6th Army Enters Devastated Cassino Bombers Hit Germany
U S heavy bombers struck southern Germany in daylight following a night raid by the RAF on Stuttgart and Munich. The United States Air Force conducted a second major aerial assault in two days, while German reports cited snow and cloud hindering fighters and noted battles over eastern France and western Germany.
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London
Germany
United States
RAF
Stuttgart
Munich
Strategic Air Force
France
Brunswick
Augsburg Target Hit in Allied Raid Report
Berlin radio said Augsburg a south German aircraft factory in Ulm center was among targets of today’s American heavy raids.
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London
Augsburg
Ulm
Berlin
J Stewart Named Commander In Brunswick Raid
Major James Stewart stars in a new role as commander of Liberator bombers in yesterday's Brunswick raid. Fellow airmen praise his selection, noting his leadership of a large force.
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U. S
Britain
James Stewart
Brunswick
Senate GOPers Elect Officers
Washington March 16 Republican members of the Senate have unanimously ratified the present setup of officers organized as a steering committee with Taft at the helm. White remains Acting Leader in the place of the late McNary while Van derberg serves as Acting Conference Chairman Wherry as Whip and Burton as Conference Secretary. All officers are for the current session ending in January. Passenger traffic on American railroads was almost four times as great in 1943 as in 1939.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Taft
Senator White
McNary
Vanderberg
Senator Wherry
Senator Burton
Congress
Two Speculations Of Importance Now In Political Whirl
Two speculations dominate political discussion as the national election shapes decisions. Viewpoints split on Vice President Henry A Wallace’s renomination chances after his tour speeches and on Joe Martin’s potential permanent chairmanship of the Republican National Convention in Chicago. Leaders warn a firm chairman could influence convention outcomes, while Wallace’s future remains uncertain.
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Washayurus
Henry A. Wallace
House
Joe” Martin
Chicago
Wallace
Roosevelt
Martin
Republcan
Last City Council Meeting With Administration Ends Term
Mayor Harry S. Lucas presiding in City Hall Council Chambers for the last meeting of the current administration. Routine business to be discussed as the session begins at 8 o'clock.
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Harry S. Lucas
Washington, D. C
Army Bombers Raid Truk Under Heavy Fire
Army bombers attacked Truk before dawn hitting airdromes installations and ammunition storage on two islands. The Navy reported explosions and fires with one aircraft lost. all planes returned safely. Additional strikes by Army and Marine planes hit other Japanese bases in the Central Pacific, targeting ammunition stores and a radio station on a base in the Marshall Islands.
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Washington
Truk
Navy
Mid- Pacific
Marshall Islands
Red troops close on Bessarabia as fronts collapse
Moscow reports say the central German sector in southern Russia is in collapse as Marshal Konev’s Second Ukraine Army advances toward Romania. Soviet forces near the Bessarabian border threaten Nikolaev and Odessa, with Rail links like Lwow Odessa cut by Stalin’s order. Vapnyarka captured, severing the Lwow Odessa line and tightening the Red Army’s push toward the Black Sea.
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Moscow
Russia
Konev
Nikolaev
Odessa
Black Sea
Bug Lake
Bassarabia
Slobodzeya
Odessa-Lwow
Vapnyarka
London
Stalin
Red Army
Lwow-Odessa
Two Dead and Two Wounded in Fairbanks Stabbing Affray
In Fairbanks Alaska on March 16 two victims from a cabin party died overnight and James H Cox a 49 year old farmer was arrested on an assault charge held on $4000 bond. The dead include Willard McCann 7 and James C Tran 46. Hospitalized are John F Harth and an unidentified soldier. Police say the four were stabbed during a fight with Cox and a native girl who rejected his advances. An inquest and grand jury are planned.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
James H. Cox
Willard McCann
Gertrude Pelle
San Francisco
James C. Tran
John F. Harth
George Norton
Cox
Gir
Territories Left Out In Vote Bill in House Passage
Washington March 16 The soldiers vote bill passed by the House and sent to the President excludes any provisions to extend the Federal ballot to the Territories. Delegate Dimond said Army and Navy officials have offered their help in the plan.
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Washington
House
Territories
Dimond
Army
Navy
Territories Adopt Absentee Ballot System For Official Elections
Territories consider distribution and collection of absentee ballots for election of territorial officials. Proposal outlines ballot mailing, return methods, and counting procedures to ensure accessible voting while maintaining election integrity. Officials emphasize inclusivity for remote residents and need for clear deadlines.
Past Noble Grands Club Meets Friday
The Past Noble Grands Club of the Rebekah Lodge will meet at the church parsonage this Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Hostesses Mrs Hooker and Mrs Polley urge all members to attend.
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Noble Grands Club
Rebekah Lodge
Friy Everting
Xeihasee Hooker
Edna Polley
Allies Down Yank Planes Over Sicily
San Francisco report details Twenty U S Army transport planes downed by Allied anti aircraft fire after German bombing raids on Sicily. Sgt Jack Felsin quoted by Stars and Stripes as saying 20 transports with 18 men each were shot down in the wake of the German attack. War Secretary Stimson confirms U S forces have mistakenly shot down own aircraft during night operations.
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San Francisco
United States Army
Sicily
Jack Felsin
The
Stars and Stripes
Commonwealth Club
Army
Felsie
Stimson
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Poilsie
Detroit Doctor Sentenced to 16 Years for Espionage Conspiracy
Federal Judge Edward Moinet sentenced Dr. Fred Thomas, a Detroit obstetrician, to 16 years in federal prison after conviction on conspiracy to violate wartime espionage act. He was one of eight indicted. six pleaded guilty and await sentencing. Bertrand Hoffman’s charges were dismissed due to mental incapacity. John B. Powers dies at 74 in Fairbanks after 44 years in Alaska, former U S Commissioner at Eagle and Territorial Senator.
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Detroit
Edward Moinet
Fred Thomas
Dr. Thomas
Bertrand Stuart Hoffman
John Powers
John B. Powers
Alaska
Fairbanks
Powers
U. S
Eagle
Cassino Ghost City Falls under Allied Push
Allied forces press into Cassino amid heavy bombardment and German resistance. Fifth Army infantry and sailors enter the ruined city while artillery and air strikes pound the sector. Continued shelling and counterattacks test sappers and advance in the surrounding hills as Lt. Gen. Eaker calls the bombardment fumigation.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Tars
Cassino
Eaker
Mediterranean
Bombing raids over Wewak and Solomons drive heavy air action
Allied air forces blasted Wewak New Guinea dropping 174 tons of bombs in a fourth straight Liberator and Mitchell raid. More than 70 enemy planes were shot down as the raid left fuel dumps smoking and gun positions silenced. Simultaneously Bougainville and other Northern Solomons targets were hit with 123 tons of bombs while Rabaul and nearby defenses suffered continued bombardment.
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Southwest Pacific
Wewak
New Guinea
Japan
Madang
Rabaul
United States
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