Why America Must Win This War Theme Letter
DeWitt MacKenzie replies to John J. Hunt about why the United States must win the war. He argues the fight is to preserve existence democracy liberty and freedom of thought and expression against the Axis and tyranny. He stresses vulnerability isolation is over and urges young readers to contribute to the war effort and defend our way of life.
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America
John
Europe
Orient
United States
Hitler
Yamamoto
Army Day Proclaims Nation In War Strife And Unity
Army Day observes the 23rd anniversary of U S entry into World War I as the United States faces a larger World War II. Secretary Stimson urges unity against enemy propaganda and Paul McNutt calls ferveritans to build weapons for the army while civilians view parades at camps and airports as the nation aligns with the Allies.
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Wassington
United States
United Nations
Stimson
U. S
Western Pacific
Paul ¥. McNutt
Federal Security
Fierce Land And Air Fight Rages On Russian Front
Moscow reports heavy land and air battles on the Central Front as German and Russian forces clash in the spring campaign. The Red Army claims 102 German planes shot down or destroyed on the ground last Saturday and that 40,000 enemy kills occurred between March 23 and April 4. Russians say they recaptured 161 localities and crossed a river behind German lines. Leningrad endured a major German raid, but anti aircraft and fighters dispersed most attackers.
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Moscow
Red Army
Red Star
Leningrad
Easter War Time Mood Quietly Dampens Nation
Easter in wartime mood as America marks the holiday amid wartime austerity. The Associated Press notes subdued celebrations across the country, with war plants humming out guns and planes while crowds gather in cities like New York. Authorities estimate half a million parade along Fifth Avenue, the largest in two decades, yet the joy is tempered by the war.
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Associated Press
America
Fifth Avenue
Nazi Drive to Seize Oil Regions and Knock Britain Near Suez
Foreign reports say Hitler plans a two front strike against the Soviet Union while pushing into the Caucasus and Middle East. Aimed at encirclement, the plan would threaten a 4942 triumph and seeks a rendezvous with Asia’s forces in India. Tojo would divert with Manchu kuo units as Hitler pressures Britain to retreat to the Suez.
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Adolf Hitler
Tokyo
Russia
Caucasus
Middle East
der Fuehrer
ANS
Berlin
Stalin
Far East
Tojo
Hitler
Suez
Asia Minor
India
Japan
Wilhelmstrasse
Pacific
Red Banner
New Landing Attempt Frustrated in Bataan Fighting
War Department reports American Filipino forces repelled a Japanese attempt to land on Bataan east coast under cover of darkness. Heavy fighting halted the assault, with Japanese losses and a dive bomber downed by anti air fire. Corregidor remained free of raids while two Japanese dive bombers attacked Fort Frank and Fort Drum without damage. A separate brief notes an Indian Bay of Bengal raid by American heavy bombers led by Major General Lewis H. Brereton, scoring hits on a Japanese cruiser and a transport. three American planes lightly damaged. No other areas reported.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Bataan
Department
Corregidor
Frank
Drum
Cavite
Manila Bay
New Delhi
Andaman
Bay of
Benga
Lewis H. Brereton
India
Andaman Islands
Bay of Bengal
United States Army
Pelley Unable to Furnish Bond in Sedition Case
William Dudley Pelley leader of the Silver Shirts remains jailed in Marion County awaiting grand jury action on an affidavit charging sedition in connection with articles in The Galilean. He says he will plead innocent to any indictments but a date for grand jury presentation is not yet known.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts
Marion County
The
Galilean
Rand
Johnson Aids In India Crisis Talks With Nehru and Azad
New Delhi April 6. Louis Johnson head of a Roosevelt named mission met for two hours with Jawaharlal Nehru former Congress president and held talks with Maulana Abul Karan Azad Congress president. Johnson aims to study India’s problems to help strengthen its war industry and defense while pressuring urgency in the political dispute. Indian leaders anticipate Cripps proposals and a possible British war cabinet decision on India’s defense terms.
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New Delhi
India
Louis Johnson
Roosevelt
United States
Johnson
Pandid
Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party
Azad
all-India Radio
Maulana Abul Karan Azad
Nehru
Congress Party Working Committee
Stafford Cripps
Cripps
London
Britain
All-India Congress Party
London News Chronicle
Executive Council
Archibald P. Wavell
Lord Linlithgow
Four Forest Fires Rage Near Brevard in Transylvania County
Four forest fires erupted in Transylvania County yesterday with a fifth brought under control. The largest blaze threatened the Pisgah National Forest near the Gloucester area as firefighters noted ideal conditions with light winds and hot sun aiding the fires.
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Brevard
Transylvania County
Pisgah National Timber and Game Preserve
Gloucester
Japs Lose 20 Planes Over Australia In Air Battle
Allied fliers reportedly destroyed at least 20 Japanese aircraft over Australia and nearby islands at the weekend, with a cost of three Allied planes. Port Moresby was raided again by seven Japanese bombers. Darwin defense trials showed strong Allied air power as reports awaited details on Koepang raids.
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U. Ss. Army
Australia
Army
Francis Ma. Forde
Thursday Island
Torres Strait
Moresby
Port Moresby
Melbourne
Arthur Drakeford
Darwin
Koepang
Buteh Timor
Lae
New Guinea
Minimum Wage Set in Washington Textile Industry
Washington April 6. The labor department fixed minimum wages at 40 cents an hour for textile workers, raising direct wages for about 150,000 employees starting April 20. Signed by L Metcalf Walling, the wage administrator, the action covers all textiles except knitted and woolen goods. About 750,000 work in the industry, with 600,000 already earning 40 cents or more.
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Washington
Labor Department
L. Metcalf Walling
Air Attack on Ceylon Beaten Off by British Defenses
Japanese forces pressed an assault on the Ceylon corridor near southern India while Tokyo claimed heavy damage to Colombo. British reports indicated substantial Japanese losses, with unconfirmed claims of carrier air attacks and a counterstrike by Allied forces. The war narrative also noted Japanese claims of landings in Burma and updated casualty tallies in China and India fronts.
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Clyde A. Farnsworth
Associated Press
India
Ceylon
Bombers Hit German Arms Plants Across Rhineland and Paris
More than 30 RAF bombers attacked Cologne Gennevilliers and other targets in the Rhineland and Paris area. British sources say about 1,000 tons of explosives were dropped with limited losses. The raid, one of the heaviest ever by RAF squadrons, involved four engined Stirlings and spanned Le Havre to the Rhineland.
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London
Rhineland
Paris
Cologne
RAF
Gennevilliers
le Havre
British Said To Have Raided Coast Of Norway
Stockholm reports in Aftonbladet claim British troops and planes raided Narvik area on the German-held Norwegian coast last Friday. Explosions were heard near the frontier as claimed, while London sources deny any raid information. Aften Tidningen quotes say casualties and shipping damage occurred with possible Russian involvement.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Narvik
Norway
New York
Aften Tidningen
Tales Of Heroism On Bataan Are Recounted By War Correspondent
War correspondent Clark Lee discloses he was wounded at the front while recounting heroism on Bataan Peninsula. He relays stories of Captain Arthur Wermuth and Filipino scouts, including a lone stand by Sergeant May against a Japanese warship and massed enemy losses near Davao.
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Bataan
Clark Lee
Associated Press
General MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Lee
Australia
Melbourne
Arthur Wermuth
Ife
Davao
May
U.S. Infantry
Philippines
Luzon
Col. Y
Time Bombs In Irish Theater Do No Damage
Belfast reports three German type time bombs exploded harmlessly during Easter at a theater just emptied by a Saturday night crowd of United States and British troops. A gun battle followed between police and an armed band marking the Easter rebellion anniversary. One policeman was killed, a band member wounded, six others arrested. The theater had been requisitioned for shows for troops and a strong guard remained after a conversion attended by about 1,500 troops and women’s auxiliary services.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
United States
Dublin
Eire
Amy
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Stubbs
Ray Tucker
Pelley
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Akyah
Burma
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