Helsinki Hit Second Time In 11 Days
Russian air and parachute attacks struck Helsinki and Narva fronts in the Baltic region. Helsinki reports say a second raid in 11 days resulted in casualties with ongoing alarms and limited German ally support. Finnish dispatches note political strain and peace talk discussions in Stockholm.
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Helsinki
Stockholm
Finland
Oon
Elsinki
Sirrik Ramsay
Parliamentary
Foreign Affairs Committee
Ders
Juhu Justi Paasikivi
Russia
Moscow
War Today: Russians may clear invasion by five weeks
London observers speculate the Red Army will press the push through the Nazi front in Ukraine and possibly reach Germany ahead of Allied landings. The piece notes shifts around Leningrad and potential Finnish peace affecting the Baltic balance, with both sides eager to see Berlin’s fate.
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Finland
Pskov
Baltic
Russia
Norway
Sweden
London
Ukraine
Leningrad
Germany
Hler
Red Army
Reich
Hitler
Red Forces
Berlin
Moscow
Vatican Says No Nazis At Papal Villa
Vatican confirms Castelgandolfo villa is not a military target and that no German soldiers are inside the neutral papal residence. The statement denies reports of German saturation and notes asylum offered to those made homeless nearby.
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Vatican
Papal Villa
Washington
United States
Amlet Giovanni Cicognani
Castelgandolfo
Italy
Maglione
Pius XII
Papal
Pontificial Villa
Navo Catholic Welfare Conference
Vaticancy
Holy Fathpapal Villa
Draft Boards Review Farm Deferred Units Policy
Draft boards will reassess 1.7 million farm deferments and end deferments for workers not meeting increased 1944 crop goals. The new rule requires 16 war units per year from each farm worker, up from eight. Reclassification will move 2-Cs to 3-C and then back as needed until all 3-C cases are resolved.
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Max Hill
Washington
Selective Service
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Tydings
Governor Broughton declines to reopen Farrell case
Raleigh North Carolina February 17. Governor Broughton said he would not reopen the Farrell case and scheduled the Durham taxicab driver Andrew Wilson Farrell age 24 to be executed tomorrow for rape.
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Raleigh
N. C
Broughton
Andrew Wilson Farrell
Durham
First Negro Paratroopers Qualify at Fort Benning
Sixteen African American soldiers earned airborne qualification today at Fort Benning Georgia, becoming the first of their race to wear the silver wings and to join training for an all Negro parachute unit.
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Fort Benning, Ga
Red Army advances threaten Pskov sector
Red Army reports show pressure along the Pskov area with a drive toward the Pskov Riga railway. German forces counterattack south and southeast of Gdov as Russians push from Luga toward Pskov and seize back communications in the rear.
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Rec
Pskov
Samolva
Dnieer
Red Army
Eld
Fritz von Mannstein
Zhenigorodka
Soldier Vote Compromise Not Affected
Senate and house conferees ended their first meeting on a service vote bill with no progress. They adjourned at noon and reassembled two hours later for a short, cordial session that yielded no conclusions. Relative Rankin said positions remained unchanged and Green noted an amicable discussion.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rankin
D-Miss
Green
D-Ri
Shaw Says Pygmalion Inspired Wife Bequest to Ireland
George Bernard Shaw suggested his wife’s will creating an educational fund for the Irish to learn speech and social manners may be inspired by his play Pygmalion. The announcement followed news that Mrs. Shaw left most of her estate to this fund.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Largest Naval Appropriation Asked By FDR
President Roosevelt seeks the largest naval appropriation in history for the 1945 fiscal year set at 30.789 billion dollars. The request would top the 1944 and preceding year outlays of 23.808 billion and 13.507 billion, with the War Department program tentatively at 18.001 billion for 1945, to be supplemented by the rear.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy
War Department
Unconquered James Iredell Returns From Submarine Attack
The liberty ship James Iredell, attacked by submarines in the Mediterranean and hit by bombs, endured a three day fire in the hold, received emergency repairs at Naples and Oran, and is now back at an undisclosed home port preparing for another voyage. It was launched at Wilmington, North Carolina, on November 29, 1942.
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Washington
James Iredell
Adoce Oy
Palermo
Sicily
Naples
Oran
Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina
Polish Underground May Aid Russians
London reports Polish underground forces may be ordered to join the Red Army against the Axis. The Polish government in exile is ready to unleash the underground but delays the move pending talks between Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin to resolve the Polish Russian dispute.
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London
Red Army
Moscow
Poland
Russia
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
FDR to Veto Solon Tax Bill
President Roosevelt reportedly told congressional leaders he plans to veto the $2.315 billion tax bill saying it does not provide sufficient revenue. Administration aides had urged signing the measure earlier in the week, arguing no other revenue bill was likely this year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Avho
Congress
Allied Planes Hit Kavieng Base and Pacific Campaign Advances
Allied planes bombed Kavieng New Ireland with 65 tons of bombs setting the town ablaze and sinking a 3,000-ton cargo ship. MacArthur announced U S and New Zealand forces stabilized positions in the Green Islands with light resistance, while rescuers saved 15 airmen from a Catalina crash.
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Southwes Pacific
Kavieng
New Ireland
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
United States
New Zealand
Green Islands
Solomon Archipelago
Nathan G. Gordon
Morriston
Ark
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Rabaul
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
Bergen Bay
Cape Mensing
Cape
Davis Raps Army on News Hall
Director Elmer Davis of the Office of War Information said he would protest the army’s halt of direct filing of press dispatches from the Anzio beachhead. He argued public access to rapid news should be balanced with security and planned to take up the issue with army officials.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Army
Anzio
Italy
Davis
OWI
American Lieutenant Captures Cairo Prisoners at Cassino Front
Second Lt. Paul M. Koerner of Pontiac Illinois led 10 Americans in Cairo north of Cassino capturing about 80 German prisoners after seizing a German command post. Koerner and Pvt. Joseph J. Smith atop a tank knocked out a self propelled gun and multiple tanks, then held the town with outposts and battalion headquarters. The German captain was killed. Koerner noted the line "ja der captain is here" as the day’s boast.
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Ae Heinzerling
Fifth Army
Causine
Herr Hauptmann
Paul M. Korener
Pontiac
Ill
Koerner
Cairo
Cassino
Monastery Hill
Korener
Joseph J. Smith
Rockford
Incorporation Papers Filed For Thomasville Hosiery Mills
One certificate of incorporation was filed today with the secretary of state naming Thomasville Hosiery Mills of Thomasville to manufacture buy sell and deal in hosiery and other goods of all kinds with authorized capital stock 280000 and 2500 shares common stock no par value. Founders include George Blankstein A J Greenberg S L Peck all of New York and Frank C Patton of Morganton.
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Raleigh
N. C
Thomasville Hosiery Mills
Thomasville
George Blankstein
A. J. Greenberg
S. L. Peck
New York
Frank C. Patton
Morganton
Stimson Says Beachheads Established
Allied forces hold the beachhead south of Rome as German forces renew heavy attacks. Naples reports indicate tanks and artillery on both sides with fierce fighting and German efforts to smash the line. Ames and British troops reportedly maintain positions amid intensified pressure.
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Stockholm
Narva
Gulf of Finland
Helsinki
Vaivara
A To Reval
Rman
Narova
Allied
Naples
Rome
Stimson Defends Anzio Position Against Fresh German Assault
Secretary of War Henry L Stimson said the Anzio beachhead is firmly established with American and British forces holding the line and possessing superiority in tanks artillery and aircraft. He rejected pessimistic dispatches and urged patience, calling the situation an example of keeping one's shirt on.
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Washington
Stimson
Anzio
Italy
Rome
Allies Repel Night Luftwaffe Assault Over Italy Front
Allied air forces fought back as enemy planes attacked coast and battle zone. RAF and Australian Kittyhawks bombed Monte Cassino ruins while American planes targeted German positions on Abbey hill. About 1,200 sorties were flown as Rome railway yards were hit for a second day and German counterattacks began in the new beachhead.
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Keetene Cue
Monte Cassino
Abbey Hill
Rome
Anti Subidy Bill Sent To White House in War Time Probe
Congress sends the anti subsidy bill to the White House with expected Roosevelt veto. Administration leaders say the veto will be sustained, while Bankhead Wolcott and subsidy leaders push for overriding. Bowles warns elimination of consumer food subsidies would raise prices and inflation, with butter, meat and other foods affected.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Bankhead
D-Ala
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
Senate
House
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