Three Nazi Attacks Recounted From Tokyo Newsweek Copy
The Tokyo Yomiuri issues published after the April 18 1942 raid are cited as propaganda showing Japanese hatred toward whites The account describes school and hospital damage and a boy killed by bullets The piece notes a Tokyo prison experience and a bombardment scene near Tokyo Station and the Kobe Osaka industrial area.
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Yomiuri
Newsweek Magazine
Tokyo
Kobe
Osaka
Nations Shocked By Japs Execution Of U S Fliers
Propaganda from Tokyo threatened to execute any American airman captured in Japan. FCC reported English broadcasts urging harsh punishment while Roosevelt protested the treatment of eight aviators from the Doolittle raid. Tokyo and Comei outlets defended Japan's actions and criticized U S protests.
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United States
Japan
Tokyo
America
Federal Communications Commission
Roosevelt
James H. Doolittle
President Reveals Tokyo Action Demands Retaliation
In Washington April 22 a fierce call for revenge rose as Gen. Henry H. Arnold ordered American airmen to destroy Japanese warlords who killed captured fliers. President Roosevelt condemned the killings as diabolical and pledged justice for prisoners of war. The note through Swiss channels warned of punishment for Geneva violations as operations near conclusion. Eight of the Doolittle mission’s 80 airmen were prisoners or missing.
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America
Pacific
Henry H. Arnold
Arnold
Roosevelt
Japan
Sabath
House Rules Committee
Rayburn
Manasco
D-Ala
Mme
Chiang Kai Shek
United Nations
White House
United States
James H. Doolittle
War Department
Page
New War Surplus Control Board Proposed by Rep Manasco
Rep Manasco proposes a wartime surplus control board to dispose of vast unneeded materials after the war. The plan aims to keep private industry from being harmed by a sudden flood of goods and prevent market dumping like past Army Navy stores. He cites future surpluses including tens of thousands of air lanes shoes trucks blankets and other items and warns about aviation impact if not orderly disposed.
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Washington
Rep
Manasco
D-Ala
House Extire Expenditures Committee
Te Speaker Bankhead
Chief of Marines Urges Vital War Bond Drive
Lieut. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, Commandant of the U S Marine Corps, declares the thirteen billion dollar Second War Loan drive a spring offensive. Its success is vital to supporting the armed services offensive.
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Thomas Holcomb
VU. S&s. Marine Corps
Large U S Army Bombers Attack Gilbert Islands Bases
A large force of U S bombers north of Guadalcanal damaged Japanese installations on Nauru in the Gilbert Islands and destroyed at least five Zero fighters. U S planes returned safely amid strong anti air and fighter resistance. Additional raids hit Kiska in the Aleutians with multiple bombing runs and runway damage.
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Gilbert Islands
Washington
Guadalcanal Island
South Pacific
Nauru
North Pacific
Kiska
Aleutian
Aleutians
Liberator
Consolidated
Numa Numa Harbor
Bougainville Island
Nauru Island
Gilbert Island
United States
Former Governor Loren D Dickinson Dies at 84
Charlotte Michigan reports former Governor Loren D Dickinson died at his farm near the town at age 84 after suffering a heart attack yesterday.
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Charlotte, Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Here
Civilians Die In Nazi Raid On Aberdeen
Berlin radio reports German bombers hit the Scottish town of Aberdeen with heavy civilian casualties feared. A nurse and patient were killed at a hospital. many buried in debris. shelters spared most residents. Other bombs hit a shelter killing most occupants. several homes wrecked or damaged.
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London
Berlin
Aberdeen
Associated Press
Ventura
Stettin
Rostock
Abbeville
France
War Labor Board Receives Bitter Soft Coal Dispute
Secretary of Labor Perkins certified the Appalachian soft coal wage dispute to the War Labor Board after failed negotiations in New York since March 10. The one month extension of the operators United Mine Workers contract expires April 30, and the case covers the entire Appalachian bituminous producing area.
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Washington
Perkins
War Labor Board
New York
National War Labor Board
United Mine
Labor Secretary
United Mine Workers
Department of Labor
Page
Welders Called For Hearing In Baltimore
Seven Baltimore shipyard welders faced hearings in Baltimore before U S Commissioner James K Cullen on charges of sabotaging vessels under construction by welding faults. They were held on five thousand dollar bonds along with three others arrested by the FBI for slugging or bridging to speed pay.
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U. S
James K. Cullen
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George Arnold Steele
Franklin Furnace
William C. Coleman
Cullen
Lester Bishop
Watfordsburg
Herman Thomas Via, Jr
Basic City
Herman Scherer
New York
Raymond Ashby Burkholder
Buchanan
FBI
Navy
Farrell Houston Smith
Catawba
N.C
Gastonia
N. C
Leonard Lucas
Unending Nazi Attacks Hurled Back By Reds
Moscow reports persistent German assaults in the Kuban valley Caucasus with tanks planes and infantry used to breach Red Army lines from the Sea of Azov to Novorossisk. Soviet losses include up to 1700 Germans of late 48 hours as Red defense holds.
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Kuban
Caucasus
Red Army
Sea of Azov
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Avar
Tilsit
Pravda
Communist Party
East Prussian
Wheeler Seeks Showdown on Draft Exemption for Fathers
Senator Wheeler of Montana urged a Senate showdown on his plan to exempt all pre Pearl Harbor fathers from induction through year end. He warned of forcing action to halt breaking up American homes and proposed delaying drafts of fathers until January 1, 1944. He also signaled support for a bill to compensate conscientious objectors and suggested drafting men over 38 for non combat service.
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Washington
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Senate
Army
War Department
Gardner withdraws from 1944 U.S. Senate race in North Carolina
Former Governor O Max Gardner removes himself from the Democratic primary against Senator Robert Reynolds citing health reasons. He states the decision is final and that a long statewide contest would endanger his health. Clyde Hoey is asked but undecided. he could run if called.
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Shelby
O. Max Gardner
U. S. Senate
Robert R. Reynolds
Gardner
Clyde R. Hoey
Reynolds
Hoey
Senate
Page
New Inquiry Looms In News Dissemination
A Senate Judiciary Committee inquiry into government news handling targets regulation of dissemination and control of information. Elmer Davis, head of the OWI, faced questions after a lengthy closed session following a press conference with about 200 reporters.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
Senate Judiciary Committee
OWI
Davis
Democrats And Republicans Clash On Pay As You Go Tax Plan
Washington April 22 Democrats and Republicans returned to battle on pay as you go taxes after a failed bi partisan compromise. Each side pressed plans to abate 1942 liabilities while keeping withholding and transition rules, amid forecasts of large tax cuts and revenue shifts.
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Washington
Rayburn
D-Tex
Pathe Democrats
Knutson
R-Minn
Reed
R-Ny
Woodruff
R-Mich
Allied Armies Repel Axis Attacks Near Tunis
Allied lines in North Africa report British infantry tanks and artillery repelling three major Axis thrusts toward Medjez-El-Bab and Takrouna. In Medjez-El-Bab sector 27 German tanks destroyed and about 500 captured. Eighth Army broke two counterattacks with heavy losses to the Germans.
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North Africa
Medjez-El-Bab
K. A. N. Anderson
Medjez- El-Bab
Tunis
Mars
Erwin Rommel
Africa
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Takrouna
Enfidaville
Djebel Gares
Montgomery
Herman Goering
Goubellat
Raleigh Expects Hoey To Offer For U.S. Senate
Raleigh reports state officials expect former Governor Clyde R. Hoey to enter the U.S. Senate race after days of Gardner withdrawal speculation. Agriculture Commissioner W Kerr Scott was linked to the race but offered a noncommittal reply.
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Raleigh
Hoey
U.S. Senate
O. Max Gardner
U. S. Senate
Clyde R. Hoey
Gardner
Kerr Scott
MacArthur to Continue After Retirement Age
General Douglas MacArthur will continue service in the field after reaching retirement age next January 26. Undersecretary Patterson told reporters the Southwest Pacific commander has provided extraordinary value to the country as he turns 64, the usual retirement age.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Patterson
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
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