Legislators consider anti hate speech measures in New York
An editorial argues such bills risk free speech and press rights. It endorses a pledge against spreading rumors about any sect and criticizes campaigns that inflame anti-Semitism. It cites Proskauer and Archbishop Spellman and condemns sensational journalism in New York and Boston.
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York
Congress
Iso
Joeph M. Proskauer
Archishop Spellman
Mr Voskauer
Hich
Newex
Marshall Field
New York
Boston
French Troops Capture Sant Elia as Cassino Eases
Allied dispatch reports French forces seized Sant Elia three miles northeast of Cassino and captured Valvori as the Cassino front tightens. American patrols crossed the Rapido north of Cassino, engaging German strongpoints along the Gustav Line while air forces bombed rail yards and coastal targets. Weather varied with mountains windy, coast clear, and heavy bombers targeted Italian rail hubs.
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Algiers
Jan
Rapide River
Casing
Sam Elis
Casting
Rapide
Sant’ Ela
Valvori
Cassino
Rome
Fifth Army
Sant Elia
Rapido
Mt. Castellone
Adriatic
Tommase
Eighth Army
Pisa
Bright Moonigh
United States
Prato
Pontussieve
Aretia
Florence
Chiaravelle
Viterbo
Orte
Aneio
Two Louisiana Air Heroes Cited At Alexandria Ceremony
At Alexandria army air base Colonel Guy F. Hix presented honors to two Louisiana air heroes. The wife of Captain George W. Bell of Marksville received the Distinguished Flying Cross and an Air Medal, while the father of First Lieutenant Ernest R. Deshotels Jr. of Redell received an Air Medal. Bell is listed as missing in action and Deshotels as a German prisoner of war.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Alexandria Army Air Base
Guy F. Hix
Air Base
Swife
George W. Bell
Marksville
Ernest R. Deshotels, Jr
Redell
War Department
Bell
Deshotels
Former draft Pravda story clerk killed
Two separate events unfold in this aged wire dump. John Edward Wilson aged 58 a former draft board official indicted with German tied figures died by suicide from a 14 story midtown building. He left four notes including one to his wife and another to a friend. The indictment accuses him and others of conspiring to influence military service and keep a restaurant owner from enlisting. In London British papers rail against Pravda printing a proposed separate peace talk. The Daily Mail notes Britain may reaffirm its anti separate peace stance.
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New York
John Edward Wilson
Draft Board
Gert Hans von Gottach
Selective Service
Focal Draft Board No. 3
Wilson
Arnold A. Hutschnecker
Francis X. Grattano
Michael Mangano
London
Pravda
Wsulting
Manchester Guardian
Marning
Foreign Office
Moscow
Communist Party
Moscow Radio
Daily Mail
Voters name officials in Louisiana Democratic primary
Louisiana voters select a full slate of state officials in a Democratic primary marked by a dull race and eight candidates for governor. Polls open at 6 am CST and close at 7 pm, with New Orleans voting machines in use and a potential second primary on February 29.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
United States
Sam Jones
Huey P. Long
Jones
James H. Davis
Shreveport
Public Service
Davis
Lewis L Morgan
Democratic
Earl Long
James H. Morrison
Dudley LeBlanc
Sam Caldwell
Ernest Clements
Vincent Moseley
Lee Lanier
Amite
Sam S
Caldwell
Oberlin
Jimmie H. Davis
Dudley J LeBlanc
Abbeville
Lewis L
Finish Fight on Subsidy Is Seen in Senate
Senator Bankhead said a compromise on the subsidy issue is impossible and that the fight should move to the Senate floor. Bowles warned of a seven percent food-price rise if subsidies end, while the House already outlawed the program. Leaders in both parties show little enthusiasm for concessions as exec sessions and deferrals continue the deadlock.
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Washington
Bankhead
Alabama
Senate
Bowles
House
Wagner
New York
Banking Committee
Barkley
Kentucky
Service Men's Edition seeks Ouachita service members
Public notice urges submission of photos of every man and woman from Ouachita Parish in the armed forces for the January Service Men's Edition. Deadline is Saturday January 22. Come with your pictures today to ensure complete coverage in print.
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News-Star
Morning World
Ouachita Parish
GOP Freshman Revolt Drops Out of Senate Picture
Senate Republicans halted a planned freshmen revolt as a conference chosen temporary officers to lead the party while McNary heals. Vandenberg likely will be temporary chairman with White as temporary secretary and Wherry slated for whip, stabilizing leadership after Taft blocked Taft’s bid for top temporary post.
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Washington
Senate Republicans
McNary
Oregon
Florda
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
White
Maine
Wherry
Nebraska
Taft of
Ono
Taft
Monroe Youth Fatally Injured in Eunice Auto Crash
Prisock a truck driver for American Railway Express based in Monroe and resident of West Monroe was summoned to Eunice Louisiana where his son Tommy Prisock died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The youth died at Eunice Hospital after the crash. The body will arrive by Missouri Pacific rail and be taken to Dixie Funeral Home for arrangements. He leaves parents four sisters a grandmother and many aunts and uncles.
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Prisock
American Railway Express
Monroe
West Monroe
Eunice
Tommy Prisock
Eunice Hospital
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Dixie Funeral Home
Betty Jean
Ernestine
Joyce
Shirley Ann
Nora Bryant
Thousands Want To Know More About Missing Men
Thousands of letters pour into the casualty branch of the adjutant general's office seeking news of missing or wounded soldiers. Each message receives a personal reply. the process tracks from combat reports to theater and war department lists, with checks at every stage to verify deaths and locate missing personnel.
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Washington
Lpi
Adjutant General’s Office
George F. Herbert
Army
National service move dealt blow in House committee
The House military committee indefinitely postponed action on President Roosevelt's national service bill, signaling a potential end to efforts this session. Chairman May, describing the decision behind closed doors, said the measure is held in abeyance pending further developments.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Chairrman May
Democrat
Kentucky
Southern Governors Rally Behind Roosevelt Amid Unity Talk
Southern governors gathering near the Mason-Dixon line praised President Roosevelt after conferences aimed at freight rate equality. The group, led by Prentice Cooper, forecast no break from the Democratic fold and rejected a fourth term, while Wallace drew strong cheers at a dinner for party leaders and Congress members.
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Waillace
Mason and Dixay
Roosevelt
Wallace
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
Southern Governors Conference
Blix Arnall
Georgia
US bombs Nazi supply hubs in Italy targets Arezzo Pontassieve Prato
US Army Air Forces fighters pounded three railway centers along the Florence to Rome line Arezzo Pontassieve and Prato. Liberators scored six direct hits on Arezzo wards while bombers crossed Italy unopposed. Warhawks hit a Yugoslav ammo ship and barracks in Sibenik amid heavy anti air activity.
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United States
15Th Air Force
Italy
Lth
Haly
Florence
Rome
Arezzo
Pontassieve
Prato
Bruce P. Thomas
Edgecliff Avenue
Cleveland
Adriatic
Sibenik
Yugoslavia
Charles C. Leaf
South Orange
N. J
Churchill Returns to London in Good Spirits from Pneumonia
Prime Minister Churchill surprised the House of Commons by returning from the Middle East where he recovered from pneumonia. He signaled plans for a western European invasion and said no changes to his routine yet, while joking about a toast and weather delaying Rome. General Eisenhower may visit as the zero hour nears.
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London
Churchill
Middle East
House of Commons
Europe
Ohliver Locker-Lampeson
Herbert William
Dwight D. Eisenhower
M. P's
Chetri
Poles and Russians in Diplomatic Exchange Over Polish Note
Secretary Hull said the American offer to resume diplomacy with Moscow was not yet acted on by Russia. He noted the dispatch reached Moscow Monday, delaying any Russian response after the Polish request for intervention and recognition of a settlement based on the Curzon line.
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Washington
Hull
Armerian
Moscow
Americaa
Mpdea
Wolverell Harriman
Russia
Sweden Breaks With Nazi Germany Over Deportations
Sweden cut cultural and scientific ties with Germany in Stockholm on January 18 14 asserting German deportations of Norwegian university students. Foreign Minister Christian E Guenther announced visa curbs on German scientists and cultural experts to reflect Sweden's indignation and stance.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Germany
Reich
Christian E. Guenther
Riksdag
Russian Advance Near Rowne Threatens German Rail Hubs
Soviet First Ukrainian Army under General Vatutin tightens grip around Rowne 110 miles south of Pinsk. Units push from Novograd Volynski toward the Berezhnichev–Warsaw line, crossing Horyn River with engineers aiding a river crossing. Five-day Leningrad front offensive gains include five more localities near Novosokol’niki.
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Moscow
Nikolai Vatutin
Royne
Old Poland
Pinsk
Vatutin
Frezen Pripet
Rowne
Warsaw
Sarny-Lwow
Russia
Novograd Volynski
Rovas
Tuchin
Horyn
Goringrad
Rovnos
Leningrad
Novosokolenski
Velikie-Luki
Riga
Light Voting Early Tuesday in Twin Cities
Weather was near perfect but turnout remained light at noon Tuesday across Monroe and West Monroe precincts. Early results showed 35 votes at No 4 Fire Station, 30 at Louiseville Avenue, 48 at Sutton’s, and 54 at West Monroe City Hall, with voters urged to cast ballots before 7 PM.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
West Monroe
No. 4
Louiseville Avenue
Sutton
North Third Street
Southern workers reap larger social security gains
The eighth annual report of the social security board urged Congress to extend coverage to all workers and boost federal aid. Southeast Director Richard B. Lyle said the region would gain most from bringing farm laborers and domestic workers into the plan and increasing federal sharing for aged pensions and aid to the blind and crippled children.
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Atlanta
Congress
Social Security Board
Southeaster
Social Security
Richard B. Lyle
Lyle
Yugoslav Leader Tito Rumor Reported Wounded
Cairo radio broadcast a rumor that Marshal Tito was wounded in Montenegro fighting. No confirmation appeared in the partisan communique aired earlier by the Free Yugoslav Station.
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London
Uspr
Marshal Tito
Cairo
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Sant’ Elia
Yankees
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Jast
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Span
Ruimor
von Ribbentrop
Pyrenees
Lisbon
Farees
Corns
Army Headquarters
Theater Headquarters
Othrs
Rayburn
Texas
Ari
Tito
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