Battle for Pavieng and Emirau Sealed Ring Around Bismarck
Allied forces report securing Emirau Island after heavy fighting in the Solomons. U S battleships bombarded Pavieng, New Ireland, destroying the base in a three and a half hour strike. The action tightens the encirclement of Bismarck Sea and Solomons bases.
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Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Emirau Island
Bismarck Sea
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Pavieng
New Ireland
Bismarck
Senator Carter Glass Receives Visit Amid Tax Veto Debate
The aging Virginia statesman Carter Glass hosts Jim Farley in pajama attire at White House stationery note on lap. Glass defends the President’s veto as constitutional and calls for a stronger tax bill. Parachute issues prompt investigations at Wright Field and Air Forces orders of British type chutes.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Jim Parley
Virginia Statesman
House
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Farley
White House
Kim Farley
Jim
Franklin Roosevelt
Glass
Jimmy Byrnes
Jim Farley
Newton
Longfellow
U. S. Eighth Air Force
England
Justice Department
Army Air Forces
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Americans Raid Berlin In Daylight
A daylight air raid on Berlin by American bombers occurred at 12 05 pm lasting about an hour. Passengers arriving in Stockholm reported fires in central districts including Oranienburg and the Tegel area near the Rheinmetal Borsig works, indicating heavy damage to industrial zones.
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Stockholm
Berlin
U. S
Oranienburg
Tegel
Rhein Metal Borsig
Hull Frames 17 Point Policy For U S Foreign Postwar Plan
Secretary Cordell Hull announced a 17 point program of American foreign policy aimed at postwar world cooperation. He urged liberty loving peoples to prove dedication to freedom by fighting for it and called occupied lands to prepare for invasion assistance while addressing criticism of lacking a definite policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cordell Hull
Committee To Revamp Naval Code Warranted by Wartime Discrimination
The House Naval Affairs Committee plans a complete revamp of Navy officer standards to fit a postwar fleet. The move, likely after Easter, aims to draft a new code governing commissioned officers in the regular Navy and Naval Reserve. Representative Warren G Magnuson cites wartime discrimination as a key motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House Naval Affairs Committee
Naval Reserve
Warren G. Magnuson
Alaska Agricultural Service and Station Funds Approved
The House Appropriations Committee recommended 23950 for the Agricultural Extension Service in Alaska and 37500 for an Agricultural Experiment Station in Alaska in Washington on March 22.
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Alaska Agricultural Service
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Alaska
New Eruption of Vesuvius Hits Third Town
Naples reports a major eruption of Mt. Vesuvius sending lava over Pompei and a third town on the western slope. Lava and ash blackened crops while residents and soldiers shielded themselves with helmets and pots. A molten river toppled a house in Cetcola as darkness fell.
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Naples
Pompei
Cetcola
Vesuvius
Stock Quotations From New York March 22
Closing quotations list Alaska Juneau mine at 6. American Car and Foundry 85 percent. Anaconda 26. Beech Aircraft 8. Bethlehem Steel 60. Curtiss Wright Kennecott 31. North American Kennecott 31. North American Aviation 874. New York Central 204. Northern Pacific 16. United States Steel 53. Dow Jones Industrials 138.98 Rails 40.25 Utilities 23.57.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Cah
Anaconda
Beech Aircraft
Bethlehem Steel
Curtiss Wright Kennecott
North American
Kenneott
North American Aviation
New York Central
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
Dow, Jones
Follor Industrials
Five Missing After Bomb Storage Igloo Explosion
Five men are missing after an explosion at a bomb storage igloo within the Umatilla Ammunition Depot near Hermiston Oregon. The blast occurred at 9 30 last night and is believed to have killed the missing workers. No outside casualties or major property damage reported though windows shattered across a six mile area and Pendleton 30 miles away was jarred.
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Hermiston
Oregon
Umatilla
Here
Col. Buyers
Pendeleton
FCC Chief Denounces Miller Charge On Radio Monitors
Washington March 22 Chairman Fly of the FCC called Rep Louis Miller of Missouri s claim that FCC amateurs were assigned to radio monitoring work irresponsible He challenged Miller to bring evidence publicly and said the charge has recurred in hearings without substantiation The report also notes Stalin announcing Pervomaisk capture and Soviet advances toward Odessa Prut and Lwow as German forces face counteroffensives in 1941.
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Washington
Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Louis E. Miller
Missouri
FCC
United States
Alaskan
Ply
Miller
Hooper
Hulletin
London
Pervomaisk
Bug River
Nikolaev
Stalin
Odessa
Isarabia
Balkans
Prut
Rumania
Moscow
Odessa Bottlenhele
Dniester
Cerianti-Baltsky
Odessa Tarnopol
Old Poland
Black Sea
Lwow
State Ballots Approved for Service Vote in Washington
March 22 report notes forty two governors answered the Presidents inquiry on service voting. States spoke of using Federal ballots sent overseas to armed forces with California Maryland North Carolina Florida Alabama and Kansas among those replying yes. Weather and local arrivals follow with court actions and hotel stays detailed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
California
Maryland
North Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Kansas
Workers In Synthetic Rubber Plants Shortage Reported
Washington report shows synthetic rubber production held up by a shortage of young technicians. Rubber Director Dewey warns plans to draft under 26s will disrupt operations and vital research. About 22 million tires expected this year versus 30 million needed to replace worn civilian tires.
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Washington
Dewey
Patton Replaced as Seventh Army Commander in Africa
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr known as Old Blood and Guts is replaced as Commander Seventh Army by Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch. War Department says Patton given command of another army but withholds unit details. The move follows Patton marching from Guadalcanal to Sicily and a past incident involving a slapping episode.
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Allied
Naples
George S. Patton, Jr
Tignee
Shee
Seventh Army
Alexander M. Patch
Pacific
Washington
War Department
Patton
Guadalcanal
Sicily
First Wacs Reach Base Central Pacific
March 22 announcement from Gen. William Ord Ryan confirms the arrival of the first group of WACs assigned to active duty in the Central Pacific. The detachment causes a stir at Headquarters where officers and enlisted men had rarely seen WAC personnel in uniform. They will take over duties of enlisted men at Hawaiian Air Transport Command stations.
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Pacific
AIR Transport Command
Central Pacific
Brix
William Ord Ryan
WAC
WACS
Escort Carriers Delivered to Britain Under Lend Lease
Secretary Knox announced that eight escort aircraft carriers built in the United States have been delivered to Britain under lend lease and will join the anti submarine fleet of the Allies. Each carrier is about ten thousand tons and has been a potent weapon against German submarines in the Atlantic. Fifty escort carriers remain in operation with the U S fleet.
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Washington
Frank Knox
United States
Britain
Knox
Atlantic
Fourth Term Defeat Warned By Senator Johnson
Senator Johnson of Colorado says a fourth term for the president would spell defeat and frustration for Democrats. He spoke at North Park College, arguing the once powerful party would be reduced to helpless impotence under one man control. A weekly Child Health Conference is set for tomorrow at the Territorial Building Health Center from 1 to 4 PM.
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Chicago
United States
Edwin ©. Johnson
Colorado
Congress
North Park College
Johnson
Territorial
Allied forces repulse Japanese raid advances in Burma front
A war bulletin from Lord Mountbatten reports Japanese raiding parties in Northern Burma crossed into Manipur and Thaia. Allied units repelled a heavier assault near Maungdaw Buthidung as British and Canadian forces press south along the coast toward Akyab.
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New Delhi
Japoops
Burma
Tata
Thaia
Manipur State
T Aled
Gata
Louis Mountbatten
Maangdaw Butheduung
Old Akyab
Tojo declares grave war situation in Japan Diet
Prime Minister Tojo warned the Diet that Japan faces a truly grave war situation with battles likely to determine the fate of Tokyo and Berlin. He cited heroism of Japanese troops and anticipated stronger American attacks, stressing the need to brace for greater force.
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London
Tojo
H E
Many Arrests Made by FBI Fraud Cases in Baltimore
The FBI arrested 34 Bethelhem Steel shipyard workers in a long running fraud scheme worth over 1 million dollars. PBI agent John Vincent stated the welders in the checking department certified inflated work records for a fee, involving falsified times and tasks.
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FBI
Baltimore
PBI
Bethelhem Steel Company
John Vincent
President Roosevelt Improves After Severe Cold
President Roosevelt, who had a severe cold in the head for several days, is reported improved though he continued work in the White House Presidential quarters today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Nazis Launch Two Counter Attacks at Cassino
Allied and German forces clash in Cassino as New Zealanders slug it out in the ruined town. German paratroopers and Grenadier Division reinforcements arrive to shore up defenses while Allied guns target the Continental Hotel and Monte Cassino slopes.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Associated Press
Fifth Army
Cassino
Castle Him
Naples
New Zealand
iMaox
Alled
Monte Cassino
Sassina
Armored Grenadier
Secion
London Under Heavy Attack
London endured a sharp raid by about 100 German planes causing casualties and widespread damage in multiple sections. It marked the heaviest assault since the March 17 raid with nine raiders shot down.
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London
25-Pound Baby Girl Born To Harris Family In Raleigh
A 25-pound baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Smos Harris in Raleigh on March 22. The infant measures 32 inches long, has a full set of rest and both mother and baby are reported in excellent condition. Dr Thomas Cathcart attended the birth.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Smos Harris
Iegro
Thomas Cathcart
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Hitler
Europe
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Antobescu
Romania
Bessarabia
Weather Report
Seattle
Sandy Nolan
Mary Espeland
Baranof Hotel
H. B. Crewson
Gastineau
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William C Burns
Gastineau Hotel
BE. H. Edmonds
R. C. Cook
Edgar Mahoney
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Loto
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