Allies Down 65 Jap Planes In Three-Day Raid
Allied air forces claim 65 Japanese planes shot down over Wewak New Guinea in a three day strike. The operation vented far west in the South Pacific and demonstrated naval air superiority, while Japanese ships remained undetected.
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Associated Press
South Pacific
Wewak
New Guinea
Japan
Aaron S. Murrill
Victory Gardens
Cran
Douglas MacArthur
Bougainville
New Britain
Willaumette
Talasea
Sixth Army
Manus Island
Admiralty Group
Rabaul
Talasea Battlefront
Catalins
Kusaia
Caroling Islands
Marshall Islands
Kusaig
Lieutenant McWeeney Reported Killed in Italy Warfront
Unofficial word reaches Seattle area parents of Second Lt. Douglas McWeeney bombardier navigator in the E Was killed about February 22 in Italy. Official notice expected from the government soon. He was born January 25, 1923 and a former Huron High School graduate.
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Doulas McWeeney
Jalge
Mc+Weeney
Charles McWeener
Seattle
Huron
McWeeney
McWeeneys
Margaret McWeeney
Lt. McWeeney
Huron High School
J. C. Penney
National Guard
Air Corps
Charles
Italy
Margaret Coty
Army Curses Corps
Letterman Sespites
San Francisco
Robert
Tax Pay Deadline Falls At Midnight
Washington reports the income tax deadline for 1943 returns falls at midnight for an estimated 50 million Americans. About one third of returns are expected as "you owe me" notes to Uncle Sam. Payments today are smaller and up to 400 million dollars may be refunded to about 26 million people who had excess withholding or military induction.
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Washington
Mar
Sam
Finns Refuse Moscow Peace Terms and Stay at War
The Finnish parliament voted 160 to 40 to continue the war with Soviet Russia, rejecting Moscow's final armistice terms. Prime Minister Linkomaa outlined the terms as unacceptable, and a government communique was anticipated. Diplomatic notes and warnings of possible Soviet bombardment were reported from Moscow.
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Stockholm
Russia
Moscow
Edwin Linkomiss
Finland
Associated Press
Irrigation Plans Backed at Missouri River Conference
Governors and representatives from nine Missouri River states agreed on forming a subcommittee of engineers to study all river use proposals and apportionment. The panel will report by June 1, led by Gov. M. Q. Sharpe with each state designating a member. No hasty action, study of irrigation, flood control, navigation and other phases urged.
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Omaha
Mar
Missouri River
M. Q. Sharpe
South Dakota
Pierce
H. M. Pierce
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Reclamation
Huron
Chamber of Commerce Irrigation Committee
Willkie Scores in New Hampshire
In Manchester New Hampshire on March 15 Republican national committee man Robert P Burroughs declared a significant victory for Wendell Willkie based on final state primary returns The fourteen delegates to the national convention were allotted with four unpledged but favoring Willkie and five pledged to Governor Dewey The two Dewey pledged Republicans were Prof Charles A Holden of Dartmouth and Thomas J Manning of Manchester The other delegates were unpledged and silent on their preferences The Democratic delegates backed a Roosevelt fourth term ticket
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Manchester
N. H
Robert P. Burroughs
Wendell Willkie
New Hampshire
Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewey
Charles A Holden
Dartmouth
Thomas J. Manning
Gas Rationing Regs Extend Coupon Use Longer
District rationing officials explained new rules for A gasoline coupons effective March 22. The value remains three gallons, but motorists must stretch Series 4-11 over three months instead of two, meaning less driving after the date.
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Si. Paul
Mac
May Pull Cattle Off Range Early Spring Action Planned
War food administration officials plan to pull two to three million extra beef cattle off western ranges in spring and early summer to augment civilian supplies. The measure may use a special price premium to encourage earlier marketings to avoid a possible later market glut. Officials warn the range may not support pasturing during summer and fear a drought could trigger a large cattle stampede to market. Cattlemen criticize government pricing policies for the heavy range accumulation.
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War Food Administration
WFA
Joy Riders Die In Army Plane Crash at LaGuardia
Two civilian joy riders died when an army C-47 transport converted for cargo use crashed in flames at LaGuardia Field after a 20 minute flight. The victims were Eugene J. Glick 20 and Rudolf Brosowski 22, both New York City residents employed at the airport, and the army opened an investigation into the incident.
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New York
LaGuardia Field
Eugene J. Glick
Rudolf Brosowski
New York City
Beadle Red Cross Reports $6875 Raised in County Drive
E R Jacobson chairman of the 1944 Red Cross War Fund announces Beadle County has collected 6875 toward a 24209 quota. Yala leads towns with 637 against 47 quota as the drive progresses.
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Beadle
Allied assault storms Cassino with record bombing raid
Allied air power unleashed a massive bombing of Cassino followed by ground forces. More than 1,400 tons of bombs dropped on a compact area as 3,000 aircraft participated. Ground artillery and infantry then pressed the attack to drive German forces from the fortress town. Photographs showed heavy blast damage and near destruction of the city, with reconnaissance noting Cassino's apparent erasure from the air.
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Naples
Mar
Cassino
Rome
Anzio
Ira C. Faker
Tactical Air Force
North Africa
Arthur Cunningham
Tunis
Bizerte
Alfred L. Cummings
East Norwalk
Cann
Eliw. Davis
Baltimore
Cassina
Davis
Lean Times Hit Irish As Blockade Looms
London reports indicate Ireland fears impending blockade as Churchill refuses to reveal allied plans. Britain hints at travel and trade restrictions to isolate southern Ireland during a critical period, with Dublin silent on measures. Coal shortages threaten industrial activity and electricity use, Irish papers note.
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London
Eire
Ireland
United States
Dublin Dispatch
Threats to ban deferments for men under 26
Washington reports Chairman May reopening the House military committee inquiry into draft deferment policies. A special sub-committee led by Costello will study aims to restrict deferments to under 26 only for physical reasons, criticizing McNutt and Nelson for pursuing broader exemptions. The new order widens farm deferments, sparking army concern.
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Associated Press
Washington
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Costello
D-Calif
Paul McNutt
War Production Board
Donald Nelson
War Department
Jooke
Army
Selective Service
ODT Director Eastman Dies After Illness at 61
Joseph B. Eastman longtime Interstate Commerce Commission official and director of defense transportation died at Emergency Hospital after several weeks of illness. The Katonah New York native and 1919 ICC appointee served as rail coordinator in 1933 and led wartime domestic movement efforts in 1942. He reportedly died from a coronary occlusion after a prior heart attack and extended illness.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastman
Katonah
Massachusetts Public Service Commission
Roosevelt
Office of Defense, Transportation
Russians Press South Front as Nazis Encircled
Soviet reports claim Red Army forces trap and grind down large German formations in southern Ukraine near Nikolaev and Bereznegovat Snigerevka. Ten thousand Germans killed and four thousand captured. Kherson push extends toward Nikolaev harbor. Gaisin on the Bug River captured as 230 localities fall.
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Moscow
Red Amy
Ukraine
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Odessa
Russia
Rodion ¥. Malinovsky
Gaisin
Mikhailovka
Bug
Vinnitsa
Red Army
Snigerevka
Korsun Ring
Bushfield Blasts World Food Plan
Senator Bushfield accuses the Administration of a starry eyed world feeding scheme and says Congress will be asked to finance an international farming plan. He cites the Hot Springs appraisal of the International Food Conference and a Agriculture Department piece arguing nations should feed devastated areas even if it delays local nutrition. He calls private property a public trust and denounces the plan as socialism.
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Washington
Mar
Bushfield
R-Sd
Senate
Congress
Hot Springs
Agriculture Department
Plankinton Escapees Captured in Whitewood
Two 17 year old inmates escaped from the state training school at Plankinton were captured at a Whitewood home yesterday afternoon. Sheriff Ted Kelly of Deadwood took Roland Langdon Renner and Jack Kelly Whitewood into custody. An automobile used in the escape was found west of Chamberlain, and the youths reportedly said they hitchhiked the rest of the way.
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Plankinton
Whitewood
Attorney General’s
Ted ; Kelly
Deadwood
Roland Langdon
Renner
Jack Kelly
Chamberlain
War Today Reports Tarnopol Stand and Bug River Duty
War Today reports fierce Tarnopol resistance and a planned German defense on the Bug River as German forces in Ukraine face heavy losses. Analysts say the vast German right wing pivots north, Russians claim near 100000 Nazi casualties in 10 days, and Von Mannstein prepared to defend along the Bug if needed.
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Tarnopol
Bug River
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Hitler
Ukraine
Doisester
Russia
Rumuania
Marshal von Mannstein
Bug
von Mannstein
Fire claims life in city room blaze Sunday night
S. D. Egan dies as fire razes a room in the city Sunday night. The blaze starting in a private quarters caused fatal injuries before firefighters contained the flames. Local authorities investigate the incident and identify likely causes.
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Ifire
Egan
S. D
London Rocked by Intense Air Raid
London endured a fierce pre mid night fire raid with thousands of incendiaries and high explosive bombs. Rescue workers searched smoke filled streets for the dead and injured as the capital faced extensive damage in two districts. Nine raiders were reported destroyed over Britain and Holland during intruder patrols.
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London
East Anglia
England
Britain
Holland
Berlin
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Irrigation Cause
War Agency
War Manpower Commission
Tydings
Lewis Walt
USMC
U. S. Naval Hospital
Oakland
Calif
Jed Maring
Cape Gloucester
Walt
ODT
Bee MacKenzie
Pagu
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