Berlin Again Beats Berlin Again Beats Heavy Raid Report
London reports a second heavy RAF assault on Berlin last night with 690 planes. The air ministry said Berlin was heavily bombed and prelim reports indicated the attack was successful. Ruhr targets, including Bochum, were hit by other RAF groups.
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Singe
London
Alarel SC
Royal Air Force
Berlin
Air Ministry
Rube Valley
The
Duisburg
Ruhr
Satuday
Spring Geese Overhead Reported Around Town
A Mt Jackson observer notes a rare flock of about 50 wild geese flying in a V formation then into a southbound column Monday afternoon. Multiple residents including Tom Davis and Pat Newe report geese sightings near Mercer Street and Montgomery, suggesting early signs of spring.
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Tom ‘Davis
Mercer Street
Mr. Davis
Beck
Chester
Reynolds
Garfield
Ayene
Pat Newe
Montgomery
Rommel
Ite
Mt. Jackson
M. Jackson
Daily Weather Report for United States
Daily weather statistics show 24 hour period ending 9 am with maximum 48, minimum 30, and precipitation. The St. River stage is 3.3 feet. Year ago figures record maximum 45, minimum 29, and precipitation 0.02 inches.
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United: States
Battle Tide Shifts to Allied Favor in Tunisia
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill declares the Tunisia situation turned in favor of the Allies after Gabes fall. He praises General Montgomery for driving Rommel from Mareth Fortifications and notes New Zealand troops first to pass through Gabes. Freyberg commanded the flank wave amid intense air attacks.
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Lowell
Bennett Cls S. Staff
London
Mareh BO
Winston Churchill
Gabes
Tunisia
House of Commons
Euwin
Rommel
Andy
Afrika Korps
Mareth
Montgomery
Churchill
EL ‘Hamma
Plan To Oust Japs At Kiska
Washington dispatch reports U S forces tightening the noose around Japanese troops on Kiska as bombing raids intensify against air bases and the submarine base. A western Aleutians naval task force appears to be stem reinforcements and supplies. Devlopments in the North Pacific indicate a broad U S offensive strategy.
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Joseph
A. Borsci
Aleutians
Kilska
Kiska
Pacific
Pwo
Warning From War Labor Board Signals Tense Labor Clash
William E. Zim reports the War Labor Board warns it may cede jurisdiction in wartime disputes. John L. Lewis presses for a $2 daily wage rise for 600,000 coal miners and threatens a short strike to show union power. The He Donnelley case in New York is cited as a test of WO B authority.
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William E
Zim
Ynt
Washington
Mare
tod_ garned
John
UMW
WLB
Reuben He Donnelley Corporation
New York
Lewis
Truman Committee
U S Navy says no Japanese destroyer aflame in Solomons
Navy report states a Japanese destroyer was not left aflame in the northern Solomons after a low altitude strike by U S fighter aircraft. The same group of Lightning and Corsair fighters attacked a seaplane base near Shortland Island, destroying five to seven enemy planes on fire.
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Joseph
Abors
Washington
Navy
Solomons
U.S
Paisl
Munich Brown House Hit as Allied Bombs Burn Nazi HQ
London reports the top floor of Munich's Brown House, the Nazi party headquarters, burned-out after RAF raid. The alt ministry said several key industrial plants were destroyed or damaged. Recon photos show 50 blocks of commercial buildings burned, fires lasting two days.
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International
London
Munich
Brown House
Nazi ‘Party
Royal Air Force
Marely
Death Record for Michael Nakovics and James Ottober
Two brief death notices list Michael Nakovics, 65, of Fast Brook, and James Ottober, 32, of ENwood City, with dates showing Tuesday March 30, 1943.
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Michael Nakovics
Fast, Brook
James Ottober
Enwood City
Weather Delays Actions On Red Fronts In World War II
Weather slows military operations as Red Army halts many actions on the central and Donets fronts. Germans press attempting Donets crossings but suffer heavy losses. Soviet defense lines endure with limited fighting near Dukhoshvina and Dovogobuzh while air forces clash over the Kuban and Ladoga regions.
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Red Army
Soveral
Byelh
Smolensk
Donet JA
High
Nata S. Lane
Kuban
West
Canetsus
Reds
Red
Dukhoshvina
Dovogobuzh
Berlin
Ladoga
Leningrad
Army Navy inductees announced by Local Board Two
Local Board Two of New Castle announced the last Marely draft men for service at the Erie Induction Center. March 26 enlistments proceed to April 2. Names include Richard Charles, John Buonpane, Nicholas Borkese, Sam Aljello, Robert Harris, Anthony DeAugustine, Joseph Galmonn, William Hege, Stephen Stratham, Frank Zedick, John Konstantowicz, John Re O'Brien, John Toney, Victor Fortuna, John Tomaseski, Jackson Kirkwood, John Cibellis, Edward Liverant, Edward Licdovici, Steve Muchicko, Michael Wignoview, Rayman Nova.
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Navy
Erie
New Castle
Lste
Richard
Charles
Long Avenues
Rao Ae
John L
Jefferson
Jackson
Kirkwood
Bouth
Beaver
John. Cibellis
Dushane Street
Edward
Liverant
Oak
Edward- PF
Licdovici
Buttor Street
Steve M. Muchicko
Arlington’ Avenue
Michael Wignoview
Center Way
Oes Eheam
Rayman
Nova
Long Avenue
Woman Drives Township Fire Truck To Blaze
Mrs James Messner drove the Pulaski township fire truck to a blaze on Fred Green Road Monday afternoon. She acted to prevent greater loss as high winds threatened several frame structures. After arriving at the scene others were already fighting the fire, and the truck returned to the garage.
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Fred
Green
Pulaski
Neshannock Township
James
Messner
Messnei
Piresinva
Dedicate Flag At Hillsville April 2
Dedicate flag at Hillsville on April 2 to honor over 100 men from the Hillsville Carbon district who served. The dedicatory service will be at the Hillsville school Nagpole at 2 oclock with parents and friends of service men as special guests. The speaker is not yet announced.
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Hilsvile
Lerngon
Hillsville Chool
Hillsville-Carbon
Nagpole
Allied bombers raid eight Japanese bases in New Guinea
Allied bombers targeted eight army bases in the New Guinea area in widespread raids. Heavy damage reported at Toest in Kal Ishineds and the Lae base, with other raids on Langeversid Wabesk Gasiate and Cape Gloucester. A night raid on Oro Bay caused slight damage, and one enemy bomber was shot down over Dododura. Medium bombers struck Toenl, while Madang harbor installations and air fields showed intensive strikes as reconnaissance indicates Japan expanding Madang base with eight more under construction.
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Tnternational News Service
United Nations
Australia
Dododura
New Guinea
Toenl
Lac
Gasmata
Cape Gloucester
al’ Madang
Lo Valid
Madang
Big Release Planned for Canned Goods by U S Food Admin
Washington March 10 The department of agriculture announced a big release of nearly 2,000,000 cases of canned fruits and vegetables by the food distribution administration to augment civilian supplies. Principal items include canned tomatoes pears plums apples and peaches. Details of resale into commercial channels will be announced in coming days. Officials also reported transfer of about 212,000,000 cases of canned fruits vegetables and juice led by corn and peas to ammunition food distribution supplies to meet emergency needs.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Emer
Ae Tewadayss
Avytotine Food ‘Distributions
FDA
Anc
House Nearing Ruml Plan Vote Sparks Bipartisan Debate
Washington March 30 The Roosevelt and Wilkie camps push rival tax plan motions as House leaders vow a clear showdown. Roosevelt backs Rep Doughton counter proposal while Wilkie urges passage of Rum plan, Carlson bill and GOP unity. Leaders oppose compromise amid volatile public pressure.
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Conternational News Service
Washington
Owith
Roosevelt
Wendell
Wilkie
House
Doughton
Willklé
Carlson
Kansas
Joseph Martin
Flanking Move Traps Rommel Near Mareth Line
George Lait reports that Montgomery’s Eighth Army used a flanking maneuver to encircle Rommel near Mareth, forcing the Afrika Korps to abandon fortress defenses. The sweep, aided by Allied air power from the United States and Royal Air Force, narrowed Rommel’s escape and left his forces tightly boxed between Hamma and Gabes with thousands captured or cornered.
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Eighth Army
el: Hamma
Tunisis
Eighth
Afrikan Korps
Erwin Rommel
Fox
Bernard L. Montgomery
Libya
Sandy -Wilds
Mareth
Bue
Monty
Rommel
Sahara
Boll
Montgomery
Afrika Korps
Jan
Matinata Mountains
Ksar
Halloif
Arvain
Hamma
Gabes
Hemumed
Cape Tured
City Men Leave for Armed Forces in Mass Furlough
Groups of men from the city head to railroad terminals this morning to begin training with the armed forces. A crowd gathered to bid them farewell as pastor R. Schil linger delivered a benediction and urged support for the soldiers’ service.
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Pennsylvania
R. Schillinger
Horseless carriage era returns to Pittsburgh streets
March 30 report notes gasoline rationing easing and a glimpse of horse drawing power as a team of horses collided with a milk wagon sled while an automobile approaches, recalling memories of the 1890s in downtown Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Eighth Army Chases Rommel Across Tunisia
Allied forces under Montgomery and Freyburg drive Rommel’s Afrika Korps from El Hamma and Gabes, advancing north along the Tunisian coast. New Zealand troops join the pursuit with Maoris in the ranks as heavy German losses are reported in flight.
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International News Service
Allied
North Africa
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Afrika Korps
el Hamma
Gabes
Tunisian
New Zealand
Bernard C. Freyburg
Britain
Tunisia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Allied Armies Set to Join in North Africa Advance
A Reuters North Africa dispatch reports that the British Eighth Army and American forces in Tunisia are near a junction of operations. The British First Army under Lieutenant General B.K.A. Anderson is operating in liaison with American troops and the combined front could not be delayed much longer.
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International News Service
London
Eighth Army
Tunisia
X Reuter
North Africa
Eith
First Army
BK. A. NL Anderson
Port of Gabes Falls After Bombardment Rains Fire
Rebel reports say Gabes, a strategic oasis town, was breached and set ablaze this morning after bombardments by British ships and Allied aircraft rendered it untenable, with fires spreading through its streets and defenses collapsing.
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Gabes
Unclear text fragment on city life and spring time
Fragmentary OCR reads like a garbled diary of spring rituals and household tasks with scattered phrases about radio, maps, a flask, and a vanished coal scene. No coherent event or identifiable names emerge. content is largely incoherent and non-specific.
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Neshannock
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Hillsvill -Carbon
Africa
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Desert
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