Hill 660 Falls To U S Marines In New Britain Push
Allied forces report Cape Gloucester operations as Hill 660 falls to Marines after hard fighting. Australians push along Sio to reinforce coastal advance toward Madang with heavy air strikes on Rabaul and Kaul base. Japanese losses include pilots and ships, with 400 American casualties in the invasion.
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Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Sio
New Guinea
Madang
Kaul
Newtain
MacArthur
Navy
Rabaul
New Ne
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
Bergen Bay
Cape
Copenhagen Police Force Interned by German Occupation
Stockholm dispatch reports that German forces and police have interned the entire Copenhagen police, occupying all police stations. Nazi authorities accuse police of not cooperating in countering frequent sabotage outbreaks.
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Stockholm
Free Danish Press Service
Copenhagen
Roosevelt Loses Ten Pounds During Flu Siege
Washington Roosevelt recovering from flu has shed about ten pounds. His normal weight is around 185 pounds. White House aide says he still has rough days but plans to rest and keep appointments in the White House study.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ste Early
White House
Earthquake devastates San Juan Argentina killing and injuring thousands
Survivors describe a sudden tremor that destroyed most of San Juan city, leaving about 30 000 people in darkness. Officials count 500 bodies recovered with estimates of 1400 to 1600 dead as rescue workers rush aid and officials plan relief.
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San Juan
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Moises Rudman
Mendoza
Enane
Pedro Ramirez
U. S
Tors. Ramirez
U S To Continue Control Of Mines
Secretary Ickes said the justice department orders the return of seized mines to owners within 60 days if productive efficiency is restored. He warned that restoring mines now could trigger work stoppages, noting the miners’ no contract no work stance and a severe coal shortage.
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Washington
Ickes
Justice Department
Biddle
United Mine Workers
Congressman Wheat's Death Delays House Action
The death of Rep. William H. Wheat pauses House Rules Committee work on the muster out bill as it moves to debate. Wheat, an Illinois Republican, died Sunday after a heart attack, delaying amendments and further proceedings on the measure.
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Washington
William H. Wheat
Illinois
Wheat
House Rules Committee
Believe Reds To Feel Secret Weapon First
STOCKHOLM reports Swedish press describes a liquid air rocket bomb as a powerful new weapon. Neutral experts say it is readied for final testing and likely to be tried on the Russian front before striking Britain.
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Stockholm
Stockholms Tidningen
Great Britain
Soldiers' Views On Voting Not Published
Allied Headquarters in Algiers reports a War Department ruling bars soldiers from publishing their views on the soldiers vote. Correspondents may write impressions but cannot quote individuals or publish polls. The ban rests on an army regulation prohibiting officers or men from public debate on political issues or matters before Congress.
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Algiers
War Department
Senate panel ends war contract renegotiations
The Senate Finance Committee on Monday voted to end war contract renegotiations at the close of this period but reserved power to extend or shorten the term by up to six months based on business conditions.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Nevert
City Theaters Promote Bond Drive With Special Premieres
Two La Crosse theaters join the Fourth War Loan drive under the slogan A Bond for Every Seat offering two premiere movies ticketed by war bond only. Officially opening Tuesday, Hollywood theater hosts the first show at 8 36 p m Wednesday with tickets limited to bond purchasers. A second premiere of It’s The McCoy plays Tuesday at the Vocational school, requiring proof of bond purchase at an issuing agent. One ticket per bond, regardless of denomination, applies to all shows.
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la Crosse
Hollywood Theater
Romney
Cena Ar Ager
Hollywood
McCoy
Midwest hemp plants to close this year
Fred E. Butcher of Chicago president of War Hemp Industries announced Monday that twenty eight midwest hemp plants will be closed this year.
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Mason City
Iowa
Fred E. Butcher
Chicago
War Hemp Industries, Inc
British Deny Peace Talks With Nazis
British officials deny Pravda report of secret talks with German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop aimed at a separate peace. Lord Halifax and British authorities in London and Washington say there is no truth to the Cairo dispatch, though Moscow reports note confusion and caution until confirmation.
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Washington
Lord Halifax
Pravda
Communist Party
Moscow
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Kfax
Cordell Hull
London
Cairo
Germany
Pyrebnetspe Peninsula
Portugal
Pyrenees
von Ribbentrop
Tass
Rian Peninsula
Soviet Monitor
Waupun Prison Quiet After Outbreak and Warden Action
Wards at Wisconsin's Waupun state prison confined 800 inmates to cells after a riot threat Friday night. Warden L. F. Murphy ordered a system wide shakedown, suspended activities, and promised full reports before releases.
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Waupun
Wis
Wisconsin
L. F. Murphy
Murphy
Luke S. Murphy
Invasion plans advance as Ike talks of Mediterranean moves
London reports Gen. Eisenhower in his first western invasion briefing praising allied prep in Britain. Gen. Sir Henry Wilson signals possible southern France strikes as Lieut. Gen. Omar Bradley becomes senior American general under Eisenhower. De Gaulle and Wilson discuss fronts and future operations.
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Lewis Hawkins
London
Britain
Eisenhower
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
France
Hitler
East
Omar N. Breedley
Tunisia
United Kingdom
de Gaulle Wilson
Algiers
Maritsa
Balkans
Pyrenees
Charles de Gaulle
Wilson
Europe
Bradley
Nazis Reel Under New Russ Blows
Moscow reports say German rail links to Leningrad were cut as Red Army forces pierced front lines. Soviet offensives push toward Neves and Rovno, with Vatutin’s 1st Ukraine army claiming 100000 Germans killed and 7000 captured in three weeks. A cold wave returns to White Russia as units press near Warsaw and Baltic regions.
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Leningrad
Pravda
Red Army
London
Old Poland
Rovno
Neves
Novosokolniki
Lake Ilmen
Nikolai F. Vatutin
1St
Ukraine
Red
White Russia
Ippa
Novoselki
Kalinkovichi
Pripet
Pinsk
Vinnitsa
Uman
Stockholm
Berlin
Bug River
Warsaw-Odessa
Dnieper Nd
6th Army Begins Siege of Cassino
Allied forces under Gen. Mark W. Clark push along the Rapido river as American and French troops assault the Gustav line near Cassino. Prior gains include Mt. Trocchio, with French units advancing in the Apennines toward the upper Rapido.
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Cassino
Mark W. Clark
5Th
Rapido
Rome
U. S
Mt. Trocchio
French Beach River
Alphonse Juin
Messerschmitt
Klagenfure
Austria
Trieste
Vienna
Fire damages Rock Prairie United Presbyterian church
Fire in the basement burned to the first floor causing about 2000 dollars in damage to Rock Prairie United Presbyterian Church eight miles east of Janesville. Janitorial staff found the blaze before Sunday services as firefighters from Janesville and Milton Junction battled the flames.
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Janesville
Wis
Rock Prairie United Presbyterian Church
Milton Junction
Here
Colombia Joins United Nations as 34th Member
President Alfonso Lopez signed the United Nations declaration on Monday announcing Colombia as the 34th nation to join the alliance against the Axis.
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Colombia
United Nations
Washington
Alfonso Lopez
Hull Reveals Moscow Told Of Decision
Washington reports Secretary Hull disclosed the U S has advised Moscow of willingness to restore relations with Poland and hopes to resume ties. He said a dispatch to Moscow communicated the offer as Moscow protested Poland’s stance on the Russo Polish dispute over old Polish lands.
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London
Moscow
Katyn Forest
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Washington
Russia
Poland
Hull
Red Army
Moscow Radio
Allies Building Airforce In Russia Report
A Vichy radio report claims Britain and the United States are forming a new strategic bombing force with Soviet aircraft to strike eastern German areas. No Allied confirmation has been issued.
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Russia
London
Vichy Radio
Italian King’s Guard Arrested by Germans
London report from Polish Telegraph Agency states the complete personal guard of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy was arrested by German forces and transported in sealed trucks to prisons in Poland.
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London
Vittorio Emanuele of
Italy
Poland
Schmeling Retires From Military Service To Farm
Stockholm report says former world heavyweight boxing champion Max Schmeling has been released from German military service and retired to a farm near Cologne. He originally served as a parachutist and took part in the Crete operation.
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Stockholm
Max Schmeling
Cologne
Aftonbladets
Berlin
Schmeling
Crete
AC VETERAN DIES MILWAUKEE
Allan L Hall 70 longtime manager of the milling machinery department at Allis Chalmers Milwaukee plant died Monday after more than two decades with the firm.
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Milwaukee
Allan
Hall
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
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