Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS harmony note of big three meet mighty US aerial blows carry war to heart ot of J jap ap homeland released by western newspaper union T et they are th 0 1 in these e EDITORS NOTE when opinions re analysts expressed and not necessarily of this P western newspaper unions news 05 ar A art ti ink r Q n freed by daring U S ranger attack on cabanatuan prison camp liberated evacuation yanks joyfully make their way back to american lines for transfer to hospital in philippines EUROPE Post postwar ivar pattern their historic conference at yalta having ended in agreement the big three departed from the balmy crimean watering resort determined to maintain equal harmony on the implementation tation of the new course they struck for trodden europe envisaging vi the return of democratic government and obliteration of nazism and fascism thorniest Thor niest problem in allied relations before the conference the polish question was met by U S and british recognition to russian annexation of part of eastern poland and the agreement to include independent democratic leaders e rs into the red sponsored provisional government until the people t themselves hem selves can name their own regime in a free and open election in respect to free elections guaranteeing an the people of all the liberated countries the right to pick their own governments the big three pledged their support to assist any nation in measures designed to bring about such polls with agreement on the vexatious polish problem and restoration of democratic government in the new declaring that the big threes terms for germany released its people from all moral scruples of warfare naz nai zi propagandists said every enemy will be met by fanatical men women and children who know what treatment is in in store for them and therefore wish to kill murder and poison all who attempt to oppress them europe the big three also moved toward maintenance of such an order by further discussion of steps on a postwar international security organization with the talks at yalta designed to meet russian objections to the dumbarton oaks plans for prohibiting any nation charged with aggression from voting on measures to bring it in line overwhelming agreement was reached on treatment for a defeated reich with roosevelt churchill and stalin determined to crush german militarism by dissolution of the wehr macht breakup of its general staff elimination of all industry that could be used for war production and complete eradication of all nazi and junker influences in the nations life further germany would be made to pay for war damage with an allied commission set up in moscow determining on the extent of reparations probably in terms of manpower and goods allies advance with their hopes of an allied division blasted at yalta and with the combined weight of the U S britain and russia drawn up against them the germans maneuvered in both the west and east for a last ditch struggle in the east so called alarm units and the peoples army were thrown into breaches to hold open avenues of retreat for german forces falling back from silesia to saxony as the russians drove on this jail all important nazi industrial district As the reds pushed ahead one wing of this offensive nosed northwestward toward berlin berli n sorely ly pressed by a frontal a assault of marshal Zhu kovs forces in the west the germans fought hard to thwart the canadian and british attempt to turn their far northern flank drive into the industrial ruhr and trap nazi forces guarding the rhineland from the th rear PACIFIC mighty strike to terrified residents it was as if the whole host of demons themselves had swooped from the skies to american aviators and sailors it offered the supreme satisfaction of slapping a vicious enemy in his own backyard and to millions of people at home it represented the opening of the battle tor for japan itself thus shaped vice adm marc A Mit mighty strike against tokyo and the home island of holi hoh lk V 14 g f gl leading daring liberation of yanks bariks from luzon prison camp by rangers who overpowered jap guards were left to right captain prince of seattle wash lt col H A bridgeport conn and mgt T R richardson dallas texas shu with 1500 hellcats Hell cats Hell divers and avenger planes taking off from about 15 to 20 carriers of the ton class escorted by a formidable screen of fast battleships cruisers and destroyers though meeting strong opposition the aircraft shot up enemy planes cratered airdromes aird romes and pulverized other military installations around the jap capital while the major attack roared on with the once vaunted since battered jap imperial fleet failing to challenge Mit force riding 30 0 miles off of honshu shores other american warships and army planes hammered the volcano and bonin islands miles to the south WAR production schedules increase with emphasis on more bombers and engine parts the government increased its war contracts in recent weeks indicating that the rapid pace of the conflict is forcing readjustment of needs besides the boost in the bomber and engine parts program it was revealed ground troops were scheduled to get per cent more ammunition heavy artillery and tanks i to meet a critical emergency of engine parts in battle zones the government has undertaken undertake en a 50 million dollar expansion of the industry and established special panels or committees in the seven major plants for speeding up of output labor Ite relations iterations lations supplementing its previous policy of plant seizures to back up war labor board rulings designed to settle industrial disputes the U S drew a new weapon to force compliance through cancellation of a firms government contracts in following such a course of action against the E A Labora laboratories torie s of brooklyn N Y economic stabilization director vinson said that the U S s procedure was legal insofar as the courts have frequently held that no business has an automatic right to getting a government contract despite the U S s power to influence compliance with orders through plant seizures and withholding of priorities ies in addition to contract cancellations OES chieftain vinson n said that still more action effect effective iv e could be obtained legislation through throng h ance bance furnishing non campli CONGRESS busy session putting in a busy session were solons in 1 I on on capitol hiu hill engrossed semi political financial and insurance legislation 0 wallace curb passed by the senate the bill removing the reconstruction finance corporation with its vast loaning powers from theu the U S department of commerce and liberal henry A wallaces r reach each if appointed secretary of that office went u up p beacy the house in addition to stripping wallace df CT authority over funds which conservatives feared he might use for promotion of plans for government spending to brov provide ide full employment house republicans sought to remove the secretary of commerce from the board 0 of f the million dollar export import bank used to finance foreign business world finance up prominently for congressional consideration was the tion backed bretton woods postwar world financial agreement under which the U S would contribute about 6 billion dollars for two funds 1 to provide countries with foreign exchange at par rather than open ni market arket value to stirn stimulate their purchasing powers and ato guarantee private loans made to countries to help build up their economies in asking for congressional ap of the bretton woods agree ments en arpe erpe president r beiden sa s1 roosevelt osin velt s said ead th tep they y were the first step in a br broad 0 e program for international economic cooperation also including an allied food and agriculture organization expansion of the reciprocal trade act of 1934 reduction of trade bar r aers and orderly marketing of tain world surpluses insurance continued state supervision of in aurance companies but with strict er control in harmony with federa antitrust anti trust laws was promised ii ii congressional approval of legis legislation latiol postponing antimonopoly i tion against such businesses fol foi three years and allowing states tha time to set up tighter regulations reu lations brought to a head by a recen supreme court decision beclar ing insurance insurance companies subject t antitrust anti trust laws the question coffed of i fed eral era control over the business drev arev little support from congress will legislators contending that the indi vidual states were best qualified ti regulate the matter according ti their particular requirements ta jr farm arm credit standing high by WALTER A SHEAD staff correspondent washington for every dollar farmers borrowed in 1944 they repaid on loans made prior to that year reducing reducing g the farm mortgage debt to the lowest point in 30 years according to a report of the federal land bank system for the year the volu volume me of farm loans outstanding was reduced 17 per cent the t total otal volume of land bank and commissioner loans made I 1 in in 1914 1944 amounted to during the year a uniform 4 per cent interest rate was established on most outstanding land bank loans farm mortgage loans in good standing reached a new hish high at the years end with per per cent of all federal land bank and per cent of commissioner loans current on all payments of principal and interest NEW instrument aids B one of the wars most remar remarkably kabli scientific achievements an all ail position indicator has been play ing an important role in charting the long sky roads to tokyo for navi gators of americas B 29 super tor for tresses the army revealed developed by engineers of bandh aviation corporation in cooperation with the army and navy the I 1 indica tor records continuously and auto mati cally the exact air position 0 a huke huge super fort in flight on 2 single dial giving the navigator ar instantaneous reading of his longi tude and latitude and saving hours of complex calculations no larger than a quart milk bottle the c computing device not only shows air position in degrees ol oi longitude and latitude but aasc gives the navigator a continuous record of air miles flown from the takeoff take off point and indicates the correct compass heading head ing of the airplane P engineers explained from these readings plus a check of wind drift the B 29 navigator can continuously tenuously plot his h Is ships air position on the map and keep his plane plan e more accurate accurately ay on the bomber route to japan and return |