Allied Bombers Raid Belgrade in First Major Strike
American bombers from the Mediterranean area raided Belgrade for the first time, with reports of heavy damage and casualties. Brasov in Transylvania and other southeastern cities were also hit as German and Romanian fighters opposed the raid. Belgrade serves as a Balkan crossroads and was a German HQ in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mediterranean
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
DNB
Brasov
Romania
Kronstadt
Transylvania
Bucharest
General's Reply Fails To Solve GOP Riddle
Allied Headquarters dispatch notes Gen. Douglas MacArthur released a written statement on political questions, avoiding a clear answer on whether he would accept the Republican nomination or be drafted. He repudiated claims of disloyalty and said he has long dedicated himself to the war effort. His remarks followed letters to Rep. Miller that critics said hinted at a presidential bid, though MacArthur stressed they were not intended for publication and reflected friendly regard toward a congressman.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
A. L. Miller
Nebraska
White House
Congress
Barkus
Philippines
Australia
Pearl Harbor
Miller
Union
Solid South
of the
United States
Americans Strike Deep Into Germany With Long Range Fighters
American long range fighters numbering 500 to 750 moved from Britain to strike German airfields and ground targets. The raids near Berlin downed 18 German planes and destroyed about 40 more, with 30 American fighters lost. The operation marked the heaviest air campaign to date and relied on extended fighter ranges and new Mustang sorties.
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London
Hitler
Britain
Germany
Berlin
RAF
Sevastopol Fall Near as Soviet Offensive Advances
Soviet high command said Russian planes attacked Sevastopol evacuation docks as thousands of Germans and Romanians sought escape by sea. Front reports claim Tolbukhin and Konev formations push toward the fortress with several towns falling and Chisinau within reach of a broader drive toward Romania.
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London
High Command
Sevastopol
Depetenes
Crimean
Andrei Ien
Ivan
Konev
Second
Ukraine
Moscow
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Fourth Ukraine
Death of M S Arnold a Happy farmer and ranchman
Marcellus Sheridan Arnold 77 of Happy died 11 30 p m Saturday night in an Amarillo hospital after a long illness. He owned farms and oil lands across Gray Randall Carson and Swisher counties. Survived by wife Cornelia Belle Strohmeyer and two children Ralph and Elsie death followed by burial at Pampa. Funeral at Boxwell Brothers Chapel with Rev Elmer Crabtree and Dr R C Snodgrass officiating.
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Marcellus Sheridan Arnold
Happy
Amarillo
Gray, Randall, Carson
Swisher
Gray County
Arnold
Cornelia Belle Strohmeyer
Elsie Arnold
Ralph
Canadian
Boxwell Brothers
Pampa
Elmer Crabtree
Happy Methodist Church
R. C. Snodgrass
First Christian Church
Jack Frost
Hereford
Pat Arnold
William Sheridan Frost
Robert Lee Frost
Dennis Zimmerman
Tulsa
W. M. Miller
J. H. Stephenson
Lewis Walberg
Elmer Walberg
S. C. Whitman
Breezes Blow Girl Into Car in Santa Fe Building Window
A strong 43 mph wind with gusts to 53 mph pushed Helen Zweig 18 of 1509 Jefferson Street into a car at Polk Street and Fifth Avenue around 7 p.m. She suffered bruises but remained uninjured. A large window in the Santa Fe Building shattered without injuries. Forecast calls for strong winds, dust, and cooler air today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Zweig
Ars Old
Jefferson Street
Polk Street
Fifth Avenue
Santa Fe
Tornado Toll in Georgia and Carolinas Mounts Amid Destruction
A night tornado ripped a 100 mile path through northeast Georgia and western South Carolina, killing at least 40 and injuring over 500. Ga deaths clustered around Royston and Hart County, with South Carolina fatalities in Greenwood Abbeville and nearby areas. Hospitals were damaged, and emergency aid moved to Royston as Red Cross and churches aided victims.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South Carolina
Associated Press
Red Cross
Royston
Hart County
Nuburg
Gainesville
Greenwood
S. C
Athens
Elberton
Anderson
Edward Hill
Franklin County
Airmen Fight in Italy and Romania Raid Highlighs
Allied air and ground actions intensify in southeastern Europe with RAF Wellington bombers hitting Turnu Severin in Romania while U S Portresses and Liberators strike Bucharest and Ploesti. American tanks and infantry push east of the Mussolini canal near Littoria with no Allied casualties reported.
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Aus
Naples
Germany
Europe
Turnu-Severin
U. S
Bucharest
Ploesti
Romania
Mussolini Canal
Littoria
Patton to Seek Re-election in Texas District
Rep Nat Patton of Crockett Texas announced plans to seek another term and said he would mail formal notices to the Democratic chairmen in each county of his district.
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Washington
Nat Patton
Crockett
Tex
L. E. Phillips Dies at 67 Co Founder of Phillips Petroleum
Bartlesville Oklahoma April 16 L E Phillips 67 co founder with Frank Phillips of Phillips Petroleum Co died today after years of ill health and a stroke last summer Funeral and burial plans are incomplete but likely will be in Bartlesville
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Bartlesville
Okla
L. BE. Phillips
Frank Phillips
Phillips Petroleum Co
Biggest Sedition Trial Opens in U S War Era
Thirty defendants accused of conspiring with Nazis to overthrow democracy in the United States face trial in federal court. Conviction could bring 10 years and a $10 000 fine. Notables include Elizabeth Dilling George Sylvester Viereck and William Dudley Pelley.
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Washington
United States
Elizabeth Dilling
Chicago
Red Network
George Sylvester Viereck
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts
H. Victor Broenstrupp
Hull
Supreme Court
Germany
Frankfurter
Jackson
Broenstrupp
Congress
U. S
Texas Aces Score Big With 10 Aces In War Flight
AP reports from Naples that an American Thunderbolt group flying its 200th combat mission escorted bombers over Weinerenstadt on April 12 and produced 10 fighter aces. The unit is led by Lt. Col. Chester Slucer of San Antonio. Aces include Maj. Frank Collins of Breckenridge with nine victories, Lt. Col. Lewis Chick of Twin Sisters with six, and Lt. Edsel Paul of Vernon with five.
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Naples
Weinerenstadt
Chester Slucer
San Antonio
Thunderbolt Group
Frank Collins
Breckenridge
Texas
Lewis Chick
Twin Sisters
Edsel Paul
Vernon
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Nearby Regions
Partly cloudy and warmer in Amarillo area Monday with cooler Monday night and Tuesday. Strong winds and dust persist into Tuesday. Panhandle and El Paso areas expect winds and dust storms Monday after noon and night with cooler Tuesday. New Mexico sees partial clouds with scattered showers or snow squalls north. occasional 40 mph winds. colder north and west portions. highs 35 to 75.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
el Paso
New Mexico
Air Army Stabs Japs Close to Mandalay in India Burma Drive
Allied glider troops push 60 miles northwest of Mandalay in a deep behind enemy lines advance. Mountbatten moves HQ nearer the front as Chindits operate from Yeu and Shwebo, threatening air bases and rail links. British forces report progress around Kohima Imphal and gains against Japanese positions in the Kohima to Dimapur corridor.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Mandalay
India-Burma
Louis Mountbatten
Imphal
India
Shwebo
Mandalay-Myitkyina
Yeu
Orde C. Wingate
Katha- Mawilu
Yeu-Shwebo
Kohima
Dimapur
Bengal-Assam
Japan Ties Wart War Pact Bets to Pearl Harbor Attack
Washington reports reveal in 1929 diplomatic volumes that Japan hedged its Kellogg renunciation of war while signing the treaty. The papers show Hoover and MacDonald agreed in 1929 not to base bases in each other hemispheres and to cut naval forces for a peaceful outlook. Details describe Japan restricting American warships from Marshall Island ports Kwajalein and Maloelap citing navigational dangers and native fears.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
State Department
U. S
Britain
Rapidan
Hoover
Ramsay MacDonald
Marshall Island
Kwajalein
Maloelap
Central Pacific
Frank Kellogg
Japan
Marshalls
Fighting Ace Gentile Soars Again in Europe
The U S fighter Gentile lands three more Nazi planes, earning ranking as No 1 American ace. Born in Piqua Ohio to Italian parents, he grew up chasing planes from age ten and built a homemade craft in high school. The story resumes on page eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Gentile
Lee Carson
Piqua
Ohio
Shangri-La
America
Gentile
U S Bombers Sweep Pacific Front in Pacific Battle Report
Pearl Harbor April 16 Adm Chester W Nimity announced American air forces struck Ponape Islands and surrounding targets in the Central Pacific. Medium bombers hit Ponape airfields under heavy antiaircraft fire. A tanker sunk and two escort vessels driven ashore on Ant Island. Navy planes also bombed Pakin and Oro luk and attacked Ulu northwest of Truk.
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Vu. S.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Ponape Islands
Central Pacific
Chester W. Nimity
Nauru
Equator
Matsuwa
Kurile Islands
Japan
Seventh Army Air Force Ee
Ponape
Ant Island
Pakin Island
Oroluk
Truk Islands
Ulu
Truk
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U.S. Airfleets
Maul Belgrade
Serbia
Middle East
Balkans
Sava
Danube
Third Ukraine
Rodio Y. Mainovsky
Odessa
Dnestr
Chisinau
Bessarabia
Tiraspol
Orhei
Jes
Iasi
Galati
Vinnitsa
Bug
Prut
Siret
Falticeni
Stalin
Yalta
Tarnopol
Old Poland
Red Army
Crimea
Sicily
Mary
Italy
Ian MacDonald
Buffalo
N. Y
Signal Corps
M. S. Arnold
Virginia
Kansas
Oklahoma
Stockholm
Haparanda
Sweden
Amazon
L. E. Phillips
Texas Aces
Air Army
Nippon
Pacific
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