Argentine Army Clique Awaits Signal For Revolt
A Buenos Aires informant says most Argentine officers favor Gen Pedro Ramirez and await his word to rise against Gen Edelmiro Farrell to restore Ramirez to the presidency. Col Juan Peron, labor minister, is named as a strongman and Farrell’s puppet. Peron is cited as linked to the Bolivian revolt along with Generals Gonzalez and Maj Francisco Filippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
Edelmiro J. Farrell
Buenos Aires
Ramirez
Farrell
Labor and Welfare
Juan Peron
Peron
Bolivia
Gonzalez
Maj
Francisco Filippi
Clergyman Blames Catholic Church for Anti Soviet Campaign
Rev. Guy Emory Shipler charges that the Roman Catholic Church and leaders such as Monsignor Fulton Sheen and Father Joseph Thorning have waged a powerful anti Russian propaganda campaign in the United States. He spoke before 1,500 at Grace Episcopal Church on the 26th anniversary of the Red Army and compared Spanish Loyalists' fight to democracy with American attitudes. He also praised Britain for rejecting anti Russian propaganda after his recent visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Guy Emory Bhipler
the Churchman
Grace Episcopal Church
Shipier
Russia
Fulton J. Sheen
Josph Thorning
Republic of Spain
United States
Fulton Sheen
Dr Shipler
Spain
Sheen
Thorning
America
Shipler
Great Britain
Counsel Resigns In Protest To FCC Probe
Washington—House committee chairman Lea accepted Eugene L. Garey's resignation as general counsel amid the FCC probe. Garey claimed the inquiry had become a "sheer whitewashing affair" in a letter to Lea, who replied Garey should have better used his talents than in such letters.
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Washington
Lea
D.cal
Eugene L. Garey
House
Federal Communications Commission
Garey
Deferments Exceed 900000 Among 18 to 25 in 1825 Group
A House military subcommittee reported that over 900,000 men aged 18 to 25 hold industrial or occupational draft deferments. Of these, 394,000 are 18 to 21 with agricultural deferments, 168,400 are 22 to 25 with agricultural deferments, and 191,000 are 18 to 21 with industrial deferments plus 227,100 in the 22 to 25 bracket. Chair Costello urged tightening deferments as Roosevelt orders immediate review are distributed to state directors and boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional
Costello
D.-Call
House
Armed Services
Roosevelt
Californian
Churchill Italian Stand Criticized by Naples Leader
Adolfo Omodeo of Naples University and the National Liberation Committee denounced Prime Minister Churchill for abandoning Italy’s anti fascist forces. He urged that Italy be represented by a government that truly represents the people, not a monarchy allied faction, and warned peace hinges on Churchill balancing victory with peace.
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Naples
Adolfo Omodeo
National Liberation Committee
Winston Churchill
Italy
Churchill
Omedeo
Badoglio
Vittorio Emanuele
C. L. O. Orders Steel Workers Back to Work
Detroit reports that United Steelworkers of America local 1298 ordered 6000 striking workers at Great Lakes Steel Co to return to work today ending a three day production tie up of steel armor plate for naval invasion craft. The order, signed by the local grievance committee, directs workers to report to their jobs and contact the company for reporting hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Steel' Workers of America
C.I.0
Great Lakes Steel Co
Navy Revises Truk Losses to 23 Japanese Ships Sunk
Pacific Headquarters at Pearl Harbor revised figures from February two ship losses to 23 Japanese ships sunk during the Truk attack of February 16 and 17. Six ships were sunk and 11 damaged while four additional sinkings were added after photo analysis led to the updated tally. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announced the revised figures in a press release.
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Pacific Headquarters
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Japan
Truk
Admr
Chester W. Nimitz
Russians Overrun Reinforcements Near Pskov
Soviet dispatches claim the Red Army drove German reinforcements north and northeast of Pskov, seizing Maslogotitsy and surrounding Bezhanitsy. They report hundreds killed, guns and mines captured, and a swift move toward the city along six trunk rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Red Army
Pskov
Thei Velvet
Maslogotitsy
Moscow
Monitor
Bezhanitsy
Kholm
Naval Units Hurl Shells At Rabaul
Allied warships bombarded Rabaul on New Britain Island on Friday under Commander Hdlmand B. Taylor's destroyer group. Destroyers silenced battery fire, explosions and fires visible at sea. Bombers from the Solomons with Corsairs and Lightnings hit airfields and dispersal areas, meeting only light AA fire as enemy planes stayed away for the sixth straight day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Rabaul
New Britain
Hdlmand B. Taylor
Solomons
Straws In The Whirlwind Madrid Dispatch Reports German Press Control
A Tokyo report says German authorities have ordered the suppression of printing presses as German staff take control in Madrid, with quarters needed for the war effort. A Moscow report notes Romanians evacuating civilians and equipment from Tiraspol and surrounding cities, draining Moldavia’s food supply amid looming Soviet advances. Red Star cites claims of Finnish camps and extreme prisoner labor. Russia's supply line through Iran is praised, with 38 Russians awarded the Red Star. German nationals in occupied Czecho-Slovakia reportedly issued guns for self defense as resistance grows. Berlin claims German naval units engaged British torpedo boats off Le Havre and that a convoy was attacked with some escort loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Ufi
Tiraspol
Odessa
Chisinau
Cernauti
Moldavia
Red Army
Hitler
Pravda
New York
Czecho- Slovakia
B.B.C
Europe
London
Berlin
le Havre
U. S. Holstein Bulls En Route to India
Six American Holstein bulls are being shipped to India to join sacred Brahma cattle and boost milk supply for United Nations Army and Navy personnel stationed there. Otto Schnering, president of the Gurds Candy Company who owns the Arlington Heights farm where the bulls were born, arranged the journey with the India Supply Mission to be used on military dairy farms. He estimates the six bulls could service about 600 cows yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
India
United Nations
Otto Schnering
Gurds Candy Company
Arlington Heights
Polish Boundary Dispute Still Rages
London reports show Moscow and the Polish exile regime in London deeply divided over borders. Soviet sponsored talks with Ukrainian groups reference the Curzon line as a future boundary, while Polish leaders refuse to accept it as the national border.
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London
Moscow
National Council
Poland
Curzon
Dewey G O P Favorite Incomplete But Substantial Poll
A Los Angeles PI A poll of 1940 Republican convention delegates from 46 states found 65 percent of those reporting favored Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for the presidential nomination. The survey, replying to James S. Kemper’s February 10 letter, listed 17,603 for Wendell Willkie, 13,484 for Gov. John Bricker, and 3,370 for Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
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Los Angeles
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
James S. Kemper
Chicago
Kemper
Wendell Willkie
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Negro Elected to Bar Association
Francs E Rivers a Black judge of the City Court of New York was elected to membership in the American Bar Association at a board meeting. Judge Jonah J Goldstein of New York sponsored him.
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Chicago
UPI
Francs E. Rivers
City Court of
New York
American Bar Association
Jonah J. Goldstein
New York Area Observes Blackout Drill Night
New York area including New York City five boroughs and eight counties staged a blackout from 9 20 p m to 9 56 p m as a War Department ordered test. Churches held services by dimming lights as a token blackout.
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New York Area
New York
UPI
New York State
War Department
New York City
Suffolk
Nassau
Westchester
Putnam
Orange
Rockland
Sullivan
Father Welcomes Triplets After Waiting Room Wait
Pittsburg dispatch reports James Healy and Rose Marie Healy welcomed triplets, two girls and a boy, at St. Joseph's Hospital after a lengthy waiting room vigil. The newborns weighed 4 pounds 1 ounce, 5 pounds 9 ounces, and 6 pounds 1 ounce, with health described as good for all.
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Pittsburg
James Healy
St. Joseph's Hospital
Rose Marie
Bandits Snatch Girl As Hostage In Mississippi
Greenwood police reported that Lawrence Motari and two others escaped Hinds County jail, kidnapped 16 year old Ar Jene McKnight, shot her father, stabbed a physician, and stole five cars during a west Mississippi chase. McKnight was later released unharmed at Belzoni about forty miles away at 6:30 p.m. The trio was cornered in a compress warehouse near the city high school.
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Greenwood, Miss
Greenwood
Lawrence Motari
Hinds County
Roy Dranke
Ralph Ward
City High School
Jene McKnight
Cleveland
Miss
Westcentral Missippi
Miss McKnight
Belzoni
Bridges Reopen After 24 Hour US Treasury Pay Row
Bridge closures at Rainbow and Thousand Islands bridges ended at midnight after Treasury demand for double time pay to customs inspectors caused a one hour interruption. Hundreds were denied access at Rainbow Bridge and scores at Thousand Islands as authorities refused to post bonds.
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Niagara Falls
United States Treasury Department
Rainbow Bridge
Niagara River
Wiagara Falls
Ont
Iere
Thousand Islands
St Lawrence River
Alexandria Bay
Ivyslea
U S. Treasury
Supreme Court
Treasury Department
Murray Urges Congress To Oppose Equal Rights Bill
President Philip Murray of the Congress of Industrial Organizations urged Congress to refuse passage of the pending equal rights bill. He claimed the measure conceals means to rob women of rights and protections already won for them.
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Washington
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Congress
Fifth Repels Enemy Thrusts At Cassino
Allied forces reiterate success on the Cassino front with two light German thrusts repelled. News cites 14,000 Germans captured in the Italian campaign and reports on Anzio and Anno beachhead actions. The Third Division and a British Guards battalion are noted for their advance and steadiness amid heavy artillery fire.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Cassino
Anno
Anzio
Cisterna
Carroceto
Berlin
Alled
U. S
Grenadier Guards
New Troops Arrive In England
A large American convoy reached a British port with thousands of reinforced units for Eisenhower's invasion force. The exact troop count is undisclosed. troops landed without U boat attacks and faced seasickness from storms. The force includes armored and mechanized units and specialist troops, equipped with modern weapons and air support, dispersed to bases across the islands.
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United States
Atlantic
England
Dwight D Eisenhower
British Isles
Help Heal Russia's Wounds Says Senator Murray
U S Senator James E Murray urged Americans to aid Russia with everything they can afford. Speaking at the Jewish Council for Russian War Relief conference, he praised Russian sacrifices for freedom and pledged continued support to help them heal their wounds.
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New York
U. S
James E Murray
D-Mont
Jewish Council For
Soviet Union
New Bill Challenges President Roosevelt Authority
A Senate appropriations subcommittee will hear a proposed amendment to the independent offices appropriations bill. Senator Russell of Georgia says the measure would bar transferring funds to any executive agency not directly authorized by Congress after 12 months.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Russell
D.-Ga
Independent Offices
Congress
Firm Employs Handicapped Persons Only
Harold J McMahon, a double amputee, started Handicapped Persons Industries to prove handicapped workers can excel. In one week the non profit toy firm with $5,000 in equipment and 23 workers deemed unrewarding for rehabilitation generated $15,000 in orders at 8 square feet of floor space.
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Buffalo GP
Harold J McMahon
Persons Industries, Inc
McMahon
Hig
Handicapped Person's, Inc
Toy ‘Makers’ Guild
Helsinki Bomb Raid Devastates Finnish Capital
Russian air force carried out a 12 hour raid on Helsinki with six hundred planes, destroying much of the city. Dozens of fires and widespread damage reported, including blows to the Dandvik quay, University, Steckman department store, and multiple legations. casualties feared. German and Moscow reports differ on planes shot down.
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Stockholm
Helsinki
Uleaborg
Oulu
Finland
Kotka
Turku
Tornea
Moscow Radio
London
Planta
Sweden
Dandvik
Legation
Auliki Rautavaara
Steckman
Adlon
Kaemp
Berlin
It's A Long Walk Home From Florida
Thousands of winter visitors in Florida face delays as rationing cuts gas and rail space. More than 130 northbound tours are turned away at the border towns, with Dade County and St. Petersburg officials denying extra gas and supplies to return northern residents.
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Miami
Fla Pi
Florida
Dade County
Miam Board
St. Petersburg
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Pearson
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