Shadow Men and Nazi War on Spies Ahead of Invasion Day
Stockholm dispatch reports Nazi leaders tightening security as Allied invasion nears. Goebbels promotes a shadow men campaign while Himmler orders severe limits on foreign workers and spies. Kreutzer in Hamburg rallies police to deter dissent as posters warn citizens to be vigilant and silent.
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Allgemeine Zeitung
Reich
Himmler
Himmier
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Reds Hear Allies Drill For Invasion On English Coast
London February 29 Soviet officers observed United States amphibious exercises in the English coastal area. American and Soviet forces trained together as part of a program to prepare for invasion of the continent. In Washington Marshal Stalin affirmed Allied unity and predicted the final defeat of Germany with cooperation among the Soviet Union United States and Britain.
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London
Washington
Marshal Stalin
Russia
Moscow
Teheran
Roosevelt
Soviet Union
United States
Brit
Ams
Germany
White House
Red Army
Actress Robbed of $1000 Vanity Set
Hollywood reports actress Norma Shearer was robbed of a $1000 ruby studded vanity set and $30 cash at Glendale depot. Shearer said thieves took the items from her auto while she was viewing her husband, ex ski instructor Inari Martin Arrouge, near the train.
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Hollywood
Nowma Shearer
Tideves
Glendale
Inari ‘Martin Arrouge
Bombing Britain Eyes Fast Path to Defeat Germany
Washington reports say British air chiefs are confident given time Anglo American air power can collapse Germany’s war effort. A London spokesman noted Nazis cannot block strategic bombing. Churchill, Stalin, and Teheran plans influence timelines. Archibald Sinclair hints at all out battle to free Europe.
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Britain
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Atention
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Cruiser Captain Pleased At Anzio Blasts Enemy Artillery
The American cruiser off Anzio reported the lone vessel successfully targeting Nazi artillery with seven shoots, drawing no effective return fire. The captain said he was pleased with the spotting arrangement. Also notes transfer of 112 WACs from North Africa to the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces in Italy.
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Anzio
WACS
Mediterranean
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Italy
North Africa
Tubes Yield Plenty of Tin
EL Vogelsang chief of the WEB by and lead branch said the March 1 end of a tube return program does not mean abundant tin. He noted over 1,000,000 pounds were recovered in 23 months from used toothpaste and shaving cream tubes and urged continued public return to stores to reclaim another 1,000,000 pounds.
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EL Vogelsang
WEB By and Lead Branch
Vogelsang
Former LSU Proxy Sued for 300000 in Wheat Speculation
In Baton Rouge on February 20, Oliver G. Lucas, bank president, filed a suit in district court to recover 300000 from the LSU Board of Supervisors. The action follows National Bank of Commerce of New Orleans and two other Louisiana banks seeking repayment of half a million dollars Dr. James Monroe Smith borrowed and used in wheat market speculation.
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Louisiana State University
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Strike Ends As Grand Rapids Schools Reopen
About 21,000 Grand Rapids pupils returned to public classes after a four day strike by maintenance workers. They left their jobs over wage and hours disputes with the board of education. The union had demanded a 20 cent hourly increase and a 48 hour week.
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Micn
Grand Rapids
Board of Education
Search continues for missing Fort aircraft near Denver
Denver area search teams from Lowry field comb the Palmer Lake region south of Denver for a Flying Fortress missing with 10 aboard since early yesterday.
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Denver
Feo
Lowry Field
Palmer Lake
Eince
German Crimes Not for Money Not for Money
Lisbon reports German crime notes in Nazi papers show theft motives driven by longing for clothing luxuries or personal items rather than cash. Cases include dismemberment for a victim’s trunk contents, a cow pasture theft, a coat cache bribe attempt, and sentences ranging from one month to six months.
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Lisbon
Berlin
Hannover
Walter Drakubowski
Bielefeld
Hamburg
Swedes Report Finnish Peace Views and Key Territorial Stances
In discussing possible peace terms, Finns reportedly favor relinquishing Petrograd and nearby nickel resources but refuse to abandon Viipuri Hengoe and the Karelia isthmus. They acknowledge concessions may ease conflict yet insist no Russian incursions across borders. The circle includes government, parliament, and business voices.
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Isamo
Viipuri
Hengoe
Army ends trainer plane contracts amid bomber emphasis
Washington reports the army terminated contracts with three firms for trainer aircraft. Primary contractors affected are Consolidated Vultee at Nashville Tennessee, Aeronoe at Middletown Ohio, and Fairchild Aviation at Hagerstown Maryland.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Consolidated Vultee
Nashville
Venn
Downey
Calif
Aeronce
Middletown
Ohio
Feirehild Aviation
Hagerstown
Northern Mexico Fights Smallpox
Public health officials in northern Mexico launched a mass immunization campaign against smallpox as spring outbreaks rise. Citizens in Reynosa have begun inoculations while city leaders in Buenos Aires note Argentina's population context and ongoing precautionary measures.
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Meansv
UPI
Mexico
Reynosa
Roy
Buenos Aitres
Rendon
Merre
Argentina
Ulation
Red Armies Close In On Pskov In Northwest Russia
Soviet dispatches reported Red Army forces near Pskov within 12 miles, fighting inside German defenses and bombarding the fortress city. Night operations increased as Soviet units cleared wrecked German transport and moved through the region, with German plans disrupted and mutinies noted on the Leningrad front.
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Moscow
Russia
Pskov
Vedio
Red Star
Red Army
Popov
Latvian
Hitler
Germain
Slated On Groceries Price Check Plan Revealed
A conference of district OPA price panel coordinators in Fort Worth Wednesday will map price ceiling conformity for groceries across the region. Arthur F E Boag of the San Antonio district office will present the plan of price checking and its prior success before overseeing a county by county rollout with staff and volunteers after his return.
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Fort Worth
Arthur FE. Boag
San Antonio
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