Yugoslav Mission Arrives in London Parley Signals Alliance
A Yugoslav mission led by Marshal Josip Tito arrived in London for talks with Allied leaders. Free Yugoslav radio said Major Ran Churchill recently parachuted into Yugoslavia and was freed with territory contacts being set up. Berlin reports claim Tito’s forces faced heavy German resistance with many casualties and prisoners.
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NWO
Erg
Josip (Tito
Partigan
Balkans
Mean
Ran Churchill
Yugoslavia
Tee
Peoples of Liberation Movement
Altea
Tito
Berlin
Partioally
Supreme Court to rule on confession Ashcraft case
Police and district attorneys seek guidance on interrogations after Ashcraft and Ware were convicted for the 1941 Memphis area murder of Ashcraft’s wife. The Tennessee case, upheld through state courts, reached the U S Supreme Court arguing the 14th Amendment guarantee of due process was violated by long questioning without counsel.
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Jamia Marlow
George Zielee
Washington
Con ‘Eden
Supreme Court
E. E. Ashcraft
John Ware
Tennessee
Ashcraft
Memphis
United Sates Supreme Court
Mhonerson
Fife
Mherry
Allied Air and Ground Actions Across Multiple Fronts
AP report summarizes Allied and Axis activity in Europe Asia and Africa. RAF night raids hit targets in France and Germany. Soviet planes strike German trains. Burma and Pacific theaters see supplies, ambushes, and air support. Tito’s partisans reach London as Balkans invasion speculation grows.
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Associated Press
Merial
France
Grant
RAF
Belgium
Gerany
Burma
Maly
Anzio
Genoa
Balkans
London
Jo On
Tito
Paciic
Spain and U S Reach Compromise Trade Agreement
The State Department announced a compromise with Spain to curb tungsten shipments to Germany. The pact limits monthly exports to 20 tons in May and June, then 40 tons for the rest of 1944, and calls for expulsion of Allied agents from certain regions. It also directs closing of Axis offices in Tangier and outlines ship releases and arbitration.
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Washington
State Department
Span
France
United States
Spain
Germany
Spanish
Morocco
Tangier
Axa
Tangier Sre
Caribbean
New Deal Policy Test In Florida Alabama Primaries
The Roosevelt administration faced a campaign test in Florida and Alabama Democratic Senate primaries with Claude Pepper leading the New Deal ticket against Ollie Edmunds in a five way race. Alabama featured Senator Burr Hill opposition from James A. Simpson while South Dakota Republicans debated the administration issue as Gurney seeks reelection with wartime preparedness plans.
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Jack Belt
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Florida
Alabama
South Dakota
Claude Pepper
Playground Backers Obtain City Lots
The Dothan Lion's Club received a city grant to use vacant lots for three temporary playgrounds in the eastern, western, and southern parts of Dothan. Representatives Rev W O Phillipa Paul Gamble and Charle slenne urged the need for recreational facilities. Gamble stated plans are ready and equipment will be installed within days with the goal of opening before summer recess.
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Dothin Lion's Club
W. O. Phillipa
Paul Gamble
Charleslenne
Dothan
Fonts Club
Muscovites Claim 1500 Nazis Slain In Romanian Fight
London AP reports a Soviet communique claims yesterday’s fighting in Romania and old Poland killed about 1,500 Axis troops. It says 600 Germans died north of Ian, and 800 to 1,000 attackers were wiped out southeast of Stanislawow. Fights continue near Stanislawow and Kowel, about 170 miles southeast of Warsaw.
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London
Romania
Old Poland
Red Army
Germany
Ian
Axia
Stanislawow
Jao
Kowel
Warsaw
Kewel
Japanese Suffer Decisive Defeat In Burma Battle
Allied airborne troops decisively defeated a Japanese attempt to break a rail and road block 65 miles southwest of Mogaunt in northern Burma after a three day battle. The Japanese attacking force of about 2000 men sustained heavy casualties in the fourth attempt to wipe out the roadblock on the main supply route from southern Burma to north.
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Thorurn Wiant
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Mogaunt
Burma
Bur
No. Us
TVA Transmission Lines Sabotaged Jennings Says
Congressman Jennings of Tennessee accuses German saboteurs of extreme efforts to wreck TVA plants and claims others have dynamited lines. He warns McKellar amendments would make TVA financially dependent, forcing congressional approval for funding and requiring quarterly receipts to the U S Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennesee Valley Authority
PVA
TVA
Jennings
R-Tenn
House
Congress
Senator McKellar
Dtenn
U. S. Treasury
McKellar
Americans Sink Japanese Naval Vessels in Submarine War
Washington reports American submarines sunk a Japanese light cruiser and two destroyers deep in enemy waters. The patrols also destroyed seven cargo ships, one large tanker, and a naval auxiliary, bringing total Japanese losses to 685 vessels sunk or damaged, including 45 warships sunk and 14 damaged.
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Washington
Waitia
Navy
Ansartian
Alabama Senate Race Seen Wide Lead For Hill
Early and incomplete returns from five counties show Senator Lister Hill leading James A. Simpson by nearly ten to one in the Democratic primary for the U S Senate. Montgomery absentees alone show Hill ahead 1,265 to 60, with Coosa Lauderdale and Chilton counts and a Mobile precinct influencing the partial result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ale
Lister Hill
James A Stipson
Hill
Montgomery
Coosa
Lauderdale
Chilton
Feders
Fair Employment Practices Committee
FEPC
Lister Hill Leads In Houston County Absentee Ballots
Early noon results from Houston County absentee ballots show U S Senator Lister Hill leading James A Simpson 65 to 37 in the Democratic primary. Officials cautioned the tally is partial with 489 ballots issued and about a third counted. other races show J Hubert Farmer 70 to 30 over George Andrews and Solomon Baxter in turn.
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Houston County
U. S
Lister Hill
James A. Simpson
J. Hubert Farmer
Dothan
George Andrews
Unyon Springs
Solomon Baxter
Biddles Opinion Questioned By Senate Expenditure Group
The Senate Committee on Campaign Expenditures questioned Attorney General Biddle’s CIO action opinion. Senator Ferguson of Michigan requested James P. McGranery be questioned about the ruling that CIO activities do not violate the corrupt practices act. The War Labor Disputed Act author and Rep Smith pressed for an indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On
Biddle
CIO
Ferguson
R.mich
Senate
James P. McGranery
Biddly
Rep Smith
D-Va
Biddle Upholds Ward's Seizure in Court Fight
In Chicago AP report President Roosevelt’s authority to seize private business amid wartime claims is upheld as Montgomery Ward and Company contest federal seizure of its federally controlled properties. Attorney General Biddle terms the action within presidential power amid a labor dispute at the mall order house.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward and Company
Biddle
Drowning of Lonny Lee Warren At Gravel Pit
Lonny Lee Warren, a mili can year old Black man from Long Atlanta Street, drowned at a gravel pit three miles from Dothan on the Dothan binary road. Coroner and investigation ruled accidental. Warren and two companions swam, he ventured out too far and could not reach safety. The body was recovered about 4 pm by J B Callina after Warren entered the water around noon.
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Lonny Lee Warren
Atlanta
Dothan
T Casey
Arthur Lane
Warren
Casey
J B Callina
Signora's Easter Parade Marred by MP Intervention
Naples April 2 AP A vivid scene on Via Roma shows a signorina in khaki gloves parading as Allied MPs intervene, cutting short the display. The piece notes ongoing civilian material influx and its influence on local fashion as authorities monitor the black market for chic civilian wear.
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SID Federnaples
Via Roma
New Deal Issues Confront Florida In Election Today
Florida voters faced a pivotal primary as Senator Claude Pepper sought renomination amid a crowded field. Pepper supporters argued a strong win would signal broad backing for Roosevelt policy, while opponents hammered New Deal programs. The outcome could shape runoffs for Pepper and the 1944 Democratic National Convention slate amid national wartime stakes.
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Florida
Paul Miller
Associated Press
Washington
Jacksonville
Fin
Aertaton
Claude Pepper
Froonevelt
Harry B. Byrd
Virginia
Pepper
Roosevelt
Harry F Byrd
America
J Ole Eamunds
U S Cruiser Sunk Jap Radio Claims
London AP report says Tokyo claims American carrier task force attacked Truk in the Caroline Islands over Sun and Mon, damaging ground installations and a carrier, sinking one cruiser and damaging another large warship, with Allied sources not confirming. Japanese claim carrier damage and downed attackers noted. The U S bomber attack on Truk is referenced with no independent verification.
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London
Tokio
Imperial
Muniqiea
Tru
Caroline
Aaid Tralan
Martinek Talandas
Genoa Bombed by Raiders Fourth Night in WWII Raids
Allied bombers attacked Genoa for the fourth consecutive night with additional raids on La Spezia and Livorno, while targets around Florence Rome Milan and the Adriatic coast saw medium and fighter bombers at work. Two Allied aircraft were missing and two enemy planes were destroyed in the operations.
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Naples
Germas Sostattationa
Genoa
la Spezia
Italy
Livorno
Alexandria
Milan
Florence
Tralian
Roma
Vaal
West
Adriatic
Metkovi
Yugoslavia
Popall
Minister Shortage Seen By Methodists
Kansas City AP reports that Methodist ministers are dwindling faster than population. A Garrett Biblical Institute professor notes the church may lack ministers within the next decade, despite proportional population growth since 1900.
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Kansas City
Murray Hoofelffer
Garrett Bibtteau Institute
Firanaten Til
Germans Make Gain At Anzio Beachhead
Allied headquarters report German forces pushed forward against Fifth Army positions on the Anzio beachhead and gained ground south of Carroceto. Allied raiding party near Cerrto interrupted a German attack. several enemy planes were shot down in the raid and air defense downed twelve.
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Allied
Naples
Fifth Army
Anzio
Witth
Cerr
Enemy Targets Hammered Again By U S Fliers
Allied air power struck German rail yards and industrial targets across France Belgium and Germany in a continuous multi force operation. Liberators Marauders Thunderbolts and RAF bombers led heavy and medium attacks while targets included Pas-du-Caine Tergnier Busigny Valenciennes Blanc-Misseron and rail lines crucial to invasion logistics. British Canadian and American air crews reported few German interceptors and minimal flak as they supported Eisenhower’s campaign with large tonnage and rapid tempo missions.
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Gladwin
London
A. Ned Mir
France
Itm
J&th
Nat Aicht
Ialy
Germany
Ughter Havoca
Busigny
Valenciennes
Blanc-Misseron
RAF Mitchelle
Sphifiers
Belgium
England
British Air Ministry
Obere
Trajan
Madlum Donberg
John Nortridge
Freeport
Itt
Pas-du-Caine
Thunderbolt
Tergnier
Mane
Dwight Eisenhower
Tansee
Laman
Convictions in Mann Act case touch Institute patrons
Seven women connected to the Hopking Institute were convicted on conspiracy to violate the Mann Act after a trial that did not fully reveal a "Hits black book" said to list the Institute's patrons. Merlin broadcast to Berlin urged Lichterfelde South District soldiers to report their addresses to Nazi offices after air raids. Mustard gas exposure from a mysterious container caused a death in south Wales hospitalizations ensue. Charten Manship named director of traffic classification at the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association.
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Washington
Senoclaird
Swank Hopking Institute
Turing
New York
Lichterfelde
Berlin
Dela Pont
London
South Wales
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