Soviet Entries Into White Russia Rock Front Lines
British and Axis forces fought fiercely in North Africa as Soviet radio in Stockholm reported Red Army units crossed into White Russia near Smolensk. The fronts near Orel and Kharkov also seen pressure with heavy fighting as Axis and German reports claim gains and heavy casualties, while air raids continued over Britain and the Crimea.
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Stockholm
White Russia
Smolensk
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Novel
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Italy
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Mediterranean
Russia
Ger
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Berlin
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Novgorod
Staraya Russa
Helgoland Bight
English
Scott Pledges To Smack Bootleggers
Millard G. Scott, Republican governor candidate in Yankton, says he would push a law making possession of a federal liquor license without a state license prima facie evidence of violation to curb bootleggers. He criticizes search laws and calls for support from drys, legitimate liquor dealers, enforcement officers, and parents.
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Yankton
Aprilu— Bey
Millard G. Scott
Republiccan
Sir Robert Peel 13 Reported War Casualty
Reports from Manchester state Sir Robert Peel son of actress Beatrice Stie and Lady Peel was killed in action with the British navy in Asiatic waters. His mother learned the news while touring in a musical show in Manchester.
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Robert Peel
Tondon
Robert Pel
Beatrice Stie
Asiatic
Lady Peel
Manchester
Acquisition Of Key Bases By Axis Heightens Allied Risks
A London dated dispatch reports a naval observer warning that the United States and Great Britain face a desperate three month battle to keep sea dominance as Axis forces gain bases worldwide. The note links Bataan and Manila Bay to Japan’s drive toward India and a potential near eastern junction with Germany, and cites sinkings of British cruisers in the Bay of Bengal as indicators of growing Axis edge.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Bataan
Manila Bay
Japan
India
Germany
Near East
Dorsetshire
Cornwall
Bay of Bengal
Women May Be Asked To Register For War Effort
President Roosevelt announced plans to study voluntary registration for women 18 to 65 as part of mobilizing manpower for war industries. A decision on registering women may come within two weeks, potentially aligning with the next men 65 registration date on April 27, with a later date set if registration is approved.
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Washington
Roosevelt
M. and St. L. Railroad Property Sale Set for May 15
In Minneapolis April 10 a final sale date of May 15 was set for the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad properties under a consolidated final decree signed by Judge Gunnar Nordbye in federal court. Special Master Howard S. Abbott will conduct the sale, with receivers' attorneys noting a possible 30 day delay to finalize arrangements.
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Apolis
Minneapolis & St. Lows Railroad
Gunnar: Nordbye
Minneapolis
Putryt See
Howard S. Abbott
MacArthur Lands
General Douglas MacArthur praised the Bataan defenders saying no army has ever done so much with so little and hailed their sacrifice. He spoke of their fight to the end of their forlorn hope and sent comforting words to the mothers of the dead.
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MacArthur
Bataan
Melbourne
Douglas MacArthur
Jesus of Nazareth
Cities Eligible For Mortgage Insurance
Washington lists 27 states with Rapid City and Sturgis in South Dakota among cities certified as critical war areas. Mortgage insurance will back loans to builders for war worker homes under the Housing Administration Title VI plan, with these communities already on the War Production Board list for priority material certificates.
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Washington
National Housing Agency
Roosevelt
Rapid City
Sturgis
South Dakota
Housing Administration
War Production Board
Brest Warned Of State Of Siege
German authorities warned Brest on the English Channel to be ready for a state of siege with no advance notice. The notice cited subversive elements and potential demonstrations that could have unpredictable repercussions, and said the declaration would last indefinitely if proclaimed.
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Vichy
UPI
Brest
Depeche de Brest
Torpedo Accident Hits US Cargo Vessel Capella
The Navy reports a torpedo discharged from a torpedo boat roamed 10 000 yards through the bay before striking the 4 070 ton cargo ship Capella. The Capella is anchored in shoal water and in no immediate danger. No further details were provided.
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U. S
Washington
Navy
War Toda Jap Control Of Sea And Air On Bataan
The article discusses American defeat on Bataan and debates relief options for beleaguered forces. It notes reluctance to discuss dire conditions, mentions the potential impact of sea and air control by Japan, and reflects on public mood as the situation worsens.
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Bataan
Jong
Tere
Philippines
Part-Time Police Guard Maintained At Pierre Bridge
Pierre officials and police maintain doubled bridge inspections after guards were removed from the North Western bridge. Governor Bushfield seeks railroad replies on reestablishing guards. city protection remains limited to police patrols amid state, railroad and city responsibility questions.
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Pierre Bridge
Bushfield
N.W
Pierre
Harlan J. Bushfield
North Western Railroad
Missouri River
L. EB. Oldaker
Oqldaker
Cripps to announce result of mission Saturday
Reuters reports from New Delhi that the All India Congress rejected British proposals for Indian independence. Sir Stafford Cripps set a noon press conference for tomorrow to disclose the final result of his mission as bearer of the offer. The Moslem League’s reply was not yet received.
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Reuters
Cripps
London
New Delhi
All India Congress
Stafford Cripps
Reuters Od
Congress Party
Senator Thomas Calls Bataan Loss Token Victory
Boston April 10 Senator Elbert D Thomas Democrat Utah called the Japanese victory in the Bataan peninsula token and said it does not improve their military position He argued the United States could knock Japan out of the war in three days once ready He noted the need for thousands of bombers and carrier access and warned of enemy actions around the seventh or eighth of each month as Pearl Harbor days in Japan.
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Thomas
Bataan
Boston
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Japan
United States
Pases
Pearl Harbor
Plan To Feed Starving Nations Conference Near End
Washington April 10 The international wheat conference is expected to announce an agreement on a postwar relief feeding program for destitute nations pending reconstruction and world wheat trade stabilization. Representatives from Argentina Australia Canada United States Great Britain attend. The plan aims to share markets and feed hungry Europe and other continents until peacetime production resumes.
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Washington
Argentina
Australia
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Europe
U. S. Department of ‘Agriculture
United Nations
Food Prices Push Up To New Levels
Retail food prices rose 1.5 percent from mid February to mid March, the Labor Department announced. The increase was driven by vegetables and items like oats, eggs, coffee, tea, and rice. Some declines were noted for bitter and fresh vegetables. The March 17 level for all food prices at retail stood at 118.6 percent of the 1935-39 average.
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Washington
Labor Department
U S Torpedo Boats Sink Jap Cruiser Off Cebu Report
Corregidor’s big guns blaze in Manila Bay as Japanese assert war continues on Bataan Peninsula. War department notes American torpedo boats sank a cruiser off Cebu while fighting on Bataan reportedly ceases, and evacuation attempts to Corregidor are discussed. Japanese advances claim Limay and Lamao amid broader Indian Ocean and Pacific actions including carrier Hermes loss and battles near Port Moresby.
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Manila Bay
Batsan Peninsula
Jonathan M. Wainwright
War Department
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Philippines
Bataan
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Philippine Archipelago
Manila
Roosevelt
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Lamao
Washington
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Indian Ocean
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India
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