New Tactics Fail As Two Divisions Hurled Against U S Forces
British, Australian, and Indian troops in Singapore repel a Japanese thrust across Johore Strait with artillery and small craft actions. In the Philippines, MacArthur reports heavy Japanese losses on Batan peninsula as American bombers strike in the Netherlands East Indies and Malay air fields. Allied forces describe two Japanese divisions spearheading a wide front attack, with Corregidor and Pilar areas noted.
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U.S
Singapore
Johore Strait
Johore Bahru
Malay
Washington
Netherlands East Indies
War Department
Balik Papan
Borneo
Kuala Lumpur
Kuantan
Malaya
Congress Told Fiscal Affairs In Good Shape
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau testified before a House subcommittee that the 1943 $1.11 billion appropriation for the treasury and post office departments shows fiscal health better than during World War I. He urged voluntary borrowing support and noted silver policy issues amid a rising domestic price and foreign supply dynamics. The committee also learned about unreported revenue and informer payments totaling $1.309 million and a government freeze related to broader actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury and
Post Office Departments
Congress
Treasury
Morgenthau
House
Appropriations
Treasury and Post Office Departments
Treasury Department
Office Department
Roosevelt
Daniel W. Bell
the Treasury
United States
War Bond Drive Urges Regular Purchases Across Nation
Government calls on citizens to support the war effort by buying defense bonds or stamps daily if possible and regularly. Bonds from $18.75, stamps as low as 10 cents, available at banks post offices and many retailers. Tucson Daily Citizen encourages Americans to contribute.
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Japan
Tucson Daily Citizen
Japanese Barges Destroyed By Bombers In Burma
British Blenheim bombers and RAF escorts attacked Japanese forces near the Salween crossing north of Moulmein. The action halted a Japanese attempt to cross the Salween and threaten Rangoon. Refugees report Imperial rearguard delaying evacuation as bombs sank barges and troops swam for safety.
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Rangoon
U.P
Salween River
Moulmein
Salween
Salsween
Tokyo
United Press
New York
Burma
Mandalay
Gulf of Martaban
Abya
Rangoon-Mandalay
Ran
Another 500 Million Dollar Loan Sought For China By FDR
President Roosevelt asked Congress to authorize a 500 million dollar loan to China to provide economic and financial assistance. Speaker Rayburn introduced a resolution and said the foreign affairs committee would report the bill for passage this week. The loan would add to lend lease aid and other measures and be arranged by the treasury department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
China
Rayburn
Bloom
D-Ny
Foreign Affairs Committee
Treasury Department
Wallace
Navy Appropriation Becomes Largest Senate Action Yet
The Senate approved a $26.495 billion naval appropriations bill, the largest of its kind, funding 18 000 aircraft, ships, and 7 billion for operations. Secretary Knox cited production bottlenecks and labor shifts while urging speed in arming the fleet. The bill now returns to the House for amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Navy
Roosevelt
Knox
Japs Claim U S Cruiser Is Fired
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese headquarters stating a U S cruiser was set afire in yesterday morning’s Marshall Islands attack. They claim 11 American planes down and minimal damage to Japanese assets, with 28 Japanese casualties and no military site damage.
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Tokyo
United States
Marshall Islands
Douglas Bank Loses Suit In Supreme Court
The Arizona state supreme court upheld the 45 year old bank tax assessment law, dismissing the Bank of Douglas suit for lack of a constitutional challenge. The ruling sustains taxes on banks based on shares of stock rather than real property.
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Douglas Bank
Supreme Court
Phoenix
State Supreme Court
Arizona
Bank of Douglas
Cochise County
Alfred C. Lockwood
Lockwood
British Forces Fall Back 100 Miles From Bengasi
Cairo Feb 2 British have fallen back about 100 miles from Bengasi under Axis attack said to be of considerable strength. The seventh Indian infantry brigade, having held Benghazi, fought its way almost intact to eastern bases, while engineers likely were captured after destroying installations in the lost port. The fourth Indian division withdrawals near Barce in contact with the pursuing enemy. Imperial mobile columns remained on the offensive at Msus and air forces aided land operations, with RAF fire striking Axis transport and damaging gasoline trucks.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
Philippines
War Department
South China Sea
Manila Bay
Corregidor
Pilar
MacArthur
Batan Peninsula
Pearl Harbor
Japan
mid-Pacific
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Batan West Coast
Nara
Cairo
Bengasi
Middle East
Barce
Msus
Bengali
el Agheila-Agedabia
RAF
Lumber Workers Seek Higher Wages in Southwest
ALBUQUERQUE Feb 2 AFL lumber workers from New Mexico and Arizona plan wage increases to offset rising living costs. John Murray of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters said union committees will meet with mill operators this week. no numbers or manpower figures were announced. He stressed the request is not a demand and no strike threat exists as current contracts run to May 1.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Arizona
AFL
Gallup
John Murray
International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Murray
Russia Drives Into Ukraine In Wide Wedge
Marshal Semeon Timoshenko's southern front army reportedly slices through minefields and repels German counterattacks in a 60 mile wide wedge into the Ukraine southwest of Kharkov. The dispatch says Russians have advanced about 55 miles beyond battlefields and reports one battlefield with 1,200 Germans killed and 800 more killed by bombing and machinegun fire. Names of towns recaptured and fate of German units remain secret as the drive continues.
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Moscow
Semeon Timoshenko
Ukraine
Kharkov
Morenci Mine Turns Out First Copper
Phelps Dodge invests 35 million dollars in the Morenci open pit copper mine with a 25 000 ton daily ore capacity. The initial operation uses two mills, with more units to start. The project followed four and a half years of prep to remove the mountain top and expose a 230 million ton ore body, aiming for 75 000 tons of copper yearly. expansion feasibility discussed with the Defense Plant Corporation amid high wartime demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morenci
Phelps Dodge Corporation
G. C. Davis
Defense Plant Corporation
Dutch Fight to Halt Japanese Thrust In Borneo
Dutch defense forces fight bitterly to stop a Japanese invasion drive that may have captured Pontianak on Borneo as Tokyo presses toward Sumatra and Java. Allied pressure includes air bombardment on Banka and guerilla aid on Celebes and Amboina as reports confirm Pontianak status remain unofficial.
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Batavia
U.P
West Borneo
Pontianak
East Indies
Sumatra
Java
Tin
Banka
Borneo
Pemangkat
Billiton
United Nations Supreme
Celebes
Amboina Island
Amboina
Singapore
Japanese threat grows in Pacific as fleet attacks islands
United Press report notes Pacific fleet strikes on Marshall and Gilbert islands to protect supply lines to Indies, Singapore, Burma. Japanese aim for Burma and Java, with Singapore already neutralized. threat to Java rises if Singapore falls, as base locations shift across Borneo and Amboina.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press War Desk
United States Pacific Fleet
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Hawaii
Indies
Singapore
Burma
Southwest Pacific
Java
Sumatra
Borneo
Celebes
Amboina
Surabaya
United Nation
United Nations
Gige
Celeb
HINA
Japanese Bases Blasted In Allied Pacific Fleet Strike
Admiral Nimitz announced US warships across combat types participated in the attack on Marshall and Gilbert island bases with extensive damage and light losses. He praised officers and men for executing the pre arranged plan successfully and noted further details on NAVY page 14.
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U. S
Marshalls
Gilbert
Navy
Chester W.tate
Philippines
Honolulu
U.P
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
United States
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Nimitz
Japs Fight To Dutch Air Base Near Australia
Japanese invasion forces push toward Amboina island near the Netherlands East Indies base 660 miles north of Australia. Allied air reconnaissance notes Japanese advances as Dutch resist. Additional raids hit Koepang Timor Salamaua Wau Bulolo Tulagi and Rabaul with limited casualties reported.
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Australia
Brydon Taves
Melbourne
U.P
Amboina Island
Netherlands East Indies
Royal Air Force
Amboina
Australian Air Ministry
Koepang
Netherlands Timor Island
Port Darwin
Salamaua
Wau
Bulolo
New Guinea
Cape York
Soemba Strait
Tulagi Island
Solomons
Rabaul
New Britain
Bismarcks
Egyptian cabinet resigns in row
Cairo dispatch reports the Egyptian cabinet led by Hussein Sirry Pasha resigned amid internal policy disagreements with King Farouk I. British sources say the resignation followed friction over domestic policy and comes after a cabinet reorganization last August.
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Cairo
U.P
Hussein Sirry Pasha
London
Farouk I
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