City Last German Stronghold on Dnieper
Soviet forces closed in on Krivoi Rog from three sides and pressed toward Kherson and Nikolaev after breaking German defenses at Nikopol on the Dnieper bend. Hitler in retreat risked further losses as 15 000 Germans died and 2 000 were captured, with manganesed ore lost.
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Krivoi Rog
Black Sea
Kherson
Nikolaev
Dnieper
Nikopol
Hitler
Russia
Luga
Eddy Gilmore
Rodio Y. Malinovsky
Germany
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Malinovsky
Apostolovo
Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Gomel
Nikolai Vatutin
Ivan S. Konev
Atlantic Wall Gets Pounding From Bombers
American Marauders and RAF air fleets struck northern France targets for the third day in 24 hours. Allied formations, including Liberators and medium bombers, pressed the assault along with British fighters as they hit the Atlantic Wall and a Rhone factory in Limoges, with heavy losses reported on both sides.
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Austin Bealmear
London
U. S
France
RAF
Germany
Rhone Aircraft
Limoges
Boulogne
Calais
Frankfurt
Brittany
Nurses and medics recount death toll at beachhead hospital
American Army nurses and medics continued evacuations at a beachhead hospital south of Rome after a German dive bomber hit it with nine bombs. The latest tally rose to 27 killed, including three nurses, and 68 wounded, with some witnesses still questioning whether the bombing was deliberate. Eyewitnesses reported Spitfires in aerial pursuit and an unconfirmed claim of fighter involvement.
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Rome
Russian World Rule Is Propaganda Says Soviet Editor
Moscow editorial in War and the Working Class denounces claims that the 16 Soviet republics form a Russian plot to dominate others. It argues the system will strengthen business ties with nations that respect Soviet interests and notes Berlin propagandists originated the accusations. The Baltic states are said to have a major future role in Soviet commercial relations.
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Moscow
War and the Working Class
Berlin
Russia
Baltic States
Soviet Union
Allied Fliers Sink 13 More Jap Planes at Rabaul
Allied airmen reported 13 additional Japanese aircraft destroyed at Rabaul, bringing February totals to 111. Mitchell medium bombers and Liberator heavies with fighter escort from Halsey’s bases struck Sakunai air drome, dropping 124 tons of bombs. The raid marked the seventh attack on Rabaul since Feb 1 and followed earlier strikes on Lakunai field, with additional damage to airfields and support facilities.
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Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
South Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Sakunai
Adm
William F. Halsey
Solomon Islands
Lakunai Field
Nazis Launch New Attack Below Rome
Allied dispatch reports a new Nazi offensive below Rome. Aerial and ground forces indicate Red Army movements in the Dnieper Bend trapping five Nazi infantry divisions at Nikopol. Apostolovo is captured as a noose tightens around remnants near Cherkasy and northwest of Smela.
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Rome
Dnieper
Nikopol
Apostolovo
Cherkasy
Smela
American tanks hit Cassino in first air assault
American airpower launched the Cassino battle with five formations of attack planes dive bombing German gun positions above the town. Invaders and War Hawks struck pillboxes near the Benedictine monastery on Mount Cassino, with light flak and widespread dust and smoke rising from the targets.
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Italy
All Resistance Ended On Kwajalein Atoll
Admiral Nimitz announced Kwajalein atoll is fully conquered and held by American forces. The capture expedites Pacific operations, shortens South and Southwest Pacific communications, and reduces Japanese naval air power with relatively low U.S. casualties. See RESISTANCE on Page 10.
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Kwajalein
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall
Agai
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Marshalls
South Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Nimitz
Japan
Winter's Coldest Snap Hits North Plains and Great Lakes
Forecaster H A Downs warned of the winter's coldest snap, bringing subzero temperatures to the northern plains and Great Lakes within 24 to 48 hours. Mines included 15 below in Minot, 18 below in Bemidji, and 6 below in Duluth as arctic air moves southeast through the Dakotas and Minnesota. Snow was expected with the second subzero wave, reaching Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois in 36 to 48 hours.
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Plains
Great Lakes
H. A. Downs
Minot
N. D
Bemidji
Minn
Duluth
Montana
Dakotas
Wyoming
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Downs
Utility Merger Hearing Postponed By Examiner
A hearing on Federal Light and Traction's right to retain gas properties in Arizona New Mexico and Colorado was adjourned subject to call by SEC trial examiner Robert Reder. The delay came as evidence could not be submitted due to unexplained circumstances. Further hearings will not affect the commission's decision on the merger of holdings in three states including Tucson Gas Electric Light and Power Co.
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Philadelphia
Federal Light and Traction Company
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Securities and Exchange Commission
Robert Reder
Commission
Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co
SEC
Frank Field
Japanese Aircraft Production Seen At 1200 Monthly Pace
An official estimate put Japanese factory output at 1200 or more aircraft per month, with emphasis on defensive types. In January’s end, Japan reportedly lost over 700 planes in the Pacific, about 60 percent of its monthly production, as Allied air forces hit targets from Rabaul to Burma India and the Marshalls. The report notes Allied advances and suggests Japan relies on aircraft to defend outer lines while shifting tactics toward German flying courier patterns.
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Rabaul
Pacific
Southwest
South
Central Pacific
Charles H. Maemurtry Uo
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Kawajalein
Marshalls
China
Nippon
Japan
Washington
Southwest Pacific
Wewak
Burma- India
U. S
Four F vision sparks brawl with soldiers in Belleville
Edwin Taylor a 30 year old 4-F with defective vision attacked four soldiers from Scottfield after they sang about 4-F status. Three soldiers were beaten with two hospitalized and one knocked unconscious. Pvt Willard Harrell said the assault hurt his pride more than his body after a boxing career with 25 knockouts in 28 bouts.
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Belleville
Edwin Taylor
Scottfield
Taylor
Willard Harrell
Democratic Vice President Fight Looms
Washington reports an early push for convention pledges to back House Speaker Sam Rayburn as the Democratic vice presidential candidate. With Roosevelt urged to run again, insiders see a head start for the 1948 race and possible future plans if a fourth term occurs.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Roosevelt
Allies Now At Disadvantage in Beachhead
Editor notes Wes Gallagher AP correspondent spent four years covering European campaigns. He returns to London to report the Allied expeditionary force headquarters led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower as the invasion progresses and beachhead challenges remain.
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Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Europe
North Africa
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Anzio Beach Head Shifts From Offensive Plan
In London on February 9 Wes Gallagher reports the Anzio beach head has become a Tobruk like defensive position. The ambitious plan to break German resistance below Rome faltered as the Allies failed to exploit early landings despite air superiority.
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Wes Gallagher
London
Rome
Anzio
J M Samaniego Dies In Sonora At 69
Douglas dispatch reports J M Gil Samaniego 69 longtime Nogales businessman died last night at his daughter Mrs A B Corella home in Agua Prieta Sonora funeral plans await word from his wife and other children in Nogales and Los Angeles
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Douglas
J. M. Gil Samaniego
Nogales
Sonora
A. B. Corella
Agua Prieta
Los Angeles
Death March From Bataan
Lt Col W E Dyess leads prisoners of Luzon to O Donnell camp in Tarlac amid brutal punishment by Japanese guards. Amid 85 miles of forced march with scant food, two American enlisted men are flogged, a colonel endures bludgeoning, and the group reaches San Fernando where disease and filth dominate the camp.
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W. E. Dyess
Luzon Island
Philippines
O'Donnell
Tarlac
Dyess
California
United States
United States Army Air Forces
Charles Leavelle
The
Chicago Tribune
San Fernando
Pampanga
Mariveles
Bataan
Guagua
Fortitude Angels
Orani
Allies, Nazis clash as Cassino push accelerates toward Rome
Allied and German forces struggle for control of the Cassino area as American armor drives deeper toward Rome while German units launch a three pronged counteroffensive. Reports describe massed artillery and savage fighting with no decisive ground gained by the Allies yet.
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United Press
Reynolds Packard
Packard
Daniel de Luce
Transocean
Cisterna
Time We Talked Peace Says Finnish Newspaper
Helsinki paper urges openly discussing peace terms and urges courage to negotiate. Dagens Nyheter notes Hull advise Finland to exit war caused a sensation. censorship reportedly banned editorial comment earlier.
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Stockholm
U.P
Helsinki Suomen Sosialide-Mokraatti
Finnish Social Democratic Party
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
U. S
Cordell Hull
United States
Finland
Dagens Nyheter
Helsinki
Hull
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Poltavay
Krivoi Rog& Apostolovo
Mixopol
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Nikolaey
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William Frye
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C. R. Cunningham
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