Russians reach 22 miles from Kherson base
Soviet forces pushed within 22 miles of Kherson on the Dnieper as Moscow claimed 5,000 Germans killed yesterday, raising total German fatalities to more than 60,000 in eight days of the southern offensive. Russian advances cut Proskurov Gulyatin rail and entered Gaivoron amid heavy house to house fighting.
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Red Army
Kherson
Dnieper
Moscow
Proskurov-Gulyatin
Rumania
Hungary
Gaivoron
Big River
Russia
Tarnopol
Tass
Doolittle Named Lieutenant General After Tokyo Raid
Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle, commander of the Eighth Air Force in England, nominated by President Roosevelt to lieutenant general. He held temporary lieutenant colonel rank during the Tokyo raid on April 18, 1942, later becoming brigadier general and earning the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Bulletin
Washington
James H. Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
England
Roosevelt
Tokyo
GOP Committee Forms Postwar Taxation Panel
Washington March 13. A 26 member Republican committee on postwar taxation was created as a step toward drafting the 1944 GOP tax plank. House Republican leader Martin of Massachusetts announced the panel with Rep. Dan Reed as chair, noting the current tax system is “hopelessly impossible” for postwar levies. The move follows Bernard Baruch’s call for new revenue laws to take effect after the war.
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Washington
House
Acer Martin
Massachusetts
Dan A. Reed
Bernard M. Baruch
Congress
GOP Coee
Theatre Ticket Present This Clipping for Ad Mission
A clipped theatre notice urges presenting this clipping for admission to the Strand or nearby venues. It notes possible identification requirements and emphasizes the need to carry the clipping for entry.
Fortresses Bomb French Coast Missions Reported
A small American force of Flying Fortresses raided northern France with no enemy air opposition. Two bombers were lost. Escorted by Thunderbolt fighters, the mission marked renewed heavy bomber activity along the invasion coast. Liberators also struck in the Calais region without escort and returned safely. British Mosquito bombers hit western Germany with no losses. The raids underscored Allied air superiority during missions covering roughly 400 miles.
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France
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Pag. de Calais
U. S
The War Today by Dewitt MacKenzie
London's travel limits on Britain and South Ireland follow Ireland's refusal to expel Axis diplomats. Eisenhower warns of enemy espionage, while Dublin faces potential supply Curtailment and lost Allied lives. The piece defends Ireland's neutrality amid global war pressures.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
South
Ireland
Eire
America
Washington
Eisenhower
England
Dublin
Australia
Uncle Sam
Europe
United Kingdom
Liill Eire
Dies Assails Winchell In Charge Against Radio News Commentators
Washington March 13 The House committee on un American activities may probe radio commentaries after Chairman Dies charged that about 60 percent of such statements can be proven false He plans to subpoena commentator scripts to test truth versus falsity and question broadcasting firms about spreading falsehoods in identified Washington circles amid his dispute with Walter Winchell Page 4
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Winchell
William F. Arbogast
Washington
D.-Tex
House Committee On UN
Pope Pius XII appeals to spare Rome in war
Pope Pius XII urged Allied and German leaders to spare Rome and seek a peace of liberation. Speaking from St. Peter's Square on the fifth anniversary of his coronation, he criticized plans to turn Rome into a theater of war and called for protection of the holy city. He addressed radio listeners worldwide and received a thunderous ovation.
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Servicemen Vote Likely To Pass In Senate Action
In Washington March 13 a service vote compromise, despised by some authors and administration ballot backers, was called up in the Senate and appears assured of eventual passage. Senator Connally, floor manager, predicted passage while Senator Green refused to sign the compromise. Majority Leader Barkley hesitated on his vote as administration stalwarts opposed the hybrid bill. Both sides agree it will be this bill or nothing for service vote legislation this session, with Connally calling it the best possible agreement. See SERVICEMEN'S Page 6
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Washington
Senate
Senator Connally
D.-Tex
Nator Green
D.R.I
Yeader Barkley
Connally
Lucas
D.-Ill
West Virginia Briefs From East Rainele To Wheeling
West Virginia items report a fire in East Rainele destroying the T W Wallace building killing D B Haynes 34 a justice of the peace damaged $3000 thieves steal 1200 from Imperial Ice Cream safe in East Wheeling and Carlisle Sanders Whaley 85 dies at Point Pleasant Lincoln family ties noted in Springfield burial. American Legion marks 25th anniversary in Wheeling with Warley Atherton speech after rain dampens events.
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D. B. Haynes
Greenbrier County
T. W. Wallace
Haynes
Wheeling
East Wheeling
Imperial Ice Cream Company
Point Pleasant
Carlisle Sanders Whaley
Abraham Lincoln
Whaley
Col
K. V. Whaley
Lincoln
Springfield
Ill
American Legion
Warren H. Atherton
Legion
Atherton
Legionnaires
Virginia Page
Britain and Ireland block travel after De Valera refusal
London reports say Britain may take further steps as Allies push to end alleged neutral use of Ireland as Axis spy base. Northern Ireland travel suspended by home office after Eire premier De Valera refused US demand to close German and Japanese offices. Eisenhower reportedly cited Axis menace and a British order followed.
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William White Smith
London
Britain and Ireland
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Ireland
Eire
British Home Office
Eirea
Zamon de Valera
United States
Len
England's Week-Old Mine Strike Breaks Up Slowly
London reports indicate about a third of miners may return to work as a week-long coal strike shows early signs of breaking up. Meetings at pitheads caused some who voted to resume work to turn back, while the overall situation remains unclear. Output losses from the disruption are affecting Wales and Scotland as private mines prepare to reopen.
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England
London
Britain
Wales
Scotland
Taft Named Head Of GOP Steering In Senate Move
Senator Taft of Ohio is seen as poised to chair the Republican Senate minority steering committee. The prospective selection aims to avert a split over a successor to the late Charles McNary as floor leader. White of Maine remains acting leader while younger Republicans seek a showdown before the new Congress.
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GOP
Senate
Jack Bell
Washington
Rohio
Charles McNary
McNary
White
Uary
John Townsend
Del
Vandenberg
Mich
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