U S Forces Score Light Losses in Kwajalein Assault
U S Pacific Fleet head William Happle notes 286 American deaths and 3122 Japanese losses as the Kwajalein operation at Majuro Namur Namur Namur atolls yields heavy bombardment and decisive inland gains. Allied observers describe terrible destruction and widespread debris with many Japanese casualties and prisoners.
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William Hipple
Pearl Harbor
Feb
Marshalls
Kwajalein Atoll
Chester W. Nimitz
Anthony Kimmins
Kimmins
Namur
Kwajalein Island
William L. Worden
Associated Press
Railway Station Taken by Germans
German troops seized a strategic railway center in Croatia after a two day battle, rushing reinforcements to a front between Perusic and the Adriatic. Marshal Tito announced a Muslim commander defected with 5,000 armed men to the partisan cause.
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London
Lav Army of Liberation
Perusic
Zagreb
Croatia
Josip Broz (Tito
Coastal blackout drill tests civilian defense along coast
A coast wide blackout and air raid drill will run from 7 30 p m to 10 10 p m tonight testing civilian defenses from Elizabeth City North Carolina through Key West Florida The State Office of Civilian Defense announced the exercise with Elizabeth City Williams ton Wilmington and Washington North Carolina among warning districts involved
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Raleigh
Elizabeth City
N. C
Key West
Fla
State Office of Civilian Defense
North Carolina
Williamston
Wilmington
Washington
Labourite Davies Proposes British Counter Stroke to Russia
Davies plans to ask Prime Minister Churchill in the Commons if Britain will grant parts of the empire a status similar to the 16 Soviet republics now allowed to form separate treaties. He argues Russia is entitled to 16 separate representatives at world peace conferences.
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Na Rivev
Churchill
Russia
Scotland
Wales
Iraq and Soviet Union Near Diplomatic Ties in Cairo
In Cairo a reliable source reports talks conclude toward formal diplomatic relations between Iraq and the Soviet Union. The article notes Egypt and Russia already established relations last August. Separately the military services employ a small-film X-ray technique to hunt tuberculosis.
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Cairo
Egypt
INS
Iraq
Russia
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Senate Reopens Battle Over Soldier Vote Bill
The Senate grapples with federal versus state ballots for armed forces as leaders push a compromise. Barkley seeks a final vote on the Green Lucas federal ballot plan, while Taft and Ellender clash over amendments amid confusion in the chamber.
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Howard Flieger
Washington
Senate
R-Mich
Taft
Ellender
D-La
Barkley
Ferguson
Brewster
R-Me
Office of War Information
War bond push in Rushville offers whisky incentive
In Rushville Nebraska the state war finance committee says $1,000 war bonds are selling well. Tavern keeper Sam Hinn offers each buyer a quart of whisky and will continue the deal until February 15 or until his whisky supply runs out.
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Rushville
Neb
State War Finance Committee
Sam Hinn
Mustering Out Pay Stations Announced
The army and navy agree on a plan for muster-out pay to war veterans honorably discharged since Dec 6. Eligible veterans may apply without a formal filing, via a simple certificate of discharge and a basic application stating personal details and service status. Offices for applications vary by branch and state with designated finance or personnel centers in Washington, Cleveland, and city addresses in several states.
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Washington
Army
Wave
United States
Navy
navy—Bureau of Naval Personnel
Ie Department
Coast Guard
U. S. Coast Guard
D.C
Marine Corps
U.S. Army
Navy and Coast Guard
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Cleveland
District of Columbia
Chance Place
N.C
North Carolina Mutual Building
East Main Street
Richmond
Helsinki attack serves as prelude to further reprisals
Moscow says the Helsinki bombing was only a prelude to harsher actions. Izvestia declares the hour of retribution is coming and warns Finns they will regret continuing the war. Soviet planes reportedly attacked Helsinki with bombs, threatening further destruction.
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Moscow
Finland
Helsinki
Izvestia
Willkie Tours Southern Idaho Gop sentiment test
Wendell L. Willkie continued his western sentiment-testing tour by meeting Idaho GOP leaders in Pocatello and Twin Falls. He urged Utah Republicans to stand for convictions and principles before addressing Boise leaders and preparing to travel to Seattle.
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Lake City
Wendell L. Willkie
Idaho
Utah
Pocatello
Lore
Twin Falls
Boise
Seattle
Norwegian Premier Sees Victory Illumining Norway
Jon Nygaardsvold, premier of the exiled Norwegian government, told his homeland in a British radio broadcast that the glow of victory now lights the horizon for Norway. The Germans, he said, are rare on the defensive.
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London
INS
Jonah Nygaardsvold
Norway
Good Neighbor Policy Urges World Unity at Duke
Assistant Secretary of State Adolf A. Berle Jr. frames the good neighbor policy as the foundation for any postwar world organization. In a Duke University address he calls it an international philosophy guiding problem solving and cites Moscow's declaration as a step toward world unity. He foresees future postwar challenges but urges faith and patience.
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Durham
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
Duke University
Berle
World Organization
Ferring
Moscow
North Carolinians promoted in war department list
The War Department released a promotions list including North Carolina officers. Names include William Cuttino Sanders from Charlotte and Leonard Powers of Durham among others moving from first lieutenant to captain and second lieutenant to first lieutenant. The Officer Candidate Course at Camp Davis will close in May after producing 22 000 commissioned officers last year.
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Washington
War Department
North Carolina
William Cuttino Sanders
Aus
Biltmore Dr
Charlotte
Leonard Stewart Powers
QMC
Burch Ave
Durham
Arthur Gordon ‘Courtenay
Ch. Fountain
Rhodes Mason Elam
Marsh Rd
Eugene i Cecil Sipe
Clinton
Sidney Joseph Stern, Jr
Magnolia St
Greensboro
Milton Reynolds Gibson, Jr
AGD
Byrd St
Raleigh
Farmer Serling Smith
Glennwood Ave
Wilmington
Camp Davis
Professor Conrad Lasher Dies at Greensboro College
Dr. Conrad Lasher, 72, German professor and instructor in orchestral instruments and theoretical music at Greensboro College, died after a brief illness. A native of Germany, he joined the college in 1906.
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Greensboro
Conrad Lasher
Greensboro College
Germany
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