Soviet Parachute Assault Fails as Finns Hold Viipuri Line
Soviet forces shell and drop parachutists on the Karelian Isthmus as they push toward Summa and Viipuri. Finnish sharpshooters reportedly kill danglers in the air while defending the Mannerheim Line. The attack also targets islands off Lake Ladoga as casualties rise and a possible peace offer looms in Helsinki.
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Helsinki
Karelian
Summa
Mannerheim
Viipuri
Lake
Ladoga
High Command
Red Army
Kyosti Kallio
Moscow
Expert to Deliver Series of Lectures in City
The Enterprise announces four free lectures by Howard J. Wisehaupt at the Junior High School auditorium. The program begins Monday with Make Your Job Pay and includes How to Influence People Personality in Business and How to Earn More Money. Wisehaupt, famed as a top business speaker, will address all classes and professions.
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Howard J. Wisehaupt
Weday
Enterprise
Lambeth
High Point
Wisehaupt
Indiana
Valparaiso University
Survivors recount Eleni wreck and icy Atlantic ordeal
Twenty survivors from the Greek steamer Eleni tell of rowing in freezing seas after torpedo fire by a German submarine. Bodies of thirteen Greeks were thrown overboard as the crew endured hunger, cold, and exhaustion before a motorboat rescued them near the Irish coast.
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INDON
Eleni Hatos
Atlantic
Ger
Kael Ryan
County Limerick
Ryan
France Supports Britain Right to Search U S Boats
Paris February 2. France's blockade ministry issued a communique endorsing Britain's claim that Allies may inspect United States and other neutral mails for contraband bound for Germany. It cited Allied contraband controls seizing millions in currency, jewels, and goods sent by Nazi agents. It noted seizures included foodstuffs labeled as commercial samples.
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Paris
France
Britain
United States
Germany
Tokyo Parliament in Turmoil Over China Policy Critique
Tokyo lower house faced disruption as veteran Minseito leader Takao Saito challenged the government stance on East Asia and hinted at withdrawing troops to enable peace talks with a Wang Ching-wei regime. Cries of opposition followed his call for armed power to be kept in the background.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Takao Saito
M. S
Minseito
East Asia
Saito
Wang Ching-Wei
Wang
Kaiser Wilhelm Seeks Peace End Bolshevik Threat
Exiled former German emperor Kaiser Wilhelm in Doorn sends a letter urging immediate peace with the Allies and a joint effort with Finland to suppress Bolshevism. He notes Finland's stand has shifted public opinion toward peace and mentions plans to meet Mussolini.
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New York
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Finl
Doorn
Holland
Poultney Bigelow
Bigelow
Wilhelm
Italy
Mussolini
Finland Faces Russian Threat. Labor Leaders Call for Aid
Sir Walter Citrine and Sir Noel Baker, visiting through Finland, warned that Finland will need extensive help to resist the Soviet invasion. They praised Finnish civic effort but urged stronger union employer cooperation, noting vast English support is under way and set to arrive in time. The delegation closes its Finnish tour and heads to Copenhagen for a Scandinavian labor conference.
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Helsinki
Walter Citrine
Findecla
Red Army
Sir Walter
Finland
England
International Federation of Trade Unions
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Walter
Noel Baker
Two More Firsts for N C Murphy at Hiwassee Dam
The Hiwassee Dam near Murphy North Carolina has its concrete pours completed marking two world leading features. The TVA project cost 22 million dollars and sits 22 miles southeast of town. The dam rises 322 feet high and 1 256 feet long with 1250 workers employed during construction.
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Murphy
North Carolna
Hiwassee
North Carolina
Rockies
TVA
Polish exile papers accuse Germans of brutal Polish crimes
The Polish government in exile releases White Papers detailing atrocities in German occupied Poland. It cites hunger fear wrecked churches and hospitals and executions. It estimates 18000 Poles of all classes were killed with depor tations carried out with methodical brutality. Continued on Page Two.
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Paris
Poland
Germany
Italy
Vatican
Soviet Russia
Bydgoszcz
Roosevelt Stands Against Deep Cuts in Agricultural Funds
President Roosevelt defended his budget and a 900 million dollar farm appropriation for the year starting July 1. He criticized the House Appropriations Committee for 20 percent cuts, saying the reductions would impair administration or harm individuals. He urged preserving gains and full employment for those displaced by machines and the growing labor force. The press conference at Hyde Park presented excerpts from his budget message.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
House
Washington
AFL CIO rows spark calls to shift NLRB duties
Lloyd K. Garrison urged Congress to relieve the NLRB of settling AFL CIO disputes. Testifying before the House panel, he argued a hands off approach could hasten labor peace and reduce inter union strife, while proposing outside appointment of trial examiners and expanded conciliator staff.
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Washington
Lloyd K. Garrison
Congress
Labor Board
AFL
CIO
Garrison
House
NRA
Aflcio
Cio-Afl
Labor Department
Philadelphia
Toledo
England
West committeemen back Roosevelt for renomination
Western Democratic committeemen report strong sentiment for President Roosevelt to seek a third term. Kansas committeeman Lynne Brodrick, Washington state official Ed A. Carroll, and North Dakota’s Charles Vogel all voice pro Roosevelt views. The National Committee plans to set date and location for the nominating convention as debates on early August dates surface.
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Washington
West
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Lynne Brodrick
Kansas
Ed A. Carroll
Washington State
Charles J. Vogel
North Dakota
James A. Farley
Farley
New Jersey
State
Democratic Organization
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Smith
S. C
Democratic Party
Ice Jam Threatens Highway Bridges
Raleigh reports heavy ice around 2.225 million dollars worth of highway bridges in the Albemarle region may cause damage as wind piles ice blocks. Engineer Craven says dynamite unlikely but construction engineer Broach is dispatched to monitor until danger passes. Ice on the Chowan River and surrounding sounds is two inches thick and shows no break up yet.
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Raleigh
W. L. Craven
Highway and Public Works Commission
Albemarle
J. B. Broach
Craven
Chowan River
Currituck Sounds
Much Colder Not Like Last Week Siege
The weatherman forecast snow flurries for North Carolina today and tonight but said the colder spell would be brief and not a repeat of last week's siege. Raleigh region could see 25 or 26 degrees. snow expected very light as much of last week's snow and ice remained on the ground.
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Aleigah
North Carolina
H. B. Richline
Weather Bureau
Raleigh
Ould
Broadening Unemployment Benefits Urged By Social Security Board
The Social Security Board urged Congress to liberalize unemployment compensation for insured workers in states with excess tax receipts, allowing higher weekly benefits and longer payable periods. The board noted current benefits range from 5 to 15 dollars for 12 to 14 weeks and highlighted gaps in coverage for maritime, agricultural, domestic, and small-establishment workers.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Congress
AFL
CIO
Attendance' Good As Mart Approaches End
More than 100 buyers attended at noon as the Southern Furniture and Bug Market neared closing. The mart ends tomorrow at noon with most buying already complete. overall a better than expected four week run despite slack attendance later. Floor coverings and 18th Century designs drew strong interest among exhibitors.
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Mart
Balkan Nations Study Sweeping Reich Demand
Balkan entente members Yugoslavia Turkey and Greece weighed a German backed plan to bind Romania’s industry oil and agriculture to the Reich four year plan. The aim would be normal peacetime trade with both sides while Romania kept a frontier guaranty and feared British and French pressure if it allied economically with Germany.
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Edward Kennedy
Belgrade
Romania
Germany
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Reich
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Rumania
Britain
France
Pos
RAF Faces Spring German Attack With New Bomber Threat
British aviation sources say Germany is pressuring fast long range bombers like the Junkers JU-88. Britain plans a reply with speedy fighters and tail guns in the Defiant and Wellington as the House of Commons supports Chamberlain’s war leadership without a separate economic coordinator.
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Royal Air Force
Great Britain
Britain
Germany
Junkers
Chamberlain
House of Commons
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