Eden rails at Japanese atrocities in Hongkong and Nanking
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that Japanese troops in Hongkong and the Nanking massacre of 1937-38 showed a reign of terror without race limits. He cited eye witness accounts of bayoneting prisoners and mass rapes, urging complete defeat of the enemy.
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Nanking
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Guerrilla Bands Formed for Coast Near Tillamook Oregon
Stewart Arnold, a WWI veteran who lost his sight, says 24 guerrilla companies have been formed to support the army around Tillamook Bay. A 3,000-strong guerrilla force, organized by Arnold, plans to defend the rich coastal dairy community and back up military efforts. More companies are sought to complete the defense plan.
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New Japanese Landing On Guinea
Japanese forces made a third landing on New Guinea at Pinschhafen 60 miles east of Lae, enlarging the buildup believed aimed at a looming invasion of Australia. Air attacks on Port Moresby continued as Australia increased offensive patrols from air bases near Darwin and other coastal centers.
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City Council To Discuss Taxi Rates in Kingsport
Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen meets in special session to set maximum taxi fares and zones within the city. The ordinance grants regulation of taxi operations and allows cab operators to appear, either in person or by counsel, to be heard.
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Kingsport
Kings‘port
Ecounsel
U S Soldiers Have Easy Life Says Polish Guardsman
Private Swiecki of Polish national guard background asserts U S soldiers enjoy an easy life. He admitted envy over pay and conditions, noting Polish troops in the 1930s earned far less and faced tougher conditions. Swiecki, born in the United States, served seven months in the army after returning from Poland in 1938.
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Waciaw Ape
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Swiecki
Poland
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Prospective Father Learns He Has Eight Pound Daughter
Bruce Manning paced the waiting room in a local hospital when friends burst in with news he had become a father. Hospital operators conveyed the information that his eight pound daughter had arrived two hours earlier, amid congratulations from onlookers.
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Atlanta
Bruce Manning
Ilenta Constitution
Allies May Move to Occupy Madagascar
London reports unofficial discussions that Allied forces may soon seize the Vichy held island of Madagascar near Africa to safeguard supply lines. The piece notes Madagascar’s strategic value after Singapore’s fall, a reported Japanese mission there for six weeks seeking bases, and mentions Kerguelen Island as a prior Axis naval base Southeast of Cape Town with sheltered harbors.
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Singapore
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U S Order Freezes Pork Prices
Washington reports the government will freeze wholesale pork prices at levels seen between March 3 and March 7 to curb living costs. The ceiling takes effect March 23 for dressed hogs and pork cuts, with Leon Henderson noting expected relief for consumers and noting farm/retail effects.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
OPA
Chicago
FDR Warns Against Inflationary Course
President Roosevelt warns against inflation and profiteering as farm price restriction debates loom. He urges cooperation to prevent costly inflation that could raise living costs, hurt the war effort, and trigger deflation later. House discussions on surplus at parity face opposition from farm bloc leaders. Vice President Wallace and Agriculture Secretary Wickard echo the program’s aims.
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House
Roosevelt
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Rep. McCormick
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Wallace
Wickard
Bott
Opposition spreads in Washington over Morgenthau tax plan
In Washington the Ways and Means committee opposition to Secretary Morgenthau’s tax program widened, with members predicting revenue targets of 7.61 billion dollars may not be met. In London transports with U S technicians and Canadian forces arrived at a British port amid submarine activity. Churchill to address India policy in the Commons at next sitting. No confirmation of reports that Vichy turned over many French warships to Germany.
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Welles
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Britain Eyes Increased Naval Aid Across Atlantic
British naval circles discuss Admiral Harold Stark's London posting as commander of American warships in European waters. Observers speculate on new U S naval strength abroad and potential reinforcements to counter shifts in the European balance, with discussions of a second front and exchanges with Russia. A Vichy denial re 40 French ships and a broader U.S. navy reorganization accompanied Stark's move, consolidating authority under King and creating a new European command.
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Brazil Faces War Mood From Third Ship Sinking
Survivors from three Caribbean harbors reinforce fears of war as Brazil reports its third ship sunk off the U S coast. Names vary in records, with ships Carodia Nanezd Arabutan and others torpedoed or shelled near Cuba and off North Carolina. Brazil demands accountability from Germany amid the ocean danger.
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St.Vincent
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Germany
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Flames Destroy Long Island Home
Fire Chief Roy Pyle said today a blaze of undetermined origin completely destroyed the home of Ben Conkin on the Long Island highway. The two story frame house and an automobile, two trucks and eight school buses at the rear were damaged. Fire from Kingsport prevented spread.
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Ben Conkin
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Kingsport
FDR to Confer With Supreme Navy Commander
President Roosevelt scheduled a Washington conference with Admiral E. J. King newly named supreme commander of naval operations and Rear Admiral Thomas C. Hart who has just returned from the southwest Pacific area to discuss naval strategy in the Pacific.
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Pacific
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E. J. King
Naval Operations
Thomas C. Hart
Southwest Pacific
Stilwell Named Chief of Staff in China Conflict
General Joseph W. Stilwell appointed chief of staff in the China theater under Chiang Kai-Shek. He arrived in Chungking March 4 on a special mission for President Roosevelt. China and India to exchange diplomatic representatives at ministerial rank.
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Chungking
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Joseph W. Stilwell
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Peiping
Chiang Kai-Shek
Washington
India
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Roosevelt
Frederick Townsend Ward
Charles George Gordon
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Gordon
Imperial Army Corp
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Chiis
Fires Rage as Japanese Advance Toward Rangoon
Rangoon evacuates as British forces destroy utilities and oil facilities to deny resources to advancing Japanese legions. Smoke rises 15 000 feet over the city while shells and flames threaten key ports, refineries, and the Burma Road routes toward Mandalay and Prome.
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Irrawaddy
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Pegu
Prome
Tharrawaddy
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British pull back from Rangoon as Burma fights on
Report from Rangoon says British forces evacuated the city destroying docks refineries and warehouses before withdrawal to central Burma. Japanese landings at Bakir and Rangoon rivers alert observers while American engineers destroy key oil facilities at Syriam and cut the pipeline northward.
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