Massive American Air Attacks Hit Germany and Balkans
British and Italian bases send about 2 000 American fighters on a broad strike against German airfields, railways, and oil targets. US fighters reportedly down 18 Germans and damaged many more while sustaining significant losses, with raids reaching Berlin vicinity and events extending towards Hungary and Bucharest.
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London
Britain
Bucharest
Plesti
U. S&s
Eighth
Ninth Air Forces
Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Brunswick
Hungary
Budapest
Balkan
U. S
Rankin Would Tighten Vets' Compensation
Washington April 15 The G I bill of rights would be amended to curb unemployment pay for veterans. Senator Rankin and Senator May urged safeguards to prevent encouraging idleness among veterans while supporting a solid program. The senate measure offers 15 to 25 dollars weekly for up to 52 weeks after muster out.
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Washington
Sural
G. I
May
D-Ny
Military Committee
Rankin
D-Miss
Veterans Committee
Senate
Marine Airmen Beat Off Jap Thrust At Eniwetok
Marine night fighters repelled a Japanese bombing run aimed at Eniwetok Atoll as U S bombers raided Tokyo area. Two or three enemy bombers were shot down while Aleutian based aircraft struck Kurile targets for a fifth day. Admiral Nimitz announced the action and outlined allied command reshuffles in the central Pacific.
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshalls
United States
Central Pacific
Kurile Islands
Spek Jap
Ernest J. King
India
Imphal
Kohima
China
Chungking
Yangtze River
Bengal-Assam
Diampur
Bishenpur-Silchar
Stilwell
Joseph W. Stilwell
Kaimaung
Burma
Mogaung
Assam
King
Pacific
Raymond A. Spruance
China Coast
John H. Hoover
Willis H. Hale
R. W. Douglas
Hale
7Th Army Airorce
Downed U S Fliers To Be Returned To England
Stockholm reports a U S airman was killed when a plane crashed near Laholm after being fired on by Swedish anti aircraft guns. Fourteen American fliers in Sweden after hazardous boat flights from Denmark are to be returned to England when transport becomes available.
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Robert N. Sturdevant
Stockholm
Sweden
Laholm
Denmark
Danish Isles
England
Malmo
Kalmar
Bornholm
Dewey Gains Strength in West and South Amid Convention Moves
Dewey gains pledged and claimed delegates in Arizona and Virginia as GOP leaders trim potential 1944 keynote names. A Spokane draft Dewey conference draws regional reps while Connecticut backs Luce as temporary chair and keynote. Democrats vie with a Wallace second-place push and fusion in Minnesota sets Democratic-Farmer-Labor delegates. MacArthur campaign boosts ballot write-in efforts in California ahead of the May primary.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
West and
South
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Arizona
Virginia
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Connecticut
J. Kenneth Bradley
GOP
Chicago
Clare Booth Luce
Rconn
National
Rep. Lieck
Indiana
Vandenberg
Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Wallace
China
Gillette
Farmer-Labor
Democratic-Farmer Labor Party
Douglas MacArthur
Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
John W. Bricker
Ohio
California
MacArthur
Soviets Drive Ahead On Three Fronts
Soviet forces push forward on three major fronts as allied dispatches report intensified battles across the European theater with measurements of gains and ongoing offensives in multiple sectors.
Soviet Press Reports Three Fronts Advancing in Crimea and Poland
Moscow announces three Soviet offensives across the Crimean coast north of Sevastopol and toward Tarnopol in Poland. German and Romanian forces suffer heavy losses as Soviet forces claim major territorial gains along three fronts with mass surrenders and demoralization reported.
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Crimean
Poland
Tarnopol
Berlin
Moscow
Alushta
France
Lyubimovka
Chernaya
Moscow Bulletin
Apa
Lwow
Europe
Odessa
Rodion Y. Maliney
Bridges Clears Australia War Effort Stance
Senator Bridges said early reports misled him about Australia reducing its army. He now says Australia is not stepping back from an all-out war effort and will continue with the United Nations toward victory.
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Washington
Senator Bridge
Australia
Bridges
United Nations
Status Of Rome Will Be Reconsidered By Allies
Secretary Hull says the status of Rome is being actively reconsidered. A joint Allied Axis demilitarization commission under Pope Pius XII could be proposed to spare Rome from warfare amid Italian campaign talks.
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Rome
Washington
Hull
Pius
Bridges
Roose
Roosevelt
United Nations
Pope
Pope Pius
Pilot Clubs To Meet In Raleigh Today
North Carolina Pilot clubs hold their spring council meeting in Raleigh with District Governor Grace Wilder presiding. International president Ethel Hall of Greensboro will address delegates and a new district governor will be elected to succeed Miss Wilder.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Pilot Clubs
Grace Wilder
Pilot Clubs’ International
Ethel Hall
Greensboro
Miss Wilder
53 Persons Killed In San Salvador Revolt
Official reports from San Salvador say 53 people were killed and 134 wounded in the abortive revolt two weeks earlier. Ten revolt leaders were executed after a court martial. A fire destroyed two blocks including the handsome Cas ing.
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San Salvador
Palm Sunday
OW To Add 337 To Its Present Staff
Elmer Davis head of the Office of War Information said the agency is adding 337 workers from 450 needed to produce propaganda against the enemy and raise morale in occupied territories. Most hires will serve in Europe with some assigned to the Far East and a few in New York and San Francisco to replace staff sent overseas.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Davis
Far East
New York
San Francisco
Hale SeventH Army Air Force Chief Vows Pacific Bombing Drive
Major General Willis H Hale, commander of land based air forces in the central Pacific, states the aim is to place heavy bombers within range of Japan's major war production centers. He notes rapid progress, with bases 1,330 to 1,800 nautical miles from Tokyo, and says Japanese air strength is waning in the Central Pacific.
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Seventh Army Air Force Headquarters
Tokyo
Willis H. Hale
7Th Army Airforce
Hale
Central Pacific
Pacific
Japan
7Th Aaf
Con
Truk
Palau
Carolines
Philippines
Washington
The
Teachers Earn Less Than Mill Workers In Wage Hearing
Atlanta April 15 war labor board hearings reveal southern white collar workers notably teachers earn less than textile mill workers. Frank T. Devyver of Erwin Cotton Mills cites 40 hour week yields 1008 annually for lowest paid textile worker while a grade A teacher earns 96 a month. Union officials counter wage gaps amid ongoing dispute over industry wide pay raises and piece work practices.
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Atlanta
War Labor Board
North Carolina
Frank T. Devyver
Erwin Cotton Mills
Durham
N. C
Devyver
Duke University
Southern Mills
Northern
Textile Workers of America
CIO
Solomon Barkin
TWUA
Erwinema
D. E. Wood
Cooleemee
N.C
R. H. Harris
Admirals optimistic on submarine menace and Japan losses
Navy Chief Admiral Ernest J. King tells FBI National Academy graduates that Germany cannot terrorize Atlantic shipping again and Japan’s merchant fleet is too damaged to recover. He credits American shipbuilding, supplies, and strategic strikes for weakening enemy defenses. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns of a threatened upsurge in gangsterism but cites recent efforts to bring criminals to justice.
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Washington
Germany
Hitler
Atlantic
Ernest J. King
Navy
Federal
Burea of Investigation
National Academy
Japan
Pacific
Alexander A. Wargrift
Marine Corps Commandan
FBI
Aus
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
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Kuriles
North Pacific
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Shumushu
Onekotan
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