Germans Shift 375 000 Troops. Eight Cities Evacuated
British dispatches report Adolf Hitler reinforced by about 375000 troops in 12 divisions from western Europe and 15 more from winter defeats, driving a hundred mile Donets advance to recapture eight cities since late February at a cost of 20000 German and allied casualties.
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London
Adolf Whitler
Donets
Berlin
High Command
Donets River
Izyum
Kharkov
Slavyansk
Pavlograd
Dnieper River
Krasnograd
Poltava
Lozovaya
Krasnoarmeisk
Kramatorsk
Barvenkovo
Lisichansk
Basel National Zeitung
France
Pay as you like tax plan clears house ways panel
Washington reports the house ways and means committee approved a compromise tax plan with a 20 percent withholding on wages and salaries effective July 1, offering individuals a choice to pay last year’s tax or switch to pay-as-you-go. The plan lacks abatements and shifts debate to the house floor.
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Washington, Mar
House
Ways and Means
Beardsley Ruml
New York
Gearhart
California
Soviet Paper Reports U.S. War Aid Details
Izvestia printed a Tass-sourced article from Edward R. Stettinius Jr. on American lend-lease to the Soviet Union. The piece highlights food supplies in 1942 and notes emphasis on pork dairy fats and eggs. The article omits Standley and Stettinius statements on trucks jeeps and rails.
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Moscow
Mar
William H. Standley
U. S
Soviet Union
Izvestia
Tass
New York
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Oontra
PxVda
Communist Party
Red Star
Ed Army
Standley
s _ statefaa
Stettinius
Bombers Hit Munich in 12th RAF Night Raid on Nazi Industries
London reports Britain’s big bombers attacked Munich last night in the 12th RAF assault on the continent in 14 nights. Eleven aircraft missing. Canadians say the heart of Munich was “one big fire” with flames visible 60 miles away as fires raged and a German bomber was shot down.
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London
Britain
Munich
British Air Ministry
R.A.F
Germany
Nuernberg
England
Air Force in China Created as War News
The United States announced the creation of a full air force command in China fulfilling a long cherished hope. In the Pacific, American built Liberator bombers of the RAF attacked positions in Japanese occupied Burma while Japan showed renewed air strength in New Guinea. Gen Douglas MacArthur reported 26 Japanese bombers and 21 fighters attacked the allied post at Wau, causing light casualties and little damage. Wau is 35 miles southwest of Salamaua, a target of Allied drives since the Papuan peninsula conquest.
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U.S. Air Force Command
China
Japan
Far Pacific
R.A.F
Burma
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Wau
Salamaua
Auto Tag Sale Reaches 7715 in Douglas County
The Douglas County treasurer reports 7715 current auto tags sold by now, up from 6143 a year ago. Truck tag sales total 1302, barely one more than the prior year, while 36 of 1943 midget tags remain before a new supply arrives. The 1943 Kansas tags are now made by a Kansas City firm instead of the state penitentiary workshop.
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Kansas
Kansas City
State Reformatory
House Passes Measure to Extend Lend-Lease Act
The House approved a one year extension of the lend-lease act by a 407 to 6 roll call vote. Lawmakers rejected a proposal to grant Congress veto power over final settlements of mutual aid pacts.
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House
Washington
Mar
Congress
Senate
Two More Tanks Lost by Rommel in Tunisia
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports Rommel lost two more armored tanks after a failed six thrusts into Eighth Army positions at Mareth Line. British forces harass along the front as Rommel’s efficiency wanes and air activity suffers from bad weather. an axis merchant vessel in the Sicily Tunisia convoy was sunk.
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North Africa
Mar
Eighth Army
Erwin ‘Rommel
Mareth Line
Tunisia
Rommel
Sicily
Britain Backs Welles Postwar Conference Proposal
Force Secretary Anthony Eden told the house of commons that Britain welcomed Sumner Welles proposal for a conference on postwar aims and economic problems. Welles first advanced the plan February 26 in Toronto.
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Welles
London
Force
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Sumner Welles
United States
University of Toronto
Forms Expected Today At Local Rationing Office
An additional supply of institutional registration forms was expected today. A telegram from state headquarters in Wichita said a small quantity was being mailed. Registrars will be instructed in filling out forms at a Chamber of Commerce school tomorrow. A second registration period is set for Friday in the Community building basement from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Wichita
Chamber of Commerce
Plan to Build a 15 Million Army by End of 1943
Washington reports Senate hearings on mobilization proposals claim a 15,000,000 man armed force by year end, with 3-A registrants potentially inducted by midsummer. Downey and Taft testified on the Austin-Wadsworth bill and defense health funding amid debates over farm deferments and civilian war work.
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Prise
Downey
D-Calif
Austin-Wadsworth
Appropriations
Charles P. Taft
Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services
Selective Service
Pearl Harbor
Taft
Axis
United States
Senate
White House
Harry Hopkins
James F. Byrnes
William D. Leahy
Bernard M. Baruch
Samuel I. Rosenman
Appropriations Committee
Bankhead
D-Ala
Nye
Thomas
D-Okla
War Stimson
Wheeler
D-Mont
Congress
Stimson
War Secretary
Civil government returns to Hawaii after 15 months
After 15 months of military rule in Hawaii following Pearl Harbor, civil authority resumes in part at Jolani Palace with Gov. I M Stainback Admiral Nimitz and Gen Emmons present. Eighteen agencies return to civilian control. martial law and habeas corpus suspension continue. Civil functions restored include prices, food, health, justice, and schools.
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Honolulu
Mar
Territory of
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
United States
Jolani’ Palace
I. M. Stainback
Chester H. Nimitz
Delos Emmons
Damages Awarded in Olmstead Truck Collision Suit
Jeanne Ek. Olmstead, 19, wins $3,175 in district court for injuries and vehicle loss from a February collision at Twenty-Firth and Massachusetts streets that also killed her husband Richard I. Olmstead. Defendants Park Hetzel Jr. and James O’Leary had faced manslaughter charges. trial by jury was waived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Ek. Olmstead
Massachusetts
Huband
Olmstead
Grace Olmstead
Park Hetzel, Jr
Lawrence Transfer Company
James O'Leary
O'Leary
Hetzel
Desperate motorist steals county license plate sample
A motorist stole the 1942 license plate sample tag from the county treasurer’s office. The display tag bore 09 0000 with a 1943 tag attached. With steel shortages the state cannot supply enough 1942 plates, prompting confusion over attaching 1943 tags to old plates.
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Kansas
Roy Flory
Flory
Roosevelt Seeks Postwar Plans and Expanded Social Security
President Roosevelt sent two proposals to Congress detailing postwar planning and security work relief policies. The resources planning board urges demobilization measures including job guarantees, severance pay for war workers, and continued rationing and price controls into the transition period.
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Washington
Mar
Roosevelt
Congress
Resources Planning Board
Resources Board
Operation Is Successful Tumor Removed From Child Brain
In Ann Arbor on March 10 Dr. Max M. Peet of the University of Michigan hospital removed a large malignant brain tumor from Isabel Salvador Sole, three year old daughter of a Cuban physician. The operation was successful in every way but requires X ray treatment and may recur. The child was brought by plane from Havana.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Max,m. Peet
University of Michigan Hospital
Isabel Salvador Sole
Heavy storm hits county with snow and ice conditions
The county experienced rain turning to snow overnight totaling 2.80 inches with mixed precipitation bringing dangerous driving and walking conditions. Temperatures fell from 58 to 24 degrees, creating slippery roads and ice sheets as the Sunflower Ordnance Works team faced delays and county patrols worked to clear the roads.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Opens Joe Wellman Cancer Fund
A $50 start, presented by Joe Wellman, establishes the Joe Wellman Cancer Fund at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The fund aids women needing hospital care but cannot afford it, with withdrawals approved by the chief of staff and superintendent. Wellman, KU alum and former athlete, aims to add annual contributions in memory of his mother Isa E. Wellman. The board also noted a service flag from A P Weaver and February hospital statistics: 70 average daily census, 49 babies born (Jan-Feb total 99), 284 admissions, 108 operations, 6735 meals, and $809 Watkins Endowment interest.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Joe E. Wellman
Wellman
University of Kansas
Isa E. Wellman
Douglas County
Joe Wellman
Loomis Advertising Company
Transportation Advertising
St. Louis
A. PD. Weaver
Watkins Endowment Fund
Riots Erupt in Southern France Amid German Labor Hunt
Rioting spread across southern France with German casualties reported in the hundreds. French guerrillas attacked a Nazi column in Lyon injuring or killing 29 soldiers and blowing up an ammunition train between Valence and Vienne. crew remained missing.
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London
France
Lyon
Valance
Vienne
Gunman Fires at Marcel Deat in Nevers
Paris radio reports an assassination attempt on pro Nazi leader Marcel Deat at Nevers. The gunman fired several shots but missed Deat and his wife escaped injury.
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Marcel Deat
London
Paris
Nevers
Belgians Sentenced to Death by Liege Court
The Bel gian news agency reports seven Belgians were sentenced to death by a German military court in Liege for acts of violence and sabotage.
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London
Mar
Liege
Senators Call For Higher Dairy Price Ceilings To Avert Shortages
Washington March 10 Senate agriculture subcommittee investigates wholesale dairy cattle slaughter and urges immediate price ceiling increases for dairy products to prevent shortages. It notes officials’ unfamiliarity with the dairy industry and recommends industry input in future pricing decisions. Lead figures include Chairman Smith and Senators Wheeler Stewart Aiken and Bushfield.
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Washington
Mar
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Smith
D-8.c
Wheeler
D-Mont
Stewart
D-Tenn
Aiken
R-Vt
Bushfield
R-S.d
Driver Guilty in Pedestrian Collision Case
Clyde Merry, 27, of 415 Elm Street, was found guilty of careless driving and fined 25 by Judge C. J. Lane in police court. He struck pedestrians Beecher Adams and Watts Jones at Massachusetts and Seventh streets as they crossed on a green light.
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Clyde Merry
Elm Street
C. J. Lane
Merry
Massachusetts
Seventh Streets
Beecher Adams
Ohio’ Street
Watts Jones
New Hampshire Street
Beecher
Watts
Clarence Gorrill
Lane
Weather Forecast Sees March Chill With Snow in Kansas
Weatherman D Flora calls last night’s weather a March flareback with rain changing to snow and freezing temperatures. Southeastern Kansas to see snow flurries today while highs range 10 to 20 degrees, far below yesterday’s 60s. Topeka reports 2.7 inches of snow. Concordia, Kansas City and St Joseph about 1 inch. Ellis, Dodge City and Wichita under half an inch. Coffeyville logs .36 inch rain.
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Sunflower Ordnance
Highway Patrol
Topeka
Mar
D. Flora
Kansas
Phillipsburg
Concordia
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Ellis
Dodge City
Wichita
Coffeyville
City Water Dept Must Pay 900 in Compensating Tax
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled against the city of Chanute in a case testing the compensating tax on materials bought outside Kansas. The Lawrence municipal water department will owe about 900 for taxes back to June 1937. Funding for the test case included contributions from the Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities and Law-Re, totaling over 2,000.
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State Supreme Court
Chanute
Lawrence Municipal Water Department
Kansas
Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities
Law- Re
Fines Paid to Douglas County Schools Reward Plan
From Sept 1942 to Feb 1943 violators paid fines totaling 3226.90 with 1936.64 allotted by the state. Allocation equals 90 cents per pupil across Douglas County schools, based on July 1 1942 census data. Margaret Hurley, county superintendent, notes this was the largest per pupil portion since 1923.
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Douglas County
Margaret Hurley
Stock Market Index Reaches 60-Stock Average 45.9
The stock index for 60 stocks stood at 45.9 in the latest reading, down from yesterday's 46.1. Investors monitor broader market trends as merchants weigh gains and losses across sectors.
Red Cross Drive Exceeds Quota In Douglas County War Fund
Douglas county workers surpass the official 17150 quota early and reach 17454.62 by noon with a final goal of 20000. Women solicitors exceed their residential district target by 32 percent with 5912.58 collected. Snow slows rural efforts. 41 of 78 school districts have reported.
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Red Cross War Fund
Douglas County
Lawrence
K.U
F. C. Allen
Sunsflower Ordnance Works
Rural Red Cross War Fund Totals Exceed $1000
Rural school districts in the county surpassed the thousand dollar mark in the Red Cross War Fund drive with four more reports totaling 214.35. Division Chairman Harold Fisher received updates from 51 of the 78 rural districts and the current total stands at 1 064 09 including church and local group contributions.
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Red Cross
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House Highway Committee
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Greenleaf
State Highway Commission
State Defense Council
Military Affairs Committee
AIR Force
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Associated Press
Senate Committee
Jeanne Olmstead
Inch
C. J. Posey
Cancer Fund
City Water Department
Frank Gray
Advance Gifts Committee
Advance Gifts Business District
Loadogea Ras
Lawrences Publi Schon Sri
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Haskel Iatitute
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Anne Nes
Budora Eteseree
Baldwin C Iytesenes
Lecompton
Ommeee Roc Ree
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