Action Flares Up Again On Cassino Front
Allied reports say New Zealand troops hit German strongpoints at Sant Angelo near Cassino as shelling and mortars renewed in Cassino town. German moves included transport activity and tank movements in the Garigliano area, with air support reduced by poor weather but fighter-bombers targeting rail lines and shipping along the Cassino front.
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Naples
New Zealand
Sant ‘Angelo
Cassino
Rapido
Sant'Elia
Garigliano
Ausente Valley
Minturno
Liri
Rome
Sessano
Motor Head
Cassino Front
Adriatic
Burke Speaks At Byrd Rally In Greensboro
Edward R. Burke former Nebraska senator urges support for Harry Byrd at a Greensboro regional rally. He criticizes President Roosevelt for a supposed push toward a controlled economy and calls for a president who will lead a solvent democracy under limited federal powers.
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Greensboro
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Byrd
Burke
Roosevelt
U. S
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Hull Aims to Keep Foreign Policy Out of Election Year
President nominee Hull launches a broadcast plan to shield foreign policy from politics. He proposes a bipartisan congressional group to guide postwar world organization and outlines immediate and future policy issues with France Italy neutrals and Allied strength shaping the program.
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Washington
Aes of State Hull Today
United Nations
Hull
Congress
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
State Department
Department
France
United States
French Committee of National Liberation
Invasw
Dwight D. Eisener
Italy
Germany
Sweden
Ireland
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Europe
Yanks Observe Easter On All War Fronts
Easter was celebrated by American troops on multiple fronts. Services ran in mud and rain with shells overhead, and even Germans were invited to join certain services. From Anzio to London and Burma, soldiers, sailors, and WACs marked the day with sunrise prayers and scattered ceremonies.
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Maly
London
Hyde Park
Garigliano
Anzio
Ghindus
Burma
Palestine
Golgotha
Holy Sepulchre
Guadalcanea
Tenaruc River
Tokyo Radio
Santo Tomas
Manila
War Department Lists Tar Heels Missing In Action
The War Department released today the names of North Carolinians reported missing in action in the Mediterranean. Listed are Pfc. Lewis H. Armstrong of Pilot Mountain and others including Pfc. Carl J. Benge of Statesville, Pvt. Vivian G. Brown of Wilmington, Pvt. William A. Burgess of Statesville, Pfe. Henry B. Carscadden of Asheville, Pfc. Willard R. Hamby of Parlear, and 2d Lt. James White of Winston-Salem, with next-of-kin details.
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Washington
War Department
Mediterranean
Lewis H. Armstrong
Lewis A. Armstrong
Rt. 2
Pilot Mountain
Carl J. Benge
Earl R. Benge
E. Allison St
Statesville
Vivian G. Brown
Stafford M. Brown
Castle St
Wilmington
William A. Burgess
North Carolina Laundering Institute Plans 38th Convention
Raleigh will host the 38th annual convention of the North Carolina Institute of Laundering and Dry Cleaning on Wednesday and Thursday. President E. W. Pearce said more than 150 delegates are expected.
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Raleigh
The
North Carolina Institute of Laundering and Dry Cleaning
E. W. Pearce
President Roosevelt Goes South For Two Weeks Rest
President Roosevelt leaves Washington for a two week southward vacation to rest and recover from a lingering cold and bronchitis. The White House stated he will be away about two weeks unless an emergency demands earlier return. He travels with Navy and military aides and press coverage is temporarily held.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Sident
William D. Leahy
Gardless
Associated Press
United Press Associations
International News Service
Washiton
Stephen Early
Early
Admiral McIntire
Japs Attempt Flank of Imphal Defenses
British and Allied forces report Japanese flanking moves around Imphal from the southwest via Bishenpur on the Tiddim road. Casualties and prisoner exchanges follow strong resistance as Kohima and Imphal defenses hold, with pressure across the Arakan front and air support sustaining operations.
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Charles A. Grumich
New Delhi
Plain of
Imphal
Bishenpur
Tiddim Road
South Asia Command
Tiddim-Imphal
Kohima
Imphal Plain
Plai
Bengal- Assam
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
India
Kohima-Imphal
Arakan
Mayu
Southeast Asia Command
Dimapur
Ukhrul
BBC
CBS
Tamu
London
Irrawaddy
Chindwin
Four Deaths By Violence In North Carolina Week End
Four people died from violence in North Carolina over the weekend. Margaret Ellis three drowned after falling into a septic tank near Greenville. Jack Hinson twenty one fatally wounded near Wadesboro. Sheriff Gaddy cites self defense claim by farmer A B Tyson. Floyd Deal eighteen and Wade Hefner twenty four were killed in a vehicle truck collision near Newton.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Margaret Frances Ellis
Grimesland
Greenville
Jack Hinson
Norwood Textile
Wadesboro
S. M. Gaddy
Anson County
A. B. Tyson
Ansonville
Hinson
Floyd Lee Deal
Wade Hefner
Rt. 1
Claremont
Catawba County
Newton
Hollandia Bombed With 152 Tons Of Explosives
Allied air forces struck Hollandia in New Guinea dropping 152 tons of bombs. No Japanese planes challenged the attack as smoke rose over burning fuel depots, a damaged jetty, and two sunken freighters.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Hol
Douglas MacArur
New Guinea
Philippines
Hollandia
Bismarck Sea
Wewakarea
Hansa Bay
Rabaul
New Britain
Kavieng
New Ireland
Topekina Point
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Penfoei
Lautemn
Dutch Timor
Darwin
Australia
Dentists Meet Raleigh for State Society Meeting
The North Carolina Dental Society will hold its annual meeting in Raleigh on May 1 and 2. The event gathers dental professionals from the state for sessions and activities.
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Raleigh
The
North Carolina Dental Society
Bombers Launch Round the Clock Strikes in Europe
U S air task forces totaling 1000 to 1500 bombers and fighters strike targets in Belgium and France for a third day. They hit airdromes near Brussels Bourges and Pas de Calais while RAF raids hit Lille Paris rail targets. Mosquitoes supported by Canadian units hit Toul Saint Dizier and more.
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London
U. S
Belgium
France
Lille
Paris
Poland
East Prussia
Germany
Brunswick
Frankfort
North Sea
Evere and
Virorde
Melsbroeke
Brussels
Bourges
Pas-De-Calais
RAF
Villeneuve- St. Georges
Mannheim
Air Ministry
Toul
Saint Dizier
Oda
Crews Scuttle 2 Blockaders To Prevent Capture
In the Indian Ocean two large enemy supply ships were scuttled by their crews after interception by British warships and aircraft. Survivors were saved from one vessel while submarine activity hindered rescue on the other. The ships were described as blockade runners carrying valuable cargo.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Indian Ocean
Berlin Claims Rome Bombed During Mass
Berlin radio said Allied planes bombed Rome yesterday as Pope Pius XII led Easter mass in the consistory hall. The 11 am raid was the final of three attacks, with an earlier 6 am strike and a 7 am second raid. Allied headquarters in Naples reported attacks on Rome area railway lines.
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London
Berlin
Rome
Pius XII
Naples
Winant and Stettinius Confer With Churchill
London reports that U S Ambassador John G Winant and Under Secretary Edward R Stettinius Jr held a lengthy meeting with Prime Minister Winston Churchill yesterday An official announcement confirmed the talks took place in London
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London
U. 8
John G. Winant
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Churchill
General Giraud challenges De Gaulle over commander post
In Algiers on April 10 Gen. Henri Giraud refused dismissal as commander in chief of French armed forces and challenged Charles De Gaulle for authority. Giraud warned the move violates republican law and the national committee order while insisting he remains capable of command. De Gaulle presses to treat the national committee as sole provisional government for liberated France.
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Giraud
de Gaulle
Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Committee of National Liberation
Henri Giraud
Liberation Committee
Jacquinot
Fernand Grenier
France
National Committee
Berlin Admits Evacuation Of Black Sea Port
Berlin acknowledged the evacuation of Odessa as heavy fighting raged along a broad front from the Sivash to the Perekop sectors. Russian forces were said to be penetrating garrison lines while German and Romanian troops faced isolation on the Crimean landward flank.
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Berlin
Black Sea
London
Odessa
Hitler
Russia
Crimea
Sivash
Perekop
Crimea Isthmus
Por
Leningrad
Stal
Moscow
Sete
Essa
Ovidiopol
Draft Boards Rush To Induct Men Under 26
Washington reports a rush to induct men under 26 as the draft seeks to replace battle losses. The army aims for 7,700,000 and may exceed April to build a reserve. Manpower Chief McNutt prepared a list of 18 activities for deferments. All ages draftees are advised to confirm status with local boards. FIs not in essential work urged to seek U S employment service guidance.
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Washington
Manpowe
Paul McNutt
Lewi B. Hershey
Koys
U. S. Employment Service
Thousands Attend Moravian Service at Home Church
In Winston Salem the 172nd Eastern service at Home Moravian Church drew a larger wartime crowd than expected. Bishop J Kenneth Pfohi led the service as thousands gathered inside and heard CBS radio and shortwave broadcasts.
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Winston-Salem
Othe
CBS
J. Kenneth Pfohi
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