Japs Mass Army Near Australia
Allied Headquarters reports Japan massing troops and armadas on island bases north of Australia for a possible offensive or defense. MacArthur says air reconnaissance shows growing Japanese reinforcements around Australia while Allied forces strike Penfoel airdrome at Koepang Timor and other targets in the Southwest Pacific.
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Australia
Japan
Stpa
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest
Pacific
Solomon Islands
Timor
MacArthur
Penfoel
Koepang
Darwin
Solomons
New Britain
New Guinea
Netherands East Indies
John Curtain
Corregidore
Cachin
United Nations
Papua
Salamaua
Wa Paining-Waipali
Oceab
Guadalcanal
Southwest Pacific
Koeryang
Sure
Prise
Tieal
Kai Islands
Finachhafes
Lac
New Guiana
Souste
Sfax
Caheg
Robert T. Wallace
Knol
Murvile
Tenn
Tevr
Maxwell Field
Maine
Perry
Flag Army
Service men favor soft drinks over baths and hamburgers
New York Times reports that the service men visiting a Coast Guard canteen reached 1,000,000th visitor as they charted habits of soldiers. Soft drinks proved about 36 times more popular than showers while 8,000 pounds of hamburger and 680,400 hot dog rolls were consumed along with 6,300 gallons of mustard. The tally includes 1,102,500 glasses of drinks and other measurements, with Major Talbot Freeman noting the 2,000,000th visitor Rex Kingan earning a $40 war bond.
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New York
Cloater
Major Talbot
Freeman
Rex Kingan
Mekees- Ga
Newark
RAF Lashes U-Boat Base At St. Nazaire
Allied air forces hammered the St Nazaire submarine base in France with a heavy 30 minute raid using large bombs and incendiaries. The operation, part of a February campaign, followed other attacks on western Europe with multiple aircraft reported missing and bombers tallying over ten thousand tons of explosives.
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RAF
St. Nazaire
London
Royal Air Forces
France
Germany
Air Ministry
Bomber Command
St Nazaire
United States
Maupertus
Cherbourg
Hengelo
Holland
Liege
Belgium
Europe
Britain
McNutt Opposes Compulsory Labor Draft Policy
Washington reports McNutt War Manpower Commissioner opposed compulsory labor draft at this time. He criticized talk of forcing people to work and declined to discuss Stimson's Austin-Wadsworth bill beyond noting mutual patient disagreement. He urged reliance on a voluntary manpower system.
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Washington
Stimson
McNutt
Douglas Dam completes power units in war effort
Ceremonies mark Douglas Dam completion as steamfitter Patrick P. Marshall starts a switch to begin power production along the French Broad river. TVA notes 18 workers never missed a day since February 1942, with more than 6,000 witnesses and a world record in hydroelectric dam construction. President Roosevelt lauds democracy and war production goals, while War Production Board official William Batt commends TVA workers and counters critics.
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Douglas Dam
Tenn
Tvaa
French Broad River
Patrick P. Marshall
Congress
Roosevelt
TVA
David E. Lilienthal
United States
William ©. Batt
The
War Production Board
Douglas
Hitler
Hiller
Nazis Check Russians In Donets Area
The Donets basin sees a tense German counteroffensive while the Red Army presses west of Kharkov toward Poltava and the Dnieper. Soviet bulletins claim repelled counterattacks near Lozovaya and Kramatorsk with heavy German losses. Russian air and ground actions gain ground as combat continues across multiple sectors of the front.
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Moscow
Russia
N. I. Vetutin
Donets
Red Army
Kharkov
Poltava
Dnieper
Kramatorsk
Lozovaya
Kharko
Kingsport RCAF Flier Missing Off Labrador
Kingsport pilot Pilot Officer W A Richardson of the Royal Canadian Air Force is missing after an operational flight off the Labrador coast. His brother Midshipman H W M Richardson, home from Annapolis, said the bomber flew over Charlottetown then out to sea before jettisoning its bomb load. The plane was found near New Brunswick coast with no bodies recovered, heavy fog hampering search efforts.
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Bild Richardson
Pat
Bill
Royal Canadian Air Force
Labrador
W. A. Richardson
West Charlemont Street
Dartmouth
Nova Scotia
Kingsport
Canadian Air Forces
Pat) Richiardson
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Ci Jottetown
Prince Edward Island
Richardson
New Brunswick
Ree
RCAF
Pin
Kingaport
Mary McColl
Toronto
McColl
RCA
Ialo
U. & Navy
School Children Stamp Buy Jeeps At Rockville School
In Rockville Maryland sixth graders at Rockville Elementary School will christen two jeeps funded by war savings stamps and bands with the names Rockville Bumper and Racket Bunt. Pupils raised 2500 dollars last semester to buy them.
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Rockville
Army
OPA Recommends Study Shopping List Point Values
Washington follows rationing rules as officials prepare households for point systems. About 1,000,000 trained volunteers stand by in communities to assist shoppers in using A B and S point stamps for March purchases while avoiding red meat stamps.
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OPA
Washington
United States
Iscal Wart Boards
Chambers of Commerce
Tojl
Faul M. O'Leary
Sivery
Five Warships Launched In Day Five Warships Launched In Day
Five warships were launched in a single day at Camden and New York Shipbuilding. U S ships Thorn Bullard Kidd Turner launched in rapid sequence at Camden within minutes. The Monterey aircraft carrier was launched at New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden.
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Kearny
Newhere
Camden
Dey Buck Company
Thorn
Bullard
Kidd
Turner
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Monterey
Carmex
Finnish President Sees No Signs To End Of War
President Risto Ryti declares he sees no near end to the war in a second term address before parliament. He framed Finland as a partner of Germany in a costly, protracted struggle and urged continued effort to secure a lasting national safety and independence. The speech, broadcast by wireless excerpts, notes tens of thousands of casualties and widespread ruin while rejecting any separate peace.
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Helsinki
Risto Ryil
Wwe
Pisland
Germany
United Nations
Finland
Associated Press
Fleet Ready to Strike Japan Says Nimitz
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Nimitz states the Pacific fleet is prepared to drive toward Japan’s industrial heart. He credits the Marines for holding lines through the Guadalcanal campaign and warns tougher battles ahead as ships and planes target Japanese shipping and island strongpoints. The note ties the effort to Red Cross fundraising and home-front support.
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Washington
Japan
Iself
Chester W. Nignite
Navy Department
Ameri Red Cross
Nimitz
Red Cross
Pacific
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Big Island
Jones
Axis Gains After One Stab Halted In North Africa
Axis attacks near Beja in northern Tunisia advanced three miles beyond Sidi Nein amid Allied losses. Allied air and ground forces pressed counterattacks, with Fortresses striking Cagliari port and rail targets. Beja’s thrust faced stiff resistance as German forces endured heavy losses while the Mareth Line pressure continued in southern Tunisia.
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Allee
Fn North Africa
Beja
Tunisia
Sidi Nein
Tunis
Caglari
Afedjyz-El-Bab
Bowa Arada
Pont du Fahs
Mediez-El- Bab
Mediterranean
Cagliari
Air Force
Eighth Army
Capilari
Sardinia
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