Churchill Envisions Postwar Order and Two-Year War Span
Prime Minister Churchill outlined a postwar framework with a European and Asiatic council of free nations and a four-year plan for Britain. He urged staying focused on victory, warned the war could last two years or more, and described social insurance aims from cradle to grave. He confirmed a British Eighth Army offensive in Tunisia and pledged to later confront Japan.
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London
Churchill
Council of Free Nations
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Organization For Peace
British Commonwealth of Nations
United States
Soviet Russia
Europe
Eighth Army
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Field Marshal
Rommel
Africa Corps
Mareth Line
Tunisia
Hitler
Japan
Meat Scarcity Deepens Across Northwest
PORTLAND ORE AP A feed shortage and a late spring threaten to curb the already meager meat supply. Stockmen cannot graze cattle and sheep as grass fails to grow except in sheltered ranges. Hay for winter is nearly exhausted. Experts report heavy losses from early lambing and widespread pain among cattlemen, but aid may arrive.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
United States
Ohio Youth Held for Impersonating Soldier
NEW YORK 4 E. E. Conroy said Robert Lew is Barnum a 17 year old Toronto Ohio resident is held in a federal detention home on charges of juvenile delinquency. He masqueraded as a captain in the army air forces and had hitchhiked across the country since January earning 15 to 20 dollars a day by telling motorists he had been robbed.
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New York
E. E. Conroy
FBI
Robert Lewis Barnum
Toronto
Ohio
Conroy
Barnum
Army Air Forces
Allied Subs Sink Three Enemy Ships Off Japan
Allied submarines damaged and sank three enemy vessels on sea lanes between Shanghai and Nagasaki. Reported sunk were the Nagasaki Maru 5,268 tons, Yokohama Maru 6,143 tons, and the Kobe Maru.
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Japan
Chungking
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Yokohama
Kobe
Forde Warns of Jap Attack on Australia
Australian Army Minister Fran cis Forde warns Japan is more determined to attack Australia as MacArthur’s bombing campaigns in the Solomons New Guinea and Bismarck Sea widen. He cites bombings near Cape Van den Bosch and Cape Namaripi and damage to a Japanese destroyer in the Solomon Sea.
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Associated Press
Francis Forde
Japan
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Solomons
New Guinea
Bismarck Sea
Forde
MacArthur
Cape Vandenbosch
Dutch New Guinea
Cape Namaripi
Solomon Sea
Borgen Bay
Free-for-All Debate Looms on Pay as You Go Tax
Washington lawmakers move toward a heated floor clash over the pay as you go income tax plan. Nine Republican Ways and Means members who backed the Rum ship-a-year proposal condemned the bill as stupid and unenlightened after a party split. Democrats and one other Republican opposed the measure, calling for passage as a means to fund bonuses. General debate begins Thursday.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Peter
Paul
Labor costs to be included in farm price parity
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a House passed bill in ten minutes to require labor costs in the farm price parity formula. The measure would include farm labor from the farmer and family to hired hands in computing the parity price below which price ceilings cannot be set by the price administration.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
War Production Nudges Up Toward December Peak
The War Production Board reports February production index at 492, near December’s 496 peak, after January dropped to 457 due to year end adjustments led by chairman Donald M. Nelson. District and national figures reflect continued recovery from January lows toward late 1941 levels.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Solon's Wife Dies in Wilton Conn AP Report
Mrs. Estelle Reeves Dickinson, 68, of Wilton, wife of State Rep. Thomas H. Dickinson, died yesterday. She was born in Lancaster Ohio.
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Solon
Wilton, Conn
Estelle Reeves Dickinson
Wilton
Thomas H. Dickinson
Lancaster
Ohio
Hitler Breaks Silence On War Front Crisis In Berlin Speech
Adolf Hitler, after 133 days, told Germans the eastern front crisis is past and losses are manageable. He said front lines stabilized, war production rising under total mobilization, and appealed for unity as figures cited by Stalin differ. He spoke at the Zaughaus Military Museum with Keitel Milch Goering present.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Zaughaus
Military
Berlin
Josef Stalin
Stalingrad
Hitler
Wilhelm Keitel
Russia
Erhard Milch
Air Force
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Eight Cargo Ships Sunk In Western Atlantic
The Associated Press reports eight more cargo ships sunk in the Western Atlantic last week, the highest weekly tally in two months. The total announced losses reach 634 in the Western Atlantic and neutral shipping since Pearl Harbor.
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New York
Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Suit worn by Warren Gromberg arrives for decontamination use
The rubberized suit from Warren Gromberg, tied to Tarrant Field in Texas, is not a future item but here now as decontamination gear for gassed areas and equipment.
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Warren Gromberg
Tarrant Field
Tex
Retail butter sale halted for a week nationwide
Washington AP reports the government froze retail butter sales and all fats and oils for one week until rationing begins next Monday. Margarine lard and meats cheese will also be subject to point rationing once it starts. restaurants are unaffected and may buy from wholesalers. Mayonnaise and salad dressings are not rationed. Canned fish and meat sales suspended until rationing. OPA will announce point values for the ration list on Wednesday.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Snew
Ohio River Crest To Be Below Critical Stage
Ohio River flood outlook improves as crest passes Portsmouth and Cincinnati. Portsmouth expected 58 59 feet this afternoon and Cincinnati near 61 feet by Tuesday. Cold snap and flash floods altered predictions while rivermen note run off from headwaters. Evacuations reported along the Bouie River in Mississippi.
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Portsmouth
Cincinnati
U. S
J. Cecil Alter
Ohio
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ohio River
Hattiesburg
Miss
Red Cross
Bouie River
Bricker Urges Federal Farm Policy Overhaul
Ohio Governor Bricker denounces federal farm policies saying farmers cannot produce more with less and warns of hunger without policy revision. He backs urging Congress to act on midwestern governors resolutions from Des Moines to address 1943 food production demands and farm labor and machinery issues.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Congress
Des Moines
Bricker
Population Up To 135 Million
The Census Bureau estimates national population at 35 604 000 as of January 1 1942 up 1 651 000 in the year. The rise is tied to wartime prosperity and expected conscription with armed forces included. Harold B Twining Jr son of a Washington pastor is killed in a Corpus Christi Texas air crash.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Harold B. Twining, Jr
Harold B. Twining
First Baptist Church
Corpus Christi
Texas
Pairings for Tourney Made
Columbus University undefeated Martins Ferry faces Newark in the opening Class A game at 4 p.m. Canton McKinley, 26-2, meets Lima Central, 17-5, at 3 p.m. The Class B pairings place Middle Point against Yorkville, 30-6, and Waynesburg, 25-2, against Tipp City, 17-3, with games at 1 and 2 p.m. Eight of Ohio's 1154 teams advanced from regionals toward the championship.
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Columbus
Martins Ferry
Newark
Canton McKinley
Lima Central
Middle Point
Yorkville
Waynesburg
Tipp City
Ohio
Roosevelt names Boy Scouts as war dispatch bearers
President Roosevelt designates four Boy Scouts for America as official dispatch bearers for the Office of War Information. Dr. Elbert K. Fretwell, chief scout executive, reported yesterday.
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New York
Boy Scouts For America
Roosevelt
Office of War Information
Elbert K. Fretwell
Rommel in tight spot as Montgomery launches African offensive
Dewitt Mackenzie reports Churchill announces the Eighth Army is on the move in North Africa. Montgomery, calmly confident, drives the offensive from El Agheila toward the Mareth Line while Rommel faces tough choices to halt or retreat, with Patton's American threat looming.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Britain
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Africa
Churchill
Libyan
Rommel
el Agheila
Marshal Rommel
Patton
von Arnim
Bill Assures Pensioners Continued Aid
Ohio House debates a bill to let aged pensioners work casually or seasonally without losing state aid, keeping grants up to $40 monthly, while considering overall need. Senate action looms on a beer and liquor sales restriction bill for minors, including prohibiting consumption on permit premises.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
George H. Kirkpatrick
R.knox
Benjamin F.turner
R.meigs
Senate
Margaret Mahoney
D.-Cuyahoga
Legion Studies Ohio Readjustment Problems
Columbus AP An American Legion readjustment planning commission will study post war issues affecting Ohio. Martin V Coffey state commander says the Legion represents a cross section of life including bankers labor Congress judges and various professionals and is suited to recommend a statewide readjustment program for all citizens.
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Columbus
Ohio
Martin V. Coffey
American Legion
Congress
Senate Delays Vote on School Subsidy Increase
Columbus AP report says the Ohio Senate, entering week twelve, delayed action on a bill to raise school subsidies by 2.8 million dollars annually. The Education Committee backed the measure February 10, but leaders doubt passage as Gov Bricker proposes keeping the 1943-44 foundation program at 97,235,000 dollars.
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Columbus
Senate
Senate Education Committee
John W. Bricker
Pope Suffering From Severe Cold and Fever
Berlin radio said Pope Pius XII is confined to bed with a severe cold and high fever. A Rome statement quoted by British radio and CBS urged there is no cause for anxiety and called the illness only slightly indisposed.
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London
Pope Pius XII
Berlin
CBS
Rome
Seismograph Records Distant Strong Earthquake
A powerful earthquake was recorded yesterday on Fordham University’s seismograph located 8 500 miles from New York City in an undetermined direction. The event was detected by the university instrument.
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New York
New York City
Fordham University
Allied push in Tunisia nears Mareth Line and Gabes
American armored forces and the British Eighth Army advance in southern Tunisia driving toward Mareth Line and Gabes. Patton’s forces report crossing stiff defenses near El Guetar less than 70 miles from Gabes while another column nears Maknassy and Bou Hamran as Rommel potentially begins retreat.
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Tunisia
Maknassy
Eighth Army
Mareth Line
Mageshal
Erwin Rommel
Faecette
Danna Cerita
el Guetar
Gabes
George S. Patton, Jr
Rommel
Amerian
Gafsa
Mahares
Algiers
Bou Hamad
Bou Hamran
Chott
Salt Lake
Sened
Allied fliers strike Nazi fields in Mediterranean and Europe
Allied air forces blasted ferryville docks near Bizerte and Rommel's air fields as Northwest African Air Force bombers hit strategic targets. In Russia, the Red Army retreated from Belgorod while fighting near Chuguev and advancing toward Smolensk and Bryansk. RAF Whirlwinds targeted Morlaix viaduct and freight trains as Berlin reports heavy U boat base damage and civilian casualties from recent raids.
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Rommel
Russia
Red Army
Belgorod
Kharkov
Chuguev
Ukraine
Donets
Moscow
Smolensk
Bryansk
Durovo
Vadino
Vyazma
Zhizdra
Morlaix
Brittany
France
Berlin
St. Nazaire
RAF
Stockholm
Nazis Stage Gun Fight In Parisian Theater
London report by Bernard S Townree of the United Association of Great Britain and France says a revolver battle between two groups of German soldiers in a Paris cinema killed 27 and wounded 70. The incident occurred at Kino Soldaten, formerly Rex Theater, as troops protested news pictures during a screening.
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London
Paris
Bernard S. Townree
United Association of Great
President Roosevelt Shifts To Milk At Breakfast
Mrs. Roosevelt told reporters the President now drinks a glass of milk at breakfast instead of coffee. She said he feels better and is very proud of the change, though an after dinner cup might be possible on occasion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Group To Study U.S. Post War Role
A ten senator special committee on post war economy was formed to study the nation's role after World War II. Chairman George of Georgia said the panel would link business finance labor and agriculture and may appoint an unpaid advisory group of national leaders like Bernard Baruch to draft recommendations for Congress. Topics include housing aviation commerce relief reconversion and rapid demobilization of armed forces.
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Washngton
George
Senate
Congress
Bernard M. Baruch
Lewis Called Before Senate Committee
John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers prepare to testify before the Senate war investigating committee on the wage demand dispute with bituminous coal operators. CIO head Philip Murray and AFL leader William Green plan to testify this week as miners reject a federal settlement proposal.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Senate
Philip Mureray
CIO
William Green
AFL
Newspaper Leaders Back Victory Drive This Spring
Washington editors form Allied Newspaper Council to back the Treasury’s 13.0 billion second Victory Drive. They met with Secretary Morgenthau and General Marshall to urge editorials backing the April 12 kickoff and accelerate the war’s end.
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Washington —P
Council Today
The
Treasury
Morgenthau
George C. Marshall
Positive steps planned for veterans in civilian medical practice
Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire declared that post-war planning for veterans in the armed forces includes guarantees for private practice as they resume civilian life. He outlined that several factors will be addressed to ease the transition for doctors returning to private practice in Syracuse New York and beyond.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Ross T. McIntire
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Senate Military Affairs Committee
Reich
Atlantic
Legion Studies Ohio Problems
Pope
Puskingg
Tunisian
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mareth
High Command
Ferryville
Bizerte
Deep Harbor
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