British Air Raids Hit Rostock Stettin and Berlin
British heavy bombers attacked Rostock and Stettin on the Baltic coast while Mosquito bombers struck Berlin in a wide night raid. Air ministry said 31 planes were missing with mine laying and fighter attacks on railways, barges, and coastal shipping aided by good weather.
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Stettin
Rostock
Berlin
Air Ministry
RAF
Heinkel and Neptune
Heinkel
Red Army
France
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Hitler meets puppet leaders as Europe bribe and defend
A war briefing describes Hitler’s talks with puppet leaders including Vidkun Quisling and Ion Antonescu aimed at selling a European order and winning more aid, while defending against invasion. The piece notes weakness from Norway to the Balkans and reports RAF raids on Rostock and Stettin with broader attacks on rail and water links in Western Europe.
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Vidkun Quis
Casablanca
Ous
Norway
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France
Belum
Holland
Denmark
Tler
Berlin
Atlantic
Gerressor
Italy
Ing
Balkens
Ther
Hun
Bulgaria
Dobruja
FDR Camacho Outline Plan for Postwar Peace
In Monterrey the leaders outline a universal postwar peace plan patterned after Pan American solidarity, to be pursued after unconditional Axis surrender. Roosevelt and Avila Camacho pledge no negotiated peace, emphasize international cooperation, and describe the U S Mexico partnership as a bridge between Latin and Saxon cultures guiding future world order.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Roosevelt
Avila Camacho
United States
Spain
Mr. Roosevelt
Eighth Army Captures Enfidaville as Tunisian Push Flares
Allied forces seized Enfidaville fifty miles south of Tunis in the opening hours of a major Tunisian offensive. Montgomery’s southward drive, heavy air bombardment, and several repulsed counterattacks mark a renewed push to collapse Rommel and Arnim's mountain stronghold while air forces pound Axis fields and Palermo harbor remains damaged.
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EL Gallagher
North Africa
Eighth Army
Enfidaville
Tunis
Egypt
Wew
Bernard L. Montgomery
British First Army
Medjez-F-Bab
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erwin Rommel
Jurgen von Arnim
Northwest African Air Force
Palermo
Sicily
Double Quota New Slogan In 13 Billion War Loan Drive
Washington April 21 Treasury officials report communities have reset sights in the 13 billion Second War Loan to double original quotas. Signs point to reaching the goal ahead of the three week deadline as districts intensify efforts to enroll more individual bond buyers. The Minneapolis district reports 300 000 individual buyers in a population of about 5 million as the drive accelerates nationwide.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Minneapolis
Campaign Calls or Sacrifices Says Ickes
In a wartime address Harold Ickes urges Americans to continue sacrifices at home to support troops in land sea and air combat. He frames the nation’s needs as a shared duty and calls for tapping the full bond levy of 13 billion dollars as a small price for victory.
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Ickes
Harold Ickes
Secof Interiors
Japs Menace Aussies Says Allied Source
Allied Headquarters in Australia reports growing Japanese air and ground power in the southwest Pacific. MacArthur spokesman warns the situation on the Australian front is menacing as he notes recent carrier and bomber actions and the sinking of a 6,000 ton ship at Wewak New Guinea.
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Allied
Australia
Japan
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Wewak
New Guinea
ANPA Head Raps Federal Advertising Policy
Walter M. Dear, president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, warns that government financed advertising would be a subsidy and disastrous to newspapers. He cites a proposed Congress bill to spend 25 to 30 million dollars on Treasury bond ads split between dailies and weeklies, urging independent experts and political independence. He also warns of possible newsprint cuts and price increases without solid data.
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New York
Walter M. Dear
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Jersey City
N. J
Jersey Journal
ANPA
Treasury
Dear
Carrier Hornet Revealed As Shangri La In Tokyo Raid
Washington reports the air craft carrier Hornet was the base for Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle’s raid on Tokyo and four other Japanese cities. The plan began in 1942 with secrecy, sending 16 bombers off 800 miles from Japan in rough weather. All planes failed to reach Chinese landing fields, many crash landing after fuel exhaustion.
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Tokyo
John M. Hightower
Washington
Japan
War Department
Isle of Nippon
James H. Doolittle
Hornet
Pacific
Santa Cruz
Doolittle
Pearl Harbor
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Currency Fund Bill Approved By House Group
The House coinage committee unanimously approved a two year extension of the 2 billion currency stabilization fund while keeping control with the President and the secretary of the treasury. It adds a Reed amendment to prevent transferring direct custody of the fund. The panel did not seek to extend presidential authority to devalue the dollar beyond June 30.
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Washington
House Coinage Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Rep
Reed
Senate
Easter Series Begins In The Enterprise
The Enterprise starts a four part series by eminent church men interpreting Holy Week events in relation to present day life. The topics align with the final four days of Holy Week and will run each day starting today.
OPA Slashes Point Values for Fruits and Vegetables
Army air actions in the Pacific report multiple raids on Kiska and Bougainville, with bombers and fighters hitting installations and shipping. The Office of Price Administration announces reduced points for frozen fruits vegetables and canned goods to curb spoilage and storage pressures.
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OPA
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Price
Prentiss M. Brown
Steel Head Denies Lives Jeopardized
Benjamin F. Fairless, president of U S Steel, denies that ship safety or workers lives were jeopardized by sub standard steel from a Carnegie Illinois plant. He says agencies would have accepted the plate if warned of the minor deviation from specs as WPB minutes reveal the April 8 advisory committee meeting on falsified steel test results.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corporation
War Production Board
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
Fairless
WPB
Steel Industry Advisory Committee
Solons Fix New Pay-Go Tax Confab
Washington April 21 A new pay-as-you-go tax discussion was arranged by Republican and Democratic leaders after reports of a possible compromise. A morning conference in Speaker Rayburn's office delayed any conclusion. A bipartisan compromise committee agreed to try again at a later meeting as hopes for a deal dimmed.
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Washington
Rayburn
Campos
Lican
House
Ways and Means Committee
Red Army Holds Kuban Heights Against Repeated Nazi Attacks
In the Kuban Delta above Novorossisk the Red Army repelled renewed German assaults. Artillery and air bombardment intensified as Nazis pressed with tanks and infantry, but suffered heavy losses including 1,400 dead and numerous tanks. German air claims cited by Berlin said 91 Soviet planes were shot down with two losses.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Kuban
Novorossisk
Red Star
Black Sea
Sea of Azov
Pravda
Communist Party
Berlin
Associated Press
Miners Oppose Any Contract Extension
K C Adams says UMW leaders report scores of local messages from members opposing a May 1 work start without a new contract. Negotiations have stretched beyond March 31 with a 30 day extension discussed. Operators in Southern and Northern Appalachiann districts are deadlocked with the UMW on terms.
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New York
K C. Adams
United Miner Workers’ Journal and
UMW
John L. Lewis
Appalachian
Adams
Thunderbolt submarine presumed lost after missing search
The Admiralty said the Thunderbolt formerly the Thetis is overdue and presumed lost after trials. The vessel had surfaced displacement of 1090 tons and a crew of 53 men. it previously foundered on trials June 1 1939 with 99 lives lost.
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London
Admiralty
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