Leningrad Is Liberated as Russian Offensive Advances
Soviet forces liberated Leningrad ending two and a half years of siege with a 24 gun salute. Russians claimed to have recaptured Volosovo Tosno and fifty other towns as German and Spanish troops fell back to a trap line near the Estonian border.
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Volosovo
Tosno
Moscow
London
Leningrad
Russia
Secon
Red Army
Novosoko- Iniki
Vinnitsa
Ukraine
Humania
Estonia
Narva
Regal
Pskov
Former OPA Agent Wins Libel Suit
Boston attorney Louis G. Balsam, ex New England OPA administrator, won a 4500 verdict in a 100000 libel suit against radio commentator Fulton Lewis Jr. A federal jury deliberated seven minutes after a ten hour trial. Judge Wyazanski warned the jury the statements damaged the plaintiff though not binding, and the judge later withdrew the word reckless after defense input.
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Boston
Louis G. Balsam
New England
OPA
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Balsam
Lewis
Reed College
Portland
Ore
Charles E. Wyazanski
Stabbing Victim Dies After Stitching Heart
Nineteen year old James Iacone died in Brooklyn Hospital after a knife infection tore his heart. Dr L V Marrone opened the chest and placed three stitches to repair a heart rupture following a Tuesday night street fight near his home. Police arrested Vito Valve, 28, on felonious assault charges.
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New York
James Iacone
Brooklyn
L. V. Marrone
Vito Valve
Daughters Cleared in Slain Woman Case at Drake Hotel
The two daughters of Mrs Fran Starr Williams questioned under a lie detector could not provide new information about her January 19 slaying at the Drake Hotel. Chief John N Sullivan announced they were both through with a clean bill of health from the laboratory.
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Chicago LP
Fran Starr Williams
Drake Hotel
John N. Sullivan
United States suspends oil shipments to Spain in February
The United States halted oil shipments from the Caribbean to Spain for February as part of a review of Spain's stance in World War II. Spain has limited fuel oil and gasoline, with concerns over the release of Italian ships, German activity, and exports to Germany. The move follows British protests about German spies near Gibraltar and aims to curb tungsten imports used in armor plate.
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Washington
United States
Caribbean
Spain
Germany
Madrid
Gibraltar
A F L Council Reaffirms No Strike Pledge
The American Federation of Labor executive council urged six and a half million members to keep the no strike pledge amid looming military developments. It also called for aid to Nazi-occupied children and instructed officers to stress the pledge's importance to all members. President Green announced the directive after the winter session adjourned.
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Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor Executive
Ecouncil
William Green
A. F. of L
Brutal Japanese Treatment of Bataan Prisoners Revealed
Washington reports the Army and Navy issued a joint official story on how Japanese forces tortured starved and murdered American and Filipino prisoners from Bataan and Corregidor. The accounts cite deaths at Camp O'Donnell and Cabantuan with thousands dead by October 1942 amid the March of Death from Mariveles to San Fernando.
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Washington “P
Army
Navy
Bataan and
Corregidor
Philippines
Atuan
Camp O'Donnell
Bataan
Melvyn H. McCoy
Indianapolis
S. M. Mellink
Coast Artillery
Dunmore
William E. Dyess
Air Corps
Albany
Tex
Dyess
Burbank
Cal
Mellink
Douglas MacArthur
Marine Corps
Michiel Dobervitch
Lronton
Minn
Austin C. Shafner
Shelbyville
Rades
San Fernando
Pampanga
Row Over Soldier Vote Continues in Senate Debate
Washington senators clashed as Republicans and Democrats traded charges over military service vote legislation. Senator Holman argued the war ballot bill would unfairly aid Roosevelt's candidacy, while Senator Murdock accused Republicans of stalling the bill to hinder Roosevelt. The debate stretched into a fourth term issue with no decision expected before Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Holman
R.ore
Murdock
Utah
Mr. Roosevelt
White
Maine
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Germany
Japan
Vandenberg
Rmich
Handful of Rice Diet for Japs Is Fallacy
Naval Medical Research Institute disclosed a study by Lieut. Comdr. Clive M. McCay USNE showing the Japanese military diet is simple yet adequate and contributes to fighter efficiency, debunking the belief that Japanese soldiers subsist on a handful of rice and scraps of dred fish.
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Behesda
Upi
Naval Medical
Naval Medical Research Institute
Clive M. McCay
USNE
Trouble Ahead Roar of Artillery Heard Plainly Throughout Rome
The Allied artillery roars heard across Rome as the Nettuno landing nears, with 2800 vessels involved in the assault. Radios seized, telephones work, guards patrol Vatican and city streets grow quiet under curfew, while roads close and trams halt as residents face a siege atmosphere.
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Rome
Stockholm
Goeteborg Handels Sjodarts Tidningen
Nettuno
Attada
Vatican
Dagens Nyheter
Higher Excise Tax Rates Win Approval
Congressional conferees approved a broad tax bill raising excise taxes to fund wartime spending. Cosmetics taxes jump to 25 percent, cabaret and jukebox taxes rise, pool tables taxed at 20 per table, bowling alleys at 20 per alley, and domestic telegraph radio rates up to 25 percent. Postal rates also increase, with air mail from 6 to 8 cents and 3 cent local letters.
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Washington
Senate
Uncle Sam
Ita
House
Bowles pleads for steady food subsidy support
Chester Bowles told a Senate labor subcommittee that $1.5 billion is needed for food subsidies this year to shield low income and white collar workers from rising living costs. War Labor Board chair William Davis supported wage policy, noting minimum raises without or with regional boards. Bowles warned without subsidies price and wage pressures would worsen nationwide.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Congress
Senate
Wiliam Davis
The
War Labor Board
Davis
Bowles
Jimmy Stewart Promoted to Major in Air Force
Jimmy Stewart, former film star and Liberator bomber squadron leader at an England base, is exchanging captain’s bars for golden oak leaves. The promotion follows feedback that he would turn down advancement until junior officers could be promoted.
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England
Jimmy Stewart
Increase in Wills Attributed to War
New York officials reported in an annual 1943 surrogates’ release that 2,844 wills were filed and 3,179 letters of administration issued. The War's effect is noted as deaths of armed services members and Merchant Marine personnel. Estates passing through the accounting department totaled 495,604,604 in value.
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New York UP
Armed Services
Merchant Marine
Wife Reveals Husband Confessed To Murder
New Haven police reported that Mrs. Walter W. Law told yesterday of her husband’s confession claiming he killed Rose Brancata. The 23 year old mother of three said he described wrapping and burying the victim’s body. Detectives noted the wife’s statements came after months of silence and no action was planned against her due to her legal status.
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New Haven
Conn
Walter W. Law
Rose Brancata
Law
Raymond E. Eazan
Arare
Arcised
Polie
Yugoslav Partisans Claim New Gains Near Belgrade
Partisan communique says advance units in sight of Belgrade and other units drive Germans from central Bosnia to gain more control. Marshal Tito’s forces reported capturing Prenjavor and clearing areas around Banja Luka up to the Livno River, signaling expanded territory under liberation army control.
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London
UPI
Belgrade
Bosnia
Army of Liberation
Josip Broz
Tire
Prenjavor
Banja Luka
Livno
Sak
Probe Jury Selection Upheld
The Court of Appeals approved Gov. Dewey’s probe into alleged crime in Democratic Albany County in a 5 to 2 ruling. It held the Appellate Division correctly refused to halt the method of selecting grand jurors for an extraordinary term, and that the court did not exceed its jurisdiction. The panel also declined to hear arguments on the case’s facts or merits.
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Court of Appeals
Thomas E. Dewey
Democratic
Albany County
Supreme Court
Parton Smith
George P. Monaghan
Albany
Rights of Soviet Republics Extended Proposal Emerges
The Moscow radio reports a proposal by the Council of People’s Commissars and the Central Committee of the Communist Party to extend republic rights in defense and foreign relations. The plan signals potential broad changes to postwar Russia with greater regional powers.
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Bondon Vith
Moscow
Union
Reinforcements Arrive From Southern Front Amid Fierce Counterattacks
Allied forces repelled a German counterattack by elements of the Hermann Goering division near Littoria in the Pontine Marshes as Kesselring pours reserves to break the Rome bridgehead. Reports say heavy fighting, hail, and air attacks mark a pivotal test before Rome. Germans recaptured Bozoviave while Borgopiave’s status remained unclear.
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Algiers
Rome
Hermann Goering
Littoria
Pontine Marshes
Nettuna
Albert Kesselring
Fifth Army
Cassino
Roms
Bozoviave
Littora
Appian Way
Borgopiave
Ventine
Mussolini Canal
Nazes
Ramirez Warns Against Reprisals After Axis Cut
President Pedro Ramirez warns Germany and Japan against reprisals after severing diplomatic relations. He urges Argentines to refrain from opposition and outlines security measures to protect the country while treating Axis nationals with distrust unless they show understanding of Argentina’s proposals. Continuous coverage promised.
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Buenos Aires
Pedro Ramirez
Germany
Japan
Axis
Argentina
Ramirez
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces Formed Under Eaker
Allied Headquarters announces Mediterranean Allied Air Forces led by Lieut. Gen. Ira C. Eaker. The force unites U S 12th and 11th Air Forces with R A F units in the central Mediterranean Malta and the Middle East, replacing the previous Mediterranean Air Command and Northwest African Air Forces. General Baker to oversee all Allied air activity across the region.
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Allied
Almers
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
Allied Air Forces
Ira C. Eaker
United States
11Th Air
Malta
Middle East
Mediterranean Air Command
Air Arthur Tedder
Carl A. Spaatz
Baker
Ma Ssessor
Park
Eaker
Nathan F. Twining
Jonan. K. Cannon
Bricker for Vote Bill Pitsburg
Ohio official Joan W. Bricker supports a bill on military voting rights for soldiers. Advocates argue soldiers are entitled to vote, while opponents challenge the proposed ballot process.
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Pitsburg
Joan W. Bricker
Ohio
Judge Says Insurance Firms Abused Workmen’s Law
Judge Justine Wise Polier testified at a Moreland Act hearing that private insurers aided padding of charges and eroded medical standards under the Workmen’s Compensation Law. She urged removal of insurers from compensation administration while noting their societal role as middlemen.
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New York
Itoimsponsihe
Pole
Academy of Medicine
Eighth Air Force Two Years Old Anniversary Milestone
The United States Eighth Air Force marks two years of operations with 46,840 tons of bombs dropped on Nazi Europe and 4,446 German aircraft destroyed. Since Savannah, Georgia birth on January 28 1942 Special Order 22 guided its formation. Combat crews have dropped 27 676 tons of heavy bombs inside Germany and 11 114 tons on military targets while air crews claim 3 885 German interceptors shot down and escorts downed others.
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London
United States Eighth Air Force
Europe
Savannah
Thud Air Suppore Command
L. & Army
Germany
Thepo
Japanese Navy to Emerge as Enterprise Skipper Predicts
Rear Admiral Addison Madison said yesterday the Japanese fleet waited in the South Pacific for a sharp clash at Alhed and surface forces in the Pacific. He commanded the Enterprise 15 months ago and noted the enemy has held resources, planning to deploy their last card when ready.
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