The Nazi Japanese alliance in world war today
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes the Nazi Japanese tie as a strategic pairing. He notes Hitler urges Japan to strike Indian Ocean routes and invade India while offering African territories, questioning whether the alliance is lasting or opportunistic and weighing Japan's split between expansion and consolidation amid Australia and Soviet threats.
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Hitler
London
Faps
Germany
Fuehrer
Indian Ocean
India
Russia
South Africa
Japan
Nippon
Australia
United States
Mach
Tokyo
Bere
United Nations submarine arrives at Perth after long Pacific cruise
International report says a United Nations submarine reached Perth, Western Australia, following a 60 day, 15000 mile rampage through Indonesian, Philippine and Malayan waters with daily destruction of about 1000 tons of Japanese shipping. The potential US British air offensive against Japan hinges on Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse, but timing remains unclear as Australia and allies defend Pacific approaches.
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United Nations
Perth
Australia
Richard Peirse
RAF
India
Southwest
Pacific
Bombs Fall On Cologne In Large RAF Raid
RAF bombers struck Cologne with a heavy load last night causing numerous fires as the main objective in a broader pre spring aerial offensive. Four bombers missing. Australian air forces attacked Timor bases, Rabaul, and Gasmata while Japan pushed into Portuguese Timor and pursued New Guinea raids. British and Soviet reports note renewed front attacks in Russia and strategic moves around India and Ceylon with concerns over an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic.
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London
Ttte
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
CologNe
Air Ministry
Germany
Royal Australian Air Force
Insular
Australia
Japan
Dili
Portuguese Timor
Rabaul
Gasmata
New Britain
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Burma
Rettters
Shwegyin
Rangoon
India
Geoffrey Layton
Britain
China Station
Ceylon
Mediterranean
Russia
Atlantic
Hitler Command
Central Atlantic
North
South Atlantic
Red Army
Moscow
Stockholm
Smolensk
Vyazma
Axis
Rhodes
Tur
Crimea
Hitler
Siberia
London Daily Mail
Reuters
Chungking
United States
China
Thursday Island
Cape York
Lyons Radio
Salamaua
Lea
W. S. Wasserman
Curtin
Lewis Tackles Idle Work in Captive Steel Mines Strike
A high union official says Lewis used the captive steel mines dispute to tighten his control over the UMW. He alleges the move targets CIO sympathizers and notes he would not risk entering the open at present.
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Lewis
UMW
CIO
War Powers And Anti-Sabotage Bills Hold Spot As Legislative Returns
Harrisburg report on March 16 outlines Governor James pushing for broader war powers and tighter saboteur controls as the General Assembly returns. Roosevelt's call for 40 mph speed limits sparks alignment with defense needs. Labor factions push to clarify anti sabotage provisions to avoid persecution while penalties for faulty workmanship and property damage loom. State Defense Council cites need for auxiliary traffic police and improved air raid warnings.
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Harrisburg
James
General Assembly
Roosevelt
J. Paul Pedigo
Pedigo
Defense Council
Fhe
O'Leary Favored to Succeed Murray as VP in Union
The discussion centers on ousting Phil as vice president and replacing him at next fall's convention. John J. O Leary of District 5 emerges as Lewis preferred successor to Murray. Percy Tetlow of the West Virginia investigating committee is also named. Murray recently sought and received a board majority vote of confidence. O Leary was absent from the meeting.
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Phil
John J. O'Leary
District 5
Murray
Lewis
Percy Tetlow
West Virginia Investigating Committee
O'Leary
Blueprint for a New World series promises postwar peace plan
Jag ger presents a dispassionate view of a postwar world where peace rests on four freedoms pledged by Roosevelt and Churchill in the Atlantic Charter. This first of five Gazette installments outlines what America and others must do to rehabilitate a war-torn world and prevent another conflict.
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America
Jagger
Roosevelt
Churchill
Local men urged tojoin Indiana Armory drill and training
Company G calls available men 18 and 19 in this district to report for examination and training at the Indiana Armory. Interviews run from 7 to 10 p m every Monday evening. Intensive infantry drill bayonet tactics map reading sketching range shooting first aid and allied courses are offered with two service classifications based on availability.
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Indiana
Indiana Armory
American air action reported with damage and repairs
In India examples of Allied air power are described as a U S air headquarters is established in New Delhi as part of rapid preparations to halt Japan in Burma and to mount an offensive toward the Japanese home islands. Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse, former RAF chief, disclosed the plan.
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U. S
India
New Delhi
United States
Burma
Japan
Richard Peirge
RAF
Britain names air front head for India and praises Flying Tigers
In a London press briefing air marshals outline plans to shift the war in Asia from defense to offense. Britain appoints Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton to command Indian Ocean forces as air reinforcements and American and British planes arrive. Peirse reports Allied air superiority and notes Flying Tigers have downed 200 Japanese planes with 42 losses, praising American volunteers and the RAF.
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Britain
India
United Nations
Jaapan
Colonial Office
London
Ceylon
Sir Geoffrey Layton
Indian Ocean
Peirse
RAF
Anthem new meaning for Americans sung by students
Dr. Howard notes the new version of Anthem expresses a sense every American desires to sing. Richard W. Grant of Penn State will conduct the first public civilian performance by Charlotte, North Carolina, high school's 10 piece band at the opening convocation of the National Conference of Music Educators.
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Page One
Howard
Richard W. Grant
Penn State
Department of Music
Charlotte, N. C
Wartime draft lottery to pick 9 million registrants
National selective service officials and World War I vets travel to Philadelphia to pull the first wartime draft numbers in 24 years. A glass goldfish bowl will hold 7,000 numbers to be drawn for the 9,000,000 men who registered last February 16. The process begins at 6 p.m. Eastern War time with Secretary of War Stimson drawing the first number, continuing until all capsules are used. Ages 20 to 44 who had not registered in earlier lists are included, each assigned a number by local draft boards.
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Washington
National Selective Service
Philadelphia
Capital
Independence Hall
Ami
Stimsot
Soviets claim Kharkov near liberation as battles surge
Russian and Soviet dispatches report heavy fighting on the Kharkov front with German forces pushed back along the Kharkov Kursk Orel axis. Soviet media state over 1,800 Germans killed in two days and Kharkov, once under German control, may soon be recaptured amid brutal occupier atrocities.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Donset Basin
Kharkov
Red Army
Kharkov-Kursk-Orel
11Th Army
Staraya Burra
Leningrad
Soviet Information Bureau
Donets
Pittsburgh
International Hotel
Baltimore
St. Louis
Kiev
Lake Imen
Australi a defends coast as Japan invasion fears rise
Australian Air Force and United Nations forces reported heavy air and sea strikes against Japanese bases in Timor, Rabaul, Gasmata, and shipping routes. US submarines claimed a 90,000 ton foray as Australia braces for potential invasion while officials pledge continued aid and supply to bolster defenses.
Rachel Field Dead Author Dies in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills California March 16. Rachael Field 47 author of All This and Heaven Now and other novels and plays died yesterday of pneumonia after an operation. In 1929 she won the John Newbery medal for distinguished contribution to children’s literature. Born in New York City she had lived here four years. She was married to Arthur S. Pederson with whom she coauthored To See Ourselves in 1937 after marrying in 1935.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Rachael Field
Heaven Now
Miss Field
John Newberry
New York City
Arthur S. Pederson
Night Gathering Ends With Camouflaged Shelly Disappearing
United Nations forces and Russians mingle as officers and visitors toast. A jovial hour transforms into a round of gratuities. As daylight fades the camouflaged shelley vanishes from view, leaving a farewell glance futile.
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United Nations Forces
Red Army
Markets Try Moderate Demand for Produce and Livestock in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh markets report moderate demand for produce with steady apple pricing across varieties including Delicious and Rome Beauties. Idaho and Maine russets and Chippewas show varied crate prices while potatoes and other items list broad ranges. Hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep are steady with mixed quality grades and notable price spreads across weight classes.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
New York
Baldwins
McIntosh
Rome
Idaho
Cadet Porter Nears Wings At Lubbock Flying School
Aviation cadet Howard F. Porter of Indiana, son of Mr and Mrs G Frank Porter of 453 Oak Street, has reported to the Lubbock Army Flying School in Texas for the final lap of training toward earning the Air Corps pilot wings and gold bars. He will finish at the new Lubbock twin engine school under Col Thomas L Gilbert, having begun last October at Tulsa and Randolph Field, and will be commissioned as a second lieutenant and assigned to Air Corps duty. Porter, former treasurer of the Indiana Junior Chamber of Commerce, is a graduate of Indiana State Teachers College and member of the Gamma Rho Tau fraternity.
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Howard F. Porter
Indiana
G. Frank Porter
Lubbock Army
2Wdn United
Randolph Field
Air Corns
Indiana Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cueter Porter
Indiana State Teachers College
Ganuna Rhu Tau
Former teller is sentenced for embezzlement fraud
Erie report says King Gilliland, 41, a former teller at Praskin Trust Company, was sentenced by Federal Judge F J Schoonmker to three years in the penitentiary on 21 counts of embezzlement and fraudulent conversion totaling 60502 dollars. The case covers June 23, 1939 to December 6, 1941 with three counts of false entries. FBI noted gambling losses in Youngstown and Cleveland.
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Verie
F. J. Schoonmker
King Gilliland
the Praskin Trust Company
Gilliland
FBI
Schoonmaker
Youngstown
Cleveland
Stock trout stocked in Twolick Creek limits ahead of season
Paul Neal, president of the Two lick Valley Hod and Gun Club, reports trout stocking in the south branch of Twolick Creek. No fishing of any kind will be allowed on the lower stretch until April 15, with dam use prohibited.
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Paul Neal
Twolick Valley
First coal on Great Lakes ships early from Toledo
Washington March 16 An accelerated 1942 coal cargo schedule departs Toledo by shuttle to the Detroit area marking an early start to Great Lakes shipping. Secretary Selkes, solid fuels coordinator, calls the pre-seasonal launch a boost to meet this year's expanded coal requirements ahead of the usual April 15 opening.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Toledo
Detroit
Selkes
Treasury balance report with daily figures
The Treasury balance stands at 3 060 640 224 49 dollars as of March 13 with receipts 88 462 501 90 dollars and expenditures 107 037 830 1. Net balance remains 3 060 640 224 49 dollars. Gross debt totals 62 559 128 852 70 dollars, down 7 852 598 72 from the previous day.
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Washington
Mared
the Treasury
Homer Presbyterians Postpone Meeting After Mrs Hoff Death
A Homer City Presbyterian Church congregational meeting scheduled for Wednesday March 18 is postponed to Wednesday March 35 at 7 30 p m due to the death of Mrs W B Hoff of Johnstown mother of Mrs A Ferman Kearney wife of Rev A Ferman Kearney the minister.
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Homer
Ross Hunting for Campaign Manager for Governor Bid
Auditor General F Clair Rosa sought a campaign director for his bid at the Democratic gubernatorial nomination with the State Committee backing. Rosa anticipated naming a director within days as the party delayed completing a statewide slate until March 25. Also invited to confer with the labor group in Philadelphia were Ralph H Smith and Luther A Harr, with Guffey and Meyers backing their respective camps.
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Pearl Harbor
State Defense Council
J. G. Albert Stewart
F. Craig Ross
Democratic State Committee
Harrisburg
F. Clair Rosa
Ross
James L. McDevitt
State Federation of Labor
Philadelphia
McDevitt
Ralph H
Wana Buy a Mausoleum Faces Tax Sale in Montrose
March 16 Montrose Susquehanna County Commission advertises a mausoleum for sale for delinquent taxes. Mausoleum Association says the vault with about 100 bodies belongs to members and cannot be sold for taxes. Commission insists the highest bidder will own it after March 27.
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Montrose
Susquehanna County Commission
Mausoleum Association
Obituary notices from Punxsutawney area filed today
Multiple obituaries from Punxsutawney and surrounding towns report deaths of Mrs Mary Michwalko Bertha Mable Clawson Elizabeth Joan Brink Twelma Geneva Pennington May Elizabeth Adams Newlin. Surviving relatives listed include children and siblings with locations in Sagamore Gary Ind Pittsburgh Baltimore Youngstown Glen Campbell and Indiana. Services and interments are scheduled at local churches and cemeteries with funeral homes handling arrangements.
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Bertha Mabel Clawson
Edgewood
Indiana Hospital
Francis and
Clara (Spence) Clawson
Bor
Center Township
Glenor Clawson
Baltimore
Indiana
R. D
John Clawson
Vernie Mareshall
Clyde Heckenberry
Nemacolir
Robinson Funeral Home
C. G. Sluice
Crete United Presbyterian Chine
Oakland Cemetery
Twelma Geneva Pennington
Arch Pennington
Glen Campbell
Clearfieldt Hospital
Robert Pennington
Youngstown
Jack
Barbara
Richard
Glen Campbell Baptist Church
Messrs
A. H. Austen
P. R. Harvey
Burnside
May Elizabeth (Adams) Newlin
Pine
Robert
Corcelia Earhart Adams
Pean Run
Wilitamy J. Newlin
Paul
Raymond
Clarence
Mary Jane
Lincoln Adams
Mentale
George Adams
Hail Wood
Russell ‘Thompson
Nole
W. B. i Myers
Heilwood
Harry
Samuel Adams
Johnstown
Milton Adams
Vince
Jesse Adams
Bellville
Ellen Adams
Nuant-y-Glo
Nan Willard
Pine Flaly Baptist
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Uadians, Pa
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Jamey L. McDeWitt
Federation
Labor
Anatoly Puaylovich Bayarinov
Premer Joseph Stalin
Stimson
Java
Houston
Canberra
Thi
Dill
Parth
Rachel Field
Porter
Treasury
Ty Alchland
Beth Steel
Borden Co
Chrysler Corp
Curtiss
Wright Ea
Eastman Kodak
Gen Elev
Gen Foods Bats Gemn Motors
Soa Greyhound Corp
Ty Hercules Powder
Jnt Harvester
Dat
Manville
Kennecott
Lehigh Port
Lehigh Val Cual Hs
Loew's Inc
Montgony Ward
Nat Distillers
Central RR BT
Amer Co Thy Packard Motor
Param Pictures
Wity Penney
da Penn
Woolworth
Ross Hunting
Morrison Funeral
Punxsus
Tawney
Inter
Trade City
Mary Michwalko
John Lulanne
Saggamore
Lukanic
Betty Pavel
Gary
Ind
Emily Sicora
Sagitjmore
Lutheran Church
Bowser
Plumville
Elizabeth Joan Brink
Ives
Coral
Greenwood Cemetery
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