Allied Fighters Down 24 Japanese Bombers In India Drive
Allied fighter planes smashed a major Japanese bomber thrust aiding the invasion of India, downing 24 planes as ground forces near Imphal press the attack. Still, Japanese troops in the Ikhrul area north of Imphal and in the Chin hills suffered heavy casualties and were pushed back in operations along the Tiddim Imphal road.
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India
Charles A. Grumich
New Delhi
Imphal
Southeast Asia Command
Ikhrul
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Burma
Chabau
Ledo
Upper
Assam
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mountbatten
Chin
Themh
Tiddim-Imphal
Stilwell
Hhawnglawyang
Mogaung Valley
Khawnglaw River
Threeapanese
Political Committee labeled subversive in United Nations funding debate
The Dies committee criticized the CIO political action committee as a subversive Communist campaign to subvert Congress. It quoted projections of a $2,000,000 spending target with CIO unions contributing a major share and accused Hillman of collaborating with Communists for political aims. The report defended labor's right to campaign within law while warning of coercive fundraising tactics.
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Washington
CIO
House Committee
Unamerican
Congress of the
United States
Kristlin
Eitiaaence
Rep. Dies
Dtex
Sidney Hillman
Earl Browder
Dies Committee
Political Action Committee
Hillman
Allied withdraw Gurkha troops from Hangman’s Hill at Cassino
Allied HQ disclosed withdrawals of Indian Gurkha garrisons from Hangman’s Hill and nearby monastery slope after two weeks on the high ground. Heavy German troop movements and rail interdiction were noted as Allied plans refocus following a failed Cassino assault.
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Naples
Hangman's Hill
Monastery Hill
Cassino
Italy
Aik Hangman’s Hill
Newee
Contia
Mulate Wwertin
Ham- Merced
Cisterna
Rome
B Gas Coupon Boost Debated On Gasoline Supply
The Office of Price Administration plans a possible rise in B card gasoline ration if supplies permit after a 30 day review. Col. Bryan Houston said increases depend on available gasoline and aim to help earners who rely on driving. A spokesman noted a potential rise to 720 miles monthly within about six weeks if black market curb efforts continue.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Bryan Houston
CPA
Col
Houston
Washington
Woodrum Calls for U S Military Strength to Preserve Peace
Representative Woodrum of Virginia, named chair of the House special committee on postwar military policy, argued that lasting peace requires a strong military after hostilities end. He warned against dismantling armed forces and outlined study topics including personnel procurement, reserve organization, unity of command, supply and modernization, and postwar base missions.
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Army
Navy
National Guard
United States
Naval Militia
Churchill Demands Confidence in War Leadership
Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged the House of Commons to vote of confidence in his government over the education bill amend ment. He tied the vote to wartime leadership and warned that failure to secure a majority could trigger a cabinet crisis.
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Ernest Agnew
London
House of Commons
Churchill
Commons
Harold Butler
Crown to Yield to Popular Will in Italian Election
Naples report states King Vittorio Emanuele promises the crown will follow the popular will and proposes an election within four months after the war. The king hints he may abdicate if a newly elected parliament votes for reforms or constitutional changes.
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Naples
Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
Plan Proposed To Use All 4-Fs For War Effort
Undersecretary Robert P Patterson told the House military committee that 3 500 000 men aged 18 to 37 classified 4-F should be assigned to essential industry or inducted into army labor battalions. He proposed national service or extended selective service as ways to place 4-Fs in war work, with others kept in civilian jobs or shifted to the enlisted reserve for eventual active duty.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
House Military Committee
Patterson
Fee
Ae Ae
Refusi
American and Allied Bombers Sweep Across Axis Fronts
Allied bomber fleets from America and Australia conducted far reaching raids from Dutch New Guinea to the northern Solomons, dropping hundreds of tons of bombs on Bougainville Rabaul Kavieng and Weiwak Bay New Guinea. In Europe American Flying Fortresses hit Central Germany and Liberators struck Pas de Calais as Air Forces claim a record eight week toll of 2100 German planes.
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Rome
Europe
Britain
Seer
Amer
Guts Patton
Allied
Southwest Pacific
Dutch New Guinea
Solomons
Oe MacArthur
Bougainville
Rabaul
New Britain
Kavieng
New Ireland
Wewak
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Pityilu Island
Admiralty Group
Seadler Harbor
Lorengau
Big Manus Island
Dauntless
Jomons
Solomon
Avengers
Mitchells
Liberators
Austin Bralmear
London
Germany
Pas-de-Calais
France
U. S
James H. Doolittle
Berlin
Reich
Toburg Forest
Westphalia
Muenster
Osnabrueck
Bielefeld
Relief supplies wait as Japan blocks move to camps
The Red Cross reported no definite plan from Japan to move into Japanese war prisoner and civilian internment camps. About 1,500 tons of American relief supplies have stacked in Vladivostok warehouses since last fall, with more ready in the United States for immediate shipment once Japan begins accepting supplies there.
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Washington
Red Cross
Vladivostok
Russia
Veterans Service Expanded Across North Carolina
Governor and council authorize immediate expansion of the veterans service division of the labor department under the 1943 legislature. About 1,500 veterans are returning weekly as offices are planned in Asheville Charlotte Greensboro Raleigh and Greenville with possible future sites as needs arise.
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Raleigh
Council of State
Veterans Service Division
North Carolina Labor Department
Broughton
Forrest Shuford
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Greenville
Big Fire Hits Raleigh Damaging State Bonds and Coupons
A large fire in Raleigh on March 29 caused about 25 million dollars in losses. The blaze consumed 15,327,000 in retired state bonds and 9,457,982.50 in paid off coupons, with authorities detailing the financial impact.
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Raleigh
Capitol
Strike Grows in Yorkshire and Scotland Shipyards
About 50,000 miners were on strike in the Yorkshire coalfields, up from 40,000 yesterday, as labor walkouts also hampered Scottish shipyards.
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London
Yorkshire Coalfields
Argentine Interior Minister Attacks U S Ambassador Armour
New York dispatches report Gen. Luis C. Perlinger, Argentina's interior minister, violently attacked U S Ambassador Norman Armour in an off the record talk with Argentine journalists. He denied Nazism or Fascism but criticized foreign influence and warned Argentina would resist foreign pressure. The Herald Tribune notes Perlinger's remarks urged Armour to leave, aligning with pro Nazi press lines. Both papers say he claimed Anglo American elites favored Nazi Germany over Soviet Russia and suggested enemies would unite against Russia.
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Armour
New York
New York Times
The
Herald Tribune
Montevideo
Luis C. Perlinger
Argentina
United States
Norman Armour
Perlinger
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Soviet Russia
the Tribune
Adolf Hitler
Russian push nears Czech frontier in vast eastern drive
Soviet communiques report Malinovsky in the South Russian steppes advancing toward Odessa with Nikolaev captured and a 175 mile front. Konev's Ukrainian army nears the Odessa Tiraspol line as forces push toward Iasi and further east. Zhukov's units move near Kolamea as Axis troops retreat beyond Proskurov.
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London
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Nikolaev
Great Black Sea
Odessa
Ivan S. Konev
Odessa-Tiraspol
Malinovsky
Bug
Renal
Thyi
Domanevka
Berlin
Konev
Prut River
Rumania
Iasi
Tésyra
Koshen
Moscow
Linkovtsy
Kamenets-Podolsk
Proskurov
Fightirshal Gregory Ag. K. Zhukov
Gvozdets
Kolamea
Czernow
Rumania And Bulgaria Get Last Chance
Moscow reports Izvestia urges Romania and Bulgaria to join democratic nations to preserve sovereignty or face German occupation. It notes Romania 15 divisions and Bulgaria 20, warning of a potential Prut crossing and German occupation risks. States of siege in Ploesti oil fields and oil stock removal are cited.
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Moscow
Red Army
Izvestia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Soviet Union
Prut
Berlin
Jasi
Jassy
High Command
Ion Antonescu
Romania
Hitler
Stockholidningen
Ritter
Bucharest
Ploesti
Tass
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Rayburn
Special House
Oodrum
Emanuele
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Czech Border
Third Ukrainian Army
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