Columbia played host to the athletes of Manhattan and its own Midshipmen's School on South Field yesterday in a triangular track and field meet, then proceeded to take four of the eight events.

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ARMY WINS, 50-41, FROM N.Y.U. TEAM IN UPSET ON TRACK; Cadets Set Field House Mark in Mile Relay After Violet Lead-Off Drops Baton

By Kingsley Childs

WEST POINT, N.Y., Jan. 30 -- Success capped the performances of a majority of the Army indoor sports squads operating on their home front today against intercollegiate rivals.

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1943World War II: German field marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed two days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles.^[†]

Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II who is best known for his surrender of the German 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad. The battle ended in disaster for the Wehrmacht when Soviet forces encircled the Germans within the city, leading to the ultimate death or capture of most of the 265,000-strong 6th Army, their Axis allies, and collaborators.

Headlines from January 31, 1943

TWO BLOWS IN DAY; British Fliers Hit Nazi Capital Just at Talks by Goering, Goebbels

ALL MILK BOTTLES CALL FOR DEPOSIT; One Cent on Home Deliveries Set for This Area in Order Effective Tomorrow

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Columbia First in Four Events In Meet on Snow-Covered Track; Manhattan Runners Win Mile and Two-Mile -- Schibanoff of Midshipmen's School Takes Both Weight Tests

ARMY WINS, 50-41, FROM N.Y.U. TEAM IN UPSET ON TRACK; Cadets Set Field House Mark in Mile Relay After Violet Lead-Off Drops Baton

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