American air strikes deepen Pacific reach near Kuriles
Allied forces report a major assault extending toward northern Japanese holdings. Liberators of the 11th Army Air Force struck Matsuwa and Paramushio, with multiple attacks across the Kuriles and central Pacific targets, while Admiral Chester W. Nimitz announced continued operations against Truk, Ponape, and surrounding islands as air power presses toward Tokyo.
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Erican
Arters
Pearl Harbor
Maiisland
Kuriles
Tokyo
11Th Army Air Force
Fan Islands
Chester W
Central Pacific
Matsuwa
Pacific
Eral James Doolittle
Tsuwa
Paramushio
Kunle
Ushu
Actufas
Caroline Islands
Truk
Ponape
RAF and WPB clash over under twenty six deferments in war drive
New policy talks show about 40 000 men under 26 with key wartime duties may be deferred from the draft. WPB army and navy officials press for production needs while military leaders want most 18 to 25 year olds in uniform. Roosevelt to decide next week as aircraft and other critical industries face manpower cuts.
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Armed Services
War Production Board
WPB
War Manpower Commission
Army and Navy
Roosevelt
White House
Russians rout German Sixth Army near Nikolaev in Ukraine
Russian forces press front across Ukraine killing or capturing tens of thousands of Germans and forcing retreat toward the Dniester, with Nikolaev evacuations and Axis reserves streaming to the frontier as Stalin issues new orders.
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Tom Yarborough
Girma Ukraine
Dniester River
Rumania
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Moscow
Balkan
London
Turkey
Rusmania
Hungary
Bulga
Dniester
Budapest
Stalingrad
Gov
Dubno
Poland
Marshal Stalin
Ukraine
Three Convicts Escape Central Prison Amid Breakout
Reports say three long term white convicts overpowered staff and escaped Central Prison by sawing a bar from a hospital window. They allegedly assaulted a nurse and two hospital attendants before fleeing early today. Names include Ralph McLean alias Ralph Scott 31 of boro, awaiting sentences for breaking and entering, robberies. Rod ridges 25–30 years for degree murder. Wal mire for housebreaking and larceny. Details indicate hospital staff misled in the escape, with guards regaining control near noon.
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Figh
Central Prison
den Ralph McLean
Apees
Ralph Scott
Boro
Wake Guilford
Rodridges
Cumberland
Walmire
McLean
Cavalrymen Hammer Japanese Lines Near Lorengau
Allied reports say American dismounted cavalrymen from the first regiment, aided by tanks, broke through Japanese entrenchments near Lorengau on Manus Island as they push south from Lorengau airfield. Communiques note advances within 600 yards of the town after two-pronged assault on the airstrip and pillbox defenses.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Admiralties
Lorenau
Manus Island
Admiralty Group
First Cavalry
Lorengau
Douglas MacArthur
Hitler Denies Nazi Peace Talk Aims With Sweden
Stockholm reports Hitler denied Germany sought peace through Sweden and rejected American British guarantees. He called claims about King Gustav’s peace effort false and said Russian terms would trap Finland, creating a noose around its neck.
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Stockholm
Finland
Iler
Hitler
Five Seek Vacant Senate Post As State Filing Books Close
Raleigh dispatch reports five Democrats filed for the U S Senate seat held by Robert Reynolds as state filing closed for 1944 primaries. New candidates include Giles Yeoman Newton for Senate with backers ex governors Clyde Hoey and Cameron Morrison. Others entered for governor, lieutenant governor and secretary of state races.
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Senate
Raleigh
U. S. Senate
Robert R. Reynolds
Raymond Maxwell
State Board of Elections
Giles Yeoman Newton
Gibson
Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
Marvin L. Ritch
Arthur Simmons
Burlington
Jamie T. Lyda
Greensboro
L. Y. Ballentine
Fuquay-Varina
W. I. Halstead
Elizabeth City
W. N. Crawford
Thad Eure
L. J
Fifth Army Advances in Cassino Amid Heavy Fighting
Allied forces push through Cassino ruins as tanks move after air strikes. Gurkhas and paratroopers aid supply, while Germans cling to caves on Monte Cassino and surrounding defenses. bombing near Anzio targets German airfields in northern Italy.
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Naples
Cassino
Anzio
Rome
Italy
Udine
Villorba
Maniago
Livariano
Gorizia
Himalayas
Monastery Hill
Mustang
Fifth Army
Monte Cassino
Three-Power Conference Rumor Grows in London
London reports Hint Roosevelt and Churchill may meet. Stalin may join later to discuss European issues. Observers note Soviet Italy pact with Badoglio strains allied coordination and question Russia's lone-hand policy amid Finland and Italy diplomacy.
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London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Arizona Governor Signs Soldier Vote Bill
Gov. Sidney P. Osborn signed a special session bill allowing registration of absentee servicemen and women by a parent, spouse, next of kin, or a friend. The measure enables broader participation in military voting from Phoenix and across the state.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Sidney P. Osborn
Finn-Russian Peace Status To Be Cleared
In Stockholm on March 18 Finland and Russia may issue statements this weekend to clarify armistice status. Finland reportedly sent a note with its answer to Soviet proposals, backed by a parliamentary vote. Helsinki radio offered no update as negotiations continue amid heavy censorship and political activity.
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Stockholm
Finland
Russia
Helsinki Radio
Helsinki
Associated Press
Two U S Subs Missing In Pacific War Losses Grow
The Navy reports two American submarines Capelin and Sculpin are missing in enemy waters with about 150 officers and men. Capt. John Philip Cromwell and Cmdr. Fred Connaway are among the missing, with Cromwell’s Palo Alto family and Connaway’s listed as missing in action. The incident raises U S submarine losses to 144 since the war began. Japan’s losses are tallied at 2,009 ships and submarine accounts.
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Washington
Javen
Navy
John Philip Cromwell
Sears, Tit
Cromwell
R. Cromwell
Harker Street
Palo Alto
Calif
Sculpin
Commdr
Fred Connaway
Forrest City
Ark
Conna
Cape Elizabeth
Guilford Professor Speaks at Durham Education Meeting
Dr. Francis Clement Hayes of Guilford College addresses the 7th annual teachers of languages session in the North Carolina College library. He criticizes educational priorities placing manual arts and other programs on par with classical studies during the Durham event held yesterday afternoon.
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Durham
Epictetus
Shakespeare
Francis Clement Hayes
Guilford College
Teachers of Languages
North Carolina College
British disclose rocket guns used against Nazis since outbreak of war
London reports Britain officially disclosed that rocket guns have been used effectively against German planes since the war began. The government said rockets are produced in mass and powered by a U S made propellant, with cadenced tests in Jamaica and in various theaters.
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James F. King
London
Britain
Middle West
United States
Jamaica
America
U. S
Munich
Alwyn Douglas Crow
Ministry of Supply
Burma assault opens new air bridge in northern Burma
In northern Burma 150 miles behind Japanese lines Allied air borne troops, supplied by American gliders and transports, launched a surprise breakout southeast of My kyina. The March 5 invasion marks the largest Allied airborne operation since the war, expanding into a growing threat as Japanese counter blows are repelled by RAF Spitfires. Jackie Coogan, now a USAAF glider pilot, first landed at the advancing base.
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USAAF
India- Burma Front
Burma
Mykyina
Philip ‘Cocina
Jackie Coogan
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Atokyo
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Ururrugu
Iketol
Hokkaido
Poeunasnins Uimoran
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Araito
Paramushiro
Cape ‘Lopotkay
Makanrushir
Cape Henry
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Pshashikotan
Rauskoko Watsuwad
Rashowa
Usmishir
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Frankfurt
Austin Bealmear
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Augsburg
Friedrichshafen
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Pietro Badoglio
Allied Control Commission
Advisory Commission
Soviet Union
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