Reds Beat Nazis Back At Donets
Soviet dispatches report Red armies repelling all German attempts to storm the upper Donets river sector in Kharkov Belgorod. About 7000 German dead cited in five days northeast of Bryansk. front near Smolensk sees advances toward Dukhovshchina. 600 German officers and men wiped out by counterattacks. Russians also claim near 52,000 Nazi dead overall and deny German losses of prisoners in disputed sectors.
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Jymas
Red Atrdies
Ferous
Donets
Kharkov-Belgorod
Bryansk
Smolensk
Hitler
Dukhovsehino
Sts
Yarisevo
Moscows
Warsaw
Kharkov
Chuguevo
Belgorod
Henry
Orel
Rostov
Bryanak
Zhiedva
Nozk Armisca
British to Induct Allied Nationals
London March 4 The government announced a plan to induct Allied nationals aged 18 to 42 who have forfeited their own national forces within two months. Eligible individuals may join British forces unless exempted by the governments. The order will not apply to United Statesvolunteers.
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London
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Intermittent rain and scattered thunder chance across Rovers Wednesday afternoon and night with a slight change in temperature. East Texas sees intermittent rain with showers and temperature shifts, cooler conditions inland and strong NW winds along the coast.
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San Antonio
Texas
Tax Offset Question Ties SAPSCO Profits to City Tax Plans
In Austin on Tuesday, Assistant Attorney General Dick Fairchild challenged former Mayor Quin’s view that SAPSCO profits could be used to cut city taxes. He cited Article 113 of the Texas Civil Statutes and noted that annual SAPSCO payments to the city and school district total about 345000 dollars. The city attorney’s staff said the indenture reserves this amount as a regular expense. The legal question remains whether the indenture can supersede state law.
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City Jana
Fubile Service Company
Austin
Dick Fairchild
Quin
Fairchild
Sapsco
Elby
Faizchild
Vote Seen On Teacher Pay In San Antonio
San Antonio school board weighs raising teacher salaries to sustain standards. A committee from the Teachers council urges higher pay and additional funds for building maintenance, with a potential election aligned to the city vote in May.
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San Antonio
Board of Education
Teachers Council
Mine Operators and UMW Reach New Agreement in New York
In New York on March 24 1 9 operators and the United Mine Workers reached a new pact to operate mines with no days lost after April 1 The contract runs retroactively to cover mining activity and is announced by Charles O Neill spokesman for the northern operators after a 90 minute meeting The agreement targets 450000 diners for production and labor terms.
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New York
Appalachian
United Mine Workers
Charles’ O'Neill
Workers Killed In Ordnance Blast
Ravenna Ohio March 24 An ammunition explosion at the government ordnance plant today killed an undetermined number of crew members Commanding Officer Co Raymond A Brown said two bodies had been recovered and several others missing or unaccounted for as official weather data appeared on page two
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Ravenna
Ohio
Ravenna Erdnance Mepol
Raymond A. Brown
Lil Bie
Weather Bureau
Rains Over Texas Aid Crops Across Regions
Rains fell across West East and Central Texas on Wednesday with scattered showers in the Rio Grande valley. Abilene reports rainfall totaling 1.48 inches in 24 hours lifting feed outlook for wheat oats and range lands while earlier losses from cold and drought were heavy. Fort Worth Dallas and Wichita Falls recorded varying amounts from a trace to over a quarter inch as relief from feed shortages was anticipated.
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Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coke
Big Bend
Abilene
Cole and
Brouth
Iain Fort Worth
Dallas
Meat rationing begins Monday with six point per pound average
The CFA and OPA released official point values for meat and rationed staples effective Monday. Meat averages about six points per pound, with two pounds per person weekly expected, while butter cheese and canned fish total eight to seven points per item. Adjustments may follow April as supply and demand evolve.
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CFA Today
OPA
Paul M. O'Leary
O'Leary
Brant
Droviston Fa
Mareth Bridgehead Retained In North Africa Fight
Allied reports from March 24 describe heavy fighting around the Mareth line in Tunisia. British Eighth Army pressed a bridgehead near the coast while American tanks and troops near El Guebli faced stubborn German resistance, with Patton’s forces close to the sea as Rommel’s threat loomed. Churchill noted most of the Mareth bridgehead had been secured despite counterattacks.
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North Africa
Eighth Army
Mareth Line
el Guefar
Marshal Rommel
Tunisia
Mayeth
el Guerrr
Georges. Patton Jr
London
Churchill
Commons
Montgomery
Jnst
Marettiine
Rom=mel
Luea
1Mareth
Gabes
Surly
Algiers
Mies
Berlin
Air
Romma
Inter End
el Hanna
Mir
Oasis
Gahes
Salt Lake
Djebel Tebaba
el Hannna
Mardil
America
Guetarla
Guetar
Eighth Air Force
Inj
Gafsa
Ihe
Fatton
Makrassy
Ife
Tania
Bis
Baker
Vegesack
Rolien
Iue
Expert Yanks Down 52 Nazi Fighters in Wewesack Raid
United States heavy bombers under Eighth Air Force claim 52 German fighters shot down in the Wewesack raid near Bremen, with 20 probable and 23 damaged. Gen Ira Eaker says the raid proves daylight precision bombing practical, marks end of an experimental phase, and sets stage for larger offensives against Germany. Night bombing and long-range operations to follow as Baker discusses claims and German losses.
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United States
Eighth Air Force
England
Morel
Wewesack
Bremen
Mej
Ira Eaker
Hitle
France
Lille
Vogesack
Baker Jand
U.S. Air Force
Eaker
Air Force
R.A. PF
Amerikan
Germany
Baker
Hyat
Grand Duchess Of Luxembourg Arrives On Pacific Coast
The grand duchess of Luxembourg becomes the first foreign state head to visit the Pacific coast since the outbreak of the war, arriving in Seattle on March 24. The report notes the historic gesture and marks a notable diplomatic moment on the coast.
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Grand Duchess of
Luxembourg
U.S
Seattle
Limembourg
Pacific Coast
Iran
Victoria
R. G
Error in Tunisian communique sparks mixed worldwide optimism
An official North Africa message misled readers with optimistic wording about Tunisian advance. Montgomery's troop movements misrepresented as breaching Marett line. British forces did enter German defensive positions at the northern fortifications but did not break through to seize the battle line. coastal reach toward Gabes remained incomplete.
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Inu Oes N.S
North Africa
Montgomery
Treicher
Gennan
Glain
Thas Lenax
Gabes
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