Induction Planned for Selective Service Class 1-B Aged Punch
The Army will induct an experimental group of 1-B registrants deferred for minor physical defects after June, about 800000 men with issues like visual impairment and flat feet. They will be assigned to limited duties and released for office work or domestic guard duty as the Army tests feasibility. Initial calls will come from East Coast and Midwest boards, with few men per state, and officer training unlikely for this group.
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Washington
Army
Selective Service
East Coast
Middle West
War Department
Congress
War Death Toll Rises to 3395 With Philippines List
The War Department announced 3395 U S war dead, listing 121 soldiers who died in defense of the Philippines. Thirty officers and ninety-one men are named, raising Army dead to 404 since Pearl Harbor alongside 2,991 Navy/Marine/Coast Guard deaths for a total 3,395. The department notes the Philippine list is incomplete and will be updated periodically.
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Washington
War Department
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Remembering Wooden Soldiers and a Pilot Dream Forever
A nostalgic reflection recalls childhood battles with wooden soldiers and toy ships then shifts to a son serving abroad, pursuing aviation dreams, and awaiting letters from foreign skies as wartime measures regulate ice cream and butter distribution to conserve materials for the war effort.
Nazi Battleships Out of Action on Allied Report
London reports that the German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen are out of action and require extensive repairs after torpedo and bombing attacks in the English Channel. Only three ships remain able to fight at Trondheim, leaving Hitler with reduced naval power.
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London
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Prinz Eugen
United Nations
English Channel
Admiralty
Royal Air Force
Channel
United States
Adolf Hitler
Trondheim
Norwegian
Tirpitz
Admiral Scheer
Admiral Hipper
Gdynia
Kiel
RAF
War Production Board cuts ice cream to two grades
Washington reports the War Production Board ordered only two grades for ice cream and limited flavors to twenty total across grades. The plan also restricts sherbet flavors to two and hints at possible reductions to twelve or fifteen flavors per grade due to overlap.
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WPB
Washington
War Production Board
It Isn’t Constitutional Proposal On Year-Round School
In Austin Governor Stevenson dismisses a 12 month school plan as unconstitutional remarking no law requires children to attend year round. He laughs off the proposal while noting existing school calendars.
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Austin
Stevenson
Tax Rates in Great Britain Reach 97 Percent
Wartime Britain imposes a 50 percent basic income tax with surcharges pushing top marginal rates to 97 percent. A gross income of about 1.2 million dollars yields a net spendable about 30 thousand. Deductions include 320 single or 560 married, 200 per dependent, 10 percent of earned income up to 600, life and annuity premiums. Indirect taxes hit cars, fuel, liquor, theatre seats, and luxury items.
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London
Great Britain
England
United States
Stark Declares U Boats Being Beaten Off Atlantic
Admiral Harold R. Stark said the submarine menace off the American Atlantic coast was being beaten and hopes for offensive strikes on Axis. He noted the U S has built two merchant ships daily for a month and forecast 100 new naval units afloat next year.
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London
Harold R. Stark
U. S
United States
Proposal Conversation Sparks Wedding Plans
A playful exchange shows one partner leaning toward marriage and the other warmly supporting the idea, framing a forthcoming life event with optimism and shared enthusiasm.
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