Tornado toll 38 dead 300 injured across Ga and S C
Rescue workers dig through wreckage from a Sunday tornado that crossed a 100 mile swath of northeastern Georgia and western South Carolina. Deaths reached 38 with 147 homes destroyed and 103 damaged. Main impacts were near Gainesville Royston Nuburg and in South Carolina areas.
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Allies Regain Ground In Imphal Counter Attacks
Allied forces push to near Imphal in counter operations as Japanese defenses falter in the hills north of the city. British and Indian troops, aided by glider incursions, threaten to sever supply lines into Burma and Eastern India amid heightened activity along the Imphal front.
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Uey
Sevastopol battle tops wartime headlines as Reds push German lines
The article surveys the fall of Sevastopol as the decisive Soviet campaign reaches its climax in southern Russia. It notes the strategic loss for the Nazis and highlights another Red victory at Tarnopol on the southeastern Polish front. The piece points to Lwow as the next objective, signaling a push toward the Vistula and Carpathians.
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Lessened Nazi Air Resistance Through Bombing Effects
London reports that Allied bombing is eroding German aircraft output. Since November, Germany may have lost as many as 5008 planes to factory and production impacts. Frontline strength persists with reserves of four to five planes per frontline unit as observers note window dressing in progress.
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London
Januar
Ries
Ford Invites Veterans To Come To Work
Henry Ford pledges veterans will get a preference in Ford plants after the war and hopes other employers follow. In a message to Brigadier General Frank Hines Ford said servicemen need only come in when production restarts. The letter coincides with a two day Automobile Industry Advisory Committee meeting on reconversion plans.
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Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Frank T. Hines
Ford
General Hines
Office of War Mobilization
Automobile Industry Advisory Committee
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Scranton
R. R. Rausch
Ford Company
Ten American airmen escape to neutral Sweden after Danish landing
Ten American Flying Fortress crewmen forced to land in a Danish alfalfa field last Tuesday reached neutral Sweden after four nights across occupied Denmark. They avoided patrols, hid by day, and used a fisherman's boat to reach Malmo. One co pilot from Chicago remained hospitalized for facial wounds.
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Kas
Artillery Fire Stops German Thrust In Italy
Allied headquarters in Naples report a small German attack on the Anzio beachhead collapsed under Allied artillery fire. British troops captured six prisoners and overall 2,472 enemy planes have raided since January 22. Allied anti-aircraft batteries claimed 176 beachhead raid losses, with 117 more likely destroyed, as 12 weeks of operations yield nearly 4,000 prisoners and 200 tanks destroyed. A separate note says Americans breached two German strong points, with 61 prisoners taken, and an ammunition dump was set on fire two miles southwest of Cisterna after a deep penetration.
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U S Heavy Bombers Strike Balkan Capitals
U S heavy bombers attacked Sofia and Belgrade with Fortresses and Liberators, targeting airfields and factories near Belgrade. Belgrade's raid marked the first Allied assault on the Yugoslav capital, while Budapest, Brasov, and Turnu Severin rail targets also faced strikes by Italy based and RAF forces.
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French Partisans Ready Behind German Lines For D Day
Taylor Henry reports that over 100000 organized French partisans are prepared to operate behind German lines during the invasion. The network aims to sabotage communications, destroy rail links and bridges, cut telephone lines, and disrupt supplies while guiding Allied forces and cooperating with French units already within occupied areas.
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Taylor Henry
Associated Press
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France
Lille
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Germany
Knox Testifies For Continued Price Control
Navy Secretary Knox urged extension of price controls beyond June 30, saying they saved billions in naval costs and ensured uninterrupted production and morale. He cited OPA figures that without controls Navy outlays could rise by about 17 billion dollars, and noted wage stabilization helped lower labor costs in equipment. Congress plans early floor action as supporters and opponents debate subsidy continuation and judicial review.
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Finland Keeps Door Open to Negotiations
London April 17 Finland has rejected revised Russian peace terms but sent a note to Moscow seeking to keep the door to future talks open. The move suggests a continued chance for peace, with the United States and Britain thought to be informed.
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Finland
Moscow
United States
Britain
Italian Premier Badoglio Re Signed As New Government Planned
The United Nations radio at Algiers reported that Italian Prime Minister Pietro Badoglio has resigned and that King Vittorio Emanuele III has tasked Badoglio with forming a broader based government, reflecting demands from several political parties.
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London
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Pietro Badoglio
Vittorio Emanuele
Badoglio
Sevastopol Siege Intensifies Amid Flaming Seaport Chaos
Reports from Moscow and London describe burning Sevastopol as Russian forces led by Gen Yeremenko and Tolbukhin push toward the docks. Bombardment and air strikes devastate the Crimean port while advancing troops clear approaches, with reports of casualties and retreating Romanian resistance along the harbor.
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Drei I. Yeremenko
Baidar Gates
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Yemen
Yalta
Feodor 1
German Berlin claims Tarnopol garrison still active
The Berlin broadcast said Tarnopol garrison remained in the fight as Moscow declared the garrison annihilated. The report asserted Nazi troops west of the city broke through a Red Army strongpoint and linked with part of the gallant garrison. Other defenders were said to be engaged in fierce battles with superior forces.
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London
Berlin
Tarnopol
Moscow
Y Terday
Topol
Russians seize 3,000 prisoners as Crimea battle widens
Soviet dispatch says additional troops moved from mountains toward Sevastopol amid German booby traps and field resistance. Three thousand prisoners were taken in the area yesterday, bringing total Axis captives to about 40 000 in the eight day seizure of part of the Crimean peninsula, with 150 square miles under German control.
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Insula
98Th Infan
Kerch Peni
Crimea
Moscow
Lonergan Sentenced 35 Years to Life for Wife Slaying
Wayne Lonergan was sentenced to 35 years to life for the bludgeon strangulation of his wife Patricia Lonergan on October 24 last year. The 26-year-old former RC aircraftman stood impassively in court as Judge James Jett Wallace imposed the sentence after a brief trial.
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Patricia Lonergan
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James Jett Wallace
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