Advertising of War Bonds Is Disapproved
The House Rules Committee refused to approve legislation to pay newspapers for government war bond advertising. Chairman Sabath said the committee voted the bill down but the margin was not disclosed. The measure would authorize a 15 million dollar annual outlay for space in weeklies and dailies in cities with population thresholds.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Sabath
D-Ill
Jessa
Armed German Trawler Sunk by British Coastal Forces
London dispatch reports British light coastal forces sunk one armed German trawler and damaged two others off Walcheren during a pre invasion sweep of the English Channel. British admiralty noted minimal damage to its ships and casualties, with additional German losses reported near Elba Island in the Mediterranean.
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London
English Channel
Admiralty
Walcheren
Elba
Italy
RAF Bomber Raids Hit Targets Across Europe
The air ministry reports RAF heavy bombers struck railway yards at Lens Lille Ghent Courtrai and targets along the French invasion coast. Mosquitos dropped 4000 pound bombs on Ludwigshafen. British planes laid mines in enemy waters. Fifteen RAF planes were missing. The raids continued a second straight night against suspected German blocking emplacements.
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Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Knin
Air Ministry
Lens
Lille
France
Ghent
Courtrai
Belgium
Ations
RAF
MacArthur Relives New Guinea Prisoner Deaths and Invasion
General MacArthur recounts the New Guinea campaign noting 1 200 of 9 500 Japanese prisoners died from neglect and malnutrition while 300 were ill with malaria. He cites the Hollandia and Aitape invasions on April 22 with American losses of 28 dead and 95 wounded and Allied counts of 1 502 Japanese killed and 291 captured. Heavy bombers struck enemy positions on New Britain and New Ireland.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
Hollandia
Aitape
Hollandia-Aitape
Schouten Islands
New Britain
New Ireland
Government regulations burden Japan as Tokyo plans recruitment
Government control rules have grown heavy in Japan, prompting Tokyo to step up hiring. Officials say regulatory load hampers industry and productivity, urging streamlined processes and targeted reforms to attract talent.
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Japan
Tokyo
Radio Schedule Highlights Early Evening War Time Adjustments
Radio network corrections shift programs for May 11 Eastern War Time. The lineup includes serials, dramas, news, musical acts, and variety segments across CBS NBC and mutual affiliates with Coast to Coast changes in start times and hour-long adjustments.
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Bill
Jack Armstrong
Biu-East
Burl Ives
Cbs
Chick Carter
Farre
Nbe
Captain Midnight
Mbs-Basic
Biu
Cbs Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
America
Ted Husing
Cbe
Tim Healy
Biu the Smoothies
Jack Rosectrong
Biu-West
Jeri Sullavan
Volney Hurd
Lowell Thomas
Henry J. Taylor
Biu-Basic
Biu-West World News
Fred Waring
Nhe
Biu Fulton Lewis, Jr
Jonn Nesbitt
Cba
The
Johnson Family
Bob Barnes
Nhbe-Basic
Coast Guard
Bia
Mr. Keen
Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
Arthur Hale
Mbs
Kaltenborn
Nbc-Weat
Fanny Brice F
bin Fulton Oursler
Death Valley
Barema
Taain
Ogeerosby
Cbses
Amateu
Laster
Mberter
Iran
Vanc Oy
Anton Sisasert
Basten
Weather in North Carolina Turns Warmer Then Mild
Partly cloudy and continued warm today and Friday. Fair to partly cloudy and mild tonight.
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North Carolina
Raleigh Man Saves Life of Soldier
Charles E. Johnson of Raleigh North Carolina an ambulance driver at Anzio carried a wounded patient and a British orderly to safety during heavy German fire on April 18. He moved the ambulance to a shell hole aided by the orderly and returned with a stretcher jeep to transport the man to safety.
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New York
Charles E. Johnson
Raleigh
N. C
Anoalle
Nigra
Anzio
Stalat
A.fs
New Overseas
Galatti
Johnson
Italian Troops Press Forward as Germans Pull Back on Front
An official report says Italian troops pursue the withdrawal to shorten lines in the mountains 25 miles inland from the Adriatic. In Cassino the Germans bombard Allied forward stations and fly lone planes to strafe targets. The Italian corps of liberation in Italy has expanded from a small motorized group to include entire battalions of famed Italian regular units.
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Adriatic
Cassino
Federal Offices Face Probing Overstaffing Across Nation
A Civil Service Committee inquiry, backed by a new $50 000 allocation, will dispatch investigators to cities with dense government offices to verify reports of wasted manpower. Ramspeck says cutting payrolls to the minimum is essential to save taxpayers' money and conserve manpower. Thailand reports 3 690 miles of highways.
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Washington
Civil Service Committee
Ramspeck
New Vim and Vitality Tonle For Sale
Advertising copy promises pep for men and women of all ages claiming to restore energy and vigor. Mentions available at drug stores including Mann's Cut Rate and Walgreen Stores in High Point.
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High Point
Mann's Cut Rate
Walgreen
Japanese advance aims to cut Chinese supply lines near Loyang
An official report describes fierce fighting as Japanese forces push along the Yellow river and seek to enlarge a bridgehead. Analysts consider the tactic of dynamiting tunnels west of Loyang to block reinforcements while Chinese forces try to regain position along the Peiping Hankow railway and threaten the north south corridor.
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Sional
Chungking
Yellow River
Loyang
Peiping-Hankow
Territorial losses reduce vast area in free na withdrawal
Report notes rulers had finally cut away about 160000 square miles of territory severing all links with Free na, marking a major realignment of control.
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Vaders
Freena
Germans air losses and Black Sea fleet successes reported
Red airmen and anti air defenses claim to have destroyed 300 German planes over the past week. In the last month Black Sea fleet airmen reportedly sank over 100 enemy ships, including several transports totaling about 25 000 tons.
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Black Sea
War Today Sees Vast Invasion Fleet In Channel Ports
The piece notes a large invasion fleet assembled in channel ports and asserts that Allies cannot fully deny it while keeping D-day secret. It emphasizes ships and hundreds of thousands of soldiers being visible to the world.
Lexington Concern is Granted Charter
Two certificates of incorporation filed with the secretary of state authorize Lexington concern. Eastern Finance Corporation of Fayetteville seeks to discount all kinds of paper with 100000 capital stock and 1500 subscribed by G W Bell A B Wilkins and J R Teabeaut all of Fayetteville. Lexington Hunting Club Inc of Lexington to operate a shooting and hunting club with 1000 authorized stock and 168 subscribed by Dolph Hedrick Joe Sink and Odel Hin kle from Lexington and others. Band is on hand. United States army band once with Eisenhower now to Europe led by Director Thomas D Arcy.
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Eastern Finance Corporation
Fayetteville
G. W. Bell
A. B. Wilkins
J. R. Teabeaut
Lexington Hunting Club, Inc
Lexington
Dolph Hedrick
Joe Sink
Odel Hinkle
London
United States Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Africa
Sicily
Thomas D'Arcy
Europe
R Lin Ry
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