Britain to quit Romania over German build up
London reports London declares break in diplomatic relations with Romania. Germany concentrates troops, munitions and oil in Romanian territory to aid wartime plans. Sir Reginald Hoare to withdraw British minister and consular staff from Bucharest.
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London
Rumania
Germany
Reimann
Bucharest
Ministry of Retletion
Treene
Sinal
Lhe Mania
Reginald Hoare
Break in British Romanian ties signals potential war risk
Britain cuts diplomatic links with Romania as Germany seizes Romanian oil and plans wider conflict. Sir Reginald Hoare informs Antonescu of end to long feud. U S officials take over British interests. a steamer prepares to move Reginald and staff to Istanbul amid looming hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Rumania
Peh
Great Britain
Tasmania
United States
Rocinald Hoare
Ton Antonescu
Tmritain
Britain
Rulgania
Sofia
R.A.F
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey
Minster
Franklin Mott Gunther
Black Sea
Constanta
Sir Reginald
Tstanbul
British bombers raid Boulogne Dunkerque and Calais ports
British enstein bombers escorted by fighters attacked Boulogne Dunkerque and Calais in daylight raids across the German held French coast. Six large fires were seen in Boulogne harbor as Spitfire and Hurricane escorts shot down four German fighters with two likely downed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Enstein
Boulogne
Dunkerque
Calais
Air Ministry
Boulogne and
English
R.alf. Nes
English Channel
Kentish
Germany
Norwegian
Flushing
Netherlands
Britain
Essex
Germans Deny Plans for Two Front War
Berlin reports a German military spokesman states a two front war is not in the realm of possibility. The Dienst Aus Deutschland commentary denies German troops are on Bulgarian airports, countering Churchill’s claim yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
M—Altho Britzin
Romania
Germany
Balkan
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Foreign Office
Churchill
Annual Scout Dinner Set For Tomorrow Night
Boy Scouts and officials will hold their annual dinner at 6:30 tomorrow night in the Armory. Ralph Graber will announce several awards. Kaw Council Scout executive H. H. Prescott is expected to attend.
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Douglas Vnstrict
Ralph Graber
H. H. Prescott
Kaw Council
British Occupy Red Sea Port in Eritrea Campaign
Cairo, Feb 10 British forces report a new northward drive against Italy's Eritrea colony capturing Mersa Tadlai and Karora on the Red Sea coast near the Sudan frontier. RAF raids hit Tripoli while in East Africa raids and pressure continue toward Cheren and Asmara as South African troops push into Ethiopia.
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Red Sea
Eritrea
Cairo
Egypt
Italy
Mersa Tadai
Karora
Sudan
Middle East Command
Mersa Tadlai
Libya
Tromt
Bengasi
Tripol
Gel.q
Kl] Agheila
el Agheila
Bengali
R.A.F. Command
Fleet Air Arm
Tripoli
East Africa
Cheren
Asmara
Hobok
Mersa Taelai
Wheeler charges Churchill speech arranged to disarm opposition
Senator Wheeler contends Churchill's Washington speech was arranged to sway support for the British aid bill. Churchill says Britain needs American equipment not manpower to finish the job. Wheeler says if American manpower is not needed the bill is unnecessary.
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Washington
CPI
Wheeler
D-Mont
Winston Churchill
London
Churchill
Britain
Lamp gift to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by sorority
Alpha Gamma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi presented a quartz sun lamp valued at over 150 to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Mrs. J. W. Stone announced the gift after a benefit bridge party, with W. C. Simons accepting for the hospital board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Alpha Gamma Chanter
Beta Sigma Phi
J. W. Stone
W. C. Simons
Dismissal of Kidnap Charge In Fort Riley Case
Private Arthur Provencal 20 of Woonsocket R I faced a kidnap charge after he and Miss Ruby Biegert 16 traveled to Woonsocket to wed. The complaint was filed by Edward Biegert county farmer. Geary County prosecutor Robert A Schermerhorn dismissed the case due to lack of evidence for prosecution.
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Junction City
Kan
Robert A. Schermerhorn
Arthur Provencal
Woonsocket
R.J
Fort Riley
Ruby Biegert
Provencal
East
Child Rescued From Well In Coffeyville
A 214 year old? son of Mr and Mrs Storey fell into a 15 foot well here today. He was uninjured with only 18 inches of water. A neighbor with a ladder rescued him before firefighters arrived to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Turner
W. W. Storey
Admiral Darlan Named Head of French State After Petain
In Vichy France Admiral Jean Darlan is formally chosen as successor to Marshal Petain for emergency rule. Darlan, already vice premier and foreign minister, would assume chief of state powers if Petain is prevented, with a line of succession to a ministerial majority if Darlan is also prevented. Reports note Laval’s role and reactions amid the reshuffle.
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Darlan
Petain
Vichy
France
Jean Darlan
Philippe Petain
Council of Ministers
Pierre Laval
Germany
Tierre-Eteinne Flandin
Laval
Taris
United States
William D. Leahy
Momtply
Kansas House Proposes Payroll Tax Cut and Faster Benefits
A Kansas House bill to revise the state unemployment compensation law aims to cut payroll taxes to a top 2.7 percent, speed up benefits, and reduce the waiting period from two weeks to one. It also freezes military credits, raises max benefits, and caps the tax base at 3000 dollars, while removing the punitive tax. The measure, led by Blake Williamson and Paul Wunsch, aligns with Gore Payne Ratner’s recommendations.
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Topeka
Blake Williamson
R-Wyandotte
Paul Wunsch
R-Kingman
Williamson-Wunsch
Gore Payne Ratner
Rep
K. A. Bush
Dharper
Earl Moore
R.sedewick
Kansas
Kansas to Furnish 373 Draftees During March
Topeka February 10 The army notified state selective service director Milton R McLean that 372 Kansas youths will be drafted between March 1 and 10 This group includes 101 Negroes The call has not been broken down by counties.
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Topeka
Milton R .McLean
State Selective Service
Army
Kansas
Greeks Report 12 to 15 Italian Planes Downed
Athens reports said 12 and possibly 15 Italian planes were shot down yesterday by British and Greek fighters during widespread Fascist raids. It was the largest Italian loss since the war began on October 28.
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Athens
CPI
Tepeleni
Klisura
Albania
Salonika
Patras
Ioannina
Preveza
Peloonnese Islands
Gold Shipment on Louisville Narrows Across Atlantic
James Fine, ship's cook on the heavy cruiser Louisville, toured Brooklyn with Bill Semple and family after the ship docked with a $250 million gold bullion cargo from Symons Town. The cargo filled two magazines as the Louisville stayed in port from morning to night. The voyage included an escort of HMS George V toward the Virginia Capes, Carrying Lord Halifax to the United States. Fine, a 10-year Asiatic waters veteran, plans a west coast return to duty. He filmed Sino-Japanese war footage in Shanghai, later seized by the Japanese.
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James Fine
Cook
Bill Semple
West Ninth Street
Fine
U. S. S. Louisville
Brooklyn
Symonstown
South Africa
Capetown
Louisvill
Louisville
Caribbean Sea
Virginia Capes
George V
Lord Halifax
United States
Asiatic
Sacramento
Shanghai
Panay
Herbert Hunter Dies In Self Inflicted Wound
Herbert W. Hunter 45 a longtime grocer of Lawrence died from a chest wound from a shotgun he drove to a cemetery near Barker School and left. A note in his car indicated his intent. Funeral at Plymouth Congregational Church with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. He is survived by wife Helen and two sons, his mother and siblings.
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Herbert W. Hunter
Lawrence
Veteran’s Hospital
Wadsworth
Hunter
Barker School
Frank C. Lescher
Herbert Alexander
L. Ek. Zimmer
Fort Riley
Congregational Church
American Legion
Plymouth Congregational Church
Joseph F. King
Memorial Park Cemetery
Helen S. Hunter
Robert
Richard
McCook Street
Anna Hunter
Elmer
Loren Hunter
Frank Clarke
A. R. Kennedy
Deadline Near for the Purchase of Bike Tags
Lawrence bicycle owners have five days to buy city license tags. Chief Jude Anderson sets February 15 as deadline. 550 tags sold, estimated 750 wheels in Lawrence. Bikes without tags after February 15 will be impounded at the police station until tags are purchase.
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Lawrence
Jude Anderson
Anderson
Aid Bill Attacked by Labor Leader and Critics
Joseph Curran national maritime union president testified that lend lease legislation is "downright Fascist" and would push the U S toward war while giving the President power to regulate labor and disable unions. Merwin Hart argued it would likely lead to war as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee weighed the bill amid party maneuvering. Austin urged study but warned against destroying the measure as the House passed it 260 to 165 with a split among party lines.
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House
Senate
Kansas
W. H. Towers
R-Wyandotte
Towers
Washington
Joseph Curran
United States
Curran
National Maritime Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Merwin K. Hart
New York
Russia
Austin
R-Vt
Vermont
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Barkley
Weather Outlook From S D Flora For Tovoka Area
Cloudy with rains forecast as a low pressure area over the Texas panhandle shifts into western Kansas and then across the state. Tonight temperatures expected 25 to 28 north 288 to 32 south with highs tomorrow 40s to mid 50s and rain in central and western regions.
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Tovoka
S. D. Flora
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Topeka
Atlanta
W L White Arrives in America With Adopted Child
War correspondent William L White arrives in Jersey City with three year old Barbara Yvonne Kemp, adopted from London as airplane luggage. White, son of William Allen White, plans to raise the girl with his wife in Frenchtown New Jersey. He left London January 28 amid tense wartime expectations.
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Jersey City
N. J
London
William L. White
Barbara Yvonne Kemp
Excalibur
White
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
London- Lisbon
Frenchtown
N. J. White
War and democracy voiced by university professor at Rotary
W E Sandelius of the University of expresses clear views on America in the war and the need to preserve democracy at home. He argues central regions show strong understanding of world conditions and warns against complacency and naive aid debate while noting potential consequences of the lease lend bill.
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W. E. Sandelius
The
University
Rotary
America
Central West
Sandelius
England
East
United States
Russia
Japan
Mediterranean
Germany
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Hitler
Europe
Professor Sandelius
Stock Market Index Edge at 42.2 on Saturday
The stock market index average of 60 stocks posted 42.2 on Saturday with a slight uptick to 42.3 in late trading. Multiple financial groups track the index as a barometer of market health.
British Sweep Genoa Naval Base Raid Hits Italian Ports
British warships unleashed heavy bombardment on Genoa damaging power plants, factories, warehouses, oil tanks, docks and shipping. Bombs were dropped on Pisa and Leghorn, hitting an airfield and a refinery. The raid involved about 100,000 tons of ships led by the Renown, Malaya and Ark Royal. one British plane was reportedly lost and two Italian planes shot down.
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Genoa
London
Admiralty
Pisa
Leghorn
Italian
Itay
Gulf of Genoa
Mediterranean
Ligurian
Malta
Gibraltar
Crete
Alexandria
Taranto
Malaya
Ark Royal
Sheffield
Legislators Visit KU Campus for University Guests
About 225 lawmakers and families arrived in Lawrence in six busloads to tour the campus, dine with hosts, and attend the Kansas Nebraska basketball game. They were greeted by Chancellor Malott and local notables, toured Dyche Museum and dorms, then returned to Topeka after the game. Eight KU staff members accompanied them back.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Kansas- Nebraska
Kansas Highway Patrol
Mount Oread
E. C. Bussing
Jefferson County
Douglas County
Carl Friend
Deane W. Malott
Paul B. Lawson
Fred Ellsworth
C. B. Holmes
Legislative Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Union
Groun
Union
Dyche Museum
Battenfeld
Temerlin Halls
Haworth Hall
Hoch Auditorium
State Geological Survey
Malott
Topeka
K.U
K. W. Davidson
K.U. News Bureau
H. G. Ingham
Guy Keeler
Fred Montgomery
Bureau of Visual Instruction
James Hitt
Lyle Armel
Endowment Association
R. Q. Brewster
Leonard Axe
Willkie Backs Aid to Britain After England Tour
Former 1940 Republican candidate Wendell L. Willkie returned from Europe asserting that U S aid to Britain helps avoid war. He plans to present conclusions to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as lend lease debates near a conclusion. He said British officials and the public seek materials and equipment, not direct military manpower.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
England
America
British Empire
Britain
Eire
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Willkie
Washington
United States
Weather outlook with cloudy skies and rain chances
The forecast notes increasing cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with rain in the west and central areas. Some snow or rain is possible northwest, colder in the extreme northwest, warmer in the southeast, and temperatures trend warmer south and east tonight, then cooler in the west and central Tuesday afternoon.
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Kansas
Jia
P. Ca
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