Lend-Lease Increases as Invasion Nears, Says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt announces in the fifteenth lend-lease report that United Nations forces begin a three-front offensive. He notes US aid totaling 24.225 billion dollars has gone mainly to Britain and Russia, with China receiving growing air support as Allied operations intensify.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Nations
Europe
Comn
Britain
Russia
China
Allied ships under lend lease to Britain total nearly 1400
A lend-lease report lists almost 1,400 naval units to Britain including more than 30 convoy escort carriers destroyer escorts and merchant ships plus 200 million dollars of landing barges PT boats and other small craft. Larger vessels sail under their own power and are leased to the Allies for the duration of the war while the title remains with the United States.
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Leadse
United Kingdom
United States
Lend-Lease Aid Tops Billions Across Allies in 1944
A wartime report details massive lend-lease totals to Britain and Russia as American equipment flows intensify. In early 1944, 2,100 lend-lease planes and 60,000 other military vehicles went to allies, with near 4.75 billion dollars to Russia and substantial shares to the Pacific theaters.
Plan Blacklisting Of Swedish Firms
The State Department announced that many Swedish firms are under investigation for potential blacklisting. Action against these firms is expected in the coming days. The move follows pressure from the United States Britain and Russia for Sweden to halt ball bearing shipments to Germany. The SKF firm operates with American affiliates in Ohio and New York.
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Washington
Mate
United States
Britain
Russia
Sweden
Germany
SKF
Ohio
New York
Wartime Anti Liquor Plans Delayed After Setback
Washington report says a House Judiciary Committee postponed wartime anti liquor legislation amid opposition from committee members. Chairman Hobbs of Alabama indicated no date for further hearings on Rep Bryson’s bill and signaled delays in advancing the measure.
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Washington
House
Legis
Hobbs
Ala
Bryson
No mistrial in sedition action ruled by judge
Justice Edward C. Eicher refused defense motions for a mistrial in the mass sedition conspiracy case involving 29 defendants. He found no inflam matory remarks beyond permissible bounds and limited opening statements to 30 to 36 minutes. Contempt fines against attorney Henry H. Klein totaled 100 dollars, with further penalties possible as the trial continued.
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Edward C. Eicher
O. John Rogge
Eicher
Lawrence Dennis
Dennis
Justice Eicher
Henry H. Kiein
New York
Kiein
Klein
Soviet Front Quiet Amid Local Skirmishes Along Dnestr
British dispatch notes sporadic fighting along the lower Dnestr river north of Tiraspol. Moscow reports 600 German troops killed as Red Army repels tank supported attacks near Tiraspol while front lines stay largely quiet.
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Dnestr
Tiraspol
A_ broadcast
Moscow
Red Army
Swancutt Dies Not Involved, Insanity Plea Opens Trial
Lieut Beaufort G Swancutt in a Camp Anza hospital chair as defense outlines insanity plea for killings at an army base on March 5. He faces a general court martial for murder of Dorothy Douglas Louraine Livermore Capt Aubrey Serfling and Riverside policeman Arthur Simpson.
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Campanza
Calif
Beaufort G. Swancutt
Lieut
Swancutt
la Crosse
Wis
Delphine Rasco
Charles A. Thomas
Cutor
Herbert Greer
Tne
Dorothy Douglas
Louraine Livermore
Long Beach
Aubrey G. Serfling
Preston
Minn
Riverside
Arthur B. Simpson
Arlington
Explosion Injures Four In Sparta North Water Street District
An early morning blast on North Water street in Sparta injures four people, leaves one in critical condition, and damages three buildings including a barber shop and a gift shop. Investigation by police, fire, and city officials targets the cause amid displaced residents and prior fires and floods in 1943.
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North Water Street
Thome Book
Genevra Thome
Wall
Charles van Antwerp
Tribune Sparta
Wis
van Antwerp
St. Mary's Hospital
F. C. Thome
E. G. Kowitz
Thame
William Gleason
Water Street
Stanford Thompson
Robert Flaig
C. E. Lehman
Oscar Baumbach
O. O. Berman
H. H. Williams, Jr
H. J. Reekie
Two Escape Injury When Plane Crashes Near Racine
A plane crash near Racine Wisconsin left both civilian flyers unharmed. Pilot Al Bode said he lost bearings in fog during a Indianapolis to Racine hop. Passenger Gordon Freres, both from Racine, escaped injury in the soft field crash near Sturtevant.
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Racine
Wis
Sturtevant
al Bode
Indianapolis
Gordon Freres
Carrier Borne Raid On Marcus Isle Alarms Japan
The Marcus Island raid by a carrier borne group drew air raid alarms across north and east Japan. Nimitz commanded Pacific fleet units hitting Marcus from the east over two days, with Tokyo reporting 32 raiders shot down and renewed Allied pressure in the Pacific theater.
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Japan
Associated Press
Marcus Island
Tokyo
Berlin
Pacific Fleet
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Soerabaja
Java
Bonin Islands
Wake
Marshalls
Nimitz
Shimushiri
Nippon
Nauru Island
Marshall
Pratas Island
Hong Kong
China
Philippines
Bombers Lash Kiel and Pas-de-Calais Area
Allied air operations target Kiel and Pas-de-Calais as 750 heavy bombers hit Duisburg with 2800 tons Japanese. Hannover rail center and Belgian airfield also attacked. RAF and American forces suffer 57 losses, including 35 American fighters, in daylight and night sweeps aimed at crippling German troop and supply movements ahead of the western invasion.
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Kiel
U. S
Pas-de-Calais
France
Duisburg
Hannover
Belgium
RAF
Germany
Train Travel Cancelled In London Area
London area passengers faced widespread train cancellations with boards warning of delays. The Dover strait saw light rain overnight and improving visibility as a cool, unsettled day began.
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London
Dover Strait
Strait
Blaze Kills Four Boys in Attic Bedroom
Detroit reports a fatal fire at a Taylor township home caused by a kerosene stove explosion. Four Perry brothers Charles G Melvin age 7 Edward 14 Leo 18 died, Laverne 10 was severely burned, and the father also sustained severe burns while rescuing them. another boy was in critical condition.
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Taylor Township
Frank Perry
Charles. G. Melvin
Edward
Leo
Laverne
Ward-Owned War Plant Opens Under Government Operation
Springfield Illinois Army seized Hummer manufacturing plant, a Montgomery Ward subsidiary, after a 17 day strike. 220 of 240 workers reported to the 7 am shift as union machinists led broader return to work under government control. No incidents, plant managers cooperating with a 10 member army contingent.
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Ill
Montgomery Ward
Humer Manufacturing Company
Army
Roosevelt
Nelson Talbott
War Department
AFL
John J. Saxer
WLB
J.T. Farr
Had To Act Against Ward Co Or Face More Strikes
William Davis head of the war labor board told a House committee the agency acted in the Montgomery Ward dispute to prevent 15.5 million workers in various industries from striking. He said the WLB will intervene in work stoppages until Congress clarifies which sectors are not war critical.
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Washington
William Davis
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Montgomery Ward
Chicago
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Rep
Dewey
R-Ill
Ward
Roosevelt to Visit Navy Medical Center for Checkup
President Roosevelt and his personal physician Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntire announced plans for a formal physical at the Navy Medical Center in Maryland this week. The checkup aims to confirm recovery from last winter's flu and bronchial illness after a month of rest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Naval Medical Center
Maryland
Ross T. McIntire
South
Life and Property Loss Mounting in Iowa Floods
Des Moines reports rising fatalities and widespread destruction as floods overwhelm towns. Nine people are dead since Thursday, with homes and crops lost and communities evacuated due to overflowing rivers across the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Patrols Quit City But Big Push Goes On
Allied forces pressed their advance in southern Italy with U S troops reaching Terracina and pushing along the Terracina Pico line. German reserves were thrown into a desperate effort to halt the Rome drive as Pierre Pont canal and Monte Leucio were contested and Polish and French units pressed north and center.
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Terracina
Anzio
Rome
U. S
Third Defense Wall
Italy
Terracina- Pico
Monte Marino
Monte Antone
Monte Capiccio
Insland
Pico
Piedimonte
Liri
8Th Army
Pontecorvo
Monte Leucle
Mark W. Clark
Monte Leucio
Bangor Sergeant Leads Drive at Anzio Beachhead
Sgt Loa Lunde an 18 year old Wisconsin native who served with the U S Army and helped kill six Germans and take 63 prisoners last February along with three others in the Pontine marshes asserts the fighting will continue until victory. He says the Krauts are on the run and will be kept on the run until the war ends.
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Anzio
Italy
Loa Lunde
Wis
Pontine Marshes
Allies drive toward Pico and Terracina across Liri valley
Allied forces press from Anzio toward Terracina and Pico as they push five miles from the beachhead and pierce the Pontecorvo area. German 26th armored division fights to hold the line while Pontine marshes and Monte Leucio region see heavy action. Terracina and Monte San Biagio reported in Allied reach along the Appian Way.
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Liri
Terracina
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Phco
8Th Army
Piedimonte
Cassino
Pontecorvo-Pico
Monte Leucio
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