Weather data yields scattered temp shifts across South
Official Weather Bureau figures show minimal tonight changes across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia with Charlotte at a high of 84 and a low of 33. Atlanta 85 62 Birmingham 85 55 and other stations from Chicago to New Orleans report varied readings. In Mecklenburg County Charlotte expects a second blackout within a month as power cuts prevail.
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Axis outline peace terms and regional influence notes
A report outlines German peace terms including reorganizing the British empire, US political and economic control over Latin America, and a shared trade system among empires. Berlin propaganda targets Roosevelt and hints at aiding Alles against Japan. London papers note Fascist unrest fears and peace pledges avoiding use against the Allies.
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Lashio Center of Fighting Amid Grave Burma Crisis
Chinese quarters called the Lashio situation extremely grave as New Lashio near the old town became the focal point of fighting. An army spokesman said most lend lease supplies at Lashio had moved or were destroyed to prevent seizure. Great fires reported nearby could be enemy action or scorched earth by defenders. British sources expected Allied counter-attacks to reunite the British Chinese line along the Irrawaddy frontier.
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Flying Tigers score big victory as Burma fighting stiffens
Reported frontline maneuvers describe Lieut Gen Joseph W Stillwell vowing to contest every inch near the China Burma border amid Chinese, Japanese troop movements. The AVG claimed a decisive air win shooting down 22 of 24 planes near Leiwing, while Madame Chiang Kai-shek planned Burma visits to honor gallant soldiers and distribute US currency.
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Break-out Investigated In Warehouse Larceny Incident
Police investigate a break-out linked to a larceny at Wren's Warehouse on Brigfish Street. D. J. Wrenn reports fifty cents missing from the cash box while the door showed no tampering and appeared to have been left open. It is suspected the thief hid inside and escaped after taking the money.
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Soviet Reports Highlight German Losses On Russian Front
Soviet agencies said German strength on the Russian front remained, but losses were heavy. The Moscow radio claimed a spring division was cut to pieces after frontline entry, while the information bureau cited about 1,000 German officers and men killed in two days on the central front. Seventy five German planes were destroyed, with one Soviet plane lost, and fourteen transport planes were shot down shipping reserves from Koenigsberg. Koenigsberg serves as a base for reinforcements for the 16th Army encircled at Staraya Russa.
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Inspectors Named for Auto Graveyards in NC Munitions Drive
Raleigh April 30 Two auto graveyard inspectors were assigned to North Carolina to speed scrap metal to munitions. Caleb L Horne of Raleigh and Reuben E Zimmerman of Greensboro will move thousands of junked cars monthly to smelters. Vogler said there are about twenty eight thousand junked cars in the state based on WPA and Agricultural Department surveys.
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Philippine campaign writer and war correspondent Jacoby noted
The obituary recalls Jacoby a Stanford graduate and war correspondent who served in Chungking and Indo China before Manila. He married Annalee Whitmore last November, fled to Corregidor with American forces, and remained with Bataan for months. The piece also mentions Brig. Gen. George, a WWII hero, air officer with MacArthur, small in stature, with a family in Redlands California.
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Atlantic raid reveals missing crew after torpedo attack
SEA reports a second torpedo strike at sea with seven American field service ambulance drivers seeking baseball scores aboard. Thirteen from the American ship and six from the Swedish ship are missing after a April 15 attack as a lifeboat failed to reach survivors amid a wolf pack on the horizon. Curran recalled men shouting at night and Denton described returning to deck as the ship split in four minutes with one man injured by a falling tool.
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U S Supplies To Russia Up To April Commitments
Ambassador Standley said U S war supplies to Russia meet commitments through April with Stalin expressing satisfaction. He met Stalin and Molotov in Moscow for about 30 minutes to discuss aid, air crew internment, and noted Russia’s grit and confidence in victory despite the war.
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Allies strike across occupied Europe and Paris raids
British air raids hit the Paris suburbs killing at least 40 people as Royal Air Force units bombed in daylight over northern and southern Paris areas. American bomber sorties with escorts attacked Dunkerque docks while reports say US fighters joined Malta defense per Berlin sources cited in Stockholm.
War Labor Board debates wage steps and cost of living
The piece outlines proposals to raise taxes on profits and regulate wartime pay. Senators discuss labor legislation timing, with Taft urging action to prevent labor trouble. The War Labor Board chairmen argue the president seeks adjustment of wages, not wage freezing, and a House bill aims to raise hours to 38 with overtime optional by agreement, freeze shop status, and cap profits on war contracts while allowing depreciation allowances.
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South America To Halt Axis Propaganda War
A US sourced report says Latin American capitals plan an all-out campaign against clandestine Axis propaganda and radio networks. Twenty republics back stronger surveillance of direct and covert communications to curb enemy information and protect Allied air and sea operations. Argentina and Chile favor neutrality while other nations unite for the continental offensive.
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Thomasville Negroes Leave for Fort Bragg
Eight local Negroes departed by bus this morning for military training at Fort Bragg. The list includes Ray Jackson, Arlis Stewart-Thompson, Leeroy Lopp, Raymond William Melton, Roosevelt Gainey, Paul David Tate, Charles Henry Wilhite, and Monroe C. Rinehart. Mrs. Sam Welborne said Wilhite was recalled from work at Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
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Greeks Attack Axis Outposts in Occupied Greece
A Greek government in exile spokesman reported small bands of guerrillas were attacking isolated German Bulgarian and Italian garrisons in Thrace Macedonia and the Peloponnesus. He noted heightened activity against Bulgarians as deportation practices from World War I were repeated in Thrace.
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Butler Describes Service in Arch Roosevelt Home
A former house worker recounts his time as butler and house boy in Archibald Roosevelt's residence, son of Theodore Roosevelt, detailing duties and daily life in the early 20th century household.
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