Two Powerful Blows Struck By U S Fliers In War Raid
American Flying Fortresses launched daylight strikes on Hamm and Rotterdam, hitting railway yards and shipyards. The Hamm raid damaged a major German rail hub while weather and heavy anti aircraft fire challenged returns. The Rotterdam target saw direct hits on shipyards amid a broad Allied offensive described by the air ministry.
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London
Hamm
Rotterdam
Ead
RAF
Hamburg
Reich
Germany
U.S
France
Europe
Hitler
Britain
Holland
Stirling
Welling
Air Ministry
Messerschmitts
Joseph Preston
Berlin
DNB
Oslo
U. S
United States
London Air Raid Shelter Tragedy Kills 178
In London on Wednesday night the ministry of home security said 178 people died and 60 were injured when a crowd seeking shelter in a tube station collapsed in a heap on a stair landing. Nearly 2000 people were present, including many late arrivals, when a woman with a bundle and baby caused a chain reaction that knocked others down and blocked the steps.
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London
Ministry of Home Security
Willie Willis Reflects on Chivalry and Women’s Rights
In a quoted remark, Willie Willis characterizes chivalry as a pretended consent to women’s will, noting that ladies will have their own way and suggesting men should acquiesce while feigning approval. The comment highlights gender dynamics in social expectations.
Labor Draft Plea Pushed by Legion and Allies
Roane Waring of the American Legion urged Congress to pass the Austin-Wadsworth national service bill as vital to the war effort. In Senate hearings, Cincinnati women protested, fearing “Sovietizing” of labor, while Clark Hughes and Rev. Cole argued the bill would boost wartime production. The pro-bill group, drawing on the peacetime draft momentum, highlighted fundraising and organized support for swift enactment.
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Washington
INS
Roane Waring
American Legion
Congress
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Cincinnati
Grenville Clark
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
Walter Cole
Second Shared
Easton
Mass
Waring
Coning
Clark
Doenitz Reorganizes German Navy Replacing Ten Admirals
London dispatch reports Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz has launched a sweeping reorganization of the German navy. The Daily Telegraph cites Stockholm circles claiming ten admirals were replaced by younger officers more skilled in modern naval warfare.
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Doenitz
London
Karl Doenitz
Daily Telegraph
Stockholm
Absentees Held to Slackers Raise Public Posting Idea
Washington March 4. A proposal to post the names of war workers habitually absent from duty came from Emory S. Land head of the maritime commission. He urged posting names of draft age absentees to aid selective service while a union official urged management labor cooperation as the remedy.
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Land
Washington
House Naval Committee
Emory S. Land
Government Shipbuilding Agency
Selective Service Boards
N. P. Alifes
International Association of Machinists
AFL
Grand Finale Staged Amid Harsh Winter Weather
Winter blackout ends with frigid 9 to 16 below readings in Wettel county as snow blanket recedes. State roads mostly open though glaze and ice raise hazard. one death, 55 year old William P. Garrity, in Marion county after a skating fall.
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Ica
Red Commission
William P. Garrity
Rivesville
Marion County
Nomination of Judges By Ballot Recommended
The judiciary committees of both houses urged nominating judges by popular ballot, removing the nonpartisan provision. The House calendar includes Del. Knight's bill to ban wartime school textbook revisions and Del. Ballard's plan to rework the publicity commission, shifting campaigning to seven elected officials and restricting salaries. Senate, House actions touch revised partisan ballots, exclusion of certain districts, and funding for road land interest payments. Other committee measures seek liens on gross sales taxes and special levies by the Board of Public Works.
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Judiciary Committees
House
Senate
House of Delegates
del. Knight
D-Kanawha
del. Ballard
R-Monroe
Publicity Commission
Ballard
First Judicial Circuit
Ohio
Brooke
Hancock
Senate Judiciary
Board of Public Works
State Tax Department
Two Crippled Jap Destroyers Sent to Bottom
Allied air and naval actions wipe out a Japanese convoy of 22 ships in the Bismarck Sea. Some 15,000 Japanese troops bound for Lae are lost. two destroyers sunk. 82 enemy planes downed. Survivors on barges and lifeboats targeted as Allied forces extend operations near New Guinea.
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Australia
Bismarck Sea
Lae
New Guinea
Olt Finschhafen
Eil
Ain
Huon Gulf
Fig
New Britain
Rabaul
Mar- Arthur
Salamaua
MacArthur
New Pork Ceilings Set For April 1st
Washington March 4 The Office of Price Administration announces new price ceilings for pork and similar farm products to take effect April 1. Ceiling levels vary by region with centers cuts priced 39 to 44 cents a pound, and larger stores allowed higher markups. OPA officials say enforcement will cut prices and curb black market activity while ensuring fair supplies for housewives.
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Washington
United States
OVA
OPA
Bey
Charles M. Elkinton
Elkinton
Elkington
Point Pleasant Gas Offices Swept by Fire
Fire destroyed a two story office building housing Point Pleasant Gas Co and state health department quarters. Firemen from Point Pleasant Gallipolis and Middleport fought the blaze for about two hours, with a Red Cross feeding station aiding responders. Estimated damage runs to several thousand dollars.
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Point Pleasant
Gallipats
Midedleport
Point Pie Ant Gis Co
State Health Department
Attipes
Red Cross
Robbe
Sevai'e Veld
Reds Seize Vital Rail Point In North Africa Push
Allied reports from North Africa state American patrols recaptured Sidi Bouzid and moved near Faid pass as Rommel reported to have ceded gains. The Mareth line remains under heavy Allied air and armor pressure with British forces assembling for a major assault.
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Napoleon Road
U.S
Faid Gap
Quaniers
North Africa
Sidi Bouzid
Faid Pass
Rommel
Tunisia
Mareth Line
Bizerte
Sedjenane
Eisenhower
Mareth
Tunis
Gabes
Ohumy
Marth
Mediterranean
Anirrows
Gulf of Genoa
Messina
Calroy
Tripali
UMW Recommends Wage Hike For Coal Miners
SCRANTON Pa March 4 The scale committees of the United Mine Workers tri district convention recommended a $2 a day wage increase premium pay for second and third shifts and improved vacation pay in a new contract The agreement would run one year beginning May 1 with three days notice by union or operators The plan covers talk mine supervisory officials except those excluded by the National Labor Relations Board The delegates adjourned after a placid meeting with resolutions on raises and district autonomy not debated tonight Debates on the wage recommendation to start tomorrow and align with the bilum inus branch likely to push the basic minimum from 5 00 to 5 08 per hour plus the increase The report notes no specific second and third shift premium amount and the existing two year agreement remains in force until new pact is signed.
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Scranton
United Mine Workers’ Tri-District
Unin
National Labor Relations Board
Tomor- Row
Seaie
Tangier Crisis Reported by Reuter and British Agency
Reports from Reuters and a British agency describe tense French and Spanish tensions over Tangier as authorities enforce new restrictive measures after a day of clashes. The move, long anticipated, attracted cool reactions from local quarters amid heightened diplomatic strain.
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Tangier
London
Morocco
Reuter
Ree Porter
Theritish
Ian Tangier
Sinking of Flotilla From Air Piles Jap Loss to 100 Ships
Washington reports Gen Douglas MacArthur's forces shattered an enemy armada in the Bismarck Sea. Patterson cites 125,000 to 190,000 Japanese casualties and more than 100 ships lost as the South Pacific campaigns shift. Allied air strikes hit four Salomon Islands areas while Libera tor bombers returned safely.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Bismarck Sea
Pacific
Patterson
New Guinea
Sommtons
International News Service
Tokyo
Rabaul
New Britain
South Pacific
Malaya
U. S
Navy Ecommunique Today
Salomon Islands
Kphil
Buin
Buffalo
Arnold Declares Bismarck Sea Losing Showdown Crushing Defeat
Lt. Gen. Henry H Arnold, commanding General of the Army Air Forces, described the Bismarck Sea clash with Japan as a crushing defeat for the enemy. He said air power and the grim determination of pilots proved decisive in the Southwest Pacific theater.
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Arnold
Washington
Mar. 4
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Bismarck Sea
George C. Kennemander
Army Air
Southwest Pacific
New York Officers Fight Black Market Meat Ring
New York City launched a major offensive against bootleg meat with 75 top detectives and 300 officers mobilized at city entry points. Three tons of improperly inspected meat were seized and Nathan Grossman, a 47 year old wholesaler from Peekskill, arrested in the Bronx for transporting uninspected pork and liver. Health Inspector Arthur Sachs said the haul illustrates bootleg meat sources feeding the city.
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New York
New York City
Poli Health and Investigation Departments
Nathan Grossman
Peeksill
Bronx
Arthur Sachs
Grossman
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lippman
Good Impression Left By Pope Says Spellman
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York said Pope Pius XII left him a very good impression after talks. Spellman, in Seville at the Pope's invitation, had visited Cardinal Pedro Segra and will stay a few days before trips to Gibraltar and Algiers.
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Madeld
Francis J. Spellman
New York
Pius XII
Seville
Pedro Segra
Spain
Gibraltar
Algiers
OPA Probes Black Market Meat Trade in West Virginia
Investigators from the Office of Price Administration uncover illegal wholesale and retail meat practices across West Virginia. Bernard Selaye, state attorney for jtas, announces actions against violations, including price fraud and failure to use USDA grade. Cattle auctions will be scrutinized to keep live cattle prices within lawful limits. two businesses already shut down.
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OPA
West Virginia
Bernard Selaye
Jtas
Office of Price Administration
Sclave
Staf
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Out
Wiest
Alieady
Japs Said Losing Spirit in China
Chungking dispatch quotes Chinese army spokesman reporting Japanese drives in Kiangsu Kiangsi failing while Western Yunnan thrusts checked. He says Japanese troops on multiple fronts appear to have lost fighting spirit and that Mengling was retaken after a failed attempt to trap Chinese forces.
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Chungking
Ching
Kiangsu
Kiangsi
Yunnan
Selween
Burma
Mengling
Lungling
Chin River
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Robert Quillen
Emory
Maritime Commission
Coustus MacArthur
Robert Patterson
Japan
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Ally
Smolensk
Kharkov
Orel
Moscow
Radev
Olenino
Moscow-Rehev-Velikye Luki
Oleningo
Kursk
Rzhev
Velikye Luki
Latvia
Ukraine
Reuter’s
Vyazma
Lgoy
Manchalovo
Red Army
Rostovy
Rostov
Voroshiloverod
Rehev
Chertolino
Sevsk
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INE
UMW
N. Y
Pope
Spellman
China
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