Allies Repel Anzio Raids Near Cassino Front
Fifth Army forces repelled two small enemy attacks on the Anzio beachhead as Allied planes hit targets across Italy including Rome Turin and Bolzano. German tanks at Sassino were dispersed by artillery while a patrol crossed the Rapido river and withdrew. Bombers attacked Sofia and northern Italy rail lines and Viterbo airfield as 1,800 Allied sorties were flown with 22 enemy aircrafts destroyed and 11 Allied losses.
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Fifth Army
Anzio
Italy
Rome
Turin
Bolzano
Adriatic
Sefia
Sassino
5th Army
Rapido
Sofia
Bulgaria
Viterbo
Mediterranean
Czernowitz Falls to Red Army Amid Balkan Break
Czernowitz, capital of Bucovina, fell to Soviet forces after a north and west assault across the Prut river. Stalin announced the capture as German evacuation claims were contradicted. The city sits on a key rail line toward Lwow and Iasi, with the Red drive also pushing into the Carpathian foothills toward Czechoslovakia.
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Balkans
Red army
Joseph Stalin
Berlin
Rumania
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Lwow
Poland
Iasi
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Galatz
Danube
Ploesti
Ukrainian Bug
Odessa
Moscow
Stalin
Hungary
CARPATHIAN HILLS
Bucovinian
Romania
Bessarabia
Carpathian
Czechoslovakia
Kolomea
Berlin-Lwow
Bucharest
LONDON
Balkan
Czernewits
Tartar Pass
Carpathians
Carpathian mountain
Delatyn
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meuites
British Tanks Rout Enemies At Maungdaw Tunnel
British forces captured the western Maungdaw Buthedaung tunnel and cleared the route toward Akyab after intense jungle fighting. Tanks blasted the fortress mouth while infantry entered a deserted tunnel complex. Japanese hold the eastern tunnel and pressure near Imphal.
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Charles A. Grumich
Associated Press
DELHI
India
Maungdaw- Buthedaung
Akyab
Lord Louis Mountbatten
India-Burma
Imphal
Somra
East Asia supreme commander
Mayu range
Maungdaw
Buthedaung
Tamu-Palel
Swedish Relief Ships Torpedoed Reported by Yeni Sabah
ISTANBUL March 30 The newspaper Yeni Sabah said two Swedish ships flying the International Red Cross flag were torpedoed while carrying relief food to Greece. The dispatch did not specify when or where the attacks occurred or the attackers’ nationality. The damaged vessels were taken into port by the Germans and will be sent to Turkey for repairs.
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ISTANBUL
Yeni Sabah
International Red Cross
Greece
Turkey
Moscow Denies Full Recognition To Italy
Izvestia on March 30 states that exchanging envoys with Marshal Badoglio’s regime does not amount to full recognition. The editorial urges Britain and the United States to push for a change in the Italian government to hasten victory over Germany.
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MOSCOW
Izvestia
Pietro Badoglio
Britain
United States
Italy
Germany
Longevity lore and the underfeeding paradox
A Chicago Tribune columnist surveys longevity ideas from Aldous Huxley and Sir Humphrey Rolleston. It notes centenarians as small eaters, cites Montaigne and a proverb about teeth, and jokes that Americans could win wars by exporting food and underfeeding themselves. TRE LEFT HAND continues on the back page.
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Chicago Tribune
Aldous Huxley
Dr. Obispo
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sears, Roebuck and Company
University of Chicago Press
Humphrey Davy Rolleston
Buchanan Heads Canadian Press in 51 Years in Press
Senator W. A. Buchanan, head of the Lethbridge Herald, was elected president of The Canadian Press at a Toronto meeting. He succeeds Arthur R. Ford of the London Free Press. F. I. Ker and A. J. West were named first and second vice presidents, with H. P. Duchemin the honorary president succeeding Henri Gagnon after 25 years on the board.
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C.P
W. A. Buchanan
Lethbridge Herald
Canadian Press
Arthur R. Ford
London Free Press
F. I. Ker
Hamilton Spectator
A. J. West
Montreal Star
H. P. Duchemin
Sydney Post-Record
Henri Gagnon
Quebec Le Soleil
Parliament backs contributory health insurance in Canada
Ottawa reports the commons committee on social security endorsed a contributory health insurance plan for all adults, debating whether contributions should fund health care or come from consolidated revenues. The panel will assess per adult contribution levels after Easter, while doctors fear salary limits and seek fee-based practice.
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C.P
commons committee on social security
Canada
Dominion
J. J. McCann
Renfrew South
J. P. Howden
L. St. Boniface
Dr. Howden
C. E. Johnston
C.C.F
Bow River
J. J. Heagerty
federal public health services
Canadian Medical Association
Johnston
Dr. McCann
McCann
E. Strangroom
unemployment insurance commission
RAF Attacks French Rails in Night Bombing Blitz
RAF and RCAF Halifax bombers led a heavy raid on railway targets at Vaires near Paris and an engine works at Lyon, with Mosquitoes striking Kiel. One Canadian bomber lost. rest returned. The blitz followed US 8th Air Force hits on Brunswick and Pas de Calais.
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R.AF
R.C.AF
Halifax
Vaires
Paris
Lyon
France
air ministry
Kiel
Germany
Reich
Berlin
R.AF.R.C.AF
United States 8th Air Force
Brunswick
Pas-de-Calais
Frisian
Aulnove
Belgium
Hitler
Allied Bombers Hit Hollandia and Nearby Bases
Allied forces conducted raids across Dutch New Guinea targeting Hollandia and several Japanese bases. Bad weather hampered results though ships shelled Empress Augusta Bay on Bougainville and barges were sunk or damaged. Rabaul area saw regular raids, with fires reported at Timor and explosions on various supply dumps.
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New Guinea
Solomons
Rabaul
New Britain
Timor
Penfeel
Vunapope
Tawai Point
Talili Bay
Karkar Island
Madang
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville
Senate backs study of tidal waters development in New Brunswick
Ottawa March 30 The senate adopted the railway committee report urging a federal probe into harnessing tidal waters at the Petitcodiac and Memramcook rivers New Brunswick The project could yield about 450000 horsepower per Senator J E Sinclair of New Brunswick
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OTTAWA
senate
senate railway committee
Petitcodiac
Memramcock
New Brunswick
J. E. Sinclair
Pass Votes In Commons Pass Votes In Commons
OTTAWA March 30 Pro tests against judges on royal commissions and non judicial work rose in the house of commons. A bill to enlarge the Exchequer Court from two to three judges drew a suggestion from John Diefenbaker that judges be used only in judiciary matters. T. S. Church again introduced a bill to ban judges from non judicial employment. The house approved about 900 million dollars in expenditures for next year’s estimates and passed bills for borrowing up to a billion and for government guaranteed securities of the Canadian National Railways up to 200 million. The Exchequer Court Act amendment for an additional judge passed third reading.
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house of commons
Exchequer Court of Canada
John Diefenbaker
P.C
Lake Centre
St. Laurent
T. S. Church
Toronto-Broadview
Diefenbaker
Church
house
Canadian National Railways
commons
New Zealand Names Wilson To Canada High Commissioner
Auckland March 30. Hon. David Wilson appointed as New Zealand high commissioner to Canada announced today by government officials. The appointment reflects ongoing diplomatic ties between New Zealand and Canada.
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Wilson
Canada
AUCKLAND
N.Z
C.P. Cable
David Wilson
Montreal ships launch five vessels in 24 hours
Montreal report says three 10 000 ton cargo ships slid into the St Lawrence from United shipyards. The Rose dale Park Rondeau Park and Hillcrest Park were launched, bringing Montreals total to five in 24 hours. Yesterday Canadian Vickers launched two frigates H M C S Hallowell and H M C S Stone Town.
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MONTREAL
St. Lawrence river
United shipyards
Rosedale Park
Rondeau Park
Hillcrest Park
Canadian Vickers
H.M.C.S. Hallowell
HM. C.S. Stone
Britain May Hold General Election This Fall
London report cites Daily Mirror correspondent predicting a general election at the end of September or early October. Favorable signs cited include organization in constituencies and plans to enable servicemen to vote. The previous British election was in November 1935. wartime extended the current administration’s life.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
Britain
Daily Mirror
Two Day Debate on Imperial Policy Looms
London March 30 Foreign Secretary Eden told the house of commons he hoped to arrange a two day debate on Imperial policy in the first week after the Easter recess. The house will adjourn for Easter on the third sitting day of the next series until the first sitting day after April 16.
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LONDON
C.P.Reuters
Eden
house of commons
E C Stovel Dies at Winnipeg at 55
Ewart C. Stovel, 55, president of Stovel Publishing Company, died in Winnipeg yesterday. Born there, he led the company since the death of his uncle Cc. D. Stovel in 1937.
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WINNIPEG
Ewart C. Stovel
the
Stovel Publishing Company
Cc. D. Stovel
Churchill Wins Vote Of Confidence By 425 To 23
London March 10 Churchill today secured a confident victory in the house of commons by 425 to 23 in a wartime confidence vote. The prime minister had sought backing after a previous defeat over an educational bill amendment, signaling continued government support ahead of a major Allied offensive.
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Churchill
LONDON
C.P
house of commons
port lnt
War appropriation bills and senate session in Parliament
The Canadian Press reports that today the House of Commons will debate the war appropriation bill while the Senate sits. Yesterday the House passed an interim supply bill for 46,331,218 dollars and an interim war appropriation bill totaling 3,850,000,000 dollars, with protests by John Diefenbaker and T L Church over using judges for non judicial duties, and gave third reading to an Exchequer Court Act amendment to add a judge.
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house of commns
senate
John Diefenbaker
P.C
Lake Centre
T. L. Church
Toronto Broadview
Predict Cut In Overseas Meat Shipments
Winnipeg Free Press reports meat packers expect overseas shipments will be curtailed as workers return to farms after winter work in packing plants. The note signals a shift in export flow tied to labor movement.
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WINNIPEG
C.P
Winnipeg Free Press
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