Reds Battle Nazis Near Nikolaev and Odessa
Moscow reports Soviet forces nearing Nikolaev within sight of the Black Sea base and advancing from Bessarabia toward the Carpathians. German positions in Nikolaev and Pervomaisk come under fierce assault as Romanians and Germans resist in rolling hills. Northwest of Odessa, the Red army advances along the Odessa-Lwow line while reporting new pressure southeast of Vitebsk.
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Moscow
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Bessarabia
Carpathian Mountains
Ivan S. Konev
Russia
Bessarabian
Byeltsi
Red
Ukraine
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Bogravlensk
Pervomaisk
Vosnesensk
Bug River
Odessa
Odessa-Lwow
Slobodzeve
London
Kovel
Pripet Marshes
Old Poland
Red Army
Vitebsk
Penetration Of 80 Miles Is Revealed
Allied headquarters disclose a Japanese invasion column over 80 miles into India from the south and east near Imphal Manipur. Report notes 30 miles from Imphal west of Logtak lake as air power and reinforcements shape the fighting along the Burma front.
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New Delhi
India
Imphal
Manipur
Tiddim
Chin Hills
Logtak Lake
Burma
Thaungdut
Chindwin
Southeast Asia Command
Maungdaw
Arakan
Mayu
Kaladan
Mogaung
Hukawng
Shadurup
Somra
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Naga
Shells Found Hidden in Captured Tank Exhibit
Muskegon residents breathed easier after an army announcement that live 77 millimeter shells found under a false bottom in a captured German tank on display downtown have been recovered and placed in safekeeping. Police and federal authorities initially feared the shells were duds or had been removed by children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskegon
Mich
Army Aovance
Patton Incident Now Closed Says Stimson
Secretary of War Stimson said the Patton incident is closed and Patton has not been relieved. He noted Patton was reassigned to a different command, with the new posting not yet disclosed.
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Patton
Stimson
Washington
Atton
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S. 7Th Army
Italy
Alexander Mr. Patch
Half Of Car Licenses Issued In Wisconsin
Wisconsin motorists face an April 1 deadline for license plates. The Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department reports 245 760 plates issued, up from last year’s 234 932, with registrations down seven percent and a late-week uptick expected after a gas coupon reduction impact wears off.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Department
Roosevelt Improves Head Cold Says White House
For the north consecutive day President Roosevelt remained away from his fire as the White House reported that his head cold was decidedly better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R
Washington
Rosevelt
White House
Hold Last Rites For Bishop Griffin In La Crosse
Funeral services for Bishop William R. Griffin at St. Joseph's Cathedral featured remarks by Archbishop Samuel A. Stritch who praised Griffin's zeal and episcopal duties. The mournful rites included a morning requiem mass and a later procession of remains to Chicago aboard the Hiawatha for burial arrangements.
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Middle West
la Crosse
William R. Griffin
Alexander J. McGavick
Peter Bartholome
St. Cloud
Minn
St. John’s Church
Caledonia
Samuel A. Stritch
Chicago
Moses E. Kiley
Milwaukee
Francis Beckman
Dubuque
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Griffin
Earth
A. J. McGavick
Christ
Stritch
Moses E. Killey
Aquinas Chapel
The
Hiawatha
Regulations Adopted for Anthracite and Coke Sales
Interior Secretary Ickes announced new 1944 45 coal year rules to coordinate retail distribution of Pennsylvania anthracite nationwide and coke used in 12 eastern states plus the District of Columbia starting April 1.
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Washington
Ickes
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Red Cross War Fund Near Half Way Mark
Red Cross war fund campaign advances to $34,249.46 in county by banking hour, nearing half of the $71,000 county quota in the nation wide drive to reach $200 million for armed forces support. Kenneth Latimer the Midwest field director visits La Crosse County to study progress.
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Red Cross War Fund
la Crosse County
Red Cross
Kenneth Latimer
Midwest War Fund
Willkie Bids For State Delegates In Wisconsin Campaign
Willkie spoke to about 4 200 in Sheboygan armory urging delegates pledged to him in the April 4 Wisconsin primary be a mandate for a forward aggressive Republican position He warned that if his delegates are defeated critics will gain courage He urged the party to win in 1944 by supporting the war and international cooperation.
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Sheboygan
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Willkie
Sheboygan Armory
Richland Center
Col. McCormick
Gerald L. K. Smith
Chicago Tribune
Robert R. McCormick
America
Republican Party
Netty
Allied Forces Hold Cassino Against German Attacks
Allied headquarters report stubborn defense near Cassino with New Zealanders and French troops repelling German assaults on hill 193 and near Monte Calvarone. Heavy air strikes hit Verona Bologna Rimini Padua and surrounding targets as German planes attacked Cassino area.
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Allied
Fifth Army
Cassino
Italy
New
Monte Castellone
Finn Soviet Talks Not Definitely Off Hull
Secretary Hull said at a mid day press conference that Russo Finnish armistice negotiations had not been terminated keeping hopes alive for Finland to exit the war and avoiding a possible break in relations with Washington.
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Hull
Washington
Russia
Finland
United States
Fizard
Helsinki
Tin Can Collection Planned in La Crosse
A tin salvage committee will collect properly prepared cans in La Crosse on Saturday. Residents are urged to place cans in containers on the curb Friday night.
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la Crosse
Tin Salvage Committee
Congress Power On Lend-Lease Action
The House Foreign Affairs Committee moved to make Congress the final arbiter of lend lease settlements, extending the program another year. The amendment, offered by Rep. Wadsworth, was adopted unanimously and ties postwar policy to constitutional procedure with Senate treaty review or a two-thirds house vote for action.
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Congress
Washington
House Foreign Affairs
Rep
Wadsworth
R-Ny
House
United States
Rep. Mundt
RSD
Senate
Hinge Deferments On Critical Jobs
War mobilization plans set strict rules for deferments under 26 for key industries. WPB, army, navy draft directors will decide which young workers remain in critical programs such as landing craft, synthetic rubber, radar, and special aircraft while guarding immediate war needs.
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Washington
War Production Board
Army and Navy
C. E. Wilson
Production Executive Committee
WPB
Army, Navy and
War Manpower Commission
Fireclaims Wife and Two Young Children at Newton Home
Cal M. Pitts, a night shift war plant worker, returned to his Newton residence to find a fire had destroyed the house. His wife, 23, and two children Marilyn, five, and Robert five months, were found dead in bed. Coroner Ralph Toland suspected an overheated stove caused the blaze and planned an inquest. Victims reportedly died of suffocation.
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Newton
Cal M. Pitts
Missing Man's Cap Found in Root River Racine
A Racine coast patrol recovered a cap in the Root River matching a missing man case. The cap bore an employment button identifying Redmond Ray McCarthy, 47, a World War I veteran employed by J. I. Case company. He has been absent since March 14 while en route to work.
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Rives
Racine
Wis
Redmond Ray McCarthy
McCarthy
J. I. Case Company
Lord Cavendish Dies at 39 in London
Lord Charles Cavendish husband of Adele Astaire and brother in law to Fred Astaire died on Thursday in London. He was 39, the second son of the ninth Duke of Devonshire.
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London
Lord Charles Cavendish
Adele Astaire
Fred Astaire
Duke of Devonshire
Yankee Blow Follows Big RAF Assault
U S fighter planes shot down 20 German fighters during the heavy bomber attack on German targets. About 27 bombers and six fighters missing from the U S force. RAF 1 000 plane night raid hit Frankfurt as 1 500 American bombers and fighters attacked the Brunswick district Werl Achmer and Handorf. German claims of fierce air combat followed. Berlin harassed by Mosquitos last night. 33 aircraft missing in the night operation.
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Jimmy Stewart
Maj
James Stewart
Berlin
9Th
Germany
London
U. S
Frankfurt
Gerthe Brunswick
Werl
Essen
Achmer
Oldenburg
Handorf
U. S. Army Air Force
Reich
RAF
Calais Ablaze After Air Attacks Over Coast
Four great columns of black smoke rose over Calais as the city burned. Reports say much of the town was ablaze and fires likely caused by air raids. American Liberator bombers attacked the area Tuesday.
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Calais
London
French Channel
Coastalso
Keen subsidies or let pay soar warning from Davis
Washington warned that subsidies and the little steel wage formula may push pay up. Chairman William H. Davis of the War Labor Board told the Senate Banking Committee the board will keep the wage policy unless current inquiries show it causes great inequities and injustice.
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Washington
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Ees
Senate Banking Committee
Inuetae
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