Allied push at Anzio slows German breakthrough
Allied forces at Anzio and Cassino endure heavy German assault as fifth army units, aided by air power, halt Kesselring’s drive. News reports note German units heavily damaged with many tanks and planes involved, while American and British troops maintain lines after intense fighting and air activity.
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Naples
Anzio
Fifth Army
Rome
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Albert Kesselring
de Luce
Kesselring
de Luces
Cassino
Europe
Eight Army
Italy
Albano-Anzio
Russians claim massive Korsun defeat and Pskov gains
Moscow reports 73,200 Germans killed or captured in Korsun trap with 10,000 trucks 618 guns and 116 tanks seized. Soviet bulletin notes 130 additional towns captured in the Pskov drive and advances east of Staraya Russa with rail facilities seized.
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Tom Yarbrough
Associated Press
London
Korsim
Eighth Army
Dnieper Bend
Moscow _radio
Monitor
Moscow
Pskov
Baltic States
Plyussa
Leningrad
Argentina Names Axis Spy Groups
A federal police report said three Axis espionage rings operated in Argentina led by Gen. Friedrich Wolf. It noted Wolf’s ring included Argentine Spanish and German citizens and referenced plans to land German agents on the coast in late 1943. The report followed a palace coup removing Foreign Minister Alberto Gilbert amid Japan and Germany protests over house arrests.
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Associated Press
Buenos Airfs
Argentina
Friedrich Wolf
Alberto Gilbert
Wolf
Argentine
Chicago flier Lt Richard W Starnes charts Truk course
Lt Richard W Starnes, 80, of Chicago, marine corps flier, is credited with plotting the air course of nearly 2000 miles from the Sotomians to Truk and return. U S airmen flew two Liberators recently to gather first photos and data on the secret Japanese stronghold. Much of the flight was blind on instruments, yet the target was reached for vital information used in the heavy assault on Truk days later.
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Richard W. Starnes
Chicago
Marine Corps
Truk
U. S
West Virginia Fourth War Loan tops 125 percent
West Virginia's Fourth War Loan total reached 93,449,266 dollars with the state at sixth in national standings. Campaign leaders plan a stretch drive to regain top honors as market issues ended and E bond sales through February 20 will be added to the final total.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Federal Reserve
North Dakota
Mississippi
Mountain State
Air raid alarms Heard in Budapest on Saturday Night
Budapest issued two air raid warnings reported by Hungarian dispatches to the Swedish press. No further details were provided. Previous attacks by Russian and Allied planes were noted, with a Moscow warning ten days earlier about Budapest sharing Helsinki’s fate if Hungary remained in the war.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Budapest
Hungary
Moscow
Helsinki
Luftwaffe Strikes London in Major Night Raid
London's districts suffered widespread destruction after a heavy Luftwaffe raid involving up to 150 planes. Dozens killed and many injured as bombs hit churches hospitals a convent an old folks home a school and stores. fires were brought under control by morning and rescuers searched debris for missing residents.
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Associated Press
London
Continental
Berlin
Labor officers appeal to F D R on living cost
Labor members of the Presidents cost of living committee urged President Roosevelt to probe the Bureau of Labor Statistics index they say distorts wartime living costs. Meany and Thomas say costs have risen 43.5 percent since January 1941, vs 24 percent per the BLS. Davis calls the move surprising and partisan.
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Joseph A. Loftus
Washington
Roosevelt
Bureau of Labor Statistics
George Meany
A.F.L
R. J. Thomas
C.I.0
Labor
William H. Davis
Davis
War Labor Board
Industry
Meany
Thonas
United Auto Workers
H. B. Horton
Chicago
Georges Batt
Newark
Perkins
B.L.S
Soviet journal denounces German unofficial diplomacy
The Soviet trade union paper War and the Working Class accuses Germany of seeking separate peace deals to split the Allies. It names Franz von Papen and Schacht as main agents and predicts such efforts will fail as defeat looms, while noting many other ambassadors may be involved.
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Associated Press
Moscow
War and
Germany
Franz van Papen
Jhatmar Schacht
von Papen
Turkey
Dr. Schacht
Reichsbank
Pravda
Cairo
Schacht
Hor
Marines Capture Engebi Island in Marshall Atoll
U S forces announced the capture of Engebi island with its air base one day after landing on Eniwetok. Admiral Nimitz said preliminary reports show light American casualties and noted other atoll islands in the area fell to the US. The advance puts Truk within range of land based planes for the first time.
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William Hippli
U.S
Pacfic
Pearl Harbor
Engebi Island
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshalls
Chester W. Nimitz
Atell
Muzinbaarikku
Yeirt
Rujiyoru
Eneebi
Bogon
Bogarikk
Eluselab
Bogallua
Kwa~jalein Atoll
Nimitz
Engebi
Horoes
Turk
America
Ingebi
2 2Nd Marine Regiment
Truk
Ponape
Armistice Talks Slow as Finland Seeks Exit from War
Stockholm reports the Finnish armistice process with Russia moves slowly with no immediate negotiations. Diplomat Paasikivi remains in Stockholm to explore terms while Finland resists unconditional surrender and peac e talks to end the broader war are expected later.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Russia
Finland
Juhu KK. Paasikivi
Hormvike
Soviet Union
Fineland
Europe
Germany
Tokyo Explains Japanese Navy Hiding In Pacific War
Tokyo radio says the Japanese people must support a navy that avoids unnecessary battles and pursues a final victory. Broadcasts claim U S forces trained for this war and warn of Allied attacks while urging calm and total effort at this critical time. Lt Gen Takeo Hori named president of a new glider college opening in April with 50 students.
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Associated Press
New York
Tokyo
Pacific
Truss
United States
Japan
Truk
U. S. Foreign Broadcast Itelligence Service
Office of War Information
Comel
Cien
Takeo Hori
Japan Aviation Society
Dai Nippon
Federal Communications Commission
Aide to Nazis Escape Arrested at Camp Hale
The FBI reports the arrest of Dale H. Maple 23 at Camp Hale Colo for allegedly aiding two German POWs to escape. Maple and the Germans Henrich Kikillng and Erhard Schwichlenberg were captured three miles south of the Mexican border by a Mexican customs official.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dale H. Maple
Army Prvate
Camp Hale
Colo
Maple
Henrich Kikillng
Erhard Schwichlenberg
Baruch Postwar Plan Faces Senate Attack as Power Debate Breaks Out
In Washington the Baruch plan for postwar reconversion of industry and manpower is challenged in the Senate postwar planning committee. Senator George of Iowa and Senator Vandenberg demand congressional control over policy, warning against executive overreach. A bill to establish a war demobilization authority to work with Byrnes and later operate independently with broad powers is slated for introduction.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baruch
George
Senate
Bernard M. Baruch
Daviger
Congress
Executive
Justice Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Iast
Marshal Tito Backed by Simovic in Balkan Front
Gen Dusan Simovic, recalling his retirement, declares support for Marshal Josip Broz Tito and says Allied aid will reach the Balkans this year. He emphasizes fighting with the national liberation movement against the Axis allies and warns against aiding the enemy. Tito leads the National Army of Liberation opposing Draja Mihailovic's forces.
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Associated Press
London
Dusan Simovig
King Puter
Josip Broz Titoy
Balkans
Simovic
National Liberation Movement
Tito
National Army of Liberation
Draja Miliovic
Peter
Allied Submarines Sink 32 Axis Ships in Broad War Patrols
Allied submarines operating from Japanese waters to the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Southeast Asia have sunk 32 enemy vessels and probably six more, with 13 Japanese merchantmen among those sunk. Total tonnage sunk reached about 68,500 tons, while overall Allied sinkings and damages across all forces total 1,844 ships.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Southeast Asia
Japan
Pacific
British Admiralty
Allie Circle
Indian Ocean
Admiralty
Holtom
Norway
Docks Ignited as Allied Destroyers Raid Rabaul and Kavieng
Allied naval forces shelled Rabaul and Kavieng in a bold dawn raid, silencing shore batteries, torching docks, and routing coastal guns. The action produced fires, ship damage, and tanker destruction near Kavieng, with broader strikes against ships and barges in the harbor.
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Meadquarters
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
Kavieng
New Brittain
New Ireland
Simpson Harbor
Blanche Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Soltomans
Theaval
Stohipanese Pirate Catewineat
Life of CCC May Be Extended Across Congress
Washington report says a simple resolution extending the life of the CCC through 1945 appears likely. Administration subsidy plans, funding battles, and the veto of a subsidy ban color the outcome as Congress weighs extending the agency with or without subsidies.
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C.C.C
Washington
Congress
Marvin Jones
Allents
CACC
Reconstruction Finance — Corporation
C.C
Office of Price Administration
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