Germans Fight Back at Lwow in SE Poland
German forces renew large scale attack to defend base at Lwow as front lines shift south and east of Stanislawow. Soviet communique reports failed Red Army advance in Crimea with continued Sevastopol siege and heavy shelling. Romanians claim German fire cut down deserters near Sevastopol trenches.
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London
Lwow
Old Poland
Stanislawow
Crimea
Sevastopol
Simferopol
Fedyukhiny Heights
Sakharnya Galovka
Inkerman Valley
Plane Crash Kills Tommy Hitchcock
New York Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Hitchcock Jr a famed polo figure and former Lafayette Escadrille flyer was killed in a Salisbury England airplane crash during a toyline flight his family said He served as air attach and commanded a Mustang group in the Ninth Air Support Command The Harvard alumnus born February 1 1900 in Aiken South Carolina left Lehman Brothers to serve overseas He is survived by his widow four children and a stepson
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New York JP
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
America
Salisbury
England
Hitchcock
Air
Ninth Air Support Command
Europe
Tommy
Lafayette Escadrille
Switzerland
Escadrille
United States
Harvard
Aiken
S. C
Thomas
Louise Eustis Hitchcock
Lehman Bros
Nvestment Bankers
Margaret Melton
Louise Hitchcock
Margaret Mellon Hitchcock
Thomas Hitchcock
William Mellon Hitchcock
Alexander Melton Loughlin
German Raiders Strikes Hit Southeast England Again
German planes assaulted southeast England for the second night in a row, bypassing London’s defenses which counted 13 raiders in an earlier pre dawn attack. Bombs dropped in three districts. one Nazi bomber crashed inland. London issued a half hour alert at dusk, then the all clear with no gunfire.
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London
England
Barkley Declares War Is Going Our Way at Jamestown Dinner
Senator Alben W. Barkley told the Jamestown Chamber of Commerce annual dinner that the war is proceeding in a favorable direction for the United States. He spoke to the assembled business leaders and outlined progress and resolve.
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Jamestown
Alben W. Barkley
D.-Ky
U. S. Senate
Baseball Scoreboard National League and American League results
National League games show New York 2 over Boston 1, Cincinnati 2 over Chicago L, Brooklyn 5 over Philadelphia 4 in 10 innings. American League lists Boston 6 over New York 1, Boston 5 over New York 2, Chicago 3, Cleveland 1, St. Louis 3, Detroit 1 with Philadelphia at Washington postponed due to rain.
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National
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Nazis Greet Adolf Hitler On Birthday
Nazi propaganda chief Paul Joseph Goebbels urged Germans to rally behind Hitler on his 55th birthday. Marshal Goering called for loyalty amid looming dangers as Berlin radio broadcast a 1000 word address stressing unity, war aims, and the need to endure hardship.
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London
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Hitler
Goebbels
Berlin
British Break Kohima Siege Lines Near Remnant Rescue
A British relief force advancing from Dimapur has pierced the Kohima siege lines. Tank supported British and Indian troops reportedly struck Japanese forces around Kohima, with garrison defenders holding under heavy, round the clock assaults as the relief operation closes in.
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Kohima
Kandy
Ceylon
Dimapur
Tunnhel Sisted
Pewee Mil Eolul
Calcutta
Admiral Hart Munn on War Duration and Pearl Harbor Facts
Admiral Thomas Charles Hart, returning from Pearl Harbor, declined to estimate the Pacific war duration. He said the war is going very well despite genography to overcome and denied that drunkenness among naval personnel affected the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, stating the issue has been investigated to death.
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San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Thomas Charles Hart
Finnish Peace Refusal Not Delivered to Moscow
Stockholm dispatch says Finland's government has not delivered its negative reply to Moscow through Stockholm in the latest bid to withdraw Finland from the war. Dagens Nyheter reported today.
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Stockholm
Moscow
Finland
Dagens Myheter
Nation Faces Shortage of Scientists in Postwar Years
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur warned a press conference that the United States risks a dangerous shortage of scientists and technicians after the war unless deferment policies are agreed. He chairs a Stanford University committee urging quicker selection and training of students in chemistry physics engineering biology and medical fields to avert national folly.
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Washington
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
War Department
Comminion Army Specialized
War Manpower Commission
Selective Service
War and Navy Departments
DAR Election Still Undecided
Three candidates for president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution failed to win a majority in yesterday’s first ballot. Mrs Julius Talmadge of Athens Georgia led with 891 votes, Mrs Samuel James Campbell of Mt Carroll Illinois 916, and Mrs George D Schermerhorn of Reading Michigan 120. A second day of voting was planned today with 1 942 total votes cast, short of the 972 needed for election. If none withdraws, all three faces another ballot today.
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New York
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Society
Congress
Julius ¥. Talmadge
Athens
Samuel James Campbell
Mt. Carroll, Ill
George D. Schermerhorn
Reading
Mich
Pearson Corroborated Ten More U S Planes Downed by Friendly Fire
The War Department reported that ten American transport planes were shot down and 44 officers and men missing in Sicily near Catania last July 1314. Officials said about half the losses were due to friendly anti aircraft fire, with no United States naval vessels involved. The notice follows prior claims of 23 transports lost near Gela on July 11 and similar losses after that incident.
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Washington
UPA
War Department
Catania
Sicily
Navy
United States
Department
Gela
Sicilian
Sprew Pearson
Troy Record
House Extends Lend-Lease With Postwar Curtailments
The House voted 334 to 21 to extend the 22 billion dollar Lend-Lease program for one year while adding a clause to curb postwar obligations. Supporters called Lend-Lease a vital weapon of wartime aid to allies, while critics warned of potential U.S. losses and foreign threats. The measure heads to the Senate as Republicans from the Midwest led the opposition.
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House
United States
Britain
Elmer
R.-Mo
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Midwest
Clevenger
Griffiths
Jones and Smith
Ohio
Day
Mason and Sumner
Illinois
Short
Arnold
Missouri
Knutson
O’hara
Minnesota
Lambertson
Scrivner
Winter
Kansas
O’konski
Smith
Wisconsin
Reed
New York
Shafer, Woodruff
Crawford
Michigan
Jaeckle Declines To Intervene In Marvin Ousting
Albany Republican head Jaeckle refused to intervene in a drive to oust Rolland B. Marvin from the state committee executive, calling the move a local matter. In Atlantic City he noted the Fifth Judicial District would decide, with Henry H. Rathbun seeking Marvin’s seat amid claims Marvin did not represent district interests. Rathbun cited delegate support and party leadership in Oneida County as backing his bid.
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Albany LLP
Hedwin F. Jaeckle
Dewey
Rolland B. Marvin
Onondaga
Wendell Willie
State Committee
Atlantic City
Jaeckle
Marvin
Willkie
Fifth
Jefferson
Oneida
Lewis
Herkimer
Syracuse
Henry H. Rathbun
New Hartford
Rathbun
Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association
Republican Committee
Stolen Dog Case Proves Ownership in Newark Conn
In Briain Connecticut Ralph Prims confronted a stranger with a dog he identified as his stolen pet from five months earlier. The man demanded proof of ownership and challenged Prims to blow out a match burning the dog’s mouth. The dog extinguished the flame, convincing the stranger, who then offered the animal for twenty dollars to cover the purchase and board costs.
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New Briain
Conn
Ralph Prims
Prims
New Spitfire Model Designed for Invasion
London reports a new Spitfire fighter with clipped wings and a heavier engine now in use by the RAF. The aircraft offers improved maneuverability, higher speed and better climb rate at low altitudes, intended for invasion of Europe from the west to support troops with low-level air support.
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London
R. A
Europe
Labor unions back OPA rule extension and wage price tie
The A F L and C I O joined to demand that price controls stay in force and that wages and prices be restored to the September 15 1942 levels. William Green testified before the Senate Banking Committee urging passage of the extension bill with enforcement funding and essential goods rationing to curb profiteering and inflation. He stressed restoring 1942 wage price relationships to ensure fair operation of the law and boost worker morale.
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Washington (P
C.lo
William Green
APL
Senate Banking Committee
Xxx
Congress
OPA
Radio-Phone System Cuts Denver Salt Lake Train Time
Denver and Rio Grande Western fast freight reduced the Denver to Salt Lake City roundtrip by three hours using a radio telephone link between the engine and caboose on a 52 car train. The six mile Moffat Tunnel blocked the radio, but 51 other tunnels allowed smooth operation. Officials see big potential for time saving and accident reduction. The train reached Denver late Tuesday.
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Denver
Denver & Fao Grande Western
Salt Lake City
Moffat
Rockies
Compact Sleeping Bag Replaces Army Blankets
Philadelphia reports woolen sleeping bags will become regular issue for troops replacing blankets. Brig. Gen. Roland Walsh says the bags provide warmth and protection equal to two blankets while taking less space in a soldier’s pack. The bag features a designed top for the head and a slider that allows rapid release in emergencies.
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Philadelphia
Roland Walsh
Walsh
Death of Former German Envoy Reported
Madrid dispatches report the death of Count Hugo von Lerchenfeld Koefering aged 73 former premier of Bavaria and German ambassador to Austria and Belgium. No details were given. Von Lerchenfeld married Ethel Wyman of New York in 1902.
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Madrid
Hugo von Lerchenfeld-Koefering
Bavaria
Austria
Belgium
von Lerchenfeld
Ethel Wyman
New York
Ickes Responds To Lewis On Miner Travel Pay
Washington UP Secretary Ickes challenged John L Lewis's push for prompt payment of miners travel time money. He urged a calm UMW and soft coal operators meeting to avoid belligerence while noting he cannot order payment due to non-government operations. Lewis and most of the industry back a $40 retroactive payment for April to June, but the integrated contract awaits War Labor Board action.
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Washington
Ickes
John L Lewis
U. M W
United Mine Workers
Lewis
War Labor Board
Tag Day Workers Recruited For Red Cross Drive
Thousands of postcards alert residents of tomorrow night’s Red Cross rally at Music Hall as a preliminary to Saturday’s tag day. A 2,000 strong volunteer force is expected in Troy and nearby cities to sell the “I gave another dollar” tags aiding a $35,000 Red Cross quota. Tomorrow’s meeting aims to finalize preparations for tag day with early industry support noted from firms including Cluett, Peabody & Co.
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Red Cross
Music Hall
Troy
War Services
War Fund
Watervliet
Green Island
Cohoes
Waterford
Cluett, Peabody & Co, Inc
Tire Inspection Records Still Required Despite Relaxed Rules
Washington reports that although periodic tire inspections are lifted today, motorists must retain tire inspection records. The record card lists gasoline rations and tire inspections and must be kept with the car for ration board applications and transferred on sale.
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Washington (P
Office of Price Administration
Inquest Opens in Hospital Baby Deaths
New London, Conn. coroner Edward G. McKay opened a private inquest into four infant deaths at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after boric acid was mistakenly given in place of a dextrose feeding solution. One other infant relapsed and remained critical. all victims were children of Navy families. A pharmacy employee reportedly dispensed the acid powder in error.
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New London, Conn
Edward G. McKay
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Navy
Pharmacy Department
Curious Australian Brides Arrive to Life in America
Ninety young Australian brides and fiancées of U S soldiers reached San Francisco curious about life in the United States. They spoke of appetite for clothes and food and hopes to adapt while noting American foods and bread, butter and Irish stew appeal. Mrs Doris Jean LeBash, wife of Marine Joseph LeBash, commented on timing and fashion, noting silk stockings as an advantage back home.
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San Francisco
United States
Australia
America
Doris Jean LeBash
Marine Corp
Joseph LeBash
Shinnston
W. Va
Melbourne
Times
Invasion By Air Begins Air offensive over Germany continues across Europe
Allied air forces launched a 30 hour sustained assault across Germany and Nazi occupied territory. Some 6 000 flights dropped about 9 000 tons of bombs on strategic targets including Kassel Hamm and Calais. American Fortresses Liberators led heavy bomber and fighter raids while British raids on Paris rail installations reached a record 4 400 tons in one night.
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London
Germany
Kassel
Hamm
Calais
France
The
Air Forces
Paris
Atlantic Wall
Proposal to Cut Cabaret Tax Sparks Congressional Debate
Washington GP A movement in Congress seeks to ease wartime tax pressure on the nightlife industry. Rep Knutson of Minnesota introduces a bill to reduce the cabaret tax from 30 to 10 percent noting the levy post April 1 forces entertainers from work and shuts night clubs. The Ways and Means Committee meanwhile considers shifting burdens on individuals to simplify the income tax system.
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Washington GP
Congress
Rep. Knutson
R. Minn
Knutson
House Ways and Means Committee
Congressional
Five Vichyites condemned to death by French tribunal
A French military tribunal in Algiers sentenced five members of the Phalange Africaine to death and 22 others to terms of imprisonment or parole after a two day purge trial. The organization supported the Vichy regime and fought Allied landings in North Africa. The trial followed the Allied invasion and aimed to punish collaboration and sabotage forces.
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Algiers
Phalange Africane
North Africa
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