Stuttgart Bombed Heavily by RAF. 23 Lost
Allied air forces struck Stuttgart, Germany, in a very heavy raid, with 23 bombers missing. The city, a major war plant hub, faced rail and industrial targets as RAF four-engined bombers crossed 400 miles. German defenses claimed several fighters down. Britain endured reprisal attacks on East Anglia and the Thames Estuary.
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London
Brittain
Europe
Stuttgart
Air Ministry
Berlin
East Prussia
Germany
France
le Treport
French
Wolsey Boy Is Murder Victim Milo Flindt
An 11 year old Wolsey boy Milo Flindt died after being pushed off a 175 foot cliff near Golden Cain by a companion. The boy, son of Mr and Mrs M Flindt formerly of Wolsey now Denver residents, died as bystanders delayed reporting the incident. Donald Mattas another boy involved died instantly.
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Milo Flindt
Golden
Cain
M. Flindt
Wolsey Resim Wymer
Denver
Flint
Castle Roots
Viindt
Mitlo
Donald Mattas
Force to seize Siberian bases to bomb Japan urged
Rev. Leonard R. Hubbard, the Glacier Priest of Alaska, told North Shore Sportsman's Club that the United States will gain use of Siberian bases by force or consent to bomb Japan. He claimed the U S is ready to get tough, with bases offering clear weather for year round air strikes.
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Chicago
Russkan
United States
Russia
Siberian
Japan
Leonard R. Hubbard
Alaska
Father Hubbard
North Shore Sportsman's Club
America
Unite States
Atlantic
Jim Nive Rise at Huron Spillway Inches Higher
The James Nive water level rose six inches from Wednesday as the A Weather Bureau reported at Huron. Depth reached 9.9 feet at the spillway north of the bridge, with water receding from a March 30 high of 13.9 feet.
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A. Weather Bureau
Ashton
Eighth Army Storms Axis Defenses Near Tunis
Eighth Army under General Montgomery begins storming the main Axis line at Enfidaville about 50 miles south of Tunis. German and Italian prisoners captured since March 20 reach 30,000 as Allied units press advances on multiple Tunisian fronts. General Eisenhower’s headquarters report continued Allied pressure on the Tunisian front with First Army offensive activity north of Medjez el Bab.
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Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Enfidaville
Tunis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
el. A. Anderson
Medjez-El-Bab
World Events at a Glance Air War and Front Updates
World events summarize air raids on Stuttgart and East Prussia by RAF and Allied forces. German raids hit Thames estuary towns and East Anglia. Evacuation ordered at Le Havre as invasion jitters rise. Japanese air armada attacks Milne Bay with heavy losses. Kenney notes Japanese aircraft may still threaten. Soviet air battles rage as Nazis mass for eastward drive. Burma reports reinforce Japanese forces in China and Burma fading.
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RAF
Stuttgart
East Prussia
Thames
East Anglia
Fperlsh
le Havre
France
Southwest Pacific
Suders
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Kenney
Washington
Pacific
Russia
Berlin
Burma
China
Allied push in Tunisia narrows Axis air strength across front
Allied forces report heavy pressure on Rommel’s line in Tunisia with fighting along the western sector as the British First Army advances north. Axis air strength dwindles with at least 19 aircraft shot down and more destroyed in the latest round of front-line action. Official counts note ongoing air losses since Saturday amid the broader North African campaign.
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Tunis
First Army
Erwin Rommel
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Cam W. Page
Hull Sees Bonds as Hope for Future Peace
Secretary of State Cordell Hull reaffirms that enemies rejected peace and chose force. He states victory will lead to a peaceful world under the United Nations, with sound finances. War bonds are essential to support these hopes and fund postwar goals.
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Hull
Cordell Hull
Associated Press
Evning Hranite
United Nations
New Markup Plan For Vegetables
Washington reports a new OPA markup pricing system for seven key vegetables with a fixed percent above wholesale prices set to start April 22. The plan aims to lower grocery costs by later cutting wholesale prices, though retail changes may vary by store.
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Washington
OPA
Roosevelt
Owner of Cocoanut Grove Club Receives Prison Term
Barnett Welansky, owner of the Cocoanut Grove night club where 490 people died in the Nov 28 fire, was sentenced in Boston Superior Court to 12 to 15 years in state prison for manslaughter on 19 counts. Judge Joseph L. Hurley denied defense motions for new trial or arrest of judgment.
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Boston
Barnett Welansky
Cocoanut Grove
Welansky
Joseph L. Hurley
New Farm Fight Flare In House Over FSA Issue
A sharp House fight erupts over the 707 million Agriculture Department appropriation bill centering on the Farm Security Administration crop insurance parity payments and the proposed abolition of FSA programs. The clash signals a lengthy battle as rules and points of order shape the measure before the Senate.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Farm Security Administration
Agriculture Department
Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Committee
Farm
Rules Committee
Congress
Rep. Tarver
Georgia
Appropriations
Rep
Dirksen
Senate
Aew
House
Lambertson
Kansas
FSA
Kiska Raided Ten Times Tuesday
The Aleutians Air Force Command reported ten raids on Kiska Tuesday by heavy and medium bombers, surpassing February’s total. Since March 1, Kiska has been attacked 73 times with beached enemy planes strafed and fires started in key areas. Also noted were strikes on Japanese barges in Viru Harbor New Georgia Island. Arch bishop Spellman of New York to Cairo for Easter and Jerusalem visit.
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Washington
Aleutians
Navy
South Pacific
Viru Harbor
New Georgia
New Secret Powder Gives Aviation Gas Advantage In Air War
Detroit April 15 Associated Press reports a new fluid catalyst powder boosts American aviation gasoline by enabling continuous high octane production. The lightweight powder, described by Standard Oil researchers, flows like water and cycles back for repeated use, underpinning 100 octane fuel superiority over Axis rivals.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Detroit
United States
America
American Chemical Society
E. V. Murphree
Standard Oil Development Co
New York City
C. L. Brown
Standard Oil Company of
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
H. G M. Fischer
E. J. Gohr
W. J. Sween
New Jersey
Germany
Japan
Axis
Schooler Attacks O Neal Proposals
Harry N Schooler resign ed AAA Midwest director says House appropriations committee plan to curtail farm programs would cripple the war food effort He calls the recommendations a stab in the back to 100000 veteran AAA farmers and notes similarity to O Neal Farm Bureau positions Also reports Rommel may have flown to Germany from Sicily with Italian General staff chief Ambrosio in an independent Zurich dispatch
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Washington
Harry N. Schooler
AAA
House
Congress
Schooler
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
War Today Roe In Tunis Stand Could Shape Fate Of Axis
DeWitt Mackenzie writes that Rommel’s battered army presses a last stand around Tunis and Bizerte, with Hitler ordering sacrifice of Axis troops and no Dunkirk evacuation. Rising tensions between Italians and Germans echo as potential bloodbath looms and morale wanes.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Rommel
Tunis
Bizerte
Fuehrer
Duce
Ration Book No 3 May Be For Shoes Sugar And Coffee
OPA officials said ration book No 3 will be issued late in July and used mainly for shoes sugar and coffee as No 1 stamps run out. The volume may also cover a few months of canned goods and meat stamps and is not planned for new commodities though emergencies could change that. Books 4 5 and 6 are in design stage, so No 3 may not be needed for new rationing if new needs arise.
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Washington
OPA
Officials Differ Over Jap Danger In Pacific Area
A MacArthur spokesman warned of heavy losses to a Japanese air armada attempting a Milne Bay strike, with 75 to 100 planes sunk or damaged. He noted a large Japanese fleet near Truk within three days sailing of New Guinea and 250,000 tons of Raopal base merchant shipping. Convoys beyond Allied air range are being pushed forward to reinforce the enemy. In four days Japanese forces struck in force again, losing 15 planes definitively shot down and 15 others damaged.
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Douglas MacArthur
Milne Bay
New Guinea
South Pacific
MacArthur
Truk
Rapaul
New Britain
Japanese Claim Huge Allied Shipping Sinks Unconfirmed
The Japanese imperial headquarters reported via Tokyo radio and AP London that the navy and air force sank more than 100000 tons of Allied shipping in the Pacific over 15 days. Allied sources had no independent confirmation.
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Assorciated
Imperial Headquarters
Tokyo Radio
Associated Press
London
Pacific
Allied air battles vanish 130 enemy planes. Australia warned
In eight days British, American and Australian reports tally 130 enemy planes down in Pacific combats, including 100 over Bougainville and 39 in Guadalcanal, while strategists warn Japan massing 200000 troops for a potential comeback offensive near Australia and allied positions. Prime Minister Curtin and Gen Blamey stress strengthening defenses as Tokyo shifts to defense.
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Solomons
Washington
Australia
Allied
MacArthur
Blamey
Rabaul
Palau
Manila
Socrabaja
Melbourne
John Curtin
South Seas
Stimson Promises Planes For Pacific
Secretary of War Stimson pledged increasing air power for General MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific. He said the United States and Australia would be supplied with planes to replace losses and counter rising Japanese aerial strength. Military authorities here noted Japanese operations may be shifting to aggressive defense.
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Washington
Stimson
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Australia
Stimsom
Pacific
Australis
United Nations
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