Retreat and Losses as Rommel Yields Mareth Line
Allied reports say Field Marshal Rommel's Mareth line collapsed after heavy bombardment by the British Eighth Army. Montgomery’s infantry and allied air forces pursued scattered pockets of resistance as Axis forces retreated northward with thousands captured.
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Edward Kennedy
North Africa
Mar
Erwin Rommel
Mareth Line
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Cairo
Gabes
Rommel
Judgen von Arnim
Tunis-Riverte
United States
George S. Patton, Jr
Fondouk
Makasassy
el Guerta
Army Navy group completes plans on Jap campaigns
A high ranking Army and Navy officers group from Pacific war theaters finished conferences in Washington on future campaigns against Japan.
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Army
Navy Group
Washington
Navy
Pacific War Theaters
Mareth Line Break Shapes North Africa Front
Allied forces press the Mareth Line as Montgomery’s Eighth Army pushes toward Gabes while Patton’s units advance in the Sousse Sfax area. Rommel attempts to regroup northward as Americans and British strike coastal defenses, with coordinated pressure across the theater.
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Africa Corps
Tunisia
Rommel
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Marshal Rommel
von Arnim
Patton
Sousse-Sfax
Fondou
el Hamma
Gabes
Mareth Line
Alamein
Egypt
Mareth Highway
Yank Airmen Attack Nip's Buin Forces
American bombers attacked Buin and Kahili on Bougainville Island, scored hits on revetments and a runway, and returned safely to base. Navy communiqué No. 328 details raids conducted March 28 with Fortresses taking part.
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Washington
Buin
Kahili
Navy
Bougainville Island
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Shortland Island
United States
Grand Jury Probes Holdups By Policemen
Oakland police face a grand jury probe after district attorney Ralph E. Hoyt said uniformed officers staged at least two holdups. On downtown streets last Wednesday two men were robbed. George Stephenidis reported a city car stop and theft of 28 dollars and silver. Augus tine Rodriguez said two officers stopped him and took 80 dollars from his wallet.
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Oakland
Calif
Ralph E. Hoyt
Hoyt
George Stephenidis
Augustine Rodriguez
Entire WPB Plan Group May Resign
Washington March 29 The resignation of the War Production Board planning committee headed by Robert R Nathan appears likely after Nathan asked removal of his draft deferment The committee agreed to back cancellation of his deferment while the other three members plan to resign this week to allow Nelson to reorganize the WPB planning group
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Washington
Mar
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Robert R. Nathan
Nathan
Armed Services
WPB
Thomas Blaisdell
Fred Searls, Jr
Marion Edges
Nelson
WPG
Soviets Halt German Attacks Along Donets Front
Soviet forces repelled two German thrusts along the Upper Donets line and captured four villages in the drive toward Smolensk. The mid day communique reported no material changes on the front, with only local engagements noted. German losses were heavy in places and a Russian scouting party killed 70 Germans near the front.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Donets
Smolensk
Frente
Associated Press
Lake Ilmen
Lake Ladoga
Vyazma
Bely
U S Bombers Blast Rouen In Heavy Assault
London March 29 RAF bombers resumed assaults on German targets after the Berlin raid, striking the St Nazaire base with a concentrated attack. Two bombers failed to return from St Nazaire. raids continued along the southeast coast with escorted squadrons signaling further strikes on Germany and its satellites.
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Aleutians
U. S
Pacific
Oro Bay
United Nations
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Southwestern Pacific Air Force
Gasmata
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Madang
Finschha
London
RAF
Berlin
St. Nazaire
Air Ministry
Germany
Rouen
France
Norwich
England
Britain
German High Command
Associated Press
United States Army Air Force
Reuters
Paris
United States
Sterdam
Duisberg
Holland
Bendix Aircraft Plant Workers Return To Jobs
Members of local 853 United Automobile Workers CIO at two Bendix Aviation Brookyln plants returned to work pending Army and Navy review. John J. Buckley said workers resume as union sought higher job classifications and retroactive pay to May 29, with old contract expiring May 29 and current contract signed September 3.
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New York
United Automobile Workers, Cio
Bendix Aviation Corp
Brooklyn
Army
Navy
John J. Buckley
Bendix Corp. Marine Division
County Transfer Approved in North Carolina Legislature
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved S 734 by Senator Bailey to move Granville County from the northern to the middle judicial district. Committee chairman cited transportation problems as the reason for the change.
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Washington
Bailey
Granville County
North Carolina
Middle Judicial District
Senate Judiciary Committee
Meat rationing arrives as Davis takes wartime food post
Chester C. Davis becomes wartime food administrator in Washington with meat rationing imminent. He meets with President Roosevelt and Secretary Wickard, outlines policy with Agricultural Labor Administration chief Wayne Darrow, and names Jesse W. Tapp as chief assistant amid calls for farm labor action. supply remains tight but demand shows slight easing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chester C. Davis
Roosevelt
Agriculture Wickard
Davis
Wayne H. Darrow
Agricultural Labor Administration
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Jesse W. Tapp
Bank of America
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Rommel Retreats as Gabes Area Bombarded at Sea
Allied headquarters report Rommel is withdrawing toward Gabes in North Africa while a heavy naval bombardment hits the Gabes area. The announcement was issued today.
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North Africa
Gabes
Erwin Rommel
Fertilizer Likely Not to be rationed Next Year
Raleigh March 29 Dr Ralph Cummings head of the agronomy department of NC State College told fertilizer industry and farm organizations today that fertilizer probably would not be rationed next year.
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Raleigh
Ralph Cummings
Agronomy
N. C. State College
Italians Evacuate Strong Points in Tunisia
The Italian high command announced evacuations of several strong points in Tunisia under pressure from enemy forces. In the Mareth Line area counterattacks were reported as hindering Allied action, with Italian and German planes active and two Allied aircraft shot down.
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London
Tunisia
Rome
Associated Press
Mareth Line
House GOP Seeks Tightened Lines Behind Rum Tax Plan
The House Republican Steering Committee met to tighten party support for the Rum tax plan. Rep. Martin of Massachusetts said he is confident the proposal to skip an income tax year will pass the House. Democrats argued for modifications and potential compromises to abate part of one tax year while preserving key elements.
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Washington
House
Republican Steering Committee
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Beardsley Rum
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Rep
Carlson
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Forand
R-Ri
Forand
Rep. Robertson
D. Va
German takeover of Italian navy after Rome talks
Reynolds News reports Germany has taken command of the Italian fleet after discussions in Rome between Admiral Doenitz and Admiral Riccardi. Doenitz would lead both navies while Italians may still crew ships, with German officers guiding strategy, per the correspondent’s account. Authorities offer no confirmation.
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London
Reynolds News
Germany
Rome
Karl Doenitz
Arturo Riccardi
Doenitz
Mussolini
Riccardi
Duce
Berlin
Hitler
Daniels Son Gets Post As FDR's Assistant
Jonathan Daniels of Raleigh is named administrative assistant to President Roosevelt. He will work in a fact finding capacity on jobs assigned by the President, handling confidential tasks after leaving the Office of Civilian Defense. Daniels is the son of Josephus Daniels, a former secretary of the navy.
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Washington
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Daniels
Office of Civilian Defense
Josephus Daniels
Nar
Navy
President Hears Report On China From Ambassador Gauss
Ambassador Clarence F. Gauss reported to President Roosevelt on conditions in China. He said the Chinese were resisting and he had confidence they would continue to resist. Gauss planned to stay in the United States several months and then return to China if possible.
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Washington
Mar
Clarence F. Gauss
Roosevelt
China
Gauss
United States
Admiral Bellinger Takes Command of Air Force Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk, March 29 Rear Admiral P N L Bellinger one of the Navy's first aviators and a Pearl Harbor veteran has assumed command of the air force Atlantic fleet, noting his long service in the Hawaiian area during the Japanese attack.
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Norfolk
P. N. L. Bellinger
U.S.N
Navy
Hawaiian
Pearl Harbor
Air Force
Atlantic Fleet
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