Hore Belisha urges real war to save Finland
Ousted minister Leslie Hore Belisha called for decisive action against Soviet Russia to save Finland. A huge London crowd cheered the Ajax and Exeter heroes as King George decorated the crews and Churchill warned of a hard war at sea. Royal plans and RAF raids against German ships and Austria were noted amid ongoing air and sea combat.
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Exeter
Austria
Robert E. Bunnelle
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Germany
Europe
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Soviet Russia
Finland
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Rio Plata
Graf Spee
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
George
Helgoland Bight
Gorden
Helgoland
New York Mayor La Guardia Withdraws Name
New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia says the current crop of Republican presidential hopefuls is poor and withdraws his name from the race. He doubts a nomination or candidacy in other states is likely, noting he may consider future steps but cites no definite plan. He remarks no certainty about a vice presidential bid led by Cordell Hull.
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Dentic
Cordell Hull
West Virginia
Washington
Taft
New Jersey
Senate
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Vandenberg
Mich
House Votes For Trade Program
D Boone Dawson of Charleston spent yesterday afternoon in Bluefield en route to Welch to address the Welch lodge of Loyal Order of Moose. Mayor Dawson, Charleston lodge member, is a likely Republican governor candidate and is expected to announce his candidacy within days.
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Charleston
Bluefield
Welch
Welch Lodge of Loyal Order of Moose
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Charleston Lodge
United States
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Virginia
Marion
A. B. Hendricks
Republican
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Hendricks
Tazewell County
Republican Committee
Tazewell
Henry A. Wash
WwWton
Court House
State Employes Eage Politics Ban
Washington news briefs report a bill to ban political coercion of state employees using federal funds, with enforcement by the civil service commission. Separately, the House approved a three year extension of reciprocal trade agreements, a vote hailed as a victory for the administration and Secretary Hull.
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Minton
Indiana
Ewen
Illinois
Stewart
Tennessee
Hatch
George
Green
Ben. Austin
Nye
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House
Finance Committee
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Roosevelt
Congress
Food Shortage in China Threatens Hungry Millions
Peiping and North China face famine after floods devastated wheat fields last summer. Prices for staples soar while wages lag, with living costs up nearly 400 percent for low income groups. Forecasters warn 25 million may starve this winter unless drastic relief measures occur. There are 1.5 million people in Peiping.
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Ing
North China
Peiping-Tientsin
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
U.S
Hopeh
Alice Faye Sues for Divorce from Tony Martin
Blonde film star Alice Faye files for divorce in Los Angeles accusing Tony Martin of cruelty and grievous mental suffering over 18 months. The complaint notes no alimony request and cites long separations as undermining the marriage. Martin, a traveling troubadour, says they did their best and sees no alternative but divorce.
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Los Angeles
Alice Faye
Tony Martin
Martin
Hollywood
Tony
Alice
Miami
German Prison Ship Altmark Refloated in Norway
Altmark, the German steamer carrying 299 British prisoners, was refloated under her own power in Glossingfjord Stavanger Norway. Divers found a smashed rudder but no other damage, and the ship rode high off the rocky bank where she had been grounded last Friday night awaiting departure.
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Stavanger
Norway
Glossingfjord
Ohio prosecutor seeks Senate post amid graft charges
Detroit Feb 23 courthouse reports Governor Dickinson ordered removal proceedings against Duncan C McCrea Wayne County prosecutor accused of extorting thousands monthly from vice dens racing handbooks and slot machine operators. McCrea and associates pleaded innocent and posted $1000 bonds as arraignments loom while he eyes Democratic bid for US Senate in September. An Alabama brief notes a baby’s illness in Jasper.
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Detroit
Duncan Crea
Wayne County
Loren D. Dickinson
Homer Ferguson
McCrea
Red
United States
Fred W. Frahm
British Decline Admit Blockade of Arctic Waters
Reports claim British authorities admit a blockade of Arctic waters amid tension with Soviet Arctic forces. Scandinavian vessels resist troop landings as rumors of clashes spread without confirmation. Nazis seek to shield shipments in neutral waters to access ore.
Arctic blockade pressures Germany over iron ore routes
Copenhagen reports Allied action in Arctic waters seeks to stop German ore imports from Kirkenes and hinder German use of Narvik and Murmansk ports. Scandinavians note potential secondary aims while denying large troop landings and clashes with the Soviet Arctic fleet. Norwegian press criticizes wartime shipping losses and flags risks to Norwegian ore deliveries to Germany.
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Arctic
Norway
Finland
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Russia
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Whicke
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Sbmarine Warfire
Norwegian Shipping Times
Welles to Meet Hitler in Berlin on EU Trip
U S undersecretary Sumner Welles arrives in Berlin to meet Adolf Hitler as part of a fact finding tour. The program begins with a session with Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and includes talks with German officials to coordinate his visit and assess American views.
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Adolf Hitler
United States
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Roosevelt
Welles
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Alexander Kirk
Baron von Weizsaecker
Rte
Seal
Two Movie Cowboys Shoot It Out in Corner Drug Store
Hollywood, Feb. 23. Two movie cowboys in wild west regalia shot it out in a corner drug store near Columbia studio on Sunset Boulevard. One man, Johnie Tyke, was killed. another unnamed corpse lay at the scene. Police identified the dead man as Tyke and arrested a suspect after a short chase.
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Jen
Johnie Tyke
Columbia
Studio
Sunset Boulevard
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Mail Seizure Row Intensifies Over Bermuda Airmail Stop
Washington reports quote Senator Nye accusing Britain of arrogance as Bermuda would be dropped as an airmail stop to pressure postwar terms. Lord Lothian defends British censorship as minor dispute while eye-witness accounts of force at Bermuda surface. Congress and state department caution on aggression. conflicting reports about ships and mails arise.
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England
Fre
Pepe
D. Fla
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Tarr
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House Votes Found For NLRB Preachers
Washington reports the House approved an additional 50,000 dollars for its Wagner Act investigations into the Labor Board. Chairman Smith of Washington said the first 50,000 funds already exhausted and new money funds inquiries into effects on employer employee relations and enforcement. The committee plans amendments to the statute after over two months of hearings.
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Rep. Crowther
N. Y
Platform Committee
Washington
Thee House
National Labor Relations Board
Smith
D Wa
House
Labor Board
Eployer
Russian Drive Through Mannerheim Line Costs Thousands
Soviet forces pushed along the western half of the Mannerheim line near Viipuri with heavy losses, claiming about 3,000 killed in a single day. A Russian advance reached within 10 to 12 miles of Viipuri near Naykki lake, near Kamara railway station, as fighting intensified on the 22nd anniversary of the Red Army.
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Thomas F. Hawkins
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Mannerheim
Viipuri
Naykki Lake
Kamara
Soviet says heavy snow slows Karelia offensive. 12 Finnish fortifications seized
Moscow reports that snow and fog hindered a Red Army push on the Karelian isthmus while 12 Finnish fortifications were occupied on Friday. Bad weather limited aviation to reconnaissance flights.
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Leningrad-Soviet
Red Army
Karelian
Finnish Defenders Hold Against Russian Push Near Viipuri
The piece notes factors favoring the Finns as Russian forces press toward Viipuri. Finnish retreat is cautious and costly but aimed at preserving troops. Observers say the Russian advance along the Mann erg line has slowed after 23 days, and Finnish lakes and terrain may hinder a rapid Russian breakthrough.
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Viipuri
Vote Delayed See Page 16
Virginia Governor Price proposes alcohol tax bills to raise about two million annually. Senate set the measures for a 12:30 p.m. Monday continuing order. House bills tax liquor at 10 percent of selling price and wine, beer tax rises, and merchant licenses. Heil protests a beer tax hike on a Virginia case.
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House
Julius P. Heila
Wisconsin
James H. Price
Virginia
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