Fight for Rome: German assaults repulsed at Anzio beachhead
Allied positions south of Rome held firm as heavy German attacks were beaten back. Allied air forces flew about 1500 sorties with roughly 60 enemy raids. 21 enemy planes were downed while one Allied plane is missing. One hundred Flying Fortresses bombarded Monte Cassino, striking the Benedictine monastery, which had been fortified by Germans. Despite a papal appeal to spare the site, military necessity forced the assault. A 44 hour truce on the Fifth Army front allowed German casualties to be gathered.
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Monte Cassino
United Press
Fifth Army
Algiers
Monatery
Casino
Sunderland flying boats to Australia for RAAF
Sydney reports that the Minister for Air Mr Drakeford announced a fleet of Sunderland flying boats would be flown to Australia for the Royal Australian Air Force. The first craft are expected to reach Pacific waters soon, with Australian pilots experienced in them from the Battle of Britain at the helm. Additional American four-engine Martin-Mariner flying boats will augment the force.
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Sydney
Air
Mr. Drakeford
Australia
RAAF
Pacific
Britain
Drakeford
Race meeting draws Trangie visitor Mr. Carlin to Wellington
Mr Jim Carlin of Trangie attended the Wellington race meeting yesterday. He joins other visitors who travel to the event whenever possible, enjoying the meeting amid local interest.
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Jim Carlin
Trangie
Sean Jim Voks
Wellington
Strangers Remanded After Wellington Seizure
Two strangers, Harold Frederick Browne and George Hendry McBernie, were arrested by Wellington constables for possessing American cigarettes and Australian whisky. At Wellington Police Court they faced charges of conveying liquor for sale and possessing goods suspected of being stolen. They were remanded until March 7 with bail set at 80 pounds or two sureties of 40 pounds.
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Wellington
Armstrong
Graham
Georie
Mr. Miles
Harold Frederick Browne
George Hendry McBernie
Marriages Boost in Wellington Area Follows Week of Ceremonies
Cupid has been busy with his bow and arrow in Wellington, as more weddings are planned after three ceremonies last week. The local notices suggest a spate of nuptials in the near future, reflecting a period of celebration in the community.
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Cupid
Wellington
Senator McCleay Attacks Unemployment Benefit Financing
In Sydney on Thursday during Senate debate the Opposition Leader Senator McCleay criticised the methods used to finance the unemployment and sickness benefit bill. He argued for a compulsory national levy on a contributory basis and said the measure conflicted with Beveridge principles. The debate was adjourned.
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Sydney
Senate
McCleay
William Beveridge
PAYE Tax Plan Debated After Censure Notice
The Opposition planned a censure motion as the Parliamentary Committee on pay as you earn taxation prepared a report. It recommends PAYE start from July 1 and that employees keep instalment deductions from April 1 to June 20. The plan would wipe out 75 percent of annual tax revenue if retained, and applies to all individual earners but not companies.
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Sydney
Parliamentary Committee On
House of Representatives
Free Medicine Bill Introduced In Senate
The Minister for Health and Social Services Senator Fraser introduced the Pharmaceutical Benefits Free Medicine Bill in the Senate. It allows any citizen with a doctor's prescription to obtain medicines without cost, with the government paying the chemist.
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Sydney
Wellington Hosts Visitors For Economic And Social Surveys
Mrs. Maccoll toured key industries in Wellington with Miss Govan a Toronto Oxford graduate and Sydney University social studies director. The Municipal Council supports the mission as they assess social conditions in town during a four or five day visit.
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Mrs. Maccoll
Wellington
Miss Govan
Toronto
Oxford
University of Sydney
Munips Council
Welfare Fund Committee to Meet Tonight at School Library
The AT.C. Welfare Fund Committee plans a meeting in the School Library tonight at 8 o clock. Members will discuss ongoing fund allocations and upcoming events.
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At.c. Welfare Fund Committee
Germans trapped in Korsun pocket face renewed relief attempts
Reuters reports Marshal von Manstein launching fresh assault to rescue remnants of eighth army encircled in the Korsun pocket. Waves of German tanks and infantry push to widen a dent in Soviet lines as the northern front sees intensified fighting around Latvia and the Gulf of Riga near Narva and Luga.
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Marshal von Manstein
Kanev
Reuter
Moscow
Eighth Army
Korsun
Latvia
Gulf of Riga
Narva
Luga
Pskov
Newly Erupted Volcano Threatens Port Moresby Dust
Port Moresby lies under a pall of pumice dust from Goropu near the east coast of Papua. The ash cloud covers the southeast, with dust settling on exposed objects and threats to machinery. Goropu sits 100 miles northwest of Milne Bay and 20 miles inland from Wanigela, where American troops landed in 1942. The eruption began December 27, with loud explosions and ash reaching Abau and Moresby Gulf. Goropu is the only active volcano in Papua, with other semi active peaks nearby in New Guinea and New Britain.
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Port Moresby
Goropu
Papua
New Guinea
Milne Bay
Wanigela
Abau
Moresby
Gulf of Papua
Opu
New Britain
Rabaul
Langimountain
Cape Gloucester
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