King Victor Emmanuel to abdicate throne to son Umberto
King Victor Emmanuel announces plans to resign from public life and transfer the throne to his son Umberto, while Allied representatives signal cautious approval. Mussolini era tensions and moves toward a democratic government are noted as a potential outcome of the transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lvin Orinzterling Waples
Vittorio Exsamile
Umberto
Piedmont
Rome
Benito Mussolin
Murphy
A. S
Italy
Tornado Strikes Webb Causing Injuries and Destruction
A tornado ripped through the Webb community near Dothan around 10 p m injuring several people one seriously destroying five houses and leveling timber tracts. Lawrence Burde aw Mrs Burdeshaw and a child were injured while Mrs J J Floyd’s house and barn were demolished. A Negro house near Chris Murphy’s farm and Barfield's filing station were also reported damaged. Local official M Smith of Webb cited incomplete damage checks and uncertain totals. Power and telephone lines were affected.
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Tormeado Cutting
Swathugh
Webb
Dothan
Perone
M. Smith
Buineys
Smith
Lawrence Burde
Burdeshaw
Tha Toroado
J. J. Floyd
Henry Wade
Wade
Chris Murphy
Barfield
World Today: Soviet Armies Push Through Crises
Report notes rapid Soviet offensives across Crimea and northern areas, with allied rail targets in Germany under bombardment. Italian conflict lines and shifting fronts appear as wartime fronts realign amid strategic centers.
Hill Mud-Slinging With Name Calling Says Sen Simpson
GROVE HILL Alabama Special to The Bagis Lister Hill trails in the May 2 renomination bid as opponent State Senator Jim Simpson accuses him of mudslinging. Simpson cites ethics rules he says Hill misrepresented, and defends his rural electrification stance and oath obligations. Simpson insists he followed the constitution and that Hill’s attacks misstate his record.
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Grove Hill
Alabama
Lister
Hill
Grove Hilliams
Simpson
Stat. Senate
Senate
Birmingham Street Car Company
United
Benator Hill
Congressman's Houston Bid Spurs Dothan Appearance
Congressman seeks Houston support in Dothan after Pearl Harbor leave. He returns to duty on unexpired term, urging Wildcrest voters to rest to the fall term in the May 3 primaries. He acknowledges brief service and vows to record a steady course for election year.
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Dothan
Pearl
Harbor
Yate Heary B. Steagndl
Congress
Wildcrest
Ranenelin
Andrews
MacArthur Stassen Lead In Primaries Amid Dewey Rise
In New York and Nebraska, Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Harold E. Stassen scored notable primary wins while Thomas E. Dewey gained ground as the GOP front runner. Dewey held 153 pledged delegates of 351 with Wisconsin accounts and Nebraska showing a campaign edge. Roosevelt remained a possible contender as New York Democrats endorsed him. The results shape a crowded preconvention scene with MacArthur and Stassen building delegate traction.
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Jacek Bell
Associated Press
New York
Dindg
Nebraska
Thomas B. Dewey
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Harold E. Stageen
Dewey
New York State
Democratic Committee
Illinois
Stassen
Wendell L. Willkiz
Staessen
Dwight Griswold
Tilino
Slavs Take Nazi Base Of Gradina
Yugoslav partisans stormed and occupied the German strongpoint at Gradina near the center, pressing a heavy assault against the garrison. A noted casualty drowned in the river near Mesing city, while reports mention a significant commander among the resistance.
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Gradina
London
Storms Subside After Wide Swing Along Coast
Storms across the United States ease after battering the Eastern Seaboard and Great Lakes regions. About 49 deaths and nearly 200 injuries are reported from tornadoes, rain squalls, wind storms and snow storms stretching from the Rockies to the Atlantic. Homes lost in Kansas and Oklahoma as continued flooding affects many areas. Forecasters expect cooler, clearer weather, while some rivers have not yet crested. Arkansas reports 35 dead in ongoing disaster period.
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Associated Press
United States
Seaboard
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Ocean
California
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kvara
Arkanons
Tara
Congress Agenda Calls First For Record Navy Bill
Washington AP The opening Congress session after Easter recess pursued a record naval appropriation exceeding 20 billion dollars as its first order. Leaders indicated some GOP members may pause active opposition while considering subsidies to restrain food prices and a wartime price control extension. Major debates loom over long term aid to allies and veterans benefits, with a late June recess in view.
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SY FRANCIS W_LE
Washington
Congress
Ime
Lawat
Benator Butler
R.-Neb
Rap
Wolcott
R.-Mich
Senate
Hawaiians Martial Law Viewed At Civilian Trial
Lt Gen. Robert Richardson, Hawaii military governor, summarized his views on the civilian trial challenging martial law. Admiral Chester Nimitz warned of possible Japanese landings via submarines and the need to guard against intelligence leaks. Both leaders stressed ongoing threats as they direct operations far from Pearl Harbor in the Marshall Islands theater.
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Leif Erickson
Honolulu
Harbon
Robert ©. Richardson
Hawaii
Central Pacific
Japan
Anid
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Hawai
Houston Soldiers To Get Ballots In May Primary
Judge Saxon P. Poyner announces the mailing of lentee ballots for the May 2 primary begins tomorrow and continues until five days before the election. He notes confusion over military absentee voting eligibility and says service members must register and pay poll taxes in their counties to vote, in line with Alabama law.
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Saxon P. Poyner Anid
Poyner Anid
Hhis
Secretary of State
Poyner
Alabama
Wartime Censorship Sparks House Row in Capitol
A House dispute erupts over wartime censorship as lawmakers debate how Uncle Sam handles mail and the so called “excerpts” from a letter to a Count von Begita. The controversy centers on a letter to Vivien Kellars deemed seditious and the method by which Coffey obtained it. Major players include Coffey D-Wash and Reed M-Kan, with coverage on page 5.
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James Mallow
George Viilne Washington
Sam
Vivien Kelleus
Tag Meer
Kari von ‘Begiita
Mize Kalleme
Westport
Osan
War
Kellars
Ehe
Cotterwald
Sourter Reed
M-Kann
Ben
Waer
Kenow
Coffey
Red Army advances from Crimean front toward Sevastopol
Moscow reports say Soviet forces smashed through German defenses on the Crimean peninsula and moved toward Sevastopol while other units entered Tiraspol and the Dniester port 60 miles north of Ovidiopol. The communique notes near-total Soviet victories along a 100 mile front with heavy German losses.
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London
Crimean
Sevastopol
Moscow
Tireapol
Dnester
Ovidiepel
Odense
Bkals
Vaid
Tween Skala
Tarnopol
Ivas
Kenev
Tera
Allies Repulse Nazis On Hills North of Cassino
Allied headquarters reported a German attack against troops defending the hill north of Cassino was repulsed with heavy fire. Castle Hill has repeatedly challenged German efforts to seize it as Allied planes and artillery hit targets across Italy and at the Anzio beachhead, while a wide air and ground effort disrupted rail and port targets along the Mediterranean coast.
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Lynn Hfixnzerling
Naples
Bula
Cassino
Castle Hill
Nass
Arae
Cargiliano
Anzio
Carravelo
Censa
Molette
Moletta
Terman
Pimnes
Entty
Siena
Ancora
Italy
Nazis Claim FDR in Caribbean Area
London based German radio service quotes a report that President Roosevelt traveled to the Caribbean to meet Prime Minister Churchill and plan operations in Europe in the coming weeks. The claim lacks Allied confirmation and was not verified by Washington authorities.
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London
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Caribbean
Churchill
Europa
Tiwan
Ha Wack
Washington
Gome
Allied Forces Pressured by Japanese Near Kohima Imphal
Allied HQ said Japanese pressure on Kohima and Imphal has lessened as Allied forces push to clear invaders from the Kohima Dimapur road corridor. Tokyo pushed back with renewed assaults near Imphal, and the Pearl agency reported heavy fighting 18 miles north of Imphal.
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NEW Delht
Tsphel- Kohima
Dimapor
Kohime Hay
Kohima
Dimapur
Bengal
Assam
Imphal
Air and Sea Strikes Hit Jap Targets in New Guinea
Allied forces reported intense air and sea attacks along New Guinea's north coast. Gen Douglas MacArthur cited heavy Japanese losses as American casualties reached 1,814 with 442 dead. Operations focused on Madang, Alexishafier, and western New Britain, including Hansa Bay and Bougainville, with substantial bomber sorties and a destroyer-led assault.
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New Guinea
Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Madang
Alexishafer
MacArthur
New Britain
Bougeinville
Last Minute BULLETINS From Around The World
A torn fragment mentions Lt An tenie de la Lame Roiss dying after an attempted assassination of President Manuel Avila Camacho in May Mexico City. Other items reference baseball broadcast plans, Atlantic Refining Co actions, and a new wage figure release.
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Mexico City
Antenie de la Lame Roiss
Manual Avila Camache
Messerschmitt Plants Smashed and Rails Blasted
Allied air forces struck German targets in Austria and Czechoslovakia amid a broad offensive over Europe. Italian based bombers hit a Messerschmitt plant at Wiener Neustadt and an Zagreb airfield while RAF forces attacked Aachen Hannover and other German centers, with 252 German planes shot down in four days and heavy losses for the Luftwaffe.
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AY Austin Bealmear Teamn
Vy Lombers
Fyrom Nay
Vienna
Britain
Europe
Uhh
Italy
Memorachmitt
Wiener Netstedt
Wos
Jhnt
Liberainie
Thunderbolt
Zagreb
Croatia
Bpit
Masserachinitz
Wiense Neustadt
Bad Voslau
Fiedamond Markt Components
Messerachatt
Ele
Mmbby
Trrfieda
Severatt
RAF
Aachen
Hasnover
Germany
Reich
Sinc
March & Nurnberg
Air Ministry
Heigum
France
Sala
Berlin
Frankfurt
English
Rhine
Hannover
Atea i
Yonterdsy
Oscherslubert
Bamburg
Finstock
Aralmawalde
Martin
Geman
Amarthan
Giraud Plans Retirement From Army Command
Gen Henri Giraud plans to retire from his post as commander in chief as the French Committees of National Liberation abolish his role. He may move to England to write memoirs after rejecting Gaulle’s appointment and amid further Criss over the army’s leadership. The decision followed the committees naming Gen Ter Me to new duties.
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Algiers
Henri Giraud
Aboliahing
Phaillon
Giraud
Charles 6 Gaulle
Armiies
Comtat Tea
Bia
England
Gen
Tere
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Usta
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Emnanusle
Mmeniet
Sen. Simpson
Tura Te No
Houston
NEA Telephoto
New Zealand
Romie
Crimea
Solons
House Row
Tiraspol
Americhe
Cvarsesa
War Department
Arrac
Messerschmitt
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