American Planes Continue Daylight Raids Over Europe
American daylight raids over Europe intensified with U S Eighth Air Force Liberators bombing Cognac and Bergerac in southwestern France. Thunderbolts Mustangs and Lightnings of the Highth Airforce plus Ninth Air Force Mustangs supported the attack. fourteen enemy aircraft reportedly downed. Four Liberators and five fighters failed to return as bombers pressed the fourth large operation in four days. The raid followed Mosquito raids on Berlin and extended the day with Typhoon, Spitfire and RAF support into Pas de Calais. Berlin acknowledged damage near the city outskirts from incendiaries.
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London
Eighth Air Force
Cognac
France
Bergerac
U.S
Highth Airforce
Ninth Air Force
U. S
Bertn
RA. F
Berlin
Brandenburg
Gmail
United States Army
Florida rail crash injures 23 near Pompano
A passenger train collision with a switch engine near Pompano injured 23 last night. Three cars derailed, one ripped open, most injuries in that car. The Havana Special advance section from Miami was involved. one report notes a broken leg as the most serious injury. Doctors and ambulances responded from multiple communities including Boca Raton Army base. Civilian victims were treated in Fort Lauderdale.
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Miami
Fla
Pompano
F. L. Aitchson
Florida East Coast Railway
St. Augustine
Havana
Pompano Station
Fort Lauderdale
Deerfield
Boca Raton Army Base
Boca Raton Hostal
Noxon Trial Likely To Resume Today
In Pittsfield Massachusetts the murder trial of John F. Noxon Jr a wealthy corporate lawyer against the death of his mentally sub normal infant son was interrupted by a juror illness and was expected to resume in Berkshire County Superior Court. Juror James E Cullen of Pittsfield stayed in his hotel room recovering from a grip attack but doctors said he could return to the trial today.
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Pittsfield
Mass
John F. Noxon, Jr
Berkshire County Superior Court
James E. Cullen
Surviving Quadruplets Have "Marvelous Day"
London report says three surviving Heanor quadruplets had a marvelous day yesterday at the nursing home. The matron notes Michael is most alert while Maureen and Madeleine are sleepier but all three cry lustily when hungry. The youngest twin, MacDonald, died Thursday night.
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London
Michael
Maureen
Made- Hne
MacDonald
Nora Carpenter
Sharp Beachhead Clash Breaks Lull in Italy
Allied Headquarters in Naples reports American troops repelled a Nazi battalion below Cisterna and regained positions by Saturday morning after heavy resistance. British forces killed 15 and captured 23 near Carroceto, with patrols and shelling affecting German positions at beachhead points.
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Italy
Allied
Naples
Cisterna
Cisterna-Ponte Rhotto
U. S
Carroceto
Mauritius
Anzio
Cassino
Fifth Army
Halifax Pier Fire Destroys Freight Shed and Offices
A spectacular fire gutted a freight shed at pier 21 Central Pier in the ocean terminal. Immigration offices and cargo on the upper freight deck were destroyed and other offices damaged in the blaze.
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Halifax
Pier 21
Central Pier
Ocean Terminal
Loretta Young Announces Pregnancy With Col. Lewis
Loretta Young and Army Col. Tom H. A. Lewis expect their first child next August. Young, who has an adopted daughter Judy age eight, wed Lewis in 1940. Lewis, son of Mrs. James H. Lewis, has a background in radio and drama and later became an executive at Young and Rubicam.
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Hollywood 4
Loretta Young
Tom H. A. Lewis
Miss Young
Judy
Colonel Lewis
James H. Lewis
Fourth Avenue
Charles R Lewis
Harold M. J. Lewis
Manufacturers National Bank
Troy Man
Young and Rubicon
National Advertising Agency
Japs Plan to Divert Flow of Yellow River
Kunming reports Japanese forces in North China are ordering workers to dig a new course for the Yellow River. The move, described by Sao Tang, is seen as part of preparations for a final stand in North China. Planned channels would divert flow into the Wei and then northeast to the sea.
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Yellow River
Kunming
China
Sao Tang
North China
Wei
Sea
Senators Taste Army K-Ration In Mixed Reactions
Senators sampled the Army K-ration to judge its front line viability. Reactions ranged from enthusiastic to reserved as they found biscuits soluble coffee lemon juice powder canned ham and eggs and concentrated chocolate acceptable for its purpose. Some called the hardtack tough while others praised its food value and usefulness when no other meals are available.
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Bridges
N. H
Lepke Dies In Chair As Mob Boss
Lepke Buchalter chief of Murder Inc dies in Sing Sing electric chair for the 1936 killing of a Brooklyn candy merchant. Capone and Mendy Weiss also executed for the same crime. Lepke proclaimed innocence and refused to name accomplices as guards noted his dazed, immobile demeanor.
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Ossining (P
Murder, Inc
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Sing Sing
Brooklyn
Joseph Rosén
Lepke
Lepe
Frank S. Hogan
New York
Boss) Capone
Emmanuel
Mendy) Wess
Capone
Mendy Weiss
East Side
F B I Breaks Florida Rail Black Market
Miami reports a federal probe into illegal rail and hotel rackets involving thirty railway and hotel workers and one taxi driver. Hoover calls the scheme a black market in railroad reservations that charged ten to one hundred dollars above normal fares for northbound tickets. Senate and OPA investigations follow reports of widespread rent profiteering and hotel rate hikes. Senator Truman said investigators would review soldiers and sailors’ accommodations and prices.
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Miami
Fla
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
United States Senate
Office of Price Administration
Harry S Truman
DMO
Washington
Hitler Secret Order Mobilizes Cripples
A Soviet broadcast cited by Tiya Ehrenberg claims Hitler issued a secret order to lower physical standards for the German army, allowing men with fused fingers or clubfeet and those with thoracic malformations to qualify for service, with backwardness no longer blocking entry.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
Tiya Ehrenberg
France
United States
Gripsholm Sails for America to Exchange Detainees
The Gripsholm departed Lisbon at midnight carrying 711 passengers including 36 American wounded, 283 diplomats, and civilians. The ship will return to Lisbon March 28 with more German wounded to swap for American wounded from Germany.
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Lisbon
Gripsholm
Germany
Portugal
Western Hemisphere
Oscar Bedevides
United States
Foreign Office
Joao de Mendonca
Legation
International Red Cross
White House Aide to Testify in Senate Inquiry
Washington reports Jonathan Daniels, a confidential White House assistant, will answer questions as Senate Agriculture Committee member Chatuman Smith says the committee secured a clear win for Congress by confirming the power to compel testimony. Contempt proceedings begun Saturday would be dropped pending sub committee action.
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Washington
Chatuman Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Jonathan Daniels
Smith
Daniels
White House
Fisherman killed by runaway cruiser in Miami rescue
Miami, Florida. Ed Albury, 44, was drowned when the fishing cruiser Marjorie II, without a crew, swung and struck him after he leaped overboard to rescue his wife who had fallen overboard while using harness tackle. Mrs Albury reached a light house.
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Miami Fla
Ed Albury
Albury
Atig Ash
Legion Grows Rochester World War II membership rise
William N Lewis of Digiat Park state commander told a conference of Legion officers that more than 160000 veterans from World War II are now members of the American Legion in Rochester.
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Rochester
American Legion
William N Lewis
Digiat Park
Legion
Eisenhower Urges Self Discipline
General Eisenhower told American forces in Britain that only a self disciplined army can win battles. He urged officers to know their men, ensure fair justice, and public conduct standards from motor use to language and appearance, stressing road courtesy and mutual respect with the British.
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London
Upi
Dwight D Eisenhower
Britain
Eisenhower
WAC
Khisenhower
Argentina May Create Southern Bloc Amid Regional Shifts
Argentina under Gen Edelmi Farrell eyes Uruguay and Paraguay for recognition moves that could split Pan American solidarity and form a southern bloc with Chile and Bolivia already backing Farrell. Buenos Aires fears other nations may follow U S and Britain in shunning relations while Argentina pledges Pan American cooperation and hemisphere defense.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Washington
Edelmao Farrell
Paraguay
United States
Lruguas
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Chile
Bolnia
Farrell
Ramon Ramiez
Thiewtnto Doath
Farrells
London
Chances for Darkhorse Seen Slim
Washington reports that practical politicians view any dark horse as unlikely to win the Republican presidential nomination. Most delegates will likely go uninstructed to the Chicago convention, but strong first ballot contenders may secure the nomination, as in 1940 with Wendell L Wilkie.
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Washington
UPI
Chicago
Wendell L Wilkie
Darkhorse
Make Haste Slowly on Tax Robertson Warns
President Robertson warns against rapid tax simplification urging caution. The Virginia congressman on the Ways and Means Committee says reforms must be deliberate to avoid mistakes and provide steady progress toward simpler taxation.
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Robertson
Army book on races sparks Pentagon clash and delays
Congressman May accuses the House military committee of blocking distribution of a pamphlet titled The Races of Mankind. The War Department bought 35 000 copies for officer training materials to counter Nazi theories, but distribution was halted amid an investigation into the book’s adequacy. Army copies remain in a warehouse awaiting action, with sponsors claiming the work promotes racial unity.
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Washington “P
May Day
House Military Committee
May
War Department
United Service Org
USO
Zhukov Leads Drive Against German Forces in Ukraine
Soviet reports say the First Ukrainian Front under Marshal Zhukov opened a major offensive in western Ukraine, routing 12 German divisions and advancing up to 31 miles toward the Odessa Lwow railway. Soviet communiques claim 98 German tanks destroyed, many prisoners taken, and key rail hubs threatened as the drive swept across into old Poland.
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London
Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Poland
Odessa- Lwow
Gregory K. Zhukov
K. Vatutin
Zhukov
Stalin
Stalingrad
Leningrad
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Monitor
Volochisk
Dnieper
Shepetovka
Old Poland
Soviets Sink Nazi Convoy Off Norwegian Coast
Soviet and Russian reports say torpedo and attack aircraft sank two German transports of 800 and 690 tons and a 70,000 ton liner in the Barents Sea region. One transport was damaged at 7,000 tons. No vessels were reported heading east, and reasons for the attack remain unclear.
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Moscow
Barents Sea
Agence
Interratan
Information Bureau
Norwec
Voranger Pennsula Burda
Bertin
Bevher
Veel
Ha'laist
Vaia
Nia
Finland
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D, N.C
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Gripsholm Sails
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