Russians In Drive To Capture Vital Ukraine Railway
Moscow dispatches claim Zhukov’s forces push through mud toward Proskurov, aiming to seize the Odessa Warsaw trunk line. Cherni Ostrov captured, Staro Konstantinov under battle, Soviets report heavy losses for Nazis with large territorial gains.
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London
Marshal Zhukov
Red Army
Ukraine
Proskurov
Moscow
Odessa-Warsaw
Kliwas
Chern-Ostrov
Proskuray
Staro-Konstantinov
Prosiurov
Dnieper Foger Bend
Cherni-Ostrov
Druzhevitsa
Proskurev
Friie von Mannstein
Zhukov
von Mannstein
Non Partisans To Seek Nye Defeat In North Dakota Primary
Non Partisan League members backed U S Senate challenger Asher L Burdick against Senator Gerald F Nye in the Republican primary. Ralph Beede and Charles R Robertson were favored for Congress seats, while Burdick pledged to accept the league’s decision. Nye called the move not unexpected and noting tougher primaries ahead.
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Bismarck
N. D
League
North Dakota
Asher L. Burdick
U. S. Senate
Gerald F. Nye
Congress
Ralph Beede
Elgin
Charles R. Robertson
Washington
Burdick
Nye
Pugsley Coughlin Weir Shober Seek Huron Postmaster
The Civil Service Commission listed four applicants for the Huron South Dakota postmastership Earle B Pugsley Thomas J Coughlin Carl H Weir and Howard T Shober Vacancy arose after the November death of E H Bruemmer Weir has served since as temporary appointee He is a Democrat and local insurance agent state senator Pugsley is a civil service examiner Coughlin is active in local American Legion affairs and Shober is Beadle County auditor The President will choose with Senate confirmation expected within 60 days.
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Washington
Mar
Civil Service Commission
Huron
S. D
Earle
B. Pugsiey
Thomas J. Coughlin
Carl H. Weir
Howard T. Shober
E. H. Bruemmer
Weir
Bundle County
Pugsley
Huron Post Offies
Coughlin
Shober
Beadle County
Senate
Sharpe Backs James River Irrigation Plan in Missouri River Study
Gov. M. Q. Sharpe urged support for the James River Valley irrigation proposal using a diversion system from the Missouri River near the Oahe dam. He emphasized no conflicts with federal agencies, flexibility to favor irrigation and navigation, and the need for Congress to adopt a broad, workable plan.
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vVa
James River
Missouri
Pick
Missouri River
M. Q. Sharpe Tole
Audievice
Elks Hall
Huron
James Valley
Bureau of Reclamation
Oahe
Highmore
Aberdeen
Mitchell
House Flood Control Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Sharpe
Fnvernor
Stata
South River States Committee
Sioux City
Anyon
Chamber of Commerce Irrigation Committee
Eight States Committee
Qahe
Seo James Hiver
Knox urges extension of Lend-Lease to sustain U N offensive push
Navy Secretary Knox told Congress the Allies are near decisive offensives against the Axis and urged a three year extension of the Lend-Lease Act, saying cooperation has driven the United Nations to great amphibian advances and that current plans will dwarf past thrusts. He warned the act must not be cut back.
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Washington
Mar
Navy
Knox
Congress
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Tend-Iease
United Nations
40 000 Lost By Nazis At Cassino
Allied headquarters reported 9 000 German casualties around Cassino since January with total enemy losses in Italy near 40 000. Cassino beachhead losses include 1 500 captured and many killed or wounded as two minor German thrusts were repulsed southeast of Carroceto.
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Naples
Mar
Fifth Army
Cassino
Italy
Carroceto
Garigliano
Ostiersen Littotlo
Tiburtina
Rome
Snowbound Ranchers Face Feed Shortage
Snowbound ranchers in BLUE FOURCHE region face serious feed shortages as two feet of snow blocks roads across Harding Butte Perkins and Meade counties and into Montana. Emergency hay grain corn and cake are being sought while AAA district meeting in Rapid City plans action and E W Raymond reports 10 carloads of protein feed secured for relief.
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Blue Fourche
Mar. v
Harding
Butte
Perkins
Meade
Montana
Belle Fourche
Triple-A
Rapid City
E. W. Raymond
Huron
State Committee
AAA
Argentina Lifts Ban on Wireless News Receptions
The Argentine government ended a midweek ban on wireless reception of The Associated Press report in Buenos Aires. A similar restriction against United Press, imposed Saturday, was also rescinded, ending media reception limits.
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Buenos Aires
Mar
Associated Press
United Press
Churchill Says End War Timing for Fleet Transfer to Russia
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that disposal of enemy and ex enemy fleets should wait until the war ends. He confirmed Roosevelt's note on possible reinforcement of the Soviet Navy with Italian or other warships and said negotiations for transferring about one third of the Italian fleet to Russia were half completed with no immediate changes to current Italian ships and crews’ roles.
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London
Churchill
Roosevelt
Washington
House of Commons
Germany
Japan
Russia
Americans Crush Two More Attacks in War Progress
Allied communique reports new Japanese counterattacks in the Bismarck Sea. Marines hold Willaumez Peninsula beachhead while driving toward Talasoa airstrip. Allied forces continue advances west of Saidor toward Madang as Pacific air and naval units strike Rabaul Kavieng and other targets. Casualties and air campaigns update Burma and Kurile operations with ongoing airstrikes.
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Associated Press
Bismarck Sea
Los Negros Island
Admiralty Group
New Britain
Willaumez Peninsula
Marlin Spencer
Southwest Pacific
Talasoa
Rabaul
Los Negro
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Saidor
Madang
Green Island
Solomon Islands
Kavieng
New Ireland
Bismarck Archipelago
Burma
Frank Merrill
Joseph Stilwell
Hukawng
Japan
Paramushiro
Kurile Islands
Pacific Fleet
Marshalls
Bombing Berlin as War Policy and Production Hub
The article argues two military grounds for heavy bombing of Berlin: its status as Germany’s capital and a major industrial production center, with the city described as the hub of Germany’s war network.
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Berlin
Europe
Hitler
Germany
Bee Maceen
U. S. Bombers Score Heavy Berlin Assault Amid Dark Skies
Allied airmen launched a fourth major raid on Berlin with 850 to 1,000 bombers. German reports claimed 112 Allied planes down, while U S forces reported 42 bombers lost and 83 fighters down in fierce battles over the capital.
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London
Mar
Europe
Berlin
Syiu
Swan
Allied Yachte
Bitler
U. S
VKF Ballbearing
Erkner
High Command
Stockholm
Morgen Tidningen
Daily Mail
Allies May Drop King Peter For Tito In London Pact
Washington dispatch reports that Britain may back Marshal Tito with diplomatic support and possibly replace King Peter of Yugoslavia in Cairo with Tito as the major Balkan ally. Indications show reconciliation efforts involve potentially dropping parts of Peter's government while easing Tito's bid for recognition.
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Peter
Tito
Washington
Mar
Josip Broz
Yugoslavia
London
Cairo
Edward R. Stettinius
Submarine war tally rises with 16 Japanese ships sunk
U S submarines have sunk 16 more Japanese ships in enemy waters. The Navy reports a total of 627 ships sunk by submarine action, including a large tanker, five transports and 10 cargo vessels. Total damage to Japanese shipping reaches 1 989 vessels from all causes. areas of operation not disclosed.
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Washington
Mar
Navy
Japan
Welsh Coal Strike Grows More Serious
London reports a fresh wave of walkouts boosting idle Welsh miners to about 90 percent of the total. Ninety thousand miners are idle across 165 mines, risking Britain's war industries and transportation. Union leaders align with government calls to resume work, but a breakthrough before Saturday meeting seems unlikely.
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London
Britain
German Air Raid on Allied Convoy Off North Africa Fails
Allied airmen repelled a large Luftwaffe assault off the North African coast. About 60 German planes participated but failed to damage convoy ships. Two Allied aircraft were lost in the engagement.
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Algiers
Mer
North Africa
Sex Masquerader Faces Arraignment in Minnesota
Marcella Majerus, 23, is arraigned on charges of masquerading as a man and seeks ways to resume life as a woman. The foster daughter from Rose Creek near Austin says a failed romance made her fearful of men and she worked as a truck driver. Lt. Blanche Jones notes she deceived multiple girls and corresponded with other women nationwide.
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Minneapolis
Mar
Marcella Majerus
Miss Majerus
Nicholas Majerus
Rose Creek
Austin
Blanche Jones
Boats Search All Night In Rescue Hoax
Coast guard in Chicago reports a nighttime hoax triggered a search for four men in Lake Michigan after a supposed lifeboat departure from a tanker foundered. Eight hours of searching in 15 degree weather found all tanker crews accounted for and the probe indicated the incident was a hoax.
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Chicago
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
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Gladwin Hill
Beaufort G. Swancutt
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A. B. Simpson
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