Allied Line in Northern Tunisia Breached by Japanese Concentration
Allied report notes Japanese forces massing across island perimeter north of Australia with Main effort in defense fronts. Nimitz signals possible upcoming offensive as U S Navy prepares to strike from conquered positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Pacific Fleet
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Nimitz
American Red Cross
Four Cleveland Fires Claim One Life and Injure Firemen
Four fires in two days caused one death and 17 firefighter injuries with total damages over 90000 dollars. Miss Rose Gale, 30, died from a blaze blamed on carelessness with a cigarette in her room. A downtown Superior Avenue fire left a large three story building gutted. other blazes occurred at a garage and a school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Rose Gale
Carl E. Ehrler
Superior Avenue
Free seeds to aid victory gardens revival discussed
Washington lawmakers consider reviving free seed distribution to boost victory gardens during wartime shortages. Chairman Smith of the Senate Agriculture Committee discussed the plan with Rotary Wickard and Senator Capper, who signaled support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Victory Gardens
Smith
D-Sc
Senate Agriculture Committee
Rotary Wickard
Capper
Agriculture Committee
House Weighs Work-or-Fight Measure to Cut War Absences
Congress debated work or fight rules to curb absenteeism in war industries and allow draft boards to reclassify workers who stay away without cause. Navy yard foremen would report absentees. broader anti absentee measures may follow. Senator Bankhead urged action on farm worker draft limits to ease agriculture labor shortages.
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Washington
Congress
House
Navy Yard
Bankhead
Ala
Senate Military Committee
Meigs Farmer Found Dead in Vacant Langsville Farm House
Selmer Ward aged 67 was found Saturday in a vacant house on his Langsville area farm. He was known to stay there after chores. He leaves a son and daughter at home, another son Private Ernest Ward at Ft Leonard Wood, and a daughter Mrs Clarence Stevens of Detroit. Funeral set Tuesday at two at the Mission Church Roland with Wright Cemetery burial.
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Pomeroy
Selmer Ward
Langsville
Ernest Ward
Ft. Leonard Wood
Clarence Stevens
Detroit
Mission Church
Ruland
Wright Cemetery
Proposal to cut small loan interest rates in Ohio house
Legislation before the Ohio House seeks to lower the maximum small loan rate from 3 percent a month on 300 dollars to 2 percent on the first 150 and 2 percent on the next 150. The 8 percent yearly cap on amounts over 300 remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
Gandhi Maintains Strength on 20th Day of Fast
In Bombay Mohandas K. Gandhi nears day 21 of a 21 day fast. A bulletin reports he is maintaining strength and in good spirits, though easily tired as he observes a day of silence.
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Gandhi
Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mr. Gandhi
St Nazaire Raid Heavily Hits Submarine Base
RAF bombers smashed the St Nazaire submarine base and shipyard in a 30 minute attack dropping a great weight of high explosives and incendiaries. Five British aircraft are missing. Additional raids targeted western Germany as February closed with 33 Allied assaults in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Air Force
St. Nazaire
France
Germany
Air Ministry
Bomber Command
Maupertus
Cherbourg
Hengelo
Holland
Liege
Belgium
Western
Europe
Britain
RAF
Continent
Ministries of Air and Home Security
Army Rejects Leo Durocher
New York reports Leo Durocher manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers was rejected by the Army due to a perforated eardrum. The 37 year old star pitcher said he knew of the condition but hoped it would not prevent induction.
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New York
Leo
Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Veteran White House Peanut Vendor Dies
Steve Vasilakos, 58, longtime peanut vendor in front of the White House, died of heart disease. He sold peanuts and popcorn and reportedly helped move $50,000 in War Bonds before his final illness. He was known to seven presidents and many dignitaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Steve Vasilakos
White House
Vasilakos
Ryti Declares Finland Won’t Seek Separate Peace
President Risto Ryti told Parliament at his second inauguration that there are no signs the war will end soon and urged Finland to continue fighting with Germany. He noted great sacrifices, tens of thousands killed or disabled, and widespread ruin as the nation presses for real security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Risto Ryti
Finland
Germany
United Nations
Industrial Equipment Available for War Production
The War Production Board redistribution division announces over 50,000 idle industrial items ready for Ohio Kentucky West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania industries to aid war production. WPB representatives operate in Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Lima and Youngstown.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Regional War Production Board
WPB
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Lima
Youngstown
Aircraft Carrier and Four Destroyers Launched
Five ships of war were launched yesterday off New Jersey and in Camden. The U S shipbuilding yard launched four destroyers Thorn Bullard and Kidd Turner with two launches in 14 minutes. In Camden the U S Monterey aircraft carrier from the Independence class was launched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearny
New Jersey
Camden
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Thorn
U. S. S. Bullard
U.S.S. Kidd
U.S.S. Turner
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
U. S. Monterey
Propose Fixed Farm Prices in Congress Amid Labor Shortage
Senator George urged immediate Agriculture Department steps to guarantee a fair price for food and fiber in 1943 44 without new legislation to boost production during a farm labor shortage. He argued against incentive payments and for a price floor to stabilize farmers. In Coronado California G A McAfee Kingston Ohio received a Navy air medal for heroism in Pacific battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
George
D.-Ga
Agriculture Department
Lend-Lease in reverse cuts U S Army costs in Britain
Senate testimony by E R Stettinius Jr shows lend-lease in reverse now saves more than 25 000 dollars monthly in Britain. He says U S cash purchases in Great Britain from July to December 1942 totalled under one million dollars and are falling, while Allied contributions are high. He notes New Zealand food shortages caused by aid to American forces and lists key lend-lease items such as Spitfires airfield runways bombs shells grenades parachutes and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Wau
Solomons
New Britain
Dutch East Indies
Australia
Pacific
China
Burma
Claire L. Chennault
Burma Road
Mangshih
Salween River
India
Rangoon
Waingma
Yunnan
Akyab
RAF
Washington
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
British Isles
Stettinius
United States
United Nations
France
New Zealand
Meigs County Youth Killed in Air Base Crash
Second Lieutenant Chester F. Steward of Carpenter Meigs County Ohio and four other men died when a transport from Del Valle Air Base crashed near Austin Texas during a routine flight. Steward recently earned wings after training at William Field Chandler Arizona and was stationed at Del Valle Field. He enlisted May 23 1942 after time at Wright Field Ohio and training at Santa Ana and King City California. He is survived by his parents a brother and two sisters. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Austin
Tex
Chester F. Steward
Carpenter
Meigs County
del Valle Air Base
Here
Steward
Charles F. Steward
William Field
Chandler
Ariz
del Valle Field
Army Air Corps
Wright Field
Dayton
Santa Ana
Calif
King City
Abandon Hope for 69 Men Trapped in Montana Mine
BEARCREEK Mont AP Numbed silent relatives of 69 miners trapped after a Saturday explosion waited as rescuers used an emergency air blower deep in the hillside mine to combat deadly gases. At least five miners were known dead with seven other bodies located. food had run out since Saturday morning.
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Bearcreek
Mont
Smith
Bill Romek
Ranch Family Found Slain in California Mystery
In Auburn California a deputy sheriff uncovered five members of the Latshaw family dead on a ranch two in a well and three in the ranch house bedroom. The bodies showed two weeks of decomposition and investigators could not rule out murder or mass suicide. Amos Latshaw 38 his wife Ollie - their parents Bertha 55 and Charles 57 and his 6 year old son Charles were found dead. A dead cow and starving calves were also found in hutches.
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Auburn
Calif
California
Charles H. Silva
Amos Latshaw
Ollie
Latshaw
Bertha
Charles
35 Mile Speed for Trucks Is Set Aside
Washington AP reports a 35 mile per hour speed limit set aside for trucks making emergency deliveries for the Army Navy Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. Trucks must carry exemption certificates and pennants showing emergency service.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
War Shipping Administration
Auto Sticker Licenses On Sale Today Ohio
Ohio deputy registrars start selling 1943 automobile license stickers for windshield display through today for use April 1. Dylon W. Wallace registrar said place stickers in the lower right windshield corner. All cars must also display 1942 metal plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Registrar of
Motor Vehicles
Dylon W. Wallace
Two Ohioans among 10 killed in Army bomber crash
Casper Wyoming police say two Ohioans died in the crash of an Army bomber 28 miles northeast of Glenrock. Second Lt. Harry M. Cannon of Columbiana and Staff Sgt. John F. Elson of Waynesburg are named among the 10 victims. An Akron rubber plant supervisor J F McDermott, 54, also died in a chemical blast at Goodyear.
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Casper
Wyo
Glen
Rock
Casper Air Base
Harry M. Cannon
Columbiana
John F. Elson
Waynesburg
AKRON
J. F. McDermott
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Canned Goods Sale Resumed By Groceries
Washington reports rationed sales resume after eight days with new rules and 1,000,000 trained volunteers ready to assist. OPA rationing chief Paul M. O Leary urges housewives to study lists and values before shopping. Ordering by phone remains, but do not detach coupon stamps until a store employee watches.
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Washington
United States
OPA
Paul M. O'Leary
Oakland Grain Plant Destroyed In Six Alarm Fire
A six alarm blaze on the Oakland waterfront destroyed the Albers Milling Company grain plant and set a merchant ship ablaze. Estimated losses run into millions, with about 3 million dollars for contents and total damage pegged at 5.5 million. Cause remains undetermined.
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Oakland
Calif
Albers Milling Company
Manning Busch
Britain Ready For Big Offensives Says War Minister
War Minister Sir James Grigg and top generals told the nation Britain’s armies worldwide are nearly ready for large scale offensives. He said the army is properly trained and adequately furnished as Army Week opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
James Grigg
Britain
Red Army
Eighth Army
Africa
James
Red Cross Appeals for Increased National Drive Funds
Ohio Red Cross chapters launched a campaign to raise 6 993 200 toward a national goal of 125 000 000. Americans will be asked to donate double the amount of previous years with proceeds divided evenly between local activities and national and international operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Red Cross
Cardinal Hinsley Gravely Ill After Attack in London
The Most Rev Arthur Cardinal Hinsley Arch Bishop of Westminster and Primate of the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain was gravely ill today after suffering a violent attack in London. Officials reported the prelate sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized for urgent care and monitoring.
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London
Arthur Cardinal Hinsley
Westminster
Great Britain
Allies Break Rommel Drive In Tunisia Front
Allied reports say German tank and infantry attempts in northern Tunisia were repelled as the British First Army held Tunis and Bizerte while the Eighth Army pressed the Mareth line. In the west Red Army gains near Kharkov and Kursk contrast with German counterattacks in the Donets basin as Mussolini and Ribbentrop forge war aims in Rome.
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Medjem El-Bab
Kasserine Gap
Erwin Rommel
Reuters
North Africa
Feriana
Algeran
Gafsa
Tebessa
Algeria
Kasserine
Sbeitla
First Army
Jurgen von Arnim
Tunis
Bizerte
Eighth Army
Maereth
Mareth
Tunisia
Red Army
Donets
Dnieper
Ukraine
Kharkov
Kursk
Rostov
Lozovaya
Kramatorsk
Stalino
Red
Poltava
Orel-Kursk-Kharkov
Stalingrad
Italy
Berlin
Mussolini
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
Galeazzo Ciano
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Associated Press
Robert Post
New York Times
U. S
Wilhelmshaven
Meigs
Leo Durocher
Barney Ross
Guadalcanal
San Diego
Boxer
Cathy
Ryti
Coronado
G. A. McAfee
Kingston, O
U.S. Army
Chester Fpf
Montana
National Red Cross
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