Allied Drive in Burma Gains as Chinese Sweep Threatens Supply Lines
Allied forces push south in Burma as Stilwell’s troops report steady progress while the Japanese offensive toward India shows little change at Imphal. American naval actions in the Pacific shell installations near New Britain as casualties favor Allies six to one across the assault, with 443 Americans killed, 1,062 wounded, and 10 missing.
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Stilwell
Tingling
Imphal
Hansa Bay
Southeast Asia
India
Burma
Jn Tadla
T He
Gar
Mingkyini
North
Clyde Painsworth
Kohima
Pacific
Wut
Mimch
New Gulian
Centro
New Britain
Central Pacific
Roosevelt meeting Churchill hinted in unidentified German broadcast
London wireless claim Roosevelt flew to the Suribaean to confer with Prime Minister Churchill on Europe operations. The Democratic Star Committee endorsed Roosevelt administration and re elected Farley state chairman. Tokyo Domei said a general assault on the Allied citadel of Tiphal was imminent with fierce fighting near Tahal. Earlier Japanese claims spoke of Kohima capture attempts.
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London
Great Hetaim
Roosevelt
Churchillun
Europe
New
Tokyo
Domei Agency
Tiphal
Heward
Tahal
Kohima
Corry Airport Gains Approval for Small Port
Robert Zook state airport inspector toured Corry and Lawrence properties and praised the layout. He said licenses for field use and operator to Thomas will await marker erection and weather. markers to outline airport limits at 300 foot intervals aid distant pilots. Thomas plans further drainage and runway work alongside new administration building.
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Robert Zook
TuNnstown
Leenses
Ile Lawrence
Lawrence ‘Thomas
Hie
Thomas
Corry
St Sg t Barstow Listed as Dead in War Department Cable
Star Sgt Clarence H Barstow reported missing in action in a telegram from the Adjutant General's office states he has been killed over German territory on March 4. The Union City man was a waist gunner on a 15 bomber and trained in Florida Amarillo and Long Beach before serving in England since November 1. He married Betty Soullh in 1943 and attended Union City High School.
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Clarence H. Barstow
Belly Barstow
East Main Street
Marly
War Department
Adjutant General's Office
International Red Cross
Sgd
Barstow
Wen
Hope
Skt
Michl Beach
Fla
Amarillo
Texas
Long Beach
Calif
England
Union City High School
Betty Soullh
Forterly
Warren
Barsow
Barreth Barstow
Union City
Kenneth
Helen
Raymond Barstow
Naval Forces
Major Boyington Receives Medal of Honor Award
Major Gregory Boyington, 31, missing in action after shooting down 26 Japanese planes, is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by the Navy. He tied the World War I record, hailed from Okanogan Washington, with last victory January 3 before going down over Rabaul.
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Boyington
Washington
Gregory Boyington
Navy
Eddie Rickenbicker
Okanogan
Wash
Rabaul
Ypperh Altri Niet
RAF Night Raid Pounds Aachen and Hannover
Round the clock attacks continue for a fifth day with RAF and US bombers targeting Aachen and Hannover. Britain and Italy carry a two way offensive as air losses mount for the allied air forces with reports of sixty four US bombers lost.
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Aachen
Hannover
Britain
Itain
German Raiders Hit Many Places in Eastern England
Allied air operations report heavy bombing raids across western and eastern Germany and allied targets in Austria and Zagreb. American and British air fleets attacked rail links, aircraft plants, and airfields, with losses on both sides but continued large scale bombing campaigns amid persistent daylight raids.
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England
Associated Press
Vienna
Zagreb
Europe
London
IAAF
Aachen
Hannover
Germany
Reich
Air Ministry
Belgium
France
Brita
Italy
English Channel
Oschersleben
Bernburg
Rostock
Arnimswalde
Stettin
U.S
Sweden
Marshall Islands
Wallace Elimination Rumor Shifts Democratic Prospects
Washington reports intensify as Vice President Wallace hints at travel to Chungking in late spring or summer. Critics doubt official capacity, fueling speculation he may step aside to allow a different candidate to be selected at the Chicago convention.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gary Truman
D-Mo
Wallace
Chungking
Mary Huss
World G
Roosevelt
Benale
Chicago
King Vittorio Emanuele I abdicates to Umberto in Rome pledge
King Vittorio Emanuele announces abdication and will appoint his son Umberto as lieutenant general and heir to the throne. He will retire from public affairs after Rome is liberated by Allied troops, urging unity across Italian parties for a true national unity.
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Umberto
Rome
Associated Press
Naples
Vittorio Emanuele Ile
Piedmont
Leutenant
Vittoria Emanuele
Queen Victoria
Britain
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Tyallan
Wis
Fom
Piet
Badoglio
Missing St Sgt Jamey Rouse Sought Across Nation
Staff Sergeant Jamey Rouse son of Mrs Justin Butters is missing following a raid over Germany and German held territory in Europe on March 24. The bomber crewman, a turret gunner, previously spoke of completing his eighth mission and awaiting a furlough. Rouse, known in Gerry, resided with his grandmother in Me Butters Home and had lived in Tionesta during his service. He had trained in Las Vegas and San Antonio before overseas duty last Christmas Eve.
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Serge
Jamey Rouse
Justin Butters
Germany
Europe
Giuther
Yesterdlay
Sergl
Rouse
Gerry
Me Butters
Tionesta
Florence Lisher
Las Vegas
San Antonio
Indicted United Steel Workers seek venue change in Hancock County
Thirty United Steel workers from Hancock County are indicted on misdemeanor and felony charges. They plan to ask the Hancock County court for a change of venue, claiming they cannot receive a fair trial here. Prosecuting Attorney William J. Moore said the move follows indictments served earlier this week.
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Ask Onange
New Cumberland
W. Va
O10
United
Hancock County
Funcock
William J. Moore
Abel
Corry War Fund Drives Past Quota by Nearly Three Thousand
The 1944 wartime campaign reports exceed last year’s total by about 4000 and top Corry’s $12,000 target by nearly 3000. About 44 percent of funds go to Corty Chipter activities with the rest sent to national Red Cross headquarters. A final figure awaits additional pledges as organizers note strong community effort.
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Campalen
W. Bracken
Conditten
Ennuel
Corty Chipter
Fed Cross
Corry
Petuy Ty Non
Clear site for hotel parking and renovations
Hammond and Ewing plan removing the south dwelling of the Gor property to create a parking space for hotel guests. The north two story section will be moved and rebuilt at the library end, converting the block’s gazalice into a surfaced lot. Interior work on residence property began yesterday with completion in months.
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Hammond
Ewing
Mesers
Gor
Frank Flanders
Titusville
Lottie Trancwn
Brooklyn
Storms Subside After Deadly U.S. Weather Outbreak
Storms across the United States subside after battering the eastern seaboard and Great Plains area. At least 49 people are confirmed dead while nearly 200 are injured from tornadoes, rain, wind and snow across multiple states. Homes are lost in Kansas and other plains regions as rivers flood and crews work to clear debris.
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Pinst
United States
Seaboard
Great Takes
Rocky Mountains
California
Kansas
Colorado Rockies
Colder Weather May Avert High Water Trouble Here
Forecasters expect cooler conditions to ease flood risks as rivers run near capacity. In Columbus the Brokenstone River crest lagged, while nearby valleys reported water covering ponds and roads. Police warned many routes were flooded and some homes were under water after recent rainfall. Local officials projected a possible crest with rising water threatening additional routes.
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Stremng Uy
Columbus
Tx Tandy
WbUf
Ueely
Haye
Nhl
Bialy
Herbert
Ron
Explosions Hit Philadelphia Refinery Injuring Dozens
An explosion at a Philadelphia refinery caused a large fire and several injuries. Eight to ten people were initially reported hurt as flames shot over 50 feet high, with ambulances and hospital admissions rising. FBI and Army security arrived at the scene as authorities investigated the blast.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Analytic
Mig Company
Plink
Sennytkill River
Methodist Hospital
St Hart
May
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army
Pennsylvania Plans New Experience Rating for Employers
Harrisburg April 12 William H T Chestnut secretary of Labor and Industry said the large task of setting up reduced jobless benefit rates under the new experience rating system will be completed by April 18. The plan provides a graduated tax on employer payrolls from 1 to 27 percent based on the quality of work during base years through 1949, replacing the former fixed rate.
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Anata
Harrisburg
William HT. Chestnut
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Pennsylvania
Massive Navy Fund Bill Advances in Washington
The House approved a sweeping Navy appropriation totalling 32,047,194,838 dollars to aid the war effort since July 1, 1940. The measure funds vessels planes and ongoing operations, with leaders asserting it signals major forthcoming actions in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters. Admiral Ernst King and Forrestal urged timely approval as crucial to victory over Japan.
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Associated Press
Washington
Owen
Congress
Father Confident McKeesport Child To Survive Ordeal
A four year old girl Judy Rae Zackler was pulled from beneath a street car in McKeesport after being crushed during a Monday night accident. Her father Michael Zackler stayed at her side under police and railway workers as doctors fought to save her life.
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McKeesport
Associated Press
Michael Zackler
Mic Keesport
Judy
Dadsig
Zackler
Germans claim drives near Crimea and Tarnopol encirclement
German communique reports fresh Soviet retreats in eastern Crimea and near Tarnopol as German and Romanian forces push to break enemy lines. It cites overrun towns and a large front from the Crimean region to Polish borders with heavy losses on both sides and a Russian cordon around the area near Buchach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Crimea
Surh
Orser Sou
Apowid Sten
Yinlios
Yinlios Svestwored. Overrun Hike 40 Settlements. "the Fourth, Lierhiiiin Emmy
Elbot
Byhavikot
Gilles Porkh
Iletyipal
Kerth
Qvidtupol
Brustesragrs
Olea
Crhey
Tost
Lrassy
Old Poland
Ostoy
Crete
Dla
Bunaney
Buchach
Shalit
Tarnopol
Hohe
Worthwest
Tyan S. Koney
Senn
Twelfth Visit Sees 311 Donors Reports and Shortfalls
Report on the twelfth donor drive shows 311 donors from various nearby districts. total funds raised exceed the $11,000 target by a small margin. Chairman Cherry notes 83 no-shows and 48 volunteer recipients while wartime industries helped supply needed dollars and materials for the effort.
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Cherry
Armolingud
Cain Rankin
Mirman
Eanre
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Winving
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Corry Gunner
Red Cross
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White House
Truman
Emanuele
U. S
National R. C. Treasury
Atlantic Refining Co
Seala
Ted
Tiraspol
Kerch
Koney
Inta Ramania
Czech
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