Russians Drive Nazis From Leningrad Forts In Heavy Action
Soviet forces on the Leningrad front overwhelmed 53 German strongholds and left 900 dead as they pushed the invaders from armored forts and blockhouses. On the Smolensk front the advance continued despite stiff German resistance amid Adolf Hitler's headquarters designation. The official communique noted heavy losses for the enemy.
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Moscow
Russia
Leningrad
Red Army
Smolensk
Stabborn
Adolf Hitler
Hill Found Guilty On Perjury Counts in Nazi Propaganda Inquiry
George Hill congression secretary for Rep. Fish was found guilty of perjury for denying knowledge of George Sylvester Viereck and for denying ordering mail bags containing franked congressional matter into a storeroom. He received two to six years on each count, to run concurrently, in federal district court.
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Washington
George Hill
Hill
Rep
PF. Dickinson Letts
Federal District Court
Wil
City Honors War Correspondent Larry Allen at Charleston Welcome
Larry Peanuts Allen, famed Associated Press war correspondent, arrived in Charleston after two years covering the British Mediterranean fleet. He was greeted by dignitaries, saluted at a Civitan luncheon, and named lifelong honorary citizen by Mayor Dawson and the city council. A large Charleston Chamber event and a junior chamber banquet followed as part of the celebrations.
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Larry
Peanuts” Allen
Associated Press
Charleston
U. S
Civitan Club
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Allen
Chambers of Commerce
D. Jackson Savage
Larry Allen
Charleston News
Jackson Savage
Gazette
FDR Sparks National Political Wave as War Backing Urged
President Roosevelt pressed for a wartime Congress by urging leaders who back the government regardless of party. Democratic leaders read it as a rebuke of anti administration foes, while Republicans claimed it signaled broad support for incumbents. The remark came at a Washington press conference amid post Pearl Harbor policy debates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Caprie
Hill
Pearl Harbor
Gop Lee
Congress
Edward J. Flynn
Democratic National Committee
Flynn
Two U S Tanker India Arrow Sunk by Sub Torpedoed
Atlantic City reports 12 survivors from the 8,327 ton India Arrow torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. The tanker sank Wednesday evening as the crew fought for life amid flames and cold sea. Fishermen towed the lifeboat 12 miles to Ocean City where rescued men prepared to sail again.
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India
New Jersey
Atlantic City
N. J
Atlantic
Ocean City
Fred H. Baker
John’s Island
S. C
Starn
Nation Teachers Assigned Sugar Ration Book Duties
Washington February 6 The nation’s public school teachers were told to issue War Ration Book No 1 to every man woman and child and to crack down on hoarders by withholding sugar until stocks run out Leon Henderson announced the plan which distributes stamps limiting each person to about 12 ounces per week Only one eligible family member applies and must report household sugar quantities Hoarded sugar over 2 pounds per person is forbidden and false reports carry up to 16000 fine or 10 years imprisonment
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Libyan Army Checks Nazis in Rommel Counter Attack
Cairo report says Libyan Army halted Rommel’s Axis tank advance 50 to 60 miles west of Tobruk and 150 miles from the Egyptian border while British lines push inland toward Msus. Rommel’s supply lines strain as air attacks target his transport columns and communications.
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Rommel
Tobruk
Cairo
INS
Britain
Erwin Rommel
Msus
Eighth Army
Middle East
Rommeel
Jebel Akdar
Baree-Derna
Rome
Trini
Derna
Malta
Berlin
Sugar Heist At Kroger Store Reported In Philippi
An official reports 268 pounds of sugar flour tobacco and other merchandise missing from a Kroger store in Philippi. Police suspect robbers used a wheelbarrow or cart to haul the goods away after forcing a lock on a rear door.
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Philippi
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
Singapore Naval Base Evacuations Amid Siege
British naval units evacuated from Singapore and airfields as Japanese shelling intensified. General Percival pledged to hold the island while noting ships and aircraft moved to safer sites to continue strikes on Japanese bases. The navy rescued almost 1000 British troops cut off in Malaya despite air and sea bombardment.
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Singapore
A. E. Percival
Imperial Land Forces
Perscival
Malayan
Percival
Johore Strait
Singapore Naval Base
Malaya
Tornadoes Take 13 Lives in Dixie
Tornadic winds sweep Georgia Arkansas Mississippi killed at least 12 people and injured many as property damage tops $100,000. Five die near Alvaton Georgia, three children and a teacher die at a Negro school near Monticello. Arkansas losses include one in Little Rock and two in Benton. One Mississippi death reported in Lee county. Relief efforts mobilize with food and shelter for hundreds of families.
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Atlanta
INS
Georgia
Alvaton
Monticclio
Arkansas
Little Rock
Benton
Manila Raney
William Burgin
Leslie Golden
Lee County
Mississippi
T. M. Holland
Palmetto
Rich Borneo Port Seized By Japanese
Japanese forces occupied Samarinda a port town of 12 000 on Borneo's east coast in the Netherlands Indies. The seizure expands the Nipponese drive affecting Java, Sumatra and surrounding areas as Allied forces reported recon flights over the region.
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Batavia
INS
Samarinda
Borneo
Netherlands Indies High Command
Java
Sumatra
Samerinda
Kutai
Balik Papan
Strait of Macassar
Samaringa
Joint Strategy Board Named for U S and Britain
The War department announced a new eight member joint strategy board to coordinate British and American war actions. Admiral Harold R. Stark General George C. Marshall Admiral William D. King Lieutenant General H. H. Arnold will form the council to provide full collaboration with United Nations in the anti Axis war effort.
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INS
United States
Great Britain
War Department
Army
Navy
United Nations
Council of Eight
Harold R. Stark
George C. Marshall
E. J. King
U. 5
Fleet
H. H. Arnold
American Air Fighters Rout Rangoon Raid
American volunteer group and RAF teammates repelled Japanese raids on Rangoon Burma. They destroyed at least 10 to 20 raiders, roughly two thirds of the attacking force, in daylight after Rangoon was bombed overnight. Pilots from Los Angeles Spokane Seattle and Fort Worth participated.
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Rangoon
Burma
AVG
Los Angeles
Spokane
Seattle
Fort Worth
Cer
House Rebels Block Public Funds for Melvyn Douglas Dancers
In a 80 to 80 vote the House forbids civilian defense funds from paying for physical fitness instruction by dancers and public performances linked to Eleanor Roosevelt allies. Separately 98 to 63 vote cuts an $80,000 Disney film tax education segment. Both moves affect a $1650.59 million deficiency bill.
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Washington
Melvyn Douglas
House
Donald
Rebel Leader's Appeal Ignored By MacArthur
United States authorities reported that Luzon forts repelled a Japanese artillery bombardment aimed at Corregidor while new reinforcements began landing on Luzon. Nine transports were observed in Lingayen Gulf discharging about 10 000 troops for Homma's forces, as patrols probed Bataan lines and air raids tested MacArthur's defenses.
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Washington
INS
America
Luzon
Corregidor
War Department
Douglas MacAgehur
Linge
Bath’n Peninsula
Lingayen Gulf
Ching Sea
Tokyo
Wth
Masaheru Homma
Bataan
Philippine Quisling Aguinaldo Appears With Japanese
War Department reports Gen Emilio Aguinaldo, Philippine insurgent leader, has joined Japanese invaders and urged surrender in an appeal to Gen Douglas MacArthur. The late communique says Aguinaldo is being used by the Japanese to pose as a Philippine Quisling. His radio appeal for surrender was ignored by MacArthur.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
United States
Gen. MacArthur
Bataan
Ti War Department
Aguinaldo
Washington
War Department
Imo
Douglas MacArthur
Aguinalds
MacArthur
Destruction of Japanese Artillery Reports in Manila Fortifications
The report notes no damage to fenders from sporadic operations and records a second strike in a week by American fortifications in Manila. It claims long range guns destroyed Japanese artillery whose sights were aimed at Corregidor like positions, indicating a telling effect on Japanese concentrations.
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Corregidor Island
Manila
Sullivan Ousted as Tammany Leader in New York
In New York City, Chrisopher D. Sullivan was voted out as leader of Tammany Hall by 12% to 11 1-3 among 250 executive committee members. Charles H. Hussey was named interim leader after pressing Sullivan to resign, marking a victory for the younger faction within the county organization and a potential split threat to the Democratic party.
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Christopher D. Sullivan
Towight
Tammy Hart
Manhattan
New York Democratic Committee
Charles H. Hussey
Sullivan
Hussey
New York City
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