Willkie Attacked by Pravda Over Russia Article
Pravda accuses Wendell Willkie of muddying waters and stirring distrust about the Soviet Union in a New York Times magazine piece on Russia and the Baltic States. The Pravda writer says Willkie aims to win sympathy from opponents of the Soviet Union and should not interfere in Baltic matters. Willkie offered no comment in New York.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Wendell Willkie
New York Times
Russia
Poland
Baltic States
Dmitry Zaslavsky
U. S
Soviet Union
Baltic
Willkie
Finland
Balkans
Zaslavsky
New York City
Partisans Smash German Attacks In Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito announced that the prolonged German offensive in eastern Bosnia was broken and Yugoslav forces retook key territory including Vlasenica, 30 miles northeast of Sarajevo, where large stores of war materiel were captured. The battle for Banja Luka continued with heavy fighting as German and Yugoslav troops clashed in the city.
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London
Josip Broz
Eestern Bosnia
Vasonica
Sarajevo
Tito
Free Yugoslav Radio
Bosnia
Banjatuka
Adriatic Sea
Italy
Doboj
Derventr
Travnik
Pistol Packin Star Loses Divorce Suit in Las Vegas
Madec Bellamy the former silent screen star sued lumberman Albert Murphy for divorce claiming marriage by consent in 1941. District Judge Marsiwil found no marriage existed and Bellamy’s claim to more than 3 million in community property was denied. Bellamy had previously served a six month suspended sentence for firing three pistol bullets at Murphy in 1943.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Madec Bellamy
Albert Stanwood Murphy
San Francisco
Silent Screen
Murphy
Vegas
George E. Marsiwil
Nobe Hill
Bellamy
June Almy
New York
Roosevelt Starts Work On Annual Message While Recovering
President Roosevelt, recovering from grippe, is well enough to begin work on his annual message to Congress. He plans to deliver it Tuesday but has no appointments today and remains in his bedroom.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Tuesay
Zertinbestt
Nazis Facing Trap In Dnieper Sector
The article reports Gen Vatutin pushing a drive against German forces south of Belaya Tserkov as Von Mannstein fights to maintain rail and road links to Odessa and Lwow. Russian advances threaten encirclement with 500,000 Germans strung along the Dnieper bend in a race to escape.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Nikolai Vatutin
Ukraine
Liberated
Belya Tserkov
Fritz von Mannstein
Belaya Tserkov
Tsvetokovo
Odessa-Lwow
Smela
Novo Ukrainka
Odessa
Belaya Tservok
Zvenigordka
von Mannstein
Dnieper
Vatutin
Nikopol
Armour Breaks All-Time Record In 1943 Slaughter
Armour and Company reported record 1943 slaughter with about 350000 hogs 150000 sheep and 50000 cattle killed amid a 70 percent hog rise and 15 percent increases for sheep and cattle. Peak staffing reached 700 workers including 200 farm hands, with plant hours sometimes 60 weekly to meet government production wants.
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Armour and Company
G. E. Mackey
Mackey
Sioux Falls Plant Tops Peak Figures
Sioux Falls meat plant John Morrell & Co set new records in 1943 with livestock slaughter valued at 67% million for the year ending Oct 30, 1943, up 8% million from 1942. Headcount totaled 1,689,116 for November-December, about 20,000 higher than the prior year, though cattle calves and sheep slaughter declined from 1942.
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Sioux Falls
John Morrell & Co
Troops Trained Across North Africa Ahead of Mediterranean Assaults
Allied headquarters reports American British and French forces training across French North Africa. Libya Tunisia Algeria and Morocco host camps as part of a widespread designation as a vast training center for future operations against the Germans.
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Allied Heauguarters
Algiers
French North Africa
Mediterranean
North Africa
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco
Mrs Crowlie to Explain Rationing Series in South Dakota
Mrs Philip L Crowlie of Huron the Washington representative of the American housewife will speak at a series of South Dakota women's meetings starting Monday She will explain rationing price control and the effects of Office of Price Administration policies with complete information on the program including dates and locations in Sioux Falls Mitchell Watertown and Aberdeen.
Germans Admit Lines Are Split On Eastern Front
German military spokesman acknowledged a deep penetration split the eastern front near Kiev creating two fronts extending 360 and 480 miles. Dispatches noted a grim view of counterattack prospects while Russian forces threaten flanks. A second spokesman warned that failure of an invasion would be a massive fraud of all time.
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John Nm. Culdunn
Stockholm
Kiev
Rapid City Retains City Manager Plan
Rapid City voters rejected a move from the city manager plan to a commission form by 894 to 325 with 1,224 total ballots cast. The defeat occurred in every precinct and mirrors a similar loss two years earlier.
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Rapid City
Fish ceiling prices predicted by OPA in two weeks
The Boston Traveler reports that retail ceiling prices on fish will be set by the OPA in two weeks with some species facing a 10 to 20 percent rollback. Fishermen in Boston and New York have demanded changes and been on strike for six weeks.
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Boston
OPA
Boston Traveler
New York
Why He Refused The Purple Heart
Mount Vernon report says Pvt Leonard Ierst on leave explained refusing the Purple Heart after a saber wound in a skirmish on Guadalcanal He feared informing his parents would worry them and chose not to disclose the award.
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Vernon
N. Y
Pvt
Leonard ¥Ierst
Allies Seize Key Ridge In Italy Campaign On Rome Road
Allied forces claim capture of Sammucro Ridge a 2 300 foot height two miles northeast of San Vittore as Fifth Army advances toward Rome. Eighth Army Indian units seize a ridge southwest of Tormmaso near the Adriatic. bombing across Bulgaria Yugoslavia hits rail yards and a bridge near Sofia and Doboji near Sarajevo. Germans reinforce with mobile reserves as riders push defenses near Cassino and Pescara.
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Richard G. Maslock
Algiers
Italy
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Fifth Army
Venafro
Sammucro
San Vittore
Rome
Eighth Army
Tormmaso
Adriatic
Sofia
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Dupnitsa
Doboji
Sarajevo
Travnik
Jerry
Maj
Harry Wu
Smith
Bethesda
Skinner
Claude 4
Pinehill
Ala
Cassign
Pescarr
Germans Turn to Secret Weapon as Berlin Battle Grows
Basel based Basler National Zeitung reports Allied air raids have destroyed half of greater Berlin with 25 per cent more badly damaged. Much of the city lacks windows and roofs as a Berlin dispatch cites hopes for a yet unseen secret weapon to end the war in Britain.
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Bern
Switzerland
Basler National Zeitung
Berlin
Basler Nachrichten
War contract changes trigger Senate fight over profits and tax bill
Opponents of war contract renegotiation liberalization push to defeat amendments in the 2.275 billion revenue bill. Sen LaFollette and others cite war profits with examples of 965 percent after tax in 1942. Debate looms as supporters vow fair operation and possible divestment proposals surface in the House.
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Washington,yan
Congress
Ate
LaFollette
Connally
D-Tex
Walsh
D-Mass
Lucas
D-1
Senate
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
House
Rep
Knutson
Rminn
Ways and Means
Treasury
Morgenthau
Doughton
D- NC
Reconsider Rail Wage Scale By Emergency Board
President Roosevelt orders the Shaw led emergency board to review unsettled wage claims of about 1.1 million non operating railroad workers. The panel will assess additional pay or overtime in light of sliding scale increases and arbitrate under White House conditions with a 30 day report deadline.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Elwyn R. Shaw
Springfield
White House
Shaw
Allies Target French Coast for Rocket Gun Threat
World war dispatch notes Allied air forces bomb a broad French coastal zone as they press in on invasion targets. Officials keep exact rocket gun objectives secret while analysts warn of potential devastation if shells reach London or invasion fleets.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Britain
Channel
Berlin
Authoritie
Ilent
Athat
Germany
London
Young Republicans to Hold Des Moines Meeting
Kenneth Neu, publicist and director of the Young Republicans, announced today that readers from 15 states will meet in Des Moines on January 22. The event aims to coordinate activities and discuss party priorities.
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Des Moines
Des. Moines
Kenneth Neu
Publici R
Young ‘Repulcan Que
Toma
Indiana
Allied Bombers Strike Kiel Muenster and Berlin Targets
U S heavy bombers attacked Kiel and Muenster shipyards and railway targets in northwest Germany while raids on Berlin and northern France continued. Mosquito bombers hit Berlin as RAF and American air forces combined in a massive daylight and night bombing campaign involving about 3 000 Allied aircraft.
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London
U. S
Bordeaux
Tours
France
Kiel
Germany
Vov
Berlin
Muenster
Jos
Air Ministry
Rural Credit Debt Reduced By 157000 And 4121 25
Pierre reports approval of vouchers totaling 157000 for rural credit bond maturities and 4121.25 in interest for Jan 15. This retirements drop the bonded rural credit debt to 27844000, the smallest since 1920, down from a peak of 47500000.
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Pierre
Millard G. Scott
Scott
Lauder's Pianist Maurice Seligson Dies at 53
Maurice Seligson, 53, longtime piano accompanist to Sir Harry Lauder, died last night at his Passaic New Jersey home. He had served the entertainer for many years and was a familiar figure in vaudeville circles. The death came after a short illness, surprising partners and fans who valued his musical support. He is survived by his wife and a son. Local tributes noted his gentle manner and skill at the keyboard.
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Passaic
N. J
Maurice Seligson
Harry Lauder
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