Navy Truk and Palau Raids Tighten Pacific Grip
Allied reports say a powerful American carrier force and submarines sank or damaged at least 17 Japanese ships during raids on Palau Yap and Woleai near the Philippines. Japanese losses include three warships and fourteen merchantmen, with 27 Americans killed. Air and naval actions also reach Hollandia Truk and Bougainville as Allied forces expand across the Pacific.
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Navy
Ecretary
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Palau Islands
Yap
Woleai Islands
Carolines
Palau
Woleai
Tokyo
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Foochow Harbor
China
Chungking
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Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Truk
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South Pacific
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Pacific Atoll
Eten
Ponape
Marshalls
Bougainville Island
Millard F. Harmon
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Alaskan Naval District
Japan
Marine
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Chaplin Acquitted in Mann Act Trial in Los Angeles
Film comedian Charlie Chaplin was found not guilty on both counts of the Mann Act indictment. The jury of seven women and five men ruled Chaplin paid for Joan Berry to travel to New York with no immoral intent and also cleared him on the return trip to Hollywood. He expressed faith in the American people as the verdict was announced.
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Los Angeles
Charlies
Spencer Chaplin
Joan Berry
New York
Francis Cross
Roscoe Reeder
J. F. T. O'Connor
Chaplin
Jerry Giesler
Giesler
Hollywood
Gresley
U. S
Charles H. Carr
Ground Work is Enormous Ground Work is Enormous
In a discussion on the European invasion the piece explains that invasion planning extends to months of preparation by Army and Navy, with staff reviews of commando data weather and terrain maps and fortifications. It stresses the vital role of logistics and the balance of ground to air forces.
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Imphal
Tamu
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Stilwell
Europe
Invasion Logistics and Forces for D Day Scale
The piece outlines invasion logistics from North Africa to the planned D Day. It notes troop support needs with supply items per man, per month maintenance of footwear, and ammunition flows. It describes the insertion of infantry, followed by armored units and artillery, with emphasis on coordinating signals and medical corps to establish radio links and beachhead reinforcement.
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Signal Corps
Medical Department
Engineer Corps
Ordnance Department
Russians Push to Five Oil Fields as Tarnopol Falls
Soviet forces reported major gains across Poland and Romania as Tarnopol fell after a 10 day battle. The Red Army overran 50 localities near Odessa and crushed the enemy rail line from Razdelnaya to Kishinev, threatening escape routes for German and Romanian troops.
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London
Red Army
Tarnopol
Poland
Black Sea
Odessa
Bakalovo
Razdelnaya
Rumania
Kishinev
Ponyatovka
Veselyi Kut
Ovidiopol
Dniester
Akkerman
Bessarabia
Stormovik
Odessa-Akkerman
Lwow
Romania
Ivan S. Konev
Iasi
Skala
Moscow
Khotin
Czernowitz
Kamenets Podolsk
Monitor
Tarnopol- Odessa
Tsezarevka
Razdelmaya
Vina
Czernowite
Bombers Strike Bucharest as Allied Fleet Reaches Balkans
Allied air crews based in Southern Italy flew 600 miles to bomb Bucharest, capital of Romania, a major rail hub. The raid followed heavy bombing of Budapest and aimed to disrupt Balkan supply routes aiding the Soviet advance in Romania. German reports claimed 44 bombers were shot down, while the assault echoed the day’s previous strikes in the region.
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Luftwaffe
D” Day
Naples
Bucharest
Hitler
Balkan
Italy
Red Army
Romania
Tvomimimm Advil Eit
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Hungary
Balkans
Ploesti
U. S
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London
RAF
Russia
Sofia
Bulgaria
Steyr
Austria
Mediterranean
East
An#io
Adriatic
Texas Seeks Rehearing On Negro Vote Decision
Texas moves for a rehearing of the U S Supreme Court ruling opening Democratic primaries to Black voters. Gov. Coke R Stevenson after a press conference says no special session to repeal primary statutes. court decision seen as broad enough to bar most exclusionary schemes.
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Texas
Associated Press
United States Supreme Court
Coke R. Stevenson
Grover Sellers
Supreme Court
Lonnie E. Smith
Harris County
John Lee Smith
Stevenson
Frozen Worms Upset Robins At The Old Ball Park
In Muncie Indiana on April 4 manager Frankie Frisch canceled a McCulloch Park workout due to frozen angleworms. He instead sent players on a three mile hike to keep Pirates in shape amid wintery conditions and a light early season note of baseball ploys.
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Muncie
Ind
Robins
Frankie Frisch
McCullouch Park
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hedy Lamarr Veil Catches Fire During Love Scene
In Hollywood on April 4 AP reports actor Paul Henreid was lighting Hedy Lamarr’s cigarette when her veil ignited. Henreid put out the blaze. veil and gown were damaged but Lamarr remained unharmed as studio firemen responded.
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Hollywood
Hedy
Plains Police Gather Today in Amarillo Event
Texas Rangers FBI agents and local officers gather for the Panhandle district meeting of the Texas Police Association in Municipal Auditorium Amarillo. The program includes welcomes talks motion pictures and exhibits with a John Snider barbecue at noon. Col Homer Garrison will address the group and J M Welch will speak as association president.
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Texas Rangers
Guardians of Peace
FBI
G-men
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas Police Association
Municipal Auditorium
John Snider
Col
Homer Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
J. M. Welch
Daillas
State Association
Plains Demos Plan Rally in Lubbock on April 8
A Democratic rally for West Texas and eastern New Mexico is announced by Mark Halsey district committeeman. Senator Harry S Truman of Missouri will speak at Lubbock High School auditorium at 8 PM. All state and national Democratic officials in the area are invited.
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Texas
New Mexico
Lubbock
Mark Halsey
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Lubbock High School
Navy Gets Fund for Pacific Bases
President Roosevelt signed a law authorizing the Navy to spend over a billion dollars to build advance bases in the Pacific to project power toward Japan. The bill also allocates $600 million for shore facilities in the United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific
Japan
United States
Weather Summary for Amarillo Vicinity and Nearby Areas
The forecast shows Wednesday mostly fair with little temperature change. West Texas will be partly cloudy and warmer through Wednesday and Thursday with fresh to strong winds. The Panhandle and South Plains may see strong winds, while New Mexico stays partly cloudy and generally fair with a cooler eastern edge. Precipitation is not expected. temperatures and sunrise sunset times are noted.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Massie
Turen
Ares
Dewey Leads Early in Wisconsin Presidential Balloting
In Wisconsin's presidential primary results Dewey pledged candidates led with three of four delegates at large from 119 of 3,076 precincts reporting. A Stassen slate and MacArthur and Willkie backers trailed as final tallies awaited.
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Milwaukee
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dewey
Douglas MacArthur
Wendell L. Willkie
Stassen
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