Weather summary and temperature records for March 15
Official weather bureau records show high and low temperatures across multiple cities with light rain possible in the extreme west. Cities listed include Asheville Atlanta Birmingham Charlotte Chicago Columbia Jacksonville Louisville Memphis Miami Mobile New Orleans New York Norfolk Richmond Savannah Tampa Washington Wilmington San Antonio. Records cover 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. EWT.
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Italians in lifeboat sight amid dawn attack
A lifeboat appeared in uncertain dawn light as a ship halted for survivors from an attacked vessel. The submarine then struck, pushing Allied and neutral cargo ship sinkings to 626 since Pearl Harbor. Twenty four seamen died, one is missing, 296 rescued across five sinkings.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
President hosts war leaders at private dinner in London
The article notes a dinner with key Allied figures including British ambassador Lady Halifax Sir John Dill Admiral Leahy General Marshall Admiral King John Winant and Sumner Welles. A film of Sherman tanks was shown to the President by British lieutenant colonel David MacDonald who directed its making and arranged air delivery for viewing.
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William D. Leahy
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
Ernest J. King
Allies Press German Positions in Northern Tunisia Front
Front line dispatches say German machine guns and mortars hit advancing Allied troops toward Djebel Abiod and Sedjanane. British troops eliminated several nests as 100 German bodies lay where an Axis breakout failed near Beja. New German units appear in the north signaling a possible renewed push, while Allied air power increases target Rommel’s line. terrain remains muddy due to late winter storms and limited large-scale action.
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el Alamein
Egypt
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Bernard L. Montgomer
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Jurgen von Arnim
Africa
Victory Garden Planned by Furniture Store Employees
Rockingham March 15 UP It's communal victory gardening for employees of a local furniture store. S A Hallam operator of the store found all of his 18 employees eager to raise a victory garden but more than half had no grind available. He bought a Nile set aside land and now the employees prepare to raise acres of vegetables.
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Rockingham
S. A. Hallam
New York Stocks Rally Amid Broad Market Slump
Markets show mixed moves as the New York Stock Exchange lists numerous cross current shifts at 2 p.m. with major names like Elec Auto Lt and Firestone posting notable gains while others such as Reynolds B and Sears display mixed activity. Investors eye Penn, Pepsi Cola, and Pure Oil for indicators as trading tightens in the middle of March.
Mrs P H Lazenby Dies In Statesville
Mrs. P. H. Lazenby of Statesville died Sunday night at 10 in Dr. Long's Hospital after six weeks as a patient. She had been ill for over two years and was formerly a High Point resident. Survived by one daughter Mrs R Fox and two granddaughters. Funeral set for Tuesday at 10 at home with interment in Harmony family plot.
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Statesville
P. H. Lazenby
Presidents replace weekly White House conferences with major-issue meetings
Washington reports Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said Congressional leaders and the President have abandoned regular Monday White House conferences, opting for meetings only when major issues arise. The old weekly talks may return if deemed worthwhile.
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Stephen Early
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North Africa
Early
Soviet and German forces clash around Kharkov and Vyazma report
Soviet information bureau reports heavy fighting north of Kharkov as Russians strike back at German forces, destroying dozens of tanks and more than 60 trucks. The Red Army advances west of Vyazma, crossing the Dnieper and nearing Smolensk while German claims of a broader push surface in Berlin dispatches.
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Impractical Farm Machinery Ration Drawn by Iowa Governor
Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper addressed a 12 state meeting in Des Moines criticizing federal rationing of farm equipment as impracticable. He cited thousands of combines in storage and a company with 1,094 units held unsold, noting tractors, plows, harrows, hoes and binders remain frozen or released only under an impractical pattern.
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Car-Sharers Lose Supplemental Gas Rations Policy Nationwide
The Office of Price Administration declares car-sharing motorists will not receive supplemental gasoline rations if adequate public transport exists. Local boards already denied supplements where subway elevated rail or railroad commuting service sufficed. The nationwide rule aims to conserve rubber and promote efficient use of transit.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
University plan coordinates 1943 44 locations then war ends
The executive committee agreed the 1943 44 schools would open at Duke University then move to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the following year and to Wake Forest the next year with termination at war end Governors statement that Wake Forest approves the plan awaits Duke authorities action Butter and eggs markets in Chicago March 15 show firm prices and steady receipts with varied dairy classifications.
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