Japanese dive bombers hit own troops in Bataan clash
Washington reports MacArthur’s defenders on Bataan faced aggressive Japanese patrols as dive bombers mistakenly attacked their own infantry causing heavy casualties. Two Japanese planes were shot down. Homma shifts to relay attacks with fresh troops to wear down defenders.
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Everett R. Holles
United Press
Washington
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
War Department
MacArthur
Japan
122Nd
Akira Nara
Philippines
Luzon
Masaharu Homma
Navy Delivers Smashing Blow Against Japan
United States naval officers detailed a Feb 1 raid that devastated key Japanese bases in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. Four air bases were destroyed, 16 ships sunk including a carrier and submarines, and multiple villages levelled. American plane losses stood at five as Japanese forces suffered heavy casualties.
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Pearl Harbor
T. H
United States
mid-Pacific
Marshall
Gilbert Islands
U. S
Australia
New Zealand
Islands
Hawaii
Fresh Chinese Troops Reinforce Burma Front
Fresh Chinese troops joined British defenders on the Salween border as Japanese forces advance. Thousands more were reportedly en route, signaling a heavy battle on the China Burma frontier.
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China-Burma
Burma
British fight new heavy battle on Salween front
Rangoon reports a fresh heavy engagement in the Paan sector along the Salween river with both sides trading blows. Martaban area remains quiet though Japanese forces on the west bank near Moulmein are under rifle and bomb fire as 13 days of combat continue.
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Darrell Berrigan
Rangoon
U.P
Paan
Salween River
Martaban
Salween Estuary
Moulmein
West Bank
Salween
Burma Road
Thailand
Imperial
King’s Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry
Pickets Beaten in Tacoma Shipyard Strike Clash
In Tacoma Washington 40 to 50 pickets seeking an independent welders union clashed with AFL welders at Seattle Tacoma shipyards. Pickets tore signs chased over tideflats and into coal cars while police failed to stop the fighting. One AFL welder arrested then freed by coworkers.
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Tacoma
Wash
Seattle-Tacoma
AFL
Gard
Uncle Sam
American Federation of Labor Unions
Barkley Urges Quick Repeal Of Congressional Pensions
Democratic Leader Barkley called for speedy repeal of the recently approved congressional pension provision as Norris denounced frills in civilian defense and questioned entertainers' roles. Norris urged eliminating pension and frills to restore faith in government amid air raid preparedness.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Congress
Norris
Ind- Neb
House
Office
Great Nazi Ships In Daring Escape
London reports three of Germanys largest warships the Scharnhorst Gneisenau and the cruiser Prinz Eugen escaped from Brest racing through the English Channel under air and sea fire. Officials note speeds 28 to 30 knots planned to reach Helgoland before noon with no British ships reported lost in the action.
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London
Germany
Britain
English
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Prinz Eugen
Strait of
Dover
Helgoland
Berlin
Brest
Celebes Fall Nears As Jap Drive Threatens Macassar
Batavia dispatches report a three pronged Japanese land thrust imperiling Macassar the Celebes island capital. Dutch defenders burn harbor districts and vow scorched earth while officials warn the city may fall soon amid Japanese strength.
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John R. Morris
Batavia
Macassar
Celebes
Balangaipa
Netherlands Indies
Indies
Singapore
Netherlands Borneo
Banjermasin
Amboina
Dutch Indies
Radio Industry Ordered to Convert to War Production
The War Production Board ordered the radio manufacturing industry to convert all facilities to arms production within four months or face government takeover and reallocation of plants and labor. The move follows a civilian output cut and is tied to about 2 billion dollars in arms contracts.
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Washington
War Production Board
R. R. Guthrie
WPB Bureau of Industry
Tucson Agrees To Lease Land For Air Corps
The city council approved about 10000 to provide 2080 acres between Marana and Red Rock in Pinal county for a basic training field for the Army Air Corps. The deal includes Aguirre’s lease purchase option and a state auction plan, with the city seeking sales tax support and a potential 35 year financing arrangement.
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Tucson
U. S. Army Air Corps
Marana
Red Rock
Pinal County
Chamber of Commerce
H. B. Aguirre
Air Corps
Aguirre
President Signs Chinese Aid Bill
President Roosevelt signed a bill authorizing 500 million dollars in aid to China. The funding, part of a loan package approved last week, aims to bolster China's internal economy and support its war effort.
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Washington
China
Roosevelt
Australian Parliament Called In War Danger
Prime Minister John Curtin announced parliament would meet February 20 due to worsening Pacific war conditions. The session is expected to be secret as Curtin reports latest Pacific developments, following opposition leaders’ push to convene earlier than March 11.
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Canberra
Australia
John Curtin
Pacific
Curtin
British positions stabilise in Singapore counterattacks
Reuters dispatch from Singapore reports British lines understood stabilized and counterattacks about seven miles northwest of Singapore met with some success as of 10:30 a.m. local time.
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London
Reuter
Singapore
Red army drives to White Russia in major Soviet advance
Soviet dispatches report heavy tank counterattacks smashed and forces pushing westward into White Russia. The advance extends toward Smolensk with gains on the central front and in the Leningrad area. Moscow says 1 200 Germans killed and many positions destroyed as the Red Army reopens the White Russia front.
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London
U.P
Red Army
White Russia
Moscow
British Exchange Telegraph Agency
Leningrad
Kharkov
Smolensk
Vitebsk
Russia
Radio Moscow
Kalinin Front
Battle for Singapore Continues With Japanese Pressure
British observers report Japanese forces widening their grip on Singapore Island while denying full capture of the city. Major fighting centers around MacRitchie and Peirce reservoirs as Tokyo's spearhead advances two miles from the city core.
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Peirce Reservoir
Singapore
Ang Mo Kio
Mac Ritchie
Seletar
Domei
Britain
Gibraltar
London
MacRitchie Reservoir
Malayan
Johore Strait
Tucson flier is guest of Queen
Sixteen American Eagle Squadron pilots including R. L. Riser of Tucson, Arizona, met Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose at Windsor Castle after touring the castle. They spent about an hour in conversation with Her Majesty following tea.
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London
Eagle Squadron
R. L. Riser
Tucson
Ariz
Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Windsor Castle
Royal Apartments
US Navy Destroys Japanese Base In Pacific Assault
The Pearl Harbor report recounts a cruiser operation on February 1 near Taroa in the Marshall Gilbert Islands. American guns silenced shore batteries while air attacks battered defenses. many enemy planes were shot down. the island base was destroyed. observers described intense fighting and minimal US damage.
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Jack Rice
Associated Press
U. S
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Pacific
Taroa
Pearl Harbor
T. H
United States Navy
United States
Keith Wheeler
Chicago Times
NAVY
Tobruk Raid By Axis Frustrated
Cairo reports an Axis raid on Tobruk harbor thwarted by British fighters as German bombers hit harbor installations and batteries. RAF bulletin notes three JU88s and one Macchi C200 shot down with several enemy aircraft damaged. two British fighters lost with one pilot safe. Land actions described as patrols with few details.
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Cairo
Tobruk Harbor
Royal Air Force
Toprak Harbor
RAF
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