Allied Forces In Tunisia Begin Drive On Rommel’s Retreat
Allied forces in Tunisia seized the initiative as Rommel dragged his battered panzer column from British Eighth Army. American Fortresses and Lightning fighters struck a large German air formation over the Sicilian Strait, destroying about 19 of 64 German planes. In the north and south, Allied line advance continued, with Tozeur occupation and eastward movement while Rommel faced fighter-bomber attacks and continued retreat.
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Tunisia
Rommel
Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Laod
Erwin Rommel
Eighth Army
Aarseria
Batliclicia
Sicilian Strait
Teichsmarshal Goering
Tunisian
Firat
Tozeur
Gatsa
Tuniele
RAF Again Ranges Over Axis-Held European Targets
RAF sorties target northern France and Axis held Europe extending into a second night of air operations. Spitfires sweep and destroy two enemy fighters at dusk while Mosquito bombers hit a railway center near Le Mans. One bomber failed to return as enemy raids continue over English coast towns and rural areas.
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London
Nuernberg
Royal Air Forcs
France
Axie
Air Ministry
le Manz
Cabinet Resigns in Turkey After Inonu Re-Election
The Turkish cabinet resigned today and Premier Sukro Saracoglu was ordered by President Ismet Inonu to form a new government. The move followed Inonu's unanimous re-election to a second presidential term declared yesterday.
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Noncon
Sukro Saracoglu
Ismet Inonu
Inonu
British Convoy Seen Leaving Gibraltar in Atlantic Route
German radio dispatch quoted Le Linea reports that one of the largest British convoys ever assembled at Gibraltar has left for the Atlantic. The convoy included about 70 merchant ships and several escorting destroyers, according to the Berlin broadcast heard by Associated Press.
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le Linea
Spain
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Berlin
Associated Press
Senate Debate on Farm Worker Deferment Famine Warning
Washington March 9 Senate opened debate on deferment bills for farm workers. Senator Johnson warns famine looms if action stalls. Bankhead substitute seeks deference for workers deemed essential by agriculture secretary.
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Senate
Washington
Johnson
D-Colo
Bankhead
D-Ale
Secretary of Agriculture
O'Mahoney
More Liberty for Caribbean Isle Advocated
President Roosevelt urged Congress to consider self government for Puerto Rico and allow residents to elect their own governor, as Tugwell faced criticism over alleged socialist schemes. The move followed reports of hunger and overpopulation on the island, with Senate aides noting hardship from unemployment and shipping losses.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
United States
Congress
Ay Son
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Tugwell
Tropic Isle
Senate
Ugwell
Interior Department
Ickes
Java
Yugoslav Guerrilla Victory Report Details near Mostar
The Moscow radio broadcast, cited by Soviet monitor, claimed Yugoslav guerrillas captured 17 tanks and routed an Italian division near Mostar in southwestern Yugoslavia. The clash reportedly killed several hundred Italians and yielded large quantities of weaponry including 2,000,000 rounds of rifle ammunition, 18 guns, 80 machineguns and 6,000 shells. A separate Albuquerque report notes a delayed Vatican appointment amid Pope selection speculation.
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London
Moscow Radio
Mostar
Yugoslavia
Red Cross War Fund Reaches Local and Soldier Donations
Soldiers at Fort Harrison and Camp Rimini plus hospitalized veterans contributed 21,525.92 to the Red Cross War Fund, boosting the Lewis and Clark county total to 18,432.74. Northern Pacific district returns, overseen by Elsie Magnuson, have surpassed their quota. Chairman Bell praised the soldier contribution as a wonderful showing, with more town districts yet to report final tallies. A Lincoln dance Saturday night will raise funds for the drive.
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Fort William Henry Harrison
Camp Rimini
Fort Harrison Velevange Hospital
Red Cross War Fund
Lewis and Clark County War Fund
Northern Pacific District
Elsie Magnuson
Bell
Red Cross
Pompone
Hell
Lincoln
J. B. Hooper
Senate Resolution Condemns Massacre of Jews
The Senate adopted a resolution condemning atrocities in Nazi occupied countries and the mass murder of Jewish men women and children. It stated those guilty should be held accountable and punished.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Congress
Exempt Farm Workers Or Train Women Says First Lady
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said the war manpower commission must exempt farm workers or train women for year round farm work to sustain food production. She spoke at a press conference before addressing a Girl Scouts volunteer leader gathering in New York.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jet Manpower Commission
Girl Scouts
Cargo Vessel Bill Gets Senate Approval
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $6,280,000,009 bill for the Maritime Commission to finance construction of 2,161 cargo ships. The panel reversed Howse on a $3,182,000 expenditure and proposed a high school Victory corps for pre military training to students.
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Waanington
Maritime Commission
Senate
Victory Corps
Soldier Chosen as Speaker of British Commons
London reports Col. Douglas Clifton Brown a 64 year old Unionist from Hexham Northumberland chosen as Speaker of the House of Commons. He becomes the second consecutive professional soldier in the role and is identified as a Conservative.
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London
Douglas Clifton Brown
Unionist Party
Hexham
Northumberland
House of Commons
Civilians Leaving St Nazaire Base Reported
The German radio said civilians in the French part of St Nazaire are being evacuated due to continued Allied bombing. Lorient civilians were evacuated weeks ago, and a plan for coastwide evacuation is discussed by officials of the emergency council. Accidents and home casualties are cited as extending war losses in MIT briefing.
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Vandenberg
R-Mich
Johnson
Gillette
D-owa
Congress
Congress of the
United States
Wheeler
D-Mont
Washington
St. Nazaire
Hitler
Bay of Biscay
U-bout Hases
Lorient
French Slav Score of Nazi Agents
London reports that during the past three days scores of German soldiers and Gestapo agents have been slain in France amid Laval and Hitler's push to force 400,000 Frenchmen into labor camps. A Fighting French spokesman cites rising civilian anger and more attacks on Germans as fatalities possibly top 200 Nazi dead. Paris tension runs high with barricades and tightened controls on streets and unprotected barracks.
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Edward Hall
London
Marek C
Gestapo
France
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
Vichy
Reuters
Paris
WAACS May Assist Antiaircraft Units in Action
Washington reports that WAACs could operate antiaircraft instruments in combat areas while remaining nonfrontline and weapons free. Brig Gen M C White notes faster learning by women and supports making WAACs a full army component, not auxiliary. The plan would also place WAACs under the army with equal benefits and world assignment rights, pending legislation introduced by Rep Edith Nourse Rogers.
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Wanhington
M. CG. White
District of Columbia
White
Jne
Cal
Orel Culp Hobby
WAACS
Fiouxe
Ice
Edith Nourse Rogers
R-Mass
Women's Army Corps
Army
Russians Admit Losses as German Offensive Advances
London dispatch says Germany's 25 divisions launched a Donets basin counteroffensive late February, recapturing eight key cities south and southeast of Kharkov. Russians report heavy German losses totaling about 20,000, while frontline towns Krasnograd Lozovaya Pavlograd Krivorozhye Slavyansk Lisichansk retreat noted amid the push.
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London
Russia
Donets
Kharkov
Donatd
Naz
Moscow
Krasnograd
Lozovayi
Pavlograd
Krasnorrivelsk
Kramatorsk
Harvenkoyo
Slavyansk
Lisichansk
Lozovaya
Dnieper
Soviet Broadcasts Report of U S Lend Lease Aid
A Russian radio reading cited Lend Lease Administrator Edward R. Stettinius Jr in a full broadcast detailing aid to Russia and Britain. The program listed planes tanks and trucks sent under lend lease and enumerated other articles, following U S objections about concealment.
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London
Maren
Edward TR. Stettinius
Russia
Britain
Reuters
Willian H. Standley
U. S
Stetinius
Kremlin
Japanese Raid Wau New Guinea Intensifies War Effort
Allied headquarters in Australia reports forty seven Japanese planes attacked Wau, New Guinea, 35 miles southwest of Salamaua. The raid coincided with Allied victories including the Bramble Sea convoy sinks. Wau aerial defenses repelled many attackers. casualties and damage were noted.
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Wan
New Guinea
Australia
Wau
Samalaua
High Command
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Bramarck Sea
Grobay
Nuoa
Ambassadors charge challenged on stuck Russian aid claim
Washingtondispatch reports Capitol Hill leaders expressing shock at Ambassador William H Standley claim that Stalin hides American loaned aid from the Russian people. The State Department ordered a transcript after Standleys Moscow press conference. White House silent amid Russo American relations tension.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
Capitol Hill
William H. Standley
Joseph Stalin
State Department
Standley
White House
Moscow
Wallace
Interpreting The War Interpreting The War
War analysis notes Japan marks its annual army day with air raid drills in Tokyo and Yokohama and seeks realism by using captured American and Russian aircraft. The piece links the celebration to defense aims and to the enduring enemy, Russia, amid ongoing global tensions and Pearl Harbor context.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Axis
Empire
United States
Mukdon
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Russa
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Santa Fe
St. Nazaire Base
Cambridge
Mass
Edward R. Schwarz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
U.S
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Muha
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