Allied Bombers Strike Anzio Defenses South of Rome
Waves of Allied bombers pounded German lines near the Anzio beachhead as night air activity by the Germans continued. In Cassino, New Zealand and Indian troops pressed the attack, pushing toward the town’s rail station while heavy fighting raged in the hills west of Cassino with tanks, infantry, and artillery fighting hand to hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tucker
Associated Press
ITH
5TH ARMY
ANZIO
Rome
RICHARD G. MASSOCK
NAPLES
New Zealand
Cassino
Airfield and land base set up behind Japanese lines
Allied airfield and land base established in north central Burma behind Japanese lines. British Indian infantry and American engineers, flown by gliders and transports, carved a strip and strong point across supply routes, with a second airport later created in the valley. Commanded by Col. Philip Cochran, the operation disrupted northern and southern Burma supply lines and opened a fresh Allied corridor toward China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Martin
Associated Press
INDIA-BURMA FRONTIER
A.P
Burma
China
HEART OF
India
Quebec
Churchill
Roosevelt
Philip G. Cochran
Erie
United States army air force
Cochran
Flip Corkin
Myitkyina
macchinery
Alberta approves 1944-45 budget amid stalled session
Edmonton reports the legislature approved Alberta's 24 271 500 budget for 1944-45. The committee of supply backed the budget and passed two bills for third reading while major session business neared completion. Ind MP George MacLachlan denounced the Social Credit board vote of 23 140 as political.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
Alberta
Medicine Hat
George MacLachlan
Ind—Pembina
Social Credit board
Eire Loses Big Chance On St Patrick Day Talk
Rev Dan Melvor of Fort William told the Commons that Eire missed a golden opportunity to emulate St Patrick by driving the snakes from Ireland. He noted the St Patrick day observance with mixed feelings and referenced Prime Minister Mackenzie King and De Valera likening intervention to drive out Germans and Japanese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DEESWA
C.P
Dan Melvor
Fort William
commons
Eire
St. Patrick
Ireland
St. Patrick’s day
Meivor
Mackenzie King
De Valera
Britain
United States
Night bombing and air fighting with Beaufighters
C L Sulzberger reports from Italy on lone night hunters stalking bombers through cloud and darkness. Beaufighters of the City of London squadron bear heavy firepower as pilots risk close approaches, firing high explosives to destroy German planes. St Thomas pilot Jack Turnbull notes his guns have destroyed twelve German planes in many missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Sulzberger
New York Times
Italy
City of London
Silzberger
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Sulzberger
St. Thomas
Jack Turnbull
D.F.C
bat
Day In Parliament Sets 1944-45 Munitions Estimates
The House will consider munitions department estimates while the senate did not sit. Howe outlined an aviation policy for Canada advocating limited air freedom, an international air traffic authority, and the government owned Trans-Canada Air Lines monopoly on international and mainline routes, plus separation of air from railways. Navy department estimates for 1944-45 total $410 million were completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
house
munitions department
senate
Howe
Canada
Trans-Canada Air Lines
navy department
Allied Raiders Hammer Europe
Allied air actions continue across France and into Germany with heavy bombers pushing eastward from Britain. Basel warns of air raids as formations cross the coast, while Boulogne fighters join the escort. Vienna and Creil attacks raise casualties and damage, with Naples reporting 11 planes lost across yesterday’s Mediterranean air operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Basle
Switzerland
Britain
Boulogne
Vienna
Netherlands
Vichy radio
Alps
Naples
Paris
Oise
Creil
Berlin
Hamburg
Duesseldorf
Frankfurt
Churchill and Roosevelt to Meet After Stettinius Visit
London reports say Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt may meet after Edward Stettinius Jr visit to London to iron out political questions. A three power conference with Stalin was suggested as a possibility, with groundwork laid via Stettinius' talks with British leaders. Churchill hinted a future three way meeting but noted no firm plans yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Churchill
Roosevelt
Edward A. Stettinius, Jr
Joseph Stalin
Finland
Germany
Stettinius
Stalin
Mud Fails To Check Reds Near Dniester Front
Soviet forces under Marshal Ivan S. Konev pressed into the Dniester valley amid mud and floodwaters advancing within 11 miles of the river. Zhukov’s drive from Dubno pushed toward the Curzon line as Russian armies closed on Nikolaev and Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Ivan S. Konev
Dniester
Bessarabia
Red Army
Rumania
Tomashpol
Mogiley Podolski
Czechoslovakia
Gregory Zhukov
Dubno
Poland
Bug river
Curzon line
Bug
Luck
Lutsk
Lwow
Nikolaev
Odessa
Black Sea
Loss of destroyer Mahratta announced by the Admiralty
London reports the loss of destroyer H.MS. Mahratta in a Friday night announcement by the Admiralty. The Laforey class ship, commanded by Lt Cmdr E A.R M. Drought, PS.O. RN, was listed under the 1439 naval estimates with no further construction details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
H.MS. Mahratta
E A.R M. Drought
PS.O. RN
admiralty
Jane’s Fighting Ships
Edmonton leaders to attend inter-trade committee meetings
Reg. T. Rose executive secretary of the Edmonton chamber of commerce and A. M. Macdonald depart Sunday for Vancouver to represent Edmonton at the Alberta British Columbia inter-trade committee meetings set for Monday and Tuesday in Vancouver and Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDMONTON
Reg. T. Rose
Edmonton chamber of commerce
A. M. Macdonald
Vancouver
Victoria
Heavy Russian troop movements reported near Finland front
A Svenska Dagbladet Berlin dispatch said heavy Russian troop movements near the northern Finland front were observed. Finnish reports noted truckloads of troops and material moving toward the Russian front in steady streams in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STOCKHOLM
Kandalaksha
Finland
Berlin
Svenska Dagbladet
Canada charts plan for world air traffic control
Ottawa March 18 A new double barreled aviation policy outlined by Munitions Minister Howe calls for limited freedom of the air under an international authority regulating routes except between neighboring nations and tied to world security. It maintains government ownership on key routes and separates ownership from operation while fostering private enterprise. The policy follows a year of inter departmental study led by C P Edwards and positions Canada as a pioneer in proposing global aviation control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
C.P
Canada
Parliament Hill
Howe
sanins tenance
zeversmant
Trans-Canada Abeta
nenopoly
Trans-Canada Airlines
C. P. Edwards
house
Navy
Macdonald
department of agriculture
Social Credit Board Fund Hotly Contested
The committee debated the Social Credit Board fund for over two hours, adjourning at 3 p.m. The issue resurfaced when the House met again. Public Works Minister W. A. Fallon defended the board as mandated to educate the public, denouncing university teaching as deceitful. J. C. Mahaffy of Calgary criticized the minister, while university supporters defended Alberta education. The minister claimed the moon being made of tea analogy shows the need for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works
W. A. Fallon
J.C. Mahaffy
Ind
Calgary
University of Alberta
Fallon
MAHAFFY
Yanks Seize Lorengau Airfield in Manus and Bougainville Success
Allied communique reports the capture of Lorengau airdrome on Manus Island by US 1st Cavalry Division with destroyer support. Simultaneous collapse of the Japanese counter-offensive at Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville. The double triumph gives the Allies strong control over the Admiralty Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC
Mar
Lorengau
Manus island
Admiraltys
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville island
Solomons
United States 1st Cavalry Division
Admiralty group
Bismarck Sea
Northern front flares as Russians press in Baltic region
Fighting intensified on the northern eastern front around Nevel Ostrov Pskov and Narva as Russian forces push toward the Baltic states. Stalin announced Zhmerinka and Pomeshnaya fallen cutting key Ukraine to Bessarabia rail routes. Polish guerrillas disrupt Warsaw Minsk line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Nevel
Ostrov
Pskov
Narva
Baltic states
ZHMERINKA
C.P
Ukraine
Vinnitsa
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Stalin
Pomeshnaya
lower Ukraine
Bessarabia
Neveokrainks
Pemeshnaya
Odessa
Lwow
Dniester river
Polish Telegraph agency
Warsaw-Minsk
McPHERSON
MANITOBA
WINNIPEG
Winnipeg Trivone
E. A McPherson
Manitoba court of King’s bench
J. E. P. Prendergast
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Limoges
W. J. Bryan
Allied Raiders
Hammer
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Beliberg
Austria
Dniester Valley
HAMS
New Canada Air Policy
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Social Credit Board Fund
SOCIAL CREDIT
Jap Airfield
NEW YORK
BBC
CBS
U.S. army
Garwar
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