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Tax Bill Is Passed Over Veio * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Majority Leader Re-Elected LIFE IN BLITZED BERLIN AC.IED BOMBINGS OF BERLIN have completely chnii ^C(! Ilio living h.ibitj »f the residents ot the German capital. Much «if the cod!; iuj is dona i itdoors. At top is shown the kitchen of a once prosperous re taurant A v.i t army of civilians is forced to li\o in subterranean shelters. sleepj:.c hi hastily erected bunks. Two your ters (bottom) l.-tcn t<> their i others as they sit and wait for a raid to end. These p!".>t s v. ere relived through a neutral source. </.tter»;c:ioitaI> Bitter Battle For Possession Of Dno Raging In Russia I ast Important Nazi Base East of Baltic Is Hotly Contested I.oikIoii, Kcli. 21 — (A") K'i i;m and CScrman 11"«an lijilitinj; a bitter !i;»m11:«?id liji'ile i't tlie streets <>f !Jn«> f«»r |Mi' ..-,si(iii of that lasi ipipoilanl Nazi base east <>f tin' l!ai':e j'iiltv.ay fity of I'skov, a .Soviet co!iiiniiiii(|iie said today. IMtitv itself, lil miles west of l»i!i(. was threatened fnun Iho ••IIht directions liy Soviet forces driving down from Striisi Kr;i- ! slio\o, II miles to tile northwest, where troops of General l.eo"iil A. Oovorov's l.cniimr id arm\ last were reported inilva J away. < ■Siiu",i Kiiishoye, a town on tin". l.'"iini>i ,m|-PsI;iiv trunk rnll\vny.| ami :{•• nilici- localities were rap- | '"red yesterday l»y Oovorov'i left winis, the Moscow bulletin said. j f« n« i-1| K /\ Mri'ctsknv's Volkhov *' "iv smashed westward alnnu tin' fit .nay a llussa-l'skov railway ioi ten miles In breach the dcfmws >1 I'll", 1 ilx rating more than 1 r»l» Itrint- | Je's on Hio way. fine lorce. thv | ll'i.s.siinis .-aid. cleared a portion of j "'<• Leningrad - Vitebsk railway j "orllu a*» of the junction while otii- j Jr Hints rc.uhed Scnienovshcniin. •'I miles ironi the Dim M"ie than 2..VIII (!e inans killed on Ilie north Itlis.-ia fro'ii. M :.i" w de-lared. adding II'at "tna-i* '"in in officers and men 'A taia ■. prisoner." ^Vi-st and northwest of Krivot ' I'"t{. in ii ore center in the Dnieper hind f;i|- u,0 smith, troips "l j f»enrial Hod ion Y. Malinovskv's | Iliad I'krainian army wiped on! Ii.iiiiO Germans and capt'ircd sev'■'•'l Xa/.i-held communities. He lilissian commuiiiipic reported, a V |mulled on toward the river. | Hero, it appeared. Nazi Mars'.al tiz Von Mar'nslein p,ii«ht elect 1 1 rjiakr a stand against the Sovie: W:i\ e on the dppioachei to Rumania. Demand Of Break With Spain Made Pro-Axis Leanings Of Spanish Claimed In Talk by Coffee Keiiresrntalive < '•»! !'«•«• (Wash., II.) ilrmamlpil that I InI nilc.I States imincilialclv break all diplomatic relations with Spain. "We must make litis hreal; m"V i ii our own li ns." he said ill a > ;:(•<•( li pre|i ed l<n delivery in Ine llnu.-f. Iiel"ic the iiMs lurees 'is to break v. li lasii.-t Spain on terms sic.i ii- ,l.i|>.:ii handed us al iV'iii i llarbor." Coffee, who previously had railed tor .1 House investigation of falangist activities it' South Anieriea. denounced Franco, Spain's leader, us ••|| 'lei's, laithlul puppet" and as ,i H .ii 'ii \\oiUil(.< promises. 'I In e i i ■ i|i. ilil. ('otlee deelar • ed. ;i ■ t . where falan^ist Spain fits In 1 . the axis picture. " 'Neutral' Spanish sh.p " ll' j.'iid. "dsli—r the ;'ii i "I X intents In ports in e\ t ry Anji i c-.n nation. 'Neutral' Span >!i ii'i's deliver Ihoiisands of tolls • >: N. 'i pritpaUalidn to all of Latin A me ia 'Neutral' Spanish ships <mle<Aous with Na/i submarines in I ,at in American waters: supply them villi "il. water and loixi: Rive them inloruiatlnn i n the mexiiiKiits of United Nations convoys " lie called upon Congress I" to on record as favoring ;>n immediate hreak v, ih Kronen .mil In offer {H«* luuiai cutd p»o»K'<il lt»i. UKea ul tin., i Unanimous Vcte Given For Barkley Majority Leader Has Powerful Backing in Break With Roosevelt Washington. Feb. U1—(AP) —A unanimous Democratic vote returned Senator ISarkley i today to the Senate leadership I he resigned in a sensational rebuff io President Itoosevelt s tax vet< . and the veteran Ken! tuckian announced he would (continue in the important party i post. Staliipin?. in efleel. tlieir ai»l iixval mi Itarkiry's ilcuuiK'i.iiiuti <.•! .Mr. KtmseveU's lax mes■ s'ri*. Di'iiiiici'alir seiiatiii'>- riiari'il tin ir acceiiUr.t'i* ill' hi> resigna| (:<>n awtl rntliiisiastiealiy reelected l.im leader. ! Alter the dramatic »>.• iv conterI iwc, from which Btirkley w.ilkw' alter handing in ins i isignat .•hi. I he ; KitilucUiatl espic ed t > retioi '••!•• his "deepest |>ivstnal a; lec'.ioti" lot Mr. U'misia i It. Tlie I'linU'ivi;: e. I'.v 1111;« ti-1 • • is \ • \'j. immediately accented the resignation. then ii-i lectect liiiti leader. TIiiik was enacted the sffiinil diopter in a political drama which raised a serious Democratic challenge In President Kenscvclt's leadership in the 19-11 election year. Emerging Irom Barkley's nfl ■ where they went as member* til ■ committee appi .uteri ! > notiiy the Kcntuckian a h.- uii..iii"M..s r«-— elccliim by l!ie Democrat.c nmlci cncc. Senators Clark (Mo» D.I uml Tydings ( Mil.. D >. told rep >rlei s: "Vi s. lie's agreed to accept." Earlier. Barkloy had formally submitted his i'sii>nati<>n in a speech to the caucus which In- toM r<"i 'iters was "strictly .n the family." Denying lh:»t there were any 'mirth term in:iilicii!i.iiis in his I, st'ric break with President I(• >sevelt yesterday over the las bi'l veto. I.i I:ley assc. ted: "I've always had and .still have the deepest personal aI!e"t|on lor the President, lie stands right along pe,s<>nsilly a'd oltic ally with Iriiw Wilson who had been my ideal • •I a president lor the last generation." Some Climbers Among Stocks N< w Wl;. !-e.>. - I.—(AIM Selected climbers were present n today's market hut profit taking in the re'en' l.v hoiiml ng rails tended t . s'em the rally which got under way ."t< WcdncMiay, I" front most of the tj„lc Uere Atlantic (o., t lane, Douglas Air-, «t II. Ilelhleliem, American Tele •"«' U. S. KuIiIht Among laggards were Chrysler. DuPont and (.eneral Meet l ie. ITjiiul.s were liiglie. ,n spot,. Coiniiiodilics lield to a slim area. WEATHER KM! XORTIf C.MiOl.lw I'iirtlv clondv and ciiiitiniicd M arin tonight and I rida v. Slightly higher temperature tomorrow. Mrs. Gncsndi Dies Mrs. Mohandas Cluuuli. wile of the Indian national leader with \inoin slu> uas lii ld in custody in tin- palace oi tlu. \j.a Khali h.v I In- New Delhi sovi'i-iitticnl, is dead all,.i- ;, |„„s i)|M,.sv riiritinlniii lIn- main wars of ln'r liiisliamU camiiaisiiiiis for an independent India. >h,. H-ls an stt'liv c supporter „f ranse. (Independent) Barkley Is Presidential Possibility Barkley Announces He Will Continue in Senate Leadership Washington. Ki-li. 21—(AIM —Senator Allien ,W. iRurMev emcryeil toiiay probably 1he most potent Democratic presidential possibility outside Pie White House as a t'ijrht inir-mad ("oiijtivss railed behind him in his sensational break with I'l l si»|i lit I loi iseVelt. Willi Allied capitals around tlu* world look ins on. a domestic drama ol' far-rcacliin*; implications rose to crescendo pitch .is members ol' tin* nation's dominant part> took sides in the most serious ch.illcnsc thus fae to Mr. l!oose\ elt's leadership. 15 i.-I;ley's tiat'M'ial e <>! leagues villi..illy 'Viaranlceii liini a smashing \ I-!.' i'l ('••tilidftice as they met ti> eject Ji ii ^nation a.-- mai itv leader, a j>u»l in which hr had scrvnl . Ihe Pre ulctit's icui.-la'iva l.ctih iiit I i .« veil vcars'. AI liin i .-e\ lit himself, tu ivips swill!;. t<- he III off n revop t.: It e i-yev Hi s'nie I'lla'e I Sa I'l; Icy tu liic I'livsidelitial piw. expressed a }>npc that tin Ki i.m's resigiuitic.i would iim| In -eptcd. Pint;, ill • ■■■ -i flamed high i'l I lie It hm 1 ■ that bully "< ill-• M'lierl ti -i« '.lie rpiesti n ,,f '»i" <1 • ' • idenr - \ etn .•! i I'l o .M"l. scr\ i:. t, Ion n • ; i sil'il;! n- Ii Ihe I: - aim tniK'i sue w inch l. -l I;, i ,|c [!' I-'- ' SJHWh .... . 5™''* rl«- > ■ I y. tlinl !„• was h fMiuh: csiiryt Ihe flag ..| Frank. {"' '?• • lUirk Icy, declaring .he Prest<|< ril v an guiHv Jtaienienl • making . ••,!,' liberate and c; letil ,|,-,i assault iuh»i tin1 iioni. K I integrity of (■' tC'inlinurd on Pace Six) Movement For Modifying Farm Draft Rules Begun Washington. Fob. IM.-(AP)—Willi at least hall of the 1.7(10.(100 farm workers facing possible induction under now selective service regulations. Senate farm committee members and four major farm organizations toil y began movement for niodilication of tlx- ro\ i.-rd draft rules. "No one is trying to proton ii.rni ers from tho draft," said Senator Hank head (Ala.. I).), "but wo are ooncorncd about food production." Tho movement to relax the regulations has boon endorsed by the nation to the unified Spanish anli» niidL.aiuu;iU »io> uineut. Aincritim h n n Harem, Fedw (inn Hie National Grunge. Ihe National ( oina- I .1 I .n r.. C(i>.|)oi'iiti\ (•,. .,!Kl <'"operalive M,ik I fliieei ■ KederatioM Originally, a i worker. order I" be entitled t.. draft deferment wiw r,tumid i'• pr.Ml i<<- ,.(1:1,1 u.,, ,,m|S .1 measure of |> • KiiK-tion cotnpiilivi by selective service. Under tin- new Nile !„• must produce Hi units and I.an.Uiead estmi.ilrs (hat fill per cent "r worker- ha\ iiik pri,din ed le-s than Hi ,m.Is in IJI43. and allnwini! fur snme deferments »»n other bases, bout half of Hi,. 1.700.000 now dcitj.ua ldcbcl inductiuii. House Votes ThreeT oOne Against Veto Senate Is Expected I o Duplicate Action By House Tomorrow Washington, l-'eb. '21 — (A!*) —in strident rebellion apaiiist I'lvsicUni lloosevelt's iax \*aw-, \ the House today voted 2'.);) lo >"i t<> pass the 1.000,00(1 new I revenue bill over hi.s veto. Ninety-nine Democrat- and one Mlllll. ! i>;■ 11\ :: cnil.i r 1' ined IttU KeTr.rce Republicans. three minor parpimlicaus voting to override. 1 ty ineinbfv.- ;ni<i .".'J I Jeinncruts voted to sustain tltc clilct executive. Tin- Senate is cv|pcilnl til dlli plicate tin* I louse action lomorrc.w. putting (hi* las Will mi the ! statute hunks, "thi* President's ul>jccti<:iis not withstand ins." A r< ix'llinii !i Democratic ranks ; ti.. t reeled pohiieal Washington ■ bad; it.- heels |»rcccded the House an Hi!. I vhed \v«-re Senate | in- •: ! r l.e..dei Uarkley <Kentucky land Chairman Uuugliton (N, C„ IX) lot the Ways and Means Committee, In.\. hi.in called ;• >r action >n■c ri-ni •)-; the President. Tiie !!• im galleries were filled :iii ! hour liefine the motion tu override came I > ,i roll call, and crowd?, gathi.r'd a ;iit ha I - : ".he capil d t.> [catch even a small slintpsv «'i the • proceedings. This was t In- second time uitliiu a year ilic President li.id hern overriden in the House. The Stiiiih-fonnally anti-strike hill became law last June over the President's veto, the House voting 'Ml to IDS to override. Mr. Ho isevclt lias been successful during that time in ha\ lug two vetoes Mist ined. Both nt these vett.es prevented the outlawing ot fond i siibsi''ie< as a part <>t the wartime | sti.i ii /ation program. T < ay's House action was one .the ' — t legislative set hacks the ' President has -tillered SI ice lie t. >k " lici I! years ago. j Immediately after the overriding vote. Representative K n u t s i> n (Minn.. I! '. leader ol the Ways and Me us Committee. issued a statement calhni; for a "complete sliapcnp ol the policy-making personnel ! in trie Treasury Department." The Republican Ui\ leader announced he was intr. <!ucing today oil 1 ' establish the llurcaii of Inti:' ..l Revenue as .>11 iiKlependent agency. ''so tiial it may sci've both the President and the Congress fettered by the thc< rists and star tm>zers in the TreVisnrv. Task Force Of Farm Workers Being Planned C'ii < '«•>. 111.. Ki«!>. 21. (AIM—-The »i:iI.• >n'~ agricultiirnl jinny w.li !i.\e it- own "tii.sk force" mi Ihr 1!HI In ;l production i>;it IIi'. Cnl I' l |> CI. I',i i Ion. \V:ii Km id Admini.-t, at ■•:. I irtor if labor, .-ai.1 |od;;y. lie -.nd the [>!:• ii is : i establish ,.nd maintain ;i mobile force o| about 2n(t.(ioii able-bodied nte ' • T«■ .Mid foreign worker* who can be uhlftcd on -Imrt notice tn -r.c threatened '.crops in critical I;iii<>r ,:e are; -. Tin* "task furiT-' u mid contituU a unit 'if the l:ib»r l»rrc of I2.oon.00 who will l>c rei| i rod .it the peak lot lho nation's h.M\"-t il production ol another cioril crop to moot war demands i- accomplished, he said. WKA officials ii ret ins with i\tcnsion director.- ,md 'arm labor supervisors from 12 niidwc-t states in the third ol tour regional con ferenec- -a;d l.ooo.oitn ol the total Ao,ild bo 'jtnipocar.v or si- -oiul workers, inchid.n:: ttoo.oo women and I.L'nn.iiiin children. roennted Iroin cities, tmvn.s and villages in the V. S. • crop corp.- community mobilization program. Cotton Prices Lower At Noon New York. Koi>. 24. -(AP) Cotton t il m i's opened ton rent* a halo lower to five cent- higher. Noon mines were (en to 10 cents a bale lower. March 20.7K. M.iv 20.31. ,fuiv HUM. Previous close (>pen 2(1.80 20.RO 20..ftt 20.3!) I!».}!(! I!) S3 l».3~ l it,;),-. Ucctui'oer ly.lU ly i; Mariana Islands In Japan'sDefenseRing Are Heavily Bombed Illummate Target A SEQUENCE of photos taken by na KAF bomber during a recent liit'Jit attack on the Ithone ancl Glioma ' airplane engine plants in Limoges, France, shows how liirnker bom: >9 Illuminate night targets. Bombs I drop mi target (iop>. Target :< more visible (ccnter). Target » ' spotlighted (ooUom) (or the Vanish attackers. (iiilc-iiauo/iui) Aircraft Of Reich Kit In New Assault . 1 Aircraft Factories, Ball-Btarer Works Are Struck by Yanks London. Feb. Jl— (AI'5 —| I Ann-ricai! heavy Iimhi'iit- iiat-i tercd aire nil'I I'aclorii > at (.!'>-} tlui nnd the liuil-i*earin}; works! .it Sdnwinl'urt today i:i '!nir filth consecutive day i>| -ir.:.-<iiinjr at the \ery n«H< •»j <i , 11..1: jr > Iiwcl*. «!«•• ?> in I ! • il' ich. i | Tin* four-engined ei f! renewed] tin w.ir'-i t iii'r .4 olli-n- ve ast swarms «>i American Marmidcrft! .•H i Bt ' h Typhoons were striking I to c cii.intit I. Cot ii tcnlr .!(•■ iv 1 -•!> :..!!! Hundreds of Planes From Carriers Deal Great Blow at Isles I". S. I'at* if it* Fleet 1! < -;t« l« n. .1 »*ters. Pearl liarlinr. Feb. 21— IAP>—Tin; war'> fir>. biow against tin; Mariana islam Is. deep within Japan defense riny. was dealt puv erfully Tuesday liy luiiMlrid • < planes ''r«>ni aire 1 :tft < :»rrivr . - ir u-.t by liear Admiral Man A. Alitseher wlm la-h< il at i'ru\ last week and v '•:<> made 'lussibl : 'lie li' lii raid «• 11 T<>1..>> The bumliiim «>i the .Marianas. 700 niilrs ii«»vl!m<*st of Xruk and I.IS00 south <»l lokvii. inrurrrd on the saint* fla> that invasion fiiri*i*s coinnlflccl a sixda.* nnwiiust • 11 I niwrtok atol!, wrsirrn Marshall air bast* within latnl-liasril homkiiiiK raii"c ui' T-nk. 'I he M irtl the ' I !H> l'Ciiu'sTitilc. ma j»i\vr <: Un- live".. II.idle silellec In prali'et Ills ships' movements preelude;! do — tails as in whether I lie Mariana raiders sank an> warships in Taupae harbor at Saiiiau island —the same harlinr tr«un \vhieli smile .lapanese fleet units sailed ill Jiltle. 1)1 I J. to deleat at .Midway. Tint:.n. : . . i. <m . al* » was a target Tuettday. It and Siilp.nl are . >m (if the Mariana 1 id . : islands ranging north direclly inward Japan. The attacked liases i t- aiipn \im:itcly :!.linn statute n le> .-until-,vest nl Pearl llarl>ur ii::d 1.700 miles west <>t the newly-won lagoon hase <i( KwajstIcin in the Marshall*. ("siptare oi Kniwetok, second at II in the Marshall.eati thi- mi. th a 12-hoin Mar -li <1 Amerinclticicfl hr Pa i ry d« An estimated 3,000 ,j;lj ellili (I Kniw M reports li.-iiny , • jv lat .... prisoners, lli.it contrasted with more thsin 250 prisoners taken in the cmwiuest" Kua.iiilenKniwetok, me (.'iique.-t 380 mill>* -si'lit lieast of Admiral Nimitz also reported thai i onajx" .nd Kusai in the C'arolires were po inded by army LibcrnSors » ' ' 5SJP?5'« • » ll( ||)» 'imv.n i'r.» 'n,orfcj">n« with the :!'1' «!wicrican r«rn* hi' '••! «hci» most grievous ... 60 Flying Fortresses last C\T U' S 22" niiI,"s """ihwwi «t A United Stntex headquarters nn< »'• moment «• d the pmmrl >1 A ncruan assault* 'Jen nn ng Sunday and "lyJnciHd^'iiK.larifwVnu.^r'S sing ■>i't r.C! -en: one : me ''1.I>!"V: "• lou-ev <-.! ®*ls " operate on kucccs<■ '1 >in ii.i.vlignt over any lar(Con tinned on I\ij;c six) Nazis Preparing Isor New Bicws At Anzio Repulsed Aiiiel lii. (UjiKirU'i . N . K- > , ;! 1 A:' i i ':llii;: , ' in > . . }» <;• . •> jip. ' .11 .i ••Hi n! Aliii ' t i It (f t , 'i . i' lip ir l.ni 1 'i*v^t (' ■■ )<•» '.i. Al'.ietl !ic:i(l i i It'l • till- 'IIM'l'H t• >tJ • > While '• ii -iiiiiiiK-d Im ,i ''<•! weiv ratt(|iitii lut • Austria tiiul uiti an inn"' nt <;• ■ mini i tsrinbK n! mi nl Stcyr. the Isirtiml nit- lone in over tiie in i "i I1;il> boIlli'S 'M < ".<••»!> Mitppi u II I' i Which (he i rn y hsut been (myHiik Stip|)lit:- llil" tin I tsi I will ii.iltle :tlc Tlie nil 1'iiiiiiiiiiiifl announced lti.it six liberators were l»st m the Steyi ill II nek. The bomber crews sliol down 'XI enemy rixliters and escoiliii2 Ltahlninsis accounted for other.*. Jn .i \ieii toddy to the Meditci r;u, .!• the. it re. I.i. tion. Cnrt A. S . , • t i. tilt' Anicni'iin ,v'i ,,ii cm' • :•. i t bawd in fivituht sit id the Modtiorriinean. talk, t : i I. • IM'WS V.llo hit \ • ,i>• a mciI how thi' It.ilvbused air offensive is being coordinated w ith attaeks fn >m England. 1,1. Ci'ikt.iI li.i K;ikcr. Allied .. hi iiiik i . the Mdelterranean. ;iceoinp;it)icd S|<;iiit/ I'll his tour in this theatre. A'Miouv.li j-■ ; 1 i' tic iHt'iirrttl ,■ m>iim |" !>• <r ' u' l>e<ichhend. Hid n.v > ' • lien's sucut'sted \ / Ki- <1 M. r I Allioi t Kessel•itm v •• «u •• ' u his lorcos for l !.» try -I: \ itiu the Allies mi" the soil, the Cieimnn high com* nmnd did not ctnninil any iltnblii forces t" notion yesterday and tto ground changed hands. ' In Kweeiw across ih<- Adriatic* pl.mo «>' tlw tactic;'! nir force wove .i dose Unit piittcrn of bombs along tin i>:tiftUi rf the Yugoslav coast.
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