Czernowitz Falls as Red Army Seizes Balkan Gateway
Czernowitz, the Balkan gateway, has fallen to the Red Army after a Moscow broadcast announced Stalin's claim of the city’s capture. The German command later confirmed evacuation, admitting the loss of the city in prewar Romania. The report notes Russian advances from the north and south into Czernowitz.
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London
Czernowitz
Balkans
Red Army
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Rumania
Berlin
Secret Republican fundraisers signal Willkie opposition
Two discreet meetings reveal anti Roosevelt leanings among business leaders. J A Brown invited executives to hear Upton Close and Emil Hurja argue a GOP win and a Willkie nomination. A separate Aldrich dinner with Spangler Jaeckle Sprague and Weir underscored Willkie emphasis while Aldrich eyeed Dewey draft and Rockefeller ties loom over Chase and Socony ownership.
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Washington
Wendell Willkie
J. A. Brown
Socony-Vacuum Oil
Upton Close
Emil Hurja
Roosevelt
Hurja
Jim Farrey
Fay
Brethers
Congress
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Chase National Bank
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Republican National Committee
Ed Jaeckle
GOP
New York State
John Sprague
New York
Republican National
Willkie Tax Plan Said to Hurt His Candidacy
Washington observers say Wendell Willkie’s call for a 16 billion dollar tax bill may have damaged his bid for the Republican nomination aid by conservatives who favor low taxes. Several state reports note the tax stance could cost him conservative GOP delegates despite liberal support. The piece also mentions White House humor and a midday cafeteria crackdown on mid-morning snack breaks.
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Jack Sumnett
Washington
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Congress
Leacock, Noted Canadian Humorist, Dies in Toronto
Stephen B. Leacock an economist and humorist died in a Toronto hospital after several weeks illness. He was famed for his humor and scholarship and long lectures at McGill University and University of Toronto where students remembered his unruly hair and roaring laughter.
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Toronto
Canada
Stephen B. Leacock
Stephen Leacock
McGill
University
Allies Repel Two Nazi Attacks Near Anzio Beachhead
Allied forces repelled two small enemy assaults on the Anzio Ariio beachhead as Allied planes bombed targets in Rome and in the Turin Bolzano area. Stimson said Cassino’s assault has subsided without achieving expected results and emphasized lessons learned for future actions.
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Naples
Fifh
Ari#io
Taly
Rome
Turin
Bolwano
Adriatic
Sofia
Bulgaria
Stimson
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Cassino
4 F S May Be Drafted Says Secy Stimson
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said it may be essential to draft 4 F men to aid the war effort but only as a last resort for Army induction. Undersecretary Patterson said 4 F volunteers may join essential labor, with the Army willing to draft only if necessary. WPB announced urgent manufacturing programs seeking deferments for key workers aged 25 and under.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Army
Robert P. Patterson
Stimson
War Production Board
WPB
Army, Navy and Maritime Commission
Hopkins Improves After Surgery at Mayo Clinic
Rochester Mayo Clinic bulletin reports Harry L. Hopkins aged 58 who had an operation yesterday spent a fairly comfortable night and remains in satisfactory condition. Doctors cited a nutritional disturbance as the cause for his ailment and noted steady progress.
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Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Harry L. Hopkins
Police find child dead in locked basement apartment
Crippled Dolores Flack, 6, was found dead in her crib behind locked basement door after a tenant reported three weeks of movement in the flat. Coroner says death by starvation, body around 10 pounds, mother and Marvin Flack whereabouts unknown. A real estate agent notes a soldier claimed the mother had gone to visit a sick mother.
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San Francisco
Dolores Flack
Tlo
Kingston
Marvin Flack
Alaska
Pacific Current To Be Name for Coast Warm Course
Rep Homer Angell of Oregon introduces a bill to replace the Japanese Current name with Pacific Current in the Pacific Ocean. He asks why not have an American name for the current and urges Congress to approve the measure.
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Washington
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
United States
Congress
Homer D. Angell
Oregon
FDR Bronchitis Described As Clearing Up
Washington March 1930 President Roosevelt's bronchitis is described as clearing up nicely. The President's physician asks that no appointments be made and the Chief Executive stay in bed until he is entirely well.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Moscow Press Says Italy Envoy Exchange Not Recognition
A Moscow front page editorial states that exchanging envoys with Italy’s Piervo Bacoglio regime does not imply recognizing its government. It urges Britain and the United States to push for changes in Italy and stresses settling the Trulian question to aid Allied victory. Churchill told Parliament Britain would reassess Italian politics as Allies advance toward Rome.
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Tavestte
Pieiro Bacoglio
Britain
United States
Italy
Chearmany
Talsist
Teveatin
Willie
Rome
Churchill
Commons
Halibut Ceiling Price Likely Raised at Seattle Landing
Washington March 30 Senator Mon Wallgren says the Office of Price Administration will soon approve a two and one half cent increase in Seattle halibut ceiling prices. The former ceilings were 16 cents a pound for large fish and 174 cents for mediums. Fishermen especially objected to restrictions last season and some landed at Prince Rupert to avoid them.
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Washington
Mon
Wallgren
Office of Price Administration
Seattle
OPA
Prince Rupert
Thousands of Nippons Face Death in Burma and Bougainville
In a March report from the Southwest Pacific American commander Stilwell predicts massive Japanese casualties in Burma and Bougainville as trapped forces in Mogaung Valley face entrapment and futile attacks. Major General Beightler doubts Japanese endurance beyond ten days in Bougainville with estimates of thousands already dead and about 20,000 still there.
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
Burma
Bougainville
Stilwell
Mogaung Valley
Robert Beightler
RAF Night Raids On France Hit Varles And Lyons
RAF Halifaxes hit railway targets at Varles near Paris and Lancasters attacked the Lyons engine works in France last night. Mosquitos bombed Kiel as four engined bombers returned for the first time since Sunday. It marks the twelfth French-target raid this month in the anti invasion campaign. Mrs. D. Greenlee registered yesterday at the Baranof.
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London
Royal Air Force
Varles
Paris
Bancasters
Lyons
France
MosSquitos
Kiel
Wig Jost
Hitler
Smash on Indiafront sparks Burma front clashes
Glider borne air commandos hit Japanese headquarters at Momnvin in northern Burma about 80 miles southwest of Myitkyina. Stilwell's Chinese push toward Myitkyina along the Mandalay road, forming a block north of Laban and surrounding two battalions as heavy fighting rages near the Burma front. Meanwhile Japanese movements toward Imphal along the India Burma border and a British seizure on the Maungdew-Buthedaug road signal a broader offensive setup.
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Burma
Momnvin
Myitkyina
Mounyin
Mandalay
Stilwell
Myitkyia
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Laban
Shadusup
Kaiming
India-Burma
Imphal
Somra
Araken
Maungdew-Buthedaug
Fur Cher
Alyab
Truk Base Bombed in Pacific Night Raid
American fighters attacking Truk under heavy anti aircraft fire bombed two islands in the lagoon Eten and Moen. Libera tor bombers of the Seventh Army Air Force carried out the strike last night, with additional raids reported on Ponape Ujelund and Jay positions in the Marshalls and Rangar area fires started.
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Washington
Truk
Seventh Army Air Force
Navy
Eten
Moen
Pacific Fleet
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Rangar
Ujelund Island
Jay
Marshalls
War casualty figures updated for American forces
Washington reports new war casualty totals for the Army and Navy reaching 174,239. This week adds 4,947 with 40,657 killed 64,008 wounded 36,321 missing and 2,163 prisoners noted in the latest release.
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Washington
J Waltles
Army
Navy
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