Jug Bridge Collapse Draws Crowds Near Frederick
Frederick residents gathered on both banks to view the 65 foot span dropped into the Monocacy river after Tuesday night collapse. Route 40 was severed and school buses rerouted as officials assessed safety, with extensive detours posted and barriers placed along both sides of the bridge.
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Frederick City
Jug Bridge
Monocacy River
State Roads Commission
Frederick
Gas House
Eugene W. Pruitt
Pruitt
Board of Education
Robert E. L. Putman
Fair Grounds
Reich's Ford Road
New Market
Urbana
More U S Troops Land In Ireland
The War Department announced in Washington that thousands more U S fighting men have arrived in a northern Ireland port to reinforce Ulster forces. The routine landing involved transport and supply ships, with troops dispersed across six counties as the ships departed. The veteran colonel commanding the unit led the troops, linking to earlier World War I service with the Rainbow division.
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U. S
Northern Ireland
United States
Ulster
AEF
Europe
Navy
Middle West
Washington
War Department
MacArthur's Small Air Force Sinks Jap Ships
War Department reports General MacArthur's small air force attacked Subic Bay destroying one 10 000 ton ship, another 8 000 ton vessel, two 100 ton motor launches, and damaging many smaller craft. Large fires and explosions followed at Olongapo docks and Grande Island with minimal ground activity in Bataan.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Subic Bay
Bataan
War Department
Olongapo
United States
Grande Island
Department
Philippine Theater
MacArthur
Darwin Raided Again By Japs
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin announced a new Japanese raid on Darwin on the north coast. An air communique reported enemy O class naval fighters damaged installations but no casualties. The waterfront and RAAF bases were machine-gunned in the early afternoon as the raid followed yesterday’s air assaults on the mainland.
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Sydney
Australia
Darwin
John Curtin
United Nations
Pacific
Cripps Urges UN to Follow Russia in Allout War
London March 4 Sir Stafford Cripps the government leader in the House of Commons urged the United Nations to follow the allout example of Russia in the struggle against Nazism and Fascism. In a broadcast speech to the United States he declared that Allies must unite to drive aggression from the world.
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London
Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
United Nations
Russia
United States
Stafford
Headway By Japs In Java Admitted At Bandoeng
Java reports acknowledge Japanese gains on Java with their air superiority. Dutch and Allies press back in one sector and claim major destruction to prevent resources from falling into enemy hands. British volunteers say Soebang fighting continues as Dutch try to recapture remaining areas.
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Bandoeng
Java
Soebang
Thsindramajoe
Aneta
Middle
Japan
Indies
British In Successful Battle With Axis Forces Cairo
A British column reports successful engagement with German forces south of Tripoli in the Libyan front. Headquarters communique states flanks penetrated but counterattacked and driven back by Italian and Axis forces. Italian broadcasts meanwhile claim British units penetrated northern desert flanks but were repelled.
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Cairo
Tmimi
Rome
Thern Desert
Honolulu Shaken By Unexplained Blasts
Honolulu woke to three heavy blasts after air raid sirens at 2 10 am authorities said no raid occurred and sirens were inadvertent. Several windows were broken by the concussions and telephone lines were swamped by calls.
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Honolulu
Army
State asks US funds to replace Jug Bridge near Frederick
Baltimore March 4 The State Roads Commission applied to the Public Roads Administration for aid to replace the collapsed Jux Bridge over the Monocacy River near Frederick. Chairman Ezra B. Whitman said rapid action is hoped this spring as two concrete arch designs were submitted after concerns over steel availability.
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Baltimore
Ezra B. Whitman
State Roads Commission
Public Roads Administration
Jux
Frederick
Whitman
Monocacy River
Maryland
Commission
Washington
Test Blackout This Week Unannounced
A city and county plan a surprise blackout to test resident reaction and awareness of air raid procedures. Wardens will note violations. rural areas must dim lights from sunset. A permanent night blackout may follow with guidance on blackout rooms and essentials for safe shelter.
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Civilian Defense Council
Frederick City
Police Department
Alion
Bennett
Eastern
Seaboard
Washington
Java battle pits 50 000 Allies against 85 000 Japanese
Dutch sources in London report about 50 600 Allied troops amid a larger Japanese invasion force in Java. They claim a crippling Allied naval setback and loss of two cruisers to Japanese submarines, while noting unconfirmed claims of Exeter and another cruiser sunk. Dutch observers call the sea control by Japan strongest in the South Pacific and warn of a gloomy Allied outlook.
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London
Java
United Nations
Dutch East Indies
Exeter
United States
Japan
Pearl Harbor
South Pacific
C.K L. Helfrich
Southwest Pacific
Helfrich
Thomas C. Hart
Troops Arrive in London as Censor Waited
Several hundred United States troops arrived in London from Northern Ireland amid censorship delays. A brief bulletin announcing the arrival was transmitted without prior censor review, then withheld before later release once it left the country.
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London
United States
Northern Ireland
State Police Save Stranded Motorists
State police removed between twenty and twenty five persons from twelve stalled cars on the National Highway in Grantsville last night. Some were taken to road houses and Frostburg. a Pennsylvania family with two children was rescued from the cold and may have perished within an hour if not found. Highways are open and conditions improving as engineers expect vapors to clear by tonight.
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Cumberland
Grantsville
Frostburg
Aoman
Pennsylvania
Leo T. Downey
State Roads Commission
Helfrich Out As Leader Of Allied Naval Forces
London reports say Vice Admiral Helfrich resigned as commander in chief of Allied naval forces in the southwest Pacific. Acting Rear Admiral Van Staveren succeeds him as commander of the Netherlands Indies naval forces while Lieut. Gen. Hein Ter Poorten leads land forces after Gen. Archibald Wavell departs. Governor General Starkenborgh Stachouwer remains in civil authority as troops brace to fight on.
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Helfrich
London
C. E. CL. Helfrich
Netherlands Indies
J. J. A. van Staveren
Netherlands
Hein Ter Poorten
Archibald Wavell
United Nations Southwest Pacific Forces
A. W. L. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
East Indies
C. &. L. Helfrich
Hard Blows For Nazi Plants
London reports Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair announced RAF plans to deliver synchronized blows against German industry and transport in support of the Soviet invasion. He warned Britain will bar German tanks engines and aero units from occupied France, and noted recent Paris suburb raids as no policy shift.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
RAF
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Paris
Renault
Germany
San Juan Blackout Lasted Forty Minutes
San Juan Puerto Rico March 4 the territorial capital suffered a power outage from 3 05 a m to 3 40 a m with no immediate explanation given officials reported the blackout affected the entire city and utilities were restoring service as repairs were underway no injuries were reported and the duration was about forty minutes
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Freighter Gypsum Prince Sinks Off Lewes After Collision
The British freighter Gypsum Prince of 3915 tons sank two miles off Lewes following a collision with the oil tanker Voco, leaving five men missing.
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Lewes
Del
Voco
Paris raid death toll climbs as RAF hits suburbs
RAF bombed industrial suburbs of Paris killing hundreds and wounding over a thousand. Boulogne sur Seine and Billancourt bore the worst damage with many houses destroyed and factories targeted. Vichy officials declared national mourning and noted the strike as a legitimate wartime act.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Boulogne-Sur- Seine
Billancourt
RAF
RAF Raid On Renault Works Near Paris Ends Attempts To Coax Vichy
London reports the heavy RAF bombing of Renault’s Billancourt plant near Paris may end Allied hopes to break Vichy collaboration. British sources say weather aided the raid, which targeted war material production for Germany. The strike near Paris risks French anger over attacks close to the capital, and no prior US–UK consultation occurred.
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Washington
Paris
Welles
London
France
Germany
RAF
Renault
Nazi Germany
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Lille
Dousy
State Department
U. S. State Department
Vichy
United States
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Billancourt
Sutskiis
Dene
Marshal Pertain
Seine
Begins Tenth Year By Attending Church
President Roosevelt marked his tenth year as Chief Executive by attending St John Episcopal Church in Washington and seeking Divine protection. He continued his March 4 observance begun with his 1933 inaugural, despite January 20 inaugurations since 1937, with steadiness despite heavy burdens.
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Washington
Roosevelt
St. John’s Episcopal Church
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