Sea Battle Rumors Grow As Axis Tries Caucasus Escape
Soviet reports claim up to 250000 German troops and satellites are trapped along the Western Caucasus frontier while Red Army columns push toward the Sea of Azov. Rostov’s fall could sever the escape corridor amid battles near Kagalnitskaya. Allies report Hamburg raids and multiple Axis ship losses in the week.
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Caucasus
Crimea
Azov
Rostov
Hitler
Kagalnitskaya
Salsk-Rostov
Britain
North Sea
Hamburg
Mediterranean
London Admiralty
Fleets Still Maneuvering For Position
The article describes naval maneuvering between United States and Japanese forces in the South Pacific around Guadalcanal. It notes ongoing air and surface engagements, Japanese night attacks near Guadalcanal, and U S forces advancing on the island with significant casualties on both sides.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Guadalcanal
U. S
South Pacific
Savo Island
Tokyo Raie
Benl Island
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
Bougville Islands
Wide Bay
Rabaul
Pomeroy Man Sought For Draft Violation
London Prison Farm officials report two inmates fled the honor dormitory. Cecil Frazier, 29, of Pomeroy, and Aldon Cox, 25, of Lancaster, are identified as draft violators by the FBI for lacking selective service registration cards. Frazier is serving 10 to 25 years for a Meigs County robbery.
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London
W. F. Amrine
London Prison Farm
Ecil Frazier
Pomeroy
Aldon Cox
Lancaster
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Amline
Frazier
Meigs County
Accident death toll for 1942 tops 93 thousand
National Safety Council reports 93,000 killed and 300,000 injured from U S home front accidents in 1942. The cost reached 3 00 000 000 and non fatal injuries halted work comparable to 54 days of shipbuilding and aircraft production.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
U. S
Fire damages new wing at Portsmouth naval prison
A five story addition under construction at the Portsmouth naval prison caught fire today. Navy and Marine firefighters stopped the blaze from spreading to occupied sections of the complex.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Naval Prison
Navy
Marine
Corbin Favors Small Firms in Army Contracts
Maj. Gen. C. L. Corbin, acting quartermaster general, says most Army Corps contracts go to firms with under 100 employees. He supports helping small businesses stay viable as a social responsibility, noting higher costs. He cites army shoe order distribution adding about 1.2 million dollars annually in price differentials.
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Philadelphia
Army Quartermasters Corps
C. L. Corbin
Marine Veteran Will Die for Slaying Officer
Walter Robert Avery, 34, a Marine veteran who earned a marksman medal, is to be executed at sunrise in Utah State Prison for the Feb 11, 1941, killing of Hoyt L. Gates, an Ogden police detective, during a grocery store holdup. Avery fought Nicaraguan revolutionaries in 1928 while in the Marines.
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Salt Lake City
Walter Robert Avery
Utah State
Hoyt L. Gates
Ogden
Utah
New Cut in Coffee Ration Announced
Washington announces a one sixth cut in the next coffee ration. Stamp No 25 in war ration book No 1 will be valid for one pound of coffee for six weeks, from Feb 8 to Mar 21. Stamp 28 expires Feb 7. Merchants estimate one pound yields 60 to 65 teacups of coffee.
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Washington
Office of
OPA
Senate Deliberates Manpower Inquiries And Tax Plan
In Washington AP dispatch reports Senate moves to coordinate manpower investigations amid debate over pay as you go tax plans. Treasury cautions Ruml plan risks inflation while Ways and Means reconsiders 1942 tax collection and 1941 rates as Rutledge Supreme Court nomination nears confirmation.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ways and Means
New York
Wallace
Education and Labor Committee
Kilgore
W. Va
Reynolds
N. C
Beardsley Ruml
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Iowa
Supreme Court
Ferguson
Mich
Rutledge
U. S. Ready To Place Men In War Work In Ohio
Ohioans seek transfers to war work as the War Manpower Commission enforces the work or fight rule. Wade Hammond of the U S Employment Service says placements are ready for those affected, with Toledo reporting 200 applicants offered jobs. The WMC sets an April 1 transfer deadline, while registrants gain 30 extra days to secure essential employment.
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Columbus
Wade Hammond
U. S. Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Edward J. Bodette
Toledo
WMC
Hammond
Farmers Did Best Job On Home Front Says Stassen
Gov Harold Stassen of Minnesota credits war workers but says American farmers did the outstanding job on the home front last year. He notes long hours women and children’s participation and modest rewards made farm efforts notable. He warns 1943 will bring a very acute labor shortage on farms.
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Detroit
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Nelsonville Shoe Co. Given Army Contract
The Boston Quartermaster Depot awarded the William Brooks Shoe Co. of Nelsonville, Ohio, a contract for eighty eight thousand pairs of service shoes Type Two.
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Nelsonville Shoe Co
Boston
Boston Quartermaster Depot
William Brooks Shoe Co
Nelsonville, C
Battle of Africa Being Won Behind the Lines
London reports that North Africa warfare is being won by the Allied buildup behind the front in Algiers and Morocco. Air power already dominates the skies as large supply bases stretch across the region. Allied preparations could bring Axis defeat in about four to six months.
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Africa
North Africa
Europe
Algiers
Morocco
United Nations Air Force
Tunisia
North
Axis
Mediterranean
Curtailed Bootlegging Reflects Nationwide War Curbs
The Treasury Department told Congress that bootlegging fell nationwide as war restrictions bit. In Ohio seizures declined from 264 in fiscal 1941 to 121 in 1942 and mash confiscations dropped from 60,531 to 16,652 gallons with sharper declines in recent months.
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Washington
Ohio
Treasury Department
Congress
Treasury
Maryland socialite jailed in teen murder case
Mrs Helen Randle, 31, of Maryland, is jailed in Annapolis on charges of murdering 17 year old Allen Willey and assault with intent to kill. Her husband E S Randle lies hospitalized with a leg wound from the shooting.
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Helen Randle
Maryland
Annapolis
Allen Willey
E. S. Randle
UMW Seeks $2 Daily Wage Increase for Miners
United Mine Workers demand a $2-a-day raise for about 450 000 bituminous miners, boosting basic pay from 7 to 9 dollars. The move clashes with the War Labor Board Little Steel formula, which caps increases at 15 percent of 1941 January wages, and will face WLB review if a new two-year pact starts April 1.
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War Labor Board
WLB
Lewis
UMW
Demand Clock Changing Upon Bill's Passage
Ohio House members pressed to pass a time-change bill with an emergency clause to restore immediate clock changes from Eastern War Time to Eastern Standard Time. They seek two votes to keep the clause, while the Senate has approved related measures including free tuition for armed forces Ohioans and extending the two cent cigarette tax.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Senate
Ohio
Friends of
House
Pick-Up Mail Plan Praised by Official
Roy M. Martin, superintendent of domestic air mail service, told a House sub committee that the air mail pick-up in Pennsylvania and nearby states is successful to a marked degree. He opposed extending the service until after the war noting five route segments center in Pittsburgh and extend into West Virginia Ohio Kentucky New York and Delaware.
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Washington
Roy M. Martin
House
Post Office
Pennsylvania
Martin
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
New York
Delaware
Yanks Capture Italian General in North Africa
Allied headquarters in North Africa reports the capture of an Italian general among prisoners taken in the battle of Sened. British forces seized a strategic mountain six miles south of Bou Arada as part of the Tunisia campaign. Air attacks show eight Axis planes shot down to six Allied losses.
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Tunisia
Tunisian
Bou Arada
Pont du Fahs
Tunis
Tunis-Bizerte
Sened
North Africa
High School Youth Confesses to Eight Robberies
A 16 year old Akron high school junior confessed to detectives that he held up the Taylor Hotel twice the Akron Hotel two gasoline stations two dairy stores and a supermarket in the last three months. Loot totaled about 600 dollars. The report also notes France threatening the death penalty to curb black market activity.
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AKRON
Taylor Hotel
Akron Hotel
Spain Denies Mediation Role in Hitler Peace Effort
Buenos Aires AP dispatch says Spain instructed its embassies in Rio de Janeiro and Santiago to deny Hitler asked Franco to act as intermediary in a peace proposal. Some observers cite concern Spain could be seen as a Nazi catspaw jeopardizing prestige in South America.
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Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Santiago
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Spain
South America
Yanks Launch Daylong Assaults Across Tunisia Front
Allied reports describe a day long attack on both sides of the Faid Pass 50 miles north of Sened with a new division and tank brigade in action amid continued fighting near Ousseltia and Kairouan. British Eighth Army maneuvers target Rommel’s lines while Russian fronts show broad Red Army advances and continued Kerch Strait and Rostov actions.
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U. S
Faid Pass
Sened
Sfax
Erwin Rommel
Libya
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tunisia
Ousseltia
Kairouan
Ousseltia- Kairouan
Sousse
Tunis
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Marshal Rommel
Little Maginot
Eighth Army
Rommel
Bombs Reveal Anti-Nazi Plot in Essen Attics
A German dispatch reported rifles pistols and military gear hidden in Essen attics indicating worker anti Nazi movement. British air raids aided discovery and Essen police hinted a broad drive against opposition elements.
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Stockholm
Essen
Essener National Zeitung
Alliance Friction Ignited Gas Tank at Scrap Yard Fatal Fire
An explosion and fire at a scrap yard in Alliance ignited a gasoline tank during dismantling. The victim, Ben Rice, 42, suffered fatal burns. Authorities reported the incident as a fatal accident with ongoing investigation.
Liquor Scarcity Sparks Bootlegging Concerns in Ohio
Ohio faces a whiskey shortage driving bootlegging fears as premium brands fetch high prices. Acting Liquor Director Don Fisher cites tips but no arrests yet while enforcement probes cross state lines, with Indiana or Illinois likely sources. Tavern owners plan a meeting to seek solutions as some cities cut days.
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Columbus
Ohio
Don Fisher
Liquor Department
Fisher
Indiana
Ilinois
Uncle Sam
Norman C. Parr
Buckeye Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Agriculture Secretary Wickard Defends Lend-Lease Role
Secretary Wickard told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that American food aids Russia and helps Soviet victories in World War II. He said if U S supplies to Russian soldiers were cut off, fighting would likely stop. He testified on legislation to extend the lend-lease program for another year.
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Washington
Wickard
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Japanese Use Thai Troops as Gunfodder in Burma Border
Chinese army spokesman in Chungking says Japan has sent more Thai troops to reinforce three divisions on the Yunnan Burma border. He claims Japan is using Thai soldiers to conserve its own manpower as fighting continues and Allied successes alarm Tokyo.
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Chungking
Japan
Thailand
Uruguay Receives $20 Million Credit For Public Works
Washington reports Dr Alberto Guani Uruguay foreign minister and Warren Pierson president of the Export-Import Bank signed an agreement establishing a $20,000,000 credit to fund Uruguay public works and agricultural projects.
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Washington
Alberto Guani
Warren Lee Pierson
Export-Import Bank Today
Uruguay
Meat distribution to be equalized nationwide
Washington officials of the Office of Price Administration predicted fairer meat distribution within weeks due to standardized retail meat prices. The first rule on pork will be issued in two weeks, followed by beef veal lamb and mutton rules before meat rationing begins in April.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
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South Pacific Front
W.ashington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Today
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Switzerland
Swiss Telegraph Agency
Vichy
France
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RED
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