
Washington
United Nations
Germany
Brazil
Mexico
North Africa
Moscow
Anders
Sumner Welles
Churchill
Council
Great Britain
Russia
United States
China
Aetup
Mopcow
Btalin
USA
Secret Service
Casablanca
West Africa
Avantic Af Thia
Weekly News Analysis of War Front and Legislation
The report surveys artillery duels aimed at softening Nazi defenses and smashing enemy armored formations. It also notes Senate scrutiny of a subsidy compromise and the passage of a new draft deferment law.
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Senate
Artillery Booms as Allied Armies Advance Near Rome
In Italy heavy artillery duels shake the area around Rome as U S and British forces tighten grips on Nazi defenses. Lt Gen Mark Clark’s Fifth Army drives toward the Via Casilina while Doughboys seize heights after arduous assaults under mortar and machine gun fire. To the east, Gen Bernard Montgomery’s Eighth Army contends with armored formations in a narrow land corridor between southern mountains as snow covers the Italian highlands.
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Ely
Rome
Mark
Adriatic
Bernard Montgomery
Eighth Army
Italy
Tightened Draft Deferments Across District Appeal Boards
The new draft law directs appeal boards within the district of employment to judge deferment cases, aiming to delay induction of fathers by granting only essential deferments. Local boards review only cases where the applicant works in their district or where no district board exists, with implications for workers outside the U S.
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Congress
Price controls urge price boosts on cheap goods
Director Fred Vinson ordered the Office of Price Administration to raise prices of low cost merchandise to stimulate production. He also told the War Production Board to supply manufacturers with materials and facilities to lift output and to adjust prices if WPB deems them too low. Manufacturers with profits not more than twice the 1935-39 period may increase prices based on a 3 percent profit margin over production cost.
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Yon
Fred Vinson
Office of Price Administration
Vinson
War Production Board
WPB
OPA
Sundays Off for Shipyards Amid War Production Plan
The Maritime Commission ordered shipyards to halt Sunday work starting January to reduce costs. The directive forecasts about 2 percent fewer tons and a long term drop in ship construction, with 18.89 million tons of cargo ships produced this year on a around-the-clock basis. Sunday stoppage aims to cut overtime and improve efficiency, though production costs may rise initially.
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Maritime Commission
Army Colleges keep Specialized Training program open
Secretary Stimson stated the army will not close the Specialized Training program. The War Department is reducing it now but may expand later. Currently 229 colleges and universities train army personnel.
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Army
Wat
Stimson
Steel demand ebbs as war needs ease next year
Industry executives at a recent conference say the war program will require less steel in 1964 than 1963 and civilian fabrication will not rise much unless more plants are released. They note demand remains for structural steel and sheets and plates, with production constrained by capacity.
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Oises
Congress Debates Oil Price Boost and Subsidy Cuts
Congress moves to urge OPA to raise crude oil prices by 85 cents to 74 cents above the $118 baseline, with a 60 to 100 percent parity rule. The plan could lift gasoline by about 1 cent per gallon, while Senate debates subsidy limits amid a three member subcommittee stalemate. A tax bill and social security tax hold are also discussed as negotiations continue before Christmas holidays.
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House
Senate
US Department of Labor
US Court of Claims
Gens To Finance Committee
Congress
Hse Anancial Stater Menta
Allied push in Pacific Targets Jap depots and fronts
Allied forces in the Pacific press the Japs with Liberator raids on Bougainville New Britain and New Guinea supply depots while Up So and Australian troops advance in the South Pacific United States airmen bomb Marshall Islands and nearby Gilbert Islands to threaten western movement In China exhausted retreats continue after smashing concentrations near the Yangtze river traffic artery and the Chahgteh area.
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Bougainville
New Guinea
New Britain
Pacife
US Army
Marshal Islands
Pacific
Gilberta
Australas
Chinesa
Chahgteh
Yangtze River
Russia fights two battles south of Kiev in Dnieper bend
Heavy fighting rages in southern Russia west of Kiev as Red Army reinforcements counter German advances. Gen Vatutin launches counterattacks while Prile von Mannstein's Kiev offensive shows strain. Reds push to secure Dnieper bridgeheads aiming for a springboard toward Romania and the Krivoi Rog iron ore region.
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Russia
Wesr
Kiev
Dnieper
Nicholas Vatutin
Germany
Prile von Mannatein
Reds
Rumania
Krival Rog
Cottonseed production and silver stockpiles drop amid wartime shifts
Cottonseed crushed from August to November fell sharply to 188435 tons from 2074615 last year, while crude oil and refined products also declined. Stocks of cottonseed products were well below prior year levels. The United States, Britain, and Australia have mobilized vast silver and gold holdings for war needs, with silver largely routed to defense plants and coinage, and gold balances shrinking as sales flow to the US.
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Britain
Australia
Treasury
Defense Plant Corporation
China
Soldiers Debts Sue Co-Signers Under New Act
Federal Judge Philip Sullivan in Chicago ruled creditors may sue co signers after amending the 1940 act to waive immunities if the debtor is in service. Creditors retain rights as arrangements ensure debt payment three months after discharge, while protecting soldiers from undue distress. The ruling follows comments on wartime policy.
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Philip Sullivan
Chicago
Sullivans
Sullivan
Sallora
Secret German Rocket Gun Revealed by Diplomatic Sources
Reported details describe a 45 foot long rocket shell weighing 12 tons launched by a steam catapult. Upon ascent the device allegedly becomes self-propelled, with 30 feet housing propulsion and fuel equipment and 15 feet containing the explosive charge filled with toxic acid.
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Germany
Switzerland
Early Peace Rumors and Administration Policy
Central government officials clash over reports of an early peace as Treasury Secretary Morgenthau and Secretary Hull denounce Axis propaganda. Officials debate wartime messaging while a public propaganda effort tries to maintain unity. The piece also notes political shifts in Kentucky’s fourth district and evolving views on postwar foreign policy and international cooperation.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Hull
Germany
Japan
Berlin
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Washington
New Deal
Moscow
Cairo
Nepublicana
Christmas Candy Recipes For Ration Points
Recipes offer cost cut sweets using dried fruits prunes apricots dates and cherries. Directions cover grinding fruits mixing with orange rind juice honey and nuts then shaping into balls or cubes and rolling in coconut or chopped nuts for lighter sugar treats suitable for Christmas use.
Watches Win Favor as Marines Christmas Gift Choice
The Marine Corps reports wrist watches are the top Christmas gift Marines want while on foreign duty in the Pacific. A mid summer survey by unit commanders shows preferred items for shipment between September 15 and November to reach destinations on time. Other popular choices include pen sets, toilet kits, knives, pocket books, candy, radios, lighters, sunglasses, photographs, and various personal accessories.
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Pacific
Marine Corps
Unita
Naval
Marine
The
Marinee
Bousé
Bath
All Opera
Happy Day Link Between School Days and Holiday Cheer
A child enjoys a festive mood as Christmas parades and traditional trees lift spirits during the project period. The scene captures the warmth of holidays brightening routine school days and easing the season's cares.
Time Gift Airplane Model Patterns Luminous Paper
A wartime gift idea uses airplane model patterns printed on luminous paper. Cut out the models from the sheets, paste them to a child’s ceiling, and illuminate with a flashlight to reveal glowing colors. Some models glow eerie green light or blue glow in the dark.
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