Russians Sweep Through Bessarabia Near Prut Border
Russian forces drive south through Bessarabia toward the Prut river border with Romania, widening the front toward the Balkans. Moscow says 40 more villages seized in three days as Malinovsky’s Third Ukrainian Army pushes toward Odessa on the Black Sea. German forces report ferocious combat around Ravelol, with some counterattacks repulsed.
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Associated Press
London
Bessarabia
Balkans
Prut
Rumania
Moscow
Odessa Bhouleneck
Dpiester
Gemonti-Baltsky
Baele
Olt Foland
Black Sea
Denmark
Ravel
Lwow
Warsaw
Britain
Saroki
West Bank
Dniester
Odessa
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Stalingrad
German Army Seizes Military Control in Bulgaria and Romania
Allied air and ground operations intensify as Germany moves to take military control in Bulgaria and Romania. RAF bombers raid western Germany while U S heavy bombers strike Berlin and industrial targets, with large formations and escort forces reported. Casualties and damage spread across East Anglia and other regions as the air war escalates.
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U. S
Berlin
Associated Press
London
Newhtack
Berit
Germ
Wie
Bertin
Aly Porte
State opens case against Lonergan in murder charge
New York March 22 The prosecution charged Wayne Lonergan with first degree murder for attacking his estranged wife last October 24 in their fashionable apartment. Assistant District Attorney Jacob Grumet said the 26 year old Lonergan rained blows on her head as she fought to defend herself, leaving her injured and broken. The case details a violent act urged by a motive to kill. A separate note mentions a stamp sale at the post office with green stamps entering use on Sunday.
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New York
Wayne Lonergan
Roam Aircraftman
Dis Rice
Jacob Grumet
Hear Charge Agencies Coercing Farmers
Lawmakers accuse federal agencies of pressuring draft-age farmers to join AAA programs under threat of deferment loss. Representatives Wiley and Haynes cite a mimeographed notice from Grant County draft board urging compliance with agricultural measures. May orders immediate study. Smith says he will probe federal efficiency.
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Associated Pres
Washington
House
Wiley Jr-Okla
Haynes
R-Ind
Harness
Uneidharts
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
AAA
May
D-Ky
Sid
Chantawn Smith
D-Va
M &Penial
Ile Grant County
India
Agriculture War Board
First Federal Inspection for New Company A
First Federal inspection of Company A by 1st Lieutenant Andrew Miller at Fort Viewtie Maryland completed its drill under federal supervision. The unit, part of the revamped Sixteenth Pennsylvania Guard, faced drafts reducing strength to 68, with Captain Abbey urging enlistment to maintain full strength as Major Porter and others reviewed staff.
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Andrew Miller
Fort Viewtie
Maryland
Pennsylvania Guard
Miller
Iilt
Umil
Lieut
Milley
Lew Pennsylvania Guard
Abbey
Lisil Hicks
Porter Qued
Metz
Oil City
Spring Creek P. D. Moves to New Quarters
Spring Creek post office relocates from the Donaldson store to the basement of the same building under acting postmistress Mrs Bernard Porter. Porter, the sole applicant at exams, is expected to receive a permanent appointment soon. The move enables the Donaldson firm to close earlier, with the Spring Creek store now open until 9:90 p.m. on most days and until 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
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Donaldson
Spring Creek
Bernard Porter
Porter
Glenn Donaldson
Femmiti
Allied and War Briefs From Global Fronts
Allied headquarters report a ring around Japanese forces at Rabaul Kavieng and in the Gies Solomons by Marine landings near St Matthias Islands. The Scorpion submarine overdue presumed lost in Japanese waters. Moscow signals warn Finland over armistice terms. Cassino battle rages with German counterattacks and New Zealand troops in street fighting. Eden says Ireland not consulted on Soviet recognition of Badoglio government.
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Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
Kavieng
Gie Solomons
St. Matthias Ilands
Truk
Douglas Macarthur
Washington
London
Anthony Eden
Commons
Badoglio
Thy
Hull
U. S
Eittier
Sawyer Cleared In Auto Sale Case By Erie Court
Carlyle Sawyer of this city was cleared of fraudulent conversion and obtaining money under false pretenses after Judge Elmer Evans ruled the dealer Aikens bore responsibility for inspecting the car at sale. The case stemmed from a car sale where Aikens claimed the motor was frozen and the vehicle in poor condition.
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Sawyer
Carlyle Sawyer
A. J. Alkens
Terry Automobile
Elmer Evans
Erie County
Aikens
New Zealand Troops Engage in Hand to Hand Fight at Cassino
Allied dispatch from Naples reports New Zealand Fifth Army troops waging fierce hand to hand combat in Cassino's southern sector as German artillery and mortars rain shells on the ruined town. Gunners press to clear Cassino and seize eastern slopes near Monte Cassino amid heavy resistance and terrain hazards. German parachute and grenadier units reinforce the defense while prisoners rise to 238 since the battle began a week earlier.
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FIFTH
Cassino
Ruins of
Castle Hill
New
Richard G. Massack
Naples
New Zealand
Fifth Army
Stoucy
Monte Cassino
Sying
Wmored
Grenadier Divisin
Hitler Moves to Declare Rome an Open City
London dispatch reports that the German controlled Rome radio announced plans to withdraw all military installations and divert traffic from the city. By labeling Rome an open city the broadcast aimed to place bombing responsibility on the Allies.
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Hitler
Rome
Associated Press
London
Rome Radio Today
Still Another Eruption From Vesuvius Today
An Associated Press report from the slopes of Vesuvius describes a new eruption at dawn. Lava blasts in multiple flows struck Pompei and Cerola, with flames rising 200 feet above the crater. Soldiers and locals shield themselves as ash, lava dust, and embers shower the countryside. earlier eruptions of Sant Sebastiano and Missa were noted.
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Vesuvius
Mt. Vesuvius
Pompei
Mt. Vesuyins
Ava
Americcan
Cersola
Sant Sebastiano
Missa
Ucles
Midzmornine
Salemno
Churchill Says Plans Underway For New Parlays
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill stated renewed consultation among the Allies on applying the Atlantic Charter as war conditions shift. He indicated no firm plan for a Big Three meeting and noted clarifications may be needed under the charter. In New Delhi, Allied communiqués said Japanese forces made coastal progress near Akyab with raids and engagements, while British and Indian troops advanced south along the coast. Separately, a Washington report says Joan Mathiers was denied visitation rights to see her daughter by John Lang.
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Associated Press
London
Churchill
Cormumuns
Daniel Lipson
Louis Mounthutten
Uvea
Akyab
Wil Logbine
Buthedsung
Wenied
Chin Washington
Joan Mathiers
John Lang
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Advicwe
Xeels
Lalita
Reset
Chimpion
Juindottanraing
Puibs
Austin
Bessarabia
Rumania
Beet
Budapest
Berlin
Germany
Mol
Joe
Kin of Corry Family Missing Paratrooper VanTassel
Pvt. Ivan L. VanTassel, paratrooper from Bloomfield Crawford County, reported missing in Italy during World War II after action near Anzio and Cassino. He is the eighth local casualty listed, with parents Mr. and Mrs. Archie VanTassel notified by War Department.
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Ivan L. VanTassel
Bloomfield
Tenn
L. VanTassel
Bloomfield Township
Crawford County
Laut Williams
West Church Street
Carl Henton
Hike City
Nis Hee
Tyaly
Prb
VanTassel
Archie VanTassel
War Department
Uaville
Italy
Lure
Sandal
Anzio
Ome
Cassino
Mailing Draft Notices Today Call Notices Or The New Yet
Fragmented text appears to discuss mailing draft notices and calls for service. It mentions Board No. 4, preparations for calls, cities and times, and references to military service procedures and personnel. The readable parts indicate an old draft notice context with names and locations obscured by garbled OCR.
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Weller
Leone
Ivan
Windadly
Ludley
Voday
Rteytters
Panweil
Navy
Fiee Army
Witness in Murder Case Reported Missing
A key witness in the murder of 83 year old Elizabeth Geary Walker is missing. Charley Mitchell 18, named as a potential witness, was reported by the gruseeul lot to have been channeled abroad with overseas links.
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Errs Media
Dan A. Hecke
Leeds
Charley Mitchell
Gruseeul
Sears
Elizabeth Geary Walker
Fey
Bette Geary
Walon Ut Mogtin
Nearly Blind War Hero Seeks Eye Donor Meeting
Butler, Pa March 22 A press story recalls Tech Sergeant Forrest Vosler's acts of heroism during the war and his refusal to abandon his mission despite injuries. Vosler, famed for repairing radios and saving crew under fire, is said to seek a meeting with Pauline Venard a UC co ed who offered to donate one of her eyes.
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Associatedress
Butler
Tech
Forrest Vosler
Pauline Venard
University of California
Livonia
Eighth Air
Begins Life Term For Which He Asked
Philadelphia report details Leo McMahon convicted of first degree murder in a payroll robbery shooting of a driver salesman. The defense urged leniency while the state pressed for a life sentence. McMahon testified claiming another party fired the fatal shot, with the case noting linked Guilty plea by the accomplice.
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Philadelphia
Leo McMahon
Justanuary
Lemuel B. Schofield
McMahor
Roland SchefbeMhilt
N.J
Upermipanion
Riximor
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Sal
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