Two Main Rail Lines Severed By Governor
The Russian northern offensive cut off about 250000 Nazi troops by seizing Krasnogvardeisk, 30 miles southwest of Leningrad, severing the main westward trunk line to Reval. Stalin announced the Krasnogvardeisk capture in an order of the day.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Leningrad
Leonid A. Gov
Krasnogvardeisk
Russia
Reval
Luga
Pskov
London
Stalin
Novgorod
Volkov
Leonid A. Govorov
Smolkovo
Soviet advance threatens main rail lines near Leningrad
Govorov’s forces pushed from Pushkin toward Krasnogvardeisk and Tosno, breaching the Moscow Leningrad railway and forcing German withdrawals. Meretskov’s Volkhov army neared key junctions near Novgorod while Ostrov fell, leaving Leningrad’s escape routes exposed and rail lines to Luga and Pskov at risk. Over 1,800 Germans reported killed and a captured German military train with tanks described as booty.
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Govorov
Vardeisk
Pushkin
Front Tihes
Vladimirskaya
Krasnogvardeisk
Tosno
Leningrad-Moscow
Tos
K. A. Meretskov
Volkhov
Novgorod
Moscow
Meretskov
Ostrov
Leningrad- Vitebsk
Leningrad-Warsaw
Axis Evades Blockade to Get War Goods
Refugees from Nazi occupied France say Axis and Japan run a busy war material trade. From French ports to Singapore and Yokohama, blockade runners and submarines moved over 300000 tons of supplies in each direction after Pearl Harbor.
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Algiers
Germany
Japan
France
Singapore
Yokohama
Pearl Harbor
Bay of Biscay i
Archantman
Big Lexington Dairy to halt milk deliveries amid rollback
George Cobb of the Dairy Products Co in Lexington NC said his firm would stop milk deliveries tomorrow to distributors due to an OPA ordered rollback of three cents per gallon. The move affects about 30,000 gallons daily, with emergency actions considered to suspend the rollback for 15 days.
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Raleigh
George Cobb
Dairy Products Company
Lexington
North Carolina
Broughton
Coble
Smith Brothers Dairy
Ballentine'’s
Wake County
OPA
Hospital Ship Sunk By Nazis Near Nettuno
In a daylight outside invasion zone attack German bombers sank a hospital ship near Nettuno Italy. The three vessels painted white with red crosses were ten miles from Allied ships and all were fully lit. Survivors report light losses and swift rescue efforts. Nurses described the surprise strike and distant anti-aircraft fire.
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Nettuno
Italy
Rome Enters State of Siege Amid Allied Advance
Dispatches from the Italian frontier report German authorities proclaimed a state of siege in Rome as Allied troops expanded from their bridgehead at Nettuno, triggering a new wave of anti Nazi activity in the city.
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Bern
Rome
Nettuno
Land Would Cut Out Overseas Trade For Japs And Germans
Rear Admiral E S Land warns Congress that Axis powers should be denied overseas trade for years after the war. He says enemy merchant ships are combatants and must be kept from running transoceanic routes, rivers, and coastal shipping to prevent future aggression. He likens Japan to a bear with cubs needing deterrence.
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Washington
E. S. Land
Maritime Commission
Congress
Independent Offices
Land
Argentina Breaks Axis Relations to End Diplomatic Ties
Argentina severed diplomatic relations with Germany and Japan becoming the last of 21 American republics to cut ties. President Ramirez said sovereignty was jeopardized by axis activities and ordered German and Japanese ambassadors expelled. Police arrests linked to an espionage ring were reported as authorities acted on British evidence and other nations' concerns.
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Stanley Ross
Buenos
Argentina
Germany
Japan
Axis
Americas
Pedro Ramirez
Sp Ent
Ramirez
al Ramirez
Pamirez
Trinidad
Europe
Omar Alberto Helmuth
Barcelona
Spain
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Washington
Connally
May
D-Ky
House Military Affairs Committee
Barkley
Hull
Atina
Ger
Rio de Janeiro
Eden Says Britain Won't Recognize Wartime Territorial Changes
London guidance from Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden rejects recognizing Poland’s partition while allowing a Churchill caveat that changes require free consent of involved parties. The stance aligns with the Curzon line and Atlantic Charter principles, rejecting wartime territorial alterations. In Washington, Argentina’s break with Germany and Japan draws praise as a move toward hemispheric solidarity and measures for security.
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Roger Greene
London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Europe
Churchill
Eden
Poland
Germany
Russia
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Commons
Atlantic
Ieace Aeadlassia
United States
Roosevelt calls Soldier Vote Bill a fraud in Congress
President Roosevelt criticized a senate passed measure on soldier voting as meaningless and a fraud on service members. He endorsed Green Lucas Worley substitutes and urged a complete change of absentee ballot machinery to allow armed forces and merchant marines to vote without delays or state-by-state procedures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
House
Green
Dri
Lucas
D-Ni
Rep
Worley
D-Tex
Allied Airmen Shoot Down 46 To 61 Jap Warplanes
Allied airmen from the Solomons and New Zealand forces claim a major raid on Rabaul by more than 150 fighters and bombers. They report 46 to 61 Japanese planes shot down and eight on the ground, lifting enemy losses in the New Britain defense to over 300 this month. Marine Gen. Ralph Mitchell calls the operation highly effective as the raid targets Lakunai airstrip.
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Arters
New Guinea
New Zealand
Rabaul
Ralph Mitchell
Solomons
Mitchell
New Britain
Lakunai
Paraguay Revolt Frustrated at Dawn in Asuncion
The government announced it frustrated an attempted revolution at dawn. Officials said units of the dis led liberal party and allied groups tried to seize police headquarters and barracks in Asuncion. President Higinio Morinigo leads the government.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Ministry of Interior
Liberal Party
Higinio Morinigo
Soviet Rejection of U S Mediation for Poland-Russia Row
Secretary Hull announced that the Soviet Union declined the United States offer to mediate restoring diplomatic relations between Poland and Russia. He said Moscow felt the situation had not ripened for usable good offices and expressed appreciation for the gesture.
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Washington
Hull
Russia
United States
Poland
U. S
General Clark Inspects Italian Beachhead Progress
Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, commander of the Fifth Army, visited the invasion beach head in Italy on January 25 and expressed complete satisfaction with the progress in the sector as he watched the troops.
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Italy
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Northern French Targets Blasted By Allied Planes
Allied bombers and fighters hammered targets in northern France for the fourth straight day as RAF Mosquitos ended a one night lull by striking at undefined objectives in western Germany. Night operations in northern France were carried out without loss. Weather limited day raids with poorer conditions than the previous ideal conditions.
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London
France
Germany
Air Ministry
Soldiers Eye New Path as Veterans Seek Public Office
Congress finds service members eager not only to vote but to run for national offices. Naval Lt. George E. Andrews, Pearl Harbor, seeks Congress. Maj. Carl E. Wuertele, wounded hero, tops Colorado Democrats for the March 7 special election. Other potential candidates emerge in Indiana Oklahoma and Texas, while Harold Stassen files for Nebraska primary.
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Jack Bell Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
George E. Andrews
Pearl Harbor
Andrews
Henry B. Steagall
Alabama
Hubert Farmer
Dothan
Ala
Colorado
Maj
Carl E. Wuertele
Midway
Lawrence Lewis
Dean M. Gillespie
Wurtele
Indiana
James M. Tucker
Senate
Oklahoma
Fletcher Riley
State Supreme Court
Elmer Thomas
Mariette McGregor Payne
John Payne
Texas
Austin
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Nebraska
U S Patrols Reported In Cassino Front
Allied dispatches say U S troops crossed the Rapido river north of Cassino in renewed fighting as Nazis pull forces from Cassino to meet the invasion threat. French also faced counterattacks near Mt Croce while hospital ships were attacked.
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Wes Gallagher
Cassino
Rapido River
Mt. Croce
Nettuno-An
Cairo
A Far W. Clark
Fifth Army
Florence
Rome
Stimson Urges Labor Draft to Boost War Effort
War Secretary Stimson calls for national service to curb strikes and turnover, arguing a labor draft would reduce absenteeism and increase production as the nation nears the climax of the conflict. He notes 22 strikes in war plants cost about 135000 man days and backs Roosevelt’s proposals.
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Washington
Jan
Stimson
Roosevelt
Measure Passed Providing Discharge Pay to Service Members
The House approved compromise legislation by 277 to 108 sending to the Senate. It guarantees a discharge payment of at least 100 dollars and up to 300 dollars for armed services personnel.
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Washington, Dan
Senate
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