Britain Agrees To Plan Of Withdrawal
Britain accepted terms from Russia regarding ceasefire operations and relations with Germany amid Finnish discussions. Moscow dispatches indicate Soviet readiness to receive Dr K Paasikivi who helped end the winter war. Finnish parliament met in secret sessions with no clear stance while Moscow signaled possible quick talks on the disputed terms.
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Alex H. Singleton
Britain
Russia
Germany
Finnith
Moscow
K. Paasikivi
Sweden
Mme
Alexandra Killen
Morgon
Social Democratic Party
1 Fon
Social Democrats
Finland
Helsinki
Argentine Coup Mutes Regimental Uprising In Buenos Aires
In Argentina a failed bid by units under Gen Farrell faced a third infantry regiment near Buenos Aires. Duco’s force held Lomas De Zamora, with artillery and machine guns deployed. Talks centered on restoring power to Ramirez or the supreme court as the government called the revolt unsuccessful.
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Edelmiro Farrell
Farrell
Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Argentina
War Ministry
Duco
Lomas de Zamora
Theer
Ramirez
Supreme Court
Buenos
Nazi radio controlled tanks threaten Anzio beachhead
Allied headquarters report new German radio controlled tanks with 1000 pound charges were used in a second major offensive against the Anzio beachhead. Artillery duels raged as attacks between Carroceto and Cisterna intensified. No decisive result yet.
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Maslock
Richard
Gy Weese
Naples
Sives
Anzio
Carroceto
Cisterna
Legr T
Agay
Greeks Wreck Nazi Train Carrying General And Staff
Greek guerrillas led by a British officer derailed a German troop train near Mt. Olympus on Feb 22. The crash amid heavy snow killed a Nazi general and staff, with hundreds injured as 11 cars plunged into the Pinios river and an armored car defense failed.
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Cairo
Mt. Olympus
Pinios
Andartes
Num
Sevne Wes
Meee
Train wreck delays six-car Southern run near Princeton
GOLSBORO March 1 Six cars of Southern Railway passenger train No. 21 bound from Greensboro were derailed at a grade crossing near Princeton. Several passengers were shaken up but resumed travel after first aid. They were taken to Selma by bus while track repairers fixed the line and service resumed.
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Golsboro
Southern Railway
Greensboro
Princeton
Selma
British Lose No Planes In Raids Over Germany
RAF Mosquito bombers attacked western Germany last night and returned without loss. Earlier US daylight raids on Brunswick and Pas de Calais cost one bomber and eight fighters. February saw 19 Eighth Air Force missions with 632 enemy aircraft destroyed and 306 American aircraft losses.
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London
Germany
Air Ministry
U. S
Brunswick
Pas-De- Calais
France
U.S
Eighth Air Force
Pas - de - Calais
Germans Launch Border Offensive In Yugoslav Area
Heavy fighting rages along the Austria Yugoslavia border as German forces launch a major offensive against Tito's partisans. A battle is reported in Croatia about 40 miles southeast of Zagreb. Allied bombers attacked German forces near Zagreb on February 26 in support of partisan troops.
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London
Austria
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz
Tito
Croatia
Zagreb
Gergiman
Bulgarian Peace Move Hinges On Finnish Efforts
Washington date line reports Bulgaria’s bid for peace may hinge on Finnish progress with Russia and avoiding a Russo German front. Observers expect Bulgarian proposals could follow a successful Russo Finnish accord, tying peace with Britain the United States and others.
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Washington
Mar
Russia
Britain
United States
U S Soldiers Ensure Death of Japanese on Eniwetak Island
AP war correspondent William L. Worden reports on Eniwetok trenches where American troops scour holes and caves for surviving Japanese. Soldiers throw grenades after confirming deaths, blast food supplies, water tanks, and use tanks to finish remaining resistance.
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William L. Worden
Eniwetok Island
Marshalls
Eniwetok
Mopup
AFL leader seeks end to tobacco strike in Durham
Frank Fenton director of the American Federation of Labor said he telegraphed George Googe AFL southern region director to go to Durham North Carolina to end a tobacco workers strike. Googe is based in Atlanta and Fenton acted on a War Labor Board request.
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Washington
Frank Fenton
Organization
The
American Federation of Labor
George Goote
AFL
Southern Region
Durham
N. C
Googe
Atlanta
Fenton
War Labor Board
MacArthur seals route to East Indies from Admiralty island gains
General MacArthur reports another victory in the Momote area near the Bismarck archipelago. The operation isolates about 50,000 Japanese troops on New Britain and traps others in the Solomons, signaling the end of the campaign and a route toward Rabaul and the Philippines.
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Pacific
Admiralty Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Solomons
Bismarck
MacArthur
Asia
Bismarck Archipelago
Burma
Japan
Airpst Momote
Miralty Islands
Rabaul
Lyceen
Wey
East Indies
Philippines
New Britain
Southeast Asia
Russian Troops Fight On Outskirts Of Pskov
Russian forces press battle for Pskov area as Red Army reports advances into Pogorelka and Kutuzovo and gains near Lake Peipus. Soviet columns reach Malkova and Novo Rzhev while German lines attempt to blunt the push with counter attacks.
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London
Pskov
Baltic
Red Army
Pogorelka
Kutuzovo
Helsinki
Marine Chief Sees Japan Playing Pos kim
Lt Gen Alexander A Vandegrift the Marines commandant says Japan aims to lull U S into optimism by describing a golden chance to destroy the fleet He urges vigilance and calls for strong participation in the Red Cross war fund drive to support armed forces and related services.
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Washington
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Marines
Japan
United States
Vandegrift
Red Cross
Jose
Naas
Poland
Trio Of Swanson Slayers Get New Trial In High Court Decision
The North Carolina Supreme Court, in a 4 to 3 ruling, ordered new trials for Elmer Biggs Jr., William Biggs, and John Messer, all sentenced to die for the February 19 1943 killing of EB Swanson in Guilford County. The decision centers on alleged coerced statements and the role of prosecutors and investigators.
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Swanson
N. C
State Supreme Court
Raleigh
Tha
Elmer Hardie Biggs, Jr
William Dalton Biggs
John Edgar Messer
Guilford County
EB. J. Swanson
Jamestown
Bob Swanson
Danville
Walter P. Stacy
President Roosevelt Opens Series of Military Conferences
President Roosevelt begins a new stretch of military talks after a week’s rest in Washington. Attending are Vinson Maj. Albert Wedemeyer Marshall Arnold Ernest King Leahy alongside other U S Army Navy leaders. White House asks no mention of rest period as talks proceed in capital.
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Washington
Sevelt
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
Maj. Albert
CC. Wedemeyer
Adm. Mountbatten
United States My
Navy
George Marshall
H. H. Arnold
Ernest J. King
Wil D. Leahy
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Allied Forces Seize Vital Airfield in South Pacific
Allied headquarters report American Sixth Army troops surged into the Admiralty Islands in the Southwest Pacific with a landing directed under General Douglas MacArthur. The invasion was launched as part of ongoing operations to push defenses on the island group.
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Southwest Pacific
South Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo radar reports landings on Admiralty Islands
A Tokyo radio broadcast today claimed Japanese troops landed on the Admiralty islands and faced strong resistance. Officials could not verify the report, and details remain unclear as wartime communication is often unreliable.
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New York
Mar. T
Tokyo
MacArthur Leads Amphibious Strike At Momote Airdrome
Allied forces landed on Los Negros Island and seized Momote airdrome in a rapid, well coordinated attack. MacArthur, aboard a warship, praised the First Cavalry Division and awarded Lt. Frank Hensh of Alice, Texas, for being the first ashore as Seventh Destroyers ferried troops through the Bismarck Sea. The operation preceded a push that analysts say puts the Solomons campaign closer to completion.
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Los Negros Island
Admiralty
Momoto
Momote
Maca
MacArthur
Thomas Kincaid
Frank Hensh Alice
Texas
Southwest Pacific
Thema
First Cavalry
Bismarck Sea
Emy
Solomons
New Bri
Rabaul
Orecodenance
William C. Chase
Provideges I
Drive
Semmens Drome
South Pacific
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