Huge Jap convoy reported aimed at New Guinea bases
The AP reports a 14 ship Japanese convoy moving under a weather front toward Lae and other New Guinea bases as MacArthur’s air force awaits a chance to strike. Allied forces plan to meet the threat after sinking or disabling five transports in prior battles and shooting down many enemy aircraft.
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Associated Press
Lae
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Wau
Salamaua
Lag
MacArthur
Australia
Taluacs
On & Tongh
New Britain
Wainrace
Soemba
Limar
Mubo
Waria River
Artin S. Drakeford
West Pacific
Burma
United States Air Force
Gokleikt
Mandalay
Lashio
Chin
Yunnan
Paukkan
Batzi
Death of LL Means Yankton cleaner owner dies after operation
LL Means of Yankton and former Carthage resident, owner of Valli Cleaners, died this morning at 4 o’clock after an operation for ruptured appendix. Funeral services will be held Wednesday.
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L. Means
Yankton
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Carthage
Means
Valli Cleaners
Selective Service Opposes Farm Labor Induction Halt
Washington dispatch reports the War Department and army oppose a bill to halt farm worker inductions. Col Lewis B Sanders testifies that deferments won t solve shortages, arguing mislocation of labor matters more than numbers. The committee plans a 2 p.m. session and a 4 p.m. vote, with binding figures showing 4.67 million of 12 million agricultural workers on small farms.
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Washington
Mar
Seni
War Department
Lewis B. Sanders
Sanders
Reynolds
Worth Carolina
Seeds For Victory May Be In Mailbag
Washington March 2 Free seeds may be mailed to households to promote family gardens as every pound of food matters Senator Smith Democrat of South Carolina chair of the Senate agriculture committee announced plans to discuss reviving a free seed distribution with Secretary Wickard The plan would target residents of small towns as well as farmers if revived
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Washington
Mar
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture ,Committee
Toda
Wickard
Nazi Propagandist Viereck Likely to Be Freed
Washington reports that George Sylvester Viereck may be released from the District of Columbia jail after a Supreme Court ruling on his conviction. He is serving a two to six year term for incomplete State Department reports on pro German propaganda activities. He remains indicted with 32 others and the New York Enquirer on conspiracy to undermine morale of the armed forces under sedition laws.
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Washington
Mar
Supreme Court
George Sylvester Viereck
District’ of Columbia
State Department
Viereck
New. York _ Enquirer
Justice Department
Ims
New Hope In China Situation Seen By Veteran Jap-Fighting General
Veteran General Chennault, commander of American air forces in China, offers the most hopeful assessment in weeks. He says Japan’s pressure may ease as U S airmen attack routes to the front, with Roosevelt noting the roads ahead and the need to sustain supply lines. The piece highlights Chennault’s long service and cautious optimism about Allied air power shaping the China theater.
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China
Atone
Glenn
Babb
Chennault
Armetican
Eers
Casablanca
Roosevelt
Rooney's Classification Appeal In Hollywood Sparked
In Hollywood on March 1 a draft classification appeal for Mickey Rooney was filed. The case centers on Rooney's eligibility and the steps taken by representatives from Metro Goldwyn Mayer.
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Hollywood
Mickey “Rooney
Metro Goldwyn
Our Gang Dog Hero Rescues Trapped Mongrel
Newton Mass March 2. A dog from the Our Gang comedies produced by Hal Roach saved a terrapin or dog from an abandoned well Sunday. Foster reported the dog named Mike, about 19 years old, fashioned a noose from his leash and pulled the frightened animal from the depths.
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Newton
Mass
Hal Roach
Mike
George F. Fouter
Foster
Retail Egg Price Controls Set With Fixed Markups
The Office of Price Administration outlined fixed markups for retailers to control egg prices, adding to retailers' net costs based on wholesale maximums. New ceilings take effect March 11 with interim rules March 6. Independent and small retailers face percentage add-ons weighted by annual volume, while large chains face lower percentages. Regional price examples are listed for several cities.
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Washington
Mar
Office ‘of Price Administration
Eges
Bismarck
N. D
Madison
Wis
Mitchell
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Mandan
St Paul
Dakotans Among Navy Casualties Listed
Washington Mar 2 The announced casualties include three Dakotans among Navy and Marine Corps deaths and missing. The total naval armed forces casualties reported reach 23,981 with kin notified in forthcoming lists.
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Washington
Mar
Navy
Marine Corps
Allied Counterattacks Push Axis From Tunisia Front
Allied forces report hurling back all attacks of General durgen von Arnim in northern Tunisia, destroying 24 German tanks over three days and killing at least 600 Axis troops. Sbeitla captured in central Tunisia as forces push eastward. Allied air power claims 25 Axis planes shot down. Beja pressure repelled. American British counterattacks northeast of El Aroussa kill hundreds more Axis troops. Fortresses raid Palermo and dock areas in Sicily while planes hit multiple merchant vessels and rail targets near Sfax.
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North Africa
Mar
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Tunisia
Sbeitla
Beja
Tunis
Mediterranean
el Aronssa
Medjex-El-Bab Goubeliot
Toukabour
El-Bab
Rommel
Sheitla
Keseerine
Communione
Kasserine
Feriana
la Hencha
Sfax
RAF
Berlin
Naples
Britain
Mareth Line
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Kasserie
Medjez-El- Bob
Italy
Palermo
Sicily
Bizerte
Sousse
Amouit
Germany
Moscow
Laxe Simen
Leningrad
Gandhi Nears End Of 21 Day Fast In Poona
Gandhi enters a final night of fasting as he approaches 21 days without food. At 8 am tomorrow he is expected to be in a political prisoner status with no visitors allowed. Only his two sons, Devadas and Ramdas, may attend a thanksgiving prayer session prior to the fast’s end.
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Poona
Mar
Mohandas
Gandhi
Devadas
Ramdas
Madame Chiang Will Broadcast Tonight in New York Rally
Madame Chiang Kai-shek, on her first full day of appearances in New York, spoke yesterday and prepared for a sold-out Madison Square Garden rally tonight. Her remarks addressed wartime leadership and allied efforts amid public attention in the city.
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Chiang
New
York
Allies Push in Central Tunisia as Axis Attacks Falter
Allied advances continue in central Tunisia with forces occupying Sbeitla and pushing toward Kasserine. American and British bomber offensives target Naples Palermo and Tunisian targets while German thrusts north of Beja suffer heavy losses. Russians report breaking German hedgehog defenses southeast of Leningrad as Moscow notes a new German push northwest of the capital.
Berlin Radio Hints At Raids On U S
Berlin radio commentator in a CBS heard broadcast warned that American cities may not be safe a few months hence after RAF raids on Berlin. The speaker, calling himself an American, described European raids as cowardly and noted that even New York and coastal cities could face danger as progress continues.
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New York
Mar
Berlin
RAF
CBS
Europe
America
Boston
Washington
Bombers Rain Heavily On Berlin In Night Raid
British Air Ministry reports a heavy concentrated attack on Berlin by Lancaster Halifax and Stirling bombers last night. Weather clear, results described as good with fires seen in the German capital as thousands of tons of bombs exploded in a 30 minute thunderbolt. Berlin dining to see the nerve center of the Reich attacked from every quarter.
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Demyansk
British
Air Ministry
Bomber Command
Berlin
Communicque
Reich
Caid
Harold Balfour
Air
Red Army drives into German lines led by Timoshenko
Moscow reports a bold Red Army thrust in the northwestern front, smashing the seasoned German 16th Army. Front dispatch notes eight days of heavy action, recaptured Demyansk Lychkove and Zaluchyes, and hints at Soviet gains spreading from Orel toward the northern Caucasus while German defenses at fortifications weaken.
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Timoshenko
Moscow
Red Army
Timoshen
Staraya Russa
Valdal
Lychkove
Zaluchyes
Red
Orel
Caucasus
Black Sea
Kursk
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