Burma Drive Plans Face Monsoon Hurdles and Allies Push
In Washington observers assess Burma operations as key to tying down Japanese forces while preparing for a broader Allied strike against Hitler. Mountbatten and staff stress heavy supply lines and amphibious capability amid jungle terrain and the monsoon season, with India hosting 000 reinforced troops and cooperation with American Chinese forces. The Burma Road is a strategic objective to restore Chinese supply links and challenge Japanese positions before any large-scale invasion.
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Ned Nordness
Washington
Burma
Lord Mountbatten
Hitler
Rug
China
Akyab
Lower Arrow
India
Middle Arrow
Chin Hills
Upper Arrow
Ledo
Allied drive aims at Akyab port and Burma roads
Allies wage fierce small scale actions to seize Akyab port and airfields valuable for northern Burma. Air operations extend daily bombing Japanese railways and river routes, with Bangkok and southeast China coast targets. Today's probes keep the enemy unsettled. tomorrow's push is a clincher to drive Japan toward its home island.
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Jap Cok
Akyab
Win
Ae Ane
Burma
India
Raw
Bangkok
China
Lemon Juice Recipe for Rheumatic Pain Relief
An old home remedy promises quick relief from rheumatic, arthritis, or neuritis pain using Ru-Ex compounds. Mix two week supply with water and lemon juice, take one tab two times daily, and return empty package for money-back guarantee if no improvement. Sold by druggists and stores.
Names of nurses killed in Anzio bombing released
War Department publishes the identities of five Army nurses who died in field hospital bombings at Anzio on February 7 and 10. First Lt. Blanche Sigman of East Akron, Ohio and First Lt. Carrie Sheetz of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania are listed along with Second Lt. Mae Morrow and Second Lt. La Verne Farquhar from Texas and North Dakota respectively. Three nurses were wounded mildly: Second Lt. Ruth Buckley of Wisconsin, Second Lt. Mary Harrison of Belpre, Ohio, and Second Lt. Fern Wingerd of Omaha, Nebraska.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Anzio
Blanche F. Sigman
East Akron
Carrie T. Sheetz
North 25Th Avenue
Camp Hill
Mae Morrow
M. Morrow
Liuia Coteapeone
Ag. Crosby
Finland Likely to Reject Plea on Soviet Peace Terms
Finland may ask the United States to intervene for mitigation of Soviet peace terms, but is expected to be rejected with sympathy. Officials say Moscow and Britain press the armistice demands, while Finland weighs its response as Parliament and ministers monitor talks and funerals in Helsinki.
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London
Finland
United States
Soviet Union
American State Department
U.S
Russia
Britain
Stettinius
Washington
Juho K. Paasikivi
Helsinki
Stockholm
Tidnin
Moscow
Stockholm Dagens Nyheter
Berlin
Toivo Mikael Kivimaki
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
Omnivorous diet and the dik dik
The text defines omnivorous as an animal eating both animal and vegetable food. It notes water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius and 32 degrees Fahrenheit. It identifies a dik dik as a small African antelope.
Forced Down Concord A 20 bomber lands after fuel loss
Second Lieutenant William M. Morgan of Los Angeles escaped with minor facial lacerations when his A 20 bomber was forced to land on the outskirts of Concord. Officials at Morris Field near Charlotte said the aircraft exhausted its gasoline near the Concord fairgrounds, struck power lines, and skidded into a ditch where it caught fire and burned.
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Concord
William M. Morgan
Los Angeles
Calif
Morris Field
Army Air Base
Charlotte
Morgan
Concord Fairgrounds
Yanks All Set For Invasion
The piece portrays American soldiers preparing for the European invasion with mix of calm resolve and nerves. It includes quotes from Pvt. Kenneth Marshall and others about readiness, homesickness, and the reality of combat. The Red Cross plea closes the section urging more aid.
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Kenneth
Marshall
Et la
Clarence Hageman
Ntacksburg
Two Soldiers In Lewis Story Now In Hospital
Two U S soldiers involved in a Lewis story are hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after visiting the United Mine Workers office. Corporal Henry Kania of Schenectady and Private Jacob Ricotta of Ester, both veterans of Italy, asserted they protested wartime industry strikes and denied punching John L. Lewis.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Walter Reed Military Hospital
War Department
Italy
United Mine Workers
K. C. Adams
Cpl
Henry Kania
Schenectady
N. Y
Pvt
Jacob Ricotta
Ester
Six Jap Bases in Kuriles Attacked by U S Planes
The U S Pacific Fleet announced raids on March 1 and 2 destroying positions on Paramushiro and Mushuish, the Kuriles, Ponape in the Carolines, and three islands in the Marshalls. American planes returned after the strikes. It was the second raid on Mushiro and Shumushu within weeks following February 19 attacks.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Kuriles
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Paramushiro
Mushuin
Ponape
Carolines
Ened
Marshalls
Mushiro
Shumushu
Wanted Men on Women Who Are Hard of Hearing
An advert promises a cure for temporary hearing loss caused by ear wax. It claims a home method and ear drops available at Eckerd's and drug stores with a money back guarantee if readers do not hear better.
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Eckerd’s
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America
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Yanks
By Sae EB. King Features
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Harrisville
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Willard Ohio
Min
Setkula
Stump Creek
Harry Hammer
Brooklyn
Northern Ireland
Ben
Murray
George Morgan
Staten Island
F Bragg
N. C
RED Cross
England
Lewis Story
Arems
Army Ordnance Depot
Cel
Whawi
Sicily
Chungking
Corry ST. Hib Point
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