Ploesti Oil Refineries and Rail Yards Bombed by Air Forces
American heavy bombers struck Ploesti Romania destroying tank cars and tracks as 40 Nazi planes fell and several dozen more were damaged. The raid aimed to cripple Nazi fuel supplies with Slessor stating Germany could not sustain war without Ploesti.
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Ploesti
Rumania
Germany
Romania
Mediterranean
Sir John Slessor
Britain
Berlin
Munich
France
Slessor
Steyr
Austria
Frankfurt Radio
Reich
Italy
15Th Air Force
Toulouse
Cassino
Cincinnati Officers Court Martial Resumes
An army court martial reconvened in Cincinnati to consider charges of laxity and neglect of duty against three officers. Prosecution expected to present more testimony about slipshod inspections, falsified records, and pressure on inspectors to pass defective parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Army Air Force
Conservancy District Created by Judge Cramer in Butler County
The Butler County conservancy district was officially established yesterday by Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer. The decision formalizes efforts to manage flood control and land preservation within the region. Local officials anticipate coordinated projects and public funding to support basin protection.
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FIX Conservancy District
Hamilton
Butler County Conservancy District
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Taft Seeks Reelection as Ohio Senator for Post Strongest
Taft declares the United States Senate his preferred job and says he can do the most good there. He won’t run for president in 1944 though he previously sought the nomination in 1940 and now backs Gov. John Bricker for president. He supports war measures and a fair league of nations.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
William Howard Taft
United States Senate
Wendell Willkie
John W. Bricker
Taft
League of Nations
Coalition Government In Italy Is Proposed
Leaders of six anti fascist parties seek a coalition proposed by the communists to strengthen Marshal Badoglio's hand for the war effort against the Germans. The move gains support as King Vittorio Emanuele plans to retire and designate Crown Prince Umberto as deputy.
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Naples
Marshal Badogno
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
Logan Man Elected President of Ohio Restaurant Association
Clarence Blosser of Logan was elected president of the Ohio Restaurant Association at the annual convention. Walter Wood of Cleveland was named a vice president.
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Logan
Ohio Restaurateurs Columbus
Clarence Blosser
Ohio Restaurant Association
Walter Wood
Cleveland
Forecast of Pig Slaughter Echoes 1934 35 Scarcity
Rep Martin Iowa cites a Bowles letter suggesting potential curtailment of livestock to safeguard grain for war needs. He worries the government plans to repeat the 6,000,000 pig slaughter from 1934 and 1935, threatening meat supplies.
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Washington
Martin
Iowa
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Drastic Action Looms Over British Strikes
London reports House of Commons debate as Minister Gwilym Lloyd George vows firm action to end mining and shipyard stoppages. U.S. Army aid speeds Northumberland coal mining with two large excavators. He cites coal crisis as the worst since 1926 and notes 60 percent of Yorkshire pits running while the strike has cost one million tons of coal.
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London
Gwilym Lloyd George
House of Commons
Britain
U. S
Northumberland
Lloyd George
Fuel Ministry
Yorkshire
Three Die in Blast at Hastings Depot
An explosion near the Hastings Naval Ordnance Depot killed three people and left 12 missing within a 50 mile radius. The Navy reported 35 injuries and said damage was confined to a single unit of the plant, the largest in Nebraska. Glenvil suffered the most outside impact as businesses were described as practically collapsed.
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Hastings
Nebr
Hastings Naval Ordnance Depot
Navy Department
Washington
Naval
Nebraska
Glenvil
Extend Search for Missing CAP Plane
An extensive land, air, and water search for a missing Civil Air Patrol plane with three men was extended from Michigan into Ohio and Indiana. A belated report said the radio was heard in a Detroit control tower at 8 40 p m eastern wartime on the night of disappearance after departing Benton Harbor in a blizzard en route to Detroit.
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Detroit
Civil Air Patrol
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Benton Harbor
Mich
Farm Group Agents Awarded C Gas Cards
Representatives of farmers organizations win right to hold C gasoline ration cards as preferred drivers. Office of Price Administration lists farm group representatives along with war plant employees and other essential workers, effective April 11, for full time paid staff of organizations boosting food output.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Stockport Flier Takes Part in Austria Raid
Allied headquarters report three Ohio airmen from the 15th Air Force engaged in a Sunday air battle as 116 enemy planes were shot down. Most destroyings occurred during an attack on aircraft plants at Steyr, Austria, with credited gunners and pilots including Sgt. E Trotter and Stockport native Gobnty among the individuals noted.
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Allied Headquarters
Ohio
15Th Air Force
Steyr
Austria
Trotter
Stock
Gobnty
Madang
Bogadjim
Weu
Rabaul
New Britain
Aires
Mitchell
7Th Army Air Force
Ponape
Caroline
Navy
Wake
Chester W. Nimitz
Marshall Islands
Truk
Byrd Farley ticket proposed for Democratic ticket
Senator Bailey proposed a Byrd Farley ticket for the Democrats suggesting Senator Byrd and James A Farley would make a fine ticket and could win. The idea comes amid questions about President Roosevelt seeking a fourth term.
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Byrd-Farley
Denis
Washington
Roosevelt
Bailey
N. C
Byrd
James A. Farley
Wildcat Strike Shuts Philo Power Plant
An Ohio Power Co official reports a partial shutdown of the Philo power plant south of Zanesville due to a wildcat work stoppage by unionists. The unit staffs 350 workers.
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Canton
Ohio Power Co
Philo
Zanesville
UNRRA Ready for Invasion of Balkans Plan
UNRRA chief Herbert H. Lehman announced in Cairo that plans are complete for UNRRA to move into the Balkans with Allied military forces to aid relief and rehabilitation efforts.
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UNRRA
Balkans
Cairo
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Herbert H. Lehman
Mountbatten Bulletin Details Imphal Front and Pacific Air Actions
Allied troops press the Imphal front in India as Japanese losses mount along with air attacks. Chinese forces push Nipponese in the upper Mogaung Valley while Wake and Truk incursions yield bombings and ship sinkings. US bombers strike Aungban and Madang area targets as the war widens.
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India
Assam
Imphal
Lord Louis Mountbatten
India-Burma
Mountbatten
Burma
Mogaung
Wakawng
Records Destroyed by Opponents at Ohio AAA Offices
Dale Williams of the Ohio Agricultural Adjustment Administration says opponents destroyed records in three Darke county AAA offices. He alleges workers were pressured with threats of firing unless they quit, and a state AAA field man investigated the incidents and filed a report to Dayton Justice officers. Williams links the actions to groups opposing AAA rules on ration applications to the Office of Price Administration.
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Columbus
Dale Williams
Ohio Agricultural Adjustment Administration Committee
AAA
Darke County
Williams
State Aaa
Department of Justice
Dayton
Office of Price Administration
Five Alarm Blaze Rips Cincinnati Firm Row at Vine Street
A spectacular five alarm fire devastated a five story building at 50 Vine Street in the Ohio River bottoms housing Acme Radiator Shield Co and three other firms. Firemen estimated losses between 100000 and 150000 dollars.
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Cincinnati
Acme Radiator Shield Co., Inc
Vine Street
Ohio River
Allied Soldiers Die From Own Bombs in Cassino Raid
Allied commander Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker told reporters in Naples that several Allied soldiers were killed by bombs that failed or misidentified targets during the Cassino air assault on March 15. He stressed the attack showed air power limits and protected ground forces, noting heavy bombing should be sparing and used mainly in emergencies.
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Allied
Naples
Irac
Eaker
Cassino
Baker
Venafro
Salerno
Campaign curtain falls in Wisconsin GOP primary
The dismal scene marks the end of Wendell Willkie's bid with Governor Thomas E. Dewey leading a field that includes Harold Stassen and Douglas MacArthur. The report notes Willkie trailed by a wide margin amid Wisconsin results.
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Wendell Willkie
Wisconsin
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Willkie
Hull Explains Allies Stand On Surrender
Secretary Hull told 14 Republican House members that the Allies still demand unconditional surrender but that the peoples of Korea and Japan need not fear. He cited his July 1942 speech and Roosevelt's Aug 25 1943 lend lease message to justify the stance.
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Hull
Washington
House
Keeea
Japan
Rep. Buffet
Neb
Hall
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Axis
United Nations
Judge Blames Twin Beds for Divorce Rise
Chicago news notes Judge Frank Donahue in Women's Court condemns twin beds as an unholy system that causes dissension and divorce. He fines a childless couple $200 for disorderly conduct, citing the marital furniture as a primary factor in domestic strife.
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Chicago
Frank Donahue
Women’s Court
Donahue
Browder Wife Wins Deportation Fight for Immigrant Status
Mrs. Raissa Berkman Browder wife of Earl Browder the American Communist leader has won a four year fight against deportation to Russia. She will be admitted as an immigrant under the Russian quota after completing formalities. Her husband’s 1942 prison sentence was commuted to 14 months by President Roosevelt to promote national unity.
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Washington
Raissa Berkman Browder
Earl Browder
Russia
Roosevelt
Browder
Chinese Held on Alien Smuggling Charges
Cleveland federal authorities arrested Tong Y. Chin, head of a local Chinese restaurant chain, and four employees on charges of conspiring to conceal and harbor Chinese seamen who illegally jumped ship. they were released on bond.
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Cleveland
Tong Y. Chin
Cleveland price survey kicks off after new rules
The first complete restaurant price survey since regulations began in April will start next week across a 19 county northeastern Ohio district. The federal Price Administration confirms the initiative.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Willkie Quits 1940 GOP Nomination After Wisconsin Loss
Wendell L. Willkie ends his bid for the Republican presidential nomination after failing to win any Wisconsin delegates. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey leads potential contenders as Dewey allies claim solid delegate gains toward the June convention. Speculation swirls on Willkie’s next move and possible alignments within the party.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York Today
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Dewey
Philadelphia
Willkie
New York
Omaha
Albany
Harold E. Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Stassen
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
One Dead and 22 Hurt in Rocket Explosion
Fort Jackson reports a training rocket exploded injuring 22 personnel. The deceased is Cpl. Edward A. Krizon, 21, of Detroit. Among the wounded, eight are seriously injured including Cpl. Robert F. Russell, 20, of Homerville, Ohio.
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Fort Jackson
S. C
Post Public Relations
Edward A. Krizon
Detroit
Robert F. Russell
Homerville
Ohio
Reach-Up Girl Dancing with Pfc Rahn in Naples Club Scene
A young Italian girl adopted by G. L.'s poses in a redesigned sergeant's uniform at the Red Cross Club in Naples, joining in a dance with her buddy Pfc Elease D. Rahn of Savannah Georgia. The scene centers on a makeshift reach-up display amid wartime camaraderie.
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G. L's
Pfc
Elease D. Rahn
Savannah
Red Cros Club
Naples
Bricker Surprised by Willkie Campaign Withdrawal
Gov. John W. Bricker voiced surprise as his main rival Wendell L. Willkie quit the Republican presidential race. In Washington, Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio commented that Willkie faced the inevitable and criticized Willkie for attacking Republicans with differing foreign policy views.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Wendell L. Willkie
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Willits
Dewey Favored by GOP Leaders Amid Foreign Affairs Debate
The text notes speculation on Republican support for Dewey linking him to Willkie on a ticket and the possibility of a new liberal Bull Moose movement. Nye predicts Dewey’s first ballot nomination, while Austin hopes Dewey expands foreign policy talk. Murray warns isolationist fear could doom Dewey according to Wisconsin primary results.
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Willkie
Nye
R-Nd
Dewey
New York
Austin
R-Vi
Murray
D-Mont
Wisconsin
Ham and Eggs Are Plentiful This Easter Season
CHICAGO reports plentiful ham for the Easter meal and an abundant egg supply as the poultry trade anticipates a wartime Easter boom in coloring eggs. Farmers face low prices for hogs and eggs despite a record seasonal hog run and oversupply driving prices down.
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Chicago
Coffee and Kellems Demand Official Action in War Dispute
Washington report on a verbal duel between Rep. Coffee and Vivien Kellems, each seeking official action. Coffee accuses Kellems of associations with a Nazi agent in Argentina and seditious speeches, while Kellems says her mail was tampered with and vows to press prosecution. Coffee calls for an inquiry into Kellems' alleged ties to Count Von Zedlitz.
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Washington
Rep. Coffee
Wash
Vivien Kellems
Westport
Conn
Argentina
Miss Kellems
Coffee
Frederick Karl von Zedlitz
Southern Senators To Support Virginia Solon
Senator Bailey of North Carolina praised Senator Byrd of Virginia and said he would support Virginians candidacy with unreserved confidence. He also stated he would not campaign for Byrd and would back the national convention nominee. He opposes a third Roosevelt term and resists a fourth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Solon
Washington
Bailey
D-Nc
Byrd
D-Va
Roosevelt
New Canadian Wheat Named 88 Nears Harvest
Ottawa authorities say a new Canadian wheat named 88, developed to combat the sawfly disaster, is nearing its first harvest in California. It will be sown this year at the Swift Current Experimental Station where it originated.
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Ottawa
California
Agricultural Department
Swift Current
Ohio lifts six week ration on gin and cordials
State Liquor Director Don A. Fisher announced that 4 inch imported gin and cordials are added to Ohio unrationed spirits for the next six week period from April 10 to May 20 inclusive.
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Columbus
Ohio
Don A. Fisheer
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