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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
March 11, 194311 de marzo de 1943 · Grand Rapids, Ohio · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

The Tri-county news

SourceFuente: The Tri-county news · Grand Rapids, Ohio · March 11, 194311 de marzo de 1943
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn89075140/1943-03-11/ed-1/?sp=7

In contextEn contexto

The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura · 1924–1960

Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.

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SummaryResumen

The *Tri-County News* published an illustrated profile of the Dominican Republic, noting its population of 1,654,000 and governance under President General Rafael Trujillo, a Senate, and a Chamber of Deputies. The feature highlighted the country's historic sites, including the cathedral where Christopher Columbus is said to be buried and the ancient walls leading into Ciudad Trujillo. It also described the nation's infrastructure and agricultural trade, noting 1,000 miles of modern highways and key exports of coffee, sugar, cocoa, and tobacco supplying American needs.

El *Tri-County News* publicó una semblanza ilustrada de la República Dominicana, señalando que contaba con 1.654.000 habitantes y un régimen institucional encabezado por el presidente general Rafael Trujillo, un Senado y una Cámara de Diputados. La crónica resaltó los monumentos históricos patrios, como la catedral primada donde yacen los restos de Cristóbal Colón y los antiguos lienzos de muralla de Ciudad Trujillo. Describió asimismo la red de comunicaciones y la actividad agraria, destacando 1.000 millas de modernas carreteras y las exportaciones fundamentales de café, azúcar, cacao y tabaco orientadas a suplir la demanda de los Estados Unidos.

A note: the passage found for this article seems to run into the item beside it on the page, so read this summary as a first pass until the article itself is ready.Una nota: el pasaje encontrado para este artículo parece mezclarse con el texto vecino en la página, así que lea este resumen como una primera versión hasta que el artículo mismo esté listo.

Where this standsEn qué punto está

The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

From the original pageDe la página original

The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

miles west of Moscow: much war materiel captured.

China reported new fighting near Hupeh, and in Inner Mongolian

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German radio reported RAF raid on Berlin killed 486, seriously

injured 377.

Senaio asks OPA changes: farm labor ordered deferred by Wash

ington.

MONDAY, MARCH 8

Moscow reported circling Vyazma last Nazi stronghold in central

front: Nazis admit retreat.

Rommel attacks in southern Tunisia repulsed by British: at same

time American forces capturod over 100 Nazi prisoners in northern

Tunisia.

Australia reported Allies bombed 8.000-ton Jap cargo ship off

New Guinea and shot down enemy bomber over Darwin.

Washington reported bombing of Jap bases in Munda, Solomons.

Giraud repudiated all Vichy rules since armistice and abolished

bureau restricting Jews.

China reported Japs in retreat at Salween: fighting continuing

in Human province.

There are 250,000 veterans of

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Tri-county news. (1943). Grand Rapids, Ohio, 1943-03-11. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn89075140/1943-03-11/ed-1/?sp=7

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Tri-county news, 1943-03-11.

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