Red army closes on Narva Pskov and Vitebsk fronts
Soviet communique says Leningrad army established Narva bridgehead across the Narova river cutting the sole German escape railway to Revel. Advances also near Pskov with fortifications captured while more towns fall along a 360 mile northern front.
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London
Red Army
Narva
Pskov
Vitebsk
Moscow
Estonia
Leonid A. “Govorov
Leningrad
Narova
Revel
Inraditsy
Poe
Dutch Ghost Fleet Harassing Burma Supplies
Captain L G A van der Kun of the Dutch navy says a reformed ghost submarine fleet is harassing Japanese supply lines to Burma. He notes 20 months of combat sank 55 000 tons of shipping with two submarines active at once, and that about 90 percent of Burma's supplies came by sea. Page 2.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Japan
Netherlands
Burma
L. G.A. van der Kun
Netherlande
Pacific
Malacca Straits
Su Matra
Andamans- Ygnds
Apertion
van der Kun
Singapore
Straits of Malacca
Malaya
Islands of
Sur Lee
Theatre listings invite Mrs Russell H Messenger tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Russell H Messenger of Washington street to attend tonight’s Strand theatre showing of Under Two Flags with Ronald Colman Claudette Colbert and Rosalind Russell, plus Happy Serves A Wril with William Boyd and Suitfire at Dixie theatre starring Leslie Howard and David Niven.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Russell H. Messenger
Washington Street
Ronald Colman
Claudette Colbert
Rosalind Russell
Strand Theatre
William Boyd
Leslie Howard
David Niven
Dixie Theatre
Lend Lease Shipments to Turkey Stopped
Reported halt in Lend-Lease to Turkey interpreted as sign Allied aim to spur Turkish action against Germany failing. A source said arms sent to Turkey intended to kill Germans have been used for other purposes. Foreign Secretary Eden may address Commons on Turkey relations.
WPB foresees possible newsprint rise after midyear
Washington March 2 The War Production Board forest products chief Harold Boeschenstein told publishers that newsprint supply might increase in the second half of 1944. He cautioned military demand for paper could rise and urged strict WPB controls to prevent leaks. A surplus of 32 929 tons was noted for the current quarter, with no firm cutbacks expected April 1.
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Washington
Harold Boeschenstein
Forest Products Bureau of
The
War Production Board
WPB
Boeschenstein
Japs Repulsed in Counterattacks at Momote Airfield
Allied Headquarters reported a predawn counterattack by Japanese troops against American lines at Momote in the Admiralty Islands. The assault, launched around 4 a.m., was driven back with nearly 100 Japanese dead. American dismounted cavalry units consolidated positions as heavy bombers hit Japanese rear areas in support. The Momote airstrip, about 5,000 feet long, lies on a narrow front where counterattacks were expected.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Admiraltty Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Marmore
Los Negros Island
MacArthur
Amerleatt
Josses
Momote
Prominent State GOP Leader Passes Today
Wells Goodykoontz, prominent state GOP figure and former congressman, died today at Goody Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati at age 71. A two term representative from the fifth district, he had a hunting accident last October 11 that left him with a broken hip and later a relapse, keeping him in hospitals in Williamson, Huntington, and Cincinnati.
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Williamson
Wells Goodykoontz
Goody Samaritan
Cincinnati
Goodykoontz
Huntington
Stuttgart Bombed Again by RAF and US Air Forces
London dispatch reports a renewed Allied air raid on Stuttgart with over 600 RAF planes in a night strike, supported by U.S. bombers and Canadian forces. Mosquito diversions hit Munich while strikes extended to France and the Low Countries, with high tonnage reported and minimal losses.
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Stuttgart
Gladwin Hill
London
U. 5
Germany
RAF
RCAF
Munich
France
Europe
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Investigate fatal union squabbles in Clay jail case
A murder warrant is issued for D. H. Foley United Mine Workers organizer, charged with fatally shooting 47-year-old Viden coal miner Joseph Groves and wounding his son Elmer Groves. Rawson Kirk surrendered after the front of the YMCA at Wien. Foley remains at large. State police and local authorities pursue action.
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Ymc.a
Wien
Foley
United Mine Workers
Charleston
Elmer Groves
Paul F
West Virginia Briefs Highlight Taxes and Births in 1940s
West Virginia chamber of commerce reports unemployment compensation taxes cut by over 11 million dollars due to merit rating with 1941 savings of 1.579 million rising to 6.506 million in 1943. In Wheeling a newborn arrives en route to hospital as police escort arrives. Senator Kilgore to speak in Charleston March 8. West Virginia's Charles Dempsey listed as missing in action in the Mediterranean per War Department.
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Charleston
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Washington
T-5th
Charles Dempsey
Lammie ‘Dempsey
Williamson
W. Va
West Virginia
Mediterranean
War Department
Ordinance Departments Keyed To New Plans For Invasion That Will Come
Major Rey A Holmes of Morgantown Ordinance Works says forty three U S ordnance depots feed invasion arm ies with guns ammunition vehicles and spare parts across 70 theatres of operation. The Fort Wayne depot Detroit oversees over 60 000 transport vehicles in Canada Alaska and scattered locations to insure overseas shipments and efficiency.
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United States
Eisenhower
Rey A. Holmes
Morgantown
Fort Wayne
Detroit
Army
Canada
Alaska
Bee Ordnance
First Eye Witness Report Of Canin On Admiralty
Field dispatch from the Admiralty Islands dated February 29 describes the 1st Cavalry Division landing on Los Negros at 8:15 p m and capturing Momote airfield within about ninety minutes with minimal Japanese losses. U S ships bombarded shore positions as navy gunfire supported the assault, while assault waves faced heavy fire and cleared snipers from cocoanut groves.
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Canin
Admiralty
Suates
Logee
Nation's Bill Of Drinks Runs Into High Figures
Washington reports that Americans spent over 6 billion dollars on liquor in 1943, a 17 percent rise from 1942. Higher taxes boosted costs, with liquor tax jumping to nine dollars per gallon scheduled for April 1 amid stock declines.
War Today views on armistice terms and Finnish stance
The War Today takes a hostile view of Moscow's armistice terms while Finns in Stockholm doubt they can accept the Red proposals. Finland risks ruling out peace by remaining allied with Germany, with America warning them to quit or face consequences. Stalin tells Roosevelt he believes Hitler's defeat nears, affecting Bulgaria and regional power dynamics.
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Moscow
Stockholm
Helsinki
Finland
America
United Nations
Bulgaria
Stalin
Roosevelt
Hitler
Russia
Still Making Gains Despite Nazis Fiercely Fought Resistance
Allied forces near Anzio center defend against a three division German attack and retake ground toward Cisterna after losing much of Tuesday’s gains. American troops face heavy artillery and armor fire as Doughboys hold the line amid fierce fighting at the beachhead.
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Anzio
Red Cross
U. S
Navy Photo
International
Richard G. Massock Allid
Naples
Ceto
Cisterna
Associated Press
Edward Kennedy
Doughboys
Battle for Oscars on again awaiting Academy decisions
Hollywood. The Oscars scramble is on again tonight with hopefuls awaiting results across the motion picture industry. The author notes forty years of merit awards turmoil as speculation runs hot before and after the ballots.
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James Lindsley
Hollywood
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J. R. Walthe
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Harley Kilgore
D.-W. Va
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Carl M. Frasure
Clen Clements
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