Eden Warns of Setbacks Before War Is Won
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in Washington told about 100 reporters that setbacks and disappointments are certain before the United Nations can win the war and peace. He discussed postwar plans with Roosevelt Hull and others, emphasized allied unity including China, and urged safeguards to prevent future Axis control. Eden rejected US UK rivalries in North Africa and urged a united France formed from all French elements in the struggle against Germany.
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Washington
Anthony Eden
United Nations
Eden
Roosevelt
Hull
Britain
Russia
Dacets
United States
Great Britain
House of Commons
China
Germany
Japan
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
North
Africa
France
Author Stephen Vincent Benet Dies at 44
New York March 13 author Stephen Vincent Benet 44 died at his home at 3 a.m. after several days illness. Farrar and Reinhardt reported a heart attack. Benet, born July 22 1898 in Bethlehem Pennsylvania, won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1929 for John Brown's Body. He wrote The Devil and Daniel Webster and an operetta based on Washington Irving. Survived by wife Rosemary Carr Benet daughters Stephanie and Raenael a son Tromea Carr Benet and brothers and sister. Funeral at 3 50 p.m Monday at St James Episcopal with private interment.
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New York
Stephen Vincent Benet
EWT
Farrar and Reinhart
Benet
Bethlehem
Page
Puliiver
John Brown
Norman Rockwel
Saturday Evening Post
the Devil
Daniel Webster
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Rosemary Carr Beney
Stephanie
Raenael
Nazi Army Push Near Kharkov Despite Losses
London dispatch reports Nazi forces pressing west of Kharkov while German units suffer heavy losses. Soviet and Moscow broadcasts claim 36 tanks and 100 trucks destroyed, thousands of German casualties, and 18000 killed or poisoned in Rostov occupation. Russian offensives also advancing from Vyazma.
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London
Kharkov
Red Army
Moscow Radio
Rostov
Bombers Strike Sousse and Tunis in North Africa
Allied bombers blasted Sousse and Tunis military targets with fires at docks and railway yards, sank at least three motor barges en route to Tunis, and destroyed six enemy aircraft. Ground fighting near Mareth Line reduced to patrols as Rommel faced heavy air damage.
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North Africa
Sousse
Tunis
Eighth Army
Mareth
Erwin Rommel
Enfidaville
Heavy Raid By U S Bombers Across the Channel
American heavy bombers crossed the English Channel toward Boulogne and Dieppe in a major raid described as continuing a weeks long Allied onslaught. Escorted by fighters they flew five miles high under clear skies with vapor trails marking paths from coast to coast.
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Senew
Essen
RAF
U.S. Army Air Force
Elish
Boulogne
Aarle
United States
Adolf Hitler
Dieppe
Calais
Three Young Vandals Damages Braddock Springs Home
Three children aged five to nine damaged Mrs Dudley Page summer home at Braddock Springs. They smashed every window and wrecked nearly all furniture in a loss estimated up to 1500. State police and county authorities moved the case toward a Juvenile Court hearing under probation officer Mrs William C Roderick.
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Dudley Page
Braddock Springs
William C
Roderick
Gunfire Signals French Rebellion Over Slavery in Geneva
Gunfire echoed in the Swiss border city of Geneva as Haute Savoie guerrillas resist German occupation. Vichy sent 6800 mobile guards armored cars and machine guns to suppress the movement. French youths aged 20 to 25 fled forced labor with Todt forces, while Italians tightened border controls hindering news from France.
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Geneva
Haute Savoie
Todt
France
Fifty Three Local Selectees Leave Today for Induction
Fifty three men from Draft Board One pass final Baltimore exams and leave for Fort Meade to enter service. Most are 19 to 20 years old, with fifty white and three colored. a few left today, others to depart Monday, and two others joined the group. The seven day furlough rule was bypassed for some.
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Draft Board One
Army
Baltimore
Fort Meades
Samp
Seard One
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Draft Board
Winchester Hall
Tes
Charl E. Latley
Jesse T. Nusbaum
Milton E Kemp
Peter H. Raun
Ernest F. Wiles
Lester C. Conner
Howard L. Stevens
Lew L. Myers
Russell Il. Linton
Carlton E. Hoffman
iGeorge W. Carter
Edward F.grove
Paul J. Liston
Wiliam EB. Mitchell
James N Rhoten
Harry W. Zimmercan
Floyd D. Lowery
William A. Kennedy
Dallas W. Hoffman
Maurice H. Hough
Milton M . Blank
Nolan B. Lewis
Joshua E Murphy
William S Routzahn
James J. Lightner
Ross E. Clem
Richard E. Hedges
Clarence W Fawley
Louis D. Murray
Eugene W. Alexander
Howard EB. Walsh
Earl P. Barion
George R. Lewis
Charles R. Hofman
Lewis W Miler
Witmer L
iCharles
James E Wedge
Guy L. Masser
Leonard C. Appleby
Leaping From Fire Leaves Man In Critical State
A 60 year old man was critically injured when he leaped from a fourth floor window to escape a five alarm fire at a North Charles Street apartment house. He was reported not expected to live and suffered severe injuries to the face and body. Witnesses included Johnny Neun, manager of the Kansas City professional baseball team, who said the man struck a concrete alleyway about a story below.
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Baltimore
Charles Street
Harry Hunting
Johnny Neun
Kansas City
Bunting
Shest
Neun
British Bombers Hit Sicilian Ports in Night Raid
Cairo March 13 British bombers attacked shipping and harbor installations at Palermo on Sicily s northern coast. A communique said fires were started at targets including Comiso and Porto Empedocle, with two other Sicilian ports reportedly beset.
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Cairo
Palermo
Sicily
Comiso
Porto Empedocle
Bet
Income Tax Receipts Break All U.S. Records
Tax offices report record receipting across major districts as war plants and workers rush to meet the March 15 deadline. New York's second district leads with 70 million dollars in a single day, while Seattle and Los Angeles show sharp gains. Cleveland and Portland districts reveal shortfalls and evasion concerns amid wartime tax changes. Inland Revenue officials note varied compliance, with war workers potentially delaying filings due to confusion over pay as you go plans. In Pittsburgh a lone citizen pays five cents as a quarterly tax, demonstrating public vigilance.
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Fedewatetay Gsr
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Seattle
Cleveland
Internal Revenue Office
Portland
Ore
Internal Revenue Offices
Chicago Loop
Iman
Most Cooperative
Clarence S. Haggen
Internal Revenue
Trent
Sen
Michigan
James W. Matones
Congress
Pittsburgh
Sam
Japs Bases Raided by American Bombers in Solomons
American bombers raided Munda and other Japanese bases in the central Solomon Islands on March 11 to 12 night periods. U S forces attacked Ballale Vila Munda and Mindsor New Georgia fires started. one U S plane did not return. Night sessions in Annapolis to clear backlog.
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Washington
Amer‘ican
Munda
Solomon Islands
Navy
Guadalcanal
South Pacific
U.S
Liverate
Kevy Konb
Ballale
Shortland Island
Vila
New Georgia
Minds
U. 5
Split Over Farm Prices In Agriculture Policy Tangles
Signs of a split within the administration’s economic team emerged over farm price policy. The Office of Price Administration ordered sub parity ceilings on corn, surprising farm leaders who had heard Wickard would concede a parity ceiling to the Congressional farm bloc. Byrnes maintained sub parity, with Wickard able to veto ceilings unless Byrnes overruled. A Agriculture Department spokesman said the issue isn’t settled and Wickard favors parity to safeguard livestock dairy and poultry programs.
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Achington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Wickard
Jamey F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Agriculture Department
Four Baltimore Spots Declared Out Of Bounds For Servicemen
Baltimore March 13 Four city establishments are now off limits to U S armed forces members. Maj Gen Milton A Reckord commanding general of the War Service Command explains the rulings saying servicemen will be kept out as customers while civilian patrons may still enter. The Army Military Police and Navy Shore Patrol will enforce the limits at Baltimore bases and stations.
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Baltimore
Milton A. Reckord
Tard Service Command
Army Military Police
Navy Shore Patrol
Stocks Rally and Waver as Markets Cling to Highs
New York markets showed rapid churning with a liberal spark of two year highs as leaders failed to gain traction. Reports from Russia remained murky though viewed bullish by some investors. Investors weighed converting paper profits to cash amid a rising average peak since early 1940, signaling cautious optimism and speculation.
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New York
Russa
Ae Pracasti Sega Plesty
J P Morgan Dies at Boca Grande Florida Island Home
J P Morgan died early today at his isolated Boca Grande Florida island residence after a week long illness. The financier’s death ended a life marked by leading Morgan banking interests and wartime finance. His son Henry Sturgis Morgan, daughter Mrs Paul G Penrose, and other relatives were at the bedside as physicians confirmed the passing. Morgan’s body will be taken to New York this afternoon, with plans for funeral arrangements in the coming days.
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Been Guanes
Mareb
Mat
Joan Pierpont Morgan
New York
Diany
Todas
Mexico Island
Morgan
Boca Jcoande
Gasparilla Inn
Analands
Trout Connie
Henry Sturge
Naval Reserve
Paul G. Penhover
Mars
George Nichols
Dunis Spencer Morgan
Navy
HS Patterson
Pen- Dever
Curius
Wall Street
7, Po Morgen Jane Co., Inc
J. P.morgan
Boca Grande
Fla
John Pierpont Morgan
Red Cross drive reaches three fourths of county quota
Announcement by Lewis R. Dertzbaugh city chairman reports about 75 percent of the county Red Cross War Fund goal raised. He expects full quota within the week and urges city captains to report cards by Monday. Women workers continue a successful cleanup campaign and seek additional contributions. Renn farm near Frederick sold at public sale for 14100 to John H. Kranty. seven acres with dwelling and outbuildings. Auctioneer A. Grant Hooper. attorney Leslie N. Cobleniz.
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Lewis R. Dertzbaugh
Red Cross War Fund
Mr. Dertebaugh
Mr. Derrebaugh
Frederick
Derrypaugh
Fredenck
Dertzbaugh
Leslie N. Cobleniz
Don’t Forget March 15 Tax Returns Deadline
March 15 is the deadline to file federal income tax returns. Individuals with 1942 gross income of 31 dollars or more must file. Married persons living together with gross income up to 1,200 dollars yearly must file as well. Taxes can be paid in full or in four installments. first payment due March 15.
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U. S
Tef Morgan
Wall Street
Senate
J. P. Morgan and Company
J. P. Morgan and Company, Inc
Morgan
Washington
Snn
Martinique Governor's Son Joins French Forces
A Reuters dispatch from Port of Spain reports Joel Nicost, 19, son of Yves Nicol the civil governor of Martinique, has arrived in Trinidad with two others to join the French forces. The report places Nicost among volunteers aiding France in its military efforts.
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Reuters
Port of Spain
Frimana
Joel Nicost
Yves Nicol
Martinique
Trinidad
Sfrench
British Lose 23 Bombers In Attack On Krupp Works
London reports the Royal Air Force pressed a heavy raid on Essen, Krupp works, despite losses of 23 bombers. The attack followed a previous weeks’ assault, with vast fires and significant damage to industrial facilities and nearby homes. News notes aerial warfare and German responses, including claims of further raids on Newcastle and Rouen.
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London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Essen
Air Ministry
Bud
VPRAP
Ruhr
Reich
Krupp
Rouen
France
England
DNB
Berlin
Newcastle
London Morning
Krupp Works
Bay of Biscay
Six Weeks Course To Train Song Leaders
Hood College offers a six weeks course to train song leaders for camp counselors playground leaders and other recreational leaders. The course includes approval from the War Council Hood College and the physical education department as part of the recreational leadership program in the service corps OC D. It aims to prepare future officers of class song leaders or accompanists from students who take this course or its equivalent. Professor Paul B Beckheim will teach the course.
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Hood College
Muse
Service Corps
Hood Cooperative Government Association
Paul B. Beckheim
Lewis Reelected to 12th Term as UMW President
In New York on March 13 the United Mine Workers announced the re election of John L. Lewis to his 12th term as international president.
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Lewis
New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Twas
Union
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