Warship Bombed By Yanks In Pacific Action
United States bombers direct hit on a large Japanese cruiser in Rebaul harbor New Britain. General MacArthur travels with staff from the Philippines to Australia to command a Southwest Pacific UN force. He says Roosevelt ordered an offensive against Japan to relieve the Philippines with a return to Corregidor anticipated.
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Washington
War Department
Rebaul
New Britain Island
Australia
Wednes Gay
Armyr
Douglas MacArtron
Philippines
Unite Nations
Southwest Pacific
Richard K. Sutherlane
Elkins
W. V. Macarthur
MacArthur
Arthur MacArthur
Philippine Figh
7 Front
Adelaide
Douglas McArthur
United Nations
South- West Pacific
Roosevelt
Japan
Bataan
United States
Australia For the Purpose, As I Understand It, of Organg
Japs Charge Hatred Pledges Retaliation
Tokyo reports the Japanese navy accuses the United States and Britain of extreme warfare based on retaliation and hatred. It says Japan will reciprocate and notes a revised warfare ordinance aligned with the London Declaration of 1909, though specifics and charges against Britain are not provided.
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Tokyo
United States
Britain
Pacific
Japan
Briain
Japs Say Steamer Seized Four Ships Sunk
Berlin reports from Japanese domei dispatches that a 2100 ton US steamer was captured and a 3000 ton transport ship plus four other vessels were sunk in central and southern Philippine waters between March 1 and 6. The transport was sunk March 4 off Damaran Island and the steamer seized south of Mindanao. The four ships were sunk by Japanese artillery off Cebu between Mindanao and Luzon.
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Berlin
Domei
Philippines
United States
Philippine
Damaran
Mindanao
Cebu
Midway
Luzon
No Sabotage In Hawaii Denied By Honolulu Police Chief
Honolulu Chief of Police W A Gabrielson declares no sabotage occurred in Hawaii after Pearl Harbor on December 7 and none since. The 4 cablegrams to Isen dated March 14 were addressed to Chairman Tolan, California, of the House National Defense Migration Committee and released in connection with the committee’s preliminary report on enemy alien removal.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
W. A. Gabrielson
Isen
Tolan D
Second Bill Expands Roosevelt War Powers in Congress
Washington Congress sent to the White House a second war powers bill granting agencies authority for war needs. It empowers requisition of machinery tools and materials, imposes penalties for violations, regulates carriers, coins five cent pieces from mixed metals, requires auditing of war contractors, and exempts part time federal workers from political limits. The bill also ends defense worker compensation benefits on duty and parallels earlier wartime powers.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Senate
Roosevelt Plans to Register at Age 60
President Roosevelt, aged 60, intends to register to the draft on April 27 along with other Americans aged 45 to 64, despite not being legally required as commander in chief. He confirmed the plan at a press conference, signaling his adherence to the registration rule.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Nazis Ready To Retreat In Ukraine Reports Say
Reports from Stockholm today claim Adolf Hitler s Ukraine forces are preparing a retreat from Kharkov as Nazi demolition squads destroy stores and oil. Soviet and Italian dispatches describe heavy German losses, fires in Kharkov, and renewed patrol clashes near El Mechili with British bombers repelled.
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Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Stockholm
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Hamel
Hitler
Donets
Moscow
500 Coal Miners Reported Striking in Kentucky
An official of the Harlan Walls Coal Company, who refused to be named, said 500 miners were on strike at the Verda mine after a dispute over safety timber props. The company wanted props removed to permit cutting by machine men as had been the long standing practice.
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Harlan, Ky
Harlan Wallins Coal Company
Verda
Crews of Two More Allied Ships Write New Chapter of Sea Heroism
News from Miami reports bravery aboard two United Nations merchant ships torpedoed in the Atlantic. Seventeen men saved from a medium freighter after nine perished. Norwegian tanker escapees recount a boarding party returning amid shellfire. Radio operator Stanley Oliver stayed at his post. chief engineer Paul Boehneke died aiding his crew. captain R H Murphy was knocked overboard and Second Mate Graham Griffith sheltered him all night.
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Miami
Fla
United Nations
Atlantic
Cuba
Nassau
Stanley Oliver
San Francisco
Julian F. Vinson
Essistant
Cranford
N. I
Paul Boehneke
Oakland
Calif
R. H. Murphy
Barnstable
Mass
Graham Griffith
Clifton Heights
Deferment Shift Hinted Amid War Labor Woes
Brig Gen Hershey forecast a shift in deferment policy toward job type rather than dependents as Roosevelt warned of labor shortages for war work by fall. President Roosevelt suggested possible shortages in war production labor next fall. AFL leader William Green testified union labor backs the war program and warned against restrictive legislation that could sap voluntary worker cooperation.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Roosevelt
William Green
AFL
Congress Studies Means to Boost Output of Arms
Congress examined two ideas to raise war production including a distinguished service award system for exceptional performance in production and incentive pay for workers in key munitions industries. Nelson endorsed both, warning against new wartime labor laws.
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Washington
Congress
Donald M. Nelson
Thhe War Production Board
Senate Appropriations
Assembly
Nelsom
Thomas
D-Gkla
Senate
Nelson
William Greer
Philip Murray
AFL
CIO
National Association of Manufacturers
Ito
Naval Committee
James Worrestal
West Coast Strike Ends Sparks Return of 1000 Workers
Richmond California shipyard No 1 resumed normal production after 1000 workers returned following a walkout on Wednesday night. Company officials blamed false reports of other yards running a 10 hour day with double time for the stoppage.
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Richmond
Calif
Guthrie Recalled Before House Subcommittee
Guthrie, ex chief of the WPB wool and textiles branch, testified before a House subcommittee alleging lax WPB officials in wool conservation. He cited opposition by Kenneth Marriner to wool programs and claimed private interests hindered conversion of radio and refrigerator plants to war production. He named A J Rice as opposing nylon industry conversion and noted nylon capacity was curtailed for hosiery despite wartime needs.
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Washington
House
Robert P. Guthrie
War Production Board
WPB
Guthrie
Paducah
Kenneth Marriner
A. J. Rice
Army Air Corps
Rise
Cry for More U. S. Ships Sparks Congressional Push
Congress seeks faster ship construction and transport reform as evidence shows the U S accelerated war program stressing domestic and foreign logistics. Senators George and Truman urge merger of bus and trucking firms and tighter railroad coordination to avert shipping bottlenecks. Maritime Commission reports aim for 286 ships totaling nearly 7.99 million tons this year.
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Washington
Congress
George
D-Ga
Truman
D-Mo
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Stilwell To Head U.S. Force In Asia
Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell announced he would command all U.S. forces in China, India, and Burma and pledged that American and Chinese troops could meet in Tokyo. He vowed China would receive needed aid, praised Chinese soldiers, and warned against impatience as UN forces prepare a counter-offensive. Stilwell noted air support for Chinese troops in Burma and described their discipline as splendid.
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Chungking
United States
Joseph W. Stilwell
U.S
China
India
Burma
Tokyo
Stilwell
Mn Wei-Rhel Allist Cunremog
Wien Aaarwnen
Auieu Ouyseie
Ching Theater
Roosevelt
United Nations
Exceeds Prophecy Kingsport Times Sends Flowers
Miss Bonnie Steadman, a J. Frei Johnson Company saleswoman, receives a bouquet of 25 roses from the Kingsport Times for prophesying the paper would reach 10 000 circulation and become a daily. The Times notes 25 years ago Miss Steadman and sister Maxie urged subscriptions as the Weekly began.
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Bonnie Steadman
J. Frei Johnson Company
Kingsport Times
Times
Steadman
Maxie Steadmen
Kingsport
Tennessee
Longshoremen Strike Shuts Alcoa Pier Operations
In Weehawken New Jersey 258 members of the International Longshoremen's Association AFL quit work over a discharge dispute. Three merchant vessels remained tied at Alcoa steamship piers as the New Jersey Beate Mediation Board opened talks with union officials and John W. McGrath Corporation representatives. Samuel Steinman the state mediator noted the strike followed a discharge for insubordination while the union argued a supervisor used abusive language and was aggressive.
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Weenawken
N. J
Alcoa Steamship
International Longshoremen’s Association
AFL
New Jersey Beate Mediation Board
John W. McGrath Corporation
New York
Samuel Steinman
Burmans Push For Independence Amid War Strain
Amid invasion and shortages in Burma, Burmans press for self rule as Sir Cripps visits India and Governor Dorman-Smith seeks London for Cripps dispatch. British forces brace for new Japanese thrusts along the Prome Road and Toungoo routes, aiming to sever China from India and control key oil fields.
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Mandalay
Burma
India
No-Man’s Land
Tthe Irraweddy
Toungoo
Prome
Trrawaddy
Yenangguang
Rangoon
Bay of Bengal
China
Woman Admits Killing Neighbor's Wife in Trunk
Minnie Lee Griffin, 46, confessed to killing Mildred Seymour Williams, 22, after an argument over her daughter’s home. The body was found trunked in Griffin's basement by workers clearing debris after rain, with a coat laid over it and ashes spread on the trunk. Griffin awaiting grand jury presentation. investigators believe she acted alone.
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Mlanta
I. A. McKibben
Minnie Lee Griffin
Fulton County
Atlanta
Grand Jury
Mildred Seymour Williams
Griffin
McKibben
Mrs. Griffin
MacArthur promises offensive as New Guinea battles surge
Australian and United States forces rally behind General MacArthur as he pledges an all out assault to regain the Philippines. In New Guinea fighting around Port Moresby and the Markham River Valley intensifies with raids on the air drome and ground operations at Salamaua and Lae. Prime Minister Curtin confirms MacArthur’s return and a proposed Allied war council to coordinate operations.
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Canberra
Australia
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
New Guinea
Markham River
Port Moresby
Markham
Torres Strait
MacArthur
Rooseeve
Bataan
John Curtin
War Council
Melbourne
United Nations
U. S
Java
Singapore
Salamaua
Lae
Curtin
Lee
Army
Francis Forde
Allied War Council
George H.brett
New Zealand
Herbert F.leary
Brett
A. 8
Drakeford
Uncle Ef Doubts Tire Shortage Fix With Henderson Photo
A Uncle Ef column mocks reliance on pictures of Leon Henderson riding a bicycle with a cigar in his mouth as a solution to national transportation woes. He argues real fixes are needed beyond displays, noting some may still lack tires.
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Leon Henderson
Mr. Henderson Vinay
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