Postwar role of Russia questions dominate world mood
Admiral Standley warned that Soviet efforts to shape opinion abroad may mask reality of aid to Russia. Vice President Wallace warned of possible World War No 3 if Western democracies and Russia fail to reach agreement before the war ends. The columnist notes Moscow’s likely postwar dominance of Europe and perhaps Asia, with Russia stretching across two continents and influencing UN dynamics.
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William H. Standley
Russia
Moscow
Wallace
Britain
Soviet Union
Europe
Asia
Germany
English
Pacific
India
China
United Nations
Kyser seeks draft deferment via White House appeal
Kay Kyser asks the president to classify morale-building as a valid draft deferment basis. OWI credits the bandleader with radio war morale efforts and notes seven other radio celebs previously received deferments, though the practice ended two months ago. The eight named figures include Bob Hope, Edgar Bergen, Nelson Eddy, Nelson Ross, Red Skelton, Freeman Gosden, Harold Pary, and Kyser.
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Washington
College of Musical Knowledge
Kay Kyser
United States
Kyser
White House
Olivier Davis
Office of War Information
OWI
Radio Committee
Douglas Meservey
Bob Hope
Edgar Bergen
Nelson Eddy
Lanny Ross
Red Skelton
Freeman Gosden
Amos 'N’ Andy
Harold Pary
Gildersleeve
Beveridge Warns of Postwar Mass Unemployment
Sir William Beveridge, author of the cradle to grave social security plan, told an American audience in London that avoiding mass unemployment is the postwar problem in Britain and likely in the United States as well.
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London
William Beveridge
Great Britain
Fitness Institute Draws Western NC High Schools
Representatives of 57 high schools in western North Carolina attended an institute on physical fitness in Morganton. The event, sponsored by the Department of Education, showcased training methods and program goals for school fitness initiatives.
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Morganton
North Carolina
Department of Educa
Heaviest Spending General Assembly Winds Up Session
In Raleigh on March 10 to 14 the General Assembly closed its biennial session amid record appropriations marking the heaviest spending in state history as authorities printed more money for general state needs.
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General Assembly
Raleigh
Belmont
Worthington
Pitt
Ward
Craven
Turner
Caveness
Guilford
Greensboro
North Carolina
Broughston
Hitler
Council of State
Eighth Army harasses Rommel along Mareth Line
Allied dispatches describe the British Eighth Army probing the Mareth Line in southern Tunisia after crippling Rommel’s armor. Rommel reportedly abandoned 50 tanks in six thrusts and lost at least two more, while Allied patrols remained active elsewhere on the 350 mile front as air activity narrowed.
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North Africa
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Mareth Line
Tunisia
Rommel
First Army
Sedjenane
Tozeur
Gafsa
Mel
Russians Drive German Forces Back in Donets Basin Drive
Soviet noon bulletin reports 375000 allied troops from Western Europe and 13 other divisions renew the Donets push. They recapture eight towns since late February and claim heavy German losses while advancing toward Vyazma and west of Gzhatsk.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Donets
Red
Vyazma
Gzhatsk
Temkino
Kharkov
Lgov
Sudzha
Staraya Russa
Lake Ilmen
Red Army
Kharnov
Voroshilovgrad
Tumanovo
Voroshilograd
Lavyansk
Pavlograd
Dnieper
Krasnograd
Poltava
Lozovaya
Krasno-Armeisk
Kramatorsk
Varvenkovo
Slavyansk
Lisichansk
Reductions In War Risk Rates For Cargo Shipments
London March 10 The Institute of London Underwriters announced worldwide reductions in war risk rates for ship cargoes signaling a turn for the better in the Allied battle against Axis submarines The Financial Times noted the move likely reflects improved cargo losses despite public and press commentary and may be based more on underwriting data than rhetoric.
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London
Institute of London
Financial Times
Secretary Perkins Opposed To Absenteeism Legislation
Secretary of Labor Perkins told the House Naval Committee that absenteeism cannot be solved by a uniform law and may delay wartime production. She urged targeted penalties for deliberate shirkers and emphasized varied plant reasons behind absences, urging government to share proven methods with war plants.
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Perkins
Washington
House Naval Committee
Miss Perkins
House Labor Committee
Naval Committee
Draft Board
Labor Secretary
Screen Actor Dies At Home In Encino
Hollywood reports screen character actor Tully Marshall, 79, died at his Encino home after 10 days confined to bed. His wife Marian Marshall attended him, and he had left the stage in 1916 to join motion pictures under D. W. Griffith. Marshall, a Nevada City native, appeared in about 259 stage plays and 125 films.
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Hollywood
Tully Marshall
Encino
Marshall
Marian Marshall
D. W. Griffith
Nevada City
Calif
Alleged Killer Escapes Warren County Jail
Willie Smith a Halifax County man escaped Warren County jail last night after striking a deputy with an iron rail and seizing a pistol. He faced murder charges in connection with Vernon Powell a Warrrenton merchant who died December 31. Local officers and citizens urged swift capture.
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Warrenton
Willie Smith
Halifax County
Warren County
Roy Shearin
Vernon Powell
New U S Air Force Command in China Declared
The United States announces the activation of the 14th U S Air Force in China under Brig Gen Claire L Chennault replacing the China air task force a signal of expanded American air power in the China theater and possible new bombing targets on Japan. In Burma RAF bombed Prome rail yards and near Akyab while MacArthur reports a Japanese air raid on Wau New Guinea with light casualties. U S fighter raids across Northern Burma and surrounding areas continue with extensive air combat. No American planes were lost.
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Associated Press
U. S. Air Force Command
China
Japan
U. S. Air Force
India
14Th U. S. Air Force
Claire L. Chennault
Far Pacific
Burma
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Wau
Salamaua
RAF
Prome
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
U.S
Mogaung
Kamaing
Manywet
Compromise Plan Allows Individual Option To Stay Behind
The House Ways and Means Committee backed a 20 percent withholding on wages with a chooseable option to stay a year behind in taxes or double up one year and pay on a pay as you go plan. July 1 effective withholding and floor consideration loom as Republicans balk at the approach.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Beardsley Rumi
New York
Gearhart
California
Rep. Knutson
R.minn
Republican Committee
Rumi
West Virginian Urges Speedy Farm Labor Deferment
Senator Revercomb of West Virginia urged the Senate to pass blanket deferment for all farm workers to avert a 1943 crop shortage. He warned that planting must occur now and that a deferment bill would keep labor on farms to feed troops and civilians, preventing further drainage of agricultural labor.
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Washington
Revercomb
W Va
Senate
Congress
Military Committee
Manpower Row Triggers Move to Limit Army and Reorganize Civilian Service
Congressional furor over military service deferments and a civilian labor draft sparks the first push for limits on army size. A White House committee led by Hopkins Byrnes Leahy Baruch Rosenman considers mobilization reforms as Senate factions debate farm deferment and the possible end of voluntary enlistment. The measure would cut projected army strength from 8.2 million by about 2 million amid renewed hearings on national service proposals.
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John H. Wiggins
Washington
White House
Harry Hopkins
James F. Byrnes
William D. Leahy
Ber
Stimson
Senate
Massive RAF raid hits Munich and Nürnberg targets
British air force reports heavy 12th night attack on Munich and Nürnberg with 1,300 mile round trip. Bombers hit industrial objectives and museums while Western Germany suffered damage to housing and cultural sites. Canadians describe a huge fireball and intense flash visible from high altitude.
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London
Britain
Munich
RAF
Bomber Command
British
Air Ministry
Germany
Nuernberg
Berlin
Associated Press
Muselvs
Hitler
Wallace Proposal Gains British Press Endorsement
British newspapers widely welcomed Henry A. Wallace’s call for closer Western Soviet cooperation before the war ends. The Times ran a lengthy Wartime feature urging truly close collaboration among Britain Russia and the United States. Many papers also highlighted Sumner Welles’ remark that Standley’s Moscow claim lacked Washington consultation.
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London
Henry A. Wallace
Russia
Britain
the Times
United States
Sumner Welles
William H. Standley
Moscow
Washington
Morgan Improves After Heart Ailment Recurrence
Morgan shows a slight but definite improvement in his heart condition as financial magnate J P Morgan regains strength after a recurrence. Representatives report progress from Boca Grande Florida on March 10.
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Boca Grande
Fla
J. P. Morgan
Wees
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