Allies Strike Near Imphal in China-India Theatre
Allied forces use tanks and infantry to seize three small Japanese defensive positions northeast of Imphal while repelling night attacks south of the city. Air forces from US, Britain, and India bomb, strafe, and clash with Japanese aircraft as heavy fighting costs Japanese troops over 4,000 dead in six weeks.
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Yenangaung
Mandalay
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Britain Tightens Borders With Eire Amid Spy Post Fears
London reports new security steps to isolate neutral Eire and curb Cork Britain shipping and rail traffic. Measures aim to choke livestock exports and ease pressure on allied invasion plans. Britain cuts coal exports to Eire amid mine strike related shortages.
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Ireland
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Southern Ireland
New Deputy Commander Named for Allied Air Force
Maj. Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg is named deputy commander in chief of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, succeeding Maj. Gen. William Butler who takes an undisclosed new assignment.
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William ©. Butler
Satawan Island Airstrip Neutralized in Caroline Islands Raid
Allied forces report a 34 ton bombing of Satawan Island in the Nomoi Atoll neutralizing the airstrip SE of Truk. Four engined Liberators faced no opposition as they hit the airfield and bivouac areas.
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Solomons
Red Army Advances Reach Odessa After Ukraine Breakthrough
Henry C. Cassidy reports from the third Ukrainian front on a swift Red Army advance across southern Ukraine. German forces abandon central and northern Russia destruction as farms and industry are restored. Odessa endures heavy bombardment but rebuilds with industry aiding frontline troops. Mayor Boris Davidenko notes Odessa’s 150th anniversary plans interrupted by war.
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Boris Davidenko
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Central Asia
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CIO And AFL Back Price Controls In Joint Call
Washington reports that the CIO and the AFL issued a joint statement urging Congress to keep the federal price control system intact without weakening amendments. The railway labor executives association joined in supporting a restoration of the 1942 price wage relationship to make the law work fairly and boost worker morale.
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Railway Labor Executives Association
Goering Preaches Love for Hitler on Birthday Eve
Hermann Goering urged Germans to honor Adolf Hitler on his 55th birthday. He broadcast an order of the day from Berlin calling for an oath to keep arms raised, portraying loyalty as the birthday gift to the Fuehrer.
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Laval Warns French Against Aiding Allies
New York April 19 Pierre Laval Vichy France leader warned against aiding Allied armies. He predicted massed Anglo American parachutists would be dropped over France and expected civil war if French partisans cooperated with the invasion.
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France
Battle Swirls To Southwest Sevastopol
Soviet marines push through valleys southeast of Sevastopol toward the port as Axis forces resist and bridges are blown. Balaklava captured, advancing along the Balaklava Sevastopol highway, with another unit moving toward the city from Sevastopol Yalta road.
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GOP May Pick Dark Horse Keynoter
GOP leaders in Chicago indicate a dark horse candidate may win the national convention keynoter post. While Sen. Van denberg of Michigan is seen as likely, a western governor is favored by some arrangements committee members after surveying candidates including Clare Boothe Luce Indiana Rep. Charles Halleck and Nebraska Governor Dwight Griswold.
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Chicago
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Connecticut
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Allies Halt Enemy Traffic On Great Danube Waterway
Allied air forces report mine laying on the Danube disrupted by bombing operations from Budapest to Bucharest. A Liberator damaged a tanker, spreading burning oil to about 30 vessels, sinking a large river craft and smaller boats in recent nights.
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Army deserter wins Navy Cross with Marines
William B. Murphree, 26, from Old Hickory Tennessee, went AWOL from the army to join the Marines and earn the Navy Cross for bravery on Guadalcanal Midway and Makin Island. He was detained in Tennessee after walking away from a Navy hospital and faces possible army prosecution as officials review his case.
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Raiders Break German Defenses On Anzio Beachhead
U.S. Canadian infantry in war paint and bazookas attacked two fortified German positions east of Mussolini’s line at dawn. They captured eight prisoners and left nine Germans dead, with Pvt. Alexander Derese reporting fresh German retreat from dugouts and houses. Allied artillery and Sherman tanks supported the assault, while air operations continued across the Italian front despite poor visibility.
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London Hospital Hit in German Raid Fire and Rescue Efforts
Rescue teams searched the wreckage of a large London hospital after a direct hit during a German air raid. About 2,000 patients were in the building. several were buried under debris. The ward for male patients was destroyed and patients were evacuated to three nearby hospitals. A tenement district fatality occurred from another high explosive.
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London
Junta Expected To Accept Badoglio
Naples april 19 premier marshal Pietro Badoglio will meet leaders of six Italian parties to press a coalition war government plan. Some anti Badoglio members may reluctantly agree as the joint conference aims to clear the stalemate while Count Carlo Sforza says he will join only to prevent opposition crystallizing.
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Pietro Badoglio
Carlo Sforza
Allied Air Blitz Strikes Across Europe In Massive Night Raids
London reports say over 5 000 Allied aircraft dropped more than 7 000 tons of bombs on Nazi-held Europe in 24 hours. U S bombers and fighters attacked French rail hubs as RAF raids hit targets from Kassel to Berlin area, with the heaviest night of activity yet.
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Pittsburg Sees Dilemma as Kelly Remains Absent
Pittsburgh groans as Tech Sgt. Charles Kelly, Medal of Honor recipient, remains away prompting civic officials led by Mayor Cornelius Scully to worry about disruptions to planned celebrations and city business. Police stay alert while rumors swirl through Shawano Street about his return.
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