Berlin Bombed in Daylight Allied Assault
About 2,000 American heavy bombers and fighters attacked Berlin and other targets in Germany in daylight operations. The raid marked the first daylight attack on Berlin since March 22, with heavy losses for German fighters and reports of parachute landings. Additional strikes hit Pas-de-Calais in northern France andCologne, Plovdiv, Sofia, and Belgrade as part of a broader Balkan and eastern-front pressure.
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London
Berlin
Hitler
Caplist
Germany
Pas-de-Calais
France
Munster
Orlin
Cologne
Air Ministry
Britain
Plovdiv
Sofia
Belgrade
Bulgaria
Orient Express
Balkans
Dordanelles
Stockholm
Switzerland
Buchargst O
Ploesti
Workra
England
Bottown
Allied Forces Press Advance Near Imphal In Burma Front
Allied forces push the fight toward Japanese positions near Imphal and along the Silchar track as they hold Keohima Dimappur terrain. Chinese troops move in the Mogaung valley toward Myitkyina while American long-range fighters strike Heho airfield and Andaman shipping targets.
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Kandy
Ceylon
UPI
Imphal
India
Bengal-Assam
Kohima
Burma
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Wararup
Arca
Heho
Sevastopol Battle Rages as Two Red Armies Close
Russian and German reports place Gen. Yeremenko and Gen. Tolbukhin converging on Sevastopol from southeast and north to trap the Axis garrison. Destruction along docks rises as Danubian port Galati endures fires and Soviet airstrikes.
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Feodor 1
Sevastopol
Red Army
Red
Danubian
Galati
Dnestr
Tighina
Chisinau
Izvestia
Black Sea
Romania
Invasion Speculation Amid British Security Moves
Stockholm reports a new wave of invasion speculation from Berlin datelines as Britain tightens controls. German military circles claim an imminent western invasion, citing RAF activity, potential bridgeheads, and rumors of secret weapons while German media pushes morale and mobilization themes.
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Stockholm
Berlin
da- Rens Nyheter
RAF
Voelkischer Beobachter
Atlantic Wall
Dagens Nyheter
More Vessels Sunk by U S Submarines in Pacific
Washington reports 15 more Japanese ships destroyed or damaged by American submarines, bringing definite losses to 682 vessels. The tally includes three tankers, a medium repair ship, seven cargo vessels, two cargo-passenger ships, one small cargo ship, and a small cargo vessel. Earlier counts show 36 probables sunk and 114 damaged.
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Washington
Japan
Rainfall to Bring Crest At Kansas City to 20.5
The weather bureau reports additional rainfall between Omaha and St. Joseph will lift Missouri river stages. Nebraska City is forecast to crest near 20 feet, Kansas City to rise to about 20.5 feet by Thursday or Friday, as Omaha remains around 19.5 and St. Joseph nears 19.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Omaha
St. Joseph
Nebraska City
Weather Bureau
Britain bans diplomatic travel and tightens censorship
London imposes a ban on diplomats from neutral and allied nations leaving Britain except the United States Russia and the British commonwealth. All diplomatic communications are censored including coded telegrams and pouches. Staff cannot return home and actions take immediate effect until further notice. Washington and Moscow were consulted on the move.
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London
Britain
United States
Russia
British Commonwealth
Foreign Office
Washington
Moscow
Stock Market Index Edges Higher Across 60 Stocks
The average of 60 stocks stands at 50.9 points, up from yesterday's 51.8 as investors weigh mixed results. Traders monitor shifts in key sectors and seek clues on market direction amid evolving earnings and economic data.
Air giant Constellation awe at National Airport
Washington residents and servicemen gathered at National Airport to view the Lockheed Constellation, a 40-ton four engine plane flying from Burbank to Newark in record time. The craft carried a crew of five and 12 passengers, topping 355 miles per hour over about 2,600 miles, with Howard Hughes and Jack Frye among the key figures. The airplane, built for luxury air travel, will be handed to the Army immediately, with other units to Army use after war.
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National Airport
Pacific Coast
Army
Navy
Congress
Burbank
Calif
Newark
N. J
Howard R. Hughes
Hughes
Jack Frye
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
Severe spring snowstorm hits Nebraska and Kansas
One of the season's worst storms spread across western Nebraska and Kansas last night. McCook recorded 19 inches of wet snow with drifting, while Kearney saw 10 inches. North Platte and North Central Kansas towns reported 2 to 9 inches. Sub-freezing temps endangered livestock amid feed shortages. A dust storm in the Oklahoma panhandle reduced visibility. Kansas and Colorado ranchers reported calf and lamb losses as the storm moved south into New Mexico. The Weather Bureau predicted a gradual warmup within 48 hours.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Nebraska
Kansas
McCook
Neb
Kearney
Concordia
Hays Center
Platte
Rand Island
Oklahoma Panhandle
E. C. Bray
Syracuse
Kansas City
Colorado
Boulder
Cheyenne
Wyo
New Mexico
Missing defendant may delay trial of 30 conspirators
In Washington on April 18 a search for missing Edward James Smythe of New York halted the opening of a federal case in which 30 men are charged with conspiring with Nazi agents to undermine U S armed forces. Smythe’s bail was forfeited after he failed to appear. Prosecution may seek postponement or severance if Smythe remains missing, while 29 defendants answered at the session. Defendants include Elizabeth Dilling and Lois De Lafayette Washburn of Chicago, Gerard Kunze of New York, and George Viereck of New York, with the court overruling defense motions seeking delays.
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Federal District Court
Edward ©. Eicher
Edward James Smythe
New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
C. John Rogge
Smythe
Justice Eicher
Elizabeth Dilling
Chicago
Red Network
Lois de Lafayette Washburn
National Liberty Party
Gerard Wilhelm Kunze
Justice Department
Bund
George Sylvester Viereck
Prof A H Sluss Dies At His Home
Alfred Higgins Sluss 66 longtime University of Kansas professor died last night at 37 Mississippi Street after four months illness. He joined KU in 1908 advancing to full professor in 1928 and led Fowler Shops from 1922 to 1941. Active in naval training work since 1942 he also played in a faculty string quartet and published works on heating and engineering. He leaves wife Lillian Sluss a son Alonzo Clayton Sluss a daughter Mira Jean Sluss a sister and two grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 4:30 PM at First Methodist Church. Burial Friday at Tuscola Illinois.
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Alfred Higgins Sluss
Mississippi Street
Professor Sluss
University
Fowler
Sluss
Naval Training School
J. O. Jones
School of Engineering and Architecture
Dean Jones
Profesor Jones
K. U
Tuscola
Ill
Tuscola High School
Northwestern University
University of
American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers
Kansas City
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Sigma Tau
Society For the Promotion of Engineering Education
American Association of University Professors
Acacia Lodge No. 9
A. F
Lillian Sluss
Alonzo Clayton Sluss
Mira Jean
Harriet Jean Sluss
Frank L. Sluss
Casey, Ill
Lawrence Alfred Sluss
Barbara Jean Sluss
First Methodist Church
O. E. Allison
R.S. Tait
E. E. Ambrosius
E. D. Bay
F. C. Russell
F. A. Russell
W. C. McNown
R. L. Grider
F. N. Raymond
E. D. Kinney
J. W. Fogwell
Frank Brown
George Ware
Ed A. Wilder
D. E. McGregor
W. S. Baker
P. G. Hausman
A. M. Ockerblad
T. C. Ryther
Marion Barlow
Nine Men Left for Induction to Fort Leavenworth
Ninety men from Douglas county prepared for induction with nine white men under 31 departing from Lawrence for Fort Leavenworth. Names listed include Gardner Robert Hayden, Maurice Edward Shotwell, B. Hutchens, C. Gerstenberger, Melvin Dwain Center, Gulley, Emmett Greenwall, James Duncan Wallace, and Robert Henry Zimmerman. No pre-induction physicals are scheduled locally. eighty five men traveled yesterday for their pre-induction exams.
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Douglas County
United States Army
Fort Leavenworth
Gardner Robert Hayden
Ottawa
Maurice Edward Shotwell
Baldwin
Pungreres B. Hutchens
Rhode Ogatrol
C. Gerstenberger
Kansas
Melvin Dwain
Gtalliain
Hart Gulley
East
Thireenth
Emmett Greenwall
Denver
James Duncan Wallace
Haskell Institute
Robert Henry Zimmerman
Barker Avenue
Monsoon stalemate looms in Burma conflict
London reports a Burma India campaign nearing a May monsoon stalemate as Allies hold a narrow edge in a multi sector struggle. Both sides push offensives while Japan seeks to sever rail links to India and block the Ledo road effort amid a vast 700 mile jungle and mountain front.
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London
Burma
India
Elliss
Ledo
China
Winter named disaster chairman for Douglas County Red Cross
M. S. Winter, retiring Latwrence Chamber of Commerce president, is appointed disaster chairman of the Douglas County Red Cross by the chapter executive committee. Wade Pierce notes Winter will lead activities during disasters, with headquarters at the Community building and equipment ready. Winter aided county flood relief in June 1943 and sheltered county farm inmates after a recent fire.
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M. S. Winter
Latwrence Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
Red Cross
Wade
Pierce
Winter
Winter is Leaving Topeka Apr 18 Snow Covers Northwest Kansas
Winter weather lingered as an April snowstorm affected parts of Kansas with up to eight inches in Goocland and Phillipsburg and road closures on K27 north of St Francis and K17 near St Paul. Temperatures dropped to 14 at Goodland, with 25 to 28 in the west and frost in the northeast. Rain and snow totals varied across the state, delaying farmers, while western Kansas cleared and temperatures rose toward 60 tomorrow. Highest yesterday was 66 at Coffeyville and 48 at Wichita.
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S. D. Flora
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Phillipsburg
St. Francis
St. Paul
Goodland
Flora
Dodge City
Wamego
Concordia
Wichita
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Coffeyville
Postwar job forecast shapes Kansas education and policy
More than 50 representatives from 22 Kansas colleges heard Dr Frederic Guild of the Kansas Legislative Council call for clear state responsibility in postwar government work. He urged an information and guidance service for veterans and returning war plant workers, while warning Kansas not to compete with private industry for materials. The conference listed major needs in school financing and restructuring, with attendees from Baker, Bethany Lindstorf, Bethel Newton, Central McPherson, Chanute, Coffeyville, Dodge City, Emporia, Friends, Fort Hays, Independence, Kansas State Manhattan, Kansas City Junior, Kansas Wesleyan, McPherson, Mount St Scholastica, Pittsburg, Sterling, Washburn, Topeka, Wichita, and Kansas University, hosted by University faculty in Lawrence.
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Frederic Guild
Research Bureau
Kansas Legislative Council
Guild
Legislative Council
W. E. Grimes
Kansas State College
James Price
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
John Frye
The
State Geological Survey
Margaret Justin
Emory Lindquist
Bethany College
Robert Bush
State Teachers College
Baker University
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Bethel College of
Newton
Central College of McPherson
Chanute Junior College
Coffeyville
Dodge City Junior College
Emporia State Teachers College
Friends University of Wichita
Fort Hays State College
Independence Junior College
Manhattan
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Wesleyan University of Sa
Assessments Ready for Kaw Drainage District dike work
The Kaw Drainage District reports assessments are ready for the proposed dike at the north end of the Kaw river bridge. Property owners have 30 days to pay in full or elect 15 yearly installments with 2 percent interest. Bonds for the improvements may be sold after 30 days.
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Kaw River
J. B. Wilson
Kaw
Drainage Board
Relocation Talk by Ed Sargent at University YWCA
Ed Sargent of the War Relocation office in Kansas City will discuss Japanese American relocation issues at a University YWCA event. He will be joined by two Japanese American youths. The address is 4 30 p m tomorrow in the Memorial Union men's lounge. Public invited.
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University Y.W.C.A
Ed Sargent
War Relocation Office
Kansas City
United States
Sargent
Memorial Union Building
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