Unconditional Surrender Hopes and Tobin's Political Plots
General MacArthur warns Japan could yield only after a prolonged and brutal Pacific war with Japan entrenched in Honshu and Manchuria. Roosevelt associates doubt Pepper and Guffey for 1944 support, while Tobin's Labor leadership faces internal and public scrutiny amid tax and housing concerns.
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Ray Tucker
Douglas A.macarthur
Japan
Washington
Italy
Russia
Pacific
Philip
Formosa
Kuriles
Tojo
Tokyo
Honshu Island
China
Manchuria
Chungking
Army Teaches Men In Pacific How Japs Fight
Army 27th Division officers led an orientation program in Hawaii for soldiers headed to Makin and the Gilbert Islands. Lectures, maps, and photos covered Japanese terrain, tactics, and psychology, including strengths and noted weaknesses in combat.
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Army
Pacific
Pearl Ee
Makin
Gilberts
L E. Foster, Jr
Niazuma St
Birmingham
Ala
Fred Baxter
North Kney
Madison
Wis
War Department
Hawaii
Japan
Joseph Grew
Labor strike fury over Vinson pay raise clash at War Board
Union leaders denounce a 25 percent salary increase for Economic Stabilizer Fred M. Vinson as they protest his stance against an eight cent hourly raise for railroad workers. They view the pay hike as favoritism and will press the War Labor Board to lift the Little Steel formula cap.
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John L. Lewis
William L. Hutcheson
Carpenters
Matthew Woll
Teamsters’ Union
Miami
Roosevelt
Tobin
Democratic National Committee
F.D.R
Dan
Florida
Indianapolis
Union
Fred M. Vinson
White House
Little Steel
Philip Murray
C.I.0
War Labor Board
Radio Schedule Highlights Evening Programs and News Segments
A detailed rundown of a February Monday Eastern War Time radio grid listing multiple networks and time blocks. Highlights include Captain Midnight serials, The Johnson Family, Ogden and News Time commentary, The Army Air Forces Program, Lum and Abner, Carol Sisters, The Lone Ranger, and The Shadow drama, with updates from Henry J. Taylor and Fulton Lewis Jr. plus War News and educational talks.
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Wwt
Nbe
Uidmight
Biu Uincy Howe
Che Rayer
Mbs Ae
America
World News
Cbs
Waring
Abe
Cbe
Army Air Forces
Kaltenborn
the Cavalcade of America
Parks and Warren
Cecil Brown
Lum
Abner
Vla Fulton Oursler
Arlene Francie
Sherlock Shlmes
Dr. Watson
Voorhees
Noe
Biu
Radio Theater
Gabriel Treatter
Spode
Paul Winchell
Jerry
Raymond Gram
Bdiu
Screen Guild Players & Guesta
Dbs
Henry Gladstone
Education For Freedom
Biu Showtime
Broadway
Cbs-East
Brondie Dagwood
Fred Waring
Nbc- West
Cbs & Blu
Nbeo
Argentina Denies Near War Declaration With Axis
Buenos Aires reports say President Pedro Ramirez rejected claims of a pending war declaration against the axis after army officers at Campo de Mayo held a meeting. A government communique called the rumors false and harmful to officials Gilbert and Gonzales, denying any coercion or policy shift.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro Ramirez
Campo de Mayo
Alberto Gilbert
Col
Enrique Gonzales
Gilbert and
Gonzales
Montevideo
Foreign Ministry
Gilbert
Proaxis
Grounded Captain John Lessing Returns from Pacific
Capt. John D. Lessing of Hollywood California earned the Air Medal with Oak Leaf clusters after service in the southwestern Pacific. He arrived back at Hardingfield base hospital in Baton Rouge following his combat tour and a childhood incident with an enemy.
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Baton Rouge
John D. Lessing
Hollywood
Calif
Hardingfield
Theouthwestern Pacific
Lessing
Weakened Japanese Fleet at Truk Hit by Carrier Raid
U S carrier forces sank 19 ships at Truk and likely destroyed seven more while failing to strike Japanese carriers and battleships. The raid disrupted key auxiliaries oilers cargo ships and transport vessels, threatening supply lines for Truk and other Pacific bases.
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Poe McMurtry
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Truk
United States
Ben
Eten Harbor
Truk Lagoon
Eton Anchorage
Jese
Central Pacific
Carolines
Marshalls
Southwest Pacific
Much Married Chaplin To Be Father Again
Charlie Chaplin, 54, will become a father for the fourth time this August as his wife Oona Chaplin, 18, confirms the pregnancy. The couple wed last June after a lawsuit from Joan Berry, who alleged Chaplin fathered her child, created a legal and civil dispute surrounding the famed actor.
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James Lindsley
Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
Oona Chaplin
Eugene O'Neill
New York
Chaplin
Mildred Harris
Lita Grey
Charles, Jr
Nation Reveals New Warplanes And Carriers In Pacific War
James J. Strebig reports Washington notes a surge in U S naval air power with Essex class carriers and converted cruisers, plus Corsair Hellcat and Hell Diver planes in action. The Truk raid showcased superior aircraft and numbers, signaling renewed American air strength against Japan.
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Nation
James J. Strebig
Associated Press
Washington
Japan
America
United States
Atlantic
Navy
Pacific
Truk
Marshalls_ coneee
Ihru
Oklahoma City Crippled by New Cleveland Class Cruiser Launch
The Oklahoma City light cruiser, first of its name, launched at Cramp Shipbuilding Philadelphia after a colorful ceremony attended by nearly 10,000. Sponsored by Mrs. Anton H. Classen, the ship displaces about 10,000 tons, is 600 feet long, armed with 12 six inch guns, and cost around 31 million dollars. Work began immediately on keel of sister ship Galveston.
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Philadelphia
Oklahoma City
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Sooner
Anton H. Classen
Galveston
Glass making transformed by 1908 machinery adoption
The article notes glass making stood as a handicraft for about five thousand years until around 1908 when mechanized methods were introduced, marking a pivot from artisan skill to industrial production.
Paternity test clears Chaplin in Berry case
A three physician panel found Chaplin not the father of Carol Ann a four month old. Separately Charlie faces federal court arraignment on Mann Act charges involving Miss Berry and a conspiracy with six others to deprive her of constitutional rights.
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Chaplin
Carol Ann
Charlie
Miss Berry
Mrs. Nancy Mendenhall 79 Dies in Local Hospital
Nancy Isabelle Mendenhall 79 of High Point Route Two died after a long illness in a High Point hospital. Born in Randolph County she lived in the area all her life and was a Prospect Methodist member. Survived by two daughters E I Hill and Mrs Johnson of High Point Route Two four sons F L Mendenhall A J Mendenhall R Mendenhall and W Mendenhall all of High Point, 20 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral set Tuesday at 11 from Prospect Methodist Church with Rev. C O Plyler officiating and burial in church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Nancy Isabelle Mendenhall
High Point Route Two
A. A. Mendenhall
High Point
Prospect Methodist Church
C. O. Plyler
Evening Schedule Highlights for Local Station
Tonight's lineup includes News America at 6 00 followed by a 5 cent supper feature and 6 50 Voice of Frankstone. At 6 30 the Textile Workers segment runs, 9 00 Telephone Hour, 6 45 Sports News, and a 9 90 Decter slot.
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