. Af 1VA nsii?
Ct Up By President
..etlTNGTON, Ja- W rrewueni nooseveil laid
irs today his second $100,000,00Q,000 war-time
r bodving plans for at.least 18 months more of global
but at the same time reflecting preparations to ab-
L :n!irt 01 SUaden Victory ill Ciiuupe.
the impact 01 u Tm war ,Uvltle, ,lone n
l..TTTrN. Jan. 13
.feat 11 wtts iy .
e Bonneville power a;
i.rtnn llnM
riant next June 30 and in
cumber o sub-stations
ld in his annual budget
Kould have been .u
KXsUtions7id
F instruction program in uw
S year ia estimated at
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CITY
EDITION
VOL. 102 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY,. JANUARY 13, 1944
budget projects expenditures of
$90,000,000,000 in the fiscal year
beginning July 1, on the assump
tion that the fighting will con
tinue full Ult at least until mid
1945. Roosevelt summed up the budget
as "the financial requirements for
victory." He Included a demand
for "a truly stiff fiscal program"
providing at least $10,900,000,000
in new taxes on top of the $40,
789,000,000 which he estimated
present revenue laws will produce
in fiscal 1945.
He also urged congress not to
alter the contract renegotiation
laws, under which war production
costs can be whittled down, or the
L ,3ACU ' -
nf $3,734,000
ttion and maintenance of the
p i i faMlitiM and
ric system a
w further construct ion
ed at Grand Coulee but it
des Uiat $900,000 held in a
al account by order of th?
dent shall be released for
ition, maintenance and re
roent of facilities turned
hv coniraciois " r-j
LL ., chnnl districts serv-
Eason City and Coulee Dam
Kctlon to children of gov
Eent employes.
JHTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13 W
,e Bonneville administration
today its lines already extend
i miles than listed by Presl-
Roosevelt as me guoi
fciergency construction in the
effort Boosted ine uura v
circuit miles and placed 53
Rations in operation, engineers
The president s Duagei ma
in coneress said 2504 miles
S3 substations would be oper-
t by mid-1945.
ih rmnest to transfer $3,'
BOO in construction funds to
fating expenses did not mean
tellauon ol construction proj
fanned extension of power
previously was postpones
the end of the war. The $3,'
BOO fund consists of unex-
Bed monev and its transfer for
ratine expenses would cut
ki 'appropriBtoTtecessay
the coming year.
mer Eugene Flier
led in Pacific
lebster L. Kincaid, Jr., a lieu.
nt in the United States army
forces, was killed in action in
south Pacific January 7, ac
ting to a telegram just receiv
er his cousin, Mrs. E. A. Bar
of Eugene from his mother
fortlahd.
pe young- lieutenant attended
university of Oregon prior to
enlistment in .the army. He
the son of Webster L. Kin.
, of Portland, who was born
reared here, and a Erandson
fhe late Harrison R. Kincaid,
y day newsnaDerman. who
ltd and published the Oregon
pe journal, a weekly carjer
many years sen.
fcsldes his parents, Lt. Kincaid
wmvea by his brother, Han
H. luncaid, of Portland.
Caves Lose
sessment Appeal
pessed valuation of the prop-
me oea uon Caves as
M by the Lane cnunto hnarri
equalization has been approved
- ue lax commission and
appeal of the mn mr,...
p the action of the board has
pn dismissed. An nrrt.r h.
f commission to that f.
r waiter B. Dillard Thursday.
fey i Wh "Lff
I'dings located on the Oregon
highway a few miles north
nurence. n,;..n..
.m . " siO'SOO, but the
a ua'"ation reduced it to
The nrai
oo h, alution be redd to
m the i reduced revenues, due
-TTne travel ln th'
BUDGET IN A NUTSHELL
By ASSOCIATED PKESS
Esttmated expenditures for
fiscal year beginninf July 1 '
$99,79,0M,0a, ineloding $80,.
OM.MO.OM for war.
Revenue estimated for same
period $4.79,O0O.OM.
Deficit for the sear $59,000,-
W,W9.
Expected debt by fiscal year
end (June 3$, 1945) $258,900,
009,000. New taxes proposed $19,.
500,M,009.
ToUl war prorrmm by fiscal
year end $397,000,000,000.
automatic doubling of the one per
cent sociar security levies which
would nave gone into effect Janu
ary 1 except - for congressional
action temporarily delaying the
effective date.
Line Can Be Held
He advised the lawmakers, too.
that his estimates are based on
the assumption that the wage and
price line win be held.
I am convinced that the line
can be held." he said. Arid he re
iterated his belief in the necessity
for "judicious use of subsidies" to
hold down the cost of livinc.
Barring a European victory or
other major development, the war
program from the start of defense
preparation in mid-1940 to June
30, 194S will involve a total of
$397,000,000,000 of which $292,
000,0003)00 will have been actual
ly spent. The rest will represent
unspent obligations in the form of
contracts for future delivery.
While foreseeing the twin cos-
sibilities of an unfavorable turn
in military events or victory in
Europe "earlier than assumed.
the president declared the time is
at hand not only for wartime read
justments but for preparations for
peace.
Demobilisation Begins
"Demobilization beeins Ions be.
fore hostilities end," he added in
setting forth seven problems he
said require a "positive" not "neg
ative'! approach to assure, the- sol.
dier, the worker, the businessman
and the farmer "against economic
chaos." His problems were listed
as:' contract termination, surplus
property disposal, industrial re.
conversion, manpower demobilize.
tion and reemployment, public
works planning, veterans legisla
tion and social security, and inter
national readjustment.
"while we are still expanding
war production," the message said,
we have already terminated more
Road Through
Eugene Heads
Post-War List
First project on the post-war
program for the state . highway
commission will be completion of
the Pacific highway "through and
beyor.d Eugene," it is announced
following a session of the commis
sion ln Portland, Wednesday.
Although the commission did
not specify all that may be in
cluded in "through and beyond
Eugene," it is understood to mean
such projects on the Pacific high
way from Eugene all the way south
through Roseburg to the new Sex
ton mountain unit as have been
surveyed, engineered and pre
pared for early construction.
In the immediate vicinity of Eu
gene the following units were
ready for contract before war
stopped construction
uroadway to Judkins Point,
construction of new roadway on
old Southern Pacific right-of-way,
making 4-lane boulevard
and landscaping of large "safety
strip" between roadways.
End of Judkins Point over
head to Springfield bridge,
construction of 4-lane highway
for which right of way is ready.
Judkins Point to Goshen, new
line and paving, for which sur
veys are complete and consider
able right of way acquired, al
though substantial line changes
may yet be made.
Broadway to tie in with Sixth
Seventh cross-town at High
street, with carefully worked
out traffic separation at High
street junction. This project
ties in with county's projected
bridge to replace old Ferry
street structure and with elim
ination of the High street grade
crossing (last on east side) and
Reds Threaten
Key Nazi Bases
MOSCOW. Jan. 13. m Gen,
Nikolai Valuta's highly mobile
first Ukrainian army, expanding
its front on the Sarny sector (in
old Poland) to a width of 50
miles or more, struck out in sev
eral sweeping movements today to
threaten the German-held strong
holds of Rovno, Pinsk and Kovel.
The strong armored and in
fantry force bf Vatutin's right
wing which captured Dombro-
vitsa, ZO miles north of Sarny on
the Rovno - Sarny - Baranowlcze
railway, fought its way through
frozen marshland country to with
in 50 miles southeast of Pinsk. im
portant center on the Gomel-Brest-
Zitovsk railway.
A new offensive launched Tues
day to the north of the marshes
by Gen. Konstantin Rokossovsky's
white Russian army was ap
preaching the city of Mozyr, 80
miles southwest of Gomel, along I cesses agaiqst the enemy
a zo-miie-wide front. Dispatches Korovograd salient,
said that German troops In front -of
Rokossovsky's advance were -
falling back toward Pinsk.
Using Sarny as a pivot, Vatutin 1
sent other flying columns south
and dispatches reported them
operating within 23 miles north
of Rovno, an advance of approxi
mately 27 miles through marshy
terrain to high ground beyond.
Other units reportedly were
striking westward from Sarny to
ward Kovel, an Important junc
tion on the Kiev-Warsaw railway.
In the southern Ukraine the left
wing of Vatutin's forces encoun
tered strong German counterat
tacks east of Vinnitsa, but con
tinued to smash through German
resistance south of Belaya. Tsei1
kov. Farther east Gen. Ivan S.
Konev's second Ukrainian army,
driving for a junction with Vatu
tin s group, scored additional suc-
m tne
Huge Sky Fight Prepares
Way For European
Crippling Blow
Invasion
State Offers Aid In Taking
Lane Sand, Clay Inventory
SEE
ROAD THROUGH STORY
PAGE S
Minister Scores
Defeatism at Rally
SEE BUDGET STORY
PAGE 3
Grants Pass Jails '
Local Stage Driver
Oliver Fletcher Wilson, 44, of
Eugene, driver of the midnight
Greyhound bus from Portland, was
fined $150 and sentenced to 60
days in jail by Justice of the
Peace Jv R. Mathews at Grants
Pass Thursday, on a charge of
drunk driving. He pleaded guilty,
Judge Mathews said.
State Policeman C. R. Borgman
and District Attorney O. 3. Millard'
signed the complaint. Borgman
said he met the bus on Its arrival
and arrested the driver after be
ing notified from Grave Creek by
two wpmen passengers that they
had left the bus because they
feared to continue to Grants Pass.
hath
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Cascades, and nnu
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b "'"""T warmer to-
tre. Thu H,r"'m ,emT
fMnetd,. 'emperature.
la W 7 ' m- Thursday. -.99
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Boys Outnumber Girl
War Babies Born Here
Birth statistics at Sacred
Heart general hospital during
the two war years ran according
to form on the national basis,
the males being about 52 H per ,
cent of the total number of
babies born there, it is reported
by some of the staff physicians
compiling figures from the hospital.
In 1942 there were 643 males
and $74 females born at the hos
pital; and in 1943, 630 males and
575 females. Statistics show the
national average runs about 105
boys to 100 girls.
:
Destroyer Brownson
Lost in Pacific
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 U.B
Th navy revealed today that the
destroyer Brownson was lost In
action oti New Britain during
the landing of American forces
on Cape Gloucester. ,
The loss of a destroyer In this
action but not its Identification,
was announced on Dec. 27. The
navy said today that there were
208 survivors.
Cassino Periled
On Three Sides
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
giers, Jan. 13. W Virtually the
entire American fifth army was on
the move today as it broadened its
offensive from near the coast to
central Italy and sent French units
hammering through 3000 and 4000
foot high mountains to threaten
Cassino from a third side.
American . Infantry swept to
within three miles of Cassino in a
frontal attack with the capture of
Cervaro at 1 p. m. yesterday after
almost surrounding the village,
haedquarters announced. The
Germans already had announced
its loss.
In the first day of the French
offensive in the mountains of cen
tral Italy, Gen. Alphonse Juin's
. . , . .i troops aavanuea iwwuihus ui a
.u. miles northeast of Cervaro. "
war period by putting over the
fourth war loan with ' success,
Reverend Norman K. Tully of
Central Presbyterian church told
workers at the opening campaign
rally Wednesday night at the Eu
gene hotel.
The minister scored the defeat
ist ihought that "the dictators
have got us." and urged the 150
leaders to "look reality straight
in the eye" so that few mistakes
will be made in the period which
approaches peace.
"This campaign gives us an op
portunity, through purchase of
war bonds, to hit every totalitar
ian head in the world and split it
wide open," Dr. Tully declared.
Speakers on the banks' role in
the drive were C. L. Carpenter,
Junction City branch of U. S. Na
tional bank, and Rogers W, Kim
berling, Eugene First National
bank. Carpenter said that the
bankers' part is principally to ad
vise prospective buyers, and to
help avoid mistakes made at times
when investors purchased types
of bonds which would not bring
them the greatest benefit
Klmberling urged solicitors to
learn what kinds of bonds can be
bought, and pointed out that there
are limits on each bond issue pur
chased by corporations and in
dividuals. Mrs. J. Don Smith, head of the
women's division of the war fi
nance committee for Lane, declar
ed that ln the drive beginning
January 18 a greater effort than
ever before will be exerted to in-
Lane county can enjoy excel
lent opportunities for future de
velopment : in the non-metallic
field if an inventory is made of
her sands, clays, ornamental and
building stones, ochre and other
natural materials and small in
dustry given a chance to develop
these native products.
This was the gist of the discus
sion held Wednesday night when
the mining and industry commit
tees of the Eugene chamber of
commerce met with Earl K.
Nixon, state director of mineral
industries.
The state department of min
eral industries would- be glad to
cooperate with Lane county on a
match money basis for the ex
ploration and drilling of Lane's
non-metallic resources, Nixon
stated. Coos county has availed it
self of this cooperation and is now
conducting experiments on the
utilization of Coos coal, he pointed
out.
OPA JOB FILLED
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13 (U
Appointment of John MOlney,
Berkeley businessman, to head the
DPA's rationing program Id Cali
fornia, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada,
Washington and northern Idaho,
was announced today by Leo F.
Centner, orA regional administrator.
, SEE MINISTER STORY
PAGE
The allies thus held mountains
overlooking Vlttcuso from two
sides. The surprise French ad
vance caught a number of German
prisoners. Juin's troops, fighting
in some of the roughest country in
Europe where virtually all sup
plies must be hauled by mule and
hand from one peak to another,
were threatening the Cassino
Atlna road, one of the two valley
highways leading north from Cas
sino. .
On the eighth army front there
were only patrol activity and
heavy artillery fire.
Announcement of more details
of the sky battle over Sofia.on Jan
uary 10, disclosed that the Ameri
cans had won a crushing victory.
At a cost of two of their own
planes, the Americans shot down
a total of 28 of the enemy.
Mrs. Luce's Talk
Here Cancelled
Clare Boothe Luce, member of
congress from Connecticut who
was scheduled to address a public
gathering in Eugene next Monday
evening, has cancelled her talk
here, according to a telegram re
ceived late Wednesday by Pro
America, sponsor for the address.
Mrs. ' Luce's only child, her
daughter, Ann Clare Brokaw, was
killed in an automobile accident
earlier in the week. Mrs. Luce has
cancelled all further appearances
on her tour, through arrange
ments with the republican national
committee, whose women's divi
sion was sponsoring Mrs. Luce on
her tour.
-The possibility ,of jesta,bHshing
.lass factory' by" using deposits
of silica sand found in this area
was also discused by Nixon, who
said 'that if sufficient beds can be
discovered here to insure perma
nent production, and if Coo's Bay
coal can be developed economic
ally there was much reason to be
lieve that such an industry could
be set up on an economic basis.
Dr. Warren D. Smith pledged
help of the. geology department of
the university, of which he is
head, to the development of Lane
county non-metallic minerals, and
said that a county-wide non
metallic inventory would be a
forward step.
W. B. Gard, chairman of the In
dustries committee of the Eugene
chamber of commerce, and G. 3.
Barton, chairman of the mining
committee, agreed to ' combine
their committees in making an in
ventory of Lane county non
metallic products. Earl McNutt,
president of the chamber, told the
20 members present at the meet
ing that his organization would
back any such inventory, for the
community. ,
U. S. Bombers
Blast Formosa
In Second Raid
U. S. 14TH AIR FORCE HEAD
QUARTERS, China, Jan. 13. (U.B
American Liberator bombers,
striking deep into Japanese
"home" territory from secret bases
ln China, raided the island of For
mosa for the second time Tuesday
night and followed that attack
with their first blow of the war
on the Siamese capital of Bang
kok, a communique said today.
Striking across the south China
sea without escort, the big Liber
ators dropped 12 tons of high ex
plosives and incendiaries on a
vital Japanese aluminum plant at
Takao, on the southwest coast of
Formosa, setting big fires through
out the target area.
(Radio Tokyo, announcing the
raid yesterday, said the bombers
also hit Ensui, 50 miles north of
Takao, and indicated they may
have feinted toward the main Jap
anese islands, 800 miles farther
north, to throw off the Japanese
defenses.)
The communique said heavy
antiaircraft fire was encountered
over Takao, but that not a single
enemy fighter rose to challenge
the night raiders. '
The only previous attack on the
island was carried out by the 14th
air force's raiders last Thanks
giving a daylight blow at Shln-
chiku, in which at least SI enemy
planes were destroyed.
Less than 24 hours after the
Tuesday night raid on Formosa,
the Liberators struck 1300 miles
to the southwest at Bangkok, giv
ing that blacked-out satellite cap.
ital its first taste of the air power
gathering in China. -
Bangkok's ground defenders
threw up a heavy searchlight and
flak barrage,, but the Liberators
pressed home their attack and
dropped 15 tons of bombs across
the Banngsue railway yards and
the Don Maung airdrome, touching
off fires and explosions.
4
''First Citizen"
invent Thursday
Scheduled for Thursday eve
ning, 6:30 o'clock, is the annual
"First citizen" banquet of the
Eugene Realty board, honoring all
men and women from Lane coun
ty in the service. The banquet
will be at the Osburn hotel as a
public gathering. For the dura
tion of the war the board desig
nates no one individual to be "first
citizen of Eugene," but all the
service men and women.
Oregon Woman Only
Person Still Getting
1812 War Pension
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. UPl ,
Although almost 129 years have i
elapsed since the close of the war
of 1812, one person, Esther Ann
Hill Morgan, of Independence,
Ore., still receives a pension on
account of services given by a
soldier in that war.
She is the daughter of John Hill,
a private in the Clark and Mc
Cumber companies. New York
I militia, pensioned under a special
act of congress enacted in 1927.
The veterans administration an
nual report4oday stated Mrs. Mor
gan is 86 and receives $20 a
month.
4 ,
Welfare League
Opens Rat War
The Welfare League sent out a
call to all Eugene merchants and
firms today to join in the com
munity health project of ridding
the city of rats.
A six months' program will cost
$3,100, of which the city council
has already given $2,000 provid
ing the league is able to raise the
remaining $1,100. Mrs. Weir Mc
Donald, chairman of the league
committee which brought the
rodent problem before the city
council and the public, announces
that the organization held a spe
cial meeting Wednesday night and
voted $100 to the fund.
Fifty dollars each has been con
tributed by Irish & Swartz, Eu
gene hotel, Seymour's cafe, and
McDonald Candy company. This,
leaves $800 to be raised, and
league members will begin im
mediate solicitation of firms to
obtain it. Those who wish to con
tribute and are not contacted are
asked to call Mrs. McDonald at
561-W and a representative will
be sent to accept the donation.
Dealt to Nazi
Aerial Defense
LONDON, Jan. 13. (AP)-I
The flaming battle which -a
great force of possibly 1200
American bombers and fight
ers fought over Germany
Tuesday with the rocket-firing
nazi air force was viewed on
both sides of the English
channel today as a forerunner
of the mighty, struggle for air
supremacy expected to ac
company a land invasion of
western Europe.
A dispatch from Stockholm
quoted a German military spokes
man in Berlin as describing the
three-hour air battle as a "re-
LONDON, Jan. IS. (U.B The;
Rome radio said that Anglo-,
American planes bombed Rome:
at noon today. '
The report lacked Immediate'
confirmation In any allied I
source. An earlier report from'
Algiers said allied planes strafed)
targets ln the Rome area jester t
day. ;
The Rome broadcast said the:
raiders flew over Vatican City'
and that Interceptors "to far:
had shot down three planes.
War In Brief
By United Press
Italy Americans capture Cer
varo, close ln for frontal assault
on Cassino, guarding valley ap
proaches to Rome; Franco-American
troops . win several strategic
heights on enemy left flank.
Russia Russian launch new
winter offensive in white Russia,
surrounding Mozyr and threaten
ing to trap German forces in
Pripet marshes; advance along
95-mile-wide front . in prewar
Poland.
Western Europe Report three
Important aircraft plants serious
ly damaged ln American attack
on reich Tuesday, depriving Ger
mans of hundreds of plsnea
counted on to repel Invasion.
Pacific Marines beat off two
attacks near Cape Gloucester,
bringing enemy dead since land
ing to 2400; reveal Solomons
based planes destroyed 242 Jap
planes ln last month.
:
STEEL WORKERS OUT
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.
13. (U.B Approximately 600
workers at Bethlehem Steel com
pany mills walked off their jobs
todcy in a dispute over wages and
working conditions, plant officials
reported.
Declared Ignored
SEATTLE, Jan. 13. U.R) Rob
ert P. Day, former inspector for
the U. S. maritime commission at
the Henry J. Kaiser Shipbuilding
corporation yards, said today that
the Truman committee should be
investigating defects In "200 Lib
erty ships, rather than a dozen."
Day, testifying at a preliminary
committee hearing conducted by
Sen. Mon C. Wallgren (D-Wash),
yesterday, said the company Ig
nored "repeated warnings" about
structural defects In Liberty ships.
"The Kaiser company made no
move to correct causes of failures,
but delivered faulty ships to the
maritime commission," he said.
Day said he showed a yards In
spector where the architect's
welding plan had not been fol
lowed, but was told to "forget It."
"Let them go. Even If they are
bad, what do you care," Day said
the Inspector told him. '
Rep. Warren G. Magnuson (D
Wash., named 12 ships which al
legedly cracked ln Alaskan wa
ters. "You should have 200 Liberty
ships, rather than a dozen, on
your list," Day said.
At the conclusion of Day's testi
mony, Wallgren announced full
scale hearings by the committee
would be held here In February.
School Plans Preview Of Post-war Training
IP'
LOOKING AHEAD Eugene vocational school wilt offer (he ell
at large a "preview of post-war rehabilitation" at annnal open house
Friday evening from 7 to 10. The school at present Is engaged In
' vocational education for war production, expects toon to emphasise
rehabilitation of veterans and those released from boomtlme Jobs.
Display will feature actual work of the students to show the school In
operation In tome 1$ department. Souvenirs will be presented In
several classes. (Vocational school photo, Wiltshire engraving)
I
1
A preview of post-war rehabili
tation facilities, which will be
converted after the war from de
fense production to peacetime
training in the trades, will be of
fered Eugeneans from 7 to 10 p,
m, Friday at Eugene vocational
school.
Dale Perry, school director, an
nounces that this annual open
house will be of vital interest to
every person Interested in post
war helps for veterans, Although
the school has not yet been desig
nated by the government for any
large-scale training program for
returning soldiers, the equipment
and vocational-education system
are already well established there
and is the type of framework on
which such a program can build.
Tours of all departments, Perry j
predicts, win prove oi interest not
only to townspeople anxious to
see the school In actual produc
tion, but to present and prospec
tive high school students who will
take part of their classes there
under the wartime program.
Departments In operation, open
for inspection, will be automotive
BEE SCHOOL" STORY
PAGE I
Harder Rationing
Times Forecast
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (U.B
The public was on notice today
that harder rationing times are
around the corner and that they
will take the form of point in
creases for beef and continuation
of the 16-polnt a pound butter
value ln February.
Prospects . for suspension of
pork rationing also faded follow.
ing a statement by Col, Bryan
Houston, OPA rationing chief,
that taking points off pork would
produce , "severe shortages" of
butter, beef and other basic foods
in areas outside the mld-westem
producing areas.
hearsal for the German defense .
force which will have to meet air
lied air fleets." .
More than 700 heavy bombers
and a likely record fighter escort
constituted the American aerial
task force.
Crippling Blow -
The attacks, directed agalnr
factories at Oschersleben, Halber.
stadt and Brunswick (Brauns
welg), all within a radius of 120
mnea oi Berun, constituted pear
slbly the most crippling blow of
the air war, against the nazl air
arm.
Results were described officially
as excellent. The Americans shot
down more than 100 of enemy air
craft. ' '
An eighth air force communique
said the resounding assault cost 64
planes, a record loss. Fifty-nine
were Flying Fortresses and Liber
ators and five were fighters.
In addition to the three aircraft
centers, the Americans attacked
other targets, possibly Including
Berlin, but the official announce
ment did not Identify them.
Rocket Guns Vsed
Returning airmen ssld that
ground rocket guns, throwing up
explosives "as big as a house,"
were used by the nazls as well as
their rocket firing fighters ln
desperate effort to turn the Amer
ican formations.
At times as many as 28 nail
fighters wheeled into solid forma
Hons to attack single Flying Fort
resses, peeling oft and roaring
headon at the big bombers in such
desperation that collisions were
barely averted.
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Casualties for U. S.
Pass 139,800 Mark
WASHINGTON, Jan. 130P
American casualties since the
start of the war now total more
than 139,800, the army losses total
105,229 and those of the navy,
marine and coast guard 34,523.
Secretary of War Stimson, In
reporting the army casualties
from the start of the war to De
cember 23, said the figure .repre
sented 16,831 killed, 38,916 wound
ed, 24,067 missing, and 25,416
prisolners of war.
Casualties to American elements
of the fifth army in Italy since
the start of that campaign in Sep
tember are 18,119. Of this total
2798 were killed, 11,762 were
wounded and 3559 were missing.
The navy-marine-coast guard
casualties reported up to today
are made up as follows: 15,186
killed, 6616 wounded, 8429 miss
ing, 4292 prisoners of war.
Court Restrains AP
By-Laws Observance
NEW YORK, Jan. 13. 0 A
special three-judge federal court
today restrained the Associated
Press perpetually from observing
by-laws which permit members to
consider the competitive effect of
an application for membership, but
declared that the news-gathering
cooperative might restrict admis
sion on other grounds.
The judgment reduced to a for
mal order the court's opinion of
last October 6 in the government's
civil anti-trust suit filed August
28, 1942.
' Either side now has 60 days In
which to appeal to the supreme
court of the United States and
mean Urns the judgment if stayed.
HARRISON NEARLY
BECAME A DOCTOR
(W.H. Harrison, 9th U.S.
President)
William Henry Harrison
started to study medicine,
but when his father died he
joined the army and em
barked on a career that end
ed ln the White House,
where he died soon after hit
inauguration.
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