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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 10 March 1944, Page 6

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LATEST BERLIN RAID LONDON, March 9. —A US-A-A V ■ and one fighter are missing from today’s raid on Berlin. Neither bombers nor fighters claimed the destruction of any enemy planes. All the fighters reported no opposition from enemy planes, but a few of our bombers reported minor encounter* with the enemy Additional, industrial targets in Bbrlin were bombed, j STREET FIGHTING IN TARNOPOL ) LONDON, March 9. The Red Arm: has broken into Tarnopoi. where street fh ting is going on. COAL STRIKE EXTENDS LONDON, March 9—The Welsh coal strike extended to Scotland, when about. 7000 miners in nine pits ceased work. The national executive of the Mine workers* Federation meeting in London deferred for a week a decision on the propdsals from the Fuel Minister on the new base wage structure so that the views of districts coqld be ascertained, The president, Mr Lawther, said the executive looked on the Welsh stoppage as •* veritable tragedy. All Glasgow dockers who struck returned to work. They agreed to work extra shifts to overtake arrears due to +he stoppage. BILL PASSED WELLINGTON, This Day.—The Invercargill Licensing Committee Bill was passed to-day by the Legislative Council without sfmendment. The Hon V. Ward, who moved as an amendmerit that the date lor the appoint.not later than 31st May instead of 12ti September, called for a division anc the amendment was lost by 17 votes to 2, the mover and the Hon. Mi • IRENTHAM SCRATCHINGS ings for the Trentham races are. Km dergarten, Challenge Stakes, 3 p.m dicap. 1.30 yesterday; Purchase, rhgjnwjnn Hack. 4.30 vesterdary; Old