Congress Debate on Inflation Measure Persists
The President warned the proposal would trigger inflation and raise prices, jeopardizing war progress and postwar peace. The House had approved the bill 149 to 40, and the Senate 78 to two, with Barkley endorsing it before signaling sentiment shifts ahead of Tuesday’s vote as inflation fears grow.
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Allied Push South in Tunisia Drives Axis Back Toward Gabes
Allied forces pressed eastward from Gabes and Gafsa as Montgomery’s Eighth Army moved north of Gabes to strike Rommel’s retreating Axis troops. Air attacks, naval skirmishes, and renewed bombings of La Fauconnerie and other targets accompanied a broad Tunisian campaign as American and British units closed the gap toward Sedjenane and Mateur.
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Allied air superiority cripples enemy bases near southern front
Allied air power has crippled several dwindling enemy air bases as fierce fighting continues along the southern front. Montgomery's western desert air force launched nearly 100 bombers against El Monu airfield at Sfax, about 80 miles from Gabes, leaving the field littered with wrecked planes and burning buildings.
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Americans push toward Gabes road in Tunisia campaign
In southern Tunisia near Djebel Berda and Bir Marriott Pass, American forces advance toward a junction with the British Eighth Army. Rommel's air force has relied on four motored bombers in night raids after heavy losses, with limited damage and morale-boosting air activity that only stiffens Allied resolve.
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Churchill Talks With Gen. De Gaulle
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill had a long and friendly talk with General Charles De Gaulle and Rene Massigli. The discussion’s topic was not disclosed. De Gaulle plans to depart for Algiers to resume negotiations with General Henri Giraud for a union of French forces aligned with the United Nations.
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Padlocked cafe locks out underage drinker in Burcton case
In Brockton Massachusetts on April 3 a cafe was padlocked after a bartender refused service to a man who appeared intoxicated. The patron later bought a lock at a hardware store and secured the cafe door before police identified him with the key in his pocket.
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Sicily Junction Bombed Heavily
Cairo reports that Sicily Junction at Messina and the San Giovanni ferry terminus were heavily bombed by Middle East Command aircraft. Direct hits damaged buildings and a ferry boat while all Allied planes returned safely. A German Junkers 52 was shot down over the strait.
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Dutch Patriots Seize Vital Statistics Bureau Fire Reported
Dutch patriots in Amsterdam overpowered guards on March 27 and set fire to the Bureau of Vital Statistics containing population registers used for Nazi labor draft. Yugoslav quarters report German authorities shot 400 Serbs at Pozarevac in reprisal for refusal to answer labor enlistment demand. Novo Vreme is cited.
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Fire near Walnut Creek reveals oil leak source
Clarence Franks set a small oil puddle near his garage ablaze to keep it from contaminating a well. Firefighters quenched a roaring blaze and found the oil feed came from a substantial pipeline leak. In Warsaw, the Morris Sheldon family seeks a safer home after their house was struck four times by cars sliding down a steep hill and a large truck narrowly missed it.
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Wartime Speedup Newark Job for War Workers
Mark A. Maloney of Arlington wandered into an auditorium to watch young women assemble radio tubes as part of a wartime exhibit. He then listened to a lecture on the need for women war workers and registered with the unemployment service counselor. In an hour he had a job, the service said.
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Solon Attacks LaGuardia Commission Remarks
Washington reports quote Senator Truman questioning if Mayor La Guardia should receive a high army commission. Truman compared him to movie maker Darryl Zanuck, noting Zanuck already holds a lieutenant colonel title and asked why not make a soldier of him, suggesting schooling and front service. Patterson testified Zanuck sought inactive status.
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Allied Air Strikes Hit New Guinea Burma Fronts
Signals describe low level bombing of Jap trenches in Mubo sector Northern New Guinea and attacks on Finschafen harbor and airdrome. RAF bombers strike Kanbala and targets on Mayu peninsula near Akyab as Wavell advances. War Department reports seven Japanese planes downed for each U S aircraft lost in three months, with 384 enemy planes destroyed to 34.
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Driving Chief’s record scrambled as eggs hit floor
Acting Police Chief Robert Munch avoided striking a child when three dozen eggs spilled from his car seat. The incident left his driving record intact, contrasting with the mishap of the kitchen eggs. In a separate note, the largest gold nugget named Welcome Stranger weighed 2250 to 2500 troy ounces and was found near Moligul Victoria Australia on February 5 1867 by its discoverer.
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