Britain and United States Reject Bolivia Junta Recognition
Britain and the United States refuse to recognize Bolivia's revolutionary junta led by Guulberto Villarroel. Eden links the coup to German agents and notes Argentina may break with the Axis. Uruguay, Panama, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Guatemala join in non recognition. Argentina reportedly considering breaking with the Axis.
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Roger Greene
London
Britain
United States
Bolivia
Anthony Eden
Commons
Eden
la Paz
Guulberto Villarroel
Uruguay
Panama
Cuba
Venezuela
Brazil
Peru
Guatemala
Republic
Enrique Penaranda
Germany
United Nations
Western Hemisphere
Bo- Via
South America
Spain
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Trinidad
Ssecretary Huil
Tina
U. S
Alberto Gilbert
Norman Armour
David Victor Kelly
Erich Ottognen
Foreign Ministry
Adrian C. Escobar
Washington
Allied Planes Holding Sway At Beachhead
Gen. K. Cannon reports Allied air supremacy near Rome beachhead with 1,400 sorties daily and a drop in enemy aircraft from 80 to 17. He notes German pilot quality fading but warns Luftwaffe remains dangerous and Germany must be fought to end the war.
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K. Cannon
Miiidiesensen Air
Rome
Rat
Joe
Hun
Cannon
Luftwaffe
Mediterranean
Germany
Italy
RAF
Three New Bern Women Die in Conflagration
In New Bern North Carolina on January 25 three young women died in a house fire that began early morning. Minnie Lee Neal 23 Safronia Neal 19 and Annie Mae Neal 14 perished while sleeping on the second floor as parents and four others escaped uninjured. Safronia was Valedictorian of the previous class and Annie Mae was in the senior class.
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New Bern
W. A. Neal
Minnie Lee
Safronia
Annie Mae Neal
Safronia Neal
Annie Mae
Bombers Hammer Coast Across Channel For Third Day
Allied bomber formations pounded the Dunkerque to Boulogne area for the third consecutive day. Early dawn raids moved over the English Channel as fighters joined the assault under a windy unsettled sky.
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London
English Channel
Dunkerque
Boulogne
Channel
German Navy’s Destroyer Shortfall Highlighted by War Losses
London dispatch reports naval experts saying Germany began the war with about 30 destroyers and has lost 20, making destroyer escorts crucial now. They contrast this with Britain’s fleet of 200 to 300 destroyers, noting ships like the Scharnhorst’s sinking underscore the need for escorts.
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London
Scharnhorst
Germany
Senj Falls To German Forces Amid Yugoslav Front Battles
German troops occupied the Croat coastal town of Senj after heavy fighting on an 18 mile front. Tito announced the fall and said mop up operations were underway on a nearby island. Reports also spoke of continued fighting in Tuzla Eastern Bosnia and clashes in Montenegro with mixed German Chetnik forces. King Peter of the Yugoslav exile government expressed desire to return home and fight for Yugoslavia.
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London
Senj
Ore
Es Josip Broz
Tito
Zagreb
Free Yugoslav Radio
Associated Press
Bosnia
Tuzla
Montenegro
Cairo
Peter
Briggs Indicted in Hopkins Letter Affair
Washington January 5 George N Briggs suspended assistant to Interior Secretary Ickes was indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the Hopkins letter affair.
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Briggs
Washington
George N. Briggs
Ickes
Bradley Is Soldier's Soldier Leader Chosen For Invasion
In Italy January 18 a delayed report says General Eisenhower selected Lt General Omar Nelson Bradley to command American ground forces in the planned Northwestern Europe invasion. The Missouri born former mathematics teacher is praised as a master technician who has killed and captured more Nazis than any other American commander in the field. He led successes in Tunisia Sicily and West Point teaching roles.
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Italy
Eisenhower
Omar Nelson Bradley
Europe
Bradley
Hill
Tunisia
West Point
Fort Benning
General MacArthur
Sen Van Nuys Dies of Heart Attack at 69 in Virginia
Senator Frederick Van Nuys died at his home near Vienna Virginia at age 69 after a brief illness. A 1933 senator he chaired the judiciary committee and opposed some New Deal measures while supporting Roosevelt foreign policy. His death shifts senate margins to 57 Democrats 37 Republicans and 1 Progressive.
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Washington
Frederick van Nuys
Judiciary Committee
Vienna
Senate
Indianan St
van Nuys
Roosevelt
Foreign Relations Committee
Indiana
Henry F. Schricker
Schricker
Indianapolis
James E. Watson
U S Casualty Totals Reach 142 289 in World War II
The Office of War Information released updated American war casualties: 142,289 total with 32,662 killed in action. Navy losses through January 22: 35,572 total with 15,520 dead, 7,206 wounded, 8,526 missing, 4,284 captured. Army through December 31: 106,717 with 17,142 dead, 39,917 wounded, 24,137 missing, 25,521 POWs.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Navy
Marine Corps
Stimson to Explain National Service on NBC Radio
Secretary of War Stimson will address the nation for 15 minutes tonight from 6 to 6 15 PM Eastern War Time on NBC stations to present his reasons for urgently endorsing national service legislation.
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Stimson
Washington
NBC
Germans Face Loss Of Huge Army In Trap
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet armored trains pushing German forces toward encirclement along the Leningrad Vitebsk railway. Red Star says about 250,000 troops face isolation between Lake Ilmen and the Volkhov, with German rail lines shrinking to two viable north south routes. Dispatches note captured guns rising and disarray among German ranks as Pushkin and surrounding areas fall.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Leningrad- Vitebsk
Pushkin
Tsark- Selo
Shimsk
Lake Ilmen
Red Star
Volkhov
Leni Vitebsk
Red Army
Reds
Lumber Workers Get Forty Cents Minimum
Raleigh notice reports a wage order raising lumber and related industries to at least 40 cents per hour. The order takes effect February 7, replacing the prior 35 cent standard per hour, per Labor Commissioner Forrest H. Shuford.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Forrest H. Shuford
Allied air offensive in South Pacific hits heavy Japanese losses
Advancing Allied air strikes in the southwest Pacific press Japanese bases at Rabaul and Wewak with heavy losses. A South Pacific HQ spokesman said Japanese planes totaled 349 definite losses from Dec 23 to Jan 24, plus many probable, while Allies lost 79 in the period. MacArthur released figures noting major raids and fires after battles near Lakunai and Wewak.
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New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Rabaul
New Britain
South Pacific
Pacific
Wewak
Douglas MacArthur
Cabaul
Lakunai
Ack Ack
Southern governors eye Gov Melville Broughton as VP hope
Southern lawmakers and the Democratic committee discuss a southern vice presidential candidate to accompany President Roosevelt. Senator Maybank says no agreement yet on the nominee. Reports note Gov Melville Broughton of North Carolina as a possibility, while Gov Ellis Arnall of Georgia is said to have one ballot.
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Washington
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Maybank
D-Sc
Melville Broughton
North Carolina
Broughton
Associated Press
National Committee
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Hathaway Cross Inducted At Fort Bragg
Raleigh dispatch reports Commissioner Hathaway Cross was inducted at Fort Bragg yesterday and ordered to report for service February 14. He likely will be succeeded by his assistant, William C Dunn.
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Raleigh
Hathaway Cross
Fort Bragg
William C. Dunn
State's Rights Issue Halts Uniform Absentee Voting Plan
The Senate faces renewed obstacles to a federal war ballot for armed forces as a "state's rights" provision threatens to undercut a bipartisan bill creating a federal ballot form while preserving local validation authority. Senators Taft Byrd Overton opposed provisions on ballot distribution and party designation on military ballots, amid other objections from Southern Democrats and Majority Leader Barkley.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Lucas
Taft
Ohio
Federal Ballot Commission
Byrd
Dva
Armed Services
Overton
Barkley
D-Ky
Allied troops advance from Nettuno-Anzio beachhead
Allied headquarters in Algiers reports troops have pushed 12 miles inland from the Nettuno Anzio beachhead with patrols penetrating deeper and encountering no formidable German opposition so far.
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Algiers
Nettuno-Anzio
Destruction of Velletri Reported by Berlin Radio
Berlin radio said Velletri on the Appian Way near Rome has been destroyed and captured by the Allies. American troops reportedly found debris and ashes as bombs turned the town to ruins. Velletri lies about 22 miles southeast of Rome and 18 miles northeast of Nettuno.
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London
Berlin
Velletri
Appian Way
Rome
Nettuno
Allies gain foothold near Rome as invasion widens
The invasion forces appear to control a 30 mile coastal strip from Nettuno to the Tiber mouth and threaten Ostia though not formally stated. German planes heavy attacks aimed to halt sea miles reinforce ments while counterattacks around the invasion bridgehead declined, suggesting a strategic pullback to cover the flanking advance.
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Rome
Geneva
la Suisse
Nettuno
Tiber
Ostia
OWI
Ily
Athe Nastil
Azi
Crown upheaval in Balkans tests dictatorships and shifts in Europe
The article notes brightened Allied prospects in Italy affecting the Balkans as they struggle to escape Hitler and internal politics. It quotes Dr Stoyan Gavrilovic predicting the Balkan governments are ending, with monarchies giving way to popular rule, signaling broad regional changes ahead.
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Italy
Balkans
Hitler
Europe
Greece
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Rumania
Stoyan Gavrilovic
British Cotton Men Map Postwar Program
The board of trade cotton committee issued proposals for postwar plans projecting 43 million pounds for plants and machinery within five years after victory. The figure is about 172 million dollars at current rates, reflecting Britain's industry intent to rebuild and modernize operations.
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London
Board of Trade
Cotton Committee
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