Allied troops seize Mount Marrone and push near Cassino
Allied forces thrust into central Italian front seize Mount Marrone a mile high about 13 miles northeast of Cassino aided by heavy artillery. The action aims to straighten the line between Cassino and Alfadena as assaults on San Michele and Pizzone continue. German raiding parties repulsed at Cassino station while Allied destroyers and British troops repel actions on the Anzio beachhead.
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Recess For Commoners
Ottawa report: Parliament adjourns for 17 days with most postwar bills and war matters left untouched. The war appropriations bill totaling 3.65 billion dollars remains unsigned as the government recesses, with continuation noted on page three.
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Pottery and fingerprints echo through ancient tales
A Manchester Guardian note discusses Nelson and his famous Trafalgar Square column, a $2,000 bath, and the biblical motif of potsherds. It links fingerprints on clay to ancient crafts, citing Judges, Job, and Isaiah as examples of pottery's long cultural memory.
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Rumor of Italian King Abdication Circulates in Naples
In Naples on April 1 a rumor spread that King Victor Emmanuel might abdicate in favor of Crown Prince Humbert. Humbert was absent from his villa after visiting his father, and an aide said he could not confirm the rumor. Household members were not immediately available for comment.
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Japs Have Had Enough In Bougainville
Maj. Gen. Oscar W. Griswold reports that Japanese forces on Bougainville appear to be withdrawing after heavy American operations since November 1. He notes caution as the enemy may be reorganizing, with Allied casualties exceeding 8,000.
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Solomon Islands
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Parliaments adjourn for April dates and Calgary Pythias convention
The House of Commons adjourns to April 17 and the Senate to April 25. The Commons debated civil aviation with Munitions Minister Howe defending contracts to Vickers Aircraft in Montreal for Douglas DC-4 airplanes. In the Senate, Chief Justice Thibaudeau gave royal assent to bills from the session’s first two months. Calgary hosts the Knights of Pythias grand lodge convention with delegates from Gibron to the border, alongside the Pythian Sisters convention.
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Canucks Hear Gen Crerar in England April 1 1945
Lt General H D G Crerar addressed hundreds of Canadian soldiers in England, declaring the time approaching to prove military excellence already shown by the 1st Canadian Division and 1st Canadian Corps. He praised Canadians as the best troops in the world and outlined duties of the 1st Canadian Army’s headquarters, staff, and services, stressing a clear objective and smooth battlefield integration.
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Mosquitos In New Attacks On Western Germany
London April 1 The RAF Mosquitos attacked targets in western Germany last night without loss. American heavy bombers began a new month of operations with an attack on southwestern Germany. A Swiss government note said American bombers dropped incendiaries on Schaffhausen near the Swiss border starting fires and that rail lines into Schaffhausen were temporarily suspended. The air ministry reported Mosquitos’ mission carried out successfully.
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Husband seeks disorderly conduct warrant in odd spat
In Springfield Illinois on April 1 4 an annoyed husband asked Police Magistrate William D Conway for a disorderly conduct warrant against his wife but the magistrate refused. The husband claimed he always washed his wife back on Saturdays but she did not reciprocate.
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Earthquake Felt in Guayaquil and Quito with No Damage
A strong earthquake was felt in Guayaquil and Quito on Friday with no damage reported. Authorities reported no injuries or structural impacts despite the tremor.
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Maj Gen Wingate Burma Hero Dies In Crash
Maj Gen Orde Charles Wingate 41 noted for jungle warfare in Burma was killed in a plane crash March 24, it was announced. The “New Lawrence” led a four month expedition behind Japanese lines and his raiders destroyed 100 miles of railway along the Irrawaddy. Wingate helped shape Allied strategy discussed at Cairo and Quebec, and his force endured extreme hardship in Burma.
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Arabia
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Mandalay
Myitkyina
Invasion coast screened as forces prep cross-channel assault
British authorities on the invasion coast barred telesopes and binoculars and restricted civilian movement to guard against espionage as British and American forces brace for the greatest assault in history. The 10 to 30 mile coastal belt screens continental defenses ahead of a spring cross-channel operation in active preparation.
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Allied air losses vs Japanese in March in Pacific
Allied air forces in the south and southwest Pacific lost 23 planes in March while destroying 329 Japanese aircraft. A headquarters statement reported the figures.
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Jap Advance Is Continuing In India And Burma
Allied dispatches report Japanese forces pushing west toward Imphal in Manipur with patrols within a dozen miles of the British base. Front lines show fighting near Ukhrul Kohima and Kohima hills as Jap losses mount. Chinese units press south from Shaduzup in Mogaung valley while air supremacy continues with no Japanese planes challenging Allied aviation.
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Finns Discuss New Moscow Communication
STOCKHOLM April 1 P Reports from Helsinki said the Finnish cabinet weighing a new Moscow communication that may pave an armistice with the Soviet Union and Finland's withdrawal from the war. Juho K Paasikivi, Finland's peace ambassador, has re established contact with the Russians. Bjorn Bjernson NBC Stockholm said the Finnish parliament will meet Monday for a significant announcement.
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Enemy Loses 31 Planes at Truk in Air Battle
Allied head quarters reported that Japanese fighters failed to disrupt the first strike of south Pacific bombers against Truk. The enemy lost 31 planes, raising total destroyed unescorted bombers to 80. Forties nine were claimed destroyed on the ground.
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Italian woman doctor dies in Geneva widow of Italian historian
Italian doctor and author Dr Gina Lombrosa Ferrera exile under Mussolini died recently in Geneva. Her daughter Mrs Nino Ferrero Raditsa learned of the death. She was widow of Italian historian Guglielmo Ferrero and daughter of Cesare Lombroso. Ferrero authored multiple books on female psychology and related technical topics.
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Odessa Line Is Crumbling
German and Rumanian resistance in southwest Russia crumbles as Red army advances on Odessa Kishinev and Tiraspol. Soviet forces drive through Bessarabia toward Kishinev while closing on Odessa from east and northeast. The main outposts of Odessa have fallen to the Soviets.
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Truk Island Hit Again By Allied Bombers
Allied headquarters reports bombers hit Truk and Weleai in the Carolines for a second raid, starting fires at Dublon fuel stores and targeting Eten in prior raids. Australian forces advance near Bogadjim as Soviet fronts push toward Odessa and the Prut, with large German withdrawals toward that city and a massive displacement underway.
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News Bullets From War Fronts Across World War II
Reports from North Burma claim over five thousand Japanese killed in Hukawung and Mogaung valley campaigns up to March 29 as American Chinese forces push gains. Schaffhausen bombed destroying much of the city with dozens dead and hundreds injured. Nuremberg reduced to ruins with up to 12,608 dead. 4,000 bodies recovered. Tokyo claims Umphal evacuation by British, unverified. Communists urge coalition war government in Italy. A British inspector and three Jewish sergeants shot in Haifa. Polish underground reportedly kills a Nazi high official and six guards in Warsaw. About 560 Edmonton miners idle as mines close over new subsidy policy.
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