Senator Barkley resigns as Senate leader in protest
AP reports Senator Barkley of Kentucky resigns the Senate leadership after a bitter clash over President Roosevelt’s veto of the tax bill. He accuses the veto of “fantastic” goals and urges Congress to override the veto and pass the tax measure into law. Applause erupts as lawmakers react.
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W. Barkley
Mentesy
Jender
Senate
Berkley
Tema
Roosevelt
Tex
Barkley
Big Col
Congress of the United
House
McKellar
Barkiey
Roosevelt de- Hy
Con
Tampering Allegations Sweep Third District Primary
Amid a tight Third Congressional primary, J Hubert Farmer of Dothan accuses election irregularities across several counties. Reports indicate absentee voting patterns and county chairmen influence, with Andrews defeating Farmer by a margin, prompting calls for an aroused electorate to demand a fair, honest election.
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J. Hubert Farmer
Dothan
George W. Andrews
Union Springs
Democratic Execut Committee
Andrews
Houston
Aid-Committee
Blate
Gesstter T
German Fighters Fail To Break Up Aerial Offensive
American bombers and fighters from Britain and Italy struck deep into Germany in a coordinated assault crippling enemy aircraft production. The U S Army headquarters said 133 Nazi fighter planes were shot down while bomber losses totaled 61 in the raid and 53 across three days. The Mediteranean-based force reported 12 Italy-based bombers among the losses.
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Pugh Moore
15Th Air Force
Italy
Mediterranean
Germany
Ninth Air Forces
Allies Whittle Japs Airpower At Rabaul Base
Allied air operations show steady success in targeting Rabaul as Japan’s key southwest Pacific base. MacArthur notes no interceptors allied planes in Lakunasa airfield bombing as Allies claim heavy losses for Japan. 55 ships sunk and over 300 aircraft shot down in February.
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Morebie Landsberg
Associated Preeg
Rabaul
Paetic
Southeast Asia
Arakan
Burma
Douglas MacArthur
Lakunas
New Britain
Associated Press
Marlin Spencer
Solomons
Roosevelt
Tire shortages force postponement of OPA panel meeting
Houston County war price head A D Wilkerson says no tires are available and the tire board will not meet until March 7. He cites reduced quotas due to heavy military demand and material shortages, urging motorists to conserve and avoid breakdowns while tractor operators face no rubber tire replacements.
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A. D. Wilkerson
Houston County War Price and Rationing Board
Mr. Wilkerson
Houston County Board
Wilkerson
Army Takes Over Municipal Plant In Los Angeles
President Roosevelt ordered the War Department to seize and operate Los Angeles municipal water and power facilities after a ten day strike left 160 plants and 15,000 homes and businesses without electricity. The move, the first of its kind for a municipal facility, aims to prevent undue war effort disruption as 2,500 of 570 department workers strike for wage increases. Mayor Bowron had urged action and Army management was to begin, with strikers told to return to work.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stimson
Los Angeles
City Water and Power Department
Pletcher Bowron
Robert Patterson
Army
Floyd C. Leach
Department of Water and Power
Special Gifts Drive Starts Tomorrow in Houston County Red Cross
The Special Gifts Committee of the Houston County Chapter of the American Red Cross plans the initial push to raise a $33,000 quota. Chairman Roy Hill leads a group including Arthur CBD Ussery George Malone Raymond Spann and John D Ayres. About 390 subscribers will be solicited, with half the goal expected by March 4.
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Houston County
American’ Red Cross
Roy ©. Hill
Arthur Cbd
Ussery
George ¥. Malone
Raymond Spann
John D. Ayres
Solons Clash Over FDR Tax Veto Message
Rep Doughton and Rep Knutson denounce President Roosevelt veto as overreach and threaten to override. They argue Congress must retain constitutional taxing authority and push for Senate and House action. Indications point to an override vote in the House tomorrow as party leaders weigh similar moves.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Doughton
Rep
Knutson
Minnesota
Senate
House
George
Senate Finance Committee
Capitol
Barkley
Kentucky
Jahath
D-C
Deighton
War Loan Oversubscribed by 1.38 Billion Amid Reports
The Fourth War Loan pool reached 14 billion dollars with oversubscription by about 1.381 billion as final tallies await complete counting. Treasury Under-Secretary Daniel W. Bell announced the latest totals and noted another week of tabulation remains to finalize figures.
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Washington
Treasury
Daniel W. Bell
Loose Talk Triggers Arrest Ties To Theft Case
The arrest of Sam Crawford a Negro on rape charges sparked a rumor among local Negroes that he was seized for feed theft from the Dothan Milling Company early Sunday. This led to the arrest of Sherman Jackson on second degree burglary charges after detectives linked Crawford to the feed theft. Authorities say residents reported two men loading feed on a truck, but exact whereabouts remain unclear.
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Sam Crawford
Dothan Milling Company
Brother Negro
Sherman Jackson
Mity
E. J. Strickland
Wes Heriing
Crawford
Mulling Company
Strickland
Strick Said
Industrialist Sees Cotton as South’s Leading Crop
BR LOUIE AP reports Robert R. Cole vice-president of Montana Chemical Company and president of the Southern States Industrial Council asserts cotton will remain the South’s major crop post war. He cites figures and notes his rise from railroad shop worker to industry leader, born in Pensacola and raised in Columbus, GA.
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BR Louie
King Cotton
Robert R. Cole
Monaanta Chemical Company
Southern States Industrial Council
Rush Cole
Pensacola
Fla
Columbus
Misa Hagel Booth
Cornell University
Georgia
Centre of
Georgia Railroad
Macon
Allies Repel Two Attacks At Anzio In Refit For New Battle
Allied headquarters said American troops repelled two localized German assaults west of Cisterne and Field Marshal Kesselring regrouped for another push toward the Anzio beachhead. German air and ground activity continued with 130 planes and 1,600 Allied sorties, while a Cassino lull persisted as Germans attempted infiltrations northwest of the town but withdrew behind smoke and artillery fire.
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Richard G. Marfoce
Allied
Naples
Albert Keseelring
Anzio
Cassino
Fifth Army
Ture
Stalin Says Allied Offensive Will Doom Hitler’s Regime
London AP reports Premier Stalin addressing Russians on the 26th anniversary of the Red Army. He lauds the Red Army for driving Germany toward catastrophe and asserts Russia bears the war burden while allies mobilize to strike Hitlerite Germany. He predicts harsher fate for Hitler’s regime when Allied forces move decisively.
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London
Stalin
Red Army
Germany
Russia
London Under Two-Wave Nazi Raid Kills and Fires
German raiders launched a two direction assault on London and eastern England, dropping incendiaries and explosives. At least 10 killed, several fires started, and ten planes were shot down. Casualties spread across districts as schools and homes were damaged and cleanup began next day.
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London
Basa
France
Tondon
Britain
Andi
Tendon
Mane
Simpson Flags Hill Preparedness Record
State Senator James A. Simpson blasted Sister Hill for American unpreparedness before Pearl Harbor in a Wakefield campaign speech. He tied the issue to Hill’s Military Affairs Committee membership as he pursues the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate.
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Winfield
Ala
James A. Simpson
Amarica
Hill
America
Pearl Harbor
Birmingham
Bimpoon
Hills
Furs
Finnish Russian peace talks appear unlikely soon
Former Finnish cabinet member Pasalikiv, who helped end the 1936 40 war, arrived in Helsinki from Stockholm and gave few clues about peace efforts. Finnish trade talks with Germany resumed, despite US warning to break the alliance. Some observers say the peace effort may still be in early stages, with unconfirmed reports of Soviet involvement and possible moves by Madam Alexandra Kilontay to Moscow.
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John H. Colburn
Bivckholm
Juhn K. Pasalkio
Finniap
Moscow
Helsinki
Finlanda
Pagsikiv
Stockholm
Plana
W& m
Correspondenta
Puasikivi
Helaln- Ml
Germany
U. S
Cordell Hull
Ohsarvers
Finland
Alexandra Kiliontay
Sweden
Ration Token Plan To Be Explained
A talk at the Horaton Memorial Library will explain the new ration token program set to start February 27. Eva Deitz from the State Department and University of Alabama will outline the plan to Dothan merchants tonight at eight. Daitis will discuss regulations and the program's initiation with materials prepared by Mims, urged attendees include Dothan and Wiregrass merchants.
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Rosinto
Dothan
Horaton Memorial Library
Eva Deitz
State Department
University of Alabama
Misa Daits
Withdrawal Follows Defeat At Krivoi Rog
London AP reports Garmas troops routed from Krivoi Rog by the Red Army retreating toward the Bug River. Stalin announced in one year Nazis driven from about three quarters of invaded Ukraine, with Soviet forces advancing as much as 1,000 miles in some areas. The capture of Krivor Rog, a major prize with iron mines, followed a four month siege. Moscow dispatches describe heavy enemy losses and large dumps of equipment. The Baltic front shows towns recaptured and 2,300 Germans killed as the Red Army closes on Pskov and Leningrad region. Stalin ordered a 20-gun salute in several major cities.
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London
Garmas
Tren Oly
Krivoi Rog
Red
Bug River
Soeviel
Stalin
Nnce
Ituarim
Plinca
Krivor Rog
Rodion ¥ Malinovsky
Moscow
Oly
Dnieper
Nesls
Khare
Nikolaev
Krival Roz
Hug
Reg Army
Bovlet
Umeter
Leonid A. Govorov
K. A. Merexkov
Pakov
Baltes
Red Army
Bukino
Laly Vimen
Mikhsylovakoye
Ono
Blaraya Pulssa
Pskov
Vanhkova
Staraya Ruwna
Kholm
Baltic
Leningrad
Key
Gomel
Rostov
Dnenropetrovak
Krivol Rog
World War II fronts shift across europe and italy
The World can asenies. Germans retreat toward the Bug river and Carpathians after Krivoi Rog defeat as Soviet advances press near Dno and Pakov. Stalin denounces Hitler diplomacy as talks for separate peace unfold. Americana repel two local attacks west of Cisterna while Germans regroup for new offensives near Cassino. Allied bombers target German factories in a push to cripple Nazi air power before invasion day.
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Associated Press
Russia
Bug River
Carpathian Mountains
Krivoi Rog
Dno
Pakov
Stalin
Cisterna
Germinet Shes
Cassino
Feuilipla Hammar-Bone
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