Resumption of Big Time War Appears Sure
British Ninth and Tenth armies massed in Syria and Iran behind Turkey, with 100000 Polish troops freed from Russian camps. Allied lines link Middle East forces to Cyprus and Basra while Turkey’s neutral stance shifts toward the Allies. Hitler’s Balkan moves and puppet rulers are under scrutiny as strategic Balkan operations loom near.
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Syria
Iran
Turkey
Ca Yre
Hitler
Mediterranean
Palestine
Egypt
Libya
Cyprus
Ankara
Africa
Persian Gulf
Basra
Russia
Balkans
Balkan
Boris
Bulgaria
Sotir Janeff
Antonescu
Rumania
Regent Horthy
Hungary
Island Flyers Rescued After 10 Months in New Britain Jungle
Three Army Air Forces members marooned May 24, 1942, on Japanese controlled New Britain endured starvation and illness while natives wary of Japanese provided aid in fits and starts. They linked with Australian contacts and finally were rescued by March 24, aided by a native guide and an outrigger canoe plan before a long-range bomber arrived.
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Ld Burrage
Armericans
Stokie
New Guinea
Washington
INS
War Department
Three Agen
Army Air Forces
New Britain
Marvin Gene
Dale Bordner
Chillicothe
Hughes
Wallace
Bordner
Boréner
Islands
Ten Billion Mark Topped By Lend-Lease
Washington report shows U S lend-lease aid reached 10.32 billion dollars by April 1 1943 with 82 percent of goods being shipments. Aircraft led munitions at 1.406 billion dollars and one third of U S combat planes produced sent abroad. Soviet Union received more lend-lease aircraft than any other theater.
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Washington
United States
Democracy
Edward R.ie, Jr
Stettinius
Soviet Union
Navy ship Weber launched in Quincy in honor of Midway Ensign
The destroyer escort vessel Weber, named for a navy ensign who died in the Battle of Midway, was launched on Saturday in Quincy Massachusetts.
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Quincy
Mass
Weber
Leather Luggage Out for Duration
Washington AP reports the War Production Board restricts leather luggage to seven types for duration until July 1. Production must drop about 40 percent of 1941 dollar output and materials use limited to functional purposes.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Danforth scholarship award to Victoria McKibben
Victoria McKibben of Ames received the 1943 Danforth scholarship official announcement said Dean Genevieve Fisher of Iowa State College home economics division made the statement Saturday.
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Ames
INS
Victoria McKibben
Genevieve Fisher
Iowa State College
Soldier from Cedar Rapids Thanks Community for War Bond Drive
Corp. Cecil E. Chitty, stationed at Spokane Army Air Depot, thanks Cedar Rapids for its war bond support after hearing a We the People broadcast. He praises Iowa folks for backing the war effort and notes the bond program’s impact, signing with his parents’ address in Cedar Rapids.
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Spokane
Wash
Cedar Rapids
Corp
Cecil E. Chitty
Chamber of Commerce
Coliseum
Iowa
Chitty
Cecil F. Chitty
Eighth Street
Injections Aimed to Obtain Discharge of Draftees
In Los Angeles three men were arraigned on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by inflating a scheme to use spinal injections to incapacitate draftees and obtain discharge. Evera Ballard, 44, reportedly received one injection and was discharged four days later after paying up to 600 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Army
United States
U. S. Atty
H. P. Bledsoe
Evera Ballard
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Suez Canal
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Tobruk
Tow
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Derna
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Tripoli
Willison
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Middle East
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Romania
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Berlin
Selgrade
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Arabia
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Mino
W. T. Sands
C. R
Okinow
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