Western Front erupts in sharp fighting near Metz
British and French forces clash with German units along the Niedeggen and Vosges sectors as heavy artillery and air battles surge. RAF strikers claim victory over German Messerschmitts near Metz, while Paris hosts a high level War Cabinet meeting amid intelligence on Soviet envoy Souritz’s expulsion.
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War Cabinet
Paris
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Torthat
Warndl Forest
Vosges Mountains
Riva
Germany
French War Office
Vosges
Baar River
Bastrucken
Nagi
Hriusforoc
Mets
Siames
Air Ministry
Commel
Elysee Palace
On Supreme War Council
London
Edouard Daladier
Gustay Gamelin
Joseph Vuillenin
Francola Darlan
Naval
Parig
Yatab Souritz
Souritz
Pest
Josef Btalin
Alles
France
U S Aid Sought to Halt Low Pork and Lard Prices
TOPERA Kan March 30 Will J Miller Kansas state live stock commissioner awaited reply from Henry Wallace secretary of agriculture to a telegram urging the federal government take surplus lard and pork products off the market to bolster prices With bumper loans aiding corn and pork and lard selling low farmers cannot afford to see their hogs die Miller urged the government purchase 220000000 pounds of lard at once
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Topera
Kan
INS
Will J. Miller
Kansas State
Uve
Henry Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Miller
Cradle Holds Final Victory Balance in Europe's Struggle
In a Rome Rome Times analysis Karl von Wiegan d discusses rising totalitarian powers led by Germany and Italy. He argues the cradle symbol of growth will decide the war against western democracies as Britain and France pledge to fight to the end and Germany leverages its centralized manpower across its borders.
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Karl.h. von Wiegand
Meatet Sundar
Tal Observer
Europe
Adolf Hiller
Germany
Britain
England
Rome
Merch
Moradie
Sammer Welles
Washington
Hoosevelt
France
Berlin
Hitler
Italy
Jugoslavia
Rumania
Russia
Knufser
Grepmany
Waly
Bulgaria
Turkey
Hussina
Senate Foreign ‘Relations Committee
Bullitt
Welles
Holt
Turkey to Open Dardanelles to Allied Fleet Rumor
Rumors from Bucharest and Solin warn southeastern Europe could become a main war theater if Turkey allows Allied warships to pass the Dardanelles. Sources say the move could threaten Germany’s Black Sea supply route and provoke Balkan moves, though authorities call it only a possibility.
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Europe
Turkey
Dardanelles
Germany
Black Sea
Russia
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Bucharest
Solin
Bulgaria
Birck Sea
Balkans
le Moment
Cirelea
Aleppo
Syria
Britain
France
Weather Outlook and Balticport Evacuations Mentioned
The forecast calls for sun on Sunday with near 9 C temperatures and spring like attire. A later note forecasts clear sailing across the Middle West. A Tallinn dispatch claims Russia forced Estonia to yield the city and harbor of Baltport and to evacuate Fetanians, prompting a Nordic road exodus.
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J. Henry Jather
Middle West
Stockholm
CNS
Tallin
Russa
Estonia
Battleport
Baldiski
Russia
Baltleport
Balticport
Stabbing Victim Hides Assailant In St Louis Mystery
St Louis police report a stabbing victim refusing to name his attacker after a back wound. The injured man, found on a porch in Ladue, described as despondent, died soon after. authorities note he was moved to Roverh B Green hospital in critical condition.
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Mike Valdez
Melrose Drive
Roverh B. Green Hospital
London
ST. Louis
Stand
Sallant
Helgoland
Todsy
Ladue
Valdez
North Sea
Bernice Taylor
Tanish
Iles
McCullough
Reuters
Jonny O'Conell
Copenhagen
Girls Imprisoned 20 Hours in Boxcar
A 12 year old Chicago schoolgirl Betty Dane Bass was rescued in Waukegan Illinois after about two hours of confinement in a boxcar in a Chicago railroad yard. She was found by a brakeman who heard her cries and taken to a hospital where she remained weak and dazed. Police presumed she was locked in accidentally while playing in the car.
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Waukegan
Ill
Chigaga
Betty ‘Dane Bass
Renehout
Eries
Chicago
Annular eclipse to be observed by Texas astronomers at Austin
Texas astronomers plan to observe an annular eclipse from the University of Texas, with a belt of visibility spanning from south of Louisiana into Mexico. Dr Otto Struve of the University of Chicago directs devices at McDonald Observatory to record the six minute event starting at 3:33.
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Austin
Marc
Prom
University
Texas
South
Big Bend
Mexico
Pear A. Crescent
Percei
Otto
Struve
University of Chicago
McDonald Observae
University of
Earth
McDonald Observatory
Fortzing
Davis
West Texas
Chlsos Mountains
Thelp
Governor Seeks Evidence at Dam Fight
Oklahoma Governor Leon C. Phillips gathers evidence from nine landowners near the Grand River dam site as he probes damages tied to reservoir filling. Hawes towing the area and interviewing residents in the dispute with the federal government.
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Qklahoma Gity
Leon CG. Phillips
Oklahoma
Grand River Dam
Hawes
Ollers
Dynamite scares Springfield as blasts shake neighborhood
Harried officers and jittery citizens search for an arsonist or juvenile gang after a dynamite explosion and multiple dynamite sticks found in mail and private places. A shanty was blown apart, with a blast shocking the entire neighborhood. Ed Mill opened mail containing twenty sticks, Nathan Brewer found a stick in his car, and W J Woodruff reported a stick in his yard.
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Springfield
Whale
Ed Mill
Nathan Brewer
Pallee
W. J. Woodruff
Weather Outlook Sa Antonio Region Sunday Forecast
Weather report notes partly cloudy conditions for Sunday with gentle to moderate variable winds. Temperatures in San Antonio show Saturday high near 24 and Saturday night low around 54 with Sunday high near 86.
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San Antonio
Portio
West Texas
Nazis Threaten to Gift White Book on F D R
Washington dispatch reports Berlin plans to publish alleged Polish documents accusing Roosevelt of war mongering to sway public opinion against aid to France and Britain. U S officials deny the authenticity of the reports and dismiss the Polish documents as propaganda.
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Washington
INS
Berlin
United States
Alles
Warsaw
War Department
Germany
Beeves
Roosevelt
France
Britain
Foreign Office
Potocki
State Department
Bulfitt
America
Hull
Department of State
Thhose
Linn
Child Missing for 2 Days Found Safe
A child suddenly reported missing for over two days was found unharmed tonight by Filton county deputy sheriffs. The search covered the area beyond three quarters of a mile from the home where Mr and Mrs Lew Tac Chenawith slept on a hillside.
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Breeds
Hele Toulse Chenowich
Filton County
Lew Tac Chenawith
Hill Egr
Congressmen Demand Hearing On Berlin White Book Secrets
Washington reports intense congressional interest after Germany’s Berlin white book disclosures. Senator Robert Reynolds plans a possible resolution to compel Ambassador Bullitt and Undersecretary Sumner Welles to testify on European diplomacy since the early war crisis. Holt criticized, urging factual diplomacy over propaganda.
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Congress
Europe
Senate
House
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William Bullitt
Sumner Welles
Reynolds
Berlin
Harlandale Incorporation Vote Defeated in San Antonio
Harlandale failed to incorporate as voters chose 638 against 405 with 1448 ballots cast and 16 mutilated ballots discarded. Judge August A Bernhard noted the measure did not pass and election boxes closed at 7 30 pm Saturday amid the last rush for motor vehicle licenses at Bexar county tax collector office.
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Harlandale
August A. Bernhard
Securhng Motor Ve
Holdup at Kali Oil Station Ends In Death
Walter Humbert, 29, attendant at a Kali Oil Station in Keane New Hampshire, was shot dead during a holdup. Crown Prince Mussolini discussed army gasoline station security in Rome on March 10. Inline names indicate Italian ties and wartime context.
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Prince Humbert
Keane
N. H. Morch Sane
Duce
Walter
Rome
LNS
Musc Solini
Combs
All Toon
Humbert
War at a Glance: Global Fronts Air, Naval and Political Shifts
Berlin reports a second white paper alleging Roosevelt era war-mongering. Hull accuses Japan of blocking U.S. recognition of a Chinese puppet regime. London hints at Allied offensives as neutrals face pressure. Paris describes artillery duels and aerial combat on the western front. Bucharest notes Turkish consent for Allied passage and Black Sea blockade. Nanjing cites Wang Ching-wei as puppet president. Stockholm reports Redts seizure of Balticport in Estonia, prompting evacuation.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Washington
Hull
U. S
London
Churchill
Alles
Paris
Bucharest
Turkey
Dardanelles
Black Sea
Europe
Nanking
Wang Ching-Wei
China
Stockholm—Redts
Balticport
Estonia
German War White Book Sparks Berlin State Denials
Berlin reports say Germany guards mountains of evidence and may publish a second white book if Washington continues to dispute the first. Papers from Warsaw allegedly show direct talks with Roosevelt and Hull. German officials insist the aim is to reveal war guilt and the warmongers behind scenes.
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Wiliam C. Bullitt
United States
la Forts
Joseph J. Kennedy
London
Poland
Germany
Americas
France
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Hull
Bullitt
Count Jerzy Potock
Warsaw
Berlin
Washington
State Hall
U. S
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Tuliill
Josep P. Kennedy
Anthony J. Drexel Diddle
Ford
Hamburger Fremeérnblatt
Foreign Office
Bullttn Peris
Kennedy
Biddie
Waresaw
White House
Jerzy Potacki
Mavassador i
U. 6
Alexander Kirk
State Department
Fremdenblatt
Ametcan
Ameri
Jean
Nnd
Indig
Forein
Reich
Farene
Josef Beck
Count Pajork
Mirkow
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