Allied air battle over France thwarts Nazi assault
In a sweeping air clash, British, American, and Allied forces repelled German raids over France. RAF fighters and bombers, joined by U S aircraft, maintained air superiority, disrupting enemy formations near Le Havre and coastal targets. Numerous sorties and heavy anti aircraft fire marked a decisive evening as Allied pilots pressed the offensive toward Normandy.
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T Duatligg
Mwealty
Atte
France
le Havre Ly
Kesselring's Army Still Retreating Across Italy
Allied forces drive German retreat north of Rome with Fifth Army inflicting heavy delays near the capital. New Zealand troops seize Balsorano while General Alexander urges patriots to sabotage Nazi lines and hinder Kesselring’s retirement. Prisoners reach 18,000 as Germans form ad hoc delaying groups amid brisk mountain fighting east of Rome.
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Noland Norgased
Aap
Fifth Army Infantrywean
Nasield
Albert Kesselring
Rome
Hracchiano
Anilea
Tiber
Tibers
Fifth Army
New Zealand
Balsorano
Bors
Highway 9
Avezzano
Harold Alexander
Italy
Unita
Hitler
Allied Forces Update From War Front Newswire
Mixed dispatches report Allied advances near Normandy with airborne reinforcements and inland pressure as dawn daylight operations continue. Moscow signals weighty Russian plans against Japanese forces while Chinese fronts push toward Changsha and northern barrier areas.
Russians Jubilant Over Allied Invasion Into Germany
Moscow reports greet the Allied invasion with jubilant crowds in the streets. Russians celebrate Eisenhower and Allied forces, pledging unity with promises of no separate peace. Public displays include maps and parades as vodka runs short and cheers rise for victory.
Not Guilty Verdict For Ozark Landlord
Eleven criminal cases in the Federal Court for the Southern Division of the Middle District of Alabama at Dothan were heard this week by Judge Charles B Kennamer. Charges included violation of the internal revenue act and one count each of violating OPA rent regulations fraud and theft of government property. Only one acquittal was returned by a jury. Walthall W Edwards of Ozark pleaded not guilty.
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Middle District of
Alabama
Dothan
Charles B. Kennamer
Walthall W. Edwards
Ozark
Wright Strikers Ignore RAF Plea Halting Invasion Efforts
Wright Aeronautical Corp. faced a three day idle period as about 450 workers described as bonafide strikers halted large parts of the plant. Between 12 000 and 16 000 workers were absent, delaying engine production while a shift change with seven Negro workers under guard drew protests. Only the cylinder shop and three foundries operated, with roughly 6 000 workers, but south and center shops with 12 000 to 16 000 staff stopped assembly of power plants. Company spokesmen said the only bonafide strikers were in the cylinder department, and the protest followed the transfer Monday of workers amid racial tensions. Col George Strong urged action to aid the invasion.
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Tee
Col
George Strong
AAP Central District
Bankhead Proposes New Cotton Price Control Plan
Senator Bankhead proposes slashing luxury cotton goods ceilings while raising low priced textiles used in clothing to protect parity for raw cotton. He seeks to trim ceilings that exceed minimum parity levels as Senate weighs a price control extension through 1945 amid amendments on civil desage suits and court stays.
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Washington
Bankhead
Ala
OPA
Senate
Tate
George
D.ga
Senator Wherry
Port Kab
War Industry Stoppages Persist Amid Labor Disputes
Work stoppages in more than six war industries keep 18 800 workers idle as settlement signs appear at a major plant. At Wright Aeronautic in Lockland Ohio a 12 000 worker walkout halted airplane engine production. some return to work while later shifts unclear. Disputes arose after seven Negroes were moved to jobs previously held by whites. New stoppages reported in Los Angeles area affecting 1 450 workers. AFL teamsters in South California strike for higher wages amid jurisdictional fights between steamfitters and ironworkers.
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Freus
Wright Agronautic Corboration
Lockland
Ohio
Los Angeles
Biyen
AFL
California
Crave Firme
Tea Wilmington
Clif
FBI Probes Dependency Frauds In Dothan Women
Sheriff B G Farmer reports evidence of women in Dothan receiving dependency checks from multiple soldiers. FBI investigation follows arrest of Edith Rey Clark on bigamy charges. authorities expect wider arrests as records review may reveal others involved in the scheme.
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B. G. Farmer
Dothanare
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edith Rey Clark
Clark
FBI
Ief
Farmer
Dethan
Japanese Retreat in Northeast India Advances Allied Gains
Southeast Asia Command reports rapid Japanese withdrawal from the Kohima area due to heavy losses as British forces seize a village east of Kohima. Allied HQ notes the retreat was so swift contact was lost, with British patrols advancing near Aradura spur Bishenpur and Imphal south. Gen Stilwell’s line at Myitkyina advances slightly, while Chinese forces near Kamaing and Lonkia press west in the Jade mine region.
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Southeast Asia Command i
Kandy
Ceylon
Kohima
India
Aradura
Bishenpur
Imphal
Myitkyine
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung
Kamaing
Lonkia
Still Confiscated Negroes Arrested
State and county law enforcement officers yesterday arrested two Negroes on charges and confiscated a quantity of squor and a whiskey still, Sheriff B G Farmer said today. Mack Gordon, Negro, who lives in the southeastern faction of Houston County, was taken into custody by L C Easterwood, the investigator of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, deputy sheriffs T Casey, Lake Burdick and Special Investigator T B Knight. (Turn To Page 2)
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B. G. Farmer
Mack Gordon
Houston County
L. C. Easterwood
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
T. Casey
Lake Burdick
T. B. Knight
Major General Demoted for D Day Disclosure
An American major general, famed for command roles in the U S Air Force, was demoted to lieutenant colonel and sent home after indicating in advance the D Day timing. Supreme Headquarters cited security concerns after the officer spoke indiscreetly at a London gathering, with the news released by Allied Supreme Command.
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Washington
Miller
Air Force
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Leutenant Colonal
U. S
Airforce
London
Bumper Tomato Processing Begins Across Houston County
Houston County's tomato growers start processing as a bumper crop moves toward the State market at Ashford and northern buyers. Grading equipment is relocated to Webb Wells attend warehouse to speed packing. Florida packers join local staff to handle expected heavy volume as a refrigerator car shipment heads to Chicago and more cars are anticipated daily. Prices are expected to remain strong due to a North markets shortage from rain damage in Texas.
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Houston County
Ashford
A. CL
Webb Wells
South Florida
W. J. Hackett
Ume
Chicago
Hackett
Temas
5 152 Repatriates Return On Gripsholm
The Swedish Grips Holm newsreel reports 5152 repatriates arriving from overseas exchanges aboard the Gripsholm at Jersey City. Among them 37 civilians and 28 wounded soldiers, including 51 Americans who had been prisoners in Germany, disembarked with the rest to follow ashore soon. The ship had left Baltimore on March 2 after an uneventful voyage from Europe.
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Jersey City
N. J
Ier Gripsholm
United States
Aais
Germany
Hner
Balfant
Barcelona
Tome
GOP Victories Highlight New York Special Elections
Republicans celebrate gains in two New York special elections. Els worth Buck defeated Democrat Thomas V. Cantwell with American Labor Party support in a Democratic district, while John J. Rooney won in Brooklyn's Fourth District over Democrat William G. Nolan. The results draw national attention amid heated party fights and debates over presidential ticket ideas.
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New York City
Elsworth R. Buck
Thomas V. Cantwell
James A. O'Leary
New York
Brooklyn
John J. Rooney
American Labor Party
William G. Nolan
Thomas J. Curran
GOP County
Buck
Washington
Vica
Rep
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Severs
Dirksen
Thomas Dewey
Charles Eaton
New Jersey
Dewey
Roosevelt
Atate
Major Dreisbach Killed In Crash
Relatives of Major Laur en D Dreisbach Jr Army Air Forces learn of his death yesterday in a crash near Delhart Texas during routine training operations. Born in Dothan he later lived in Columbia British Columbia before joining the Army Air Forces in 1940. Buried in Phoenix Arizona survivors include his wife and young son, his parents Mr and Mrs L D Dreisbach of Columbia and his grandmother Mrs E A Coe. He is nephew of Mrs Horace Hall of Dothan.
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Dothan
Lauren D. Dreisbach
Army Air Forces
Filers
Delhart
Texas
Drembach
Columbia
B. C
Army Air Forers Fg
Kelly Field
Dralmbach
Palma
Isequoia
California
Phoenix
Ariz
L. D. Drelebach
E. A. Coe
Horace Hall
Legion Post To Name Officers Thursday
Officers who will serve for the coming year will be elected by members of the Chester R. Vickery Post No. 12 American Legion tomorrow at the Houston Memorial Library at a clock. The election follows a report from the post nominating committee. Commander G N Shoop urged full attendance because of the abo rtion. Ben Roundtree, the post's representative at Boys State in Montgomery last week, will make a report.
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Chester R. Vickery
American Legion
Houston Memorial ‘Library
G. N. Shoop
Ben Roundtree
Boys State
Montgomery
Invasion Forces Open Coast Assault Far Better Than Expected
London reports a large American and British fleet achieved early success in the English Channel invasion. Allied commander Sir Bertram Ramsey hailed 100 percent success in the first round of the convoy and predicted few enemy signs for a strong second round. President Roosevelt said U S losses were two destroyers and one landing ship tank.
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London
Vaesda
English Channel
Man
Bertram Remsay
Ramesy
Woossvelt
United States
Berlin Broadcasts New Allied Landings Near Cherbourg
German radio claimed new Allied airborne landings on the Normandy coast between Le Havre and Cherbourg during the night. The report said fighting continued with heavy casualties to the invaders, paratroopers from Britain and America engaged around Le Havre Deauville and surrounding areas and over 200 English soldiers were captured.
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Berlin
Cherbourg
French
le Havre
Normandy
la Havre
Axriier
Deauville
George Miller, Alabama House Speaker, Dies at 61
George O Miller, 61, long time Sumter County legislator and speaker of the Alabama House, died at a Selma hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. Miller, elected delegate to the National Democratic Convention from the state at large, had been serving in public life since 1891 and practiced law in Livingston. Funeral details were not immediately announced.
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Welma
Ala
George
Miller
House of Representatives
Millar
Sumter County
Livingston
Mra Miller
Wilcox County
Livinewton
J. M. Miller
Paratroopers clash as Allied forces push Cherbourg peninsula
Allied airborne waves and gliders slam into the Cherbourg peninsula as paratroops and ground troops seize beachheads and roads. German counterthrusts are repulsed while air fleets pound defenses. reports say Caen is heavily fought with bridges and towns inland under pressure.
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SY Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Alles
Ares
Barlin
Thas
Soamila Jong
Nasts
Kurt Student
Crete
Omar WN. Bradieyte
Navaul
Cn Europe
Calek
Raties
Cherbours
A. & Migth
Yndarg
Alroady
Buprems
Airboros
Aenlanded
Aldwen
Garman High
Carentan
DNB Aaid
Orne River
Pointy
Caen
Berlin
Bayeux
Orthc
Oliver E Crespo
HS Fisih Ave
Corvicans
Tex
Add
Aingle Fis
Satka Factory
France
Lisieux
le Havra
Cas
Churchill
Atreata
Ninth Air Force
Ilspatohaeste
Allied Airborne Divistagg Fam
Bea
Oe Poe
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Air Command
Fant
Evar
Dover
Kesselring
Europe
Geree Etralt
Pesde Vail
Sapands
Roma
Mehboll Plante
Ploestl
Merton Yoni
Moscow
Kain F
Changsha
Vital Hast
Aberosa SM
Mayewall Islands
EDXDY
Gumore Moscow
Russia
Red Star
Maid Today
United Nations
Tehe‘Pan
Edd- Od
Mupeovites
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pravda
Eisenhower
Mikhail Galektionov
Pra
Wast
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Wright
House
Sheriff Farmer
Gripsholm
GOP
Dreisbach
Legion Post
Selma
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