Sabang Raid on Northern Sumatra by Allied Carrier Planes
Allied carrier air crews from Admiral Somerville's force struck Sabang and Thonga in Northern Sumatra in a 15 minute raid destroying ships, oil tanks, docks, a radio station and ground installations. The attack, backed by American made planes, logged no Allied losses and left 22 Japanese planes destroyed on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Burns
Sabang
Sumatra
Adm
James Somerville
Britain
Padang
Andaman Or Nicobar Islands
Singapore
Southeast Asia Command
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Thonga
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Andaman Islands
Ihonga
Netherlands
Indian Ocean
British Postwar Trade Plan Aired by Churchill
Admiral Bagley lectured on Pacific war trends at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club. He praised U S amphibious superiority and cautioned that Midway shaped Japan's invasion concept, urging sea control as essential to future operations and warning the imperial fleet could be destroyed or retreat to new bases near Japan.
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Churchill
San Francisco
David W. Bagley
Western Sea Frontier
Admiral Bagley
San Francisco Commonwealth Club
America
Pacific
Midway
U. S
Japan
Bagley
50 000 Crack Jap Troops Hurtle at China Rail Hub
Japanese forces estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 move toward the North Henan railway junction of Chenghsien. Chinese and Allied reports note efforts to flee, shelling, and attempts to envelop the town to control the Peiping Hankow line. Concurrent war updates describe Allied actions around Imphal Kohima and in the Pacific theater with bombings and naval strikes.
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China
Associated Press
Nippon
Henan
Chenghsien
Peiping-Hankow
Mihsien
Peiping- Hankow
Yangtze
Imphal
Kohima
Burma
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Mogaung River
Kamaung
Myitkyin
Stilwell
Carolines Islands
Wake
Ponapa
Truk
Ani
Pakin Islands
Ujelang Atoll
Marshall Island
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Woleai Island
Carolines
Demos Seek Return of Rights via Resolutions
A Texas Democratic resolution to restore individual and state rights under the Constitution will be introduced at Potter County precinct conventions on May 6 and 9. The proposal, drafted by J E Swepston, urges delegates to back a platform abolishing unnecessary federal boards and repealing laws depriving states of constitutional rights. Eight precinct chairmen were named, including three women, and conventions set for May 6 with county proceedings May 9.
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Potter County
Democratic Executive Committee
J. E. Swepston
Tulsa
Swisher County
Washington, D. C
Eeboee County
Texas
A. D
Pearl Tarwater
Elizabeth M. Fly
Ivan Hudgens
BE. B. Graham
Guy Walden
W. E. Konkle
L. H. Griffith
John Haley
T. M. Johnson
Oliver Eakle
Mr. Stone
Empire Retains Mutual Tariff Within Charter
Churchill tells the House of Commons the empire will keep imperial preference with tariff arrangements unshackled by the Atlantic Charter or lend lease. He cites unity with the United States and Russia, seeks expanded world trade, and defends imperial protection against abolition by international agreements.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Commonwealth
Empire
United States
Russia
Newfoundland
League of Nations
House
Dominions
British Commonwealth
Invasion Rumors Surge As Allies Mass Near Britain
Berlin radio reports a massive Allied naval buildup in British home waters described as the greatest since Dunkerque. It cites troop movements from London toward Channel ports and southern coasts, while Vichy radio links a western invasion to Allied actions in Italy and the Balkans.
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London
Berlin
Vichy
Italy
Balkans
Invasion Bombs Smash Cologne and Allied Raids
RAF sorties last night dropped over 5 000 tons on Cologne and three other rail hubs behind the invasion front. American heavy bombers reportedly attacked Bucharest and other targets in Southeastern Europe. Losses included 16 RAF aircraft with significant damage to rail yards around Cologne.
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London
RAF
Cologne
Berlin
Bucharest
Europe
British Bomber Command
Germany
Italy
Romania
Serbia
France
Rhine
la Chapelle
Air Ministry
Weather Summary for Amarillo Vicinity and West Texas
Partly cloudy and cooler today and Sunday with fresh to strong winds in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas: partly cloudy Saturday with cooler temperatures, Sunday partly cloudy and cooler with winds. New Mexico: partly cloudy Saturday, scattered showers cooler in east and south central Saturday and Sunday, then fair and warmer.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Reds Hurl Nazis Back in Poland
In southeast Poland near Stanislawow the Red Army repulsed large German tank and infantry attacks. Moscow said 1,500 enemy troops were killed and 68 tanks destroyed. Sevastopol reports claim the battle nears its final phase.
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London
Red Army
Stanislawow
Old Poland
Moscow
Sevastopol
Crimea
Mt. Sapoun
Black Sea
Romania
Poland
Ottynia
Red Star
Prut
Dnestr
Lwow
World Money Plan Debated in Congress
Washington April 2. Congressional reaction to the 8 billion dollar international money stabilization proposal ranged from warm enthusiasm to sharp caution. House Ways and Means Chairman Doughton praised it as a fine approach while Representative Smith called it perilous to the United States. Morgenthau outlined the plan before it became public.
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Washington
Smith
Ohio
United States
Doughton
North Carolina
House
Treasury
Morgenthau
Amarillo Field Hosts Largest Panhandle Parade Yet
Brigadier General Easterbrook opens Amarillo Army Air Field to 3000 soldiers for a 22 acre parade ground debut. A formation of B 25 bombers, two wings of troops, and the 364th Aviation Squadron highlight a 30 minute retreat ceremony.
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Arthur E. Easterbrook
Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo
Panhandle
Easterbrook
William C. Coogan
William K. Powell
John Czingili
John A. Leonard
Army Air Forces
Amarillo Field
364Th
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Jim Richards
B. F. Goodrich
Borger
West Texas Chamber of Commerce Managers Association
Kansas State University
Goodrich Company
Akron
Louisville
Atlantic
Lens
Pas de-Calais
Ottignies
Belgium
Brussels
Paris
Atlantic Wall
Lille
Hannover
Aachen
Gent
Ava Maness
Dallas
Bonham
Albania
Maness
Northwest Texas Hospital
Patton & Carroll Clinic
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