Doolittle Raid Reflections and War Ethics Commentary
The piece recalls the April 18 1942 Tokyo raid by Maj. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle and its heavy losses. It discusses why the government disclosed details, notes Japan executed or tortured some captured officers, and argues prisoners of war deserve humane treatment. Elmer Davis comments urge limits on vengeance and emphasize fighting for a republic against a mad regime.
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Acer
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Doolittle
Tolyo
Roosevelt
Roose Yvelt
Crisp
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Davis
Japan
Washington
America
Pacific
Henry A. Arnold
Arnold
Sabath
D-Ul
Howe Rules Committee
Ho Inercy
Rayburn
Mabuseo D-Alay
Matt
Mme
Chiang Kai Shek
United States
Patterson
James H. Doolittle
War Department
White House
Corpus Christi
Tex
State Department
Inez
Three Day Battle With Nazi Submarines At Sea
A three day sea battle aboard an Allied convoy bound for Great Britain ends after carrier planes rescue all aboard a torpedoed ship. German submarines attacked repeatedly with depth charges as corvettes and destroyers closed in. Dawn broke with explosions and flare-lit seas, the convoy proceeding under calm skies and an extraordinary escort praised by the British admiral aboard.
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Associated Press
Henry B. Jameson
America
Great Britain
London
Jameson Fummerly
St. Louis
Henry
Jameson
Abelayed
Allantic
Ivan
Ous
Vane
W S. MB Vcu
Ten Jap Bases Bombed by Allied Aircraft
Allied heavy bombers and long range fighters struck enemy holdings across northern Australia and nearby New Guinea on Wednesday. In one daylight encounter a Flying Fortress repelled four Japanese Zeros during a reconnaissance pass near Rabaul, while air strikes set fires at Gasmata and Dobo and targeted airfields and fuel dumps across New Britain and Dutch New Guinea.
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William F. Bon
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Islind
Morobe
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Gasmata
Ubili l
Saidor
Madang
Dobo
Aroe Islands
Laga
Bauean
Dimor
Tirika
Bimapu
Dutch New Guinea
Forest Fire Losses Drop in Aransas This Year
State Forester Fred J. Lung announced that Aransas forest fire losses in the first three months of this year were substantially lower than in the same period of 1942, reflecting improved conditions near Little Rock on April 22.
Two Fulton Men Feared Drowned in Red River
Two Fulton residents Logan Williams and Roy Wellingsworth are missing after assisting in dislodging driftwood from Fulton river bridge piers. Search efforts span 68 miles of the Red River as floodwaters recede. Both men are highway department workers with families, and reports of their boat sighting downriver remain unverified.
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Red River
Arkansas Highway Department
Logan Wiliams
Roy Wellingsworth
Fulton
Fulton River
Garland City
Williams
Roy, Jr
Wellingsworth
J. R. Williams
Hope
Twelve Die When Army Plane Crashes at Evansville
An Army aircraft attempting a landing at Evansville Municipal Airport at 11 26 p m Wednesday crashed and burned killing twelve aboard. Major F C Dickson stated the names of the dead are being withheld for next of kin notification. Local officers reported two men escaped the wreck but perished.
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Evansville
Ind
F. C. Dickson
Dicksen
Dickson
Neaby
Verdict Overruled in Laurel Lynch Mob Case
Federal Judge Sidney C. Mize overruled a defense motion to dismiss civil liberties charges against three Jones county men tied to the Laurel lynching of a Black man last October. The trial continued as defense witnesses began testimony while two defendants were withdrawn for lack of evidence.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Sidney C. Mize
Jones County
Laurel
Nathaniel T. Shotts
William Oscar Johnson
Allen Pryor
Barney Jones
Luther Holder
Howard Wash
U S Flyers Vow Revenge on Japan After Bombings
The Associated Press reports Tokyo broadcasts threaten to execute every U S flyer captured in Japan. President Roosevelt and military officials condemn such acts as brutal and vow to retaliate against Japanese leaders, while aid from Swiss channels informs Tokyo of executions.
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Associated Press
United States
Japan
Tokyo
America
Federal Communications Commision
Peach crop in Nashville likely less than ten percent
Nashville orchardists blamed January freeze for widespread fruit tree damage. Elberta peaches face sharp drops this year, with Highland Penned Co. and Robertson-Peppers Orchard predicting under 10 percent of normal output. Some nearby orchards may still yield a normal crop, while distant sections see total failure. Curly peaches fare better with near normal production. late July Elberta harvest awaits. Transportation is not expected to be a major issue.
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Nashville
Ngileland
J. YH. Ball
The
Highland Penned ’ Co., Inc
American Fruit Growers
J. J. Robertson
Robertson-Peppers Orchard
Sane Orchards Rusk
Hempstead County War Bond Sales Exceed $200000
Hempstead county’s Second War Loan campaign surpassed the $200,000 mark with daily sales of $16,475 bringing the total to $212,500. Chairman C C Sprugins reports the county has raised $354,000 for the intensive drive and must meet the $254,000 April quota to sustain progress.
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Hempstead Counity
Lady
C. C. Sprugins
Sprugins
Hempstead County
Hempstead
Jury Still Out in Train Murder Case
Albany Oregon April 22 The fate of Robert K E Folkes was in doubt as eight women and four men weighed a charge of murdering Martha Virginia James 21 Norfolk Virginia in a berth of a crowded railroad sleeping car. Jurors deliberated long hours yesterday then retired for the night in beds set up in a locked jury room. Deliberations to resume around 11 a m CWT. James was killed January 23 on a southbound train near Albany Folkes 20 year old Negro dining car cook is accused of sneaking into her berth and cutting her throat as she fought hin
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Albany
Ore
Robert KE
Leo Folkes
Martha Virginia James
Norfolk
James
Here
Falke
Hin
Britain Warns Nazis Against Use of Gas
London reports Hitler preparing to use gas on the Russian front and Britain vows immediate reprisals against military targets in Germany. Churchill, from Downing Street, warns of gas warfare, while Berlin and British broadcasts frame the issue as a major Allied warning amid war tensions.
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London
Hitler
Germany
Churchill
Downing Street
Ministry of Information
R Ib
British Broadcasting Company
United Nation
Aly
Berlin
Associated Press
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Wing Commmander 8
J. Hedsol
Civil Defense
Hiller
Chiurchill
Foreign Office
Slogan Change Sparks Bond Drive Results in Clarksville
Clarksville on April 22 reports bond drive results improved after an altered slogan. The initial line celebrate Hitler's birthday failed to win support, while a Lions Club member proposed make Hitler wish he'd never had a birthday. Subscriptions rose to 71 percent of the quota within 24 hours.
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Clarksville
Hitler
Real Peelers At Kearns Field Utah
Four privates on kitchen police duty were ordered to peel 400 pounds of potatoes but peeled 600 pounds before quitting. They said they kept going because each time they stopped someone yelled Hey K. P. and they thought that would not keep peeling.
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Kearns Field
Utah
Waring Says Loses Heavy in North Africa
Roane Waring, national commander of the American Legion, said American forces have suffered terrific casualties in North Africa and that many more may follow before Rommel is defeated. He cited Eisenhower casualty figures and warned the campaign would widen into Europe. He praised the American soldier as a well fed fighting fellow adapting quickly to battle.
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Washington
Roane Waring
American Legion
North Africa
Waring
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ife
Eisenhower
2Nd Army
Vanisia
War Department
Rommel
Tunisia
Nav
Army
Navy
Nunisia
Euoope
Alvieu
House Votes for Easter Holiday
Washington April 22 The House approved a recess until May 3 then adjourned. Debate centered on income tax relief and the Rufini plan. Senate concurrence was anticipated. Democrats and Republicans prepared for a renewed fight on pay roll taxes and income tax cuts. Regardless of passage, extensive tax reductions were expected with a 20 percent withholding levy on taxable pay.
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Washington
House
Allies Seize 500 Nazis and 27 Tanks in Tunisia
Allied forces in North Africa report heavy Axis pressure near Medjez-El-Bab and Enfidaville as British and Montgomery’s Eighth Army inflict significant losses. A commander announced 27 tanks destroyed, including two 60-ton Tigers, and about 500 German troops captured in the Medjez-El-Bub sector, with further Allied gains along the southern front as Axis counterattacks are repulsed.
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William B
North Africa
Medjez-El-Bub
Soutern Front
K.A.N. Andersen
Medjez-El-Bab
Tunis
Erwin Rommel
Africa
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Takroun
Enfidavill
Djebel Gate
Montgomery
Obervers
Hermann Goering
FDR Visits Cement US Mexico Ties Amid War Flight Parade
Corpus Christi April 22 1945 Roosevelt and Avila Camacho met in Monterrey to reinforce continental defense and unity. Naval cadets from several nations trained at the center as both leaders praised military solidarity and a Pan American good neighbor policy for postwar unity.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
vPj
United States
Roosevelt
Mexico
Avila Camacho
Monterrey
Naval Air
Mexian
Naval Air’ Training Center
Np- Hons
Avila Cama
Cho
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Alex. H. Washburn
Uulfala
U. S
Manuel Avila Camacho
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Camacho
Edwin Watson
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