Spring icy debut in Ohio leaves two dead
Snow and sleet covered Ohio roads as a cold wave gripped the state. The vernal equinox arrived at 12 49 p m with temperatures in the low 20s and more cold weather forecast. A 70 year old former Lorain service director, George A Storck, died when his car slid on ice south of Oberlin. Charles Walsh 55 of Akron was found dead in Columbus from exposure after a trolley accident. One passenger was treated for cuts after a trolley crash into a utility pole. Nationwide Winter’s last gasp claimed at least seven lives from New England to the Texas Panhandle.
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Ohio
State Highway Patrol
George A. Storck
Lorain Service
New England
Deep South
Texas Panhandle
Booby Trap Tied Japanese Sword to Grenade
Roi Island Kwajalein Atoll marines battle stories include a Japanese major who died by his own action when a grenade was wired to his sword. A U S Navy hospital corpsman attempting removal was severely wounded in the incident.
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Roi Island
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
Roi
U.S. Navy
Vesuvius Eruption Ravages Rail Line and Slopes
Mount Vesuvius unleashed three lava streams in a major eruption the most severe since 1906. The lava descended several miles destroying 100 feet of the scenic railroad and approaching within two miles of Boso Trecase as it continued to move downslope Sunday.
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Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
Boso Trecase
Finns Move Government to North as Helsinki Empties
Finnish ministries pack records for transfer to a prearranged temporary capital in the north. Reports from Helsinki say the city is empty of children, who have been relocated to the countryside.
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Stockholm
Helsinki
Veteran Pilot Lost in First Berlin Raid
Russell A. Wilson 38 of Marion Illinois veteran Eighth Air Force command pilot failed to return from the first big Berlin raid on March 6 the day he was promoted from colonel to brigadier general He led an air division with several hundred Fortresses and commanded a combat wing during missions including the Marienburg attack October 9 which destroyed a key German airplane factory for which he earned the Silver Star. Leading the first American raid on Berlin was one of his ambitions.
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U. S
England
Russell A. Wilson
Marion
Ill
Eighth Air Force Command
Berlin
Wilson
Marienburg
Fleets of Fortress Bombers Headed to Britain
The London Daily Mail reports that American Fortresses and Liberators are being flown directly from the United States to Britain to take part in the pre invasion offensive against Germany.
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London
London Daily Mail
United States
Britain
Germany
American Col Cochran Leads Burma Airborne Battalion
Col. Philip G. Cochran of Erie Pennsylvania commands an airborne unit of British and Indian infantry in Northern Burma. The unit operates across Japanese supply lines linking northern and southern fronts.
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Philip G. Cochran
Erie
Burma
Former Soldier Sentenced to Death in Hatchet Slayings
SPOKANE Wash Woodrow Wilson Clark a former soldier has been sentenced to death by hanging by Court Judge Louie B Benger after a Spokane jury found him guilty of first degree murder for the hatchet slayings of Mr and Mrs T P Dillon
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Spokane
Wash
Woodrow Wilson Clark
Louie B. Benger
T. P. Dillon
Beightler says 37th Division avenged Nanking on Bougainville
Ohio’s 37th Division, commanded by Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler, reports savage fighting on Bougainville Hill 700. He cites 500 Japanese dead, four repulsed attacks, and a morale triumph with no psychiatric cases in his ranks. Harmon's remarks note heavy rifle fire and tough campaign conditions.
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Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Ohio
Nanking
Robert S. Beightler
Beightler
Columbus
Hill 700
Nankingtom
Cannon Ridge
Cleveland
Akron
Illinois
Solomons
Millard F. Harmon
South Pacific
Japanese, Allied Forces Clash in Burma Drive on India Front
Allied forces report 4 000 Japanese deaths in Hukawng Valley as Stilwell bids to outflank and push toward Imphal Manipur. West African troops counterattack in Kaladin Valley retaking positions while gains noted in Mayu Range Arakan front. Kuriles bombed again with Paramushiro hit. Seventh Air Force raids on Ponape Kusaie and Eastern Marshalls.
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Hukawng
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
India
Chindwin
Imphal
Manipur
Stilwell
Hukawng Valley
Jambu Bum
Mogaung Valley
Kaladin Valley
Mayu Range
Arakan
Kuriles
Pilot Training Period Extended by Army Air Forces
Fort Worth Texas nine weeks added to individual fighter pilot training and five weeks to bomber pilot training effective March 14 across AAFTC schools. The move slows training tempo as combat air forces are being filled adequately, the Army Air Forces training command said.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U. S
Army Air Forces Training Command
AAFTC
Massillon Truck Driver Killed in Train Collision
Ira K. Burckhart of Dalton died when a Baltimore and Ohio train struck his pickup at a grade crossing north of Massillon. The accident occurred yesterday near Massillon, authorities said.
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Massillon
Ira K. Burckhart
Dalton
Baltimore & Ohio
Johnson Tops U S Aces With 22 Kills In Europe
Robert F Johnson of Lawton Oklahoma bagged three German planes to raise his score to 22 and become the leading U S air ace in the European theater. He earns a promotion from lieutenant to captain while Capt Walker Mahurin of Ft Wayne Indiana is noted as the previous top man.
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Robert F. Johnson
Lawton
Okla
U. S
Walker Mahurin
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Messenger Delayed By Sleet Storm
Storm paralyses long distance lines and electric power, delaying news transmission. The disruption yields partial daily news and markets coverage and strains the circulation department to maintain delivery schedules.
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Daily News and Markets
U S To Have Enough Food
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones projected 1944 civilian food supplies will meet essential military and civilian needs but cannot cover postwar relief feeding. He noted some foods may be scarce with unrestricted demand while others remain ample to ensure adequate nutrition for all.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
Jones
Ohioan Drowned in West Virginia River
Thomas Calvin Rayburn 22 of Portsmouth Ohio drowned when a truck trailer plunged from Adamston Point Comfort bridge into the West Fork River near Clarksburg West Virginia Saturday night. Rayburn leaped from the vehicle but could not save himself. The driver James Connor 29 of Columbus Ohio was trapped in the waterlogged car.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Thomas Calvin Rayburn
Portsmouth
Adamston Point Comfort Bridge
West Fork River
Rayburn
James Connor
Columbus
Pope Pius XII health report raises anxiety in entourage
Nazi controlled Paris and Vichy radio reports on Sunday said the pope's health in recent days has caused concern among his entourage.
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London
Paris
Vichy
Pius XII
Air bombing of Vienna by 15th Air Force planes
Target map documents Maj. Gen. Nathan Twin ing's 15th Air Force bombers making a 1000 mile round trip that delivered Vienna its first aerial pounding of the war. Stations in Italy extend reach to all of Southern Germany and the Balkans, rendering them vulnerable to further attacks.
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Nathan Twining
15Th Air Force
Vienna
Italy
Germany
Balkans
Dniester River Boundary Crossed in Swift Soviet Advance
Soviet forces crossed the Dniester on a 31 mile front driving German armies toward the Carpathians and Danube. Moscow claimed 355 localities taken including Kremenets, with Bessarabia towns captured and many enemy units destroyed. Germans and Romanians reportedly in flight as early spring weather threatens operations.
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Dniester River
Associated Press
Old
Rumania
Carpathian Mountains
Danube
Dniester
Old Poland
Nikolaev
von Mannstein
Moscow
Kremenets
Lwow
Europe
Bessarabia
Bessarabian
Narva
Estonia
Pskov
Peipus
Hitler
Ukraine
Finns Warned Of Red Power
Stockholm dispatch reports Finland faced dwindling chances for peace with Russia as Field Marshal Mannerheim warned it would be impossible to hold Finnish lines if the Red Army attacked. Informants say Helsinki consulted him but Parliament was not informed before backing continued war against Soviet terms.
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Stockholm
Finland
Russia
Baron Carl Gustaf von Mannerheim
Helsinki
Mannerheim
Motor Vehicle Tax Increase Reported for January
Ohio motor vehicle tax revenues rose to $2,363.99 in January, up $206,115 from 1943. Officials cited increased trucking heavier bus usage and unusually mild weather as contributors to the rise.
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Columbus
Ohio
Balkan Jitters and Allied Bombardments Across Europe
Tensions rise in the Balkans with Red forces pressing into Bessarabia and Rumanians urged to desert the Axis. In Italy heavy fighting around Cassino continues as Anzio combats persist. Allied airpower hits target across Europe including Germany and Austria. Pucheu is executed by a French firing squad.
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Balkans
Rumania
Red
Bessarabia
Axis
Baltic States
Helsinki
Italy
Cassino
Anzio
Britain
Europe
Pierre Pucheu
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Germany
Klagenfurt
Graz
Austria
Knin
Metkovic
Frankfurt
France
Governor Poll Results On Federal Ballots Made Public
The White House released 42 governors responses to Roosevelt on whether states will accept federal ballots from armed forces. Six states say laws permit federal ballots, 12 plan no action to validate them, and several implied no certification. Thirteen support or recommend authorization to approve federal blanks, including Ohio Vermont Utah Massachusetts New Mexico Indiana New Hampshire Rhode Island New Jersey Nebraska Maine Oklahoma and Connecticut.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Ohio
Vermont
Utah
Massachusetts
New Mexico
Indiana
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Nebraska
Maine
Oklahoma
Connecticut
Yugoslav King and Greek Princess to Wed in London
King Peter of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra daughter of Greece’s late King Alexander marry in London today per Yugoslav embassy. Witnesses include George VI of Britain, godfather to the groom, and George III of Greece.
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Washington
King Peter of
Yugoslavia
Alexandra
Alexander
Greece
London
George VI
Great Britain
George III
Perry County Windstorm Demolishes Buildings Injures Stark
A windstorm struck Perry County Alabama on Sunday damaging multiple structures and injuring at least one person. Local responders assessed the scene as crews worked to secure debris and provide aid. The storm affected Marion and surrounding communities, with unclear damage totals pending.
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Marion
Ala
Perry County
Conquest of Admiralties Completed and Wewak Menaced
Allied forces completed the conquest of the Admiralty Islands in 21 days securing Lorengau and Mo motes airfields, Seadler Harbor, and capturing Los Negros. Japanese troops remain, facing starvation as allies control key positions near Truk and the Philippines. Wewak and Paramushiro were bombed as Pacific operations continue against Ponape, Kusaie, and eastern Marshalls.
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Admiralties
Truk
Wewak
Richard C. Bergholz
Admiralty Islands
Japan
Pacific
Philippine Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Lorengau
Momote
Los Negros Island
New Guinea
Paramushiro
Kurile Islands
Ponape
Kusaie
Caroline Islands
Marshalls
Three-Term Mayor Thompson of Chicago Dies at 75
William Hale Thompson 75 longtime Chicago mayor died Sunday after a heart attack. He had been unconscious for a day and had used an oxygen tent since the Thursday attack. Thompson was known for flamboyant campaigns and fiery tirades against the king of England.
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Chicago
William Hale
Big Bill
Four BIS Runaways Captured in Columbus
Four youths from the Boys Industrial School near Lancaster fled in an automobile after overpowering BIS officers. The State Highway Patrol identified the runaways as John Nelson 16 of Cincinnati William Payne 16 Edward Parker 17 and Richard Williams 16, all of Columbus.
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Columbus
Lancaster
BIS
State Highway Patrol
John Nelson
Cincinnati
William Payne
Edward Parker
Richard Williams
German air raid over East Anglia and Midlands claims four downed
London dispatch reports German airmen attacked East Anglia and the eastern Midlands last night. Anti aircraft barrages were engaged and four raiders were shot down.
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London
East Anglia
Midlands
Madeleine Carroll Returns to Italy as Red Cross Worker
Naples dispatch says former film star Madeleine Carroll has returned to Italy not on vacation but in Red Cross service. She will work in American Army hospitals, wearing the organization’s uniform.
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Naples
Madeleine Carroll
Italy
American Red Cross
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