Russians Capture Mogilev Podolski and Push Toward Romania
Soviet forces seized the eastern bank base at Mogilev Podolski on the Dniester and pushed aside two Romanian divisions guarding the advance toward prewar Romania. Stalin announced Vinnitsa fell and other units crossed toward Lwow as Red Army nears Carpathians. Pravda claimed Germans driven near chaos and hinted at an Allied invasion of Europe.
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London
Mogilev-Podolski
Dniester
Rumania
Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Vinnitsa
Bug River
Mogi Jew-Podolski
Lwow
Old Poland
Korsev
Red Army
Carpathian Mountains
Ukraine
Pravda
Europe
Tarnopol
Poland
Russia
Zhukov
Nazig
Willkie Appeals Wisconsin Voters For GOP Victory Path
Wendell L. Willkie urged Wisconsin voters in Ripon to back a forward looking GOP path as the only way to win in 1944. He attacked the Democratic party and the current administration, saying the primary on April 4 will signal whether Wisconsin supports progress, individual rights, and international cooperation or harms that lead to continued Democratic rule. He warned the Wisconsin result would influence the June GOP national convention.
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Ripon
Wis
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
Postwar Crime Wave Predicted by FBI Official
New York FBI special agent in charge E. E Conroy warned at the National Armored Car Operators convention that postwar crime could surge. He stated about 10 million men trained in killing during war could turn to crime, with commandos capable of killing quietly.
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New York
E. E Conroy
F.B.L
Wald
Rumanians Denied Armistice Terms by Moscow Report
A Moscow broadcast cited by the Soviet Monitor says no Rumanian armistice conditions were handed to Prince Barbu Stirbey or any Romanian envoy. The Tass report noted no settlement terms were delivered to Cairo or other Romanian representatives.
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London
Moscow
Barbu Stirbey
Cairo
De Valera Angered By U S Position
Irish Prime Minister Eamon De Valera reportedly angered by a U S request to remove Axis diplomats from Ireland thumped the table and called it an ultimatum. The American minister David Gray insisted there is no ultimatum just a sincere effort to protect American soldiers from espionage. Dublin censorship remains tight with no news released and editors echo supportive lines from Britain and the United States.
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Roger D. Greene
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
David Gray
United States
Hire
Churchill
Associated Press
Great Britain
de Valera
Britain
Switzerland
China
Bombers Sink Jap Convoy In Pacific and Burma Drive
Allied actions report heavy air and sea strikes across the Central and Southwest Pacific with battleships and carrier planes pummeling Mili atoll and towed targets in the Marshalls. American bombers wipe out a five ship Japanese convoy at Wewak, with numerous Japanese casualties as corvettes and transports are destroyed and Rabaul shelled. In Burma, Japanese forces withdraw after a two day battle near Tiddim, while push toward Imphal and supply lines in north Burma and China.
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Associated Press
Central
Southwest Pacific
Burma
Nippon
Marshalls
Wewak
Rabaul
New Britain
Upper
Chindwin
Tiddim
India
Asam
Imphal
United States Airforce
China
U S Global Airline Pool Proposal Sparks Senate Debate
Senator McCarran proposed a billion dollar US airline pool to unify international air transport under a single American company. The plan would rewrite aviation law, create a civil aeronautics authority, and guarantee intrastate control with a private flyer bill of rights. Pan American favors the pool, while most carriers oppose, except United Air Lines.
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Washington
McCarran
D.-Nev
United States
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Pan American Airways, Inc
United Air Lines
United
United States Air Policy
Pan American
Battle Over TVA Restriction Faces Senate Clash
Washington observers prepared for a Senate floor battle over Senator McKellar’s amendment to curb Tennessee Valley Authority funding. The plan would move TVA revenues about 70 million dollars a year into the general Treasury and seek direct annual appropriations, potentially hampering TVA power production for war industries. Senator Hill voiced opposition, arguing the move would limit TVA’s operational capacity.
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Washington
McKellar
D.tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
Federal Communications Commission
TVA
General Fund of the Treasury
Congress
Hill
D-Ala
Rivers of Flame Evacuations Near Vesuvius Threaten Towns
U S Army trucks moved to evacuate over 7,000 residents from San Sebastiano and Masodi Sommare on the northwestern flank of Mount Vesuvius as lava rivers advance. The flow, about 200 yards wide and up to 30 feet high, nears vineyards and apricot trees, with Cercola also at risk. Three lava rivers are visible. one halted before Torre del Greco, endangering 60,000 there.
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Naples
Mount Vesuvius
San Sebastiano
Masodi Sommare
Cercola
Vesuvius
Torre del Greco
Bus Plunge Into Passaic River Kills Thirteen
A bus plunged from an ice bound bridge into the Passaic River near Passaic New Jersey. rescuers recovered nine more bodies overnight bringing the death toll to thirteen. The bus was hoisted by crane to a barge as snow fell and crowds watched. Police planned to identify victims at an emergency casualty station set up by Civilian Defense Counsel.
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Passaic
N. J
Army Urges Fast Trans-Arabian Oil Line Project
Washington military advocates for a multi million dollar trans Arabian oil line urge Congress to act immediately. Delays threaten American control of Saudi oil rights and readiness for postwar European demand. Construction projected at least 18 months, with Saudi funding pressures and potential non American concessions looming.
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Washington
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Asn
Holcomb Named U. S. Minister to South Africa
The Senate confirmed Gen. Thomas Holcomb retired commandant of the Marine Corps as minister to the Union of South Africa. Also approved were Avra M. Warren ambassador to Panama Leland B. Morris ambassador to Iran Orme Wilson ambassador to Haiti Ellis 0 Briggs ambassador to the Dominican Republic Louis G. Dreyfus Jr minister to Iceland Kenneth Patton minister to New Zealand.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Thomas Holcomb
Marine Corps
Union of South Africa
Avra M. Warren
Maryland
Panama
Leland B. Morris
Pennsylvania
Iran
Orme Wilson
New York
Haiti
Ellis
Briggs
Maine
Dominican Republic
Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr
Iceland
Kenneth §. Patton
Virginia
Devil Slayer Held Mentally Unbalanced
Coroner's jury rules the death of Lucy Fairchild homicidal and connected to her daughter Winifred Fairchild who testified she tried to choke out the devil from her stroke-stricken mother. The daughter was found mentally incompetent.
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Los Angeles
Winifred Fairchild
Miss Fairchild
Lucy Fairchild
Russians Deny Air Raid on Helsinki
The Soviet information bureau denied a German radio report that Soviet planes bombed Helsinki on Sunday. The denial suggests peace negotiations with Finland may be continuing and that Russia is refraining from bombing Finland while signaling no bombardment.
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Moscow
Soviet Information Bureau
Helsinki
Finand
Park Avenue Snowbank Hides $20,000 Necklace
New York police yesterday dug through piles of Park Avenue snow seeking a $20,000 oriental matched pearl necklace reported lost by Miss Louise Carter who said she dropped it while walking on Park Avenue.
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New York
Park Avenue
Louise Carter
Six Houses Burn in Albany Fire
A major Albany blaze leveled six houses on Morris Street, injuring four firefighters including two in critical condition. The four story 101 103 Morris Street building sparked the spread to 105 107 109 and 111 Morris Street. 99 Morris Street also burned. Firefighters were injured when a wall collapsed. Capt. John Barry and Harold Gardner were listed critical. Philip Reach and Leland Smith serious. Cause was undetermined at press time.
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Albany
Morris Street
Fremen
Albany Hospital
John Barry
Harold Gardner
Philip Reach
Leland Smith
Eight Jurors Selected for Simons' Trial
Hudson reports the murder trial of Mrs Ruth Simons gained momentum as four jurors were seated, bringing the total seated to eight. The panel includes Martin Russell Philmont farmer Fred Van Hoesen retired of Hudson Theodore Coons retired of Philmont and Brandall Gregory Claverack farmer. Fifty four talesmen were questioned. Barker the first woman accepted by both sides was dismissed after tears while being sworn in citing caring for an invalid father.
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Hudson
Ruth Simons
Evedt
Martin Russell
Philmont
Fred van Hoesen
Theodore Coons
Brandall Gregory
Talesmen
Barker
Supreme Court
Francis Bergan
Germans Evacuate Belgian Pigeons
Berlin radio reported about 25 000 pigeons evacuated from Belgian coastal towns brought to Brussels and a similar number moved to other parts of Germany. The purpose was unclear whether to counter espionage or hunger.
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London
Brussels
Berlin
Hitler Imprisons Hungarian Chiefs
News from neutral capitals reports Nazi forces occupy Hungary as German divisions move in from Austria and Romania for a last stand against the Red Army. Regent Horthy Foreign Minister Von Ghyczy and Chief of the Army Staff Szombathelyi are said to be prisoners in the Reich. Resistance mounts as a radio threatens active opposition.
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London
Hungary
Associated Press
Ankara
Stockholm
Nicholas Horthy
Jeno von Ghyczy
Fire at 563 Second Avenue Triggers Second Alarm
A night fire of unknown origin in a double two story frame at 563 Second Avenue drove four people into the street and spread to 561 Second Avenue. Firemen and police evacuated occupants from both houses owned by Mrs. Kemp. The first alarm rang at 1 13 am and water streams fought the blaze as flames reached roofs and the passageway bridged to 561 Second Avenue.
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Second Avenue
Robert Kemp
John Hardy
Harry Tynan
Sergt
Joseph S. Schultz
Kemp
South Side
Kemps
Finns Reject Soviet Armistice Terms
The Finnish government rejected Soviet Russia's demands for an armistice but seeks peace. Cabinet and parliament based this on Moscow's March 10 reply, which affirmed original demands as a minimum. Finland warned further talks require acceptance of those terms and noted the US legation in Helsinki remains open, a factor in Finns’ outlook.
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Stockholm
Russia
Moscow
Finland
U. S
Helsinki
Invasion Interlude British Declare 700 Mile Coastal Strip Out of Bounds
In prelude to the invasion of Europe Britain declares more than 700 miles of southern and eastern coastline a protected area with strict civilian movement limits starting April 1. The Firth of Forth naval base is included for operational reasons. Entry is tightly restricted to residents within a deep belt from the east coast wash to Land's End.
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London
Europe
England
Firth of Forth
Eat
Land's End
Coastal security order tightens control on English coast
The order clears coastal communications for military use and keeps snoopers from the English coast opposite enemy-held Netherlands Belgium and France. People unable to explain their presence in the profitted area face a 400 fine and three months in jail. The order requires all residents over 16 to carry identification and bans binoculars and telescopes.
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Netherlands
Belgium
France
Hungary reports first dead in fight against invader
The London Daily Mail quoted Hungarian military authorities announcing the nation's first casualties in the battle against the former ally. The message urged the fight to continue though the exact broadcasting station was not identified.
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London
London Daily Mail
The
Daily Mail
Hungary and Nazi forces clash as Russian advance looms
Reports from Berlin and Stockholm describe Hungarian resistance to German troops amid a Russian push. A task force of five German and two Romanian divisions moved into Hungary from the south. The situation centers on Hungarian defiance and the risk to Hitler’s Danube supply lines as the war expands in southeastern Europe.
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Berlin
Europe
Louis Kossuth
Hapsburgs
Stockholm
Hungary
Hitler
New York Florida motorists face OPA probe
New York motorists stranded in Florida will be called to explain how they obtained gasoline after the OPA denied them fuel. Florida officials reportedly listed license numbers and sent them to New York for review. An enforcement officer said many New York drivers may have traveled to Florida on other than business.
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New York
Florida
OPA
Charles Glassman
Glassman
North Carolina
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