Soviet Advances Steady on Vast Front in Russo-German War
Moscow dispatch reports wide Soviet gains on nearly all front sectors as the Red Air Force says American built aircraft join actions against German units. Command claims 36,000 German deaths in eleven days, including 12,000 in Kalinin region and 20,000 around Staraya Russa where 200,000 Nazis are near encirclement.
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Moscow
Farflung
Red Air Force
Kalinin
Smolensk
Staraya Russa
Defiance To Japs In Message From Philippines
American-Philippine forces under General Wainwright sent a message to General MacArthur expressing confidence in his leadership and pledging continued zeal and defense of the Philippines. The War Department released the communique noting no confirmed fighting since the surrender ultimatum expired at noon yesterday.
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Washington
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
War Department
Philippines
Wainwright
Australia
Weather Sidelights Mark Early Spring Yet Blizzard Hits
The report notes heavy blizzards at times over the weekend and slippery highways at night. Gas stations in New Castle were largely closed on Sunday due to new federal rules, with some stations remaining open.
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New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary
The report lists today’s 24 hour weather with a 39 degree high and 31 degree low and .60 inches of precipitation including five inches of snow. River stage stands at 9.5 feet. It also notes Sunday morning’s 24 hour period with a 53 degree high, 31 degree low and .21 inches of precipitation from rain and snow.
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United States
Sayre Arrives in Washington With MacArthur Sword
Francis Sayre high commissioner to the Philippines arrives in Washington to brief President Roosevelt on the planned return to the Philippines. He brings the sword taken from a Japanese general by General MacArthur, to be presented to the President.
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Washington
Philippines
Francis B. Sayre
Roosevelt
Sayre
Douglas MacArthur
Fatal shooting during attempted holdup at Warner Smith firm
James McKarney Supplee 31 of Mercer Avenue Sharpsville died after three gunmen attempted to hold up Warner Smith Motor Freight Co. in Sharpsville early Sunday. Supplee, who was alone in the office, said he had no money and was shot. Police launched a county-wide search for the bandits.
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Sharon
Warner- Smith Motor Freight Co
Sharpsville
James McKarney Supplee
Mercer Avenue
Bull Hospital
Supplee
Mercer County
P Supplee
Deaths in Bessemer and area reported March 25 1942
Death notices list John Gigurina 51 Bessemer Edwin F Barnhart 68 Chicora Mrs Laura Hamlet Phillipsburg Pa James McCarney Supplee 31 Sharpsville Maude Gourlay Waterford Margaret Brogan 65 East Leasure Ave William Milton Corvea 52 1017 Maryland Ave William Frances 72 Slippery Rock R D 5 Mrs Samuel B Fowler 74 R D 1 New Castle Mike Solop 55 121 West Long 212 Ave Mrs Mary Letitia Hartman 46 1606 Audley Ave Mrs John L McCarty 62 Ellpert.
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Margaret Brogan
East Leasure Avenue
William Milton Corvea
Maryland Avenue
William Frances
Slippery Rock
R. D
Samuel B. Fowler
New Castle
Mike Solop
West Long
Mary Letitia Hartman
Audley Avenue
John L. McCarty
Ellpert
Cripps Reaches Delhi With India Independence Proposal
Sir Stafford Cripps, the British envoy, arrives in New Delhi from Karachi with the government plan for India. He will meet nationalist leaders whose stance signals independence as the Congress party, meeting at Allahabad, shows no formal resolution yet. Cripps, a Churchill cabinet figure, leads meetings that may shape India’s future and the war in the Far East.
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International News Service
New Delhi
Sir Stafford Cripps
India
Karachi
Sir Stafford
Churchill
House of Commons
Cairo
Middle East
David
MacArthur Holds First Formal Press Conference in Australia
General Douglas MacArthur met American and Australian reporters in Melbourne for a two hour off the record briefing. He praised press cooperation and provided a detailed outline of the war in the southwest Pacific.
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International News Service
Melbourne
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
United Nations Fliers Chase Jap Planes In Pacific Raids
American and Australian war planes claimed 23 enemy aircraft shot down in weekend raids on New Guinea New Britain and Timor with 14 confirmed destroyed 3 probables and 6 damaged. Japs struck Darwin and Katharine deep into northern Australia with one fatality and one injury reported.
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International News Service
Melbourne
New Guinea
New Britain
Dutch Timor
Timor Sea
Darwin
United Nations
Australia
Katherine
Spotted Typhus Breaks Out in French Morocco
New York dispatch says Spotted typhus has broken out in French Morocco. Reports from Meknes via BBC and CBS say the town is quarantined and residents are forbidden to leave.
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International News Service
New York
French Morocco
CBS
BBC
Meknes
RAF Raids on Crete Highlight Mediterranean Offensive
British bombers raided Berka Derna Hassani Heraklion Retimo and Tympkin in Crete marking a strike against German invasion routes in the Near East. A land force communique reported shelling of Tmimi and Martuba airfields with some enemy strongpoints overrun and light British casualties.
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Royal Air Force
Greece
Crete
Near East
Berka
Derna
Cyrenaica
Hassani
Heraklion
Retimo
Tympkin
Tmimi
Martuba
Major Japanese Offensive Expected in Burma
London reports reopen of a major Japanese offensive in Burma is imminent. Reinforcement of the Japanese air force is nearing completion, signaling a preliminary Nipponese move. Analysts say Toungoo may still hold despite claims Letpadan was captured.
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International News Service
London
Burma
No Man's Land
Letpadan
Toungoo
Japanese Carrier Suffered Torpedo Hit Off Bali
London reports a 27,000 ton Japanese aircraft carrier was torpedoed near Bali on March 3 by a UN submarine. Flames reached 150 feet from the superstructure and the ship was said to be out of action for a long time if not sunk. The submarine commander said they fired four torpedoes and hit twice while the carrier was screened by destroyers.
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International News Service
London
Dutch East Indies
Bali
London Daily Telegraph
United Nations
British Submarines Sink Italian Vessels Off Italian Coast
British submarines in a wide coastal assault claimed two enemy U boats two supply ships six schooners and one troop carrier sunk. The operation moved from the Straits of Messina toward the Albanian coast as air and land actions accompanied the rescue of survivors.
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International News Service
London
Axis
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Mussolini
American Volunteer Pilots Battle Large Jap Force In Burma
American Volunteer pilots engaged a large Japanese air and ground force in Burma as Allied forces stalemate continued in the region. The clash reflects ongoing Allied resolve as the Pacific theater enters its 16th week with fighting persisting despite Nippon's surrender pressure.
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Burma
MacArthur Sends Confidence Message To Chiang Kai Shek
Melbourne march 23 General Douglas MacArthur sent a message of absolute confidence in total victory to Chiang Kai Shek after Chiang congratulated him on becoming supreme commander of the United Nations in the southwest Pacific. MacArthur also sent a brief reply to General Sir Archibald P. Wavell thanking him and pledging to do his best.
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Melbourne
Douglas MacArthur
Chiang Kai Shek
MacArthur
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Archibald P. Wavell
Plane crash near Pitcairn claims two lives
Injuries and fatalities occurred when a plane crashed near Pitcairn airport on Friday. Henry Best, 35, of Pitcairn a student flier and reported owner of the demolished craft died. His companion Karl H. Vetter 41 a flying instructor was instantly killed.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pitcairn
Henry Best
Karl H. Vetter
Japanee Seek Ships Of Norway
Vidkun Quisling the Nazi backed Norwegian premier urged Norwegian merchant ships in the Pacific to sail to Japanese held harbors Kusai Rabaul Penang and Saigon. An agreement promises ships to Japan while crews will not be interned and paid triple wages upon return. The appeal highlights Japan's critical shortage of merchant shipping.
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International
Stockholm
Vidkun Quisling
Norway
Pacific
Kusai
Rabaul
Penang
Saigon
Japan
Quisling
Japan Artillery Pounds Burma In New Communique
Japanese light artillery fired on Chinese forces in Burma on Sunday. Parachute troops moved on the west flank while the Irrawaddy front was quiet. Bombings of an airfield in central Burma killed three and another attack caused 18 civilian casualties.
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Chunking
Burma
Irrawaddy
R. A. FP
Spring Serenade Amid Snow and Cool Weather
A playful note salutes the arrival of spring despite lingering snow and cool conditions. The speaker, Arthur Mometer Miss Spring, promises songs of joy and praises the season while noting the date and 38 degree weather.
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Tee
Americans and British Pilots Fight Off Japanese Air Armies
The text reports intense air battles over central Burma where American volunteers and RAF pilots repelled waves of Japanese bombers and fighters targeting Mingaladon and surrounding airfields. Reinforcements to the Burma front arrived in India as raids continued and ground patrols engaged Japanese forces.
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International Mandalay
Royal Air Force Airrome
Burma
American Volunteer Group
Royal Air Force
A.V.G
RAF
Existance
New Delhi
India
Mingaladon
Kawaedy
Letpadden
Japanese planes raid Wyndham air base reported by Melbourne radio
War brief from March 25 states Japanese warplanes renewed bombing raids on Wyndham in north western Australia. A medium force of Japanese aircraft reportedly overflew the city with details not yet fully known. Separate item notes King Boris of Bulgaria left for Berlin for talks with Hitler.
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Bulgaria
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