Reds Capture Rail Town and Attack Across Dnieper
Soviet and Allied reports describe Red Army operations across the upper Dnieper near Vyazma and Kharkov, capturing Semlovo rail town and advancing on Kharkov while German forces withdraw to new defenses. Heavy fighting, tank and infantry clashes, and large German losses are noted amid evacuations and resistance in Haute Savoie and other areas.
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Dnieper
Eddie Gilmore
Moscow
Vyazma
Semlovo
Smolensk
Kharkov
Staraya Russa
London
Orel
Allied desert air forces hit Mareth Line in March 15 update
On March 15 1943 Allied desert air forces attacked the Mareth Line while weather halted land fighting. Russian advance toward Smolensk and Kharkov retreat are reported as forces pull back. Japanese efforts across Yanglee falter amid reversals. German authorities round up French workers for forced labor. Allied raiders attack Burma targets as General Giraud welcomes De Gaulle and a united French Republic effort forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mareth Line
Chinese drive breaks Japanese Yangtze offensive
Chinese high command reports a counter attack completely smashed an eight column Japanese assault along 100 miles of the Yangtze. About 20 000 Japanese troops who began March 8 are said to be fleeing with one body encircled. The blow fell in Hupeh near Changsha where prior defeats occurred.
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Chungking
High Command
Yangtze River
Great Waterway
Hupeh
Changsha
Hankow
Canton
Yangtze
Texas directness urged by national manufacturers head
Frederick C. Crawford president of the National Association of Manufacturers spoke in Dallas urging Texans to maintain directness with public officials at a luncheon. He said Texans have a reputation for telling the truth and not lying in dealings with government.
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Dallas
People of America
Texas
Frederick C. Crawford
National Association of Manufacturers
Crawford
Flames Devastate Carbon Black Plant Warehouse
The Rock Creek plant of United Carbon Company near Borger suffered a major blaze when a warehouse and a railroad car filled with carbon black burned after noon. Fire crews from Borger Phillips and the rubber plant fought the flames as winds fanned the fire, threatening a second warehouse storing 120000 pounds of carbon black.
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Borger
Rock Creek
United Carbon Company
L. W. Fox
United Carbon
Phillips
Housewives gain 48 ration points for blue stamps D E F
Washington March 15 The Office of Price Administration announces 48 ration points on blue stamps lettered D E and F in book No 2 for canned goods from March 25 through April 30. Blue stamps A B C remain valid until March 31 with overlap.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Red Cross War Fund Hits Fifty Million Mark
New York March 15 Walter & Gifford fund chairman announced contributions of 50 million dollars to the 1943 Red Cross war fund so far. The update cites strong donor support and ongoing campaigns to boost the drive.
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New York
Red Cross War Fund
Walter & Gifford
Allied planes strike three Japanese transports in Aroe Islands
Allied headquarters in Australia report planes sank two transports and damaged a third near Dobo Island as Darwin endured a 49- plane raid. In the same action, fighters hit troop decks hard, causing heavy casualties among Japanese personnel. No mention of the New Guinea convoy near Wewak in the latest bulletin.
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Allied
Australia
Aroe Islands
Darwin
Dobo Island
MacArthur
New Guinea
Wewak
Absentee Voting Opens in Amarillo City Election
Absentee ballots may be cast today for Amarillo’s city election set for April 6. All three incumbents Mayor Joe A. Jenkins and City Commissioners R. H. Epperson and Oscar Hargett face no opposition. petitions for places on the official ballot have been filed. Absentee voting runs through April 4 with final day at city hall April 3. Time for filing petitions closed yesterday at 10 AM.
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Amarillo
Joe A. Jenkins
R. H
Bob” Epperson
Oscar Hargett
Giraud Stand Praised for Anti‑Discrimination Pledge
Secretary of State Hull commended General Henri Giraud in Algiers for repudiating racial discrimination in North Africa and pledging a French government chosen by its people. Hull said Giraud’s leadership could unite all groups behind victory and liberty in France.
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Washington
Hull Today
Henri Giraud
Algiers
North Africa
France
Giraud
North
Africa
Hull backs Eden warning quick peace not assured
Secretary Hull endorsed Eden’s warning that the war will not end soon and urged steady progress toward postwar unity. He cited full understanding among key governments and transparent exchanges of information as essential for wartime prosecution and postwar reconstruction.
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Hull
Washington
Anthony Eden
United Nations
Eden
Wallace, Hull
Knox
Sir Arthur Salter
United States
Soviet Union
China
Severe temperature plunge forecast for Panhandle region
Weather officials warn of a sharp drop with temperatures sliding from 12 to 20 degrees in the Panhandle after a late wind shift yesterday. Snow flurries and sub freezing temps expected in Amarillo area on Tuesday, with strong winds continuing and a livestock cold attack advisory issued.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Oklahoma
Kansas
South Plains
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Pecos River
del Rio-Fagle Pass
New Mexico
Eeesees
Man Rosencene LL
Twin Purpose in Nazi Blow at Kharkov Seen
Allied sources in London say the Kharkov assault aims to shield Ploesti oil supplies and to resolve a German general’s strategy dispute. They describe it as a test case for field commanders and a move to deter a potential Allied invasion while regrouping 1.2 million troops in Europe. Premier Antonescu reportedly ordered Romanian forces to fall back toward Bessarabia due to Russian advances.
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Kharkov
Russia
Ploesti
Romania
Germany
Hitler
Europe
London
Ion Antoinescu
Bessarabia
Hearing Ordered On Ballast Reports
Chairman Bland of Virginia calls a public hearing by the House merchant marine committee on March 29 to probe reports that ships sailing to North Africa carry up to 3000 tons of sand as ballast on return voyages. He says if true the truth should be found and remedies provided. if false the falsity should be exposed. William Radner of the War Shipping Administration agrees to answer.
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Washington
Bland
Virginia
House Merchant Marine Committee
North Africa
William Radner
War Shipping Administration
Bus Turns Over In Mississippi Injuring Eighteen
A passenger bus from Shreveport Louisiana turned over into a ditch near Clinton Mississippi injuring eighteen people including ten soldiers. Driver H M Perkins of Mansfield Louisiana said a left front tire blew out and the wheel crossed a culvert before the vehicle left the road.
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Jackson
Miss
Shreveport
Clinton
H. M. Perkins
Mansfield
Sta Highway Commr
T. P. Brady
Iditeh
Giraud Welcomes De Gaulle to Forge French Unity
General Giraud said he is ready to welcome General de Gaulle to give concrete form to a union of pro Allied Frenchmen. A British observer called the move the most concrete step toward unity. Resignations of two pre Vichy North African officials were reported in Algiers, clearing the way for accord between Giraud and de Gaulle.
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London
Henry Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
Giraud
de Gaulle
Georges Catroux
Syria
Jean Marie Bergeret
Bergeret
Jean Ribaud
Auguste Nogues
French
Morocco
Vichy
Bbergeret
Nogues
Marcel Peyrouton
Algeria
France
Storms Delay Major Tunisian Front Clash
Allied air and ground action near Mareth Line continues with weather hampering operations. Both sides reinforce as fighters patrol. Italian torpedo planes disrupt shipping attempts but damage on both sides remains undeclared. No aircraft losses reported.
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Daniel DE Luce
North Africa
Western Desert
Mareth Line
Mediterranean
Algerian
Eisenhower
Rome
Bone
Prosinone
Posallo
Tunisian
Mareth
Mrs. L. K. White Rites Set Today in Amarillo Church
Services for Mrs. Leota Kirk White pioneer Amarillo resident will be held at 2 pm in Central Presbyterian Church officiated by Dr. R. Thomson. She died after a long illness at 74, widow of E. W. White founder of White & Kirk. Burial Llano Cemetery Topeka. Survivors include son Dean White, daughters Mrs. H L Kearns and Mrs. Johnnie Eslick, two grandchildren, sister Miss Ruby Kirk, brothers Dean and Leland Kirk.
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Leota Kirk White
Amarillo
Central Presbyterian Church
R. Thomson
White
Hughes Street
A. E. Winsett
C. S. Lambie
Ray Wheatley
Allen Early
Leonard E. Clay
R. E. Ware
N. S. Griggs & Sons
E. W. White
White & Kirk
H L. Kearns
Johnnie Eslick
Janie Eslick
Betty Fee Kearns
Ruby Kirk
Dean Kirk
Leland Kirk
Inlaw
W. E. Kirk
Llano Cemetery
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Haute Savoie
Daily Herald
Fhonon
Daily Mail
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Lake Leman
Reuters
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Tribune
Berlin
Genral Cartier
Dsargenta
Gestapo
Villeurbanne
Lacroix-Rousse
Tass
Izyum
Donets
Kharkovy
Rzhev
Bely
Red Army
Vyazma River
Rostov
Yanglee
Burma
U.S
U. SS. Navy
NEA
Red Cross Drive
Southwest
Pacific
England
Wheeler
Wallace
United Nations Organization
Congress
Montana
Florida
Smoky Joe
South Pacific
Joe Foss
Weev
Rushsell Stationery Company
Tunisia
Topeka
California
Louisiana
W. E. Anderson
Amarillo Daily News
Oinenee
Amarillo Giod
Cesereeeene
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