Germans Fall Back as Soviets Reach Dniester River
Soviet forces under Marshal Zhukov shattered German defenses across the Ukraine offensive reaching the Dniester near Zaleshchiki and Czernowitz. Moscow reports say 20,000 German troops killed, 3,500 captured, with 400 towns and villages overrun and a tally of about 250,000 German dead and captives.
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Balkan
Zaleshchiki
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Old Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Tarnopol
Odessa
Lwow
Old Poland
Czernowitz
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Ferdinand
Boris Polevoy
Pravda
Bessarabia
Court Assigns Jewish Lawyer To Defend Fascist
New York report details Jacob J. Rosenblum, Jewish synagogue president and chief assistant to Gov. Dewey, assigned by Judge Rifkind to defend Ivar Haug, a man accused of violating Selective Service Act provisions. Haug initially refused counsel aligned with Nazis and accepted a Gentile lawyer. Case set for Thursday.
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Ivar Haug
Haug
Simon H. Rifkind
Rifkind
Rosenblum
Jacob J. Rosenblum
Thomas E. Dewey
B and M reports record freight, income drop in 1943
The Boston and Maine Railroad tallies seven new 1943 operating records with 4 811 142 000 revenue ton miles and major gains in train and car efficiency while net income after fixed charges falls by 6 661 000 from 1942.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
B. and M
Joan Berry Testimony Ends In Chaplin Trial
In Los Angeles UPI a court ruled against cross examining Joan Berry about romance with another man. Prosecutors pressed on asking about her Beverly Hills visit with a loaded pistol as U S Atty Carr wrapped up her testimony for the Mann Act case. The judge noted counsel’s near finish and recessed as questions about a Tulsa money source were raised.
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UPI
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
Jerry Giesler
Giesler
U. S
Charles H. Carr
Miss Berry
Chaplin
Beverly Hills
J. F. T. O'Connor
O’connor
Carr
Tulsa
Hans Reusch
Oklahoma
Move to Oust Farley Not Discussed
Edward V. Loughlin leader of Tammany Hall said a movement to oust Democratic state chairman James A. Farley was not discussed at a conference. Albany committee favors replacement by Thomas J. W. Cullen of Goshen. Loughlin proposed four delegates at large and three alternates to the Democratic national convention. Candidates named include Senator Robert F. Wagner and District Attorney Frank S. Hogan. He listed James W. Gerard and himself with alternates I. Howard Lehman Anna M. Rosenberg and Henry S. Hooker. Hatch Act may bar Mrs Rosenberg serving.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Frank 8. Hogan
James W. Gerard
I. Howard Lehman
Anna M. Rosenberg
Navy bombers strike Truk approaches and Marshalls
Navy planes bombed the Ant Island atoll near Ponape for the first time capturing an eastern approach to Truk’s base. The Navy also reported raids on four unidentified enemy positions in the eastern Marshalls on the following day.
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Ponape
Navy
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Marshalls
British Mine Wages To Be Stabilized Pact Reached
British mine owners and miners agreed to stabilize coal field wages until December 31 1947 and to remove anomalies of the Porter award. The move aims to end the Welsh miners strike affecting about 100000 workers and the South Yorkshire walkout involving over 50000. Yorkshire leaders expect the pact to halt the wildcat strikes spreading to 28 pits.
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London
South Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Romania Occupied as Nazis Build Balkan Buffer Line
London and Ankara report the German occupation of Romania and a Balkan buffer strategy to slow Soviet advances. Berlin radio hints at Allied mischief while Turkish sources note German reinforcements along the Black Sea coasts. A German exile in London warns the occupation aligns with a policy to pull Europe into ruin if Germany falls.
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Rumania
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Hungary
Black Sea
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Reich
G O P Learns Policy Exists After Hull Proposal
Washington Republicans reported a plan by Secretary Hull for Germany’s postwar status, but Britain and Russia won’t approve it. After a 2 1/2 hour session, lawmakers voiced mixed views. Hull briefed on Germany, Poland, and other international issues, with calls for clearer U.S. aims.
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Britain
Russia
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R-Cal
Rep. Luce
R.-Conn
State Department
Japan
Moscow
Anthony Eden
Litvinoff
Poland
U. S
Germans Over London Again
An air raid alert sounded in the London area for the fourth consecutive night. A heavy barrage broke roofs as fragments from rockets and cannon shells spattered across buildings. German bombers appeared to shift to high explosives after prior firebomb attempts. fire watchers reported a well known building hit as the raid resumed with renewed artillery.
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London
Refugees killed after promises of escape in Paris villa
Paris dispatches report that 50 to 60 refugees fleeing German-occupied France were lured to a villa on Rue Lesueur. They were charged 50 000 francs to escape and were told to bring valuables and inform relatives of a long voyage. The victims were allegedly killed by injections and robbed.
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France
Paris
Lesueur
Subs Sink Eleven More Jap Vessels
The Navy Department announced eleven additional Japanese ships sunk, signaling mounting American submarine power in Japanese waters. This followed Secretary Knox’s report of fifteen more Nipponese craft sent to the bottom, underscoring growing fleet size and effectiveness despite some American losses.
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Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
United States
Resist Nazis Hungary Told to Fight, Not Submit
The United States urged Hungary to resist German occupation and warned that defiance could lead to better treatment at the peace table. Secretary Hull called for firm resistance and implied Allied friendship if Hungary and other Axis satellites resist. The move also affected how Turkey’s Allies view Balkan alignments amid German strength.
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United States
Hungary
Hull
Hitler
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United Nations
Balkans
Turkey
Bulgaria
Refugee Aid Call For Safe Havens By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt urged the nations of Europe and Asia to hide Jews threatened by Nazi persecution and to open borders to all victims of oppression. He said the United Nations fight for a world of freedom and justice where all can live in peace and dignity, regardless of race or creed.
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Roosevelt
Hitler
Balkans
Europe
Asia
The
United Nations
Bombing Of Cassino Seen Futile Effort
Allied Headquarters in Naples reports German artillery and air support fortified Cassino defense. Ground troops resist in the mountain fortress ruins as last week's air assault failed to breach the Roman valley barrier. Allied hopes of breaking into the Liri Valley appear diminished.
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Cassino
Liri Valey Ap
Senate Votes Curbs On Funds
The Senate approved the 8.56 billion independent offices appropriation bill and banned funding for any department lacking direct congressional appropriations for 12 months. An amendment would require Senate confirmation of all federal hires earning 4500 dollars a year or more. The panel, created to curb war job discrimination, was briefly spared the ban. The vote totals were 31 to 23 and 33 to 26 on related amendments.
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Russell
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Fair Employment Practices Committee
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Buck
R.-Del
George
Strategic Islands in Baltic in Nazi Hands
London radio reported reliable sources that German troops landed on the Aaland Islands in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. The broadcaster said the islands hold great strategic importance, controlling the Gulf of Bothnia and sea approaches to Stockholm, with Finland previously barring foreign troops.
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Sweden
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Gulf of Bothnia
Stockholn
Finder of Butter Goes Unrewarded
Mrs A E Mc Aleer and her husband found 16 pounds of butter in the road on Wednesday and spent two days trying to dispose of it. They notified the police, but neither police nor Swift and Company rushed to collect the butter, and she received only 256 points from the company.
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A. E. McAleer
Swift and Company
Cassino Front Sees Fight Over Ruined Western Outskirts
London radio, quoting a Fifth Army briefing from Cassino, reports German paratroops seized a belt of ruined western houses after street fighting. Allied lessons include air strikes limited against fortified positions. News notes heavy German artillery north of Cassino and 40 to 50 Nazi planes bombing roads behind lines as New Zealand troops advance at the southern edge.
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Hitler
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Germany
Des Roses
Deferments Rationed as Draft Drive Focuses on Youth
Washington sources report selective service tightens rules to speed induction of men 25 and younger for combat roles. Maj. Gen. Hershey orders boards to reclassify under 26 deferments and keep 26-and-older registrants until younger men are processed, with measures to reserve indispensable workers for vital war industry.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
McNutt
Bombs Blanket Berlin And London In Sustained RAF Offense
Allied daylight raids hit Frankfurt and Schweinfurt while RAF bombers struck Berlin and London in sustained operations. German reports claim a large scale Berlin night raid with high explosives and fire bombs. London suffered damage to a church, a publishing house, and residences amid southeast England strikes as about 250 bombers and fighters per mission totaled 1,000 planes.
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Schweinfurt
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St. Dizier
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England
East Anglia
Frankfurt
Few Farm Machines Sent Abroad in War Effort
President Roosevelt, at a press conference, said farm machinery exports under lend-lease account for less than 2 percent of U S supply and are aimed at feeding American forces overseas. He noted Leo Crowley, who has resigned as alien property custodian to focus on foreign economic administrator and FDIC duties, reported exports mainly to Australia New Zealand and the United Kingdom to boost vital food production for the war.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Leo T. Crowley
Crowley
Ahien
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Marshall Receives Order of Suvorov First Class
Moscow radio announced that General George C. Marshall chief of staff of the U S Army has been awarded the Order of Suvorov first class for his services and leadership during World War II.
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Order of Suvorov
Moscow
Defense Challenging Confession In Lonergan Murder Trial
Defense argued Lonergan confessed under duress after long hours without sleep in New York police custody. Prosecution countered the confession was voluntary. witnesses testified Lonergan endured sleep deprivation and travel from Toronto. Judge asked about threats or physical pressure. prosecutors denied such actions. Patricia Lonergan, heiress to 6 million, was killed last October 24.
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Wayne Lonergan
Patricia
Edward V. Broderick
Royal Canadian Air
Lonergan
Grumet
Loehr
Toronto
New York
Broderick
District Attorney’s
Senate Strips TVA of Financial Autonomy in Vote
In a heated session the Senate voted 33 to 26 to deny the Tennessee Valley Authority access to its own receipts. The amendment to the independent offices appropriations bill would require TVA funds to go to the Treasury general fund and limit spending to Congress appropriations. Senator McKellar called Wallace's remarks damable while Senator Clark accused him of breaking rules.
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Wallace
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Clark
D.- Mo
TVA
Public Power Agency
House
The
Treasury
Barkley D.ky
Senate passes G I Bill of Rights aiding veterans
Washington Ph The Senate approved unanimously a 33.5 billion G I bill of rights measure promising nearly all proposed veteran aid in this war except adjustable compensation payments.
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Senate
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