Germans Free Twenty Hostages From St Nazaire
The Germans released twenty St Nazaire hostages after French pressure, part of two days of conciliatory moves amid 123 executions this month. About 100 more hostages remain slated for death unless captors are surrendered. Vichy denied Moscow reports that German sailors arrived at Toulon and that French units were being handed over.
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ST. Nazaire
Vichy
Moscow
Toulon
Leady
France
Frince
Paris
Normandy
Brittany
Rouen
Hosco
Pis
Jean Blanchard
Pierre Laval
Mediterranean
U. S
Adi ‘ ‘Takenobu Mi
Laval
Cat
Marshal Petain
Satomatsu Kato
London
Madagascar
East
Union
Japanese Press Ahead in Burma Front Rages Across Key Areas
Chinese and Japanese forces clash along the Burma front from Shan states to Yenangyaung. Japanese encirclement tactics push back Chinese lines at Laikaw and Pyinmana while British withdraw from Taungdwingyi. Loikaw falls as Japanese outflank north of the town amid heavy casualties.
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Chungking
China
Laikaw
Pyinmana
Burma
Taungdwingyi
Yenangyaung
Irrawaddy
Order Restricts New Telephones
Washington on April 23 restricted installation of new telephones due to war demands on equipment facilities. The order limits service to groups within preferred categories and may deny new service outside existing exchanges. Officials noted that converting old telephones to dial likely remains unaffected.
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Washington
Cate
Death Ends Damon Pythias Friendship in West Virginia and Ohio
Wallace A G of Ashton Mason county West Virginia and Z Bart Rose longtime boyhood friends and World War I partners in Huntington laundry died at his country home near Gallipolis Ohio aged 53 Rose was at Wallace's bedside and they had married sisters Both had continued as partners in business with ill health ending Wallace's semi retirement since 1933 and his widow and two sons survive
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Hun W. Va
Damon Beuias
A. G. Wallace
Z. Bart Rose
Wallace
Gallipolis
Ohio
Ashton
Mason County
W. Va
Rose
France
Huntington
Municipalities to Hold Special Meet in Charleston
Mayor W C Snyder of the West Virginia League of Municipalities announced a special meeting next month in Charleston to discuss wartime operations. The tentative program includes round-table discussions with government agencies on financial programs blackouts wartime service of city employees protective equipment needs and supplemental municipal services.
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W. C. Snyder
West Virginia League of Muni
Charleston
Snyder
Ry Item
Hinton
Saltville Man Is Japanese Prisoner
Mrs E. Palmer and Hubert Bluefielders report being prisoner on Wake Island on December 23 1941. The writer states they are in a concentration camp in Japan where the weather is cooler and treatment is stated as all right with plenty of clothing and food.
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Palmer
Hubert Bluefielders
Wake
Japan
Allies Step Up Tempo of Air Raids on Japs
Allied air forces increased raids on Rabaul New Britain hitting Stockholm plantation and a dock. Dutch and Australian troops still fight on Timor as Philippines battles continue with Cebu Panay and Corregidor under attacks. MacArthur coordinates with Allied leaders and a 14 man naval staff forms for the southwest Pacific.
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Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
MacArthur
Timor
Stockholm Plantation
United Nations
Philippines
Cebu Island
Panay Island
Manila Bay
Corregidor
Mount Baloy
U-Boat Damages American Ship Off Atlantic Coast
Norfolk reports an American cargo ship was torpedoed off the Atlantic coast on April 18 by a U boat. The vessel reached a east coast port the next day with a gaping hole and buckled deck plates. Minor injuries occurred to the captain and a crewman as the attack caused extensive damage to the wheel house.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Fifth Naval District Public Relations Office
Vic
Mate Ee? Ot
Paterson
N. J
Anarew
McGate
Beaverbrook urges major British push to aid Russia
Lord Beaverbrook called for a powerful British offensive in the west to support Soviet forces fighting Germany. He urged strikes to help Russia, warning that defeating the Russians could end any chances to end the war. He praised U S aid and defended Stalin and Soviet generals, arguing Britain must strike now to aid the Russian front.
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Beaverbrook
Russia
New York
Lord Beaverbrook
Germany
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Winston Churchill
States
United States
Francis S. Sayre
Roosevelt
Stalin
Britain
Red Army shifts men to meet Hitler reserves in spring push
Finnish troops join Kalinin front near Moscow as combat rages across multiple sectors. Pravda notes failed Axis counterattacks while Red Army and Axis prepare for a large spring offensive with forces reinforced in Donets Basin Crimea and Kharkov regions.
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RED Army
Hitler
Donets Basin
Crimea
Kuibyshev
Russia
Kalinin Front
Moscow
Pravda
Red Star
Staraya Russa
Urmansk
Leningrad
Sevastopol
London
Se la Seen Nee Os
Ukraine
Kharkov
Kerch
Ickes challenges OPA gas rationing figure amid price rise
Washington tense as Harold Ickes denounces a predicted 2½ to 5 gallon weekly car allotment as unjustified while Leon Henderson pushes May 15 rationing in 17 eastern states and DC. He warns of higher gasoline and heating oil costs as eastern and seaboard supply lines strain.
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ICKES
OPA
Washington
Harold Ickes
Leon Henderson
District of Columbia
Henderson
Pacific Northwest
East
Oregon
24-Inc
Philadelphia
York
Othe Old Supply and Priority Allocation Board
War Production
Seaboard
Morgenthau Seeks 50 Million Civilians To Buy War Bonds
Secretary Morgenthau launches a nationwide campaign urging 50 million Americans to invest at least 10 percent of their income in war bonds each month. He cites Lt Cmdr Edward H. O’Hare and leaders from labor, agriculture, and business, aiming to drive bond sales toward multi‑million targets in coming months.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Blue
Edward H. O'Hare
O'Hare
Treasury
Sugar Ration Forms Now Available in County
County Ration Chairman J L Kirk announced forms for sugar trade registration are available at the Bluefield board office Room 9 Federal Building and at multiple county high schools including Athens Bramwell Matoaka Princeton Spanishburg and Summers junior high. W R Cooke and county principals met at Ramsey Auditorium to explain the program and distributers may obtain and submit forms April 28 and 29 for evening supply needs.
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J L. Kirk
Bluefield
Athens High School
Bramwell
Sc . Matoaka High
Shhool
Princeton
Spanishburg
Meers
W. R. Cooke
Ramsey Auditorium
Monsoon Season Strengthens Burma Front Against Japanese Push
The monsoon nears as British and Chinese forces hold a 150 mile front from Irrawaddy to Salween. British regroup near Yenangyaung and Taungdwingyi, guarding rail and sea routes while Chinese troops defend crucial southern sectors. Air and naval support from India and the Indian Ocean is increasing to deter invasion of mainland Burma.
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Irrawaddy
Salween
Burma
Sittang
Yenangyaung
Pinchaung River
Taungdwingyi
Bay of Bengal
India
Indian Ocean
Mandalay
Rangoon - Mandalay
War Bill Advances to White House After Senate Action
A conference report reconciles Senate and House versions of a war funding bill. The measure would provide funds for 31 000 Army planes and equipment and a 3 600 000 man force. Senate endorsement came by voice vote as a compromise on contracts and subcontracts above 100 000.
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White House
Senate
House
Delivery Services Ordered Curtailed
Delivery services were curtailed citing the necessity to protect public health life and safety. Officials issued the order amid ongoing concerns and directed carriers to halt certain operations to safeguard residents and workers.
American bomber crew interned after Tokyo raid landings
Tass in Moscow says an American bomber that joined last Saturday raids on Tokyo Yokohama Nagoya and Kobe landed on the Soviet mainland opposite Japan and its crew were interned under international law. The exact origin of the flights and fate of the planes remain a military secret.
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Associated Press
Japan
Tass
Moscow
U. S
Tokyo
Shanghai
China
U 8
High Command
Yokohama
Nagoya
Kobe
Japanese air incident lands in Soviet maritime territory
A Tass broadcast on Moscow radio says an American war plane landed in maritime territory on April 18 after losing bearings. The crew's statement claims the Viet territory and notes Soviet authorities acted under international law.
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Siberian
National Labor Policy urged to end industry agitation
Washington reports that Rear Admiral Emory Land called for a national war labor board policy to end agitation delaying merchant ship building. The maritime commission chairman told the senate defense committee that clearing labor hurdles could lift ship construction 12 percent this year and 25 percent next year with current facilities. He urged stabilizing labor and management to prevent constant disturbance and support a definite program.
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Washington
Emory
Land
National War Labor Board
Maritime Commission
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Erybody
BF Ag
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