U S Fliers Smash North France in Major Bomber Run
Allied air forces conducted a large night and daylight raid on western Germany and Pas de Calais, with about 400 miles of round trip. Liberator heavy bombers hit military targets in Pas de Calais while unescorted, returning safely. German reports noted no fighter opposition as RAF and USAAF intensified air superiority efforts.
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London
Germany
France
Bremen
Calais
Pas de-Calais
U. S
Hamburg
England
Air Ministry
Augsburg
United States
George McDonald
Europe
Beaufighters Hit German Shipping Off Spanish Coast
Allied Beaufighters on sweeps against German ships in the western Mediterranean attacked and hit two enemy supply vessels off the Spanish coast, driving one aground and leaving the other sinking. A Berlin broadcast claimed the act violated international law. Nine German Blenheim bombers sank the 3,700-ton Kirissi off the Ebro, with 10 killed and 25 wounded. Other Allied reports cited sinking of two more enemy vessels in the Adriatic. Weather limited air activity. 300 sorties flown with fighter-bombers targeting shipping and Italian infrastructure.
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Naples
Mediterranean
Berlin
International Information Bureau
Ebro
Adriatic
Neretva
Ancons
Anzio
Italy
Genoa
Padua
Florence
Toulon
Radio Commentators Face Unamerican Allegations On Air
Washington reports indicate House Un American Activities Chairman Dies may investigate radio commentators for false statements he says are widespread. He accuses some hosts of smearing rivals via insinuation and vows a showdown on broadcasting practices.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Rome Rao
Dies
D.tex
House Committee On
Congress
House
Blue Network
Winchell
Vision New Cut in A Gas Ration
Washington reports that backers of limiting mid western and far western gasoline rations to two gallons a week may gain approval to match the eastern plan. Col Houston said the move aims to equalize supplies, with PAW to OPA transmission expected Tuesday and possible three month A coupon extensions if approved.
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Washington
Mid-West
West
Eastern Seaboard
Bryan Houston
Office of
Price
Houston
Petroleum Administration
OFA
PAW
OPA
Harold L. Tukes Long
Lorenzen Insanity Defense in Ida County Murder Trial
Ida Grove. Defense testimony continued on the murder trial of William Lorenzen, a 58 year old Ida County farmer charged with poisoning his wife. Prosecution seeks the death penalty after Lorenzen allegedly admitted poisoning her vitamin capsules due to an affair with Eleanor Huss.
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Ida Grove
William Lorenzen
Ida County
Ray G. Walter
Lorenzen
Walter
Migs
Eleanor Huss
Holstein
Sioux City
Cans- Allies Score Gains in Burma War Zone
New Delhi reports a string of Allied successes in Burma's Arakan sector. Huthedaung falls 59 miles north of Alkyab as British forces push west from Htundaw hill and Maungdaw. Japanese 18th Division, veterans of Singapore, suffers heavy losses in north Burma during a tank supported offensive.
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Burma
New Delhi
Arakan
Huthedaung
Bay of Bengal
Alkyab
Lord Louis Brountmatten
Buthedaung
Maungdaw
Htindaw
February 25 raid on Regensburg and Toulon targets
Fly ing Fortress gunners and P 40 Thunderbolt escorts knocked down 29 of about 80 German attack planes during the Regensburg raid. Liberators heavily smashed six key military targets in the Toulon area including four submarine stations, per headquarters.
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Regensburg
Flyng Fortress
Toulon
Soviets Push Toward Kherson Amid Heavy Front Advances
London dateline reports Stalin announced the capture of Kherson in a day. Red Army neared 22 miles from Kherson after slaying 5,000 Germans, boosting eight-day toll to over 60,000. Russians swept 210 communities, severed the Proskurov Guayatin line toward Romania and Hungary, and moved toward Nikolaev, Gaivoron, and Tarnopol with fierce house by house fighting and river crossings.
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London
Red Army
Ngnaz
Kherson
Dnieper
Moscow
Germany
Proskurov-Gulyatin
Rumania
Hungary
Gaivoron
Middle Bug River
Russia
Tarnopol
Tasa
Red Star
Berislav
Tyaginks
Bug River
Uman
Dehulink-Gayvoron
Red Army Nearing Port of Nikolaev
Moscow dispatch says the Red Army pushed along both sides of the Ingul river to within 50 miles of Nikolaev, a Black Sea port. Gen Malinovsky's 3rd Ukrainian front crossed the river, captured Privolnoye, repulsed a German counterattack, and reports indicate rising prisoner numbers as morale and supplies deteriorate.
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Moscow
Spi
Red Army
Ingul
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Russia
Pravda
Rodion Malinovsky
3Rd Ukrainian Front
Novy Bug
Privolnoye
Bastanka
House GOP Starts Study Tax Problem
The 25 member Republican committee on postwar taxation was formed to draft the 1944 GOP tax plank. Dan Reed to lead. party seeks postwar revenue policy amid calls for tax reductions and wartime spending retrenchment. Weather data and local notes follow.
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Francis M. LeMay
Washington
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Dan A. Reed
Ruddy
Graying
Bernard M. Baruch
Congress
Doolittle Nominated for Lieutenant General in WWII
President Roosevelt nominated Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle to lieutenant general. The 47-year-old Air Force leader held temporary rank of lieutenant colonel during the Tokyo raid of April 18, 1942, later earning the Medal of Honor. He led the 8th Air Force in England and commanded the 12th Air Force in North Africa before returning to England as 8th Air Force commander.
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Washington
James H. Doolitle
8Th Air Force
England
Roosevelt
Tokyo
12Th Air Force
North Africa
Slow Start in Moray School Board Election
About 133 ballots had been cast by noon in Moray for the oral school board election, per secretary H H Johnk. He said polling was very slow but slightly higher than last year’s 115 votes, attributing the turnout to bad weather keeping people away. Save Your Tin Cans.
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Oral School Board
Moray
H. H. Johnk
Johnk
Dynamic Economy Urged by Bricker
Governor John M. Bricker argues a dynamic economy driven by private industry with local aid is the sole solution to postwar domestic problems. He contends state and local governments should assist private industry and that regulation will be needed to curb abuses.
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Boston
America
John M. Bricker
R.-Ohto
Siamese Twin Births Reported in Charles City
Charles City reports the birth of a three weeks prematu re Siamese twin girl joined at the abdomen to Lt and Mrs Don Pollard They died half an hour after birth due to prematurity The mother is recovering Lt Pollard is stationed in England with the Sth Air Force The mother is daughter of Mr and Mrs A M Hauser former bank executives in Charles City A rare birth with a fatal outcome noted in the local column.
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Charles City
Don Follard
Lt. Pollard
V. H. Pollard
Omaha
England
Sth Air Force
Pollard
A. M. Hauser
The
Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of
Veteran Iowa jurist reflects on war era court activity
Justice Oscar Hale of Wapello, long serving Iowa Supreme Court jurist, marks his 38 years as attorney and judge with observations that wartime brings less litigation. He notes fewer private disputes, higher employment, and predicts cases may rise after peace. Hale, 77, seeks re election to the bench.
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Dright McCormack
Des Moines
Oscar Hale
Wapello
Iowa Supreme Court
Avery
Theas
Hale
Supreme Court
Twentieth Judicial District
Henry
Louisa Counties
Bill to abolish FSA moves in House subcommittee
Washington report notes an agriculture sub-committee proposes abolishing the farm security administration. The measure would transfer FSA assets to the farmers home corporation and realign regional credit bodies under farm credit administration. It caps loan sizes, expands tenant purchases, and seeks long term direct and insured lending with veteran preferences.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
House
Agriculture
Cooley
N. C
Farmers Home Corporation
FSA
Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit Organization
Farmers’ Home Agency
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Rain or Snow Forecast for Monday Night into Tuesday
Rain or snow is forecast for this area Monday night with gusty winds and colder temperatures on Tuesday. The weather bureau expects Monday night readings to hold, Tuesday morning will drop to about 15 degrees, and winds could reach 25 to 35 mph later in the day. Local highs and lows are noted with Monday's low at 29 and a Sunday high of 33. Northern towns in the region may see snow Monday night as cold air moves in from the north.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Twenity
Towa
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Wales Coal Strike Eases as Miners Return to Work
London reports show the week-old 100000 miner strike in Wales slowly breaking up with early estimates of a third returning to work. Some miners who voted to resume on Sunday turned back at pitheads on Monday while other pits remained fully shut.
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London
Britain
Iowa Democrats Complete State and Congressional Ticket
Iowa Democrats gather within the party to finalize candidates for all state and congressional offices. On Monday, party chair Take More announced that Lester Gillette, a farmer from Fostoria, would seek the Democratic nomination in the Eighth Congressional District.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Take More
Aid
More
Lester
Gillette
Fostoria
Farmer
Japs in Pacific Suffer New Losses
Allied air and sea forces struck Japanese bases across New Guinea and nearby islands. Fifth Army air force bombing of Wewak and surrounding areas destroyed gun emplacements and fuel dumps while downing many aircraft. Marines fortified Talasea after a four day push and allied ships sank several small craft along the coasts. Rabaul and adjacent harbors saw continued bombardment with heavy damage reported.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Fifth Army Air Force
Wewak
New Quinea
Amiga
Haram
Los Negros
Admiralty Group
Lorengau
Lugos
Manua
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Tafasea
Wilaumez Peninsula
New Britain
Talagea
New Guinea
New Ireland
Cape Hellman
Willaumez Peninsula
Talasea
Leatherneck
Rabaul
Pope Appeals to Save Rome on Fifth Anniversary
Pope Pius XI addressed a massive audience in St. Peter's Square and radio listeners worldwide asking allies and Germany to spare Rome and seek a "peace of liberation" on the fifth anniversary of his coronation. The pontiff received a tremendous ovation from the long-assembled crowd.
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London
Pius XI
St. Peter's Square
Rome
War salvage collection dates and instructions
No paper collection this week. Tin is collected on the third Thursday for pickup on the third Friday. If your block’s commando misses it, call the district school principal to ensure pickup. Take waste cooking fats to your grocery store. dealers pay four cents per pound plus two meat ration stamps per pound.
Britain Acts to Balk Work of Nazi Spy Ring
Northern Ireland border closure tightens travel bans between Britain and Ireland after Eire refuses to close Axis offices. Eisenhower had pressed the measure amid fears of Axis activity in Eire. The move targets security, with few economic sanctions contemplated. Police guard the German legation in Dublin as Prime Minister Curtin of Australia signals accord with the U.S. request. The travel ban covers civilians and military, with limited exceptions for urgent national importance.
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Britain
Willam Smith White
London
Northern Ireland
Istanda
Ireland
Belfast
Eire
British Home Office
Ramon de Valera
United States
Eisenhower
Dwight DB. Eisenhower
Sone
de Valera
Associated Press
Dublin
Noone
Eduard Hempel
Queenstown
Curtin
Australia
Canberra
Elrehan
Austrella
Erie
Iowa Vegetable Goal Increased For Canning
Des Moines reports Iowa sets a 1044 vegetable canning goal of 77 300 acres up from 74 200 in 1043. Sweet corn aims at 65 000 acres, a 3 000 acre rise. Principal crops include tomatoes peas green beans and cucumbers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Taft favored as steering chair to avert GOP split
Senate Republicans seek unity by naming Senator Taft R Ohio as chairman of the minority steering committee to head off a split over a successor to the late Charles McNary as floor leader. White of Maine serves as acting leader amid younger calls for a showdown, while older Republicans push to wait until January. Mrs John Philip Sousa dies in New York over the weekend.
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Senate Republicans
Washington
VPI
Taft R.ohio
Senate
Charles McNary
MecNary
White
Taft
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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Jimmy Doollittle
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Cameron
Robert Walker
Ronald Ackland
Winston
Lester R. Giddings
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New York
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