Call for a Western Second Front Amid War Drift
The piece argues for opening a Western second front to aid the Soviet push in the war. Lord Beaverbrook urges Britain to strike boldly to help Moscow, while cautions remain about Nazi strength and the risk of overestimating a swift Soviet victory. The columnist weighs Allied strategy and the uncertain timing of invasion.
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Europe
Britain
Washington
Lord Beaverbrook
Beaver
London
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
New York
Churchill
Hitler
Moscow
Western Europe
Bailey Says U S Outbuilding Germany Japan
Senator Bailey asserts the United States is outbuilding Germany and Japan in ships and planes, insisting the cargo ship program moves rapidly despite material shortages. He notes U S production of 3,300 military planes last month and cites Britain’s strong production, aiming to overwhelm the Axis with maritime strength.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Bailey
D-Nc
United Nations
Germany
Japan
Senate Commerce Committee
United States
Britain
Family Contacts Key to TB Case Tracing Says Doctor
Dr. Harry L. Brockmann of the S C Tuberculosis Association stresses that family contacts are the prime source for new TB cases. He notes every TB patient likely contracted the disease from someone they know, highlighting the need to screen households promptly.
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Harry L. Brockmann
S.C. Tuberculosis Association
Japan Losses 167 Warships and 130,667 Tons of Vessels
AP records based on UN and Japanese official notices show Japan has lost 167 warships and 49 merchant ships since the war began. Total announced tonnages amount to 114,230 for warships and 130,667 for merchant losses, with many ships unnamed or untonnaged.
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Japan
Associated Press
United Nations
King and Brice Convicted in Concord Theft Case
In Concord Superior Court two men were found guilty on charges from the March 13 theft of eight automobile fires from a local store. George J. King was convicted of larceny and sentenced to one to two years. Luther Brice was convicted of breaking and entering and larceny and sentenced to two to three years. Judge Zeb V. Nettles overruled a new trial motion. bond set at $1,000 for King. Earlier, George L. Stansbury was dismissed from the indictment. his wife Cora Stansbury and King's sister were exonerated of similar charges.
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Concord
Apri
George J. King
Zeb V. Nettles
Nettles
Defense Council
King
Luther Brice
George L. Stansbury
Guilford County
Board of Commissioners
Stansbury
Cora Stansbury
President To Register On Monday
The nationwide 45 to 65 registration to gauge manpower for non military war duty began today and continues to Monday night. President Roosevelt will register in the White House cabinet room with Hopkins and others, while Congress members register in the Capitol rotunda.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Reporters
Selective Service
Armed Services
Harry L. Hopkins
Executive Mansion
Hopkins
Marvin H. McIntyre
William D. Hassett
President Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol
Merchant Ship Fights Submarine Off Atlantic Coast
A Norwegian merchant ship near 80 to 100 miles off the Atlantic coast exchanged fire with an attacking submarine. U S destroyers planes and a blimp forced the sub to retreat. The vessel reached New York harbor with one dead and two wounded after a 30 minute exchange that damaged the sub and its crew’s quarters.
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New York
U. S
New York Harbor
Atlantic
U.S
Forest Fires Appear To Be Under Control
Forest fires in four southern Appalachian states have largely burned out after a week of destruction. Authorities report about 200,000 acres burned in North Georgia and nearby states, with 13 new fires in Kentucky totaling 66,000 acres. Arrests were made on suspicion of incendiarism as governors declared states of emergency to mobilize firefighting manpower.
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Brevard
Appalachian Mountains
Georgia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Virginia
F.B.L
Eugene Talmadge
Keen Johnson
Conservation Commission
N. Clarence Smith
Lamh
William P. Duncan
J. van B. Metts
Pisgah National Forest
U.S
North Georgia
K. G. McConnell
British Bombers Pound Rostock and Dunkerque Night Raids
Allied air forces renewed heavy night blows on Rostock targeting Heinkel works and Nazi bases, claiming over 400 tons of bombs and describing Rostock as virtually ruined. Dunkerque docks and French airfields also hit as Exeter suffers bomb damage and casualties. Belgian exile government cites executions of patriots. Soviet reports describe continued Red Army offensives around Leningrad and Crimea.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Germany
Heinkel
Rostock
RAE
Bondorf
Air Ministry
Baltic
RAF
Luebeck
London Star
Dunkerque
France
Low Countries
High Command
Exeter
England
Plymouth
Bristol
Calais
Boulogne
London
Leningrad
Crimea
Rus
Gasoline Ration Could Reach 50 Gallons Monthly
Congress notes indicate eastern motorists may face a gas allotment of 30 to 50 gallons per month, not the 2 to 5 weekly figure earlier cited. Rationing to start May 15 in 17 states and D C. Ickes or Henderson may set quotas. AA A estimates typical use around 55 gallons per 30 days while rail shipments may rise to 700,000 barrels daily.
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Washington
East
Office of Price Administration
District of Calumia
Harold L. Ickes
Leon Henderson
American Automobile Association
Senator Walsh
D-Mass
Blackout Test Near Perfect Across 23 Counties
Officials described a Raleigh area blackout test as almost perfect, with Raleigh and Winston-Salem tests labeled 99 percent perfect. The test disrupted night baseball in Greensboro and Durham for about 20 minutes with no confusion reported.
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Raleigh
Tennessee Line
Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Durham
Double Theft Reported In Revenue Dept
Raleigh April 25 The Associated Press reports solicitor William Y Bickett charged graft rampant in the North Carolina Revenue Department as money embezzled by one employee was repaid but stolen a second time before deposit Former chief of accounts Robert L Ward Jr faces embezzlement and aiding and abetting charges Clarence W Sneed former deputy commissioner pleaded guilty to embezzling about 36000 and allegedly shared gains with Ward The case as yet unresolved may go to jury after Drake trial next followed by sentencing in Rockingham Judge F Don Phillips will determine if Ward receives 20 years minimum with possible probation
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Associated Press
Raleigh
William Y. Bickett
North Carolina Revenue Department
Bicke’t
Robert L. Ward, Jr
Division of Accounts
Lee C. Taylor
Ward
Bickett
Thomas We Bickett
Taylor
Clarence W. Sneed
Sneed
Norman Shepard
Smithfield
Fred Brown Drake
Drake
F. Don Phillips
Rockingham
Two American Vessels Sunk
NORFOLK VA April 25 An American cargo passenger ship was sunk off the Atlantic coast after a torpedo and shelling attack by three Axis submarines. Nine passengers and five crew were missing from 104 aboard. A second medium cargo ship with one passenger and 47 crew was sunk last Sunday night. eighteen men were rescued by the same vessel that saved survivors from the passenger ship. Three men were missing from that ship and 27 others not yet reported as rescued.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Navy
Princess Elizabeth registers for national service in wartime Britain
London April 25 Princess Elizabeth registers under the National Service Training program using a fountain pen borrowed from a bystander. The act mirrors how any 16 year old would participate in wartime Britain.
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London
Princess Elizabeth
Britain
Japanese push toward Mandalay menaces Burma front
New Delhi reported Japanese forces rapidly advanced within about 100 miles of Mandalay in furious fighting. A Chungking communique suggested the Chinese left flank was rolled back or in danger of turning while Japanese spearheads pressed north from Laikaw toward Taunggyi. Mandalay endured an air raid as Allied lines remained fluid with Tatkon and Pyinmana still contested.
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Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Buiima
Mandalay
Chungking
Laikaw
Taunggyi
Shan States
Yenangyaung
Tatkon
Pyinmana
Swat River
Burma
United Nations
Irrawaddy River
Anzac Day Observed By MacArthur Ceremony at Melbourne shrine honors first American participation
General Douglas MacArthur led Allied officers in a solemn Anzac Day observance at Melbourne shrine. Thousands watched as his staff stood with bowed heads while Col Le Grande Diller laid a wreath. No speech followed, and a national broadcast closed with the Star Spangled Banner and Australian anthem. Curtin and Churchill messages honored Gallipoli comradeship. Roosevelt called federal state conference for May 3 6 7 to ease shipping restrictions.
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Melbourne
Australia
Douglas MacaArthur
MacArthur
General MacArthur
Col. le Grande Diller
Dominion
John Cumin
Churchill
Gallipoli
Curtin
New York
New Draft 3 B Class For Men With Dependents
CHICAGO April 25 The selective service announces a new draft category 3 B for men with dependents in war production or supporting work. Those with dependents who work in farming transportation or food inspection are placed in 3 B if not in non essential jobs. First 3 B eligibles are men ages 33 to 44 who registered February 16. Classification of other 3 A groups to determine broader eligibility will wait until the Feb 16 group is finished.
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Chicago
Selective Service
Paul G. Armstrong
Finois Selective Service
Champaign
Ill
Army
Armstrong
National Selective Service Headquarters
Washington
National Headquarters
U S Air Freight Service Supplying China And India
An American air service operating with private and U S Army facilities is delivering essential military goods to China from India. By next autumn planes will move thousands of tons monthly, approaching Burma Road capacity. Supplies include small arms, ammunition, tools, machinery, and medical stock, moved after Rangoon fell to Japanese forces.
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Preston Grover
New Delhi
India
China
Burma
Lashio
Kunming
Rangoon
United States
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Kursk
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Secretary of Commerce
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