Doctors Avow Drafting 4 As Risks Victory
A White House medical panel urged not lowering physical standards, warning it would hurt military efficiency. They emphasized family men as a key source for replacements, while noting the need to use all sources to meet manpower shortages. The commission, signed by top surgeons and draft officials, also discussed illiteracy limits and reclassifications amid Roosevelt’s deferment review.
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White House
Eppelasiort
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
May
Capitol Hill
Capital Hill
May D
Harvard
Wave
Selective Service
Veterans Administration
Ross T._Melntire
Norman T. Kir
Allan_C. Woods
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Beltimore
Frank H. Lahey
Lahey Clinic
Boston
Edward A. Strecker
University of Pennsylvania, Hershey
Lewis B. Hershey
Jailer Suspended In Stone's Death
Jailer Allen Koontz was suspended by Acting Mayor Guy W. Van Horn after a three day inquiry into the death of Wirt Stone sr a 47 year old Logan tax consultant who died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Stone lay unconscious in the city jail for 40 hours with a fractured skull before removal to a hospital and police declared no evidence of foul play. The suspension cites pending further investigation into confinement prior to removal. The statement from Police Chief L L Wilson and Detective Lt Fedgar C Bourne noted a desk sergeant received a call from an address on Franklin Ave on Feb 23 and referred readers to further details on page 14.
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Allen Koontz
Guy W. van Horn
Wirt Stone, Sr
Logan
Charleston
Koontz
L. L. Wilson
Fedgar C. Bourne
Stone
Wilson
Bourne
van Horn
D. Boone Dawson
Wirt Stone
Ios Hospital
Wilgon
Franklin Ay
Notable School Gossip Sparks Tension Among Students
Willie Willis alleges girls are annoying while noting Dane and Sue act stuck up around Mary because her brother is a private and not a captain. The remark hints at social pecking order tied to military rank within the group.
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Dane
Sue
Mary
War Veterans Win Job Preference Across Federal Agencies
President Roosevelt ordered federal agencies to give returning war veterans job preference in all available positions. He urged five year civil service priority and promised a standard to inspire all employers, noting wounded veterans must regain their former jobs or receive special hiring consideration. Harry B. Mitchell noted U S efforts continued.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Civil Service Commission
Ise
Srr
Harry B. Mitchell
Othe US
Extra Gas Authorized for Watson Presidential Bid
In Los Angeles on February 28 a request for 10,000 gallons of extra gasoline for Claude A. Watson, Prohibition party presidential candidate, was approved after the CPA reversed a prior rejection. Watson argued he should receive the same perks given to Democratic and Republican candidates, noting he has faced airline-priority refusals.
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Los Angeles
Claude A. Watson
Prohibition Party
CPA
Watson
Demtic
Armistice talk near as Finland eyes Russia end war
London reports Finland moving toward an armistice with Russia amid signs of Finnish-Russian peace talks. Bul send troops to curb clashes as Bulgaria reports rising tensions. Berlin says Nazi reps ready for emergencies including potential Allied landing. Paasakivi may return to Stockholm to continue negotiations. Debris from a Russian air raid stains Helsinki as Polish cabinet turmoil looms over Moscow talks.
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London
Finland
Tomight
Russia
Inder
Bulgaria
Cairo
Germany
DNB
Berlin
Arctic
Noway
Paasakivi
Stockholm
Tubo Koati Paasakivi
Ruseis
Allegcanta
Helsinki
Hitler Ordered Hold At Pskov To The Last Man
Moscow dispatches report the Red Army inching toward Pskov within six miles, capturing hundreds of communities around the Baltic rail hub. Hitler reportedly ordered the city held to the last man as Soviet forces push along key rail lines and roads, with Soviet sleighs aiding the advance and probe efforts across the region.
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Moscow
Red Army
Pskov
Baltic
Toroshino
Liga
Karamysheva
Novosokolniki
Pskow
Adolf Hitler
Morcow Disdatches
Novasakottiki
Velikaya
Pustoshka
Pusoshka
Pravda
Dnieper
Auto stock exhausted by July warns Office of Price Administration
The Office of Price Administration warns the nation’s stock of new automobiles will be exhausted by July 1. Distribution will favor essential drivers. About 10,000 new cars will be rationed to civilians in March from 532,000 on hand when rationing began in February 1942. Officials cannot confirm current total on hand, but inventory is being finalized. Prior months saw 15,000 cars rationed in January and 10,000 in February.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Dies committee urges removal of Tule Lake officials after riot
Washington fed officials backed removal of Dillon S. Myers and Ray C. Best as national and camp leaders for alleged inability to handle Japanese relocation centers. Tule Lake riot near California in November prompted calls to place the center under Justice Department control and to punish those responsible, with 15,000 residents affected.
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Washington, Fed
Dies
Dillon S
Myer
Ray C. Best
Lake Camp
Tule Lake
California
Tule Lake Center
Department of Justice
Congress
Reese M. Peckcotd
Ramp
Cine Easians
Tunters
Costello
D.-Cal
Mundt
Eberharter
D.-Ba
Tuleake
Oval Dape
8000 Japanese Are Routed in Burma
Allies claim victory in Burma as about 8,000 Japanese fighters are killed or defeated in jungle fighting near Arakan and Naikauk pass. British and Indian units encircle and press the retreating forces, with dozens more reported casualties and continued pursuit into the Arakan region toward Kyauklaw and the Bay of Bengal coast.
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Burma
FDOT
Chokiy
Arakan
Southeast Asia
Ihe Sth
Ins
Unis
Annaaan
Naaykedauk Pass
Dante
Ecommunitie
Anyaly
Ulowang Valley
Buthedaung
Witdlanlsigbal
Kyauklaw
Akyal
Bay of Bengal
Peron Junta Meets Brazil Opponents Amid Allied Warnings
A London broadcast reports Allied high command instructing Frenchmen on their role in an invasion, while resistance leaders are urged to keep plans secret. In Washington, Buenos Aires poses a challenge as Argentina’s coup pushes Col. Peron toward power, with Brazil and Chile opposing a Japanese style South American sphere. The State Department says talks are underway to assess if the regime in Buenos Aires has vented its power.
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London
1Nsji
Allied High Command
France
Pierre Loving
Washington
INS
Argentina
South America
Brazil
Chile
State Department
Buenos Aires
Sovea
Sevondiy
Strike Renews in Detroit Halting Bomber Plant Work
A strike by 350 Detroit nitche shop workers halted production of a bomber component at Briggs Manufacturing outer drive plant. About 6,000 workers were idle, with 2,000 more day shift employees affected, as the dispute over firing three women employees spanned Briggs and related firms tied to War production.
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Fett
Ball Co
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Mack Av
Steel Corp
Wis
Linited
Stee
Amerina
Glo
Sielke
Britons Seize Beach Points On Anzio Front
Allied dispatches say British troops seized and held two fortified German positions near the Moletta river southwest of Carraccio near Anzio after two days of shore fighting. The German list claims heavy Allied losses from encirclement near Anan Ripese, with continued artillery bombardment escalating on the beachhead.
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Napa
Iti
Anzio
Mulhwerr
Yilpf Vaedin
Witielt
Moletta
Iojin
America Rua
Aerageth
Fortresses Lash Coast of France in High-Intensity Bombing Raid
London dispatch reports U S Army Air Forces medium bombers and heavy fighters striking northern France in four formations. B 26 Marauders attacked near Amiens while other groups pressed along the rocket base area near Pas de Calais, suffering flak but returning. Churchill praises the effort as a significant strike on one of Europe’s most bombed coastlines.
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London
U.S
France
Toca
Duchies
Churchill
Pas de Ciliis
Dan
Aiea
Amiens
Tito's Partisans Blow Up Five Enemy Trains
London dispatch reports Marshal Josip Broz Tito announcing a partisan raid that destroyed five enemy trains on the Belgrade Zagrey line. The war bulletin also notes clashes with the Glina and Petrinia factions with casualties and injuries among German forces.
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Tito
Partisans
London
Peb
Tree
Vulgoshiv Ridia
Josip Brox Vital
Belarade-Zagrey
Wae
Glina
Petrinias
Hereekavina
Parveihs
Geemare
German People Know They Are Beaten and Seek to Dump Currency
Lisbon reports from a German front observer describing widespread panic over currency and collapse of morale. Citizens feel defeated, steel recession and front losses cited, while many attempt rapid currency exchange or unloading at Baden-Baden amid Gestapo scrutiny. Observations note disbelief at civilian resilience and the public’s frantic search for exchange outlets as the Reich struggles.
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Lisbon
Reich
Geeretty
BBC
Beth Csties
Chita
Bombardiersta
Jread
Las
Baden-Baden
Gestapo
Bombers Drop 164 Tons Upon Rabaul
Allied headquarters report 164 tons of explosives dropped on the Japanese base at Rabaul New Britain by Army and Navy bombers from Solomon Islands fields. MacArthur announced extensive air strikes across the South Pacific including Vunapope and surrounding harbors.
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Southwest
Pavilic
Army
Navy
Solomon Islands
Rayoa
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
South Pacific
Vunapope
Adm
William PF
Hal
Sey
MacArshue
Mtuase
Admiralty Islands
Larengau Township
Momote Aindromis
Brest Area Civilians Ordered Out by Vichy
London reports the Vichy government has ordered compulsory evacuation of civilians from the Brest area. Earlier orders expelled residents along the En region coast and territories near the French Mediterranean coast.
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Brest
Vichy
London
Vichy Vadin
Enahannel
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