Twelve Perish In Huron Fortress Crash In South Dakota
Twelve men died when a B 17 Flying Fortress from a Rapid City base crashed near Huron. The War Department began notifying next of kin before names are released. Army investigators Maj. John H. Gibson Maj. C. D. Field Tat D. BH. Dowlin and Lt. W. Parker led the Rapid City base team examining the wreckage after the crash late Wednesday.
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South Dakota
Huron
War Department
Army
Rapid City
John H. Gibson
John H. Gibson, Maj
C. D. Field
D. BH. Dowlin
W. Parker
Crashed Flying Fortress Kills 12 Near Huron Scene
A four motor bomber bound for Rapid City crashed on a farm near Henry Lombke outside Huron. Fire consumed the wreck as charred bodies were removed and witnesses described the plane breaking apart above fields. CAP and local authorities began interviews while Army officers took charge and guarded the site against crowds.
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Henry Lombke
Warren Case
Twelfth Street
Rapid City
Huron
Dakota Avenue
Cractal
C City
Imd
Harvey Huntley
Joe Reilly
CAP
T -Cap
John W. Baker
Joe Frank Hayes
I Army
Sioux Falls
Warning on Air Crash Bullets Dangerous to Public
Military warns that unexploded machinegun bullets at the crash site are highly unstable. Only experts should handle them. the public is told to stay away. Police are ready to receive any found rounds, with strict penalties for removal or tampering.
Finns Open to Peace Talks With Soviet Russia
Finland signals willingness to quit the war with Soviet Russia and seeks U S help to reach terms. A new cabinet to remove pro German ministers is planned in Helsinki as Finland weighs breaking ties with Germany while relying on German aid for food and manpower amid deteriorating German prospects.
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Glenn Babb
Associated Press
Finland
United States
Hitler
Europe
Presi
Dent
Russia
Dvina
Germany
Salary Limit Order Meeting Stiff Opposition
Washington Feb 18 The House Ways and Means Committee took no action on Roosevelt’s war time income super tax proposal to cap after tax salaries at 25000 for individuals and 50000 for married couples, with debate and opposition from Democrats and others. Some members expect the issue to be reopened, while others push to peg salaries at pre Pearl Harbor levels.
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Washington
Dough Democrat
Ton
North Carolina
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Doughton
P. McGranery
Pennsylvania
Disney
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Coughton
Congress
House Committee
Treasury
Man Doughton
Ways and Means Group
Klahoma
Dees
Arigs
Heavy Casualties In Africa Admitted By War Secretary
Secretary Stimson said American forces in central Tunisia suffered a serious local setback but cautioned against exaggeration. He noted heavy casualties in personnel and equipment with tanks destroyed by German dive bombers during four days of fighting. The attack coincided with British and Allied movements in Tripolitania and northern Tunisia, not a full Axis offensive.
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Washington
Wer
Stimson
Tunisia
Tripolitania
Axia
Alibi sought in murder case by Koethe witness says
Sioux Falls report details taxicab driver Daryl Kelly testifying that Romeo Koethe asked him for help creating a good alibi after Mrs. Orvedahl died in a tourist cabin where the group had stayed. The couple, Koethe and his ex wife, plus Mrs. Orvedahl and Mrs. Fisher, were at the cabin. Kelly and Kilburn described drinking, the death sounds, and Koethe loading into the scene as authorities prepared for a preliminary hearing in the murder charge.
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Sioux Falls
Daryl Kelly
Romeo
Koethe
Frederick W. Orvedah
Kelly
Winifred Fisher
Orvedahl
Frederick “W. Orvedahl
Lake Preston
Fisher
Charles Kilburn
Kilburn
Fish
Keethe
University of Nebraska Medical
Koothe
Rapid City
Syad
Charles” . Kelly
Charles
E. C. Ligier
Sipier
Nomination to Soldiers Home Board Named by Governor Sharpe
Governor Sharpe announced the nomination of Kathryn Ewing of Deadwood to the Soldiers Home Board and preliminary nominations of Frank Boerger of Milbank and James Robertson of Madheony for Senate confirmation. Ewing would succeed Mrs. Clara Halls Garretson who resigned to accept an instructorship at the Army Technical School in Sioux Falls.
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Soldiers Home Board
Pyerre
Sharpe
Kathryn Ewing
Deadwood
Frank.Boerger
Milbank
James. Robertson
Madheony
Senate
Sesson Ewing
Clara
Halls
Garretson
Army ‘Technical
Sioux Falls
Mackenzie predicts Nazi defeat by 1943 and 1944 timelines
DeWitt Mackenzie after a 4.5 month world tour argues Hitler is beaten, with Germany likely to fall by year end 1943 and Japan by 1944 at latest. He cites Allied buildup and expanding resources, noting American troops overseas are performing well. He plans a detailed column series next week.
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Miami
Fis
Caucasus
Japan
New York
North Atlantic
Ireland
England
Lisbon
Africa
Cairo
Egypt
Eighth Army
Chungking
Palestine
India
Iran
Iraq
Russia
Mackenzie
United States
Great Britain
United Nations
United ~ Nations
Hitler
OPA Halts Sales Of Canned Meats
The Office of Price Administration banned public sale of most canned fish and meats effective midnight. Only dog and pet foods are exempt. Frozen items and non sealed goods are not affected. The order aims to prevent stockpiling ahead of planned meat rationing in late March. Canada faces no similar action.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Canada
Board
Ottawa
Agriculture
Wickard
Mine Chiang Kai-shek Calls U S House on Japan
Fragmentary text shows Chiang Kai-shek addressing U S officials about Japan and global affairs. Obscure phrases hint at wartime diplomacy and international relations, with unclear context and garbled quotes.
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Chiang
Allies face Tunisian front shifts as Axis takes three towns
Allied headquarters announced German tank columns occupied Sbeitla Feriana and Kasserine near the center of Tunisia, as the British 8th Army reached the Mareth Line at two points after a 45 mile advance. The report noted a 66 mile thrust from the Faid Pass region and a withdrawal to a shorter front while promising stronger defenses in the hills behind the front.
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Roger Greene
Associated Press
Allied Headquarters
Tunisia
8Th Army
Mareth Line
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sheitla
Kasserine
Feriana
Faid
Pass
Sbeitla
Kassetine
Washington
Medenine
Foum Tatahouine
Gafsa
U. S
Bill To Defer Fathers Okayed By House Group
The House military affairs committee approved the Kilday bill by a 25 to 0 vote to give men with children draft deferment priority and move draft quotas to a statewide basis. An amendment by Rep Elston clarified that men shall not be drafted by occupational groups. The plan creates four groups led by single men, then single men with dependents, then married men without children, and finally married men with children.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Andres
New York
Sheridan
Pennsylvania
Elston
Ohio
War Manpower Commission
May
Kentucky
Military Committee
Mies
House
Selective Service
War Department
Firemen Banquet Delayed By Air Crash
Praise from the volunteer fire department went today to women of the Congregational Church who kept 2 turkey dinners hot Wednesday night from 6 30 scheduled time of the annual firemen s banquet till long after 6 30 when many firemen returned from the scene of the fatal airplane crash Flames licked the wreckage of the Flying Fortress and debris cooled enough for preliminary investigation Firemen stayed on to help remove bodies and stand guard until military police arrived Present at the banquet were firemen their wives city and county etc Entertainment was a group of Hyron Big School Helem
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Congregational Church
Hyron Big School
Helem
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Macenae
Sion
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