Allies Sink Axis Supply Ships Near Tunisia Port
London reports sea and air strikes disrupting Axis supply lines in the mid-Mediterranean toward Tunisia. Allied forces seize Hill 648 near Bou Arada and press toward Jebel Mansour. Losses include eight Allied planes as six Axis crafts are destroyed. Fortresses raid Palermo and Reggio Calabria as British submarines intensify Tunisian supply disruption.
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London
North Africa
Sened
Maknassy
Gabes
Tunisia
Faid
Tunisian
Sfax
Eighth Army
Cairo
Bernard L. Montgomery
Pisida
Palermo
Sicily
Ragusa
Reggio Calabria
Churchill To Make Government Statement
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that a government statement on the war situation would be forthcoming soon. Political expectations centered on Prime Minister Churchill delivering the statement after his conferences with President Roosevelt at Casablanca and President Inonu at Adana.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Churchill
Roosevelt
Casablanca
Inonu
Turkey
Adana
Gillette Seeks Senate Backing for Atlantic Charter
Washington Feb 4 Senator Gilletts JD Tarray plans a resolution to put the Senate on record approving the basic principles of the Atlantic Charter and urging President Roosevelt to begin immediate talks with other United Nations on a postwar peace charter.
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Washington
Gilletts
JD Tarray
Senate
Roosevelt
United Nations
Heavy Bombers Over Northwest Germany
United States Army Air Force heavy bombers attacked targets in northwestern Germany today. Prices generally slipped in the stock market with declines of fractions to around a point as trading continued into the fourth hour.
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Northwest
Germany
London
United States Army Air Force
New York
Chimney Fire Put Out at West Patrick Street Residence
Responding to an alarm at 9:50 this morning, the Independents and Citizens Jack Company and United Hood extinguished a chimney fire at 431 West Patrick Street with a booster stream, causing little damage.
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Independents
Jack Company
United Hood
Weador
West
Patrick Street
Ferocious Raid On Hamburg By British Bombers
London reports a heavy RAF raid on Hamburg with about 300 bombers. Sixteen British aircraft are missing, and the German defense claims 12 bombers shot down. Coastal England saw slight enemy activity with no casualties reported.
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London
Royal Air Force
Hamburg
England
RAF
Officers Named For Chest Presidency At Hood College
Dr Henry J Stahr head of Hood College elected president of Community Chest Inc at annual meeting held in Federated Charities building Other officers include Roger B Wolfe as first vice president William T Pidlue as second vice president and publicity director William D Zimmerman as treasurer Executive committee members named H D Baker James H Gambrill Jr Dr Ignatius Bjorlee and Mrs Edgar H McBride Mrs McBride also supervises the Social Service Exchange C Ralph Kline appointed office secretary and secretary of the Social Service Exchange Helen S Brandenburg named assistant The sixth annual campaign for the seven member agencies will be held in May with the budget committee to determine the asked amount.
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Henry J. Stahr
Hood College
Community Chest, Inc
Federated Charities
Stahr
Chest
Roger B. Wolfe
Wm. T. Aaa Pidlue
Scckumty
Amuwete
Smith
William D. Zimmerman
H. D. Baker
James H. Gambrill, Jr
Ignatius Bjorlee
Edgar H. McHridé
McBride
Social Service Exchange
British Maintain Pressure On Enemy In Burma
British forces on the Mayu peninsula in western Burma press Japanese lines at Rathedaung and Dondaik amid stubborn resistance. The air wing supports the effort with RAF Blenheims escorted by fighters and Wellington bombers, with night attacks on Akyab and surrounding areas. All aircraft reportedly returned safely. ?>
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New Delhi
Mayu
Burma
Rathedaung
Dondaik
Akyab
Wellington
British Take Hill In Tunisian Fighting
Allied headquarters report British forces captured Hill No. 643 eight miles southeast of Bou Arada in Tunisia. The gain on the sector west of Pont Du Fahs, between Medjez El Bab and Robaa, is described as a limited success.
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North Africa
Bou Arada
Pont du Fahs
Medjez-El-Bab
Robaa
Fire damages new wing at Portsmouth naval prison
A fire today at the Portsmouth naval prison in New Hampshire damaged a new five story wing under construction but was stopped from spreading to occupied sections by Navy and Marine fire fighters.
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Naval Prison
Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Naval Prison
Navy
Marine
Japanese Using Thai Troops As Gunfodder
Chungking reports a Chinese army spokesman accusing Japan of sending "gunfodder Thai troops" to reinforce three Thailand divisions on the Yunnan Burma border. He says Japan seeks to conserve its own manpower amid Allied gains and faces resource shortages.
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Chungking
Japan
Thailand
Yunnan
Burma
Conversions From Oil To Coal Reported
Local War Price and Rationing Board reports at least seven teen conversions from fuel oil burners to coal furnaces in city and county since the OPA drive began amid the fuel oil emergency. Most conversions occurred in private homes with total oil coupon value affected by these changes and coal plant conversion adding to the savings. Supplemental cards are being mailed to noncompliant institutional users to enforce ration cuts while inventories for December are requested to guide any future rationing setup.
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OPA
War Price and Rationing Board
Old Laws To Be Repealed In Maryland Senate
State Senator John B Funk has introduced repealers to clear obsolete county laws superseded by state statutes. Proposals would strike old tax levy and school fund provisions and remove several county rules such as keeper payments, court room warming, and wildlife control.
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John B. Funk
State Senate
Funk
Frederick
Monocacy River
Axis Troops In Caucasus Being Forced Toward Sea
Axis troops in the Caucasus are driven toward the Sea of Azov as the Red Army tightens its arc around Rostov and cuts the only remaining rail line at Kushchevka. Russian forces threaten Rostov from Salsk, while advances north of Kursk approach Kharkov and the Don region. Berlin reports indicate a new Don and Donets offensive and a Lake Ladoga defense setback followed by renewed German retreat toward Kursk.
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Moscow
Caucasus
Dunkerque
Red Army
Rostov
Kushchevka
Yega
London
Novorossisk
Strait of Kerch
Crimea
Salsk
Kagalnitskaya
Kursk
Kharkov
Voroshsloygrad
Don
Upper
Donets
High Command
Berlin
Associated Press
Lake Ladoga
Zolotukhino
Latin American Group Studies Local PCA Visit in Frederick
Four Latin American visitors on government goodwill study toured Frederick County farms and the Frederick Production Credit Association. They learned loan filing steps and financing principles, meeting with the executive committee and observing loan procedures. The group included Francisco Aquino El Salvador Jaime Burbano Ecuador Casto Ferragut Cuba and Ramon Fernandez Mexico, hosted by Evans Crow and Farm Credit Administration officials.
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Frederick Production Credit Association
United States
Frederick County
Association
Unis
Production Credit Corporation
Bank For Cooperatives
Federal Land Bank
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Baltimore
Tiemer
Senor
Francisco Aquino
el Salvador
Mortgage Bank of
Jaime Burbano
Ecuador
Bureau of Agricultural Economic
Casto Ferragut
Cuba
Department of Agriculture of
Ramon Fernandez
Mexico
National Bank of Agricultural Credit
National Agricultural College of Mexico
Frederick
Evans C. Crow
Production Credit Corporation of Baltimore
Goss
Farm Credit Administration
Atzo
Bailimore
Mayor and Frederick Hotel Chief Dine with Navy Officers
Mayor Lloyd C. Culler and James Ho Gambrill attended a luncheon at the Francis Scott Key hotel hosted by Lieut. Commander John B. Fitzpatrick. The mayor formally welcomed Navy officers enrolled in the basic training school in the city.
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Lloyd C. Culler
James Ho Gambrill
Frederick Hotel Company
John BR. Fitzpatrick
Navy
Francis Scott Key
Steel Shortage Threatens Major War Needs Says Senate Panel
Washington reports that the Senate War Investigating committee cautions the U S will produce barely enough steel this year to meet major war needs. It cites underestimation by armed forces, steel companies resisting expansion, and War Production Board delays as key causes. The interim finding calls for revamping scrap collection and notes steel remains the economy’s backbone and near stumbling block. After July 1943 most new plant work will end, with steel mainly for armaments, ships, and essential civilian equipment. There is concern that civilian needs and a two year backlog may not be met.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
United States
War Production Board
America
Liquid fuel quotas tightening local distributors say
Local liquid fuel distributors report operating on a strict quota basis for fuel oil gasoline and kerosene. Purchases depend on consumer on hand stock with little reserve at bulk stations and shipments often low. One vendor expects conditions to improve in March while day to day rules complicate deliveries and reduce commercial kerosene and fleet fuel sales.
American Food Helps Russian Army War Effort
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard told the House Foreign Affairs committee that American food supports Soviet victory in the war. He said supplies to Russian soldiers drive the battle, and cutting off aid would likely halt fighting tomorrow.
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Washington
Wickard
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Tax Confusion Grows Over 1942 Pay As You Earn Plan
Washington notes on income tax show higher payments for 1942, March 1 filing, and possible March 18 or June 15 installments. Treasury and Congress debate pay as you earn with proposals to defer or forgive parts of 1942 taxes, start payroll deductions July 1, and collect taxes at source to avoid large refunds.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Congressional
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Capital Hill
U S Blamed for Aiding Rise of Aggressors
College Park Feb 4 Undersecretary Sumner Welles blamed the United States for aiding the rise of aggressors and urged the new generation to avoid past mistakes. He spoke at the University of Maryland commencement urging Americans to uphold world freedom while pursuing self interest. He outlined war aims to preserve liberties, defeat tyrannies, and build a future safe for all nations. Temperatures rose after a cold start with sleet and rain, and Chile’s 1940 trade balance is noted.
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College Park
United States
Sumner Welles
University of Maryland
Welles
Hitler
U. 5
Kindles
United Nations
Resta
Park Upon
Lig
Night Japanese bombing near Guadalcanal reported
United States and Japanese actions in the Solomons area are outlined with a night attack on January 29 near Guadalcanal by Japanese planes. The Tokyo radio claimed multiple battleships sunk off Rennell Island, but Allied confirmation was lacking. The report notes possible Japanese return to night bombing after weeks of quiet.
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South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Savo Island
U. S
Midway
Tokyo
Rennell Island
Washington
Radio Tokyo
Domei
London
DNB
Santa Isabel Island
Nes
Associated Press
Faires Distribution of Meat Is Planned
Washington officials of the Office of Price Administration predicted a nationwide meat distribution within weeks tied to new standardized retail prices. The pork rule should issue in two weeks followed by beef veal lamb and mutton rules before meat rationing begins around April 1. The plan aims to correct inequities by ensuring all stores in a community charge the same price for similar cuts.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Home Front More Deadly Than War
Chicago reports 1942 93 000 killed and 8 300 000 injured in U S home front accidents. National Safety Council cites costs of 700 000 000 and warns time lost from fatal injuries equates to a 34 day shutdown of shipbuilding and aircraft industries.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
U. S
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