Roosevelt Seeks Calm Tone Over U S Troops in Ulster
Belfast report says President Roosevelt avoids entangling with Irish politics over American troops in Northern Ireland. Officials say U S forces would only cross Ulster borders if Germany invades, and that De Valera’s protest aims for the record. Andrews notes Eire faces echo of Atlantic sacrifice and small forces receive aid. A £1,000,000 fund opens for Northern Ireland needs. Navajo treaty noted as 1946 milestone near Gallup, New Mexico.
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Ewashington
INS
United States
Tox Day
Prine Ainister Famon de Valera
Northern Ireland
State Department
Roosevelt
Eire
Britain
Daughbors
Ulster
Germany
Ireland
Erre
de Veldre
United Nations
de Vadera
Belfast
John Earliament
de Valera
Andrews
Fire
Gobs Seek to Become Pilots in Air Corps Exams
A group of sailors on leave in San Antonio undergo examinations for acceptance into the Army Air Corps. Fred Burard of Arcadia California and Roderick Bales of Huntington Park along with R F Smith, a pharmacist's mate, left Corpus Christi Naval Air Station hoping to become aviation cadets. Bales and Hazard have eight months in the navy, Smith five years. They support transferring to the Air Corps if accepted, while their main concern is the transfer.
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Navy Air Corps
San Antonia
Army ‘Air Corps
Fred Burard
Arcadia
Codf
Roderick Bales
Huntington Park
Calif
R. F. Smith
Nate
Corpus Christi Naval Air Base
Bales
Hazard
Navy
Smith
Air Corps
Army
Ten prettiest at Texas U chosen for revue finale
Out of 306 photographs, Eliday Vidor selected UT Austin coeds Hey Abernathy Nell Jack Mary Moselle Alexander Margaret Nell Carlisle Connie Eversburg Florence Woodin Lilian Schwartzenburg Gloria Dane Warner Mary Frances Seaga and Sidney Still. The beauties will appear in the student produced revue Time Blaggers on February 12 and 42.
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Austls
Eliday
Vidor
Nowa Hollyewood
University of Texas
Hey Abernathy
Nell Jack
Dallas
Mary Moselle Alexander
Waco
Margaret Nell Carlisle
Waxahachie
Connie Eversburg
Florence Woodin
Houston
Lil-ian Schwartzenburg
Gloria Dane Warner
Austin
Mary Frances Seaga
Brownsville
Sidey Still
Little Rock
Ark
Brother Charged In Girl's Murder
Kansas City police indicted 23 year old George W. Welsh II for slaying his sister Leila Adele Welsh in their south side home. The case centers on a brutal murder scene with a severed throat, bloodstained gloves, a track hammer, and a discarded shirt. The investigation, led by the sheriff's office and attorney general, traced clues through weeded neighborhood sightings as officials prepared for trial in Jefferson City.
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Kansas City
George W. Welsh II
Laby & County Grand Jury
Sher
Leiliffs
Mare Adele Welsh
March
Sheriff's Office
Sorompredd
California Tor
Just Mercy
Marke F. Welshman
Srilroad
B. Reed
Palter Leleus
University of Kansas City
Kanxville
Lee's
Bunmill
George W. Welsh
James B. Welsh
Fun
Palsee
Trey
AEF Leader Withholds Word on Wife Plan in Washington
Mrs. Russell P. Hertle, wife of the general who supplied the AEF to Northern Ireland, is hospitalized in Washington with illness and is anxious to avoid marriage to the general. She has recovered from a cold and expects to return to Maryland soon. The general would not reveal his plans, avoiding discussion of whether he had left the country.
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Washington, Jan
INS
Russell FP. Hertle
Northern Ireland
Wutter Reed
Haspital
Washington
Miosl
British Say U-Boat Sinks Spanish Ship
London reports claim a 5473 ton Spanish steamer Navemiar was sunk by Axis submarines. British broadcasts insist the sink is part of a bid to disrupt Britain Spain ties. Lisbon dispatches note German Italian reports say a British submarine sunk the vessel.
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London
Axis
Britain
Spain
Lisbon
Tax experts study profit restriction on armament contracts
Treasury tax experts told senators they were studying limiting profits from armament contracts. Juni L. Sullivan, assistant secretary, reported to Senator Walsh of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, asking to be excused from presiding at a public hearing on profit limitations.
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Washington
Treasury
Juin L. Sullivan
Recreitary
The
Walsh
D.-Mass
Senate Haval Affairs Committee
Chinese Praise American Pilots
The Central Daily News praised American volunteers for their air offensive in Burma and China. It cited three factors in their successes: superior American aircraft, advanced fighting technique, and higher morale among pilots.
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Suungking
China
Chinese Central Daily News
Imperial War Cabinet Demanded to Protect Empire
Melbourne dispatches call for a British Imperial War Cabinet with Australian representation to defend the empire and Pacific theater. Premier Curtin pushes for direct voice in imperial councils as Japan advances, urging rapid mobilization and broader coordinated action.
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Mphere
England
Australia
Melbourne
John F. Gurtin
Perth
Western Australia
Imperial War Cabinet
Pacific
Alan
Australa
Tondon
Commonwealth
Cleir
Dominion
John Curdin
Bank Bandits Rob Bank For $20000 In Me
Fraudulent raid at Fyendergast-Sinliiy National Bank in Mexia yields $20000. Two unmasked men abducted Caster W. G. Forrest from his home, forced him to unlock the vault, and tied up Mrs Forrest. Employees secured in vault for about 20 minutes as robbers looted the bank before fleeing. The 60 year old bank had no prior robbery record.
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Mexia
Fyendergast-Sinliiy National Bank
W. G. Forresh
Forrest
Forresti
Five Million Die as Tokyo Bombing Wrecks Civilians
New York dispatch reports a British radio broadcast quoting Calcutta s consul general in China. Japan s indiscriminate bombing has killed over five million civilians, left about twenty million injured or homeless, and orphaned roughly one and a half million children.
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New York
INS
Calcutta
China
Japan
Oil Firm Employees Undergo Fingerprinting
Fingerprinting of about 100 employees of a San Antonio based Texas oil company began this week, per Superintendent A. B. Higgs. Officials nationwide are cooperating with the FBI in the process.
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San Antonio
Texas Company
A. B. Higgs
United States
Captain Becomes Private In 24 Hours At Fort Riley
From captain to private in a day the army sent Wale ter A. Kopsaywa of Biloxi Mississippi to the ranks. He had been captain of a ship before this order, and the sudden change reflects a drastic reassignment within a short period.
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Fort Riley
Kandan
Waleter A. Kopsaywa
Biloxi
Miss
Kopezvwa
Bombers Sink Jap Ships Amid Pacific Battles
U S bombers claim three more Japanese ships sunk as pressure grows near Singapore and Malayan coast. British, Australian, and Indian forces fight near Senggarang and Batu Fanat while Japanese raids hit Singapore outskirts and Sypxmahayen port. Kuching airfield attacked. Dutch report loss of link to Kendari. Allied focus on Malayan theater and Australasian bases for future offensives. President Roosevelt says United Nations will hold Australia and the Netherlands Indies as Pacific bases.
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Nala Kuang
Singapore
Senggarang
Batu Fanat
Sypxmahayen
Duten Sumatra
Aevons
Jop
Ayer Hitam
Winang
Bingapore
Jemaluang
Endal
FAF
Roosevelt
United Nations
Australis
Netherlands Indies
12 Nazis Killed By Skoda Worker
Washington dispatch reports Czech minister Vladimir Hurban described a Skoda works employee named Wacek in Pilsen who killed 14 German officers by pouring molten metal from a crane and then killed himself by leaping to the ground. The act occurred amid well organized sabotage in occupied Czechoslovakia.
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Washington
Amnitions
Wacek
Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Hurban
Skoda
Pilsen
Jan Chrchanowaki
Gkemuny
Food Demonstrations Suppressed in Occupied France
In Vichy the interior ministry official Raymond Grimal said hundreds of foot troops have been deployed to quell food demonstrations across the region. The protests began mid-January, triggering police operations to restore order amid ongoing unrest in unoccupied France.
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Vichy
France
Vermilt and
Gard
Raymond Grimal
Interior Ministry
Saké
Rommel Stopped by British Push Near Soluch
British communique reports Rommel’s armored columns halted after three days’ fighting in Libya. Defenders now in a 10 mile line from Soluch near the Gulf of Sirte, with British gains north and northeast of Mersa. Allies claim heavy RAF and ground pressure disrupted German operations.
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Satro
Rommel
Soluch
Lautern
Gulf of
Birle
Tooput
Maus
Sanday
Roosevelt backs new name Aba for America
President Roosevelt told reporters at a press conference during a Washington briefing that Aba stands for America and should be used for the southwestern Pacific area. He noted the term has long appeared in government theses and will be adopted by allied nations as a designation.
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Washington
Pacific
Roosevelt
America
Red Power Drive Advances Near Moscow Front
Soviet dispatches report the Red Army pushing forward in a widening drive around Moscow with 79 towns captured or threatened. German defenses stretch in two lines as Soviet forces threaten Velikiye Luki and nearby routes, with heavy casualties and battlefield camouflage noted amid winter conditions. Bicycles remain the sole transport for Bermuda residents per the commerce department.
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Mobrcow
Red Army
Moscow
Naz Line
Velikie Luki
Vyszma
Bryansk
Pli
Razhev Ratt
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