Four Divisions In Offensive Near Cassino On Anzio
Allied forces hold steady on the Anzio beachhead after repelling a major German assault involving four divisions. 5th Army with New Zealand and Indian units tightens a Cassino fork from multiple points and reaches positions near the town railway station amid heavy shelling and shifting front lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dixon
Associated Press
NAPLES
A.P
Anzio
5th Army
Cassino
Berlin
Carroceto
Algiers
Albert Kesselring
Europe
3rd armored grenadiers
SASSING
Rapido
Lynn Heinzerling
House of Commons ignorance on lakhs and crores noted
The Vancouver Province notes that past ignorance over lakhs and crores in the British House of Commons contrasts with today’s familiarity with huge sums. It argues budgets have expanded beyond early measures, with Canada’s budgets growing far larger than centuries ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
John Morley
Vancouver
Canada
Alberta minister urged to create provincial department of mines
A. J. Morrison urged the Alberta legislature to establish a separate provincial department of mines with a minister devoting full time to the role. He called for severing mines from lands and mines, funding a capable deputy, engineers, and orderly development of Alberta coal, second only to agriculture in importance. Morrison emphasized real reforms for labor and warned the current setup is an orphan within the lands and mines department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
Alberta
A. J. Morrison
Lab
Edson
department of mines
department of lands and mines
TANNER
United Mine Workers of America
Morrison
Bedaux Dies After Overdosing Amid Immigrant Debates
Charles Bedaux an international intrigue figure died in a Miami hospital after taking sleeping powders hours after learning a grand jury would consider treason and communication with German officials and Vichy France. Immigration officials had held him since December after bringing him from North Africa by army plane. He led a 1934 expedition through northern British Columbia seeking a Alberta to Pacific route with heavy equipment. the mission failed near Telegraph Creek with many losses and high costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MIAMI
Fla
Charles E. Bedaux
John E Burling
Burling
Bedaux
wiguity
United States
Miam
North Africa
Charles Bedaux
Columbia
alberta
Pacific
B.C
Edmonton
Mme. Bedaux
Mme
Alberta Chiesa
wilds
British Columbia
London Faces Greatest Raid Since 1941 Blitz
London endures the fiercest German fire-raid since 1940 41 as about 150 raiders hit the city with fire bombs and high explosives. Fires blaze dawnward while casualties mount in multiple districts including a preserve factory and homes. two babies are born in a hospital as chaos and resilience define the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALAN RANDAL
LONDON
CP. Cable
Berlin
Belgium
France
Britain
Independents Protest Sempill Letter in Alberta Assembly
In Edmonton on Feb 19 the Alberta legislature debated a letter from Lord Sempill, British rep on the National War Services Council. Independent members protested its reading as beyond thanks, while Lord Sempill later said the submission was his sole work and not official government policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
Lord Sempill
National War Services Council
Dawson
Alberta
A. J. Morrison
Lab. Edson
De. W. W. Cross
McKinnon
Ind. Gleichen
E. Taylor
S.C
Drumheller
Sempill
Ottawa
Sem- Pill
Reds Attack Krivoi Rog Amid Ukraine Fronts
Soviet forces drive toward Krivel Rog and Kherson as Staraya Russa and Shimsk fall. German garrison at Krivel Rog is said to be critically placed while Pskov faces a potential surround as Red Army advances from east northeast and north. Terrain marshes and forests hinder maneuvers in the sector between Staraya Russa and Novosokolniki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Red army
Naw
Fritz Von Mannstein
Dnieper
Fskov
Staraya Russa
Lake Imen
Konev
Vatutin
Malinovsky
Krivel Rog
Ukraine
Kherson
PSKOV
Shimsk
Tesulf
Baltics
lake Pelpus
Riga
Gulf of Riga
Starays Russa
Novosokalniki
Soviet Union
Last Lifeline For Marshalls
U S army and marine forces clash with Japanese at Eniwetok in the western Marshalls as Truk air sea operations are awaited. Beachheads at Eniwetok mark a major step behind fortified Marshalls bases with battleship support and carrier air cover. Admiral Nimitz announces the invasion of Eniwetok while Knox signals a potential Truk victory after earlier attacks on Ponape and Kwajalein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EARL HARBOR
United States army
Pacific
Eniwetok
Marshalls
Truk
KNOX
Navy
Frank Knox
Washington
Ponape
Gibraltar
Carolines
Kwajalein
Chester W. Nimitz
Caroline Islands
wojie
United States
roe
Nintz
Eniwetok atoll
Pacific ocean
TOKYO
House Talks 400 Lost In Sinking Agriculture Of Empress Of Canada
Ottawa debate centers on expanding agricultural research and new farm uses. Agriculture Minister Gardner cites funded pilot plants and NRC estimates, while Gordon Ross pushes for immediate lab start and Douglas urges 3 to 5 million dollars for government or cooperative research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
house of commons
Gardiner
National Research Council
Gordon Ross
L.Moose Jaw
T. GC. Douglas
CC.F.Weyfurn
Ross
CCF
Douglas
Mr. Ross
Partisan fights near Udine as Italy conflict widens
Yugoslav partisans report fighting near Udine in northeast Italy as they strike Nazi positions across the Julian Alps. Battles also raged along the Hungarian border and in Bosnia and Croatia, with Allied actions targeting Rome’s rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ITALY
HUNGARY
LONDON
C.P
Julian Alps
Udine
Goria
Josip Broz
Tite
Travnik
Bosnia
Croatia
MONTREAL
caion
LN JAP
XORK
A.P
cabinnet
Tokyo
Sotaro Iwata
Sotaro Ishiwata
Shinya Uchida
agriculture
Keita Goto
PATTERSON
DALLAS
Robert P. Patterson
ROME
Vichy
Auntie
CURZON LINE
Russia
Germany
CALGARY
C.F
Maurice W. Hayes
Mincer
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ISLE
1 Sth
Kesselring
Hitler
8th Army
Mount Cassino
Leeds Yorkshire Post
Minister of Mines
MINES
Telegraph Creek
B. C
Windsor
aged
Reds
Krivoi Rog
Orient
West Africa
Forpedo
Canadian Pacifica steamships
Freetown
CPS
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