2 000 Planes Strike Europe in Major Allied Assaults
London reports 2000 American heavy bombers and fighters attacked Berlin and targets in Pas De Calais as part of a broad daylight offensive. Liberators and Thunderbolts joined escort as Mosquito craft aided minelaying and anti invasion tasks across Europe.
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W.W. W. Hercher
London
Hit
Continental
Berlin
Germany
Pas-De-Calais
Hern
France
Dozofne
Air Ministry
Eney
Balkan
Plovdiv
Sofia
Hitler
Europe
Belgrade
Allies Press On At Imphal In Burma Campaign Push
Allied forces report steady advances northeast of Imphal with make satisfactory progress and continued fighting on the Kohima and Silchar corridors. Chinese troops push toward Myitkyina in the Mogaung valley while American long range fighters hit Heho air field destroying seventeen Japanese fighters.
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Thoburn Wiant
Imphal
Silchar
Bishenpur-Silchar
Bengal-Assam
Kohima-Dimapur
Kohima
Burma
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Wararup
Heho
War Today: Mountbatten backs allied position amid India invasion debate
The article argues Admiral Mountbatten’s favourable outlook reduces public alarm over the Japanese invasion of Manipur district in Northeast India. It cites alleged news censorship, criticizes press handling of communiques, and notes Allies’ large reserves and defense readiness against the threat.
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Lord Louis Mountbatten
Manipur
India
Jng
Bri
New
Samta
Special 4 F Legislation Sidetracked in House Committee
The House military committee abandoned plans to force 4-F men into essential work via induction. Chairman May said current government agencies already have authority to place disqualified men in key jobs, while Rep Costello noted no new law is needed. The Lace bill to create a 4-F work corps was sidetracked.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Navy
May
D - Ky
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
Rep
Costello
D-Calif
Lace
Bomber Missing After Cape Lookout Training Flight
Seven men aboard a medium bomber disappeared during a combat training flight to Cape Lookout North Carolina and back. The Columbia Army Air Base said the plane should have returned by 7 p.m. Sunday and had enough fuel to fly until about 11 p.m. The search area extended from Columbia to the New River marine base with other stations alerted for traces.
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Columbia
S. C
Cape Lookout
N. C
Columbia Army Air Base
Air Base
New River
Marine Base
French Advised to Store Food for Invasion
The French people were warned by London radio to store food as invasion fears rise. The broadcast urged preparedness amid wartime tension and propaganda from government controlled stations.
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London
London Radio
Welcome Home Commando Kelly Returns To Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on April 18 a quiet carnival awaited Tech Sergeant Charles E. Kelly as flags and welcome signs appeared across Shawano Street. Neighbors and family waited anxiously for the Congressional Medal of Honor recipient to arrive, while Mrs. Irene Kelly and her family stood ready to greet him as a son before celebrating a hero.
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Pittsburgh
Shawano Street
Tech
Charles E
Commando
Kelly
Young Men’s Club
Irene
Mom
Mediterranean
Mrs. Kelly
Howard
Eddie Hilton
Virginia Craig
Charles
Frank
Eddie
Merchant Marine
Expect Rain To Halt India Campaign
London dispatch reports the Burma India campaign nearing a May monsoon stalemate as Allies press a narrow tactical edge in Northern Burma to link India and China while Japan fights to cut railway supply to Imphal and Kohima. The Japanese force in action spans roughly 700 miles with six divisions about 90 000 men.
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London
Burma
India
China
Imphal
Kohima
Knox Predicts Invasion Of Kuriles
Secretary of the Navy Knox said an invasion of part of the Kurile island chain may come someday, with timing unknown. Rear Admiral Hussey announced new rocket weapon developments and noted the fleet uses fewer rounds per plane since Pearl Harbor as training and technology improve.
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Washington
Kurile
Knox
United States
North Pacific
Russian Kamchatka Peninsula
George S. Hussey
Navy
Bureau of Ordnance
Hussey
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Repealing All Primary Laws in South Carolina
In Columbia on April 18 officials moved toward scrapping the states primary statutes to preserve white supremacy within the dominant Democratic party. Over 100 bills seek repeal as officials fear a Supreme Court ruling on Texas primaries could trigger legal action allowing Negroes to vote in South Carolina primaries run by parties without state oversight.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Texas
Major Cherry Declines To Hold Out False Hope
Major R Gregg Cherry, candidate for governor, says North Carolina will focus on returning service members and funding for schools and other needs. He projects a $70 million surplus at the end of the current biennium and outlines using $50 million to buy bonds to reduce future debt service, $5 million to aid veterans, and increased school appropriations while reducing taxes slightly.
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North Carolina
R. Gregg Cherry
High Point Civitan Club
Sheraton
Major Cherry
Allies Reveal Use of Human Torpedoes in Enemy Shipping
London reports the admiralty announces use of two men riding electric torpedoes to strike enemy ships. The craft resemble standard torpedoes with detachable nose charges fixed to ship bottoms. Range about ten miles, requiring a mother ship or submarine for deployment.
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London
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Beachhead at Anzio shows phoney war phase gains hold
Sunlit Anzio beachhead on the Italian coast endures a defensive stretch after 82 days of inconclusive action. Allied troops repelled three German assaults as debate grows over strategic value and leadership choices shaping the campaign. Maj. Gen. W. D. A. Lentaigne to succeed Wingate in Burma Chindits command.
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Anzio
Mediterranean
Rome
Mth
United States
Britain
Wingate
New Delhi
W. D. A. Lentaigne
Burma
Orde Charles Wingate
Lentaigne
Plan to unify U S armed forces draws wide support
Washington April 18 A war cabinet panel begins hearings on unifying the U S armed services into a single department of war. Secretary Stimson to testify as experts foresee broad approval for unity while more sweeping issues like universal service are set aside for later.
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U. S
Washington
Department of War
War Stimson
Solal House
Cp. Woodrum
D-Va
War Department
George C. Marshall
Germans Fail In Evacuation Efforts
Moscow dispatch reports two major Soviet armies converging on Sevastopol to trap a stubborn Axis garrison. German and Romanian troops struggled to evacuate the burning port as Yeremenko and Tolbukhin push from southeast and north, with thousands stranded on docks and fighting raging through barricades and minefields.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Sevastopol
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Fourth Ukraine
Crimean
Tolbukhin
Yeremenko
Red Army
Red Airforce
Bombers Hit New Guinea Bases Along Coast
Allied forces report heavy bombardment of Hollandia Dutch New Guinea with air and ground assaults. Australian troops advance toward Madang while bombers hit airfields gun positions and shipping from Bogia to Wadke island. Two coastal vessels destroyed and low enemy air activity noted. Mitchell bombers target Koepang Timor with 23 tons of bombs.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Bogadjim
Koepang
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By James M. Long
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William F. Tompkins
John McCauley Palmer
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Harry E Yarnell
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