Hungary under puppet regime looms as Hitler tightens grip
London reports Hitler moves to seize Romania as Hungary already falls under German control. Antonescu rumored summoned, Horthy noted, with Berlin denying prisoner claims. Nazi radio announces new Budapest government led by a Quisling premier and a German gauleiter as Hungary's fate mirrors nations bowing to Hitler.
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London
Balkan
Hitler
Hungary
Ion Antonescu
Romania
Nicholas Horthy
Antonescu
Germany
Rumania
Foreign Office
Berlin
Horthy
Nicholas Kallay
Tito
Budapest
Quisling
Inside the Anzio Beachhead LST Voyage
A war correspondent describes boarding an LST at Anzio to reach the beachhead, detailing the ship's design and operation. Captain Joseph Kahrs of Newark leads the crew, with a year of service that includes D-day ventures and 23 perilous crossings between Africa Sicily and Italy.
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Bizerte
Sicily
Harar
Anzio
Joseph Kahrs
Ewark
N. J
Chelor
Veewark
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Mahrs
Africa
LST
Atlantic
Foes of Changes in TVA Face Fight
Washington lawmakers clash over Senator McKellar's bid to curb TVA spending and limit its political activity. Supporters cite risk to operations while opponents warn amendments would punish Lilienthal and cripple the public power system.
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TVA
Washington
McKellar
Tennessee
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Barkley
Kentucky
Stewart
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Bankhead
Alabama
Chamber
eKellar
GOP States Begin Series to Name Delegates for Conventions
Maine and Louisiana start a seven state series naming 217 Republican and 142 Democratic delegates by April 1. Republicans pick 13 in Louisiana and 14 in Minnesota with 7 more on April 1. Democrats choose 10 in Maine and 10 in Arizona with 9 in New York on March 28. Republicans have 63 delegates so far, with Dewey leading in support though not a declared candidate. Minnesota may pledge delegates to Harold E. Stassen. Iowa and Kansas delegate plans remain uncommitted under Hickenlooper and Landon respectively.
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Washington
Maine
Louisiana
Minnesota
New York
Iowa
Kansas
Arizona
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Alf Landon
Hinkenlooper
Couple Convicted For Leaving Toddlers In Cold Flat
Frank Jara and wife Julia were found guilty of endangering their two children left alone 12 hours in a leaky windswept New York flat. They face up to three years each. infants Frances two and Frank nine months frostbitten were found January 4 by Patrolman Jacob Szwedowski. The couple is committed to Bellevue for observation and to be sentenced March 29.
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New York
Frank Jara
Julia
Alvah W. Burlingame
Frances
Frank
Jacob Szwedowski
Jaras
Bellevue Hospital
Teche-Greyhound strike ends as 800 return to service
Paul S. Hennessey announced a two day stoppage by about 800 drivers maintenance crews and station staff across five southeastern states ended at 6 am with full service resuming. The workers had been idle since Tuesday over the discharge of several employees and a War Labor Board ruling."
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New Orleans
Paul S. Hennessey
Teche-Greyhound Lines
Lake Charles
Marianna
Fla
Eighth Regional War Labor Board
Dallas
Tripartite
H. V. Greenslit
U S Break With Finland Expected
Washington reports a break between the United States and Finland appears almost certain with unlikely hope for a late reversal. Officials say US policy hinges on Finland quitting the war as Roosevelt and Hull weigh ending relations if no chance remains.
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Washington
United States
Finland
Russia
Germany
Britain
Roosevelt
Hull
Roosevelt Proclaims April 6 Army Day in 1942
President Roosevelt designated April 6 as Army Day and urged civilians to reconsecrate themselves to producing the arms and equipment required to sustain the army until final victory. The call highlights honoring soldiers welded by battle to form a liberated force.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury tax chief Randolph Paul resigns during wartime revenue fight
Randolph Paul, 53, resigns as secretary Morgenthau's top tax advisor amid a clash over wartime revenue goals. He left a lucrative corporate tax practice to join the administration and helped push major tax proposals, but the final measure fell to 2.315 billion after initial plans for 10.5 billion. Paul told Roosevelt of his admiration for a realistic tax program and cited shifts toward tax simplification as a reason for stepping down.
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Morgenthau
Treasury
Roosevelt
White House
Paul
Congress
Barkley
Congress to Decide Lend-Lease Final Settlements
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to require Congress, not the president, to approve final lend-lease settlements. An amendment extending the program another year states no president may bind post war policy beyond constitutional procedure. The measure passes the committee before full House action.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Wadsworth
Republican
New York
House
United States
Munat
South Dakota
Senate
Allied forces hold Cassino line as Germans press attacks
Allied headquarters report Fifth Army repelling German assaults on Cassino positions in southern town sectors. New Zealanders fight hand to hand near Monastery hill while tanks are knocked out. Allied air raids target Verona Bologna Rimini Padua and railways from Verona to Arezzo with heavy bombing of bridges and supply lines.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Cassino
Italy
New
Monastery Hill
Verona
Bologna
Brenner Pass
Rimini
Adriatic
Venice
Ancona
Padua
Poggibensi
Arezzo
Florence
Passman Presents 500 Dollar Red Cross Gift
Lieutenant Otto E. Passman, a naval reservist and local merchant, pledges strong support to the Ouachita parish Red Cross drive. He contributes 500 dollars and named his Passman Equipment Company and The Cascade among his gifts, urging others to back the campaign to reach the 80,000 dollar goal.
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Monroe
Red Cross
Ouachita Parish
Otto E. Passman
United States Naval Reserve
R. D. Kellogg
Ouachita
Passman
Passman Equipment Company
Cascade
Kellogg
United States
Quachita Parish
Fifth Loan Goal Set at 16 Billion for War Bonds
Secretary Morgenthau announced a fifth war loan target of 16 billion dollars saying the figure is needed for the war and that the public will be informed next week about the securities and timing. He rejected reports of a 14 billion goal and noted the drive may begin in early June.
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Washington
UPI
Morgenthau
Treasury
Tojo Extends Labor Control Measures In Japan At Home
Tokyo radio announced a labor strengthening program that imposes military rank on factory workers and expands collective punishment. All staff from workers to managers face strict discipline for failures, with model factories first targeted and then broader industry. Spying and talebearing are encouraged under a repressive system.
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Tokyo Radio
Office of War Information
Asia
Tojo
Manchuria
Tokyo
Churchill to Address Nation in Broadcast During War Aims Debate
Prime Minister Churchill will speak to the nation Sunday in his first broadcast since winter illness. The talk comes as Britain faces pressure in both the U S and Britain for a clear outline of Allied aims and possible changes to the Atlantic Charter ahead of forthcoming London talks with Edward R Stettinius Jr and the British foreign office. There is speculation of another Churchill Roosevelt meeting and questions about the Soviet role in European affairs and postwar planning. Churchill suggested an open debate on the Atlantic charter in the House of Commons.
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London
Churchill
the Nation
Atlantic
Britain
United States
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
House of Commons
Stalin
Russia
America
European Advisory Commission
Moscow
Russian Push Toward Nikolaev Forges Ahead In Ukraine
Russian forces drive toward Nikolaev as Marshal Konev’s mobile units reach 25 miles from the Prut River and 18 miles from Byeltsi. German planes strike to destroy routes while Romanians and Germans resist. city of Nikolaev faces peril amid heavy Red Army tempo.
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Moscow
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Bessarabia
Carpathian Mountains
Ivan S. Konevs
Prut River
Russia
Red Army
Ukraine
Dniester
Bug River
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Bograviensk
Willkie Calls for Change in National Administration
Wendell Willkie told a Wisconsin rally that the current administration has held power too long and grown corrupt. He urged the GOP to win the election, press for full war effort and world cooperation, and promote postwar jobs, high wages, and reduced taxes after the conflict. He outlined an eight point program in Manitowoc and planned more rallies in Kenosha and Racine.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Willkie
Republican Party
Manitowoc
America
Kenosha
Racine
Tough deferment rules eyed for under twenty six workers
Washington sources say the war production board the army and the navy will not seek industrial deferments for men under 26 unless their assigned work on critical programs is essential to immediate war goals. A draft of policy outlines strict criteria guiding state directors in selecting 26 and younger workers for deferment in key invasion weapons efforts.
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Washington
War Production Board
Army
WPB
Army, Navy and War Manpower Commission
Violent air battles over Germany as US raids continue
On March 23 London reports the second straight day of mass air combat after a 1000-plane RAF raid targeted Frankfurt. About 1500 American bombers and fighters attacked western Germany including Werl, Achmer, Handorf, and the Berlin area. German fighters shifted tactics to oppose the assault with heavy losses, while Berlin and other targets showed fires from prior raids.
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London
Frankfurt
Germany
Bruswick
Werl
Essen
Achmer
Oldenburg
Handorf
United States Army Air Force
Berlin
United States
Stockholm
Creil
France
Reich
Air Ministry
Hilversum
Luxembourg
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Ielessi
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Rth
King Peter and Bride
Peter
Yugoslavia
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Greece
Greyhound Bus
Randolph Paul
U. S
Addi
Monte Castellone
Tin
RED Cross Help
Lash
Sheboygan, Wis
RED Cross, ‘War Fund
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