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Newspaper
Adrian Daily Telegram
Location
Adrian, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1944
Page
1
London authorities and rescue workers cleaned smoking ruins after a fierce pre midnight air raid by 150 to 200 planes. The attack damaged five major districts, caused fires in warehouses and apartment blocks, and left casualties and evacuations as American troops aided firefighting efforts.
The Senate approved a service vote measure after House passage of a merged version aimed at unifying state and federal ballots. Senators Vandenberg and Ferguson opposed. President Roosevelt had criticized the states rights approach as a fraud. The session also saw a veto override on food subsidies and budget cuts to the tax program, highlighting widening tensions between Congress and the White House.
In Detroit on March 15 Aaron Fox, 18, was sentenced by Judge Joseph A. Gilis to seven and a half to twenty five years in state prison for the death of Dr. Joseph De Horatiis during last June’s race riots. The judge noted the defendant’s youth, broken home, and limited privileges while describing the probation report as homicidal, unreliable and undependable.
A Lenawee county ration board meeting probed alleged gasoline coupon thefts by Tecumseh youths. Irregularities surfaced after state police arrests tied to rural mailbox vandalism. About a dozen suspects were questioned, with written statements taken. parents attended. Findings to be sent to the district OPA for action.
The Lenawee area mobilization program approved by the War Manpower Commission is now operative. A. Sirrine outlined highlights to the labor management committee at a court house meeting, aiming to mobilize workers for war needs and reduce waste from recruitment and migration. A new employee is defined as someone not employed by the same employer in the prior 30 days. employment under seven days is disregarded. Gordon Eastman, 26, charged with cruelty after police say he burned the hands of his five year old stepson with an electric iron, arrested Tuesday night.
Soviet communique reports Red Army trapped Nazi divisions in southern Ukraine and closed Nikolaev harbor, leaving Odessa as the last large port in southern Russia for German evacuation. They claim heavy German losses, with thousands killed or captured, and describe encirclement along the Bereznegovad Snigerevka area and advances toward Kherson and the Bug river.
British consul Sir Cy Cane tells Exchange Club Ireland will be dealt with firmly. He cites Irish neutrality harming Britain and America and notes German and Japanese legations in Ireland reflect Axis activity beyond ordinary diplomacy. May impact Allied war considerations and vigilance for Dublin bearings on Liverpool and Glasgow.
Bowles plans to urge Congress to fund OPA enforcement to buy up counterfeit gasoline coupons described as the nation’s biggest racket. He cites a lack of funds to pursue evidence as hampering efforts to smash organized counterfeiting rings and to extend OPA authority beyond June 30.
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports Kusaie, a volcanic island guarding Truk, has become the most bombed base in the Carolines. Fourteen raids since January include harbors and air facilities. Ponape also bombed at least 11 times. Allied aircraft struck six enemy bases in the Marshalls.
Washington May 15 A policy tightening selective service prohibits occupational deferments for men 18 to 25 unless approved by state draft directors or engaged in specifically approved occupations. The plan expands to ages 24 and 25, signaling possible deferments for war plants. State directors may recommend deferments to meet production needs, while a future “critical list” of industries could be created by the War Production Board and War Manpower Commission. Some question remains about protections for young farmers under the Tydings amendment.
In the South Pacific the task force failed to sight any Japanese ships or planes during its deep Western Pacific penetration. Rear Adm Merrill said the search proved air naval superiority and suggested Japan may have withdrawn forces to subsist on victory gardens, noting no enemy activity was observed.
Dublin anticipates tough times as Britain widens isolation toward Ireland with a possible blockade. Churchill avoids confirming coal and trade cuts to southern Ireland while Ireland’s government remains silent. Irish press notes severe coal shortages harming industry and electricity use.
Joseph Eastman 61 longtime Director of Defense Transportation and ICC member dies after a month of illness from a vascular blockage. He led wartime transport supervising railroad operations truck school bus and taxi fleets before his death with deputy John T. Rogers named to run the system. Eastman was an Amherst graduate and held honorary degrees from Syracuse Temple and Oberlin.
Washington reports the midnight deadline for 243 income tax options affects about 50 million Americans. About one in three returns may be a refund or note to Uncle Sam, with up to 400 million dollars expected to be refunded to roughly 16 million people due to prior overwithholding or wartime recomputation offers.
Lt Robert J. Lynn of Sacramento describes a Cassino bomb run aboard a 3-26 Mitchell. He says the attack began at eight thirty, encountered little ground activity, and the southern end of the abbey area was hit with significant destruction as dust and smoke rose over the town.
The county board of supervisors heard reports from several committees during the morning session. D. Moore of Deerfield township reported on sheriff and jail accounts and the committee’s bills were approved for payment. Venus Burch of Seneca township presented the report on contagious diseases committee. John Keller of Fairfield township LeRoy Titles of Tecumseh township and John Osborne of Madison township attended the annual convention of the state association of Michigan county supervisors in Lans- ing January 27 with about 400 supervisors present. The board adjourned until 2 30 p.m.
Allied air power devastated Cassino with a massive bombing raid and ground forces moved in to seize the fortress town. More than 1,400 tons of bombs dropped on less than a square mile as 3,000 sorties supported by British and American artillery shattered German defenses. Cassino, 73 miles southeast of Rome, lies on the main Rome highway and was leveled, with reconnaissance photographs confirming extensive destruction.
Buenos Aires reports reveal Franco Diligenti and his 42 year old Italian wife welcomed a set of five healthily growing children—three girls and two boys—last July 21. The couple freely shared photographs while keeping the birth largely secret to avoid crowds. The quints named Maria Fernanda, Maria Esther, Maria Cristina, Carlos Alberto and Franco.
President Roosevelt declares that sacred cities will be spared as long as the enemy permits, noting Rome’s use by Germany as a military center and responding to Pope Pius’s appeal. Hull adds that Germany would be to blame if Rome is swept into war.
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