Germans Hit Cassino Front Then Repulsed Heavy Losses
The German assault north of Aprilia near Cassino and the Cassino front faced fierce resistance. American infantry, artillery, and armor attacked to break the city’s defenses as Germans defended from strong fortifications, with fighting continuing in the Cassino streets and surrounding mountains.
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Richard G. Massack
Associated Press
ITALY
A.P
Aprilia
Carroceto
Rome
5th Army
Cassino
Germans push west of Cassino amid stiff mount assault
Allied forces west of Cassino advance by dislodging Germans from Mount Maidla as fierce combat persists. German 26th division joins beachhead battles while Allied prisoners rise to 1,500 and total German captures exceed 10,000 since Italy invasion began. Mount Ornito seized. air operations hampered by weather. Toulon raid damages ships and drydocks. continuation on Page Three.
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Cassino
Mount Maidla
HITLER
Italy
5th Army
Reynolds Packard
Calabria
APRILIA
Anzio
Padiglione
Campoleone
Rome
Carroceto
Garigliano
Ornito
Castel Forte
Crecchio
Orsogna
Casol
France
Toulon
Cannes
Allied raid claims 80 Jap planes destroyed at Wewak
Allied airmen launched a heavy raid on the Japanese base at Wewak New Guinea catching the air force by surprise. Seventy two planes were grounded and destroyed eight shot down. Wewak serves as a major air and supply base for northeastern New Guinea.
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ALLIED
Southwest Pacific
Wewak
New Guinea
Wood industry claims future in plywood tech
Yale professor predicts major gains for wood products including fireproofed, high rise structures and plywood ships cars and aircraft. Perry notes low cost pleasure boats and stronger plywood components could transform ocean freight and rail transport. London hotels face worsening demand as officials limit visitors including war related and ceremonial guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Hess
Yale
Thomas D. Perry
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The Day In Parliament Opens Thrones Debate
The House continues the throne speech debate while the senate adjourns to March 7. Prime Minister Mackenzie King signals discussion of Lt. Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton's resignation. MPs Noseworthy Diefenbaker McGarry and Fair address in the debate. Senators Davies Lambert Duffus and Black urge tax fixes, peace economy prep, and social security cost concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
senate
Mackenzie King
A. G.L. McNaughton
J. W. Noseworthy
C.C.F
York South
John Diefenbaker
P.C
Lake, Centre
M. E. McGarry
Inverness- Richmond
Robert Fair
N.D
Battle River
W. Rupert Davies
Ontario
Norman Lambert
J. J. Duffus
F. B. Black
New Brunswick
Yanks Strafe Nazi Airfields in Central France
American heavy bombers struck German airfields in central France supported by RAF Spitfires and U.S. fighters marking the eighth daylight raid in nine days. Wilhelmshaven and Frankfurt targets also saw attacks as Paris outskirts faced new industry strikes. Mosquito raids over western Germany occurred last night with no losses reported.
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LONDON
C. P
France
United States Army
R.C. AF
U.S
Wilhelmshaven
Frankfurt
Paris
Germany
air ministry
VICHY
A.P
E.AF
Villacoublay
Tours
Saint Averd
Chateaudun
Orleans-Bricy
Chateaureux-La Martinierie
Draft board rejects boy with wooden leg at Fort McPherson
Earl Abney, 18, sought enlistment and was nearly inducted by a Fort McPherson draft board before officials halted the process upon learning he had a wooden leg. The incident occurred on February 5 as the board reviewed his application.
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FORT McPHERSON, Ga
Earl Abney
army
Fort McPherson
Profits On War. Orders Profits On War. Orders
In Ottawa a demand for more light on wartime reserves and on the role of dollar-a-year men in government business was placed before the house of commons. J. W. Noseworthy urged disclosure while Gordon Graydon and M. J. Coldwell pressed for a McNaughton resignation statement. Prime Minister Mackenzie King promised full pictures on the war appropriation bill and a possible separate session if needed. Noseworthy argued authorities lack engineering oversight to judge munitions profits, noting Britain found excess tax failed to curb profit use for reserves, citing Canadian firms with reserves rising from 100 to 700.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
J. W. Noseworthy
C.CF
York South
Gordon Graydon
house
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
A. G. L. McNaughton
McNaughton
Seigniory Club
Que
Mackenzie King
Noseworthy
London Economist
Third Atoll Is Invaded By United States Forces
United States forces invade three more islands in the Kwajalein atoll defeating Japanese on two and forcing retreat on a third with sea plane bases. Navy reports by Admiral Nimitz highlight wartime advances and fortified bases under attack as Marshalls campaign appears likely. Japanese radio warns Americans are serious and the war situation grows more acute.
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Marshall Islands
Marshalls
U.S
Roi
WILLIAM HIPPLE
Associated Press
PEARL HARBOR
Kwajalein atoll
United States
Chester W. Nimitz
mid-Pacific
NEW YORK
Tokyo radio today
U S military government to replace Hirohito across occupied areas
The forces advancing across Japan’s possessions have faced no evident resistance from the naval armada supporting the invasion and air power has kept Japanese planes from entering Marianas skies for four days. A Tokyo Imperial HQ communique in New York broadcasts claims of sinking destroyers and planes, though the text contrasts with U S foreign broadcasting intelligence.
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U.S. s
Hirohito
Marshalls
New York
United States
Tokyo
Ships Crash Three Killed Off Cape Breton
A Canadian naval vessel collided with a passenger ship off Cape Breton. Three sailors aboard the warship were killed and ten were injured. Both ships were damaged. the merchantman was holed in the bow. Next of kin have been notified.
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SYDNEY
N.S
Cape Breton
Roosevelt silent on Russian republic move
President Roosevelt declined comment on Russia granting autonomy to its constituent republics. He said he had read about the action with great interest and provided no further remarks.
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ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON
Russia
Ottawa car loadings for week ended Jan 29 rise and fall
Ottawa reports 69 070 cars loaded for the week ended January 29, down from 70 01 the prior week and up from 58 221 in the same week last year according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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OTTAWA
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Wounded British Sailors Get Cigars From "Kings" Gift
New York February 5 6 A gift of cigars presented by the Kings of America went to convalescing British sailors at HMS Asbury Park N J. Miss Evelyn King and Miss Marjorie King of New York inspired the gesture after reading that King George VI had trouble obtaining cigars in wartime. They gathered 500 or more named Kings in the United States to write in and donate cigars for distribution to war veterans in the United States.
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NEW YORK
Kings of America
HMS. Asbury
Asbury Park
N.J
Evelyn King
Marjorie King
George VI
King
United States
More Canned Tomato Juice Due on Market
The Prices Board announced that a larger portion of canned tomato juice will reach consumers this month and in March. From Feb 1 to March 31 wholesalers may raise their allocation by 10 percent, boosting the allowance from 30 percent to 40 percent for tomato juice only.
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OTTAWA
Restriction On Enlistment Of Miners Extended
Ottawa officials say the restriction on enlistment of coal mine workers in the armed services is extended to August 1 unless a National Selective Service officer grants permission. The rule was imposed due to labor shortages in the coal fields.
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OTTAWA
C.P
efence
armed services
National Selective Service
Soviet Move Amazes U S
Washington reacts to the Soviet plan to split the USSR into 16 presumably sovereign states. Officials and leaders including President Roosevelt weigh the implications for postwar power and potential shifts in international recognition and voting influence.
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C. R. BLACKBURN
WASHINGTON
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Roosevelt
Russia
Churchill
Teheran
Red Attacks Unrelenting On Russian Front
Major Soviet advances across the Russian front report Govorov at Narova mouth inside Estonia and near Lake Peipus, sealing Baltic access. Meretskov’s Baltic army tightens the ring as Red forces push toward Dnieper bend, encircling German divisions south of Cherkasy to Baner.
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HENRY C. CASSIDY
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Hitler
Baltic
Ukraine
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Narova
Estonia
Gulf of Finland
Lake Peipus
Narva
Reval
Tallinn
Riga
Gevorov
BK. A. Meretskov
Dnieper
Red
Cherkasy
Baner
Coast Ship Firms Win New War Contracts
The Province reports Priday contracts for two invasion ships awarded to Yarrows Limited shipyards in Victoria. Preliminary work has started and there are signals the yard may receive more orders for landing craft as part of the fleet to carry Allied troops and equipment to enemy shores.
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VANCOUVER
Yarrows Limited shipyards
Victoria
Argentine Breaks With Axis Satellites
Argentine government announced it had broken off diplomatic relations with Vichy France Bulgaria Romania and Hungary all Axis satellites following its rupture with Germany and Japan last month.
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BUENOS AIRES
Vichy France
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hungary
Germany
Japan
Stalin Announces Capture of Luck and Rowne in Poland
Stalin in an order of the day announced the capture of Luck Lutsk and Rowne Roxne as Red Army advances place them within 50 miles of Hitler’s 1941 jump-off point. Luck is 70 miles inside pre-war Poland and Rowne 30 miles in, with Rowne a key rail junction on the Warsaw Kiev Odessa line.
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STALIN
ROWNE
LONDON
Marshal Joseph Stalin
Lutsk
Roxne
Red army
Hitler
Soviet Union
Poland
Warsaw
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Kwajalein
LAILUU
DESTROY
Cage Three
Manchester Guardian
Lord Portal
Buckingham Palace
Third Atoll
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British Commonwealth of Nations
Argentine
admiralty
EUROPE
STOCKHOLM
Balkans
Baltic states
Aftentidningen
Berlin
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