Russian drives near Tarnopol push to end siege
Allied reports say Soviet forces under Zhukov have nearly surrounded Tarnopol as 15 German divisions face liquidation. In the Odessa region Red troops push toward rail hubs near Razdelnaya while Kishinev and Doibany come under advance. Konev’s Second Army nears Iasi with cutters around Khotin and Czernowitz.
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Boon
Ronghold
Field Es
Kamenets Podolsk
Odessa
Gregory K. Zhukov
Riy
Tarnopol
Ger
Lwow
Kov
Black Sea
Red Army
Kishinev
Bessarabia
Doibany
Osipovka
Tiraspol
Ivan Konev
Rumania
Iasiukov
Konev
Skala
Kamenets Podolskapture
Khotin
Cen
Czernowitz
Pped
Ross the Dniester
Rmans
Hich
Dramatic Allied Air Blitz Pummels Hollandia In New Guinea
The Associated Press reports a massive one hour and thirteen minute air assault over Hollandia New Guinea destroying a Japanese fleet of bombers and fighters. Allied forces dropped 400 tons of bombs and expended 275000 rounds as 26 Nip interceptors were downed and all runways rendered unserviceable.
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Southwest
Pacific
Hollandia
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Palau
Carolines
Marlin Spencer
Associated Press
Spencer Davis
South Pacific
Dublin Island
MacArthur
Rambayto
Admiralty Group
Rabaul
Navy
Army
Raluana
Lakunai
Assam
India
Imphal
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Akyab
Alathangdaw
William Boni
Stilwell
Mogaung Valley
Burma
Merrill
Inkanghtawng
Kamaing
Mogau
Ohio Officer Making Good Use of Skill
Major Joh K Halterman 35 of New Louisville survived a deadly incident as he used a .45 revolver with precision. He began shooting in his teens in Kentucky and earned a life membership in the Vandalia American Handicapped Trapshooters Association. He later placed second in the Ohio State trapshoot.
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Bougainville
Joh K. Halterman
New
Kerman
St. Louisville
Ark
Vandalia
Vandalia American Handi- Trapshooters’ Association
Ohio State
Acquittal in Mann Act Case for Chaplin Ends Court Saga
Los Angeles film icon Charlie Chaplin is acquitted by a federal jury on Mann Act charges after a trial that centered on transporting Joan Berry, a 24 year old former drama pupil, for immoral purposes The verdict came as the trial wrapped up and the government had accused him of moving Miss Berry to New York and back.
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Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
Aplin
Yeeray
Miss Berry
New K
Supreme Court splits over primaries ruling on Black voters
Justice Reed writes that Negroes can vote in primaries for state and federal offices provoking a rare majority and minority division. Justice Roberts, dissenting, warns the court is becoming a breeder of doubt and confusion in the public mind and asserts the court shows intolerance for former justices' opinions.
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Supreme Court
Reed
Justice Roberts
Eastern Thunderstorm Followed by Snow Hits Tri-State Area
A summer storm in New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania led to a thunderclap dawn followed by heavy snow. Commuters were delayed as airlines canceled flights and several planes circled to await landing orders.
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New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Tire Inspection Program Ends As OPA Halts Checks
The Office of Price Administration will stop most passenger car tire inspections. Effective April 20 only replacement tire purchases require inspection certificates. Officials say drivers are maintaining tires to extend life, so routine checks are no longer needed.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Peace Move By Rumania Reported As Armistice Likely
New York dispatch cites Blue Network report from London that Premier Antonescu will seek an armistice from Washington London and Moscow after an emissary visited Cairo to negotiate with the United Nations. The same source notes Czech plans for postwar administration and Russian troop entries without Allied military rule.
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New York
Blue Network
London
Turkey
Antonescu
Rumania
Washington
Moscow
Thomas B. Grandin
Cairo
United Nations
Balkans
Gandin
Romania
Russia
Britain
United States
Czechoslovakian
Red Army
New Aircraft Cooling Fan Improves Climb and Payload
Wright Aeronautical Corp announces a new cooling fan for air cooled aircraft engines. Myron B. Gordon says test flights show climb rate up to 20 percent and payload gains up to 10,000 pounds on some twin engined planes. Benefits extend to large flying boats and heavy bombers or cargo carriers.
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Gordon
Jap Losses Rise in India Burma Border Fighting
British and Indian troops defending the eastern border of India killed 3,600 Japanese in three weeks, according to official figures released tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India-Burma
India
Methane as Gasoline Substitute Urged by Scientists
Dr Gustav Engloff and Mary Alexander report methane from natural gas coal and sewage can be prepared as a gasoline substitute. They note Europe and the Pacific coast use methane fueled autos and buses. tanks must be lighter for passenger cars. 140000 vehicles run on methane in Europe.
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Cleveland
United States
America
American Chemical Society Today
Gustav Engloff
Mary Alexander
Universal Oil Products Co
Chicago
Egioff
Europe
Pacific Coast
Egloff
Germany
Dig Down with Fifth Army on Anzio Beachhead
German shells pounded a crowded hospital area on the Anzio beachhead for about 30 minutes yesterday. No casualties occurred due to dugouts and sandbag defenses. Ward tents have been torn down and engineers have excavated and reburied sections eight feet deep with dirt and sandbags.
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FIFTH
Anzio
Hershey Sets Age Based Draft First Under 26 Called Up
Washington reports Maj. G. Lewis B. Hershey, director of selective service, announced a new age based draft plan. Men under 26 to be taken first, then 26 to 29, then those over 30 with looser requirements. He promised aid to 4-Fs to stay productive and instructed local boards to balance food needs with military manpower in farm deferments.
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Washington
High Command
Maj. G. Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Doubling of State Guard Announced in Ohio
Adj. Gen. Donald F. Pancoast said the Ohio State Guard would be doubled at once to 4,800 officers and men from about 2,400. Two new infantry regiments will form five total with recruiting in Cleveland area and Northwestern Ohio. Most volunteers will be over draft age or 4-F. Weapons, ammunition, clothing and other equipment are en route to the state armory. Commanders for the new units were not announced.
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Columbus
Adj
Donald F. Pancoast
Ohio State Guard
Pancoast
War Department
Cleveland
Ohio
Top Hero U. S. Navy's most decorated officer in this war
Commander Donald J. MacDonald of New York captains the destroyer O Bannon. He is the war’s most decorated Navy officer with the Navy Cross Legion of Merit Silver Star and other honors including a Presidential Unit Citation and multiple gold stars.
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U. 8. Navy
Comdr
Donald J. MacDonald
New York
O'Bannon
Navy
NEA
Jamaica to Supply 13 000 to 15 000 Farm Laborers to U S
Kingston authorities announced recruiting 13 000 to 15 000 agricultural workers for U S farms starting next week. The program mirrors last summer when Jamaica supplied about 10 000 workers to U S farms under an American plan.
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Kingston
Jamaica
United States
U. S
Ration-Free Car Built by Lehigh Chemistry Students
In Bethlehem, Lehigh University chemistry students built a ration-free automobile. The engine uses charcoal and air passed through a hot charcoal bed to produce carbon monoxide fed into the cylinders. The professor notes the car operates at about 15 miles per hour.
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Bethlehem
Lehigh University
Charles Stoops
Stoop
Willkie Defeated in Wisconsin Presidential Primary
In Wisconsin the 14 Dewey pledged delegates led a heavy result as Wendell Willkie trailed and trailed in fourth place. Harold Stassen MacArthur and Roosevelt aligned delegates also secured key positions while Democratic delegates favored Roosevelt. Willkie’s 13 day campaign failed to close the gap across all ten districts.
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Milwaukee
Thomas F. Dewey
New York
Wisconsin
Wendell L. Willkie
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dewey
Douglas A. MacArthur
Willkie
Howard J. McMurray
Roosevelt
National Committee
Egg-Buying Plan Discussed by WFA and Senators
Midwest senators plan another meeting with government officials to address the egg market. The War Food Administration will launch a nationwide egg buying program to guarantee producers at least 26 cents a dozen, purchasing eggs for distribution to public institutions and school lunch programs and potentially selling them to drying plants.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Democrats Face Test on Campaign Investigating Committee
Washington reports that administration leaders are eyeing Democratic senators for a campaign expenditures committee. CIO pressure to exclude any who voted for the Smith Connally anti strike measure narrows eligibility to four: Green of Rhode Island, Murray and Wheeler of Montana, and Glass of Virginia.
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Washington
CIO
Green
Rhode Island
Murray and
Wheeler
Montana
Glass
Virginia
Air Routes To Speed International Travel
George A. Bleyle of Wright Aeronautical Corp told the American Society of Automotive Engineers that wartime aviation advances will shorten distance between nations. He said planes can fly Arctic routes between major cities, cut thousands of miles, and operate safely at 60 degrees below zero.
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New York
United States
American Society of Automotive Engineers
Society
George A. Bleyle
Wright Aeronautical Corp
Famed Longview Dairy Sells Herd Over Labor Shortage
One of the Midwest’s largest dairy herds at Longview in Kansas City is auctioned as labor shortages drive a shift from 758 dairy cattle to 700 beef cattle. Loula Long Combs runs the operation. Russell Parker says the $2.5 million investment must be protected as wartime jobs pull workers away.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Longview Arms
Loula Long Combs
United States
Russell Parker
Longview
R. A. Long
Combs
Long
Liberators Hit French Coast Area
Heavy American Liberator bombers attacked the Pas-de-Calais invasion coast resuming the aerial offensive after a three day lull. Dawn skies over Southeast England were filled with fighter and bomber activity as German radio reports tracked the air operation.
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Pas-de- Calais
France
England
Berlin Bombing Toll and Balkan Air Campaign Summary
Aftonbladet cites a diplomatic source saying about 11,000 Berliners died in the last two raids. The report notes Bucharest and other Balkan capitals hit by Allied air power with Romanian and American involvement, while German and Romanian fighters downed aircraft and battles spread across the Balkans.
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Berlin
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Frankfurt
Calais
Luxembourg
Cologne
Ruhr
Germany
15Th Air Force
Italy
Bucharest
Paris
Balkans
Antonescu
United States
Great Britain
Hitler
Mt Marrone
Cassino
Anzio Beach
Budapest
Balkan
Sofia
Andone
Ploesti
Danube
Geremany
Retrial Sought in Texas Vote Case After Supreme Court Ruling
Governor Coke R. Stevenson announced after a meeting with Attorney General Grover Sellers that the State will request a rehearing of the Supreme Court decision allowing Negroes to vote in Texas Democratic primaries. In Lorain, a 303-foot steel escort frigate named for Milledgeville, Civil War capital of Georgia, was launched yesterday amid a heavy snowstorm.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
United States Supreme Court
Coke R. Stevenson
Grover Sellers
Lorain
Milledgeville
Georgia
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