Hidden German Munitions Plant Overrun by First Army
Neustadt Germany a vast 2000 acre dynamite and shell工 plant hidden in pine forest produced half a million shells and 5500 tons of dynamite monthly for Hitler’s war machine. overrun by First Army troops, it housed 4000 slave workers guarded by 300 Nazis with dogs.
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Neustadt
Germany
Neustadt Forest
Hitler
First Army
Maj
Craig Wheaton-Smith
Somerset
England
Redlands
Calif
Patton
Walter Naumann
Naumann
Dr. Naumann
Yamato Falls in Two Day Battle Off Japan
Guam dispatch reports from April 7 that Japan’s battleship Yamato and six other warships were sunk in a two day clash with U S planes and surface ships. Three U S destroyers were sunk and several smaller craft damaged with seven planes lost.
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Guam
pSix
Japan
Adm. Ter Witz
United States
FDR Outlines Victory Aims In Letter To Gardner
President Roosevelt states victory must include full employment and aid to other nations as part of postwar reconstruction. He cites Bretton Woods Hot Springs and Dumbarton Oaks plans and says a strong American economy is essential to world security and order. The five firm convictions from the War Mobilization advisory board stress full employment, free enterprise, and full use of resources.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
O. Max Gardner
Office of War Mobilization and
Gardner
SoVistaey Win Ainian. Org
Advisory Board
5th Continues Its Drive On Italian Front
American 5th army troops push near the Lingurian coast in western Italy and capture Monte Folgorito a 3000 foot peak. They advance with support from British destroyers Marne and Lookout and American fighter bombers. Some positions north of Strettoia were temporarily withdrawn under heavy fire.
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Okinawa Island
S. 10Th
Rome
5Th Army
Italy
Monte Folgorito
Alco
la Spezia
Strettoia
Marne
Lookout
Crops Of Forsyth Damaged By Frost
Heavy frost blamed for large losses to Forsyth crops with small grains alfalfa beans Irish potatoes and other early garden produce bearing the brunt according to Farm Agent R W Poll No money estimates yet and fruit crops seen as largely unaffected by frost despite possible earlier losses for the season
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Winston-Salem
Forsyth
R. W. Poll
Pou
Frost Hits Western North Carolina Temperatures Drop
Reports say western North Carolina cities saw frost with temperatures as low as 20 degrees. Asheville recorded a killing frost while surrounding areas dipped to 28 and 20. Prospects warming today with frost varying from light to heavy in Greenville County. No immediate crop impact data available for peach orchards.
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Charlotte
Carolina
Asheville
Greenville County
D. C
Third Japanese War Cabinet Formed Amid Tokyo Bombardment
In Tokyo the third Japanese war cabinet was formed today as bombs explode over the city. Premier Admiral Baron Kantaro Suzuki appointed himself foreign minister and greater East Asia minister, two top cabinet posts. Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai was reappointed to a key position as the reshaped leadership takes control during the ongoing raids.
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San Francisco
Japan
Tokyo
Apan
Comei
Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Greater East Asia
Mitsumasa Yonai
Naval air engagement losses reported in Pacific action
A U S Navy spokesman said about a quarter of the remaining Japanese major combat force was lost or put out of action in a naval air engagement. Three destroyers were left burning and three escaped. The Japanese force was described as fast ships, possibly an offensive action to seek retreat to safer waters.
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Washington
Fleet Act
Japanese Fleet Losses and Okinawa Air Attack Summary
Japanese losses included one Agano class light cruiser one other light cruiser and three destroyers. Japanese planes attacked US ships and shore installations near Okinawa. No larger fleet units were hit. Early today Navy search aircraft sighted an enemy surface force about 50 miles southwest of Kyushu in the south.
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United States
Installa
Boon
Okinawa
Kyushu
Sky-Darkening Aerial Fleets End Their Notable Experiment
Paris reports the era of sky-darkening heavy bombers is ending as four engined fleets move from decisive bombing to reduced operations. Heavy bombers have largely fulfilled their role, with targets now reachable by fast fighter bombers. Continued bomber activity may focus on Germany’s oil industry and port areas.
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Paris
European
Churchill
Germany
England
Russians Close On Vienna Church As Siege Widens
Soviet veterans push to within four miles of St. Stephen's as German defenders resist. Tolbukhin and Malinovsky divisions advance from south and east, seizing Schwechat and nearby suburbs while forging a 98 mile siege arc around Vienna. Street fighting and artillery fire rumble through the city as Russian forces tighten the noose.
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London
Stalingrad
Pest
Vienna
St. Stephan's Church
Moscow
Danube
Morava
Schwechat
Alt- Kettenhof
Rothneusied
Hannersdorf
Feodor L Tolbukhin
Bruck
Bratislava
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Fischamend- Markt
Fischamend-Dorf
War Today analyzes why Germany fortifies the Oder front over the Rhine
Dewitt Mackenzie argues Hitler stacked forces on the eastern front to deter Soviet retaliation and protect key industrial and geographic assets. He notes the Oder line’s proximity to Berlin and the Bavarian back door as raison d etre for a southern defensive posture, while Hungary and Austria fall under Red advance.
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Oder
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Germany
Bavaria
Hitler
Skoda
Smgary
Austria
Red
Body Of Private Falls From Army Plane Recovered
In Elizabeth City on April 7 the badly battered but identifiable body of Pvt. James W. Arnold 29 was recovered from the Pasquotank river near Brickhouse Point after falling from an army plane at 14 000 feet over Camden county four days earlier. Paratroopers under Majors Wells searched the river following a missing-soldier report. Arnold, stationed at Pope Fort Bragg, was identified after a local woman reported seeing an object fall and hearing a splash.
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Elizabeth City
James W. Arnold
Camden County
Pasquotank River
Brickhouse Point
R Sen
Wells
Arnold
Pope
Fort Bragg
Open Debates Troops Thrown On Peace Plan Into Struggle
Washington April 7 The American UN delegation begins policy making sessions with wide open debate on peace keeping proposals. Senator Connally says no direct limits on policy actions and that all proposals from members or foreign governments will be considered. He notes nonofficial suggestions from citizens may be sifted by the State Department for possible transmission to the delegation.
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Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
State Department
Hoover
River flood crisis spurs army rescue along Cane and Red rivers
Engineers warn critical situation as Camp Livingston troops rush to reinforce levees on Cane river and rescue marooned families. Red Cross prepares to shelter up to 150,000 as flood crests approach, with relief agencies counting about 5,000 homeless in central Louisiana and more threatened on the Red River. Army assault boats, naval planes, coast guard cutters and helicopters support operations.
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Camp Livingston
Cane River
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Louisiana
Red River
Hopkins Receives 5000 Dollar Pay Raise for Roosevelt Aide
President Roosevelt’s assistant and adviser Harry Hopkins now earns 15000 dollars annually, up from 10000, a raise approved last July 11. White House spokesman Jonathan Daniels said Hopkins and Samuel I. Rosenman, paid 12000, draw funds from emergency congressional allocations, with Hopkins handling key emergency matters.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Jonathan Daniels
White House
Samuel I. Roseman
Congress
Daniels
Daniel
Commerce
Allies Make Rapid Strides Forward
Allied forces push toward Hannover and Berlin as U S Ninth Army advances from Hamelin to within 130 miles of Berlin. Canadian armor moves through Holland toward Zuiderzee within 19 miles, while Bremen port near Bremen is threatened.
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Paris
Third
Eisleben
Holland
Zui der Zee
U. S
Supreme Headquarters
Ninth
Second Army
Hannover
Ruhr
Eighth A
Dortmund- Soest
Hamm
Soest
Ninth Army
Weser
Bremen
House panel Tells Army to Seize Plants for Meat Output
A House food committee proposed government actions to avert meat shortages. They urged the army to take over closed packing plants and boost beef output, cut hotel and restaurant meat quotas, and use lower beef grades to raise prime supplies. They also suggested price supports for pork and incentives to increase beef from ranges and packers.
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Washington
Special House
Army
War Food Administration
White House
Anderson
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