Allied Bombing Swarms Ponape and Marshalls in 34th April Raid
U S air forces pummeled Ponape and Marshall Island bases with hundreds of bombs. 48 tons dropped on Marshall targets to neutralize positions. Allied heavy bombers roamed near Hollandia to strike Wadke Island. MacArthur reports four enemy planes destroyed on the ground.
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U.S. Air Force
Ponape
Cheser W. Nimitz
Trukeerpnanel
Marshalls
Nimitz
Navy
Po- Island
7Th
Aa.f. Mitchells
U. S
Ventura
Fleet Air Wing Two
Dauntless
Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
A.A.F
Hollandia
New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea
Wadke Island
Douglas MacArthur
Allied Bombing Widens As Invasion Nears
As May Day weekend approaches in war torn Europe Allied bombers and escorts attack Hitler's continental fortress and industry. The air campaign aims to soften defenses for a forthcoming amphibious invasion with weather and tides shaping German and Russian predictions on timing and location along the channel and North Sea coasts.
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Europe
Hitler
Britain
Atlantic Wall
England
North Sea
Calm Agreement Replaces Montgomery Ward Strife
The Chicago Ward dispute shows a step toward calm after four days of government seizure and CIO union control. Wayne C. Taylor oversees civilian management while NLRB hearings consider union representation for Ward emplyees. An agreed path to a bargaining election may occur if the board orders it.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward Company
CIO
Wayne C. Taylor
Commercce
United Mail Order
Ward
Sewell L. Avery
Roosevelt
Chicago Ward
Avery
Taylor
Francis Biddle
U. S. Supreme Court
William H. Davis
Red Cross Exceeds 200 Million War Fund Goal
Washington April 29 The Red Cross announced it had surpassed its 1944 war fund goal by more than 11 million dollars. Campaign chairman Leon Fraser praised the public response. The drive began March 1 and 3,180 of 3,749 chapters have met or surpassed their quotas.
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Washington
Red Cross
Leon Fraser
Funeral Rites for Frank Knox Held Monday
Funeral services for Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox who died of a heart attack will be at Mount Pleasant Congregational Church at 2 PM Monday. Admittance by card only due to limited church capacity. Burial in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
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Washington
Russians Say 1000 German Troops Killed in Counterattacks
The Soviet high command announced that the Red Army killed a battalion of 800 to 1,000 Axis troops in counterattacks southeast of Stanislawow in former Poland. Berlin reported steady Russian reinforcements and mounting assaults, signaling a new push toward the Carpathian passes. A Hungarian army communiqué spoke of violent Soviet attacks near Kolomyja, about 30 miles southeast of Stanislawow.
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Tom Yarborough
London
Soviet High Command
Red Army
Stanislawow
Poland
Berlin
Carpathian
Kolomyja
Allies Take Strongholds Of Japan
Allied forces mopping up the Japanese invasion of India have overrun further enemy strongpoints around Kohima. A Southeast Asia headquarters statement asserts the invasion failed to delay the Ledo road or disrupt allied plans in Burma, noting the campaign boosted Chinese progress toward Myitkyina.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
India
Kohima
Ledo Road
Ledo
Imphal
Myitkyina
Burma
United States
Ly Trols
Indaw
Tral Burma
Assam-Bengal
London
Washington
Allied air attack destroys four Japanese planes at Wadke
Allied forces reported four Japanese planes destroyed in an air strike on Wadke, the enemy base west of Hollandia, during Sunday operations.
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New Guinea
Wadke
Hollandia
General MacArthur Rejects Presidential Campaign Proposal
General Douglas MacArthur publically refused any bid for the U S presidency. He stated he would not accept such a move, calling it detrimental to the war effort, and urged no action linking his name to the nomination.
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New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Nebraska
MacArthur
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Philippines
Ameri- Lge
German fliers use death by own action tactics over Berlin outskirts
Fort Worth base report from April 9 describes German attackers in disarray attacking without formation. Captain William A. Reynolds led a squadron in heavy bombing as German pilots rammed and collided with Fortresses, with Lt. Dale J. Hanks reporting loss of tail assembly after a ram.
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Fortress
England
Bertin
William A. Reynolds
Walters
Okla
U. S
Berlin
Reynolds
Dale J. Hanks
Kane
Broughton And Roosevelt Are Endorsed
North Carolina Democrats endorse Governor J M Broughton for vice president and President Roosevelt for a fourth term at county gatherings for delegates to the state convention. Early reports show about 98 percent backing for Broughton and Roosevelt support, with harmonious meetings and standard convention patterns noted across counties. Mecklenburg Democrats observed a moment of respect for Secretary of the Navy.
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Raleigh
J. M. Broughton
Roosevelt
North Carolina
Broughton
Mecklenburg
Navy
Frank
Puge T
Germany Faces War of Nerves as Invasion Talk Intensifies
Berlin reports invasion airforce in action and claims a precursor landings began a week ago as Allied air power pounds Europe. Rumors from Helsinki and Istanbul reflect global nerves while German press and Rommel era orders show psychological warfare shaping expectations.
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Germany
London
Berlin
Europe
Finland
Helsinki
Sanomat
Channel
Atlantic Wall
Stuttgart
National Socialist Kurier
Hitler
Denmark
Jutland
Associated Press
Stockholm
Erwin Rommel
U. S
OW1
Seven die as bomber crashes into Memphis house
A twin-engine army bomber struck a Memphis home in the northeastern residential area. Seven people died including a woman and a 20 month old child. two bodies were later identified as Mrs. Norman Cobb and her son.
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Memphis
Norman Cobb
Cobb
Beatrice Withers
Army
Ferry Command
Allies Rain Bombs On Toulon Base
In Naples April 29 Allied American Flying Fortresses and Liberators bombed Toulon naval base. About 250 to 300 bombers targeted shipping, harbor installations, and submarine pens from Italian bases, aiming at a key supply hub for German troops in Italy.
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Naples
Toulon
Balkan
Italy
Bombers Devastate Berlin In Largest Daylight Air Battle
United States and Allied air forces staged a massive daylight assault on Berlin with 2,000 U S warplanes destroying hundreds of German fighters and setting vast fires. The battle produced heavy losses for American crews and reported extensive damage to Berlin as RAF and U S crews targeted air fields and industrial centers.
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London
U. S
Berlin
RAF
Germany
Resolution Favors Voting By Negroes
The Southern Regional Council urged Southerners to respect the Supreme Court Texas primary decision and allow Negroes to vote. The resolution, issued by Dr. Howard W. Odum, criticized white supremacy talk and called for trust in public officials while naming council directors from North Carolina and other states.
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Atlanta
United States Supreme Court
Texas
Southern Regional Council
Ood
Board of Directors
Howard W. Odum
University of North Carolina
Odum
North Carolina
Howard Ww. Odum
Will W. Alexander
Jessie Daniel Ames
Clark Foreman
John H. Wheeler
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