Soviets Close In On Dnieper Front as Donets Drive Advances
Soviet forces push through the Donets basin capturing Bokovo Antratsit and Upper Noagolchik as they threaten Poltava and Dnieper line towns. Reports say advances reach about 50 miles south of Voroshilovgrad with reinforcements along Rostov Kursk and Krasnodar sectors.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
OSCOW
Donets basin
Red army
Voroshilovgrad
Dnieper
Pavlograd
Krasnograd
Rostov
Kursk
Orel
Krasnodar
Black Sea
Dnieper valley
Krasnogred
Kharkov
Bokovo-Antratsit
Upper Noagolchik
POLTAVA
Dnieperopetrovsk
Zaporozhe
apetrovsk
Donets
London
Red
Caucasus Kuban
RUSSIA
Dnieper river
Kiev
Ryhev
Smolensk
Leningrad
Hitler
Crimea
Gandhi Passes Hard Day in 12th Fast Crisis
New Delhi Feb 22 Mohandas K Gandhi endured a severe crisis in the 12th day of his 21 day fast. A Bombay bulletin by six doctors said he suffered nausea and faintness then rallied after taking water and lime juice. He remained silent today when reports warned the fast could threaten his life.
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NEW DELHI
G.P
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Bombay
Poona
Aga Khan
Potatoes Set New Carload Prices Across Canada
The Prices Board announced maximum carload prices for potatoes in eastern Canada based on Montreal as a guide. Till March 7 the price is 1.80 per 74‑lb bag, then 1.65 from March 8 to April 4, 1.90 from April 5 to May 2, 1.95 from May 3 to May 31, and 2.05 from June 1 onward. Adjustments were made for Ontario west of Fort William, the Prairies, and British Columbia.
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OTTAWA
Prices Board
Canada
Halifax
Fort William
Montreal
Ontario
Fort Wiliam
prairie provinces
British Columbia
Wartime drug addicts face dwindling supply at Narcotic Farm
Wartime shipping cuts reduce narcotic supplies, forcing Narcotic Farm in Fort Worth to overflow St Elizabeths, as drug addiction declines a wartime effect. Dr Lawrence Kolb credits drug shortages and controls for fewer hospitalizations, while many addicts avoid treatment. (Continued on Back Page.)
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Science Service
U.S. Public Health hospital
Fort Worth
Texas
St. Elizabeth's hospital
Washington
Lawrence Kolb
U.S. public health service
Fort Worth hospital
Narcotic Parm
Loss of U S submarine Argonaut reported by Navy
Washington February 22 The submarine Argonaut the largest in the U S navy is presumed lost on patrol. A navy communique also identified the American destroyer Dehaven sunk in the Solomon Islands battle as a 2100 ton ship. Loss of life in the destroyer was believed small.
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WASHINGTON
navy department
Navy
Solomon Islands
Dehaven
United States
United Nations
Surcouf
Gulf of Mexico
Mahaffy Demands Alberta Government Replacement in Maiden Speech
Calgary leader H Mahaffy used his maiden opposition address in the Alberta legislature to condemn Premier Aberhart’s Social Credit government, urging replacement when the electors can vote. He backed postwar Manning plans, Beveridge’s basic approach, and called for debt refunding and broader social supports, while accusing the government of abusing power and dodging questions. Continued on Page Three.
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DMONTON
C.P
H. Mahaffy
Calgary
Alberta
Aberhart
Social Credit
Mahaffy
Wm. Beveridge
annartunite ta da co
public utilities commission
Parliamentar y News Bulletins Ottawa War Session May Be Preceded
Ottawa February 22 Prime Minister Mackenzie King warned in the house that Canadian armed forces may be in heavy fighting in 1943 as he urged government business precedence for the current session. A northern Pacific area study aims to map postwar use with Canada and the United States, while British Columbia officials participate. The session resumes with a push to limit private member motions, prompting CPP leader Coldwell to protest limited debate on non-government resolutions.
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OTTAWA
C.P
Mackenzie King
house of commons
house
NORTHWEST AREA
Pacific
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
Alasle
Mackenie King
Howard C. Green
Vancouver South
King
joint economic committee
eco
Canada
United States
Green
Mackenzie Hing
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.P
Two US ships torpedoed. 850 lost or missing
Washington reports that more than 850 people, mostly service personnel, are dead or missing after two U S passenger cargo ships were torpedoed and sunk in the North Atlantic early February. The ships sank within 30 minutes. crews and passengers included civilians and military members. Next of kin have been notified.
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WASHINGTON
navy department
United States
North Atlantic
army
navy
marine corps
coast guard
north Atlante
Britain and Russia Sign Broad Peace Collaboration Accord
Britain and Russia voiced broad peace collaboration principles and unity to destroy the Axis. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden spoke at a London gathering marking the Red Army’s 25th anniversary, as Stalin’s letter urged joint offensive operations. The audience included high officials and Mrs. Winston Churchill, with Churchill ill in bed.
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LONDON
Britain
Russia
Anthony Eden
Red Army
Eden
Albert Hall
Winston Churchill
Stalin
LYTTLETON
Moscow
Europe
Newcastle
Oliver Lyttleton
United States
Hitler
Nazis Gain 12 Miles After Capturing Pass
German armored forces under Field Marshal Rommel pushed 12 miles northwest through Kasserine Gap toward Thala, engaging British and American tanks in heavy fighting. Allied forces reported German losses and held the line near Tebessa and Sbiba, with Rommel seeking a knockout blow before Allied Mareth Line neutralizes his advance.
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North Africa
APJ
Erwin Rommel
Thala
United States
Kasserine Pass
Kremamsa plateau
Tedessa
Rommel
Kasaerine
Sbiba
Kasserine
Kasserine Gap
Tebessa
Hatob river
Medjex-El-Bab
Hatou river
Tabessa
Bombers Attack Mandalay and Taungup Highway
Allied air strikes in central Burma hit Mandalay and Myingan on the Irrawaddy as RAF planes attacked Prome and Sunbaik from the air. Night raids left barge fires burning while daylight operations targeted the Taungup highway, with Blenheim bombers causing gaps in road access. One RAF aircraft reported missing.
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NEW DELHI
Burma
Mandalay
Myingan
Irrawaddy River
Sys
Taungup
Prome
Sunbaik
Irrawaddy
R.AF
French Africa Supplying Allies With Raw Materials
The Office of War Information said French North Africa is supplying the United States and Great Britain with important quantities of strategic raw materials. Ships that carried British and American civilian supplies to North Africa have returned with increasing quantities of materials, and more will follow.
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FRENCH AFRICA
WASHINGTON
French North Africa
United States
Great Britain
office of war Information
North Africa
O.WI
India Divided Against Itself Requires Unity
Dewitt Mackenzie essays on the Indian Nationalist demand for independence, reporting on his five month study in India and a key discussion with Viceroy Linlithgow. He notes cooperative conduct from both sides and emphasizes the issue’s global UN significance, with the piece continuing on Page Three.
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India
Dewitt Mackenzie
Associated Press
Mackenzie
aneroge
Britain
United Nations
LINLITHGOW
Marquess of
King to Give Stalingrad Sword of Honor
The King promised in a Sunday message to President Kalinin on the 25th anniversary of the Red Army that Britain would present a sword of honor to Stalingrad. He called the city’s defense heroic and titled the Red Army a beacon of civilized world, praising its leadership and sacrifices in the common struggle.
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LONDON
Kalinin
Russia
Red army
Stalingrad
Alberta imposes monthly liquor purchase limits
Edmonton reports King, head of Alberta Liquor Control Board, announces new buying rules. Albertans may buy only 26 ounces of any liquor per month, except 40-ounce bottles still in stock may be sold 40 ounces per permit holder per month until supply runs out. Beer limits drop, draught beer in four-gallon kegs ending as stock depletes. Wine limited to two bottles per month, one purchase monthly. Stores open noon to 6 pm, serving rural areas as needed.
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EDMONTON
A King
Alberta Liquor Control Board
esites
Minesweeper capsizes off Coos Bay. five dead and 13 missing
MARSHFIELD Ore Feb 22 A United States navy minesweeper capsized in heavy seas off Coos Bay causing five deaths and 13 missing among the 29 aboard Only 11 were saved and the coast guard recovered several injured sailors who later died as seas prevented landings for hours Local authorities announced the 13th annual district counts.
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MARSHFIELD
Ore
United States navy
Coos Bay
Pacific
coast guard
Rommel Hurls Infantry Forward in New North Africa Drive
Allied headquaters report Rommel driving infantry through Kasserine Pass toward Tebesam in Alberta as a tank column nears Thala. In other items a clipper crash in Portugal kills and injures many. RC A F crew losses in a US transport plane. a Mexico City quake kills five. British subs claim Axis vessel damage. no further print paper cuts. Alberta faces $1 million liquor loss.
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ROMMEL
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Kasserine Pass
Tebesam
Alberta
PORTUGAL
LISBON
Tags
United States
Inast ane
R.CAF
WASHINGTON
C.P
R.C.AF
America Miers
United States army
South
Atlanti
R.C.A.F
J. Martin
Mexico City
LONDON
Mediterranean
admiralty
TORONTO
John Atkins
printing
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GANDHI
M.P
Paul Kruger
Mrs. Roosevelt
U.S
Argonaut
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIN
John Peden
Winnipeg
James MecConochie
Peden
GOVT
PARLIAMENTAR
Atlantic
Tunisia
Oregon
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