Allied Non Stop Aerial Offensive Gains New Fury
Allied air forces launched heavy raids on German production and targets in western and central Germany. Mustangs Thunderbolts and Lightning escorts led nighttime and daylight assaults to large urban targets, while operations over France and Italy extended the reach. In daylight strikes more than 1,000 Allied planes attacked major centers with substantial losses on both sides. German defenses remained stiff as the campaign pressed onward.
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Alern Germany
Tosing & Beenber
Ala
France
Ick
Brunswick
Bertoot
Chanel
Tarfee
Germany
Cologne
U.S
Britain
Mediterranean Air Force
Turin
Trava
Venice
Italy
Ger
Miers
Allied Command
London
No Conflict Seen In Two Plans For Developing River
Washington April 26 Representative Case says there is no basic conflict between the army engineers flood control plan for the Missouri Basin and the forthcoming Reclamation Bureau report on irrigation and power along the river and its tributaries. Both plans aim for integration as work progresses and the reclamation report, due around May 1, is expected to affirm flexibility in adapting projects.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Missouri Basin
Reclamation Bureau
Representa- Case
R-Sd
Reclamation Bueau
Buvreau
Congress
Case
Army
Aldo
Reclama Nn
H. W. Bashore
Reclamation Bureau For Irrigation and Power Development
Roosevelt and Dewey Win Major Primary Signals
Roosevelt secures strong write in support in Pennsylvania and 72 pledged Democratic delegates while Dewey leads Massachusetts in favor of Roosevelt’s renomination. Pennsylvania gives Dewey clear edge for 70 unpledged GOP delegates as Ely’s candidacy wanes. the Democratic delegation remains unsettled. Massachusetts Democrats back Roosevelt, with Ely poised to back Roosevelt shortly.
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D. Harold Oliver
P. St
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Dewey
Keystone
Dewey
Wall
Joseph B. Ely
Williama H. Burke
Ely
Alfred E. Smith
Men Under 26 To Make Up Bulk Of 1944 Draft Calls
Washington April 26 report shows selective service figures indicating draft calls for the remainder of 1944 will be largely composed of men under 26 unless strategic needs require more older inductees. Costello and committee stress allowances for months with higher demands, noting totals and deferment categories, with projections of monthly inductions and potential older-age adjustments if shortages emerge.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Costello
1-A
Selective Service
Castello
Armen
Nocemeber
Chenghsien Falls Near Peiping Rail Junction
CHUNGKING April news reports Japanese troops have captured Chenghsien the rail hub on the Peiping Hankow line and Sunghai corridor. Fighting rages west of the drive toward Chungking with Chinese communiques noting rapid Japanese advance and potential long campaign against the capital.
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Chungking
Chenghsien
Peiping - Hankow
Sunghai
Iia
Chonghsian
Hulao
Loyang
Yanks Move 150 Miles Closer to Truk in Pacific Drive
U S Pacific Fleet reports American forces advancing toward Truk by 150 miles as Ujelang in the western Marshalls is seized. Ujelang, 644 miles east of Truk, lies 264 miles from Ponape. Neutralizing actions continue against remaining Japanese bases in the Marshalls and Ponape region.
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New Guinea
Truk
Yvw
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Central Pacific
Ujelang
Marshalls
Southwest Pacific
Hollandia
Ponape
Carolines
Trak
United States
Central Pacific Navy
Marshall Atoll
Neutraliza
Chester W. Nimitz
Tani
Marshells
Bids Opened for Highway Resurfacing Projects in South Dakota
The State Highway Commission approved four low bids totaling 220 160 for resurfacing work and tentatively reviewed three more hard surfacing contracts pending public roads administration approval. Bids released March 29 amid wage formula concerns cover bituminous gravel base, seal coats, and several U. S. and state routes across Potter Dewey Carson Spink Beadle Brule Faulk and other counties.
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Pierre
State Highway Commission
Public Roads Administration
Little Steel
Northwestern Engineering Co
Rapid City
U. S. 212
Potter
Dewey
Summit Construction Co
U. S
U. S 12
Carson County
Martin Joyce
Sioux Falls
Spink
Beadle
Lindekugel and Kolberg Construction Co
Spencer
Airborne troops to be pivotal in European invasion
The War Today notes airborne forces will play a major role as Allied landings approach Europe. Churchill praised paratroopers as modern warfare’s essence while Nazis warned of countering landings. Laval urged French resistance, and Rommel inspected Atlantic defenses amid grim headlines.
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Europe
Churchill
Quisling” Laval
Vichy
Hitler
Marshal Rommel
Atlantic
New Guinea action nears major Japanese airfields
Allied forces report heavy aerial and naval activity across Dutch New Guinea with raids on Hollandia and nearby airstrips. Reports describe captured Tacami field near Ajape, ground advances toward the Hollandia beachheads, and bombardments extending to Manokwari as 14,000 Japanese troops are challenged.
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New Guinea
Tacami
Ajape
Hollandiia
Douglas MacArthur
Oie
Hollandia
Hite Hha
I. Masi
Saturdia
Amerigay
Auchoasine
Pracees
Sra Taypyinesis
Cainsted Pois
Het Te
Femand
Flondiaht
Bonds Porkpet
Austrahines
Tactn
Ommepaien
Ane
Yon
Talandia
Tast
Sahai
Jess Tomy
Piniene
Ang Ditch
Hansa
Manokwari
Vallandia
Truk Atoll
Russians Open Broad Offensive Ends in Nazi Defensive Claim
London April 26 The Red army launched an assault across southern Russia from the Carpathians to the Black Sea. German and Romanian reports said the Nazis claimed a complete defensive victory after heavy battles near the Dniester. They also reported thrusts northwest of Iasi and Hungarian support in a Carpathian area. Soviet war review boasted massive Axis losses and urged Allies to prepare for Western and southern invasions, while dispatches noted a lull elsewhere on the front.
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London
Red Army
Russia
Carpathians
Black Sea
Dower Dnester
Iasi
Vv Vv
Carpathian Mountains
Upper
Dreste
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Crimea
Dmitri Manuilsky
Central Committee
Communist War
Soviet Union
Stanislawow
Old Poland
Government To Take Over Ward Plants In Chicago
President Roosevelt ordered Secretary of War to back Secretary Jones as he seizes and operates Montgomery Ward plants in Chicago. White House released order and Attorney General letter supporting the authority to take possession. In Chicago, Avery refused the order, prompting talks of possible Army enforcement to run the facilities. A token force could be sent if necessary. Also reported, Carl G Olson was found shot to death on his farm near Volga, Iowa.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stimson
Commerce
Jones
Montgomery Ward and, Company
Chicago
White House
Biddle
Secretary of Commerce
Montgomery Ward and Company
Wayne Taylor
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward
Avery
Secretary of Wat
Brookings
Carl G. Olson
Volga
Bert Rude
Nebraska Robbery Suspect On Trial
Mitchell Neb April 26 George Hellyer 21 of Snyder Colo laborer is to be arraigned today before U S Commissioner P Burrows on a federal charge of robbing the State Bank at Hyannis Neb Monday Scotts Bluff County Sheriff Mahlon C Morgan said Arrested by state highway patrolmen near Lisco Neb 75 miles from Hyannis Hellyer told patrolmen and the sheriff he had planned the robbery to get a stake so he could go home and marry his sweetheart.
Hirohito’s Brother Father of Child Born in Tokyo
Princess Yuriko Mikasa, sister of Emperor Hirohito, gives birth to a daughter in Tokyo. The newborn is the first child for Prince Takahito Mikasa, Hirohito’s brother, marking a significant imperial birth reported by Berlin radio.
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Yuriko Mikasa
Hirohito
Tokyo
Berlin
and Hirohito
Takahito Mikasa
Allies Improve Anzio Positions
Allied headquarters report continued improvement of Allied positions on the Anzio beachhead. Heavy bombers attacked Turin factory facilities and targets at Parma and Ferrara. Thirteen bombers and three others destroyed 14 enemy aircraft while pounding communications near the battlefront. An American raiding party captured nine prisoners. Cassino north saw intensified shelling and mortaring with little activity inside the town.
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Ples
Anzio
Bias Craft
Turin
Arters
Parma
Centri Italy
Ferrara
Rome
Cassino
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Broken Arrow
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NEA Telephoto
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Associated Press
Nether
Philippines
Taree
Alau
Caroline Islands
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Kusaie
Aigainvigles,solomon 5
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