Balkan Conference Seeks Peaceful Path Amid Tension
Four Balkan powers meet in Belgrade to craft a joint plan to avoid spring conflicts. Yugoslavia Romania and Turkey and Greece discuss leaving each country to fend for itself, aiming for a common declaration and an economy oriented to prewar relations. The maneuvering signals reluctance to draw Romania into a formal alliance despite pressure from Germany and Britain France oil needs.
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Edward Kennedy
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Yugoslavia
Balkans
Balkan Tente
Yugovia
Rumania
Turkey
Greece
Gerny
Europe
Mania
Runia
Hungary
Nurmi and Maki urge more planes for Finland relief tour
Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi and teammate TAIS Maki arrived in New York aboard the Bergensfjord to raise funds for Finnish relief and pressed for more planes to aid Finland against Russia. Nurmi, an air raid warden in Isinki, said air support is Finland’s chief need for war with Russia, while Maki noted Russian infantry were strong but Russians’ supplies and mobility limited their advances. both emphasized better equipment and planning for future spring operations.
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Russia
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Isinki
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Isia
Maki
Relian Isthmus
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Los Angeles
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War must last until Nazis lose power say Stanley
War Secretary Oliver Stanley declared the war must continue until Germany is no longer a military threat. He rejected peace talks and urged victory and a lasting peace with a future free of Nazi influence, labeling General Hertzog an apologist for Hitler.
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England
Germany
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Union of South Africa
Europe
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General Hertzog
Adolf Hitler
Japan closes on Nanning and Wuyuan driving 50 000 Chinese
Japanese northern armies report capture of Wuyuan in Suiyuan after defeating about 50 000 Chinese retreating in snow. In Kwangsi, 200 000 Chinese trapped in a pincer near Nanning with heavy clashes, tanks and anti tank guns seized. Reinforcements bring Japanese strength to 72 000 as planes support mass attacks along the province front.
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Japan
Wuyuan
Suiyuan
Inner Mongolia
Kwangsi
Nanning
Kwangsi Province
China
Burma
U S Gunboat Luzon Threatened by Yangtze Fire
A Japanese army spokesman said Chinese artillery along the Yangtze near Wuhu endangered the US gunboat Luzon carrying Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson and Rear Admiral William Glassford. The Luzon, coming from Hankow, faced shrapnel near a Japanese transport, with officials aboard including Major William Mayer and Major James McHugh.
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Yangtze River
United States
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Nelson T. Johnson
William Glassford
Wuhu
Hankow
Johnson
Glassford
William Mayer
James McHugh
Ice Locked Mississippi Towboats Stranded as Ice Rips Gorges
Illinois, a Federal Barge Line towboat with 33 crew and 10 barges worth about 1 million dollars, rides a frozen Mississippi near Ridgely Tennessee as ice breaks at Gayoso bend, Helena Arkansas, and Friar Point Mississippi. Hoovers, Indiana and other craft face peril amid shifting ice and rising Caruthersville gauge.
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Russians Lose Heavily In North and South Fronts
Finnish high command reported major Russian losses north east of Lake Ladoga and on the Karelian Isthmus as Russia attacked toward Viipuri. The communique cited 200 dead and 70 prisoners, 36 tanks captured, and air raids with casualties across central Finland.
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Viipuri
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Hurt in sled mishap near North Wilkesboro
Harold Sturdivant a 13 year old boy was thrown from a sled when it rounded a curve at high speed and struck a fence post. He is being treated at a hospital.
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Harold Sturdivant
Reds Ridicule Finn Air Force
The Leningrad military area claims Finns with modern foreign aircraft did not attack Soviet ships or defend their own HQ. It says there was no major Russian offensive on the Karelian Isthmus, only small local clashes across several companies, described as minor compared to the Western front.
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France
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Karelian Isthmus
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Western Front
Balkan Entente talks draw charges of Allied meddling
Pravda accuses Great Britain France and Italy of selfish Balkan machinations as Belgrade hosts the Balkan Entente conference. The Communist party organ says Allies seek a Southeastern European bloc through diplomatic intrigue to form a new war front against Germany.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Balkans
Belgrade
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Justice McReynolds Turns 78 on Birthday
Justice James C. McReynolds, the oldest Supreme Court member in age and service, reaches 78 amid a tenure marked by opposition to New Deal legislation. He is viewed as unlikely to retire before the next presidential election and reportedly does not want a New Dealer to succeed him.
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James C. McReynolds
Supreme Court
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McReynolds
Wilson
Italy Plans to Double Its Military Air Force
Rome reports Italy will at least double the number of military planes and pilots this year. General Francesco Piccolo, undersecretary for aviation, says a program provides for expanding plants, pilot schools, and renewing equipment to meet new destinies and deter attacks.
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Rome
Francesco Piccolo
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le Vie Dell Aria
Piccolo
Depth Bomb Sinks Nazi Submarine
A British trawler depth charged and destroyed a German submarine after it torpedoed the Swedish freighter Pajala. The Pajala crew reported the action as they were escorted to a contraband station. Survivors from the Danish freighter Vidar, mined two days earlier, arrived aboard the Danish steamer Hroar.
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Norway
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Vidar
Rebellious Jap Resigns His Party
Takao Saito resigned from Minseito after urging troop withdrawal from China to seek peace. Army leaders summoned War Minister Shunroku Hata to reply to his criticism as Diet members demanded his expulsion. Saito has a history of triggering clashes by challenging military influence and Japan’s China policy during the emergency period.
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Relman Morin
Tokyo
Takao Saito
China
Minseito
Saito
Shun
Rogu Hata
East Asia
Social Mass Party
Japan
Diet
Wang Ching-Pei
Chiang Kai- Shek
Invaders Raid Coastal Ships Unsuccessfully
London reports British pursuit planes shot down at least two German bombers off Britain during raids on shipping. One bomber fell near Whitby after a fight with three fighters, another off the Tyne, a third possibly crashed at sea. Wounded, one crew member died in hospital. Witnesses described a dramatic air battle over Yorkshire coast lines and the Tyne.
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Madden Hails NLRB Proposal For Labor Dispute Reform
Chairman J Warren Madden endorsed a proposal by Dean Lloyd K Garrison to free the National Labor Relations Board from refereeing civil disputes. Garrison urged the change before a House committee as a solution to representational controversies from labor's intra union conflicts. Madden suggested careful committee consideration and compared the idea to Pontius Pilate washing his hands of the problem.
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J. Warren Madden
Nationa Labor Relations Board
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University of Wisconsin la School
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Woman Injured After Slip On Icy Floor
Boxboro reports Lizzie Pixley slipped on a newly waxed floor inside an apartment building after walking on an ice coated street. She was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Boxboro
Lizzie Pixley
Week's Weather Outlook for South Atlantic States
Rain expected at the start and middle of the week with clearing and fair conditions in the latter part. Warmer temperatures early in the week followed by a drop to cooler air by midweek.
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