America at war! (1941–) – Part 3

German Air Force tops 1939 strength

First-line power achieve at cost of depleted reserve, RAF commentator says

Casualties reach 121,319 in all armed services

REPORT ON PATTON ASKED OF STIMSON
Senate committee to consider promotion with prejudice pending such action

War Department silent; Gen. Allen’s recall linked to dispute with 7th Army’s commander
By C. P. Trussell


‘Patton’s orders’ rigidly enforced

Discipline was drastic around headquarters of 7th Army in North Africa
By C. R. Cunningham, United Press correspondent

BREWSTER LABOR PRAISED BY KAISER
Thomas of UAW joins in hailing new cooperation at three plants

Gain in output stressed; rose from 33 to 61% in last ten days of October – leader of local is commended


POST-WAR PROGRAM ANNOUNCED BY AFL
Report sent to Senate body charges that present trend imperils small business

Overall planning asked; citizen policy-making board would supervise change back to peace revolution

ARMY TAKES OVER 13 LEATHER PLANTS
President acts after vain plea to 2,000 workers to go back after striking since Nov. 8

Union ends its stoppage; rally unanimously decides to resume tomorrow and votes to apply for AFL charter

House praises Wrights on flight anniversary

Sabotage charged in Cincinnati plant

Schweitzer Brothers indicted with officers – defects in Navy munitions alleged

Orrin Johnson, 78, stage star, dead

A player in many successes around turn of century stricken in Wisconsin


Notables attend Barbour funeral

Service for U.S. Senator held in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at Paterson

Editorial: Grace before meat

Editorial: A poor tax bill

Editorial: Puzzle for Japan

Has shipyard ouster of Negroes

WSA halts California discharge of 430 ordered by boilermakers union

POLITICS AND BIAS BARRED BY UNRRA
Report forbids use of gifts as ‘weapon’ or distribution on any unfair basis

Curbs on other abuses; they include profiteering and black markets – meeting is extended again
By Russell B. Porter


UNRRA will help children first when it starts vast relief job

Provision for immediate aid to expectant or nursing mothers also declared to be of paramount importance
By Dorothy Stephenson

La Guardia asks rescue of Europe’s Jews, bids House group time move to aid war

U.S. men overseas assured of turkey

Mediterranean zone troops well supplies – 68 tons flown in from ship

More exchanges asked of Japan

Disclosing negotiations, Hull says Tokyo would take only a few from Tule Lake

Nurses’ week set to speed enrolling

McNutt urges all to volunteer for military service starting Feb. 7


WACs in Algiers practice barter

Candy and cosmetics bring shoeshines and mending – starch is rarity

Food buying shows new tastes rising

Chicago finds out about soup-fin shark, long relished in China – other fish tried
By Kathleen McLaughlin

U.S. State Department (November 26, 1943)

Roosevelt conversations with Mountbatten and Madame Chiang, forenoon

Presumably the principal subject of both conversations was the attitude of Chiang toward the proposed operations in the China-Burma-India Theater.

The Soviet Foreign Commissar to the Ambassador to the Soviet Union

Moscow, 25 November 1943
Urgent

Personal and secret from the Peoples Commissar of Foreign Affairs V. M. Molotov to the American Ambassador Mr. Harriman.

I thank you for your message from Cairo. General Connolly may address himself through the Soviet Chargé d’Affaires in Teheran to General Arkadiev with respect to questions which interest him regarding coordination of measures. I hope to meet with you soon. Most cordial greetings.