Chaplin Cleared in Paternity Case Amid Blood Tests
Charlie Chaplin is cleared of paternity regarding Miss Barry’s four month old daughter after medical doctors tested Chaplin, Miss Barry, and the baby. The verdict excludes paternity. Chaplin denies wrongdoing in a Mann Act indictment and conspiracy case.
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Los Angeles
Harlie Chaplin
Shav
van Barry
Chaplin
Miss Larry
J. J. Irwin
Miss Barry
Carol Ann
Irwin
California
Bovery
Iu Barry
Santa Barara
Eugene O'Neill
Oona
Mildred Harris
Lita Grey
Paulette Goddard
UNRRA Funds Bill Before Senate With Bi-Partisan Backing
A $1.35 billion authorization for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration is before the Senate with broad bipartisan support. The House approved a similar form, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsed the measure 16 to 1. Senator Gillette opposed, citing concern over control of the agency.
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UNRRA
Senate
Washington
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gillette
D-Ja
Allied Bombers Hit Cassino Monastery In Measured Assault
Photo reconnaissance confirmed destruction of the Benedictine monastery near Cassino amid heavy bombing and artillery fire. U S heavy and medium bombers backed by Allied artillery struck the ruins while German defenses and enemy air activity were engaged along the Rome front.
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U. S
Poggibonsi
Florence
Tiburtina
Rome
Trastevere i
Tiber
Monastery Called a Perfect Target by Allied Officers
Report notes Sgt Herman Ronchinsky of Philadelphia and Second Lt Vincent Paul of Buffalo N Y describing the monastery as a perfect target amid bombing assessments.
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Herman Ronchinsky
Philadelphia
Vincent Paul
Buffalo
N.Y
Eisenhower Sets Rules To Guide Bombing
Washington reports that Eisenhower ordered respect for historical monuments when possible but allowed destruction if military necessity requires. Roosevelt highlighted the Dec 29 directive to spare buildings only if lives aren’t risked, avoiding leniency for convenience. Axis propaganda seized on Rome and Mt Cassino raids, while Rome radio criticized the Vatican and omitted railway target details.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Europe
Rome
Mt. Cassino
Vatican
Monks From Mt Cassino Abbey Believed Safe
Pittsburgh February 16 The Rt Rev Alfred Koch archabbot of St Vincent Monastery Latrobe Pa said monks of the Mt Cassino abbey left for provinces south of Rome weeks before Allied bombing Officials said the Mt Cassino monks were safe and the bombing justified if it hastened peace Koch noted he had visited the abbey several times before the war and belongs to the Benedictine order that founded it
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Pittsburgh
Alfred Koch
St.Vincent
Latrobe
Mt. Cassino
Rome
Archabbot Koch
Zontians to Hear Rev Nygaard at Hotel Syracuse
The Rev. Dr. Norman Nygaard of Park Central Presbyterian Church will speak at the Zonta Club meeting in Hotel Syracuse on Thursday at 12 15. Editha Parsons will introduce him and Irene Greenlay will handle the business proceedings.
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Zontians
Nygaard
Norman Nygaard
Park Central Presbyterian Church
Zonta Club
Syracuse
Wistopie
Britain
Editha Parsons
Irene Greenlay
Navy Drive Convicts 14 Taxi Drivers Overcharges
Navy shore patrol led to the conviction of 14 taxi drivers in Chicago for overcharging Navy personnel. Judge Gibson E. Gorman fined them from 25 to 50 dollars plus costs for violating city ordinances banning charges beyond legal rates.
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Navy
Chicago
Gibson E. Gorman
South State Street
Allied Forces Seize Coral Atoll as Solomons Drive Advances
Allied troops led by Gen Arthur MacArthur and Adm William Halsey seize a five island coral atoll near Rabaul in the Solomons, forming a new airfield site 230 miles from Kavieng. The operation continues a northwestward push from Guadalcanal, with multiple air raids on Rabaul and northern Solomons targets and airfield strikes at Dagua Wewak.
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Rabaul
Kavieng
New Ireland
Solomons
Gen
MacArthur
Adm
Halsey
Rendova Island
Guadalcanal
Bougainville Island
Empress Augusta Bay
Green Islands
New Britain
Vunakanau
Tobera
Lakunai
Cape Gloucester
Arawe
New Guinea
Dagua
Wewak
Rural Roads Plagued by Massive Snow Drifts
Fulton residents spent the day digging out from a 12 inch snowfall whipped by a strong easterly gale. Drifts reached five feet in places undoing city snow plow work and leaving highways, Oswego and Fulton bus service delayed, with Syracuse to Fulton traffic mostly on time.
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Fulton
Oswego-Fulton
Syracuse
British Repay 100 Million of War Loans to U S
Washington reports the British have repaid 100 million of the 390 million borrowed from the United States for wartime supplies. A Reconstruction Finance Corp official noted collateral includes American securities and insurance company stock, yielding about 36 million annually to service the loan. The 15 year loan bears 3 percent with a possible five year extension.
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Washington
United States
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Henry A. Mulligan
House Appropriations Committee
Mulligan
Fector Exchange
Stefan
Soviet Forces Push Through Luga and Kalbutitsy Front
Russian reports say Nazi forces were driven from Gorodets and Kalbutitsy as Soviet spearheads advanced from Luga toward Pskov. The Narva Pskov rail line saw German units overrun and many prisoners seized while 1,000 Nazis were killed and dozens of towns captured. In the Cherkasy pocket German attempts to break the cordon were repelled and 60 tanks were destroyed. Field Marshal von Manstein lost 1,800 troops killed in the day. The death circle battle entered its 13th day as remnants of 10 divisions were confined between Shenderovka and Steblev.
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Luga
Gorodets
Serebryanka
Kalbutitsy
Pskov
Narva
Lake Picpus
Moscow
Polna
Cherkasy
Fritz von Mannstein
Shenderovka
Steblev
Argentina shaken as pro Axis revolt prompts cabinet shakeup
A sudden government shakeup in Buenos Aires sees ministers resign or be removed amid a power struggle within the G O U includes former interior ministers and a push to maintain the break with the Axis. Reports say press and radio were controlled and rumors of war declarations circulated, with officials denying any Argentine war act.
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Foreign Ministry
Gustavo Martines Zoviria
Justice and Education
Axis
Buenos Aires
Minster of Interior
Luis Perlinger Aske
Alberto Gilbert
Laaine
Pacer Dee
Oscar Yharri Garcia
G.O.U
United
Edelmiro Farrel
Montevideo
Jiamises
Farrel
Gonzalez
Argentina
Juan Peron
Eduardo Avelos
Pampero
el Federal
Germany
Censorship Debate Highlights US Policy On Press Freedom
Washington notes reveal the U S stance backing press freedom amid questions over British censorship. Undersecretary Stettinius said the State Department had not asked Britain to tighten controls, referencing Hull's 1942 policy letter and a note to Price.
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Traverse
Hull
Florida
Settinius
Tle
Casment
London Dispatches
State Department
Stettinius
United States
Byron Price
Office of Censorship
Ambassador Winant
Price
New York Times
London
Raymond Daniell
Daniell
Don Iddon
New York
Sunday Dispatch
Wired
England
Iddon
Berlin Fire After War Raid Tops Record for RAF
The Berlin bombardment saw 35 Lancasters from Britain, with Canadian and Australian crews, return unscathed amid dense interceptor flares. The raid followed a night of daylight attacks on northern France as Allied losses totaled two medium bombers and four fighters. Thunderbolts and Liberators supported the assault on Pas-de-Calais, with RAF Mosquitos over Berlin three times. RAF claim 567 Nazi planes shot down by Thunderbolts, 186 losses to date.
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Britain
Berlin
R.A.F
France
Thunderbolt
Pas-de-Calais
R.A
Fulton Man Cuts Wrist in Auto Headlight Incident
Erwin Bennett, 134, Fulton Route 2, was treated at Lee Memorial Hospital after sliding and falling against a cracked automobile headlight lens. He was admitted last night around 10 and reported in good condition this morning.
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Fulton
Erwin Bennett
Fulton R. Df
Lee Memorial Hospital
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