River Irrigation Advocates Join To Protect Interests
Washington February 17 Reclamation Commissioner Bashore told the House flood control committee Congress must decide whether Missouri River waters serve irrigation or navigation He cited a clash between humid east policies and arid west needs urging safeguards to ensure irrigation water remains available while preserving lower Mississippi navigation The testimony stressed the west needs more irrigation in states Montana Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and Colorado and warned against over diverting river waters for navigation The hearing referenced a nine foot channel plan between Sioux City Iowa and the Missouri mouth and the potential conflict with irrigation priorities
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H. W. Bashore
Congress
Missouri River
Bashore
House Flood Control Committee
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Army Engineers
Missouri
Bureau of Reclamation
West
Brighti
Gaspemene
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Sioux City
John Moses
Sam C. Ford
Lester, Hunt
Reclamation Bureau
Moses
Reclarmation Bureau
Farm Deferments Ordered Reviewed By Local Boards
Farm deferments are to be reviewed immediately as Selective Service directs local boards to reassess 4.7 million farm workers. Deferments will be canceled for those not yielding at least 16 war units annually, replacing the prior eight unit measure, a move described as drastic with no estimate of impacted farmers. Non-fathers in class 2 C will be processed first, in order of registration numbers.
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Washington
Selective Service
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Chaplin Denied Suit Dismissal
Los Angeles court blocks Chaplin paternity suit dismissal as Loyd Wright must notify intent to move. Ceremony cites blood tests not conclusive in fatherhood dispute while government pursues Mann Act and conspiracy charges against Chaplin.
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Los Angeles
Charles Chaplin
Joan Berry
Sey
William Smura
Loyd Wright
Miss Berry
Wright
Chaplin
Baird
United States
Charles H. Carr
Sa| Faorpld
Joan
Carr
State Supreme Court
Russians May Strike Into Berlin Before Allies Reach Front
London observers view the Red armies advancing through the Hitler front as winter nears end. They speculate Russia could clear occupied territory of invaders in five remaining weeks, possibly collapsing the Nazi front or pushing toward the Reich before Allied ground troops arrive. Potential scenarios include a swift advance through the Carpathians toward Poland and a shock withdrawal by Hitler’s forces. Key figures cited include Steve Mackenzie.
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London
Ines Titovale
Huvler
Frontier
Ukraine
Leningrati
Finland
Russia
Baltic
Germany
Red Army
Reich
Steve
Hitler
Russians Squeeze on Pskov Hub as Nazis Brace
Soviet forces push on Pskov from two directions threatening the critical Pskov Riga railway hub near Lake Peipus. In the rear, Samolva’s capture tightens the noose, while Red Star reports fierce German counterattacks around Gdov and Lake Peipus. Heavy fighting, bridges destroyed, and hundreds of Nazis killed or captured are noted as the Soviets seek to sever German communications and encircle divisions near Korsun.
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Red Army
Pskov
Lake Peipus
Lakeskoy
Samolva
Pskov-Riga
Peipus
Pskay
Luge
Goee
Stariaaldtth
Arricades Accross
Dnieper
Fritz von Mannstein
Korsun
Expect FDR To Veto Tax Measure
Washington February 1 17 President Roosevelt was reported to veto a proposed tax bill aimed at adding roughly 664.9 million to individuals and 502.1 million to corporate taxes plus 1.0513 billion in excises. Administration allies urged him to sign, while the treasury sought far more revenue. The president noted the bill lacked sufficient increases in individual income taxes and contrasted support for higher taxes with Willkie’s call for 16 billion to 18 billion, saying he lacked the nerve to ask Congress for that much. He spoke at a press-radio conference about welfare of future generations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Wendell L. Willkle
Willkie
Children Clothing Release Expected
The War Production Board plans to issue a directive to distribute essential but scarce consumer goods equitably to retailers. It targets children undergarments outerwear bed sheets and other commodities, described by authorities as a major step toward stabilizing civilian supplies amid turbulence. The directive aims to secure cooperation from manufacturers wholesalers and retailers nationwide.
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The
War Production Board
Maki
WPE
Stimson upbeat on Anzio despite heavy fighting
Secretary of War Stimson voiced confidence in the Allied position at Anzio today. Dispatches from Italy reported fresh and fierce Nazi attempts south of the port, but Stimson stressed relative light casualties from successful landings at Cape Gloucester and Saidor as context for optimism.
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Anzio
Italy
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Cape ‘Gloucester
Saidor
New Guinea
Germans In New Beachhead Attack Hold Abbey
Allied air and ground actions expand in the Pacific and Italy. Veterans report heavy German assaults on the Anzio beachhead while Monte Cassino’s ruins hide a stubborn Abbey Hill defense. Air forces bomb Kavieng Ponape and targets across the Carolines as American and Allied units press the Central and Italian fronts.
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Carroceto
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Eighth Army
Reds Paddle Britain Over Prisoner Exchange Claim
Moscow dispatch reports Pravda, the Soviet communist party paper, criticizes Britain for prisoner exchanges with Germany. The article recounts a German corporal Gerhardt Macheng who traveled via Oran in October and joined the Russian front after a short break, noting British and German exchanges supposedly exclude those seriously wounded or noncombatant medical staff.
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Britain
Germany
Pravda
Communist Party
Gerhardt Macheng
Oran
North Africa
Red Cross
Judge sympathizes with snorer hater in noisy case
NEW YORK 71 A woman was jailed into court by a neighbor who complained she banged on the apartment door at night. The woman admitted the act but said she knocked only when the neighbor's husband snored loudly enough to wake her. The magistrate refused to charge disorderly conduct over the door knock.
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New York
Missing Huron woman Mary Ellen Latimer may be foul play
Grayce Sears of Clinton Indiana reports her half sister Mary Ellen Latimer, 19, vanished two weeks ago after leaving a Clinton frame near a bus stop. Police, national networks, and the FBI joined the search, but no clues have surfaced. Latimer, described as serious minded and home loving, left behind savings and is 5 feet 5 inches tall with blue eyes and brown hair. Anyone with information should contact Mrs Odie Latimer or Grayce Sears.
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Dlinois Avenue
Mary Elen Latimer
Odie Latimer
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FBI
Clinton
Seta Grayce
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Huron
Wilson School
Reds Bomb Finland Amid Peace Rumors
Helsinki reports say Russian air raids hit the capital for nearly nine hours killing about 12 people. Attacks also struck Aabon on the southeast coast while rumors linger of Finnish discussions with Moscow for peace terms and a possible deadline, though no diplomatic activity was evident.
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Helsinki
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Nyheter
Finland
Juhu Kusti Pasikivi
Beadle County Strives to Meet Bond Quota
Beadle County lags in E bond sales at 56 percent of its quota while South Dakota runs about 80 percent. Bond Chairman George C. Green notes two more days remain and banks are pushing E bond purchases and urging stronger response to reach the national $3 billion target.
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Beadle County
America
Treasury
South Dakota
George C. Green
Rescue under Jap fire marks dramatic Catalina landing
Gen Douglas MacArthur credited today for recognizing the daring rescue of downed American airmen in the Southwest Pacific. Lt Nathan Gordon leading the crew of a Catalina landed under enemy fire near Kavieng New Ireland as 15 foot swells ripped rivets. Six men were pulled from a life raft two miles offshore amid flaming towns and continued bombardment.
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