Eight Baltimore welders arrested for faulty work on ships
FBI announces the arrests of eight men, seven at Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard and one at Bethlehem Steel Sparrows Point Yard, for sabotaging ships by faulty welding. James B. Dixon, 25, of Baltimore, among those arraigned, pleaded not guilty. A prior welder, George Arnold Steele, was convicted with sentence deferred. Hoover noted no Axis ties.
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Air Assault Off New Guinea Boosts Allied Aerial Prowess
Gen Douglas MacArthur's planes struck a nine-ship Japanese convoy off Northern New Guinea as three vessels were damaged and others shelled across the South Seas arc. Flying Fortresses sank an 8,000-ton ship while another 8,000-ton vessel drifted, and a 5,000-ton ship beached. Allied fliers also hit Rabaul Gasmata and Lae, bombed Tanimbars shipping, and strafed Timor. Casualty tallies showed 38,000 Japanese versus 12,000 Allied in New Guinea through April 1, with Allied losses at about 4,300.
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Burma
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Eighth Masses For Frontal Assault
Allied forces push toward Tebourba and Medjez El Bab in fierce Tunisian fighting as First Army gains ground and Montgom ery’s Eighth Army prepares a climactic northward push. Axis counterattacks test Allied gains while bombers strike Tunisia and Sardinia airfields. French forces seize Djebel Sessouf near 30 miles west.
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Eighth Army
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Djebel Ang
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Associated Press
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Power Station Destroyed By American Bombers In Solomons
American bombers pounded Japanese positions in the central Solomon Islands, destroying a building believed to be a power generating station and sinking an 80-foot vessel. The Navy reported further raids on Kiska Island with eight attacks and hits in the camp area damaging the airstrip and revetments.
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North Pacific
Kiska Island
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Munda
New Georgia Island
Dauntless
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Vila
Kolombangara Island
Corsair
Rekata Bay
Santa Isable Island
Kiska
Oil Pipeline Is Opened In Richmond
Governor Darden will open a valve April 23 at the James River meter house to release the first petroleum from the 180 mile Plantation Pipe Line from Greensboro. The $4.5 million line will deliver up to 30 000 barrels daily to Richmond and the Beltway region via Baton Rouge to Greensboro. Representatives of the Petroleum Administration for War and defense officials attend the ceremony.
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James River Meter House
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Petroleum Administrator For War
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Our Duty By Byron Price War Bond Message
Byron Price urges readers to buy war bonds to hasten victory and ensure security after the war. He frames war bonds as the government’s promise to repay with interest, serving both country and self in the uncertain postwar years.
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Broughton Deems States Rights a National Issue
Atlanta April 16 Gov J Melville Broughton of North Carolina said states rights are now a national issue not a regional concern. He warned against centralized government and federal encroachment while urging states to improve living conditions to avoid federal relief and preserve American principles.
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North Carolina
Council of State Governments
America
The War Today diverging views on Japan invasion threat
Washington and Australian reports clash over a potential Nipponese invasion of Australia and New Guinea with estimates ranging from massive forces to limited risk. Officials caution on shifting strategy while reaffirming focus on defeating Hitler first and sustaining Allied Pacific air and supply support.
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America Is Superior In Making Optical Instruments
Philadelphia April 16. The Army's Frankford Arsenal announced that the United States for the first time outranks Germany in producing critical military optical instruments including range and height finders that determine gun accuracy. Col John B Rose stated that Nazi equipment captured in North Africa and elsewhere has been studied and found inferior to American products.
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John B. Rose
North Africa
London Air Raid Alert Briefly Closes City
London endured a brief air raid alert late this afternoon as two enemy planes intruded toward the capital. No gunfire or bombs were reported and no damage occurred. the alert marked London's third such warning in a week with the all clear issued shortly after 5 p.m. local time.
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War Prisoners Will Work In German Plants
Madrid reports Laval approved a German plan to use all French prisoners of war in Nazi war industries. Laval allegedly agreed to 1 250 000 French POWs at Germany’s disposal with no option to refuse. Sauckel pressured Laval to supply 1 000 000 immediately as a police hunt for resisters continued in France.
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Hedag
British Bombers Back Over Enemy Territory During Day
Allied four engined bombers operate over the French coast with fighter escort. RAF Mosquito and Whirlwind crews report multiple German aircraft losses and several railway and coastal targets hit during a day of heavy air activity.
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Congress moves to send observers to international food conference
Washington April 16 Congress moved to send its own observers to the International Food Conference opening May 18 at Hot Springs Virginia The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a motion for members to attend all sessions to obtain first hand information The plan follows concerns that reporters will be barred from sessions and only openings and closings will be open Aiken said 42 nations were invited and 31 would be represented Ferguson urged foreign relations committee to consider a resolution for news coverage by the three major press services and for attendance of five Democrats and three Republicans
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Edge Is Taken Off Hitler's Army Control
New York April 16 report says Hitler will still act as general but no longer supreme commander of the armed forces. Berlin broadcasts quoted Goebbels on government mistakes and the impossibility of foreseeing war outcomes. Das Reich comments and a correction from DNB adjust wording about Fuehrer’s role.
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