American Fleet Lashes at Nipponese Bases in Two Island Groups
American naval and air forces struck six Japanese air and naval bases in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands in a surprise foray. The attack damaged ships, planes, and facilities as part of efforts to ease pressure on Singapore and the Dutch East Indies. Singapore defenses and nearby Johore Strait actions were reported as British and Allied forces repel early Japanese movements.
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Clyde A. Falworth
Associated Press
United States
mid-Pacific
Japan
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Australia
Pacific
Washington
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Johore Strait
Johore Bahru
London
Axis Sees New Mediterranean Campaign Rising
The Associated Press reports signs of a more serious axis Mediterranean campaign. Berlin says Hermann Goering, Adolf Hitler’s top lieutenant and Luftwaffe chief, has been in Italy since last Tuesday meeting Mussolini and inspecting air units in Sicily. Malta endures repeated air raids and alerts as German assaults intensify.
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Associated Press
Mediterranean
Libya
Malta
Berlin
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Italy
Mussolini
Sicily
Adolf Hitler
Goering
Quisling Installed as Puppet Premier in Oslo Fort
In a ceremony at a 13th century Oslo fortress Quisling was named Germanys puppet premier for Norway. He lacks a cabinet and aims to seek peace with Germany. King Haakons government-in-exile in London denounces the move as an attempted fraud.
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London
Oslo
Vidkun Quisling
Germany
Norway
Quisling
Reich
Josef Terboven
Adolf Hitler
Haakon
Reporters in Nazi regalia stroll through Philadelphia
Two newspaper reporters dressed as Nazi U boat commanders walked through busy Philadelphia streets in full regalia. They describe broad indifference from police and the public as they visited the waterfront, the academy of music, and other areas, noting locals mistook them for Navy personnel.
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Philadelphia
Liberty
Troy
Frank Toughill
William B. Mellor
Academy of Music
Navy
Knox outlines naval challenges in distant Pacific war
Secretary Knox testified before the Senate appropriations committee on the Pacific war effort. He said many smaller vessels are used to keep lines open to Great Britain and Russia, and emphasized the need for merchant tonnage to sustain fighting forces. He noted fighters and ground crews are the hardest to move and supply to distant theaters.
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Washington
Pacific
Knox
Senate Appropriations Committee
Great Britain
Russia
Henderson Named Ruler of Prices
The nomination of Leon Henderson to be federal price administrator was submitted to the senate by President Roosevelt. Henderson has been acting administrator. Other nominations sent included Rear Admiral Alexander H. Van Keuren to head the Navy bureau of ships, Colonel Walter B. Smith of the infantry, and Lieutenant Colonel Laurence S. Kuter to be brigadier generals.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Senate
Roosevelt
Henderson
Alexander H. van Keuren
D. C
Navy Department
Bureau of Ships
Walter B. Smith
Infantry
Indianapolis
Laurence S. Kuter
Air Corps
Milwaukee
Customs to Add Guards at New Orleans Port
Washington reports plan to raise customs guards by 20 at the port of New Orleans due to wartime emergency. Commissioner W Johnson told a House appropriations panel that ports nationwide need more personnel as salaries remain at 1 860 a year.
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Washington
New Orleans
Congress
W. Johnson
Bureau of Customs
House Appropriations Committee
Chile elects Juan Antonio Rios to lead pro U.S. policy
In a presidential race with 9,000 votes left uncounted, Juan Antonio Rios led over Gen Carlos Ibanez Del Campo by about 56,000 votes 257,980 to 202,033. Rios pledged continental collaboration and an end to axis ties, signaling a shift in Chilean policy and regional alliances.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Antonio Rios
United States
Carlos Ibanez del Campo
Rios
Ibanez
Axis
Argentina
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Popular Front
Concepcion
Rios Long
Postal Service May Profit Next Year
Postmaster General Walker told the House appropriations committee the US Postal Service could move from a 17.4 million dollar deficit in the current year to a profit of 848 thousand dollars next year if no hitches arise. First class mail remains profitable, but second class mail lost 83.5 million, and air mail, though in the red by 6.96 million, is expected to turn profitable by year end.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Postal Service
Walker
House Appropriations Committee
Post Office Department
Treasury says U S fiscal health in better shape than WWI
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau testified that the 1943 appropriations bill for the treasury and post office departments shows the nation’s finances in good shape with no danger signals. He cited stock and bank stability and hoped inflation would be prevented through price controls and defense bond sales.
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Washington
Treasury
Postoffice
Congress
Morgenthau
House
Appropriations
Treasury and Post Office Departments
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Ludlow
Indiana
Groundhog Shadow Watch Sparks Nation Imitation Lodge
In Quarryville Pennsylvania on February 2 crowds gauge the groundhog forecast for spring. lodge members in top hats and night shirts join a ceremonial trek to see if the creature reveals a shadow. The ritual draws national interest as weather lore meets wartime mood.
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Quarryville
Maine
California
Groundhog Lodge
American Minister to Iraq Paul Knabenshue Dies
Paul Knabenshue, United States minister to Iraq since 1932, died in Baghdad from tetanus after a minor operation. The 59 year old diplomat sheltered about 500 Britons at the American legation during Rashid Ali Al Gailani’s insurgent threat last May. He previously served as a US vice consul in Belfast and held posts in Cairo, Beirut, and Jerusalem. Born in Toledo Ohio, his home was in Los Angeles.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Paul Knabenshue
United States
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Knabenshue
United States Foreign Service
Belfast
Cairo
Beirut
Jerusalem
Toledo
Los Angeles
Japanese prisoner talks openly from Bataan front
Jiro Suzuki a 24 year old Osaka native and fish cake maker detained after an infiltration party was surrounded near the American Philippine line describes his capture and recovery progress at a U S Army field hospital on Batan Peninsula He notes American and Filipino troops greeted them and praises American soldiers as highly skilled in combat. Satterthwait resigns Quaker membership to register for draft
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United States Army
Batan Peninsula
Jiro Suzuki
Suzuki
Osaka
Japan
China
Manchukuo
Mauban
Luzon
America
Philippines
Manila
Lansdowne
Charles C. Satterthwait
Reading
Satterthwait
Society of Friends
Arnold
La Guardia to quit U S civilian defense post
New York February 2 Mayor Fiorello H La Guardia says he expects to relinquish his duties as United States director of civilian defense. He noted the organization work is nearly complete and he will step down soon while remaining NYC mayor and head of the United States Conference of Mayors and the US Canada defense board
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New York
F. H. la Guardia
United States
OCD
United States Conerence of Mayors
United States-Canada Permanent Defense Board
Mobilization to Be School Theme at Louisiana Meeting
Baton Rouge February 2 Mobilization of the schools for the war effort will be the theme of the fifth annual convention of the Louisiana School Boards association at Louisiana State University February 9 and 10. Attendees include parish school board members superintendents and other groups. Speakers include Governor Sam Jones Theo F Hotard and Fred S Le Blanc among others.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana School Boards Association
Louisiana State University
Chester S. Williams
United States Commissioner of Education
Washington, D. C
Frank Godchaux
Louisiana State Board of Education
Joseph H. Duncan
East Baton Rouge Parish
J. E. Verrett
Iberia Parish
War, nuts, floods, and a mule trade in a Week’s Worth of Odd News
Gladwin Hill compiles a spoof of midwinter headlines from across the nation. Indian war talk in Michigan, Georgia praising boiled peanuts, a raid on Carrie Nation's homestead, and German measles dubbed victory measles. Plus oddities from New York to California and a mule trade note.
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Gladwin
Gettysburg
Hitler
London
Ithaca
N. Y
Albany
American Institute of Laundering
Hudson
Mich
Roseburg
Ore
Fort Bragg
N. C
San Quentin Prison
California
Macon
Salisbury
Miami Beach
Anderson, D. C
Congress Nears End of First Month With War Budget Rise
Washington February 2 Congress neared end of its first month on President Roosevelt’s 56 billion dollar war program with enacted appropriations and authorizations expected to reach 39 billion by week’s end. Senate to take up a 26.5 billion naval supply bill funding immediate construction of planes and equipment for this year.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Hill
Alabama
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Larry Allen Receives Flood of Offers During furlough
New York February reports Larry Allen, AP war correspondent, is inundated with offers to write books, give speeches, and radio talks about his Mediterranean war zone experiences. He declines, saying his duty is to cover ongoing action and not become a commentator.
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New York
Larry Allen
Associated Press
Ailen
Best Japanese Troops Suffer Severe Defeat in Pacific News
General MacArthur reports Japanese divisions failed to break American Filipino lines at Batan peninsula. Two divisions attacked east and west coasts. western sea shore neutralized their force while eastern front saw artillery stop mass frontal assault. MacArthur praised Tatori troops who fought bravely and surrendered.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Battle of
the Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
War Department
Pacific
Batan
Corregidor
South China Sea
Manila Bay
MacArthur
Tatori
Japan
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Australia
Western defense command to require enemy alien certificates
About 135000 German Italian and Japanese nationals in eight western states must apply for identification certificates this week under a January 15 order by Attorney General Biddle. A six day window starts today for California Oregon Washington and other listed states with further dates nationwide February 9 through 28. Applicants must present three passport sized photos and proof of 1940 registration and answer questions to reveal associations and activities.
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Washington
Western Defense Command
Biddle
United States
California
Oregon
Arizona
Nevada
Montana
Utah
Idaho
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