Time law muddle in Michigan delays war time debate
A Michigan legislative clash over keeping or dropping Eastern War Time reveals shifting positions by war chief Donald M. Nelson. He warns abandoning war time would raise power needs and hurt war production, citing 115,000,000 kilowatt hours saved and substantial impact on escort vessel programs. The governor and legislature moved swiftly, but Nelson’s later views and a state attorney general dispute underscored a rushed, contested process. The article notes Michigan saved at least 100,000 kilowatts of peak load and about 115,000,000 kilowatt hours, a sizable wartime contribution.
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Michigan
Lansing
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
U. S
Homer Ferguson
Nelson
Kelly
Baltimore
Associated Press
Francis Biddle
Rushton
Biddle
Car B. Rudow
Detroit News
Telegram
Rudow
Senate
Whelson
Grand Rapids
Mark Foote
Foote
WPS
Congress
War Production Board
RAF Pounds Turin Spezia Ruhr Lorient in Night Bombing
RAF planes struck Turin and the Spezia naval base in northern Italy while bombers hit the Ruhr industrial region and the Lorient submarine base in France. The raid marked a major single night operation with weather favorable over targets and three bombers reported. The attacks followed a day of daylight Allied raids on northwest Germany with heavy Fortresses and fighter opposition, sustaining high enemy losses.
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London
RAF
Turin
Spezia
Haly
Ruhr
Lorient
France
Alps
Italy
Mussolini
Genoa
Milan
Hitler
Atlantic
Germany
Europe
Reich
Hamburg
Messerschmitt
Wilhelmsshaven
Emden
Direct Hit on Japanese Ship Off Arawe New Britain
Feb 4 report from New Guinea details a US air strike near Arawe on the southwest coast of New Britain. Captain William Thompson and crew of Flying Fortresses scored a direct hit on a camouflaged Japanese vessel, then strafed and bombed other targets including Rabaul airfield and Lae, as Allied bombers supported by Mitchell aircraft and Boston fighters attacked shipping, air bases, and anti aircraft positions.
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New Guinea
Arawe
New Britain
William Thompson
Canton
Thompson
Robert Deatta
Moscow
Idaho
Robert Butler
Saint Pauls
N.C
Liew Robert Orth
Gary
Ind
Rabaul
Arthur Curren
Paterson
NY J
Bougainville
Francis Denault
West Springfield
Mass
Denault
Cape Gloucester
Gesmata
Lae
Boston
Adrian War Time Stay Hinges On Detroit Vote
Michigan cities weigh time change as Detroit votes February 15 on Eastern War Time shift. Adrian officials echo the delay stance, aiming to match Detroit if the legislature acts. Tokyo radio reports of a large naval fight are denied while battles heat on Guadalcanal and Bonegi River fronts.
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Michigan
Adrian
Detroit
Olt
H. W. Lundahl
Guadalcanal Island
Solomons
Ohio Legislature Approves Time Change Measure
Both chambers pass a time change bill in Ohio with the question of when clocks move back. The Senate will decide on an emergency clause. otherwise a 90 day wait follows. A conference committee may be formed if the House and Senate diverge. Opponents hope to delay passage to sway public opinion.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House
Sixth consecutive Allied attack on Rabaul and New Britain
Allied planes hammered Buin airdrome in the northern Solomons and spread destruction along New Britain from end to end in the sixth straight strike on Rabaul. Ground patrols pressed the offensive near Salamaua and near Wau as fighters repelled enemy interceptors and a reconnaissance plane was shot down.
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Australia
Buin
Solomons
New Britain Island
Rabaul
General MacArthur
Solomans
Salomans
New Guinea
Aroe
Teands
Salamaua
Bulletin
Wau
Bula
Bougainville Island
Guadalcanal
New Britain
Defenders Scramble as Rums PayGo Plan Faces Defense
Washington February five Associated Press reports that House Ways and Means Committee members push to salvage portions of the 1942 tax obligations while keeping March fifteenth filing and first installment due under the current rates. Ruml argues canceling 1942 taxes would improve government finances and curb inflation, while rivals question feasibility and demand alternatives reducing 1942 burdens.
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Associated Press
Washington
Rums
House
Ways and Means Committee
Beardsley Rumi
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Coughtan
D-N.c
Ruml
Rep
Robertson
D-Va
Coughton
Crawford
Rmich
Start Program Of Manpower Rationing
The War Manpower Commission launched a nationwide program to prioritize labor for war industries and restrict job switching. In 32 areas with critical shortages, WMC will control hiring and assign workers to essential tasks through area committees, ensuring mutual cooperation among government, management, and labor. Agricultural and non-agricultural transfers will be regulated to support war needs. The U S Employment Service will be the main hiring channel under WMC rules.
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Associated Piless
Washington
War Industries
Pabor
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Paul V. McNutt
MecNutt
McNutt
Orfer
Area Management Labor Committee
U.S. Employment Service
Tojo Denies Dictator Label Amid War Power Moves
Premier General Hideki Tojo told Parliament he is not a dictator and is only a sunlit subject of Emperor Hirohito. He argued wartime dictatorial powers are necessary to boost war production, with two bills seeking cabinet control before the Diet.
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Associated Press
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tokyo
Berlin
Tojo
Hirohio
Tenno
Andrews assumes command of US forces in Europe
Lieut General Frank M Andrews today assumed command of United States forces in the European theater and announced his first task is to intensify bombing of the enemy. He moved to London from the Middle East to succeed Eisenhower, now commander in chief of North African operations. In Moscow, reports say Red Army advances threaten Krasnodar and nearby cities as German forces retreat.
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London
Frank M. Andrews
United States
European
Andrews
Middle East
United ‘States
Eisenhower
Red Army Troops Smash Westward In The Caucasus
Allied air forces claim a decisive Tunisian air victory as American Fortresses and Lightning Fighters destroy and damage dozens of Axis planes near Gabes and Gafes. United States armored units withdraw from Sened after achieving their mission. Ground action along the Tunisian front remains cautious with Montgomery potential flanking moves anticipated toward Mareth line. Rommel’s forces face growing pressure from American and French troops in central Tunisia as fighting dims for a moment.
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London
United States
Sened
Tunisia
Gabes
Eighth Army
Rommel
Gaves
Flotas
Jong
Bernard Montgomery
Mareth
Erwin Rommel
el Alamein
el Agheila
Montgomery
Mareth Line
Gahes
von Arnim
Tunisian
Kupyansk
Dyurechnaya
Borove
Kharkov
Ukraine
Krasny, Liman
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Donets
Novorossisk
Taman
Kerch Strait
Crimea
Sea of Azov
Black Sea
Novorosel
Caucasus
Kuban
Krasnodar
Don
Starominskaya
Yeisk
Lahore
Germans Try 10 Bomb U S Bombers
In Britain Feb 5 German air force aimed bombs at American heavy bombers during a daylight raid on northwest Germany. Crews report fighters and bombers defended target amid extreme weather and zero temperatures. Five bombers did not return. Germans used Heinkel 111s Junkers 88s and various fighters in a fierce defense long and costly for both sides.
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United States
Britain
Germany
United States Air Force
Europe
Heinkels
Slaye
Lst
Messerischmitt
Junkers
Knives Wanted For Men In Service Campaign Grows
A Marine in Camp Elliott asks for hunting knives to be sent overseas. Adrian officials urge residents to donate eight inch blades with leather sheaths. Commissioner Germond offers to collect donations at the police station or by mail for distribution to armed forces, highlighting home front support in wartime.
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Adrian
Frank C. Bailey
Comstock Street
Louis F. Germond
Pfe
Franklyn Bailey
Marine
Camp Elliott
Calif
Jadrian
Ijsa
Germond An
Lnfernity
Roosevelt seeks four billion budget boost for navy
President Roosevelt asked Congress for an extra 4 billion dollars in cash and 210 million in contract authorizations for the navy. Funds would cover maintenance, ordnance, aviation, petroleum reserves, training, and subsistence as part of war needs and contingencies since the 1943 budget was sent.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Bureau of Ships
Budget Bureau
War At A Glance Highlights Global Fronts
War updates report major Allied and Axis actions across Europe Africa and Asia. Factual bullets note RAF night raids on Italian targets, Soviet pressure on Rostov, American artillery near Faid, Guadalcanal movements, and MacArthur bombing Buin. Details include Far East combat and Normandy-like pincers in Rostov region.
Strongly fortified defense line broken near Rostov
Soviet bulletin reports a shattered defense line southeast of Rostov as Red Army forces push wedges around Kursk and trap German divisions west of Voronezh. The offensive cuts rail lines and roads toward Rostov, with massed infantry, cavalry, and tanks pressing from east and southeast.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Caucasus
Red Army
Rostov
Kagalnitskaya
Kursk
Voronezh
London
Germany
Phe Spuce
Zolatukino
Shehigry
Tin
Public Auctions and Sales Listing Notice
Public auction notices appear across Market Page with details of sales by Raymond Linehan Sieor Scarp C Greenwald and others. Auctions are listed for February 9th 10th and 11th with locations southwest Addison north of Merton and west of Lyons and other towns. adv. references invite readers to view full details.
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Smith
United
Raymond Linehan
Bopend
Ryan
Addison
Sieor Scarp
Me Ton
Greenwald
Lyons
Bilio
Linenan
Pinedsan
Ste Ait
DOTA
Agiti
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