Bengasi Falls to British Forces in Eastern Libya
Britain claims Bengasi and Derna as part of a wider hold in eastern Libya, asserting control over the region formerly considered Italian territory. The advance follows earlier captures and positions the British as dominant in the four Libya provinces including Tripoli and Misurata.
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Prean
Bengasi
Britain
Italy
Libya
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Egypt
Derna
Cirenaica
Tripoli
Misureta
Rowth
Hun
Abyan
Greek Relief Drive Seeks Local Contributions
Money comes in slow for Greek War Relief in Monroem and today with total near 10 dollars goal. Public urged to donate through Greek War Relief Association or News-Star-World building chair. Saturday night Greek Night broadcast plans nationwide with Hollywood stars led by Jack Benny and Bob Hope to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroem
Charlee Ballas
Reyoville
A. S
England
Rayvilles
News-Star—World
Greek War Relief Association
KMLB
Hollywood
Mutual
Jack Benny
Bob Hope
Bette Davis
Spencer Tracy
Shirley Temple
Ronald Coleman
Paul Muni
Carole Lombard
Alice Faye
Myrna Loy
Mickey Rooney
Clark Gable
Tyrone Power
Fire guts restaurant apartment in French Quarter
A three story building at Royal and St Louis in New Orleans’ French Quarter burned today, endangering six residents. Firemen saved Antoine’s restaurant and contained the blaze within an hour, with damages estimated at 18900 dollars including 500 for seepage into Feldman Antique Emporium.
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New Orleans
French Quarter
Royal and
St Louis Streets
Anthony Tortorich
Feldman Antique Emporium
George Page
Page
Antoine's
St. Louis Street
Vieux Carre
U.S. Air Power Lacking Single-Seater Fighters Says Williams
Major Al Williams, former navy flier, tells senators the United States has no single-seater fighter to rival Britain’s Spitfire or Germany’s Me109. He warns aid to Britain drains planes for pilot training and criticizes reliance on three engine types, urging no more concessions on aid.
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Washington
al Williams
Navy Speed
United States
England
Williams
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
Britain
House
William Said
Addme
Senator la Follette
Wineqnain
Rem
la Follette
Long Pipeline to Be Built From Monroe Field to Longansport
Announcement in New York by Southern Natural Gas Co reports a 135 mile pipeline project with a $2 200 000 cost. Ford Bacon and Davis Engineering will supervise construction of the line extending from Monroe to Longansport near the Louisiana Texas line. About 16 000 tons of 14 inch pipe from National Tube Co and Republic Steel will be used. The line will serve cities in several states and supplement existing Monroe gas field supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern Natural Gas Company
Ford, Bacon and Davis Engineering Corporation
Monroe
Longansport
Shreveport
National Tube Company
Republic Steel Corporation
Hopkins Leaves London for U. S
Harry L. Hopkins Roosevelt's personal representative left London for the United States after a month in England. He planned to travel to Lisbon by train and aim to catch the liner Excambion sailing tonight from Lisbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
England
United States
Lisbon
Portugal
Winant to Leave for England as Ambassador in Ten Days
President Roosevelt said John G. Winant will depart for England to take up the post as United States ambassador within about ten days.
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Winant
Washington
Roosevelt
John G. Winant
England
United States
Typhus Fever Menace Dark Over Europe
Europe faces a rising death toll from typhus as 1941 prospects look dark. Romania shows the highest cases with spread to Bulgaria Turkey Hungary and Poland. severe epidemics loom in Southeastern Europe due to poor crops and food shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakestee
New York
Europe
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Romania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Hungary
Poland
Germany
Four Electrocuted in South Carolina
Three young men convicted of assaulting a Columbia society woman and another man convicted of killing a woman at an Easley Textile mill were electrocuted at the state prison. Hugh Evans 22 Willis Evans 20 Hampton Lee 26 all near Columbia died for the assault. J C Hann 27 of Easley was the other executed man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
8. C
Columbia Society
Easley
State Prison
Hugh Evans
Willis
Hampton Lee
Near Columbia
J. C. Hann
Gulf Coast Storm Warnings Downgraded to Small Craft
The United States Weather Bureau lowered storm warnings to small craft warnings on the gulf coast from St Marks Florida to Brownsville Texas. The advisory notes fresh to occasionally strong northerly winds, easing tonight, with the downgrade effective at 1 a.m. CST and revised at 8 p.m. Friday for Morgan City to Brownsville.
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New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
St. Marks
Fla
Brownsville
Tex
Morgan City
Louisiana
Texas
Brothers Hurt In Two Accidents Near Shreveport
In Shreveport Louisiana February seventh Mr and Mrs E C Smith of Carthage Texas and their twin infants were injured in a car crash and rushed to a local hospital. Smith asked his brother C C Smith also of Carthage to come. he suffered a broken leg in a second crash while traveling to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
E. C. Smith
Carthage
Tex
Smith
C. C. Smith
Dark Melton bribery trial set for March third
The trial of W D Dark and L J Melton on four bribery counts tied to gas well operations was scheduled for Monday March 3 after Judge David J Garrett overruled motions to quash the indictments. The case will proceed in a special district criminal court session due to court congestion.
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W.D. Dark
L. J. Melton
David J. Garrett
District Criminal Court
Counter steps in trial of physicians
Washington February 71 P The government’s anti trust case against the American Medical Association and 20 physicians centers on alleged coercion and boycotting to restrain medical trade. Defense counters that cooperative medical groups undermine the current system and will present evidence. William E Leahy leads the defense in the opening statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Medical Association
Justice Department
Cooperative Medical
Group Health Association
Cooperative Medical Society
William E. Leahy
British Confident in Defenses Against Invasion After France Loss
British industry and American purchases are rebuilding the army with mechanized equipment, tanks, and trucks after the fall of France. Leaders say they can repel any invasion despite uncertainties, with the Royal Armoured Corps as a key home force and crews trained for interchangeability and mobility.
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London
Associated Press
France
Royal Armored Corps
Germany
Eight Army fliers cremated in bomber crash
Eye witnesses describe a new four motor bomber diving from clouds and crashing on a desert mountain near Lovelock. The crew of eight died instantly. Authorities investigated possible sabotage while noting the flight originated in Sacramento and aimed for Denver before Wright Field.
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ARMY
Lovelock
CCC
United States
Air Corps
Desert
Here
Sacramento
Denver
R. S. Freeman
Landfield
Alaska
Wrightfield
Dayton
Lloyd M. Carpenter
Lowery Wells
Sheriff Faces Fund Shortage In St John Parish
Jerome A. Hayes reported irregularities totaling 49502.51 in the accounts of Willie Duke sheriff and ex officio tax collector of St John the Baptist parish. The findings include about 8000 forged endorsed checks linked to Dr J R Fernandez and related to a deputy sheriff salary fund used in an election.
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Baton Rouge
Jerome A. Hayes
Sam Jones
Willie Duke
St. John the Baptist Parish
Duke
Hayes
J. R. Fernandez
Lindbergh Urged to Seek Senate Seat in Washington
Sen Nye of North Dakota proposes Lindbergh run for Congress after his questioning on the British aid bill. Lindbergh declines to discuss plans while Clark of Missouri and La Follette of Wisconsin note their support and had lunch with him.
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Washington
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Nye
North Dakota
Congress
Lindbergh
Senate
House
Clark
Missouri
la Follette
Wisconsin
Friends of the Avistor
Quadruplets Bring Smiles to Proud Papa
Nicks Brown, age 37, and his wife welcomed four newborns at St John’s hospital near Leonard North Dakota. The four siblings, two girls and three boys, arrived between 1 10 and 1 15 pm yesterday, a month early, and were placed in incubators. The Browns already have seven boys aged 16 months to 12 years.
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Fargo
N. D
Nick Brown
Nick
St. John’s Hospital
Brown
Wheatlands
Leonard
Here
British Guns Bombard Ca lais as Town Remains Nazi Held
British long range artillery pounds the German held French port of Calais from multiple positions in a coastal siege. Observers report heavy guns, machine guns, mortars, and barbed wire defending landing zones while troops express resolve to strike back.
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Wave Press
England
Calais
Britain
Jerry
Woman Admits Slaying in Lake Charles Case
Testimony in the second murder trial of Mrs. Annie Beatrice Henry recounts her statement I shot a man as authorities found the frozen body of James P. Calloway in a rice field between Lake Charles and Orange Texas. The gun shown in court is linked to the arrest, while the defendant’s prior conviction for the same murder was overturned by the state supreme court.
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Lake Charles
Annie Beatrice Henry
James P. Calloway
Here
Henry
Emma Holt
Shreveport
Calloway
Houston, Tex
Supreme Court
Safety Record Totals Show Mixed Losses This Year
Accidents to date total 5 and 46 last year. personal injuries to date and last year not provided. deaths to date and last year show 1. The data outlines ongoing safety outcomes with a focus on incidents and fatalities.
British forces seize Benghazi in eastern Libya push
British desert troops halt Italian line south of Bengazi and take the citadel after a sandstorm assault. Cairo dispatches say eastern Italy forces are surrendering or fleeing as Wavell’s counteroffensive advances 160 miles in eight days. Mussolini may risk the fleet to reinforce Libya.
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Associated Press
Britain
Libya
Red Sea
Eritrea
East Africa
Bengasi
North Africa
Italy
Mediterranean
Ronolfo Graziani
Cairo
London
Marshal Graziani
Mussolini
Sicily
Simeply
Bengass
Archibald P. Wavell
Sidi Barerani
Egypt
Bardia
Toebruk
Derna
Cape Ture
U. S. May Build Tornado Planes
Washington reports Britain weighing making Hawker Tornado fighters available for manufacture in the United States for Royal Air Force and U S Army Navy air services. The plane can reach 425 mph with eight machine guns and three cannons. A move to standardize American British aircraft production aims to boost Britain's supply and place production far from German bombing bases.
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Washington
Britain
Royal Air Force
United States Army and Navy Air Services
United States
Shreveport Irish Folk Appeal for Britain Aid
In Shreveport Louisiana a resolution adopted by the Friendly Sons of St Patrick appeals to Ramon de Valera and to the Irish to aid Great Britain in the war against Germany and Italy. The measure warns a Nazi victory would endanger Britain and Ireland and urges Eire to open her port facilities to Britain.
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Shreveport
Pan
Ramon de Valera
Dent
Eire
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
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Ial A
British Desert Army
Li Dee
Bereeih
U. 5
Major Williams
America
Logansport
Hopkins
U. S
Tobruk
Archibald Wavell
South Carolina
Melton
Health Association
Drew Middleton
Associated Press Special News Service
News-Star
Winston Churchill
F. C. Nelson
McClellan Field
Calif
Nelson
St. John Parish
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