Nazi Planes Raid Invasion Ships In English Harbors
London reports Germans raid invasion ships in English harbors as Allied shipping concentrates in Channel ports. Berlin says invasion could be two weeks away. Dutch authorities plan dyke defenses. Denmark Sweden service resumes amid travel curbs.
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English
Associated Freee
London
Mardor
England
Merlin
Stockholm
Ness
Medina
Jenieg
Jama
Berlin
Channel
Holland
Zuider Zee
Rotdem
Amsterdam
Britain Advised U S Not To Use Postwar Air Power
In London talks, American officials told Britain the United States does not intend to use its wartime air power to dominate postwar commercial aviation. Britain welcomed promises to keep empire airbase networks open to civilian flights. The informal exchange between Adolf Berle and Lord Beaverbrook signals goodwill and a practical step toward postwar cooperation amid Allied recovery.
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John M Hightower
Washington
United States
Britain
Americas
Adolf Berle
Mate
Lord Beaverbrook
Herle
Wiatton
London
Fara
World War II bombings and fronts update report
Allied air forces dropped heavy bomb loads on Friedrichshafen shipyards and radar plants while striking northern France and Belgium railroads. Operations spread across Sevastopol, Iasi, and Kohima as forces push in Italy, the Netherlands, and New Guinea with reinforcements and countermeasures amid ongoing campaigns.
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Associated Press
Atyta
Friedrichthafen
France
Belgium
Sien
Sevastopol
Iasi
Italy
Mintonm
Southwest Pacific
Ope Captura Hollandia Air Besefa
New Guinea
Montgomery Ward Fights Government Control of Chicago Plant
Chicago AP A legal clash pits Montgomery Ward and Company against government seizure of its Chicago facilities. Chairman Sewell Avery and President Clement D Ryan were barred from offices as soldiers patrolled the plants. Ward seeks dismissal of a Biddle injunction. The fight centers on Roosevelt era seizure orders and government operation of Ward properties.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Sewell Avery
Clement D. Ryan
Wayne C. Taylor
William H. Holly
Francis Biddle
Ward
Roosevelt
Tara
NEA Telephoto
Greety Wayne Taylor
Department of Commerce
Avery
American Planes Fly From Seized Hollandia Bases
Advanced Allied HQ in New Guinea reports bombers flew from Hollandia airfields within range of Palau and the Philippines after a rapid Dutch New Guinea invasion begun Saturday. Japanese forces near Hollandia routed into jungles, with further pushes driving enemy troops from Alexishafen and Madang area. MacArthur says operation completed. about 60,000 Japanese casualties implied around Hollandia and Alexishafen fronts.
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New Guinea
Hollandia
Bh Sea
Palau
Philippines
Dutch New Guinea
Sixth Army
Sir Sane
Alexishaten
Madang
Alexishafen
Japan
Nippon
Douglas MacArthur
Bifth Air Force
Navy Yard Fire Kills 15. 20 Hurt in Portmouth VA
At the Norfolk Navy Yard last night a fire aboard a repairing naval ship caused 15 deaths from suffocation and left 20 workers injured. Most victims were Portsmouth and Norfolk residents. Fire reported around 6:20 pm, with 2 hours needed to evacuate the hold. The pastor Edger B Johnson aided survivors. Police and Navy officials noted no serious injuries among the wounded.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk, Navy Yard
Navy
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Ion
Sarily
Paslor
Edger B. Johnson
Clmas
U8. N
Bussards Bay
Mass
Simpson Claims Alabama Lacks Federal School Aid
State Sen. Jim Simpson, a U S Senate candidate, told Dekalb County voters in Geral dine that Alabama has two kinds of education aid. One is imaginary promised federal help, the other real accomplishments. He contrasted today with his boyhood in a one room log schoolhouse and criticized Lister Hill for promising federal aid decades ago.
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Geraldine
Ala
Alabama
Dekalb County
Jim Simpson
United States Senate
Lister Hill
Simpson
Congress
Sen
House Seeks Probe of Ward Seizure
Washington AP report says a Democratic Republican coalition pressed for immediate House Rules Committee action on Dewey’s resolution to establish a special congressional committee to investigate the Montgomery Ward seizure in Chicago. Rep Dewey testified calling the seizure highhanded and un-American.
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Washington
Democrata
House Rules Committee
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Cox D.-Gat
Smith
D.-Va
Republican Committee
Dewey
Rep
Congress
Fabath
Absentee Ballots Mailed to Date in Probate Office
Officials in the probate office reported the mailing deadline passed yesterday for absentee ballots. A total of 448 ballots had been mailed, with a large percentage directed to service. Chief Clerk Johnny Woodham noted the count and urged attention to the run of ballots.
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Probate Future Office
Johnny Woodham
Ne Negro voter tests rights after denial in Alabama primary
Alexander L Herman a 40 year old burial insurance agent in Mobile sought an absentee ballot for the May 2 Democratic primary but was refused by Probate Judge Norvelle R Leigh. Herman said he would test the party’s exclusion of Negro voters and planned to go to court to challenge the ruling.
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Mobile
Ala
Alexander L. Hernan
Norvelle R. Leigh
Herman
Laigh
More Goods Seen With Nazi Defeat Postwar Training Debate
In a Birmingham radio forum on the Blue Network Americas Town Meeting of the Air, supporters urge universal non-exempt military training for youths arguing it would elevate civilization, while opponents call it indoctrination in fascist philosophy and harmful to peace. Speakers present contrasting views on compulsory service at 18 and its national value versus anti militarist concerns.
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Birmingbhah, Ab
Birmingham
Blue Network
America
John M. Costello
D.calif
United States
N. C. McPherson, Jr
Wesleyan College
Macon
Costello
McPherson
Production Return Hinges On Success Of Allied Invasion
Washington AP reports that allied success in the European invasion could shift over a third of U S war production to civilian goods once the fighting ends, while Germany collapses would be needed for substantial civilian output now. WPB officials stress no war effort interference, outlining conversion plans with automobile union leaders and discussing price ceilings and relaxed limits as part of a postwar program. more details to come on Face 2.
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Washington
Europe
America
Japan
Mays
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
WPB
Wntil
Germany
Wilson
WPE
Donald Nelson
WPR
Automobile Labor Advisory Committee
Név
CIO
AFL
CIQ
United — Automobile Workers
Allies Probe Nazi Strength In Italy
Allied headquarters report activity along the Italian front with patrols probing Nazi strength near Anzio Zir, Magilana dumps disrupted radio station north of Durazzo. Coastal air force Spitfires attacked a radio site while artillery hit targets near Cassini and Gisterna with fires started.
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Allied
Naples
Agzrentivea
Allied Air ‘Force
Durazzo
Alabama
Anzio
Gisterna
Carano
White Collar Workers Struggle With Wages and Prices
Washington AP report notes millions of white collar workers face low incomes and high living costs. Senators led by Claude Pepper propose measures to aid clerks bookkeepers teachers librarians and state and city employees though chances of becoming reality are uncertain amid talks on extending price controls and OPA.
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James Vallow
George Jlplee Washington
Claude Papper
D.-Fia
Ff Rome
Clerka
Congress
OPA
War Labor Board
WLB
Ture
Secretary Knox Dies Of Heart Attack At Home
Washington AP secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, 70, died at 1:98 pm today at his Washington home from a heart attack. Acting Secretary James Forrestal announced the death to Navy personnel worldwide. Knox had suffered a digestive upset while attending a funeral in New York last week and returned to work before collapsing at home.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
E.W.T
Navy
Jamey V. Forrestal
Knox
Mencheater
J. A. Muehling
Forrestal
British Drive Kohima Area Reclaims Japanese Positions
Southeast Asia commands report tank supported British forces driving Japanese from multiple strong points east of Kohima. Mountbatten’s HQ notes steady Allied progress in difficult terrain as reinforcements pour into Kohima from Dimapur. British bombers strike Kohima and Tulihal areas. Japanese air raids denied major gains. In northern Burma, Chinese 1st Division advances southward toward Kamaing, while Stilwell’s forces press Tsangrup north of Myithyina.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Kohima
India
Lord Toula Mounthatten
Kahima
al Ned
Dimapur
Harma
Jegantar
Wahima
Imphal
Hartha
Burma
Chinen Jean
Kamaing
Manpin
Sumprahom - Myithyina
Joseph W. Stilwell
Tsangrup
Myithyina
Nenad
State Stores Close For Registrations In Alabama
Birmingham AP reports state liquor stores will close next week to finish whiskey ration registration. Dr E C Ray chairman of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control board said replacements or affidavits for replacement of lost cards will not be accepted during the registration period. State stores operate in 375 counties under local option.
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Birmingham
E. C. Ray
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Nald
Bat Applica
Ktalaninren
Germans Declare Counter Attacks Void Tank Aided Russian Forces
The Russian Army reports a determined offensive north of Tasl and fierce battles for a second day. Communiques claim German counterattacks were sealed off or reduced while Soviet forces claim some German casualties southeast of Stelsianow. In the Carpathians no major front changes noted. Russian strikes target German watercraft near Levantopol to hinder Crimean port evacuation. four German barges, torpedo launches, and a patrol vessel sunk.
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London
Tas
Bucharest
Moscow
Stelsianow
Carpathian
Russiee
Red Army
Atfl Ware
Levantopol
Crimean
Criman
Pacific chiefs forge command ties in wartime talks
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and Gen. Douglas MacArthur held their first Pacific war conference at MacArthur’s New Guinea base. They pledged maximum cooperation as Nimitz’s fleet supported MacArthur’s Hollandia invasion, marking the first large scale joint operation in the theater.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl. Harbor
Cheater W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Aleutiiaa
Java
MacArthur
Hollandia
Dutch New Guiana
Nimitz
Ure
Wot l Miers
Nicolte
MacArthur Invaston
New Guinea
Associated Prose
C. Yates McDaniel
MatArthur
MarArthur
Solomon Waslands
Solomons
No. T
Chinese Improve Honan Positions amid Japanese Push
AP dispatch reports notable gains for Chinese forces in northern Honan. Chinese spokesman says Japanese advances toward Loyang from the southeast were checked about 10 miles back, with an eastward push halted at Hula Paas. A railway line drive toward Peiping Hankow is blunted near Chenghaien, where four air patches confirmed. Loyang remains a major objective in the northern China campaign.
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Chungeking
Honan
Estilo
Chenghae
Loyang
China
Yellow River
Peiping - Hankow
Three Airdromes Blasted By U S Strong Force
American bombers and fighters struck Nazi air bases across northern France and Belgium as part of a broad Allied assault. The raid targeted Averé Montzen Aulnoye Trier and other fields, with heavy losses reported among German defenses. RAF and US air fleets combined in a large-scale daytime and nighttime campaign, mounting thousands of sorties and dropping hundreds of thousands of tons of explosives.
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Gladwin
Bill London
France
Friedrichshafen
Belgium
Europes
Averé
Parity
U. S
Freidrchshafen
Montzen
Aulnoya
Stuttgart
Eighth Air Force
England
Bertin
Channel Shipping
Naval Jratal
Essen
Rchweinfure
Paria
Towson
Ning
Aled Expeditionary Air Force
Nancy
Toul
Blainvilla
Chalon-Sur-Marne
Mediam
Lght
Cambrai
Arras
Bethune
Serquex
Cammins, Caniing
Navy Opposes Plan To Merge Bureaus
The Navy objected to immediate action to merge Army Navy and Air Forces into a single war department and urged Congress to study post war consolidation. Undersecretary James Forrestal told the House Committee on Postwar Military Policy that the Navy seeks a detailed objective examination and thorough study before any reorganizing move.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Air
Department of War
Conreas
James Forreata
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