Wickard Says Army May Help Harvest If Needed
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard told a Senate inquiry he would ask the Army to furlough troops to assist with this year's harvest if necessary. He noted prior requests to harvest wheat in the Dakotas were not granted and said he would resume the request. A survey of six million farms will determine manpower and machinery needs to secure sufficient harvest capacity.
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Washington
Wickard
Bushfield
R-Sd
Dakotas
House
Berlin Radio Admits Soviet Penetration
Soviet forces push toward Kharkov as Red Army claims to have cracked a 400 mile southern front. Russians report advances around Taganrog and Rostov, recapture of towns west of Shakhty, and tightening control near the Donets basin rail line.
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Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Orel
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Taganrog
Kharkov
Donets
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Lozovaya
Kramatorsk
N. F. Vatutin
Rostov
Shakhty
Likhaya
Voroshilvsk
Debaltseva
Red Star
Nelson Defies WPB Power Shift as Eberstadt Faces Dismissal
Washington reports Nelson plans to oust Ferdinand Eberstadt within a day and elevate Charles Wilson to executive vice chairman in charge of WPB programs. The move follows a clash with armed services over production control, with Baruch linked to shifts but unlikely to assume WPB chair.
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WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Ferdinand FE. Eberstadt
War Production Board
Charles BE. Wilson
Associated Press
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Friends of
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White House
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Bernard Baruch
Roosevelt
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General Electric Company
Robert P. Patterson
Ralph A. Bard
Navy
Aproval
Baruch
New York
Heavy Cruiser Lost In Sea Action Near Guadalcanal
The Navy reports fifteen Japanese ships sunk or damaged and two American ships lost in a week of sea air fighting in the Solo Mon Islands area starting January 29. The heavy cruiser Chicago was sunk after torpedo plane attacks. one other American destroyer lost with kin not yet notified. Captain Ralph O. Davis of Baltimore survived.
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Chicago
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Guadalcanal
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Navy
Ralph Otis Davis
Baltimore
Gafsa Falls as Rommel Drives in North Africa Push
Allied forces report a major tank battle north of Sidi Bou Zid with American and French troops evacuating Gafsa after Rommel opened a large offensive. British Eighth Army advances into southeastern Tunisia capturing Ben Gardane and pressing west. Air and naval raids continue on Axis supply routes as casualties mount on both sides.
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Tunisia
Ben Gardane
Cairo
Mediterranean
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Naples
Palermo
Siciliy
Raf Wellingstons
Bizerte
Spending Bill Being Studied By Committee
The joint appropriations committee resumed item by item study of the biennial spending bill as the General Assembly considered relief measures for farmers using tractors trucks and trailers. A House bill cuts farm truck license fees from 10 to 7 50 and would exempt farm equipment from motor vehicle act registration if used on the owner’s property and moved no more than five miles. A Senate bill would appoint a firefighter commission to study aviation facilities and regulate aeronautics in the state with a 1945 legislature aim, introduced by Senator Brooks.
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Woods
Caswell
Quinn
Duplin
Avant
Columbus
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North Carolina
Brooks
Durham
Senate committee rejects commissioner appointment measure
Raleigh Feb 16 The Senate Committee on counties cities and towns filed an unfavorable report on a bill to let county commissioners approve health officers and welfare superintendents appointments Dr Carl Reynolds state health officer said the change would inject politics into appointments The provision for game protectors was removed at the request of John Skinner executive secretary of the State Association of County Commissioners
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Senate Committee On
Carl Reynolds
John Skinner
State Association of County Commissioners
Rommel’s North African Push Delays Allied Showdown
The report says Rommel’s thrust in central Tunisia delays Montgomery’s Eighth Army and Anderson’s First Army by banding with Von Arnim’s Tunisian forces. It notes a 30 mile advance through the narrow waist, disruption of key supply roads, and staged attacks toward Gafsa as Rommel repositions armored units before a major clash.
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Tunisia
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Nile Valley
Anderson
Gafsa
Unified Board Of Control For State Hospitals Passes House
The North Carolina House enacted a measure to create a unified board of control for Morganton Goldsboro Raleigh and Caswell Training School mental hospitals. The board will have equal regional representation with a general superintendent and business manager and annual site meetings. A companion board for training schools is also proposed. The Legislature also urged fair milk price adjustments from the Office of Price Administration. Chiang Kai shek was invited to speak to the assembly.
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Morganton
Goldsboro
Caswell
Clark
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Jackson
Johnson
Duplin
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Madade Chiang Kai-Shek
China
World War II Fronts Move Across North Africa and Europe
American tank units and air support push back Rommel’s veterans by six miles as fighting intensifies in North Africa. Red Army shock troops reach Kharkov outskirts signaling a NATO defense buckle. Axis forces breach Kharkov outer lines and threaten a 300 mile front. Gafsa falls to Axis as Naples air raids kill hundreds in Italy. Allied air forces strike from Burma to the South Seas. British Eighth Army advances into Tunisia.
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Erwin Rommel
Faid
Tunisia
Rommel
Amended Judgment Reduces Youths Term For B & E
Judge Allen H. Gwyn yesterday amended the judgment of Watson Kimel a 16 year old high school football star convicted in superior court of non burglarious breaking and entering The modification allows him to continue his regular high school training Kimel pleaded guilty to entering a private home and getting into bed with the mother of a girl he knew slightly He said he had been drinking and thought he was entering the daughter’s bed
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Allen H. Gwyn
Watson Kimel
Eastern Carolina Training School
Kimen
Butter Ceiling In North Carolina Set At 58 Cents
Raleigh February 16. State OPA price officer B A Ratchford announced the top price for butter in North Carolina is 58 cents per pound. The cap applies to 93 score butter, the best grade, and farm butter must not exceed prices charged between September 28 and October 2, 1942 by more than 1% or the ceiling.
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Raleigh
B. A. Ratchford
OPA
North Carolina
Printers Strike at Manitowoc Herald Times
In Manitowoc Wisconsin workers in the 13 man composing room walked out to press for a new labor contract. The strike seeks a wage of 1.20 with a 16 cent an hour rise over the 1942 scale. General manager W F Ohde said no edition would be published today.
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Mainitowoc
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Manitowoc Herald- Times
W F. Ohde
U S C Of C Proposes New Pay As You Go Tax Plan
The U S Chamber of Commerce proposes a revised pay as you go tax plan to defer 1942 liabilities until after the war. It calls for a 20 percent withholding tax starting July 1 and continued quarterly 1943 payments applied to 1943 obligations, with no interest on deferred amounts and a discount for early payment. Ellsworth C. Alvord presented the proposal to the House Ways and Means Committee.
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United States ‘Chamber of Commerce Today
Ellsworth C. Alvord
Chamber
Federal Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Alvord
Allied Shipping Losses Slight Of 780 Vessels To New Front
Allied HQ in North Africa reports American and British shipping losses under two percent while delivering 780 ships totaling 6.5 million tons to North Africa since November 8. Admiral Cunningham notes the Axis could mobilize ships but would face grim prospects for Rommel and von Amm forces. He cites Italian fleet units hiding in harbors and Italian destroyers convoying from Sicily amid ongoing supply efforts.
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Andrew B. Cunningham
Rommel
von Amm
Cunningham
Sicily
Tunisia
East's Worst Cold Fatal To 26 Persons
At least 26 people died as the East faced the winter’s coldest wave. New England reported 11 deaths with war work delayed and schools closed. New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey saw multiple fatalities. Sub zero temps, fuel shortages, and widespread disruption crippled shipyards, transit, and plant work.
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New Bedford
Mass
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