Defence and doom in the Rome to North Africa theater
The piece analyzes Allied caution on beachheads under Rome and the defensive grind in North Africa. It contrasts Marshall's and American leaders' reluctance to sacrifice troops with Hitler’s likely response, noting air force developments, submarine, and bomber upgrades as pivotal in shaping postwar strategy.
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George C. Marshall
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall” Jackson
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The Brighter Side of Japs and a Gambler’s Mystery
Damon Runyon recalls a New York gambler who met a mysterious Japanese importer named Yamamoto. A fifty thousand dollar check led to a bank inquiry revealing a balance of 1.2 million dollars. The Jap vanished aboard a cruise, with rumors of debts to gamblers and a possible return to Japan.
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Russell Petterson
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Japan
Allied Fight Against German Air Power Cites Bomber Losses
The article outlines Luftwaffe raids on British ports and coast defenses as Focke Wulf fighters operated from fog and fled before RAF or USAAF interceptors. It notes U S and British defenses, including coastal flak towers and trained gunners, while highlighting the risk of German bomber crews reaching distant fronts and the aim to disrupt Nazi flying schools.
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Britain
Stalingrad
Tunisia
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AEF
Huge Air Bases Being Built By U S In China
Lt Gen Joseph W Stilwell says US forces in China India and Burma will back a large inland air and land offensive with new cargo planes. Chinese laborers toil to complete vast airfields capable of hosting long range strikes against Japan and as landing grounds for caplanes.
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Joseph W. Stilwell
United States
China
India
Burma
Ledo
Buuma
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Indo-China
Kadajaya
Taipha Ga
British censorship adds two ex-ministers as advisers
Sir Reginald Hoare former minister to Bucharest and Sir Robert Hodgson former minister to Albania have been named advisers on cabled stories affecting foreign policy for the British censorship organization, it was disclosed today.
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London
Reginald Hoare
Bucharest
Robert Hodgson
Alpania
Change Over To New Ration System To Be Complicated
Washington plans February changes to rationing with red blue and brown stamps and tokens. From Feb 27 through mid May shoppers face new point allocations for meat canned goods and altered stamp timing. Tokens avoid expiration and future five point tokens may be introduced if needed.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
OPA
Five Bodies Recovered In Airliner Crash
Salvage teams in Memphis press on after recovering five more bodies from the Mississippi river as they search for the remaining victims of the American Airlines crash near the city. Authorities say 24 people died and engineers deployed extra boats to aid the recovery effort. The finds include Capt. Edgar F. Zaar and Lt. Victor L. Ramsey among others, with a portion of a woman’s body also recovered. The two women aboard are Lt. Elizabeth L. McGuire and Stewardess Davie May Holybee.
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Dallas
Ferrying Group
Wilmington
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Ark
Davie _May Holybee
Fort Worth
Government To Refund Millions In Taxes
Treasury department figures show $57 million in refunds for taxes erroneously collected in the year ending June 30. Estimated refunds for the current year total $386 million, with $781.6 million projected for 1945 as the program expands with more taxpayers.
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Congress
Treasury Department
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Radio Schedule Highlights February 14 Program Changes
Eastern War Time listings show varied segments from 5:45 PM to 11:44 PM with Front Page Farrell, Captain Midnight sketches, News reports, Serenade to America, Jeri Sullavan, Lowell Thomas, Fred Waring, The Cavalcade of America, Lum and Abner, Five Minutes News, and Information Please. Multiple networks present dramas, music, serials, and world news with shifts for late corrections.
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Work Resumed At Seven Mills In Fall River
Fall River Mass February 14 Smoke rose from seven army seized textile mills as over 8 000 workers returned to jobs after a 62 day walkout. Termination of the strike followed 800 members of Loom Fixers Slasher Tenders and Knot Tiers unions voting to resume work. AFL and other workers affected faced disruption while Colonel Curtis G Pratt ordered restoration of operations under Presidential authority. The end came after a negotiating committee from the three unions pressed a seniority clause dispute with the Fall River Manufacturers Association.
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Composer and instrument quiz crib notes
The composer of the Peer Gynt Suite is Edvard Grieg. A hautboy is a woodwind instrument now called the oboe. The Stars and Stripes Forever was composed by John Philip Sousa.
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Horoscope for February 15 Birthday Person
The birthday individual prioritizes personal whims and has hidden talent that surfaces during a crisis. Family matters loom large and business deception should be watched to avoid loss. The year ahead may bring unusual gains and a child born today may enjoy solving mysteries but must avoid overindulgence.
Marines change Capt Tyrone Power says wife actress
Anabella Power told a women officers club crowd that her husband Tyrone Power has become a marine and less plain and modest since his enlistment. She spoke during a war bond sale event in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Tyrone Power
Annabella
Women’s Officers’ Club
Health Today Q&A on infant diet blood donation and heart disease
A reader asks if diabetics can donate blood. the answer is no. The column discusses infant digestion progress by age, a sample second year daily diet, rheumatic heart disease valve issues, and risks of visitors kissing tuberculosis patients, plus spleen enlargement and X-ray treatment.
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Burma Front Sees Steady Gains as Japanese Pressured
Allied communique says Japanese units behind British lines in Arakan are being cleared. Mountbatten headquarters reports improving overall situation while Japanese positions in Arakan deteriorate. In Tiddim north of Arakan, Japan was dispersed by fire and patrols probed remnants. US bombers marked two years of India operations with 120 sorties and heavy strikes on northern Burma airfields. Bismuth noted for Brazilian remedies.
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Arakan
Burma
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Tiddim
Fort White
U.S
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