Westbrook Pegler on Four Freedoms and world leadership
Pegler argues the four freedoms doctrine risks American sacrifice and would fail if applied to impose government on others. He criticizes Allied aims as futile and warns Stalin’s Russia cannot adopt or export free government. He contends the United States should avoid forced political systems abroad.
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United States
Stalin
Russan Communum
Hitlerwm
Brown Bolsheviern
Rumie
Fuehrer
British Bombers Sweep Cologne in Heavy Raid
A large Royal Air Force force bombed Cologne Germany’s industrial hub with about 100 two ton bombs in under minutes targeting Diesel engine and submarine battery plants as well as Mauser Werke. The raid marked another in a series against the city with several bombers missing.
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London
Cologne
Germany
Whch
Humboldt Deuts Meter
Mauser Armes
Forey
Lee
Fis
Rhineland
Lowng
Grest Gres
Asseult
American destroyer sinks after Japanese ambush
A U S destroyer nicknamed Baby was caught in a Japanese torpedo and gun attack. The cruiser and battleship engaged, causing the escort vessel to explode and be left burning as it fled the scene.
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Afl
Weil
Crumer Oe
Jake the Barber to Prison in Whisky Fraud Case
Seated in Secar Rapids, John known as Jake the Barber faced a ten year federal sentence and a $10000 fine for involvement in a million dollar whisky receipts swindle. Co defendants received up to 19 years and fines as high as $5000. The scheme allegedly swindled residents of multiple states out of warehouse receipts and fake whisky bottlings valued around 1.2 million dollars.
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Secar Rapids
John
Jake
Gewhoys
Hig T
Chicago
Robert C. Bell
Securi
Navy Secretary says no major battle yet in Solomons
Secretary Knox told reporters that preliminary clashes with a Japanese fleet off the Solomon islands indicate activity but not a pitched engagement. He warned against overreading a navy communique and said U S forces hold two percent of Guadalcanal while the Japanese hold half a percent.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Secretary Knox
Solomon Islands
Solomons
South Pacific
Knox
Navy
Guadalcanal
Henderson
Australia
Congress Moves to Shield Fathers From Draft Under New Plan
Lawmakers push legislation to protect married men with children from conscription if fit single or childless married men remain available in the state. The plan would shift draft quotas to state level and order deferments by family status, prompting criticism of McNutt’s program and calls for further congressional review.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
House Military Committee
Kiday
Texas
Banis
Kildey
May
Democrat
Kentucky
Military Committee
Congress
Brooks
Louisiana
Representative Thomas
New Jersey
Paul V. McNutt
Army
Navy
Thomas
Manpower Commission
McNutt
Bankhead
Alabama
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
German Sixth Army Surrenders at Stalingrad Victory Declared
Berlin announces in a special communique broadcast by radio that the German Sixth Army has succumbed after weeks of encirclement at Stalingrad. The message praises sacrifice, notes relief efforts failed, and claims the army held off Soviet forces to allow German countermeasures.
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Stalingrad
Hitler
Berlin
Associated Press
Sixth Army
Paulus
Germany
Conviction of Flynn Is Urged in Trial Finale
Los Angeles February 3. The defense in Errol Flynn's statutory assault case begins final arguments for acquittal as the state presses for conviction. Prosecutor Cochran cites Peougy Le Rue Satterlie, a Hollywood show girl, who accuses Flynn of twice intimate acts aboard his yacht during a Catalina Island trip in August.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Thomas W. Cochran
Superior Court
Pruon
Cochran
Peougy le Rue Satteriee
Hollywood
Catalina Island
Tor
Durbin Accepts Washington Post In AAA Marketing Unit
G. J. Durbin, Louisiana native and two year administrator of the state agricultural adjustment agency, leaves for a Washington post as head of the marketing quota section of the AAA southern division. A. C. Smith, his assistant since 1941, is named acting administrative officer in Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge
G. J. Durbin
State Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Washington Post
AAA
Durbin
Louisiana
South
A. C. Smith
Haугland Sees SefferN and 6 Others Die in Plane Crash
Two Marauder pilots Lieutenant Robert Hatch and Lieutenant Duncan Seffern died with five other airmen when a B 26 crashed on takeoff while heading toward Australia from New Guinea. Seffern reportedly bailed out unsuccessfully from a prior B 26. The group had a twist of irony as they had flown together in several missions.
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Augstralia
New Guinea
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Jungies
Druncen Seffern
Maugland
Eries
Setfern
Seateer
Mie Miors
Dan
Robert Hatch
Wilmington
N. C
Duncan Seffern
Manawa
Wis
Australia
Seffern
Spectacular Fire Destroys Upper Floors in Orleans Bank Block
A major blaze on Gravier Street in New Orleans damaged the four story Citizens Bank building, destroying the roof and upper floors including the Civilian Defense offices. Fire crews fought the flames for about thirty minutes as traffic and streetcars halted, while authorities hoped records were saved.
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New Orleans
Citizens Bank
Gravier Street
St. Charles
Camp
Office of Civilian Defense
Aleve S. Legendre
Civilian Defense
Svores
Statewide blackout drill ordered by Louisiana officials
A simulated statewide blackout will occur between February 3 and February 15 under orders of the Louisiana civilian defense council and governor with army support. Local parish councils will direct the drill, public warned with short siren and whistle blasts, lights out on notice, and a long-blast all clear ending the exercise.
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Louisiana Civilian Defense Council
Army
Parish Civilian Defense Council
Fellows General
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita
Club Habitue Questioned in Woman's Death
Chicago police questioned several male friends of Estelle Evelyn Carey a 31 year old night club habitué after her brutal death in a north side apartment. Firemen found the bruised and slashed body amid signs of attempted arson, with blood stains and weapons recovered. Chief John L Sullivan directed the inquiry.
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Chicago
Lfe
North Side
Estelle Evelyn Carey
John L. Sullivan
Miss Carey
Elmer Davis to Go Back on Air
Elmer Davis announces a return to weekly 15 minute war information broadcasts from OWI. He will begin once network arrangements are finalized and has received industry assurances of time availability.
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Elmer Davis
Washington
Davis
Office of War Information
OWI
Americans Take Nazi Prisoners In Tunisian Theater
In the central Tunisian theater American forces reported fruitful combat thrusts while repulsing a German drive on Faid pass. A spokesman cited superior German artillery range. Americans pushed into Sened toward Maknasty near the Gulf of Gabes and seized prisoners, with Mtroops smashing at Sfax port, disrupting Rommel's escape corridor.
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London
United States
Faid Pass
Sened
Maknasty
Gulf of Gabes
Faid
Miers
Sfax
Romimel
Gulf of Gabex
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Mississippi may see 15000 candidates in state election
Jackson Miss Feb 3 The Mississippi Travelers Association president George T. Locke says up to 15000 candidates could enter this year’s state election. He advised campaigners to seek votes while visiting merchants and to announce their candidacies during those calls. He quipped some may even be elected.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
George T. Locke
Mississippi Travelers Association
Locke
Soviet Victory At Stalingrad Ends 162 Day Siege
Premier Stalin hailed the liquidation of Axis troops at Stalingrad as the 162 day siege ended. The Soviet Information Bureau tallied 500000+ Axis personnel either killed or captured, with thousands more prisoners and ongoing offensives from the Caucasus to Kursk.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Stalin
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Stalingrad
Geremany
Soviet Information Bureau
Volga Verdun
North Caucasus
Kursk
N. N. Voronov
Supreme Command
Constantin Rokonovsky
Don Front
Paviovakaya
Sosyka
Taxes on Individuals Could Double Under Proposal
The Treasury considered reverting 1842 income tax rates to 1941 levels to ease burdens on filers under 10,000. Randolph Paul said no conclusion was made, noting that full forgiveness of 1942 taxes could trigger inflation and wage demands.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Randolph Pauli
Democrat
North Carolina
Paul
Black Market in Nylon Hose Busted in Detroit
Federal agents and OPA men uncovered a nylon hose black market run by Arthur Katz and his wife Dena Katz. They admitted selling hose at 40 dollars a pair via a hotel room telephones scheme, moving about 1800 pairs weekly for four weeks. They face up to a year in prison and fines up to 5900 dollars for violating price ceilings.
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Detroit
Office of Price Administration
William G. Fitzpatrick
OPA
Arthur Katz
Dena
Fitepatrick
Katees
Katz
United States District Atinteney
Sapie Ee Eee
Ork
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