Forts Strike at Rangoon Kobe Raid Hits Rangoon and Kobe
U S forces report a fourth B29 mission against Rangoon with about 40 aircraft from the 20th bomber command. A pre-dawn raid on Kobe destroyed 12 square miles of industrial harbor and residential districts, part of a broader Malaya campaign against Singapore and Kuala Lumpur targets.
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Washington
Rangoon
Burma
20Th Bomber Command
India
Kobe
Malaya
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Wolf the four year old German shepherd deserts army duty
In Manchester on March 17 an army dog named Wolf was discharged as a conscientious objector. The four year old German shepherd refused to train for offensive duty and was returned from California coast duty to his owner, Lieut. B. Q. Phillipson.
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Manchester, Ja
Wolf
Army
California
B. Q. Phillipson
Allied Air Raids Hammer German War Industry
More than 1,300 US heavy bombers and 700 fighters struck rail lines and oil plants in the Reich while nearly 1,000 RAF night bombers hit Nuernberg and Wuerzburg. Japan war terms not mentioned.
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London
United States
Reich
Bohlen
Leipzig
Rubland
Dresden
Kenzol
Moblis
Muenster
Hannover
Berlin
Italy
Austria
Vienna
Nuernberg
Wuerzburg
Germany
Air Ministry
15Th Fighter Command
Linz
Regensburg
Munich
Russian Forces Press Advance On Stettin And Bridgehead
Russian 1st White Russian army pushes against the reduced Stettin bridgehead with tanks and infantry within 414 miles of Berlin while pontoon crossings are readied along the Oder near Grieshagen. The 3rd army group advances toward Braunsberg and Brandenburg as Rokossovsky’s forces seek to split the coastal Danzig Gdynia corridor amid a looming eastern front battle.
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Moscow
Stettin
Berlin
Oder
Grieshagen
Altdamm
Dammscher See
Kuestrin
Braunsberg
Brandenburg
Koenigsburg
Middle Oder
K. K. Rokossovsky
Danzig-Gdynia
Powerania
Sweden Joins Allied Maritime Pool Postwar Shipping
Sweden notified Britain and the United States of a decision to join the united maritime authority. The move aligns Swedish shipping with Allied postwar plans and curbs unsupervised competition. Estimated Swedish tonnage ranges from about 1 to 2 million tons, with many vessels already in Red Cross service.
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Washington
Sweden
United States
United Maritime Authority
Germany
London
Red Cross
Pacific
Britain
Canada
Belgium
Netherlands
Greece
Norway
Poland
Shortage Cuts Stockings and Ties for Germans
A Berlin broadcast reports shortages force women to do without black stockings and men without black ties even in the death of a close relative. Arm bands for mourning are allowed.
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London
Berlin
Northwest Field Force tohold 60th reunion in July
Veterans who fought in the 1885 Riel rebellion will hold a 60th anniversary reunion meeting in Toronto this July. The gathering was learned today in an update from Ottawa reporters.
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Toronto
Riel
Keep Pressure On Fort Dufferin
British 14th army soldiers cut the main highway south of Mandalay and moved from a bridgehead on the Irrawaddy into Fort Ava four miles southwest of the city after a stiff battle. Air strikes and bombardments damaged Mandalay outskirts as parts of the fort were attacked and traffic was disrupted. In Meiktila, Japanese counter attacks were repelled by British armored columns with heavy casualties inflicted.
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Calcutta
14Th Army
Mandalay
Irrawaddy
Fort Ava
Southeast Asia Command
Fort Dufferin
Meiktila
Mixed Canadian Reaction to Postwar Japanese Relocation
A British Columbia security commission statement says the Dominion government favors resettling evacuated Japanese east of the Rockies after the war. Premier Douglas of Saskatchewan supports a nationwide plan, while Quebec opposes admission. Manitoba seeks provincial cooperation. Ontario officials offer cautious comments on labor use and public fears. Unofficial figures estimate 23,000 Japanese in Canada, about 15,000 in British Columbia.
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British Columbia Security Commission
Dominion
Rockies
Canada
T. B. Pickerskill
Japan
Rocky Mountains
Douglas
Saskatchewan
Duplessis
Quebec
Uees
Garson
Manitoba
Ontario
London
Ont
J. A. Garner
Kent County
B.C
One Police Force for Alberta Urged by Mayor Davison
Edmonton March 17 Mayor Andrew Davison urged the Alberta legislature that a single police force for the province would be preferable to dual control under Dominion and provincial governments. The debate centered on a 255000 annual Royal Canadian Mounted Police payment and the scope of RCMP policing in Drumheller and other municipalities.
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Edmonton
Andrew Davison
Calgary
Alberta
Dominion
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Davison
Gordon Taylor
S.C
Drumheller
R.C.M.P
Canada
Lucien ‘Maynard
Taylor
Maynard
Mr. Taylor
Testing of Huge Bomb Worries Wallis at Home
London reports Barnes Wallis the 57 year old designer of Britain's 22 000 pound bomb is described as a non smoking vegetarian devoted to domestic life. Family says the strain of test work caused Wallis to cry out in sleep calling for bombs and repeating technical terms. Wallis previously helped design weapons that sank the Tirpitz and breached the Ruhr Dam.
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London
Barnes Neville Wallis
Britain
Wallis
T.N.T
R.A.F
Ruhr Mohne
Guy Gibson
C.C
Red Cross Drive Surpasses Sixty Percent Nationwide
Toronto dispatch reports Canada’s Red Cross fundraising exceeds 60 percent of the $10 million goal with $6,087,289 raised. Ontario leads at 75 percent with $2,751,000. Manitoba at 106 percent with $637,000. Nova Scotia at 61 percent with $215,000. Provincially, totals and percentages are listed for Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
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Toronto
National Red Cross Society
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Escape Route for Huns at Mainz Cut By Driving Yanks
Allied forces press a major push. Third Army enters Coblenz after crossing the Moselle. Patton’s tanks advance toward Mainz, threatening to enclose German forces in the Saar triangle between the Rhine and Moselle. The drive isolates Mainz and approaches Saarbruecken as units converge from south and southeast.
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Mainz
Coblenz
Third Army
Moselle
Rhine
Paris
United States
3Rd Army
Nahe
Bad Kreuznach
Saarland
Bad 4Xreuznach
3Rd
Siegfried Line
7Th Army
Saar
George S. Patton
Berlin
Saarbruecken
Patton
U.S. 7Th Army
U S Forces Push Near Baguio Amid Luzon Operations
The U S 33rd division moves its heavy artillery within eight miles of Baguio and can shell the former Philippine capital. The 48th infantry division drives a double-pronged attack along the Shimbu line east of Manila while amphibious landings occur in southern Luzon. Baguio area installations and Yamashita HQ are heavily bombed. the city remains undefended.
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Manila
U.S
Baguio
Philippines
Shimbu Line
Luzon
Yamashita
Ask License Canadian Airline in Far North
Delegates at an Edmonton one day air conference urged immediate licensing for a Canadian carrier to operate Whitehorse Yukon Territory to Fairbanks Alaska. The meeting pressed bi lateral U.S. Canada ties and planned a Denver conference to boost inland Sunshine route links through prairie provinces to northern Canada.
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Edmonton
Whitehorse
Y.T
Fairbanks
Alaska
United States
Northwest
Orient
Great Falls
Mont
Calgary
Regina
Denver
Sunshine
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Swedish Fishing Boats Seized in Skagerrak Report
Stockholm reports a claim that British warships seized six Swedish fishing boats and towed them to English ports. Berlin radio said Royal Navy ships cleared the Skagerrak, with Stockholm denying confirmation and London awaiting release talks.
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Stockholm
Skagerrak
Goteborg Posten
Tidningen
London
Berlin
Denmark
Norway
Britain
Paris Fashions Put Buttons Front And Center
Paris March 17 Buttons fashion the Easter parade look says Schiaparelli as its spring collection unfolds. Buttons appear on tailored suits and coats in metal gold oversized and mother of pearl highlighting Parisian style leadership.
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Paris
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D. Bruce Macmillan
Edward Dennehy
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