Soldier vote bill sparks Senate rebuke and constitutional debate
Senator Smith of Lynchburg South Carolina ridiculed the House plan to move soldier ballots to state facilities, saying Republicans look good to him after a strong jab at the New Deal. He argued states alone determine voter qualifications citing the Constitution and early Supreme Court rulings. He labeled the measure the green locusts bill while urging GOP unity to fix the mess.
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Washington
Ellison Durant
Cotton
Smith
Lynchburg
S. C
Senate
Supreme Court
Congress
Merchant Ship Construction Drops Sharply
Washington 4 Rear Admiral Emory Land chairman of the Maritime Commission reported a steep decline in merchant ship construction in January. Production fell to 124 vessels from 208 in December, the lowest since last February. He attributed part of the drop to Liberty to Victory ship conversion and yards focusing on military vessels, though the decline was sharper than expected.
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Washington
Emory
Land
Maritime Commission
American Legion
Liberty
Victory
Hotel Slaying Suspects Released
Two sisters questioned repeatedly by police since Tuesday in the Drake Hotel slaying of Mrs. Frank Starr Williams were ordered released yesterday. Police Capt. Frank Reynolds said the release came after assistant States Attorney Wilbert Crowley ruled authorities had no legal basis to hold them longer. The sisters, one a Drake Hotel clerk, were seized Tuesday and submitted to lie detector tests described by police as erratic.
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Chicago
Frank Starr Williams
Washington
Drake Hotel
Frank Reynolds
Wilbert Crowley
Attornney
Lonergan Demands Trial In Wife Slaying Case
New York. Wayne Lonergan, 27, a Royal Canadian airman, rejected a plea offer of twenty years for second degree murder in the death of his wife Patricia. He said he wants to stand trial in a letter read at a general sessions hearing where the February date was moved to the 18th as counsel weighs temporary insanity.
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New York
Wayne Lonergan
Royal Canadian
Patricia
General Sessions
John J. Frescni
Lonergan
Edward V. Broderick
Federal Vote Plan Loses on Roll Call
The House voted 328 to 69 to leave election machinery for soldier voting to the states, rejecting federal control. President Roosevelt had warned the plan would be a fraud. The long session featured sharp outbursts before the tally was recorded.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Soldiers Vote Shapes House Ballot Split
Rep Dean P Taylor led 175 Republicans in voting to retain state election machinery for soldier voting this fall while Rep William T Byrne 147 Democrats backed a federal voting plan. Final vote 224 to 168 against Worley’s federal ballot bill. Sout h Democrats and Republicans aligned with the winning side. Speaker Martin urged confidence as roll calls proceeded.
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Dean P. Taylor
William T. Byrne
Worley
D.tex
South
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Senate
Democrats Name O'Mahoney in Harmony Move
Democrats patched intraparty quarrels by naming Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming as chair of the Democratic senatorial campaign committee. Majority Leader Barkley appointed O'Mahoney to succeed Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania who had angered southern members by alleging an unholy alliance with Republicans to defeat a service vote bill. Senator Byrd of Virginia expressed delight at the appointment, saying Guffey did not reflect party sentiment.
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Washington
Senate
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Majority
Barkley
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Byrd
D Va
Providence Widow Robbed of 250000 Jewelry and Cash
Mrs Ellie C Miller reported a burglary to Providence police at her home. Detective Capt Francis Buchanan said the loot totaled 75 000 in cash and 200 000 in jewelry. Miller, widow of John M Miller, co owned the Progressive Ring Company, a jewelry firm. She said she had left the house briefly since her husband’s death.
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Providence
R. I.pi
Ellie C. Miller
Francis Buchanan
Rabbi Geffen to Join Seminary Staff in New York
Rabbi Joel G Geffen longtime spiritual leader of Temple Beth El resigns to join the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City as associate director of field activities. He will stay in Troy until a successor is chosen and will maintain residence there until June.
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Joel 8. Geffen
Temple Beth el
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
New York City
Temple
Geffen
Isadore L. Kaufman
Rabbi Geffen
Troy
Willkie Appeals For Tax Proposals Before Senate Panel
Wendell L Willkie was invited to outline concrete revenue ideas before the Senate finance committee. Senator Taft urged detailed plans to raise funds, while Chairman George noted Willkie can testify but the panel may wait for House tax simplification action. George warned that achieving a 40 percent withholding under current rules would fall on low wage earners.
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Washington
Wendell L Willkie
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Ohio
Willkie
George
D-Ga
Committee
House
Senate
New York
Ten Nazi Divisions Trapped In Russia
Premier Stalin announced that ten German divisions, about 120 000 to 150 000 men, were trapped by a twin Red Army offensive in Ukraine. Berlin reported evacuation of Rovno and Lutsk as a fifty mile Axis retreat into Poland. A Moscow bulletin claimed Leningrad army breached Estonia taking four villages. German losses included nearly 10 000 killed and a full regiment wiped out. Russians also reported 5 000 killed west of Novosokolniki and 2 400 killed during pursuit into Estonia or forests by Lake Ilmen.
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London
Marshal Stalin
Ukraine
Berlin
Rovno
Lutsk
Old Poland
Associated Press
Moscow
Leningrad
Estonia
Novosokolniki
Lake Ilmen
Stalingrad
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Ivan S. Honev
Spain Still Says She's Neutral
Madrid reports the Spanish cabinet ratified a policy of strict neutrality and vowed to demand conformity from its own nationals and foreign subjects. The communique said Generalissimo Francisco Franco’s government will submit to no pressure in defending its right to neutrality and urged respect for Spain’s sovereignty.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Dome Go
Draft Horse Dodges Draft Dodger in Los Angeles Case
Mary Ann Sheridan born September 12 1941 listed as dependent by 28 year old Edward Merlin Sheridan turns out to be a draft horse. Assistant U S attorney Huntington P Bledsoe notes the animal kept Sheridan from induction. Sheridan arrested yesterday on grand jury indictment for making false statements to the draft board and failure to report for induction.
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Los Angels
Mary Ann Sheridan
Edward Merlin Sheridan
Huntington P. Bledsoe
U. S
Sheridan
German Navy Base Blasted In Massive Allied Raid
A force of about 1,100 Flying Fortresses Thunderbolts Lightnings and Mustangs flew a round trip over 700 miles through severe weather to strike Wilhelmshaven, a major German shipbuilding and naval base. They faced thick clouds and cold sleet, losing four heavy bombers and nine fighters. Escort shot down eight German interceptors as leaflets were scattered with explosives. The raid followed a January 29 Frankfurt strike that dropped Atlantic Charter copies in German.
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London
Wilhelmshaven
North Sea
Frankfurt
Germans Secured U S War Secrets
A Senate military subcommittee report notes that Allied industry data leaked to Germany through international cartels before the war. It cites Bosch, Bausch & Lomb and Zeiss exchanges and Standard Oil of New Jersey sharing synthetic rubber know-how, affecting radio, optics, and production methods.
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Washington (P
Justice Department
Senate
Corwin D. Edwards
Department
Anti-Trust
Congress
Edwards
Germany
Bosch Corp
Toa
Inter
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co
United States
Carl Zeiss
Bond Drive Reaches Half Way Mark Across Nation
Washington report shows Fourth War Loan subscriptions totaling 8.002 billion dollars, surpassing the halfway goal with a record 314.0 billion in bonds purchased by individuals and corporations. The drive marks strong public support and large corporate participation as the campaign continues.
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Washington (P
Axis Retreats Signal German Collapse Across Fronts
The Associated Press reports widening Allied advances and a Berlin admission of deep Nazi withdrawals from key fronts. Retreats stretch from El Alamein and Stalingrad to the Dnieper, Bug River near Poland, and Narva, signaling a possible collapse of German centers and looming traps for Nazi forces on the Baltic and Black Sea flanks, with Italy showing renewed pressure near Cassino and Nattuna.
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Associated Press
el Alamein
New Guinea
Solomons
Stalingrad
Berlin
Bug River
Poland
Dnieper
Hitler
Russia
Baltic
Black Sea
Vinmitsa
Warsaw
Oddessa
Germany
Dr Peter L Harvie Troy Surgeon Dies at Home
Dr Peter L Harvie a noted Troy physician and surgeon died at his Tamarac residence after a long illness He served as attending surgeon at Samaritan Hospital and for James A Eddy Memorial Foundation He was a WWI Army Medical Corps veteran and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
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Peter Lyons Harvie
Troy
Tamarac
Harvie
Albany We
Abusual Wuuleke
Samaritan Hospital
James A Eddy
Nazis May Defend Rome Against Allied Advance
London and Ankara reports said Germany warned Pope Pius VII that Rome’s fate could be decisive as Field Marshal Kesselring pressed for defense of the city. The Vatican radio quoted the Pope’s refusal to abandon Rome, insisting it remain at the front of spiritual resistance despite war.
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London
UPI
Pius VII
Rome
Ankara
Vatican
Ernst von Weizsaecker
Albert Kesselring
Vatian Radtic
Holy
Rail Travel Unrationed Says Defense Office Chief
Joseph B. Eastman, director of the Office of Defense Transportation, said yesterday that he foresaw no rationing of railroad passenger travel despite the wartime load on the nation’s rail system.
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Chicago (P
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
War weariness and manpower drain threaten Axis holds
By Kirke L. Simpson, the piece argues lack of manpower cripples Germany from holding Rome and much of Italy while Japan's central Pacific losses erode Nipponese defenses. It notes the Marshall atolls’ loss endangers air strips near Truk and questions Tokyo’s willingness for decisive sea battles as attrition erodes both sides, signaling ultimate defeat.
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Rome
Japan
Central Pacific
Marshall Group
Truk
United States
Pacific
Tokyo
Berlin
Russia
Italy
Ray Clapper Killed in Pacific Plane Crash with Navy
The veteran reporter Raymond Clapper died in a two-plane collision over the Marshall Islands. He earned the nickname the newspaperman's columnist for wartime reporting. President Roosevelt expressed regret, noting the dangers correspondents face in war.
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Clapper
Pacific
Raymond Clapper
Washington
Marshall Islands
Navy
Adm
A. W. Fitch
South Pacific
Columist
Roosevelt
Ray
Bombers Hit Alexishafen Stronghold in Pacific Raid
Allied air units led a major strike on Alexishafen with 77 tons of bombs, igniting fires at the Japanese base. The Wednesday assault, part of Gen Douglas MacArthur's communiqué, faced weather hindrances and followed other operations against En Amele Nabanob and supply areas at Aorong in Dutch New Guinea.
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Southwest Pacific
Alexishafen
New Suiea
Douglas MacArthur
South
En Amele
Nabanob
Alexishafen-Madang
Aorong
Dutch New Guinea
Allied destroyers sink German submarine in Mediterranean
Navy reports Allied destroyers Calpe and Wainwright sunk a German U-boat off the Mediterranean after 36 hours of harassing attacks by Allied aircraft. The depth charge action followed prolonged pursuit, with both navies confirming the submarine’s destruction.
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Mediterranean
Calpe
U.S
Wainwright
Navy
Martha Rave Secures Mexican Divorce From U S Army Captain
El Paso report states film comedienne Martha Rave obtained a divorce from Capt Neal Lang of the U S Army in a Juarez civil court. The petition cited incompatibility and the two parties reached a property settlement out of court.
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el Paso
Tex
Navier Rosas Ceballos
Juarez
Mexico
Martha Rave
Comedienne
Neal Lang
U. S. Army
Marines Capture Namur Island and Roi Airfield
Pacific Fleet headquarters reports Namur Island and Roi airfield on Roi, near Kwajalein Atoll, have fallen to Marines of the Fourth Division. The seizure enables usage of three airstrips and dispersal areas, enabling repairs and further operations in the Central Pacific offensive as announced by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Namur Island
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall Islands
Central Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Roi Island
Namur
Bombing Raids Hit Rongelap And Mili Atoll
Seventh Army Air Force reports renewed air strikes on the Marshall Islands targets Rongelap and Mili Atoll. Liberators dropped nearly eight tons of bombs on Rongelap installations in the south during the latest assault on Wednesday.
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Washington
Marshal Islands
Seventh Army Airforce
Rongelap
Mili Atell
Navy
Liberators
Kwajalein Atoll Falls as Japanese Resistance Fades
Allied forces report heavy Japanese losses as Kwajalein islet is secured after a counter attack is repelled. New troops and mechanized gear land, Seventh Infantry Division renews pressure, with islets Namur and nearby positions enveloped and enemy casualties rising.
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Marshalls
Atoll
Kwajalein Islet
Nimitz
Seventh Infantry Division
Namur
Gagan
Edjell
Debau
Edigigen
Kwajalein Island
Navy
Namur Falls
Marshalls Open Gate To Tokyo
Under-Secretary of War Patterson said Marshalls operations aim to crack Japan’s defense wall and widen gaps to advance toward the Philippines or Tokyo. The plan would shorten supply lines and enable forces to strike inner defenses at targets like Truk and Ponape, with Attu as a parallel model.
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War Department
Marshall Islands
Japan
Philippines
Tokyo
Patterson
Marshalls
Southwest
Pacific
Truk
Ponape
Caroline Grou
Ixmajalein
Wotje Maloelap
Miana Jahuit
Attu
Kiska Wes
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Peter L. Harvie
By Kirke L. Simpson
Cross Drew Pearson
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