Japanese Assail Gateway to Java and Timor Invasion Report
Allied reports detail Japanese landings on Timor near Dilli and Koe pang and a Bali assault as Java remains the focal barrier to Australia. U N planes claim hits on Japanese ships. Soerabaja air battles kill pilots and down raiders. Darwin bombings and Burma river fighting add to a broad wartime picture.
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Bali
United Nations
I Ae
Soerabaja
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
Celebes
Imperial Tokyo
Timor
Dilli
Koepang
Tokyo
Dutch Indies Archipelago
Darwin
Australia
Churchill reshapes war cabinet in bold nine to seven shakeup
Prime Minister Churchill trims the war cabinet from nine to seven. Sir Stafford Cripps becomes lord privy seal and Commons leader, Oliver Lyttelton upgraded to production minister, and Clement Attlee moves to dominion affairs. Beaverbrook declines health grounds, leaving Churchill defending defense portfolio amid war setbacks.
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London
Winston Churchill
Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Pew
Hurchill
Cripps
House of Commons
Churchill
Oliver Lyttelton
Winston
Lord Beaverbrook
United States
United Nations
Kingsley Wood
Arthur Greenwood
Clement Attlee
Lord Privy Seal
Viscount Cranborne
Dominions
Defense
Treasury
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Anthony Eden
John Anderson
Lyttelton
Middle East
Commons
Banks of Lawrence Closed for February 23 Holiday
Lawrence banks will not be open on February 23 due to a legal holiday. Advised customers to plan accordingly and complete transactions beforehand.
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Lawrence
Russia claims great winter offensive unchecked by Nazis
Soviet sources assert the winter offensive rolls on with heavy German losses and promise Hitler’s defeat this year. Red Star cites 6,000,000 Soviet dead claim and says Allied resources surpass Germany. Reports of German tank and gun losses and encirclement attempts contrast with Nazi bullets and a lull in North Africa as Axis armor pulls back near Tamimi.
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Associated Press
Russia
Red Star
Hitler
United States
Britain
Germany
Red Army
Moscow
Smolensk
Tmimi
Darwin Damaged in Jap Air Raid
Sydney reports Darwin endured its third air raid alarm in two days as 98 Japanese bombers attacked in two waves over the harbor and mainland. Six fighters were shot down, with 15 killed and 24 wounded. ships, wharves, and hospitals suffered damage though vital services survived.
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Burma
On River
Rangoon
Indies
Tokyo
Darwin
United Nations
Soerabaja
U. S. War Department
Washington
Sydney
Australia
Fighting in Bataan continues as planes drop incendiaries
The War Department reports positional fighting across Bataan. Japanese planes dropped incendiaries behind lines, using white phosphorus as filler. An examination notes its ignition and extinguishing properties. General MacArthur conveys thanks to 60,000 US ordnance workers. No reports from other areas.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan
MacArthur
Ordnance Department
Army
United States
Europe
Fish Denies Nazi Links In District Court
Rep. Hamilton Fish declares in district court that William Power Maloney called his statements a lie over Nazi philosophy claims. Testimony ties Fish to a 125000 copy Lundeen speech mailed under his frank by ex-secretary George Hill, who faces perjury charges. Fish asserts he had no knowledge Viereck was a German agent.
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Washington
Hamilton Fish
R.-N.y
William Power Maloney
Fish
Congress
George Hill
Viereck
Frank
Farmer-Labor
Ernest Lundeen
Minnesota
Hill
Germany
Blum Complains Secret Documents Withheld At Trial
Attorneys for Leon Blum charge the French Supreme Court hid secret records from him and four co defendants on the fall of France case. Prosecutors admit two sets exist one not relevant to defense the other private testimony not meant to influence the outcome. The trial proceeds before the scarlet and ermine judges as the five Third Republic leaders face constitutional challenges.
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Rrom
France
cPi
Leon Blum
Supreme Court
Blum
Edouard Daladier
Old Third Republic
Stock Market Index Inches Up to 36.5
The average of 60 stocks edged to 36.50, up from 36.60 yesterday as trading closed. Investors watched key industrials and financials for direction amid light volume.
Topeka Washington Day powwow draws Democratic hopefuls
Topeka February 20 Democratic candidates gather at the party’s Washington Day event. Rumors place W. H. Burke of Little River contemplating another gubernatorial bid while Harry H. Woodring gains tentative support. Senate race potential opens to a threeway contest with Randolph Carpenter George McGill and Harry D. Warren. Other names discussed include W. G. Fink Sid Kross Rice Lardner and John Arnett among many attendees.
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Topeka
Kansas
W. H. Burke
Little River
Burke
Internal Revenue
Randolph Carpenter
Marion
George McGill
Wichita
U. S
Harry D. Warren
Fort Scott
W. G. Fink
Fredonia
State Tax Commission
Wilson County
John Arnett
Pocket U boat sinks Brazilian freighter Olinda
The 4080 ton Brazilian freighter Olinda was sunk off the Atlantic coast by a pocket size axis submarine. Crewmembers were rescued by a rescue ship after two crew were questioned aboard the sub and the submarine crash-dived on approach of U S planes. Francisco Nogueira and Captain Benedmond were taken aboard and questioned about cargo and origin.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Fifth Naval District
Francisco Nogueira
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Jacob Benemond
Noguiera
Ratner Denies Midwest Complacency Toward War
Topeka reports Gov. Payne Ratner asserts Kansas and the Midwest are not complacent in the war effort. He cites volunteers and casualties and blames smug naval and military leaders for Pearl Harbor. General Lear urged capital and labor to contribute as soldiers do, at a Kansas City university club forum.
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Topeka
Payne Ratner
Ben Lear
Memphis
Middle West
Kansas
Pearl Harbor
General Lear
Kansas City
Military Areas Set To Bar Citizens In War Effort
President Roosevelt authorizes the secretary of war to establish military areas from which any person may be barred or removed. While not martial law, the order marks a step toward restricting entry and movement at strategic points, targeting Japanese descent and other citizens alike. The order, signed yesterday and released today, directs designation of areas and restrictions by military commanders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary of War
War Department
Douglas county selects 82 for March 2 induction
The Douglas county selective service board ordered 82 registrants to report Monday March 2 for induction at Fort Leavenworth. Thirty are slated to be sent, with 32 called to allow replacements. numbers range from 326 upward, including Carl G. Hodge and Lloyd E. Pine among others from Lawrence Baldwin Eudora and Topeka.
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Douglas County Selective Service Board
Ft. Leavenworth
Carl G. Hodge
Locust Street
Lloyd E. Pine
Kentucky Street
Ivan Thomas Hird
Lawrence R
Ohlan Verne Kent
West Sixth Street
Sapren
Lawrence Cagers Lead Argentine at the Half
Lawrence high school led Argen tine 12 to 11 at halftime of an NEA conference basketball game. The Lions trailed 5 to 8 after the first period. Everett Hill sparked the surge with a basket early in the second quarter.
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Lawrence High School
Lions
Everett Hill
Lawrence
Repulse Attack By Enemy Boats Fails Off British Coast
London reports that enemy speed boats and planes attacked a British convoy in the North Sea last night. Two Nazi E boats were sunk while no merchant ships or escorts suffered damage. No British losses were reported in the all night battle.
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London
British
Admiralty
Air Ministry
North Sea
Britain
Pay More For County Welfare Steady Upward Trend Prompts Alarm
Douglas county faces higher welfare costs than neighboring counties with per capita relief 47 percent above the regional average in January. Welfare rolls rose by 18 while adjacent counties cut cases, and $950 in special expenses including dictograph equipment inflated costs. Net annual cost for a five person family nears $80 after reimbursements.
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Douglas County
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Franklin
Johnson
Douglas
Johnson County
Apo
Althoit
Topeka
Jefferson Pedivicoses
Johnson Desminisns
Eleanor Roosevelt resigns from Office of Civilian Defense
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt resigns as assistant director of the OCD effective today. Director James M. Landis accepts with thanks for her vision and energy while noting he cannot ask continued service amid criticism.
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Washington
Eleanor Roosevelt
Office of Civilian Defense
James M. Landis
OCD
F. H. LaGuardia
Landis
Reed Pushes Wartime Work Week Extension Bill
Senator Reed of Kansas announces he will fight for passage of his wartime work week extension bill S 2232. The measure would set overtime as non compulsory until 48 hours in one week and apply only during the war. Reed says the bill is not anti or pro labor and cites letters from citizens while planning a longer Senate address.
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Washington
Reed
R-Kan
Congress
Senate
Altho
Aioe
America
Welfare records secrecy sparks county cost concerns
The article notes that only the welfare office and three county commissioners know aid recipients and amounts, suggesting secrecy raises new names on the list. It recalls commissioners Lou Griffith and Ed Johnson, elected in 1940 amid budget debates, and J. M. Sanderson who joined after Chris Schaake’s death and prior electoral defeat.
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Welfare Office
Lou Griffith
Ed Johnson
Douglas County
J. M. Sanderson
Chris Schaake
Schaake
Germany launches submarine offensive in North Atlantic
British sources say Germany has begun a major submarine offensive from the Azores toward Greenland to cooperate with Japan and keep U S naval units in the Atlantic, hindering reinforcement of the Pacific fleet.
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London
Germany
North Atlantic
Azores
Greenland
Japan
United States
Atlantic
Special Mule and Horse Sale At Lawrence Draws Crowd
Interest in work horses and mules appeared strong at the Lawrence Livestock sale pavilion on East Eleventh street. About 60 head from a 30 to 40 mile radius were on hand with bidding brisk for cheaper animals and better stock to go on the block later in the afternoon.
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Lawrence
East Eleventh Street
Bus fares rise 10 percent on interstate routes
Interstate bus fares increased by ten percent and are now 76 cents for one way to Kansas City Missouri. Round trip tickets cost 1.85 dollars plus seven cents tax. Local intrastate rates stay unchanged.
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Kansas City
WPA road project approved for 1942 county work
President Roosevelt approved an $87 377 blanket WPA road project for Douglas County to run through 1942. The plan covers 40 miles of township road resurfacing and 3034 miles of county roads, plus three concrete bridges and two culverts. Construction will use up to 200 certified WPA workers once authorized and ready.
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Douglas County
Roosevelt
WPA
Board of County Commissioners
Gongresproan U
Ss. Guyer
E. KE. Larson
Larson
Lecompton River
Guest argues planned economy shapes democracy in wartime talk
Dr. H. W. Guest of Baker University told the League of Women Voters that the United States is moving toward a planned economy with production and prices regulated. He cited Germany and Japan’s wartime adjustments and noted U S production leveling off from 135 to 168 in early 1941, blaming labor and material shortages and non military to military conversion. He outlined two wartime financing options taxes or debt, warning against inflation from excessive borrowing.
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H. W. Guest
Baker University
League of Women Voters
Guest
Baker
Federal Reserve
U.S
U. S
Snow melts in Kansas as warm spell returns
Topeka reports western Kansas snow shrinking to under an inch as milder air moves in. Goodland remains with two inches, Geneseo reaches 44 degrees today, and Goodland lows drop to 15. Farmers await mild weather to prepare fields for spring planting. Weatherman S D Flora notes temperatures near normal tonight and tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
S. D
Geneseo
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