Farbay Act and Latin American Unity in War Amid Americas Defense
Latin American nations back a unified defense under the Chapultepec Act pledging mutual support for independence and borders if attacked, aligning with U S and other powers within a future world security system. The Dumbarton Oaks framework requires unanimous consent for sanctions, signaling a shift from past isolation toward collective security in the hemisphere.
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United Natis
San Francisco
United States
Britain
Rusia
China
France
Golossus
Nort
Aseeirantes
U. S
Dumbartan
Argentina
Theaters to Collect Red Cross Funds in San Antonio
Theaters will collect Red Cross funds during a one week drive across all performances starting Thursday, led by Albert H. Raynolds, city manager. Last year donations approached $400, Reynolds reported a $7728.99 check was turned over to James H. Totner, Bexar county infantile paralysis fund chair, representing 60 percent of local theater collections. the remaining sum supported the galiongl foundation for Aplantit pRTAy Sis.
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Uuirsday
Red Cross
San
Reynolds
James H. Totner
Bexar County
San Antonio
Galiongl Foundation
Aplantit Prtay Sis
Paradoxes in the Chapultepec Pact and hemispheric security
The article discusses the Chapultepec guarantees amid Dumbar ton Oaks talks, noting Latin Americans’ demand for permanent guarantees and a treaty ratified by the U.S. Senate. U.S. fears of delaying the world organization treaty led to extending guarantees through wartime. Brazil advocates hemispheric settlement rights while opponents worry Russians may demand independent action, with San Francisco parley looming.
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Dumbarton Oaks
U. SB
U. S. Senate
U. S
Roosevelt
Inter
Brazi
San Francisco
Ameren
Europe
Amir Feahna
Enron
Synthetic Tires Take 100 Mile Speed Test
Akron reports a 500-mile test of Starnard synthetic tires at an average over 19 miles per hour with no blowouts. Pirestone spokesmen say the test equates to 50,000 miles of ordinary driving, marking a milestone in tire durability and performance.
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Akron
Ohio
Starnard
Fires Stone
Belek
Asphalt Speedway
Pirestone
1st 2 Miles From Key Nazi Road
Allied forces pushed along the Rhine front with heavy air and artillery pressure. German crossings by pontoon bridges were reportedly completed, while towns east of Trier and along the MoselleBay faced advancing Third Army advances and stiff resistance.
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Westerwald
Ginsterhahn
Hargartan
Autobarn
Riine
Gereman
Third Army
Toath
Tiger
Rullay
Cohhen
Moselle River
Trier
West Front
Ruhr
Remagen
Montgomery
Lower’ Tehiris
Ludendorff Bridge Under Strong Defense Amid Bombing
On March 13 at Toemagen German pilots faced heavy fire from American anti aircraft guns guarding the Ludendorff bridge. Over five days the Luftwaffe flew more than 130 planes in six bombing attempts aiming to destroy the bridge. Losses included 60 fighters destroyed and 14 probably destroyed, with pilots facing about a 0-50 chance to return.
Tokyo rehearses for U.S. invasion alert
Tokyo broadcasts report three days of anti landing rehearsals by the Japanese army in preparation for a homeland invasion. Firing practice targeted at a ragapoint near the entrance to the road leading to Nagoya was disclosed by Radio Tokyo.
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Peres
Onion Outlook in Willacy County Doubtful
Willacy County faces a very doubtful onion crop due to thrips and blight with 10 to 60 percent damage in some fields. Despite more acreage, much of the harvest may match last year in volume as buyers expect similar yields and prices set by the OPA, with work starting in about two weeks as laborers arrive and harvesting begins early April.
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Masmundville
Willacy County
Texas
Healy
Three Stars Reported Salaries Exceeding $200,000
The 1944 annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission lists Warner Bros figures for top stars in New York. Bette Davis earned $241,089, Barbara Stanwyck $229,933, Gina Rosalrd Russell $202,509, and Janis Cagney, a former employe, $183,642 in receipts for certain productions.
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Philadelphia
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc
New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bette Davis
Farhan Stanwyck
Gina Rosalrd
Swedes Sought for Battle of Norway
Swedish appeals published in the Press seek youths to enlist in a volunteer corps for Norway's liberation. Formation and equipping of the corps were under way as organizers call for participation.
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Norway
Laguisbulm
Valunteers Aesociation
FDR Seeks 248 Million Navy Budget Request
President Roosevelt submits to Congress a naval appropriation of 248 million dollars for the coming year. The request includes Navy personnel of 9,939,000, Marine Corps of 478,000, and a frontier force of 293,165 in the budget plan.
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Washington
Mann
Roosevelt Way
Congrees O Litquest
Navy
Marine Corps
Col White Transferred to New Command at Randolph Field
Col Waller has been reassigned from Randolph Field since March 4 earlier this year. Col Daniel A Cooper takes command at Randolph, replacing Cooper who previously led at Denison and served as an aging instructor. Born 1906 in Honolulu, Cooper joins the India China wing and has a long career with the Air Force.
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Waller P. Woile
Randolph Field
Jing
Daniel A. Cooper
Mig Lo
Persia Field
Denison
Cooper
Comper
Brian Lo
Perrn
India China
Air Trainer Command
Honolulu
Iran Conner
Foun
Dante Canpir
Woat Poli
Reedy Culver Hi Pttot Whigs
Ross F. Cole
Suecena Colonet Cooper
Perrin
Eight Million Marks Left in Bonn by Hasty Nazi Exodus
Bonn report from March 13 describes 8,000,000 marks left in banks and city treasury as Germans abandoned supplies and valuables during retreat. University of Bonn heavily damaged, city still rationing food, 2,000 ration cards issued days prior. Allied troops encountered largely intact civil administration and a mostly compliant populace, with some injuries and empty jails after evacuation of criminals.
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Bonn
Don wHirenean
Germany
Uigarchy
University
Beethoven
Bonn N m
Aachen
Hitler’s Favorite Town After Axis Fall Haunts Ghostly New Scene
A fragmentary travelogue recalls a ruined resort town once hosting Hitler. Descriptions mix ornate rooms and peacocking green plumbing with rumors of Hitler's snacks, coffee, and perfume orders. Local civilians greet advancing American troops with curiosity and fear.
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Franz Oberdorfey
Hitler
Oberdorfer
Pee
Cologne
Jvs
General Eichelberger Birthday Invasion On Mindanao
Lieut. Gen. Robert J. Eichelberger of Urbana Ohio marked his ninth birthday during an invasion convoy and toured mortar-splattered American lines on Mindanao Island. The Eighth Army commander and staff landed shortly after the first wave as mortars struck landing craft near the beach.
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Amerigan
Zamboanga Pan
Insula
Mindanao
Philippines
Robert J. Eichelberger
Urbana
Ohio
Eighth Army
Kenwood Seeks City Playground Put in Nearby Park
A Kenwood Negro delegation led by Rev. W. A. White urged city officials to establish a new playground in a nearby area. Park Commissioner Henry Hein promised to explore a plan and possibly designate space for supervised recreation to address juvenile delinquency concerns.
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Kenwood Addition
Henry Hein
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A. White
Jones Chapel
Trapped Nazis to Last Long Time
Allied briefing from Supreme Headquarters reports uncertainty over how long the 100000 German troops in pocketed areas around St Nazaire and Lorient can hold out. Nazis are harassed and not starving, aided by foraging, with occasional relief from medical supplies and evacuations under truces. Allies believe they can liquidate pockets when deemed wise.
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N St. Nauire
Lorient
Dunkerque
Allied Expeditionary Force
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France
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Fac
Hanger
Jap Sniper Narrowly Misses Howlin Mad Smith At Iwo Jima
An American report says Lt. Gen. Howlin Mad Smith commander of Marines in the Pacific, along with Maj. Gen. Grover Erskine and aides, narrowly escaped a fatal shot while observing combat from a rock on Iwo Jima. The sniper fire occurred at close range, and the generals joked about checking their trousers after the near miss.
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Moron
Hollen
Hitler assassination plot uncovered in Prussia
Moscow radio reported a new plot to kill Hitler at Finsterwalde in Prussia. Reports quoted the Allind press saying the July bomb plot was far more extensive than previously believed and that fresh revolts were possible, though no specific revolt was mentioned.
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Finsterwalde
Prussia
Moscow Radio
London
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Allind
Bron
U S Airmen Carry American Flags Over German Raid
U S airmen on raids over eastern Germany carried American flags for identification as they were forced down behind Russian lines. Flags bore Russian text asserting they were American. The practice began after fliers who landed on Russian soil reported difficulty making Red Army soldiers understand they were not Germans.
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Wonry
Senny
UO. B
Coftin
Corran
Rhine
England
U. S
Germany
Epstomy
Red Army
Crash Kills 2 At Randolph Training Plane Wreck
First Lieuts. Thomas Di Jacobs ar and Conrad Koch, both in central training units, were killed when their AT-6 trainer crashed at the edge of the field during a routine flight. Jacobs hailed from Cantonville and lived with his wife at Victory Courts. Koch was from Laramie Wyoming. his wife was living temporarily at Pele.
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Conrad Koch
Tw Central Inelrgeterat School
Randolph Field
Liettenant Jacobs
Caeongile
Victory Courts
Liettenant Koch
Laramie
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Pele
Don't Neglect Slipping False Teeth
An old advertisement promotes FASTERTH alka line as a denture helper. It claims the product stabilizes false teeth, enhances bite, speech, and confidence, and reduces embarrassment. Available at PA BETH through a general storefront.
Phillips Head Cuts Salary to $1 a Year
Frank Phillips, chairman of Phillips Petroleum, reduces his own pay to one dollar annually from fifty thousand. He cites heavy federal and state taxes that reduce his earnings to about 309.36 dollars after taxes. The reduction took effect February 4 and is noted in the March issue of the company house organ.
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New. York
Frank Phllips
Phillips Petroleum Company
Philliows
Phillips
Éy Company
Stimson Refuses Communistic Data Refuses access to confidential intelligence files
Secretary of War Stimson declines to provide Congress with confidential intelligence files on officers investigated for alleged Communist ties. Maj. Gen. Clayton Bissell, the intelligence chief, says inquiries cannot discuss specific charges against 19 officers and five enlisted men named in reports.
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INS
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Congress
House
Clayton Bissell
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