Invasion Advances At Engebi And Eniwetok Atolls
New York AP reports a third US carrier task force attacked Taroa and Ma Joeia while other groups pressed on Truk and Eniwetok. Meager official notes say Marine and Army divisions pushed ashore on Eniwetok, establishing beachheads near Kwajalein’s quick-prize turnover, with heavy bombardment and air support.
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United States
Marshall Island
Taroa
Ma Joeia
Truk
Eniwetok
Tokyo Radio
Pearl Harbor
United States Marine
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshalls
Carolines
Radio Tokyo
Tokyo
22Nd Marine
106Th Army
Chester W Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Mystery Man Bedaux Dies After Suicidal Attempt
Charles Bedaux internationally known financier and mystery figure died in a Miami hospital following an attempted death by own action several days earlier. He had arrived in Miami under military escort from North Africa and faced treason and enemy relation suspicions while in immigration custody. Bedaux’s past linked to the Duke of Windsor, Nazi contacts, and Vichy negotiations.
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Fla
Charles Bedaux
John Burling
Department of Justice
United States
Bedaux
North Africa
Algiers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Tours
France
Edward J. Ennis
Burling
Biddle
Immigration Service
Jackson Hospital
Grand Rapids, Mich
Europe
Amsterdam
Holland
Special Board of Inquiry
Vichy
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Salzburg
Moscow
Catry
Persian Gulf
Berlin
Army to prune ASTP training amid manpower shortfall
The army will eliminate most ASTP college training, transferring about 110,000 trainees to combat by April. Dr. George F. Zook warns of a serious impact on schools, especially those with no women students or navy contracts, as 35,000 students remain. The move follows a 200,000 man shortfall and draft pressures. Secretary Stimson lauded college cooperation and said colleges will be reimbursed for unexpired contracts.
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Washington
Army
War Department
George F. Zook
American Council On Education
ASTP
High Command
Stimson
So Near Yet Far in Williamsport Homecoming
Pvt. Howard C. Coles spends an hour in his hometown Williamsport after a year away on duty. He could not phone or share news during the furlough, ending with quiet disappointment as he rode back to service.
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Williamsport
Pvt
Howard C. Coles
Iowa ASTP curtailment unlikely to close schools
Des Moines AP reports early figures show no Iowa college facing closure due to ASTP cutbacks. At Iowa State University 1300 ASTP students. Grinnell would lose about 1000 but stay open. Town State College would be little altered with 740 ASTP men among nearly 6000 total. Ames expects some advanced ASTP courses next month to retain military personnel.
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DES Moines
Iowa
ASTP
The
State University
Samuel 'N. Stevens
Grinnell College
Town State College
Ames
Four Small Children Die in Shack Fire Near Waukon
WAUKON Iowa AP four children of Mr and Mrs Tony Doubek died when a small two story shack burned after noon Friday in which they lived fifteen miles north of here The victims Elizabeth 6 Franklin 5 Albert 4 and Lawrence 3 Their mother was washing nearby and was burned trying to enter the blaze Neighbors aided with water from a washing machine but the pump could not be primed to supply more water Doubek the father was at work miles away The fire origin is undetermined and the shack measured about 10 by 16 feet.
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Kwajalein
Richmond Kelly Turner
Nimitz
Marshalls
Engebi Island
Waukon
Tony Doubek
Here
Elizabeth
Franklin
Albert
Lawrence
Doubek
Hassett Named F R Secretary to Roosevelt
Washington dispatch says President Roosevelt named William D. Hassett to succeed the late Marvin McIntyre as secretary to the President. Hassett has served as assistant to Stephen T. Early, press secretary, and was previously on the State Department payroll before his appointment.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
William D. Hassett
Marvin McIntyre
Hassett
Stephen T. Early
State Department
Russians Drive Deep in North and Ukraine Theaters
Soviet forces under Govorov and in the north besieged Staraya Russa and other towns as German troops retreated toward the Baltic states. In the Cherkasy pocket, Eighth Army surrenders and scattered Germans near Korsun capitulate after encirclement defeat.
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Lake Umen
Baltic States
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Dno
Staraya Russa
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Pskov-Staraya Russa
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Polotsk
Leonid A. Govorov
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Luga
Lake Ilmen
Svyatogorska
Ukraine
Korsun
Eighth
Cherkasy
London Under Heavy Nazi Bombardment In Three Waves
German heavy and medium bombers attacked London in three waves, the heaviest raid since 1940 with roughly 150 aircraft. Fires, wreckage, and casualties followed including twelve known dead in working-class districts and injuries across the city. British intruder planes struck northern France and Belgium air bases. two German bombers fell to anti aircraft fire. Westminster Hall fire briefly flared but was contained.
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London
France
Belgium
Europe
Civilians Trapped at Cassino Abbey by German Firepower
Survivors say 2000 civilians remained inside the Benedictine monastery on St Cassino as German guards with machine guns blocked escape while American planes and bombardment destroyed the abbey. Don Gregorio the abbot refused exits leading to mixed fates among families and monks. Many civilians were wounded and left in tatters after days of bombing by Fortresses Mitchells and Marauders with dive bombers completing destruction.
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Cassino
St. Cassino
Don Gregorio
Mario
Maria
Antoinetta
Filomena
Catherina
Anna
Elia
Marion
Monte Cassino
Baruch Plan Calls for Rapid Postwar Economic Shift
The White House released a broad demobilization program aiming to move quickly from war to peace economy. Bernard Baruch and John W Hancock urged swift settlements of wartime contracts, a postwar tax program, government store disposal, and loans to ease production changeover. They push consolidating demobilization efforts under a single directing body and prioritizing public works.
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Washington
White House
Bernard Baruch
Roosevelt
Congress
Baruch
Office of War Mobilization
John W. Hancock
Senate
House
Baruch’s Press
2 U.S. Subs Link 13 Ships
Two American submarines sank 13 enemy merchant ships totaling 68,200 tons while operating deep in Japanese imperial waters. The navy said these patrols mark increased confidence in submarine strength to attack in hostile territory and threaten Japanese supply lines.
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Washington
Navy
Weekend Weather: Snow Likely in Iowa and Warm Spell Ahead
Cedar Rapids area forecasts show occasional light snow tonight with a warmer trend tomorrow. Sunday may bring rain or snow as the region ends a cold wave. Mason City and Davenport dropped to four below and two below respectively, while Cedar Rapids recorded a 6 degree low Saturday and highs near 23 to 30 degrees during the day with variable readings and high humidity.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mason City
Davenport
Dubuqque
Iowa City
Charles City
Chambers
Beachhead Fight Surges With Heavy Tank Battles in Italy
Allied forces in the Anzio beachhead face a strong German offensive with heavy tank battles and mounting casualties. Reinforcements from Germany push four divisions toward Aprilia, while Cassino operations widen to threaten supply lines. Rain limits air support as New Zealand and Indian troops join Fifth Army in a broader offensive south of Rome.
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Italy
Naples
Rome
Aprilia
New Zealand
Fifth Army
Cassino
Rapido River
Mt. Cassino
Pontine
Reynolds Packard
Genoa
Capraia
Sezze
Castiglione
Eighth Army
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