Allied Air Blitz Bores Down On New Guinea Front
Allied forces in New Guinea expand the pacific push with rapid air and ground gains. American planes immobilize Japanese airfields as ground units consolidate positions around Hollandia Aitape and nearby towns. Coordinated bombing targets Rabaul Kavieng and Wewak as U S units debut in new sectors under Generals Irving Fuller Lester and Harding with Col Archie Roosevelt.
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New Guinea
Hollandia
Aitape
Hollania
Sentani
Cyclops
Jerman
New
Douglas MacArthur
McCluer Gulf
Babo
Wewak
Humboldt
Tanahmerah
Horace Fuller
Irving
Archie Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
James A. Lester
City
S. C
Harding
Pittsfield
Mass
Berlin Announces Invasion Underway Amid Global Telecasts
Berlin reports invasion has begun with German air forces active in action as the Allied assault continues. Stockholm cites captured pilots as confirming invasion status while German anti invasion command readies for action. Copenhagen Stockholm communications are suspended again and Danish resistance mobilizes 40 000 armed Danes awaiting allied support.
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Stockholm
Tidningen
Berin
Denmark
Copenhagen
Berlin
Tass
Karl Rundstedt
Hitler
West Wall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
England
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Sweden
Dagens Nyheter
Arriba
Bay of Biscay
France
War on the Home Front Sees Strain and Urgency
The piece stresses the war’s pressure on the home front to sustain production for D-day and the invasion, warning against complacency. It cites aviation gasoline as a critical example of coordinating production, distribution, and conservation to keep fighting forces supplied.
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Uncle Sam
Europe
Litler
Radio
Paris
Britain
Germany
Farmer To Give Away 18 Hogs Free In Marion
Marion Ohio April 99 1 Free live pigs 18 are weaned and ready for fattening and will be given away today. First come first served with no money no points asked. George G Champ Marion businessman farmer will bring the pigs to the public square to give to those who reach the truck. He cannot feed them due to a government freeze on corn sales and vows no favoritism.
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Marion
Hil
George G. Champ
Champ
Russia Prepares Massive May Day Celebration
Moscow awash in red as flags adorn official buildings and apartments. Russians mark the 27th May Day with theaters packed and shoppers buying food for banquets, while the Red Army wins back territory and fights in Romania and near Czechoslovakia.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Novgorod
Smolensk
Kiev
Odessa
Crimea
Ukraine
White Russia
Red Army
Romania
Czecho-Slovakia
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Cordell Hull
United States
Molotov
Roosevelt
Churchill
Teheran
Stalin
International Congress of Socialists
Paris
World Court Favored By Senator Austin
Senator Austin of Vermont urges creation of a postwar world court backed by military power to enforce international law. Speaking before the American Bar Association he calls for US participation in an international organization of sovereign nations to establish and enforce a global code of conduct.
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Washington
Austin
R-Vi
International Law Section
American Bar Association
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Chinese Troops Counter Japanese Push Near Loyang
Chinese forces counterattacked on the outskirts of Loyang as Japanese pincers pressed from the south. Mihsien lies 20 miles southwest of Chenghsien, with Chenghsien under Japanese control and Hulao pass in Chinese hands after heavy clashes. A Japanese column east of the Piaping Hankow railway was halted and pushed back after advancing 30 miles.
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Chungking
Loyang
High Command
Mihsien
Chenghsien
Hulao Pass
Henan Province
Pieping-Hankow
Allied Invasion of Europe Underway Reported
Helsinki newspaper Sanomat said Allied invasion of Europe is already under way with landings probably in progress at several places. The dispatch to Aftonbladet quoted the source as saying the invasion had begun.
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Stockholms
Helsinki
Sanomat
Europe
Stockholm Aftonbladet
Italian Woman Loses Her Sou Is Naturalized
Newark, April 29. Mrs. Mary Zullo, Italian born, arrives as judge has finished swearing in new citizens. A clerk tells her she is late. a telegram from the War department arrives reporting the death in action of her son, 26 year old Sgt. Daniel Zullo, an engineer on a Flying Fortress based in England, prompting the oath in chambers.
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Newark
N. J
Mary Zullo
Federal Court Room
Thomas F. Meaney
Sgt
Daniel Zulle
England
Calm Prevails In Fight For Ward Control
In Chicago on April 29, calm persisted as the federal government and Montgomery Ward and Company faced upcoming court actions over the seizure of the mail order house. Government supervision and federal troops remained at the plants while Ewell L. Avery, chairman, received a vote of confidence from shareholders.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Ewell L. Avery
Avery
Mountbatten Reports Burma Action Not Delaying Ledo Road
Admiral Mountbatten stated in reply to AP questions that Japan's Burma drive has not broken the allied strategic timetable or delayed the Ledo road, and there is no justification for American unease. He warned hard fighting ahead in Burma, noting Japanese forces and interior lines require vigilance.
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Southeast Asia
Louis Mountbatten
Associated Press
India
Ledo Road
America
Burma
Sea
Ceylon
Assam
Manipur
China Road
Tribute to Secretary Knox by Admiral King Prompted by Death
Admiral Ernest J. King lauds Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox who died after six days of illness. Forrestal announces Knox burial with full military honors at Arlington as flags fly at half mast but firing salutes and mourning badges are waived due to wartime. Knox, 70, a former newspaper publisher and Rough Rider, helped build a massive World War II fleet.
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Washington
Frank Knox
Ernest J. King
Navy
Naval
King
James V. Forrestal
Secretary of the Navy
Kine
Forrestal
Knox
Arlington National Cemetery
Europe
U S Bombers Scare Nazi Radio Men
London reports that U S bombers caused a Nazi radio station to go off air for over an hour. The Berlin transmitter briefly returned at 1:20 with yesterday’s communique, then resumed broadcasts, suggesting possible sabotage or upset among operators.
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U S
Forrestal Backing Grows for Cabinet Post
Congress shows strong support for James V. Forrestal to succeed the late Frank Knox as secretary of the cabinet post. Forrestal, 52, undersecretary of the Navy, earns praise from Senate and House Naval Affairs members for his steady leadership and experience in the nation’s largest navy.
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Washington
James V. Forrestal
Navy
Frank Knox
Roosevelt
Stimson
Congress
Forrestal
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Pacific
Naval Air Service
Senate
House
Naval Affairs Committees
Daylight Bombardment Hits Berlin and Toulon In Major Allied Strike
London reports about 2,000 U S warplanes bombing Berlin from Italy with heavy losses and large fires. Allied forces also hit Toulon port and marine yards as part of a wide daylight assault totaling tens of thousands of tons of bombs.
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London
Berlin
Toly
Italy
Toulon
France
Hitler
An T
Britain
U. S
Southwes
Germany
Tered
Sin
RAF Lancaster
Oslo
Norta
Europe
RAF Mosquitos
Hamburg
RAF
Congressman Lashes at Government Questionnaires
Congressman Elliott of California complained in the House about long and intrusive government questionnaires. He cited a culture department form asking church affiliations and attendance, yearly participations in events, intimate friends, and visits in 1943 and 1940, with Rep. Johnson supporting the objection.
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Rep. Johnson
D-Okla
Washington
Congressman Elliott
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