MacArthur Says Blockade, Bombing Not Sufficient To Defeat Japs
Allied commander General Douglas MacArthur declared that defeating Japan requires ground combat to link with enemy forces at decisive points. He noted the Green Islands operation alone cannot force Japan's surrender, as U S and New Zealand troops advance in the Solomons and pressure Rabaul.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Green Islands
New Zealand
MacArthur
Bougainville
Buka
Choiseul
Rabaul
New Britain
Solomon Islands
McArthur
Cape Gloucester
Solomons
U. S
Tulagi
Guadalcanal
New Georgia
New Ireland
Charles H. Corlett
Seventh Army
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshalls
Praises Roosevelt But Calls For Change In Policy
U S Senator William Langer of North Dakota hailed Roosevelt as one of the greatest presidents yet ridiculed the administration. He urged quicker ouster of the current regime and said Democrats have consolation only that Republicans are worse. In other dispatches Cambridge reports 251 soldiers wounded in Italy arriving at Fletcher General Hospital. Gov Bricker, ill with a cold, canceled a speaking engagement in Aberdeen South Dakota.
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Phoenix, Ariz
U. S
Sena
William Langer
North da Ota
Roosevelt
White House
Cambridge
Italy
Fletcher General Hospital
Columbus
John W. "Bricker
Aberdeen
S. D
Russians Close on Pskov as Baltic Gateways Loom
Russian forces under Gen. Govorov press toward Pskov in the Leningrad region, reaching within miles of key junctions and fortifications along the Leningrad Pskov corridor. Guerrilla bands aid the advance while German resistance tightens defenses.
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Sians
Narva
Estonia
Pskov
Leonid A. Govor
Leningrad
Byelnya
Kepfilova-Pustin
Luga-Pskov
Red Army
Finland
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Russia
Green Blames Wage Policies For Stoppages
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor told the Senate military committee that strikes stem from wage and price policy flaws and argued civilian labor draft would not aid war production. He urged readjusting stabilization to restore purchasing power, via wage increases or strict price controls on essentials.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor Today
Senate Military Committee
Green
Mussolini Compares Action to Japanese Warrior Ethos
In Bern Mussolini likened himself to a Japanese warrior and defended the execution of his son in law Count Ciano saying honor required the death sentence. He expressed confidence that Japan would understand his conduct.
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Berne
Switzerland
Benito Mussolini
Count Ciano
Ciano
Mussolini
Hold Suspect In Shooting
Jackson Noah Kaltenbach a 62 year old blast furnace operator was held for questioning in the fatal shooting of Victor S Delano a 34 year old Bel laire labor organizer. The shooting happened when they met outside a hall after Delano was ejected from a labor meeting. Delano died on arrival at the hospital. Kaltenbach an active Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union member opposed Delano in leading furnace workers into the United Construction Workers Union a subsidiary of the United Mineworkers.
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Delano
United Construction Workers Union
United Mineworkers
Ankron
Scientific Advances Since Last War Praised
Lieut. Col. Edward H Hashinger at Crile General Hospital lauds immunization and air ambulances as key war medical progress since World War I. He cites typhus and tetanus prevention, sulpha drugs and penicillin conquering pneumonia and meningitis, air evacuation speed, and reconstruction and plastic surgery as major gains for U S servicemen.
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Cleveland
Johnny Doughboy
Edward H. Hashinger
Crile General Hospital
U. S
Hashinger
North Africa
Sicily
Tropics
Deserted baby found at Red Cross center in New York
A husky blond 11 month old was found abandoned at a New York Red Cross Blood Donor Center by an ex-sailor who discovered the infant. A note on the child cited a worker’s need to go to work as the father was in the Army. the mother Mrs. Elinor Stefanski was later arrested for abandoning the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Red Cross
Elinor Stefanski
Sees Postwar Boom in Electrical Appliances
James W. Hugo of Mansfield, central district manager for Westinghouse Electric Appliance, told the Ohio Hardware Association convention in Columbus last night to expect a large postwar demand for appliances. He projected 1,715,000 refrigerators 1,435,000 ranges 1,330,000 radios 1,260,000 washing machines 1,050,000 vacuum cleaners 1,015,660 irons 525,090 sewing machines and 385,000 kitchen mixers.
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Columbus
James W. Hugo
Mansfield
Westinghouse Electric Appliance Division
Ohio Hardware Association
Japanese Bootlegging Liquor to U.S. Troops
Lt Gen Joseph W. Stillwell orders troops in China to watch for fake American liquors being smuggled from enemy-occupied areas. He says Japanese agents peddle brands such as Scotch Rye and Brandy, some poisoned, to U.S. forces in the theater.
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U. S. Mth Air Force
China
Joseph W. Stillwell
Gasoline Black Market Robbing Lawful Users
Price Administrator Bowles says illegal sales cut into supply causing higher costs for drivers. He notes the black market robs honest car owners of part of the limited gasoline supply and urges action against illicit trading.
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Washington
Bowles
Fourth War Loan Drive Tops Target by 191 Million
The Fourth War Loan drive reached at least 191 million dollars over the 14 billion goal. Purchases by individuals reported to federal reserve banks after midnight will be counted toward the final total to be announced March 2.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Vote Sought On Synthetic Fuel Program
A bipartisan House group moves to force a vote on a synthetic fuel bill authorizing 30 million dollars to fund three demonstration plants. The Bureau of Mines would operate plants producing liquid fuels from coal, with costs claimed at five to six cents per gallon.
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Washington
Randolph
D-W.va
Bureau of Mines
Pittsburgh
353 Millions In BUC Fund
Ohio's reserve unemployment fund totals 353 million dollars, fifth highest in the nation and likely to reach 400 million this year. Hugh S. Jenkins, resigning BUC administrator, said interest on the fund surpassed last year's benefits. He noted 1943 interest about 6.17 million and that the fund could cover 73 percent of about 2.2 million covered workers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hugh S. Jenkins
BUC
Jenkins
Restaurants To Get More Food Less Sugar
Ohio restaurants will receive more food and less sugar in March according to John H Summers of the district Office of Price Administration. Liquor establishments with food sales face reduced rations as allocations are now based on meals served and remove the previous distinction between food only and mixed serving venues.
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Columbus
Ohio
John H. Summers
District Office of Price Administration
Summers
Gas Company Declares End To Emergency In Columbus
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. declared the end of a gas emergency and the resumption of service to 150 war industries cut off during a shortage. Thousands of war workers returned to their jobs as heating and cooking restrictions eased.
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Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
E. M. Tharp
Gripsholm Sails on New Exchange Voyage
The Gripsholm sailed toward Lisbon on a new exchange voyage with over 1,000 Axis internees to be exchanged for Americans including wounded soldiers. The State Department confirmed American sick and wounded would be repatriated for the first time.
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Gripsholm
New York
Atlantic
Lisbon
State Department
Washington
Nazis Report Parcels Reach Yanks in Japan
German news agency dispatch says first shipment of parcels to American prisoners of war has reached Japan via Vladivostok but distribution delayed due to supposed bad treatment of Japanese in American camps.
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London
DNB
Tokyo Dispatch
Japan
Vladivostok
British Bombers Rain Heavy Raid on Berlin Signals Record Blow
Berlin faced a massive 20 minute assault delivering about 2800 tons of explosives from 800 to 900 British Canadian aircraft. The raid caused widespread fires and black smoke, with 45 planes lost and a peak of 140 tons per minute.
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Berlin
Germany
Holland
Sition
Britain
Monastery at Cassino Destroyed in Allied Strike
Allied air and artillery torched the Benedictine monastery above Cassino amid heavy fighting on the Italian fronts. German forces had used the site as a fortress and observation point, with house by house fighting continuing in the town as the attack aimed to breach the Cassino lines and open the Liri Valley corridor.
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Mount Cassino
Italy
Rome Falls
Cassino
Liri
Rome
Algiers
Carroceto
Key Hill
Mt. Cassino
Allied forces break up tank assault on Italian front
Tank attack on the Eighth Army front in Italy was repelled by Allied infantry. A-36 invaders bombed Taburtina and Trastevere rail yards in Rome, leaving fires and smoke. Poggibonsi yards north of Sterna were also hit. In Argentina pro Axis officers forced resignations, denting war declaration talks. German forces in Denmark and Italy were bolstered with destruction commands and ant invasion defenses.
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Cisterna
Carroceto
Eighth Army
Italy
Taburtina
Trastevere
Rome
Poggibonsi
Sterna
Argentina
Meinister
Alberto Gilbert
Pedro Ramirez
Denmark
Russia
Jutland
Aalborg
Zealand
Funen
Urge Aid for Returning Vets
In Columbus Dr Luther E Wood ward of New York urged Ohio to create clinics to help returning veterans adjust to community life. He said many veterans suffer acute anxieties after service and need local guidance as federal facilities are lacking. States and communities must lead.
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Columbus
Ohio
Luther E. Woodward
New York
Offer Bonds for Cards From Berlin and Tokyo
The Service Star Committee in Berlin Conn offers a $25 War Bond to the first service member from Berlin who sends home a card or letter from Berlin. A second bond is offered to the first sender from Tokyo. Prisoners of war do not count.
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Berlin
Conn
Service Star Committee
Tokyo
Emergency Food Reserves Likely to Shape This Election Year
Washington reports the War Food Administration faces scrutiny over Contingency Reserve stocks, including butter cheese evaporated milk beef pork veal lamb mutton fats oils canned vegetables dried fruits canned fruits dried beans peas and rice. Officials warn reserves may serve civilian relief if needed, while critics worry about price depression and market impact before the November elections.
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Washington
WFA
Western Cattle Hit by Lack of Feed Prices
Washington reports from the War Food Administration say Southwest feed shortages and lower finished cattle prices curb winter feeding. A smaller gap between unfattened range cattle and fattened beef discourages feeders used to buying and fattening cattle under the subsidy program.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Southwest
Twenty Crewmen Lost As Freighter Piles On Boon Island
The 7244 ton British freighter with 45 crew members struck Boon Island ledge twelve miles off York ME during a blizzard. Twenty survivors were rescued as rescue ships stood by, while 25 crewmen were lost. The loss was confirmed by the First Naval District Public Relations Office with British Admiralty approval.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Boon Island Ledge
York
First
Naval District
Admiralty
Coast Guard
U. S. Naval
Inmates Plan War Bond Drive at Mansfield Reformatory
More than 200 inmates at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield plan to invest 3721 of their personal funds in war bonds and stamps.
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Columbus
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
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