Soviet Air Sees Heavy Action in Kuban Front
Soviet and German air forces clash anew on the Soviet German front with intensified air raids centered in the Kuban region. Red Star reports German air activity slackened after April 22 as Soviet pilots struck back at airdromes in the Taman Peninsula Crimea and Kerch Strait area while land fighting remains limited to artillery duels and sniping along the Donets and near Rostov.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Kuban
Ucasus
Red Star
Uban
Imans
Taman Peninta
Crimea
Kerch Strait
Donets
Rostov
Airmen Bomb Italian Base in Daring North Africa Flight
Allied air crews struck Grosseto near Rome and Bari airdrome with heavy raids from North Africa and the Middle East. Flying Fortresses flew long distances to attack the Grosseto field while U S Liberators dropped 250000 pounds of explosives on Bari.
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London
Italy
North Africa
Grosseto
Rome
U. S
Middle East
Bari
Adriatic
Milan
Genoa
Savona
Turin
Spezia
RAF Bom
Alps
Britain
Germany
Switzerland
Malta
Taranto
Axis Retreats Too Fast To Bury Dead In North Africa
U S Army reports rapid German retreat in northern Tunisia leaving their dead unburied as American forces push through valleys near Beja and Diebel Meftah. French African corps seize German equipment, over 150 prisoners taken, while Mussolini’s force seems limited to burial duty.
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Axis
North Africa
Tunisia
Frent
Beja
Lake Achkel
Bizerte
Ad Vancing Doughboys
Diebel Meftah
French African Corps
Mussolini
Ted Liese
Darien
Conn
Raids Hit Kiska and Attu Bases in Aleutians
American Army bombers broke a lull with 13 strikes on Kiska Island on Sunday amid poor visibility. Heavy bombers also hit Attu and the subordinate base there as Japan had worked to build bases for months. Navy Secretary Knox suggested raids on the west coast remain remote.
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Washington
Navy
Attu Island
Kiska
Attu
Tary
Knox
Violator Sentenced For OPA Rationing Violations
Wil Hodges part owner in a Raleigh case was sentenced by Federal Judge I M Meekins to 60 days in jail for violating OPA rationing rules. The judge refused to accept a plea for a fine and noted the defendant’s 388 pounds of coffee exceeded the 30 pounds declared. He claimed knowledge at registration time and said the other coffee was handled by his associate.
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Aleigh
Wil Hodges
I. M. Meekins
Meekins
Bay
War Bond Purchase Details and Allocation
The Associated Press reports that an $18.75 war bond funds several military needs. Four Army blankets, masks and other gear are supported by the purchase, with roughly 18.18 dollars directed toward guns, planes and equipment.
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Associated Press
Treasury
Postwar Europe faces strained ties as Poland Finland disputes rise
The piece notes Moscow severing relations with the Polish government in exile and strained US Finland ties, with Poland accused of murdering 10,000 Polish officers and Germany implicated in their deaths. It flags territorial concessions as the core peace conference issue and cites Finnish attempts to keep fighting Russia amid mounting tension.
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Europe
Russia
Washington
Finland
Moscow
Hitler
Allied Hold Hills Near Salamaua in New Guinea Drive
American and Australian troops gained control of hills commanding Mubo Village just 12 miles south of Salamaua, with Allied patrols penetrating six miles from the Japanese base. Air and ground pressure increased as operations hint at a forthcoming offensive while British forces beat back a Japanese assault south of Buthedaung on the Burma front.
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New Guinea
Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Mubo Village
Salamaua
MacArthur
United Nations
Wau
Mubo
Burma
Somervell Says Army Far From Needs In Munitions
Lt. Gen. Brehon Somervell told the U S Chamber of Commerce the army is far from meeting its munitions needs and will not furnish all troops with basic equipment until late next year. He warned against alleged munitions surpluses and stressed balanced attention to all theaters including the southwest Pacific and Africa. no neglect of industry or civilian economy.
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New York
Brehon B. Somervell
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Army Service Forces
Somervell
Vell
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Africa
Polish exile cabinet debates response to Soviet break
London report says the Polish government in exile held a special session to map a course after Soviet Russia cut diplomatic ties. Officials fear a breach may aid German propaganda while seeking Western help for reconciliation. Czechs and other Allies react with surprise and concern.
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London
Russia
Britain
United States
International Red Cross
Smolensk
House Panel Approves Trade Pact Renewal Vote
The House Ways and Means Committee approved the administration reciprocal trade agreement program by a 14 to 11 vote after rejecting several Republican amendments. A Dewey amendment adding cartel evidence as a reason to suspend trade was accepted. The measure renews the State Department's authority to negotiate pacts for three years and moves to the House floor.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
State Department
Dewey
Duisburg Bombed by Britain in Heavy 1000 Ton Raid
Britain reports a night raid on Duisburg with about 1,000 tons of bombs dropped on the inland port. Four engined bombers faced strong defenses as several planes were lost and the city suffered damage to residential areas and public buildings.
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London
Britain
Duisburg
Reich
Air Ministry
Cologne
Germany
Rhineland
France
Loire
Essen
Rhine
Ruhr
Stettin
Rostock
Berlin
Oberhausen
Mulheim
3500 Miners Idle As Coal Strikes Spread
In Harlan Kentucky, strikes across six pits left about 3500 miners idle as 1300 who walked out yesterday were joined by more in the day. Union officials and operators expect many more to join, with specific plant totals listed at Blue Diamond Chevrolet Lenarue Crummins Creek Mary Helen Coalgood Harlan Collieries Brookside and Three Point sites.
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Harlan
Kentucky
Harlan County
Blue Diamond Coal Company
Chevrolet
Southern Harlan Coal Co
Lenarue
Crumimes Creek
Russians and Spanish Republicans in Vichy Arrested
A Frankfurter Zeitung dispatch from Bern reports that all Russians and Spanish Republicans living in Vichy have been arrested. The article notes former republican government members among the detainees who had been residing there since the armistice and were cared for by Mexican representatives.
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Bern
Switzerland
Frankfurter Zeitung
Frankfurt
Germany
Vichy
Chicago Produce Prices Steady on April Receipts
Chicago April 27 butter receipts 658077 hold at quoted prices and eggs receipts 30137 remain steady.
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Chicago
Cubs Seek Better Luck After Last Season Loss
Portsmouth Cubs shift home dugout to the third base side for the upcoming Piedmont League season aiming to overturn last year’s two point edge against them.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth Cubs
Cubs
Williams College Co-Captains Named for 1943 Football
Williamsburg Virginia Bob Longacre from Johnstown Pennsylvania and Tex Warrington from Dover Delaware named co-captains of the William and Mary Indians for the 1943 football season. The team is defending Southern Conference champion.
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Wo & M
Williamsburg
Bob Longacre
Johnstown
Tex Warrington
Dover
Del
William and Mary
Indians
Berlin Radio Claims German Capture of Novgorod Base
Berlin radio broadcast via Voelkischer Beobachter said Novgorod lay in front of the German line and that most protruding sections were straightened. It cited Lake Ilmen frontage and noted the capture reported Aug 22 1941, with other fronts near Taganrog Novorossisk and Remryuk in western Caucasus.
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Novgorod
Berlin Radio Today
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Associated Press
Lake Limen
Leningrad
Timoshenko
Ouches
Taganrog
Rostov
Sea of Azov
Kuban
Novorossisk
Remryuk
Taman
Caucasus
Gulf of Finland
Volkhov
Lake Imen
Staraya Russa
Lovat River
Velikie Luki
Vitebsk
Smolensk
Bryansk
Orel
Donets
Berlin
Tank Forces Continue To Make Gains
Allied armored units pushed to within four miles of the Tunis Pont Du Fahs road and destroyed 80 German tanks in a major battle. British First Army crossed from Medjez El Bab toward Tebourba, eight miles from Tebourba and 18 miles from Tunis. Patton’s American forces seized Green Hill and Bald Hill as fighting raged along a 140 mile front.
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Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Tunis
Pont-Du-Fahs
First Army
Medjez-El-Bab
Tebourba
Medjezk 1-Bab
Mediterranean
George S. Patton, Jr
Green Hill
Bald Hill
Americans Advance and Fall Back in Tunisia Skirmish
In Northern Tunisia American infantry attacked Djebet ef Az cog ten miles west of Mateur and near Lake Achkel. They pulled back under heavy counter-fire while to the south they occupied Djebel el Ajred. The enemy held a position north of Jenna, with Jenna itself heavily fortified.
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Tunisia
Djebet Ef Azcog
Mateur
Lake Achkel
Jenna
Djebel el Ajred
Allied Drive Near Tunis Drives on in Fierce Fighting
Allied air forces logged over 1000 sorties in a sweeping offensive described as intensifying. British armored units pressed from Goubellat toward Pont Du Fahis, with Tunisian Goumiers advancing northeast along the coast. German tanks, including five 60 ton Tigers, were claimed destroyed as First Army columns neared key supply routes. American and British forces reported progress in hill battles and valley corridors near Tebourba and Bizerte amid threatening divisions around Tunis.
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Goubellat
Pont du Fahis
Tunis
Goumiers
Grosseto Flying Field
Rome
I Duce
First Army
Eighth Army
Jenna
Benane
Lake Achkel
Bizerte
Tebourba
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