Bankhead Calls for Lower Manpower Goals to Boost War Production
Senator Bankhead urges reducing army manpower targets to speed munitions and food output. He warns high withdrawal of workers from farms weakens production and cites Tunisia losses, urging more production and a halt to drafts from agriculture. He notes 1944 projections of 15 million armed forces if growth continues.
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Washington
Senator Bankhead
D-Ala
Tunisia
Alabama
Wickard
Bankhead
Death Tints Lexington Deserter Case With Shooting
Mrs. Miley Ann Owens, 51, was killed and Deputy Tom Kimel wounded when officers attempted to arrest two of her sons, Carl T. L. Owens and Ellis W. Owens, at their home near Lexington. The confrontation, sparked by alleged army desertion, followed a two hour stand with the family. The Owens men, previously delinquent, had joined the army but were listed as deserters after refusing further service.
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Lexington
Miley Ann Owens
Ellis W. Owens
Fort Bragg
Bowers
James M. Owens
Owens Boys
Drive Aimed At Axis Strong Point At Orel
The Red Army reports expansion along the northern Russian front from Kharkov to Kursk aiming at the German strong point at Orel and toward the Dnieper industrial valley. German withdrawals and heavy fighting near Orel are noted with 32 Soviet tanks destroyed by German counterattacks. Col Gen Malinovsky now commands the southern front after Rostov recapture as Russians clear rail and road routes between Kharkov and Kursk.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Kursk
Orel
Dnieper
Sea of Azov
Associated Press
Donets
Shbdre
Rostov
Kuban
Western
Caucasus
Taman
Star
Rodiony Malinovsky
Oboyan
Lyons
France
Fatezh
Olshany
Bryansk
Lyubotin
Merefa
Dnieperopetrovsk
Gandhi’s health worsens as fasting enters final days
Mohandas Gandhi, 75, weakened by a 21 day fast with ten days remaining, faces grave condition as Indian leaders seek his unconditional release from detention. British officials report his illness has grown more serious, sparking fears of political repercussions if he dies.
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Poona
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
B. C. Roy
Gandhi
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
Congress
U. S
William Phillips
Allied Halt Rommel Advances In Tunisian Front
In Central Tunisia US and British troops stopped Rommel’s push toward Tebessa as a strong German force near Sbiba suffered heavy losses. Allied commander Sir Harold Alexander took personal command under Eisenhower while weather halted air operations and the Ousseltia Valley front pulled back.
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Wes Gallagher
North Africa
United States
Tunisia
Erwin Rommel
Tebessa
Sbiedla
Kaseserine
Sbiba
Sbita
Kasserine Gap
Rommel
Harold Alexander
Eighth Army
Near East
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ousseltia
Pont du Fahs
Japs Claim Readiness To Deliver Knockout Blow On Chungking
Japanese forces claim readiness to crush Chungking resistance and press a final attack in China. Analysts see potential campaigns across eastern Asia shaping Allied timelines, with Chiang Kai-shek's forces lacking weapons and industrial capacity. Allied aid remains sparse though significant involvement by Chennault’s Sky Dragons and U S air power continues.
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Glenn Babb
Associated Press
China
Tokyo
Son of Heaven
Chungking
Chiang Kai- Shek
Asia
Japan
United Nations
Soviet Union
Chiang
American Navy Bombards Attu in Aleutians Raid
Navy communique reports U S surface ships shelled Holtz Bay and Chicagoe Harbor on Attu Island on February 18. American planes shot down two Japanese float planes. no damage seen due to fog.
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Washington
Navy
Attu Island
Aleutians
North Pacific
United States
Holtz Bay
Chicagoe Harbor
South Pacific
Vila
Kolombangara Island
Munda
New Georgia Island
Attu
Senate Bills Empower High Point To Tap Federal Funds For Hydro Project
The North Carolina Senate approved a bill granting wartime powers to the governor and a separate measure allowing High Point to use federal funds to pay for work on the Yadkin River hydroelectric project. About 400000 dollars cover prewar and court‑related work on the eight million dollar project now with the Public Works Administration. Several hundred legislators attended the brief session as tax and other bills advanced.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
North Carolina
General Assembly
Caveness, Moseley
Shreve
Guilford
City of
High Point
Yadkin River
Public Works Administration
Horner
Lee
Turner
Cook
Cumberland
Richardson
Union
Bost
Cabarrus
Umstead
Orange
Reynolds
Buncombe Uzzell
Rowan
Wallace
Lenoir
Tompkins
Jackson
Taylor
Wayne
Broughton
Pressure Mounted to Oust Nelson as WPB Chief
Washington reports indicate three top White House advisers favor Nelson's removal from the War Production Board. Roosevelt's stance remains uncertain with administration officials debating a Baruch succession. Army and Navy leaders show no unified campaign, stressing civilian leadership in a reshuffle.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
White House
James F. Byrnes
Harry Hopkins
Samuel Rosenman
Roosevelt
WPB
Army
Navy
Bernard Baruch
Nelson
Baruch
Byrnes
Rosenman
House Committee Backs Family Men Draft Policy
The House Military Affairs Committee approved the Kilday bill to defer family men and set statewide draft quotas. It argued local boards have rushed inductions, harming families, and that the plan preserves homes while easing manpower needs for the war effort.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Selective Service) Bureau
Navy Corsairs Enter Solomons Area Fastest Fighters in Action
Navy officials report Vought Corsair fighters, among the fastest high altitude planes, have entered combat in the Solomons area. Admiral Nimitz says these 2000 horsepower single engine fighters may be the first in 2,000hp class to see action, surpassing enemy aircraft and rated at about 400 mph.
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Pearl Harbor
United States Navy
Solomons
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Nimitz
Child Labor Up in War Work in January
Raleigh reports a surge in child labor for war work with 2,809 employment permits issued to under 18 during January. Forest H. Shuford, Commissioner of Labor, released the figures today detailing the rise in youth employment in wartime industries.
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Raleigh
Forest H. Shuford
Japs Seen as Potential World Rulers Grew Warns
In New Orleans Joseph C. Grew warned that Japan could become the world’s strongest nation due to totalitarian war mobilization. He criticized American prewar attitudes, noting Japan’s uniform military structure and tight control over labor and thought. He urged awareness of Japan’s threat.
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New Orleans
Japan
Joseph C. Grew
Grew
Powerless Chicago Sinks After Japanese Torpedo Run
The U S cruiser Chicago already powerless from two torpedo hits was hit again by 11 torpedo planes on Jan 30. Four torpedoes struck the ship. she sank in 19 minutes with only six officers and 56 men lost. Survivors were rescued and no panic occurred among the nearly 300 recruits aboard.
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South Pacific
United States
Chicago
Edward B. Jarman
Staunton
U. S
Jarman
Guadalcanal
RAF Strikes Heavy Blows On Nazi Base
RAF squadrons dropped bombs on Wilhelmshaven and other western German targets last night while Army Cooperation Command planes hit electric transformers in France. Eleven bombers and three Army planes were lost. German reports claim many casualties and further raids on Scotland coast towns with time bombs causing evacuations and home destruction.
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London
Royal Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Air Ministry
Army Cooperation Command
France
Come Munique
DNB
Berlin
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