Japs Closing In On Imphal In Manipur Plain
Allied communique reports Japanese forces edging northwest of Imphal with hill positions captured after close combat near Bishenpur and Moirang. US fighter bombers support strikes on airfields and supply lines while Merrill’s men push toward Nhpum Ga in North Burma to link with China before the monsoon.
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Imphal
U.S
New Delhi
Manipur
India
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Comei
Tokyo
Imphal Ud Sengmal
Patel
Moirang
Domei
Bishenpur-Silchar
Silchar
Bengal-Assam
Bishenpur
Lake Lektah
Dane
Busa
Kohimg
Dimapur
Bengal Assam
Mogaung
Tingring
Kamaing
Pumsin
Kumen
Myitkyina
Burima
Kaladan
Chin Hills
Chindwin
Burma
Moulmein
Gulf of Martaban
Five Family Members Die In Fallston Fire
A blaze at the Franklin McMaster home in Brady's Run district Fallston, Pa., killed four small children and their mother. More than a score displaced as the house and two neighboring frame homes burned. The mother and four children died on the second floor. Jacob, 13, escaped. The father suffered serious burns while trying to rescue them.
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Balaver Falls
Franklin McMaster
Brady’s Run
Fallston
McMaster
Florence McMasters
Orother
Sally
Jane
Sat
Jack
William
Jacob
Ace Bong tops list with 27 aerial victories
A special headquarters release reports Captain Bong has shot down 27 enemy planes, becoming the highest ranked American ace. His 26th and 27th wins occurred over Hollandia, New Guinea, raising his total above Captain Eddie Rickenbacker’s WWI tally. Bong, from Wisconsin, holds 20 decorations including the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Clusters and Air Medal, and recently returned to duty in the Pacific after a home visit.
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Bong
Hollandia
New Guinea
Eddie Birkenbacker
Don Gentile
Piqua
Piqua, O
Outhwest Pacific
Wisconsin
Richard J. Bong
Marge Baitendahlel
Superior
Wis
Joe. Foss
Sioux Falls
S. D
International peace plan reshapes postwar security debate
Washington April 13 The State Department and House leaders outline how Congress should shape peace enforcement and the role of major nations. A constitutional amendment to allow a simple majority Senate and House ratification is proposed. The plan rejects an international police force, favoring coalitions of major powers to deter major conflicts. Breckinridge Long cites a twofold approach: create a peacekeeping international organization and have major nations pledge to use force if needed.
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Washington
Congress
State Department
House
Bloom
House Foreign
Senate
State
Department
Breckinridge
Long
New York
Ube
Finland Rejects Peace Terms Amid Stockholm Reports
Stockholm April 13 Russian terms for Finland’s peace were rejected by Finnish sources. Parliament supported Premier Edwin Linkomies and the cabinet in a confidence vote, with discussions described as a repeat of mid March. Sentiment for peace grows, yet the government remains in war. Three groups oppose peace, potentially risking civil strife.
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Stockholm
Russia
Finland
Helsinti
Edwin Linko
Mies
Linkomies
Helsinki
BBC
Morgentidningen
Bombers Strike German Air Plants Across Europe
U S heavy bombers from Italy and Britain hit Messerschmitt factories near Gyor and Augsburg, plus Lechfeld and Schweinfurt works. Over 500 bombers with 750 to 1,000 fighters targeted rail yards, car and machine shops, aiming to disrupt repairs and further destroy German air capabilities.
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London
U. S
Italy
Hungary
Britain
Germany
Air Force
Foggia
Messerschmitt
Gyor
Budapest
Nasees
Yar Betwee Pyede
Zagreb
Enemy Regroups Cassino Forces Near Garigliano
Allied reports from NA PLES April 13 describe German regrouping in the Garigliano sector southwest of Cassino and mining activity on the Garigliano River. Minor Adriatic clashes occurred with German attacks on houses near Crecchio while the Cassino front saw shells on highway six miles south. Anzio beachhead remained quiet with some artillery dueling inland.
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Allied
Naples
Garigliano
Cassino
Adriatic
Crecchio
Casgino
Anzio
Rome
Byrnes says roads to Berlin and Tokyo are long and bloody
War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes warned that Allied casualties in the war would be heavy. He stated that enemy losses were already double those of the Allies, citing Allied totals of 173,239 killed or wounded and 687,157 for the United Kingdom, with the Soviet Union at 4,500,000.
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New York
James F. Byrnes
Berlin
Tokyo
United Kingdom
Soviet Republic
Backers Seek To Check Dewey Surge In GOP Race
Washington April 13 Backers of candidates Bricker Stassen and MacArthur tighten lines as Dewey gains delegates. Reports say Bricker may accept VP role, while Stassen backers hedge on footing elsewhere. MacArthur's strength in Wisconsin remains uncertain as states weigh convention dynamics.
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Dewey
Washington
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Mlineis
Stassen
Nebraska
Woters
Southwest Pacific
Wendell L. Willkie
Joe’ Savage
Chicago
Senator Ball
R-Minn
Stassenbackers
Bricker
Kansas
Iowa
Florida
Virginia
Connecticut
Danaher
Rconn
Maine
New England
Wisconsin
German Raiders In Sweep Over Britain
London April 13 German raiders sped over southeast England the Home counties and greater London last night and an authoritative announcement said their bombs caused a small number of casualties and slight damage It was the first thrust against London since March 31 but no bombs were reported dropped in the capital itself At least one plane was downed
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London
England
Home
War Today End of Monarchy In Italy Rise of Vittorio Emanuele
Associated Press analysis notes royal question lingers after war. King Emanuele's position seen as uncertain. path to democracy discussed amid wartime pressures. Mackenzie cites seers and public mood, while Mussolini’s dictatorship possibility looms over Italy’s future.
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Italy
King Emanuele
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Rorse
Reed
Ome
Vittorio
Emanuele
Percy
Vv ‘Edite
MacArthur Seeks Real Facts on U S Politics
Gen Douglas MacArthur responds to Rep A L Miller Nebraska urging his availability for the Republican nomination. He warns against slipping into internal conditions like those faced externally and expresses no expectation of winning the nomination. The letter references concerns over centralized federal power and potential monarchy in America.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Rep
A. L. Miller
R-Neb
Southwest Pacific
House
MacArthur
Miller
Miler
Eneral
Three Towns Fall 35 Miles From Sevastopol Front
Stalin announced three orders of the day detailing rapid Soviet advances in Crimea as Simferopol Yevpatoriya and Feodosiya fell to tank and infantry formations. Tolbukhin and Yeremenko’s commands drove through defenses, with Sevastopol now within reach and German lines collapsing along the Crimean coast.
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London
Simferopol
Yevpatoriyva
Feodosiya
Crimea
Stalin
Sevastopol
Crimean Peninsula
Yevpatraiya
Ther Maritime Army
Andrei L Yeremenko
Akmansi
Kerch
Yevpatoriya
Feodore
Tolbukhin
Moscow
Crimean
Tiraspal
Odessa
Falticeni
Cernauti
Ploesti
Entsminger Heads Manganese Group
Pierre April 13 C E Entsminger Chamberlain was elected president of the South Dakota over Segue? anasiase fusostaties at the annual meeting yesterday. He succeeds L L ititbeldes Burke Terry Pierre was elected vice president and Joe Drury
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Pierre
C. E. iEntsminger
Chamberlain
South Dakota
L. L. Ititbeldes Burke
Terry
Tort
Dtr
Joe Drury
American Bomber Shot Down Over Switzerland
The Bern dispatch reports an American bomber was shot down after failing to heed landing instructions. Only one of thirteen bombers dered to land received an order. the others were diverted. The incident occurred near Bern as Allied air operations continued over Switzerland despite the wartime tensions.
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Switzerland
Bern
Mexican pilot says death report a huge mistake
Abelario Luis Rodriguez Jr. 25, son of a former Sonora governor, dismissed a London dispatch claiming he was killed in action over Europe. He told the AP in Los Angeles that he is alive and working as a North American Aviation test pilot.
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Los Angeles
Mexico
Abelario Luis Rodriguez, Jr
Associated Press
London
Germany
U. S. Eighth Army Air Force
Rodriguez
Sonora
Europe
North American Aviation Co
United States Army
North American
Carlos Grimm
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Aho
Andrew. Stewart Sr
Big Base
Red Army
Skala
Middle Paste River
Sineke the Rhein
Entsminger
Manganese
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