Germans Flee Odessa as Reds Close Ring Around Port
Moscow dispatch reports Germans and Rumanians fleeing Odessa as Soviet forces tighten a siege arc within about 9.6 miles northeast of the port. Capt. Tokarev said an enemy column was surprised on a muddy road northwest of Odessa and driven back into the Dniester swamps. The Red Army encircled several German formations, with heavy losses and many captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Odessa
Black Sea
Konstantin Tokarev
Red Star
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Dniester
Tokarev
Kuialnitzky
Khadzhibay
Raztelnaya
Tarnopol
Fritz Erich von Mannstein
Kiev
Skala
Gregory K. Zhukov
Malinovsky
Stalingrad
Novaya Dafinovka
Chebanka
Novaya Emetovka
Karlstal
Mayaki
Dniester River
Bad
Oil as the core of Nazi defeat and invasion plans
The War Today argues petroleum scarcity cripples Hitler more than any prior defeat. It notes Romanian and Galician oil as critical to the German war machine and predicts that Allied bombing and the looming invasion of western Europe will further erode Nazi oil supplies, hastening collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Yeste
Europe
Fuehrer
Omar Bradley
Britain
Ussian Front
Ploesti
Rumania
Galicia
Poland
Romania
Veritas
Tarnopol
Pola
Jassy
Te Danupian
Odessa
Pioesti
Pioseti
Vitler
Fleets of Bombers Clash as Nazis Fight Back
London reports American heavy bombers and fighters attacked Brunswick and northwest German airfields in a major air battle this month. Berlin claimed a pincered defense along the Weser and Elbe, while Allied crews faced heavy losses and said none of the formations crossed the Elbe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Brunswick
Uv. S. Ers
Berlin
Hitler
Reich
Weser
Elbe
Disort
Britain
15Th Airforce
Italy
Zagreb
Ohio Farmers Demand Fellers Remains Darke AAA Chairman
Ora R. Fellers refused to resign as chairman of Darke county agricultural adjustment administration despite a deadline from farmers to quit by April 8. James Mannix leads the protest group vowing to confront him if he stays. Fellers says he will be in his office Saturday with no police protection, while state AAA reports theft of records in three Darke County offices last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Ora R. Fellers
Darke County
Fellers
AAA
Columbus
Darkey County
Easter Moravian Sunrise Servicedraws Soldiers to Salem
Visitors arrive in Winston Salem for the Moravian Easter sunrise service in Salem led by Rev J Weg Th Pfohl. The 6 am ceremony begins at Home Moravian Church and ends at Moravian graveyard with a 1772 litany. B J Pfohl leads bands of hundreds as the procession proceeds and the service is broadcast short wave to overseas servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Salem
Rev
J. Weg Th Pfohl
Moravian Ageans
B. J. Pfohl
Giraud Refuses to Step Down as French CinC
In Algiers on April 8 Gen Henri Giraud refused to relinquish control as commander in chief of French armed forces and challenged Gen Charles De Gaulle. Deliberations reported to continue with a possible decision tonight as talks focus on reshaping leadership of land sea and air forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaullist
de Gaulle
Giraud
3 Day Raid Sinks Enemies as U. S. Navy Hits Palau
U S Pacific Fleet reports three day operation 28 enemy ships sunk 160 Nipponese planes destroyed 25 ships damaged none lost a warship. Palau Yap Ulithi and Woleai attacked with hundreds of carrier planes. 18 American airmen dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembert James
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Philippines
Carpcee
Palau
Yap
Ulithi
Woleai
Truk
Marianas
Palau Jong
Philipines
Fcem
Apanes
Meeenly
Nimitz
Berle Outlines Post War Aviation Agreement
In London on April 8 Adolf A. Berle Jr said the British American civil aviation conference agreed in principle that all nations must allow access to sufficient air fields for communications. He noted no decision yet on American bases on British soil. The talks also covered international control of many technical aviation matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
U.S
Cherokee County Ex-Clerk Charged in Embezzlement Case
April 8 Murphy report says Cherokee County grand jury returned three true bills against J W Donley former Cherokee County clerk alleging embezzlement of about $12 000 in county funds.
Sunrise Easter Services Set For Americans In War Zones
American armed forces in Europe and the Mediterranean mark Easter with sunrise services from Italy to London. The bishop of London will deliver an Easter sermon broadcast worldwide. A 100 voice Negro soldier choir will sing in a British port, while an English choir travels to a U S air base to perform Messiah. Catholic services planned in Belfast and in North Africa troops share Easter Masses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Battle Ground
Northern Ireland
St. Bridget's Church
Belfast
British Isles
Fifth Army
Chappo Eee Adams
Lisbon
N. H
Mediterranean
Japanese Pressures Continue in Kohima Area
New Delhi reports steady Japanese pressure in the Kohima area of India with no major engagements yet. Kohima sits 60 miles north of Imphal on the Imphal Dimapur highway as Allied and Indian forces push to defend the front.
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Kohima
India
New Delhi
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Imphal
Imphal-Dimapur
Orces Chandra Bose
Seong Yasal
Tiddim-Impha
17Th
Bengal-Assam
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Imphal - Kohima
Arakan
Buthedaung
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Wakawng
Mogaung
Mandalay-Myit
Tomorrow Marks Second Anniversary Of Bataan Surrender
Two years after the Bataan surrender Allied troops faced death marches and prison camps as General King and Colonel Williams rode with a white flag to Samao. Nurses evacuated to Corregidor and guerrilla actions continued as Nippon atrocities were revealed. Generals Wainwright and King remained prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataan
Bataan Peninsula
Philippines
E. B. King
E. P. Williams
Samao
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Pampanga River
Formosa
Japan
Manchuria
Wainwright
King
Yanks Improve Beachhead Position
Allied headquarters in Naples reports a new strongpoint north west of Rome as the beachhead strengthens. East flank artillery mortars and tanks pound enemy positions while German buildings crumble under bombardment and a German tank near Carroceto is knocked out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Rome
Carroceto
Fifth Army
Garigliano
Cassino
Terelle
7Th Air Force
Italy
Germans Rushing Troops Against Tito Advances
A Tito broadcast communique reports German forces rushing troops from all Serbia regions to halt partisan advances near Ivanjica and the Ilbar River Valley southeast of Sarajevo. Partisans fight relentlessly in the area as German trains are derailed and blocked amid operations around Mrkonjic Grad and Petie in Western Bosnia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marshal Tito
Josip Broz
Serbia
Ivanjica
Ilbar River
Sarajevo
Petie
Mrkonjicegrad
Bosnia
Tito
Mrkonijhgrad
Yugoslavia
Army And Navy Urge Halt on Inductions for Men Under 26
New York draft officials reported an urgent order from General Hershey halting inductions of men under 26 unless essential war production or other critical duties require. Col. Arthur McDermott said processing for 26 and over will proceed if acceptable for service while local boards reassess shortages and postpone pre induction exams where needed. Inductions for over 26 may be delayed only until under 26 processing is completed, with exceptions allowed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Lewis B. Hershey
Arthur V. McDermott
Selective Service
Sta
Hershey
Col. McDermott
War and Navy
Col
McDermott
Negro Students Test New Georgia Balloting Law
In Brunswick Georgia on April 8 a group of 30 something Negro students toured the county office with a teacher to test the new Georgia voting law. The tax office noted a rise in registered Negro voters after the U S Supreme Court decision allowing Negroes to vote in the Texas Democratic primary. Democratic primaries in several states are restricted to whites, with Georgia and others applying state statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Southern Political Intere
Democratic Party
Georgia
United Stat Supreme Court
Texas
Carolina
Tennessee
Virgin
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Reds
Ohio
U. S
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North Africa
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Homma
Cabanatuan
Nippon
Jonathan Wainwright
Voice of Freedom
By Edward Kennedy
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