Baltic region tension echoes in wartime radio speech
Wade Werner, former AP Moscow chief, outlines Vice President Henry Wallace's warning on Poland et al and Russia in wartime. He argues the Baltic states Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania must be considered within Atlantic Charter terms, risking prolonged conflict if U N stance ignores Soviet claims.
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Yanks Repulse Jap Air Attack in the Solomons
American fighters repelled a Japanese air attack on Henderson Field area in the Solomons, shooting down one Mitsubishi dive bomber and three Zero fighters amid a multi-day clash. Bombers and fighters also attacked Kiska and Vila in the Central Solomons with limited observed results.
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Guadalcanal
Bill to Defer Farm Workers Fails to Pass
Washington March 1 A Senate vote rejected the O Mahoney Wyat proposal to defer farm workers and clear the way for a separate measure targeting workers on farms. The bill would have broadened the law for draft boards to excuse agricultural labor if no replacement is found and kept the unit system that weights farm work in deferment decisions.
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Coaches Out to Beat Player-Tutored Squad
Coaches at the National Intercollegiate Basketball tournament target Appalachian State in Boone. The team is led by player coach Belus Smawley, a vice kid, prompting concerns from rivals that a victory might wrongly encourage teams to replace coaches with players.
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No Danger of Shortage of Wheat
Washington reports no immediate danger of a wheat shortage. Secretary Wickwid told the House appropriations committee that 1,155,000,000 bushels of wheat on hand as of January 1 would last about two years, while cotton supplies of 16,569,870 bales should endure about 17 months. The Senate defeated a double primary bill after a long floor fight, nearly killing the enabling act for a constitutional amendment amid heated procedural wrangling.
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Japs Establishing Air Bases in China
Chinese army spokesman reports Japan is building strong air bases on Kwongehowan near the coast between Hobekong and Hainan to strike Allied airfields in south and east China and bombard Japan. The area, about 25 square miles, has land and sea bases developed by the French who leased the territory from China in 189?.
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State Senate and House Adjourn at Noon Today
In Little Rock March 1 the House adjourned its bicameral 60 day session after a brief session. Lt. Gov. Shaver closed the Senate, ending the 60 day term. Rep. Marshall M Little criticized hiring practices, claiming about 120 employees were on the auditor's payroll but many did not work. The House approved amendments consolidating motor vehicle enforcement in the revenue department and sent a related bill back to the Senate.
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Tittle Rock
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Jefferson
Revenue Department
Corporation Commission
Post War Plan Proposes Universal Social Security System
National Resources Planning Board urged continued wartime restrictions and a broad social and economic program after hostilities end. President Roosevelt presented two reports outlining "Security Work and Relief Policies" and a long range plan for nationwide social security, government partnership in key industries, and shared labor management to ensure abundance and prevent poverty.
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National Resources Planning Board
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Roosevelt
United States
World Democratic Society
Lightning Causes Current Interruption at Plant
A lightning strike hit the Water and Light plant today causing blown fuses a burned rag ignition and a tripped breaker. The disruption was quickly remedied and the plant announced normal service restored.
Vyazma Trap All But Completed by the Russians
Soviet troops nearly encircled Vyazma cutting a narrow German retreat corridor toward Smolensk. Isa kov i falls to the Reds as Soviets push west along a wide front while Germans dig in behind streams and forests and launch counterattacks.
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Letters From Paradise Sends Mail From Home To Pacific Front
In a South Pacific diary style narrative, soldiers describe mail call as a rare comfort amid jungle and front-line hardships. Letters recount Guadalcanal memories, rationing, bombed ships, and cold, with Marines and sailors enduring fatigue, snipers, and the soul’s longing for home.
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Pacific Front
RAF Bombers Wreck 2000 Nazi Plants Across Germany
London reports the RAF offensive has destroyed over 2,000 German factories and left more than 1,000,000 Germans homeless. Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair cited Essen raids as possibly the heaviest blow to German industry, with 4,000 tons dropped this month and 10,000 tons in February. He praised American bombers as valuable allies and outlined plans for an RAF transport command.
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U S Aid Planned For Hope Public Schools
Telegram from Congressman Oren Harris announces $2,209 in Federal maintenance and operation aid for Hope school facilities for the current school year. The president has approved the allotment and the school should negotiate payment with the administrator immediately. Dated March 1, 1943, Washington, D C.
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Washington, D, C
Fulbright Speech Sparks High Demand in New York
Public pressure grows as requests pour in for copies of Fulbright's address on a Creative War. William Penn High School in York, Pennsylvania seeks 100 copies for classroom use while the office struggles to meet demand. Mimeo outputs reach 200 copies, some quickly vanish. A New York woman reports sending 40 copies to friends. The speech was before the National Commission to Study the Organization of Peace.
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Fulbright
Arki
New York
William Penn High School
York
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Organization of Peace
Lend Lease Bill Advances as Senate Considers Aid Volume
Washington reports the House passed the lend lease extension by a 407 to 6 margin and sent it to the Senate. Administrator Stettinius Jr. cited total aid at 9.632 billion with 1.977 billion in goods transferred by March 1. He noted large shares of bombers, fighters, and tanks shipped, and Russia receiving about 28 percent of second-year goods.
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Russia
Africa War Dispatch From Mareth Line In Tunisia
Secretary Stimson reports Fighting French forces closed the ring around Axis troops at the Mareth line in Tunisia. Allied gains include 1,000+ German and Malian prisoners and 100+ destroyed tanks. Rommel faces mounting pressure as Eighth Army probes and Allied convoys strengthen Tunisian positions.
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Associated Press
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Russia
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Royal Navy
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Mediterranean
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Marethine
Europe
Civilian plant crunch prompts selective concentration plan
Washington reports a near standstill in nationwide civilian industry concentration as officials seek regional halting of less essential plants to free workers for war work. The War Production Board and War Manpower Commission clash over 30,000 Portland and Seattle area workers, while labor shortages loom ahead of material ones and powers to enforce any plan remain limited.
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More Coffee for Public in Next Period
Washington announces coffee rationing will return to one pound per person for five weeks starting March 22. The current ration lasts six weeks. stamp 26 in book No. 1 covers March 22 to April 25. Brown cites import improvements and a 16 percent price increase as he notes February imports exceeded estimates by over 20 percent, replenishing January stocks. Army and government agencies aided the supply, reflecting policy to ease rationing when feasible.
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