Soviet Forces Penetrate German Defense Near Smolensk
Russian tanks and infantry broke into key German fortifications near Smolensk and captured three inhabited places after a night assault. Mud and strong defenses slowed the Red Army as it pressed a two pronged drive, with pillboxes and dugouts falling to allow a spring offensive.
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London
U.P
Smolensk
Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Lake Ladoga
Donets
Rus
Brazil to Send Troops to War
Brazil will participate in World War II with an expeditionary force likely including air force units infantry and mechanized troops The force may head to the African theater under Brig Gen Eduardo Gomes and Gen Newton Cavalcanti with command roles defined by Allied high command
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Rio DE Janeiro
U.P
Tunisia
Eduardo Gomes
Bulge
North Africa
High Command
Newton Cavalcanti
Flood Crews Guard N P Bridge at Durant
In a flood swollen canyon near Durant west of Butte, over 200 railroad workers from Northern Pacific B A P and Milwaukee railroads and city crews labored through the night to save a four span NP bridge over Silver Bow creek. An emergency 29 car supply of rip rap was en route to bolster the Durant bridge as tracks and bridges across the canyon suffered washouts and disruption of mainline service.
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Northern Pacific
Durant
Butte
Silver Bow Creek
Canyon
N. P
Milwaukee Road
Livingston
Butte Hill
Helena
Montana
North Dakota
Madame Chiang Warns Labor Leaders on War Unity
Madame Chiang Kai-shek urged west coast labor leaders at a San Francisco CIO hall that differences and dissension could cost the nation the war. She emphasized unity and strength as essential.
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San Francisco
U.P
Chiang Kai-shek
United
Madame Chiang
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Singer Ben Davies Dies at 85 in London
British tenor Ben Davies died Monday at 85 known as the last of the white gloved tenors. He made 12 tours in the United States and built a renowned career across decades.
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London
Ben Davies
United States
Weather Outlook With Showers and Mountain Snow
Cooler trend with showers Tuesday and Tuesday evening. Snow expected in the mountains. Monday highs near 57 and lows around 29 degrees.
Reconstruction plan for France discussed by Giraud and Catroux
In Algiers General Henri Giraud and General Georges Catroux have reportedly agreed on points for political rebuilding of the French empire overseas. Catroux may disclose progress at a press conference, with a tentative plan placing Catroux as head of overseas government and Giraud as commander of French military forces.
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Algiers
Henri Giraud
Georges Catroux
de Gaulist
Catroux
Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Great Flood of 1908 Is Recalled
The flood from melting snows in western Montana is described as the most destructive in 35 years, with railroads suffering most as water cuts through narrow mountain defiles. The piece notes disrupted transport hindering war efforts and calls for urgent repairs.
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Butte
Mississippi
Ohio
Montana
Northwest
Seaboard
Regulations on Meat Based War Time Controls
Washington March 29 U P The OPA and the Agriculture Department suspended temporarily the requirement that slaughterers set aside for war purposes certain portions of their meat output. The move aims to ease supply and stabilize prices as federal agencies reassess wartime controls.
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Washington
U.P
OPA
Agriculture Department
Point Value Tables For Processed Foods
The article notes that the official table of point values for processed foods appears in chart form on page seven. It also mentions a table for meat fats fish and cheese on page six.
Meat rationing preparations ease shortages for housewives
In a bid to prevent panic buying as meat rationing starts, the OPA will suspend new rules from Monday to April 19 while the Army Navy and Lend-Lease Administration assist. Prentiss M. Brown said civilian supplies are adequate though several days may pass to move meat from wholesalers to retailers. Wholesalers had built stocks but heavy early demand depleted retail supply, prompting a call for patience with local butchers and the government during this initial period.
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OPA
Army
Navy
Lend-lease Administration
Prentiss M. Brown
Allied bombers raid Oro Bay and targets in New Guinea
Allied high command reports six Japanese bombers attacked Oro Bay on the eastern Papuan coast with slight damage and no casualties. The blitz followed a larger Sunday raid that cost the enemy at least 13 planes. Additional Allied strikes hit Tocal, Langgoer, Wabsek, Gasmata, Cape Gloucester and Madang with patrols over Lae and Saidor areas.
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Australia
Oro Bay
Papuan
Allied High Command
Buna
Kai Islands
Darwin
Tocal
Langgoer
Wabsek
Gasmata
Cape Gloucester
Madang
Saidor
Lae
Dododura
Butte Youth Awarded Purple Heart Posthumously
Posthumous Purple Heart honors go to Private Fetheroll of Butte who fell during the December 7 1941 attack on Clark Field Philippines. He served eight months as a ground crew member and was a native of Dillon. His classmate Aranda Callen is listed as missing in the Philippines.
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Grover Fetheroll
Whitman Avenue
Butte
Clark Field
Philippine Islands
War Department
Fetherofl
Dillon
Emerson
Butte High School
Aranda Callen
Mary Callen
Dundee Street
Air Corps
Callen
Philippines
Allied Strategists Plan Destruction of Jap Military Power
Washington and Allied commanders met in Washington to study plans from Casablanca for future Pacific actions. Lt Gen George C Kenney and Maj Gen Richard K Sutherland attended, signaling broader coordination across Burma China Hawaii and Pacific theaters.
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Washington
Army-Navy Command
Pacific
War Department
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Casablanca
George C. Kenney
Bismarck Sea
Richard K. Sutherland
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Kenney
Sutherland
MacArthur
Burma
China
Hawaii
South Pacific
India
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
John Dil
Authorities Suspect Plot in Tulsa Slaying Case
Tulsa on March 29 authorities hear there is a plot in the murder of a Tulsa hotel wife. Ella B. Howard, 44, pleaded innocent as preliminary hearing nears Friday. Witness T. K. Simmons, an oil man, is examined after giving $20 000 in 1942 amid claims of extortion.
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Tulsa
Okla
Dixie Gilmer
T. K. Simmons
Ella B. Howard
Howard
Gilmer
Commons Pleas
Grady Cornett
Simmons
Aerial Attacks Continue Over Rotterdam and St Nazaire
Royal Air Force Ventura bombers pressed the non-stop offensive into a fourth day with daylight raids on Rotterdam and Abbeville while fires raged at the St Nazaire U-boat base. German signals stopped briefly as Allied air activity continued across Holland and France with no RAF losses reported.
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London
U.P
Rotterdam
St. Nazaire
U-boat
Long Wave Radio Station
Channel
Holland
Abbeville
France
War Bond Will Do More Than Help Armed Forces
A Los Angeles police officer recounted a caller bragging of hitting a fire hose and asking if buying a $50 War bond would satisfy the fine. The officer said the bail is $50 and the judge sets the fine, and the caller asked if a War bond would be acceptable.
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Los Angeles
G. T. George
George
British Score Greatest Victory of War in Tunisia
Allied forces led by the British Eighth Army with American and French support shattered the Mareth line, captured Toujane Mareth and Matmata, took 6,000 prisoners, and closed in on Gabes as Rommel retreated amid air and sea bombardment. American troops advanced from El Guettar toward Djebel Mcheltat, while forces north of Gabes and at Djebel Abiod pushed forward.
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Mezzouna
Rommel
Tunisia
United States
Mareth Line
Eighth Army
el Hamma
Gabes
Allied
North Africa
U.P
Erwin Rommel
Mareth
Toujane
Matmata
Tunisian
First Army
Djebel Abiod
Bizerte
B. L. Montgomery
48 Hour Work Week Extended to Six More Areas
War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt announced the 48 hour work week is extended to six more industrial centers listed as critical labor shortage areas. The expanded list now totals 39 areas and includes Evansville Indiana Burlington and Wilmington North Carolina Savannah Georgia Tampa Florida and the Calumet district south of Chicago.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Evansville
Ind
Burlington
Wilmington
N. C
Savannah
Tampa
Fla
Calumet District
Chicago
Pay-as-You-Go Plan Nearing Climactic Vote
The pay-as-you-go issue moves toward a climactic House vote as Republicans and Democrats clash over the Ruml plan. Debate centers on tax relief amounts with Disney and Jenkins arguing over who bears liability while leaders seek a compromise before any final decision.
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Washington
House
Disney
Oklahoma
Beardsley Ruml
Jenkins
Ohio
Carlson R-Kans
Ways and Means
Testify on Western Reclamation Projects Resumption
Grover Hill, assistant secretary of agriculture, will appear before a joint House and Senate committee tomorrow. Chairman Hayden of the Senate committee announced the testimony concerns the possible resumption of work on western reclamation projects.
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Washington
Grover Hill
House
Senate
Hayden
D.-Ariz
Extensive Battles Between Yugoslav Patriots and Germans
Ankara reports heavy fighting between Yugoslav patriots and German forces with fresh German troops arriving in Belgrade. Guerrillas destroy a railway bridge near Kracongevatch while patriots hold a 35 mile front between Nish and Pirot against German and Bulgarian forces.
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Ankara
Belgrade
Serbia
Kracongevatch
Nish
Pirot
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N. P. Bridge
Mme. Chiang
de Gaulle
North
Africa
Norman J. Fetherolf
U. S
Ksar Ahilane
Stax
Gulf of Gabes
Mahares
Pacific War Zone
Voice of the
Balkan
Fritz Erich von Mannstein
Mediterranean
Hungary
Balkans
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