41st Advances On Mindanao
Associated Press dispatch from Manila reports Major General Jens A. Doe's 41st Infantry division overran strong Japanese positions on Mindanao capturing Zamboanga civic center and nearby air field near San Roque. Air and naval units attacked Basilan and Jolo while Luzon fronts advanced with multiple divisions pushing toward Balete pass and Antipolo. An additional 1,092 Japanese killed or found dead on Leyte Burias and other islands.
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C. Yates
McDaniel
Associated Press
Manila
Jens A. Doe
Mindanao
Zamboanga
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Doughboys
Philippines
MacArthur
San Roque
Wolfe Field
Basilan Island
Jolo
Sulu
Luzon
First Cavalry Division
Antipolo
Montalban
11Th Airborne Division
Lake Taal
32Nd
Balete Pass
11Th Corps
Zambales
Leyte
Burias
Samar
Fires Follow Night Raid on Nagoya and Tokyo
Fifteen fires burned in Nagoya after a terror raid by 300 B 29 bombers. The Aichi aircraft works Eitoku plant suffered major damage with 358000 square feet. Tokyo destruction reached 16.7 square miles with Nissa Steel, Fuji kura Electric Cable, and Tokyo Gas facilities among targets.
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Elmont Waite
Associated Press
21St Bomber Command
Guam
Navy Radio
Nagoya
Japan
Aichi Aircraft Works
Eitoku
Curtis LaMay
21St
Nagoya Castle
Hokoku Machinery Company
Atsuta
Nagoya Arsenal
Daido Electric Steel
Tsukiji
Nissan Chemical
Sumitomo Light Metals
Daido
Tokyo Lemay
Tokyo
France Pays Big Sum On Lease-Lend Bill
Washington March 12 U P France paid the United States 40 million dollars on its lend-lease account for materials shipped to North and West French Africa bringing total payments to 153 million 668 thousand 907 dollars with only 31 million remaining unpaid Negotiations for final settlement are under way Crowley said Lend-lease supplies to French Africa will end June 30 and future exports will use normal commercial channels Christian Valensi presented the check
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Washington
U.P
France
United States
French Africa
Leo T. Crowley
Christian Valensi
Crowley
Nimitz Says Japanese Fleet Ready Again
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz stated in San Francisco that the Japanese fleet, repairing damage, is ready to fight again but remains far weaker than the U S fleet. He warned the enemy must wait for another time before attempting action.
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Nimitz
San Francisco
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Roosevelt submits air treaty for Senate ratification
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate a treaty on international civil aviation concluded at Chicago last December 7 and asked for ratification.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Chicago
Brighten that Easter Costume with a Spray Pin
An advertisement for a spray pin at King's Jewelry promises a quick festive accessory for Easter costumes. The item is marketed as a simple enhancement to outfits, offering a temporary decorative touch.
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King’s Jewelry
Last Big Pocket On Iwo Reduced
Fifth Marine division shortened the last sizable pocket around Kitano Point on Iwo Jima while smaller pockets held out on the northeast coast. The operation neared its mop up phase as air and sea forces continued support and bombardment across the island.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Keller E. Rockey
Fifth Marine Division
Kitano Point
Iwo
Graves B. Erskine
Clifton B. Cates
Navy
Fifth Fleet
Leathernecks
Bonins
Eleventh Army Air Force
Kuriles
Suribachi
Paramushiro
Kataoka
Shumushu
Babelthuap
Palau Islands
Marshals
Explosions Burn Richfield Oil Gasoline Stockyard
A sequence of blasts and fire today destroyed hundreds of thousands of gallons of gasoline and fuel oil at a Richfield Oil storage plant in Phoenix. No deaths or injuries reported. Property loss unofficially estimated above $100,000.
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Phoenix
Richfield Oil Company
OPA Sues Railroad Over Steel Scrap Overcharge
The Office of Price Administration files a federal suit against the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad alleging it sold steel scrap at $21 382 71 above the ceiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA Sues Railroad
Chicago
Office of Price Administration
Federal District Court Today
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
House Airs Child Labor Law Revision
A proposed revision of the state child labor law was sent by the House Labor committee to a sub committee with a one week report deadline. Supporters say it protects children while opponents warn of added bureaucracy and burden on schools and newsrooms.
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Austin
House Labor Committee
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
John Reed
J. Harris Gardner
Reed
W. M. Ryan
Harris County Board of Public Welfare
Children of
Texas
WAC member shot to death in Dallas home
Ruth Carter a 34 year old WAC private on leave from Fort Bragg was found killed by a shotgun blast in the Dallas residence of 58 year old J R Davis Justice W L Sterrett ruled homicide and Davis is held Ambulance driver A E Noble said Davis was found across the body crying They dated periods before she enlisted in the WAC.
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Dallas
Ruth Carter
WAC
Fort Bragg
N. C
J. R. Davis
Davis
W. L. Sterrett
A. E. Noble
Women’s Army Corps
Work Due Soon On Odessa Carbon Plant
A Defense Plant Corporation spokesman said only DPC approval of financial arrangements is needed before orders for building a $1,423,000 carbon black plant at Odessa Texas under the emergency synthetic rubber program. Plans to be acted on by the DPC board tomorrow. The plant may operate with or with a new $600,000 United Carbon installation in the Midland Odessa area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Plant Corporation
DPC
Odessa
Tex
United Carbon
Midland-Odessa
Wreckage Cleared After Rail Accident Delays Hillsboro Trains
Freight and passenger trains were halted for seven hours in Hillsboro Texas after two box cars derailed on the M. E. T. railroad early today. Service resumed around 1 p.m. with trains moving again through Hillsboro.
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Hillsboro
Tex
M. E. and
Reactivation of SPAAF Reported
The Morning Avalanche cites Cong. Geo. Mahon reporting that South Plains Army Air Field SPAAF will be reactivated by the Air Technical Service command at Wright Field Ohio with War Department confirmation but no details yet. Lt Col W H Reagan arrives in Plainview to assume SPAAF command as living quarters are sought and field phones remain disconnected.
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South Plains Army
Army Air Forces Training Command
Air Tactical Service Command
Cong
Geo. Mahon
Air Technical Service Command
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
SPAAF
AAF
Mahon
War Department
W. H. Reagan
Oklahoma City
Reagan
Ordnance Losses Exceed 500 Million in Europe
Chicago March 12. Losses of ordnance equipment since D day in Europe total more than 500 million dollars Col. John Slezak chief of the Chicago ordnance district announced today.
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Chicago
Europe
Col
John Slezak
Chicago Ordnance District
Reds Push On After Capture Of Kuestrin
Soviet forces under Marshal Zhukov captured Kuestrin near the Oder river 38 miles northeast of Berlin after a week of fierce street fighting. Moscow reported advances toward Danzig and Gdynia as Rokossovsky’s troops cut the Baltic sector into pockets, tightening the noose around Danzig.
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Reds
Kuestrin
Romney Wheeler
Associated Press
Ondon
Oder River
Berlin
G. K. Zhukov
Stalin
Moscow
Danzig
Pomerania
Oder
Warthe
Zhukov
Crossen
Stettiner
Stettin
Gdynia
Tczew
Dirschau
Vistula River
Neustadt
Wejherowo
Putzig
Puck
Ioe
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Reschke
Karwen
Baltic
Neustdt
Quaschin
Selbstrau
Bay of Danzig
Rokossovsky
Red Army
Vistula
Obedient Cadets Jump Without Permission In New Mexico
In Carlsbad New Mexico March 12 cadets on a training flight learned about parachute jumping. The loud motors hid the gesture and they jumped though not scheduled to. The instructor stayed behind praying. The cadets landed safely hiked to a highway and hitched a ride back to the field.
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Carlsbad
N. M
First Jumps Off In Drive East Of Rhine
A wartime front report describes the U S First Army and Allied forces crossing the Rhine near Remagen, expanding a bridgehead to about five miles deep and 11 miles wide. Gains include overrunning Sterntheimer and Hargarten, with fighting around Honnef as German defenses collapse.
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Rhine
Austin Bealmear
Associated Press
Pans
U. S. First Army
Ludendorff
Remagen
Ruhr
Ginesterhahn
Hargarten
Hoenningen
Homne
Don Whitehead
Hodges
Whitehead
Ootoasts
Honnef
Montgomery
Wesel
Red Cross Drive Nears 80,000 Goal in Lubbock County
Red Cross War Fund drive reports show 75,561.56 raised with over a thousand dollars beyond quota and Slaton campaign beginning with a kickoff breakfast. Financial chairman George P. Kuykendall urges workers to file reports, while rural areas and other divisions continue contributing toward surpassing last year’s total. Estacado hosts Red Cross rally with double feature films America Sings and The Invasion of Normandy.
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Slaton
dst _hushapas
J &Ternoon
George P. Kuykendall
Kuykendall
Red Cross
Estacado
America
Normandy
Millard Bowers
Ford Crenshaw
Charlie Fox
Tom Fondren
Lena Brown
Dick Thornton
Hospital aid urged linked to federal hospital plan
Washington officials and labor leaders urged tying hospital maintenance to a proposed 100 million dollar annual federal aid program for hospital construction. The Farm Security Administration and the American Federation of Labor advocated the measure during discussions on national health support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Farm Security Administration
American Federation of Labor
Paralysis Threatens Movie Industry as Union Strikes
Hollywood reports a potential industry paralysis as union spokespeople push strike maneuvers amid a War Labor Board ultimatum. Four major studios shut down and producers seek a review, while unions accuse producers of bad faith and stall tactics.
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Ollywood
War Labor Board
Washington
Herbert Sorrell
Conference of
Studio Unions
Sorrell and Brother
WLB
R.K.O
Warner Brothers
20Th Century-Fox
Pathe
House Approves Funds For CCC
The House approved 359 to 8 a new lease on life for the Commodity Credit Corporation boosting borrowing power from 3 billion to 5 billion dollars. Administration assurances against scandals and firings followed by threats of probes from Republicans. War Food Administrator Marvin Jones pledged to uncover facts and remove any involved personnel. CCC head Frank Hancock had said three employees had been separated from their jobs.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
House
Senate
CCC
Congress
Taber
R-Ny
Keefe
R-Wis
GOP
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
House Senate Conference Committee
Marvin Jones
Frank Hancock
Great Air Fleets Hammer Reich in Daylight Strike
London reports a combined assault by American heavy bombers and British aircraft totaling over 2,550 planes. RAF targets Dortmund and Swinemuende while U S forces strike rail yards between Frankfurt and the Ruhr. few losses amid a six day tally of about 10,200 sorties.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
Baltic Sea
Russia
RAF
Dortmund
Swinemuende
Stettin
British
Air Ministry
Portaund
Essen
Crite
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Frankfurt-on-Main
Italy
Vienna
U. S
Eighth
Pecos Officer Slain and Barber Charged with Murder
Pecos Texas March 12 George Richard Ferguson fifty three a barber was charged today with murder in the death of Deputy Marshal Robert D Beracy forty one of Pecos stabbed through the body with a two foot Mexican sword Beracy was stabbed Saturday night authorities said he had arrested a man on a drunk charge and had gone with the man to a room to permit the man to change clothes when the stabbing occurred Ferguson a former resident of El Paso now living in Pecos was arrested at Pyote late Saturday night the charge was filed after a preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace B A Odam
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Pecos
Tex
George Richard
Ferguson
Rober D. Beracy
Beracy
el Paso
Pyote
Justice of the Peace B. A. Odam
Shoe Kills Rattler that Poisoned Girl
In Austin on March 12 Mre C C Patterson killed a rattlesnake with her shoe after it bit a child she was walking with. The six year old Paty Patterson was recovering from the bite.
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Austin
C. C. Patterson
Paty Patterson
Teddy
Navy PBJ plane missing off Caribbean with crew assumed aboard
Navy reports a PBJ plane missing near the Caribbean sea off the Chamases since Saturday night with an estimated crew of 11 or more. A search is underway as officials confirm the loss and ongoing recovery efforts. Also new shipment of identification bracelets priced from 6.50 to 27.50 advertised by Ming Jewelry.
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Miami
Fla
Navy
Caribbes Sea
Chamas
Ming
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