Fortresses Pound Convoy Off New Guinea Coast
Allied air forces attacked a Japanese convoy of three warships and six merchants off Wewak New Guinea. Fortresses bombed airdromes at Raibul and Kav Deng while A-20s struck troop positions in the Bulgup Creek area. Casualty tallies placed Allied losses at about 10,031 through April 1 with Japanese casualties near 39,000.
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Haugland
Australia
We Wale
New Guinea
Diskurslay
Weswal
Iir
St helBhe
Tanne of Empires
Ofr Menaved
al Lae
Bismarck See
Lae
Salamaia
Japan
Likyent
Ra!baul
New Britain
Rebaul
Kavdeng
Ye Treland
Bulgup ‘Creek
Nubo
Air Ane
Douglas Macarthur
United States
Wolion
Seven Arrested for Ship Plant Sabotage
Washington April 16. Seven welders and shipyard workers were arrested on charges of sabotaging ships by faulty welding. Arraignments set for today for Hermit Scherer Raymond Burke Hinun Thoms Vis Marty Benadi Wilfred Shunes Gusamasi and others. Investigation notes the damage could cause ships to split and go to sea, with welds imperfect along center seams.
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Washington
Hu Bilt
Hoover
Mil
Hermit Scherer
New York
Raymond Ashby Burkeholder
Buchanan
Hinun Thoms Vis, Jr
Basic City
Vas
Fievell Houston Smith
It Catawba, Ft C5
Leonard Lucas
Lane
Winher
Escape Plot Breaks From Georgia Prison in Daring Breakout
Two notorious inmates led a bold escape from Tavannin State Penitentiary in Reidsville Georgia overpowering three guards and cutting power. They seized two prison trucks and a car, with one prisoner surrendering later. Warden Duvall named Forest Turner Leland Harvey and D B Blank as ringleaders. Turner and Harvey have multiple prior escapes and long terms for robbery kidnapping and larceny. The breakout followed the guards being locked in the cell block the telephone switchboard damaged and the blackout plunging the prison into darkness.
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Associated Press
Reldeviele
Georgia
Tavinali State
R. Duvall
Reidsville
de- Vall
Forest Turner
Leland Harvey
D. @. Blank
Turner
Harvey
Black
Tustie
Olquitt County
Pay as You Go Talks Pivot at Rayburn Conference
House Republican leaders and Democrats launched a joint move to find a compromise on pay-as-you-go income tax legislation. Speaker Rayburn and key leaders from both parties met in the morning to see if a version of the Ritter plan can be accepted by all factions.
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Rayburn
Associated Press
Washington
House
D-Tex
Martin
Massachusetts
McCormack
Daughton
Ways End
Sisakws Committee
Rayburn Gale
Milne Bay Raid Report Sparks Competing Claims
A Tokyo communique via Kyo Radio says 11 Allied transports sunk and 44 Allied planes downed as Japanese aircraft hit Milne Bay New Guinea. Allied headquarters dispute totals noting 75 to 100 Japanese planes with 30 damaged, one small Allied ship sunk and two damaged, while one report notes Allied emergency in Sardinia and German cities ordered by authorities.
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Tokyo
Milne Bay
Associated Wrens
Kyo Radio
Associated Press
New Guinea
Australia
Els
Douglas MacArthur
Bettween
al- Hed
Bond Total Here Passes $250,000
The Victory Loan drive reports momentum across committees as totals climb past $350,000 before noon today. Previous high was $237,000 with a goal exceeding $1.3 million as committees finalize staffing for intensive solicitation.
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Only
Varius
Ihore
Parole Board Action Ruled Illegal by Justice Dept
Harrisburg April 1. Dr Lews N Robinson chairman of the Pennsylvania Parole Board says the Justice Department ruled the board has granted paroles without jurisdiction to youths in adult correctional institutions. Paroles were stopped after the ruling and judges will be asked how to supervise existing cases. No figures on how many paroles were improper are available.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Lews N. Robinson
Pennsylvania Parole Board
Justice Department
Robinson
Robinnson
Pennsylvania
White Hill
Huntingdon
Moncy
Fight Looms On New Chief of Civilian Supply
Washington April 18 legislative move to create a powerful independent civilian supply chief advances toward a Senate vote. Danald M. Nelson announces Arthur D. Whiteside of Dun and Bradstreet will succeed Joseph Li. Weiner as vice chairman in charge of civilian supply. Weiner backs the bill. Nelson opposes it.
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Washington
Senate
War Production Board
WEE
Danald M. Nelson
Arthur D. Whiteside
Duh and
Bradstreet
Frm
Joseph Li
Weiner
WPB- Nels
MacArthur and Australian Leaders Warn of Dangerous Enemy
Washington faces public anxiety as MacArthur and Australian leaders claim a dangerous enemy threat while opposing views trigger apprehension about security and policy directions in a tense international standoff.
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MacArthur
Washington
Main War Strategy In Pacific And Europe
An Associated Press analysis argues that Allied strategy centers on defeating Hitler first to halt Nazi expansion, while maintaining support against Japan. Washington and Australian views diverge on the danger of a Nipponese invasion of Australia, with Stimson pledging increased aid to MacArthur and calls for robust Allied air power in the Pacific. The piece notes limits in conducting simultaneous campaigns and supports not changing horses midstream while continuing the push toward total war effort.
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Associated Press
Washington
Australia
Bishoe Gel
Knox
Auy~ Walia
Witthin
New Gainea
Af Sb
Stimson
Europe
Asia
Herr Hitler
Aled High Command
Hitler
Japan
Atlantic
Byron Price Urges War Bond Purchases for Victory
Byron Price, Director of the Office of Censorship, writes for the Associated Press urging immediate war bond purchases. He frames bonds as a wartime aid and a postwar security promise, stressing that even small extra dollars hasten victory and support readjustment after victory. He emphasizes citizens serve their country by buying bonds.
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Office of Censorship
Associated Press
Storm Continues Work On Budget Final Phase In Tunisia Near
British First Army repels German assaults and pushes forward toward Tunis. Montgomery mobilizes heavy artillery as operations approach a decisive budget phase shaping the campaign in North Africa.
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Tunisia
Tunis
Montgomery
Blizzard gridlocks district as heavy snow hits region
A severe blizzard blankets western Pennsylvania bringing several inches of snow and near zero visibility. State police warn against nonessential travel as highways become treacherous and plow crews struggle to reach remote areas. Strong winds and freezing temperatures trail the storm with another drop expected tonight.
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Coty
Recan
Vani
Peritislvania
Pilishweh
Jamestown Ciycups
Picshugh
Gerest
Saturdey
Alcatraz escape suspect found hiding on island cave
Bulletin from Associated Press reports Floyd G. Hamilton, 86, one of four prisoners who tried to escape Alcatraz this week, found hiding in a cave on the prison island. Other items note Allied action in North Africa, U S bombers in the Solomons, British naval losses off Sicily, UMW editorial on wage prices, London air raid alert, and Soviet bombardment claims near Leningrad.
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Associated Presa San Pirancisco
Floyd G. Hamilton
Southwest Desperado
Alcatraz Penitentiary
Air action underway across front in Allied bomb sweeps
London reports a daytime air battle over the French coast with RAF Mosquitos and Whirlwinds, heavy fighter escort, and several enemy aircraft claimed destroyed. Night sweeps planned across northwest Europe include raids on German ports and rail targets, while U S and Allied bombers hit Naples and Sicilian targets with casualties reported.
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London
France
Dunkeerque
Bollogne
T Ve
Folkestone
Temperghires
Dover
Bn Ars
Witich
Germany
Suiminereee
U.S
Naples
Sicili
Taliang
RAF
Branne
Belgium
Danzig
Korusigebert
Taft calls for showdown on devaluation power
Senator Taft urged Congress to oppose any extension of the president s power to devalue the dollar as the currency control debate sharpened. Morgenstern testified on a proposed two year extension and broader authority over postwar currency policy amid a split Senate Finance Committee.
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Ney Associated
Washington
Sena[tor ‘Taft
R-obier
Uhe
Congress
Morgen Bas
Morgenifinu
Senate Banking Committee
Taft
Delays on Outside Employment Rules by Board of Education
Board of Education members delay action on outside work for employes as committee meetings and budget discussions continue. Discussions focus on 1943-44 expenditures, teacher salaries, and state legislature actions impacting district finances. A special meeting may be held to address wartime worker employments in war plants and related scheduling.
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Tdues
Tyebiily
Wie
Othe
Liecoming
Harpy S. Dewey
Ickes backs crude oil price rise in wartime
Petrol administrator Tokes urged a general increase of about 45 cents per barrel, telling the House small business committee the recommendation had been sent from the Office of Price Administration. An OPA official noted the timing was "pretty bad" for such an increase and Brown did not testify on the recommendation.
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Washington
Tokes
House Small Business
Office of Price Administration
Ith
OPA
Price
Prentiss Brown
Brown
Ickes
The
Wah
New Directory Hints Anna Population Between 8500 And 9000
Herbert W. Ross of the Calkin Kelly Directory Company said the upcoming 1843 city directory may place Anna UorFy population around 8 500 to 9 000. He noted advance ad work and field crews will start in Canandaigua then Salamanca, including Gerry and Union City in the directory. The census figure is preliminary, with a continued report on page three.
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Anna UorFy
Wil W
Herbert W. Ross
Calkin-Kelly Directory Company
Calkin-Kelly Company
Binghampton House
Derus
Ross
Canandaigua
Salamanca
Gerry
Union City
Enemies Lose 600 Planes in North Africa Drive
Allied headquarters report heavy daylong battles on the Medjez El Bab heights near Tunis as British and American forces push toward Tebourba. German losses reach 600 planes with more than 160 Axis aircraft destroyed on the ground. Rommel’s supply port at Ferryville/Bizerte crippled impacting final Axis reinforcements.
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Medjez-El-Bab
Tunis
Sl Army
1St Army
Tebourba
Tuniis
Fom
Dwight ‘D. Eisenhower
Franch ‘Oop
Stiiteing
Djebol Sufaou
Tonin Biverte
Ile
Beard L. Montgomery
Ith
Grwin Rommel
Enfdwvilie
Paris
Revers
Henri Girdud
I Loos
Sousse
Tunnisias
Rommel
Asis
Aih Army
Mareth Line
U.S. Army Air Forces
Ferryville
Bizerte
North Africa
Perryville
Bethlehem Steel Buys Virginia Coal Mines Now
Bethlehem Steel announces acquisition of coal mines in Virginia in a landmark deal valued in the multi million dollar range. Officials confirm the purchase of Consolidation Coal Company No 81 and related assets, marking a major northern West Virginia transaction in many years.
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Bethlehem Steel
Virginia
Fairmont
Apsii
Sompahy
Oh Carolia
Thamay
Amontgem
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Wewak
Tattnall State Penitentiary
Moscow
Sardinia
Alming
Berlin
Heidelberg
NEW Parole Board
Justice Dept
Byron Price
Allied
Sicily
Ammiral
Andrew B. Cunningham
Solomon Islands
Navy
North Pacific
Kiska Island
United Mine Workers’ Journal
Asphal
Red Army
Omyide
Leningrad Front
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