Churchill warns war may last into 1943 at Quebec conference
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that despite German losses near 1,000,000 in northwest Europe the conflict could extend into 1943. He urged a new three power meeting with Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill to shape peace plans while noting possible large German trapping in Holland. He cited Allied losses and ongoing battles, and said unity with the Big Three is essential to decide the peace terms.
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House of Commons
Europe
Jershal Stan
Chese
Holland
France
Germany
Elf
Roosevelt
Quebec
Japan
Britain
England
Toussia
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Ameri
Stary
Nijmegen
Rhine
Arnhem
First Airborne
Driant
Metz
Doselle
Antwerp-Turnhout
Allied advance in Pacific and European fronts quicken pace
Allied forces reported rapid progress in the Peleliu Palau operation as Marine and Army units push toward full control of the island. Air patrols struck Mindanao and Batavia targets while Japanese barges were sunk. In Europe, Arnhem's bridgehead was lost, Churchill warned of a protracted war into 1945 as German forces counterattacked near Metz and Aachen with Allied forces responding along multiple fronts.
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Palaus
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Philippines
Mindanao
Manila
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Chester W. Nimitz
Pereliu
Douglas MacArthur
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Sumatra
Partial Failure at Dumbarton Oaks Conference
World powers the United States Britain and Russia close Dumbarton Oaks talks without finalizing a plan for a world organization. Key dispute centers on whether the proposed security council will grant a veto to aggressor states and how a future international body should respond to aggression. The second phase of talks is set to begin tomorrow after a joint news release.
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Edward E. Stettinius
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Ceaseless Raids Slow Jap Drive On Kweilin Base
Four teenth Air Force presses ceaseless assaults on Japanese columns approaching Kweilin, aiding Chinese troops in driving enemy from a hill near Paoching, about 150 miles north of Kweilin. Bombing targets include a concentration of 3,000 Japanese near Sinning, with heavy raids south and east of Kweilin.
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Paoching
Joseph W. Stilwell
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Hunan
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Salween River
Yunnan
Red
Thailand
Carpathian
Ivan Petrov
Carpathians
Petrov
Usok Pass
Wolosatojoe
Moscow
London
Czechoslovakia
Lupkew Pass
Arad
Red Army
Marshal Rodion
Hun Position At Riga Is Hopeless
Soviet misery analysts call the German position at Riga strategically hopeless as Russian forces drive along a strafed coast to enclose the city. German retreat from the Riga pocket shortens the front west of Riga while a Russian push nears the Latvian capital, widening strikes into nearby Latvian settlements.
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Riga
Nazi Factories Hit By Heavy American Planes
London reports over 1,000 American heavy bombers attacked German factories in Magdeburg Kassel and Mainz. Rail yards at Magdeburg and Kaiserslautern rail targets were struck as part of a major raid supported by RAF forces. The ongoing offensive involved about 2,090 Allied aircraft across Germany and adjacent areas.
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Madgeburg
Kagsel
Merezburg
Reich
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Kaiserslautern
Saar
Kassel
Germany
Japs Claim 35 B-29s Destroyed In Anshan Raid
The broadcast Japanese communique says 35 U S planes were shot down set afire or damaged during the Anshan Manchuria raid. It notes a follow up strike on a U S base near Chengiu 175 miles northwest of Chungking as the bombers were loading. A War Dept release says no B 29s were lost and a West China base reports the raid on Anshan was virtually harmless. Domei adds 100 enemy planes hit Palau Islands focusing on Koror Island.
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FCC
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Chungking
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Carolines
Philippines
Trial postponement denied in mass sedition case
Washington presiding Justice Edward C. Hicher denied a defense motion to postpone the mass sedition trial until after the election. Ira Chase Hoehne, attorney for three of the 26 defendants, urged a recess to avoid possible racial and religious issue injections into the political campaign.
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Washington
Edward C. Hicher
Ira Chase Hoehne
Dewey Targets New Deal in Drive to Clean House
Governor Thomas E Dewey intensifies attacks on the New Deal in train stop rallies en route to Albany. He pledges to “clean house” in Washington and warns against bureaucratic regulations while touting a broad push to remove New Deal allies from federal influence. He drew large crowds in Muncie Bellefontaine Tulsa Oklahoma City and Springfield as his 8500 mile campaign enters a quieter week near Albany. The trip extends through 121 states with a reported 8548 miles logged amid routing changes.
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Dewey
Thomas
Oklahoma City
Roosevelt
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Wlonett
Springfield
Muncie
Bellefontane
Pawling Farm
Paul West
Talica
TVA Scrutiny Heightens as Senators Plan Inspection Tour
Senator Reed announced a four to five day inspection of TVA properties with Senator Hill possibly accompanying. Reed travels as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee to Knoxville and beyond to assess TVA actions and justifications amid ongoing congressional debate and opposition from TVA critics.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
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R-Kang
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D-Ala
Hill
Alabama
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
David Lilientha
Street Scenes Blurred by Morning Traffic and Falls
An energetic sidewalk scene shows people dodging a stream of water from a garden hose. A bus weaves through morning traffic as a pedestrian trips and falls onto the curb. The moment is chaotic and crowded with urban motion.
Allies Press On In Po Valley Push Toward Bologna
Fifth Army troops seize Castel Del Rio and Mount Carnevale near Imola while central sector advances take Castiglione dei Peipeli and Ruscoli. British and Dominion forces push Adriatic bridgehead toward Savignano and Mont Albano as Canadian Eighth Army captures Bellaria. Meusa area sees coastal gains as Nai axis resist.
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Imola
Rimini-Bologna
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Adriatic
Rubicon
Savignana
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Bellaria
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Ruscoli
Eesti
Bologna
Castiglione
Sant’ Arcangelo
Union Donates To Democratic Fund
New York February report says Daniel J. Tobin of the Teamsters announced union members gave personal contributions for the Democratic campaign at a Washington meeting. He cited $6,225 received so far with pledges outstanding and estimated the total would not reach $150,000.
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New York
Daniel J. Tobin
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Washington
Tobin
Democratic National Committee
Plea For Second Trial Is Heard in Manchester
In Manchester Tennessee a hearing opened on Roy Yates and his two sons Harold and Denis for a motion for a new trial after their conviction last month for first degree murder in the fatal shooting of James Robert Sherrill.
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Tenn
Roy Yates
Harold
Denis
James Robert
Sherrill
Germany as classroom for air force damage lessons
Germany becomes a test bed for Allied air strategy. U S and British reports track bomber damage assessment to study destruction patterns. Focus remains on major targets like Ploesti oil refineries with capacity and output data guiding future raids.
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Germany
Japan
United States Highth
Europe
Neutrals Warned Not To Give War Criminals Asylum
Secretary Hull announced neutral nations were warned they would lose American friendship for years if they shelter Axis leaders after the war. Sweden Turkey Switzerland and Spain have assured they will not allow Axis nationals to flee, with Britain and the Soviet Union backing US pressure. The Soviet embassy echoed that Russia’s role in postwar settlements would guard against impunity for Hitler like Kaiser Wilhelm.
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State Hall
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Turkey
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Spain
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Russia
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Road To Berlin Front Lines Advance In East Front
Allied columns push toward Berlin amid heavy fighting on the eastern front as Soviet and Western forces tighten the noose around Germany. German resistance stiffens in key sectors, rearguard battles slow but do not stop the advance.
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