United States Won’t Halt King Vittorio Emanuele Abdication
United States officials say there is no official announcement of King Vittorio Emanuele abdicating. President Roosevelt deflected questions, reaffirming Italy’s right to decide their ruler. Secretary Hull offered no further comment as Washington signals a nonintervention stance if the king steps down.
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Red Army Drives Nazis Toward Estonia Front Advances Fast
The Red Army captured Kingisepp on the frontier and advanced toward the prewar Estonian border. Gen. Govorov's Leningrad front reportedly took over fifty more communities as they moved toward Reval Tallinn. German withdrawals stretched from Lake Ilmen to near Nikopol as Russians push toward the Baltic region.
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Woman Suspect Held In Hotel Slaying
Chicago authorities held a woman without charge after she matched the general description of the slayer of Adele Swabaker Williams. State's Attorney Thomas Courtney called the seizure the most important development since the January 19 killing, noting she controlled distributing keys to Drake Hotel rooms where Williams, wife of a State Department attaché, was shot. She was taken into custody at 1:30 a.m. with her sister and a male companion.
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Bologna Raid Report Clouds London Broadcast
Reuters recorded radio from Rome says Bologna, 55 miles north of Florence, was raided again by Allied planes causing heavy damage. Ad note promotes Pilsner and KX Cream Ale with a line about Welcomer treatment to friendly companionship. Sold everywhere.
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House Roll Call Vote Rejected in Roosevelt Soldier Vote Clash
The House rejected a federal roll call vote on a nationwide soldier ballot by 233 to 160, signaling approval of leaving military voting to the states. Roosevelt argues this impractical plan would bar millions in uniform from casting ballots, while opponents say the issue will dominate campaigns. The rule's fate reflected party lines and committee traditions, with heavy southern Democrat opposition to a federal ballot.
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Persian pilgrim beheaded at Mecca sparks regional protest
A Persian pilgrim allegedly vomited on Islam’s Kaaba at Mecca and was executed by King Ibn Saud. The act provoked protests from Persia and Egypt, which acts as guardian of the pilgrimage this year, intensifying a diplomatic incident in the Arab world.
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Nazi Plan to Crush Partisans Failing in Balkan Front
London's reports say Germany’s winter campaign to crush Yugoslav guerrillas has worn out. Marshal Tito’s broadcast communique notes only small scale fighting along a 245 mile front from northern Croatia to Montenegro.
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Russia Extends Autonomy to 16 Soviet Republics
The Supreme Soviet approved a plan granting each of the 16 republics the right to conduct its own foreign policy and maintain separate military formations, a move seen as parallel to Britain’s 1926 autonomous dominions. London experts note it resembles decentralization patterns, while Molotov says it will boost Soviet authority abroad. Berlin voices suggest it aims to seat 16 delegations at future conferences, a claim disputed by German commentators.
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Invasion of Kwajalein Atoll Opens Pacific Offensive
American Marines and soldiers have landed at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands as the greatest naval armada yet assembled shells the atoll. Fourth and Seventh Division forces struck Roi and Kwajalein islets amid strong Japanese resistance described as elite units. President Roosevelt and Admiral Turner voiced confidence as casualties appeared moderate and operations aimed at swiftly defeating Japan and pressuring Tokyo.
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Davies Calls Soviet Act Democratic
Joseph E. Davies former U S ambassador to Russia said in West Palm Beach that the Supreme Soviet giving 16 republics their own economic commissions on defense and foreign affairs shows the Soviets moving toward democratic processes. He argued decentralization mirrors Britain’s transfer of powers to the Commonwealths.
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President Vows Jap Punishment
President Roosevelt vowed US punishment for Japanese atrocity leaders amid reports of torture and killings of American and Filipino soldiers. He stated operations in the Marshall Islands progress and outlined a drive on Tokyo aimed at Japanese defeat, with potential FBI involvement to pursue guilty parties.
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ODT Urges Curtailment of Refrigerator Cars
The Office of Defense Transportation calls for voluntary curtailment of refrigerator car use in the next two months by shippers of beer wine and canned goods to ease a shortage of perishable food shipping space in producing states. Shippers may avoid ICC service orders by complying.
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Scientific Papers Priced at 6,000,000 Dollars
Albert Einstein manuscripts totaling 39 pages, written in jonghand with corrections, to be sold for 6 million dollars tonight in Kansas City at a Fourth War Loan rally. Proceeds fund bonds. later to join the Library of Congress. The National Refugee Service and Book Authors War Bond committee arranged the sale. One item mirrors Einstein’s 1905 special relativity manuscript, 28 pages. The other is an unpublished 11 page work on a new form of mathematics with interlineations.
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Communications Cut Stockholm Berlin Raid Threat
Telephone communication between Stockholm and Berlin was broken early last night and had not been resumed by 11 30 p m indicating that the R A B might be making another raid on the German capital.
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Diplomatic Crisis as Spain Faces Allied Pressure
London sources say Allies await Spain's reply after Eden's failure to brief MPs. The oil embargo signaled firm Allied action, boosting Franco's need to reassure the home front while weighing talks with London and Berlin envoys before any decision that could risk his position.
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McNutt Reverses, Backs National Service Legislation
Washington Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt, who previously opposed a civilian labor draft and then cooled, announced support for national service legislation. He said manpower resources are thin for the next six months and that the move is urged by President Roosevelt and military leaders.
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R A F Bombs Nazi Oil Refinery at Trieste
Algiers UPI reports R A F Wellingtons hit an oil refinery at Trieste on Monday night. The plant produced about 16 percent of Italy’s fuel oil in peacetime and has grown critical to Germany after Bari’s loss. Many bombs hit plants, buildings, and tanks as Allied head- quarters described.
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Soviet Union reconstitutes with republics gaining national arms and foreign affairs control
The Supreme Soviet unanimously approved Molotov’s plan creating national defense and foreign affairs commissions for all 16 Soviet republics, empowering them to form armies and engage with other nations. Nikolai Shvernik was elected first vice chairman of the presidium amid a four hour debate concluding the tenth session. Kalinin cited foreign affairs expansion and legal duties as rationale. The vote split by chamber, with cheers and guns outside Kingisepp near the Estonia border marking a tense backdrop to the reconSolidification efforts.
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Weather Downs 21 Navy Planes From Gilberts
Twenty one Corsair fighters from a 23-plane squadron were forced down at sea on a routine flight from the Gilbert Islands to the Ellice Islands. Six pilots are unaccounted for while five are missing. One plane reached its base. one crashed on an Ellice island. One body recovered. Next of kin notified.
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Man Found Dead Of Ice Pick Wounds
Anthony Scaduto 60 a Bronx longshoreman was found dead in a vacant Bronx lot with ice pick wounds. Police say the injuries were personal safety related. He had been reported missing Sunday night by his wife Vita who said he had stomach illness. A note in Italian and an ice pick were found near the body.
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Marhalls Invasion Aimed At Pacific War Pivot
American forces strike at the Marshall Islands, a key Micronesian group near Pearl Harbor and the Chinese coast. The low lying atolls offer little high ground, requiring direct bomber and naval bombardment to reduce fortified positions. This invasion marks a major first into Japan's prewar empire.
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White House Sets India Policy Against Japan
President Roosevelt declared that American aims in India and continental Asia are to expel and defeat the Japanese in close collaboration with Britain and other Allies. The statement appears to counter Japanese propaganda on imperialism and to deter Indian nationalist efforts to involve the United States in Indian affairs. The Japanese have sought Indian support and tried to stir internal strife in India and Burma amid Allied operations.
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High Winds Strike Washington as Visitor Injured on Capitol Steps
A strong gust toppled a visitor from the Senate office building steps, sending him to a hospital with undetermined injuries. An elderly man exiting the same way remarked on windiness in the Capitol area as lawmakers debated soldier voting rights nearby.
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Moses Urges Public Works Program for Postwar Jobs
New York city official Robert Moses urged the federal government to create a 15 billion dollar postwar public works program to provide two years of employment for 5 million men. He proposed federal funds for highways health sanitation and recreation facilities with grants up to 50 percent for local state and municipal projects as an alternative to the prewar jobs gap.
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Lightning Strikes Twice in Chester Hospital Scene
Chester Pa UPI photographer captures James Gallagher 28 pacing at Crozer Hospital as a nurse asks him about the birth of his twin girls born 11 months earlier. He smiles and confirms the gender on request.
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Morale in Japan Shaken by Marshall Islands Invasion
The Associated Press reports Japanese newspapers warned of losses even before US landings. Mainichi fears an American victory would be a regrettable loss for Japan and says the homeland is linked to the Marshall Islands. The piece notes Japan must be beaten back at great sacrifice.
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President May Likely Allow Tax Bill To Become Law
Washington reports indicate the administration faces sharp criticism of the near-final $2.3 billion tax measure. Observers expect Roosevelt to refrain from vetoing, with bets on the act passing into law without the President’s signature.
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