Push Nazis Toward Black Sea
Soviet forces encircled several German divisions in southern Ukraine and killed about 10 000 with 4 000 captured. Units neared the Black Sea port Nikolaev while others crossed the Bug River and advanced toward the Romanian frontier. More than 230 localities were taken across three Ukrainian fronts as Stalin's drive disrupted the Balkans and German forces withdrew under heavy pressure with heavy casualties.
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Red Army
Ukraine
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Bug
Noutheast
Rodion
Malinovsky
Ukrainian Front
Istanbul
Romania
Odessa
Kherson
Dnieper
Stalin
Balkans
Cairo
Tarnopol
Korsun
A F L Refuses Share Seat With C I O At IL O Meeting
Washington DP The American Federation of Labor rejected President Roosevelt's proposal to share labor's IL O meeting seat between the AFL and the CIO. AFL President William Green said he would prefer no representation at all rather than a split. Roosevelt had urged joint representation a week earlier with no indication of his next step if AFL declined.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Labor
International Labor Office
A. F. of L
IL. O
Green
A. F. of
C I. G
February Milk Price Record Breaks for 1919 Deliveries
New record February milk price set at 3.80 per hundredweight for 382,282,738 pounds from 49,990 farmers across New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Connecticut Massachusetts and Vermont. Under uniform rate, farmers receive 3.40 per hundredweight plus 0.40 from the Wet Food Administration for dairy feed. Previous high was 3.70 in February 1919.
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New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
Do. J. Blanford
Wet Food Administration
New York City Tax Receipts Hit Two Billion
New York City tax receipts were already about two billion dollars, said William J. Pedrick, collector of the second internal revenue district, predicting continued record income tax payments this year despite noisy market and dining reminders.
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New York City
New York
Occupation Deferments Tightened Nationwide
The Selective Service tightened occupational draft deferments for men 18 to 25 and extended the policy to 23 to 25. State directors must approve deferments or in non exempt occupations. A rationing plan to allocate deferments to critical war plants is under discussion with President Roosevelt backing the idea. Major General Lewis B. Hershey outlined criteria to favor essential industry and noted older registrants could be deferred as replacements become available.
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Washington
Selective Service
Roosevelt
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
President Says Allies Will Try To Spare Rome
President Roosevelt denounced Germany's use of Rome as a military center and pledged to spare religious monuments if possible. He said the Holy City’s desecration is part of Hitler’s total war and affirmed that freedom of religion remains a principal Allied goal.
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Rome
Washington
Roosevelt
Holy
Hitler
Bomb Kills Fascist Editor in Rome Air Raid
The Rome radio reported that Virginio Gayda, former editor of Il Giornale d'Italia and wartime mouthpiece for Mussolini, was killed in an Allied air raid on Rome. German broadcasts claimed he died in a bombed building during waves of bombing, ending his role as a staunch advocate of the Axis alliance.
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London
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Benito Mussolini
Il Giornale D'Italia
Gayda
Mussolini
Gaydas House
Senate Passes Service Ballot for Soldiers Abroad
The Senate approved a service ballot bill 47 to 31, favoring state absentee ballots and offering a short-form federal ballot only as a last resort with overseas troop approval. Support came from 23 Democrats and 24 Republicans. opposition included 24 Democrats, six Republicans, and one Progressive. The measure now moves to the House, with leaders predicting swift passage despite changes in conference.
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Washington
Barkley
House
McCormack
Rep
Rankin
D.-Miss
Conference Committee
Green
D.br. 1
Lucas
D-Il
Finnish Soviet Clash Deepens Amid War Exit Pressure
Moscow diplomats warn Finland of imminent bombings and land sea actions unless negotiations accept Soviet armistice terms. Russians tire of Finnish delays and fear closer ties with Hitlerite powers. In Stockholm, Helsinki leaders reportedly meet in secret to decide on Moscow's ultimatum.
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Moscow
Russia
Finland
Red Army
Stockholm
Associated Press
Robert Sturdevant
Soviet Union
Nazi Fire Blitz Hits London
German raiders struck London just before midnight in a fierce raid that matched past February fires in intensity. Two waves dropped incendiaries and phosphorous, hitting a hospital, churches, apartments, warehouses, and dense dwellings. Rescue teams labored as a warehouse fire threatened an underground shelter housing 4,000 people.
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London
Children's Hospital
Death in collapse seen as sign of Mussolini era
Signor Gayda, in his study at his desk, was found dead under debris after a building collapse. He served as a foreign correspondent for Turin and Milan papers and was born in Rome in 1885. Observers followed Gayda to gauge Mussolini’s plans, as daily movements offered clues to the dictator’s next steps.
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Mussolini
Gayda
Rome
Turin
Milan
Willkieites Lead in New Hampshire Primary Returns
In New Hampshire the first national convention delegate ballot shows unpledged Willkie supporters leading among 19 candidates for seven at large seats as 75 of 296 precincts report. Dewey pledged Arthur Watson follows. two district delegates see an unpledged and a Dewey-backed candidate ahead in each district. All Democrats are Roosevelt pledges.
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Manchester
N. H
UPI
Thomas E Dewey
New York
New Hampshire
Preeimets
Robert O. Blood
Huntley N. Spaulding
U. S
George H Moses
Robert W. Upton
Robert F. Bur. Troughs
Frank J. Sulloway
Arthur G. Watson
Dewey
Jed
Broad
Burroughs
Upton
Sulloway
Willkie
General MacArthur
Roosevelt
Juror Selected for Ancram Murder Trial
In Ancram court Mrs Ruth Simons murder case reached a juror today. Isaiah Wheeler a New Lebanon farmer and father of four was chosen after voir dire as the panel tested for death penalty readiness. Mrs Simons wife of Peace Justice Harold Simons remained composed during the selections.
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Hudson P
Ruth Simons
Isaiah Wheeler
New Lebanon
Talesmen
Gripsholm Vessel Heads for Jersey City Docking Today
The Swedish liner Gripsholm, an 18,132-ton ship carrying 663 uprooted people from Germany and Nazi-occupied France, neared New York after a ten day neutral Portugal voyage. Under safe conduct guarantees, it is due to dock at Ambrose Light in lower New York Harbor midmorning and reach the Jersey City pier around 12 30 p.m.
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New York
Germany
France
Portugal
Ambrose Laght
Lower
Jersey City Pier
Tima
Gas Ration Cut Cut To Two Gallons Weekly Nationwide
The A card gasoline ration drops to two gallons per week for the entire country starting next Wednesday due to critical demand and a vast black market draining about 2.5 million gallons daily. B coupon restrictions tighten in California Oregon Washington Nevada and Arizona. AB card holders near the Eastern Seaboard may receive some extra gasoline. BY coupons remain for occupational driving.
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Washington
Pacific Coast Area
California
Oregon
Nevada
Arizona
Seaboard
Office of Price Administration
Mechanics Die On Unauthorized Plane Flight At La Guardia
Two civilian mechanics died when an unauthorized flight in a twin engined Army Cargo plane crashed and burned at La Guardia. The men Eugene J Ghek 20 of the Bronx and Rudolf Brosowski 22 of Woodside were the sole occupants.
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New York
la Guardia
Ai Transport Command
Army
Eugene J Ghek
The
Bronx
Rudolf Brosowski
Woodside
31 Enemy Planes Downed in Pacific War Burst
Allied air forces claim 31 enemy planes destroyed in a 48 hour sweep from Hollandia New Guinea to Rabaul. The action also claimed a three ship convoy and various small craft. Naval patrol torpedo boats added two more aircraft, with one downed off New Ireland and another off New Britain.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Hollandia New Guinea
Rabaul
New Ireland
New Briain
U S Flyers Sweep Over Northern France in Strafing Runs
U S P 47 Thunderbolts skimmed at roof-top height above northern France in strafing attacks on two coastal sections with no Nazi fighter interception. The sweeps, part of high altitude fighter operations, followed night strikes on the French rail center near Mans and on Frankivet in Germany.
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London
U. S
France
1. Mans
Frankivet
Germany
Income Tax Returns Set Record For Deadline Rush
Midnight deadline for 50990,000 Americans to file the toughest returns. offices show piling mail sacks and longer lines. Treasury reports 38 million last year to 50 million this year, with many filing themselves and seeking refunds. About 16 million expected to share roughly 400 million in refunds, sent by mail. refunds cannot be paid on the spot. Interest at 6 percent begins tomorrow. overall receipts run ahead of last year’s record.
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Treasury
Imauzries
Refuse Buyer Punished New York
New York restaurant operator Adolf Gutman, fined 250 dollars for buying greens and fruits taken from a New Jersey scavenger truck, had his food permit revoked yesterday.
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New York
Pi—Adolf Gutman
New Jersey
Allies Oust Fascists In Italy in Naples Region
Allied control commission abolished the Fascist system of government in Naples area appointing councils of aldermen for towns and a president and provincial deputation for provinces. Officials are chosen by a provincial prefect and must be approved by the Allied commission until elections are possible.
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Naples
Italy
Allied Control Commission
Russia
Marshal Badogio
Allied Commission
Badoglio
Vittorio Emanuele
Italan
Britain
United States
Argentine Gou Dissolves After June Revolution Backing Group
The United Officers Group of Argentina, known as The Colonels Lodge, reportedly dissolved amid unclear motives. Sources said the organization, once a backer of the June upheaval, had served its purpose and was informed in a circular, with close army ties noted.
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Montevideo
Gou
Argentina
The Quints of Diligenti Draw Buenos Aires Gape
An Italian couple in Buenos Aires claimed a July birth of quintuplets three girls and two boys born at home nine months earlier. Valjeta de Diligenti and Franco Diligenti withheld the event to avoid crowds, with midwife Leda Shaw present. Names given include Mati Fernanda Ma ma Esther Cristina Carlos Alberto and Franco. health reported good with weights around twenty five pounds each.
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Buenos Aires
Dionne
Canada
Valleta de Diligenti
Franco Diligenti
Leda Shaw
Buenos Aires Herald
Star
Miligenti
Eceven
Mati Fernanda
Mama Esther Mar
Cristina
Carlos Alberto
Franco
Armando
Ana Maria
Maria
Bret
Hull backs move on isolation of southern Ireland
Churchill warned in the Commons that Allies plan to isolate southern Ireland as security for Eisenhower’s troops. Hull said Britain’s contacts restrictions aim to safeguard American soldiers, while De Valera’s government hosts German and Japanese ministers. Churchill warned of a possible semi blockade and lasting rift between Britain and southern Ireland.
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Churchill
Dwight BD
Eisenhower
Beteen
Ireland
Eire
Washington
Hull
British Isles
de Valera
Dublin
United States
Dubin
Great Britain
Simple Rites Mark Funeral Of Van Loon
Hendrik Willem Van Loon author and historian was laid to rest in Greenwich Cemetery after simple ceremonies at First Congregational Church. Nethelands ambassador and notable officials attended along with friends, diplomats, and publishers from New York and Washington. Mourners filled the church and overflowed into adjacent rooms to honor the life and work of the exile figure known for The Story of Mankind.
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Greenwich
Conn
Connecticut
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Furing
First Congregational Church
Netherlands
Tod
Wiliam Vortora
van Loons
Wfiels
New York
Washington
Cala
Madonna
Draft Took 270000 Railroad Workers Amid War Milestones
H Carte of the railroad retirement bureau said yesterday that 270000 workers were drafted or taken, with estimates of 37000 more to be added by mid 1944. He noted this figure covers up to the end of 1933 and remarks on anticipated additions in the first half of 1944.
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Chicago P— Spectre Service
H. Carte
Bureau of Employmient and Claims
The
Railroad Retirement Board
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