Foe Continues Offensive in India Theater
Allied reports say the Japanese pressure holds in the Kohima area and Imphal while New Britain defenses retreat with U S troops in control of over half the island. Bombing raids pound Rabaul and Palau as American carrier fleets press the Pacific war, with Tokyo’s air response limited and ineffective.
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China
Burma
New Britain
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
Gasmata
Cape Hoskins
U. S
Japan
India
Louis Mountbatten
Kohima
Bengal-Assam
Joseph Stilwell
Imphal
Boeroe Island
Australia
Woleai Atoll
Caroline Islands
New Guinea
Wewak
Hansa Bay
Aitape
Central Pacific
Ponape
Oroluk
Carolines
Alfred E. Montgomery
Secrest Visits Washington While on Naval Duty
Former Rep Robert Secrest of Caldwell resigning his House seat to serve is shown visiting the Capitol during a temporary naval assignment. Secrest, a lieutenant commander, is recalled from war theaters to the capital for a brief respite.
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Washington
Robert
Caldwell, D
Capitol
Secrest
Auto industry may be controlled first year
Detroit reports leaders of the auto industry see possible government control on production in the first post war year. They expect demand to drive a new competitive era afterward. Akron reports Hugh E. Sullivan, 48, a salesman for a New York publishing company, was killed in an automobile train crash in Barberton.
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Detroit
AKRON
Hugh E. Sullivan
New York
Barverton
Assassination Try Aimed at Mexico President Camacho
President Manuel Avila Camacho narrowly survived a bold assassination attempt by Lt. Jose Antonio de la Lama Rojas. The assailant wounded and was later felled. authorities found Nazi documents on him. The president called it an isolated incident and urged unity and calm.
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Mexico
Manuel Avila Camancha
Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Avila Camacho
Jose Antonio de la Lama Rojas
Lama Rojas
National Palace
Army Barracks
Francisco Urquizo
National Defense
Navy Pilots Rescue Australian Commandos in New Guinea
U S Navy Catalina crews flew into We wak to rescue about 200 trapped Australian commandos. The big planes landed on the Sepik River, dodged water hazards, and delivered the Aussies before departing. The Australians reportedly left booby traps for Japanese forces as a parting gesture.
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Melbourne
U. S. Navy
Catalina
Wewak
New Guinea
U. S. Service
Sepik River
Door-to-Door Campaign Aims to Recruit 70000 War Workers
Ohio War Manpower Commission director E. L. Keenan said door-to-door canvassing will occur in parts of the state. The drive seeks 70,000 war workers, including 35,000 women, organized through local U S employment service offices and advertising campaigns.
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Columbus
E. L. Keenan
Ohio War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Bricker Attacks Hull in West Coast Campaign Stop
Ohio Governor John W. Bricker derided Secretary of State Hull during a Spokane visit and warned the New Deal is alien to American ideals. He criticized open diplomacy and questioned wartime policy while signaling opposition to an international police force and world authority over U S forces.
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Spokane
Wash
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Tacoma
Pierce County
Hull
Washington
Bricker
Mr. Hull
Cairo
Casablanca
Teheran
Quebec
Hot Springs International
United States
Russia
Britain
Mistake Air Forces Once Turned Down Capt Gentile
Captain Don S Gentile a famed fighter ace from the European theater began his career with the RAF after the American air force rejected him at age 23 in 1941. Civilian flight instructor Hugh C Barnwell recalled Gentile as a crack flier during RAF training at Glendale Airport. Gentile later transferred to the US forces and logged 27 destroyed planes.
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Los Angeles
Don S. Gentile
RAF
Hugh C. Barnwell
Gentile
Piqua
Ohio
Glendale
Barnwell
Plant Quotas Are Boosted in War Production Measures
Washington officials say farm machinery plants able to endure higher pressure will receive boosted quotas as production lags 22.7 percent behind schedule. Despite impossible goals for the 1944 crop season, WPB expects to recover much of the deficit before harvest. The Army now sponsors a six month rehabilitation program for farm equipment, submitted after deep cuts to foreign rehabilitation plans.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Former Senator Warns Against Fourth Term
Edward R. Burke a former Democratic senator from Nebraska spoke at a Draft-Byrd-For-President meeting in Greensboro urging Byrd of Virginia be nominated and warning that a fourth term carries a greater threat than any foreign dictator.
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Greensboro
N. C
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Byrd
No Coffee Order Protest by Hoboken Steel Workers
Several thousand Bethlehem Steel Company yard workers in Hoboken N J refuse overtime in protest of a company order banning coffee on the job.
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Hoboken, N. J
Bethlehelm Steel Company
Three WV GOP delegates back Governor Dewey
In Charleston West Virginia three of seventeen GOP candidates for delegate at large announced support for Governor Dewey signaling unified backing amid the party contest.
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Charleston
W. Va
GOP
West Virginia
Dewey
Beverages Rum Import Rules Eased by WPB
The Wet Production Board announced today unrestricted importation of rum aged three years or more, easing prior limits and expanding availability for consumers and distributors. The WPB official emphasized regulatory alignment with market demand and industry growth.
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Washington
Wet Production Board
WPB
Loss of Huge Transport Revealed After Months At Sea
The Army transport President Coolidge was sunk by a mine near Espirito Santo in the New Hebrides after approaching the American base. Capt Henry Nelson, the 63 year old skipper from San Francisco, ordered a reef landing saving over 4000 aboard as the vessel capsized. The ship, a 21396 ton liner built in 1931 for American President Lines, carried heavy cargo and men when attacked. Nelson was absolved of responsibility at a later inquiry.
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Washington
President Coolidge
South Pacific
Espirito Santo
New Hebrides Islands
Australia
Navy
Newport News
American President Lines
New Hebrides
Henry Nelson
Nelson
San Francisco
Ohio To Induct Non Essential Men Under 38
Ohio draft officials announce imminent induction for all able bodied residents under 38 not employed in essential war industries. The 25 to 26 age window will be processed first, then all but irreplacables in war work will be summoned as rapid depletion of younger men occurs. Board timing varies by locale.
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Ohio
Columbus
Selective Service
Kenneth V. Kitzelman Dies In Sandblast Accident
Springfield report states Kenneth V. Kitzelman, 39, was killed yesterday while repairing a sandblast machine. The incident occurred at the worksite.
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Springfield
Kenneth V. Kitzelman
Tojo Pays With Personal Tax Bill And Gift Idea
Marine Staff Sgt. Gerald A. Waindle in the South Pacific sent back a $19.85 Cook County Illinois tax notice after killing a Japanese soldier. The assessor accepted Jap money in full. Waindle proposed wrapping each tax notice with a pin-up gift around a bottle of bourbon to prevent crushing.
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Gerald A. Waindle
South Pacific
Cook County
Waindle
Two Dead in Southwest Storm Area
Tornadoes and floods swept the Southwest last night leaving at least two persons dead and 65 injured. Nearly 500 others were forced from their homes as rising flood waters and continued heavy rain warned of worse overflows to come in Eastern Kansas and Oklahoma. Scattered tornadoes struck Kansas Oklahoma and Arkansas. Mrs.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Rains Slow Ohio Planting and Storm Toll Across Plains
Heavy rains hinder planting in Ohio with rivers rising and bottomlands at risk. Tornadoes strike Arkansas and Oklahoma wounding and killing residents. Floods force evacuations in Oklahoma and Kansas as several cities report extensive rainfall and power outages. Snow blankets New Mexico while travelers on U S Highway 87 face delays.
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Columbus
Ohio
Kansas
Emporia
Missouri River
Kansas City
Parsons
Kas
Sedalia
Wichita
New Mexico
Greenville
Des Moines
Ship Names Ohio on Capital Street Battle
Washington reports Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ironton Ohio proposes naming a battleship and a Washington street after Ohio. He plans to introduce the idea to Congress after the Easter recess and will address the House on the subject.
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Washington
Ohio
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton, O
Jenkins
Congress
House
Prohibition Party Candidates Struck From Pennsylvania Ballot
Prohibition Party presidential and vice presidential nominees along with 35 electors were ruled off the Pennsylvania general election ballot on a technicality.
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Harrisburg
Prohibition Party
Pennsylvania
Wherry Urges Single Agency for Price Ration Food Control
Senator Wherry Nebraska Republican whip seeks consolidating price controls rationing and food production under one agency to reduce confusion He will propose this to the Republican steering committee as either standalone legislation or an amendment to the price control bill Senator Wilson Iowa also calls for streamlined information as Congress returns for a session focused on war and postwar measures with key bills on price control lend lease and veterans benefits expected.
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Washington
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Congress
Wherry
Republican
Office of Price Administration
Wilson
Iowa
Willkie Withdrawal Boosts Bricker Candidacy Say Jenkins
Rep. Thomas A. Jenkins of Ironton stated that Wendell Willkie's withdrawal from the Republican presidential race would aid Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio. He argued Bricker is the only active candidate presenting his views openly and positively.
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Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Wendell Willkie
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Jenkins
Bricker
Two Aces Missing in Action Over Europe
London reports Maj. Walker Mahurin bolded as the leading American ace with 21 downed planes and Maj. Geral Johnson credited with 18. both pilots are missing in action after a mission on March 27. They served in Col. Hubert Zumke’s Wolf Pack Thunderbolt group, with Mahurin formerly the top U. S. ace in the European theater.
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London
Walker Mahurin
Geral Johnson
Hubert
Zumke
Wolf Pack
Thunderbolt
Mahurin
Ft. Wayne
Ind
U. S
Don S. Gentile
Piqua
Ohio
Robert S. Johnson
Lawton
Okla
Sister Mary O'Donnell Vincent Native Dies
Sister Mary O'Donnell a Dominican nun for 59 years died Sunday at St Mary of the Springs convent in Columbus. A Vincent Ohio native she served at St Francis Convent Newark Holy Name Convent Steubenville and St Mary's Lancaster in her long career.
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Mary O' Donnell
Vincent
Columbus
Mary O'Donnell
St. Mary of the Springs
Vincent, O
O'Donnell
St. Francis Convent
Newark
Holy Name Covent
Steubenville
St. Mary's, Lancaster
German War Plane Shot Down Over Southern Sweden
A German war plane was downed by Swedish anti aircraft fire over southern Sweden and crashed in flames, killing the crew.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Army to take Crile General Hospital in Parma Heights
The new Crile General Hospital will be turned over to the Army Medical Corps by army crews on April 21, transferring control from civilian management to military operation at the Parma Heights facility just outside Cleveland.
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Crile General Hospital
Cleveland
Army Medical Corps
NEA
Parma Heights
Army
32 Persons Awaiting Rescue After Road Swamping Slides in Rockies
Berthoud Pass Colorado reports 32 people marooned after a massive snowslide and road blockage. Lt Helen Barr Durfee a WAVE officer injured, inches from Denver hospital as Army snow vehicle carries her to safety. Edith Foster, a Craig teacher, escapes by digging free from snow engulfment in her car.
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Rockies
Dick Holmes
Frank Pichini
E. Lopez
Echo Lake
Summit Lodge
Helen Barr Durfee
Los Angeles
Army
Denver
Durfee
Catherine Cockburn
Bethesda, Md
SPARS
Cockburn
Air battles rage as Allied forces strike deep into Europe
Allied air and ground forces push into Nazi held territory across Germany and the Crimea. American bombers clash with German fighters as 900 British planes strike rail targets in Belgium and Northern France. Soviet and Yugoslav forces report advances in the Crimea Romania and the Balkans amid renewed fighting from Anzio to the Adriatic.
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Central
Baltic
Germany
Ghent
Tours
Tergnier
Aulnoye
Laon
Belgium
France
Russia
Crimea
Romania
Carpathian
Dniester
Odessa
Perekop Isthmus
Crimean Peninsula
Sivash
Black Sea
Moscow
Kerch
Galiti Gap
Carpathians
Danube
Campulung
Siretul
Suceeava
Transylvania
Italy
Anzio
Adriatic
Garigeliano
U. S
Dalmatia
Rhodes
Turkey
Finland
Juho K. Paasikivi
Helsinki
Josip (Tito) Broz
Mrkonjicgrad
Jajce
Sarajevo
Free Yugoslav Radio
Sawtooth
Bosnia
Bihac-Knin
Ohio Hikes Maternity Care Fee For Soldiers Wives
Columbus officials announce a new scale approved by the U S Children’s Bureau allowing physicians a maximum fee of 50 dollars for maternity care of wives of Ohio men in the armed forces. State health director R H Marke praised the adjustment as a needed increase.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S. Children’s Bureau
R. H. Markewith
Woman Suspect in Virginia Slaying Captured in Columbus
Columbus authorities arrested a 22 year old woman named as a suspect in a Virginia slaying. Chief Leo L. Phillips said she was taken into custody as a fugitive from justice at the request of Sheriff R. B. Thompson of Tannell County Virginia. The sheriff cited a confession by an ex convict in the May bludgeoning of Oreson Keen.
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Columbus
Leo L. Phillips
Virginia
Phillips
R. B. Thompson
Tannell County
Oreson Keen
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