Showdown Battle At Novgorod Nazis Plan To Strike At Batum
U S and British officials weigh Moscow talks with Stalin on wartime aid to the Soviet Union. Plans discussed to ferry American built bombing and fighting planes to Russia via Siberia and a South Atlantic route with Pan American Airways. Landing fields across Siberia and use of RFC dollars to finance purchases noted amid debates over credit terms and supplies.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
United States
Stalin
Russia
Siberia
South Atlantic
Middle East
Toles
Pan-American Airways
Roosevelt
West Africa
Mediterranean
Hopkins
Pepper
Florida
RFC
Great Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Churchill
Britain
Nazis Expected to Use Airborne Troops in New Smash
Neutral observers in London predicted Germany would deploy airborne troops to breach Soviet lines along the Dnieper. They said Budyonny’s forces had begun withdrawing across the river and likely destroyed bridges to hinder the German advance.
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London
Dnieper
Semeon Budyonny
Budgenny
FDR Sees Long Road To Final Victory Over Axis
President Roosevelt warned of a long, hard war through 1943, citing Lincoln and Sandburg, as Americans faced vast tasks. He suggested the nation is not yet awake to the scale of the effort, while public reaction to the draft extension and allied talks shapes expectations.
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FDR
Axis
Washington
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Lincoln
Carl Sandburg
Mary A. Livermore
Chicago
Antetam
Confed
Defense Spending Nears New Peak
Washington reports defense allocations and commitments exceed 51 billion dollars with a potential rise beyond 55 billion. Congress has appropriated over 37.26 billion since July 1, 1940 for army navy and other defense activities plus prior lend-lease outlay and planned sums for a two ocean navy. War Department requests 24.81 billion for an army of 1.5 million and 36,000 aircraft. Navy Department asks 9.42 billion for ships 10,000 planes bases and gear. Other Agencies 3.03 billion for Maritime Commission shipbuilding and related needs.
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Washington
Congress
Army
Navy
War Department
Navy Department
United States
Maritime Commission
Eyewitness Tells Of Hamburg Destruction
London reports a neutral diplomat recounts the German port of Hamburg suffering heavy RAF damage. He notes a central rail line street Monckbergstrasse is ruined, traffic halted, and eastbound rail operations shifted to an old depot no longer in use.
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Hamburg
RAF
Bremen
Hell
Monckbergstrasse
Trafic
German Bomber Chased Away In Flight Over Iceland
A German twin motored bomber flew low over Reykjavik Iceland and was chased out to sea by fighter planes. It dropped no bombs as Iceland remains under Allied occupation by the United States and Britain. This follows earlier Nazi reconnaissance and a February raid on a British airport there.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
United States
Ireland
Roosevelt
U. S
Atlantic
Great Britain
Detroit Strike Ties Up City Bus and Streetcar System
Detroit faced a complete transit tie up as a strike by AFL and CIO unions shut down bus and streetcar services effective at 4 am. About 400 000 workers scrambled for emergency transportation while Mayor Jeffries warned he may use government power. The dispute centers on recognition as sole bargaining agent and a demand for a closed shop.
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Associated Press
Detroit
New Jersey
CIO
AFL
Motor City
Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Hailway
Mator Coach Operators of America
Edward J. Jeffries
State County and Municipal Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
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Jeffries
Acken
Bac
Great Britain Warns on Further Jap Moves
London officials said any new Japanese action in the Far East would be regarded as extremely serious by Britain. London has not guaranteed Thailand’s independence and has not been asked to. British quarters noted Thailand’s status but offered no assurances of armed protection.
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London
Japan
Far East
Britain
Thailand
Eleven Sleeping Sickness Deaths Reported in State
Pierre reports an unofficial death toll of 11 from encephalitis as the state health department logs eight additional cases, bringing the total to 181 during the two month outbreak.
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Pierre
South Dakota
State Health Department
Rain Fails To Help Dakota Corn Says Laskowski
Federal Meteorologist B R Laskowski reports little change in South Dakota corn conditions despite warm weather. Much corn is silaged or fed in fields as rain arrives late. Sorghums and cane benefit from recent showers while soil moisture remains depleted. Threshing continues with fair to good yields. pastures dry but improving with rain. overall soil conditioning and fall seeding depend on more rainfall.
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South Dakota
B. R. Laskowski
Laskowski
Oil Port Seen as Next German Objective in Black Sea Drive
Berlin reports envision a German push toward Batum on the eastern Black Sea as Odessa may fall within hours. German troops battle Russians along the Dnieper with 65 tanks reported destroyed and numerous prisoners taken while Nazi claims of Odessa under way merge with broader pressure on Kiev and northern fronts.
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Black Sea
Batum
Odessa
Dnieper
Adolf Hitler
Geran
Funan
Caucausus
Kiev
Dnieperopetrovek
von Rudstedt
Ukraine
Smolensk
Leningrad
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Novgorod
Soviet Union
Red Command
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Estern Ferces
Konev
Red Star
Red Army
Jong
Kingisepp
Estonia
Lake Ilmen
Solsu
Red Air Force
Ploesti
Semeon Bulgenny
New British Drive Against Italy Is Not Logical Step
The War Today reports MacKenzie questions a British move to ferry warplanes to the Mediterranean as illogical. Speculation focuses on whether Italy could be drawn into action from this aerial buildup. The piece notes Italian war aims and NATO-style support for MacKenzie’s view amid looming conflict.
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Italy
MacKenzie
Wepabiarce Ae
Mediterranean
Uni
Ukraine
Caucasus
Mussolini
Menzies accuses Japan of stirring Far Eastern tensions
In Canberra, Prime Minister Robert Menzies charged Japan with creating far eastern tension and warned the encirclement talk aims to spur belief that the Allies plan a move against Japan. He said the Roosevelt Churchill Atlantic meeting shows a moral partnership among liberty-loving nations and Australia stands with Britain and the United States.
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Australia
Robert G. Menzies
Japan
Pacific
Menzies
Commonwealth House of Representatives
America
Great Britain
China
Dutch Empire
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