Rangoon Rail Line Believed Cut by Japs
London reports a serious Burma battle west of the Sittang as Japanese forces attack Mokpalin and may have cut the Rangoon to Mandalay railroad north of Pegu. A military commentator notes heavy losses on both sides and possible crossing near Shwegin, with Chinese stocks moved to safety.
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London
Sittang River
Burma
Rangoon-Mandalay
Pegu
Mokpalin
Sittang
Rangoon
Mandalay
Shwegin
Molpalin
47 Jap Planes Shot Down by U S Fliers
Chungking China February 28 Destruction of 47 Japanese planes and damage to seven others probably bringing the toll to 54 were credited today to American Volunteer flying Tigers in two days of action over Rangoon this week A communique said a handful of men from the United States in Curtiss Tomahawk planes won the victories fighting raids against Burma s capital Tuesday and Wednesday It noted one American pilot missing believed to have made a forced landing 20 miles from Rangoon Secretary Stimson said yesterday American volunteers with China had shot down 165 planes while losing 31
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Chungking
China
Flying Tigers
Rangoon
United States
Burma
Stimson
Soviet forces rout Hitler reserves in undisclosed sector
The Soviet Information Bureau reported heavy losses for German air reserve units in a southern sector. It said 7,500 German soldiers were killed while Soviet troops delivered flank attacks and forced a hasty, disorderly retreat.
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Soviet Information Bureau
Hitler Reported Rushing New Army to Russia
London reports indicate German manpower and supply strains on the Russian front with 300000 troops potentially shipped east within 10 days. Spanish division units crumble to few men, and fuel shortages force whole divisions to march on foot.
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Hitler
Russia
London
Reuters
Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Morhaus Sworn In At Great Meadows Prison
Vernon A Morhaus principal keeper at Auburn Prison and former guard was sworn in today as warden of Great Meadows Prison Comstock succeeding retiring warden Joseph H Wilson Morhaus led a civil service list for the post He returns to Great Meadows where he formerly served as guard captain of night watch sergeant of guard and principal keeper
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Morhaus
Great Meadows
Albany
Vernon ‘A. Morhaus
Auburn Prison
Comstock
Joseph H. Wilson
Vichy-Pledge Drama Deepens U S Vichy Rift
President Roosevelt pressed Vichy on Feb 10 about French aid to the Axis and warned it would be disastrous for France. Welles said responses were unsatisfactory and sought fuller clarifications on Madagascar, the Dunkerque, and arms transfers as tensions rise in North Africa.
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Italy
Roosevelt
Petain
France
William D. Leahy
Vichy
Libya
Far East
United States
North Africa
Welles
Henry Haye
Department
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Algiers
Toulon
North
Africa
House Keeps 40 Hour Week Fight Amid War Labor Debate
The House rejected a Monroney substitute and kept the 40 hour week pressure amid war industry concerns. Davis urged patience with the no strike no lockout pact as 155 new strikes in January affected 32,500 workers and 390,000 man‑days lost. Pittsburgh witnessed a Pennsylvania Transformer Co walkout by CSO and electrical workers. Welders resumed at Hoboken yards and other stoppages ended in Pittsburgh and Phoenix.
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CSO
A. F. of L
Smith
House
Representative Monroney
D-Okla
Senate Labor Committee
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Congress
Davis
Perkins
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Transformer Company
C.so
Hoboken
N. J
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
LaBelle Works
Crucible Steel Company
A.F
L. Roofers
Phoenix
Ariz
Strickland oil case ends in defense verdict
In Houston the Strickland oil case ended with a federal jury verdict for the defendants. The court held that the heirs of Wilson Strickland did not prove ownership of the 268 acres patented in 1838 in the Conroe area. Defendants included Humble Oil and Refining, Mon-Sho Oil, Tide Water Associated Oil, and other royalty owners.
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Strickland
Houston
Tex
Wilson Strickland
Conroe
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Mon-Sho Oil Company
Tide Water Associated
Windsor Returns To Bahamas After Naval Talks
The Duke of Windsor flew to Nassau from Miami after overnight meetings with United States Naval officers and British naval officials. He expressed satisfaction with the conferences and emphasized defense of the Bahamas comprised of 29 islands 661 cays and 2 387 rocks.
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Windsor
Bahamas
Miami
Fla
Duke of Windsor
Florida
United States
Nassau
Washington Kin Named OEM Attorney in Washington
Ithaca Feb 28 Prof George Thomas Washington nearest living kin of the Nations first president has been named an attorney In the Office of Emergency Management He is a direct descendant of Col Samuel Washington and has been granted leave from Cornell University Law School to take the post.
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Washington
Ithaca
George Thomas Washington
Office of Emergency Management
Col
Samuel Washington
Cornell University Law School
British Raid France With Parachutists
British parachutists attacked the north coast of France in a combined Royal Navy Army and Royal Air Force raid. Parachute troops were dropped from RAF bombers and then withdrawn by the Royal Navy. The operation marked the first full scale coast raid and used air borne divisions previously kept secret. The raid aimed to probe a second front and disrupt German coastal defenses amid Allied planning.
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Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Germany
Royal Navy
Army
France
Norway
Usteners
Europe
Radio
Berlin
Henry Margesson
House of Commons
Britain
Winston Churchill
Germans Admit Raid On Weak French Coast Position
Berlin reported that British parachute troops landed on the northwest coast of France last night and, after raiding a weak coastal defense position, withdrew two hours later by sea under pressure from German countermeasures. The German High Command said defenses were weak and that countermeasures forced the withdrawal.
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Berlin
German High Command
France
Daily
High Command
Traffic Deaths in January Reach Four-Year High
National Safety Council reports 3,140 U S traffic fatalities in January, highest in four years. January deaths were 12 percent above 1941, 22 percent above 1940, and 26 percent higher than January 1939, despite fewer cars and tires. Total deaths in 383 cities of 10,000+ population rose 6 percent from January 1941.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Trafic
Ical
Allies Repel Japanese Invasion Bid Across Java
Allied forces reported a failed Japanese landing attempt on Java with multiple Japanese bombers shot down and several fleets driven back by Dutch anti aircraft fire. Dutch forces in Celebes Sumatra and Timor claimed strong counteractions against Tokyo as naval units clashed in the Java Sea.
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Batavia
Java
Soerabaja
Netherlands Indies
Celebes
Sumatra
Timor
Netherlands East Indies
United Nations
Java Sea
Borneo
Washington
Navy Department
United States
C. E. L. Helfrich
Southwest Pacific
Australia
Pacific
Netherlands High Command
O. T. Overaker
BR. B. Bakkers
Bali
Macassar Strait
Strait of
Lombok
Japanese Invasion of Java Delayed by Allied Resistance
Dutch war correspondent Bouwer reports decisive Allied blows sunk or damaged over 20 Japanese warships and transports. He cites four delays for Japan’s Java invasion plan, including oil losses, air base failures, Dutch scorched earth, and renewed Allied reinforcements. Bouwer notes prewar Dutch plans to delay and destroy assets if invaded.
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J. 3 B. Bouwer
Netherlands Indies Agency
Java
Bouwer
Netherlands
Dutch Commander Leads Escape From Japs in Small Proa
A Dutch commander and 45 companions including four European women escaped Japanese forces from Interior Borneo to Bandjermasin in an Indonesian dressed native proa used to mislead the enemy. After a 14 day voyage the group reached a Dutch warship near Madura and were taken to Sukabumi in central Java.
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Batavia
Java
Borneo
Aneta
Netherlands Indies
Interior
Bandjermasin
Barito
Madura
Sukabumi
MacArthur's Forces Stage Exploratory Push At Bataan
MacArthur's offensive seeks to delay Japanese moves and gather intelligence while holding advanced positions near Bataan. Observers say the move challenges Homma's 200,000 troops and aims to relieve civilian suffering with a $10 million relief fund plus $2.5 million for families of the fallen and civilians.
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MacArthur
Masaharu Homma
Department
War Department
London Coal Ration Set At 600 Pounds For Six Weeks
London announces a coal ration of 600 pounds for six weeks to households as of Monday. The move targets households with less than half a ton and follows heavy stock drains from severe weather and winter transport issues.
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London
Fr. Sheehan Receives Army Chaplain Commission
The Rev. Ernest J. Sheehan O F M M treasurer at St Bonaventure College since 1937 received a first lieutenant commission in the U S Army Chaplain Corps. A Boston native he is ordered to report for duty at Fort Monmouth New Jersey on March 13.
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Sheehan
Olean
Ernest J. Sheehan
O. F
St. Bonaventure College
Leutenant
U. S. Army Chaplain Corps
Father Sheehan
Boston
Fort. ‘Monmouth
N. J
Allies Plan Offensive Policy as Australia War Council Meets
Allied leaders gathered in Melbourne to outline broad principles for a Pacific offensive after two days of talks. Australian forces bombed Rabaul on New Britain while Gen. Henry Gordon Bennett traveled to Sydney. The Melbourne meeting, described as historic, aimed to shift from defense to counter off ensive amid fears of a Japanese push toward Australia.
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Sydney
Australia
Allied War Council
Pacific
Royal Australian Air Force
Rabaul
New Britain
Melbourne
Henry Gordon Bennett
Malaya
Alice Springs
Bennett
Dutch East Indies
Java
Washington
Melbourne Herald
Japan
New Castle
Arthur S. Drakeford
Drakeford
R. A. Alf
Halperin Resigns College Post After His Reinstatement
Norman Oklahoma February 28 1971 Maurice Halperin a target of a State Senate Committee investigation was reinstated as a romance languages professor at the University of Oklahoma and has submitted his resignation President Joseph A Brandt announced the reinstate ment and resignation together saying Halperin was a victim of unfortunate circumstances Halperin had been terminated by the Board of Regents effective in January after a senate committee recommended dismissal He had left the university in September to join the Federal Office of Special Information in Washington.
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Norman
Okla
Maurice Halperin
Senate
University of Oklahoma
Joseph A. Brandt
Halperin
The
University
Federal Office of Special Information
Washington
Deaths of Prominent Americans List Veterans and Notables
J E Harley 61 former South Carolina governor and longtime Democrat party figure dies in Columbia. Abastenla St Leger Eberle 63 sculptress of New York and Green Farms Conn. Edward Heinaman 85 dairy man and Steuben Farmers Bureau treasurer for 25 years. Dr Herbert Fox 61 medical director at University of Pennsylvania and animal welfare advocate.
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America
J. E. Harley
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
A. ST. Leger Eberle
New York
Abastenla St. Leger Eberle
New York and
Green Farms
Conn
Edward Heinaman Bath
Edward Heinaman
The
Steuben Farmers’Bureau
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Fox
Philadelphia
William Pepper Laboratory
University of Pennsylvania
Fox
Philadelphia Zoo
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