Weather Warmth Edges Inland While Coasts Stay Cold
North Carolina sees slowly rising interior temperatures, coast remains frozen or below. South Carolina stays at or below freezing to the coast with frost tonight, but warms Sunday. Georgia reports freezing or lower temps with coast frost, then gradual northward warming Sunday. Washington weather bulletin covers 24 hours ending 8 p.m. with cotton area notes.
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Aftermath of German Occupation Across Europe
The narrative describes widespread looting and devastation from France to the Caucasus. It notes lemons left by Germans, displaced children, and youths forced to carry gear for officers. Russians reopen schools while many regions suffer martial law and looting, with rebuilding years ahead.
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France
Greece
Bulgaria
Caucasus
Ukraine
Reich
Local War Manpower rules give Washington final say
The War Manpower Commission outlines 48 hour work week rules and local authority to designate labor shortage areas. Local directors may include plants outside city limits, with appeals to regional officials. Compliance requires filings by April 1, and exemptions or releases must align with available suitable employment.
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Washington
WMC
War Manpower Commission
Harper
48-Hour War Work Rule Expands to Lumber and Mining
The War Manpower Commission extends the 48-hour week to lumber and non-ferrous mining, affecting about 440 000 workers in 12 western states. Exemptions apply for small firms youths under 16 and those unavailable due to other duties, with local directors tasked to tailor applications and adjudicate cases by April 1.
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Harper
Labor Department
WMC
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
Price
Prentiss Brown
How Service Flags Should Be Displayed
Guidance from Maj. Gen. J A Ulio outlines official rules for service flags. A home flag uses a white field with a red border and blue stars for each family member in service, with a smaller gold star over a blue one to denote a death in service. It warns against placing flags on disposable items like cushions napkins or boxes.
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United States
German War Struggles With Transport Shortages and Bombing
The German war effort faces transport shortfalls as rail and locomotive issues hamper production. A repair shop was repurposed for heavy war gear while aerial raids force emergency civilian supplies. Total mobilization expands to allied and occupied regions, with store closures accelerating and valuables stripped from shops.
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Hitler
Essener National Zeitung
Poland
Norway
Holland
Czechoslovakia
Greece
Germany
Berlin
Wertheimm's
Service flags and air raids described in wartime report
The report details service flag display rules and a broad RAF US and Allied bombing campaign. It notes battles near Dunkirk Maupertuis and Cologne with four fighters missing and heavy four engine bomber use. It cites casualties, evacuations, and German claims of hospital destruction.
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Dunkerque
RAF Whirlwin
Maupertuis
France
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Nuernberg
Rance
Cologne
Germany
Rhine
Essen
Ruhr
Bremen
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Labor unrest and wage fights dominate wartime plant protests
AFL unions plan 24 hour protests at Boeing San Diego and Lockheed Vega before cancellation while Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards in Baltimore suspend 500 workers for leaving early. CIO insists rule applied unevenly as Byrd argues strikes target government policy via War Labor Board.
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Congress
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Byrd
Pany
AFL
Consolidated Aircraft Factory
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Lockheed-Vega
Burbank
Calif
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Baltimore
J. M. Willis
Parsous Sleezanis
CIO Shipbuilders’ Union
Cassidy cites Stalin letters on second front and Allied aid
Cassidy says Stalin urged a second European front and praises Allied efforts. He notes Red Army uses American planes tanks and trucks and Russia seeks neutral stance toward Japan under the 1940 pact. The Soviet press prints allied and Japanese communiques, but Russians focus on Hitler as the primary enemy.
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Cassidy
Stalin
Leters
Kremlein
Europe
North Africa
Russia
Red Army
Japan
Pacific
WPB Assumes Power To Change Armament Orders
The War Production Board announced a general scheduling order that authorizes the civilian agency to cancel or alter delivery dates on any order for more than 30 key munitions components. The move broadens control over war material supplies and procurement during the conflict.
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Washington
War Production Board
Allied Planes Bomb Brest Raid Aces Down Focke Wulf
Staff Sergeant Aaron S. Alzouell of Boomer, West Virginia, reports heavy bombing over the target area with fires seen as planes pulled away. He watched one Focke Wulf go into a spin as other groups reportedly struck the target. Brigadier General Hayward Hansell led the raid with Colonel Stanley P. Wray. The mission included Fortresses, Liberators, and escorting fighters helping RAF bombers along Dunkirk docks and shipping.
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Boomer
W. Va
Alzouell
Hayward Hansell
Stanley P. Wray
Birmingham
Ala
Brest
USAAF
RAF
Dunkerque
Army to boost output by 20 percent with codified production scheduling
WPB officials described the new system as a formalization of methods already used rather than a wholly new device. The machinery aims to intensify production scheduling and is expected to raise Army output by about 20 percent.
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WPB
Allied push drives Rommel's forces after Kasserine Pass loss
Allied forces advanced south and east of Kasserine Pass as medium bombers hit French fortifications and German airports. Rommel's columns were mauled while German demolitions prepared Thelepte Airport 43 miles from Gafsa for evacuation, and the Allies retook or pressed from areas near Feriana Goubellat Bou Arada Mateur Beja Valley.
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Mareth Line
Erwin Rommel
Kasserine Pass
Thelepte
Gafsa
Feriana
Rommel
Goubellat
Bou Arada
Tunis
Djebel Mansour Range
Mateur- Beja
Bizerte
von Arnim
Supplies Rise for Forces in Solomons Campaign
The United States' Solomons assault gets boosted as Brigadier General Laverne G. Saunders reports improved conditions and greater offensive capability. He recalls heavy action from his 11th Bombardment Group near Guadalcanal and notes more plane equipment, reserves, and mid field progress.
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Washington
Laverne G. Saunders
Guadalcana
Solomons
Saunders
West Point
South Pacific
British stalled Rommel drive in North Africa clash
Front dispatches state British and Allied forces repelled German attacks near Thala and Medjez el Bab as Churchill tanks aided defenses. German casualties and losses, including equipment, were reported heavy. Allied bombers struck Cagliari, Gabes, and Bizerte while Air Force claims of air superiority grew stronger.
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Thala
Medjez-F
Gabes
Bizerte
Rome
U. S
Sicily
Mediterranean Narrows
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