Allied Air Strikes Hit Rabaul Kavieng and More
Pacific forces report heavy bombardment of Rabaul and Kavieng with ships damaged and planes shot down. Allied pilots pressed a six day campaign, sinking ships, destroying ferries, and pounding airfields despite anti aircraft fire.
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Allied
T Pacific
Rabaul
Coortion
Douglas MacArthur
Torfront
Kavieng
New Ireland
Deyers
Kaveing
Jg) Lambert
Rodger Sim
Port Ore
San Francisco
Ralph Earle, Jr
Mitchell
Bisk
Admiralty Islands
Wewak
New Guinea
Boramak
Madang
Saidor
Cadet Killed in Plane Crash Near Pensacola
Aviation Cadet John Thomas Fevenson Jr. of Elizabeth City North Carolina was killed in a formation training flight crash near Corry Field three miles northwest of Iman Alabama. The other pilot parachuted to safety. Fevenson belonged to the auxiliary naval air station at Corry Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
John Thomas Fevenson, Jr
USNR
Elizath City
Stevenson
Ian
Ala
Naval Air Tion
Corry Field
J. T. Stevenson, Sr
West Church St
Elizabeth City
Norma Shearer Reports Jewelry Theft in Glendale
Actress Norma Shearer told police that a vanity case containing rubies and diamonds valued at $1,000 and cash and a St Christopher medal vanished from her automobile trunk in Glendale. She said the loss occurred after she returned to the vehicle and found her husband Martin age away training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Calif
Norma Shearer
Martin Age
American Fleets Will Be Greater Than All Others
Rear Admiral Edward L. Cochrane told a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduation crowd that by year end the United States will field fleets equal to all other nations combined. He warned postwar naval strength is key to world peace and that the U S will likely be the greatest naval power.
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Sek Pene Mass
United States
Edward L. Cochrane
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cochrane
U. S. Navy
Ted
Supreme Court backs union bargaining over individual contracts
The court, in an 8-1 ruling, held the National Labor Relations Act requires employers to bargain collectively with a union even if prior contracts with individual employees exist. Justice Jackson delivered the majority opinion upholding a labor board order against J I Case Company of Rock Island Illinois to bargain with the CIO affiliated union.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Act
Jackson
Labor Board
J. 1. Case Company
Rock Island
CIO
Robert
NLRB
Noo AN Po Ong An Aly Corre
Finland Attacked Oulu as War Burns Across Gulf of Bothnia
Finnish communique reports enemy planes struck Oulu in middle Finland on the Gulf of Bothnia yesterday afternoon and night, causing fires and damage. The broadcast communique was recorded by the federal communications commission.
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Finland
New York
Oulu
Gulf of Bothnia
Federal Communications Commission
Major Victory Over Japs In Burma Reported
London reports British and Indian troops scored a major victory on the Arakan front in Burma. Japanese forces in the area were largely destroyed with over 1 000 killed and 7 000 wounded. Allied casualties were lighter with an implied three to one advantage in kills.
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London
Arakan
Burma
Supreme Allied Command For
Southeast Asia
Ministry of Information
India
Germany Claims Two Battalions Are Wiped Out
The German communique said two allied battalions were wiped out near Buon Riposo after days of bitter fighting in the Anzio beachhead. Allied reports did not confirm the claim. The Germans also said 650 prisoners were taken. Paris radio quoted a German spokesman citing 20 000 casualties in the battle, excluding at sea.
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London
Buon Riposo
Anzio
Buon Ripso
Moletta
Carroceto
Campo di Carne
Paris
Danish bandleader arrested in Copenhagen restaurant
Danish bandleader Bruno Henriksen was arrested by the Gestapo in Copenhagen's Ambassadeur restaurant while playing Anchors Aweigh the U S Navy anthem. Advices reaching here today report the incident dated February 28 in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Bruno Henriksen
Gestapo
U. S. Navy
Copenhagen
Ambassadeur
Finnish Press Warns of Major War News as Bombing Rises
Stockholm Feb 28. The Finnish press says decisive news may come this week on whether Finland leaves the war with Russia. Helsinki endures the worst bombing yet with 600 Russian planes, many buildings damaged, and the University of Helsinki nearly destroyed. Refugees report widespread fires and destruction as the attack lasted about 12 hours.
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Uusi Suomi
Sweden
Helsinki
University of Helsinki
Artillery Fire Increasing On Anzio Front
Naples February 28 A sharp uptick in fighting along the Moletta river headwaters southwest of Carroceto accompanies increased artillery duels along the Anzio front. Allied officials report two German strongpoints captured and an American cruiser shelling gun positions as weather hampers operations. Air operations show raids on Rome area dromes with hangar destruction, while RAF and US aircraft hit transport and shipping targets in central Italy and Yugoslavia. An Allied patrols advance on the Fifth and Eighth army fronts amid ongoing bombardments.
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Naples
Moletta
Carroceto
Anzio
Rome
Revines
Castelforte
Liane
Yugoslav
Korcula
Italy
Yugoslavia
Corfu
Fifth Army
New Miler Mga
Cassino
Durham Tobacco Strike Keeps 2300 Workers Idle
2300 Durham American Tobacco plant employees stayed off the job as the union deadline passed. G T Dunn of Local 183 announced a strike would start at 7 30 a m unless a union shop contract was signed. Picketing was orderly. maintenance and office staff entered.
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Durham
American Tobacco Company
G. T. Dunn
Tobacco Workers Union of America
AFL
Reidsville
Richmond
Dunn
Peron Elevated To New Post In Argentina
Juan D. Peron was sworn in as acting minister of war by Acting President Edelmiro Farrell in Buenos Aires. The ceremony was attended by cabinet members and Cardinal Capello. Peron, newly named minister, leads a powerful group seen as a key influence behind the recent d etat and national power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Edelmiro J. Farrell
Giacomo Luigi Cardinal Capello
Government House
Col. Peron
Argentina
War Ministry
Farrell
Atlantic Coast Defenses Streamlined to Two Sectors
New York date reports the army will reorganize coastal defense command from Maine to Florida into two sectors. Maj. Gen. Kenneth T. Blood will head the northeastern sector based in Boston, and Maj. Gen. John L. Homer will lead the southeastern sector based in Raleigh, with Grunert announcing the changes.
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New York
Atlantic Coast
Aes Army
Maine
Florida
George Grunert
Eastern Command
Kenneth T. Blood
Caseway St
Boston
Rale
Raleigh
N. C
Badoglio Signals Resolve to Remain Leader of Italy
Naples report quotes Marshal Badoglio saying he will stay in power with his government until King Vittorio Emanuele finds a better one or until all Germans are driven from Italy. He seeks full alliance with the Allies and notes Mussolini and fascism have been defeated. Churchill's stance on post Rome political shifts cited.
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Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Churchill
Rome
Italy
Badoglio
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Mussolini
Ten Fall River Plants Returned To Operators
Ten Fall River textile mills seized by the army on February 7 amid labor disturbances were turned back to civilian management at noon today. Colonel Curtis G. Pratt, War Department representative, announced the return.
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Fall River
Mass
Army
Curtis G. Pratt
War Department
Woman Argues Test Tax Case In High Court
Pittsburgh lawyer Anne X. Alpern will argue before the U S Supreme Court in Washington to decide if local governments can tax machinery leased to war plants by the federal government. The Allegheny county case against Mesta Machine Co affects Pittsburgh and 385 other cities as it questions tax on government-leased equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Anne X. Alpern
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Miss Alpern
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Allegheny County
Mesta Machine Co
Ery
Mesta
U. S
Sanettee
Poeta Ok Toe Mani Yinarts
FDR Signs CCC Bill Extends Agency to 1945
President Roosevelt signed legislation continuing the Commodity Credit Corporation until June 30 1945 with no anti subsidy conditions. The act preserves CCC authority and supports farm credit and market stabilization programs through the end of the term.
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FDR
CCC
Washington
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
Americans Revitalize Chinese Army for Coming Attacks
J Reilly O Sullivan reports on U S aid to Chiang Kai Shek forces in Southwest China. Lt Gen Stilwell leads American officers aiding Chinese expeditionary forces to train re equip and re fire a large number of divisions. The effort aims to open land routes via Burma and seize a China coast port to sustain offensive operations against Japan.
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J. Reilly O'Sullivan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Stilwell
Frank Dorn
San Francisco
Asia
India
Burma
Ameri
U. S. Air Force
Shiao I-Lu
CEF
Soviet Forces Near Pskov Drive West Toward City
Soviet troops advancing on a Baltic front push westward and threaten the rail hub of Pskov within ten miles as they bypass river lines and disrupt German defenses. Pravda reports indicate a widening Soviet assault with river barriers bypassed and continuous harassment of retreating German units.
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Moscow
Second Baltic Front
Striks
Pskov
Hitler
CBS
Markian Popov
Pushtoshka
Novosokolniki
Pravda
Lutsk
Old Poland
Yampol
Ostrog
Baltic
Japanese claim sinking U.S. carrier and three warships
Tokyo radio quoted a Japanese communique claiming a United States aircraft carrier and three big American warships were sunk east of the Marianas on Feb 22. The report, unconfirmed, said the fleet included over 10 carriers and eight battleships, with another carrier damaged.
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London
Tokyo
United States
Marianas Islands
Associated Press
Saipan
Tinan
Guam Islands
Victory Garden Series Starts In Enterprise
The Enterprise begins a series by Robert Geiger on Victory Gardens, outlining steps from planning to harvesting. The informal guide aims to help all readers start and maintain productive gardens and urges clipping for reference during the gardening season.
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Victory Garden
Enterprise
Victory Gardens
Robert Geiger
Associated Press
Victory
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