Partisan Resistance in France Amid German Bombardment
Reports describe Alpine partisans fleeing toward the Swiss border to avoid German labor draft. British and Soviet sources discuss Allied drops of supplies and German bombardments as partisan groups operate from mountain refuges near Aix les Bains and Lake Geneva. Liberation promises and evacuation rumors circulate as Axis machinery mobilizes across occupied France.
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Wding
Thenn
Maute Savoie
Clenevit
Switzerland
Aix Les-Bains
Mont, Blanc
Srvville
Heraks
Foreien
Lewis Sees Coal Miners Strike If Wages Not Raised
John L. Lewis warned Northern soft coal operators that if a contract is not agreed by March 31 the United Mine Workers will strike on April 1. He urged a wage pact amid joint talks with operators, criticizing 240,000,000 annual wage costs and warning of broader labor mobilization and impacts on war production.
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Lewis
New York
John L. Lewis
Mereh
Tia
UMW
Mikers
Ely
Metthorn
Charles O'Neil
Pines
Lewis S
Coa
Wmen
Edward RK. Burke
Southern Coal Producers Association
Southerners
Sis
Nohn LE
Nazi Bombers Strike British Coast in Night Raids
British coast hit by German air raids with about 29 aircraft taking part. Four to five enemy planes reportedly shot down. German losses blamed at least two. RAF says attack on air fleet at St Beuve Brittany with Ventura bombers and Spitfire escort. One bomber reported down.
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Londons
Herman
England
Humber
St. Beicue
Brittany
Wnt
Air Minery
Committee Ready For Collection Of Tin Salvage
Students in city and county schools will move tin cans from homes to collection points from March 22 through March 26. The effort supports patriotic activities with a special film March 27 at the Stiles Theatre. Admission is free to students with 18 or more cans, tickets via teachers. Local schools include Long Island Cedar Grove Old Kingsport and others.
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Wilholm Sehen Myo Ehlitivan Fa Pet
ACD
Vollinker Ofine
Wielon Inp
Adant
Stile Theatre
Aludents
Long Island
Cedar Grove
Old Kingsport
Il Fuldge
Daves Manor
Dickson
Lynn Garden
Endi Tweseview
Cornbelt States Agree On Agricultural Program Outline
The Cornbelt states unite on an agricultural program plan addressing food production and industrial support. Leaders stress the need to maintain food supply, boost manpower and machinery, and end current bottlenecks in farming, with emphasis on home front weaknesses and wartime urgency.
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Thorn
Hoovers
Flanver
Churchill Answers Questions On U Boat Campaign
In the House of Commons London, Prime Minister Churchill spoke Tuesday addressing questions on the U boat campaign. He affirmed full Allied cooperation and signaled he would consider an Allied general staff proposal to supervise U boat activity, replying affirmatively to one part and negatively to another.
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London
Commons
House of Commons
Phetinsmin
Germans Impose Martial Law Sways Through Krupp Armament Works Raid
A German forced martial law report claims a raid on the Krupp Armament Works occurred with a special transport to Akrieken city. The paper notes closures and ongoing events tied to German authority, while references to tensions and arrests remain unconfirmed amid conflicting accounts.
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Sloelhioln
Silee
Krupp
Ws. Gener Noasional Zeitung
Transaero Bey Po
Akrieken
Tssen
Soviet Drive Toward Smolensk Sends Tide of Towns Falling
Allied dispatches report the Red Army has captured at least 47 towns and villages on the central front as it presses toward Smolensk, threatening to offset German gains at Kharkov. In Tunisia, British forces advance near Bizerte, seizing a strategic ridge while Axis patrols retreat. Far north, Soviet units push toward Staraya Russa and Rostov-front activity continues with artillery and rail sabotage. In the Pacific, Japanese forces shift toward islands near Australia as Darwin bears the heaviest raid in months, with Allied air and sea forces striking back and pilots saved from five wrecked planes.
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Associated Press
Smolensk
Wharkov
Ukraine
Mos
Leningrad
Rostov
Kharkov
Khrythov
A. M. Anderson
Sedjenane
Germany
Japan
Australia
Ausralia
Darwin
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Dako
Arse Islands
Party Lines Drawn For Tax Fight In Congressional Battle
In the House today party lines formed over a one that-you-go tax plan amid a fierce political clash. Republicans push Beardsley Royal’s plan with a 20 percent withholding on wages starting July 2, while Democrats seek a tax system without abatement and with debate set for next week. Leaders from both parties insist the issue will shape campaigns and policy nationwide. A separate case from Chattanooga sees a Negro slaying suspect to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Beardsley Royal
New York
Canlaon
Rana
Republican House
Comuutes
Ways and Means Committee
Rayburn
McCormack
Massachusetts
Ways and’Means Committee
Doushton
North Carolina
Coop Jer
Tennessee
Disney Af iOklahomaya Ag
Roubien
Dubois
Dotyshien
Deslaved
All Frills On Goods May Be Cut For War Effort
Washington reports a plan to standardize designs and trim civilian drills to free workers for wartime jobs. Howard Coonley leads WP conservation efforts, with Dun's Review citing potential releases up to 5.4 million, while War Manpower Commission doubts that exact total but agrees reform could boost war staffing.
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Austin-Wadsworth Hill
Organized Labor
William [Green
Ibo
Austin
Green
Gilly
Washington
War Production Board
Bytwp
cnn+servation division
Howard Coonley
Dun
Coonley
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Dustry Mush
Unn
WMG
Army Rejects Movie Star Mickey Rooney
The army rejected 21 year old Mickey Rooney after a physical examination and he voiced dissatisfaction. Lt. Col Agard H Bailey disclosed Rooney was referred to induction officials and underwent a thorough checkup at the Los Angeles center. Rooney’s aide cited high blood pressure and heart flutter as possible factors and Rooney said he had not yet accepted the result.
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Hollywood
Army
Mickey Rooney
Well Pankey
Mickey
French Unity Nears As Giraud Seeks De Gaulle Accord
General Henri Giraud invited General Charles De Gaulle to unite the fighting French under one banner in North Africa. The appeal followed a Sunday broadcast stressing unity and the removal of Vichy laws, with observers predicting a quick settlement aided by Georges Catroux in Syria. Bergeret and Ripaud reportedly resigned, leaving Auguste Nogues as the remaining major critic within the Giraud regime representing former Vichy ties.
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Algiers
Axia
Neives
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Dnvitetlo
Giraud
North Africa
de Gaulle
Georges Catroux
Lo Syria
London
Catraux
Jean Marie i Bergeret
Nie Audesgor Ls
Bergeret
Vichy Air Force
War Committee
Jean Ripaud
Auguste Noagues
Nogues
Morocco
Gen. Giraud
Imperial Council
Restrictions On Autos And Trucks Issued By Kingsport Board
New limits forbid converting a new passenger car to a different model or removing standard equipment that would reduce operating efficiency. Exceptions allow swapping electric storage batteries with equal quality units and removing tires or tubes only for storage or in exchange for matching equipment under OPA 1-A.
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Dhirt
Kingsport Rationing Board
Eperky
Controversy on Capitol Hill over World Police Force proposal
Capitol Hill debates a US led World Police Force to resolve international disputes. Senator Taft urged caution while Senator Wheeler warned of a large fight. Connally supported a broad agency backed by military force to prevent aggression. Sponsors proposed a resolution to set up a coordinating body with UN links, with draft language by Hatch Burto/ Hill Ball.
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Washington
Taft
Wheeler
United States
Connally
Ageey
Connelly
Wore Aig Rolation Committee
Hatch
Burtoy
Hill
Ball
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