Army to Reclassify Men Over 38 Now Varying Draft Status
Washington dispatch says men over 38 lose 4-H deferment and are reclassified into regular draft groups such as 1-A and 4-F but not drafted immediately. The plan aims to push capable over 38 into farming via 2-C or 3-C deferments if they farm by May 1, with others placed in regular classifications after May 1. It remains unclear if a broader call will follow and the Army opposes drafting single men over 38 ahead of younger fathers.
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Washington
Selective Service
War Man Power Commission
Man Power Commission
War
Navy Departments
Senator Wheeler
D.mont
Congress
Army
War Fund Drive Short of Goal
The American Red Cross appeals for at least $8,000 during the final week of its war fund drive. Unsolicited individuals, organizations, and firms are urged to subscribe, with Red Cross headquarters at 62 West Broadway backing the plea to support fighters abroad.
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American Red Cross War Fund
Red Cross
West Broadway
A. F. Rice
Butte Patriotic Drive Urges Quick Sign-Ups This Week
The newspaper promotes a rallying appeal for every patriotic organization in Butte to join a fundraising drive. Units are urged to sign via a form on page 2 with the deadline Saturday and the slogan Double Your Dough for the Doughboy.
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Butte
War call to fill Red Cross desks and dollars line
A rallying proclamation urges no absentees in the rush to the Red Cross office. It stresses every vacant dollar as a missing link in the war effort and promises continued coverage on Page 2.
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Red Cross
Special Committee Supports Keeping Military Manpower Target
A special committee reviewing all manpower aspects at President Roosevelt’s request is reported to agree the present goal of 10,800,000 armed forces personnel by year end should be retained. The Byrnes-led panel plans to publish a full plan to meet needs of the armed forces industry and agriculture.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Byrnes
James F. Byrnes
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Harry Hopkins
Adms
William D. Leahy
Samuel I. Rosenman
New York Supreme Court
Stephen Early
White House
Donald Nelson
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Paul V. McNutt
War Man Power Board
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Secretary of
Agriculture Wickard
Isador Lubin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U. S. Employment
Committee to Fast Track Pay-as-You-Go Tax
Chairman Robert L. Coughton says the House Ways and Means Committee will act swiftly on a subcommittee report proposing a 20 percent pay-as-you-go withholding tax on all payroll incomes. The five man panel led by Rep. Jere Cooper will submit the report to the full committee on Monday. The plan excludes any decision on cancelling 1942 taxes.
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Washington
U.P
Robert L. Coughton
D-N. C
House
Ways and Means
Jere Cooper
D-Tenn
FBI Chief Urges Men to Carry Draft Cards in War Time
FBI official Kenneth Logan urged Montana Idaho registrants under the Selective Service Act to carry their classification and registration cards at all times. He noted enforcement by the FBI and that delinquents average one per 1000 registrants. Five directives urged prompt questionnaire replies, reporting for induction, updating address and status, and avoiding efforts to sidestep regulations.
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Montana
Idaho
Kenneth Logan
Montana-Idaho
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Selective Service Act
Logan
Last Mine Disaster Victims Recovered at Red Lodge
The last of 74 miners killed in the Smith coal mine blast on February 27 was recovered and identified as Elmer Price, 53, foreman. Bodies moved to mausoleum. two more victims sent to Idaho Falls and Billings. Rescue teams from Anaconda Copper Mining Co and local mines assisted. A memorial service is planned in Red Lodge with a Catholic mass for all victims. Federal inspectors will issue findings to Washington, with methane gas suspected as the cause. Plans to resume Smith mine work hinge on the report.
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Bearcreek
Smith
Red Lodge
W. A. Romek
Elmer Price
Wayne Jones
Jules Besinque
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Billings
Price
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
Benbow
Mount Chrome
Stillwater County
Washoe
Washington, D. C
Smith Mine
German Focke-Wulf Bombard Southeast Coast Town
German Focke Wulf 790s bombed and machine gunned a southeast coast town on Sunday, hitting a large hotel a bank and a store with casualties reported. A south coast town also suffered damage and casualties in a fighter bomber raid. Rescue reinforcements were sent from neighboring towns.
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London
Focke-Wulf
Soviets Sweep Toward Vyazma in Russia Drive
Soviet forces push toward Vyazma with rapid advances described as capturing towns and villages at three per hour. A second thrust from Rzhev Velikie Luki aims at the Moscow Vyazma Smolensk line to cut German retreat. Moscow reports 74 towns seized in Vyazma drive and over 20 more east of Smolensk, with Stormovik air strikes wrecking German transport.
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London
U.P
Red Army
Vyazma
Moscow
Russia
Rzhev-Velikie Luki
Vyazma- Smolensk
Gzhatsk
Red
Smolensk
Moscow Radio
Rzhev
Japanese Retreat on West Bank of Salween River
Chinese counterattacks force a general Japanese retreat along the west bank of the Salween river. Chinese forces reportedly recaptured many strategic points as Japanese positions stretched 35 miles north of the Burma road bridge. Tokyo radio claims 20,000 Chinese prisoners and about 7,000 killed in recent mop up operations.
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Chungking
Salween River
Central News Agency
Tali
Salween
Burma Road
Tokyo Radio
Associated Press
Wang Ching-shai
Giraud repudiates Vichy decrees in North Africa move
Gen Henri Giraud at Allied HQ North Africa repudiates all Vichy decrees since armistice and liquidates the Jewish bureau. He vows reforms including restitution of Jewish property and lifting schooling and professional restrictions for Jews while examining internees for war effort.
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North Africa
Henri Giraud
Vichy
Imperial Council
Darlan
Giraud
French Africa
Jap Cargo Ship Bombed and Darwin Air Counter
Allied communique reports an 8,000-ton Japanese cargo ship bombed off New Guinea. A Japanese bomber shot down over Darwin, while Allied air forces bombed targets across New Britain and Goodenough Island. raids included Guadalgasal saddle area and coastal strafing near Min drugutu.
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Allied
Australia
New Guinea
Darwin
Allied High Command
Tocal
Kai Islands
Gasmata
New Britain
Stephan Strait
Cape Gloucester
Salamua
Vivigani
Goodenough Island
Guadagasal Saddle
Mubo
Mindrugutu Island
Dona
London faces renewed German bomber threat, says general
Gen. Sir Frederick Pile, chief of the Anti Aircraft command, predicted on Sunday that Germany would again deploy heavy bomber forces against London. He told home guardsmen they would be responsible for manning the guns against them.
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London
Frederick Pile
Anti-Aircraft Command
Home
War News Outlook Hints China Stranded Without Supplies
The piece notes optimistic Allied gains in Europe while China faces isolation after Burma road loss. Chiang Kai-shek's forces fight defensively with limited munitions, risking a major Japanese offensive. China could strike Japan if it receives arms and seize strategic air bases, but needs vast shipments from allies.
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Eralissimo
Chiang Kai-shek
Britain
United States
Japan
China
Compromise Reached On Montana Fund Bill For Colleges
Montana Legislature agreed to a compromise totaling 2,656,789.42 dollars for six state colleges for the next two years starting July 1. The measure narrowing a House Senate stalemate raised the final amount about 84 thousand dollars above the House proposal and 284 thousand below the Senate request. The conference version added 105,500 for educational institutions and cut 21,300 from the state experiment station. Adjournment sine die followed in the hours after, with Speaker George O Connor presiding and the Senate finishing moments later.
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Helena
Montana
House
Senate
Conference Committee
State Experiment Station
George O'Connor
Rcarbon
Solons Drafted Post-War Plans
Helena March 17. The 28th Montana Legislature closed its 63 day session after a overtime compromise on funds totaling about 16.18 million dollars. Postwar planning included an $8 million highway bond issue, a referendum for June 8, and a cap itol building fund funded by annual land grant income. Veterans favors include fee exemptions at the university and a 100 percent public employment preference for World War II veterans.
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Hugh Thompson
Helena
Montana
House
Senate
University of Montana
Capitol
Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Weekend Weather Outlook With Snow Flurries
A minor temperature change expected with snow flurries on Monday and Monday night. Sunday highs near 36 degrees and a low around minus 20, with continued cold into the start of the week.
Plan to Make Pacific an American Lake
Rep Magnuson outlines a postwar plan to turn the Pacific into an American lake with stepping stone island bases. He cites cooperation from the State Department and Navy and envisions bases for commercial Orient trade and as fueling stations for a large Pacific fleet. He notes readiness to seize needed ships and bases, referencing Gilbert and Marshall Islands.
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Pacific
Solon
Washington
Representative Magnuson
D-Wash
House
Naval
State Department
Breckinridge Long
Navy Department
Magnuson
Orient
Gilbert and Marshall Islands
Lend-Lease Act Battle Seen in Congress
The lend-lease act heads to the House floor Monday for a three day debate with broad support and no amendments from committee. Anticipated amendments aim to require congressional approval for final settlements, bar the use of lend-lease materials to dominate any people, and possibly retitle the bill to emphasize war supply aims.
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Washington
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Congress
Army plane wreckage found near Tucson with nine missing
The wreckage of an Army plane was located Sunday about 50 miles northeast of Tucson in the Gailluro mountains. Davis-Monthan field officers believed it was a B-17 bomber from Portland, Oregon missing since Wednesday with nine men aboard.
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Tucson
Arizona
Here
Gailluro Mountains
Davis-Monthan
Portland
Ore
Germans Press Attack on Brit 8th Army
Allied dispatch from North Africa reports Rommel’s first two thrusts against Montgomery’s Eighth Army in southern Tunisia failed to break through. Despite heavy losses, the German assaults continued through Saturday and Sunday. The American First Army seized initiative in Northern Tunisia with patrols and over 100 prisoners. No Man’s Land Prison area now bordered by advancing troops.
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North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Montgomery
Egypt
First Army
Jurgen von Arnim
No-Man’s-Land
First-Aid Units Hold Practice In Butte Drill
Five of Butte's 15 mobile first-aid units conducted a dress rehearsal under simulated disaster. They cared for bomb and fire casualties and aided a boy with a severed artery, all performing with efficiency and teamwork according to Mrs. Edward P. Shea. Plans for further drills are under way.
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Butte
Edward P. Shea
Loyal Red Cross
Civil Actions on District Court Trial Calendar Hearing Set
Fifteen of fifty one civil actions and 25 police court appeals were set for hearing by Judge J J Lynch. The term opens Monday March 15 at 10 oclock with juror selection from 110 taxpayers. Department No 1 calendar dates include actions against Northern Pacific Railroad, Butte Association of Credit Men, E J Strasburger, H L Green Co, Marion Moore, Theo Violette guardian, Pearl Petline, Verne Oakley, Mary V Kelly administratrix, A Beardselee, John Petlin, Nora Patterson, Juan Arispe, Earl Walker executor, and others. Police appeals heard March 29 and 30 against numerous defendants named by the city of Butte.
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Department No. 1
District Court
J. J. Lynch
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Bernard E. Holland
Butte Association of Credit Men
Alex Walker
E. J. Strasburger
F. J. Miller
H. L. Green Company, Inc
George Pera
John Ropolo
Marion Moore
New York Realty
Theo Violette
Guardian
Carl Shiner
Pearl Petline
Richard McCarthy
Verne Oakley
Great Northern Railroad Company
Mary V. Kelly
Joe Dahlman
A. Beardselee
John Petlin
Richard Jake Laatikainen
Nora Patterson
Frank Semansky
Juan Arispe
Earl H. Walker
Butte
Arthur Barbeau
N. E. Grogen
Emil McIintee
Norris Train
Elmer Nims
John Dunn
Elmer Murphy
Lucille Nemecke
George Gillian
Jesse Akers
John Boyle
Charles I. Romberey
Winsfield Stodden
Charles Goss
Richard Hill
John Boon
Roland Reynolds
John Joe Keating
Vivian Hastie
Hastie
E. Hums
John Wohl
Howard Harbaugh
S. H. Vogel
Bob Wilson
Leo Finnigan
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Earl Teat
War Department
Margaret Whitney
St. Paul
England
Nazi
Samuel D. Hales
the War News
John M. Hightower
Europe
Burma
Gen
Solons
Capitol Hill
America
Rommel
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