Kharkov Bombardment as German Forces Prepare Withdrawal
German demolition squads blasted Kharkov stores and depots as fires raged in the city and Red forces pressed near the upper Donets defense line. Stockholm says occupation near end. reports cite tank and ammunition dumps being blown up and oil stores going up in smoke.
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Associated Press
London
Kharkov
Donets
Stockholm
Dail Mail
Moscow
Upper Donets
Soviet Information Bureau
Leningrad
Moscow Radio
Kalinin
Rzhev
Knarkov
Fedor von’ Bock
Adolf Hitler
Admiral Rockwell Arrives in Australia in World War II
Washington reports Rear Admiral Francis W. Rockwell USN arrives in Melbourne under Navy Department orders. He left Corregidor with MacArthur’s force as Japan attacked the Philippines, later participating in the defense of Corregidor and the Bataan Peninsula. His forces are described as about one third of regular Army troops in the area. It is expected he will be assigned to a command at sea. There is nothing further to report from other areas.
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Washington
Esst
Navy Department
Francis W. Rockwell
USNL
16Th Naval District
Philippine Velanis
Australia
Rockwell
Corregidor
MacArthur
Melbourne
Japan
Philippines
Navy Yard
Cavite
Manila Bay
Manila
Admiral Rockwell
Marine Corps
Corregador
Bataan Peninsula
General MacArthur
Admiral O Rockwell
23 Fail to Pass Draft Examination in Senatree County
Rejections for physical reasons among Senatree county draftees bound for Detroit amounted to 23. The men failed exams and were sent back to Adrian by train.
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Senatree County
Detroit
Adrian
Thetroit
Fort Shelby
Clare Kafer
Palmyra
Harry Cole
New Trial Begins In Lenawee Circuit Court
Ezra Bertrem, 23, Adrian youth, went on trial in Lenawee circuit court today for breaking into the Southern Michigan Produce Company warehouse on Lawrence Avenue. The term jurors near end of duty as two other juries earlier verdicts were announced. one jury found Paul Jackson not guilty of breaking into a local grocery, while another civil case against the Dunlaps was decided for the defendants. Lawyers Kuney and Maron represent Bertram. jurors listed include Edith Cadoo, Edith Drake, Ed Farnsell, Blanche Gephart, Charles E. Holtz, C J Lewis, Rolland M. Nash, Elva Powell, Hazel Seeley, Fred Setzler, and Gertrude Wimple.
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Ezra Bertrem
Adrian
Southern Michigan Produce Company
Lawrence Avenue
Lenawee
Peel
Paul Jackson
William A. Lowry
East Beecher Street
Jackson
James H. Baker
Adrian Altorpay
Ohed
Evans
Macon
Dorrance Dunnlap
Lyman Dunlap
Dunlaps
Doc's Frame & Axie Service
Franklin J. Russell
Bertram
G. Arthur Rathbun
L. B. Kuney
Rex Maron
Kaney & Martin Law Frm
Edith Cadoo
Edith Drake
Ed Farnsell
Blanche Gephart
Charles E. Holtz
C.J. Lewis
Rolland M. Nash
Elva Powell
Hazel Seeley
Fred Setzler
Gertrude Wimple
Arrest Made In Manchester Death
March 20 investigators questioned the owner of a mobile vehicle near the death scene of Orville Wurster. Deputies arrested the car owner after midnight and jailed him in Ann Arbor. Sheriff Osborn said the man had been treated at the University of Michigan recently. Town Marshal Schabile noted a large sedan near the Chelsea Manchester road hours before the body was found and the license was traced to the owner through state records.
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Manchester
Orville
Wurster
Washtenay County
Ann Arbor
John Osborn
University of Michigan
Willard Schabile
Chelsea-Manchester
Schabife
Lansing
Pth A Rial Iatet Tara
Stilwell assumes command of U S forces in China India Burma
United States Lieutenant General Joseph W Stilwell announced he has been placed in command of all U S forces in China, India, and Burma. He pledged full support for China’s war effort, said the U S will act decisively, and emphasized large-scale aid and air support to Chinese troops in Burma amid ongoing Allied operations.
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Chungking
United States
Joseph
W. Stilwell
U. S
China
India
Burma
Stilwell
Tlt
Chiang Kai-Shek
Roosevelt
Tokyo
United Nations
Bure
Burma Faces Hunger as Independence Cries Grow Louder
In Mandalay Burma stalls under invasion as Burmans press for self rule amid war strain. Cripps’ looming India visit and Governor Dorman-Smith’s appeal to London frame renewed demands. Cabinet members battle evacuation of Indian laborers while Delta losses cripple trade and grain, with Britain expected to fund relief.
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Mandalay
Burma
India
Ory
Thei
Dorman-Smith
Lenawee County sees 11 fill officer training requests
Lenawee county selective service reports 11 applications for volunteer officer training in recent days. Eligible men aged 18 to 45 in Class HI-A may apply with parental consent required for those under 22. The army aims to produce 75,000 officers via a four month course. successful completion yields a commission.
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Lenawee County Selective Service Board
State Moves to Break Stalemate In Detroit Protective Service Row
LANSING March 20 The state acting to end a stalemate over civilian protective services for Wayne Macomb and Oakland counties. Governor Van Wagoner appointed State Police Captain Donald Leonard to lead Detroit efforts and establish a working protective service in the metropolitan area. Leonard will act as trouble shooter and technician until a permanent commander is named.
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Detroit
Lansing
Wayne
Macomb
Oakland
van Wagoner
Donald
Leonard
Citizens Defense Corps
Metropolitan Area Protective Services
Man Admits Grandmother Murder and Family Slayings
Los Angeles report says Courtney Fred Rogers, 24, an organist, confessed to killing his aged grandmother Mrs Sophie Spiegelmann and his parents. He claimed to chloroform his mother Lillie Rogers and shot his father Courtney C. Rogers. deaths were previously ruled suicides or food poisoning. He described exhuming his grandmother's body in San Diego under a court order, aiming to gain the estate and cash to fund his organ studies.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Courtney Fred Rogers
Offivers
Sophie Spiegemann
Rogers
Lillie Rogers
Courtney C. Rogers
Spiegelmann
Larry Carmack
Skidmores number up pays off in tax case
William R Skidmore to serve a 30 month federal prison term for income tax evasion after surrendering to U S Marshals The 68 year old once a Chicago politician junk yard operator and alleged gambling fixer faced a career ending downfall as prosecutors labeled him a key figure in the city s gambling network The lawyer said Skidmore was ready to go away and the sun set on his four decade run in public life
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Skidmore
Chicago
William R. Skidmore
U. S
Wiliam Scott Stewart
Billy” Skidmore
Squire
Men 45 to 65 Must Register for Non-Combatant Service
Washington reports President Roosevelt issued a proclamation setting April 27 as the fourth wartime registration for men born 1877 to 1897. The 7 to 9 a.m. nationwide registration covers those aged 45 to 65 for possible noncombatant duty and work in war factories under the selective service act. Exemptions apply to active service members and approved exceptions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Congress weighs awards and pay to boost war output
Washington reports Congress studied two ideas to raise arms production. War Production Board chair Donald M. Nelson backed distinguished service awards for wartime performance and incentive pay to speed key munitions, arguing against new labor rules. He urged recognition to spur collective effort and hinted at expanding labor cohorts. Senate and House probes continue with AFL CIO leaders and business representatives to assess impact.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Senate Appropriations
Croix-De-Guerre
Nelson
Coure
Thomas
D-Okla
Senate
William Green
Philip Murray
AFL
CIO
National Association of’ Manufacturers
House
Naval Committee
Navy
James V. Forrestal
War Powers Bill Expands Wartime Controls and Privileges
The Senate completed action on the second war powers bill, removing compensation for civilian defense workers like air raid wardens, while adding free postage for armed services, partial Hatch Act exemptions for some part timers, government book scrutiny of war contractors, Treasury authority to sell securities to the Fed, coinage of five cent pieces, streamlined alien naturalization for serving foreigners, wartime data gathering by the Census, and expanded power to seize property and allocate tools and materials for the war effort. The measure aims to modernize the older act, matching conditions of current warfare.
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Washington
Senate
O’mahoney
Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Pearl Harbor
Census Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Civilian Conservation Corps
Congress
American Bombers Hit Enemy Vessel in Pacific Raid
The War Department says two U S Army bombers scored a direct hit on an enemy cruiser in the harbor at Rabaul New Britain. Also announced is the transfer of 15 Army officers and men with General MacArthur to Australia to command U N forces in the southwest Pacific. No Philippine front action reported.
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Washington
War Department
Rabaul
New Britainsland
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
United Nations
South West Pacific
Richard K. Sutherland
Elkins
W. Va
MacArthur
Philippine
Japan Rebukes Allies War Tactics and Revises Warfare Rules
Japanese officials accused the United States and Britain of waging extreme warfare based on retaliation and hatred since the Pacific war began. A revised naval ordinance aimed at aligning Japan's conduct with international law was announced, with details not fully disclosed. Navy leaders argued Japan would act justly yet in reciprocal conflict. Meanwhile President Roosevelt, age 60, need not register for the draft due to being commander in chief of the armed forces, though within the age range.
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Tokyo
United States
Britain
Pacific
Japan
London
Navy
Shigetaroi Shimada
Shigeharu Enomoto
Naval Academy
Imperial Navy
Washington
Roosevelt
Armed Forces
Congress Urges Ship Production Boost And Transport Reform
Congress pressed for faster shipbuilding and transport fixes as evidence showed the accelerated program strains U S logistics. Senators George and Truman urged streamlining of domestic transport and merger of trucking firms while Maritime Committee hearings probe ship construction progress and steel shortages.
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Washington
Congress
George
D-Ga
Truman
D-Mo
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Maritime Committee
Emory S&. Land
Maritime Commission
Senate
Guatemala Sends Germans to the United States for Internment
Guatemala has deported 155 Germans deemed dangerous to the United States for internment as U S air patrols defend the Panama Canal. Estimates place up to 5,000 Germans in Guatemala, complicating surveillance and the nation’s economy through German coffee interests. Anita Raeder De Dies tel, daughter of Grand Admiral Raeder, is among those entangled with the group.
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Guatemala City
United States
Panama Canal
United Nations
Guatemala
Anita Raeder de Diestel
Siich Raeder
MacArthur vows return as war expands in Pacific
In Adelaide General MacArthur declares an American offensive to relieve the Philippines and promises I will return. Roosevelt ordered the push from Corregidor toward Australia, amid fresh Allied fights near Port Moresby and Salamaua as Japanese forces press through New Guinea. Australian and U.S. forces reinforce, while a Dutch freighter crew survives a sinking near Cape Town with no casualties.
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Associated Press
Canberra
Australia
Roosevelt
Japan
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Adelaide
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
United States
Corregidor
John Curtin
New Guinea
Markham
Port Moresby
Berlin
Tokyo
Lae
Torres Strait
Melbourne
United Nations
U. S
Java
Singapore
Salamaua
Lage
Port Moresb ‘By
Solomon Islands
Darwin
Curtin
CIO GM Contract Talks To Open In Private
Detroit March 2 The CIO United Auto Workers reject GM calls for public talks despite GM urging openness for wartime production. Union seeks 2 1 a day wage hike and cost of living adjustments with negotiations set to begin this afternoon before the April 23 contract expiry. Walter Reuther opposes public scrutiny citing public controversy and anti labor hysteria.
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CIO
Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corporation
C. E. Wilson
General Motors
Walter Reuther
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