Fleeing Italian Troops Trapped by British Bengazi Pursuit
Italian units fleeing Bengazi were trapped by a joint Anglo Australian armored column sweeping south of the Patton Pass, with thousands reportedly encircled or captured. The British raid cut the Libyan port from the Gebel Akhdar region, forcing surrender or death for many.
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W. PI. Saphire
Interanniy
Catro
E Cape
Bengazi
Chiro
Thewazi
Bengaxto
Marcos
Rodolfo Graziani
Galro
Gebel Akhdar
Qomrinusa
Observances mark PA Newc week in progress
First United Presbyterian church hosts service on Sunday evening as Boy Scouts begin their annual program for the thirty first anniversary. A banquet is planned Monday night at the Cathedral to conclude weekend events. Snow and wind affected streets with drifting in a few areas and slippery sidewalks noted.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24-hour period ending at 9 am show a maximum temperature of 20 degrees, precipitation of 0.5 units, and a river stage of 6.7 feet. The same date last year recorded a maximum of 48 degrees and a minimum of 20 degrees with precipitation at 0.01 inches.
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United States
Sam
Italian Troops Recoil as Greek Forces Break Tepcent Hold
Athens reports Greek mountain units seized heights around Tepcent, forcing Italian retreats. Greek artillery halted Italian counter attack and tanks were smashed. thousands of Fascists suffered casualties and many captured. Retreating Italians burned villages, destroyed bridges, and blocked routes to slow the advance along the Tepeleni front and toward Valona on the Adriatic coast.
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Internatonal News Service
Athens
Tepcent
Tepeleni
Italan
Hilsa
Wake Ochrid
Oscrovitza
Skumbi
Adriatic
Valona
Bulgaria Sends Reinforcements To Thracian Frontier
Budapest dispatches report Bulgaria rushing troop reinforcements to the Thracian frontier after disclosures that Turkey moves large forces along its borders. The Turkish buildup is seen as a precaution against a potential German advance toward the Dardanelles. The decision follows Ankara talks with Britain.
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International News Service
Budapest
Bulgaria
Defense Work Tieup Develops At Homestead
About 300 workers at the 100 inch mill of Carnegie Ulingis Steel at Homestead halted production seeking a wage grievance settlement. SWOC sub regional director James Thomas said the grievance committee was meeting with plant officials. Workers allege the pay system makes it impossible to determine exact wages earned. Efforts to settle have lasted over two years. The company declined to issue a statement but admitted the mill was shut down.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
National Defense
Homestead
Carnegie- Ulingis Steel Corporation
James Thomas
SWOC
Bse
Thomas
Chest Board Picks Officers Tuesday Chest Board Picks Officers Tuesday
New Castle Community Chest of ficers for 1941 will be elected at a Chest directors' meeting in the W. C. A. Tuesday, February 11 at 7 30 p m The meeting was originally planned for Monday, but because of the Boy Scouts' 31s anniversary celebration in the Cathedral that evening was moved to Tuesday night Alec Samuels now heads the board.
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New Castle
Alec Samuels
Youth Suffered Bullet Wound In School Incident
Eleven year old Gary Hall was treated in Beaver Valley hospital after a gun he carried to school discharged injuring his leg. The weapon, a 32 caliber revolver, reportedly belonged to John Hitt and the classroom children were unaware of its presence until the accident.
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New Brighton
Rep
Gary Hall
Beaver Valley Hospital
Gary
John Hitt
Fire Claims Eight Transients at Dallas Salvation Army Lodge
A Dallas fire blamed on escaping smoke and a hot fumigating closet killed eight transients and injured 27 at the Salvation Army lodge. J. E. White and Thomas Cook were among the dead, with others unnamed or unidentifiable. The inferno trapped several on the second floor, one exit complicating escapes as inmates fled with injuries from jumps and burns.
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International News Service
Dallas
Tex
Salvation Army
J. E. White
Thomas Cook
Donovan
House Rejects Ban On Sending Troops Abroad
The House rejected an effort to require congressional approval before sending American troops abroad rooted in the Jeaseyend bill. Rep. Van Zandt Pa proposed that Congress must consent before any deployment beyond western hemisphere territorial units, except for the Philippines.
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William S. Neal
Boy Breaks Arm In Fall At Home
Ray Booth son of Mr and Mrs Robert Booth of Lathrop street suffered a broken arm when he fell while coming down stairs at his home last evening. He was brought to Jameson Memorial hospital at 9 35 where his arm was placed in a splint and he was able to return home.
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Ray Booth
Robert Booth
Lathrop Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Laval Laval Darlan talks fuel Vichy rumors spread
From Paris, Admiral Jean Darlan and Pierre Laval discussed outcomes with Marshal Petain. Two ministers meetings were planned to assess any agreement with Laval and his German backers. German agency reports a provisional government with Darlan as premier. rumors swirl about Laval’s return to Vichy.
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Wichy
France
Paris
Pierre Laval
Jean Darian
Henri Philippe Petain
Council of Ministers
Darian
Laval
DNB
Lease-Lend Bill Faces House Vote Amid Concessions
Washington February 8 1941 Democratic leaders predict House passage of the lease lend bill by about 75 votes while the administration seeks to authorize transfers up to 1.3 billion dollars in defense articles to Britain until Congress funds the program. The compromise sets a ceiling of 1.9 billion on existing ships tanks and aircraft, but critics say it does not cap future appropriations.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Britain
Congress
Pat Boland
Pennsylvania
Boland
Senate
Bloom
Foreign Affairs Committee
Shenango Firemen Reject Hall Plan in Grange Coalition
Shenango Township residents and East New Castle Grange discussed a joint hall with Shenango firemen but voted against the plan. Firefighters prefer a own building, though Grange leaders cited a second free-ground offer near Harmony Baptist Church. Next Grange meeting will decide on the possible project as volunteers consider support.
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Shenango
East New Castle Grange
Ore Department
Henry Wellhausen
George Grlasser
Grange
Wellhausen
William McConaghy
Harmony Baptist Church
Sanford Crable
Firemen
Lin Eas
New Castle
Japanese Naval Leaders Killed in Plane Crash in Kwantung
Admiral Baron Mineo Osumi Rear-Admiral Hikojiro Suze and four other high ranking Japanese naval officers were killed when their plane crashed near Chungshan Kwantung province China The wreckage was found on Hwangyang Shan mountain along the West River Japanese reports say valuable confidential military data were recovered from the wreck Osumi a member of Japan s supreme war council and former minister of marine was a principal strategist in the war against China
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Baron Osumi
Japanese Supreme War Council
Third Naval Squadron
China
Hwangyang Shan
Chunganan
Sun Yat
Ker
Mineo Osumi
Hikopre Suga
Kwantung Province
Hwangrang Shan
West River
Japan
Osumi
Waves Of Bomber Attacks On French Ports
British bombers attacked invasion ports along the French coast last night dropping tens of bombs on Boulogne and Dunkerque. RAF planes were repelled over the British Isles by German interceptors, with Berlin noting attempts to strike the occupied zone but the raid halted.
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James E. Brown
Newa Service
London
Feh
French
Boulogne
Dunkerque
Air Ministry
R.A. F P
British Isles
Berlin
RAF
Ara
British End Libyan Drive For Present
London reports Britain’s westward Libyan push concluded with Benghazi capture. Imperial forces round up 50,000 to 60,000 Italians who fled the port as Arabs advance toward Tripoli. About 100,000 Italian troops remain between Bengazi and Tripoli, far below Graziani’s North Africa forces.
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Charles A. Smitil
Surf Corr Aude
London
Britain
Libya
Bengazi
Frank Lie Trout
Tripalita
Rodolfo Grazianis
North Africa
Bengezi
Trigall
Death notices collected for February 6 in scattered towns
Death records list several individuals including Mrs. Robert Stevenson age 4 from Castle RR D. 6 Nancy Dane Eagleson age 6 from New Wilmington Mrs. Andrew Velmitl age 4% New Castle RR D. 3 Winfield Scott McDowell age 86 of 65 County Ling street Mrs. Ella Taylor Williamson of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Margaret Marburger age 79 of Ellwood City.
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Robert ©. Stevenson
Castle
Nancy Dane Eagleson
New Wilmleton
Andrew Velmitl
New Caste
Winfield Scott McDowell
County Ling Street
Ella Taylor Williamson
Pitsburgh
Margaret Marburger
Ellwood City
Youth Admits Crime in Gas Station Robbery Case
Irvin Snoudt, 21, of Philadelphia, confessed to fatally shooting Rev. Paris B. Stavler during a 1936 Chester County home robbery after stealing $185 from a filling station where he worked. Detectives found newspaper clippings in his room that aided the confession. He told officers he was glad to be caught and had trouble sleeping for years. Members of the King Humbert society will meet Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the King Humbert Mall Division Street with president Raymond Peluso in charge.
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I International News Service
Philadelphia
Irvin Snoudt
de Bing
Stoudt
Paris B. Stavlfer
Achat Sie
Chester County
King Humbert Society
King Humbert
Division Street
Raymond Peluso
Landon Demands Facts On U.S. Entry To War
Former GOP nominee Landon urged President Roosevelt and the Senate foreign relations committee to disclose whether the United States will enter the war. He argued the English deserve to know and urged frank negotiation with Britain on aid, money, and materials under the lease-lend bill. The piece notes the bill as a major shift in Roosevelt’s foreign policy.
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Washington
OM. Landon
GOP
United States
Landon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
England
Legion To Meet In Armory Tuesday
Perry 5. Gaston Post American Legion will meet next Tuesday evening in the Armory at Cascade Park with a large turnout planned. After the business, members will view the encampment and discuss the youth program. Plans for a Valentine Bingo Party will be finalized, with details in the bingo rooms and related activities.
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Perry
Gaston Post
Cascade Park
Ehines
Burt
Jarrett
Ice Cold Roads Halt Pa Traffic In Snowbound Wave
Ice glazed highways and city streets slowed motorists across Pennsylvania as a cold wave hit. Pittsburgh reported a 20 degree low with light snow and several crashes injuring several. continued cold and more flurries were forecast. Also noted Kenny passes pilot test at St Bonaventure College in New York.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Nann
Kaltie
Kenny
Weather Watcher Offers Mixed Reading From Far Cities
The report notes Phoenia at sixty or more, Denver at Nile, Miami warmer but not hot, and today’s reading shows pockets of cold air. A cautious forecast mentions spring in the air, weightier winds, and lingering furnace needs, with snowy hints in the south and a cautious citywide sentiment that the official word aligns with farm reports.
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Phoenia
Denver
Nile
Miami
Searcher
Teres
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