Soviet Armies Closing In On Smolensk
Soviet forces push toward Smolensk through mud and slush with new village gains as defenders thwart German attempts along the northern Donets. A separate Donets fight slows after German setbacks, while a Crimean Donets push concentrates near Dorogobuzh and Dukhovshchina.
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Smolensk
EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Red Army
Donets
villey
Dnieper
Belgorod
Chuguev
Japs Impose Heavy Taxes on Philippines
New York dispatch reports Japanese broadcasts via Manila say the Philippines, now in the greater east Asia co prosperity sphere, faces sales taxes from 20 to 335 percent. A 20 percent merchandise tax, 30 percent on semi luxuries, and 35 percent on luxuries are listed. The U.S. Office of War Information relayed the broadcast.
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NEW YORK
Manila radio
Philippines
Japan
greater east Asia
United States office of war information
iclude
Unemployment Insurance Fund Growth Report
The piece notes Canada’s unemployment insurance fund, funded by employers, employees, and government. By end of 1942, employer and employee contributions totaled about 78.68 million, with government adding roughly 15.74 million. The fund started during wartime, aiming to cover future withdrawals, aided by investments in government securities. The Toronto Star observes the fund’s favorable start amid rising unemployment.
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Canada
Toronto Star
Nazi Air Raid on Scotland
London reports a small scale Nazi raid on Scotland after a long lull, with incendiaries dropped on the southeast coast and damage to private homes in a northeast English town. British fighters and anti aircraft fire claimed four German planes. total German losses for January into March exceed 30. No casualties.
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LONDON
C.P
Scotland
Britain
Berlin
high command
Ashford
England
Firth of Forth
Giraud appoints Rapenne Governor of French Guiana
AUGIERS March 25. Gen Henri Honore Giraud commissioner for French North Africa has named Jean Rapenne governor of French Guiana. The 42 year old administrator, with wide colonial experience, is understood to be acceptable to the De Gaullist forces.
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AUGIERS
Henri Honore Giraud
Ingh
French North Africa
Jean Rapenne
French Guiana
Rapenne
De Gaullist
Rehabilitation Bill Set Up Alberta Reconstruction Fund
Alberta's legislature introduced a postwar reconstruction fund bill to aid peacetime transition and rehabilitation of veterans. The $1,000,000 fund, expandable by future appropriations, may support public works, roads, land settlement, and employment programs, with loans or subsidies to entities establishing jobs in the province. The bill also allows investment and disposal of securities as needed.
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pMONTON
C.P
Alberta
Solon Low
house
Social Credit
James Hartley
Wartime Information Board salaries listed in Commons return
Expenditures of the Wartime Information Board since Sept 9 1942 total $679 162 with $119 209 for salaries honoraria and living allowances A House of Commons return names staff earning over $2000 including G Alexander $2820 G Andrew $4500 EB Bagley $3600 GR Benoit $5000 AL Cloutier $4000 J M Decheng $2400 RA Draper $2860 Miss K M Ferguson $32100 D Fremont $3120 M Geldert $3300 George Hambleton $3060 G S Hosken $34200 J D Ketchum chief of research and other listed roles details salaries and duties omitted for brevity
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OTTAWA
Wartime Information Board
house of commons
Casselman
Grenville- Dundas
G Alexander
G C andrew
Upper Canada College
Toronto
EB Bagley
Howard Smith Paper Mills Ltd
G R Benoit
J. M. Decheng
R A Draper
K. M. Ferguson
Calgary Herald
D Fremont
Canada
M Geldert
G .S Hosken
war services department
J.D. Ketchum
Byrne testifies on public accounts in Alberta probe
Edmonton March 23 L D Byrne technical adviser to the Alberta Social Credit Board tells the public accounts committee that democracy rests on people controlling money. He says money is a ticket to goods and a bookkeeping system for equitable distribution and cites treasury branches as centralized private control. He notes a push for provincial facilities to gain access to production and a mechanism under local control.
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EDMONTON
O.P
L. D. Byrne
Alberta Social Credit Board
public accounts committee
treasury
Aberhart
Social Credit
Social Credit board
Byrne
J . Mahaffy
Calgary
Alberta
England
C. H Douglas
Mahaffy
Major Douglas
The Day In Parliament Budget Debate Continues
The Canadian House of Commons will continue debate on the budget while the Senate handles government business. Yesterday H R Jackman warned that current borrowing policies threaten the financial structure and Norman Jaques criticizes financiers as clinging to an old racket, not a new postwar order. The Senate discussed Dominion provincial relations.
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house of commons
senate
house
H. R. Jackman
Toronto Rosedale
Norman Jaques
N.D
Wetaskiwin
aining
Dominion
Duchess of Kent Opens Canadian Firefighters HQ in Plymouth
The Duchess of Kent opened the Canadian firefighters headquar ters in Plymouth England yesterday and told volunteers that their patriotic spirit will be remembered by a grateful people. She added that their presence has aided Plymouth and other cities hosting Canadian fire forces.
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PLYMOUTH
England
C.P. Cables
Duchess of Kent
Britain
Allied Fleets Growing Bigger
London March 24 Prime Minister Churchill said the United Nations fleets afloat are substantially larger than at the worst U boat war moment and the improvement is ongoing He spoke in the House of Commons in reply to shipping loss questions Rear Admiral Tufton Percy Beanish asked about a German claim that U boats sank more than 30 ships from a 200000 ton Atlantic convoy and Mr Ghorehill declined to clarify enemy knowledge on the matter
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LONDON
C.P
Churchill
United Nations
house of commons
Tufton
Percy Beamish
Atlantic
Ghorehill
Liberator raid cripples Vegesack base in March
United States Flying Fortress Liberator raid on Vegesack submarine yards and shipbuilding facilities disrupted the base for a considerable period. Brig-Gen Newton Longfellow of the 8th Bomber Command reported the March 3 raid on the U-boat supply center and railroad yards as probably the most devastating of its kind in the war, according to transportation evaluation experts.
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UNITED STATES
8TH BOMBER COMMAND
England
Vegesack
Newton Longfellow
Rennes
Longfellow
Two Gun Patton Nominated for Lieutenant General Rank
President Roosevelt nominates Major General George S. Patton Jr. for a higher rank as commander of US armored divisions in North Africa. His leadership has overseen the capture of Gafsa and advances toward Gabes in Tunisia.
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Roosevelt
George 8. Patton, Jr
North Africa
JS feces
Gafsa
Tunisia
Gabes
Law at Sees Hiredt To Economy
OTTAWA March 25 Debates on the 1943 wartime budget continue in the house with a warning by H R Jackman that continued borrowing will threaten Canada’s financial structure. He cites a deficit of 2 162 billion for the year ending March 31 and a forecast deficit of 2 89 billion for the coming year needing loans and war saving certificates. He notes previous borrowing from the Bank of Canada and chartered banks. Defence Minister Ralston says the budget date started March 9 and might be concluded today.
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OTTAWA
C.P
house of ecommons
H. R. Jackman
Toronto Rosedale
Jackson
Ascal
Canada
Ascal vest
Bank of Canada
Ralston
Norman Jaques
NT Welackl
Hnangiers
44 Raids on Mubo and Allied Actions Across New Guinea
Allied Flying Artillery logged 41 bombing and strafing runs against Japanese lines at Mubo yesterday, firing 30 000 rounds and hitting 110 enemy positions guarding approaches to Salamaue base. Allied forces conducted day and night attacks inland north of Australia, hitting shipping and aircrews areas. An air duel over Wewak left two Japanese fighters downed. enemy planes raided Oro Bay and Milne Bay with little effect.
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Australia
Mubo
Wewak
New Guinea
Oro Bay
Milne Bay
Pope Shows Improvement Amid Illness At Vatican
London dispatch reports a Rome radio saying Pope Pius X's influenza attack is taking its normal course with considerable improvement in his condition, marking hopeful signs for the Vatican.
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LONDON
Rome
Pius
German Air Ace Reported Dead
New York March 25 The German high command announced the death of Squadron Leader Muenchleberg who the war office claimed 155 aerial victories. No details of his death were provided.
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NEW YORK
Berlin
Associated Press
tox
Muenchleberg
British Wedge In Line Stops Nazis
British forces hold and counter in the Mareth line rally as four days of heavy fighting shift to the Gafya sector north of Mareth. U.S. troops repulse Nazi armored attacks near Maknassy while Rommel’s forces mount counterattacks hindering major Allied gains. Allied air forces pound Axis positions around Mareth and Gabes as a northern Tunisian front remains largely inactive.
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North Africa
Mareth line
Gafya
United States
Maknassy
Rommel
Mareth
El Hamma
abes
U.S. ARMY
Maknessy
Cluff
Gabes
El Guetar
Gafsa
Ferryville
Bizerte
Tunisa
Lepore
Algiers
London
Reuters
1st Army
Tunisia
Gabeg
trans
merro
Sousse
Sfax
northwest African air forces
Memorial Rites For Beatty In London March 30
Sir Edward Beatty chairman of the Canadian Pacific Railway will have memorial services in London at St Martin in the Fields on March 30 announced by CPR officials. He died in hospital after a two year illness and will be buried Saturday in St Catharines where other Beatty family members lie in a site not far from his native Thorold. Funeral services will be held Friday at the Presbyterian church of St Andrew and St Paul.
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MONTREAL
Cor
Edward Beatty
Jade
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
church of
St. Martin-in-the- Fields
London
CPR
Edward
St. Catharines
gut
Beatiy
Thoreld
Presbyterian church of
De La Rocque Arrested in Espionage Case in France
A Paris dispatch reports charges of relations with a foreign espionage office against Col Francois de La Rocque former chief of the French Social Party the Cram De Feu. He was arrested two weeks ago and journalist Jean Azema held under house arrest after writing a defamatory piece on Pierre Laval was wounded while attempting to escape.
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BEHNE Maren
Paris
Francois de La Rocque
French Social Party
Cram De Feu
De La Rocque
Jean Azema
Pierre Laval
Americans Raid Messina Again During WWII Airstrike
In early March, 1944, U S Army Air Force bombers hit Messina Sicily daylight injuring fires at the ferry terminal and near naval storage tanks. All planes returned safely after engagements with enemy fighters. Italian reports claim 11 dead and 13 wounded with two bombers shot down.
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CAIRO
United States Air Force
Messina
Sicily
United States
Hallan High
Catania
Army to grant farm leaves to aid agriculture
Defence Minister Ralston told the House of Commons that the army will assist agriculture by granting farm leaves to soldiers. Regulations were tabled and apply through commanding officers, as he warned against raising false hopes. Meanwhile RAF raids on Abbeville and Red Cross drive in Alberta dominated the day’s foreign and domestic bulletins.
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Defence
Ralston
house of commons
ABBEVILLE
LONDON
EDEN
COMMONS
SENATE
OTTAWA
Anthony Eden
J H. King
WINNIPEG
BUILER
CP.J
asvers
Leland
Bill Jeaac
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H.Q
POPE
Edward Kennedy
Beatty
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