Bombers Smash Berlin With 360000 Bombs In Daylight Raid
United States heavy bombers possibly numbering 1100, escorted by fighters, hit Berlin on the fourth raid in six days. Over 10 000 explosive bombs and 350 000 incendiaries set large fires as crews claimed at least 30 German planes down. A daylight raid followed by RAF and RCAF forces hit Lemans rail yards southwest of Paris.
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GLADWIN HILL
Associated Press
ONDON
United States
Berlin
Press Association
Hitler
R.A.F.RCAF
Lemans
Paris
R.C.AP
U.S
Holland
Zhukov Aims At Lwow City
Marshal Zhukov’s 1st Ukrainian army fights through heavy mud and floods as Red Army advances toward Lwow, seizing the Odessa Warsaw railway near 70 miles from the city. The Red Star dispatches report difficult terrain, sledged tanks, and German attempts to hold supply lines in Ukraine.
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Red Army
Odessa
Lwow
Poland
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
A.P
Gregory K. Zhukov
Red Star
Odessa-Warsaw
Andrei Belaiev
Belaiev
Ukraine
Fritz Von Mannstein
Black Sea
Moldavia
Zhukov
Fighting Jews and Musicians in a Small Town Chronicle
A clipped page recalls a British Columbia locale where power returned in stages after a mill owner's wife bought a washing machine and later an iron. It also notes Jewish service in Allied forces, with figures from Trend of Events, and includes a Moscow despatch about conductor Karl Eliasberg and the Leningrad Symphony as part of a continuing feature.
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B.C
Tom King
Coalition
Columbia
R. A. Davies
Moscow
Toronto
Leningrad
Karl Eliasberg
Leningrad Symphony
Duels Rage On Italian Fronts
On the Cassino front intense night duels continued with gunfire mortars and artillery as Allied and German forces clashed around Cassino and near Cisterna while observers noted possible German regrouping south of Rome. Allied air forces flew about 1,200 sorties with heavy bombers targeting Toulon and rail yards. weather hindered ground operations as heavy snow in the mountains persisted.
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APLES
A.P
Carroceto
Rome
Toulon
France
Abramowicz Sentenced to Hang for Coleman Murder
Will Abramowicz, 49, of Lethbridge and Coleman, was found guilty of murdering Veronica Zaho rejko, 35, of Lethbridge, on January 26 in Coleman. A supreme court jury convicted after a day and a half trial, and Judge T M Tweedie sentenced him to hang in Lethbridge on May 25, to be carried out at the provincial jail. The plea left the packed courtroom silent as the verdict was read at 5:30 p.m. The jury deliberated about two hours before delivering an unconditional verdict. The case concluded in MacLeod with the judge charging the jury and summarizing evidence.
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Peter Abramowicz
Lethbridge
Coleman
supreme court
Macleod
T. M. Tweedie
Abramowicz
Veronica Zahorejko
Lethbridge and
Justice Tweedie
Hanged in Lethbridge as First Since 1931
Peter Abramowicz faces execution at the Provincial Jail in Lethbridge on May 25, marking the first death sentence carried out there since 1931. Historical records note three hangings in 1931 including Mike Radko, Bertram A. Jones, and Fred Baldwin, with Radko and Jones for the murder of Calgary taxi driver George Midwinter and Baldwin for the murder of his sweetheart Beatrice Law. Jail records show earlier executions beginning June 19, 1912, at Red Deer for Norman Merritt, as the province’s jail opened in 1911.
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Peter Abramowicz
Lethbridge
Mike Radko
Bertram A. Jones
Fred Baldwin
Radko
Jones
George Midwinter
Calgary
Baldwin
Beatrice Law
Frederick Carlson
Red Deer
Norman Merritt
Jury Finds Abramowicz Guilty in Axe Murder Case
On Tuesday afternoon the jury led by foreman K. Munro of Pincher Creek returned a guilty verdict at 5:25 in the Abramowicz axe murder trial. Mr Justice Tweedie asked the accused if he had anything to say before sentence. the defendant, Peter Abramowicz, through an interpreter, replied he had nothing to say before the judge pronounced sentence.
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Abramowicz
K. Munro
Pincher Creek
Justice Tweedie
Peter Abramowicz
Ask Removal Of Sugar Tax In Alberta
Edmonton March 8 The Alberta legislative assembly unanimously passed a resolution urging the Dominion government to remove the one cent per pound excise tax on sugar beet production and to immediately boost Alberta sugar output. The motion, brought by R S Lee and seconded by J H Walker, cites a national sugar shortage and hardship on citizens, particularly farm families, and notes sugar is being imported by ship. Alberta could produce more sugar than currently allowed.
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EDMONTON
Dominion
Alberta legislative assembly
Alberta
R. S. Lee
S.C
Taber
J. H. Walker
Independent
Werner
Canada
Rangers Reach Front Near Cisterna At Anzio Fight
Naples report says two American Ranger battalions totaling about 900 soldiers infiltrated four miles from enemy lines during the early Anzio operation near Cisterna. They fought to the bitter end on January 30 when surrounded by superior German forces. only a few stragglers limped back to Allied lines to tell their story.
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NAPLES
Anzio
Cisterna
Money for Industry Falls Short of Postwar Needs
Ottawa March 8 C P Four party leaders in the commons argued the proposed industrial development bank of 100 million dollars falls short for postwar financing. Blackmore urged a 250 million cap via Bank of Canada funding to expand lending nationwide and potentially influence banks and interest rates. Hanson favored private financing for a still strong national income, while Coldwell said the bill undercuts free enterprise and public risk safeguards.
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OTTAWA
C.P
commons
New Democracy
Blackmore
Bank of Canada
Canada
R. B. Hanson
P.C—York-Sunbury
Hanson
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
The Day In Parliament Ad journed till Thursday
The House of Commons stood adjourned until Thursday with only committee meetings today while the Senate sat. Yesterday four party leaders questioned the proposed industrial development bank with 100 million dollars in resources as insufficient for postwar needs. M J Coldwell urged national control of banking, and senator J W de B Farris criticized John Bracken for operating a campaign separate from parliamentary duties, noting Bracken has not yet been elected.
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house of commons
senate
house
M. J. Coldwell
C.C.F
J. W. de B. Farris
British Columbia
John Bracken
Bracken
commons
Federal Coal Policy Asked by Alberta Legislature
The Alberta Legislature unanimously approved a resolution urging Ottawa to formulate a national coal policy and form a government miners and mine operators committee to press action. Premier Manning backed the move as in line with Social Credit aims, noting potential blame if Alberta coal field conditions continue.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
Dominion
Ottawa
LAC
Gordon Taylor
Drum- Keller
J. Morrison
Lab. Edson
Elmer Roper
C.C.F
monton
neary
Premier &. Co
Manning
Canada
Morrison
Britain’s war output tops 1943 accounts in Commons
Production Minister Oliver Lyttleton disclosed in the House of Commons that Britain produced 90,000 aircraft from the war’s start to end of 1943, with 83,000 tanks and armored vehicles, over a million wheeled unarmored vehicles, 115,000 large calibres, and about 5,250,000 small arms. He noted current aircraft output is mainly bombers fighters and naval recon, with the remainder transports trainers and target aircraft. He said proximity to German bases limited full statistics but enough to show the wartime scale.
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LONDON
C.P
Britain
Oliver Lyttleton
house of
ammuni
Law Says Ottawa Aided Quebec's Liquor Quota
Alberta Treasurer Solon Low charged in the legislature that the Dominion government fixed the base year to favor Quebec and tipped off eastern provinces about the wartime liquor order of 1942. He cited Alberta’s lower 1942 consumption and noted evidence of eastern pre-purchase from distilleries. 401,000 permits were issued.
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EDMONTON
Quebec
Alberta
Solon Low
Low
Janey
east
Ontario
Japanese squeeze play in Burma fronts
British forces west of the Mayu range repelled two Japanese raids with heavy enemy casualties and a successful raid south of Maungdaw. In the north US troops advanced from Walawbum to trap about 2000 Japanese as Chinese forces moved in, with road blocks set to prevent escape toward Mogaung and Myitkyina. Allied fighters and bombers attacked enemy positions and communications on Sunday and Monday.
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NEW DELHI
C.P
Burma
Mayu range
Maungdaw
Kajadan
United States
Walawbum
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Conservative Earl Winters on BBC crooners
In the House of Commons on Tuesday the Conservative Earl Winterton attacked female crooners on BBC programs for the forces. He said they resemble no known American accent and reminded him of the caterwauling of an inebriated cockatoo.
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LONDON
Earl Winterton
house of commons
BBC
the forces
Horsham and
Worthing
Baby's Cry Rouses Family As Home Burns
In Weston Winnipeg, March 8, a fire destroyed a suburban home as 14 people fled to safety. Teen months old Douglas Bucknell cried out, prompting his father Walter Bucknell to rescue him and guide the family out through the back door before injuries occurred.
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WINNIPEG
Douglas Bucknell
Weston
Walter Bucknell
Plane crash at Camp Haan kills four at hospital
Riverside report says a fighter plane crashed into the post hospital at Camp Haan Tuesday, killing four people including two hospital X ray room attendants and two patients. The pilot parachuted to safety. Names of the dead withheld until relatives are notified.
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RIVERSIDE
Calif
Camp Haan
Ben F. White
Loss in raid on Berlin lowers record but few details
Bulletin reports 1,100 American bombers and 1,000 fighters attacked Berlin on Wednesday with losses below the prior record of 68 bombers. About 176 Nazi planes were claimed shot down as the raid unfolds. Other items note Cherni Ostrov captured near Odessa, an London air raid warning, and Allied raids on Rome and Paramushiro.
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U.S
BERLIN
LONDON
C.P
CHERNI OSTROV
ODESSA
Cherni Os
law
Italy
JAN SIBELIUS
FINLAND
STOCKHOLM
Helsinki
Sibelius
Britain
ROME
radic
PARAMUSHIRO
WASHINGTON
United States navy
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SOVIETS
Lwow City
Nelson
United Nations
New York
Russia
Yugoslavia
Greece
gospeller
THE SEPT
John Colling
San Francisco
P.O. James Abbotts
Owen Sound
Ont
Germany
st dive
Will
M.P
Federal
British Air Production
BRITISH AIR
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