Allies Blast Foe Again In Big Raids
London reports heavy aerial bombardment over France and England as Allied planes sustain the offensive against Hitler's western front. Explosions near Calais rattle Deal, with bomb blasts heard across the channel. Several enemy planes destroyed, four British fighters lost, and RAF mining operations noted. Casualties reported in East Anglia from a bombardment.
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Chinese Hurl Japs Back in Battle Over Yunnan Zone
Chinese troops west of the Salween river in Yunnan report about 1,500 Japanese casualties and at least 1,000 dead carried to Tengyuel. Chinese arsenal also silenced Japanese batteries across the Salween southwest of Lungling, dashed Japanese plans to approach Kunming.
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Pleased U S Ambassador Hails Soviet Lend Lease News
In Moscow Admiral William H Standley expressed pleasure at Soviet publications of Edward Stettinius statements on U S aid to Russia and praised Litvinoff for acknowledgments of American planes aiding Soviet offensives. He hosted a diplomatic gathering at Spasso House and did not add to his earlier remarks. News also covered Eden's Washington visit and Allied raids on Germany and Sicily.
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Nazis Claim Recapture of Kharkov and Red Advances
The German high command announced a counteroffensive recapturing Kharkov, eroding Soviet gains and threatening renewed Red Army losses. Moscow reported continued fighting near Kharkov while noting Red forces crossed the upper Dnieper and Vyazynne rivers, possibly approaching Smolensk. The long Kharkov drive had ended German control since October 1941.
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Senate Resolution For Postwar Work Arranged
Senators sponsor a plan to organize the United Nations to maintain world peace after the war, including a proposed world police force and joint governance of conquered areas. President Roosevelt approved focus but signaled reservations. The move aims to set guiding principles for wartime and postwar actions, with debate ongoing.
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Archbishop Spellman Urges United American Front in Africa
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman of New York told American forces in North Africa by Algiers radio that Americans have never been more fervently united in love for their country and in faith for their destiny. He said war aims and peace goals are clear and that Americans determine to do their utmost for victory. He spoke after recent visits to Vatican City and talks with Pope Pius XII.
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Nazis Deny Report That Petain Is Desperately Sick
A Berlin radio broadcast claimed Marshal Petain suffered a stroke and displayed health, while his physician denied rumors. Algiers dispatches suggested underground reports from North Africa that he had a stroke days earlier and was likely dying in a Vichy hospital.
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Anti German Violence Rising in Europe Reports Say
The Associated Press notes Nazi guards in France use tear gas and grenades to flush out French patriots hiding in the Haute Savoie hills to avoid compulsory labor. FCC reports from Swiss sources mention intensified Greek partisans on Crete and ongoing Yugoslav guerrilla fighting near Sarajevo and the Neretva river.
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Japs Lose Two More Ships in Pacific Fight
A wartime bulletin from Australia on Monday reports two additional Japanese ships sunk near Wewak in northern New Guinea, including a destroyer, as Allied air power intensifies. The communique notes a growing Japanese convoys and new airfields being built in the area northeast of Australia, with reinforced ground forces. A second wave of enemy ships northwest of Australia is also described by Allied command. Continued on Page 2.
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Weather Report for Helena Temperatures and Snow Showers
Helena forecasts call for variable temperatures with occasional snow showers. Blustery conditions may affect travel as cold air moves through the region.
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Navy Flier Survives Bombers Attack After Wounding Eleven Times
Washington reports Navy flier James Julien Southerland of Washington was attacked by forty Japanese warplanes during the Salamons campaign. He was wounded in multiple locations, bailed out near the sea, and crawled through jungle to reach safety before being hospitalized. He remained with the air operational training command in Jacksonville, Florida.
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U S Forces Hit Jap Installations on River in Rangoon
New Delhi March 14 Heavy bombers of the tenth U S air force attacked the Pazundaung river bridge and the Mabtwagon railway yards in Rangoon Friday. They destroyed one of three challenging Japanese planes damaged another and probably damaged a third. Hits claimed west of the north approach to the bridge and near hills reported on a railroad roundhouse.
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Giraud Address Is Praised in U S As Healthy Sign
General Henri Giraud’s pledge to end Algeria’s racial discrimination drew praise in official Washington as a healthy sign since American troops landed in North Africa. Reports claim his statements promote equal rights for all groups and reflect a restoration of prewar French traditions while aligning with democratic principles.
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De Gaullists Express Misgivings Over Giraud Speech
A London spokesman for the fighting French said Gen Henri Giraud’s North Africa address moves him closer to Gen Charles De Gaulle and the French national committee yet falls short by not pledging removal from the North African administration of Marecel Peyrouton, Jean Marie Bergeret and other well known Vichy followers.
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Allies Press Ahead In Africa In Tunisia Mareth fight grows
Allied headquarters report advances in northern Tunisia with fighting around the Mareth line. British Eighth Army faces German forces as Rommel's units engage in artillery duels. U S air forces attack Naples harbor while crews return safely amid cloudy skies. British troops push through scrub and uncover large numbers of German dead as Djebel Ben Marjehe changes hands with reports of mounting German artillery activity near Mareth.
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Eden Stimson and Knox Review War and Politics
Washington March 14. Anthony Eden foreign secretary conferred with Secretary of War Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Knox to stress that inquiry and political talks are the aim of his visit. Eden called on Stimson in Washington in the forenoon. Knox was received at the British embassy. No details of discussions with Stimson or Knox were disclosed. Biden had a dinner with President Roosevelt last night at the White House. John G. Winant, ambassador to London, was present.
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Allies Lose Five More Ships In Week Report
Report says allied losses rose as five more merchant ships were sunk last week by enemy action in western Atlantic waters. Twenty four seamen were killed, one missing and 265 rescued across the five sinkings. A Panama vessel skipper describes a U boat attack showing a partly submerged wreck and lifeboat remains.
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Giraud Offers Unity With De Gaulle In North Africa
Gen Henri Giraud in an international broadcast pledged to govern North Africa under the French Republic, repeal Vichy laws, and oust pro Vichy office holders while proposing a union with Gen Charles De Gaulle. He outlined reforms including repeal of anti Jewish decrees, end to racial discrimination, and elections for municipal assemblies.
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Interpreting The War by Carl Cranmer Protemy Report
The piece discusses wartime diplomacy and occupation in Europe with references to U S and British officials. It notes Crand Cranner’s interpretation of Allied plans and the conflict over joint policies. It mentions General Giraud and De Gaulle, and signals continued debate on continental strategy.
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