Bombers Strike Berlin as US Forces Press Daylight Raid
American heavy bombers and Liberator groups hit Berlin in daylight and at night as part of a broad attack across northern France and eastern Germany. U S fighter sweeps over the capital preceded the raids, while German defenses reported weak opposition and scattered anti aircraft fire.
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Berlin
De-Calais
Nee
Messerschmitts
John Koluth
Dudley Jenne
Utica
N. Y
Rmans
United States
Northwesternermany
Germany
Europe
Bremen
Gerten Radio
Theerlin
Branienburg
Germans Los! Allied Update From Italian Front March 6
Allied beachhead forces repulsed a German attack amid heavy weather in Italy. American, Canadian, Indian, and French units fought in combats near Castel San Vincenzo, Isernia, Orsogna, and Monte Croce, with tank, artillery, and mortar fire limiting German advances.
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Allied
Naples
Italy
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Cisterne
Castel San Vincenzo
Isernia
Orsogna
Monte Croche
Fair Enough Continued
A narrator recalls a tense moment as a character named Gallico confronts guards and escapes with humor. The scene shifts to reflections on fascism democracy and war, with questions about what a person knows and may reveal. The tone blends humor with political inquiry.
Army halts distribution of 55000 pamphlets amid Nazi critique
Army officials say the pamphlet was not for general soldier circulation but as background material for officer orientation courses to counter the Nazi super race theory. 55 000 copies were stored in a warehouse after deeming the material inadequate. May notes the matter is closed but vows vigilance to prevent any future release through war department channels.
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May
War Department
Evans and Robertson troops return home and promotions noted
Staff Sergeant Vernon W. Evans, Drewfield Tampa, has returned from a four year service with three and a half years overseas. Ellis Ray Robertson, son of Monroe residents, promoted to staff sergeant after 15 months in action. Lieutenant Jane H. Heald, WAC recruiter in Haverhill, leads recruitment with teammates, born Jane Hiboldt and married to Lt. Franklin Heald. Joe R. McClain promoted to technician fourth grade at MacDill Field Tampa after enlisting in 1942.
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Vernon W. Evans
Drewfield
Tampa
Fla
Nora Lee Evans
North Fifth Street
Monroe
Elmo Evans
Dallas
Tex
Rollo B. Evans
Coast Artillery
England
Charles M. Evans
Infantry
Camp Ord
California
Ellis Ray Robertson
J W. Robertson
J. W. Robertson
Lee Avenue
Fern Winkler
H. E Winkler
Standard
Morocco
Casablanca
Algiers
Tunisia
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Robertson
Jane H. Heald
WAC
Haverhill
Mass
Heald
Jane Hiboldt
Vandalia
Illinois
Washington
William M. Spann
Navy
Naval Air Cadet
Indiana University
South Pacific
Franklin Heald
United States Naval Reserve
Manchester
N. H
Macdill Field
Joe R. McClain
Tom McClain
South Second Street
West Monroe
McClain
Camp Beauregard
Army Air Forces
False Teeth Powder Promises Secure Plates With No Gummy Taste
An advertisement promotes FAST TEETH powder to stabilize dentures during meals and conversations. It claims a pleasant, non sticky feel and an alkaline formula without a gummy taste, urging readers to buy FAB TEETH at drug stores.
Private Moak and Sgt Sinclair Receive Air Force Honors
Private James C. Moak Jr formerly of Monroe arrives at Majors Field for weeks of training before transfer to San Antonio for pilot navigator or bombardier training. Sergeant Cecil R. Sinclair of Baskins Louisiana earns an oak leaf cluster to the Air Medal after five additional combat missions in Europe while serving as engineer and top turret gunner on a Flying Fortress.
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Majors Field
Tex
James C. Moak, Jr
Monroe
James C. Moak
Army Air Forces Training Command
San Antonio
Army Air Forces
Monk
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Cecil Sinclair
England
Cecil R. Sinclair
Aafp Flying Fortress
Europe
Monroe woman begins basic training in Georgia WAC center
Janice M. Hudnall of 407 Washington Street Monroe has started a five week basic course at the Third WAC training center in Fort Oglethorpe Ga. After completion she will be sent to Lent for further schooling. She previously worked in proofreading filing and typing for Consolidated Steel in Orange Texas and is the daughter of Mrs J C Walker of Monroe.
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Fort Oglethorpe
Janice M. Hudnall
Washington Street
Monroe
WAC
Army
Women’s Army Corps
Consolidated Steel Company
Orange
Tex
Hudnall
Allied forces reveal first jungle penetration into Japanese lines in Burma
An Allied patrol on Burma's coast south of Maungdow wounded Japanese troops as troops who trained in central India and Burma jungles completed a briefing. The Arakan front remained quiet except for shelling north of Buthedaung. U S bombers hit air fields in southern Burma and conducted coordinated attacks on targets across northern Burma.
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Burma
Maungdow
Southeast Asia
Arakan
Buthedaung
United States
Smith Defends REA Inquiry Amid committee clash
The confrontation centers on a committee recall of Wickard and criticism of Roosevelt's circle as Smith insists the inquiry targets agency performance. He says Congress created the REA and questions its management, while dodging broader accusations. The empress of Japan marks her 41st birthday in health with minimal public celebration per Tokyo radio.
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Ture Wickard
Smith
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Japan
Tokyo Radio
United States
Cliff Palace Dwellings Noted for Rooms and Chambers
The Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park contains 150 rooms and 23 ceremonial chambers built by prehistoric cliff dwellers. Before World War I era, Poland’s population included 43 percent under age 20.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Germany
Poland
Repatriates Return from Portugal Amid War Strain
A convoy of American internees lands in Lisbon after a six day train journey. Families remain far away as some men are separated for shipboard processing while others hope to reunite with loved ones after the war. A later repatriation group is planned for March 29. A Philadelphia rubbish court targets littering property owners and tenants.
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Portugal
United States
Philadelphia
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Shal Tito
France
Riviera
Cassino
Quatesy Asked
Eisenhower Id
Eadache Goexiz
Anne Basa
Universal Camera Corp
Gallico
Garmisch
Heanor
Derbyshire
Norah Carpenter
MacDonald
Michael
Maureen
Madeleine
London
Mary McLean
Dolores LaFrance
Marney McClevish
Joe McLain
Mala Pty Tittles
Private James Moak
Sergeant Sinclair
Shelby L. Sinclair
Baskins
RAF
Jackson
Miss
Janice Hudnall
Mand
India
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South Grand St. Monroe
Louisiana
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the National Cash Register Company
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Anrau
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