Battering Of German Aircraft Plants Enters Sixth Day
London reports continue two front air offensive against German aircraft plants as American and British air forces strike Regensburg Stuttgart Schweinfurt Steyr. Night raids cripple Schweinfurt ball bearing works while U S eighth air force tallies 156 German planes shot down. British losses and Italian-based raids noted.
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Two More Jap Merchant Ships Sent To Bottom
Allied headquarters reported that American destroyers sank two Japanese merchant ships and a destroyer off New Ireland. Capt. Arleigh Burke led the force under Adm. Halsey, also shelling Kavieng and bombarding Duke of York Island.air raids on Rabaul continued with 164 tons of bombs dropped on airfields and shipping. US troops pushed to 12 miles northwest of Saidor on the Northeastern New Guinea coast as they advance toward Madang.
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New Ireland
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Chevy Chase
William F. Halsey
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London under fifth raid in six nights as bombs hit city
Londoners sought shelter again as German bombers attacked the capital for a fifth time in six nights. Fires gutted a restaurant and houses, a hospital suffered a hit, a dance hall took casualties, and police managed crowds while Churchill vowed to persevere.
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Spectors
Britain
Fifth Army Improves Its Positions in Light Attacks
British Prime Minister Churchill spoke as fresh ruins marked London after renewed German bombing. The reports describe air raids as primarily morale tactics, with limited military effect, aiming to pressure Allies toward peace talks while Britain and the United States press on with the war.
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Churchil
Hitler
London
Western
Europe
Reich
Europa
Uncle To 22 Officers Defeat of Family Named Veterans
Sergeant Fielding K. Smith earns the title staff sergeant as twenty two armed forces officers salute him. His nephews hold ranks from lieutenant colonel to ensign, including majors captains and a lieutenant commander.
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San Francisco
Army
Navy
Fielding K. Smith
Senate overrides Roosevelt veto in wartime tax bill
The Senate and House joined to override President Roosevelt with a 72 to 14 Senate vote and a 299 to 95 House vote. The $2,315,200,000 tax increase became law despite the President's veto as supporters pushed for bipartisan action. Barkley urged cooperation amid the split with the White House. Four North Carolina and South Carolina senators backed the override.
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Kelly Wington
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House
Roosevelt
Congressional
Barkley
White House
Capitol Hill
Democrats
North Carolina
South Carolina
Anzio Beachhead is Secure Says Correspondent
New York February 25 Associated Press cor respondent Don Whitehead returned from the Anzio beachhead below Rome and said Allied forces are not likely to be ejected. He reported the situation was static on leaving and morale was good after the landings. He doubted any push could drive the Allies from the area despite heavy fighting and losses.
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Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Anzio
Rome
Whitehead
Germany Loses 510 Fighters in Massive Allied Raids
London reports official communiques showing Germany lost 510 fighters while fighting off sustained American daylight raids focused on crippling Nazi aircraft plants. Allied losses include 165 US heavy bombers with detailed counts for Feb 20 to 24 across Leipzig, Brunswick, Bernburg, Schweinfurt and other targets.
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Germany
United States
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Gotha
Bernburg
Brunswick
Halberstadt
Tutow
Oschersleben
Rostock
U. S
Reactionary Army Clique Seizes Argentine Power
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay reports a coup by the reactionary Gou group in Argentina. President Pedro Ramirez delegated powers to Vice President Edelmiro Farrell, an ally of Col. Juan Peron, amid reports of troop movements and government reshuffles. Diplomats question how other nations will view the change and its continuity with the Ramirez regime.
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Edelmiro J. Farrell
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Farrell
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Ramirez
Fretty Ment
Alberto Gilbert
Germany
Buenos Aires
United States
J. Filomeno Velazco
Roosevelt Slow To Shake Off Effects Of Flu
President Roosevelt, still recovering from influenza, rests away from Washington while maintaining quick White House contact. He recently urged Senate leader Barkley not to resign over the wartime tax bill, and his weight loss from the illness is noted by his physician.
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Washington
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Stettinius Warns United States Over Argentina Shakeup
Acting Secretary of State Stettinius voiced concern over Argentina changes and said possible questions could affect hemispheric security. He cited reports from Ambassador Armour and press dispatches as prompting talks among American republics.
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Farrell
Hearst Attacked by Soviet Writer in Pravda
Pravda writer David Zaslavsky denounced publisher Randolph Hearst in an article claiming Hearst seeks to thwart the Soviet Britain United States alliance. He warned Hearst opposes the U.S. government and the American people. In Stockholm a Berlin correspondent cited calm before a possible Cassino front storm as Allied reinforcements gathered.
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Pravda
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Randolph Hearst
Adolf Hitler
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Zaslavsky
Wendell Willkie
Hearst
RED Cross
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Berlin
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Cassino
Japs Driven From Pass In Burma Fighting
British and Chinese forces drive Japanese from Mgakyedauk pass area in Arakan Burma as two allied columns advance from the north. U S bombers hit Akyab airfields while RAF strikes target Moulmein Martaban jetties and rail yards. fighting continues in the Mayu hills and surrounding regions.
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India
Mgakyedauk Pass
Mayu
Arakan
Burma
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Balu
Taro
Ledo
China
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Akyab
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Martaban
Arkan
Kaladan
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Admiral urges UNC grads to stay ready for Tokyo battle
Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs told UNC wartime graduates that the fight at sea remains intense as the nation presses toward Tokyo. He noted 75 000 prospective naval officers in V 12 training at 241 colleges, with thousands more to enter this year. About 400 commissioning officers and 250 V 12 transfers received certificates and commissions at the ceremony. Governor Broughton awarded degrees and certificates.
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Randall Jacobs
Bureau of Naval Personnel
University of North Carolina
Tokyo
Jacobs
Pacific
U. S
Japan
Navy
NROTC
College
J. M. Broughton
German Line Crashes as Soviets Retake Rogachev and Vitebsk
Transocean reports German troops evacuated Vitebsk and fell back toward the Polish frontier while Russian forces captured Rogachev. Moscow claimed a smash of the Rogachev Vitebsk line as Red Army advances pressed from the Dnieper front.
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High Command
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Rogachev-Vitebsk
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Rogachev
Tourists Stranded in Florida Over Gas Shortage
Northern visitors to Florida face gasoline shortages with rationing officials warning of tighter controls after Hialeah park closes March 4. Miami denied about 1,200 extra gasoline applications and many travelers seek railroad transport for return, prompting blame on Florida boards.
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OPA
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RED Cross
Policeman and FBI Agent Poke Fun Ahead of Police School Talk
In New Britain Connecticut a policeman waiting for a police school session jokes that someone from Washington will speak. FBI Agent L L Meunier agrees that wind bag will likely travel to the event.
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