Bombers Hit Alexishafen and Solomons Bases in Pacific War
Allied heavy bombers pounded Alexishafen in New Guinea with 77 tons of bombs and started large fires at the base. Attacks also hit En Amele and Nabanob in the Alexishafen Madang area with 30 tons. Aorong in Netherlands New Guinea was bombed. Light naval units attacked Solomons bases as destroyers shelled Buka and Mibo river mouth without Allied damage. The Bougainville area remains contested with Empress Augusta Bay air fields in use.
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ALLIED
Southwest Pacific
Alexishafen
New Guinea
south
En Amele
Nabanob
Alexishafen-Madang
Aorong
Netherlands New Guinea
Solomons
Buka
Bougainville island
Mibo river
Bougainville
installate
United States
Empress Augusta Bay
Choiseul Island
Irrigation Plans and Cattle Pricing Tone in Western Canada Debate
In a Saskatchewan focused discussion, advocates urge cross border water management to irrigate 2,000,000 acres west of Saskatoon and up to Medicine Hat, with proposed canal projects and large horsepower power stations at Fort A La Corne Riverhurst and Saskatchewan Landing. William Bryce argues cattle sales lack price ceilings, calling for live animal pricing and fair grading. Reid counters Lord Halifax remarks as premature about Empire unity.
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Alberta
United States
South Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
SASKATCHEWAN
Saskatoon
Cabri
Sask
Fort A La Corne
Riverhurst
Saskatchewan Landing
William Bryce
C.CP
Selkirk
Winnipeg
Reid
Lord Halifax
Immigrants continued debate on wartime wage order remarks
Tom Reid of New Westminster criticized the wartime wage-control order as iniquitous and unnecessary at this stage of the war. Hon. R. B. Hanson of York-Sunbury challenged Pred Rose of Montreal Cartier, triggering laughter as he noted a rose would smell as sweet by another name. Last night Mrs. Dorise Nielsen appeared.
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Tom Reid
New Westminster
Reid
R. B. Hanson
P.C. York-Sunbury
Rose
Montreal Cartier
Hanson
Dorise Nielsen
Canadian Adaptability Highlighted by General McNaughton
General McNaughton lauded Canadian soldiers for patience and adaptability aiding rapid mechanization. He praised the collaboration between munitions plants, researchers, and field troops, noting Canadian-made equipment and homegrown innovation as key to wartime success. He credited farmer-soldier ingenuity and strong manufacturer cooperation for ongoing improvements.
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United Nations
Canada
Reds Cut Up Surrounded Germans Near Front Lines
German forces faced encirclement by Soviet troops under Generals Vatutin and Konev, with estimates suggesting about 100000 trapped. Dispatches described Germans cowering by rivers and swamps while the Red Army seized large quantities of guns tanks and machine guns. Some fronts reported progress toward Rowne Lutsk and Narva, with Spanish blue division losses and planned Crimea evacuations noted as the Crimea remained isolated.
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Nikolai Vatutin
Ivan S. Konev
Orender
Izvestia
Vatutin
Ukraine
Rowne
Lutsk
Luck
Bug river
Baltic
Red army
Leonid A. Govorov
Narva
Red Star
Volkhov front
blue
Lake Simon
Lake Peipus
Leningrad
Pskov
Luga
Red Fleet
Crimea
Stalingrad
Black Sea
Perekop
Dnieper
Allied push slows Axis in Italy near Liri and Tyrrhenian coast
Allied forces halted the German advance toward Rome in the Liri valley and Via Casilina as northern German troops pressed to break the beachhead. French and Dutch ships aided British units near Formia with heavy shelling while 5th Army troops gained local ground and captured prisoners. Heavy Allied bombers hit the railroad town of Stigliano north of Rome on the Florence line.
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Liri
Via Casilina
Rome
Tyrrhenian
Cassizo
Formia
5th Army
Stmigliano
Florence
Pope Won't Leave Rome
London report states Germany warned Pope Pius XII that Rome’s fate would be governed by military needs. The Pope refused to abandon Rome, insisting it remain in the front line of spiritual ressurection. Ankara radio attributed the note to Field Marshal Kesselring via Baron Ernsto Weizsaecker, signaling defense of the city despite potential destruction. Vatican radio affirmed the Pope’s stance since the war began.
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LONDON
Pius XII
Rome
Ankara
Vatican
Baron Ernston Weizsaecker
Albert Kesseling
London News Chronicle
Vatican radio
holy
Allied forces press on across Italian front near Sulmona
Dive-bombers strafed German motor transport along roads from the 5th Army front to Rome. Allies reported destroying 41 vehicles, damaging at least 58 more, and blasting a locomotive and 11 railroad cars while advancing toward Sulmona about 15 miles west of Torricella on the 8th Army front.
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tain
Sulmona
8th Army
Torricella
5th Army
Rome
Marines Capture Roi Namur In Marshall Islands Campaign
U S Marines seized Roi and Namur in the Kwajalein atoll after heavy fighting and air bombardment. Preliminary American losses were under 100 killed and about 400 wounded, with broader Kwajalein atoll now largely in Allied hands and remaining opposition confined to Kwajalein island.
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jacent
Namur
Roi
Tarawa
Gilberts
Kwajalein
U S Navy sinks three German warships in Atlantic action
In the Atlantic, the destroyer Somers engaged the Weserland and Rio Grande, sinking the Weserland after its crew scuttled, and the Rio Grande after demolition charges blew it up. The Omaha and Jouett supported the hunt, later joining to sink the 7,320-ton Bur? as the action ended.
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Atlantic
Somers
Weserland
Omaha
Jouett
Rio Grande
Omaha-douett
End of combat on Name Island ends grim Marine drive
George E. Jones reports from Name Island that after a brutal bombardment and stubborn resistance Japanese troops were surrounded and the organized defense ended at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Marines pressed in to finish the fight amid wrecked fortifications and a grim scene as they unload cargo and contemplate the battle’s toll.
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GEORGE E. JONES
NAME ISLAND
Jet Propelled Plane Inventor Whittle’s 17 Year Dream
Group Captain Frank Whittle of the RAF is a reserved 36 year old engineer who conceived a propellerless jet engine 17 years ago. The jet aircraft is described as advancing flight by about 50 years, with a global team of technicians developed under Whittle and allies J C B Tinling and R D Williams. The design draws air in the nose, compresses and heats it, then ejects it from the tail to propel the plane forward.
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SYDNEY GRUSON
LONDON
Frank Whittle
RAF
David
Jan
Britain
United States
Whittle
J. C. B. Tinling
R. D. Williams
Sailors Describe Blasting U Boats Attacking Atlantic Convoy
British port February 4. Royal Navy frigate Nene and Canadian corvettes Snowberry Calgary blasted a U boat stalking a large Atlantic convoy, damaged two ships and rescued several crew. Crane and Foley later credited with probable kill as Sunken submarine disappeared after heavy action. Snowberry's Dunn and Calgary’s gunners described close firing, star shells, and rapid engagement.
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C.P
Nene
Snowberry
Calgary
H.M.S. Crane
H.M.S. Foley
J. A
Hamish) Dunn
Montreal
Victoria
Lieut
John
Barry) O’Brien
Ottawa
Dunn
Don Wyse
Peterborough
Ont
tim
HMS. Tweed
Gerald Lancaster
Vancouver
United States
Edmundston
Lunenburg
R. D. Barrett
Genland Attack Destroys Enemy Ship by Demolition Charges
As they sped in for an attack, an internal explosion of demolition charges rocked the enemy ship and destruction followed by shell fire. The report notes a decisive action with heavy damage attributed to explosive demolition and subsequent bombardment.
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genland
Germans Send Large Wave Bombs Over London
German air attacks on London involved about 70 planes, with roughly 20 reaching the city. The first wave struck from the south near 9 p.m., spreading over three counties, followed by a larger second group eight hours later targeting the Thames estuary. Fires started in a London district, most extinguished before engines arrived, as ground defenders claimed several planes shot down and a Canadian private among those hospitalized.
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London
Thames estuary
Cost of North Chain of Airports Questioned in House
Ottawa asks in the House of Commons order paper for total cost to the Dominion government for building a chain of airports from Edmonton to Whitehorse. Stanley Knowles, CCF Winnipeg North Centre, requests figures on licensing of operators, revenue from civil operations, and maintenance costs.
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OTTAWA
Edmonton
White Horse
Stanley Knowles
C.C.F
Winnipeg North Centre
house of commons oraer
Knowles
Cost of Living Index Holds Steady in Britain in 1943
London report shows Britain's cost of living remained at 99 for 1943 while wage increases benefited 6.2 million workers. Wartime strikes caused 1,775 disputes affecting 559,000 workers and 1.81 million lost working days, up from 1942 figures. Economic observers note earnings gains outpaced the cost of living.
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LONDON
Great Britain
ministry of labor
No Canadians Aboard Lost Coal Steamer
Halifax February 4 authorities said no Canadians were aboard a coal laden steamer lost on a Halifax to Saint John voyage last week. The vessel with 26 men is believed to have struck a submerged ledge near the Bay of Fundy mouth and all hands were lost. Nine bodies drifted ashore in the Digby area.
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HALIFAX
Saint John
N.B
Bay of Fundy
Digby
N.S
Protest Wage Order Parade Planned by Vancouver Unions
A resolution calling for a mass parade by unions affiliated with the Canadian Congress of Labor to protest the new wage control order will be submitted to the Vancouver Labor Council at its meeting next Tuesday night. The Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders Union announced the plan. Tentative parade date is Sunday February 13.
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VANCOUVER
Canadian Congress of Labor
Vancouver Labor Council
Boilermakers’ and Iron Shipbuilders Union
Yugoslav King Peter Faces Refused Mutual Pact
Moscow radio broadcast claimed Soviet Union refused a mutual assistance pact with Yugoslavia in December citing unclear Yugoslav situation. A Reuters Jan. 30 dispatch from Cairo reported Peter's government sought the pact but Stalin declined saying the time is not yet.
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LONDON
Peter
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Moscow
Reuters
Cairo
Stalin
Copenhagen fined for wounding two German officers
Stockholm reports German occupation authorities in Denmark fined Copenhagen 2,000,000 kroner about $900,000 for the wounding of two German officers within the last week. Copenhagen dispatches note Nazis have imposed heavy fines on several occasions without lowering attacks on German soldiers.
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STOCKHOLM
Denmark
Copenhagen
Two Allied Tanks Fought Alone In Cassino
In the Cassino area two Sherman tanks engaged a numerically superior force and fought through the night. Lieutenant Gordon Perkins, commander of a tank company, said the tanks were isolated and radio contact was lost. Both tanks did not return, and the full outcome remains unknown.
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Cassino
Gordon Perkins
Bloc Populaire Studies Canada's Racial Problems
In Montreal February 4 9 the Bloc Populaire holds a three day convention addressing Canada’s racial problems foreign policy inter provincial relations and federal issues. Maxime Raymond leads the party with Andre Laurendeau speaking at the opening and resolutions to be reviewed by committees before final adoption at the Sunday closing session.
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MONTREAL
Bloc Populaire party
Canada
Maxime Reymond
Beauharnois-Laprairie
Bloc
Andre Laurendeau
Raymond
Britain and U S work to keep Spain neutral
President Roosevelt told a press conference that Britain and the United States are coordinating to ensure Spain remains neutral in the true sense. When asked if the effort is working he said he did not know and could only hope so. He noted the situation causes many headaches.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Britain
United States
Spain
$250 000 Robbery Reported in Providence
Providence police received word from Mrs. Elsie C. Miller of a burglary at her home on Thursday night with loot listed as cash and jewelry totaling about $250,000. The incident was reported in Providence.
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PROVIDENCE
R.I
Elsie C. Miller
Certified as collective bargaining agency in Sudbury
Toronto Feb 4. Certification as a collective bargaining agency at International Nickel Co. of Canada Ltd in Sudbury, Ont, today was granted to Local 598, International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers (C.LOC.
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TORONTO
International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd
Sudbury
Cnt
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
C.LOC
Question on CP Air Lines Dominion status and subsidiaries
Stanley Knowles of Winnipeg North Centre asks in today's commons order paper whether Canadian Pacific Air Lines is a Dominion incorporated company and requests a list of its subsidiary companies.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Stanley Knowles
C.C.F
Winnipeg North Centre
Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Dominion incorporated
Young Actor Donald O Connor Joins Army at $50 Daily
Los Angeles reports 18 year old actor Donald O Connor will enlist as a private in the U S Army soon and will be paid 50 dollars a day under a contract approved in superior court. His studio had sought to keep his 350 dollar weekly movie salary due to his box office drawing power. O Connor is scheduled for induction Monday.
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LOS ANGELES
Donald O'Connor
United States army
superior court
O'Connor
British Govt Wins By-Election In Brighton Seat
London reports the wartime by election in Brighton where Fir Lt William Teeling, backed by the national government and Prime Minister Churchill, narrowly defeated independent Bruce Briant by 14 594 to 12 636. Labour did not contest under the wartime truce.
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LONDON
C.P
house of commons
Brighton
Cooper Rawson
Fir
William Teeling
churchill
Bruce Briant
Maj
Lord
Tyron
two man
Briant
Teeling
Labor
Catroux May Receive London Posting After ALgier Rumors
General Georges Catroux, long serving in Algeria, learns English amid reports he will be assigned a diplomatic post in London or Washington in a reshuffle of the French Committee of National Liberation.
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ALGIERS
Georges Catroux
Algeria
London
Washington
French Committee of National Liberation
Anti German Riots In Bulgaria
The United States office of war information quoted reports that a series of anti German riots broke out in Bulgarian garrisons on February 1 and 2. States of emergency were declared in Burgas Russe Pleven and Plovdiv. Heinrich Himmler reportedly took supervision of Bulgaria due to distrust of the Bulgarian army.
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NEW YORK
United States office of war information today
Berne
Stockholms Tidningen
Balkans
Burgas
Russe
Pleven
Plovdiv
O.V1
Cairo
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Bulgaria
British Labor Food Policy Envisions Needs Based Rationing
The British Labour party outlines postwar food policy urging distribution by need and continued food controls. It proposes a permanent food commission under the minister of food to assure a sufficient national basic-food larder, set fair prices, and operate as an import board and national wholesale buyer and seller. It also envisions federal depots and housing tied to health standards to prevent unemployment in this generation.
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LONDON
British Labor party
Texas cattleman Gets U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture
Grover Bennett Hill of Texas is nominated by President Roosevelt to serve as United States undersecretary of agriculture, succeeding Paul Appleby who moved to the role of assistant budget director.
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WASHINGTON
Grover Bennett Hill
Texas
Roosevelt
United States
Paul Appleby
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Foley
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Cost-of-Living
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DONTRELAY
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