Red Army closes on Rostov and advances in the Caucasus
Allied dispatches report the Red Army tightening the noose around Rostov as German forces retreat toward the Caucasus. Soviet offensives claim capture of Krasnodar and other key centers, with Col. Gen. Vatutin promoted after decisive actions.
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Rostov
Ger
Caucasus
Redskin
Ussian
Krasnodar
Theaucasus
Voroshilovsk
Donets Basin
Krivyanskaya
Shakhty
Timoshevsk
Novotita
Democrats Name Aldermen For City Council Races
Democrats narrowed the field for the upcoming city election naming candidates in two wards and deferring one ward nomination until tonight's convention. Leonard Fuller seeks re election in the second ward and Lemuel Massey in the fourth ward, with opposition from current aldermen. Third ward caucus delayed, with delegates empowered to fill vacancies at the convention.
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Caucauses
Leonard Fuller
Lemuel Massey
Third Ward
Fuller
George Schlutz
Massey
Norton Keller
Fourth Ward
W. Leonard Fuller
Edward Maher
Helen Bates O’hair
Helen O’hair
Genevieve Koenigsaecker
John Gray
Ralph Cullen
Charles Lemkau
Marie Fuller
Robert Heerd
Lillian Heerd
Frank Novak, Sr
A. B. Fuller
Bessie Fuller
George Weisse
Charles Hahn
Mayme Black
Sophie Bloomer
Joe Roth
Ruth Cullen
Louis Aitken
E. T. Allen
Ray Novak
Mona Novak
Harold Gordon
Sam Phillips
Charles H. Armstrong
William Leatherman
Ralph Peck
Emery Smith
Fred Height
Elsie Height
Charles Kelley
Leonard Bowen
Prudence Bowen
R. A. Hohenadel
Clyde Ricketts
Alice Hintermeister
Ray Bird
William Krider
Bill Samuels
Cecil Hill
Mary Furnas
White House Promises Invasions to Crush Axis Powers
President Roosevelt outlined plans for actual invasions of Europe and decisive strikes against Japan at a White House briefing with top military leaders. He pledged ongoing pressure on Germany and Italy and vowed that the war would end in the Allies marching through Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
White House
William D. Leahy
George C. Marshall
Army
Ernest J. King
United Nations
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
Tunisia
Hitler
Germany
Italy
Editors Pledge News Access Amid Wartime Shortages
The American Society of Newspaper Editors pledged to deliver spot news to the public despite cuts in newsprint zinc and power. Leaders planned discussions with military officials Gen George C. Marshall Admiral Ernest J. King and civilian agencies to safeguard press quality and access.
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Ashington
Hat
American Society of Newspaper Editors
America
Sona
George C. Mararmy
Ernest J. King
U. S
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Donald M. Nelson
Paul V. McNutt
Prentiss . Brown
Office of Price Administration
James M. Landis
Office of Civilian Defense
GOP Leaders Call for War on Bureaucracy Across Parties
Leaders from the GOP and allied Democrats decry the expanding bureaucracy they say hampers war effort. Alf Landon and Gov. Bricker rail against elite officials and Trojan horse reforms as Rep. Martin warns of threats to free government and vows to curb unchecked regulations.
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Associated Press
Alf M. Landon
John W. Bicker
Ohio
Joseph Martin
Massahausetts
House
Martin
Knox
Springfield
Ill
Lincoln
Landon
Omaha
Wallace
Hitler
Roosevelt
Bricker
Nashville, Tenn
Xxx
Pittsburgh
Congress
Kuhn's Wife and Son Held in Roundup of Enemy Aliens
Elsa Kuhn wife of Fritz Kuhn former national leader of the German American Bund and her son Walter 16 were taken into a roundup of enemy aliens in New York city. The action appears related to denaturalization proceedings and centers on suspected ties to the Bund.
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Kuhn
New York
Elsa Kuhn
Fritz Kuhn
Waleter
Japanese War Loss Claims Clash With Allied Tallies
Tokyo broadcasts claimed 98 Allied warships sunk and 42 damaged while Japan reported 19 sunk and 16 damaged in six months near the Solomons and New Guinea. The imperial HQ communique and Domei summaries contrasted with Allied tabulations, noting air losses in the 215 to 205 range and listing numerous ships and vessels sunk or damaged on both sides.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Papuan
Guadalcanal
Mikado
Solomons
New Guinea
Domei
Imperial Headquarters
New York
Senate considers three year tuition scholarships for Iowa soldiers
The senate will hear a bill to provide three year tuition scholarships for Iowa servicemembers at the University of Iowa Iowa State Teachers College and Iowa State College. Authors Sen Berg and Sen Zastrow seek a $200000 reserve appropriation to expand teaching staff if enrollment rises. The measure would allow returning personnel to choose among the three state schools within two years of discharge.
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University of Iowa
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa State College
John P. Berg
Cedar Falls
Ralph W. Zastrow
Charles City
Senate
State Board of Education
Senate Social Security Committee
State Department of Social Welfare
Berg
George Faul
Des Moines
Elmer K. Bekman
Ee Beeen
Cold Wave to Persist as Temperatures Edge Up
The forecast says the current cold wave, with a night low around four to five degrees above zero, will continue for about 24 hours. Highs near 34 in Council Bluffs and 24 at Des Moines were recorded, with traces of snow across most of the state.
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Muscatine
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Lard Allocation Sets aside for U S Forces
Secretary Wickard announced a wartime plan to reserve 1,050,000,000 pounds of lard for the armed forces and lend lease for the remainder of 1943. He estimated civilian lard supply will total about 1,850,000,000 pounds, roughly the same as last year, to be distributed to civilians as needed.
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Washington
Wickard
Armed Services
Andalusia Residents Plan Protest Against Nudist Camp
Andalusia residents in Rock Island County plan petitions to State's Attorney Francis C. King and the county board to stop a nudist camp on a farm near Andalusia Illinois. Barth Vogel on the county board says petitions will circulate in Andalusia and Edgington and the issue may go to the state legislature if authorities do not act.
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Rock Island
Andalusia
Ill
Francis C. King
Local Officials Appoint Committees To Fill Vacancies
Fred Nicklas, John Taylor, Cecil Allbee, Eric Bartelt, Mrs. A Baars, Theodore Fredricks, Allen Butts, Ed Vetter, Omri Taylor, Walter Conway and Bob Cone named to fill vacancies. Massey was authorized to select his own committeeman.
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Fred Nicklas
John Taylor
Cecil Allbee
Eric Bartelt
Mrs. A. Baars
Theodore Fredricks
Allen Butts
Ed Vetter
Omri_ Taylor
Walter Conway
Bob Cone
Massey
Raiders Fire On Munda Base in Solomons Campaign
U S planes bombed Munda air base in the central Solomons three times, destroying a gun position and starting fires. The raids bring total attacks on Munda to 63 since November 23 as U S forces press the Guadalcanal campaign and secure beachheads amid captured gear and looted equipment.
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Washington
United States
Munda
Solomons
Navy
Gandhi Continues Hunger Strike in Poona Prison
Mohandas K. Gandhi entered a third week of his three week hunger strike begun February 10 to secure release from the Aga Khan palace at Poona. Official reports say he was disturbed by nausea but in satisfactory condition according to the government communiqué.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Aga Khan
Poona
Officials deny pact to scrap rubber plants
A Washington state department official said the United States has no agreements with South American rubber producers to scrap U S synthetic rubber plants after the war. Dow Chemical consultant William J. Hale noted involvement in evaluating postwar factory mantling. Officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Washington
State Department
United States
U. S
William J. Hale
Dow Chemical Post
Ge Wage
Five Story Plunge Fatal to Mrs DeVore in Laurel Building
Mrs Verna Wishart De Vore wife of Ivan DeVore a government project worker in Hawaii fell from a restroom window on the fifth floor of the Laurel building to the Fischer Shoe store roof about 2 30 PM The fall four stories to impact caused instant death Dr C P Phillips said crushing head injuries The incident involved her sister Mrs Viola Keller who waited outside the room Readings place names and funeral home noted as authorities investigate the case of a possible prior threat
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Verna Wishart DeVore
Ivan DeVore
Hawaii
Laurel
Fischer Shoe Store
C. P. Phillips
Fortress Comes In On Two Motors Fortress Comes In On Two Motors
The Flying Fortress Sunrise Sereneader returned safely to an American bomber station in Britain after a fierce 13th raid over Europe. Pilot First Lieutenant Dale Shaffer of Decatur Illinois reported the plane fought off Luftwaffe attackers, shielding a crippled sister craft as enemy fighters struck No 4 engine controls and oil lines to two starboard engines were severed.
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Britain
Europe
Germany
Dale Shaffer
Decatur
Ill
Troy
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Malaya
Cape Esperance
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Mount Austen
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DeVore
Mrs
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