Nazi Drive In Doneis Unabated Near Smolensk and Kharkov
Reports say Red Army pressure increased along the Dnieper and near Smolensk as Soviet forces push to strike the Durovo rail hub while staving off fresh German tank and infantry assaults. In the Kharkov area fighting persisted with two towns lost but defenses holding. Timoshenko’s forces reportedly advanced in Staraya Russa after street fighting near Lake Timen.
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Moscow-Smolensk
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Sit As Wait Plan for Bus Riders Foiled
Police investigated a Saturday incident on Rigsty avenue from Nepal to Hackberry street where at every bus stop for eight blocks two folding chairs were placed, leaving officers unsure whether a new practical joke or a harmless prank. A San Antonian said it seemed practical, and the chairs remained at the power station area awaiting an owner and explanation.
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Yotels Equipment Auctioned by Army
CIAGAGO March 40 ii thousands of pieces of equipment from the Stevens hotel built in 1627 at a cost of 26 million dollars were sold in a five day auction. The final item a bowling alley set sold for 800 dollars to J J Greedan of Chicago who plans to wager elsewhere. The army air corps which bought the Stevens for 6 million dollars as a technical training school has not released net results. Samuel L Winternitz said the merchandise brought jewelry store prices.
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J. J. Greedan
Chicago
Army Air Corps
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Samuel L. Winternitz
Anotforner
Madame Chiang Inks Press Session In Chicago
Madame Chiang Inl-Shek continues her nationwide tour with a busy Chicago afternoon on March 20. She is to hold her second official press conference at 2 PM, marking the fourth such event since arriving in Washington as a guest at the White House.
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Madame Chiang Inl-Shek
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Washington
White House
Steel Ship Plates On Truman's List
Washington March 20 The Senate Tripartite Committee will hear testimony Tuesday on the quality of steel ship plates produced by U S Steel Chairman Truman announced last night Carnegie Illinois Steel, a principal U S Steel subsidiary, said the plates in question came from its Virginia plant near Pittsburgh and expressed confidence that plates produced there are of a high standard of quality
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U. S. Steel
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Carnegie-Illinois Steel
Irgin Plank
Pittsburgh
Recaps Ordered On Tractor Tires
Washington action requires recapping tires and implements with reclaimed rubber for farm equipment. The order changes prior rules that allowed rear wheel tractors to be replaced with new treads and permits recapping materials to be largely crude rubber.
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Washington
OPA
Nazi police kill 35,000 in Polish towns during Costa Rica visit
Reported massacre tied to German secret police during a Nazi tour of Poland. Towns Radvatry fayni Ujazd Sobolew Radzynsin yalcano Szeverezer listed. Population impacts include Radomsk and Tavara areas with about 40 000 residents, half Jewish. Destinations and exact counts uncertain due to damaged text.
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Aian Joss
Costa Rica
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Danana
Tony
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Imanjomsk
Ujazd
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Polis
Radomsk
Tavara
Rain slows Yank drive in North Africa
Allied headquarters report heavy rain slows American advance after capturing Gafsa and El Guetar in southern Tunisia. Gen Patton's 7th Army near Gabes 60 miles from coast while Eighth Army eyes Mareth line. German and Italian forces conduct limited actions as weather limits combat.
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Bizerte
Davar
Quin Hazy on SAPSCO Deal Details
Former Mayor GC Quin and City Commissioner Paul Steffler faced sharp questioning before the legislative committee on the SAPSCO deal. Witnesses freeballed questions on the disposition of about 1.1 million dollars, with Quin’s explanations deemed unsatisfactory. Committee chair Joe Ed Winfree warned of memory lapses and ordered Quin to prepare a full start-to-finish report.
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K. Quin
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Paul Steffler
San Joufo Public Service Company
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Quin
Exr
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Houston
Quin Ty
Steffer
Mal Winfree
Athiex Committee
Twenty escapees flee Irish prison jailbreak
BELFAST March 20 Twenty nationalist internees escaped Londonderry prison early today. They crawled through a 280 foot tunnel to a coat shed and fled across the border in a furniture truck after firing on guards with a sub machine gun. This marked the biggest jailbreak in Northern Ireland history.
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Police Capture Negro Prowler Near Courtland Home
Police nabbed a Black man after he attempted to force entry at 15 East Courtland plage the incident prompted a broader probe into four similar attacks. The suspect, captured by City Detective J. O. Newman near Pearl alley, faces linking to January 2 Mary Revett front of home case and other reported assaults by women. Women to identify him at city hall.
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J. O. Newman
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Bedell Street
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Three Children Die in Cottage Fire Blast
A home oil stove explosion last night killed Lucy Mary Page age 2 Roy Edward Page 4 and Troy Earl Page. Their sister and mother Lucy and Mrs Lee R Page suffered serious burns and were hospitalized. the Page family name appears in Preeport.
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Lucy Mary Page
Sid
Roy Edward
Troy Earl
Aleenm Page
Lee R. Page
Inn Hospital
Naval Ordnance Chief Hails U S Warship Defenses as World's Best
Rear Admiral Blandy declared U S warship air defenses are now the world’s best, noting major improvements since Pearl Harbor. He cited new 20 millimeter guns and other anti-aircraft arms, and praised joint Navy and Army efforts to boost production and effectiveness.
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Army ordering hockey gloves for soldiers in Boston
The Boston quartermaster depot announced an order for 895 pairs of hockey gloves for army use. The procurement excludes ice skates and aims to supply gloves for protection as part of military gear.
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March
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Boston Quartermaster Depot
Wavell's Forces Advance Down Burma Coast
Allied dispatches report British forces under Field Marshal Wavell moving along the coast toward Donbaik in Burma amid naval bombardment and air attacks. British claims of minimal damage contrasted by continued Japanese sorties, with MacArthur announcing raids near Australia and allied naval activity in the New Guinea area.
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Yangtze River
Reds See Movie Of Africa War
In Moscow on March 20 a film depicting a campaign in Africa is shown to highlight Allied victory narratives. Premier Joseph Stalin and British officials are mentioned in coverage, with observers noting the portrayal of events and reactions among attendees.
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