Yanks Drive Japanese Invasion Force Deep Into India
Allied headquarters disclosed a Japanese column more than 80 miles up the lower Manipur river valley from Tidim in the Chin hills. The force stood about 30 miles west of Imphal, threatening the key road center as Allied planners warned reinforcements were needed to halt the push from the south and east. Monsoon time nears and air superiority was expected to matter as fighting risks broadening along the Burma front.
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New Delhi
India
Manipur
Tidim
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Logtak Lake
Tiddim
Thaungdut
Chindwin
Southeast Asia Command
Burma
Arekan
Akyab
Assam
China
Inphal
Burmna
FDR Proclaims Army Day April 6
President Roosevelt proclaims April 6 as Army Day to honor soldiers forged in battle and urges civilians to reconsecrate themselves to aid in producing arms and equipment for the army until final victory.
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FDR
Washingson
Roosevelt
Allied Forces Repel German Cassino Attacks
Allied forces fought off repeated German assaults on Cassino positions while bomber raids hit northern Italian supply lines. New Zealanders engaged near Cassino, tanks were knocked out, and German efforts along Monte Castellone failed. Airstrikes targeted Verona Bologna Padua and Adriatic rail yards. several enemy aircraft were destroyed and Allied planes lost.
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Fifth Amy
Cassino
Italy
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Verona
Bologna
Brenner Pass
Rentini
Adriatic
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Padua
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Arezzo
Florence
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Rapido
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Padignone
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Greece
Churchill to Address Nation in Key Broadcast
LONDON March 23 Prime Minister Churchill will address the nation Sunday his first wartime broadcast amid rising Allied calls for war clarification. The speech scheduled for 9 p.m. CET is seen as potentially guiding Britain’s stance ahead of multiple London conferences among U S Undersecretary Stellinius and British Foreign Office officials.
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Churchill
Atlantic
Britain
London
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Stellinius
Action Flying Corsairs Earn Rest After Pacific War
The Navy's Skull and Crossbones land based squadron reports record action in the South Pacific as they head to the mainland for rest and reform. They claim 164 Japanese shot down and no bomber losses, with seven cargo ships destroyed. includes a roster of aces led by Kepford and Blackburn.
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Pacific Fleet
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Chisy
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Blackburn
R. Ry “Ron" Hedrick
San Gabriel
Gallt
Chenowith
Miami
C.D
Timmy " Gile
Pittsburgh
Reds Near Black Sea Naval Base
Moscow reports rapid Red Army advances within sight of Nikolaev, near the Black Sea base, with German positions strained. Russians push toward Bersitabin hills and Carpathians while Riga’s river systems and rail lines are targeted to cut off access to Odessa and Pervomaisk falls.
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Black Sea
Nikolaev
Bersitabin
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Russia
Red Army
Ukraine
Dniester
Bugover
Nazis IN Peril
Odessa
Bug
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Majlinovsky
Odessa-Lwow
Slabodszeye
American platoon ships depart for West Coast port
General MacArthur's headquarters reports the first plough ship carrying hundreds of battle hardened veterans has left the Southwest Pacific and is due to arrive soon at a West Coast port. Some 4000 to 5000 officers and men from all states are aboard. the voyage may foreshadow similar large scale embarkations.
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General MacArthur
New Guinea
INS
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Simllar
Calais Weather and Channel Fires Reported Across Area
Forecasts indicate calmer conditions across Calais and the Channel with cooler nights and warmer afternoons. In East Texas and the northwest region, great columns of smoke and fires are noted near the coast as observers attribute activity to air attacks, while American liberators are linked to events from Tuesday.
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Rumanians fear Nazi moves as Hungary and Romania face upheaval
London reports rapid German moves near Romania and Hungary with Premier Antonescu summoned up the line of potential ousting amid speculative peace overtures to the Soviet. Berlin announces a new Nazi Budapest government while Horthy is described as captive. Troop use and rail seizures across Bulgaria and Transylvania are cited as measures to confront the Soviet threat.
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Antonescu
Lkely
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Horthy
Nicholas Kaliny
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Romania
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Transylvania
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Europe
Hun- Bacy
Padio
Omeland
Stevenson to Run Again for Governor Nomination
AUSTIN March 28. Governor Stevenson announced his candidacy for Democratic renomination. He noted his administration balanced the budget as the general fund deficit fell from 39.6 million in 1941 to about 12 million. The governor cited potential transfer of unused special funds to speed the reduction.
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Goveernor Stevenson
W. Ler O'Daniel
United States Senate
Blevenson
Stevelisan
Governor Eyes Budget Cuts and No New Taxes
The governor cites reduced general fund appropriations aligned with Stevenson's efficiency plan and projects a possible $5,000,000 deficit next year. He urges a balanced budget due to postwar needs. He estimates a 15 percent salary increase for state workers at about $2,000,000 annually and has no new tax proposals. Gene Poster emerges as the sole Democratic opponent so far.
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Gene
Waco
Pilots Downed at Sicily Absolved
Secretary of War Stimson said the pilots of 23 American transport planes shot down during the Sicilian invasion operated under a completely unified high command. He rejected claims of joint army navy air force command and blamed the loss on a combination of factors in a complex night amphibious operation.
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Navy
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Stimsop
Thse
Hospital at Anzio Shelled
Allied headquarters at Naples reported that a German shell hit the hospital area at the Anzio beachhead killing five soldiers and wounding about a dozen others. The blast struck a large tent city marked with red crosses as about 40 shells were fired into the hospital yesterday from a German tank line. Patients and hospital personnel were among the casualties. no nurses were reported.
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Naples
Hospital Arta
Anzio
Hie
Ater
New Trial Requested by Former City Fireman in Pension Suit
George F. Jud, ex fireman, asks for a new trial seeking 2400 from Yeeman’s pension fund. Judge John F. Onion had dismissed the case in Seventy-Third District Court, ruling jurisdiction lacking.
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John F. Onion
Seventy-third District
Moscow Exhibit Showcases Self Propelled Land Torpedo
Moscow reports an exhibit of captured German arms including a self propelled anti tank torpedo on an armored carrier with a 10 barrel reactive mortar. The device was secret to the Germans and abandoned during their retreat from Leningrad. It is wire controlled and part of a display that also features 105 mm and 150 mm artillery with long ranges.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Myron Selznick Dies in Santa Monica Hospital
Myron Selznick a Hollywood agent with close ties to the motion picture industry for 36 years died early today in a Santa Monica hospital at age 45. He represented actors and was a prominent figure in Tinseltown. His death closes a lengthy career in film talent management.
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Myron Selznick
Hollywood
Santa Monica
Calif
Dhed
Raid Brings Out Sharp Air Fighting
American bombers and fighters pressed a large daylight and night raid across western Germany, targeting the Bruisewick district Werl Oldenburg and Sandorf while Berlin endured daylight strikes. Mustang pilots reported fierce escort and heavy losses for German fighters as Dinah Might and other B 17s battled near Rostock and Berlin.
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U. S. Army Air Force
Berlin
United States
Yeserday
Stockholm
Bull
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yCreil
France
Rusela
Mustang
Russia
George Waters
Dinsh
Dinah
Australian officer rescues three Americans in New Guinea jungle
Lieut. Hector Henstridge, an Australian commando, parachuted to aid three American pilots stranded in New Guinea. After a 10 day trek through jungle, he guided them to safety while eluding Japanese patrols. The rescue followed a chain of failed attempts by pilots Nelson Flack Jr., Eugene Graltirnik, and James Nichols as their Cub planes crashed or ran low on fuel.
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New Guinea
TNS
Hector Hensttdae
Henstridge
Nelson Flack Jr
Purlong
Wews
James Nichols
Los Angeles
Calif
Flack
Saturnik
Wack
Nichol
Henattidge
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