Nazis Counter Drive Halted By Heavy Loss
Soviet authorities announced a Kalinin front counterattack failed as Germans suffered about 4,470 killed and more than 1,200 in related fighting along a long front. Berlin and Moscow broadcasts cited tank aided thrusts that were repelled with heavy German casualties and the Red Army holding firm near Lake Ilmen.
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Khuibyshev
Russia
Kalinin
Soviet Information Bureau
Kalinin Front
Lake Ilmen
Berlin
Moscow
Red Army
War Today Explains Bataan Relief Limits and Outlook
The article explains why relief to beleaguered forces after Bataan was not possible, citing Japanese sea and air control, lack of reach from home bases, and limits of Allied power. It notes gains in Australia but warns against expecting a major near term offensive, urging caution about overoptimism.
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Bataan
Philippines
Australia
Southwest Pacific
President Considers Voluntary Registration of Women
President Roosevelt disclosed that the government is weighing voluntary registration for all women aged 18 to 65 as part of mobilizing manpower for war industries. A decision is expected within a week on how to channel workers into war jobs, with April 27 eyed for potential women registration if approved. A cabinet committee has pushed for a plan, though pending decisions include creating a new agency or coordinating existing agencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chie
Four More Axis Ships Sunk By British U-Boats
London April 10 British submarines sank four more Axis ships in the Mediterranean two schooners and two supply vessels One schooner laden with sugar and other stores bound for Tripoli was torpedoed or rammed by a submarine commanded by Lieut Comdr Francis The attacks followed the sinking of an Italian heavy cruiser and may push Rommel to strike faster in eastern Libya as he mobilizes up to 125 000 men The report notes a convoy was attacked despite destroyer escort and hints at imminent Axis offensive action
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Tripoli
Libya
Francis
Rommel
Erwin Rommel
New British Discovery Warns Against Hitler's Armor Threat
British naval forces damaged a Nazi submarine in the North Sea and towed it to port largely intact. Inspectors found a new armor coating twice as strong as prior types, impervious to standard artillery. Depth charges become the main counter as Allies brace for Hitler’s potential offensives in Russia, the Caucasus, and Libya.
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Ashington
Ray Tucker
Hitler
Ericcson
North Sea
United Nations
Russia
Caucasus
Libya
Nehru Urges Indians to Defend Their Country
New Delhi April 10 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru told Indians to defend India to the uttermost as negotiations with Sir Stafford Cripps continue. He spoke at a campaign kickoff amid fresh hitches in the British proposals and said many Indians abroad should return home. The Congress party is weighing a national government with a defense minister and eventual dominion status, with the Moslem League open to joining if power is fairly shared. He urged all to stay at their posts and said there would be no evacuation from the country.
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New Delhi
India
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Sir Stafford Cripps
all-Indian Congress Party
Sir Stafford
All- India Congress Party
Sorvey
Nehru
Louis Johnson
Roosevelt
Congress Party
Britain
Dominion
all-India
Moslem League
Port Moresby Raided by Japanese Bombers Again
Melbourne dispatch reports Port Moresby New Guinea harbor attacked for the twenty fourth time by Japanese bombers with fighter escort. At least one bomber may have been shot down. The raid lasted about twenty minutes and was said to cause no damage or casualties in initial communique. Allied fighters intercepted the seven bombers and escort.
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Melbourne
Australia
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Judge Declares Offense Serious in College Prank Case
Judge Stone notes the act is not a prank but a serious offense. He says an older defendant might face prison. Golub leaves as a writ for $10,000 damages from the girl's father is served by a sheriff.
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Stone
Golub
Hermes Sunk as British Carrier Losses Mount in Indian Ocean
The Hermes, 23 year old British carrier, was sunk by Japanese bombers near Ceylon as Dorsetshire and Cornwall had fallen earlier. Tokyo claimed further sinkings off Trincomalee while Britain disputed those numbers. British losses included 51 aircraft and several ships, with Trincomalee heavily raided.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Hermes
Japan
India
Ceylon
Bengal
Dorsetshire
Cornwall
Royal Navy
Trincomalee Naval Station
London Admiralty
Trincomalee
Indian Ocean
Tokyo
General MacArthur Praises Stand Of Bataan Force
General MacArthur praised the Bataan defenders saying no army has ever done so much with so little. He called their stand a last hour of trial and agony, noting their sacrifice and likening it to a sacrificial fate.
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General MacArthur
Bataan
Melbourne
Douglas MacArthur
Mathers
Jesus of Nazareth
Allied Air Force In Australia On The Offensive
Lieut Gen George H Brett declares Allied air forces are pressuring Japan from bases in Australia and abroad. He says equipment flow is increasing and plans are to smash Japan in the air, while Australian minister Drakeford warns Japan’s air power is not halted and North Australian air strength remains short of an offensive.
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Allied Air Force
Australia
Brett
Melbourne
George H. Brett
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Genveral MacArthur
A. S. Drakeford
Japan
Drakeford
John Curtin
Jap Cruiser Sunk Off Cebu Amid Coralidge War Moves
The War Department reported American torpedo boats sank a Japanese cruiser off Cebu in the central Philippines while fighting on Bataan Peninsula appeared to cease. General Wainwright cabled Roosevelt that Corregidor’s flag still flies as bombardment and raids continued on the fortress island and surrounding shores.
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U. S
Bataan
War Department
Washington
Associated Press
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Roosevelt
Corregidor
Bataan Peninsula
Wainwright
Americain
Cebu
Philippines
Jonathan M. Wain- Wright
Manila Bay
Manila
United States
Tokyo
Comei
Torpedo Hits Naval Cargo Ship Capella
The Navy said a torpedo discharged from a motor torpedo boat in Narragansett Bay struck the U S S Capella, a 4070 ton naval cargo vessel. The ship was anchored in shoal water and not in immediate danger. The torpedo traveled about 10000 yards due to a defective firing circuit. No further details were provided.
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Washington
Navy
Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island
Jones and Meyer Tussle at Willard Hotel Alfalfa Club
Washington April 10 The Evening Star reports Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones grabbed and shook Eugene Meyer editor of the Washington Post at the Willard Hotel during an Alfalfa Club gathering. Meyer's glasses shattered on the floor as onlookers intervened.
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Washington
Evening Star
Jesse Jones
Eugene Meyer
Washington Post
Meyer
Jones
Post
New Willard
Alfalfa Club
the Star
Texas
Mr. Jones
Mr. Meyer
Timber sales in Pisgah Forest reach 14 million feet
Asheville April 10 Timber sold from Pisgah National Forest between July 1 and April 1 totaled about 14 million board feet and yielded just over 40000 dollars in revenue for the period.
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Asheville
Pisgah National Forest
Henderson to Talk Durham at Watts Hospital May 14
Dr Archibald Henderson of the University of North Carolina will deliver the commencement address at the Watts Hospital School of Nursing on May 14.
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Ene Nou Tehimd
Clash—Navy Friends of Vice
Cambridge
Mass
Eugene Golub
Harvard
Lakeshire Drive
Chicago
Arthur P. Stane
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