Allies Cut Off Turkey Aid Amid Refusal to War
Reports say Britain halted arms shipments to Turkey under a binding agreement after Ankara refused to fully join the war. Moscow and London pressed Turkey to enter the fight, linking aid to a wartime pledge while warning no postwar role for nations delaying defeat of Germany.
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Aukia
London
Fuik
Spain
United States
Britain
Mussolini
France
Ankara
Afrika Korps
Libya
Tunisia
Loriduis
Walford
Aegean
Balkans
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Germany
Bexar and Nation Meet E Bond Quotas in Fourth War Loan
Bexar county and the nation surpassed their E bond quotas in the Fourth War Loan drive. Tom Frost announced county total purchases reached 26,974,730 for all bonds, with a county quota of 7,790,000 and national quota of 24,182,000. The nation bought 3,167,000,000 in Series EF and G bonds, surpassing its quota. The drive closed February 18, with February sales toward Series EF and G counted for the month.
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Bexar
Tom Frost
Treasury
Athough
Major role for Mitchell troops in softening Marshall invasions
Detailing actions of Mitchell airmen with 7 millimeter cannons, Col. Elser describes how the Seventh Air Force bombed and strafed Japanese positions across the Marshall Islands. The report notes 15 to 20 pound shells, ship and ground target damage, and a freighter sunk in one raid.
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Marshall Tlands
Marsjaloma
Eniwetok
Max 4. Elser
Baritan
Seventh Air Force
Cannion
Elser
Lepke’s Death Chance Fades as Execution Delayed
Lepke Buchalter sat composed as his death watch ticked toward the electric chair, while his wife and family faced uncertainty. The delay spared him tonight, even as authorities prepared and witnesses waited. Others condemned, including Weiss and Capone associates, faced an unresolved fate.
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Rabbiacoh Hutz
Harold
Sing Sing
Tol Lepke
Buchalter
Weiss
Capone
Joseph Francel
Charles 5. Sweet
Synder
Joseph Rosen
New York
Lepke and Co
Jong
Lepke Stay Seen As Legal Move
Albany reports indicate a legal reprieve for Louis Buchalter known as Lepke with execution postponed until after a U S Supreme Court certiorari request. Governor Dewey aides say the stay is strictly legal and not tied to the alleged informant story.
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Albany
N.Y
INS
Charles D. Breitel
Dewey
Louis Buchalter
Supreme Court of the United States
Breitel
Jom A. Lyons Tay
Buchalter
Emanuel Wels
Lous Ca
Pone
Lopke
Roosevelt nominates four lieutenant generals for promotion
President Roosevelt names four major generals to be promoted to lieutenant general. Among them is Richard K. Sutherland, chief of staff to General MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific. Also named are Raymond A. Wheeler, John G. C. Lee, and Cowrtley Hicks Hodges. Meanwhile OPA notices about pork value cuts caused shopper ire as misprints led many to blame mothers for meat shortages.
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Roosevelt
Richard K. Sutherrland
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Reymond A. Wheeler
Chita-Burma-Indian
John GC. H. Lee
Cowrtley Hicks Hodges
Third Army
Fork
Sam Houston
Southern Defense Command
OPA
W. G. Marshall
UT Studies Memorial Plans For War Dead
On March 3 the University of Texas discussed memorial ideas for those who died in World War II. Beauford Jester urged a memorial athletic field house, completion of Memorial Stadium plans, and a campus chapel. Ex students noted rising casualties among alumni, while President Rainey spoke of postwar expansion and campus growth.
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Austin
Tester
Homer P. Rainey
Pacific
Australia
England
Offletale
Youngest of British Quads Dies
Reported death of the youngest of the British quads follows coverage of Nora and her hopes regarding the babies legal status and paternity. Several family members discuss marriage plans to Staff Sgt William Thompson of Pittsburgh while Catholic beliefs affect views on divorce and fatherhood. Washington advices note possible American depedency payments of 30 dollars for the first child and 20 dollars for each additional child.
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Thompson’ Waite
Catholin
MacDonald
Nora
Eilen Carpenter
Edith Mathews
William Thompson
Pittsburgh
Carpenter
America
Heanor
Sergeant Thompson
Mary Jénemann
Thompson
Major U.S. Auto Maker Expands War Production Space
The company operates 75,000,000 square feet of floor space dedicated to war production, marking a massive shift in manufacturing capacity for defense needs.
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U.S
Paraguay Ends Three Unions Amid General Strike
In ASUNCLON Paraguay on March 4, Mi-Government rejected union demands for minimum wages and social security revision, triggering widespread work stoppages that month. Authorities seized streetcar and railroad systems to avert transportation strikes, ending with no disturbances. The state cut hot workers social security contributions to 2 percent and dissolved construction workers printers and streetcar unions, seizing their funds.
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Maren
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