MacArthur’s air pincher plan shapes Pacific war strategy
The article analyzes General Douglas MacArthur’s proposed aerial pincers tactic to defeat Japan. It envisions Henderson Field as a bomber hub, Timor as a launch point, and flying fortresses deployed with Chiang Kai-shek to strike Japan. It also contemplates using Soviet airfields on Kamchatka once Hitler wanes.
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Douglas MacArthur
Washington
Pacific
Far East
Bataan
New Guinea
MacArthur
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Timor
Australia
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Tojo
Japan
Hitler
Russia
Kamchatka
Hirohito
Japan in perilous power struggle threatens to crown peace talks
Razor Tojo exposes a fissure in Japan’s ruling clique addressing the Diet. A naval army alliance seeks to free the Emperor and push peace talks while financiers plan postwar bonds and Asian, African, and South American ventures. Goering and Hitler signal strain at home as fear grows over morale.
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Albert Leman
Japan
Tojo
Nippon
Hirohito
Saito
New York
Carpathians
Belgian Congo
Asia
Africa
South America
Uncle Sam
United States Treasury
Federal Housing Administration
Hitler
Goering
Wilson’s B-V meat flavor secret for home cooks
Wilson’s Weekly urges homemakers to use Wilson’s B-V to boost meat flavor in home cooking. The advisory promises professional taste and culinary cleverness for family meals when market meat is scarce.
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Wilson
Edge of Darkness: Submarine Battle Revealed in Norway
In a tense village setting, Gunnar deduces that the enemy submarine is English after a battle with an unarmed merchant ship. The group deciphers a signaling code to plan a nighttime gun and ammunition landing, selecting six men to go aboard and prepare for the operation.
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Holm
Gunnar
Stensgard
Lars Malken
Osterholm
Air Power Advocates for Sustained Bombing of Germany
Air power supporters push non stop bombing of Germany arguing Nazi leaders revealed Axis weaknesses. They claim constant air assaults on industrial targets would deter invasion, saving American and British lives. Experts estimate a first line of 1500 bombers delivering 1000 tons daily for ten months, citing London and Cologne destruction and half a million homes rendered uninhabitable.
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Germany
Reich
Kamerad
Fatherland
London
Cologne
Merchant Marine Losses Surpass Armed Services
Washington reports the first year of war losses for the American merchant marine exceed 3,200 dead and missing, about 3.8 percent of total sailors, compared with 0.75 percent in the armed services. Rear Admiral Land notes seamen’s front line service, pay around 57 dollars weekly, and expected higher survivals in 1943.
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Washington
Armed Services
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Emory S. Land
War Shipping Administration
WSA
Land
Army
Marine
Coast Guard
Officer Accepts Trophy For Boxing Efforts
Washington reports Col Heinie Miller will accept the Edward J Neil Trophy awarded for the man who did most for boxing. The trophy will be presented at the boxing writers dinner in New York on February 17, while Cp Barney Ross recovers in Australia from wounds.
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Washington
Barney Ross
Australia
Col
Heinie Miller
Edward J. Neil
Boxing Writers
New York
Acheson Defends Lend Lease Policy Before Congress
Assistant Secretary of State Dean G. Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that lend lease is the wartime cornerstone of allied relations and must continue until 1944. He said reciprocal agreements let Allies supply weapons and food, urging removal of trade barriers to boost postwar economic ties and full employment.
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Washington
Dean G. Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Acheson
America
United Nations
Fire at Salisbury Hospital Causes 10000 Damage
A two story hospital in Salisbury suffered about 10000 in damages yesterday as 22 or more patients were removed safely. Firefighters controlled the blaze in about two hours. Dr J R Lowery, proprietor, said the hospital would reopen in an adjacent apartment building he had leased.
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Salisbury
Lowery Hospital
J. R. Lowery
Pioneer Walnut Wealth From Missouri to Oregon Tree
In 1835 a pioneer family carried a small walnut tree from Missouri to Oregon and replanted it. The tree yielded veneer valued at 820,000 dollars when processed 93 years later, underscoring the family’s enduring legacy.
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Missouri
Oregon
RAF Blenheims Hit Japanese Positions in Burma
New Delhi February 4 British communique says RAF Blenheim bombers hit Japanese positions at Rathedaung and three other villages in western Burma yesterday. Escorts followed with low level machinegun fire and attacked targets on Akyab Island including Fakir Point antiaircraft batteries. No RAF aircraft were reported missing.
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New Delhi
India
RAF Blenheim
Rathedaung
Burma
Akyab
Fakir Point
St Lawrence Waterway Traffic Flows Through Narrow Channel
The St Lawrence waterway carries about 9 million tons of traffic each year while the channel remains only 14 feet deep, limiting vessel sizes and shaping navigation.
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ST. Lawrence
St. Lawrence Waterway
Wine Measure Approved Yet Condemned by Local Officials
North Carolina House Finance Committee approved twin wine control bills after amendments removing the extra tax for grape culture and wine production. Testimony described fortified wine as a problematic, low grade liquor prompting concerns among reps Ferree Uzzell Quinn and others about public health and county rights. Governor Broughton endorsed the bills in principle, urging deletion of the promotional feature.
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Raleigh
House Finance Committee
Shelley Caveness
Guilford
Broughton
North Carolina
Ferree
Randolph
Uzzell
Rowan
Asheboro
ABC
Steel Capacity Grows in 1941 First Half
During the first half of 1941 the United States steel industry expanded its annual capacity by nearly 2,000,000 tons, reflecting a surge in production potential as wartime demand loomed.
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United States
Look Wise, Act Foolish
A visiting newspaper man in Raleigh notes the North Carolina legislature looks intelligent but acts foolish, a contrast that puzzles observers and lacks a clear explanation.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
General Assembly
Lumber Dealers Form Southeastern Wholesale Association
Charlotte news reports the Southeast ern Wholesale Lumber Association organized by regional dealers led by permanent chairman J. E. Elrod. A future meeting will set by laws map a program and elect officers. A note mentions railway track renewals lasting about twenty years.
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Charlotte
Southeastern Wholesale Lumber Association
J. E. Elrod
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