Huns Report New Russian Drives in Hungary and Silesia
German high command says a new Russian offensive has advanced north of Mar 39 miles west of Budapest and 98 miles from Vienna. In southern Silesia the 1st Ukrainian army under Marshal Konev pushed ahead 15 miles or more toward Neustadt near the Czechoslovak border, near Neisse. Zhukov wheels divisions to the Oder mouth to bolster the Stettin flank.
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London
Hungary
Mar
Budapest
Vienna
Silesia
Ivan Konev
Neustadt
Czechoslovakia
Neisse
Breslau
Gregory Zhukov
Kolberg
Baltic
Stettin
Oder
Moscow
Pomeranian
Gregory K. Zhukov
Wollin
Marshal Zhukov
Berlin
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Braunsberg
Heiligenbeil
Slovakia
Tatras
Zvolen
Stalin
German Output Crippled by Air Blows
Allied air operations cut German synthetic oil plants and coke ovens while American bombers hit southern Germany. RAF and RCAS conducted night raids on Berlin and Ruhr targets, with Witten and Hanau among cities struck. several Canadian heavy bombers were missing.
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Henry B. Jamieson
Associated Press
London
Germany
Britain
R.A.F
Hitler
R.C.A.F
Western Front
Berlin
Witten
Duisburg
Ruhr
Hanau
Frankfurt-on-the-Main
Canada Red Cross Appeal Nears One Third of Goal
Canada's national Red Cross drive stood at 63.59 percent of its 10 million target after 12 canvassing days with 6.359 million collected. Provinces show mixed progress led by Ontario and Alberta while Saskatchewan trails. several regions report over 50 percent.
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Toronto
Canada
Red Cross
Saskatchewan
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Alberta
British Columbia
German East Front Command Appoints Schoerner
Moscow radio reported that Col Gen Ferdinand Schoerner, formerly commander of an army group in Silesia, was named German commander on the east front by Hiller. The report notes this comes after the dismissal of Gen Heinz Guderian as chief of staff and front commander.
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Guderian
London
Reuters
Hiller
Ferdinand Schoerner
Silesia
East Front
Moscow
Heinz Iderian
Southern Jap Islands Under Heavy Attack
Carrier planes and B29 Superfortresses bombed southwestern Japan in a two day raid led by Vice Admiral Mitscher. About 350 Superfortresses dropped 2500 tons of fire on Nagoya, the fifth major incendiary strike in 10 days, amid reports of ships sunk and planes downed. American forces also landed on Basilan near Mindanao and buttressed Luzon operations in the Philippines.
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Japan
Nagoya
Marc A. Mitscher
Kyushu
Shikoku
Uenshu Island
Tokyo
Honshu
United States
Philippines
158Th
Luzon
Mindanao
Basilan
Borneo
Finnish S D Lead in Count After Parliamentary Vote
New York March 19 The Social-Democratic party leads in Finland after yesterday's parliamentary elections as counts progress. With 1,497,553 votes tabulated the Social Democrats hold 368,201. the Democratic People's Union 358,688 and the Agrarian League 244,384. The Democratic Union gains Russian press backing.
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New York
Finland
Social-Democratic
Democratic People's Union
Democratic People’s Union
Social Democrats
Democratic, Union
The
Agrarian’ League
Ottawa opens sixth session with brief throne speech
The speech from the throne read by the Earl of Athlone announced the parliament’s term expires April 17 and a general election will be held soon after. It urged MPs to provide funds for war and government expenses until a new parliament convenes and noted the aim to support Canada at the San Francisco World Security Conference. The war description highlighted relentless fury and Allied progress in Europe and Asia with Canada proud of its fighting forces.
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Ottawa
Earl of Athlone
House of Commons
Senate
Commons
San Francisco
Europe
Asia
Canada
Trueman Named CBC Governor by King
Ottawa March 19 Albert Wentworth Trueman of Saint John New Brunswick appointed by Prime Minister Mackenzie King as a member of the board of governors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Trueman is superintendent of schools in Saint John.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Albert Wentworth Trueman
Sain John
N.B
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Trueman
Saint John
Peruvian Coup Attempt Squelched at Ancon Air Base
Lima March 19 The Peruvian government said an attempted revolutionary coup was crushed at Ancon air base 25 miles north of Lima. Rebels tried to seize Air Minister Gen Fernando Melgar who restored order with aid from other officers. Victor Haya de la Torre of the APRA party was arrested on charges of conspiring against President Oscar Benevides life. He was released after 14 months confinement prompting protests from neighboring states.
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Lima
Peru
Ancon
Fernando Melgar
Melgar
Apra Party
Victor Paw Haya de la Torre
Oscar Benevides
Toronto Board eases entrance for farm work early grads
The Toronto Board of Education announced last night a new policy allowing pupils who leave school early to work on farms to receive their high school entrance or promotions provided they sign a contract for employment of at least 13 weeks.
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Toronto
Board’ of Education
Quick Action of Lt Casement Saves Ship
British corvette Lindsay narrowly escaped being torn by in the English Channel when Lt Bob Casement of Montreal swung her to starboard in darkness. The destroyer struck the Lindsay and ripped the port side, but there were no casualties. Engine room kept running after engineer D R Wallace from Vancouver shut off steam valves, enabling rescue and quick restart.
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Bob Casement
Montreal
Lindsay
G. A. V. Thomson
Victoria
Casement
D. R. Wallace
Vancouver
Powell River
B.C
Italians Hold German Strongpoint Near Imola Front
Italian volunteer troops fighting alongside the Allies held a captured German strongpoint between Caffiano and Riolo De Bagnio, five miles south of Imola, under heavy bombardment while patrols along the Senio river and the sector southwest of Bologna faced mortar and machine-gun fire.
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Rome
Caffiano
Riolo de Bagnio
Bologna-Rimini
Imola
8Th Army
Senio
Field of Honor to be set in Alberta cemeteries
Edmonton March 19 The provincial government orders all Alberta cemeteries to create a field of honor for burial of current or former service members. Each acre must host at least 10 graves, with no interment charge and a maximum $15 for grave opening and closing. Plots may be used for His Majesty's Forces or Allied nations. Approved by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Armed Services
Provincial Board of Health
Housing shortage worsens in Toronto as war era notices rise
Toronto reports a sharp housing shortage with 3,808 families served notices to vacate by May 1. Fred Dearlove, chief housing officer, said the city has exhausted available accommodations and faces no prospects to house displaced families.
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Toronto
Fred Dearlove
Mrs Churchill Plans Moscow Visit With Red Cross Aid
Mrs Winston Churchill announced in London she would travel to Moscow within days and spend about a month in Russia. Her Red Cross Aid to Russia Fund aims to equip two 500 bed hospitals in Rostov, with equipment costing £1,600,000 to be shipped in about nine months.
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London
Winston Churchill
Moscow
Russia
Rostov
Red ‘Cross Aii
Retreating Hastily as German Forces Fall Back Near Rhine
About 80 000 German troops fled toward the Rhine in daylight while Allied tanks and infantry from Patton s 3rd and Patch s 7th armies pushed into the Saarland and Palatinate. Mainz Frankfurt and Ludwigshafen loomed as targets as Patton and Patch closed a battle line 25 miles long along the Saar and pressed toward the Siegfried line and Ruhr edge. The action involved roughly 380 000 Allied troops with 27 divisions in hard assault as the western front neared the Rhine barrier.
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James M. Long
Associated Press
Paris
Rhine
Bavarian Palatinate
Saarland
United States
St. Wendel
Zwei-Bruecken
Palatinate
Mainz
George S. Patton
Rhine Valley
Frankfurt
Main
Weisbaden
Ludwigshafen
Mannheim
Saar Line
Alexander M. Patch
7Th Army
Saarbruecken
Wissembourg
Lauterbourg
Karlsruhe
Patton
Patch
United States 1St Army
East Rhine
Uudendorfte
Remagen
Courtney H. Hodges
Ruhr
U S Submarines Sink Fifteen Japanese Vessels In Pacific
U S submarines report sinking 15 Japanese ships including three destroyers two escort vessels and ten merchant ships during the latest Pacific operation. The tally brings total enemy ships sunk by American submarines to 1 072 with 117 warships and 955 non combat vessels.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Navy
Life attempt on Hitler told by fugitive narrator
A fugitive German claims to recount the July 20 bombing attempt on Hitler, detailing why the blast failed, Hitler's injuries and medical decline, and his awareness of opposition from Germany’s elite, including nobles and industrialists.
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Louis P. Lochner
Bonn
Germany
Hitler
Fuehrer
Tully
Aoman TL
Wehrmacht
S. Radio
Ring closes on Mandalay as Allied forces encircle city
Allied forces seal the Mandalay ring with Fort Ava cleared on the Irrawaddy while Japanese troops inside fight to the last, defended at Fort Dufferin. 14th Army meanwhile blocks southern escape roads and sweeps Meiktila, killing over 200 Japanese.
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Burma
Idth
Mandalay
Ava
Irrawaddy
Fort Dufferin
14Th Army
Meiktila
Youth moved from voluntary to compulsory guest at Toronto police station
A 16 year old from Simcoe Ontario asked to sleep at Cowan Avenue police station in Toronto. Desk sergeant Sid Hill allowed it but required a clothing search. The search found an unregistered revolver and the youth was placed in custody.
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Toronto
Ross W. Patterson
Simcoe
Ont
Cowan Avenue
Sid Hill
Japan to mobilize schoolchildren for war work
SAN FRANCISCO March 19 AP Japan announced a plan to mobilize students from second grade to university for war work starting April 1. The broadcast said schooling would end only when mobilization laws call students out, with enforcement prepared by the cabinet. Education Master Count Hideo Kodama spoke to the Diet.
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San Francisco
Japan
Federal Communications Commission
Radio Tokyo
Hideo Kodama
Diet
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Wallis Warfield
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Mrs. Churchill
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Michael Macdonagh
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