Bankhead pushes farm worker draft halt action in Senate
Senator Bankhead seeks a Thursday floor vote next week to advance his bill halting induction of farm workers into the armed forces. He claims 40 sponsors and rapid passage, despite a 7 to 5 delay vote in the military affairs committee. Senator Johnson pressed for immediate committee approval and then a Monday vote.
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Weather Forecast North and South Carolina Rise in Temperatures
Interior North Carolina will see a slowly rising temperature tonight with continued freezing or below at the coast. South Carolina remains below freezing to the coast with frost and slightly higher temps in the northern portion.
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U S Airmen Hit Japanese Vessel In New Guinea Raid
Allied air crews reported a direct hit and two near misses with 500 pound bombs on a Japanese merchant ship at Wewak harbor, New Guinea. The operation targeted shipping, air fields, and supply lines on New Britain and surrounding areas.
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Powell Point
German push stymied as Red Army harasses Donets sector
Berlin reports German tanks and infantry near a large settlement southwest of Kramatorsk were repelled with heavy losses. Moscow observers say Soviet counter blows threaten a Donets Basin advance. 15 Nazi planes were shot down by Soviet pilots. West of Rostov, Russians breached German positions, killing over 100 and seizing equipment. In Ukraine near Kharkov progress is slow but costly for Germans as Soviets push along the Dnieper line.
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Senator Wallgren Calls WLB Inaction In Seattle Case
Senator Wallgren of Washington accuses the War Labor Board of sitting on its hands over wage raise demands. He urges quicker action and says if the board cannot decide they should fold up and go home. The remarks were made at Bethpage, New York during a labor interview.
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Large Luftwaffe escort battles reported by GIANT
GIANT reported 25 to 40 fighters attacking simultaneously while German pilots reportedly avoided flying near bombers' guns. The total number of attacking fighters shot down by the bombers has not yet been tallied.
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Finland Peace Hopes Meet Moscow Stance on Concessions
The piece notes the difficulty of arranging a separate Finnish peace without Soviet concessions and mentions a cautious U S hope that Finland could withdraw from the war. It recalls 1940 borders enclosing Estonia Latvia Lithuania and Bessarabia now Soviet republics and the prewar Russian heartland under Czars.
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Allied forces repulse multiple Axis attacks in Tunisia
In Tunisia a lull ended as Al lied fighters repelled attacks in Djebel Mansour Bou Arada and near Medjez El Bab. Allied actions included tank supported counterattacks near Beja, heavy Axis casualties, and a large enemy force taken prisoner. Montgomery’s Eighth Army advanced south of the Mareth Line as air and sea strikes hit Gabes Tozeur Cagliari Bizerte.
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Britain grants full independence to India
The speaker interprets Britain's pledge as handing over government to Indians at the earliest feasible moment. The exact timing is open and depends on England’s negotiations. The speaker believes Britain could be persuaded to reopen talks if an opportune opening appears.
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RAF Bombers Fire Burma Village Minbya Attacked
RAF bombers struck the Japan occupied village of Minbya about 30 miles northwest of Akyab in Burma yesterday and started several fires. British communications report the action as part of renewed operations over the Burma front.
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Man With Hoe Will Be Tops This Summer
In New York on February 27 a seed industry view predicts the man with the hoe will lead households into victory gardens this summer. Farm supplies face shortages as demand rises for seeds and tools while wartime production shifts focus to practical produce like corn beans and tomatoes. Kneeling pads are selling fast at Fifth Avenue stores to aid home gardeners in growing victory crops.
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David Platt
Max Schling
Peter Henderson
Victory Garden
Lee Hunt Receives Suspended Term in Thomasville Court
In Thomasville on February 27 Lee Hunt, local man, was sentenced to two years for assault with a deadly weapon on a female. The term was suspended on conditions: pay court costs and all doctor bills, maintain good behavior for three years, and abstain from intoxicants.
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Governor Broughton to Present NC Farm Problem in DC
Governor Broughton of North Carolina traveled to Washington to discuss the state’s agricultural issue with War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt. He also protested fees charged to workers on military camp construction, noting it is uncommon in North Carolina. He attends a governors conference and plans to return to Raleigh tonight.
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Air raids yield high success at Munda in Solomons campaign
Weather favored attackers as numerous planes delivered attacks on Munda. Ground losses rose to 875 Japanese aircraft destroyed in combat in the Solomon Islands, marking one of the most successful raids of the 77 executed so far.
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Dewey Denies 1944 Candidacy Draft Despite Support
Dewey canvassed Republican leaders who served with him and found no bar to a 1944 run. Some believed New York would share the presidency with other states, but he issued a statement confirming he will not seek another nomination during his term.
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