Allied Forces Hold Tunisian Front In Major North Africa Push
Allied planes bombed supply lines and shipping from Tunisia to Sicily as American and British troops fortified gains along the Tunisian front. British forces fought to hold Djebel Mansour while Americans pressed near Sened and Maknassy. air power dominated, with Axis losses and several Allied aircraft missing.
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William B. Dickinson Ndon
U.P
Tunisia
Sicily
Djebel Mansour
Bou Arada
Rada
Medjez-El-Bab
Tunis
Sened
Maknassy
Sfax
Tunisian
12Th Air Force
Gabes
Ousseltia
Middle East
Sicilian
Messina
Palo
Palermo
Middle Eastern
Eighth Army
Afrika Korps
Admiralty
London
Mediterranean
Anerican
Gulf of Gabes
Erwin Rommel
Tripolitania
Tunis-Bizerte
House Moves to Limit Tax Office Take
Phoenix Feb 4 The Arizona legislature approved bills to remove four percent of sales luxury and income tax receipts from the tax commission and place them under legislative budget control The plan would fund the general fund and set the commission's budget The measure carries an effective date and an emergency clause to avoid a referendum It also directs most luxury tax funds to relief programs and imposes a court decree requirement for large income tax refunds to Magma Copper Co
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona Tax Commission
House
Commission
Leonard Klein
Yavapai
Klein
Tax Commission
State Social Security Board
Income
Frank Jordan
Maricopa
Magma Copper Company
RAF Raids Hit Rathedaung and Akyab in Burma
British air force Blenheims conducted two raids on Rathedaung about 25 miles north of Akyab in western Burma and Wellington bombers attacked Akyab last night. Bomb bursts were seen around the targets and fires began in the area, according to a British headquarters communique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
U.P
Royal Air Force
Rathedaung
Akyab
Burma
Wellington
London
Mediterranean
Tunisian
Ae Besek
American Food Supports Soviet War Efforts, Wickard Says
Secretary Wickard told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that American food shipments to the USSR are crucial to Soviet victories. He noted more food goes to Russia than Britain and warned Americans to tighten belts to sustain aid. He stressed enough food will remain for civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Claude R. Wickard
Russia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wickard
Two Accused In Dope Handling Plot Indictment in San Francisco
Federal grand jury indicted John W. Clark a Phoenix real estate operator and George Isador Olson of San Francisco on charges of receiving and concealing opium and conspiracy to transport narcotics. Assistant U S Attorney James Davis said Olson received 10 ounces of opium by mail last December 16, likely from Mexican sources.
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San Francisco
John W. Clark
Phoenix Real Estate
George Isador Olson
U. S
James Davis
Olsen
Clark
Japanese Public Prepared For Report Of Naval Losses
Tokyo broadcast a report claiming a large American fleet in the Solomons while warning of Japanese losses. U S Navy officials disputed Tokyo claims of sinking two American battleships and three cruisers as inflated. Chungking experts noted mid broadcast propaganda aimed at Japan's home audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Martin Chungking
U.R
Tokyo
Free China
Chungking
Solomons
Washington
Navy Department
Japan
U. S. Navy Department
Rennel Island
Midway
Coral Sea
U. S
Naval clash looms as US and Japan spar near Guadalcanal
Washington reports ongoing air and surface exchanges in the Solomons as United States and Japanese forces maneuver for position around Guadalcanal. The Navy notes both sides suffered losses while avoiding full engagement, with Japanese night bombing on January 29 and renewed aerial activity near Savo Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Navy
Munda
United States
Southwest Pacific
U. S
South Pacific
Savo Island
Solomons
Ickes Would Extend Pleasure Driving Ban Across Nation
Petroleum Administrator Ickes said he favored banning pleasure driving nationwide with regional exceptions. He aimed to accumulate oil for essential use and keep people warm next winter by restricting non essential consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
Oil Industry
Petroleum Industry War Council
Allies Defeat Japs In Fight In New Cimnas
Allied forces report heavy action in New Guinea around Wau and Salamaua with 88 Japanese killed. Air strikes hit Buin Lakunai Rapopo and other airfields in the Solomons area. Catalina bombed Buin, Fortresses raided Rabaul, and A 20 Havoc supported commando operations along the Komiatum trail.
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New
Cimnas
Don Caswell
Solomons
South Pacific Command
Catalina
Lakunai
Rapopo
Rabaul
New Britain
Wide Bay
Cape Gloucester
Salamaua
New Guinea
Komiatum
Dobo
Arlee_ islands
British Bombs Reveals Guns In German Attics
Stockholm reports a German newspaper dispatch stating rifles pistols and other military equipment of German and foreign make were found in attics in Essen indicating underground anti Nazi activity among workers. British raids helped uncover the caches and Essen police chief warned residents to surrender weapons or face penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Essen
Communist Party
Germany
Palermo Raid by American Bombers Reported by Rome
Italian high command said American heavy bombers raided Palermo on Sicily and targeted an Italian air and naval base. The communique reported 16 killed and 41 wounded, substantial building damage, and four raiders shot down in daylight attacks by waves challenged by Italian fighters and anti aircraft fire.
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Rome
New York
Palermo
Sicily
High Command
Ruml Tax Plan Challenged by House Panel
Chairman Doughton of the house ways and means committee challenged Beardsley Ruml's plan to skip a year of taxes to speed revenue. Ruml argued the timing would boost treasury income without forgiving debts, while Doughton pressed questions on the policy and its effects on individuals and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. LE May
Washington
Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Beardsley Ruml
Coughton
Sam Rayburn
Ruml
Treasury
Seaboard States to Receive Just Enough Oil
Washington February 4 government officials said 17 eastern states and the District of Columbia would just scrape through this winter fuel oil and gasoline shortage. The Petroleum Administration for War plans to build large stocks in danger areas this summer to prevent a repeat of next winter's shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Petroleum Administration For War
Complete Disaster Looming For Nazis On Soviet Front
German forces in Russia face grave prospects as Soviet advances sever railway links to Rostov and trap about 100000 troops in the northwestern Caucasus. Russian control of Kuschevka and the Don region blocks egress by road, with Kerch crossing a risky escape. The Black Sea fleet and Tuapse air base threaten a Dunkirk-like withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Russia
Ukraine
Caucasus
Rostov
Don
Kuschevka
Sea of Azov
Strait of Kerch
Crimea
Dunkirk
Black Sea
Tuapse
Kursk
Lower
Taman Peninsula
Krasnodar
Second Hamburg Raid Marks Five Night Offensive
British long range bombers struck Hamburg for the second time in five nights amid a major Allied assault on German submarine bases and industry. The raid, part of a continuous offensive, involved heavy losses for the attackers and prompted Goebbels to cancel a Berlin broadcast.
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London
U.P
Germany
Hamburg
Cologne
Air Ministry
Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Dover Strait
Giraud Frees 27 Communist Deputies in North Africa
Allied headquarters report Gen. Henri Honore Giraud released 27 Communist deputies held since 1940. The Allied commission notes 903 political prisoners freed since the landings, with about 5,500 still in custody, many Spanish republicans awaiting review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
North Africa
Henri Honore Giraud
Allied Commission On
Red Army closes in on Rostov as Germans flee toward Crimea
German news agency admits Russians landed forces north of Novorossisk and established a beach head. Rostov besieged from northeast southeast and south, with Bataisk only about 10 miles away, as German retreat accelerates under Russian air and naval pressure.
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London
U.P
DNB
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Moscow
Red Army
Rostov
Bataisk
Sea of Azov
CBS
British Broadcasting Co
Kerch
Crimea
Uncle Billy Spear of Phoenix Ill With Stroke
J W Uncle Billy Spear 86 longtime editor of the Arizona Republic is seriously ill at St Josephs hospital after a stroke. He has headed the paper for more than 50 years and is widely known in the west.
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Phoenix
J. W
Uncle Billy) Spear
The
Arizona Republic
St. Joseph’s Hospital
West
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Andrews
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Reich
Sidney J. Williams
England
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Stalingrad
Caucasus Front
Kerch Strait
Adolf Hitler
Taman
Taganrog
Kushchevka
Giraud
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Spear of Phoenix
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