U S Submarines Sink 15 Jap Ships and Other War News
The war report notes U S submarines sunk 15 Japanese ships while Britain seized seven others. Russian forces used captured German pontoons to cross the Dniester and push toward Bessarabia and Moldavia. Red Army advances near Soroki and Mogilev Podolski extend a 500 mile front from Poland to the Black Sea with many prisoners taken.
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U. S
Dniester
Moscow
Red Army
Soroki
Bessarabia
Prut
Yampol
Igor Agibalov
Red Star
Bessarabian
Mogilev-Podolski
Lwow
Old Poland
Korsov
Vinnitsa
Nazi Ukraine
Black Sea
Stassen Says He Will Run If Offered Nomination
Washington March 21 Lieutenant Commander Harold E Stassen former Minnesota governor and current flag secretary to Admiral Halsey disclosed to Secretary Knox that he will not seek the Republican presidential nomination but would accept it if offered He said he would only discuss issues after inactivity and would not comment on political matters while on active duty and would fulfill three naval duties to the best of his ability.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Stassen
William F. Halsey, Jr
South Pacific
British subs sink seven Japanese ships in Far East actions
British submarines in the Far East sank seven Japanese ships and damaged three in actions off the Nicobar Islands, Straits of Malacca, and Sumatra. One submarine fought a gun battle with a large river steamer, scoring over 20 hits and leaving it burning and sinking. A smaller vessel burst into flames after being driven ashore. A sub near Malacca chased a supply ship close to shore as Japanese coastal batteries opened fire but caused no damage.
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London
Admiralty
Nicobar Islands
Straits of Malacca
Sumatra
Sabang
171 Pints Of Blood Secured In Local Drive
171 pints of blood secured Monday from 186 donors as the Frederick County Blood Donor Service weathered snow and ice. All appointments filled. motor corps transported donors home. Calvary Methodist parish hall served as the collection site with nurses, staff and volunteers coordinating donor reception, canteen meals, and donor support.
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Frederick County
Motor Corps
Calvary Methodist Church
Holmes D. Baker
Charles K. Taylor
W. H. B. Anders
Edgar H. McBride
John Ed Schell
James H. Gambrill, III
R. E. Town
F. Earle Shriner
R. Ames Hendrickson
William
Harrison McAlpine
Benjamin Rosenstock
Robert Routzahn
F. W. Spielman
Walter Worthington
Clarence C. Carty
Emmett R. Bowlus
Charles $. Houck, Jr
William E. Trail
Staff Assistance Corps
Gerrit Peters
Herman Weener
Austin James
Francis X. Staley
Glenn T. Swisher
Pauline McCardell
J. A. Schmidt
Raymond Shank
Charles K. Heck
Corps of Nurses
Baltimore
Margaret Hahn
W. Scholl Hersperger
Frank D. Worthington
Osborne S. Price
Alton ¥. Bennett
Isabelle Zimmerman
Harry L. Kiracore
Red Cross
Charles Main
Henry L. Davis
J. Harris
Howard Q. Flook
F. Russell Young
Zontal Club
Canteen Corps
Otho J. Keller
Paul Johnson
Charles §. Lane, III
Alina Mary Johnson
Nancy Markey
Stilwell Captures Sumprabum in Burma Battle
New Delhi reports Lt Gen Joseph W Stilwell declares Allied forces have overrun the Japanese stronghold Sumprabum in northern Burma. The advance was made by Gurkhas and Kachin Levies as part of the Hertz valley operation.
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New Delhi
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Sumprabum
Hertz Valley
Induction Call For 31 Is Sent Out By Board 1
Local draft board one announced that 31 registrants selected in pre induction examinations were sent notices to report for army or navy service. Eighteen go to the Army including two volunteers and one transfer, thirteen transfer to the Navy. The group includes 17 pre Pearl Harbor fathers. No dates published. calls understood for late month. Navy morning departures, Army afternoon. Names listed for Army and Navy calls. Induction for second March pre induction exam and first April call expected soon.
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One
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Raymond Luther Keeney
Klinehart
Francis Donald Johnston
Hagerstown
James Vicktor Shaff, Jr
Catoctin Avenue
Elmer Ro
Frederick
Robert Curtis Michael
McMurray Street
Douglas Calvin Ault
D Street
Brunswick
Donald Lee Young
West Seventh Street
Lloyd Clement Kepler, Jr
Ninth Avenue
Wilmer Lee Souers
Montgomery County
George Franklin Crouse
Braddock Heights
George Elmer Phebus
North Market Street
John Franklin Miller
East
Democrats Fear Loss Of Oklahoma Seat
The Democratic National Committee urged Senate Majority Leader Barkley to back a bid to hold a U S House seat in Oklahoma's Second District. The Kentuckian, split with Roosevelt on the tax veto, planned a two speech start to a special election campaign, seen by Republicans as a sign of Democratic weakness in a historically Democratic district.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Senate
Barkley
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
German Reinforcements Seize Hungary Amid Cassino Fight
Reports from Bucharest and London say German forces surpass 100,000 troops pushing into Hungary to shore up routes and prevent collapse along the Carpathians. In Italy, Fifth Army troops renew pressure at Cassino, with hospital ships of battle and heavy fighting in the town and on Monte Cassino slopes as Allied supply drops continue.
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Hungary
Cassino
Fifth
Richard Heldrich
Naples
New Zealand
Fifth Army
Monte Cassino
Rapido
Gari
Monastery Hill
Benedictine
Eighth Army
Five Firemen Die or Hurt in Albany Fire
Five firemen seriously injured, one fatally, and a woman believed dead after a blaze destroyed six homes in a Albany residential district before dawn. The report notes the fire occurred early today with significant loss.
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Albany
State Police Check To Determine Robbery
Cumberland March 21 Two youths wanted on a charge of stealing an automobile in Baltimore were arrested on Route 40 east of here last night. They admitted breaking into a service station near Frederick and stealing gasoline coupons worth between 100 and 200 gallons and breaking into an automobile near Hancock. No charges had been filed yet. they were held in the city jail. A check of filling stations is under way to identify the station entered with no developments reported at noon.
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Cumberland
M. G. Hart
Baltimore
Here
Hart
Frederick
Hancock
Hagerstown
Bulgarian Official Claims Allied Bombers Damaged Bulgarian Localities
London reported on March 21 that a Bulgarian official communique quoted Swiss radio describing Allied bomber raids on localities in Bulgaria last night. The dispatch notes the source as Swiss radio and cites a Bulgarian official statement.
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Bulgaria
London
Radio Today
Buljana
FCC Blunder Alleged In Japanese Trap Of U S Task Force
Rep Miller charges the FCC bungled communications allowing a U S task force to be trapped by Japan in Alaskan waters. He says two sailors will substantiate the claim and cites Admiral Hopper as a corroborating source silenced by executive order during FCC hearings.
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Washington
Rep. Miller
R-Mo
U. S
Stanford C Hopper
Pearl Harbor
Vesuvius erupt draws lava toward Cercola. 38 US escort carriers delivered
Naples reports a lava river 30 feet high moved toward Cercola after burying San Sebastiano and Massa di Somma, evacuations complete for 7,000 residents. In Washington, Navy Secretary Knox announces 38 US built escort aircraft carriers delivered to Britain under lend lease, 50 remain in US fleet, title remains with the United States.
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Naples
Mount Vesuvius
San Sebastiano
Massa di Somma
Cercola
U. S. Army
Washington
Knox
United States
Great Britain
Atlantic
England
Pas-De-Calais Coast Bombed in Night Raids Across Channel
Allied air forces conducted a major bombing campaign across the Pas-de-Calais coast and western Germany. American Liberators and Fortresses attacked the rocket coast sector, with a second heavy strike in three days. Angouleme and Bergerac were targeted in France, while Mosquito planes hit western Germany for the eleventh straight night. 14 American planes were lost, four enemy fighters fell, and German resistance was light. Frankfurt area strikes involved 1,600 to 2,100 Allied planes overall.
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London
Pas-de-Calais
Channel
RAF
Angouleme
France
Germany
Angoulgme
Bordeaux
Bergerac
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Frankfurt
U. S
OWI
Stockholm
Morgen Tidningen
Hamburg
School Lunch Program Eliminated From Bill
Washington March 20 The House Appropriations committee refused to include 50 million dollars for operation of the school lunch program in the Agriculture Department supply bill for the new fiscal year starting July 1 The fund was declared not authorized by law.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Finns' Peace Hopes Are Gone
The Finnish government affirmed its desire for peace with Soviet Russia but stated it could not accept the armistice terms. The communique framed Finnish attempts to exit the war and noted Russian rejection of modifying terms, dampening prospects for renewed talks in Helsinki. The notice cited national security as incompatible with the Russian demands, including troop withdrawal and internment of German forces in Finland.
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Stockholm
Russia
Kremlin
Helsinki
Moscow
Finland
Bulletin
Submarine Sinkings Rise as Pacific War Advances
U S submarines report sinking 15 Japanese vessels, bringing total losses to 624 ships sunk or damaged. London announces British subs sunk seven ships and damaged three in the Far East. MacArthur says American planes destroyed five ships near Wewak, New Guinea. Sinkings include two tankers, two transports, and five freighters, with several medium and small vessels noted.
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Washington
Pacific
Navy
London
Admiralty
Far Eastern
Douglas MacArthur
Wewak
New Guinea
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Far East
United States
Navy Department
Civilian Food Supplies To Be About Same
Washington reports War Food Administration official Marvin Jones outlines 1944 civilian food shares and production goals. Civilians may receive about 73 percent of supplies, with total production up 4 percent over 1943. Milk down 2 percent, cheese down 19 percent, other foods mixed, fats up 7 percent, and livestock inventories at record highs in 1943.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Jones
House Agriculture Appropriations Subc
Army
Lend Leaze
Sextuplets Reported Born In Nicaragua
Sextuplets four boys and two girls were reported born to Paula Esquivel in Potosi near Rivas Nicaragua. No confirmation was available immediately. AUDIT BEGINS An audit of the Frederick municipal books for 1943 was started Monday by George H. Terry of the firm George G. Scott and Company Charlotte NC accountants.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Paula Esquivel
Potosi
Rivas
Frederick
George H. Terry
George ,G. Scott and Company
Charlotte,n. C
Terry
Allied commander Henry Wilson arrives in Cairo for talks
General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson, Allied commander in the Mediterranean, has arrived in Cairo for conferences with senior Allied chiefs. The dispatch notes a cautious note on the evolving war plan and strategic coordination in the region.
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Wilson
Cairo
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
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Ankara
Bucharest
Anadolu Ajans
Hitler
Balkan
Danube
Carpathian Mountains
Nicholas Horthy
Balkans
Arad
Bela Imredi
State Department
Algiers
White House
Planes
FCC
U.S
Vesuvius
U.S. Army
Rockies
Denver
Niswera Orp
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