Hitler Orders Big Base Held To Last Man
Soviet forces push westward near Pskov threaten rail hub as Red army breaks Velikaya river line northwest of Pushtoshka. Pravda notes waterline of rivers and ponds by-passed, while Germans attempt to reorganize defenses and disengage under harassing Soviet pressure.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
Mose
A.P
Red army
Pskov
second Baltic front
BBC
Hitler
CBS
Markian Popov
Pushtoshka
Novosokolniki
Velikaya
Pravda
Loknya
Dno-Novosokolniki
Poland
Yampol
Ostrog
Minor Gains Against Nazis
Associated Press report from Feb 28 describes intensified fighting along the Moletta river headwaters southwest of Carroceto near Anzio. British 5th Army troops storm and seize two German strongpoints, while an American cruiser shells German positions. Spitfires attack rail cars and vehicles in Italy and Yugoslavia. air raids target Roman facilities and coastal shipping as weather limits operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dixon
Associated Press
APLES
A.P
Moletta
Carroceto
Anzio
5th Army
Via Anziate
Rome
Castelforte
Garigliano
SLAV
Italy
Yugoslavia
Sibenik
Yugoslav
Corfu
Victory by British Indian troops over Japanese in Burma
Allied command in a ministry of information distributed account said British and Indian troops scored a major victory on the Arakan front in Burma. The Japanese force on the front was largely destroyed with over 1,000 dead and 2,000 wounded from a task force of about 3,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
C.P
Arakan
Burma
southeast Asia
ministry of information
Transport Burns At Prince Rupert
A United States transport beached at Prince Rupert burst into flames after a Saturday dock fire. Flames fed on fuel causing the ship to roll onto its side by high tide. The vessel burned in two and was a total loss. All crew were saved and likely all cargo had been removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PRINCE RUPERT
B.C
United States
Gettysburg Address Opening Lines Compared
In November 1863 at Gettysburg Edward Everett spoke two hours while Lincoln followed with four score and seven years ago, delivering a two minute address that will endure as a world defining masterpiece.
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Gettysburg
Edward Everett
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Beggars Most Affected By Bengal Famine Say Calcutta Reports
A Calcutta report notes a surprising famine pattern with professional beggars forming the main group suffering from the shortage. The detail appears on the back page of the Manchester Guardian, highlighting odd social effects amid the crisis.
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Manchester Guardian
Calcutta
Bengal
Newspaperman Dies in San Diego at 75
Charlies W. Danizger aged 75, former editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette Times and Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph, and first managing editor of the Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph, died Friday in San Diego, California, from pneumonia, authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PITTSBURGH
Charlies W. Danizger
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph
San Diego
Calif
German seaman Horst Kordass escapes Ontario prison camp
Toronto reports German merchant seaman Horst Kordass has escaped from an Ontario prison camp. Police said they were advised of the escape on Sunday night and did not specify which camp was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TORONTO
Horst Kordass
Ontario
Reds Wreck Helsinki as Russian Bombers Hit
Finnish refugees in Sweden described Helsinki under a record air assault by a fleet of 600 Soviet planes. They reported widespread destruction, with 70 percent of buildings damaged or ruined, fires in many districts, and panic among residents. The University of Helsinki was nearly destroyed and several legations suffered damage.
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STOCKHOLM
Sweden
Helsinki
Oulu
Finland
Gulf of Bothnia
federal communications commission
University of Helsinki
United States
Dandvik
Parliamentary News Bulletins Ottawa War Debates and Bills
In Ottawa the house sparred over labels linking CCF members to national socialists after war issues. A bill to create an industrial development bank received first reading. Douglas Abbott announced the next Victory Loan would occur in late April. Mackenzie King stated the red ensign remains Canada’s flag for special occasions. J G Diefenbaker sought CBC reporting limits and the Philpott broadcast script.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
G.P
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
commons
War Services
LaFleche
house
Mr. Coldwell
J. A. Glen
Stanley Knowles
C.C
Winnipeg North Centre
Coldwell
Douglas Abbott
Isley
Abbott
VICTORY LOAN
Victory
Gordon Graydon
Progressive Conservative house
Mackenzie King
the
PHILPOTT CASE
J. G. Diefenbaker
P.C
Lake Centre
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Elmore Philpott
Vancouver
New Raids on Europe Renew Allied Bombing Campaign
London reports United States medium bombers with fighter escorts crossed the channel just before noon renewing attacks on German war installations after a weekend lull. The latest strikes followed a north south blow on Regensburg on Friday. Britain enjoyed three clear nights with no enemy raids, while daylight raids hit Gilze Rijen and other Dutch air fields, and additional German bases were targeted during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
United States
channel
Regensburg
Britain
Gilze-Rijen
Holland
Rabaul Bombarded by Allied Forces in Pacific Action
Allied warships pressed the attack on Rabaul on New Britain Island delivering heavy and medium bombing plus 112-ton ordnance. Destroyers silenced batteries as Solomons bombers hit airport runways and dispersal areas. Kavieng faced light anti aircraft fire with no intercepts for the sixth day. A destroyer raid earlier sank a large freighter off New Hanover before moving toward shore.
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C. YATES McDANIEL
Associated Press
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Southwest Pacific
A.P
United States
Japan
Rabaul
New Britain
KAVIENG
New Ireland
Isabel channel
New Hanover island
His Name Is His Secret Weapon in Draft Records
Washington February 23. Selective service headquarters noted with approval that William W Hurrizzissuzzi a registrant on a New York board was listed with an initial instead of a middle name Col Arthur McDermott New York City director corrected the national office saying the registrant has a middle name it is Willikiminzzissleizzil
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WASHINGTON
Selective service
William W. Hurrizzissuzzi
New York
Col
Arthur McDermott
New York City
Willikiminzzissleizzil
Token system for rationed food begins in U S
Washington February 28. The ration token system goes into effect Sunday to make change for ration stamps. Stamps range from one to eight points. All stamps will have a value of ten points moving forward, with one-point tokens issued in change when needed.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Civil War Hits France Report From Lisbon
Lisbon report notes a virtual civil war in France between partisan UN allies and German supporters. It cites thousands dead among collaborators and German troops, with 1,500 to 2,000 German deaths and 1,500 police casualties, plus 1,500 to 2,000 civilian collaborators. Sabotage runs high with 15,000 bomb attacks and 1,000 railroad strikes recorded, plus 750 city hall attacks to secure food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAYLOR HENRY
Associated Press
LISBON
France
United Nations
Germany
Joseph Darand
Gestapo
Convoy Brings Large Canadian American Force to Britain
A massive Allied convoy delivering one of the largest trans Atlantic troop movements to Britain arrives for invasion preparations. The Canadian contingent includes general reinforcements and air specialists, with hundreds of Canadian troops among primarily American forces. The crossing faced heavy storms but no submarine attacks, and troops were dispersed to bases across the United Kingdom once ashore. War correspondent John A Moroso describes the voyage as uneventful compared with a prior crossing, recalling depth charge attacks on an earlier trip.
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LONDON
CFI
Great Britain
Europe
Atlantic
United Kingdom
John A. Moroso
Associated Press
Six Killed In Paulson Crash
Winnipeg report says six airmen were killed when two training planes from No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School at Paulson Manitoba collided in mid air during aerial target practice. Crash occurred five miles southeast of Paulson airport. Next of kin informed. names to be released shortly.
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WINNIPEG
No. 2 training command
Royal Canadian Air Force
No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School
Paulson
Man
Russian Paleontologist Alexy Borissyak Dies
Moscow Feb 28 Tass news agency announced the death of Alexy Borissyak a prominent Russian paleontologist who passed away Saturday.
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MOSCOW
Alexy Borissyak
Tass
Polish ambassador called to London for Soviet Polish talks
Jan Ciechanowski ambassador to Washington from the Polish government in London is summoned to London for conferences on the Soviet Polish controversy.
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WASHINGTON
Jan Ciechanowski
London
PFRA Seeks Water For Millions More Acres
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act studies propose large scale water projects in Canada. North Saskatchewan plan would use river flows to irrigate about 1,411,000 acres at an estimated 105 million dollars. St Mary Milk River proposal targets 315,000 additional acres near Lethbridge Coaldale. Projects await further study and funding.
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PALLU UALTH
North Saskatchewan
St. Mary-Milk River
William Pearce
Calgary
Clearwater
Red Deer
Red Deer River
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Sullivan Lake
Alberta Railway and Irrigation Company
Lethbridge-Coaldale
P.F.R.A. engineers
Dominion
Japs Massacre Hospital Unit On Ngakyedauk Front
Special correspondent reports on the Ngakyedauk hospital massacre on the Arakan front. Japanese forces attacked the hospital of the 7th Indian division, killing doctors, nurses, orderlies, and patients. An ambush near the pass left several wounded dead. a junior Indian doctor survived with head wounds after being left for dead. Further details await page three.
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London Daily Mall
Reuters News Agency
ARAKAN
C. P. Reuters
Ngakyedauk
Ngakyedauk Pass
A. Basu
Canadians escort Yanks in raid on France
Canadian Spitfire squadrons escorted American bombers in an attack on the German airfield at Rosiers en Santerre, France, with all Canadian planes returning safely. The unit also backed other operations in northern France, per an ECAf communique.
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FRANCE
LONDON
C.P. Cable
Rosiers en Santerre
DREW
TORONTO
C.P
Ontario
Canada
PSKOV
Red army
Toroshine
BBC
Karamyshevo
Moscow
ADAM ROBINSON
OLD
N.W.LP
REGINA
old North West Mounted Police
OTTAWA
P. E. Wright
C.A.F.Meffert
WINNIPEG
American College of Surgeons
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
COAST ARCRAFT
VANCOUVER
Boeing Aircraft of Canada, Ltd
MONTREAL
Kiangsi
Chekiang
United States
Tokyo
New York
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Tiber
Tyrinn
Teaser
Vela Luka
Korcula
ical
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Reds
Finn Capital
Vichy
Portugal
Lourdes
Baden-Baden
RUSS
PFRA
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