Jap air force units forced by Allied raids to withdraw to bases 550 mi from Salamua; nearest air base at Hollandia; Allied Jungle troops gain in Salamaua drive; motor torpedoboats sink 12 Jap barges, Huon Gulf; planes sink 10 barges off New Brit south coast; scout planes attack Jap destroyer and merchantman, New Ireland area; raid Pula, Ceram; map

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WFA LIFTS LIMITS ON MEAT KILLING IN 2-MONTH TEST; Move Designed to Aid Civilians Is Coupled With Prediction of 5% Rise in Food Output

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Agr Dept sees output raising total '43 food production level

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1943Rosalind Ashford, American singer^[†]

Rosalind "Roz" Ashford-Holmes is an American soprano R&B and soul singer, known for her work as an original member of the Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas.

1943Glen Sather, Canadian ice hockey player and manager^[†]

Glen Cameron Sather is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and current executive. He is the current senior advisor and alternate governor of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the Rangers' general manager until stepping down on July 1, 2015, and then served as their president until April 4, 2019. He stepped down from his advisory role with the Rangers on June 26, 2024.

1943Joe Simon, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2021)^[†]

Joseph Simon was an American soul and R&B musician. He began as a gospel artist singing with the Golden West Singers in the Bay Area in California. A consistent presence on the US charts between 1964 and 1981, Simon charted 51 U.S. Pop and R&B chart hits between 1964 and 1981, including eight times in the US top forty, 38 times in the top 40 of the US R&B chart, with 13 chart hits in Canada. His biggest hits included three number one entries on the US Billboard R&B chart: "The Chokin' Kind" (1969), "Power of Love" (1972), and "Get Down, Get Down " (1975). In 2021, he was one of the 60 nominees for the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.

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1943Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (born 1877)^[†]

Marsden Hartley was an American Modernist painter, poet, and essayist. Hartley developed his painting abilities by observing Cubist artists in Paris and Berlin.

Headlines from September 2, 1943

Casualty Total Rises to 103,932 For Our Forces, Land, Sea and Air

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'Real Offensive' in Pacific Believed Opened at Marcus; MARCUS BLOW HELD OPENING OF DRIVE

JAPANESE AIR COVER IS FORCED FAR BACK; New Guinea Base Nearest Salamaua Is Now 550 Miles Away -- Allies Narrow Arena

WFA LIFTS LIMITS ON MEAT KILLING IN 2-MONTH TEST; Move Designed to Aid Civilians Is Coupled With Prediction of 5% Rise in Food Output

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