Negro Cook Bride Killer Confessed Again in Train Murder
Los Angeles police say Robert Folkes a 20 year old dining car cook confessed to killing Mrs Martha Virginia James 21 aboard a Pullman car en route to California after a drinking party among train crew and passengers. He later retracted and then repeated the confession. The case centers on the lower 13 section of the car during a speeding overnight trip through Oregon.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Robert Folkes
Folkes
Martha Virginia James
Oregon
California
Vernon Rasmussen
Police Homicide Bureau
Mrs. James
Tokyo Bluff by Tojo claims path to victory in war
The Tokyo broadcasts report Premier Hideki Tojo asserting Japan has laid foundations for victory as it defends on three fronts Guadalcanal New Guinea and Burma and advances in resources while MacArthur notes Allied losses in the New Guinea campaign and describes the campaign as a decisive yet costly effort.
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Associated Press
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
Burma
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tokyo
Weather update for Amarillo and surrounding regions
The forecast notes a warmer afternoon with a cooler night in Amarillo area. West Texas sees little temp change tonight with warmer spells in Del Rio Eagle Pass area and light rain in the afternoon and night. Panhandle South Plains may see rain with snow mix. New Mexico remains steady with snow flurries in northern mountains and a 24 hour range from 46 to 29 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Del
Rio-Eagle Pass
el Paso
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
American Casualties in Tunisia Top 1 258
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announced that American casualties in Tunisia total 1 258 so far: 211 killed 532 wounded 515 missing. Of the missing 226 are reported prisoners. He noted air operations dominated recent combat with U S planes destroying three enemy aircraft on Jan 24 and cooperation between U S and French ground forces in central and southern Tunisia.
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Washington
Tunisia
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
U. S
United States
Vichy
Middle Eastern Command
Eighth Army
Afrika Korps
Sabratha
Tripoli
Italy
Kairouan
Gabes
Ousseltia
Weather sketch reports light flurries and mild temperatures
The forecast notes a few flurries of moisture and a slight warming during the day followed by cooler air tonight. Overall the weather is described as not very bad with sprinkles possible this afternoon. Last night’s low was 29 and yesterday’s high reached 46.
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Bureau
C A B Says Army Pilot Caused Palm Springs Collision
The Civil Aeronautics Board ruled that a collision between an Army bomber and American Airlines Transport over Palm Springs, California, on October 23 was caused by a reckless and irresponsible act by Lieutenant William N. Wilson, 25, the bomber pilot.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
American Air Lines
Palm Springs
Calif
William N. Wilson
House Judiciary Committee approves anti racketeering bill on unions
Rep Sam Hobbs Democrat Alabama wins committee approval for a measure to subject labor unions to anti racketeering penalties. Reps Emmanuel Celier Democrat New York and Thomas Lane Democrat Massachusetts say they will file a minority report opposing it.
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Washington
Sam Hobbs
Alabama
House Judiciary Committee
Emmanuel Celleer
New York
Thomas J. Lane
Massachusetts
Mutinies and German Retreats Reported At Stalingrad
Dispatches say German troops near Stalingrad mutinied and surrendered in large groups. The Red Army pressed the siege, capturing 46 tanks and 214 field guns, with dozens of officers among those taken prisoner as Axis forces near Rostov and the Caucasus face critical pressure.
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Stalingrad
Red Star
Adolf Hitler
Tass
Switzerland
Muntimes
Bayonne
Dijon
France
Germany
Red Army
Don
Kursk
Kharkov- Moscow
Gorshechnaya
Voronezh
Black Sea
North Caucasus
Neftegorsk
Apsgeronskaya
Neft
Rostov
Caucasus
Stalingrad-Salsk-Tikhoretsk
Sredni Yegorlyk
Salsk
Ataman
Rostov-Salsk
Kushchevka
Tikhoretsk
British and American Air Raids Strain German Defenses
Allied air operations intensified with Lancaster and Halifax raids on the Rhine land and Bordeaux targets while U S Fortresses bombed Wilhelmshaven and Liberators hit Emden. Berlin reported casualties and fires as two hospitals burned and several German war plants were damaged.
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Air Ministry
Rhineland
Bordeaux
Lorient
United States
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
Copenhagen
Germany
Royal Air Force
Berlin
United Press
Stockholm
United States Army
Liberators
Local class basics opened at Amarillo Center this evening
The first class in a personality improvement course meets at 7 tonight at Amarillo Center 2101 Harrison Street taught by Roy G Boger center director and noted educator. Additional first time spring classes include elementary accounting geography of Latin America international politics and more.
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Amarillo Center
Harrison Street
Roy G. Boger
Latin America
North Africa
Near East
Senegalese troops sail from Dakar to reinforce Allies
The first large convoy of French Senegalese soldiers departs Dakar to join forces in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Described as fierce and hard fighting, these troops were chosen from tribes with little prior contact with whites and carry a deep hatred of the enemy.
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Ousseltia
Kairouan
Sousse
Tunisian
Afrika Korps
Dakar
French West Africa
Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
French Africa
German Labor Mobilization Decree Announces Universal Conscription
Berlin radio announced a compulsory labor service decree for all German men aged 16 to 65 and women 17 to 45. The order requires immediate registration at local labor offices and signals unprecedented mobilization for the war effort, with Hitler's labor chief urging devotion to fighting and working for the community.
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London
Berlin
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Fritz Sauckel
Unrest and Riots in Bulgaria Over Germany Demands
Travelers returning to Turkey report unrest following Germanys new Bulgarian demands early in the year. Bulgaria faces pressure to contribute up to ten divisions to Hitlers forces, risking trouble if Bulgars are sent to fight in Russia.
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Ankara
Turkey
Bulgaria
Germany
Russia
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151St Field Artillery
Java
Lynn
Fred Coburn
Route 1
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Tokyo Bluff
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
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Lae
Salamaua
Finschhafen
Gasmata
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Kai
Aroe Islands
Chiang Kai-shek
China
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Talo
Shan States
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Aleutian Islands
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Kiska
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Ore
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Russell Stationery Company
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
John Maynard Lbr, Co
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Finland
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Don Front
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Soviet Union
Maikop
Baku
Sidney J. Williams
Casablanca
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Britain
War Council
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Ernest J. King
United States Naval
Brehon B Somervell
Services of Supply
W. Averell Harriman
Lend Lease
Great Britain
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Middle East
Louis Mountbatten
Dudley Pound
John Dill
Hastings L Ismay
Inglis
Erwin Rommel
Jurgen von Arnim
Nar
Row
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Bizerte
Sicily
Tripolitania
Rommel
U. S. Army
Ninth Air Force
Cairo
Sfax
Pichon
Sened
Erwin
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