Allied bombers hit Carolines from Hollandia advances
Advanced Allied air operations from Hollandia New Guinea striked targets in the Carolines Truk and Satawan while Japanese forces in the Hollandia area faced encirclement and a likely counterattack. Gen Douglas MacArthur announced 100 foreign missionaries including 40 nuns were rescued from Hollandia after the invasion of the air base.
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Palaua
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Aneta
Netherlands
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Manokwari
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Carolines
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Satawan
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Chinese Forces Repel Japanese Drive in Nan Ho Province
A Chinese army spokesman reported notable gains in northern Hunan as Japanese troops pressing toward Loyang from the southeast were driven back about 10 miles, signaling improvement in the Chinese position.
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Chungking
Honan
Loyang
Secretary Suspended in Police Office Misconduct Case
Acting Chief C. Stoker suspended indefinitely Mrs Elizabeth Weaver secretary in the chief of police office for misconduct in office following a 50 day suspension of Chief W. G. Friddle on March 25. Weaver may appeal to the local civil service commission.
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C. ©. Stoker
Elizabeth Weaver
Stoker
W. G. Friddle
Weaver
Friddie
Counterfeiter Held as U S Commissioner Reports
U S Commissioner L T Eddy said Charlies T Kline a 43 year old lodger at a Fairmont mission home is jailed in Marion county on counterfeiting charges. He pleaded innocent at arraignment and is held on $2000 bond awaiting federal grand jury action after a treasury probe.
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U. S
L. T. Eddy
Charlies T
Daddy) Kline
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Marion County
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Treasury Department
U.S. Outlines Postwar Plan For Aviation
The United States and Britain discuss postwar aviation plans in Washington and London. Officials say the United States will not use its air superiority to squeeze Britain out of commercial aviation. Britain agrees to imperial airbase access for commercial planes and signals readiness to cooperate for speedy settlement.
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Britain
Adolf Berle
Lord Beaverbrook
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Howard Estate Valued at 251000 After Missing Flight
London April 28 Leslie Howard British film star missing since June 1 when his transport plane from Lisbon to England reported an attack by German fighters and then vanished left an estate of 251000 dollars disclosed today.
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Howard
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Leslie Howard
Lisbon
England
Berlin Claims Masses Of Pre Invasion Allied Vessels Attacked
Berlin reports massed Allied invasion ships attacked by German bombers last night as fleets gathered in western and southeastern English ports. Stockholm dispatches noted invasion uncertainty and intensified German plans, with reports of dyke blows to flood areas around Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Britain tightened coastal travel and postal exchanges while Germany claimed three British ships totaling 9,100 tons sunk by motor torpedo boats.
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London
England
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Stockholm
Holland
Zuider Zee
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Sweden
Denmark
Britain
Bamboo Pulp Trials Hint At New Newsprint Source
In Savannah on April 7 the Herty Foundation announced bamboo could yield strong pulp comparable to premium chemical wood pulp. Bamboo grows rapidly in the south, reaching 60 feet in six weeks, with stems about eight inches thick, making it a promising newsprint alternative alongside other plants like goldenrod and ramie.
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Savannah
Herty Foundation Laboratory
Two Women Seek Aviator's Body in Smoky Mountains
In Gatlinburg Tennessee two Ohio women Mrs. Thomas B. Wheeler and Mrs. H C Gill searched over ten miles into the Smoky Mountains for wreckage of an army plane reported missing January 31 with their husband and brother aboard Their guide led the expedition hoping the ship lay in remote inaccessible country near the national park The missing flight was from Charlotte to Nashville or Memphis and the women believed a trace would be found within two months.
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Smoky Mountains
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National Park
Rate Increase In This State Is Criticized
The Office of Price Administration condemned an Interstate Commerce Commission ruling that raised intra state rail passenger fares in Alabama Kentucky Tennessee and North Carolina to interstate levels as unlawful and violating state constitutional rights. The CPA and economic stabilization directorate asked the ICC to reconsider, charging the decision allows railroads in the southern region to reap unwarranted profits from wartime conditions.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Kentucky
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ICC
Clarification Sought On Rehiring Veterans’ Rights
New York April 28 Industry blamed for veteran job problems unless Congress defines returning veterans rights and employers obligations. C Cool of the Labor Relations Institute warned Selective Service has issued no regulations under section eight to guide rehiring. He noted only original jobholders protected by current law.
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Eight Processed Foods Off Ration List Sunday
The Office of Price Administration raises the number of processed vegetables available without ration stamps adding tomatoes corn beets asparagus and four more items to the point free list. Bowles warns higher point prices may follow shortages as new supplies arrive.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Crabtree Buildings To North Carolina Crabtree Buildings To North Carolina
RALEIGH April 28 Rep Harold D Cooley telegraphed Governor Broughton that an order would be signed today transferring buildings on Crabtree Creek Park near Raleigh to the North Carolina Park Service. About a year ago the lands were deeded to the state but the federal government retained the buildings to house servicemen, especially British sailors on leave.
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Harold D. Cooley
Broughton
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Air Bombers Hit Nazi Bases in 14th Day of Raids
London reports American heavy and medium bombers blasting Nazi air bases across France and Belgium as RAF forces staged a three and a half thousand ton night raid on Fried a rail yards. The strikes hit Avord, Montzen, and Aulnoye while Mosquitos raided Stuttgart.
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France
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Paris
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Friedrichshafen
Zeppelin
Montzen
Belgium
Aulnoye
Stuttgart
Aulwoye
Echobee
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Wayne C. Taylor
William H. Holly
Francis Biddle
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