Dominions demand equal voice in war strategy
The creation of a joint American British military high command will guide grand strategy but Britain and the United States are the only nations represented on the new combined chiefs of staff. Australia and New Zealand urge a Pacific war council with broader representation. Netherlands officials discuss Allied coordination with Roosevelt, while The Netherlands and Indies seek broader cooperation. The War Department emphasizes the command post will coordinate all joint operations and production.
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Naval High Command
Australia
New Zealand
China
Dutch East Indies
Netherlands
Eelco van Kleffens
Hubertus van Mook
Indies
van Kleffens
van Mook
Roosevelt
Far East
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Combined Chiefs of Staff
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
George C. Marshall
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E. J. King
H. H. Arnold
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Chiefs of Staff
United Nations
Sugar Rationing Stamps to Be Handled by Teachers
Sugar rationing stamps will be issued with teachers serving as the agents to collect applications and monitor home sugar stocks. The plan imposes penalties up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for falsifying statements and hoarding beyond allowed limits. Each household must declare sugar on hand with a two pound per person cap, or stamps will be torn from the booklet until stocks are used. Neighbors’ gossip is cited as a potential deterrent to hoarding under the neighborhood based system.
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Associated Press
Washington
Price
Leon Henderson
House Opposes Dangers in OCD Fight Over Eleanor Roosevelt
Washington February 7 194... Congress raged over Mrs Roosevelt volunteers in the office of civilian defense the OCD funding a 100 million dollar appropriation jeopardized by an amendment against dancer activities Rep Ford charged a small coterie of 38 social friends of Mrs Roosevelt receive 163000 yearly while Rep Hoffman noted a dancer appointment and ongoing bundles for Eleanor campaign The story also covers a Canton murder verdict where Buffert Ray Doney was found guilty of first degree murder by a three judge panel in Stark County without mercy recommendation, with sentencing to follow after motions for a new trial.
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International News Service
Washington
Eleanor Roosevelt
Office of Civilian Defense
OCD
Ford
California
Melvyn Douglas
Roosevelt
Hoffman
Michigan
Maynus Chaney
Eleanor
Rep. Taber
New York
Ernest Lindley
Buffert Ray Doney
Almeda Whitmer
Brick Yard
Canton
Common Pleas
Frank N. Sweitzer
Joseph L. Floyd
George N. Graham
Sweitzer
Doney
Stark County
Submarine S-26 sinks after collision offshore Panama
United Press reports US submarine S-26 was sunk January 24 after a surface collision with another navy vessel off Panama. About 36 men believed lost, three rescued. Divers found the wreck January 29 at 301 feet. life signs absent. Salvage continues as navy notes next of kin have been notified.
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Washington
United State
United States
Panama
Knox
Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
Earl C. Hawk
Robert E. N. Ward
Joe B. Hurst
Frank H. Sadler
15Th Naval District
Thomas J. Doyle
West Pointers to Take Year's Flying Course
The Army air forces will expand to a million officers and men this year with cadets from West Point to graduate as pilots to save a year of air training. Gen. Marshall approved the plan as flying instruction begins next month at the academy. Stewart Field will provide training for cadets who pass the flight exam, starting with the class of 1942.
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Washington
War Department
Army Air Forces
Military Academy
West Point
George C. Marshall
Stimson
Britain
Royal Air Force
Germany
Luftwaffe
United States Army
Stewart Field
Soviets Trap Nazi Holdout At Rzhev In Moscow Front Clashes
Soviet forces reportedly encircled the German garrison at Rzhev 100 miles west of Moscow as heavy fighting raged around the city and both sides counted steep losses on the winter front. Mussolini’s forces claimed gains near El Gazala and Gialo oasis, while Allied air power attacked axis vehicles in Libya.
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Rzhev
Moscow
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
North African
Benito Mussolini
el Gazala
Tobruk
Gialo Oasis
Libya
Middle East
Royal Air Force
Jail fugitive found turned over to Army
Sheriff Dick France said federal authorities advised that John Scardonie, 28, one of four county jail escapees from December 19, has been turned over to military authorities at Fort Hayes as a deserter after his Cleveland arrest. He had been serving a $50 fine and costs for a suspicious person charge when the escape occurred from a second floor dormitory wall removal.
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John Scardonie
Fort Hayes
Cleveland
Scardonie
Vichy Activities Probed By U S Official
Washington February 7 un dersecretary of state Sumner Welles said inquiries were being made of Vichy regarding reports that the Axis campaign in Africa was aided by supplies from France.
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VICHY
Washington
Sumner Welles
Africa
France
Grews Work to Take Slush Off Highways
State and county road crews mobilized as snow fell turning roads into slush. Officials raced to remove it before freezing, using chemicals to prevent solidification and plows to push slush away. Canton reported about half an inch of precipitation by noon.
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Canton
Short and Kimmel Seek Retirement After Pearl Harbor
Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short and Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, the top U S military leaders blamed by the Roberts commission for Pearl Harbor, have applied for retirement. Their cases are under review by the War and Navy departments following the commission's recent report.
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Unite Press
Washington
Walter C. Short
Husband E. Kimmel
Roberts Commission
Pearl Harbor
War
Navy
Special Board of Inquiry
Supreme Court
Jus
Tice Owen J. Roberts
Roosevelt
Gen. Short
Admiral Kimmel
Pacific
United States
Charles DeLano Dies From Canton Bridge Crash
Charles DeLano aged 61 of RD 4 Canton died at Mercy hospital from injuries after a Jan 7 two car collision on Trump road overhead bridge. Smoke from a passing train obscured vision of DeLano and George S. Fulton 18 of Louisville. Fulton escaped with minor injuries. DeLano's death marked Stark county's sixth traffic fatality this year. body taken to Whitticar parlors.
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RD 4
Canton
Mercy Hospital
Trump Rd
DeLano
George S. Fulton
Louisville
Stark County
DeLane
Fulton
Whitticar
Japanese Blasts Hit U S Forts In Manila Bay Barrage
Japanese artillery pounded Fort Mills Drum and Hughes in Manila Bay for three hours with no material damage reported while Fort Drum drew most of the fire. Heavy shelling also targeted Gen MacArthur's lines in Batan Peninsula as reinforcements landed in Lingayen Gulf signaling an all out assault. Two American fighter planes shot down four Japanese dive bombers with no losses.
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Manila Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Batan Peninsula
War Department
Mills
Drum
Hughes
MacArthur
Batan
Luzon
Philipines
Department
Lingayen Gulf
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The index lists sections such as Amusements Believe It or Not Crossword Puzzle Church News Comics Damon Runyon Day In Canton Deaths Editorials Markets and Financial Pitfalls of Love Paul Mallon Radio Programs Serial Story Side Glances Sports Up Through a Century Walter Lippmann across pages 4 through 12 with page references and column mentions.
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Canton
Paul Mallon
Walter Lippmann
Plan Under Study For Apportioning U S Manpower
A manpower control plan to allocate Americans to factory, farm, or military roles is under study in Washington. An executive order may set up a body to determine who should continue producing food and weapons versus serving in the armed forces, with Sidney Hillman as a likely head. The agency’s final scope remains uncertain as officials consider local draft board level selective service. The National Selective Service System will survey registrants after the February 16 registration to gather more data on training and experience.
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Washington
White House
War Production Board
National Selective Service System
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