Darke County farmers press AAA chairman to resign
In Greenville Ohio April 7 farmers led by James Mannix demand AAA Darke County chairman Ora R Fellers resign by noon. Wary police tighten security as protests threaten to escalate amid long running rationing disputes.
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Russians Trap German Forces Around Odessa and Tarnopol
Russian offensives envelop German units northwest of Odessa and near Skala. reports say 5,000 killed and 1,000 captured in two days as tanks guns and trucks are seized. Simultaneous actions isolate German garrisons at Tarnopol and push toward Kishinev and Iasi with Romanian front unclear.
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Tarnopol
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Budapest Evacuation Ordered as City Cleared
Ankara radio reports Budapest evacuation organized with lists of areas to be cleared and tickets issued to residents. American bombers based in Italy struck the capital for the first time Monday, followed by a RAF assault that night. Baron Mannerheim in London reports pneumonia has struck the Finnish commander-in-chief.
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Ankara
Budapest
Italy
RAF
Baron Mannerheim
Vichy
International Air Control Plan Progress Reported
United States and Great Britain announced agreement that international control should govern many technical matters in civil aviation. Attendees included Adolf A. Berle Jr. Edward Warner and Lord Beaverbrook with other advisers. Soviet and other nations are to enter talks before a full conference. Russian discussions occurred in Washington with Joseph Grew L Welch Pogue and W A M Burden.
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United States
Great Britain
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
U. S
Edward Warner
U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board
Lord Beaverbrook
Soviet Union
Washington
Joseph C. Grew
L. Welch Pogue
Civil Aeronautics Board
W. A. M. Burden
Commerce
Air
Pope Challenged by Moscow Patriarch on Papal Vicar Role
Metropolitan Sergei of Moscow argues in the Journal of Moscow that the pope cannot be Christ’s vicar on earth. He cites biblical text to claim Jesus remains with the church spiritually while abandoning the earth. The article reaffirms Orthodox principles and rejects papal authority as vicar.
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Sergei
All
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Weather outlook across Amarillo and West Texas regions
Weather summary notes Saturday partly cloudy and warmer with Sunday fair. West Texas sees continued warmth with scattered showers near Del Rio Eagle Pass area on Saturday. New Mexico expects partly cloudy conditions Saturday and Sunday with light showers in the northern mountains late in the day. Temperatures by hour show varied highs and lows across regions.
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Eagle Pass
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Beaufighters Hit Norway Coast in RAF Attack
Beaufighters of the RAF coastal command battered an enemy convoy off the Norwegian coast. The raid accompanied a broader Allied air offensive with Mosquito raids on Hamburg, the Ruhr and Rhineland. German radio warned of Allied planes over northern and northwest Germany.
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London
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Hamburg
Ruhr
Rhineland
Germany
Flour Mill Hires Duck Chaser on River Bank
The Standard-Tilton Milling Company paid an employee to stand by the Mississippi River and throw rocks at wild ducks. The plant, using 2300 gallons of water per minute, has shut down four times this week as ducks dive in for fish and are sucked into the intake pipe. A scarecrow failed to deter the migrating flocks.
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Stanard-Tilton Milling Company
Mississippi River
Allies Hammer German Supply Lines In Italy Push
Allied ground actions near Carroceto and Cassino paused as German patrols were repelled with heavy losses. Air power intensified, striking German communications and constraining fuel and supply routes, with Zagreb airfield defenses reported and Western Allied bombers shooting down enemy planes.
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Cassino
Kans
Zagreb
Italy
Rome
Cousin To Visit Senator Here
An Amarillo woman, Mrs. John Cage of 410 West Thirteenth Avenue, expects Harry S. Truman to arrive today or tomorrow. She plans to wire him in Lubbock and will miss the Democratic rally. Truman will speak in Lubbock tonight. An Army friend, Lt. Col. Earl A. Hyde, Amarillo Field mess officer, will visit as a fellow veteran of World War I.
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Redding
Amarillo
Harry 5. Truman
Senate Investigating Committee
John Cage
West Thirteenth Avenue
Truman
Senator Truman
Earl A. Hyde
Amarillo Field
Massed Fire For Invasion by American Infantry Division
American infantry officers led by Omar N. Bradley prepare for a Western invasion with heavy naval and air support. Bradley promises air cover and navy gunfire, notes low expected losses in Tunisia, warns Germans may use treachery, and urges aggressiveness as England and the United States back the troops.
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England
Adolf Hitler
Omar N. Bradley
Wall
Bradley
United States
B 29 Fortress Too Late To Aid in Europe
London April 7 Walter Cronkite reports the B 29 Super Fortress may have come too late to alter the course of the war in Europe. The aircraft could prove valuable against Japan but with Luftwaffe dwindling and improved Fortresses and Liberators, its extra firepower is seen as a luxury for Europe.
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Europe
Walter Cronkite
London
Boeing Aircraft Company
Japan
Reich
Luftwaffe
Trallap
Germany
Postwar 30-hour Work Week Proposed by CIO Union
A 30-hour postwar work week at 40 hours pay was recommended by a two day conference of War veteran members of the CIO United Mine Workers Union. The plan aims to advance fair distribution of the benefits of technical progress and support business stability.
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Washington
CIO United Avie Workers Union
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