Flying Tigers Battle Against Growing Odds in Burma
American Volunteer Group repels Japanese air assaults in northern Burma. In two dogfights 43 hours apart they shot down 15 enemy planes with five probable destroyies, as pilots defend against a 1,000 mile mission. One Texan RAF veteran survived a tailing attack but endured a crash landing and another near miss.
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Daniel Deluce
Burma
Flying Tigers
AVG
Mingaladon
Magwe
China
Britain
Yunnan
Shar States
Royal Air Force
Canada
U. S. Air Corps
Love Field
Dallas
Tex
Amer- Ses Flying Tigers
Gasoline Rationing Set To Begin May Fifteenth In East
Washington reports five top war agency heads stating rationing will start May 15 in 17 eastern states and DC. They warn motoring as usual is over in the region possibly for the war duration. Ickes denies any plan to limit motorists to as little as 2 to 5 gallons per week under card rationing.
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Washington
Yesterterday
District of Columbia
Ickes
Bulow Charges Unfounded U S D A Records Shield Berry
The U S Department of Agriculture records show Tom Berry did not receive federal gifts as claimed by Senator W J Bulow in his press statement. The Triple A payments cited refer to soil building and range improvements on Berry’s Belvidere ranch from 1937 to 1940, including dam work, deferred grazing, and seeding of grasses. Berry’s earth moved and acres treated exceed some thresholds, but records confirm standard program cooperation.
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Bulow
Tom Berry
W. J. Bulow
U. S. Department of Agriculture
South Dakota
Berry
Belvidere
Earl J. Liggett
Mellette
Perry attacks Bushfield over oil ties in state race
Sioux Falls April 23 George H Perry a candidate for state legislature condemns Harlan J Bushfields oil interests and ties to state land leases. Perry calls for retirement of Bushfield accusing self besmirching and favoring major oil companies. He notes 18000 citizens signed petitions preventing a governor drafted oil and gas board bill from taking effect and being referred to voters.
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Sioux Falls
George H. Perry
Olive A. Ringsrud
United States Senate
Harkin J. Bushfield
Bushfield
Harlan J. Bushfield
Perry
Harlan Bushfeld
Board Ory
Would Honor MacArthur Douglas MacArthur Day
A Senate joint resolution introduced by Senator La Follette would designate June 11 as Douglas MacArthur Day in Washington. The bill marks the 39th anniversary of his West Point graduation and honors the wartime general.
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MacArthur Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Senate
la Follette
Progressive
Wisconsin
West Point
OPM Likely to Freeze Prices Across Market Next Week
The Office of Price Administration is reported to consider a blanket price freeze tied to a single base date with future readjustments. Many farm goods including butter cheese evaporated milk and vegetables may be exempt due to below parity thresholds while retail milk could see a ceiling. A general program may be urged by Roosevelt in a forthcoming message, backed by farm bloc allies seeking parity safeguards.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Agriculture Department
Incz
Roosevelt
Bbjesuay
Soviet Navy reports sinking two Axis ships in Arctic patrols
Soviet Information Bureau says Soviet navy units sank a 5,600 ton German tanker and a 4,000 ton transport in the Barents Sea amid Red Army operations on the northern front. Moscow news notes 92 German vessels totaling 456,400 tons sunk in Barents and Norwegian seas through April 10. Airmen claim 32 German planes destroyed or damaged, and 15 Soviet planes lost. Copenhagen reports an air raid alarm lasting one hour with residents orderly.
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Suibyshev
Russia
Arctic
Barents Sea
Moscow
Barents
Norwegian
Information Bureau
British Commandos Raid On French Coast Signals Weak Nazi Defenses
Reported RAF and commando action near Bologne on the French channel coast shows light German resistance, allowing two hours of reconnaissance before withdrawal. Observers say the strike underscores Nazi redeployment due to Allied invasion fears and Russian front demands.
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France
Bologne
German Invasion Jitters Grow as Hitler Calls Up Reserves
Reports from Stockholm and London indicate growing German nervousness over Allied invasion fears. Soviet spokesman Lozovsky outlined 1 906 000 reserves including 900 000 youths, with 500 000 from industries and 500 000 from Nazi-ruled territories. German defense efforts around Boulogne and Le Havre are noted amid RAF raids and channel coast bombardments.
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Adolf Hitler
Stockholm
Europe
S. A. Lozovsky
Hitler
Lozovsky
British Isles
London
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
France
von Rundstedt
St. George
Rhineland
le Havre
Channel
Dover
Strait
Boulogne
The
Reich
Noezi
Runaway Car Crashes After Pursuit in Wichita
A high speed chase in Wichita ends when a driver crashes into another car. The vehicle rear ended a second car, shifting into low gear, and pursued Nelson until authorities stopped it. Nelson was hospitalized for shock and injuries.
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Wicesta, Kans
Run
Nelson
Laval May Relinquish Madagascar as Japan Gains
A report from London describes a Paris Laval led regime’s grip on Madagascar with mass arrests of De Gaulle loyalists amid fears Laval will hand the island to Japan. The piece ties this to broader war shifts including Burma’s battle, potential U.S.-France tensions, and Tokyo broadcasts on Allied holdouts in the Philippines and Timor.
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Madagascar
France
Pierre Laval
Japan
Africa
India
London
Crisi
Burma
Salween
Laikann
Axis
Union of South Africa
Sfttees
Vichy
Durban
South Africa
United States
Dipit
Bramavills
Charles de Gaulle
Laval
Washington
Philippines
Tokyo
Mount Baloy
Panay Island
Timor Island
Dutch East Indies
Pase Iwo
Shirley Temple Turns Fourteen With First Diamond Birthday
Hollywood reports Shirley Temple, at 14, received her first diamond from her father George Temple to mark her birthday. The Westlake School for Girls star is enjoying a quiet day with close friends after school and a modest dinner.
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Hollywood
Shirley Temple
George Temple
Westlake School
Ebitey
Ingermal
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Sydney
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Fuehrer
RAF
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Chicago
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She Cash
Bronteville
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Napoleon Sutton
David Neal
Berg
Neal
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