Stassen Won't Seek Nomination But Will Accept It
Harold E. Stassen, former Minnesota governor and now flag secretary to Admiral Halsey, says he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination but would accept it if offered. He asks for inactive duty to discuss issues if nominated, forbids publicity of his Navy activities for politics, and commits to continuing naval duties.
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Stassen
GOP
Washington
Mar
Harold . E. Stassen
Minnesota
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Newmmen
Alde
Halsey
Webo
William. F. Halsey, Jr
South Pacific ‘Forces
Willkie Charts Path Of Victory For Republicans
Willkie laid out a program for GOP victory in 1940, urging international cooperation and economic liberalism. He cited two delegate slates and warned against narrow nationalism and disrepute for world relations, urging Wisconsin support at Lawrence College and Green Bay rallies. He did not name rival candidates but implied contrasts with other GOP figures.
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Appleton
Wis
L. Willkie
Willkie
Supori
Wisconsin
Lawrence College
Green Bay
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Ripon
Ing --Cat
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Douglas’ MacArthur
Finland Explains Peace Terms Rejected
The Sinnish government affirmed its desire for peace with Soviet Russia but rejected the armistice terms dictated by the Kremlu. The Finnish declaration, in a communique, signaling an exit from the war, said Moscow declined to modify the original terms including withdrawal of Finnish troops and internment of German forces in Finland.
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Stockholm
Russia
Kremlu
Helsinki
Moscow
Finland
Chaplin Faces Mann Act Trial Amidrumors and crowd
Los Angeles packed courtroom as Charles Chaplin begins a Mann Act case over allegations involving Joan Berry, a former protegé, with a tentative jury of six men and six women seated. The indictment accuses him of transporting Miss Berry to New York for immoral purposes in 1942 and includes a separate conspiracy charge involving civil rights.
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Los Angeles
Marshi Charles Spencer
J. F. T. O’connor
Tne
O'Connor
U.S
Hesls
Miss. Berry
Chaplin
Beverley
Hills
Carol Ann
Conar O'Neill
Eugene O'Neil
Debate finals headline for South Dakota school champs
Rapid City and Lead rival teams clash in the SD high school championship finals. Myrtle Dying finished second and Wa:n Preah yn took third, in a tense regional contest with competitive speeches and strong showings from each school.
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Rapid City
South
Dakota High School
OkRtory
Myrtle
Sacer
Soviets Expand River Crossing Into Rumania
Soviet forces nearing the Romanian border drive to within 50 miles after seizing the highway west of Soroki in Bessarabia and throwing two Romanian divisions into the gap. Dniester and Prut river actions expand across Bessarabia as Red Army presses toward Lwow and old Polish corridors. German planes attack Dniester bridges while Russians claim broader gains and capture major Dniester base Mogilei Popolski.
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Moscow
Red Army
Soroki
Hessarabia
Mostow
Prut
Rumania
Dniester
Bensarabia
Yampol
Igor” Agibaloy
Red Star
Bessarabian
Mogiley Popolski
Lwow
Poland
Korsov
British Closing Wide Coast Belt
London reports a March 2 plan to seal a 10 mile deep non resident exclusion along England's southern and eastern coasts extending to the Firth of Forth. The measure aims to safeguard western Europe and coastal communications for military purposes while restricting entry to protected areas.
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London
Europe
England
Firth of Forth
Fierfeatnietion
Englard's Poachwestern
France
Allies Break Japanese Push In Burma Drive Toward India
Allied forces including Gurkha and Kachin troops with Chinese American units under Lt. Gen. Stilwell captured Sumprabum in northeast Burma and reoccupied Pinsau Gate in the upper Mali Kha River valley, as a double pronged Japanese offensive in the Chin Hills and upper Chindwin area was repulsed. A tank action occurred in the Kabaw Valley near the Chin Hills with enemy tanks noted, while Allied lines continued to stiffen and push back threats toward India.
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Cagamaunications Center
Sumprabum
Burma
India
Jeroasin
Joseph W
Asia
Command
Chindwin
Chin Hills
Tiddim
Chin ‘Hills
Forer's
Ines
Chindwin River
Homalin
ands-Timanthi
Kabaw
Ind
West River Roads Mostly Cleared After Snow
Snow plow crews pushed through widespread drifting to open most arterial highways in northwestern South Dakota. Gov. Ford urged dispatch of plows from Montana while crews in the Seventh Service Command worked to clear routes from Belle Fourche to Key access points and deliver stock feed to stricken ranchers.
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South Dakota
Ford
Montania
Suttickéa
Carter County
Mont
Dlong
George
Wallee
Benes
Albuon
Ridgeway
Iver
Capital
Ranch
Creek
Biddle
North Dakota
Sturgis
Faith
Isabel
Uttalo
Lemmy Reeraey
Collapse at Ab ad that Cher e Bo
A fragmented OCR line hints at a collapse or incident at a location joined to the names Cher e Bo. Readable pieces suggest an event with potential structural failure and nearby activity, but the text is incomplete and the exact place and outcomes remain unclear.
Submarine attacks claim 642 Japanese ships sunk
Navy reports American submarines accounted for 15 ships in the Pacific and Far East, bringing total Japanese vessels sunk or damaged to 642. Losses include two transports and two tankers, with seven ships sunk off Dutch East Indies and British reliefs. A Wewak convoy raid by Fifth Air Force aircraft preceded a heavy assault on Mill Atoll in the Marshalls as Nimitz notes limited raid targeting.
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Japan
Marshal Islands
Pacific
Far East
Dutch East Indies
British Admiralty
Wewak
New Guinea
Fifth
Mill Atoll
Central Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Marshalls
Nimitz
Rabaul
New Britain
Ponape
Caroline Islands
Ithe
Lincoln-Portrayer To Become U. S. Citizen
Canadian born actor Raymond Massey is set to gain United States citizenship today. He served as a major in the Canadian army for a year and was later placed on the inactive list due to health, with plans to reside in Minnesota.
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Ree Wi Yorn
Mar
Yree Raymond
Massey
Ector
United States
Hungary calls for resistance to Nazi occupation
A secret Hungarian radio urged general resistance to German forces as Hitler moved troops into Hungary after Premier Kallay refused demands to mobilize the country. Reports from Bern Stockholm and London noted Hungarian leaders organizing defiance while Romanian units were reported among occupying forces and fears grew of a wider Balkan showdown.
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London
Hungary
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Romania
Stockholm
Hitler
Hungarien Egen
Nicholas Horthy
Jeno von Ghyczy
Franz Szembashelyi
Army General Staff
Bern
Nicholas Kallay
London Daily Mail
Kallay
Germany
Fuin‘varian Ordmation
Yugoslavia
Istenbel
Associated Press
Frank O'Brien
Hich
Carpathian Mountains
Dinaric Alps
Danube
Greece
Translyvanian Alps
Hungary Falls to German Occupation Threatening Civil Rule
Diplomatic officials foresee full German control of the Balkans ending independent civil government in Romania Bulgaria and Hungary as troops advance. The move jeopardizes Allied hopes that satellite nations might seek peace before Nazi overruns. Reports indicate Romania and Bulgaria face similar fates. The spread of German central control dampens chances of popular uprisings or peace moves. The U S Employment Service notes 1858 jobs suitable for women in war industries.
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Washington
Mar
Balkans
Rumania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumenia
London
Germany
Italy
U.S.’ Employment Service
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Lincoln
U. Si
Horthy
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