Peace rejection shows Germany still strong
DeWitt MacKenzie notes Finiends actions rejecting peace terms signal German resilience on the eve of a major invasion. Stockholm sources expect a stalemate, with Berlin warning of a hard fight and Finland possibly seeking terms with Moscow amid US diplomatic risk. Germany’s air and ground strength remains robust despite bombing, with 319 divisions cited in Madrid.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
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Stockholm
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Berlin
Atlantic
Finland
United States
Reich
Baron Mannerheim
Russia
America
Helsinki
Moscow
Europe
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Luftwaffe
Madrid
Allied Bombers Hit Wewak and Surrounding Areas Amid Invasion
Headquarters reported a 333 ton bombing of the Wewak Hansa bay area by Allied planes. Liberators fought 30 interceptors while dropping 41 tons on Geelvink Bay airfields. Invasion front from Aitape to Hollandia showed muted enemy surprise as Humboldt Bay yields supplies and captured vehicles. Tax policy notes indicate no change with 5 percent income tax and 100 percent luxury levy.
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Wewak- Hansa Bay
Wewak
Holandia
Hollandia
Geelvink Bay
Aitape
Humboldt Bay
Philippines
Britain Seeks $12.4 Billion Tax Revenue For 1944
Britain's wartime budget outlines total expenditures of about $23.75 billion for 1943 with a $3.12 billion decrease, and Sir John proposes a tax yield of roughly $390 per person to raise $12.408 billion in 1944.
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Britain
Commons
Sir John
Invasion Force Estimates and Soviet Massing Reported
The article cites estimates of 3.5 to 3.75 million men in 96 divisions available for the Western Europe invasion. It notes this force, though large, may be insufficient to face Hitler on both eastern and western fronts, while the Russians are said to mass troops to coordinate offensives with the western invasion.
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Europe
Hitler
Single GOP Ballot Out Observers Say
The Associated Press reports observers expect the GOP to avoid a single nominee on the first ballot at the national convention. Bricker supporters claim 257 pledged delegates with a “best possible” spread, while elections across Massachusetts Pennsylvania Kentucky and New York shape delegate choices and potential Dewey support. Gleason Archer did not name states for the anti fourth term Democrats meeting.
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Associated Press
Ohio
John W. Bricker
GOP
Bricker
Roy D. Moore
Moore
Massachusetts
Democratic Committee
Joseph B. Ely
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Edward Martin
Dewey
Kentucky
Simeon Willis
New York City
Gleason
L. Archer
American Democratic National Committee
Swedes Refuse to Halt Trade With Germany
WashingtonApril 25 Secretary of State Hull said Sweden refused to halt trade with Germany in response to Allied requests. Sweden maintains its own trade policy despite Allied pressure.
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Germany
Washington
Hull
Sweden
Allied bombers pace Naples raid as Balkans targets hit
Allied flights press operation across Balkans and northern Italy. Nazi raids on Naples totaled 30 to 40 planes but caused limited damage. US bombers claim 29 enemy planes destroyed, with 24 shot by bomber gunners and three by fighters over Romania. Fortresses and Liberators bombed Bucharest and Ploesti yards, hitting rail lines and oil facilities. Noted crew members Claude Campbell of North Little Rock and Harry Merry of Fort Smith credited for Weiner Neustadt raid.
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Balkans
Italy
Bucharest
Ploesti
Romania
Belgrade
U. S
Adolf
Danube River
Flying Fortress
Weiner-Neustadt
Austadt
Austria
Claude E. Campbell
West Eighth St
North Little Rock
Ark
Harry T. Merry
Arthur Drive
Fort Smith
Pittsburgh Honors War Hero Kelly On Homecoming
Tech. Sgt. Charles Edward Kelly returns from the Italian campaign with the Medal of Honor and is met by a massive Pittsburgh welcome. Police guard his Dutchtown home as thousands cheer, while Mayor Scully offers a hotel stay and Kelly prefers rest with his mother Irene.
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Shawano Street
Kelly
Tech
Charles Edward Kelly
Dutchtown
Cornelius Scully
Irene Kelly
Washington
Shawano
Sweden Holds Firm on Ball Bearings for Germany
Hull said stopping ball bearing shipments to Nazi Germany was unsatisfactory as Britain presses for supplies. Sweden reportedly refused to break commitments to Germany, polite yet firm, with notes not public. Government signals the issue not closed and renewed diplomacy likely.
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Germany
Hull
Sweden
Britain
United States
Ireland
Market Report Poultry and Produce and Livestock
Chicago market shows firm poultry and butter with mixed produce receipts while St Louis Stockyards reports steady hogs and steady to higher cattle and lamb values. Wheat oats rye and barley move on price ceilings and contracts as OPA talk shapes late session. New York stocks drift with modest gains and mixed bonds amid light volume.
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Chicago
ST. Louis Livestock National Stockyards
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Cotton futures close steady amid liquidation and May halt
In New Orleans on April 25, long liquidation offset trade buying and covering in cotton futures after a brief halt on only 100 bales of May tenders. Market closed steady with May at 21.32, down 2 cents. other contracts showed varied gains and losses.
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New Orleans
South’s Future Threatened by Rayon in War Loans Probe
Sen. Bankhead announced a Senate subcommittee will investigate government loans to fund rayon plant construction amid concerns rayon threatens cotton and wool industries. He cites more than 100000 in loans approved by the War Production Board and warns of impacts on 2060000 southern cotton farmers.
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Washington
South
Bankhead
D-Ala
Senate
War Production Board
State Democrats to Study Negro Vote in Arkansas
Two committees of attorneys were named by Joe C. Barrett to study the Negro vote issue raised by the U S Supreme Court ruling on Texas primaries. The groups will report at the central committee meeting May 17 and name delegates to the National Democratic convention in Chicago. Arkansas will have 20 convention votes among 52 delegates.
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Little Rock
United States Supreme Court
Texas
Joe C. Barrett
Jonesboro
Barrett
Central Committee
Chicago
Harvey G. Combs
Arkansas
Arkansas Nurses Get Promotions
The War Department announced the promotion of Norma Lou Rye and Betty Frances Reece to second lieutenants in the Army Nurses Corps. Capt. Paul Garrett Autry of Little Rock was ordered to active duty in the medical corps. Colorado reports 51 mountains exceeding 14,000 feet.
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Washington
War Department
Norma Lou Rye
South U. St
Fort Smith
Betty Frances Reece
Norman
Army Nurses Corps
Paul Garrett Autry
Little Rock
Red Army repels German attack near Dubne area
Moscow reports the Red Army crushed a German assault west of Dubne, 85 miles northeast of Lwow, killing over 400 Nazis in a counterblow. In the Carpathians southwest of Stanislawow, over 200 Germans were killed after a night rush and morning rout by Soviet troops. Sevastopol bombardment and naval disruptions continue as Russian planes target Axis ships and troops.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Dubne
Lwow
Carpathian
Stanislawow
Red Air Force
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Berlin
Nix
Lnow
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