Brazil Seizes Axis Citizens Assets in Retaliation
Brazil under President Getulio Vargas confiscated property and funds of Axis citizens and firms as retaliation for the sinking of Brazilian ships. The move follows Brazil breaking diplomatic ties with Germany Italy and Japan earlier and signals possible steps toward war. Observers expect further reprisals while authorities pledge to protect national welfare and hemisphere defense.
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Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Germany
Italy
Japan
Osvaldo Avanha
Cayra
Ohio Men Held For Farm Thefts
Duane A. Jacobs and Everett Jacobs, brothers from near Liberty Center, Ohio, were arrested near Clayton and jailed on larceny and breaking and entering charges. They allegedly admitted to stealing soy beans from the Orson Leader farm in Ogden township and a $90 harness from the Claude Ranger farm in Medina township. Lenawee, Fulton, and Henry counties had been investigating the case. deputies Elmer Bringman and special deputy A R B Kerr assisted.
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Duane A. Jacobs
Everett Jacobs
Liberty Center
Ohio
Clayton
Orson Leader
Ogden Township
Claude Ranger
Medina Township
Lenawee County
Fulton and
Henry Counties
Elmer Bringman
Blissfield Test
A. R B. Kerr
Ogden Reports 99.6 Per Cent Tax Collection
Ogden township treasurer Frank Woitring reported to the county treasurer that 89.6 per cent of the 1941 tax levy of 23907 was collected with only 111 in delinquencies Ten people failed to pay on time Riga township matched close with a 99 per cent collection and 13 delinquencies on a 26573 levy County reports also noted ongoing annual tax collection tallies in Tecumseh Macon Palmyra and Seneca townships Carloadings declined as rail freight loading fell 1.4 per cent week to week and rose 38 per cent from last year
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Frank Woitring
Essurer
Ogden Township
Lenawee County
Oxder
Ogden
Riga
Wiliam Schwynn
Higa
Tecumseh and
Macon
Palmyra
Seneca
Dies Committee Renewal Extends Nine Months
Washington March 12 The Dies Committee is renewed for nine months and begins an investigation into Falangist activities in Latin America. House approved extending its life to January 3 with a $300,000 budget request. Vote breakdown shows party lines with 331 to 46 in favor.
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Washington
Dies
South America
House
Martin Dies
D-Tex
Trey
Michigan
Rep
Thomas
RN4
Porto Rico
Haye
No Retread Quota Fixed for March
The GPM did not set a March quota for passenger car retreads so none are available this month though many car owners are eligible. County rationing administrator Harry Bradley said the War Production Board did not authorize comeback production for passenger cars in March. Only trucks and buses retain quotas.
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GPM
Harry Bradley
Bradley
War Production Board
Whitch Feders
War lull continues in Bataan peninsula fighting
The War Department reported continued light combat on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines for a fourth straight day. In a brief communique from Washington dated March 12, the department noted minimal activity with no decisive engagements reported as battles persisted on the battlefield.
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Washington
War Department
Philippines
Batan
Department
Move to Aid Families of Those Missing or Held by Enemy
Washington reports new law enables War and Navy secretaries to order dependency allotments from salaries of soldiers sailors and marines captured missing or held by enemy. The measure aims to prevent financial distress by diverting pay to families and may also fund insurance. missing personnel keep pay for six months and then extend to twelve months before final settlement.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Secretaries of War and Navy
Roosevelt
Honolulu
Secretary of Navy
Tirpitz Chased by British Aircraft Toward Norway
March 12 report from London states the 000-ton German battleship Tirpitz was spotted off Trondheim then attacked by British torpedo planes. The admiralty said the ship withdrew behind a heavy smoke screen toward the Norwegian coast while a British convoy bound for Russia evaded further contact.
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London
Beth
Norway
Admiralty
Germany
Russia
BBC
CBS
Trondheim
Corarauniqué
Norwegian
NAM Proposes 7.6 Billion Tax Plan to Congress
J Cheever Chowdin chief of NAM government finance presents a $7.6 billion tax program to the House Ways and Means Committee. It calls for a $4.4 billion sales tax and modest increases in individual and corporate levies, aiming to raise $1.5 billion in corporate revenue. The plan would use one third of the increases in rates proposed by Morgenthau, with the rest offset by a sales tax, a proposal Morgenthau opposes. Cowdin warns that heavy taxes may dampen war output and requires stockholders to shoulder dividend cuts and higher inventories.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
J. Cheever Chowdin
NAM
Morgenthau
Cowdin
British Bombers Attack Moulmein From Burma Bases
British bombers operating from new bases in central Burma carried out their second heavy attack in 48 hours on the Japanese occupied port of Moulmein. The raid occurred yesterday targeting enemy positions, with a lull in land fighting noted and British forces consolidating with Chinese troops in central Burma after withdrawing from the Irrawaddy delta.
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London
Burma
Moulmein
RAF
All-India Radio
Irrawaddy River
Gandhi sees no settlement of Indian question in Britain plan
Wardha March 12 Gandhi, leader of Hindu Nationalists, said there was no sign of settlement for India's question despite Britain's postwar dominion status plans. He urged Britain to confess and undo imperialism, then acknowledged he would not offer practical steps. In Bombay, Jinnah rejected settlement that would divide India without Moslem state autonomy.
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Wardha
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
All-India Congress Party
Britain
Gandhi
Bombay
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
All-India Moslem League
Jinnah
Stafford Cripps
Jap Air Superiority Cited As Key War Gains
Washington report quotes Admiral Hart crediting Japanese air superiority with major gains in the western Pacific during the early war months. He notes enemy air power enabled sinking combat ships and disrupting Allied bases, while American losses and the need for more ships and guns are stressed by Admiral King.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hart
Uneip
Hert
Hemisphere
Navy Department
America
Western Pacific
Ernest J. King
U. S. Naval
Knox F
Japan
Allied battle front indicated in Arctic theater
New Allied battle front suggested as major air and naval operations unfold around the arctic between North Cape and Murmansk. Analysts weigh a spring western offensive from the British Isles to topple Norway and link with Russia through Finland, potentially pressing Germany from the north.
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New York
Arca
North Cape
Norway
Murimansk
United Nations
Archangel
Europe
Free
Don
British Isles
Kirkenes
Hendaye
France
Scandinavia
Russia
Finland
Germany
Soviet Union
Murmansk
Baltic States
East Pressla
German losses mount in Red Army push near Smolensk
Russian front dispatches report massive German casualties as the Red Army drives in the Kalinin sector north of Smolensk. A special tally notes over 49,700 Nazi troops killed and thousands more in the 16th Army, with Russians also claiming eleven new settlements captured between February 5 and March 8.
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Muscow
Mareh
Smolensk
Red Army
Kalinin
Staraya Russa
Surplus Sale Rider Blocked In Farm Bill Debate
Washington reports the House rejected a plan to allow government stock surplus crops to be sold below parity. The chamber kept a rider prohibiting the Commodity Credit Corporation from using funds for such sales, while permitting limited releases for deteriorated corn and wheat. President Roosevelt warned against price increases that could fuel inflation.
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Washington
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Jailed for Smoking on Jersey City Waterfront
Leroy Hughley a 30 year old New Yorker was jailed for 30 days in default of a 20 fine after appearing before Judge John Flaherty in second criminal court on a charge of smoking on the waterfront. He was arrested yesterday under a new ordinance allowing up to 200 fine or nine days in jail for violations. Hughley denied the cigarette was lighted.
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Jersey City
N. J
Leroy Hughley
New York
John ‘Flaherty
Second Criminal Court
Jon
Hughley
Gas ration cards suggested in East Washington
Gas ration cards were proposed by the oil industry to Petroleum Coordinator Ickes to cut consumption by 25 percent through a rigid card system. An interim program would limit supplies to 100,000 service stations and impose a 7 pm curfew, with fuel oil deliveries cut and a major pipeline planned from the Southwest to the New York Philadelphia area. Ickes said action was promised but uncertain how far the recommendations will be followed as the seaboard region faces an acute supply crisis.
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Washington
East
Oil
Ickes
Gulf Ports
Seaboard
New York-Philadelphia
District of Columbia
State Prepares for Enemy Bombs Warning System
Michigan authorities announce a formal plan to sound an alert across cities and villages within minutes of War Department notification. Governor Van Wagoner would relay the warning to the State Police and a state police radio network would transmit emergency signals. District commanders would direct the alert to their precincts and sheriffs.
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u—Michigan
State Defense Council
War Department
van Wagoner
Michigan
Donald S. Leonard
Citizens Defense Corps
van Wagoner Woul
Oscar G. Ol
American Bombers Aid in RAAF Raids
Canberra reports two days of intensive air attacks over New Guinea targets, with bombers from the United States aiding Australian forces. Japanese invasion timetable appears disrupted as Salamaua and Lae hangars and runways suffer damage. No word yet on further Japanese convoys, while US and Australian air actions are expected to intensify near the Australian approaches.
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Associated Press
Canberra
Australia
New Guinea
Armaia
Japan
Salamaua
Lae
New Britain
Port Moresby
RAAF
Biz United States Bompers
United States
Washington
Italians claim British naval unit attacked
Italian broadcasts report three British cruisers hit in the eastern Mediterranean yesterday as a large British naval formation was attacked by Italian torpedo planes with German support. One cruiser probably sunk and two more ships damaged, with an Italian submarine reported missing.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Red Army Opens Broad Southern Front Assault
London reports 1.5 million troops in violent action across Kharkov Stalina and Taganrog sectors as Soviet forces press a major southern offensive. Tass in Cairo cites France turning over ships to Germany including Clemenceau and Dunkerque. US aviation training doubles under wartime expansion raising elementary pilots to 45 000 and secondary program to 90 900 yearly.
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London
Red Army
Kharkov
Stalina
Taganrog
Moscow
Tass
Cairo
Germany
Clemencesc
Danikerque
Vichy
Washington
CAA
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