Hitler Helped Allies by His Bad Guessing
MERNBERG AP reports declassified Allied files show Adolf Hitler made five incorrect strategic guesses in November 1942 that inadvertently favored Britain and the United States. His misreads included alarms about Norway, missed opportunities with Vichy France, ground to seize Crete and the Peloponnesus, and plans to block the western Mediterranean at Gibraltar.
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Hitler
Mernberg
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
United States
Hisenhower
Algeria
Morocco
Norway
Africa
Narvik
Oslo
Sweden
Spain
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Franco
Karl Doenitz
Wolf Packs
Iceland
Service Life Insurance unveils $1 a month protection plan
Omaha Nebraska ad promotes Service Life Insurance Company Gold Seal policy offering up to $100 monthly disability income plus hospital benefits and $6,000 accidental death cash, with no medical exam and 10 days free examination by mail for ages 15 to 69.
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Omaha
Neb
Reliable Service Life Insurance Company
Service Life Insurance Company
Dept
Omaha 2
British Girl Alleges American Officers Housing Frauleins in Frankfurt
A British girl charged in Stars and Stripes says German girls were allowed in the US forces headquarters compound in Frankfurt. Chaplains and GIs debated the issue as the camp near the I G Farben building houses army agencies with strict guest rules. Patrols permit officers to host guests with curfews and sign out procedures. weekends allow Sunday stays but require Monday departure.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Army
Stars and Stripes
United States Forces
I. G. Farben Industries
War Department
Edgar A Guest Poem Reflects on Selfish Day
A poem by Edgar A. Guest contrasts a day spent thinking only of self with the social rewards of giving. The speaker tests selfishness by avoiding aid to others, ignores a friend's greeting, and misses shared stories and meals as the day yields no extra earnings or joy.
Notice of Administratrix Appointment in Linn County Iowa
State of Iowa Linn County announces Matilda Rozek was appointed and qualified on February 16 1946 as Administratrix of the estate of Adeline Rozek deceased. All debts should be paid to the administratrix and all claims filed in the Linn County District Court with the attorney Geo F Buresh.
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Iowa
Linn County
Adeline Rozek
Matilda Rozek
Geo
F Buresh
Troop Arrivals By United Press
Nine ships were scheduled to arrive at U S ports Monday with more than 8 900 service men. Ships include U S A H S Huddleston from Beatenice with 508 patients and 95 troops and Smith Victory from Le Havre with 1 470 troops including medical units. Other arrivals cover San Francisco Monterey Sidney Attu and Seattle with various troops and naval personnel. Also noted is a claim of gold worth 42 000 in ocean water one mile square at 89 feet depth.
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Fuehrer
Mediterranean
Africa
West Indian Ocean
Cyprus
Hitler
Crete
Peloponnesus
Erwin Rommel
el Alamein
Toulon
United Press
United States
New York
Sidney
Louis A. Milne
Manila
Sibley
Honolulu
Seattle
Marine Adder
Okinawa
Brookings
Secabo
Houston Volunteer
Yokohama
Ickes Slams Truman Choices in Leadership Shortfall
Harold L. Ickes, recently resigned as interior secretary after a clash with President Truman over Edwin Pauley, said in a broadcast that cabinet leadership is weak and the press is influenced by economic interests. He urged stronger executive action and criticized Congress for avoiding issues.
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Washington (Ap
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Truman
Edwin W. Pauley
Navy
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
Thurman Arnold
United States
Edward H. Levi
University of Chicago
Byrnes Speech Draws First Soviet Comment
The Moscow radio issued its first remark on Secretary of State Byrnes foreign policy talk. It quoted Byrnes saying Americans do not defend reaction and that Greece must hold real elections with all non fascist parties once normal conditions are ensured.
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London
Moscow
Byrnes
Greece
Japanese Pupils Still Get Military Training
A patrol from the U S 11th airborne division in Yokohama found Japanese school children in an inland area still receiving military training. The principal refused to stop, saying he had not received an order from the Japanese government. Military authorities promised immediate action against the principal.
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Yokohama
INS
United States 11Th Airborne
Army Expands Use of Negro Manpower in Regular Army
The War Department announced plans to fuller utilize Negro troops in peacetime and war. Negro units will be organized into small formations no larger than an infantry regiment. A 10 to 1 ratio of Negro to white civilians will guide unit creation. Selected Negro officers with war experience may join the regular army on the same basis as others.
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Washington
War Department
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