Americans Repel Tank Thrusts Near Thala in Tunisia
Allied forces clash with German columns near Thala and Kasserine as Rommel pushes in a bid to break Allied lines. Reports say American and British units repulsed multiple tank and infantry attacks, with air support and bombings aiming to hinder German operations.
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Thala
Rommel
Faid Pass
Kasserine Gap
United States
First Army
Eighth Army
Kasserine
Sbiba
Tebessa
Hatob River
Medjez-el-Bab
Shiba
Gafsa
Sicily
Kasserine Pass
Marshal Rommel
Mareth Line
Cairo
Mendenine
Gabes
Mareth
Reuters
Red Army close to Dnieper as 25th anniversary nears
Soviet forces push west within 30 miles of the Dnieper threatening major German bastions at Dniepropetrovsk Poltava Orel and Stalino. Front reports note heavy fighting north of Kursk and in the Donets Basin with German counterattacks and a looming pincer.
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Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Dnieper River
Dniepropetrovsk
Orel
Poltava
Stalino
Kursk
Krasnoarmeiskoye
Donets
Dnieper
Krasnograd
Paviograd
Taman
Krasnodar
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Kerchenski Strait
Caucasus
Crimea
Voroshilovgrad
Rostov
Pavlovgrad
Sinyelnikovo
Sea of Azov
Dneipropetrovsk
Zaporozhe
Kerch
British Night Bombers Strike Bremen in Major Raid
British four engined night bombers hit Bremen Germany's second port with heavy bombs as the Eighth Air Force readies to increase daylight raids to 1,000. Despite strong anti aircraft defences and heavy fire the RAF force reportedly suffered no losses.
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London
U.P
Bremen
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Air Ministry
Dry cleaner faces furnace blaze in Salt Lake plant
Fire Chief La Vere Hanson said business was good yet not. A furnace started fire at a Salt Lake City cleaning plant caused about 300 dollars in damage before firemen extinguished it the next morning.
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Salt Lake City
la Vere Hanson
Hanson
German troop trains head toward Spanish frontier via French Pyrenees
Reuters dispatch from Zurich reports trains crowded with seasoned German troops pouring day and night through the French Pyrenees region toward the Spanish frontier.
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London
Reuters
Zurich
French Pyrenees
Madison School pupils plan shoe bin swap
Pupils at Madison School in Phoenix organize a shoe exchange when their footwear outgrows. They toss old shoes into a bin at school and select better pairs, with Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance noted in connection.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Madison School
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Point rationing reduces food available amid higher prices
Washington reports say rationing will slash canned food in half and raise prices for unrationed items. Florida farmers warn spring vegetables will cost more after a cold wave. Potter County plans food rationing registration at Amarillo schools and rural centers from Wednesday afternoon, with details on point values and household allowances.
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Pers
Washington
The
Washington Dispatch
Florida
Amarillo
Potter County
OPA
Allied air forces strike Solomons and Burma fronts
Allied bombers pounded Japanese positions in the Solomons and Burma. Bombing runs over Buin Faisi produced fires visible for miles. Ambon in the Dutch East Indies was hit. six Japanese planes were shot down while intercepting. RAF and Chinese forces aided targets near Mandalay, Irrawaddy, and the Salween crossing. The US reports the Argonaut submarine sunk with heavy loss. another sub sank two Japanese transports in reprisal.
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Associated Press
Solomons
Burma
Buin-Faisi
North Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Ambon
Dutch East Indies
India
RAF
Mandalay
Irrawaddy River
Chungking
Salween River
China
Yunnan
Kwangchowwan
Liuchow Peninsula
Kwangtung
Washington
United States
South Pacific
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Gandhi rallies amid fast death fear in Poona
Mohandas K. Gandhi showed signs of improvement after a night crisis but doctors warned his heart weakened during the 13th day of the fast against internment. He remains in danger of death if he does not eat.
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Poona
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Troop Ships Sunk In North Atlantic Early This Month
The Navy reports over 850 dead or missing after two U S passenger cargo vessels were torpedoed and sunk by enemy submarines in the North Atlantic within four days in February. The ships sank within 30 minutes each, with civilian and military personnel among the victims.
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Navy
North Atlantic
United States
Army
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Weather update for Amarillo and surrounding areas
The forecast calls for warmer conditions with strong winds this afternoon and a drop in temperatures tonight. Western New Mexico expects scattered showers in the mountains, with a colder stretch in the northwest tonight. Highs near 68 and a low around 40 observed.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Pecos River
New Mexico
News Tip Winners Named in Local Contest
Mrs. J. D. Archibald at 511 North Pierce Street wins first prize with a tip about a car thief shooting and will receive five dollars. R. E. Benesch earns three dollars for tipping about a fatally burned child and Arthur L. Scott gets two dollars for the train wreck tip in Oklahoma. Several others submit tips including Mrs. Mary Morris and Joe R. Phillips among listed residents.
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J. D. Archibald
North Pierce Street
Oklahoma
Mary Morris
Crockett Street
J. M. Davis, Jr
Tennessee Street
Mary White
Buchanan Street
Mary Boyd
South
Lincoln Street
Marilyn Small
North
Polk Street
F. E. McMillan
Roberts Street
Joe R. Phillips
West
Sixth Avenue
Floyd Morgan
Hill Street
Earth tremor rattles Northern Utah without damage
A light earthquake shook Northern Utah this morning centered near Bingham, home to the Utah open cut copper mines. Salt Lake City and nearby towns felt the tremor, but no damage was reported immediately. City, Ranch Loans, Southern States.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Bingham
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Kremamsa Plateau
Stockholm
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Estonia
Moore
Office of Price Administration
Spain
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