Parachute Tactics Reported in Soviet Push Near Moscow
Red Star says Soviet forces crushed the German rearguard northeast of Moscow on the Kalinin front and forced a battle on hastily prepared positions. Parachute troop methods aided the Morhaisk assault as German retreat stalled, while Allied successes in Africa and Britain gave strategic momentum.
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Red Star
Kalinin
Moscow
Associated Press
Pacific
Russia
Red Army
Morhaisk
Africa
Halfaya
Hellfire
Britain
Church- 1
British Leaders Reach Unified War Plan Accord
Washington January 17 President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill announce complete accord on a unified war plan for the present and future across theaters of action. The talks covered military naval supply coordination with allied nations and the creation of a joint command in Asia.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stephen Early
London
Ministr
Engad
J. Churchill
United States
Great Britain
Asia
Early
Boothy
Junior College Flier Injured In Plane Wreck Near Pauls Spur
Texarkana Ark Jan 17 James A Todd Jr 23 year old Magnolia Ark student pilot at Monroe La Northeast Junior College training center suffered minor injuries when his plane wrecked during an attempted emergency landing in a field near Pauls Spur Ark north of Texarkana He was treated for facial and head cuts and bruises at a local hospital Flight instructor F L Severance who spearheaded the investigation left Monroe and traveled to Texarkana to review the mishap Officials awaited his return for details
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Texarkana
Ark
James A. Todd, Jr
Magnolia
Paul’s Spur
Here
Todd
Monroe
Northeast Junior College
F. L. Severance
Sevance
Red Army Opens New Offensive in Northwestern Russia
Russian forces launch a broad new push northwest of Moscow threatening the German line from Smolensk to the Baltic. A potential breakthrough near Lake Ilmen and the Volga could sever Nazi defenses, possibly forcing retreat from northwestern Russia toward Estonia.
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Russia
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Moscow
Hitler
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Smolensk
Baltic
Lake
Ilmen
Leningrad
Valdai
Volga
Rzhev
Volkhov
Mozhaisk
Rostov
Crimea
Rzhev-Volkhov
Lake Ilmen
Lovat
Estonia
Lake Peipus
Orel
Kharkov
Taganrog
Mass Slayings Claim Eleven in Pierce County Wisconsin
Two 24 hour apart mass killings in Pierce County leave eleven dead including two families. Thomas Seipel 31 shot his wife Lucille 29 and five children before killing himself. In a separate tragedy Mrs Arthur Petan 29 and her three children were shot stabbed and their house burned. the father 35 survived away from home. District Attorney Theodore Waller said something snapped in Scirel near Plum City. Detectives found the victims in their rural home after an investigation.
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Ellsworth
Wis
Pierce County
Theodore A. Waller
Thomas Seipel
Lucille
Joanne
Cleo
Jean
Garry
Arthur Petan
George
Neil
Sylvia
Scirel
Waller
Plum City
Clergy Allowed to Buy New Tires
The Office of Price Administration announced that tire rationing would be relaxed to permit ministers to purchase new tires and tubes. Price Administrator Leon Henderson said clergy in scattered communities rely on cars to reach the sick and conduct essential services.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Price
Leon Henderson
Famous actress Carole Lombard dies in crash near Las Vegas
Carole Lombard and her mother perish when a TWA sky sleeper crashes on Table Mountain near Las Vegas. Searchers reach the wreck after 18 hours. Clark Gable mourns, refused consolation, and joins the rescue effort as details emerge of the fiery accident and burned victims.
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Associated Press
Las Vegas
Carole Lombard
TWA
Table
Glenn Jones
Jean
Nev
Clark Gable
Gable
M. E. Ard
Mountains
Howard Strickling
Noe charges Jones in mayoral race bias
Former Governor James A. Noe accused Governor Sam H. Jones of broken pledges and backing Herve Racivitch in the January 27 New Orleans mayoral primary. He challenged Jones to answer in a radio broadcast and asked why Jones did not attend Racivitch meetings.
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New Orleans
James A. Noe
Sam H. Jones
Herve Racivitch
Noe
Robert S. Maestri
Jones
Racivitch
High Court stays Womack injunction in New Orleans
The Louisiana Supreme Court granted a suspensive appeal postponing a Baton Rouge injunction that halted the state finance department. The ruling allows continued operation while briefs are filed by February 9. Relief checks totaling over 350000 dollars and more than 22000 checks for public assistance were delayed by the prior order.
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New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Baton Rouge
State Department of Finance
James D. Womack
O. Dolan Ricks
Finance Department
Supreme Court
Womack
State Treasury
State Welfare Department
Plan for Huge Relief to Displaced War Workers
Roosevelt and congressional leaders outlined a proposed 400 to 600 million dollar relief plan for workers displaced by wartime production shifts. Eligible workers would receive up to 60 percent of salary, with the government making up the difference if unemployment compensation applies, while undergoing retraining.
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Washington
Jan
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Donald M. Nelson
Office of Production Management
William S. Knudsen
Army
Knudsen
General Motors
Musicians Gather in Monroe for Regional Clinic
Some 250 to 300 musicians from eight region states join Neville High School for the third annual band orchestra and vocal clinic. Louisiana Music Education Association leads with Monroe and Ouachita parish school cooperation. Walter Minniear and Charles Gaushell head local arrangements as 100 directors guest conduct. rooms are sought by the Chamber of Commerce for visiting musicians.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Monroe
Neville High School
Louisiana Music Education Association
Monroe City
Ouachita Parish
Walter C. Minniear
Charles S. Gaushell
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Two American Freighters Collide Off New Jersey Coast
Two American freighters collided off the New Jersey coast. The San Jose, 3358 gross tons, sank. The Santa Elisa, 7600 tons, caught fire near Atlantic City. Survivors from the San Jose were picked up by Welhart and Charles L. OConnor, numbering 18 and 11 respectively.
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Washington
New Jersey
Navy Department
United Fruit
San Jose
Grace Line
Atlantic City
N. J
Welhart
Charles L. O'Connor
Wellhart
O'Connor
Lewis proposes peace in labor union split
John L. Lewis urged unity between the C I O and the A F L in letters to Philip Murray and William Green, calling for unified leadership to aid the nation in the war effort. Green welcomed the partial response as a step toward resuming peace talks halted in 1939 by Lewis.
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Green
Philip Murray
A. F. of L
A. F
Murray
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
William Green
Roosevelt
LSU prepares for third national registration
About 500 LSU students and roughly 175 faculty and staff are expected to register for possible military service on February 16 in the third national registration. LSU’s bureau of educational research notes the figure may drop as some draft-age students enlist before the date.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
L. S. U's Bureau of Educational Research
LSU Professor Found Dead In Car With Exhaust Fumes
Dr. Harry Capps 33 a psychology professor at Louisiana State University was found dead on a country road near Baton Rouge. Inquest ruled death by own action as the car engine fumes filled the vehicle. Notes to family and university president spoke of world war and dissatisfaction with LSU.
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Ambhurst
Chicago
Columbia
Paul F. Young
Harry Johnston
Churchill Returns to England by Air From Bermuda
Winston Churchill flew home to England aboard an American flying boat after a Bermuda trip. Crowds cheered at Paddington as Mrs Churchill, Lord Beaverbrook, Sir Dudley Pound, Sir Charles Portal and Sir Charles Wilson accompanied him. Government cabinet changes were debated but not expected.
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London
Winston Churchill
New World
Winnie
Singapore
Malaya
Paddington
Churchill
Plymouth
Bermuda
Wembley
Lord Beaverbrook
Dudley Pound
Charles Portal
Charles Wilson
Tough Killer I Ouft at End
Bernard Sawicki 19 died in Cook County electric chair after a spree that left four dead in a robbery and gunfire last summer. He had boasted of guns in childhood and told a judge he could take the chair, then expressed repentance with his last words.
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Chicago
Bernard Sawicki
Bernard
Cook County
Chinese envoy predicts short Pacific war
Tao Ming Wei newly named Chinese ambassador to France said Japan lacks human and material resources for a long war. Speaking in New Orleans en route to Miami and Washington before France, he argued Japan has exhausted its strength and cannot sustain the Pacific conflict.
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New Orleans
Tao Ming Wei
France
Pacific
Japan
Miami
Washington
China
World War II updates sweep Pacific and Europe
The U S submarine sinks three Japanese merchant ships off Tokyo bay while Tokyo claims advances within 50 miles of Singapore. RAF strikes 110 miles northwest of Rangoon as Japanese pressure MacArthur’s flank. Paratroopers and guerrillas fight to trap Nazi forces at Mozhaisk. Berlin reports General von Reichenau’s death. Free French raid over Spanish island provokes Madrid. John L. Lewis urges CIO and AFL merger under unified leadership.
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Associated Press
U. S
Tokyo Bay
Tokyo
Singapore
MacArthur
Dutch Indies
Walther von Reichenau
Western Front
Russia
Spain
Berlin
John L. Lewis
Bill Bont
United States
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Washington
Thomas C. Hart
Southwest Pacific
Malaya
Philippines
Luzon
Douglas MaceArthur
Muar
Batu Pahat
Gemas-Tampin
Johore Strait
Argentina Ready to Oppose Axis and Sabotage
Argentine leaders vow to curb Axis influence during World War II. Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha reports the Pan American conference is near agreement on severing diplomatic ties with the Axis, with Argentina opposing a Mexico Colombia Venezuela proposal. Acting President Ramon S Castillo announces plans for strict restrictions on Axis nationals and possible use of Argentine naval forces in convoy duty, plus monitoring financial and communications channels to prevent sabotage.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Oswaldo Aranha
Axis
Mexico
Colombia
Venezula
Argentina
Aranha
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Ramon S. Castillo
Castillo
Landlords Protest Rent Ceiling Plan Amid Debate
Washington Jan 17 Landlords and hotel owners protested a defense area rent ceiling provision as Congress seeks compromise on price control bills. Senate conferees reported objections stem from fear of crackdowns and noted five potential limitations on rent ceilings.
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Washington
House
Congress
Brown
Michigan
Senate
U S Sub Sinks Three Japanese Ships Off Tokyo Bay in Bold Strike
Allied naval action reports a US submarine struck near Tokyo Bay sinking three merchant vessels. The same communique named Admiral Hart taking command of allied naval forces in the southwest Pacific as battles rage in Malaya and the Philippines with Japanese gains and Allied counterattacks.
Trains Collision In Arkansas Leaves Five Dead
Twenty one people remained in hospitals after a head on collision between a passenger train and a switch engine near Perla Arkansas. Four soldiers and one Missouri Pacific foreman died in the wreck. About 30 others were treated for injuries at clinics around Little Rock with several discharged after first aid. Remaining patients were at Army Navy Hospital Hot Springs Camp Robinson and Missouri Pacific Hospital Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Ark
Perla
Missouri Pacific
Army-Navy
Hot Springs
Camp Robinson
Missouri Pacific Hospital
LSU to Offer Military Law and WWI History Courses
Baton Rouge Louisiana State University will add two courses in the second semester: a military law and defense legislation class and a military history course covering World War I.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
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