Americans Hit Paramushiro In Bold Sea Air Strike
American warships bombarded Paramushiro in the north Pacific, hitting a Japanese air and sea base. The raid fired from within range of coastal guns, beaching a Japanese ship and starting fires, with minimal damage to the attackers. Tokyo warned of possible invasion and projected Allied plans for Kurile activity.
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Washington
U.P
Paramushiro
Pearl Harbor
North Pacific
Tokyo
Kuriles
Compromise Tax Bill Passes
The new 2.315 billion revenue bill, eliminating the 10 percent earned income credit, was approved by Congress and sent to President Roosevelt. It falls short of the President’s request by 8.1848 billion but reflects congressional sentiment that the tax burden is near its limit. Representative Harold Knutson warned it may be the last tax bill of this Congress and urged tax form simplification. Roosevelt may sign without his explicit endorsement, accepting responsibility for inflation if Congress does not curb purchasing power. The House approved 238 to 101. Senate by voice vote.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Bmp
Senate
House
Treasury
Harold Knutson
Minnesota
Ways and Means Committee
Daniel A. Reed
R.N. Yo
Senator Reed Attacks WFA Over Canadian Wheat Purchase
Senator Reed criticizes the War Food Administration for buying 175 million bushels of Canadian wheat and using government railcars to ship it. He argues elevators are full and questions the plan as Jones testifies the grain must ship before fall to avert a shortage.
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Washington
Reed
R-Kan
WFA
Jones
Canada
Senate Interstate Commerce
Russia
Japanese Steamer Suisui Maru Foundered Near Kagoshima
The Suisui Maru sank Sunday near Kagoshima with about 700 aboard. The German agency DNB reports 500 missing, per the US foreign broadcast intelligence service record.
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New York
Kagoshima
DNB
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Veterans of Foreign Wars Chief Visitor Talks on Benefits
Louis E. Starr national chief of staff of the Veterans of Foreign Wars spoke to the Butte post Monday evening. He outlined projects including recruiting air corps cadets and assisting veterans in obtaining muster-out pay disability hospital benefits and dependents payments. Local W F W hall hours for applications are 9 to 12 and 2 to 5 daily starting Thursday. Present were Roy Young Vern Kelly Kalispell and Noel Boyer Deer Lodge.
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Louis E. Starr
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Butte
Starr
Portland
Ore
Air Corps
Congress
W. F. W. Hall
South
Arizona Street
Roy Young
Vern Kelly
Kalispell
Noel Boyer
National Council
Deer Lodge
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana Regions
Tuesday brings mostly cloudy skies with light snow flurries in western mountains and colder north areas. Highs near 35 with overnight lows around 31, minimal temperature change overall. East of the continental divide expect mainly cloudy with light snow possible in the north and southwest regions. Cold conditions persist into Tuesday night across the Missouri headwaters area.
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Butte
Montana
Continental Divide
Missouri Headwaters
Big Bomber Strike Hits Rabaul and Pacific Front
Allied planes from the southwest Pacific hit Rabaul New Britain with 39 tons of bombs, down seven interceptors, and lose four. Australian advances near Saidor and Cape Gloucester report progress. Liberator bombers hit Admiralty Islands with 91 tons, while Wewak operations destroy 30 barges and four planes.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
South Pacific Command
Rabaul
New Britain
High Command
Cape Gloucester
Bergen Bay
Natamo Point
Hill 660
Admiralty Islands
New Guinea
Wewak
Stimson Urges Civilian Defenses Maintain Units
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson urged that state civilian defense units be kept as a precaution against enemy attack. In a letter to Acting Civilian Defense Director John B. Martin he said blackout limits should not be read as relaxing efforts and stressed a well trained civilian force to aid the War Department against possible war hazards.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
John B. Martin
War Department
Navy nurses arrive in Britain the first to serve in Britain
Reach England reports that one hundred United States Navy nurses, the first to serve in Britain, have arrived in London on February 7.
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England
London
United States Navy
Britain
U S Landing Forces Kall 8 122 Japs Lose 286 in Marshalls
Washington reports American landing forces killed 8 122 Japanese during the Marshall island invasions while suffering 286 dead and 1 148 wounded with 82 missing. Navy says figures cover seven days of fighting up to February 6 and may not change much.
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U.S
Marshalls
Washington
Marshall Island
Navy
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Kwajalein Atoll
Kwajalein Island
Roi
Namur
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Gilberts
Namur Islands
Silver Bow County Builds War Bond Total Past Three Million
Silver Bow County reaches 3 012 862 in the Fourth War Loan campaign as residents push bond purchases to 1 812 862 50 overall. Bank officials report 74 267 25 in sales boosting the campaign further with eight days remaining.
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Silver Bow County
Senate delays vote on Green Lucas soldier ballot bill
The Senate shelved the Green Lucas federal soldier vote bill in favor of the House backed states rights plan and delayed final action at least 24 hours. Senator Overton forced consideration on a 50 to 38 vote, then Barkley’s move to attach the Green Lucas measure to the states rights bill triggered another delay. Representative Rankin warned such attachment would delay any soldier voting legislation.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
John H. Overton
D-La
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
John E. Rankin
D-Miss
House
Bill to Aid U. S. of Japs Filed
Representative Gearhart of California introduced a House bill to expel all persons born in Japan or of Japanese descent from the United States. It would require naturalization court appearance within 60 days and an oath of allegiance or loss of citizenship, with nondeclaration presumed expatriation and deportation to Japan. The fate of deportation in wartime or peacetime not specified.
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Washington
United States
Gearhart
Calif
Japan
Bataan Death March Story Details Prison Camp Life
Lt. Col. W E Dyess recounts daily hardships inside Japanese prison compounds at O Donnell camp. He describes the barbed wire barriers, sun scorched screenings, and how the camp was divided into sections for flyers, tank corps, coast artillery, and air forces as prisoners endured harsh conditions.
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W. E. Dyess
Bataan
Dyess
Wientana
O'Donnell Prison Camp
Tank Corps
Coast Artillery
Civilian Famine in Meat Seen
A livestock producer warned of a civilian famine in pork and beef within 60 to 90 days due to policy effects on livestock, while the Agriculture department projected civilian meat supplies for 1944 to be similar to last year with per capita availability falling from 131 to 123 pounds. The report notes heavier military and lend-lease demands.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
P. O. Wilson
National Livestock Producers’ Association
Wilson
Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Allies Repel Counterattack Below Rome Drive 500 Yards
Allied headquaters report American troops repelled a renewed German counterattack below Rome and extended the beachhead by about 500 yards. German forces marshal parts of five divisions for a major drive while Cassino combat continues with street fighting and attempts to clear enemy batteries near Monte Cassino.
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Algiers
U.P
Americcan
Rome
Cassino
Monte Cassino
Casilina
Fifth
Cisterna
Focke-Wulfs
Eighth Army
Pizzoferrato
Monte Nerodomo
Adriatic
Operations Not Going According to Book On Rome Beachhead
A high ranking British military official said Allied actions at the Nettuno beachhead near Rome are not proceeding exactly as planned but warned against pessimism about the campaign. He noted Fifth Army operations benefited from initial good weather, which later turned unfavorable, and called for balanced assessment as conditions shift.
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Washington
Rome
Fifth
Reds Close On Nikopol in Dnieper Push
Russian forces breached the Dnieper defenses near Nikopol and moved within three miles of the city, reportedly slaughtering about 75,000 pocketed German troops ordered to defend the manganese center. Other Soviet units advanced five miles deeper into a ring holding over 100,000 German survivors, while Leningrad front gains captured Cholovo and Pelkovo areas along rail lines.
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London
Nikopol
Dnieper
Adolf Hitler
All Costa
Krasno- Grigorievka
Vlovo- Pavlovka
Leningrad
Leonid A. Govorov
Vitebsk
Cholovo
Norh
Bateskaya
Pelkovo
Luga
Pskov
Wallace sees F D R as 1944 candidate
Vice President Henry A Wallace told reporters in San Francisco that he believed President Roosevelt would run for a fourth term. He said there was no question the President won't run, but that he thought the President was in doubt.
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San Francisco
U.P
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Seattle
Wash
Wallace
California
Democratic Party
Flying Fortresses Deliveries Rise At Boeing
Seattle February 7 The Boeing Aircraft company announced that January deliveries of Flying Fortresses increased eight percent, the fifth straight month of gains. Production also doubled versus a year ago as B 17 bombers rolled off the lines.
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Seattle
U.P
Boeing Aircraft Company
Mechanics Society Halts Strike in Michigan and Ohio
The Mechanics Educational Society of America voted to suspend the general strike in Michigan and Ohio war plants, keeping the option to resume actions if grievances against government labor agencies remain unsatisfied.
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Cleveland
U.P
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Michigan
Ohio
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