Wavell strikes below Akyab amid Burma operations
A British communique reports Field Marshal Wavell's forces landing 60 miles below Akyab in Burma. Buildings burned, a jetty blown, and a 100 foot river steamer destroyed with no British casualties. Further allied actions target Salamaua, Rabaul, and Japanese shipping in the Pacific theater. A Chinese spokesman says Japan gains little from recent offensives and suffers high casualties.
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Akyab
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Genavell
Burma
Inia
Senate Counsel Claims Conspiracy Against Alcohol Rubber Plan
Senate counsel Paul E. lick said there may be a conspiracy in WPB chemicals to block plants for alcohol to produce rubber. Rep Mahon told an agriculture subcommittee officials were obstructing the alcohol rubber effort and Texas grain sorghum may be barred from use, though the agriculture department denied such limits.
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WPB Chemicals
Adlick
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Texas
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Gillette
Iowa
T Department
War Minister Signals Early Mass Action Against Foe
British War Minister Sir James Grigg told the House of Commons he expects impatient Canadian troops to engage the enemy soon. He noted delays in bulk engagement, outlined invasion logistics for French North Africa, and cited lessons of close air support applied to other theaters. Churchill’s review had flagged about 500,000 Allied lands in North Africa.
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House of Commons
Grigg
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French North Africa
Britain
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Casablanca
North Africa
Tunisia
Bill to Exempt Fathers Drawn By Sen Wheeler
Senator Wheeler proposes a bill to exempt all fathers married before Pearl Harbor from military induction. The measure would protect fathers of children under 18 living with their families while not opposing armed forces. Induction of men aged 38 to 45 was paused due to training concerns, with authority to resume above 37 existing.
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Pearl Harbor
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Wheeler
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America
Hints Fly Of Peace For Finns In Global War Talks
A Washington report outlines renewed speculation that Finland seeks peace terms with Russia possibly via Stockholm. It notes past treaties in 1940 and asserts Finnish leaders claim to have recovered territory while seeking guarantees of future security before disengaging from Germany’s war against Russia.
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Finland
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Ussr
Germany
Soviet Union
Senate Delays Action On Des Moines War Emergency Bill
Iowa senate postponed final action on the war emergency act after adopting amendments that expanded gubernatorial powers and tightened civilian defense operations. Lawmakers must have the bill reprinted in its current form before a new vote.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate
House delays road tax bill in Des Moines session
The Iowa House tabled a measure allowing cities to share in a five eighths mill county road tax. The 66 to 27 vote virtually killed the bill for the session. Rep. Judd attacked the League of Iowa Municipalities accusing it of controlling the legislature.
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W. N. Judd
League of Iowa Municipalities
Clinton
C. F. Shimanek
Monticello
House
Assembly
Melvin Wilson
Lake City
Wilson
OPA Plans Flexible Ration Rules Under Brown
Prentiss M. Brown outlined a policy to adjust OPA regulations for public benefit as conditions allow. He cited gasoline rationing for workers unable to reach jobs and easing restrictions on recapping with reclaimed tires for passenger cars and light trucks. War requires civilian sacrifices without extra burden.
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Washington
Prentiss M. Brown
OPA
Brown
Soviet Forces Push Forward in Snow Across Front
Soviet troops press along the entire front amid deep snow in Orel and Kursk provinces and mud in Ukraine and the northern Caucasus. The air war intensifies with raids and dogfights as Germans bolster counterattacks west of Rostov. Izvestia notes Red artillery smashing German armor while preparations near Kursk tighten toward Orel.
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Kiev
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Dnieperopetrovsk
Zaporozhe
Reds
Red Army
Izvestia
Pravda
Communist Party
Compromise on FR's Order in Farm Rift Seen
Washington AP reports the Senate approved 77 to 2 a measure nullifying parts of President Roosevelt's stabilization order that deducts government benefits in setting farm price ceilings. Sen Bankhead led the effort to bar any subsidy deductions, with Sen Russell backing the measure and signaling a possible presidential veto avoidance. Some senators expect a House fight over a parallel Pace bill including all farm labor costs in parity formulas, potentially boosting farm price impacts.
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Pace
Nazi Naval Base Hit by RAF Raiders
RAF bombers attacked Wilhelmshaven and targets in western Germany on Wednesday night without any losses. This marked the sixteenth German attack this month, with single planes and formations dropping high explosive and incendiary bombs on northwestern and western areas.
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Wilhelmshaven
Germany
German High Command
Berlin
Air Ministry
Bomber Command
Italians Reveal Raid On Naples By Allied Air Power
The Italian high command says Allied aircraft bombed the strategic Naples port and naval base Wednesday night, causing damage to civilian buildings and wounding some people.
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Associated Press
RAF drops record tonnage in month with Lorient raid
Allied air forces claim a record monthly total of bombs on Axis targets. A single Lorient raid dumped over 1,000 tons, part of efforts to exceed the 6,500 tons per month set in last year’s June and July. Officials note no enemy activity over Britain at night, while Bremen faced the latest raid.
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RAF
Lorient
Britain
Bremen
Germany
el Aouina
Tunis
Sicily
Italy
Sbeitla
Kasserine
8Th Army
Dismiss Charges Against Former Plant Inspectors
Des Moines, Robert C. Mercer and John Henry A. Replogle, former inspection supervisors, were acquitted of charges they altered inspection equipment and forged approval to pass defective ammunition at the Des Moines ordnance plant. The jury returned a sealed verdict after about four hours of deliberation.
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Des Moines
Robert C. Mercer
John Henry A. Replogle
Des Moines Ordnance Plant
Justice Department
War Fraud Unit
Washington
Charles A. Dewey
Counter Offensive Shakes Rommel's Grip Upon Pass
Allied forces under Gen Sir Harold Alexander launch a three pronged counter offensive in central Tunisia. British, American and French troops strike at Kasserine, with assaults toward Sbeitla and Ousseltia as the Mareth line faces armored advances from the British Eighth Army, threatening Rommel's positions.
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Daniel DE Luce
North Africa
Harold Alexander
Tunisia
Erwin Rommel
Kasserine
Sbeitla
Ousseltia
Eighth Army
Mareth Line
Alexander
American forces halt Rommel drive in central Tunisia
In Tunisia, Secretary of War Stimson reported a clean repulse of Rommel’s armored assault. American losses were heavy in matériel but replacements are in place. Ground troops showed vigor, air support proved vital, and Eisenhower said troops are trained and ready. Axis retreat left Italian infantry as prisoners as Kasserine pass tightens.
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Tunisia
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Stimson
Eisenhower
Kasserine
Rommel
Egypt
Kasserine Gap
Une
Kasserine Pass
Tunis
Sbiba
Scheitla
Sheitla
Faid Pass
Oussertia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Mareth Line
House Committee Attacks Roosevelt Salary Order
The House Ways and Means Committee criticized President Roosevelt for exceeding congressional intent in the Oct 3 1942 executive order limiting wartime salaries to 25000 a year. The panel urged Congress to set pre Pearl Harbor ceilings by law, calling the move a direct challenge to government by directive and supporting Disney's bill to cap salaries legally.
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House
Ways and Means
Roosevelt
Congress
Rep
Disney
D-Okla
Gandhi in India News Wire: No Change in Hunger Strike
An official bulletin reported no change in the condition of Mohandas K. Gandhi, now on the 116th day of a 21 day fast. The update confirms stability amid ongoing protest in Bombay.
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