Japs Report New Naval Attack On Island Of Guam
American naval forces roaming the Central Pacific pressed further into enemy territory with strikes on islands in the Marianas and Carolines. Reports tied attacks on Saipan Tinian and Guam to rising anxiety for Japanese garrisons as Truk and Eniwetok changes shifted the balance of power in the Pacific theater.
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Guam
Associated Press
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl
Marianas
Pearl Harbor
Central Pacific Islands
Saipan
Tinian
Truk
Carolines
Paramushirg
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Bismarck Archipelago
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshalls
Central Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Strike Holds Up Landing Barges at Great Lakes Steel
In Detroit area suburb Ecorse 6000 Great Lakes Steel workers walked out in a strike that halted armor plate production for U. S. Navy landing barges. United Steel Workers official Thomas Shane urged impartial umpire aid to resolve an employee discharge dispute blamed on shorthanded crews and unpaid extra work. Company spokesman rejected the request deeming it a subterfuge while noting the contract requires umpire only without stopping work.
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Associated Press
Detroit
U. S. Navy
Great Lakes Steel Corp
Ecorse
Thomas Shane
District 29
United Steel Workers of America
C.I.0
Shane
Corporation
Council to act on 4937 dollar police fund shortage
The city council plans a special meeting tomorrow night to recover 4937.74 in police fines and forfeited bonds. An audit tied to the Minter administration found unaccounted funds from July 1, 1942, to January 3, 1944, including 3025.48 in the chief of police hands and 908.26 retained outside fines. The jailer kept 1004 from forfeited cash bonds though not legal. Acting Mayor Harry May notes the council must act within 30 days and inform the tax commissioner of steps taken. Former Police Chief W. T. Roberts is in custody on charges of destroying records and embezzlement.
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Harry May
Roberts
May
W. T. Roberts
Russo-Finn Peace Likely Despite Terms Dislike
London reports indicate peace may come early this week as Finland shows willingness to accept Soviet six point terms. A major obstacle cited is Russia’s demand to intern 100,000 German troops in Northern Finland. Additional dispute centers on restoring 1940 borders.
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Associated Press
London
Finland
Russia
Germans Lose 641 Planes In Six Days Invasion Air War Turns Axis Defenses Futile
Augsburg and 14 other German aircraft centers burned as Allied air forces destroy 641 planes in six days. American spokesman says Nazi production cannot replace losses. twin and single engine fighter output cut by 80 and 60 percent respectively. In one week, Eighth Air Force dropped 7,035 tons in Germany.
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Associated Press
London
Augsburg
Leipzix
R.A.F
French
U. S. Army Air Forces
Reich
U. S
Germany
Nazis on defensive in Italy at Anzio beachhead
Allied Headquarters in Naples reports German casualties around 15 000 since the January 22 landing at Anzio. About 2 816 prisoners are counted among the losses as German divisions face regrouping and countermeasures. The attack failed to break the line, delaying plans to relieve key divisions and weakening garrisons in France and Yugoslavia to defend Rome.
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Germany
Europe
Allied ships hit Kavieng as Porkhov recaptured in war
Allied destroyers for the third time this month bombarded Kavieng New Ireland sinking one Japanese ship and setting two afire. Subsequent actions reported at Wewak Ra baul and other bases destroyed planes and damaged munitions, power plants, and barges. Mitchell bombers also sank a cargo ship near New Hanover.
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Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
Kavieng
New Ireland
Douglas MacArthur
St. George
Bismarck Sea
Wewak
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Mitchell
New Hanover Island
Delayed letter tells tale from two cities in 1944
Mrs. RR. d. Griffith of Charleston received a mud-covered letter from her son Corporal Jack Griffith, mailed February 10 from Little Rock Arkansas. The envelope bore the note damage due to air mail interruption near Memphis Tennessee February 10 1944.
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Associated Press
Charleston
RR. d. Griffith
Cpl
Jack Griffith
Little Rock
Ark
Memphis
Tenn
Weather West Virginia Partly Cloudy and Windy Day
Sunday outlook for West Virginia shows partly cloudy skies turning colder with strong winds. Temperatures drop as the day progresses, with a brisk to windy feel likely in exposed areas.
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West Virginia
Argentina Names Acting Ministers After Ramirez Resigns
Gen. Diego Mason becomes acting foreign minister and Gen. Juan Pistarini takes acting navy minister in the regime led by Gen. Edelmiro Farrell. The U S states it is watching the situation closely as questions of recognition arise after Pedro Ramirez's reported February 25 resignation.
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Associated Press
Buen Aires
Diego Mason
Juan Pistarini
Navy
Edelmiro J. Farrell
Washington
Pedro Ramirez
Argentina
United States
Buenos Aires
State Department
Ramires
Das‘rimo
Honorio Silguerra
Edelmire Farre
Ramirez
Juan
Edelmire Farrell
Argwentlua
GOP Prepares To Select New Head
Washington reports a shake up in the Republican Senate leadership after the death of Charles L. McNary of Oregon. Young Republicans seek a successor willing to push new ideas in the minority, with funeral services set in Oregon before any official action. Freshmen and sophomores press for an aggressive line against the New Deal.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
AMA
McNary
Pt Lauderdale
Fla
President Orders Review Of All Job Deferments
President Roosevelt orders an immediate review of all occupational deferments to speed up filling a 200000-man army deficit. Selective Service tightens agricultural deferments and may bar industrial deferments for men under 26. State directors to reexamine 18 to 47 year olds in deferment classes. Roosevelt calls to rebalance manpower among food, munitions, and armed forces. The move aims to accelerate inductions amid a grave shortage and ongoing quotas shortfall.
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Washington
Prospect
Roosevelt
Selective Service
Congress
President Roosevelt
White House
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Services
Courges
Fill Out Family Records For The Register Forms
Raleigh county residents are urged to complete and return family records forms to the newspaper carrier. Do so at once to prevent loss or destruction. If needed, contact relatives to gather data and ensure the completed form reaches the carrier promptly.
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Raleigh County
McNutt Sees Win For Democrats in 1944
In Des Moines, War Manpower Commissioner Paulo McNutt forecast a decisive Democratic victory in the 1944 elections. He credited past Democratic accomplishments and argued plain people trust Democratic leadership, while distrusting Republicans and their bosses, likening the GOP to leaders of Harding Coolidge and Hoover.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Paulo McNutt
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Ford
McNutt
Northern Russian Army closes on Pskov front gains in push
London dispatch reports the northern Red Army closing on Nazi held Pskov from east and northeast captured two large railway stations and cleared a 105 mile stretch between Dno and Novosokolniki forming a front less than 70 miles from Latvia. The Moscow communique says over 318 localities were taken including Novoselye and Porkhov as Russian forces gain about ten miles daily and threaten German rail links.
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Red Army
Pskov
Dno
Novosokolniki
Latvia
Moscow
Novoselye
Pskov- Leningrad
Porkhov
Pskovya Russa
Monitor
Hattie ‘States
Nehey
Kholm
Dna
Algiers
Tlither
Geog von Kuechles
Koenigsberg
Hitler
Ivon Kuechler
Cost of living dispute over bureau findings
Washington braces for clash as the Bureau of Labor Statistics rejects the Meany Thomas report claiming a 435 percent cost rise in three years. The BIS disputes the figure, asserting a 23.4 percent increase and faulting data and methods in the committee’s analysis.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Thak Labor
Bureau
George Meany
R. J. Thomas
Meay'Thomas
BIS
Story Nook
Halifax to Attend Charleston Dinner in Kanawha Valley
Lord Halifax, the British ambassador to the United States and former foreign secretary, will be the principal speaker at a Charleston Chamber of Commerce dinner in May. The chamber said he accepted the invitation arranged through U. S. Senator Harley M. Kilgore after a year of effort to bring the eminent statesman to the Kanawha valley.
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Associated Prose
Charleston
Lord Halifax
United States
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Daday
U. S
Harley M. Kilgore
Kanawha
Halifax
Parking Meters Cost City Hefty Share Of Budget
A state auditor report shows Raleigh city parking meters accounted for major expenses in 1942 43. The fund rose from 17483.67 on July 1 1942 to 33468.26 by year end with 12850.34 added in late 1942 and 221260.53 by December. Expenditures included airport survey 81000 city hall addition 41469 268 and police equipment 1205.25 while monthly collections averaged over 1000 and peaked above 2000 in some months.
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Cua
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Fenman
Chamber of Commerce
Byus- Maukin Lumber Company
Mercer Motor Company
Raleigh County Bank
Bank of Raleigh
Dune
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