Red Army advances near Odessa in Romania drive
London dispatch reports Soviet forces pushing toward the Danube delta and Carpathians as Molotov says invasion of Romania is military necessity not aimed at Romanian territory. British officials express cautious support for the move.
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London
Red Army
Romania
Danube River
Carpathian Mountains
Moscow
Black Sea
Odessa
Vcheslav Molotov
Rumania
American Bombers Hit Budapest for First Time
A large force of American heavy bombers attacked Budapest from Italy, marking the first U S assault on the Hungarian capital. The raid targeted the Budapest railway center and a near capital aircraft factory, with Flying Fortresses and Liberators involved and German defenses reporting heavy losses.
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Budapest
Stilwell's Lifeline Seen As Objective
Japanese patrols block Imphal roads in Eastern India as Allied forces defend Dimapur on the Burma lifeline to Lt Joseph W. Stilwell. Reports claim air drops may not be needed while Chindwin area actions and rail interdiction continue against Japanese advances. Allied radio and air operations claim severed routes, glider drops, and commando actions impact Myitkyina, No Burma, and Arakan fronts.
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New Delhi
India
Manipur
Imphal
Dimapur
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Hunter Hills
Naga Hills
Kohima
Chindwin River
Chin
Tamu Pale
Tokyo
26Th di
Maungdaw Buthedaung
Arakan
Myit
Myitkyina
Tensive
Ywa
Akyab
Irrawaddy
Thal Burma
Russians Push Into Romania and Odessa Fronts
The red army drives on Romanian soil to deny German claims of a border pause and aims at Jassy while blocking Carpathian passes. Odessa sees heavy fighting as Axis forces retreat. Finland may accept milder terms from Moscow per Stockholm dispatches.
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Bulgaria
Hitler
Carpathian
Jasi
Jassy
Danubian
Ploesti
Odessa
Ukraine
Black Sea
Finland
Stockholm
Russia
Unofficaal
Moscow
Unbiased Judgment Sought in Chaplin Trial Closing
U S Attorney Charles H Carr asked the jury to return a verdict in accordance with law and justice, stating his role is to marshal facts so the panel may decide guilt or innocence without bias or prejudice in Charlie Chaplin's main act case.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
U. S
British War Plants Face Cut as Coal Shortage Hits Output
Britain’s war factories producer output threatened as government orders a general power cut due to strike led coal shortages. Fuel ministry plans 10 percent electric and 25 percent gas reductions affecting 10,000 war materials plants and northwest transit by 20 percent.
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London
Fuel Ministry
England
War Cabinet
Britain
Yorkshire
Big Stick Policy Urged by Forrestal in New York Speech
Navy Undersecretary James V. Forrestal proposed a big stick approach to secure peace. He urged expanding the post Pearl Harbor naval buildup, compulsory military training, and full energy on iron and petroleum sources. He noted plans to add 28 000 planes and one combat vessel this year to match global naval power. He warned peace without power is a dream and called for swift future action if needed.
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New York
Navy
James V. Forrestal
United States
Pearl Harbor
Forrestal
Bond Club
British Planes Hit German Battleship Tirpitz in Norwegian Fjord
British naval planes scored several bomb hits on the Tirpitz in Altenfjord Norway, the admiralty announced. The attack, likely by fleet air arm carrier planes, followed prior midget-submarine torpedo damage and aimed at the remaining German capital ship in the Atlantic theater.
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E. D. Ball
London
Admiralty
Norway
Alten Fjord
Royal Navy
Hitler
Fleet Air Arm
Scharnhorst
Jane's Fighting Ships
William James
Molotov Announces Soviet Advance Into Romania
Molotov says Soviet armies advance into Romania after consultation and agreement with the British government. The disclosure comes from London on April 3.
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London
Vyacheslav Molotov
Romania
Soviet Drive Deepens Into Romania Near Prut
Berlin said the main Soviet thrust into Romania was in the last sector near Bucharest and the Ploesti oil fields. Konev’s Second Ukraine Army pushed west of the Prut with Czernowitz now captured and Zhukov’s First Ukrainian Army advancing from the north. The Romanian high command claimed Soviet forces were pushed back north of Iasi along the Jmijia river.
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Prut
Berlin
Rumania
Bucharest
Ploesti
Moscow
Ivan S. Konev
Oo Prut
Czernowitz
Gertsa
Gregory K. Zhukov
High Command
Associated Press
Red Army
Iasi
Jimia
Ieasi
Konev
British Foreign Policy under Fire Over Cadogan Succession
Reports say Prime Minister Churchill may appoint Sir Alexander Cadogan as Foreign Secretary to replace Anthony Eden. Cadogan, currently undersecretary for foreign affairs, faces criticism from Labour newspaper Daily Herald. Critics claim Britain’s policy has been vague and sometimes nonexistent.
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London
Churchill
Alexander Cadogan
Anthony Eden
Harrald Today
Britain
Cadogan
Lord Beaverbrook
Lord Cranborne
Eden
House of Commons
The
Daily Mail
News Chronicle
Foreign Office
Daily Herald
Finnish Parliament to hear Moscow peace proposals
STOCKHOLM April 3 The Finnish Parliament was to convene in an extraordinary session to hear the government report on new Russian peace proposals obtained by Juho Paasikivi after a two day mission to Moscow He had returned by air Saturday night and transmitted Russian modifications of the original armistice terms to his government
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Stockholm
Juho Paasikivi
Moscow
Paasikivi
100 Enemy Planes Down In Steyr Raid On Austrian Plants
Allied air forces report more than 100 enemy aircraft shot down in a Steyr raid over old Austria. Fortresses Liberators and escorts dropped a heavy bomb load on the sports factory and ball bearing works, despite stiff anti aircraft fire and strong German fighter opposition. Thirty three Allied planes were lost.
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London
Budapest
U. S
Italy
Berlin
Hungary
Naples
Budaepest
Danube
Germany
Reich
Balkans
Steyr
Austria
Foggia
Frankfurt
Calais
U.S
Hannover
Krefeld
Aachen
Edward Kennedy
Alps
Brod
Belgrade-Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Bihac
Zara
Mostar
Split
Record Warplane Output Reaches March Highs in 1940s U.S.
Washington reports March output surpasses 9,118 aircraft with total airframe weight passing 100 million pounds. Production rate tallies 109,416 planes per year with most firms meeting or exceeding schedules. Wilson cautions upcoming shortages could affect future output amid combat-driven design changes.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Corey Fire
Wilson
Navy
Aircraft Production Board
Roosevelt Seems Fine Despite Slight Hoarseness
Presidential Secretary Stephen Early stated that President Roosevelt seemed fine though still slightly hoarse from a bronchial ailment that has troubled him for weeks.
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Washington
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Thompson's Safe Deposits Mystery After Thompson Death
Chicago report details $1 466 250 found in two safety deposit boxes after William Hale Thompson aka Big Bill the builder died. Attorney James W Breen hints more funds, possibly $1 million, may exist in undisclosed boxes. Thompson sold Commonwealth Edison shares in 1915 and had real estate and estate managing ties. Estate valued around $150 000 with no will found.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Big Bill
Thompson
James W. Breen
Breen
Insull
Commonwealth Edison
Associates
Flame-Thrower Attack Repulsed on Beachhead by German Forces
Naples April 3 Allied reports say German flame throwers attacked the Fifth Army beachhead below Rome with about 150 infantry but were repelled. Italian troops seized a new peak identified as point 1 344 and 3 600 foot Mt Castelnuovo near Cassino as fighting continued with artillery duels along the Garigliano and Rapido rivers.
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Third Mountain
Naples
Rome
Fifth Army
Carroceto
Cisterna
Mt. Castelnuovo
Mt. Marrone
Cassino
Adriatic
Garigliano
Rapido
Court Rules Negroes May Vote in Texas Primary
The U S Supreme Court held that Negroes may vote in Texas Democratic primary elections for congressional nominations. Justice Reed wrote the majority opinion emphasizing the constitutional right to vote free of racial discrimination, while Justice Roberts dissented. The case, brought by E Smith of Houston, involved exclusion by Harris City election judges.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Congress
Reed
Roberts
E. Smith
Houston
Harris City
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