Admiralty Islands Beachhead Reinforced Invasion Underway
Allied Headquarters says the Admiralties landing began as a scouting move but, after MacArthur's inspection and a stout counter, a full invasion is in progress with strong reinforcements securing a beachhead from Momote toward Los Negros. Air strikes and naval attacks target Rabaul and other Japanese positions as Burma counters and Allied air power expands.
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Southwest
Hyane Harbor
MacArthur
Fifth Cavalry Regiment
Fortanare
Shiniyemann
Bismarck Sea
Rabaul
Japan
Truk
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Special Session May Be Called on Ballot
Gov. John W. Bricker indicated a possible special session of the Legislature late this month to simplify voting procedures for Ohio service personnel. He planned to delay a speaking tour to the West and proceed with a brief session toward the end of March prior to his campaign swing in the South.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Ohio
South
Bricker
Italian Labor Leaders Plan 10 Minute Strike
Italian labor leaders advised Allied authorities they intended a 10 minute strike tomorrow in defiance of an official demand. The protest targets Prime Minister Churchill's endorsement of the Badoglio government in Naples.
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Naples
Tomorow
Churchill
Reds Unstopped by Freakish Weather
Soviet forces push offensive between Lake Peipus and the Finnish Gulf as thaw disrupts roads. Red Army tightens grip on Narva communications and pushes toward Ostrov from Soshikino while defending German positions around Pskov rely on rivers Velikaya and Ps kov as natural defenses.
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Red Army
Soviet Baltic Republics
Zaes
Sala
Lake Peipus
Finnish Gulf
Narva
Pskov
Soshikino
Ostrov
Warsaw
Berlin
Velikaya
Vegetable Point Values Change in March Ration Chart
A new ration chart lowers points for canned vegetables such as tomatoes peas and corn while raising points for canned fruits. Tomato juice and grapefruit juice join the list with adjusted points. other items gain value. No changes to frozen foods preserves jellies dry beans soups or baby foods. victory gardeners praised Bowles for the shift.
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Washington
OPA
Victory Gardeners
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Victory Gardens
Collett Confession Obtained Under Duress
James W. Collett on trial for his life in the slaying of three wealthy relatives returns to the witness stand as his lawyers argue a confession was obtained under duress. Judge Rankin presides as the defense seeks to suppress the document.
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Washington C. H
James W. Collett
Collett
Harry M. Rankin
Greece Civil War Ends with Signed Agreement
Cairo reports a ceasefire accord between the Greek guerrilla factions ending the conflict. Officials confirm both sides signed the document today signaling a formal end to hostilities.
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Cairo
Greece
Andartes
Ohio over top by 2.7 million in fourth war loan drive
Ohio reports record fourth war loan drive results with 4,289,932 E bonds purchased totaling 176,703,968.75 and a statewide quota exceedance of 2,703,968.75. Federal reserve figures show Ohio’s bond total at 895,270,119.75 toward the 672,000,000 goal, as the nation surpasses its 14 billion objective by 2.73 billion.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bomber Tells Of Plane Explosion
Lt. Richard Nardi, former Ohio State and professional football player from Cleveland, recounts a Liberator bomber explosion over England as it fell two miles. He says no one will know the cause of the blast as it headed to a Dutch airfield, and he managed to detach his parachute and descend 1,000 feet before landing.
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England
Richard
Dick) Nardi
Ohio State
Nardi
Cleveland
Americans' Casualties in Italy Total 36711
Secretary of War Stimson announced the latest American army casualties in Italy total 36 711 though the figure lags two or three weeks. Since Salerno last September 5 061 killed 21 788 wounded 9 922 missing.
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Washington
Italy
Stimson
Fifth Army
Salerno
Yugoslav woman guerrilla veteran photographed in Italy
Vera Krizman aged 19, a Partizan fighter credited with 21 German kills, sits outside a base hospital near Bari, Italy. She is among women guerrillas recovering from injuries received in action at the Yugoslav resistance base hospital.
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Vera Krizman
Tito
Partizan
Bari
Italy
Lukas and Jones Dominate 1943 Oscar Awards
Oscar honors go to Paul Lukas for Watch On the Rhine and Jennifer Jones for The Song of Bernadette on her 24th birthday. Casablanca is named best film of the year, recapping a Hollywood night of celebration.
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Hollywood
Paul Lukas
Jennifer Jones
Miss Jones
Lukas
Canton Plant Walkout Shrinks Timken Roller Bearing Operations
About 500 workers across five departments at Timken Roller Bearing Company in Canton walked out, sharply curtailing grinding operations at the main bearing plant. Company officials reported the sudden strike began today.
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Timken Roller Bearing Company
Yanks Whittling at Japs Empire in Pacific War
Allied forces have carved about 45000 square miles of Japan’s empire in the Pacific as U S troops advance from Guadal Canal and the Lower Solomons toward the Admiralty Islands in the Bismarck Sea. The campaign began in August 1942 and continues with new landings about 1100 miles northwest.
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Associated Press
Japan
Pacific
United Nations
Guadalcanal
Lower Solomons
Admiralty Islands
Bismarck Sea
US Soldier Named Father Of Heanor Quadruplets
The youngest of quadruplets born to 23 year old Nora Carpenter in Heanor Derbyshire died in the night. The babies' father is identified as Staff Sergeant William Thompson of Pittsburgh while his wife, Eleanor, remains secluded. Washington says the children could qualify for dependency payments if Thompson acknowledges them as his.
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Heanor
Derbyshire
England
Nora Carpenter
British Auxiliary Territorial Service
Carpenter
Edith Mathews
William Thompson
Pittsburgh
Mary Jenemann
Sergeant Thompson
Eleanor
Washington
U. S. War Department
Complete New Vote Measure
A service vote compromise bill was sent to Congress by a house senate conference committee. It prioritizes state ballots requiring servicemen to apply before Sept 1, and permits a federal war ballot only if the state ballot is not received in time and governors certify authorization. The Senate will act on it next week.
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Washington
Congress
House-Senate
Senate
Continue Shoe Ration At Two Pairs Yearly
The Office of Price Administration said shoe rationing will continue at two pairs per year and announced a new stamp valid May 1. Stamp No 18 in Ration Book 1 will expire April 30. Airplane Stamp No 1 in Ration Book 3 will overlap the new stamp and remain valid indefinitely for one pair of shoes with its book number designated later.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Lepke Buchalter Appeals to Supreme Court After Stay
In Ossining New York Louis Lepke Buchalter awaits the U S Supreme Court appeal after a gubernatorial stay delays his execution. Dewey granted a stay until 11 p m tomorrow pending the higher court review. He, and two aides, faced a 1936 murder sentence at Sing Sing death house.
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Ossining
N. Y
Louis (Lepke) Buchalter
Sing Sing
Thomas E. Dewey
United States Supreme Court
UNRRA Machinery Exports Attack Sparks Criticism
Illinois congressman Calvin D. Johnson condemned the UNRRA setup claiming 400 000 pieces of farm equipment will be sent abroad next year and that over 500 000 have been planned for European distribution. He said the US provides 75 percent of funds and has one vote in the 44 member body while farmers here face shortages.
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Washington
Calvin D. Johnson
R-Ill
Johnson
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
United States
Daylight Raid Staged By U S Heavy Bombers
American heavy bombers pounded north western Germany in a second straight day operation escorted by American and Allied fighters. RAF Mosquito strikes hit Western Germany and the Meulan Les Mureaux plant near Paris while airfields at Chartres were attacked. The campaign aims to cripple German aircraft production ahead of the invasion.
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Germany
France
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Paris
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U. S
Luftwaffe
Europe
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Air Ministry
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Chartres
Negro Admits Killing Woman at Washington Cathedral
Julius Fisher, a 34 year old handyman, confessed to fatally beating and choking Catherine Rear don, a 37 year old librarian, at Washington Cathedral after police traced him to a restaurant. Police chief Major Edward J. Kelly said the suspect admitted the crime and cited dust swept from beneath the desk as a motive after Rear don complained.
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Washington
Catherine Cooper Reardon
Washington Cathedral
Woodrow Wilson
Julius Fisher
Edward J. Kelly
Fisher
Miss Reard
Lard Released From Month's Ration List
The OPA announced lard is released from March rationing. The War Food Administration provided 50,000,000 pounds of lard to soap-makers this month, signaling easier supply for soap production.
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Washington
OPA
War Food Administration
Allman Infant Dies Funeral Saturday
Gary Allman six-month-old son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Allman of Carpenter Route 1 died Thursday morning. The family has five other children. Funeral services will be Saturday at two o'clock at Putnam Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Alfred Allman
Allmans
Putnam Church
Rebel Commons Wins War Cabinet Pledge on Pay Rise
In London a defiant House of Commons secured a promise from the War Cabinet for immediate consideration of higher pay and allowances for Britain's armed forces.
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London
House of Commons
Reno Hoag Dies at 75 Hotel Owner and Civic Leader
Reno G. Hoag, 75, hotel owner and civic leader, died today in a local hospital after suffering a heart attack. He was a prominent figure in Marietta and involved in community affairs.
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Marietta
Reno G. Hoag
Senators Plan Farm Draft Appeal to FDR
Washington reports farm state senators will appeal to President Roosevelt to modify the new Selective Service regulation after the Agriculture Committee created a subcommittee led by Senator Russell to study the issue. Farmers fear tighter deferments may reduce food production and critique the eight to sixteen unit production rule as hardest on small farms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Selective Service
Senate Agriculture Committee
Russell
D-Ga
Hershey
Agriculture Committee
Rep
Sparkman
D-Ala
Correspondents Question British Weapons Claim
Maj. Gen. J. S. Lethbridge said British weapons were better than American after a Southwest Pacific tour. British and American correspondents challenged the claim noting soldiers pressed for American Colt automatics and gear.
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New Delhi
J. S. Lethbridge
Southwest Pacific Front
Athens County Farmers To Meet Here Tuesday
Athens County farmers are invited to a meeting on Tuesday March 7 at 1 p.m. in the Athens Grange Hall. Ross Wright extension agent said D R Dodd from the Ohio State University soils and crops department will lead a session on boosting production with less labor and on using the increased fertilizer supply.
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Athens Grange Hall
Ross Wright
Athens County
D. R. Dodd
OUS Soils and Crops Department
Dodd
Wright
Rescue of American Fliers in Alpine Raid Story
Swiss report says eleven American airmen were rescued from the Alps after more than a hundred were claimed shot down during a raid into Germany last week.
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Bern
Switzerland
DNB
Austria
Germany
Columbus man seeks GOP nomination for secretary of state
George Neff of Columbus filed a declaration of candidacy for the Republican nomination for secretary of state, an office he formerly held.
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Columbus
George Neffner
Fifth Army Regains Lost Ground After German Offensive
Allied headquarters in Naples announced that Germany’s third major offensive against the Rome beachhead failed, with all Fifth Army positions intact and lost ground retaken. Reports note hundreds of Nazi dead on battlefields as Allied forces hold the line.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Naples
London
Italy
Cassino
Mark W. Clark
Eighth Army
Marshal Tito
Corfu
Raf Wellingston
San Stefano
Mediterranean
Anzio
Carroceto
Cisterna
Tunisia
Calais
Roosevelt Outlines Plan to Transfer Italian Ships to Russia
President Roosevelt said discussions are about half complete on transferring roughly one third of the surrendered Italian fleet to the Soviet Union. The plan was raised by Marshal Stalin through the Washington ambassador and viewed as an old question tied to ships and tanks in Allied strategy.
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Roosevelt
Russia
Marshal Stalin
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