Sedjenane Lost Yanks Take Pichon
Allied reports say British First Army withdrew from Sedjenane to higher ground at Tamera after weeks of German pressure. American armor moved east and occupied Pichon, regaining much of the ground lost in the Axis advance toward Beja and the Mareth line as Rommel tests positions in Tunisia.
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Allied
North Africa
First Army
Sedjenane
Tamera
Pichon
Bizerte-Mateur-Tabarka
Thursay
Tunisia
Ousseltia
Kirouan
Ithe
Picton
Marshal Rommel
Faid Pass
Kasserine Gap
Mareth Line
Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Beja
Medjez el Bab
Henri Giraud
Chott Djerid
Tozeur
Gafsa
Montgomery
Europe
Eighth Army
Arnim
Mareth
Libya
Maginot Line
Allies Hammer Naples Harbor in Heavy Night Raid
Allied heavy bombers struck Naples on Thursday night focusing on the harbor district. The attack caused large fires in the target area after direct hits. One bomber is reported missing.
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Naples
Cairo
Ins
Middle East Command
Nome 400 Residents Lose Bet on Unneeded Shipload
Seattle dispatch reports the civilian service group landed an unneeded October shipload for Nome Alaska. It included 350 tons of butter and 173 tons of coffee among other items, with storage lacking and much already spoiled on beaches. Officials in Washington Chicago and DC are blamed for the odd cargo.
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Seattle
Seattle Post - Intelligencer
Nome
Alaska
Civilian Reserve Food Supply Office
Nulato
Yukon River
Twelve Below Zero Tonight Weather in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids faces a cold wave with a low of 12 degrees below zero and diminishing winds tonight. Light snow ends this afternoon and a continued cold Sunday morning follow two and a half inches of snow from Friday night into Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapid News
Chambers
London Surgeon Russell Swan Dies at 66
Russell Swan a renowned surgeon and cancer authority died on Saturday in London. He was 66 and widely known for his medical contributions and patient care.
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London
Russell Swan
Raid on Essen and Ruhr Valley Marks Major Luft Offensive
London reports hundreds of RAF bombers in a tenth consecutive night raid on Essen, target of Krupp works in Germany’s Ruhr Valley. Upward of 300 bombers, many four-engined, dropped hundreds of tons of bombs, with large 8,000 pound bombs. 14 bombers reported missing. Other raids hit Hamburg Cologne Wilhelmshaven and Berlin. German broadcasts claim heavy damage and many deaths.
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London
Essen
Germany
Krupp
Naz
Air Ministry
Ruhr
Dunkirk
Radio
Berlin
Hamburg
Cologne
Wilhelmshaven
Gen Quade
Luftwaffe
Stavenger
Norway
Britain
Absenteeism curb drive launches national liquor ban
Rep. Bryson of South Carolina introduced a bill to outlaw liquor manufacture sale and transport in the United States and possessions until the war ends and mobilization ends as judged by the President. The measure, referred to the judiciary committee, aims to curb absenteeism by prohibition during wartime without a constitutional amendment.
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Washington
Congress
Rep
Bryson
D-S C
Judiciary Committee
United States
Pay-as-You-Go Tax Plan Approved by House Subcommittee
The House Ways and Means subcommittee tentatively approved a pay-as-you-go plan affecting all 44 million taxpayers to start July 1. Wage earners face a 20 percent withholding on taxable wages, with returns due March 15, and June 15 for the second quarter. Farmers pay two-thirds of their current year liability before December 31, with the rest due March 15 next year.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
D-N.c
Cooper
D-Tenn
Soviets Overrun 30 Towns As Smolensk Drive Gains Pace
Moscow reports the Red Army stormed Osuga and overran 29 other towns and villages south and southwest of Rzhev, part of a rapid advance toward Smolensk. The offensive, with 57 tanks and eight guns captured, expands across fronts near Kharkov Kursk and Voroshilgrad, while German counterattacks on the Taganrog front are repelled.
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Moscow
Red
Osuga
Rzhev
Smolensk
Germany
Kharkov
Kursk
Rzhev-Vyazma
Vyazma
Gedatsk
Axim
Voroshilo
Grad
Taganrog
Sea of Azov
Fast Regulations Relaxed for Catholics in Lent
Archbishops and bishops across the nation announced wartime leniency in fasting and abstinence rules for Roman Catholics. In Cedar Rapids and the Dubuque archdiocese, the lenten observances were reduced with meat allowed on most days, abstaining only on Ash Wednesday, Fridays, Holy Saturday for certain ages, and the Christmas Eve vigil. Pope Pius XII had extended indult authority, guiding this relaxation amid rationing.
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Cedar Rapids
Archdiocese of
Dubuque
Francis J. Beckman
United Press
Pius XII
Edmund F. Gibbons
Albany, N. Y
Bombers Hit Burma Rail Yard at Thazi Junction
NEW DELHI reported that British Wellington bombers struck the railroad yards at Thazi junction, a key link 75 miles south of Mandalay in Burma, on Friday night.
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New Delhi
Thazi Junction
Mandalay
Burma
Food Rationing Hits Army Posts
Denver dispatch reports nationwide army food rationing shifting from local garrison menus to field ration A. Soldiers will have fewer canned foods and more fresh vegetables and fruits, with reduced meat and coffee. Menu control rests with Washington’s quartermaster General, standardizing meals across posts.
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Denver
INS
Lowry Field
Quartermaster General
Washington
Benny Is Diagnosed With Mild Pneumonia
AP reports radio comedian Jack Benny has a mild pneumonia case and is responding to treatment. He was laid up in his Chicago hotel suite after a two week cold worsened, forcing cancellation of his Sunday night radio show with Burns and Allen stepping in.
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Chicago
Jack Benny
L. B. Bernheimer
Benny
George Burns
Gracie Allen
War Production Board Doubles Farm Machinery Quotas
Washington AP reports the War Production Board nearly doubled production quotas for farm machinery and equipment after appeals from Food Administrator Wickard to boost farm output and food supply.
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Washington
War Production Board
Wickard
Federal meat controls aim to curb black markets nationwide
Washington AP reports Agriculture Secretary Wickard outlined wartime meat regulations to halt black market activity. A permit system covers all five stock slaughterers including farmers and butchers with record keeping and stamp checks. County war boards will issue permits as ceilings and future schedules for pork veal beef and mutton are set.
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Washington
Agriculture
Wackard
Apaldo
Wickard Incaremo
Hy Peinted Cout
Army
OPA
Wanda
San Francisco
Wickard
Cedar Rapids publisher John Wo Sedenka dies at 43
John Wo Sedenka 43, manager of the Jose Puonting company and Cedar Rapids publisher, died at home after a long illness. Surviving are his wife, a daughter Betts Jane, a son Robert John, two sisters, a brother, and his mother who died years ago. Services will be held at the Jones funeral home with burial at Beheman National cemetery, funeral honors by local volunteers.
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John Wo Sedenka
Jose Puonting
D- Listy
Pudis
Ceda Rares
Betts Jane
Robert John
Mary Zadrapa
Natal
BooCoo
Hurts Haller
Cedar Rapids
Stepe
Fred Frain
Camp Hil Pao
Servcos
Theodore Bortubucek
Jan Hus
Joneba
Bom Bural Wall
Beheman Natonal
Vehanteers
Palleer
Adobe Fond Vaderese
Reich Calls Up Girls of 17 and 18 for Labor
London report says Germany cannot keep factories fully manned even with slave labor. The DNB states 16 and 18 year old girls will be drafted into compulsory labor service. Registration to occur between March 15 and April 10, 1943, with service starting in spring.
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London
Ucpi
DNB
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Named in Navy Advance
Lieut Robert Montgomery formerly a movie actor has been advanced to lieutenant commander in the U S Navy. He has served with the fleet in the Solomons in recent months and the promotion was announced Friday at the advance base in the South Pacific.
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Uus
Somewere
South Pacific
Allies pummel Lae after finishing convoy mop up
Allied planes renewed their blows on Lae, Japan's main base in New Guinea, after destroying the last survivors of the Battle of the Bismarck Sea who fled in lifeboats and rafts. MacArthur said air and sea forces sunk 10 warships and 12 transports, with no survivors for many vessels as Billy Mitchell crews pressed shore support.
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MacArthur
Australia
Lae
Japan
New Guinea
Bismarck Sea
Douglas MacArthur
Salamaua
Wau
Mubo
Theismarck Sea
Huon Gulf
Fail Effort To Break Up Fleet Attack
Washington reports the first Solomons sea battle in which Lange Warships on both sides failed to sink major targets as American vessels bombarded Munda and Vila. Two large Japanese destroyers were reportedly sunk during the engagement while U S ships suffered no damage. Air forces supported the operation, with several enemy aircraft shot down and no U S losses.
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Washington
INS
Solomons
Navy
Seturda
Munda
Vila
Selameans
Pet Ameria
Oto
Gudelianel
United Stud
Sveouf
Ted
Gwaytheat
Beaupain de Tree
South Patt
United States
Tojo Warns Japan Must Win 1943 or Face Defeat
The Terie radio, cited by the Latted Press, quotes Tojo insisting Japan must win in 1943 or face defeat. He reportedly told supporters that wartime duration could last 100 years if needed, following a House resolution to strengthen fighting power. The warning came as Japan faced strategic pressure after the Bismarck Sea convoy destruction.
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Terie
Tee Teachiast
Tojo
Telos
House To Representatives
Bismarck Sea
Japan
Fire Kills Mexican Mother and Seven Children in Nebraska Home
In Gering Nebraska a Mexican mother and her seven children perished in a blaze that consumed their one room dwelling. Father Jesus Garcia, 38, and the youngest Jennie six months were severely burned but expected to survive. Garcia carried the infant to the doorway and escaped as firefighters arrived.
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Gering
Neb
Jesus Garcia
Jennie
Garcia
Denies U S designs on Latin Americans
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles stated the United States has no plan for permanent military bases in the western hemisphere that would affect any American republic's territory or sovereignty. He dismissed Nazi propaganda claims and urged that the idea be refuted publicly.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
United States
Western Hemisphere
Welles
Latin America
Allow Emergency Buying by Grocers
Washington AP reports grocers with inadequate stocks of rationed canned frozen and dried fruits and vegetables received authority for emergency purchases of merchandise.
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Washington
Henry McLemore and Walter Winchester Leads Obscure Index
Legible fragments show a courthouse notice and brief mentions of deaths and marriages. Marion and state references appear amid scattered text. The readable portions hint at sections for comics, movies, radio and sports in a late era newspaper index.
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Henry McLemore
Marion
Osscceaencens
Walter
Wincheil Lehesgandy
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Staraya Russa‘a
Latvia
Ipolandn
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St . Hil Leningrad
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Odessa
Bryansk
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Novorossisk Tuapse
Russia
Cette
Vologda
Voronezh
Stalingrad
Nalchike
Staraya Russa
Giraud
R.A.F
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Ale
Burma Junction
Wave Trouble
John W. Sedenka
C. R. Listy
Reich
Bob Montgomery
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