Allied Armored Push Advances Toward Tunisian Sea El Guetar Seized
American forces led by General Patton surged from Gafsa capturing El Guetar 12 miles from Gabes as Allied columns sweep across central Tunisian hills aiming to sever the Axis coastal corridor. British First Army withdraws slightly near Bizerte amid rains. French troops push east along Chott Djerid.
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Gafsa
el Guetar
Tunisian
George S. Patton, Jr
Erwin Rommel
U. S
Tunisia
K. A. N. Anderson
First Army
Jurgen von Arnim
Tamera
Bizerte
Eighth Army
Mareth Line
Gabes
Mares
Gulf Coast
Chott Djerid
Patton
Upperets River
Kharkov
Hitler
Beld
Khar
Kursk
Orel
Stalingrad
Red
Smolensk
Moscow
Izdeshkovo
Dnieper
Semeon Timoshenko
Red Army
Rman
Staraya Russa
Lake Ilmen
War Production Board Authority Hurdles New Road Work
State Highway Director Hail G. Sours reports new war regulation rules may block highway auctions without prior War Production Board authority. If resurfacing counts as new construction it could delay Ohio road improvement projects.
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Ilumbus
War Production Board
Hail G. Sours
Souis
Ohio
Fichter Named to Postwar Farming Planning Committee
Joseph W. Fichter of Oxford and master of the Ohio State Grange was appointed to the postwar agricultural planning committee of the National Grange, announced today.
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Columbus
Joseph W. Fichter
Oxford
Ohio State Grange
National Grange
U S Bombers Hit Vegesack Deep in German U Boat Work
United States air force bombers launched a two hour daylight raid on Vegesack near Bremen, deepest penetration yet, destroying submarine construction yards and damaging ships. The Susie Q crew claimed several German kills, while two bombers were lost. RAF Venturas also attacked Maasluis. German claims of heavy losses followed.
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London
United States
Germany
Vegesack
Bremen
North Sea
Lieut
James Devinney
Atlantic City
Vogesack
RAF
Venturas
Maasluis
Rotterdam
Holland
U. S
Berlin
Kaiser Shipyard Faces War Materials Subpoena
Kaiser Company, a major U S shipbuilder, was charged in a War Production Board subpoena awaiting service with authorized acquisition of millions of dollars worth of vital war materials at its Richmond Shipyard No 3. Henry J Kaiser called the accusation strange given the firm’s large output and purchases for multiple shipyards.
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San Francisco
Dairy Cows Saved From Slaughter Across Ohio
Indianapolis AP P G Beck regional FSA director urged farmers to overcome production troubles. He said 1943 food goals could be met and FSA actions would prevent dairy cows from being slaughtered for beef. About 100 cows saved in two districts of Northeastern Ohio through the dairy animal conservation program.
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Indianapolis
P. G. Beck
Farm Security Administration
Italy
New York Stores Implement Five Pound Potato Ration
Voluntary potato rationing starts in New York stores with a five pound limit per customer as a response to shortages.
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New York
County Boards To Determine Farmer Status
County war boards will report if a farmer produces insufficient quantities to justify deferment from the Army. Farm workers who leave the front may be reclassified to 1-A, depending on draft board decisions. Officials urged boards not to become draft dodges and to place qualified agricultural workers on farms.
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Columbus
Ed Neese
Selective Service
Farm War Board
County War Boards
Clay M. Donner
General Motors Objects To Organized Foremen
General Motors asks Congress to oppose the Foreman’s Association of America arguing foremen are first line officers responsible to management. It warns that unionizing foremen would create dual allegiance and threaten efficiency and discipline in war production and industrial relations.
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Washington
Delay in Ceilings for Livestock Predicted
Washington sources report Stabilization Director James F. Byrnes likely to delay imposing ceiling prices on livestock for 60 to 90 days. He heard pleas from a committee representing livestock producers seeking the delay.
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Washington
OPA
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Ohio to license livestock dealers to curb meat black market
Ohio officials chaired by Elmer F. Kruse urged stamping out meat black markets. All livestock dealers and slaughterers not under federal rules will need county war board permits by March 31 and must inventory on hand and submit past sale records to govt records.
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Columbus
Elmer F. Kruse
State Agricultural War Board
Kruse
Plan To Supply Civilian Needs
WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson said civilian items halted for the duration will be produced again to meet essential civilian needs. Household refrigerators are likely, due to food shortages, while the board reviews consumer goods with manufacturers to identify other urgently needed items.
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Washington
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
War Production Board
Box Car Shortage Tied to Grain Shipments
Chicago AP reports an unprecedented grain movement by rail this week. Railroads carrying heavy out of season grain traffic expect shipments to rise toward the June harvest, causing shortages of box cars in several regions.
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Chicago
Warns Against Smug Thinking About War
Brig. Gen. Alden H. Wiatt of the Chemical Warfare Service warned against smug thinking about the war at an Army Navy E Award ceremony in Bayway New Jersey. He said by spring casualty lists will appall us and that victory requires war to become a way of life for everyone.
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Bayway
N. J
Alden H. Wiatt
Chemical Warfare Service
U. S. Army
Standard Oil Development Company
Absentees Will Cause Loss of E Awards
The Navy announced today that Army Navy E Awards for excellence in war production will be withheld from plants failing to show a good employee attendance record. Previously awards focused on output quality and quantity rather than attendance.
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Washington
Navy
Japs Expect New Allied Counter Offensive In Pacific
Tokyo radio claimed the United States planned a Pacific counter-offensive while Gen. MacArthur reported the greatest Allied air sweep in the South Sea theater. Allied forces bombed Madang New Guinea and targeted rail, trucks, and air facilities as combat continued in Burma near the Mayu Peninsula.
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Tokyo
United States
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
South Sea
America
Nippon
United Nations
Japan
Australia
Madang
New Guinea
Ambonia
New Ireland
Rabaul
New Britain
Allied Southwest Pacific Command
Burma
Senate Seeks Quick Sale Of Government Wheat Stock
In the Senate swift action was sought on a bill authorizing the sale of 100 million bushels of government held wheat. Supporters cited a livestock feed crisis with producers having less than ten days of supply and noted possible relief for 20 industrial alcohol manufacturers facing corn shortages risking shutdown.
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Washington
Senate
House
Italian Prisoners Will Work on British Farms
Italian prisoners with good conduct records will be billeted with British farmers to meet labor shortages. Farmers within 25 miles of a prison camp may obtain one or more war prisoners by applying through the county agricultural committee and must provide suitable lodging and food.
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London
Great Britain
County Agricultural Committee
War Ace Cites Work Sharing In War Plants
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker told the Senate Military Committee that industry still operates on a share-the-work plan and urged adopting a piece-work incentive. He said 5.5 million could be salvaged from war plants and favored drafting former farm workers into uniform to free younger men for farming or war work.
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Washington
Eddie Rickenbacker
Senate Military Committee
Rickenbacker
Compromise Seen on Taxes in Pay As You Go Plan
Washington reports bipartisan talk on abatement within the pay-as-you-go income tax plan. Some representatives seek a middle ground between Rums proposal and Democrat opposition, aiming to shift taxpayers to a current basis. Labor developments note miners wage case consideration over underground travel time and pay.
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Washington
Judge Cancels Citizenship of Kuhn and Ten Ex-Forg members
Federal Judge John Bright voided the citizenship of Fritz Kuhn former national leader of the German American Bund and ten other former members in a ruling announced today.
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NEW York
John Bright
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Allies Draft Proposals for Postwar Problem Solving
President Roosevelt said he hoped to avoid civilian service legislation but warned it could be needed to speed war production. Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker urged Senate action on a civilian draft to bolster manpower, while Byrnes led a committee reviewing postwar manpower. Roosevelt hinted a dozen UN conferences may be held to discuss postwar issues.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Eddie Rickenbacker
Senate
Rickenbacker
James F. Byrnes
United Nations
World War II Conference Plans Rise Amid Peace Talks
President Roosevelt outlined plans for a food production and distribution conference for all nations after the war and hinted at postwar relief meetings. He mentioned possible economics and finance discussions and supported a Senate resolution for world security, while declining to discuss its specific language. He preferred smaller venues and suggested invitations had gone to the United Nations for a food parley within about two months.
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Anthony Eden
United States
England
Russia
China
Roosevelt
United Nations
Washington
Winston Churchill
Casablanca
Senate
Seed Potatoes Sale Restricted to Planting Purchasers
Washington AP report notes Office of Price Administration ruling requires buyers of white seed potatoes to prove they will plant them. The measure, issued yesterday with new price ceilings for country shippers, aims to curb a black market in seed potatoes.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Plenty of Gas To Be Provided for Farmers
Joseph B. Eastman director of defense transportation told farmers in Washington to plan 1943 crops with the assurance they will be able to obtain enough gasoline for all necessary truck operations, local fuel supplies permitting.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Stimson Opposes Bill To Delay Calling of Fathers
Secretary of War Stimson opposes the Kilday draft deferment bill arguing it would disrupt selective service administration. He cites potential court challenges and administrative impossibilities as the House considers changing draft quotas to a state wide basis with deferment priorities for men with children.
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Stimson
Washington
Kilday
Selective Service Administration
Sabath
D-Ill
House Rules Committee
D-Tex
Military Committee
Rules Committee
House
Sharp Rise in Lower Ohio Forecast Floods
Cincinnati weather forecast warns rapid rise of the Ohio River from Portsmouth to Carrollton Ky with flood stages expected in 24 to 36 hours. Portsmouth about 52 feet Cincinnati 55 to 57 feet starting Sunday. Lower Kentucky Licking and Little Miami rivers also poised to pass flood stage. Meteorologist J C Alter said no flood crests predicted at this time.
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Cincinnati
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Ceretain
Portsmouth
Carrollton
Kentucky
Licking
Little Miami
J. C. Alter
Florida Barge Canal Okayed by House Appropriations
The House Appropriations Committee recommended immediate construction of the Florida barge canal at 44 million dollars to relieve eastern petroleum shortages. The route runs from the St. Johns River to the Gulf, authorized last year but unfunded. For flood control, only a token one hundred dollars was suggested, with war-ending constraints noted.
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Washington
Florida
House Appropriations Committee
St. Johns River
Gulf of Mexico
Congress
Income Tax Returns Favorable for Nation in March Start
Treasury report shows income tax collections for the first 16 days of March at 1 835 353 710 dollars, surpassing last year's 1 671 591 218 for this period. The March totals compare with the 1942 figure cited for March 18.
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Washington
Treasury
Denison Students Suspended for Firing at Campus
Granville Denison University officials suspended two seniors for the duration of the war on charges they fired shotgun blasts through chemistry building windows and shot out lights at the campus entrance. One student is in the V-7 Naval Reserve and the other in the Army Reserve. both were to graduate in eight weeks but now face immediate call to service.
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Granville
Denison University
C. F. Richards
Dean Richards
V-7 Naval Reserve
Army Reserve
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North Africa
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Kaiser
Henry J. Kaiser
Leight
Great Lakes Region
General Motors
Red Cross
Axis
Mayu
Bay of Bengal
Mayu River
Taungmaw
Rathedaung
Akyab
Sir Archibald P. Wavell
India
Mandaay
Hunter
James S. Hirshfield
Coast Guard
Campbell
North Atlantic
Hirshfield
Nea
Llorida
Denison
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