Eighth Army Routs Africa Corps and Bankhead Battle Stalls
Capitol Hill battles dominate the day as bloc leaders fail to override President Roosevelt’s Bankhead Bill veto over farm price supports. War and military policy spark congressional controversy with Byrnes called the key strategist while a new Army rule on active duty soldiers seeking public office draws criticism. House panels prepare omnibus fiscal hearings and organized labor testifies on a plan to curb strikes and ban unionizing managers.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Byrnes
Ctive
War Department
Rep. Ditter
R-Pa
Douglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
House Appropriations
House
Senate
Organized Labor
Prisoners to Help With Farm Labor Shortage
Senate appropriations testimony reveals possible use of German and Italian war prisoners as farm labor. Wayne H. Darrow, director of the agriculture department labor administration, said plans were incomplete but the War Department saw difficulties in guarding prisoners and providing camp equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wayne H. Darrow
Agriculture Department Labor Administration
War Department
Former Zanesville Judge Disbarred for Six Months
Former Fifth District Court of Appeals judge Charles C. Lemert was disbarred for six months by Common Pleas Judge Fred H. Wolfe after a Muskingum Bar Association inquiry found misconduct in office and unprofessional conduct in handling the estate of Anna E. Denison.
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Zanesville
Charles C. Lemert
Fifth District Court of Appeals
Common Pleas
Fred H. Wolfe
Fulton County
Lemert
Anna E. Denison
Muskingum Bar Association
Youth Quickly Smothers Sister Fire in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati Jerry Wheeler aged 12 acted fast when his three year old sister Charmaine’s clothes ignited from an open grate. He wrapped her in a Mackinaw coat and rolled her on the floor, stopping the blaze before their mother could respond.
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Cincinnati
Jerry Wheeler
Charmaine
Jerry
Seventh in service Columbus announces WAAC training for daughter
Mrs. Alice M. Boutwell told an Army Day audience that her 20 year old daughter Ann Jean Would begin WAAC training on April 17.
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Columbus
Armed Services
Alice M. Boutwell
Ann Jean
WAAC
All Weather Garb For Army In Planning Stages
Maj. Gen. Edmund B. Gregory says the Army seeks a wind resistant and water repellent cotton outer garment for all soldiers in all latitudes to be worn over adaptable underlayers. The design aims to bridge from Greenland ice to Waikiki beaches on blustery days.
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Seattle
United States
Edmund B. Gregory
Army
Greenland
Ice
Waikiki
Bill To Regulate Unions Faces House Hearing
The Ohio House Judiciary Committee heard that a bill to regulate labor unions could allow an employer to discharge every labor leader. Thomas Downs of the Ohio CIO, Phil Hannah of the Ohio Federation of Labor, and Ted F. Silvey of the Ohio CIO testified the measure aimed to destroy unions during the second hearing.
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Columbus
House
Judiciary Committee
Thomas Downs
Ohio Cio
Phil Hannah
Ohio Federation of Labor
Ted F. Silvey
Defense Director Warns Rural Areas Must Blackout
Ohio State Defense Director Ralph H. Stone says rural areas are a “perfect target” for incendiary phosphorus devices and must blackout as quickly as cities. He notes rural blackout tests in 19 Northern Ohio counties Thursday night will test rural defenses against night air raids.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Defense
Ralph H. Stone
Stone
Extension deadline for 1943 auto licenses set in Columbus
The AP reports the grace period for buying 1943 automobile licenses extends to midnight. Motorists caught without the new windshield stickers tomorrow face arrest in Columbus.
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Columbus
Findlay Man Dies From Farm Fire Burns
Ludwig B. Bach, 71, died in Findlay hospital from burns after his clothing caught fire from burning fodder on his Bekmore farm.
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Findlay
Ludwig B. Bach
Findlay Hospital
Bekmore
Fortresses Hammer Axis Supply Lanes in North Africa
Allied air forces led by Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle struck Axis supply routes in Sicily and the Western Desert. Fortresses sank or damaged multiple ships, set magazines ablaze, and destroyed vehicles while shooting down enemy planes. Mitchells and other bombers hit convoys and positions near Bizerte and Wadi El Akarit, with heavy anti air battles and allied losses minimal.
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Allied
North Africa
James H. Doolittle
Trapani
Sicily
Wadi el Akarit
British Retreat in Burma To Avert Jop Flank Attack
British forces withdraw along the Mayu Peninsula to avert a Japanese flanking push from the north while holding positions in the hills north of Maya Peninsula. Allied air forces struck Japanese targets in the Aroe Islands Salamua New Guinea Alitut Tanimbars Gasmata New Britain.
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Burma
Sir Archibald P. Wavell
Mayu
Bay of Bengal
India
Akyab
Wavell
Maya Peninsula
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Aroe Islands
Australia
Salamaua
New Guinea
United Nations
Alitut
Tanimbar Islands
Gasmata
New Britain
British Towns Hit by Nazis
German hit and run fighter bombers attacked two towns on the southeast coast shortly after dawn with casualties and damage to several business establishments. Air Ministry says Berlin raid followed by RAF attack exposed 30 factories and key Templehof rail yard facilities damaged. Nazi authorities promise revenge, more terrible than before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Air Ministry
Berlin
Templehof
Paris
Bowling Green Dorms Turned Over to Navy
Bowling Green State University will open a training school for 400 officer candidates and turn over Kohl and Williams dormitories to Navy use starting July 1, announced President Frank J. Prout.
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Bowling Green
Navy
Kohl
Williams
Bowling Green State University
Frank J. Prout
Child Welfare Code Revision Rejected by Ohio House
The Ohio House rejected a voluminous bill from the State Children's Code Commission that would expand state control over local welfare work. The 48 to 75 roll call opposed the measure, which opponents claimed would centralize care of children in cities and counties. The session also defeated a constitutional amendment for a special session request and approved moving real estate tax payment for the last half of the year from September 11 to June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
State Children’s Code Commission
State Welfare Department
House
Senate
Seed Potato Purchase Limit Lifted for Small Gardens
The Office of Price Administration ended the 50 pound seed potato limit to aid small gardens and prefers quantities of any size for planting. In Columbus, Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood projected Ohio's poor relief bill for the first quarter of 1943 at about 2,064,399 dollars, down 1,700,000 from 1942 and 3,500,000 from 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Victory
Office of Price Administration
Columbus
Charles L. Sherwood
Ohio
Work of Yankee Fliers in Desert Campaign Lauded
Brig Gen Aubry C. Strickland praised American fliers in the western desert for breaking German resistance in El Hamma Tunisia. He cited one group that day as destroying 22 trucks and damaging 101 more, silencing guns, strafing tents, and scoring two direct hits on a German bridge, with two aircraft lost.
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Cairo
Egypt
Aubry C. Strickland
Western Desert
Ninth
United States Army Air Force
Tunisia
el Hamma
Lewis H. Brereton
Middle East
Stabilization Plan Seen Easy for United States
Washington reports that a post war gold currency stabilization plan aims for a 5 billion dollar fund with about 40 percent from the United Nations and the U S Treasury ready to reallocate its domestic 2.006 billion pool. Morgenthau says the goal is to restore healthy trade and adjust contributions to each nation, noting Yugoslavia cannot meet its full quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ivy
U. S. Treasury
Morgenthau
United Nations
Treasury
New World Pool
United States
Yugoslavia
Bombs Cripple U-Boat Yards In Vegesack Raid
United States heavy bombers damaged seven of fifteen U-boat construction slips at Vegesack on March 18. One submarine capsized in her berth after a very heavy hit and was near launch. Experts say the yards cannot contribute substantially to U-boat production for many months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Vegesack
RAF
Churchill backs De Gaulle trip delay request in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons he supported General Eisenhower's appeal to General De Gaulle to postpone his planned trip to North Africa. The statement aligns Allied leadership on coordinating movements during the campaign.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Dwight D. Elisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
North Africa
Brigadier General Rank Unlikely for LaGuardia
Washington reports that if Mayor Fiorello Laguardia leaves New York City to join the Army he is unlikely to receive the rank of Brigadier General. Roosevelt stated he has no plans to nominate the mayor for a commission, as nominations above brigadier require presidential and Senate action.
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Washington
Fiorello Laguardia
Senate
Roosevelt
LaGuardia
New York
P-40 Guerrilla Fighters Shine in Tunisian Front
The P-40 pilots known as Guerrilla Fighters lead Tunisian front sorties under Col. William W. Momyer and Maj. R. Chase. The unit, once a hit and run force, now delivers superior flight and surprise tactics with several Nazi planes downed. Notable members include Lieut. James W. Gray and Lieut. Thomas A. Thomas Jr.
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Cochran
William W. Momyer
Seattle
R. Chase
Cortland
N. Y
Momyer
Major Chase
James W. Gray
Summerfield
Thomas A. Thomas, Jr
Ada
Okla
Jerry
Rommel Driven From Two Hills as 6000 Prisoners Taken
British Eighth Army under Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery captured two hills at the Wadi Akarit defense zone in Tunisia after a massive bombardment and bayonet assault. About 6,000 Axis troops were taken prisoner, part of Rommel's shrinking Africa Corps as Allied forces push forward with support from U.S. artillery and air power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Africa Corps
Tunisia
Wadi Fe] Akarit
London
Churchill
Jurgen von Arnim
Churchill Announces Breakthrough in North Africa Desert Push
Churchill reports to Parliament that the Eighth Army and allied forces have launched a major new push in Tunisia 40 miles north of Gabes, with U S and British armor advancing and Rommel unable to stop the Allied offensive. Patton’s columns approach the coast from El Guetar and Maknassy as heavy tank and air power deter German defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
el Akarii
Gabes
Mareth
Little Maginot
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Desert Army
House of Commons
United States
U. S
George S. Patton, Jr
el Guetar
Maknassy
Rommel
Montgomery
Allies Strike New Air Blows In Africa and Caucasus
Allied headquarters announced the Eighth Army crushed a Nazi counterattack and drove a wide wedge into the El Alkarit zone after heavy fighting. British tanks moved across the coastal plain while air forces sunk 27 Axis ships in two days and shot down 79 planes. In the Caucasus, Soviet forces advanced in the Kuban Delta driving German troops from the Novorossisk area amid mudbound, stubborn defense along the Donets.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eighth Army
el Akarit
el Guetar
Churchill
el Alkarit
Rommel
Sfax
Sicilian
Eisenhower
Bizerte
Donets River
Kuban
Caucasus
Red Army
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Southern Operators Seek WLB Intervention in Wage Dispute
Southern bituminous coal operators announce they will request War Labor Board intervention in their wage dispute with the United Mine Workers if Dr. John R. Steelman cannot certify the matter. Spokesman Edward J Burke, president of the Southern Coal Producers Association, disclosed the plan yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern Bituminous
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
John R. Steelman
VU. 8
Cvacllation Service
Edward Jt. Burke
Southern Coal Producers Association
Athens Meigs Road Contracts Awarded
Columbus field report states the highway department named apparent low bidders on 14 projects totaling about 664 928 dollars to improve roughly 67 miles of roads. H M Stinson of Albany led in Athens and Meigs counties with 10082 dollars to gravel 19 miles of Route 143 across Salisbury Rutland Scipio Columbia and Lee Townships.
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Columbus
Highway Department
Athens
Meigs
H M. Stinson
Albany
Salisbury
Rutland
Scipio
Columbia
Lee
Vocational War Training Enrollment and Completions
The State Board of Vocational Education reports 296,888 persons enrolled in war production training from July 1, 1940 to February 28, with 281,174 completing. Director Strobel notes 42.27 percent of 246,737 enrolled in national defense training finished, plus 16,020 of 17,270 in rural programs and all 2,881 in NYA courses. Training occurred in 160 centers across 56 counties. A total of 374 courses were offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Board of Vocational Education
Joseph R. Strobel
National Youth Administration
New High Test Gas Released by Standard Oil
Justice Department files supplemental judgment in anti trust suit. Standard Oil of New Jersey to offer licenses on certain patents at a reasonable royalty for producing high octane aviation gasoline by a low cost process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Brazilian Air Force Sinks Seventh U Boat
Aviation Minister Salgado Filho announced that Brazilian air force sunk another German submarine, the seventh credited to Brazilian pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazilian Air Force
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Joaquin Pedro Salgado Filho
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Cliff Thompson
Marquette University School of Law
Delta Theta Phi, Legal Fraternity
Milwaukee
CLO
THE
Associated Press
Castel Benito
Tripoli
Tunisian
Jay
Henries
Eant
Phillip G. Cochran
Djebel ‘Tebaga Fatnassa
Djebel el Roumana
Amercan
Yankees
Southern
WLB
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