Paasikivi Discusses Peace Terms with Russian Envoy
Finnish leader Juha Kusti Paasikivi conferred with Russia's Alexandra Kollontay in Stockholm and was expected to meet again as rumors circulated that armistice terms were being prepared. Reports from London suggested unconditional surrender and Russian access to bases, but no confirmation emerged from Helsinki or Moscow.
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Stockholm
Juha Kusti Paasikivi
Sweden
Mme
Alexandra Kollontay
Paasikivi
Russia
Helsinki
London
Finland
London News-Chronicle
Walter Farr
London Daily Mail
Moscow
War Today Analysis on Mannerheim Stilwell Allies and China
The piece notes Finland's Mannerheim as a major anti communist figure and recalls his leadership in 1939-40. It discusses U S General Stilwell and Admiral Nimitz coordinating Pacific actions, stressing air supply needs for China and the role of aircraft in sustaining wartime effort amid Japanese advances.
Churchillreply to Stalin on Polish row reported
London February 15 Prime minister Churchill was said to have replied to Marshal Stalin’s letter on the Rus Polish dispute. He talked with Polish premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk and Ignacy Rome about framing an answer. A public statement on the latest Irish stand was expected in Churchill’s next appearance before Parliament.
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London
Churchill
Marshallin
Moscow
Turchill
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Ign
Tadeusz Rome
Curchill
Mons
Liberators Attack Northern Fortifications for Fourth Time
London reports American Liberators targeted all fortifications in the Northern area for the fourth time in five days after earlier raids by American Marauders and RAF medium bomber crews.
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London
Amer- Liberators
Argets
Amern
RAF
Public To Get Better Reports Of War Action
Director Elmer Davis announced that General Eisenhower backs weaving war news coverage into invasion plans. OWI aims to improve gathering and transmission of day by day reports from Europe, with efforts already strong in the Pacific. Davis sent George Lyon to London to ensure adequate facilities for continent to London and back, with preliminary surveys showing good cable and wireless links.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Davis
Gilbert
Marshall Island
Pacific
Cory Davis
Europe
Eisenhower
Bho Hly
Eer
OWI
George H. Lyon
London
Nazi Rescue Attempt Hurled Back
Red army halted a German tank assault near Zvenigorodka and Korsun as Soviet forces tightened the Korsun pocket. Red Star said German losses were heavy with 73 tanks and 23 self propelled guns destroyed or captured and about 2,000 Nazis killed in the abortive attack. The advance yielded Sok towns Samorodnya Listvena Petrushki and Turkentsy as Korsun’s surround deepened.
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Eddy Gilmore M
Red Army
Noa
Avyonal Red Star
Fritz von Mannstein
Tins Mnev
Zvenigorodka
Korsun
Cherkasy
Red Star
Stormovik
London
Ross River
Steblev
Samorodnya
Listvena
Petrushki and Turkentsy
Small Dam Breaks At Dover Delaware
A small dam in St Johns river collapsed in Dover Delaware flooding several acres of lowlands and forcing two farm families to evacuate. City Manager G L Wilcox said the failure was caused entirely by burrowing beavers.
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Dover
Del
St. Johns River
G. L. Wilcox
Jap surrender hopes thwarted by fear of own officers
Veterans of the Tth division on Oahu report many Japanese wished to surrender but feared execution by their officers. Witnesses recall trench fighters shooting surrendering enemies, with one soldier saying a Jap was shot after signaling for surrender.
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William Hipple
U. S. Army
Oahu Island
Hawaii
Army
Tth
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall Islands
Ward F. McLinn
Northomne
Minn
Harold L. McKeown
Glendale
Ore
Morris L. Kettle
Kalamazoo, Mich
Kettle
Navy reports British embargo blocks Bay of Biscay shipping
Secretary Knox said Britain has imposed an embargo on through traffic in the Bay of Biscay as part of broader efforts to curb supplies to Germany. He noted American carriers and land planes operate freely in the Marshall Islands area attacking Japanese bases between the Marshalls and Truk. He warned eastern Marshalls garrisons may face starvation, while Rabaul in the South Pacific is being vigorously bombed and has lost its value as a major base.
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Joseph Nere
Joe W. Stilwell
United States
China
Burma
India
Chester Wimita
United Tes
Pacific
Stilwell
Claire L. Cennault
Bethis
Washington
Knox
Bay of Y
G Cod Praire
Germany
France
Will
Marshall Islands
Marshalls
Truk
South Pacific
Kwajalein
mid-Pacific
Rabaul
British Brigadier Davies Captured by Albanian Forces
Cairo report announces the capture of British Brigadier Edmund F. Davies, chief of an Allied mission to Albanian partisans. Davies was wounded by Albanians fighting alongside Germans near Tirana and is in a Tirana hospital. The Allied mission will continue its work amid continued Albanian resistance.
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Cairo
Edmund F. Davies
Davies
Tirana
Gjinokaster
Russians Ready to Unleash Bombing Raids Over Reich
London feb 15. Soviet air experts study American strategy and may pattern long range raids after Fortress Liberator tactics as Red air force moves to take its share of bombing Berlin.
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London
Berlin
English Channel
Red Air Force
Reich
Naval Units Prove Vital On Land Battles
Allied dispatch reports naval units aiding land actions on the German front. British and American ships shell front lines and shore targets near Anzio and Salerno, providing sustained support with six inch guns and rapid-fire artillery. Navy observers coordinate with army teams, enhancing beachhead operations and supply points behind enemy lines.
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Allied
Giers
Tommy
Anzio
Salerno
Langer lauds Roosevelt then blasts administration
U S Senator William Langer of North Dakota praised President Roosevelt as one of the greatest presidents yet attacked his administration saying a change is better. He warned Roosevelt may return to the White House unless Republicans act and added that Republicans are worse than Democrats.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U. S
William Langer
North Dakota
Roosevelt
White House
Langer
Japs and Yankees Clash Over Marshalls Airfields
U S Pacific Fleet reports heavy air attacks on Eniwetok atoll and nearby targets in the Marshall islands. United States carrier planes mounted six strikes crippling the enemy air base while ground opposition was absent. Admiral Nimitz described the raid as causing only moderate damage and casualties.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Marshall Islands
Eniwetok Atoll
Navy
United States
Marshalls
Carolines
Eniwetok
Roi Island
Kwajalein Atoll
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Ponape
Kusaie
Engebi Islet
Parry Islet
Ujelang Atoll
Liquor Sales in NC Counties Hit $860,862 in January
North Carolina liquor sales in 2 percent net counties totaled 860862.85 in January with a monthly ration of a quart. New Hanover led sales at 125893.30, followed by Durham 79242.45 and Wake 71136.05. December 1943 sales were 1273918.90 with a quart of rum and whisky monthly ration.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
New Hanover
Durham
Wake
Twenty States Alaska Surpass Top in Fourth War Loan Drive
Twenty states and Alaska exceed the $14 billion Fourth War Loan target with sales reaching $13.45 billion by Saturday. The treasury notes completion at midnight with North Carolina among the 100 percent or better states.
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Washington
States
Alaska
Treasury
North Carolina
Flying Fortress Attack Routs 300 Nazis In Building
Allied air strikes pummeled the centuries-old Benedictine monastery on Mt Cassino as waves of Flying Fortresses cleared the route to Rome. Ground observers reported 300 German troops routed from the abbey complex while heavy artillery and air bombardment continued. The monastery, a key fortress overlooking Cassino, suffered direct hits as Fortresses bombed the roof and walls.
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Lynn Heinzerling
George Tucker
Naples
Nedictine
Mt. Cassino
Rome
Loitg
Cassino
Fifth Army
Abbey Hill
St. Benedict
U.S
Max Hill
NBC
Fifth
Cassin
Situation Within Japan Growing More Serious As Allied Victories Depress Civilian Morale
Chinese graduate Yin Tso, arriving in Chungking, says Japanese morale has fallen from optimism to gloom due to Allied victories. He reports tighter rationing, arrests for dangerous thoughts, labor camps for farmers, and strict censorship. Notes shortages of leather and soap, wine limits, and long queues for new supplies amid war strain.
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Japan
Chungking
Imperial University of Tokyo
Yin Tso
Tokyo
Manchuria
Peiping
Solomons
Attu
Kiska
Aleutians
Yamamoto
White House
Togo
Yin
Pearl Harbor
Offensive Started To Crack Nazis
Allied forces press in Cassino and Anzio areas as U S Flying Fortresses bomb Mt Cassino fortress and monastery. Casualty figures rise with 240 German dead in the Mt Castellone area. Ground troops seize parts of Cassino amid bitter house to house fighting while German attempts to pinch the beachhead end in failure.
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Edward Kennedy
Akers
U. S
Mt. Cassino
Cassino
Anzio
Bitter House
Mt. Castellone
Fifth Army
Carroceto
Perugia
Oma
Legrn
RAF
Rome
Von Rundstedt Says Germans Are Prepared
Field Marshal Karl Von Rundstedt, commander of German forces in western Europe, tells Berlin radio that Atlantic war cannot be outflanked by an allied invasion and that Germany is prepared. He describes anti invasion defenses including mining, floods, anti tank walls, and swampland conversions. He says reserves can counter attack within hours and vows to defend the coast to the last.
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Karl von Rundstedt
Europe
von Rundstedt
Berlin
Maginot Line
Rundstedt
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