MacArthur vows return to Philippines in Pacific drive
Canberra reports General MacArthur pledges to retake the Philippines two years after taking command in Australia. He says the campaign to reconquer and liberate invaded islands will come with a major offensive, aided by Australian and American forces and air power, to isolate Japan and restore Pacific communications.
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Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
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Purse Snatchers Variety Loot in Rochester Robbery
In Rochester last night two youth purse snatchers seized Mrs. Rachael Whitehead’s handbag carrying 3008 in cash 164 in checks and a 75 diamond ring. The bag was found by a detective atop a parked car revealing 3000 in bills the checks and the ring. Missing-
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Junior Order Banquet Planned Here on March 30
More than 150 Jr. O. U. A. M members will hold a banquet meeting here on March 30 to consider at least 50 new membership applications. Clyde Shreve and Forrest G. Shearin are expected to attend, with participants from Guilford county councils. Plans were discussed at Trophy Council 29.
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Stokesdale
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Scotland Neck
Guilford County
Trophy Council
Yugoslav Volunteer Unit Formed in Moscow
A new Yugoslav volunteer unit is forming in Moscow to train with Russian arms. It comprises officers and men escaped from German prison camps and includes Serbs Croats Slovenes Bosnians and Montenegrins. the unit is said to be in an advanced stage of training.
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North Carolina and South Carolina Weather Outlook
North Carolina remains mostly cloudy with showers on the coast and cooler conditions west. Partly cloudy tonight with cooler east and much cooler west. Saturday brings fair to partly cloudy and cool conditions. South Carolina also cloudy with showers on the coast, mild to cool tonight, and cooler northwest. Saturday trends to fair to partly cloudy and mild.
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North Carolina
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RAF Bombing Blitz Hits Stuttgart and Sofia in Night Raids
Mosquitos pounded Stuttgart and western Germany while minelayers launched widespread operations. RAF heavy bombers, first in the Mediterranean in months, hit Sofia in a second consecutive night raid as Lancasters targeted Clermont-Ferrand in a clear sky.
Red Army Breaks Through Near Nikolaev and Vinnitsa
Soviet forces report the capture of Nova Odessa 20 miles northwest of Nikolaev as Malinovsky’s Third Ukraine Army presses toward Odessa. Enclosure of Nikolaev seals the city on three sides while Germans suffer thousands killed or captured. Fierce fighting continues near Proskurov and Tarnopol as the Russian advance toward Romania and Hungary intensifies.
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Bi Black Sea
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Child health gains seen in Britain amid war relief
Dr Geoffrey Bourne just returned from tours of nurseries schools and canteens in the Midlands reporting better health in the average British child despite wartime hardships. He predicts a handsome dividend from wartime diet in the next generation.
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