Allied air strike sinks 22 Japanese ships in Pacific raid
Allied pilots crushed a 22 ship Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea area destroying most vessels and killing or drowning about 15 000 ground troops bound for New Guinea. Only three Allied aircraft were lost as 55 Japanese planes were shot down or damaged. The victory marked a major disruption of Japan's campaign and reduced the threat to Australia.
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Southwest Pacific Command
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Vitiaz Straits
Bismarck Archipelago
Huongulf
Lae
Salamaua
Rabaul
New Britain
Huon Gulf
Russians say Red Army pursues Germans near Rzhev and Bryansk
Soviet forces advance west and northwest of Kursk under severe weather as they threaten Orel and Bryansk. Izvestia cites 11 towns captured and 2,000 German dead after Rzhev fall, with rail link to Velikie Luki to resume and Volga shipping planned by spring.
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Moscow
Red Army
Rzhev
Kursk
Orel
Berlin
Bryansk
Dmitriev-Lgovsky
Leov
Konotop
Kiev
Ukraine
Bryansk-Lgov
Sumy
Izvestia
Velikie Luki
Volga
Caspian Sea
Allies Press Counteroffensive Across Tunisian Front
U S patrols reached three miles from Faid pass as Rommel's forces mass in the Mareth line area. Allied air forces hit Mareth line and six Tunisian air bases while German Italian troops press on Sedjenane and Sedjenane to Beja sector. The push toward Faid pass accompanies reports of Sidi Bouzid reentry by U S forces and the seizure of Gafsa area as recon patrols advance amid minefields and regrouping.
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Faid Pass
Rommel
Mareth Line
Eighth Army
First Army
Ine
Sedjenane
Tunisia
Hunt's Gap
Beja
Sidi Bouzid
U. S
Jurgen von Arnim
Mareth
Tunis
Gabes
Kasserine Pass
Gafsa
Mahares
Sousse
Algiers
Associated Press
Jap Plans Upset By the Sinking of 22 Ship Convoy
Washington reports that 22 Japanese ships were sunk or rendered sinking in the Bismarck Sea by General MacArthur’s air forces. Patterson cited the victory as a turning point in South Pacific campaigns and noted continued Allied advances in Tunisia Italy Sicily Sardinia and French Germany air raids.
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U.S
Washington, Mar
South Pacific
Bismarck Sea
MacArthur
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
France
Kansas Tire Repairmen Will Meet This Evening
Kansas tire recappers and repairmen will convene in 18 cities tonight to plan improved standards and quality treading, cooperate with government agencies, and keep vehicles rolling. J. W. Martin of Wichita heads the program and will announce local meeting sites including Wichita Salina Leavenworth Topeka Iola Garden City Dodge City Emporia Liberal Wellington El Dorado Great Bend and McPherson. A radio address by Rubber Director William Jeffers will be heard.
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Wichita
Mar
Kansas Tire
J. W. Martin
Kansas
Salina
Leavenworth
Topeka
Iold
Garden City
Dodge City
Emporia
Liberal
Wellington
el Dorado
Great Bend
McPherson
Gandhi in good spirits after hunger strike end
Gandhi ends 21 day hunger strike at Poona and rests well, the government bulletin reports. Corbett Bishop, 37, a conscientious objector, drinks orange juice in solidarity with Gandhi and the Indian freedom struggle in West Campton News.
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New Delhi
Pi—Mohandas K. Gandhi
Poona
West Campton
N. H
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Corbett Bishop
Selective Service
Freedom of India
Gandhi
Kansas House Debates War Bill Pack and Tax Breaks
Military affairs proposes a uniform air raid system during blackouts and evacuations with penalties up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail. Health and welfare panels back water system supervision and public health units. Veterans get same wartime benefits as others. Tax exemptions for heads of families rise to 2000 dollars and each dependent to 350. Senate tackles labor regulation amid union supervision debate.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas House of Representatives
Military Affairs Committee
State Defense Council
State Health Department
Public Health Committee
State Board
Public Welfare Committee
Kansas State Fair
State Board of Education
Workmen’s Compensation
Senate
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Washington
Kansas
House
William Kahrs
Richita
Cold Wave To Hit Kansas With Snow And Low Temps
Topeka reports a strong cold front moving across Kansas with rain turning to snow and high winds. Temperatures fall to near zero in the north and about 10 above in the south tonight, with only the southeast slightly warmer. meteorologist S D Flora warns to grab overcoats.
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Topeka
Mar
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Phillipsburg
Ellis
Army flyers killed in Platte City training crash
Two army flyers died when their training plane crashed south of Platte City Missouri. Sherman Field Fort Leavenworth officials handled the scene. Victims were not identified immediately. Open for breakfast at 5 a.m. Mass.- Adv.
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Platte City
Sherman Field
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Gasoline tax receipts fall 24.6 percent in February
Topeka reports February gasoline tax collections dropped 24.6 percent from a year earlier, totaling $687 and aided by $190,000 arriving late. Sales tax rose 2.53 percent to $959 805 while cigarette and beer taxes remained higher than last year.
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Topeka
Mar
Sane
William Ljungdahl
State Revenue and Taxation Commission
Average 60 stocks reach 1943 high amid gains
The market shows average 60 stocks at 46.4, climbing to a 1943 high after yesterday’s close of 462. Investors noted broad strength and renewed momentum across sectors.
Martin to Speak at Lawrence Chamber Luncheon
Albert Martin general attorney for the Kansas League of Municipalities will address a Lawrence Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday at 12 20 regarding implications of a City of the Second Class becoming a City of the First Class. Reservations due by 5 Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Martin
Kansas League of Municipalities
Topeka
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Kansas
Chamber
C. of C
Martin
League
Lawrence Board of Education
City Planning Commission
Allies Sink Japanese convoy in New Guinea air strike
Washington reports a major allied air victory over a Japanese convoy bound for New Guinea. Pilots destroyed many ships and evacuated troops, with 55 planes shot down. Officials note the gain may slow immediate threats and reinforce the southern Pacific front centered on Guadalcanal.
Two Newlywed Representatives Honored in Topeka Session
The Kansas House paused lawmaking to honor two recently married lawmakers Rep. John A. Holmstrom of Randolph and Rep. Henry Buzick of Sylvan Grove. Holmstrom wed Lenora Edgerton of Randolph in Bartlesville Oklahoma, while Buzick married earlier in January. Both couples received paintings by Topeka artist Helen Hodge.
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Topeka
Mar
John A. Holmstrom
Randolph
Henry Buzick
Sylvan Grove
Holmstrom
Lenora Edgerton
Kansas City
Bartlesville
Okla
Mechanic Suffers Severe Cut In Station Accident
Ed Denny of the Phillips service station at Tenth and New Hampshire streets was badly cut on the hand when a car started suddenly as he tightened a radiator petcock. He received treatment at Memorial hospital and was discharged after dressing.
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Ed Denny
Phillips
Tenth
New Hampshire Streets
Denny
Memorial Hospital
Valley of Lawrence
Masonic Temple
David Passon
Jong
Walter Varnum
E. C. Bussing
Walter Nieder
W. H. Quakenbush
C. E. Birch
Warren Zimmerman
George D. Wall
Guy Phillips
W. R. Green, Jr
Robert Green
J. L. Alderson
Carl Amerine
Henry M. Stanley
Luther Moherman
John
1948 Cotton Planting Allotment Boost Predicted
Agriculture Secretary Wickard expected to announce a 10 percent increase in the national cotton planting allotment for 1948. Officials say the move aims to boost cottonseed production for vegetable oil and livestock protein feed.
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Washington
Mar
Wickard
Dean Templin KU figure dies after long service to campus
Olin Templin longtime KU Endowment Association secretary and university staff member died at eighty one after an illness of two months. He served KU from student days in 1881 to 1921 as dean and professor and helped found the Alumni association and Endowment, with a memorial fund and the Temlin Fellowship.
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Olin Templin
University of Kansas Endowment Association
Dean Templin
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Templin
University of Kansas
Europe
University of Gottingen
University of Berlin
United States
University of Kansas ‘Alumni Association
University Endowment Association
Southwest Philosophic Conference
Mississippi Valley
Solon E. Summerfield
New York
Summerfield
Herbert Rankin
Albuquerque
N. M
Walter Wellhouse
Ames
Mary Rankin
Barbara Hutchinson
Olin Wellhouse
William Wellhouse
U. S
Deane W. Malott
Kansas City
University Flower Fund
Washington, D.C
Herbert Hoover
The
Food Administration
Washington
Kansan Is Commended for Navy Valor
Naval Ensign William H. Farrer of Arkansas City Kansas received a letter of commendation from the Navy for courage leadership and resourcefulness in keeping with the highest naval traditions. The Navy did not disclose the exact actions prompting the award.
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Washington, Mar
William H. Farrer
Arkansas City
Kan
Navy
Farrer
Navy Department
Special Services Mark Roosevelt Anniversary in White House
President Roosevelt marked the tenth anniversary of his presidency with a private service in the White House East Room. High officials, friends, and Roosevelt family attended as Lieut. Frank R. Wilson led prayers for peace social justice and those who died serving the country.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
White House
Frank R. Wilson
Norfolk
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N.Y
Renumbering Changes in Douglas County State Representative Districts
Legislature considers a bill to renumber districts after Johnson County split into two. Douglas County Eleventh becomes Twelfth and Twelfth becomes Thirteenth to equalize population with Grant and Wakarusa shifts. Based on 1942 counts, east district rises to 11 022 while west drops to 12 899. Ray Wright residency noted. Wright faced ballot challenge over district residence. Ward designations in Lawrence not aligned with current district boundaries since 1936.
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Douglas County
Johnson County
Grant Township
Wakarusa Township
Wright
Arkansas Street
Lawrence
Topeka Woman In Manila Reveals Missionary Status
The American board of foreign missions announced the location of all Congregational missionaries in the Philippine Islands for the first time since April 1942. Rev. Edward L. Nolting of Lexington Missouri, now in Manila with his wife, sent a cable through the Japanese and American Red Cross. Among the reports, Miss Alice M. Huggins, daughter of Henry H. Huggins of Topeka, is in Manila.
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Boston
Mass
Philippine Islands
American Board of Foreign Missions
Japanese Red Cross
American Red Cross
Edward L. Nolting
Lexington
Manila
Alice M. Huggins
Huggins
Henry H. Huggins
Topeka
Boxing Champ Killed in London Air Raid
London March 4. Former bantamweight boxing champion of England was among those killed in last night’s air raid. The casualty is reported by P Dick Corbett.
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London
Dick Corbett
England
City Council Set to Canvass Primary Vote
The city council will meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning to canvass the primary election results. The session aims to certify vote totals and address any irregularities arising from the polls.
Fire Devours Anatomy Building At University Campus
Fire destroyed the University of Kansas Anatomy Building causing at least 40000 dollars in losses to the structure and lab equipment. Vault contents valued at 30000 dollars were damaged though wax figures remained intact. Faculty and premed students faced displacement as classes moved to Snow Hall. Firefighters contained the blaze after about an hour with cadaver tanks largely undamaged.
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University of Kansas
Snowhall
Fred M. Harris
Ottawa
State Board of Regents
Hubert Brighton
Topeka
Roy Stuckey
Charles Marshall
Anatomy
Sam Elliott
University
Fraser Hall
Frank Strong
Naval Machinists Mates School
Fowler Shop
Edytha Voth
Paul Ingels
Weather update for Kansas cold snap and changing precipitation
A cold front moves through Kansas bringing light rain this evening then changing to snow. Overnight lows fall to around 10 degrees in the north and higher in the south. Winds run 25 to 38 mph with continued cold conditions into Friday afternoon.
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Kansas
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Guadalcanal
K. U. Dean
Malott
Kansan
Ensign
Alice’ Huggins
H. C. Tracy
H. B. Lattimore
C. W. Asling
Ralph Charles Wolfson
Harry White
Alexander Roth
Margaret Schumann
Professor Asling
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