Polio cases rise as NC reaches 302 total
North Carolina reports twelve new polio cases bringing the statewide total to 302. In Chapel Hill Dr. William Chambers Coker relinquishes administrative duties after 42 years at UNC. Dr. John N. Couch will take over. W. F. Hall, longtime Mitchell College trustee and church officer, dies at home after a stroke. Chilean health specialists head to Raleigh to study public health and industrial hygiene. Frank B. Meacham named zoologist and taxidermist at the state museum replacing Roxie Collie Simpson.
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State Health Department
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Frank P. Graham
William Chambers Coker
University of North Carolina Botany Department
John N. Couch
Coker
University
Statesville
W. F. Hall
Miami
Fla
N. C
Alejandro Forero
Santiago
Carlos Valenzuela Erazo
Eduardo Skewes Orellana
University of Conception
Frank B. Meacham
N. C. State College
Robersonville
State Museum
Meacham
Roxie Collie Simpson
Washington
Peace rumors surface on Finnish war settlement
Stockholm reports rumors in Helsinki of new Soviet Finnish peace talks. International political circles in Stockholm are convinced some settlement of the Finnish war still is possible.
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Stockholm
Stockholms Tidningen
Helsinki
Bombers Hit Ploesti Refineries as Smoke Rises Vastly
A force of about 750 American heavy bombers attacked five oil refineries and a pumping station at Ploesti Romania. Smoke columns reached 20 000 feet and were visible over 100 miles. Escort fighters clashed with enemy planes and Lt. Col. Robert R. Curtis of New York City claimed a Messerschmitt during Mediterranean operations. Maj. Samuel F. Gregory of Tulsa added to the tally with a 13th victory. Indicates continued Allied air campaigns over the region.
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Ploesti
Romania
Robert R. Curtis
New York City
Mediterranean
Samuel 4.Gery
Tulsa
Okla
Yanks Close On Livorno After Rapid Italian Advance
Allied headquarters report American forces reached a point about six miles from Livorno with a big push in one sector and the capture of Chianni, roughly 19 airline miles from the port. Fifth Army moves put artillery within range of Livorno and nine miles from the Arno as German resistance erodes.
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Rome
Livorno
Chianni
Fifth Army
Arno
Goebbels Portrays Peace Motive in Nazi Magazine
The AP reports Goebbels in Das Reich claims both sides seek peace and calm while Berlin radio frames it as propaganda to split the Allied powers and the Soviet Union. An AP dispatch from Madrid notes Das Schwarze Korps says the war phase has grimmer meaning than before.
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Associated Press
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
U. S
Office of War Information
United States
Britain
Das Reich
Berlin
Soviet Union
Goebbels
Madrid
Das Schwarze Korps
Goebbels Publishes Plea Amid Nazi War Fever
The War Today notes Nazi Minister Joseph Goebbels issues a publication described by the U S Office of War Information as an implicit appeal to the United States and Britain to soften unconditional surrender demands. The piece, distributed by DNB and carried by the FCC, echoes prior Berlin feelers and aims to spark terms with the Allies while threatening destruction in Europe.
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Berlin
Europe
Crash Kills Three Star Family In Vehicle Train Collision
A collision between a car and a train near here yesterday killed three members of the Dossie Dunn family and injured six others. Mrs Dossie Dunn, Eileen 12, and an unnamed child died, while Frances Dunn Culler 21 Ada Myrtle Dunn 10 and Grady Dunn 7 were treated at Asheboro Hospital.
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Here
Dossie Dunn
Bins
Eileen
Frances Dunn Culler
Ada Myrtle Dunn
Grady Dunn
Asheboro
Allied push nears St Lo in heavy Normandy fighting
Allied forces in western Normandy press toward St Lo amid fierce street fighting and heavy artillery. U S troops advance near Lessay and Periers while German resistance slows the push with stiff counterfire. Sixteen towns fell in the last 24 hours as air cover remains limited by poor weather.
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U.S
Lessay
Normandy
St. Lo
Periers
Lessay-St. Lo
Esquay
Maltot
Caen
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Air Arm
Plessis
Cherbourg
U. S
Pont- Hebert
Accidental Fire Of U S Vessel Fatal To Two
The U S Navy reports a minesweeper accident caused the death of one officer and one man aboard a PT boat carrying Lt Gen Mark W Clark to the Anzio beachhead on January 28. The PT boat and escorts were in attack formation during a red alert and not identified as friendly. The escort captain was cleared of blame. Details are withheld pending the inquiry.
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U. S. Navy
United States
Mark W. Clark
Anzio
Clark
City Council May Pass Ordinance On Youth Gatherings
High Point council planned a special session to consider an ordinance restricting all under 16 from congregating in churches schools playgrounds events and streets. Health officials urged voluntary precautions and parent guidance over strict city rules amid infantile paralysis concerns.
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Row & Braden
Leo
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Herring
High Point
Groome
Common Sense
Guam Raided by 85 Yank Airplanes
The Tokyo radio reported 85 American planes raided Guam and two Liberator bombers attacked Iwo Jima in the Kazan group 870 miles northwest. A powerful carrier battle group was said to remain near Guam as the war situation remained grave. Admiral Chester W. was noted in the long report as addressing the actions last night.
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Pearl Harbor
Tokyo Radio
Guam
Iwo Jima
Kazan Group
Kazan
Volcano
Allies Can Win Beachhead Any Place They Choose
Allied study of Normandy invasion weaknesses reports landings were so successful that they could gain a beachhead anywhere including Japan under proper conditions. Refuelling at sea remains a major challenge as Pacific operations lack close bases. Some amphibious experiments from Normandy are kept secret for potential Pacific use.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Japan
Pacific
Allies Hit Paris Rail Yards in Bombing Raid
British Lancaster bombers struck the Villeneuve-St. Georges railroad yards on the southeastern outskirts of Paris amid a broad night raid against rail centers in France. Several heavies targeted flying bomb installations in France while Mosquito aircraft hit German positions in Normandy and other targets in Germany. Seven Lancasters were reported missing with one failing to return during the night operation.
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Paris
France
Normandy
Germany
Villeneuve-St. Gorges
Vallieneuve-M. Gorges
Numerous Vice Presidential Candidates Pop Up in Chicago
In Chicago, Democratic leaders watch as vice presidential options surface amid a Roosevelt letter favoring Wallace’s renomination. Names floated include Chand, Pepper, O Mahoney, Elbert Thomas, Kerr, Barkley, Douglas, Byrnes, Lucas, Norton, with Broughton and Bricker also considered. Byrd opposition and Florida delegation moves loom ahead of the convention.
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Robert E. Hannegan
White House
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Roosevelt
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Lace
Wallace
Alfred
Happy) Chand
Kentucky
Claude Pepper
Florida
Joseph O'Mahoney
Kogee
Elbert Thomas
Ben W. Barkley
Supreme Court
Williams
Douglas
James S. Byrnes
Scott Lucas
Ilinois
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Joseph M. Broughton
North Carolina
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Broughton
Byrd
Sen
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Germans Report Russian Offensive Across Baltic Front
Russian forces push through the Baltic states toward East Prussia with rapid advances as German and Allied broadcasts describe penetrations near Grodno Bialystok Brest Litovsk and Daugavpils. Moscow remained silent on new southward drives while reports of shattered German lines spread from multiple sectors.
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Poland
Suwalk
East Prussia
Red Army
Tarnopol
Lwow
Luck
Lublin
Warsaw
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Berlin
Moscow
Pripyat
Baltic States
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Paris
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Bialystok
Totetering Daugavpils
Dvinsk
Latvia
Red
Ochka
Daugav
Velikaya
Turkey German Ties Face Possible Breakage
Rumors in Ankara suggest diplomatic and economic ties with Germany may be severed soon as Allies allegedly demand a break. There is no confirmation or denial from Turkish or Allied sides. A Berlin broadcast says many foreign representatives have departed Ankara for summer residences.
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Turkey
Germany
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London
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