Allied Air Offensives Hit Southern Reich as Storms Subside
The Associated Press reports a nationwide storm toll with 49 dead and nearly 200 injured across the United States. Torrential rains and tornadoes lashed from the Rockies to the Atlantic, with Arkansas bearing 35 fatalities and Fort Wayne six. Flood threats rose in Ohio as rivers crest and the Scioto neared flood stage while Lake Erie winds and a Walhalla South Carolina tornado caused damage.
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United States
Seaboard
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
California
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Fort Wayne
Ind
North Carolina
Alabama
South Carolina
Texas
Kentucky
Georgia
Tennessee
Colorado Rockies
Berthoud Pass
Ohio
Scioto
Circleville
la Rue
Marion County
Prospect
Delaware
Reno Beach
Toledo
Lake Erie
Columbus
George W. Mindling
Cleveland
Weather Bureau
184 Nazi Planes Downed By Yanks In Massive Air Offensive
Allied air actions over Germany and occupied areas reported 184 Nazi planes destroyed by U S forces from Britain, with 64 bombers and 16 fighters lost. Raids focused on Aachen and central Germany, with bombers reaching Sweden and targets at Oschwersleben and Bernburg. Russians advanced around Sevastopol and into Romania, while Tito’s Partisans claimed Gradina in Central Yugoslavia.
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Germany
Aachen
Europe
Baltic
U. S
Britain
Sweden
Rostock
Arnimswalde
Oschwersleben
Bernburg
Hannover
Crimea
Kerch
Dzhankai
Sevastopol
Dniester
Tiraspol
Romania
Pascani
Old Kingdom
Ploesti
Carpathian
Czech
von Kleist
Bucharest
Tito
Gradina
Yugoslavia
Una
Serbia
Bosnia
Cassino
Italy
Siena
Ancona
War Housing To Be Removed After Peace
Federal Housing Administrator John B. introduced a plan in a Senate hearing to ensure temporary war housing is dismantled after peace returns. He argued such housing, though built to wartime standards, is not suitable for postwar use and left standing could harm communities involved.
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Washington
John B
Congress
Senate
Naval Appropriation Bill Seeks 30 Billion Amid Senate Split
Congress returns from Easter recess to a historic 30 billion naval appropriation bill, the largest to date, with Republican Senate rifts over a potential poll tax filibuster and a move to extend the Office of Price Control for another year. The Navy total trails the prior Army funding of 59 billion last year.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Office of Price Control
Army
Wallace Hints Retirement From Presidential Race
Washington AP reports Vice President Wallace teased a China trip in late spring or summer and offered no firm plans. Observers speculate Roosevelt may replace Wallace as running mate at Chicago convention, boosting Senator Truman's vice presidential prospects amid 1944 race rumors.
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Washington
Harry Truman
Wallace
Chungking
Mary Huss
Roosevelt
Senate
Chicago
China
Truman
Fall of Rome To Mark End For Emanuele
Naples reports King Vittorio Emanuele vows to withdraw from public affairs when Allied troops enter Rome and names his son Umberto as Lieutenant General. He calls the decision final and irrevocable, praising Italy’s role with the United Nations against Nazism.
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Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Rome
Umberto
Italy
United Nations
Donor of Blood Dies Suddenly at Donation Time
Hillsboro Mrs Lola Martin 33 died of heart ailment hours after giving blood in a chain that included her twin sister Viola McLaughlin also donating blood on Monday. Coroner Hoyt said the family refused autopsy and Rees noted normal vitals. An Army doctor reported no illness signs at the Red Cross unit. Cincinnati Jacob Reinstaller 76 died after a Monday jewelry store robbery and beating.
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Hillsboro
Lola Martin
United States
John F. Rees
Columbus
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Martin
Viola McLaughlin
P. E. McKinney
Maurice Hoyt
Rees
Arthur Dentenfass
Red Cross
Prosecutors May Retain Offices While in Service
Ohio Supreme Court rules prosecutors may enter armed service and keep elective office. Adams County to pay Prosecutor Alfred Rodman Clinger’s salary after he enlisted December 1, 1941. his assistant continued duties during absence.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Adams County
Alfred Rodman Clinger
Clinger
Army
Two Ohioans Fined for Income Tax Evasions
Dr. Carol H. Verovitz of Cleveland was fined 12000 after pleading guilty to six counts of income tax evasion. James Stine of Buckeye Amusements Co. Alliance Ohio was fined 5000 for defrauding the government of about 2500 in income taxes.
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Cleveland
Carol
H. Verovitz
Emerich B. Freed
James Stine
Buckeye Amusements Co
Alliance, C
U S Seeks Additional Corn From Argentina
Washington officials explore supplementary corn imports from Argentina amid a grain shortage for livestock feed and industrial use. Argentina, short on fuel, offers corn in exchange for coal stocks, while U S suspends recognition of its government and weighs diplomatic implications.
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Washington
U. S
Argentina
Germany
Japan
Drafted himself as 1-A Purdy has served on board
Charles Purdy Jr of Harrisville, almost 38, drafted himself when the draft board re classified him to 1-A. He has served on the board nearly three years, runs a store and works in Martins Ferry, and has one child.
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Cadiz
Charles Purdy, Jr
Wharrisville
Purdy
Draft
Martins Ferry
Miners May Be Deferred Under New Draft Rules
Washington reports that Selective Service Director Hershey released a list of critical activities allowing state draft directors to defer men under 26. Coal mining not broadly included but some coal regions may defer individuals whose induction would seriously curtail production. Pre professional students may be deferred if they enter a recognized medical or dental school or theology program before July 1.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Tribune May Start New Paper in Milwaukee
The Chicago Tribune reports Wisconsin papers repudiated Wendell Willkie endorsement and that it applied to the War Production Board for newsprint to launch a Milwaukee morning paper The Tribune cites Willkie’s Wisconsin primary campaign opposing the paper and notes Wisconsinites voted for Americanism over foreignism in the campaign.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Wendell Willkie
Wisconsin
War Production Board
Milwaukee
Tribune
Willkie
Pension Division Loses Fight in Supreme Court Ohio ruling limits levy on spousal property
The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed a Jackson County court decision that the Division of Aid for the Aged cannot levy against a wife's property to recover pension payments made to her husband. Archibald A. Arnold of Wellston received $1,659 in benefits from 1935 to 1941. his wife Allie owned the home and was ineligible for aid.
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Columbus
Ohio’ Supreme Court
Jackson
Archibald A. Arnold
Wellston
Allie
Bricker presses Pacific defense stance in Oregon visit
Gov. John Bricker of Ohio urged retention of outlying ports and bases for U S defense during a Pacific Northwest speech before about 5 000 people. He attacked Roosevelt on secrecy in government and questioned leadership in wartime citing press reports from 1940 and 1941.
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Tacoma
Wash
Pacific
United States
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Pacific Northwest
Bricker
Roosevelt
Ohioan
America
England
Stassen Wins In Nebraska Primary Vote
Lt. Comdr. Harold E. Stassen won the Nebraska Republican presidential primary as 1 290 of 2 031 precincts reported. Dewey ran a strong write in showing while Wendell Willkie, on the ballot though withdrawn, trailed. Roosevelt led the Democratic side unopposed in the same precincts. Dewey supporters saw the write in as a spontaneous sign of ballot strength.
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Omaha
Harold E. Stassen
Nebraska
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Stassen
Dewey
Wendell Wilkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
Ira Beynon
Lincoln
Neb
U S Sends First Installment to Switzerland for Bombing
A million dollar check for damages from the accidental bombing of Schaffhausen by American planes on April 1 was handed to Swiss officials yesterday by American Minister Leland Harrison the Swiss radio reported.
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London
Schaffhausen
Leland Harrison
Eisenhower Promises Fliers Rough Going
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told American fighter pilots at a base in England that they would fly from dawn to dusk in a vast land sea and air offensive. He warned they would endure hunger and sleep deprivation for weeks but insisted the Nazis would be knocked out.
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U. S
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Clara Naylor Dies at Lafayette Home
Mrs. Clara McElree Naylor aged 79 died in Lafayette Indiana on Sunday after a stroke. Surviving are her sons Ivyl Clyde and daughter Esther Naylor. Burial will be Thursday in Stratford Iowa beside her husband John Naylor who died last September.
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Spicer Keirns
Hooper
John Naylor
Living costs dip in early 1944, Perkins reports
Secretary of Labor Perkins announces the general cost of living fell six tenths of one percent in January and February 1944. The statement highlights a government index showing modest price relief during the early war year.
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Washington
Perkins
Ohio Bid for Coal Lab Seeks Early Roosevelt Backing
Rep. Walter E. Brehm of Logan said he was assured early consideration for Ohio as a site in a network of coal laboratories to develop synthetic oil and products. President Roosevelt approved a $30 million bill for construction, with Ohio sites among the first to be considered once law.
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Washington
Walter E. Brehm
Logan
Ohio
Roosevelt
Brehm
Interior Department
New Deal Critics Question Repeal Plans by Barkley
In New York a debate pitted Republican critics of Roosevelt against U S Senator Alben W Barkley who urged them to name the New Deal elements they would repeal if back in power. He pressed for specifics on which programs they would overturn.
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New York
Roosevelt
U. S
Alben W. Barkley
Dky
Allied Advances, Japanese Drive in Burma, and Pacific Actions
Allied reports say offensives in Burma threaten enemy lines as Stilwell’s Chinese troops push in the Mogaung Valley and Tingring site. In India the Imphal corridor shows little change as Japanese columns press toward Kohima. In the Pacific, Allied forces strike Harisa Bay on New Guinea and gain progress in the Marshall Islands while Tokyo cites bombers against Truk with limited damage.
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India
Burma
Joseph W
Myitkeyina
Associated Press
Clyde Farnsworth
Imphal
Kohima
Bengal-Assam
Southwest Pacific
Harisa Bay
North New Guinea
New Britain
Central Pacific
Marshall Islands
Marshalls
Ulul J
Ponape
Carolines
Tokyo
Japan
Truk
M'Arthur and Green Lead in Illinois Primary Returns
Illinois Republicans led by Gov. Dwight H. Green won clear victories in many races. General Douglas MacArthur, running without authorization, earned a sizeable presidential preference vote. Supporters saw the results as an indicator of MacArthur's strength and a guide for the Midwest delegation to the Republican national convention.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Dwight H. Green
Douglas MacArthur
GOP
Illinois
MacArthur
Riley Bender
Midwest
Young Ford Named Executive Vice President at Ford Motor Co
Detroit report states Henry Ford I was elected executive vice president with authority second to his father. The 26 year old, Yale trained sociologist, served as a naval lieutenant before returning to manage the family company. Columbus notice announces Friends of the Land to set up a national headquarters May 1 with Ollie E. Fink named executive secretary.
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Young Ford
Friends of Land
Detroit
Henry Ford I
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Yale
Navy
Ford Motor Co
Columbus
Friends of the Land
Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Ollie E. Fink
Roosevelt Scion Weds Blandford in England
Capt. Quentin Roosevelt son of Brig. Gen Theodore Roosevelt Jr. married Frances Webb an American Red Cross worker from Kansas City in an English ceremony.
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Roosevelt
Blandford
Eng
Quentin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Frances Webb
Red Cross
Kansas City
Sunday School Faces Closure if Attendance Falls Fast
Dr. Clarence H. Benson warned at a National Association of Evangelicals meeting that 70 percent of U S children lack religious education and many Sunday Schools may close within years. He projected Presbyterian and Protestant Episcopal Sunday Schools disappearing in 15 and 11 years respectively without a strong revival and policy changes. He urged higher standards, revived conventions, and compulsory Sunday School attendance to stem the decline.
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Columbus
United States
Clarence H. Benson
Chicago
Evangelical Training Association
National Association of Evangelicals
Presbyterian
Benson
Lutheran
New Hospitals Built For Invasion Casualties
London reports new hospital buildings funded with equipment shipped from the United States to care for invasion casualties. In New York, Lt. Peter Lehman son of former Gov Herbert Lehman and UN relief administrator, is killed in an overseas air crash.
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London
United States
Britain
Europe
New York
Peter Lehman
Army Air Forces
Herbert Leheman
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Porky Wade Chased by Police Over Initials Escape Confusion
In Pasadena California Irving Wade known as Porky age 16 was pursued by six radio cars and motorcycle officers while delivering eggs. Surrounded he protested his nickname and the police advised painting out the initials P W on his jacket to avoid mistaken prisoner of war or escapee identification.
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Calif
Irving
Porky” Wade
Porky
Porky’ Wade
P. W
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