Allies Sweep South Pacific Raid Largest Air Battle Yet
Allied forces led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur launched a broad assault across the southwest Pacific hitting more than a dozen Japanese concentrations from Timor to New Britain. Three waves struck Madang and nearby areas, dropping over 38 tons of bombs and setting fires in the stronghold and supply dumps. Liberator reconnaissance damaged several Japanese planes over Amboina, while a Zero was shot down near Kavieng.
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Australia
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Timor
Salama
New Guinea
Gasmatn
New Britain
Madang
New Gulnet
Mad
Amboina
New Ireland
Kavieng
Rabaul
Salamaua
Attak
Maedang
Woman Charged With Murder Bound to Court
Mrs. Rubs Dolen Adams aged 20, mother of two, bound to the May term of circuit court on a first degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of Thomas Oliver Taylor at a Johnston City tavern after closing time. She pled innocent and was released on $2,000 bond. six witnesses testified but Adams did not testify.
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Rubs Dolen Adams
Thomas Oliverack
Taylor
Kurla Place
Johnston City
Adams
Mawistrace T. Mack Kotton
T R. Bandy
J. E. Upchuren
Withouses
Wittcases
Adame
James
Bud) Grizzle
Barts
Atams
Heluton Valley Community Hospital
Healey
Steith
Azora Thomas
Alsis
Blountville
Dendy
Hemise
Gomatable Tone Brags
Ingenort
Willie Culvers
Iack Tobe
Pole Clomor Champ Catshall
Rey
Elisa
Neil Durham
Walter Smith
Wile
Ha V
Arge
Constable
Postwar unity urged by Eden for four nations
Anthony Eden urged the United States United Kingdom Australia and China to shape a lasting peace system through collective security. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Connally voiced support for a United Nations international body with enforcement power and a US pledge to cooperate on postwar peace, while noting practical delays may arise.
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Jack Bell
Anthony Eden
United States
England
Aungia
China
Senate
Conjnady O
Senate Foreign Rélations Committee
United Nations
S Senate
Connally
Eden
New Basis Seen For Wage Boost
Washington reports a possible shift in wage litigation as the miners wage hour case may rest on underground travel time. A New Orleans appeals court upheld miners who argued they should be paid for travel time from mine entry to exit, strengthening John N. Lewis in a wage conference and challenging existing work-time rules. The Fifth Circuit’s 2 to 1 ruling backed travel-time pay in a Tennessee Coal case, stating travel time on employer premises is part of the work week and subject to compensation under the act.
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Washington
Wabe
John N. Lewis
Lewis
New York
Afthelauit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Acft
Nox
War Later Board
UMW
United Mine Workers
United Mine
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Road Company
U. & Stee
Theourt
Amipreses
Deferment Sought For 10th Son In Farm Family
Brownsville Tennessee reports Suling Caesar Jones requests deferment for his 18 year old son aiding on the farm. The family already has nine sons in the army. Memphis valuation notes show a rise of 733,965 in city figures from 1942.
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Brownsville
Tenn
Suling Caesar Jones
Memphis
U S Newspapers Squeeze Space For Savings
A Washington press analysis notes American papers trimming size and headlines to save white space. Changes include narrower margins fewer column heads shorter news, four columns for comics, and tighter editing. Fleming Newbuild of the Washington Star says they give fewer words but not less news.
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Washington
Yeadetts
Fleming Newbuild
Washington Star
Mine Operators UMW Continue Wage Conferences
Representatives of the United Mine Workers and northern and southern soft coal mine operators met again behind closed doors seeking terms for a new contract for 150,000 miners. Leader John G. Lewis warned of a work tieup April 2 unless an agreement is reached.
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UMW
New York
United Mine Workers
Northern
Southern
John G. Lewis
Worthern
Charles O'Neill
LMW
Edward R. Burke
UMAV
Prese
Lewis
Charles 3. Zimmerman
Aed
National Resources Planning Board
Bram
Leden
United Mine Workers Journal
Rickenbacker Urges Share The Work To Speed War Production
Air ace Eddie Rickenbacker told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that American industries can boost output by reallocating manpower. He urged shifting former farm workers back to farms and expanding incentives over longer hours, predicting up to 6.5 million workers could be redirected to critical war work.
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Rickenbacker
Ur Farm
Nome
Unitedhood
Tinernusad
Austin
R-Vii
Sength
Klumer
Stimson Opposes Draft Bill in War Department Letter
Secretary of War Stimson opposed the Kilday draft deferment bill arguing it would wreck the selective service system by forcing a strict state by state sequence of inductions. He warned administrative impossibilities and potential court challenges if all eligible men in a state were not called before those with dependents.
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Washington
Stimson
Selective Service Administration
Sabath
DTI
House Rules Committee
Kilday
D-Tex
Military Committee
Rules Committee
House
Selective Service
War Department
Contract Let For Four Lane Highway to HOW
A four lane highway contract in Sullivan County from 1.5 miles south of Kingsport to 2.04 miles south to serve the Holston Ordnance Works was awarded to A. B. Long of Harton by the state highway department. The project covers grading drainage and paving on a 2 mile section with six bridges including Maing of en shel and widening of the Holston River bridge. Priority rating set. work to begin on or before April 2.
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Nashville
Sullivan County
Kingsport
Holston Ordnance Works
A. B. Long
Harton
State Highway Department
Ange Roserio
En Shel
Holston River
Armored Troops Seal Tunisian Town in 12 Mile Breakthrough
Allied reports say American armor seized El Guetar after a 12 mile advance from Gafsa as part of a coastal corridor push. British forces in northern Tunisia retreated slightly, while French dawn fighting joined the drive toward the coast. On the Russian front, German and Soviet actions continued near Kharkov with heavy counter moves and new troop deployments amid harsh weather.
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Gafsa
el Guetar
Tunisian
U. S
Tunisia
Lion
X. Anderson
Britsh
Jurgen van Arnim
Tamera
Bizerte
8Th Army
el Gueryy
Gahes
Mahares
Gulf
Chott
Dieria Saii
Donets
Kharkov
Hitler
Gerevan
Belo ‘Gorod
Kharekov
Kursk
Dnieper
Semeon Maimoashente
Gare
Staraya Russa
Lake Imen
Irriday
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Tokyo
United State
Pacific
Gon
Douglas MacArthur
South Sea Battle Theater
United Navers
Japan
Ausumilia
Compromise Sought On Tax Bill In Congress
Washington reporters note cloakroom talks on partial tax relief toward a pay as you go system. Republicans push the Rump plan while Democrats resist. A proposed compromise would abate 6 percent normal and 13 percent first-year 1942 taxes, with a 1 percent withholding for most, and pay as you go for about 20 percent of filers. The debate proceeds as Speaker Reyburn lines up a Thursday opening.
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Francis M. le
Washington
Congressional
Rep
Knutezon
R-Minn
Jback
Gearhart
R-Call
GOP
Robertson
Reyburn
County Teachers To Meet Saturday
Sullivan county teachers from elementary and high schools will hold the final meeting of the year on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the courthouse at Blountville. Supt. Lewis T. Chase announced. The group will finish annual business and prepare for school closings on April 16. Neil Giffers will also be elected. Mrs. C H Neufer, city PTA chairwoman, will be special guest.
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Sullivan County
Blountville
Lewis T. Chase
Neil Gifbers
C. H. Neufer
PTA
Yanks Hit Hard At Vegesack Sub Base
United States air force bombers attacked Vegesack near Bremen in Germany in a daylight raid, deep into German territory. The two hour mission involved Flying Fortresses and Liberators fending off German fighters, striking a submarine yard and unfinished U-boats, with two bombers lost. The raid damaged fighter plants and other targets, with some enemy efforts to counterattack noted. A second schedule item reports a $50,000 taxiway and apron contract awarded to Weymouth Construction Co. in Coffee County, Tennessee.
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London
Germany
Vegesack
Bremen
North Sea
Elay
Pierdante Igs
Susie
Washington
War Department
Weymouth Construction Co
Dyersburg
Tenn
Coffee County
Atte!dants
Congress Votes To Pay Tennesseans Compensation
The House approved bills to compensate Tennesseans including Ed Vaughn’s family for past incidents and injuries. Names and amounts are listed for survivors of Vaughn and other Tennessee claimants, with payments routed through the administrator, then to the White House after Senate passage.
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Washington
Ed Vaughn
Nashville
Tenn
United States Secret Service
Pittsburgh
la Housea Af
Treasury
Vaughan
House Committee On Claims
Senate
House
Tennessee
Wales
Murfreesboro
United States
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San Antonio
Tex
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