Nazis Dive Bombing and Trapping Jap Forces in the Marshalls
Pearl Harbor era dispatch reports thousands of Japanese marines airmen and laborers trapped in the Marshall Islands. U S naval and air power severed supplies and cut off garrisons on Kwajalein and nearby atolls. American air superiority and naval patrols halted escape while bombardment from W U S planes intensified the campaign.
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Pearl Harbor
Marshal Islands
Tokyo
S&q
Handa
America
Marshalls
Kwajalein
Parrigon
Wolfe
Malacho
Trull
Mille
Ant
Caroline Islands
Wipeout of Frankfurt Under Way
Allied air forces pound Frankfurt and northern France in a series of heavy daylight and night raids. American bombers and Liberators lead attacks while RAF Mosquitos strike western Germany. Eyewitness accounts describe encountering new Focke-Wulf types and continued Allied dominance over the German defense.
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London
Fev
Frankfurt
Germany
Jliberators
Aerosa
France
Nalf
Lion
Rhine
RAF
United Kingdom
Eiept
Passe Culaity
Myst
Frankfort
G. Hemphill
Jackson
Nazi Assaults and Allied Defense Around Rome Beachhead
Allied headquarters report heavy German air strikes near the Rome beachhead with 19 German planes shot down. American and British troops tighten positions in the Casinum region as street fighting continues. Germany attempts air and ground attacks, but Allied patrols and fighter-bombers hit rail yards and coastal targets while fortifications around Mount Casin o and Cisterna show continued contest.
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Algiers
Rome
We Toveston
Casnino
Nawls Stiit
Coridor
Mount Casing
Alpiers
U. S
Crasino
Faiih Mreity
Mount Ornita
Orsagna
Eighth Army
Menuon
Cisterna
Viterbo
Leghorn Field
Arillery) O
Germany
Associated Press
Daniel de Luce
Tokyo Reports Jap Admiral Dead
Tokyo radio said Vice Admiral Teruo Akiyama was killed by action on the southern front, but details were not provided in the domestic broadcast.
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Tokyo
New York
Tokyo Radio
Teruo Akiyama
BUL
U S Note Warns Finns in a War Pressure Move
U S note disclosed by Secretary Hutt warns Finland to quit the war or face consequences allied or military. Moscow dispatch says Soviet embassies warn Helsinki bombing as prelude to harsher actions with Tyvestia declaring the hour of retribution and planned strikes over the Finnish capital.
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Wadlinuu
Hutt
United States
Pinland
Germany
Moscow
Rusalanz
Finland
Helsinki
Helsink
Prsctat
Nazi Bridgehead At Nikopol Lost
Moscow reports a major Soviet offensive near Nikopol in the Dnieper bend. Red Army forces trap and pressure German troops, reducing pockets around Cherkasy and Nikopol while advancing toward Pskov and Estonia. Soviet units push to sever rail links and shell German airfields as operations continue along the 1200 mile front.
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London
eGtman
Nikopol
Dnieper
Moscow
Germany
Ris Winns l
Red Army
Nikopal
Cherkasy
Red
Malinovsky
Popov
Second Baltic Army
Novosoxalniki
Pskov-Warsaye
Govorov
Leningrad
Estonia
Lake
Lake ' Peis
Vitebsk
Leningrad J
Cholovo
Batetakaya i
Pelkovo
Luga
Two Subs Lost Navy Announces
The navy announced the loss of two American submarines the Cisco and the S-44 presumably in the Pacific, bringing total wartime submarine losses to 19. Commander James W. Coe of the Cisco is listed missing. The S-44 had a crew of about 44, a 959 ton displacement, and Lieutenant Commander Braneis E. Brown was missing as well. Great Lakes region notes mention the undersea fleet will gain one more submarine with the launch of the USS Icefish at Manitowoc Shipbuilding.
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Washington
Peb
Pacttic
Navy
Cisco
James W. Coe
Richmond
Ind
Lus
Braneis E. Brown
Akipperen
Browels
Great Lakes
Ill
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
Manitowoc
Wis
China
Japan
Pillbox Busting By Specialists On Pacific Front
Eyewitness dispatch from the Marshalls describes frontline pillbox busting by American soldiers. Veterans like John Q. Garrison lead crews through concrete fortifications as riflemen and engineers coordinate suppressive fire and demolition. The close beachfront pillboxes, old fashioned with sea-facing embrasures, require diverse specialists to clear each position.
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Pir
John QC
Garrison
Texas
Fiat Hagone
Lopelier
Contio
Small Craft Warnings Issued Along Gulf Coast
The United States Weather Bureau warns small craft along the Gulf from Brownsville to Morgan City to expect south and southeast winds 25 to 30 mph this afternoon and tonight, shifting to northwest by Wednesday. Governor Hickenlooper declares candidacy for U S Senate in Republican primaries.
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New Orleans
Feb
United States Weather Bureau
Brownsville
Texas
Morgan City
DFS
Gevstner
G. Hickenlooper
United States
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity Tuesday to Wednesday
Cloudy with showers Tuesday afternoon, cooler Tuesday night, partly cloudy Wednesday, and fresh to strong winds. Low around 54 degrees. Extended period through February 13 covers Texas gulf plains, northeast Texas and western Louisiana with cooler first half, then rising trend and light precipitation late. Temperatures near normal with periods of rain or drizzle.
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San Antonio
Lea
Lowes
Texas Gulf Plains
Texas
Tuisiana
Pulf Plains
Capitol Fears Heavy Blow at Anzio
News from Washington reports military observers warn of a savage German counterattack on the Anzio beachhead in Italy while noting Allied forces face supply constraints. Analysts say the Allies may prefer a careful advance, avoiding bold strikes without larger force commitments.
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Capitol
Anzio
Italy
Rome
Italy Beachhead Worries London
London editorials express growing disappointment over Anzio. The Daily Herald says prudence may be overdone and greater boldness could have yielded gains. The Times questions missed opportunities in the initial push inland. The Daily Express notes Rome efforts lag while Russian advances outpace Italy.
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London
Anzio
Italy
Bersld
Times of London
Daily Express
Romet
Alps
Three Motorists Lose Gas Rations
Bexar County ration board revoked gasoline rations for three private car users serving as taxi operators. One ration cut off until May, another for months, and a third for a shorter period. Warnings were sent to 11 motorists about trips to Mexico, with records filed in personal files to affect future appeals.
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Mexico
Bexar County Ration Board
Walter W. McAllister
Monterrey
Nuevo Lateda
Mexico D. FE
Will &G
McAllister
Hospital In Italy Attacked by German Bombers
A war dispatch reports that two German fighter bombers attacked a Red Cross marked hospital complex near Anzio, Italy, killing 22 and wounding 64 among American personnel and nurses. The incident damaged three nearby hospitals as anti personnel bombs created cratered tents and shrapnel damage, while staff treated the wounded and carried on operations.
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Daniel DE Luce
Corevepnadent
Combine Anwrhees Press
Witl
Fifth Army
Anzio
Heachiead
Evrcnation
Red Cross
Hubert L. Blinkley
Denver
Cole
InsSignia
Rabid Man Bites Doctor at Hospital
A 2 year old Latin American child with hydrophobia is placed in custody after biting a doctor at Rovert RB. Green hospital. The case is described as first of its kind by Dr. Alexander Miluan superintendent. The doctor and nurse received anti rabies shots. The boy split what appears to be a rabid dog bite two months earlier but had refused treatment. He was hospitalized Monday afternoon and later placed under jail guard by a special team as his condition worsened with rabies symptoms including fear of swallowing and convulsions.
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Jeff Young
Dayton
Ohio
Red Cross
Cal
Patterson
Roosevelt Hospital
New York
Lieut
Gladys Joyce
Duluth
Minn
Thomas Mathews
Houston
Rovert RB. Green Hospital
Shoultur
Alexander Miluan
On Vvulstons
Miendy
Witten By & Ysbid
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