March 28, 1943

TO an out-of towner from the prairie abutting Lake Michigan the theatres of New York seem at first glance to afford an endless variety of opportunities for entertainment and self-improvement. It does not take long to find, however, that the scene is considerably less panoramic than it originally looked, that there is a certain monotony about the attractions in the New York theatre, no matter how diverse their subject-matter and moods may be.

Natl Football League benefit proceeds rept, '42

state of partial emergency proclaimed, Rjukan, because of Norsk hydroelec plant explosion; population ordered indoors nightly; occupation forces guns stolen, Joessing region

ASBURY PARK, N.J., March 27 -- Despite the holdout by two of the Yankees' key players, President Ed Barrow said today he expected the American League champions to win the pennant again this season.

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Considerable damage was done yesterday by American heavy bombers in an attack on Japanese-held Nauru Island, west of the Gilbert group in the South Pacific, the Navy announced today. It was the first attack made on this base, 675 nautical miles northeast of Guadalcanal Island. The operation was carried out by Liberator Consolidated B-24s and hits were scored on the wharf, runway, officers' quarters and the barracks area.