Americans Seize Sened in Raid Near Maknassy Tunisia
Allied forces drove Germans from the village of Sened in a rapid raid near Maknassy in eastern Tunisia. The operation, described as purely raid, withdrew after achieving its objectives, with claims of inflicting losses on the enemy and securing strategic advantage.
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London
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Sened
Rea
Faid
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eighth Army
Cairo
Zuara
Tripolitania
China and Russia Must Take Part In Postwar Trade Talks
In the House of Commons debate on economic policy Earl Winterton argues Britain and the United States should treat Russia and China as equal partners in postwar trade discussions. He warns against an exclusive Anglo American plan and cautions inflation could wreck Beveridge style social security aims.
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House of Commons
Earl Winterton
Great Britain
United States
Russia
China
Soviet Russia
Winterton
United Nations
Beveridge
Rabaul Blasted by U S Forces in Major Raid
A large US B-17 force bombed Rabaul in New Britain hitting airfields and destroying an estimated 20 to 50 enemy planes. Captain Kenneth McCullar of Batesville, Miss., calls it the best raid yet. Lieutenant Waldo Schauwaker reported 20 large fires and planes silhouetted on the ground.
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New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Kenneth McCullar
Batesville
Miss
Waldo Schauwaker
Bowling Green
Ohio
Lakunai
City Option For Whiskey Is Asked In Palmer Bill
Raleigh February reports Senator Palmer of Cabarrus introduced a bill to let towns and cities with over 15000 population hold separate elections on establishing alcoholic board of control stores within their limits. If approved the stores would operate like those in 75 wet counties under the state board with 10 percent of profits aiding liquor law enforcement. The bill compels elections if 15 percent petition.
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Palmer
Cabarrus
Alcoholic Board of Control
ABC
North Carolina
State Board
Profit Aligned Patents Open to Small Industry
Citing 50000 foreign letters of technology from seized German patents, Leo T. Crowley proposes offering them without royalties to U.S. small manufacturers. He argues nonexclusive rights could counter monopolistic control and boost small business, challenging Thurman Arnold's antitrust crusade. Continued on Page 3.
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Thurman Arnold
Roosevelt
Crowley
Capitol Hill
Mr. Crowley
Joint Education Committee Debates Nine Month School Term
Raleigh reports a heated joint education committee session over Rep Umstead’s nine months public school term proposal. Lt. Gov Harris warns of cost and wartime strain while Umstead defends the measure against delay citing child entitlement. The measure is carried over to tomorrow for further consideration.
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Raleigh
Joint Education Committee
Rep. Unstead
Orange
R. L. Harris
North Carolina
General Assembly
Umstead
Nylon hose sale sends 700 women into frenzy in Asheville
A department store sale in Asheville drew about 700 women racing to the hosiery counter. In the scramble two large plate glass windows were smashed as shoppers surged forward.
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Asheville
Non-Essential Workers Must Aid War Effort
War Manpower Commission issues a sweeping order effective April 1 to remove dependency deferments for countless workers. The plan lists 19 manufacturing, eight wholesale and retail trades, and nine service activities as non-deferrable, plus 29 occupations non-deferrable regardless of activity, advancing transfer to essential war work and adding a 30 day window for workers to secure essential roles through the U.S. Employment Service.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Selective Service Bureau
Selective Service Boards
U. S
WMC
Paul V. McNut
Treasury Opposes Rum Plan for One-Year Tax Forgiveness
Treasury officials urged enactment of pay as you go tax legislation with a 19 percent withholding tax after deductions, opposing Beardsley Rum’s plan to forgive a full year of taxes. Randolph Paul warned the transition to withholding should begin by July 1 and noted deferment may ease hardships.
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America
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Paul
Congress
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Beardsley Rums
New York
Ten of fourteen 18 to 38 will join armed services this year
War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt told the House Military Affairs Committee that by year end 10 of every 14 able bodied men aged 18 to 38 will be in the armed services. He said the figures cover those who can pass physicals and will serve as fighting men. A Senate panel then sought Wickard’s plans for funding and manpower to boost farm output.
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Harbor District Of Marseille Razed By German Broadcast
The German radio says the old harbor district of Marseille was razed after residents were moved. Buildings to be saved include the 17th century town hall and St Lawrence Church. The Berlin report denies Marseille evacuation violence and says no shots were fired.
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Associated Press
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France
Berlin
St. Lawrence’s
Switzerland
Roosevelt Says Casablanca Meeting Aimed To Win War
President Roosevelt described the Casablanca talks with Winston Churchill as a war winning conference and a fulfillment of his pledge to strike hard on Europe. He stressed no negotiated armistice, only unconditional surrender of the Axis, and noted Brazil’s intensified anti submarine effort and unity of Allied aims. He discussed French North Africa politics and arms for a French army under Giraud, noting increases from 250000 to about 300000 fighting men.
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Casablanca
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United Nations
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Vargas
Brazil
Africa
North Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Giraud
Red Army advances near Rostov and pushes on Kursk and Kharkov
Soviet authorities report Red Army wedges around Rostov to within 40 miles as new offensives develop against Kursk Kharkov and Krasnodar. Advances west of Voronezh broaden the push while German resistance on the southern front is said to be broken.
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Kshen
Berlin Says Turkey Ties Theme From Adana Talks
Berlin radio reaction to the Churchill Inonu Adana conference calls the results meager and notes no sensational Turkish aid yet. The commentator claims Germany supplies armaments to Turkey under a friendship pact and questions whether the UN will press Turkey harder as Middle East expansion was discussed in Casablanca.
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