Allied Bombers Hit Axis Ships in Tunisia and Sicily
Allied air and ground forces push the Eighth Army 20 miles into southern Tunisia along the coast near Ben Gardane as Rommel retreats toward Mareth. French withdrawals and American reinforcements shift lines in central and southern Tunisia while raids strike Trapani and Palermo Harbors.
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Eighth Army
Tunisia
Marshal Rommel
Ben Gardane
Bernard L. Montgomery
Pisida
Rommel
Montgomery
First
Mareth Line
Malta
Sicily
Palermo
United States
First Army
Tunis
Bizerte
Jurgen von Arnim
Churchill stresses plan to bleed enemy on land sea and air
In Parliament Churchill outlined a Casablanca plan with Roosevelt for action in the next nine months. He noted Allied shipbuilding gains, rising submarine sinkings but improving convoy losses, and predicted shipping advantages by late 1943. He warned the enemy cannot avert doom but may delay it. See Churchill Page 4.
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Douglas MacArthur
Wavell
Roosevelt
Casablanca
Churchill
Eisenhower Takes Command of Allied Forces in North Africa
Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower formally assumes supreme command from the Atlantic to Egypt and names Gen Sir Harold Alexander as deputy, Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder as Allied air commander, and Admiral Sir Arthur Cunningham as naval commander in the Mediterranean. The plan, approved at Casablanca, extends east to the Egyptian border.
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North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Atlantic
Egypt
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Arthur Tedder
Arthur B. Cunningham
Fisenhower
Casablanca
Eisenhower
Churchill outlines UN plan and Allied leadership for Africa campaign
Churchill, in a wartime conference with Roosevelt, reveals a global plan for victory. Eisenhower to lead the Africa campaign with Alexander as deputy and Tedder and Cunningham in key roles. The submarine menace worsens and shipyards boost supply lines while Dill and Arnold meet Chiang Kai-shek. Churchill aims nine month checkups with Roosevelt and vows Britain will wage war to the death against Japan.
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Eisenhower
Africa
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Middle East
Arthur W. Tedder
Andrew B. Cunningham
Mediterranean
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John Dill
H. H. Arnold
United States Army Air Force
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
India
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Roosevelt
Casablanca
Britain
Japan
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Eisenhower Nominated for Full General Rank
President Roosevelt nominates Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower to be a full general. The promotion would place him among America's four full generals, alongside John J. Pershing, George C. Marshall, and Douglas MacArthur.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Eisenhower
John J. Pershing
AEF
Europe
George C. Marshall
Army
Douglas MacArthur
Death Grip On Kharkov War Surge Near City
Russian forces closed in on Kharkov from multiple avenues as German troops began evacuating the city under heavy bombardment. In adjacent sectors, Red Army advances north and south of Kursk yielded significant gains, while battles around Rostov and the Don continued with heavy tank and infantry actions.
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Kharkov
Stockholm
Volchansk
Belyi Kolodets
Kharkokv
Chuguyev
Pechenegi
Rostov
Don
Novocharkassk-Rostov
Red
Red Army Tank Slaughters Nazi Column Near Kursk
Russian midday communique reported a Red Army tank plowing into a German infantry column south of Kursk in Kharkov region. The tank reportedly killed about 200 men in the company, and its fire destroyed 18 anti tank guns.
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Donmouth
Akhtarskaya
Primorsko - Akhtarskaya
Taman Peninsula
Novorossisk
Donets Basin
Kramatorsk
Rostov-Kramatorsk-Mariupol
Kharkov
Belgorod
Kursk
Orel
Red Army
Ponyri
Russia
London
London Radio Monitor
Expect Heavy Casualties In North Africa War Plans
Secretary of War Stimson warned that the nation should expect heavy American casualties as plans develop to drive the Axis from Africa. He noted Allies have landed about 500,000 men against an Axis force of roughly 250,000 in North Africa.
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Washington
Stimson
Africa
North
Jap Bases at Kiska Munda Attacked
The Navy confirmed the end of organized resistance on Guadalcanal and reported two more air attacks on the Japanese base at Munda and a blast on Kiska in the Aleutians. The dispatch notes American airmen conducted these operations as part of ongoing Allied campaigns.
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Washington
U.P
Navy
Guadalcanal
Munda
Kiska
Aleutians
More Than Million Young Single Men Deferred From the Draft
Washington reports that 1,096,000 single men aged 18 to 37 are deferred on occupational grounds. About 370,000 are in 2-A civilian essential jobs, 570,000 in 2-B essential war related work, and 150,000 in 2-C farming. Deferments may be reviewed within six months as replacements fill roles. Some replacements may come from married workers whose deferments expire after April 1.
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Washington
Armed Services
Selective Service
Hershey opposes child deferment bill for selective service
Major General Lewis B. Hershey, director of selective service, testifies against a bill classifying inductees by four categories and shifting to state wide boards. He says deferment for men with children would complicate administration and urges weighing registrants' duties over dependents, while noting he speaks only personally.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
House Military Committee
White horse sighting in Palo Duro Canyon puzzles locals
A strange white horse was seen near Palo Duro Canyon in Claude. One man saw it leap from a 50 foot bluff and continue racing across the canyon. Will Rogers Range Riders of Amarillo deny any horse loss and recall a prior mysterious white horse sighting during a night visit months ago.
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Amarillo
Delbert Dalby
Will Rogers Range Riders
Mr. Dalby
Detectives Seek Bob Martin After Escape from Window
Los Angeles detectives move to question Bob Martin of Kirkland Washington, a forgery suspect, after he leaped from a hotel fourth floor window and vanished. They seek details on how he survived the fall.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Bob Martin
Kirland
Wash
Roosevelt To Talk on Radio Tonight
The White House announced that President Roosevelt would give a 20 minute radio speech starting at 8 30 P M central war time tomorrow night. He will discuss topics relating to both the foreign and home fronts.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
48 Hour Rule For Amarillo Looms in Southwest
Dallas deputy War Manpower official Henry Le Blanc said labor management committees are forming in Dallas area firms as a 48 hour work week may be declared in a critical labor shortage region. He noted Dallas is unlikely to be short term but areas like Fort Worth Amarillo Houston El Paso New Orleans and Albuquerque could come under the rule.
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Henry le’ Blanc
Manpower Commission
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Fort Worth
Amarillo
Houston
el Paso
New Orleans
Albuquerque
Crow Indians Entering Army Listed With Distinct Names
Butte Montana reports the 20 Crow Indians inducted into the Army and lists names such as Harry Rising Sun Myers Black Eagle George Beal Bird Sampson Bird in Ground Jr Joseph Mountain Pocket Jr Frank Grasshopper Guy Old Bear Peter Old Bull Felix Well Known George Little Light Cyril Not Afraid Frank Falls Down and Kelly Passes Washington dispatch notes President Philip Murray of the CIO calls Beardsley pay-as-you-go tax plan a snare and a delusion.
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Mont
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Myers Black Eagle
George Beal Bird
Sampson Bird
Joseph Mountain Pocket, Jr
Frank Grasshopper
Guy Old Bear
Peter Old Bull
Felix Well Known
George Little Light
Cyril Not Afraid
Frank Falls
Kelly
Arnold Named To High Court
Thurman W. Arnold, assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust prosecutions, was nominated by President Roosevelt to be an associate justice of the U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. If confirmed, he would fill the vacancy created by Wiley B. Rutledge’s Supreme Court confirmation. Potential successors at the Justice Department include Hugh Cox and Tom C. Clark.
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Thurman W. Arnold
Roosevelt
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Arnold
Senate
Wiley B. Rutledge
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Hugh Cox
The
Board of Economic Warfare
Tom C. Clark
Chinese 300000 strong army threatens Japan in China
A Chinese military spokesman in Chungking said Wang Ching Wei’s 300000 man force, formed in occupied China, is ill trained and ill equipped and could boomerang on Japan. He added Free Chinese have infiltrated the unit and are persuading soldiers to desert to Free China.
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Chungking
Nanking
Wang Ching Wei
China
Where's the Lunch Box in a Kansas City streetcar shelter
George C. Shelton a 46 year old terminal railway worker left behind one of two lunch boxes in a streetcar shelter. The box contained all his teeth valued at 68 dollars. The incident is noted in Kansas City dated February 11 indicating a lost item with financial loss from a public transit area.
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Kansas City
Amarillo Weather Report and Western Texas Forecast
Warmer afternoon and night with fresh winds in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas not so cold tonight. New Mexico warmer today and east portion tonight and Friday morning. Temperature range 24 hours ending 6 30 A M high 39 low 15 noon 53.
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West Texas
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