British Beat Back Italian Eritrea Drive
British imperial troops repulsed a strong Italian counterattack after seizing control of a key highway junction at El Gena Eritrea 30 miles from the Sudan frontier as they push toward Cheren. Libyan reports say British efforts aim to restore order while Axis air forces strike Bengasi and surrounding targets. British authorities warn looters will be shot as they resist Italian colonist killings.
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Cairo
Borot
Eritrea
Higihway
el- Gena
Cheren
el- Fera
Massawa
Red Sea
Libya
Bengasi
DNB
Libra
Africa
Benina
Italian Counter Drive Repulses British Attacks Near Cheren
The Italian High Command says counterattacks repulsed violent British assaults in Cheren Eritrea. Italian troops in the lower Sudan repelled British columns along the Omo River. German bombers attacked British troop concentrations in North Africa.
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Cheren
Rome
Eritrea
Lower Sudan
Omo
Columons
North Africa
Gen Krivitsky Case Opened as Death by Own Action
Washington February 13 Gen Walter Krivitsky once a Russian military spy is being treated as having died by his own hand by coroner A Magruder MacDonald and Inspector Ernest W Thompson They will file a death certificate today and impanel a coroner s jury to consider any new evidence Krivitsky was found in a hotel room with a hollow nose bullet and investigators initially believed he died by his own hand
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Washington
CUP
Walter G. Krivitsky
A. Magruder MacDonald
Ernest W. Thompson
Metropolitan Police
Thompson
Krivitsky
Cuba Bans Totalitarian Propaganda Actions
Cuban cabinet declares measures to defend democracy under Batista decree of Jan 29. Prohibits flags or emblems of certain nations except by diplomats and bans discussion or writings deemed disrespectful to democracies. Meetings with totalitarian propaganda shut down and state mail telegraph and radio restricted. Communist Party may meet only for nationally democratic propaganda within law.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
United States
Communist Party
Cuba
Oil Driller Gets Service De Luxe With Ketchup
A roughneck oil driller in McLeansboro Illinois sought ketchup at a cafe but it was unavailable. He carried his meal to a second restaurant where ketchup was provided, then returned bread and butter by phone to the first. He paid his bill after finishing.
Fire Chief Discovers Hidden Blaze Under Seat
Lansdowne Pennsylvania February 13 fire chief Cornelius McCullough realizes a fire aboard a pumper truck rekindles while returning to the station. The seat fire is put out by chemicals from a second pumper.
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Blaze
Lansdowne
Cornelius McCullough
Deputies Forget To Uncuff Convicts On Prison Run
Sacramento report says highway patrol radio ordered Deputies Jess Leech and Charles Ogle to return to Folsom with hand cuff keys after delivering two convicts to the state prison. The deputies had forgotten to unlock the bracelets linking them.
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Sacramento
Highway Patrol
Jess Leech
Charles Ogle
Folsom
Twins Arrive For Barnes Family Names Kurt Kent Keith
Colorado Springs on Feb 13 reports doctors telling Mr and Mrs Clarence Barnes Jr to expect twins. Three baby boys arrived and the parents already chose names Kurt Kent and Keith. The news notes the family’s readiness and their joyful disclosure. In Waynesville on Feb 13 Mrs Jennie Hill, age 97, is described as not a sissy and handles shopping, snow removal, and most housework herself.
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Colorado Springs
Clarence Barnes, Jr
Barnes
Kurt
Kent
Keith
Sissy
Waynesville
Jennie Hill
Hili
New Bridges Deportation Hearing Set For March 31
Washington reports attorney general Jackson announced a public hearing on March 31 in San Francisco for deportation proceedings against Harry Bridges West Coast CIO leader. The case hinges on claims of subversive affiliation with a radical group and new evidence from FBI Director J Edgar Hoover.
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Washington
Justice Department
Harry Bridges
West Coast
San Francisco
Jackson
Bridges
Australia
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Perkins
Dean James 3. Landis
Harvard Law School
Tdges
Communist Party
Battleship Ilinda renamed Prairie State in Navy plan
The 43 year old battleship LU. & S. Sinois, launched 1896 and commissioned 1901, will be renamed U. S. S. Prairie State. She carried historic service, seized Guantanamo Bay in 1904, and served in World War I before 1924 being stripped of fighting gear.
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New York
LU. & S. Sinois
U. S&s
Prairie State
Illinois
Hudson River
Guantazmamo Bay
Cuba
U.S
Pilot Turns Fighting Game Into War Business for RAF
An RAF fighter commander at a station in England in February predicts a stronger RAF this spring with veterans, better aircraft, and continued defense over Britain. He notes younger pilots show greater knowledge and says the air war is a crusade for them, not a game, amid blitz disruptions and Dunkirk memories.
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England
Royal Air Force
Huftwatte
Britain
Pew
Lile
Belgium
Fragmentary interview recounts a patrol night and a daughter
A clipped account describes a speaker recalling a patrol night and a photo of his two year old daughter. He says a certain cause is what someone named ongram is fighting for as they visit his room and comment on others.
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Ongram
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McLeansvoro
Iisis
U. S
Hoover
Pers
Helmer Inc
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Ilinda
Drew Middleton
Flanders
Dunkerque
Mess
BR. A. F
Jerry
Teres Smast
Kenroyd
Mex
Manhattan Shirt
Fashion Park
Stein Bloch
Poe Spa
Rts
Seline St
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