Allied Assault Rages Cassino Area In World War II
Allied troops launched a dawn attack on Cassino and Monte Cassino, using heavy bombardment to breach the monastery hill. At Anzio beachhead, German forces pressed two frontal attempts but were repelled by massive Allied air power and ground counterattacks.
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Naples
Mediterranean
Cassino
Mt.Cassino
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Monte Cassino
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Carroceto
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt vetoes anti subsidy bill high cost of living action
Roosevelt vetoed the anti subsidy measure and Congress failed to override with a 151 to 226 vote. He called the bill an inflation and food shortage measure while warning it would raise the cost of living and disrupt the stabilization program. The plan would extend the Commodity Credit Corporation till June 30, 1945 and end subsidy payments after June 30.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Roosevelt
House Ut
Rayburn
D- Ex
Ood
Commodity Credit Corporation
Congress
Verall
Germans retreat from Staraya Russa as Russian push advances north
London reports German evacuation of Staraya Russa the base between Leningrad and Smolensk. Russians claim victory south of Lake Ilmen after liquidating the German Eighth Army near Korsun. Berlin counters with claims of a relief force breaking through toward the middle Ukraine. Narva battles intensify as German troops defend Narva with Baltic SS divisions.
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James M. Long
London
Staraya Russa
Leningrad
Smolensk
Russia
Red Army
Lake Ilmen
Eighth Army
Korsun
Dalene
Gelbeeet
Stalin
Berlin
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Hitler
Moscow
Lovat
Novgorod
Pskov
Shimsk
Ukraine
Cherkasy
Stockholm
Narva
Estonia
Narova
FDR Laughs Off Fourth Term Questions at Press Conference
President Roosevelt teased reporters about a possible fourth term during a press radio briefing in Washington. He resisted outlining any political plans despite light ad-lib exchanges about prophecy and reElection chatter. He indicated nothing decisive while crediting the joking tone as harmless.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Tacasone
Churchill backed Hartington loses in West Derbyshire
In a parliamentary by election West Derbyshire saw the Marquis of Hartington, Churchill's Conservative candidate, defeated 16336 to 11775 by Independent C. F. White, son of a cobbler. White’s campaign highlighted a cow milking taunt from White's father and drew national attention.
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London
West
Derbyshire
Marquis of Hartington
C. F. White
White
Marais
The
Cavendish Amily
New York Legislature Considers 48 Votes for U S at Peace Table
In Albany on February 18 the legislature reviews a resolution calling for 48 votes for the United States at the peace table. The measure is said to be inspired by Russia aims to split the nation into 16 autonomous states.
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U. S
Albany
N. Y
New York
United States
Russia
Exiled Polish Cabinet May Bow To Russian Demands For Unity
London Poles said the exiled Polish cabinet might resign to allow Stanislaw Mikolajczyk to form a government acceptable to Moscow. Reports noted boundary terms could include Danzig to Poland and Koenigsberg to Russia, with Vilna and Lwow remaining in Russian hands.
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Moscow
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Russia
Remier
Joseph Stalin
Churchill
Stalin
Red Army
Poland
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Pomerania
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Upper Silesia
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Danzig
Vilna
Lwow
Germany
East Prussia
Baltic
China Jubilant Over Assault on Jap Bastion
Reports say China celebrated a bold attack on a Japanese base near Fhoy as Adm Chester Nim Itz aims to project forces across the Pacific. The strike is seen as morale boosting for China and may force Japan to redeploy in China, with predictions of a revival of offensives by fall.
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Che
Fhoy
Nous
Carol
Japan
Ankow
FDR Lacks Details on Truk Landing Report
President Roosevelt told reporters he had no late reports confirming the American attack on Truk and knew nothing of troops ashore. Tokyo radio claimed powerful mechanized units and airpower were used in the thrust at Truk.
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Truk
Washington
Roosevelt
mid-Pacific
Tokyo
New York
Eer Gating Ith
Domet Agency
U. S. Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
NBC
Chungking
U. S
Price Rise for Waterproof Footwear
The Office of Price Administration announced a six percent higher retail price for waterproof rubber footwear including galoshes and boots. The increase is offset by improved wearing quality due to more synthetic and less reclaimed rubber in production.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Murder Charge Lodged in Charlotte Shooting
Benjamin C. Williams 53, a crippled service station operator, was charged with murder after Charles Homer Redmond 33, an employee hero at Biltmore Dairies, died from a Wednesday shooting at Williams filling station. Police said Redmond advanced toward Williams in a threatening manner.
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Benjamin C. Williams
Charles Homer Redmond
Biltmore Dairies
Redmond
Williams
Six Ships In Jap Convoy Hit In Continuing Attack
Allied bombers off Mussau Island in the Bismarck archipelago damaged or sunk six ships in a convoy bound for Japanese garrisons. The attack, ongoing, involved Liberator, Catalina, and Mitchell aircraft with further strikes possible.
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Southwest Pacific
Mussau Island
Bismarck Archipelago
Douglas MacArthur
Bismarck Islands
Rabaul
Desertion by Nazi Officers Amid Dnieper Trap
Izvestia quotes captured German officers calling to their men to endure as relief would come. Desertions by commanders marked a grim chapter as transports began and officers fled, leaving troops to die under Russian guns. Food and ammo dwindled, with each soldier receiving only 30 cartridges per day.
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Moscow
Dnieper Bend
Izvestia
Plane Crash Delivers Fatal Fire at Coronado Barracks
Six men are believed killed and about 30 burned after a four engine Navy bomber crashed into a Coronado Navy barracks on Trans Bay Coronado Strand late last night. Coronado police report the Navy is withholding full accident details.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Trans-Bay
Coronado Strand
Coronado
U S Carrier RAID S? Truk Stronghold Hit in Pacific Raid
The piece reports a large US strike against Truk in the western Pacific, with hundreds of warplanes from carriers and a big fleet, aiming to cripple a major Japanese stronghold and demonstrating carrier based air power. It notes Pearl Harbor's two year toll and hints at further naval actions.
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Coase
West Pacific
United States
Pearl Harbor
America
Pacific
Truk
Truk attack signals end of Japanese dominance in Pacific
Washington reports the U S navy strike on Truk island marks a turning point in the Pacific war. The assault, coming shortly after the Marshalls invasion, weakens Japan’s base security and shifts strategic power as American sea air power enables direct attacks toward the Philippines and China.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Truk Island
Pacific Ocean
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Truk
Pacific
Marshall Islands
Rabaul
South China Sea
Guam
Mighty Base ls Target Of Yank Forces
U S naval strike on Truk begins as carrier task forces and aircraft attack the Japanese base. Pearl Harbor reports strong air and surface forces engaging Japanese defenses, with Admiral Nimitz saying the offensive has commenced.
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Mighty Base
U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Truk
mid-Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Navy
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshalls
United States
Pacific
Nimitz
London Papers Highlight U S Attack on Truk Navy Base
London newspapers led with American action in the Pacific as reports on Truk dominated pages. The News Chronicle ran a bold headline "Japan's Pearl Harbor Attacked" while The Express and Daily Mail placed the Truk assault top. The Evening News emphasized "U S Troops Invade Truk Naval Base."
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Truk
Pacific
News Chronicle
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Express
Daily Mail
Evening News
U. S
Truk Naval Base
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