New Movement in Admiralties Rapidly Expands Control
Allied headquarters report unopposed American warships entering Seadler Harbor between Manus Island and Los Negros and Marines cutting Willaumez Peninsula on New Britain. The First Division pushes the Admiralty foothold, while Rabaul shows signs of deterioration as planes find the harbor deserted and airstrips stripped.
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Southwest Pacific
Seadler Harbor
Admiralty Islands
Willaumez Peninsula
New Britain
Rabaul
Manus Island
Los Negros
Admiralty Group
Talasea
REA Cooperatives Speed Debt Repayment Alarms Washington
The Rural Electrification Administration worries that rapid repayment by member cooperatives and higher electricity use during peacetime could invite new state taxes though officials prefer to treat the funds as a postwar cushion. The piece notes strong investments and early repayments, plus a Senate hearing on a political spat involving Jonathan Daniels.
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Washington
REA
St. Louis
White House
Jonathan Daniels
Senate
Harry Slattery
Cotton Ed’ Smith
Jonathan
Eugene Casey
Gene
Dan
Mobile Guns Too Big For Tojo Big Power In Pacific Revealed
Washington reports a new pattern of naval warfare in the Pacific as the United States concentrates the most maneuverable striking force ever assembled. After Guadalcanal and New Guinea, the allies push through the Gilberts Marshalls and into the Carolines with Guam as a southern anchor. Jap forces remain in the Solomons and New Britain as Truk base comes under pressure.
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Pacific
Washington
Pentagon
Navy
Guadalcanal
Solomons
New Guinea
Gilberts
Marshalls
Carolines
Marianas
Guam
Rabaul
New Britain
Truk
The
Army
Pearl Harbor
Toyo
Australia
London
Reval Bombed by Russian Planes in Baltic Strike
Helsinki dispatches report Russian planes raided Reval Estonia last night. Fires were seen in Helsinki across the Gulf of Finland. The raid caused heavy damage in Reval according to Swedish newspaper summaries.
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Stockholm
Reval
Estonia
Helsinki
Gulf of Finland
United States seeks closing of German Legation and Jap Consulate in Ireland
In Belfast on March 10 the United States asked neutral nations to close the German Legation and the Jap Consulate as espionage measures to protect Allied troop movements in Northern Ireland. The note, delivered by U.S. Minister David Gray in February, spurred rumors and calls to mobilize Eire's army along the Ulster border. British censorship delayed transmission until now.
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Belfast
United States
Northern Ireland
David Gray
U. S
Eire
Churchill's Son Leads Allied Troops in Yugoslavia Landing
Berlin radio reports Captain Randolph Churchill, son of the British Prime Minister, commanding British and American commandos on Lissa Island off the Dalmatian coast. It notes Tito's followers may join and that confirmation of the landing was lacking.
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London
Randolph Churchill
Lissa
Yugoslavia
Berlin
Churchill
Marshal Tito
Tito
Roosevelt defends Italy fleet remark on Russia plan
President Roosevelt says his and Churchill’s statements about the Italian fleet are correct and cannot be disputed. He would violate military security by discussing vessel transfers and notes that a third of the fleet or its equivalent might go to Russia, with reporters quoting his phrasing as or the equivalent.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Russia
Finland
Pskov
Baltic
Norway
Sweden
Nazis Give Up Big Base in Ukraine
London dispatch reports Soviet forces under Stalin announced the fall of Uman, a key German base in western Ukraine, after a five day offensive that killed about 20,000 Germans and captured 2,500. The drive spread across southern Ukraine, breaching defenses near Nikolaev and Kherson and threatening coastal Nazi positions.
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Ukraine
Associated Press
London
Uman
Red Army
Stalin
Vinnitsa
Kirovograd
Tue Bug River
Nikolaev
Old Poland
Moscow
Staro Konstantinov
Stranopol
Black Sea
Kherson
Malinovsky
Krivoi Rog
Ingullets River
Novi Bug
Grozhany
Nikolaev and
Kazanka
Odessa
Limited Allied Activity in Italy Amid Weather Delays
In Naples on March 10 activity across Italy has diminished to minor patrols due to severe weather. Allied air power remains active with about 900 sorties flown. Medium bombers targeted shipping and other sites at Santo Stefano and Montalto di Castro near Rome. Two Allied planes missing.
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Naples
Italy
Santo Stefano
Montalto di Castro
Rome
Married Couples Sought By CAA for Remote Posts in Alaska
The CAA seeks 30 married couples to live at remote outposts along Federal airways in Alaska to supply weather information for planes. Twenty couples have already been hired and are in Seattle training. W P Plevy oversees Alaska way operations.
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CAA
Alaska
Washington
Federal Airways
Seattle
W. P. Plevy
Alaskan
Jap Bombers Stage Raid on Eniwetok Reef
Japanese bomber formations raided Eniwetok on Wednesday marking the first attack since the capture of the inner Marshall atoll on February 22. Admiral Nimitz’s headquarters reported only minor damage.
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Eniwetok
Atoll
Pearl Harbor
Marshalls
Chester W. Nimitz
Mickey Rooney Enlists in Army After Passing Physical
Los Angeles March 10 film actor Mickey Rooney passed his physical yesterday and has been accepted into the General Service of the Army. Rooney said, Whatever the Army says is all right with me.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Mickey Rooney
General Service of
Army
Rooney
Canadian casualty list notes Pvt Kenneth Gordon Morgan wounded
The Ottawa casualty list dated March 10 includes Pvt Kenneth Gordon Morgan as wounded. His mother is Mrs Marie Morgan of Fairbanks Alaska.
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Ottawa
Kenneth Gordon Morgan
Marie Morgan
Fairbanks
Alaska
Public Office Opens to Army and Navy Men
Washington March 10 The Army and Navy agreed with the President that regular service members may seek public office if no campaign activity is undertaken by them and other service members may run without nomination. The agreement mirrors the law and aims for clarification. It also bars active duty personnel from using official influence to affect elections.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Jesta Young Leads Excursion Visit to Baranof Hotel
Jesta Young arrives with a group for a Baranof Hotel excursion. The event spotlights the hotel as a focal point of local tour activity.
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Jesta Young
Baranof Hotel
RAF Lancasters Hit Marignane Factory in Southern France
British four engine bombers reached into southern France last night and bombed a large factory at Marignane near Marseille. The raid followed heavy Allied strikes on Berlin and Hannover with substantial bomber losses reported by both sides. A Swedish dispatch notes Goering may be sidelined as Hitler reorganizes his air command amid strong Allied air power.
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London
Britain
Germany
France
Marignane
Marseille
Air Ministry
RAF
Berlin
U. S. Air Force
Hannover
Goering
London Daily Mail
Hitler
Irving Cobb Dies in New York at 67
Irving Cobb, 67, famed humorist and writer, died in his New York apartment after a long illness. He had endured complications including dropsy for several months. His wife was at his bedside.
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New York
Severe quake rattles Lima at dawn
A severe earthquake struck Lima at 4 28 this morning causing early morning tremors and alerts across the city. Residents reported damage to structures while seismologists monitor aftershocks and assess impact. Local authorities urged caution and safety measures.
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Lima
Peru
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Jerry D. Kelberger
Baranof
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Arctic
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Irvin Cobb
Red Cross War Fund
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Allen Shattuck
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