Small Group Holds Out for Five Billions
Washington reports a bloc of House Republicans seeks to cut the seven billion dollar lease-lead aid bill before final passage. Representative Lambertson accuses President Roosevelt of war aims while backers push a large aid package, threatening a possible night session to finish the roll call.
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Nine killed in Moro band clash with Philippine constabulary
Three constabulary soldiers and five Moro outlaws died after a dawn battle in Tayungan jungle near Jolo Island. One officer and four soldiers were wounded as Moro bands plagued the southern Philippines for weeks. Japanese bombers heavily damaged Chungking in raids, with munitions plants burned on the outskirts.
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Pope Pius XII Urges Quick Peace On St Joseph Day
In Vatican City on St Joseph's Day Pope Pius XII addressed about 3000 faithful and urged warring nations to sheath their swords and reach a just peace soon. The Hall of Benedictions audience included many newlyweds.
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British Gain By Matsuoka Visit
Special Dispatch notes that while Yosuke Matsuoka visits Berlin, American cruisers Savannah and Brooklyn end a three day New Zealand sojourn and consider further travel to Singapore Manila or Honolulu as a goodwill journey amid ongoing Japan US tensions.
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Envoy Authorized To Talk With U S Writer
Leland B. Morris United States Embassy counselor was authorized to designate a protection section official to talk with Richard C Hottelet held since last Saturday on espionage suspicions. He was to have his first interview with American authorities tomorrow. Morris met with the German Foreign Office while Gestapo oversees the case. Police earlier searched Hottelet’s Berlin living quarters removing papers and travel pamphlets. Hottelet, a Berlin United Press reporter, is an American newsman.
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British Eden to meet Turkish Foreign Minister in Near East
Late news from London reports Anthony Eden will confer with Sukru Sara coglu in the Near East. Budapest notes Hungarian Foreign Minister Laszlo de Bardossy will visit Munich to see Joachim von Ribbentrop possibly meeting Hitler.
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Sukru Saracoglu
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Adolf Hitler
Bombs Rained Over Hull in Hours of Night Assault
German bombers battered Hull in a prolonged raid killing many and setting fires. Rescue teams worked through debris as six municipal shelters opened for the homeless and civilians. A baby survived a shelter wreck as ambulances moved through shattered streets. A continuation of nocturnal raids hammers Britain’s provincial cities.
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Gilda Gray Ordered to Show Cause in Contract Suit
Gilda Gray was ordered by Supreme Court Justice Raymond C. Vaughan to appear here next Monday under a show cause order in a breach of contract suit filed by Harry Altman, Glen Park Casino proprietor. Altman seeks to stop her from performing elsewhere during the alleged contract period from March 1 to March 31 at $600, contending she prefers New York and a Billy Rose engagement.
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Cholera cases rise in Hong Kong amid cleanup drive
Hong Kong reports 78 new cholera cases, total reaching 223 with 200 deaths all Chinese. Medical authorities launch a broad cleanup targeting unlicensed food hawkers as part of the effort.
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Herald Journal carriers praised for storm delivery
The Herald Journal commends hundreds of carrier salesmen who delivered all routes during the winter storm. Management lauds their pluck loyalty and courage for keeping service running when others suspended operations.
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Nazi Official Faces American War Question
Berlin reports an authorized German source said the United States may think it is at war, but Germany will not be hindered by such beliefs. The informant stressed that Germany will not let others dictate whether they are at war.
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Physician Fined for Kicking Waitress in Court Fight
Los Angeles report says Dr Earl Graham was fined $50 by Municipal Judge Joseph Marchetti after waitress Norma Norman testified he kicked her during an altercation over a $93 meal ticket. The case notes the incident occurred in Van Nuys and highlights the medical professional's cost for the swift kick.
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Goering to lead coal industry reorganization
Berlin March 19. Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering head of the second four year plan orders reorganization to intensify coal production. Economics Minister Walter Funk to carry out the task, with Goering naming himself commissar over transportation.
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Luftwaffe raids Hull and North Atlantic ships widen war scope
United Kingdom reports a devastating overnight Luftwaffe assault on Hull with large casualties. British RAF responds with strikes on Kiel Wilhelmshaven and Rotterdam. German daylight attack targets a convoy of 35 ships in the North Atlantic. Cleared reports describe large Allied reinforcements in East Africa and new American-built planes arriving in Greece via Belgrade.
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Nazis Claim Sinking of 6 British Ships
Berlin reports German sources claim at least six British ships totaling 31 500 to 34 500 tons were sunk. Two merchant ships totaling 10 000 tons and two armed merchant ships totaling 13 000 tons were sunk by submarines and bombers near the southeast English coast and in the North Atlantic.
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Where to Find It Editors Note on Censorship Abroad
Editors note explains that news dispatches from European countries may be subject to censorship. The notice frames how reports are filtered and what readers should expect in coverage sourced from the continent.
British Army Captures Jigjiga Advances Toward Addis Ababa
An official communique reports Jigjiga in British hands, 70 miles from the Addis Ababa Djibouti line, with 40,000 Italian defenders blamed for fortifications. The capture came after a rapid push from Italian Somaliland. entry occurred on St. Patrick's Day.
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War to Crush Italy Enters Final Stage
British East Africa campaign opens final phase with a major offensive in Cheren Eritrea aimed at overwhelming 35 000 Italian troops and capturing Asmara. Allied forces from Australia New Zealand India and other dominions plus French Belgian Polish and Czech units deploy hundreds of planes and heavy equipment as Cheren and Debra Marcos threaten Addis Ababa. The push coincides with a broader drive into Ethiopia as weather edges toward the rains.
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U boat threat widens as war moves to American shores
The wartime column reports Churchill notes German Italian and Japanese forces operate on the American side of the Atlantic. Hitler decrees sinking any ship carrying supplies for Britain and the British Admiralty cites weekly Anglo Allied losses of 98 232 tons for the week ending March 9 and 141 314 tons the prior week.
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