First coordinated Allied air attack on Germany
Naples dispatch reports the largest Allied bomber force yet targeted Regensburg and other German factories in a joint strike by Mediterranean and British bases. London confirms a UK Italy coordinated raid on aircraft plants and Danube Alps targets as U S strategic air force under Lt Gen Spaatz directed the operation. Churchill vows to seek out war industries.
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NAPLES
Mediterranean
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
Germany
Munich
Italy
Britain
LONDON
United Kingdom
United States army
Berlin
Danube
Alps
U.S. strategic air force
Carl A. Spaatz
Churchill
house of commons
Churchill Warns of Vast Allied Air Offensive Before Invasion
Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament that Allied bombing would intensify beyond past efforts, striking Germany from Britain and Italy as a prelude to a large invasion. He stated the Allies remain united, with equal initial forces, and projected reinforcements from Africa. He warned of German pilots and rockets while noting Italy holds major German forces and Tito’s partisans challenge in the Balkans.
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James M. Long
Associated Press
A.P
Churchill
world today
Germany
Moscow
Teheran
Europe
Hitler
Italy
Rome
Stalingrad
Africa
Air Force
RAF
Royal Navy
Yugoslavia
Marshal Josip Broz (Tito
Balkans
Britain
Poland
Soviet union
Russia
Heavy Guns Duel In Italy
Allied and German forces traded heavy artillery and small infantry clashes along the Allied beachhead south of Rome. The 5th Army said German pressure failed to break through, leaving about 100 square miles in Allied hands. British troops clashed near Cassino while patrols operated elsewhere as French-Canadian and Maritime troops repelled German patrols and detained two infantrymen.
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RICHARD G. MASSOCE
Associated Press War
NAPLES
A.P
Rome
5th Army
Aprilia
Carroceto
Cassino
Garigliano
abbey hill
Orsogna
Maritime
Left Hand Corner and Crosby Spelling Flap At Winnipeg
A jumble of notes mocks Bing Crosby and geography while praising teachers. A Canada Winnipeg reader comments on Crosby's spelling errors and his mislocation of Canada's fourth largest city. The piece riffs on Edin burgh bottle tea incident and a London Chronicle report of dismay.
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BING CROSBY
Winnipeg Free Press
Crosby
Winnipeg
Quebec
Canada
Gonsaga University
McGregor Calls Commons “Hot Air Joint” In Brief Speech
Ottawa report notes Robert McGregor of York East used his first commons speech in years to label the chamber the greatest hot-air joint in years. He spoke briefly before being interrupted for addressing a main motion when an amendment was under consideration.
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OTTAWA
Robert McGregor
P.C
York East
commons
Parliament Suspends Wednesday Sessions in Ottawa Debate
In Ottawa on February 22, the House of Commons voted 113 to 94 to suspend Wednesday sittings after a two hour debate. The New Democracy backed halting Wednesdays, CCF split, and Prime Minister Mackenzie King defended the move, signaling possible further election talk and cabinet cooperation needs.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
C.CF
Coldwell
Aluminum Company of Canada
war expenditures committee
New Democracy
Progressive Conservatives
Mackenzie King
King
Canadian Soldier and Bride Die in London Raid
A Canadian army corporal from Montreal and his English bride of a few months were killed in Sunday night's German air raid on London, it was announced Monday.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
Montreal
Krivoil Rog Captured in Ukraine by Red Army
Stalin announced to London that Krivoli Rog, last German stronghold in the Dnieper bend area, fell to the Third Ukrainian front on February 22 after a storming offensive. The fall follows Berlin radio reports of evacuation of the city. The capture includes the Krivoli Rog mines and surrounding industrial centres.
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LONDON
Krivol Rog
Dnieperbend
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Red Army
Berlin
Moscow
Third Ukrainian front
Krivoli Rog
Ukraine
Peter A. Bloom Dies At 54 In New York
Peter Anthony Bloom longtime circulation manager of the New York Daily and Sunday Mirror died Monday at age 54. He began his newspaper career as a Chicago newsboy and spent 18 years in his current post.
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NEW YORK
Peter Anthony Bloom
Chicago
New York Daily and
Sunday Mirror
Parliamentary News Bullets on Aluminum Inquiry
In Ottawa Feb 22 a war expenditures committee inquiry into the aluminum industry prompts calls to table in camera evidence in the house. M P J G Diefenbaker warns rights of members, cites independence and potential election moves while CCF leader M J Coldwell faces scrutiny over alleged unfounded charges. Vice debates over tabling versus referring evidence to public accounts committee end with procedural votes and cautions.
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OTTAWA
C.P
fH. R. Jackman
P.C
Toronto
Rosedale
commons
house
M. J. Coldwell
CCF
Joseph Harris
Toronto Danforth
Jackman
Coldwell
Victor Quelch
N.D
Acadia
public accounts committee
Glen
C. E. Johnson
Bow River
Debate Near End in Alberta Legislature
Canadian parliamentary coverage reports the Alberta legislature's throne speech debate nearing its conclusion as four members, including Hon. C. E. Gerhart, minister of municipal affairs, discuss municipal expansion. Gerhart highlights department steps, notes broad municipal support for the plan, while opponents acknowledge marked concessions. Other speakers include George Mac Lachlan, L J O'Brien, and A V Bourcier. Debate continues.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
C. E. Gerhart
Gerhart
eet Jane
C.CF
George MacLachlan
Ind—Pembina
L. J. O'Brien
Ind —Grande Prairie
A. V. Bourcier
S.C. Lac. Ste. Anne
MacLachlan
Independent party
Jan Islands Again Raided in Kuriles and Marshalls
Pearl Harbor reports United States army and navy planes attacked Paramushiro and Shimushu in the Kuriles and unnamed eastern Marshall Islands on February 19. Navy planes dropped more than five tons of bombs on the Kuriles as ships bombarded Marshalls. All planes returned despite anti aircraft fire.
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PEARL HARBOR
Paramushiro
Shimushu Islands
Kuriles
Marshall Islands
Marshalls
Chester W. Nimitz
mid-Pacific
Navy
Kurile islands
Bonspiel results 1 pm draw at Gas Company
Bonspiel results list match scores from 1 pm draw at Gas Company venue. Prices show 9 to 8, 8 to 6, and other scores including Trimble 14 Birch 5 Rose 10 Hoely 5. Additional results include Moir 9 Dewar 4 Dickinson 10 Reid 9 T Anderson 11 Greenway 9 Staples 10 Eckmier 9 Crow 9 Haimes blank Clarke 7 Reynar 6 Rea 12 Brown 2 Axelson 11 Cookshaw 9.
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ELLISON
Bramwell
Henderson
Trimble
Birch
Rose
Hoely
Moir
Dewar
Dickinson
Reid
GAS COMPANY
T. Anderson
Greenway
Staples
Eckmier
Crow
Haimes
ELLISON’S Clarke
Reynar
Rea
Brown
Axelson
Cookshaw
MacLachlan Urges Probe Into Alberta Packing Plants
EDMONTON Feb 22 George MacLachlan Ind Pemina called in the Alberta legislature for an independent commission of former representatives to audit annual financial statements of the provinces packing plants. He said farmers claim the plants earn exorbitant profits at farmers expense during the war and urged immediate investigation by a trusted body. If plants fear nothing they should welcome scrutiny.
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EDMONTON
George MacLachlan
Pembina
Alberta
Gas Ration Unchanged In 1944 45
Ottawa reports wartime gasoline allotments stay at 40 three gallon coupons for AA ration holders. Special categories persist with similar limits, and Minister Howe urges gas conservation as a key war supply. He notes heavier crude sources allow reductions in other fuel use and that asphalt restrictions end nationwide except for BC.
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OTTAWA
Howe
British Columbia
Mrs Gandhi Dies in Poona at 74
London reports Mrs Mohandas K. Gandhi wife of the Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi has died at 1 35 p m Poona where she was detained with her husband She had suffered heart trouble with intermittent attacks and last week officials warned her condition had worsened The governor of Bombay announced the death today and the radio in New Delhi confirmed it
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LONDON
Mohandas K. Gandhi
New Delhi
Gandhi
Poona
Bombay
Parliament Recap on War Expenditures Committee Debate
The House continues discussion on a war expenditures committee report while the Senate does not sit. Yesterday Prime Minister Mackenzie King urged opposition cooperation amid election speculation. House approved designating Wednesdays for committee work with no sitting.
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house
senate
Mackenzie King
Eniwetok Isle Is Captured Forces Press
United States troops captured Eniwetok Island after stubborn resistance as naval and air forces pressed Parry Island. Preliminary reports put American casualties around 150 dead and 30 wounded in the capture, with about a thousand Japanese exposed on Engebi and Eniwetok before the invasion bombardment. no figures on survivors are given.
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PEARL HARBOR
United States
Eniwetok Island
Parry Island
Eniwetok atoll
Chester W. Nimitz
Engebi
Eniwetok islands
Mosquitos Harass Nazis in Western Germany Raid
U RAF Mosquito bombers attacked targets in western Germany last night as part of the Allied air offensive. A fleet of nearly 2,000 United States heavy bombers and fighters continued attacks on Brunswick, six German airfields, occupied territory objectives, and mine-laying operations. One bomber failed to return. About 5,000 Allied planes dropped nearly 8,000 tons of bombs in two days.
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ONDON
U—RAF
Germany
air ministry
United States
Brunswick
the
Reich
World War II Headlines Amid Turbulent Struggles
Brief news update from London New York and New Delhi reporting John McGovern attacking Churchill over foreign policy, Tojo reviewing cabinet shake-up, Allied troops reclaim a Burma high point, RAF bombers laying mines, a Turkish earthquake, and Knox commenting on Japanese naval activity and war delay risks.
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JOHN McGOVERN
CHURCHILL
LONDON
C.P
house of commons
Jehan McGovern
Independent Labor party
Stalin
Charlie McCarthy
TOJO
NEW YORK
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
BURMA
NEW DELHI
Ngakyedauk Pan
Leré Leo
Mountbatten
Southeast Asia command
C.A.F
Asatelia
Turkey
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
tates Navy
Les Frank Knox
Paitin
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Robert Thompson
Jameson
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