Allied glider troops push deep behind Japanese lines in Burma
In a strategic report from Jutheart Asia Headquarters in Kand y Ceylon, Allied glider borne units infiltrate behind Japanese lines in Burma and India to sever fly routes to Myitkyina. The force reinforces China and over 160 miles of front, signaling a shift from old tactics. The Kohima Nagpur road area was reported cleared as part of this invasion thrust.
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Jutheart Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Mapiete
Bat
China
Burma
India
Kohimenapur
House panel flags changes in PA prices and wages
The Smith Committee of the House-OPA proposes a rewritten price control act to curb federal powers, with a hard freeze on wages and prices through 1942 and tweaks to penalties and review. Majority and minority reports diverge on OPA authority and court oversight, with signatories including Smith, Peters, Hartley, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Reedy Fashington
Smith
House-Opa
Rep
D-Va
OPA
Exec Ve
Federal Register
Brosder
WLB
Peters
R-Ga
Hartley
R-N.j
Oilman
R.-Mich
Jennings
Tenn
Aerial Air Forces Press On As Invasion Builds
Reports describe Allied air forces building pre invasion momentum with heavy bombers and fighters from Britain and other theaters. Soviet lines near Rugsta and Vnegrand show regrouping as they prepare for possible assaults. In Italy and the Pacific, multiple landings and operations unfold with emphasis on coastal and island actions.
Allied Air Attacks Pound Bucharest and Ploesti
British based heavy bombers and 1,500 additional fighters joined up with Italian strikes to hit Bucharest Ploesti and nearby targets. The raid targeted rail yards and oil facilities, with reports of considerable success despite clouded weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tne
Britain
Italy
Bucharest
Plocat
Rojania
Fried- Tichshafen
Munich
Balzan
Plocasti
Hitler
Doughboys From Italy Describe Medal of Honor Feats
Washington AP two doughboys Second Lieutenant Ernest Childers and Sergeant Charles Kelly recount their Medal of Honor actions in a War Department conference room. Childers, from Tulsa, recalls eliminating two machine gun nests on a Sicilian hill while Kelly, from Pittsburgh, describes leading assaults beyond Salerno and braving heavy fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ernest Childers
Charles BE
Kelly
Italy
Stimson
Childers
Tulan
Okla
Pittsburgh
Copper
Salerno
Stanley J. Grogan
Army Public Relations
Army
Grogan
Congress
Wickersham
Dokla
Meade
Oklahoma
Promisine
Titan
Tor
Sean. Ten
D-Ps
Guffey
D. Pa
45Th
Sicily
Mascara
Palermo
Bloody Knob
Childere
Soviets Massing For New Attacks Against Germans
Moscow dispatches report the Russians have lifted the siege of Leningrad and pushed toward Berlin in a renewed overland advance from Kursk. Rear-guard services are moving forward to new bases as spring lull follows a ten month campaign. The base is expected to be short lived with a possible strike on the Polish Romanian fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Leningrad
Romania
Berlin
Kursk
London
Navy chief says ready to fight Japan ship for ship
At the AP luncheon in New York Admiral Ramsey said the Navy was itching for a knee down drag out fight with Japan and could outmatch the Japanese fleet. General Vandergrift and Col Aligon spoke on gliders and troop movements behind enemy lines as AP directors debated government control of news amid antitrust concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miral DeWitt C Ramney
Bureau of Aeronautics
U. S. Navy
Associated Press
Waldorf-Astoria
Ramsey
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Marine Corps
Japan
John F. Aligon
Army Air Corps
Harris
Robert McLean
Pacific
Vandergrift
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Marshal Island
Ta- Tarn
WFA Freezes Sale Of Corn In Midwest
The War Food Administration ordered a midnight freeze on corn sales from farmer elevators across 125 counties in Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Missouri and Indiana. Government would be the sole buyer during the ban to ensure adequate supplies for cannery processors and war industries. A service subsidy plan for corn shelling and transport to local elevators via portable shelters was also announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesots
Tinois
Indiana
WFA
Roosevelt Dewey Face Challenges As Floods Hit Kansas
Torrential rains swollen streams across Kansas and Missouri creating mounting damage and displacing thousands. Wichita suffered its worst flood since 1904 with over 1,700 homesFlooding covered Winfield more than two thirds and Lawrence faced rising Kaw river levels. Missouri River predicts crest near Kansas City as rival rivers move downstream, warned by Col. J A Adams US Army district engineer.
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Kansas
Cart
Wichita
Kas
Arkansas
Winfield
Walnut River
Lawrence
Kaw
Missouri River
Kansas City
J. A. Adams
US 8
St. Louia
Bricker Bids For Kentucky Vote At State Convention
Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio seeks Kentucky convention delegates in a bid to win at least four of 22 delegate votes for a potential fourth term. The Kentucky event may keep Roosevelt and Dewey as front runners while Willis remains a possible favorite son. Massachusetts and Pennsylvania delegate contests also loom, with no clear lineup emerging as voters head to primaries and state conventions.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Daway
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Kentucky
Bricker
Simeona
Willits
Willis Newa
Dewey
Massachusetts
Joseph BR. ‘Bly
Wendell L. Willkie
Pennsyllvania-Democrata
Pennsylvania
Repub
Farmers Advised To Plant Peanuts In Wet Season
Houston County farmers facing continual cotton delays from extreme wet weather are told by county agent M. Ling to switch from cotton to peanuts. He warns that cotton planting season is ending and peanuts offer a better crop chance. Only those with ample poison and labor should risk continuing cotton, as boll weevil pressure remains high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
M. Ling
Ling
Navy Chief Urges Strong Post War Fleet Growth
Admiral Ernest J King warns the fleet must not dwindle to pre war weakness. He cites Pearl Harbor lessons and says the Navy has rebuilt to be ready to travel far and fast to victory, though no quick win is in sight in Europe or the Pacific. He notes past gaps and urges sustained industrial and naval power.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
United States Navy
Hia
Nret
Oddy
Germany
Japan
Frog Resaivety
Knox
Europe
United States
Jong Fonda
Allies declare climactic phase in war against German air force
London AP reports a joint British Air Ministry and US Strategic Air Forces statement predicting early destruction of the Nazi air force as a prelude to forcing Germany to kneel, while Berlin countered with plans to quadruple fighter production this month. The report notes propaganda claiming the fortress of Holland ready for events as a glider base in England.
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London
Naxi
Germany
Berlin
British
Air Ministry
United States Strategic Air Forces
Wasavlt
Hollend Wm
England
Britain
Giant Naval Guns Lay Wall Of Fire At Tanahmerah Bay
Aboard the U S destroyer off Tanahmerah Bay in New Guinea, a massive naval bombardment and amphibious assault drove Japanese forces back as U S ships and landing craft secured Dutei New Guinea. Air cover and heavy bombardment preceded organized landings with minimal resistance.
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Tanahmerah Bay
Tanahmerah Bat
Butch New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Dutei New
Tananmerah Bay
Simultanrouyg
Hollandia
Altape
Singapore
Kwakehok Island
Navy
Neva
Trrates
Hollanda
Last Minute Bulletins From The War Front And Home Front
AP dispatches report distribution changes for chewing gum to Army and Navy service members overseas. War Production Board notes reduced wrapping paper and bags for April to June. Roosevelts conference quotes reveal planning for airborne invasion with Churchill and Allied leaders in August. US war planes heavily strike the enemy across the Trak area hitting islands and targets west and northwest of the main group.
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Washington
War Production Board
War Department
Dupanget-Bhald Bara
Roosevelt
Prince Minteler Chercill
Leet
Trak
Navy
General MacArthur Leads U S Forces In New Guinea Landing
General Douglas MacArthur rode ashore with American troops at Hollandia and Tanahmerah Bay as forces seized two beachheads 25 miles apart. The invasion narrowed the gap to the Philippines and established new naval and air bases. MacArthur, aboard a cruiser off New Guinea, witnessed the operation while directing the landing.
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General MacArthur
New Guinea
Hollandia
Tanahmerah Bay
MacArthur
Philippines
Cruiaer
Plans To Create US Respect Urged By Postwar Committee
WASHINGTON reports Rep Wadsworth of New York urged the Postwar Military Committee to craft a plan that earns world respect for the United States. Brig Gen John MacPalmer testified that past mistakes could have been avoided if Washington's call to universal military training had been followed. The witness stressed candid opinions and a desire to lead the world toward decency through respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wadsworth
R.N.Y
United States
John MacPalmer
House
Maid Ware
Wadaworth
America
MacArthur Seizures Hold Dutch New Guinea in Bold Advance
Gen Douglas MacArthur announces major landing operations at Hollandia and Alpha on the New Guinea coast with thousands of American troops securing beachheads. Allied forces press toward airstrips at Aieba and Tunahmerah Bay as Japanese forces are driven back, with Mindanao and Philippines within bomber range for future operations.
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Bataan
Hollandia
Madang
New Britain
New Ireland
Bougainvyille
Feinta
Wewak
Nout
Aleps
Bath Basen
Airatripa
Philippines
Harold Afrelter
Exploding Homba
Sandba
Marshalia
Lipan
Tinian
Marianas
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U.S
Kohima 'O Bengal- Assam Railway
Ouse Committee
U. 2
Uniow
Impany
Plo
Vnegrand
Cassino
Guinea
Altape Wisted
Hille Borma
Japeeg
Kohima
Bew
Ploesti
Soviets
Midwest
Peiping
Hankow
Mea
NEA
Peiping-Hankow
Gov. Bricker
Air Force
Aitape
Chicago
Willem Wrigley Jr
Jach Torcott
The
Associated
Respect
Solomons
Yates McDaniel
Macarthurs
Analagic
Douglas MacArthur
Salomon Islands
Australia
Thom
Barting Ecrulper
Tunahmerah Bayenat
Hollandix i
Tishd
Aliapa Sree
Tumbo
Beleo Lelands
Lalapeilasit
Artilery
Marahalt
Dutch New Guinea
Netherlands
Wer
Hypas
Rogte
Alexinhafen
Kadang
Horthaast New Guinea
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