Yanks Free 7000 Hostages in Manila and Clear Corregidor
American forces liberated 7000 hostages in Manila including 100 Americans and pressed a mop up on Corregidor. MacArthur praised the 1942 Bataan defense as a decisive struggle while troops cleared tunnels and caves, facing Japanese gunfire and a tough approach across a golf course moat.
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Manila
Corregidor
Marita “P
Douglas MacArthur
Phanche
Manila Bay
Allied
Europe
Luzon
UU. S
Seventh Fleet
Bay
Philippine General Hospital
MacArthur
Bataan
Pasig River
Seventh Air Force
Seventh Air Force Liberators
Philippines
Tokyo Radio
Death of Gen Ivan Cherniakhovsky in East Prussia
The Moscow radio announced the death of Gen Ivan D Cherniakhovsky commander of the Third White Russian Army from a heavy wound received on the battlefield of East Prussia. He was named a leading Soviet strategist and his funeral will be held in Wilno with a state financed monument.
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London
Moscow
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
East Prussia
Allithuania
Cherno
Wilno
Cherniakhovsky
Insterburg
Prusalop
Koenigsberg
Army Seizes Strike Bound Bayon Plant in Battle Over War Effort
President Roosevelt issued an executive order authorizing Secretary of War Stimson to seize and operate American Enka Corp in Asheville, DC, idle since Feb 3, to avoid harming wartime production of tires. War Labor Board had ordered arbitration and workers to return, while union officials criticized and then considered resumed output if barriers were removed and arbitration agreed.
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Washington
Wmen
United Textile Workers of America
UFL
William Davis
War Labor Board
Soviet Push For Berlin Fights Amid Mud and Fire
Soviet forces pressing toward Berlin encounter heavy shelling and riverine obstacles as Stettin area and Breslau come under renewed assault. Zhukov and Konev fronts report continued pressure with German reserves and evacuations, while bridges and roads hinder supply movement.
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Cottbus
Sad Guben
Spree Lakes
Oder Bend
Neisse
Im Neisse
Oder
Saxony
Moscow
Berlin
Zhukov
Stettin
Gersians
Landeck
Grodziada
Grudziad
Danzig
Konev
Breslau
Trehlen
Silesia-Moraia
Pravda Attacks GOP Congressman Over Poland Issue
Pravda assails U S Representative Alvin E. O’Konski for Poland policy criticism and targets Polish London government premier Stanislas Mikolajeczzyk. It accuses Warsaw regime of fascist insinuations, cites Crimea talks on democratic inclusivity, and blasts Goebbels style propaganda.
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Moscow
Pravda
Alvin E. O’konski
Poland
Stanislas Mikolajeczyk
London
Red Star
Warsaw
Pra
Crimea
United States
Britain
OBR
O'Ronski
Wisconsin
House
Sermny
Oboriski
Jap Steals Third Base But Yanks Put Him Out
Manila February 17 delayed report describes a Japanese officer in Manila during battles near a major baseball park. The officer stepped onto the field toward third base and attempted a steal while Yankees held the outfield and home plate, but he was called out.
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Yanks
Manila
Hone
Argentina May Declare War On Axis
Reports from Mexico City indicate Argentina may declare war on Germany next week. Delegates arriving for the Inter American Conference discussed the move as a possible step to end Argentina's diplomatic isolation. Some believe a Wednesday entry into the war is planned, while others doubt a declaration will occur.
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Mexico City
Argentina
Germany
Hemisphere
Delegane
United Nations
Nelson Rockefeller
Washington
Galo Plazae
United States
Allies Wary of Argentine Hard Talk Amid Axis War Aims
Argentina sharpens rhetoric against Germany as diplomats convene in Mexico City on February 2. Britain and the United States weigh whether Berlin offered safe conduct to Argentine envoys. Buenos Aires asserts sovereignty and warns of defense measures while amending its stance toward the Axis.
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Washington
Argentina
Germany
Mexi City
Bentina
Gientine
Sweden
Itsargentina
Baruch Donates 1000 for Willkie Memorial Fund
Bernard M. Baruch contributed 1000 to the Willkie Memorial Building Fund of Freedom House. The gift arrived on the anniversary of Wendell L. Willkie’s birth in New York.
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New York
Bernard M. Baruch
Waillkie Memorial Building Fund of
Freedom Huse
Wendell L. Willkie
Allies Storm Goch and Yanks Gain In South
Allied forces push toward Goch as Canadian First Army and U S Third and Seventh Armies invade western and southern Germany. Montgomery vows decisive action from multiple directions amid heavy fighting. The Third Army widens its western German front in the Eifel, breaches the West Wall, and crosses the Enz River near Bitburg, with multiple German towns captured.
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Goch
South
Paris
Amd
Ruhr
U.S
Germany
Montgomery
Goch-Catear
Pairgls
U. §. Third Army
Hts
Eifel
Enz
Bie
Bitburg
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Congress May Probe Draft Setup And Deferment Rules
Congress readiness for a broad inquiry into the draft system emerged as the House Rules Committee scheduled a hearing with Selective Service Director Lewis Hershel and War Food Administrator Mervin Jones. The move, spurred by fears that farm drafting harms food supply, could revisit the Tydings amendment allowing farmer deferments and whether draft officials are enforcing the law fairly.
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Washington
House
Tules
Selective Service
Lewis
Hershel
Mervin Jones
Ae Lenike
Bill Proposes Labor School At Cornell
Albany reports a blueprint for a first national labor relations college to study industry labor cooperation. A temporary board of freight members will present bills to New York Legislature. aims include a four year program, broad research, and information dissemination. An initial $200000 annual appropriation is proposed for operations and library links.
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Albany
New York
Ieollege
Coryell Universe
Labor, Industry
Eucation
Mewe
York Law Creatine
Corn University Board of Trast¢Ez
Schooos
Cornell
A &Sist
Wm Paste
Iwo Jima Bombardment and Tokyo Raids Reported
Allied forces pressed a multi day campaign against Iwo Jima with heavy bombardment by battleships and carrier planes. Nimitz announced a two day raid near Tokyo destroyed hundreds of Japanese aircraft and sunk ships while striking key coastal defenses. The Fifth Fleet conducted major air and sea operations, with claims of tactical surprise and extensive damage to Japanese targets across the Bonin Islands and mainland.
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Kcret
Bhroug Domei
Iwo
W.H. P. Blandy
Bonin Islands
Chichi Jima
Haka Jima
Fifikh Marine Amphibious Corps
Tokyo
Yokohama
Nimitz
Admiral Nimitz
Sunnk
Byers
Fifth Fleet
Iwo Jima
U. S
Yesterda
Tokyo Radio
Ogasawara
Bonin
Tokyo Arca
Communiqte
U.S
W. H. P. Blandy
Nimiz
Volcano Islands
Dhe
Pny
Sareus
Truk
Babelthuap
Tokye
M. Raymond A. Spruance
Guam
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Hiraiwe Cape
Tobish Point
Futatsune
Sunbadki
Kitang Font
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Chester W. Nimitz
Bayon
Londen
Ivan Lonev
Marshall Footholl
Brandenberg
Baruch
Willkie
Forth
Congress
Tydings
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