Allies Smash German Line Near Terracina at Anzio Beach
Allied forces including American and French troops punched through the crumbling Hitler line along the southern German front. German losses were heavy as yards of ground were gained toward a new switch line from Pico to Terracina, with advances up to 15 miles.
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Naples
Terracina
Anzio
Pico
London
Algiers
Piedimonte
Italy
Zormia
Associated Press
Fifth Army
Feder
Carapodimele
Pico-Terracina
Tenth Army
Liri
Cassino
Eighth Army
U. S
Itri
T Gaeta
Army Broadcasts Direct Orders From Eisenhower For Invasion
Allied radio reports in London quoted Eisenhower ordering the supreme invasion to accelerate movements toward Europe. The dispatch cited marshaling forces and preserving supply lines for a decisive assault, with plans to hit rail centers and ports. Front-desk notes placed the attack along the Italian front near Pico to Terracina and described advances by Eighth and Fifth Armies, plus progress in the Dutch New Guinea campaign and Wakde Island, noting casualties and gains.
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Dwight D
Channel
D' Dayne
Lord Bird
Hitler
Hollandia
Sixth Army
Dutch New Guinea
Wakde
MacArthur
Philippines
Manokwari
Boston
City Over Top In Ship Fund
Kingsport surpassed the fundraising goal for the Library Fund for the U. S. Kingsport Victory, reaching 1 006.44 dollars as the third day of the grove drive yielded 1 907 dollars in total. J A Godwin , president of the Kingsport Merchants Association, thanked volunteers and sponsors for the response and outlined plans to add books, a record changer, records, and a plaque for the ship s crew to be shipped to Wilmington California shipyards where the S S Kingsport Victory is being built and outfitted for launching. The project aims to support the Merchant Marine crew with gifts as the Victory ship moves toward sea trials and first voyages.
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Kingsport
Library Fund
U. S. Kingsport
Igrove
Yiasic
Merchant Marine
J. A. Godwin
Kingsport Merchants Association
Kingsport Times-News
Wingsport
Godwin
Wilmington
Calif
California Shipsbuilding Corporation
Variou
Globe
Bombers Hit Parammusure Area in Pacific Action
A Pacific fleet president said Venura planes attacked a Japanese base after a foggy night break, leaving large fires in field installations. One Japanese vessel reportedly sank the previous day and an enemy base was hit. a gun nest was destroyed and some planes returned safely.
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le Fleet Headquarters
JP — American
Palau
Teo
Pacific Fleet
Demos To Press Fight For White Supremacy
Senator Maybank declares Southern Democrats will push a fight for white supremacy at the national convention after South Carolina party actions delayed electors. He warns outcomes could change the party’s stance if they lose and notes similar debates may spread to other states.
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Demos
Washington
Maybank
D-Sc
Maybenk
South Carolina
Chicago
National Party
Texas
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
South
Chinese Clamp Firmer Hold On Rewon Ground
Chinese forces tightened control over the Feiping Hankow railway zone and claimed several battlefield successes including near Kioshar and Chumatien as they press a campaign across northern Horan. Japanese losses cited include tanks and thousands of casualties amid heavy fighting and encirclements. In U.S. news, Utah and South Carolina Republicans and Democrats address convention strategy, with Dewey support, anti-poll tax and anti-lynching debates, and calls for uninstructed delegations in Texas and other southern states.
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Chungking
Feiping-Hankow
Kioshar
Chenghsien
Loveng
Hioshan
Henan
Sinyang
Mingxiang
Suiping
Kioshan
Chumatien
Loyang
Maybank
Congress
Colorado
Texas
Supreme Court
South Car
Streamline Tax Measure Heads For Final Passage In Congress
Washington—A streamlined tax measure passed the Senate by voice vote to ease filing for about 30 million taxpayers. The bill shifts withholding, replaces the two-year-old victory tax, and sets new surtax rates and exemptions while simplifying returns for millions.
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Congress
Notraat Sd
Senate
Langer Jendi
McKellar Pushes for TVA Head Removal
Senator McKellar of Tennessee urged the Senate to remove David E. Lilienthal as chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority or face impeachment for alleged violations of anti-trust laws. He accused TVA of private power entente, creating territorial divisions with private firms, and criticized Lilienthal for reckless spending and expanding his influence.
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Washington
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
United States
Lilienthal
TVA
Moscow Nervous News Of Western Front Prospects
Moscow reports rising tension over a possible western land front against Germany as the Red Army pressures for new offensives before year end. German local actions continue near Tiraspol Stanislawow and Dnestr region with heavy losses cited by Moscow.
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Lonaca
Moscow
Britain
Red Army
Jower Dnestr
Carpathian
Vitebsk
Tiraspol
Stanislawwow
Stanislawow
Officer Faces Slaying Charges in Military Court Martial
Beaufort G. Swancutt of La Crosse Wisconsin faces a general court martial Monday on charges of killing two 19 year old women Dorothy Douglas and Lourdine Livermore at Long Beach California and killing his superior officer Captain Aubrey G. Serfling of Preston Minnesota in a shooting spree on March 4. The case centers on a violent incident described as an orgy of gunfire and includes a charge of murder in the line of duty.
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Beaufort G. Swancutt
la Crosse
Wis
Swancutt
Dorothy Douglas
Lourdine Livermore
Long Beach
Calif
Aubrey G. Serfling
Preston, Minn
Street Scene Events and Tragic Burial Watch
On Broad Street a crowd gathers as six men pry into a car engine while a youth on horseback guides two more horses through Saturday afternoon traffic. A red headed girl is fatally trapped during an all night watch in a somber burial scene.
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al AA
Kon
Greatest Mass Air Attack Strips 150 Miles Across Europe
Allied raids hammer the French coast and Belgium a 150 mile sweep with 6000 planes and 000 tons of bombs. Bomber fleets from AEAF and Ninth Air Force clash with German defenses as Dieppe and Cherbourg targets endure heavy bombardment.
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Brittany
London
Hitler
West Wall
Belgium
France
AEAF
Dieppe
U.S. Ninth Air Force
Ninth
Communist Party in America Is Dissolved
New York reports the 25 year old American Communist party dissolving on Saturday to form a non party association for political education that will back President Roosevelt for reelection. General Secretary Earl Browder led the move at a four day convention with 400 delegates from 44 states adopting it unanimously. Browder said the convention will support Roosevelt and the new body will promote unity and the president’s leadership. The party disbanded with about 80 000 members and will re assemble as the Communist Political Association, with a formal name to be chosen later.
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New York
Communist Party
Roosevelt
Earl Browder
Resolutions Committee
Congress
Browder
Key
Communist Political Association
King Peter Ousts War Minister To Appease Tito
King Peter of Yugoslavia ousted Gen. Draja Mihailovic as war minister to appease Marshal Tito. Tito's acceptance of the post is uncertain, as a Tito choice could affect postwar plans. Tito’s forces, backed by the Allies, may influence the cabinet reshuffle led by Dr Ivan Subasic.
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Peter
Tito
London
Peter of
Yugoslavia
Draja Mihailovic
Marshal Titol
National Army of Liberation
Josip Broz
Mihailovic
Churchill
Randolph
United States
Britain
Russia
Bozhidar Puric
Mikhailovic
Ivan Subasic
Cretia
Churchill Eyes Commons Address On World Security Plans
London expects Prime Minister Churchill to lay before Parliament this week his plans for world security and a policed peace. The speech aims to rally support for victory, outline the empire’s strengthened post conference structure, and touch on economic review and terms for Germany. It signals possible future talks among Britain Russia and the United States on a world organization.
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Churchill
Commons
London
Churchil
Britain
Germany
Russia
World Organization
Dif
League‘of Nations
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Eisenhower
Eighth
Geeper
Dewey
Salt Lake City
Utah
Thomas Z. Dewey
Langer
McCarran
D-New
Finance Committee
Georges
D-Ga
Zandy Jinterest
Myitkyina
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Ihe
Burma
Franke Merrill
Irrawaddy River
Gharpate
Irrawaddy
Zigyun
Mogaung
Warong
Iiet
Joseph W. Stilwell
Ilgun
Katkyo
Salweep
Yunnan
Myitkying
Merrill
Sevon
Allied Expeditionary Air Force
Yanks
RAF
Air Command
Joss
Communist Party In America
Gripsholm
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