Bombers Hit Rome Rail Yards and Airdromes
American heavy bombers attacked Rome today targeting Littorio and Tiburtina freight yards and the main Viterbo airdrome north of the city. Allied air force says Fortresses and Liberators with fighter escort plastered rail facilities and air bases, aiming to cut north Italy communications to Anzio. E Ninnis of Juneau Motors and City Councilman departed for a Seattle business trip.
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Naples
Rome
Mediterranean
Allied Air Force
Littorio
Tiburtina
Vitero
Italy
Anzio
Ninnis
E. E. Ninnis
Juneau Motors Company
Seattle
Truman Committee set to urge limited civilian production return
The Truman Committee will urge the War Production Board to resume civilian goods production cautiously. It notes war contracts being canceled, large steel and material stockpiles, and slow civilian resumption by the military. It cites 100 top firms holding 70 percent of war orders and calls for government purchases to be handled by Norman Littell to aid farmers and seized lands.
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Washington
Truman Committee
War Production Board
Army
War Department
Navy
Roosevelt
Norman Littell
Farmer's
Littell
Truman
Burned to death in Alaska boat fire after drunken brawl
Petersburgh March 3 Mrs Dave Johnson a native of the Taku district was burned to death this morning on the gasboat Honey Boy after the stove overturned during a drunken brawl She refused to leave the boat and lay beside the engine where firemen recovered her body after dousing the flames Neighbors report she had been fighting all night
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Petersburg
Alaska
Dave Johnson
Taku
Northland wage scale set for Alaska construction industry
Seattle March 3 wage conference declares base wage scales for Alaska construction workers. Culinary workers also receive a base scale for similar roles in the northern territory. Daily sustenance allowance may supplement the basic wage, replacing room and board under the contract.
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Seattle
Alaska
Northern Territory
Officers Nominated At Fire Dept Meeting
Nomination of officers was held at last night's meeting of the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department. Reports on the recent dance were given by the committee in charge. A midnight supper followed the business session. Officers will be elected at the April meeting.
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Juneau
Allied Defenses Hold At Anzio Beachhead
Naples March 3 Allied headquarters report a costly German drive on the center of the Anzio beachhead failed to break American lines. Ground was regained, and the Third Infantry Division earned praise for stiff defense amid heavy enemy losses from air bombardment.
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Naples
Anzio
Pacific Coast
Eemy
Clark
Car
Toceto
Cisterna
Sed
Drafting Soldiers' Bill Omits Alaska and Hawaii Ballots
Senator Theodore F Green said the final draft of the Federal Soldier bill contains no provisions for Alaska or Hawaii ballots. Conferees reportedly avoided action to prevent confusion in territory absentee voting. The federal ballot covers overseas service members and must be received by September 1. State governors must certify authority before its use.
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Washington
Theodore F. Green
Rhode Island
Senate
House
Alaska
Hawaii
Betty Grable Becomes Mother to Baby Daughter Victoria
Hollywood March 3 actress Betty Grable became a mother today to a blue eyed blond girl named Victoria Elizabeth. The infant weighed seven pounds and 12 ounces. Both mother and baby are doing well. Father is band leader Harry James.
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Hollywood
Calif
Betty Grable
Victoria Elizabeth
Harry James
U S Forces Launch Wide Air Sweep on Berlin
American fighter planes conducted an offensive sweep over Berlin while Eighth Air Force heavy bombers attacked targets in Northwest Germany. It was the first time formations of the American Air Force had flown to Berlin.
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London
Berlin
Eighth Air Force
Germany
France
Royal Air Force
Paris
Fleet of Italy on War Line
President Roosevelt said discussions are half completed on transferring roughly one third of the surrendered Trajan fleet to Russia. He noted Edward Stettinius will travel to London to discuss questions with Britain as to how many ships or their equivalents can go to the Russian Navy, a matter Stalin raised in Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Edward Stettinius
London
United States
Britain
Italy
Stalin
General Pay Increases Denied for West Coast Lumber Workers
Portland March 3 The West Coast Lumber Commission denied all general pay increases in long awaited industry wide decisions in the Douglas fir and west coast wage cases. The rulings affect about 60 000 workers across 600 operations. D A Noonan registered salesman accompanied by his daughter Constance.
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Portland
West Coast Lumber Commission
American Doughboy Father of Quadruplets
In Heanor England Nora Carpenter, 28, mother of quadruplets, hopes to wed the American doughboy named as the father. Her mother says the father is Staff Sgt. William Thompson of Pittsburgh. He helped at the birth and then rejoined his outfit. The babies are in a nursing home and improving.
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Heanor
England
Nora Carpenter
Bable
America
Nora
William Thompson
Pittsburgh
Delay in publicizing Philippine atrocities lessoned by war office
Washington dispatch details why wartime censors delayed publishing first hand accounts of Japanese prisoner abuses in the Philippines. Palmer Hoyt and OWI fought for release despite Army fears of endangering prisoners and aiding enemy propaganda. Hoyt argued publicity would unite allies and shame the Japanese, while officials warned it could invite retaliation and risk captives. The debate continued across pages.
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Jack Stinn
Washington
Bayhind
Palmer Hoyt
Office of War Information
Pews
Hoyt
Portland Oregonian
Tokyo
Philippines
Reds Press On in Baltic Push Amid Freak Thaw
Soviet forces across the Baltic region report continued advances despite an anomalous spring thaw. Units between Lake Peipus and the Gulf of Finland tighten control of communications near Pskov as infantry push toward Ostrov and Soshkin. Separately, MacArthur reports heavy reinforcements on Los Negros Island as the Admiralty Islands campaign moves to occupation and airfield restoration begins.
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Los Negros
Moscow
Red Army
Baltic Republis
Lake Pelpus
Nerva
Pskov
Southwest Pacific
Admiralty Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Cost Six Billion To Quench 1943 American Thirst
Washington reports that Americans spent over six billion dollars on alcoholic beverages in 1943, nearly seven cents of every dollar for goods and services. The 1943 bill rose 17 percent from 1942 and 80 percent from 1939, driven by more jobs and higher pay, with a per capita outlay of 46 dollars for every person.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Jury Dismissed New Trial for Cadet Lonergan
In New York a sensational court drama ends with the dismissal of the jury and a new trial for cadet Wayne Lonergan, the bludgeon slayer of his heiress wife. Judge John Fresher cites lack of good faith after counsel Broderick flips on a key motion. Lonergan, Royal Air Force cadet, faces anticipated revelations about New York’s tight life at the trial.
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New York
Wayne Lonergan
John Fresher
Lonergan
Edward Broderick
Broderick
Jacob Grumet
Royal Air Force
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Truk
Truk Harbor
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