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February 21, 1943

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Rommel Strikes

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Last week a special Moscow communique announced the Red Army's greatest strategic success so far in this war. General Philip Golikoff, after drawing Kharkov's German defenders off balance by feints, had launched the main blow that routed the Nazis in a matter of hours.

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WILLKIE CONSIDERS ENTERING '44 RACE FOR THE PRESIDENCY; Most of Republican Delegates From Indiana Would Back Him, Say Observers

By Herbert R. Hill

Willkie considers entering race; career revd; gets Ind Repubs backing

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Patrols Probing Allied Lines Beaten Off in Tunisian Hills; PATROLS REPULSED IN TUNISIAN HILLS

By Drew Middleton

map of Tunis battle areas

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1943David Geffen, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records^[†]

David Lawrence Geffen is an American film producer, record executive, and media proprietor. In music, he co-founded Asylum Records with Elliot Roberts in 1971 before founding Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990, and co-founding DreamWorks Records in 1996. In film, he founded the Geffen Film Company in 1982 and co-founded DreamWorks SKG in 1994.

February 21, 1943

Headlines from February 21, 1943

Rommel Strikes

Russia Presses On

WILLKIE CONSIDERS ENTERING '44 RACE FOR THE PRESIDENCY; Most of Republican Delegates From Indiana Would Back Him, Say Observers

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Patrols Probing Allied Lines Beaten Off in Tunisian Hills; PATROLS REPULSED IN TUNISIAN HILLS

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