Allied Troops Drive Japs From Indian Posts
Allied forces attacked four Japanese columns moving toward Imphal from the south and drove the enemy from three positions along the Tiddim Imphal road in Manipur valley. Japanese forces reportedly held within 30 miles of Imphal after advancing 60 miles into India, with another column 30 miles east of Imphal near Thaungdut. one detachment was dispersed as the comm unique notes pursuit of road from Ramu to Palel.
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New Delhi
Louis Mountbatten
Imphil
India
Manipur
Tiddim
Imphal
Burma
Chindwin
Thaungdut
Ramu
Palel
Farmers are the 4-Fs and deferment push explained
Washington reports that most men aged 18 through 25 are en route to combat unless farmers or physically unfit. Officials say 30 to 40 percent of under-26 called will fail standards and enter 4-F, returning to essential war work. Data from February 1 shows 348,000 non-fathers deferred in war production or support roles, with at least 100,000 likely to be rejected.
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Max Hall
Washington
2000 Tons Bombs Hit Wewak in March Raids
Allied reports reveal over 2000 tons of bombs dropped on the Wewak sector of New Guinea this month. The strikes damaged air bases and supply ships, knocked out air resistance, and disrupted Japanese supply lines from Truk to New Guinea. The 18th air strike in 22 days focused on Wewak, with 12 straight days of bombing by Lt George Kenney’s air fleet.
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Wewak
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Madang
George ©. Kenney
Admiral Islands
Wwejak
Japan
Truk
New Gainea
Hich
Bogia
Grafton Sentinel invites Mary Evers to theater shows
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Mary Evers of Maple Avenue to attend tonight’s Strand Theatre program featuring Great Man’s Lady with Kara Stanwyck and Joel Me a, Port to Destiny with Elsn Chester, Gordon Oliver and Rubert, and The Vigil Ride with Russell Hayden at Dixie Theatre.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Mary Evers
Maple Avenue
Kara Stanwyck
Joel Mea
Strand Theatre
Port To Destiny
Elsnchester
Gordon Oliver
Rubert
Russell Hayden
Dixie Theater
Reinforcements Rush By Nazis To Rumania And Black Sea
Turkish adviers report German reinforcements rushed to all points along the Romanian and Bulgarian coasts of the Black Sea. The dispatch claims full control of Black Sea cities by Nazi officers, use of Danube boats to move troops, and 25 divisions redirected from central reserve to occupy Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria as Hitler readies a last stand against the advancing Russian armies. Turkey watches the southeastern Europe troop movements with anxiety.
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London
Turkish Adviers
Black Sea
Romania
Hitler
Turkey
Europe
Istanbul
Danube
Ankara
Germany
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Danubian
Balkans
Italians Taken to Work in Nazi Industry En Masse
Avanti reports that at least 1,000,000 Italian men and women have passed the Brenner Pass in four and a half months to work in German armament plants. The exodus, driven by hunger and job loss in Italy, continues from Milan and Turin, with Neo-Fascist papers urging participation and promising care for families and orphans of deceased workers.
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Frank Brutto
Bern
Brenner Pass
Avanti
Italy
Milan
Turin
Stampa
Germany
Final US policy on French issue awaits British action
The United States government plans to pursue a separate diplomatic line regarding France and refuses to recognize the Vichy regime as France's governing authority. A British reaction is anticipated with possible compromise on orders for Eisenhower. The AMG will likely not operate in France or other liberated countries, and the final American policy was approved by the President.
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United States
John M. Hightower
Washington
Mittee
France
Vichy
State Department
Jean
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tnvasion
Allied Military Government
AMG
Italy
West Virginia Elks contest prize won by Cassis Jr
West Virginia Elks scholarship winners announced with Frank Cassis Jr. of Sistersville High School taking first prize. Ohio university professors selected three to compete nationally. Other winners include Lois Jane Faulkner of Glenwood Park Princeton High School and Jane Anne Darden with Dorothy Wilson Lough of Elkins High School. Berlin Radcliff dies after gas exposure in Cumberland. Ashly J. Baker of Charleston, a former coal executive, dies. Edgar H. Anderson named War Food Administration area supervisor in West Virginia. Governor Neely proclaims April 14 Arbor Day and urges tree planting and forest fire protection. Expenditure noted for state activities.
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Sistersville
West Virginia
Elks Association
Frank Cassis
Sistersville High School
D. F. Arnett
Ohio University
Lois Jane Faulkner
Glenwood Park
Princeton High School
Jane Anne Darden
Dorothy Wilson Lough
Elkins High School
Charleston
Edgar H. Anderson
War Food Administration
W. R. J. Zimmerman
Anderson
C. F. Woodrum
Neely
Russians Crack Nazi Lines Near Prut River Front
Soviet forces pressed through Bessarabia toward the Prut as the Dniester breach widened the eastern Romania boundary. Marshal Ivan Kozlovsky’s units advanced on firmer ground while German counterattacks north of Kovel and White Russia positions faced grim defense. A Moscow correspondent reported Germans and Romanians fleeing in confusion.
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Henry'c.' Cassidy
Moscow
Bessarasia
Carpathian Mountains
Prut
Dniester
Romania
Ivan 8
Konev
Ukraine
Cen
Tarnopol
Proskurov
Kovel
Curzon Line
Old Poland
Red Army
Vitebsk
White Russia
Crimea
Boris Polevoy
Bessarabia
Pravde
New Allied Bomber Blows Against Enemy Supply Lines In Italy
Allied headquarters Naples reports two new bomber strikes against enemy supply lines in northern Italy at Florence and Padua as Cassino fighting continues. American Marauders hit Campo Di Marte freight yard near Florence and destroyed warehouses and tracks. Night raids targeted Padua rail junctions while Marauders hit a Pontassieve bridge and Kittyhawks attacked Falconara Marittimi. New Zealand troops hold Cassino against German defense.
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Italy
Noland Norgaard
Naples
Florence
Padua
Cassino
Campo di Marte
Venice
Pontassieve
Falconara Marittimi
Ancona
New Zealand
Tragic Drowning In Blackwater River During Army Exercise
An army captain and two soldiers from Camp Butner N C were swept to their deaths while attempting to rescue a third service member in the Blackwater River south of Davis West Virginia. Officials said the incident occurred during an inspection by seven generals as war games were staged in the area.
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Bleins
Blackwater
Davis
West Virginia
Blackwater Canyon
Blackwater Falls
Camp Butner
N.C
Japanese Invasion Moves In Manipur Shaping Allied Response
The invasion across the Burma border aims at Imphal, Manipur, to divert Allied forces and pressure Japanese toward a southward airbase. Allied leaders downplay military threat while noting the political uses of the operation. General Auchinleck warns against allowing Japanese to strike river routes or Assam airfields. See THE WAR TODAY Page 4.
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India
Japan
Chungking
Chindwin River
Burma
Manipur
Imphal
China
Auchinleck
Assam
Akyab
Churchill Says U S Forces Will Land Soon in Nazi Sol
London dispatch reports Churchill stating that American ground forces will land in Nazi Sol in the near future. Major General Lewis Brereton, commander of the U S Ninth Air Force, watched as hundreds of American paratroopers leaped from aircraft near the reviewing stand in England. American heavy bombers continued raids into western Germany for the third consecutive day, targeting military objectives.
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United Kingdom
Lewis H. Brereton
U. S
Ninth Air Force
London
Germany
United States
France
Berry recounts illicit trysts with Chaplin in trial
Joan Berry testified at Charlie Chaplin's Mann Act trial that she and the comedian had numerous illicit meetings in Beverly Hills and New York City. The 24 year old former student claimed intimate moments and suggested a cross country trip, but could not confirm tickets were bought by Chaplin.
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James Lindsley
Los Angeles
Joan Berry
Charité
Chaplin
Beverly Hills
New York City
New York
Jerry Giesler
Joan
Hollywood
Pierre Hotel
U. S
Charles Hy Carr
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