Mystery raid on Japan stirs nerves and fuels talk
The column analyzes the daylight bombing of Japanese cities, the source of the attacking planes remains a mystery with varying theories from Japan, London, and Rome. It notes the raid could tie up Japanese warplanes and ships, while Alaska bases gain importance for future operations.
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Japan
Nippon
Washington
Alway
London
Aleutian Islands
China
Soviet Russia
United States
Alaska
Duluth
Beleving
Nazis Build Bicycle Army to Meet Invasion Threat
London dispatch reports Dutch sources say Gerd von Rundstedt’s forces in northern France and Belgium are repurposing large bicycle factories to speed infantry transport as German trucks and cars are diverted to the Russian front. German garrisons grow anxious over invasion prospects and defenses stiffen in Paris as officials fear anti Nazi demonstrations.
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London
Gerd von Rundstedt
France
Belgium
Holland
Low Countries
Denmark
England
Paris
Champs. Elysees
MacArthur forms new Pacific HQ with comm unique
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced his first daily communique from his new southwestern Pacific headquarters detailing operations across the Philippines Dutch East Indies and Australia. It notes Japanese artillery abating on Corregidor and reports raids on Salamaua Koepang Rabaul and new actions in Mindanao Cebu and Panay with ongoing Allied air attacks and patrols.
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Vern Haugland
U.S
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Southwestern Pacific
Philippines
Dutch East Indies
Corregidor
Manila
Salamaua
New Guinea
MacArthur
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Rabaul
New Britain
Port Moresby
Mindanao
Cebu
Panay Islands
San Jose
Panay
le Grande A. Diller
Muddy East Front Shows No Major Change In Action
Front remains a mud encrusted battlefield as Russian and German forces clash with fierce but largely stationary attacks. A German captive Major Bittner claims an American British threat unsettles the German high command and a large spring drive may be delayed. Prisoners corroborate shifts to older reservists, while Crimea reports electrified wire guards near Sevastopol.
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Eddy
Gilmore Kuibyshev
Russa
Bittner
Pes
Hitler
Eugene Varga
International Institute of Economics and Politics
Pravda
Crimea
Sevastopol
New Alarm For Jittery Japs
Berlin broadcasts reported an air raid warning in West and Central Japan today. The alert sounded in the afternoon and was lifted by an all clear around 5 p.m. Japanese time. No further details were available immediately. The warning covered areas facing continental China.
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Berlin
Japan
China
Navy Takes Over Brewster Aircraft Plants
United States Navy assumed active command over Brewster Aircraft production plants in New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania after finding no finished planes produced and capacity running at about 40 percent. Captain George Westervelt stated the move followed the President's directive to improve output and reflect unsatisfactory production.
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New York
United States Navy
Brewster Aeronautical Company
George Westervelt
U. S. Navy
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Westervelt
United States
Two Die in Flames Near Spear Avery County
An early morning fire near Spear in Avery County yesterday fatally burned Raleigh McCloud age 19 and his wife Lucy Bailey McCloud age 17. Their parents and a younger brother escaped from the downstairs area.
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Newland
Raleigh McCloud
Lucy’ Bailey McCloud
Spear
Avery County
John McCloud
Two Positions Relinquished By Defenders
War Department dispatches report heavy Japanese attacks on Panay forced American Filipino defenders to withdraw from two positions in Antique on Panay island. Forts Hughes and Drum near Manila Bay faced dive bomber attacks. bombs mostly fell into the water with no damage or casualties reported. The day included thunderous 9 inch and 240 millimeter bombardment with some casualties and damage from crossfire, and American anti aircraft fire engaged Japanese aircraft.
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Washington
Antique
Panay
War Department
Manila Bay
Fort Hughes
Corregidor
Fort Drum
Cavite
Philippine
Hughes
Drum
Bataan
Batian
Tadpole
Aussies Bombed American Vessel
CBS correspondent John Raleigh reported that the US destroyer Peary, declared sunk near Darwin after multiple previous bombings, was mistakenly bombed by Australian planes. He said Australian pilots mistook the Peary for an enemy ship and scored direct hits, destroying fire control and masts as the vessel signaled frantically without firing back.
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New York
John Raleigh
CBS
Australia
United States
Darwin
Manila
Indies
Raleigh
Vichy Power Return Sparks U S War Talk
The article describes a tense reaction in Washington as Pierre Laval regains power in Vichy. It notes officials anticipate harsher anti Nazi measures and intensified bombing and sabotage against French centers aiding Hitler, with Petain's standing limiting internal upheaval. The piece hints at continued coverage on Page 3.
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Hitler
Petain
Tokyo Christian leader cites prayers for peace in war war timing
Tokyo radio quoted Toyohiko Kagawa saying Japanese Christians prayed daily for peace and a swift end to the war. Domei reported a week of around the clock prayers in Tokyo begun after an appeal by Bishop Stanley Jones. The broadcast hints at a possible peace offensive tied to Kagawa’s prominence in the United States.
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Domei
Toyohiko Kagawa
Kagawa
United States
Domei Dispatch
Toyohiko ‘Kagawa
Japan
Stanley Jones
Methodist Church
Jones
Pacific
7000 Saved By Victory In Burma
In Burma Chinese forces recaptured Yenangyaung saving 7000 surrounded British troops and 100 supply trucks. They then moved three miles south through rubble to further pressure Japanese forces as fighting continues. The U S gen Joseph W Subwell commanded Chinese units aiding British allies amid air inferiority and high morale.
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Chungking
Yonangyaung
Burma
Yenhungyaung
U. S
Joseph W. Subwell
Yenangyaung
New Delhi
Witness Reveals New Defalcation in North Carolina Case
In Wake County superior court Raleigh on April 21 Paul Burgess field auditor for the revenue department described a new shortage of more than 3500 in the department accounts. Clarence W. Sneed former deputy collector is said to be short 9632.89 with prior embezzlement around 6000. Sneed testified in the trial of Harry S. Howard state cashier claiming he used a Cross and Linehan sales tax check of 1281 to obtain cash receipts then misappropriated funds from several firms while crediting others. Howard’s legal team contends he had no criminal intent in issuing receipts.
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North Carolina Department of Revenue
Wake County
Sneed
Harry S. Howard
Cross
Klowart
Howard
Churchill Plans Combined Leaders Staff To Unite Services
London April 21 Prime Minister Churchill approved a plan to organize a combined operations staff to integrate the army navy and air force as a single combat team. The move follows persistent pacific reverses and strong London calls for better three service coordination. The Times had urged improved inter service unity in recent days.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Allies Ready For Assault On Continent
Allied air fleets shift to British bases to join RAF in preparations for a continental invasion. Churchill approves combined operations linking army navy and air force. Marshall and Hopkins discuss coordinating allied forces, with U S bombers expected to operate from Britain. Soviet paratroops seize back territory as Red Army claims gains around Moscow and Leningrad. 1,500 German planes reportedly destroyed by March 7 to April 14.
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United States
RAF
London
Winston Churchill
Operations
Britain
Navy
Europe
George C. Marshall
U.S. Army
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
London Daily Sketch
Atlantis
Pacific
Vichyeris
Jean Darlan
France
Darian
Germany
Pierre Laval
Reich
Volages
Red Army
Moscow
Leningrad Trants
Leningrad
Red
U S Air Hero Cited And Promoted By FDR
Lt Edward H O H a re, famed for destroying five Japanese bombers and damaging a sixth, received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Roosevelt and a promotion to lieutenant commander. O H a re stood at attention as the President read the citation calling his feat one of the most daring in combat aviation, then his bride placed the medal around his neck. The ceremony highlighted gallantry and intrepidity in naval aviation. Tuberculosis Month notes April as a campaign period for early diagnosis and public health focus.
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Edward H.o'hare
Roosevelt
O'Hare
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United States
Edward O'Hare
United States Navy
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