Russians Break Nazi Defenses Near Pinsk in Pripet Drive
Moscow dispatches report Soviet forces under Rokossovsky and Vatutin smashing through German lines in the Pripet marshes west of the Horyn and along the Sluch to Styr corridors. Red Star says a 30 mile front saw heavy artillery, four trench lines, and swollen German losses as Rokossovsky’s cossacks and ski troops push toward Kalinkovich and Pinsk.
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Styr
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Kalinkovichi
Ippa River
Skrigalov
Mozyr
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Kotsury
Vatutin
Ukraine
Poles Seek US Britain Mediation On Russia Frontier
London dispatches report the Polish government in exile replying to Soviet boundary proposals with a call for talks among Poland the United States and Britain. Britain and the United States show willingness to mediate and coordinate with the Red Army to align underground and military efforts.
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London
Russia
United Nations
Soviet Union
Curzon Line
United States
Britain
Redrmy
U. S. State Department
Washington
London Times
Anthony Eden
Tadeusz Romer
Rationing Director Forecast Big Savings From Tokens
Walter Straub national director of food rationing in New York announced that fiber tokens will save retailers 35 million dollars yearly on bookkeeping and clerical work. The token system starts February 27 and will simplify shopping for housewives who make small purchases without carrying the entire ration book.
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Walter Straub
Straub
Western Union Settles RFC Loans to Postal Telegraph
Commerce Secretary Jesse Jones announces Western Union Telegraph Company has paid the Reconstruction Finance Corporation 12,563,451.72 in full settlement of RFC loans to the Postal Telegraph Company. The two firms merged last year.
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Washington
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Western Union Telegraph Company
Reconstruction Finance Corporaion
RFC
Postal Telegraph Company
Axis officials meet in Budapest amid eastern front risks
Late dispatches report German eastern front decline and Allied invasion threats prompt a Budapest meeting of Japanese military attaches and other Axis leaders. Oslo rumors claim 4000 evacuated from Tromso with possible evacuations at Narvik and Harstad.
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London
Germany
Budapest
Stockholm
Scandinavian Telegraph
Oslo
Tromso
Narvik
Harstad
Sweden quake near Filipstad reports no casualties
A Swedish quake shook near Filipstad in the southwestern region. The Associated Press notes no casualties were mentioned.
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Vermian
The
Associated, Press
Dlake
Filipstad
Sweden
Allied fliers strike 3000 mile Japanese base line
Allied air forces conducted a long range bombardment across a 3000 mile chain of Japanese bases from Borneo to Bougainville. Liberators hit Balikpapan, Timor, Ceram, and nearby New Guinea targets while night patrols and naval air units damaged ships and shore facilities. In New Britain and New Guinea, ground actions and captures continued with Marines and Australians tallying enemy losses and advancing on key positions.
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Amahaj
Geser
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Alexishafea
Madang
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Gasmata
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Rabaul
Tobera
Kavieng
Bergen Bay
Huon Peninsula
Nambariwa
Sio
Army Private's Prison Term Trimmed After Flight With Socialite
Pvt. Charles L. McIntosh of Muskegon Michigan had his court martial sentence reduced from 10 to seven years for being absent without leave while traveling with Chicago socialite Alice de Tarnowsky whom he later married. General Henry S. Aurand ordered the cut and ordered rehabilitation at Fort Sheridan with six months before possible release.
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Muskegon
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Henry S. Aurand
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Kan
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Army Board
Washington
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French Seize Key Town on Road to Rome
Allied dispatch from Algiers reports French troops under Gen. Juin advancing two miles toward Cassino after capturing Acquafondata and three nearby heights. The push tightens control around Viticuso while American forces press fortifications guarding Cassino. Air strikes hit Mostar, Sibenik, and Pontocorvo rail link as fighting continues.
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Vallrotenda
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Mt. Pile
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Mt. Trocchio
Eighth Army
Hnes
Civitella
Cassoli
Adriatic
Mostar
Sibenik
Yugoslavia
Pontecorvo
Santelia
San Guiseppe
Anzio
Romania on Verge of General Mobilization for War
Reliable Bucharest reports say Romania may mobilize all manpower after a Russian push toward Bessarabia. All officers exempt from duty must notify authorities of new addresses, with estimates of about 1,000,000 additional soldiers alongside 300,000 already armed. Public sentiment toward fighting for the Axis is uncertain.
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Rumania
Copsright
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Bern
Bessarabia
Bucharest
Brotherhood Week Fixed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt asks Americans to observe Brotherhood Week February 20 to 26. He says the week promotes understanding and justice through which freedom and equality flourish in human society. Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, president of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, endorses the message.
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New York
Roosevelt
Everett R. Clinchy
National Conference of Christians and Jews
U Ugon
Nazi Bomber Hits London Movie House
A lone enemy air raider dropped a bomb into a crowded suburban London theater killing seven and wounding 31. About 3,000 people were inside the cinema when the blast occurred. another bomb damaged a nearby department store. Casualties were civilians except for one. The attack came without warning as anti aircraft defenses were active but failed to stop the strike.
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London
Novis
Bitab Teporis
Youths Confess Holdup Kidnapping amid Buffalo and Cleveland crimes
Two Buffalo men Joseph Angello and Bernard Berman confessed to part in the December 29 Belgium Marys All Nations Tavern holdup that left Michael Mantis dead. They also admitted involvement in a Cleveland kidnapping and theft, and are being questioned in Utica and Albany robberies as detectives pursue links to other crimes.
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Joseph V. Angello
Buffalo
Bernard Berman
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South
Salina Street
Cleveland
Albany
Utica
William T. Fitzgerald
Belgium
Bison City
Michael Mantis
William E. Knapp
Ronald E Bushman
Bushman
John A. Kinney
Maryland Street
Buffelo
Bernard
Berman
Beth Wave Canada
Fitzgerald
Angello
Bomb raid drops 2 240 tons on Brunswick in major RAF attack
London reports the Royal Air Force hurled about 2 240 tons of bombs on Brunswick in 23 minutes hitting 150 tons per minute. The assault aimed at destroying the Messerschmitt factory and city housing, leaving large fires and heavy damage in southern suburbs while central areas were spared. Thirty eight bombers were lost and Berlin and Magdeburg were targeted in diversionary strikes.
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Royal Air Force
Mazdeturg
Brusewick
Chy
Brunswick
Messerschmitt
Weidsaw
Air Ministry
Berlin
Mostquitoes
Afon
Aftonbladet
War Today twofold lessons from central Germany air battle
The Allied air assault over central Germany shows two lessons. First, encouragement as American bombers and fighters struck a hazardous attack successfully. Second, a warning that Hitler has a strong reserve answer ready for Anglo American invasion and air power as the decisive factor.
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