Nazis Fight For Suburb Of Cassino
Allied forces have fought through bombed Cassino and captured several heights overlooking the town. New Zealand troops driven through rubble faced stiff German resistance but cleared most of the town, while engineers cleared craters and built a 70 foot bridge for tanks. Germans still held Monte Cassino abbey ruins directing fire as air and ground attacks continued.
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Cassitina
Rome
Heinzerling
Italy
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Anzio
Ticub
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Seckracy
Reward Offered For Jap Prisoners
In Bougainville Solomon Islands on March 17 Major General Dom Hedge of Garbondale Ith issued a hunt for Japanese prisoners. American division troops show eagerness with a reward system for successful captures, detail unclear due to damaged text.
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Dom. R Hedge
Garbondale
Ith
Americal Division
Expanded Annexation Plan Delayed by City Council
The city council delayed a major annexation ordinance by 24 hours to refine boundaries including Harlandale, South San Antonio and Hot Wells while excluding Alanio Heights and other towns. Supporters expect population growth of about 125,000, boosting San Antonio past Dallas to an estimated 378,000.
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Nazis Flee Into Bessarabia as Red Army Advances
AP and Reuters report Soviet forces reached the Dniester beyond Mogilev Podolski and crossed into Bessarabia. Red Army hovered near Vinnytsia, Zhmerinka, and Nikolaev as German divisions faced encirclement, with forces trapped northeast of Nikolaev reportedly liquidated. The Nova Orlyssa captive moved Soviets within miles of Odessa.
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Dniester
Russia
Rumania
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Yapnyarka
Red Army
Marshal von Mannstein
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Zhmerinka
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Moscow
Nova-Orlessy
Bug River
Odessa
St Patrick's Day Parade Echoes Wartime Tension
Dublin reports prime minister Churchill warns of Irish isolation to prevent leaks about Allied invasion plans as Eire faces grim days. In New York, Shamrock ensembles ready for the 116th annual parade with 50 000 expected to march and a million spectators hoped for good weather. Capt Stephen Meany, Fighting 69th chaplain, will be grand marshal overseeing from 64th Street and St Patrick's cathedral viewing stands.
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Erin
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Traffic Cop Stunt Bags Nazi Tanks
Washington report recounts how an unarmed American traffic cop disrupted a German assault near the front. William Bow, brother of a former film star, used a quick gesture to startle German crews who then surrendered after seeing his improvised display. The Navi tanks had been damaged earlier by two American soldiers with a bazooka, Bow was wounded in the engagement and evacuated.
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Washington
INS
War Department
Switzerland
Berliy Radin
U.S. Chops Into Hitler's Air Defense
American air forces claim a major strike against German defenses with Marauder and P-47 support over Cret and southern Germany. The day’s operations included downing 724 enemy planes, heavy bomber raids on Ulm and Friedrichshafen, and attacks on Alsace transport hubs like Amiens and Michelin at Clermont-Ferrand.
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France
Micheln Tire
Clérent-Ferrand
Vichy
Amiens
Hitler
TR. A. P
Michelin
Air Ministry
R.A. P
Stuttgart
Weather forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast shows mostly cloudy skies for San Antonio and vicinity with tight rain Friday night into Saturday. Warmer Saturday with low around 60 degrees. East Texas east of the one hundredth meridian remains mostly cloudy with light rain possible Friday afternoon into Friday night and Saturday mild temperatures.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Yanks' Toll of Nazi Planes 30 a Day
International News Service reports that U S Army Air Force planes based in the Mediterranean and Europe were shooting down more than 30 German planes daily. In the first 16 days of March U S forces claimed 505 German planes down, with 284 disposed since January. If March’s pace holds, about 9 months of Nazi air strength would be wiped out by American guns.
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J. C. Oestrecher International News Service
United States
Elim Army Air Force
London
Evening Star
Three Allied Offensives Strike Pacific Front
Allied operations press Japan with airborne landings in Burma behind crumbling defenses in Hukawli Valley. Truk in Caroline Islands shelled by air and naval strikes. Manus Island invasion near Lorengay airfield. Bougainville bombardments continue with Empress Augusta Bay ground support.
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Fight Develops Over School Vote Over ballot procedure dispute at county level
County Clerk Albert Trawalter and school board president Lea Brewer clash over how candidates appear on voting machines for the April 1 election. Brewer accuses Trawalter of misinformation while the board plans to resolve mechanical issues and proceed with the board ordered layout despite protests.
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Lea Brewer
Trawalter
Brewer
Trawaller
Better Schools
Four-F Pills Bring Druggist Arrests in Los Angeles
In a Los Angeles briefing, 50 druggists were revealed to have sold 4-F pills, or goof balls, indiscriminately to civilians and soldiers alike. The pills were used to claim soldiers as nervous or unfit for induction, with a soldier found possessing over 1000 pills to sell. Officials cited several trade names and pill types containing sodium phenylbutal, seconal derivatives, delvinal, and nehutal.
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Los Angeles
INS
Army
Jx L. Herne
Mint
Abe Franklin
State Board of Pharmacy
Capris
William Deale
Herne
Allied and Sofia Bombings Stir War Front News
Allied raids hit Vienna and Sofia as Mediterranean air force bombers struck key targets. Reports say German fighters offered little resistance against the Vienna attack while Sofia suffered extensive destruction across the center and vital utilities were damaged.
Dies Subpoenas Winchell Writer Dies Subpoenas Winchell Writer
The Dies committee announced it has issued a subpoena for Mark Wood, president of the Blue Network, and the script of Walter Winchell for the past two years. Chairman Martin Dies of Texas criticized Winchell’s broadcasts as smearing Congress and public officials.
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Dies
Mark Wood
Bine Network
Walter Winchell
Martin Dies
Texas
House
Coleumaist
Winchell
Congress
Roosevelts Mark 39th Wedding Anniversary
President and Mrs Roosevelt observe their 39th anniversary as the chief executive spends the day at his desk. The first lady is visiting armed service bases in the Caribbean area. The couple wed on St Patrick's Day 1905 in New York City with Theodore Roosevelt giving the bride away.
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Washington
Matron Punished For Jail Fight
Roxit Beadle a city jail matron was suspended for three days by Police Chief Aubrey Hopkins after two reported shht between her and matron Pauline Shelton on the 1 p m shift. The Friday action followed the jail dispute and the incident at LASY QUAD INES BUENOS AIRES.
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Metro
Aubrey Hopkins
Jher
Pauline Shelton
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