De Gaulle to Visit Algiers for Unity Talks with Giraud
London AP reports French National Committees say Gen Charles De Gaulle will depart soon for Algiers to confer with Gen Henri Giraud on uniting all French forces fighting the Axis. The move follows Giraud's call for a conference repudiating the Vichy armistice and oppressive laws.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
Henri Giraud
Giraud
North Africa
Vichy
de Gaulle
Jean Marie Bergeret
Vichy Alr
Jean Darian
Bergeret
bUndieda
August Nogues
Goon
Monopoly GFA in Georgia faces scrutiny over machine output
A Georgia Farm Equipment Association official said the group aimed to buy all machines produced last year, while a legislative committee questioned the claim alleging a monopoly. The report cites vendors and a wartime rationing program affecting machine output and distribution.
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Hea
Georgia
Wobl
II Association
Georgia Legislative Committee
Alleganw Gfa
Creates
GFA
World Today headline on intense battle hours of air war
A terse report describes a high intensity air battle over Japan with American forces near Muguay and escalating threats of bomb actions. The summarization notes rapid developments and the broader strategic stakes as observers monitor the outcome.
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Japaneer
Mguway
Miners and Operators Deadlocked on Wage Hike Plea
New York AP report notes John L Lewis accusing the National Resources Planning Board of timing Social Security expansion with United Mine Workers wage demands. He pledges that Appalachian bituminous operators must meet a $2-a-day wage increase or risk a stoppage by March 31. Representatives from both sides met in separate sessions to discuss terms of the new contract.
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NEW York
John L Lewis
National Resources Planning Board
United Mine Workers
UMW
United Mine Workers Journal
Last Minute BULLETINS Tokyo to bomb Japan and price ceilings
A Tokyo dispatch notes air forces may bomb industrial districts in Japan this year or next and urges population to stay calm. Washington quotes Berlin radio. K Galsbraith says price ceilings may be imposed on hogs and other livestock. France decrees repealing Vichy anti Jewish measures. Cortes hears wartime changes amid World War II references.
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Associated Pree
Tokyo
Jepsen
Japan
Berlin
Tokyo Dispatch
French Guerrillas Lodged In Mountains To Resist Germans
London AP reports thousands of French youths resisting forced labor drafts by fighting transfer to German war factories. Mountain hideouts in southeast France persist as Swiss reports say many youths yield to hunger and return home. Insurgent bands, some armed with French 75 mm guns, operate near Mont Blanc and northern zones led by ex-officers. Gestapo and police terrorization allegedly spreads from Lyon to Savoy mountain districts amid the outbreak.
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London
Germany
France
Cartier
Vichy
Strang
Mont Blarc
27Th Regiment
Annec
Stockholm
Reuters
Lyon
Savoyside
City Faces Gasoline Coupon Dilemma
Auditor treasurer J Li Vaughn notes the city cannot determine who should receive ration coupons for a bulk purchase of gasoline in a tank car. Conflicting guidance from the rationing board OPA and the State Department of Revenue creates a headache as the city tries to allocate coupons and handle payments.
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J Li Vaughn
OPA
State Department of Revenue
Vaughn
Yan
Papeline
Office of Price Administration
British Declare Offensive Plans Ready in Commons
London reports say the Batih Eighth Army attacked the Mareth Line at 1030 last night after a heavy artillery barrage. Berio quarters call it a major attack though London has no confirmation of a mass Allied offensive to drive German and Italian forces from Tunisia. Algiers radio notes intensifying preparations as the hour nears.
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London
DNB
Bertin
Heuters
Batih Eighth
Mareth Line
Berio
Lord Beaverbrook
House of Lords
Tunis
Bizerte
Tunisia
Algiers
Delay In Post War Planning Advised
Washington reports indicate calls to delay Senate action on a United Nations permanent organization. Foreign Relations Committee members voice caution about rushing into postwar international structures while war efforts continue, with debates over leadership and rehabilitation plans persisting.
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SY Jack Bell Washington
API
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United Nations
Peranent Organization
Luck
Hateh
Hide
Dias Bell
Minns
Burton
Roosevelt
Asken
FDR backs coffee reuse plan after meeting New York leaders
President Roosevelt, conferring with Fiorello LaGuardia Al Smith and Michael J Kennedy, endorses a method to extend coffee supply by reusing grounds and adding fresh grounds daily. The trio discussed Epicurus Morale and a 1654 translation as context for the ancient recipe.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
al Smith
Tammany
Michael J Kennedy
Epicurus
LaGuardia
White House
Wes Gm
Epicuria
Senate Votes To Defer Full Time Farmers
The Senate approved a Johnson plan 51 to 24 to defer from military service all men employed full time on farms producing essential war crops. The bill would free agricultural workers on the farms and allow local boards to reclassify them only if they left farming without authority. The Agriculture Secretary would define essential crops and eliminate current unit requirements for deferments.
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Washington
Benate
Senator Johnson
Johnson
Secretary of Agriculture
Battle Developments Near Aroe Islands Amid Air Attacks
Allied forces pressed air attacks around Australia as jets targeted enemy transport bases and warships near the Aroe Islands. MacArthur’s planes sought to finish off a Japanese troop convoy bound for Dobo, while no trace of the convoy was found along the northern and southern coasts of New Guinea. Casualties and debris remained unconfirmed as searches continued.
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Allied
Australia
Macarthur
Dobo
Aros Te
Arcee
New Gaines
Babo
Spoksemen
Rum Tax Proposal Shapes House Battle Over Philippines Return
The AP report details a heated tax proposal in the House as supporters back a 20 percent withholding plan and optional pay-as-you-go system. It notes exemptions for military personnel, farm labor, and certain other incomes, plus potential revisions from Speaker Rayburn and ongoing debate over the MacArthur return to the Philippines.
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McArthur
House
Philippines
Francis Lemay Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Rayburn
Fergymen
Wercee
Gervarte
Eersjeemer
Army
Navy
Wiregrass Invited To Fat Stock Show
The 1943 Tri-state Fat Stock show and Sale is scheduled for April at Ramasy and fans Livestock Yarda on N Oates street. It promises an outstanding beef cattle display and serves as a meeting place for H Club and FFA members for wartime instruction. Carmichaol, president of the Dothan Chamber of Commerce, announced the event, with the chamber as sponsor.
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Tri-state
Ramasy and
Fans Livestock
Oates Street
FFA
Carmichaal
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Coe Formally Named Commission Nominee
Clyde Coe was nominated for City Commissioner in a Democratic primary with 176 votes cast. The uncontested race means Coe will be automatically elected in September and assume office the following month, after which the three member City Commission will elect department heads. Ward results show four polling places with varying totals.
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Clyde Coe
Con
Commission
C Bates
Ing Warde Warf
Soviet Forces Advance Toward Smolensk Front Base
Soviet noon communique reports continued momentum toward Smolensk and Kharkov regions with gains at Igorievka and Vakhody while German forces counter with armored and infantry assaults. Bullets describe heavy fighting near Donets crossings, encirclements claimed by both sides, and multiple towns changing hands as Soviet troops press west of the Donets River and toward Bevac and Bryany.
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Epdy OU
Moscow
API
Rea
Bmolenek Hf
Igorievakava
Cantar
Vakhody
Fallen Kharkov
Izyum
Kharkov
Gerrosa High Command
Barlin
Proms
Kharew
Lake Timee
Apur
Weyl
Male
Vyarma
Dalaper
Duroveote
Vyasma
Smolensk
Heyer
Te Ares
Ilwan
Vazina
Bette
Kharfiov
Wien
Trermana
Waldiera
Murprige
Germaine 2
Red Star
Red Arm
Ramercia
Bevak
Bryanek
Vvecma
Alice
Brerenyn Toinse
Vaiss Aemeon Timashenko
Germany
Fa Py
Naa
OPA Urges Purchase Of Raisins Prunes
Washington urges consumers to buy raisins and prunes as coupon values drop from 30 to 1% per pound to move stock before warm weather. The price council notes rising demand and urges special displays to accelerate movement of fruit from grocers.
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OPA
Washington
API
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