Russians Claim Victory at Stalingrad End of Siege
The 162 day siege ends with more than a half million Axis soldiers dead or captured. Russians say the surrender of top German and satellite divisions is final at 4 pm. German radio confirms the campaign is over with reported German losses above 300,000.
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Associated Press
London
Stalingrad
Kursk
Kharkov
Rostov
Krasnodar
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Treasury May Tie 1942 Taxes to 1941 Rates
Treasury officials told Congress they studied shifting 1942 income taxes to 1941 bases to keep pay as you go, potentially relieving incomes under $10,000 from much of their tax bill. Randolph Paul said no conclusion was reached, warning outright forgiveness could fuel inflation while supporting a 19 percent withholding plan. The budget note warned most gains would come from individuals in 1944.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Randolph Paul
Doughton
D-Nc
Paul
German Sixth Army Defeated in Stalingrad, Hitler Confirms
Berlin announces in a special communiqué that the Sixth Army has succumbed after weeks of siege. The statement lauds the army's sacrifice and notes it was encircled yet held off Soviet forces, tying down enemy units and enduring harsh fighting.
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Associated Press
Stalingrad
Hitler
Berlin
Sixth Army
Paulus
Russians claim major victory as Stalingrad falls
A Russian war bulletin touts 91 000 prisoners since January, 45 000 in the last two days, naming German officers captured in the Stalingrad defense. It lists 750 planes, 1 550 tanks, 90 000 rifles, 16 000 larger guns and 61 102 trucks seized since January 10, with Paulus and other Axis leaders captured or dead. Berlin counters with Field Marshal Paulus. The Red Army gains veterans for western front battles.
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United Nations
Stalingrad
Friedrich Paulus
Red Army
Paulus
Berlin
Black Market In Nylon Hose in Detroit Exposed
Federal agents and OPA officials uncovered a Detroit black market ring selling nylon hose at four dollars a pair from a hotel room. Arthur Katz and his wife, aged 38 and 35, admitted selling above the ceiling price of 165 cents. They grossed nearly thirty thousand dollars in a month and face possible penalties up to a year in prison and five thousand dollars per sale.
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Detroit
Office of Price Administration
William G. Fitzpatrick
OPA
Arthur Katz
Katz
U. S
North Carolina House backs nine month school term bill
The House Education Committee voted 39 to 11 to favor a nine month optional school term with a seven million dollar appropriation for the next biennium. The Senate Education Committee also favored the bill, while the measure faces opposition from several members.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
House Education Committee
Joint Committee On Courts and Judicial Districts
Senate Education Committee
House
Appropriations Committee
Gas Shortage Warns Carolinas By OPA Official
OPA district manager L W Driscoll warned the gasoline and fuel oil supply in the Carolinas is critical. No tanker cars of gasoline are being shipped into either state, and parts of North Carolina face kerosene shortages for cooking. Only gasoline from the plantation pipeline is arriving, underscoring the need for immediate conservation.
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Charlotte
L. W. Driscoll
OPA
Carolinas
North Carolina
Plantation
Driscoll
Roosevelt Aide Fallout Roils Senate and World
The piece analyzes how the Senate battle over Edward Flynn influences Roosevelt's policy and postwar plans. It contrasts Allied reliance on Wilsonian ideals and the League with rejection of the covenant, and argues European trust waned as power politics grew. It notes dictators weaponizing US foreign stance.
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Ray Tucker
Senate
Roosevelt
Edward J. Flynn
Capitol Hill
United Nations
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
Europe
America
League of Nations
International Tribunal
England
France
Reich
Hitler
United States
Success Seen In Fight On German Subs
London report says A V Alexander, first lord of the admiralty, told the House of Commons there have been heartening periods in the anti submarine war against the Axis. He cautioned that confirmation of hits is difficult and could not confirm if subs are sunk faster than built. He declined to provide exact enemy submarine figures, noting estimates exist but not the exact numbers.
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London
A. V. Alexander
House of Commons
Alexander
Emanuel Shinwell
Admiralty
U S Destroyer Sinks 3 Japs Including A Battleship
In a bold action off San Francisco the destroyer nicknamed Baby engaged three Japanese ships, sinking a destroyer and a cruiser, and delivering the coup de grace to a Kongo class battleship. The tiny ship, though damaged, escaped. Details kept secret by security.
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San Francisco
12Th Naval District
Faces Federal Trial On OPA Violations
Puerto Rican herb doctor known as Phil lipe Antony Gorges was bound over to the April term of Federal court under $2,000 bond on charges of violating OPA regulations including gasoline rationing rules. Police found ten gasoline ration books two pistols and a rifle in his car.
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Raleigh
Phillipe Antony Gorges
OPA
Wilmington Bomber Pilot Dies In B-26 Takeoff Crash
Two top Marauder pilots Lieut. Robert Hazen of Wilmington North Carolina and Lieut. Duncan Seffern of Manawa Wisconsin died when a B-26 failed during takeoff from New Guinea for Australia. Also killed were Lieuts Lee Johnson Warren Ohio Charlie Humble Beverly California Antonio Morales Del Rio Texas Sgt Peter McGinn Sterling Iowa and Sgt Robert Jordan Malone Texas. The crash occurred January 10 and the story notes the irony of experienced fliers perishing on a civilian style flight.
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Australia
New Guinea
Vern Haughland
Associated Press
Duncan Seffern
Haughland
Lieut. Seffern
Vern Haulgland
Robert Hazen
Wilmington
N. C
Manawa
Wis
Lieut
Seffern
Lee Johnson
Warren, O
Charlie Humble
Beverly
Calif
Antonio Morales
del Rio
Tex
Peter McGinn
Sterling, al
Robert Jordan
Malone
Lieuts
Hatch
Sefffern
Seffern Long
Papua
French Hold North African Responsibility
London, Feb 3. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden says the prime responsibility for North Africa rests with the French and that Allied leaders must ensure the French administration promotes the war effort. He notes full Allied cooperation with General Giraud’s command and progress toward reconciliation in North Africa.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
North Africa
United States
Eden
Henri) Giraud
Tunisia
North
Africa
Girauds
Frozen Canned Goods Rationing To Start Feb 20
The Office of Price Administration announced that from midnight Feb 20 to March 1 no canned fruits or vegetables will be sold. Frozen and dried fruits, canned soups, and canned baby foods are included in the rationing. Households will receive 18 points per person in March, with medical exemptions possible on certificates.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Lendlease
OPA
Knox Denies Big Sea Battle In Solomons Area
Secretary Knox said reports of a major naval engagement near the Solomons were incorrect and described the fighting as preliminary moves. He noted US forces hold Guadalcanal with control of two percent of the island, while Japanese hold about a half percent. He warned a long, tough fight lies ahead.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Pacific
Secretary Knox
Solomon Islands
Southeas
Solomons
South Pacific
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Het
Guadalcanal
Henderson
Liquor Tax and School Term Debates Shape North Carolina Measures
Raleigh February 3. Liquor sales tax and a nine month school term dominate legislative debates as money committees rush to prepare bills for floor votes. A city election option for liquor sales in cities over 15 000 is before the assembly while a dry measure nears introduction. Rep Innstead warns that wine bills may threaten the current ABC control in 25 counties and suggests a subcommittee study of wine control. The finance committee cuts wine tax revenue diverted to grape culture and lowers the wine control director’s salary from 6600 to 6000 while keeping wine control separate from the state department. The bills receive favorable reports.
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Raleigh
Assembly
Innstead
Orange
State Abc Board
Wine
House Finance Committee
Agriculture Department
Harry B. Caldwell
Greensboro
State Grange
Wine Control
State Department
Coffee ration reduced to six weeks by OPA
The Office of Price Administration cut the next coffee ration from one pound every five weeks to one pound every six weeks.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
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