Campbell Rescues Convoy by Sinking Six UBoats in Atlantic
The coast guard cutter Campbell hunted a German wolf pack in a 12 hour North Atlantic action and sank six U boats. Campbell bombarded five subs depth charged and rammed the sixth while protecting a United Nations convoy. In one clash it aided a corvette but remained largely alone in the furious fight.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Campbell
North Atlantic
Navy
George
Queen Elizabeth
England
United Nations
Three Enemy Subs Sunk in Lengthy North Atlantic Battle
Allied escort ships and RAF wrecked at least three German U-boats and likely damaged others in a three day running battle in the Atlantic. The action involved British American French units and RAF aircraft including Vimy Beverly Babbitt Lobella Mnenonette Abelian Campanole with 88 survivors from one U-boat and 49 crewmen captured.
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London
RAF
Admiralty
Atlantic
Joss
Tia
Na Juvenile
Deverly
Vimy
Beverly
United States
Babbitt
Lobella
Mlenonette
Abelian
Campanole
Soviets Regain Ground Below Kharkov In Donets Battle
Moscow reports Soviet forces regain ground along the Donets river line below Kharkov amid renewed counterattacks. They claim captures of dozens of hamlets toward Smolensk, repulsed German counterattacks, and advances near Chuguyev 22 miles southeast of Kharkov. Other fronts note offensives around Staraya Rusen and Sevsk with heavy losses for German units.
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London
Donets River
Kharkov
Smolensk
Lake Simen
Moscow
Tadan
MV Uso
Chuguyev
Jong Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Donets Basin
Ned
Dnieper
Timoshenko
16Th Army
Staraya Rusen
Lakemen
Sevsk
Kiev-Bryansk
Leysk
Uhkraine
Kursk
Governor signs session bills in Montana tax measure
Gov Sam C Ford completed the 1945 legislature’s work by signing Senate Bill 142 to reduce Montana inheritance taxes by the amount paid in another state. The 28th session sent 20k bills to the governor. 160 approved, nine vetoed. Of 1300 ate bills passed, 226 signed, three vetoed. Deadline for signatures is Saturday March 19.
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Sam C. Ford
Senate
Montana
House
De Gaulle Giraud Accord Aims At Unified French War Effort
A near union between General Charles de Gaulle and General Henri Giraud aimed to pool nearly 400000 troops and vast colonial resources for anti Axis action. The move follows Giraud’s invitation to join and U.S. and British praise for rejecting Vichy decrees and pledging French liberty under administration in North Africa. Churchill and Hull urged French unity for liberation through victory.
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London
Mayen
Chariog Douitalle
Henri Chand
Algiers
Giraud
Pire
United States
Vichy
House’ of Commons
Winston Churchill
France
Inne
de Gaulle
Hull
Churchill
Hitler Visits Russian Front in Frontline Conference
The Berlin radio, cited by the Associated Press, reports Adolf Hitler visited the southern eastern front to confer with generals. Photos in Berlin papers show Hitler meeting Field Marshals Fritz von Mannstein and Ewald von Kleist near an airfield and studying a war map. General Kurt Zeitzler accompanied him as the army group commander noted the campaign advances after a winter offensive break.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hitler
Fritz Evich von Mannstein
Baron von Richthofen
Mannstein
von Mannstein
Ewald von Kleist
Kurt Zeitzler
Army Group
von Mannatein
U S Airmen Bomb Jap Bases on Burma Lines
New Delhi dispatch reports American airmen hammering Japanese supply routes in Burma. In 48 hours they bombed railway bridges highways and track convoys with no aircraft lost. British briefing notes little change on the western Burma land front despite ongoing actions along the Mayu river east bank.
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New Delhi
Burma
U. S
Germans Hesitate To Attack French Refugees At Frontier
Vichy police and German guards intensified actions to hinder youth forced labor protests. Five thousand French villagers guiding refugees in Haute Savoie mountains were arrested. troops held back from attacking insurgents. Vichy appealed for bloodshed avoidance.
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Vichy
Gereman
Germany
Haute Savoie
Work-or-Fight Bill Approved by House Committee
WashingtonMarch 1942 work or fight legislation for war plant workers passed the House naval committee 179. It tightens absentee rules and requires draft boards to consider absences when granting deferments, with penalties for long-term unexcused absences. The bill expands to require war departments and contractors to report worker absences to labor authorities.
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House
William T. Peacock
Washington
Naval Committee
Capitol Hill
Rep. Gossett
Texas
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Benedict Arnold
New York
William Green
AFL
Holman
R-Ore
Senate
Balderdash
Green
Molman
Hoyes
Harold J. Gibson
Pacific Coast
War and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
War Contractors
Labor Department
Eastern Drivers Gas Ration Reduced by Half
Washington reports a reduction of the eastern A hook gasoline ration to about 145 gallons weekly starting March 22 and an end to the pleasure driving ban on that date. Drivers may receive additional gasoline if they commute to work, with revised rules to be announced soon. The change, tied to limited daily output of 293,000 barrels for April, shifts coupon usage from two to four months.
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Washington
Office
OPA
Harold L. Tekes
Weather in Helena Forecast by U S Weather Bureau
The Helena area faces hot, dry conditions with rising temperatures through Thursday. Humidities remain low as daytime highs approach the upper 90s and nighttime lows stay in the mid 60s. Officials warn of heat safety measures and ample water intake.
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Helena
U. S. Weather Bureau of A
Test Suit Filed To Determine Validity of Act
Will Whalen of Helena filed suit in district court against Lewie and Clark county commissioners auditor and treasurer to invalidate a 1944 act giving 10 percent pay raises to county officers. He seeks an injunction to stop enforcement, citing state constitution limits on changing salaries for officials already in office. Case includes commissioners Taft Pana Luundley Marvin Craig, auditor Manning, treasurer Warren. Lawyers Toomey McFarland Hall. House bill 114 passed recently to retain qualified officials against higher outside earnings.
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Will Whalen
Helena
Gulf
Lewie and Clark County
Whalen
Offtea
Amit
Taft, Pana
Luundley
Marvin Craig
William J. Manning
W.G. Warren
Toomey, McFarland and Hall
Foreign Planes Detected Near Continent, Hibben Says
G Hibben of Blouin Meld New Jersey told the Mining Engineering Society and Electric Club of Toronto that foreign planes were detected about 200 miles from New York City. He declined to discuss details, called the aircraft un-American and stated enemy planes had been over North America near Vancouver.
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Maren
New York City
G. Hibben
Blouin Meld
N. J
Wearinghouse Electric Company
Iuminating Engineering Society and Electric Club of Toronto Today
Hibben
TES Defense Committee
North America
Vancouver
Magnesium Plant Fire Destroys Aberdeen Facility
A large fire engulfed an Aberdeen magnesium plant tonight, a key wartime producer for government needs for 18 months. Origin unknown, the blaze was first reported at 9 10 p m and by half an hour had consumed most of the facility.
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Aberdeen
Allies Strike Hard at Rabaul Port
Allied airmen hit enemy invasion bases across a broad front, dropping 392 bombs on Rabaul in New Britain and striking the Wai islands. Ground forces near Buna report discovery of an elaborate enemy defense system with pillboxes and a hospital, indicating preparations for a future offensive.
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Vern Taugland
Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Wai Islands
MacArthur
New Guinea
Mambare
Buna
Heardl
Bismarck Sea
Worst Blizzard in 50 Years Strikes Northeast Area
Northeastern Montana endures its worst storm in decades with closures of schools and farms. Roads blocked by high drifts stranded motorists from Glasgow to Opheim, one child dies of pneumonia after rescue. A Glacier Great Northern crew and passengers sheltering amid ground blizzard near Sidney. Milk deliveries halted, rerouted by team and foot.
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Plentywood
Mare
Montana
Glasgow
Enon
Donnay Melland
Sylvan Moelland
Flo
Major British Attack Under Way
British Eighth Army assault against Rommel’s Mareth line in southeastern Tunisia is under way in a push seen as a major attack. German and Allied dispatches speak of heavy artillery preparation and massed divisions, with Montgomery reportedly concentrating forces for a final North African offensive.
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Mareth Line
Ronmmel
Tripolitania
Libyx
Tonleke
Tunisia
Edward D. Hale Jooyton
Eighth Army
Rommel
Tinisia
Tunisian
N Pada
Nevill
Futbensslonat Information Bureau, & Propaganda Agency
Marethne
Elst
Algiers
North Africa
Tettack
Wriligh Artilery
Berlin
Alentguiner
el Alamein
Egypt
Marshal Rommel
Alexandra
Axi
Harlin
Caldwhs
Sertorius
Montgomers
Wheeler to Hospital For Treatment Of Cold
Washington March 17 Senator Wheeler D Mon went to naval hospital at Bethesda Maryland today for treatment of a cold that caused a troublesome car condition. Members of his staff say the senator will probably remain in bed a few days.
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Washington
Senator Wheeler
D-Mon
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Ration Stamp Box Score
A scrambled report notes changes in ration stamp administration. It mentions a tentative score of foods not rationed and hints at upcoming adjustments to daily distribution and stamping terms.
American Bombers Blast Japs on Kiska Island
United States air command conducted six heavy and medium bomber raids on Kiska in one dawn to dusk period. The navy said the attacks were the greatest single effort against the island since last year. Also noted were offshore strikes in the central Solomons with Vila as a target and no U.S. casualties. Elmer Davis said only five of about 15,000 enemy were killed or captured in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Continuous combat actions continue in the Pacific theater.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States Air Command
North Pacific
Kiska
Navy
Aleutiin
Iciske
Solomons
Solomon Islands
Vila
Elmer Davis
War Information
Bismarck Sea
Propaganda Shifts Seen In War Coverage From Berlin
A wartime interpretation notes a shift in German propaganda as Goebbels claims renewed leadership after setbacks at Stalingrad. Reports suggest Berlin broadcasts show Hitler in talks with aides while confusion over Kharkov and strategic gains spreads. The piece comments on the dictator’s portrayed strength and the propagandists’ effort to restore confidence.
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Donets
Wera Prabt
U.S
United States War ‘Bonds
Wheeler
Sesbeon
Nts
Kiska Island
South Pacific
Adolf Sitler
Stalingrad
Goebbels
Sheinehver
Russlan Front
Wis
Pleimtres
Vines Kharkov
Owe Manz
Alee
Uberhiin
Manis
PoTope Stahasrad
Shaw
Canfilenc
Gravner
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