Navy chief vows to destroy Japanese fleet before end of war
Navy Secretary Knox told the Senate committee he would press for extending Lend Lease as a 14 ship Japanese convoy moved toward New Guinea bases. Allied air forces bombed Japanese fields and ships from Soemba to Alexishafen as MacArthur's troops pressed toward Lae and Salamaua.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Laes
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Lae
Wau
Salamaua
MacArthur
Australia
Talasea
New Britain
Waingapoe
Soemba
Timor
Alexishafen
Mubo
Waria River
Arthur S. Drakeford
Burma
United States Air Force
Gokteik
Mandalay
Lashio
China
Yunnan
Thazi
Paukkan
More Women Youths Sought for War Jobs
Columbus AP: State senators moved to craft legislation increasing woman power and youth participation in war production. A sub committee of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee was appointed after the fourth hearing on the Ross Bill to relax labor laws for women and minors.
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Columbus
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Armed Services
War Department
Col
Lewis
Sanders
Thirteen Bodies Recovered From Montana Mine Disaster
In Bearcreek Montana the death toll from the coal mine explosion rose as thirteen more bodies were recovered. Miners entombed since Saturday total 74 with two identified so far.
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Montana
Bearcreek
Mont
Klapp Named Secretary of State Industrial Commission
Columbus reports Ralph Klapp dean of Franklin University College of Law has been appointed secretary of the state industrial commission.
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Columbus
Ralph Klapp
Franklin University College of Law
State Industrial Commission
Pensioners Asked To Aid Ohio Farmers
Ohio pensioners able bodied were urged to help salvage corn and soybeans in fields. Wages from such casual work would not affect monthly benefits. Gov Bricker and Welfare Director Sherwood backed using state resources to aid harvest as 529,140 acres of corn and 229,747 acres of soybeans remained unharvested.
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Columbus
Karl A. Babb
Division of Aid For the
Babb
John W. Bricker
Charles L. Sherwood
Bricker
Ohio
Janitor Strike Closes Schools In East Liverpool
Pupils in 17 public elementary schools were sent home as janitors failed to report to duty leaving buildings unheated. Superintendent H. G. Means announced that 3,300 children have an unexpected holiday. Union president Perle C. Sheets said janitors asked for 12 month contracts. board had not acted.
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East Liverpool
H. G. Means
Perle C. Sheets
AFL Building and Service Employes Union
Board of Education
John W. Wolf Dies at Residence in Racine
John William Wolf 81 died Monday night at his Racine home. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at Racine Baptist Church with interment at Plants. Survived by wife Lottie and children Elmer Albert Harry Evelyn of Racine and Pete in merchant marine service. Friends may call at Ewing Funeral Home until the services.
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Pomeroy
John William Wolf
Racine
Racine Baptist Church
Mr. Wolf
Lottie Wolf
Elmer
Albert
Harry
Evelyn
Pete
Merchant Marine — Service
Ewing Funeral Home
Henry D. Pryor
Long Bottom Methodist Church
Sand Hill Cemetery
Long Bottom
Waldo Waterman Dies At Home Of A Nephew
Waldo Waterman 81, Athens County native, died Monday at the home of his nephew Mury Taylor near Chester. Survived by one sister Mrs. Ernest Knowles. three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. Funeral Wednesday at 1 PM at White Funeral Home Coolville with Rev T A Runnels officiating. Burial in Bethel Cemetery.
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Coolville
Waldo Waterman
Athens County
Mury Taylor
Chester
Ernest Knowles
Waterman
White Funeral Home
T. A. Runnells
Bethel Cemetery
Gandhi Near End of 21 Day Fast in Poona
Mohandas K. Gandhi neared the end of a 21 day fast in Poona India as he entered a final night without food. The longevity of the fast drew international attention and raised questions about his health and political methods.
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Poona
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Soviet Army Opens New North Front in Arctic-Edge Campaign
Soviet forces breach the north front near the Valdai Hills driving toward Estonia after recapturing 900 square miles, killing 8,000 Germans and capturing 3,000 more. Southward, progress west of Kharkov and Kursk crops up as mud and rain slow operations across the front.
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Lake Ilmen
Leningrad
Russia
Kharkov
Kursk
Dnieper
Red Army
Sychokovo
Staraya Russa
Bologne
Orel
Caucasus
Black Sea
Voroshilovgrad
Donets
Rostov
U.S. May Keep Bases Leased From Britain
Washington reports debate over permanent transfer of Western Hemisphere bases leased from Britain in exchange for old destroyers. Senate leant toward extending lend lease while House acts on related measures. Labor and manpower issues also dominate Capitol Hill as committees consider drafts and hearings.
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Washington
United States
Capitol Hill
Tydings
D-Md
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Beardsley Rum
Rum! Plan
Hoover cites 1942 farm level as key to war food supply
Former President Hoover says the nation must hold farm output at the 1942 level to feed the armed forces and Allies. He warns of a serious decline in farm products this year without prompt remedies and calls for rationing and Army help in harvesting 1943 crops.
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Chicago
Hoover
Great Britain
Russia
Knox casts doubt on air attacks on U boat bases
Navy Secretary Knox questioned the effectiveness of Allied air raids on German submarine bases along the northern French coast. He estimated 300 to 400 subs available, said direct hits were unclear, and noted no clear evidence of a larger active U boat force in the Atlantic while acknowledging the subs could rise.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
France
Atlantic
Australia
South Pacific
Deny Need of Federal Homes
Massillon council received a petition signed by 300 residents protesting a government housing project. Officials Schmierlie and Loar joined the protest calling the homes shacks and claiming no housing shortage justifies the project. The petition was sent to Rep Henderson H. Carson of Canton.
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Massillon—4
George Schmierlie
Charles E. Loar
Henderson H. Carson
Canton
16Th
Ohio
Washington
Plane Builders Rally Over Aircraft Wage Dispute
In San Diego AFL aircraft unions pressed the War Labor Board over a long delay in wage settlements. A 24 hour demonstration meeting was held at Consolidated aircraft plant after a Seattle Boeing session. Union leader H C Brown urged faster action to align wages with shipyards.
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San Diego
Calif
War Labor Board
AFL
Consolidated
AFL Aeronautical Industrial Lodge
Boeing
Seattle
H. C. Brown
Axis tanker sunk by bomber and cruiser off Spain
A fully loaded Axis tanker was sunk 500 miles off Cape Finisterre near the northwest tip of Spain. The action was carried out by a United States Liberator bomber in cooperation with the British cruiser Sussex, according to an official announcement.
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London
Cape Finisterre
Spain
Sussex
Ohio University Accredited by AACTE List
The College of Education at Ohio University has been added to the American Association of Colleges for Teachers Education Accredited List as announced. Wells Gaynor, formerly with Akron and Springfield papers, began duties as state information officer for the Office of War Information in Charleston West Virginia.
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Wellington
N. Z
Ohio University
Cleveland
College of Education
American Association of Teachers Colleges
Charleston
W. Va
Wells Gaynor
Akron and
Springfield, O
Office of
iWar Information
German Capital Scarred by RAF Bombardment in 30 Minute Raid
Berlin endured a massive RAF strike as about 900 tons of bombs hit the city in a half hour. Allied forces gain ground in Central Tunisia with advances near Kasserine and Sheitla while Naples and southern Tunisia face renewed bombardments.
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Tunisia
U. S
Sened
Red Cross
Berlin
RAF
Erwin Rommel
Reichsmarshal Goering
Germany
Naples
Italy
Britain
North
Africa
Mareth Line
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Sheitla
Kasserine
Added Powers Proposed for Liquor Chief
Columbus AP reports a substitute bill would give the state liquor director broad powers to set rules and ration wine and spirits to ensure equitable distribution as stocks dwindle. Permit holders would risk losing licenses if they resell to liquor stores. violations carry fines to 50 dollars or 30 days imprisonment.
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Columbus
House Liquor Control Committee
Howard H. Metzenbaum
D-Cuyahoga
State Liquor Department
Ohio
Italy Reports 26 Dead In Allied Aerial Raids
The Italian high command reported 26 deaths and 530 injuries from Allied air raids on Naples Palermo and other areas. Axis fighters shot down three planes over Naples and anti aircraft fire accounted for two more, with two planes crashing near Palermo.
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Italy
Senate
London
High Command
Rome Radio
Associated Press
Naples
Palermo
Sicily
Physically Handicapped Sought for War Jobs
Ohio officials urge employers to tap physically handicapped workers as a key wartime manpower source. Wade Hammond notes 25 percent of registered handicapped expect job prospects in the next two months, with strong potential in many cases. In Columbus, cigaret stamp sales from Jan 1 to Mar 1 reach 1,511,208, down 2,209 from 1942, while February sales rise to 792,999 versus 710,571 last February.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wade Hammond
War Manpower Commission
Hammond
President Approves War Nursery Fund Plan
Washington announces approval of a 31600 allocation to operate 10 war nurseries for 300 children of working mothers in Lima from January 1 to June 30. The Federal Works Administration reported the sponsor's contribution at 23400.
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Washington
Lima
Federal Works Administration
Army Cadets Begin Training at Mt. Union College
About 200 Army aviation cadets from Miami Beach Florida and Biloxi Mississippi arrived at Mt. Union College to start their courses under the Army college training program, marking the first contingent to reach the campus.
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Mt. Union
Alliance
Army Aviation
Miami Beach
Fla
Biloxi
Miss
Mt. Union College
Yank Fliers See Berlin in Flames
Flight Officer Joe McCarthy of St James New York a veteran of 27 raids with the Royal Canadian Force over Germany and Italy calls the Berlin raid the most successful he has flown. He says rooftops were visible and he counted 22 fires as the squadron left the city. A Canadian group member notes Berlin received a heavy beating with fires seen 180 miles away.
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London
Joe McCarthy
St. James
Long Island
N. Y
Germany
Italy
Berlin
McCarthy
Bomb raids hammer Berlin as Allied air power expands
In a high intensity night assault the British air ministry reported heavy bombings on Berlin with 89 dead and 213 injured as many as nineteen Allied aircraft were lost. The operation followed raids on St Nazaire and campaigns over France and Germany. Ohio liquor chief J W Cleary said local authorities should prosecute untaxed whiskey bringers into the state.
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Air Ministry
Gereman
Reich
Berlin
Harold Balfour
Air
France
St. Nazaire
Germany
Columbus
J. W. Cleary
Ohio
Meat Rationing Foreseen by April 1
Regional Director Birkett Williams of the Office of Price Administration told civic officials union leaders and meat dealers that nationwide meat rationing will take effect by April 1. He said rationing and a price ceiling on livestock would ease Akron’s acute meat shortage and vowed to work to relieve the local situation until the plan is in place.
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Akron
Birkett L. Willams
Office of Price Administration
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