Berlin Hit Again by U S Eighth Air Force Attacks
London reports Berlin attacked for the second day in two days by Fortresses and Liberators of the U S Eighth Air Force. About 850 bombers reportedly struck the city amid hazy weather, with strong escort from fighters as German air resistance appeared lighter than in earlier raids. The campaign continues with repeated pressure on Berlin after more than 30 000 tons of bombs dropped in the week. Page Two.
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Eighth Air Force
Ninth Air Forces
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Hitler
Beglin
Final Allied Offensives Tied to Lend Lease Extension
Navy Secretary Knox told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Allied offensives are at a critical threshold and depend on extending the lend-lease act beyond June 30. He praised teamwork in amphibious operations and noted U S lend-lease has transferred 1400 ships and 4000 aircraft, with Britain hosting a U S base operating for a year without cash expenditure.
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House Foreign Committee
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U.S
U. S. Naval Base
Britain
Submarine Campaign Sinks 1989 Japanese Vessels, Navy Says
Washington reports American submarines added 16 Japanese ships in controlled waters. Navy release notes a tanker among ships sunk, raising totals to 1 989 enemy vessels confirmed sunk or damaged. Admiral Nimitz says heavy toll will soon curb Japanese shipping and fuel bases.
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Pacific
Toemy
W. Nimitz
Nimitz
South Pacific
Britain May Recognize Tito Regime
Washington March 9 reports say Britain may extend diplomatic and military recognition to Marshal Tito as King Peter of Yugoslavia is expected in London. Allies have supplied Tito with aid while maintaining relations with Mihailovic’s government in exile. Churchill and the State Department have weighed recognizing Tito amid ongoing anti Nazi fighting.
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Josip Broz
Tito
Peter
Yugoslavia
London
Iro
Bozir Puric
Draja Mihailovic
Mihailovic
Henry Maitland Wilson
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Churchill
England
State Department
Russia
Britain
United States
Allied forces hold Rome beachhead amid Italian fighting
Allied headquarters reported repulsed German probes on the Rome beachhead and ongoing patrol clashes on all fronts in Italy. Fifth Army said 9,000 German casualties around Cassino since January, with total Allied losses near 40,000. Separate dispatch notes Churchill stating enemy disposition may wait until war’s end amid fleet reinforcement talks.
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Cassino
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Carigliano
Caanine
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London
Churchill
Roosevelt
Washington
House of Commons
Large Losses From Four Berlin Raids
Associated Press reports massive air losses in four Berlin raids with 316 German and 185 American planes destroyed. American figures include 130 bombers and 55 fighters with up to 1355 men lost, most of the casualties around Berlin.
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Associated Press
Berlin
WLB Orders End To Durham Strike
The war labor board ordered 2,400 Durham plant employees of the American Tobacco company to end their strike within the plant’s second week. If not ended promptly, sanctions may be applied and the case could go to the national board, possibly leading to government seizure of the plant.
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American Tobacco Company
WLB
Atlanta
National Board For Enforcement
National Board
Germans Using Tanks Against Milan Strikers
Naples dispatch reports German tanks deployed against workers in Milan and other Northern Italian industrial centers. The Italian national committee urged all Italians under German rule to arm and join a general strike. broadcasts say over 200000 Italian workers answered the call.
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Bari
National Committee For Italian Affairs
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Italian Communist Party
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Ercoli
Palmiro Togliatti
Russia
Communist Party
Rockingham Wholesale Leader Walter L. Parsons Dies
Walter L. Parsons aged 50, head of Leak-Parsons Wholesale Firm and organizer of a new Rockingham bank, died in Winston-Salem hospital after a week as a patient.
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Mud and mud and marches shift fronts in world war
Allied offensives press on in the southwest Pacific as American forces drive through New Guinea and New Britain while Marines seize terrain on Los Negros and Willaumez Peninsula. In Europe, Zhukov’s forces push toward Proskurov amid hard fighting and German supply issues.
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Admiralty Islands
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First Cavalry
Momote
Los Negros Island
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Madang
Yalau
Mindiri
Los Negros
Momoto Airdrome
Paitalia Mission Plantation
Talasea
Insula
Shrine head visits Charlotte during official Oasis Temple visit
Imperial potentate at Mackenzie of Toronto arrived in Charlotte for Oasis Temple Shrine events. He was accompanied by Mrs Mackenzie. Oasis officials hosted a luncheon reception and dinner in his honor.
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Mackenzie
Toronto
Oasis Temple of the Shrine
Berlin bomber mission details from two airmen
Staff Sgts. Huffman and Lehto recount their 12th and 13th missions over Berlin from a British base. They describe head-on ME 109 and FW 190 attacks, oxygen and radio failures, casualties including a navigator killed, and orders to press on despite extreme cold and ongoing fighting.
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Edward EB. Huffman
Reuben I. Lehto
Huffman
Berlin
Indianapolis
Lehto
Ironwood
Mich
Edward E. Huffman
Reuben Lehto
Associated Press
Britain
Regenburg
Tungsten Ore Shipment To Spain Halted
Washington reports negotiations with Spain to stop Wolfram shipments to Germany and curb Nazi influence continue. Exports of tungsten ore are suspended while talks proceed, with signs Spain may meet several Anglo American requests on ship releases and German agent controls.
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Mar
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Germany
State Department
Tangier
Canary Islands
U S Bombers Attack Wake Island Reported by Tokyo
Tokyo radio said four American bombers attacked Wake Island positions and one bomber was shot down. U S government monitors heard the broadcast but it did not specify raid date.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
Wake Island
U.S
Berlin Bottleneck: Hitler’s Hub of War Routes
Analysis argues Berlin serves as a critical bottleneck, linking major German lines and supply routes. It notes strategic danger in bombing Berlin due to its central role and infrastructure, while pointing to the twofold justification for Allied air campaign. The piece frames Berlin as vital to German war effort and vulnerable due to its consolidated rail and logistics network.
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U. S
America
Berlin
Europe
Hitler
Germany
Chiang Praises U S Air Force On First Anniversary
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek lauded the U S forces for their performance in the Far East on the 14th Air Force first anniversary, noting the limited equipment but remarkable results and sending praise to Major General Claire Chennault for the unit’s record.
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Chiang
L. Chennault
14Th Air Force
Far East
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