RAF Bombs Cologne and Milan in Dual Attacks
RAF bomber squadrons struck Cologne and Milan in a large scale night assault, with heavy explosions and fires reported in both cities. Eleven British bombers failed to return, while Italian defenses were described as weak and the attack followed by reports of factories and transport facilities hit in Milan.
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London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Italy
Hineland
Cologne
Milan
Rhineland
Geneva
Lake Geneva
Lorient
England
Britain
Plymouth
Air Ministry
Netherlands
France
Stockholm
Burmeister Wain
Copenhagen
Aftontidningen
Crete
Sicily
Naples
Tunis
Bizerte
Crotone
Anton Mussert
C. van Ravjenzwaal
Utrecht
Mussert
Fuehrer
Hendrik Alexander Seyffardt
H. Reyden
Break in cold wave forecast for Ohio brings hopeful relief
Bitter Mid February cold wave battered Ohio with subzero readings led by seven below at Youngstown. Cleveland Dayton and Akron logged two below as readings elsewhere ranged. two deaths were attributed to the cold, and hazardous roads prompted plow crews to work affected areas with Route 7 in Ash tabula County and Route 26 south of Bethesda closed by drifts.
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Ohio
Columbus Weather Bureau
Port Columbus
Cleveland
Robert E. Mahoney
Erie Railroad
George E. Hayes
Columbiana County
Martin Harrigan
Leetonia
Harrigan
Hal G. Sours
Ashtabula County
Bethesda
Burton Proposes Using Soldiers for Harvesting
U S Senator Harold H Burton of Cleveland calls for deploying soldiers to harvest crops. He urges farmers to return from industry and reallocating civilian federal workers to ease farm labor shortages discussed at the 17th annual Conference on Medical Services in Chicago yesterday. Five die in Canada fire and dynamite blast at Dawson Creek, B C, officials report Saturday night.
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Chicago
U. S
Harold H. Burton
Cleveland
Burton
Conference On Medical Services
Canada
Dawson Creek
B. C
Civilian Flier Rescues Airmen in Idaho Mountain Rescue
Civilian pilot Penn Stohr landed his ski plane on frozen Loon Lake to search for eight Army Airmen missing since January. He located the wreckage and three survivors, while Army planes dropped food and supplies. The other five airmen were already safe after 16 days in the snowbound wilderness.
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Boise
Idaho
Idaho Mountain
Penn Stohr
Stohr
Inferior Meat Sales in Akron Area Reported
Akron meat inspector Dr. H. H. Sparhawk calls for transferring meat control from the Office of Price Administration to the Department of Agriculture to stop inferior products. He cites a Chicago company selling 160000 pounds of hamburger with near 50 percent tallow and fat in Akron.
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Akron
H. H. Sparhawk
Office of Price Administration
Department of Agriculture
Sparhawk
Chicago
Army officer dies in plane crash near San Francisco
Second Lt. Robert Black, 21, stepson of Ohio State Highway Patrol official Sept. Lynn Black, was killed when his Army plane crashed near San Francisco. The report came yesterday from the patrol chief.
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Columbus
Lynn Black
State Highway Patrol
Robert Black
San Francisco
Rickenbacker Opposes Overtime Pay for 48 Hour Week
Philadelphia report quotes Captain Eddie Rickenbacker opposing overtime pay for the 48 hour work week set by President Roosevelt. He says workers should endure the long week to protect themselves and that overtime is only warranted for soldiers in combat zones. He predicts the war will extend to fall 1944 or longer.
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Philadelphia
Eddie Rickenbacker
Roosevelt
Rickenbacker
Reduction in Ohio's Crops Held Inevitable
Washington reports Senator Thomas of Oklahoma said the 1943 Ohio crop outlook is a reduction inevitable. An October survey showed farm labor at 42 percent of normal and some crops unharvested at that time.
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Washington
Ohio
Thomas (Dokla
Senate Appropriations
Feed Shortage Menace To Poultry Outlook
A pamphlet from the American Feed Manufacturers Association warns farmers of a serious shortage in high protein materials used to feed livestock and poultry. The shortage threatens 1943 goals for meat chicken turkey and eggs.
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Chicago
American Feed Manufacturers Association
Hiring of Migrants To Cease at Akron
The Manpower Commission ordered Akron employers to stop hiring migrant workers by February 22 due to the 48 hour work week. Migrants have been arriving at about 1,000 per week.
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Akron
the Manpower Commission
Job Insurance May Be Extended to Servicemen
Washington AP reports the Social Security Board will recommend extending social security coverage to armed forces members and to others outside the program. Proposals include hospitalization costs and cash benefits for disabled workers, with a 10 percent payroll premium split by employer and employee.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Congress
Rooseee
Frances Perkins
New School For Social Research
Solons Study Income Tax and Draft Bills on Capitol Hill
The House committees eyed pay-as-you-go income tax plans while the military group weighed draft deferments for fathers. War Manpower and selective service leaders argued against broad exemptions as the Senate and House prepare fast-track consideration and a March 15 filing deadline looms. Justice Wiley Rutledge joined the Supreme Court bench as opinions were issued.
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House
Capitol Hill
Washington
Ways and Means
Rep
Kilday
D-Tex
May
D-Ky
War Manpower Commission
Congress
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
WMC
Paul McNutt
Hershey
Dougton
D-Nc
Beardsley Rums
New York
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Doughton
George
D-Ga
Wiley B. Rutledge
Iowa
Supreme Court
Massive Allied Bomber Raid Hits Rabaul Harbor
Allied headquarters report a dawn raid over Rabaul New Britain with over 30 heavy bombers delivering more than 50 tons of bombs and 3500 incendiaries in four waves across more than two hours. The attack targeted the naval and air base causing extensive fires and damaging ships, plus Liberator and Catalina sorties on nearby targets.
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Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Ubili
Catalinas
Buin
Willow Run Bombers Output Rising Steadily
After initial delays the Willow Run bomber assembly lines near Detroit are increasing steady output. All four lines operate and production already shows only a small fraction of its ultimate potential. Manpower shortages remain the main problem.
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Washington
Willow Run
Detroit
Office of War Information
OWI
Second Round Tourney Games Carded Tuesday
Jacksonville Trimble and Rome meet in Athens County tournament second round at Stewart Tuesday night with 7 30 pm starts Preliminary games at both sites lead to semi finals Thursday at Athens High gym The Plains faces Shade in the other semi final at Athens High gym
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Jacksonville-Trimble
Rome
Athens County
Stewart
Ames-Bern
Buchtel
Morgenthau to address income tax plans tonight
Secretary Morgenthau will speak to the nation this evening on the necessity of paying at least the first installment of the 1942 income tax due March 15. The talk is set for 6 16 p m.
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Morgenthau
Washington
Secretary of Treasury
French Battleship Richelieu Arrives in New York Harbor
The 35000 ton Richelieu and 7600 ton Montcalm, escorted by US destroyers, reach New York after a rough Atlantic crossing. Reports say France still has a navy and aims to fight, with crews eager to join Allied efforts and help keep sea lanes open to the North African front.
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NEW York
Richelieu
New York Harbor
Philadelphia
Dakar
United States
Germany
Italy
France
Marcel Deramond
al Giraud
United Nations
Logan Man Included Among Army Wounded
The War Department announced 45 Ohio enlisted men wounded in action in the Southwest Pacific area since November 1942. Among those listed is Staff Sergeant Ralph C. Spence, son of Mrs. Dora E. Spence of 566 West Hunter Street, with mention of some recoveries and returns to duty.
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Washington
War Department
Ohio
Pafkic
Logan
Ralph C. Spence
Dora E. Spence
West Hunter St
Roosevelt promise sparks Chinese hope for decisive action
Chinese press welcomed Roosevelt's pledge of a great decisive action against Japan, expressing hope the final offensive would not be long delayed over the weekend.
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Chungking
Roosevelt
Japan
Gymnastist Chester Smith Dies After Back Injury
Cincinnati report states 32 year old Chester Smith, a gymnastics instructor, died yesterday from vertebrae fractures sustained while demonstrating improper exercise technique. Hospital officials confirmed the fatal injuries and attributed the death to the back fractures.
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Cincinnati
Chester Smith
Cities balk at Ohio time change amid war pressure
In Columbus the push to veto the Legislature's bill to switch Ohio from Eastern War Time to Eastern Standard Time gains momentum as major cities like Cincinnati and Dayton indicate they will ignore the change. War Production Board head Donald M. Nelson asks Detroit to stay on Eastern War Time for war production. Legislator John T. Derighter plans a House resolution urging Governor Bricker to veto. Bricker says he will likely approve, noting the overwhelming legislative vote.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Cincinnati
Dayton
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Detroit
Michigan
Nelson
John T. Derighter
Cuyahoga
House of Representatives
Bricker
Nashville
Tenn
Rationing To Hit Grocers
Washington warns that the coming point rationing program could drive tens of thousands of food stores out of business. The House Committee on Small Business attacks bureaucratic buck passing and alleges traitorous activities by interests protecting their companies at the expense of the war effort. It says little has been done to use small business more effectively in producing civilian supplies.
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Washington
House Committee On
Russian dandelion roots harvested for rubber study
The Department of Agriculture reports over 18 000 pounds of koksaghyz roots were harvested from last year’s experimental plantings as researchers explore rubber production from the Russian dandelion.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Poultry Dealers Threaten Action Over Ceiling Rules
Cleveland retail and wholesale poultry dealers threaten to suspend business if OPA ceiling restrictions are not eased by February 27. William Gold of the Cleveland Retail Poultry Dealers Association says profits are being squeezed and that closing shops is the only other option. The move would not affect boxed or frozen poultry. A committee plans to meet officials to seek quick relief and outline problems for retailers and other members. Local producers in Ohio and Indiana supply most Cleveland chicken, with sales to Detroit and beyond at higher prices.
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Cleveland
William Gold
Cleveland Retail Poultry Dealers Association
Ohio
Indiana
Detroit
OPA
Michigan Time Change Sparks Local Confusion
Detroit reports widespread uncertainty as Michigan pauses to revert from Eastern War Time at 2 a m under a legislative act. Local opt in and compliance varied, with Western Michigan and much of the central region, including Lansing, returning to slower time.
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Detroit
Michigan
Lansing
Press and Government Achieve Understanding
Members of the American Society of News Paper Editors returned from their 21st annual session citing a better understanding with government leaders. They noted open discussions, slugging matches at times, and agreed on postwar press freedom while warning against government control of press information.
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Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Roy Roberts
Asne
Kansas City Star
Ithe Asne
Congress
Allied and Soviet Offensives Press German Forces
Allied headquarters report a 20 mile German tank breakthrough west of Faid Pass endangering Gafsa as Rommel's forces reinforce Von Arnim. In the Rostov Kharkov theater the Red Army advances near Kharkov while capturing Rostov and Voroshilgrad, signaling a broader push against German lines as Moscow warns of great events to come.
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Rommel
Faid Pass
U. S
Gafsa
North Africa
Weste Ward
Faid
Jurgen von Arnim
Sfax
Berlin
Transocean
Sidi Bouzid
Sened
Maknassy
Kharkov
Red Army
Rostov
Don
London
Zolochev
Chuguyev
Stalingrad
Dnieper
Voroshilovgrad
Moscow
France
Ohio Soldiers in South Pacific Ride Horseback
Columbus report notes Ohio's 37th Division troops enjoying horseback riding as a favorite pastime while home on leave. Lt. Col. Whittier S. Bird, chief of staff, says many Buckeye servicemen bought horses and are healthier in the South Pacific than during U S training.
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Columbus
Ohio
Whittier S. Bird
South Pacific
United States
Ship Sinking Total in Atlantic Drops Again
Washington reports the sinking of three merchant vessels, lifting the Allied and neutral losses in the Western Atlantic to 614 since Pearl Harbor. It marks the second straight week with sinkings well below the 1942 weekly average of ten ships.
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Washington
Associated Press
Western Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
Fisher to Explain Ohio Whiskey Shortage to Senate Panel
Don Fisher acting state liquor director is expected to outline to the Senate Liquor Control Committee tonight the reasons behind Ohio's shortage of domestic whiskeys.
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Jakey) L. Webb
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W. B. Raymond A. Fenard
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