War updates reveal Korsun fight and Baltic push
Russian communique reports 2,000 Nazi dead and 73 tanks lost as Red Army drives toward Korsun and Pskov in a six day offensive. Berlin acknowledges mounting pressure around Pskov and Vitebsk with attacks southwest of Krivoi Rog.
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Foreign Policy Looms As GOP Convention Issue
Washington Feb 15 The GOP faces a likely convention clash over foreign policy and may preview its postwar platform at two Republican advisory council meetings before Chicago delegates nominate the ticket on June 25. Vandenberg called for a last review of international developments, while Ball urged a more specific declaration beyond the Mackinac pledge.
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Allies Occupy Jap-Held Island In Vitiaz Strait
Allied forces seize Rooke Island unopposed amid a broad Pacific campaign. Japanese raids on Cape Gloucester Arawe Torokina and Roi Island report light damage. More than 300 Allied planes strike Rabaul while U.S. Marines push 22 miles toward Cape Gloucester.
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Restaurants To Come Under OPA Price Regulation
Sioux Falls district direct John J. Verschoor says new OPA ceilings cover nearly all of the state and take effect March 6. Restaurants may not exceed prices from the April 4 to 26 base period. on sale taverns may charge more for alcoholic drinks than the April 4 to 10 base. Existing regulations also cap liquor and bottled soft drinks prices. Violators face criminal penalties, civil actions, damages, or suspension of ration rights.
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Chaplin Heads to Court Next Monday for Hearing
A young Silm veteran, five years old, faces a legal proceeding as Chaplin prepares to enter court next Monday. The case centers on the boy and involves unspecified charges or guardianship questions.
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Wallace Seeks Westward Industrial Growth After War
Vice President Wallace outlines plans to shift postwar plant use from war needs to independent western and southern industry. He calls for lower freight rates, removal of public utilities barriers, expanded Mississippi river system, cheap power, and broader regional capacity to spur balanced national development.
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Allies Bomb Historic Abbey At Cassino
Allied forces struck Cassino with heavy bombs targeting the Benedictine monastery fortress. The raid forced hundreds of German troops from the abbey shelter, while artillery and air strikes pounded Monastery Hill. German accounts claimed substantial damage but the abbey remained a key focal point of the battle as troops prepared assaults from the ruined complex.
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Hunter wounded in freak shotgun accident near Gettysburg
Reimhold Dutt of Gettysburg is hospitalized in Pierre after a hunting mishap Saturday. He set a shotgun in his car, it discharged, the bullet hit his ribs and lungs, then lodged in his neck.
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Flynn Trial Witness Is Ordered Deported
In Philadelphia on February 15 an Immigration Service ruling ordered deportation for a principal defense witness in the Flynn trial. Robert Jones testified that Peggy Satterlee, the actor’s accuser aged 16, frequently visited Cathcart Jones’s apartment and knew her way around.
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Mannerheim Blamed For Russian Trouble In War Today
The War Today argues Finnish Marshal Mannerheim is responsible for Russian trouble. The piece predicts the war’s prolongation will worsen conditions, calling him a major barrier to milder terms. The text reflects wartime sentiment on leadership and escalation.
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Twenty States And Alaska Over Bond Drive Tops Total
Twenty states and Alaska have surpassed the Fourth War Loan goal of 14 billion dollars as the drive ends tonight. Total sales reported through Saturday reach 33.55 billion dollars, with Arkansas among contributors.
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Earth Cracks Threaten Mining Town After Fatal Collapse
In Pittston Pennsylvania on February 13 a series of cracks appeared near a site where two weeks earlier a collapse swallowed 2 year old JoLe Ann Fulmer. The disturbance raises fears of broader ground instability endangering residents and mining operations.
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Reds Reportedly Have No Designs On New Territory
London dispatch cites Stockholm sources saying Soviet Russia told Finland it has no drastic territorial ambitions but that peace would require surrender of all claims. Washington officials reportedly hopeful Finland may exit the war. terms may hinge on March 1940 boundaries after the prior Russo Finnish conflict, ceding Karelia and Hanko.
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London News Chronicle
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London Daily Mail
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Baltic Sea
Willkie Declares He's A Candidate For President
Portland Oregon: Wendell Willkie announces his candidacy as a Republican presidential hopeful. Ralph B. Oske, Oregon GOP committeeman, confirms Willkie will head the preconvention campaign. Reynolds of Cambridge City leads the women’s division steering Willkie’s effort nationwide.
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British War Deficit Exceeds 43 Billion Dollars
London report shows Britain's war deficit from start of the year to January stands at 10.9 billion pounds with further amounts due from Treasury deposits totaling 213.2 billion pounds. Official statements from the secretary to the Treasury note the overall fiscal gap since the war began.
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Oranges Cause Near Riot In London
A chaotic scene on Oxford Street as a gift of oranges sparked a near riot among onlookers and shoppers. Crowds surged, police intervened, and the incident disrupted business at several shops near the rush.
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