Westward Foe Fails In Crimea Stand
A.P. report summarizes Allied and Soviet statements from the Crimean front. German and Romanian troops disengaged in hard fighting toward southern positions while Soviet forces under Gen. Yeremenko claim Kerch taken and a push westward. Russian line also notes advances near Dzhankai and Dnestr crossings with multiple towns reportedly seized.
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ONDON
Crimea
Tiraspol
Dnestr
Skala
Andrei Yeremenko
Kerch
Dzhankai
Sevastopol
Nazis Move Against Cassino in Italian Front
Allied and German forces clashed north of Cassino with a German attack repelled at Castle Hill, while shelling and patrolling continued across the Italian front. Reports also detailed German claims of tank losses in the Crimea and ongoing battles from the Crimea to Ostrov with Soviet victories noted.
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Cassino
Castle hill
Gangliano
Anzio
Carroceto
Japs Isolate Imphal Amid New Indian Front
London reported Tokyo claims three Japanese columns close in on Imphal Manipur with 12 000 British and Indian troops rushed to Palel to meet the threat Tokyo claims a northeast thrust near Imphal and a third force moving from Taungzan toward the plain door. Allied sources did not confirm. New Delhi said Japanese forces repulsed near Kohima and advanced along the Dimapur highway planting snipers.
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LONDON
Tokyo radio
Imphal
Manipur
India
Tamu
Palel
Tokyo
Taungzan
NEW DELHI
Kohima
Dimapur
Americans Strike Vienna Area In Major Allied Raid
More than 500 United States heavy bombers from Italy attacked German aircraft works near Vienna and other targets in the region including Wiener Neustadt and Zagreb. In four days of fighting 352 German planes were shot down as Allied heavy raids continued into a fifth day.
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ONDON
United States
Italy
Vienna
Europe
R.A.F
Germany
Messerschmitt
Wiener Neustadt
Aachen
Hannover
Reich
Nurnberg
R.C.A.F
France
Belgium
air ministry
Slavs Storm Enemy Base Near Gradina in Yugoslavia
Tito announced that Yugoslav Partisans seized the Gradina base in central Yugoslavia, inflicting heavy casualties as many Germans drowned fleeing the Una river. Communiques say guerrillas attacked rail lines and disrupted German rail traffic across western Bosnia and southern Croatia, with activity between Knin and Petrinja.
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LONDON
Germain
Gradina
sentral
Yugoslavia
Una
Josip (Tito) Broz
Broz
Free Yugoslav radio
Bosnia
Serbia
Knin
Petrinja
Bihac- Bosanka Krupa
Croatia
Canada Humor and the Mackenzie King Tale
The piece surveys whether Canadians have a sense of humor, noting writings by Hutchison OLeary and Thomas and linking humor to the death of Stephen Leacock. It recalls a favorite anecdote about Mackenzie King with three bachelor leaders in Parliament and a Manitoba MP.
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Mackenzie King
Sam Jacobs
Bruce Hutchison
Winnipeg Free Press
Grattan O'Leary
Ottawa Journal
J. K. Thomas
New World magazine
B. T. Richardson
tie
Stephen Leacock
Vr. McAfee
ao Siviy
Pariament
King
Liberals
Bennett
Robert Gardiner
United Farmers of Alberta
W. K. Esling
Kootenay
MacArthur And Stassen Lead Republican Race
Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Lt. Cmdr. Harold E. Stassen topped Illinois and Nebraska Republican primaries while Dewey dominated Nebraska's write in totals. Roosevelt remained unopposed in Nebraska. Washington stirred buzz on a China trip as Wallace eyed the Democratic convention and Truman potential successor speculation.
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WASHINGTON
Douglas MacArthur
Harold E. Stassen
Nebraska
New York
Thomas B. Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Cmdr
Stassen
Minnesota
navy
Dewey
Willkie
Wisconsin
dency
Chicago Tribune
Dwight Green
Richard J. Lyons
U.S. senate
Illinois
Roosevelt
Tinois
Henry Walace
China
Harry Truman
Dem
senate war investigating committee
Italian King Will Quit When Allies Enter Rome
Naples April 12 A.P. says the Italian King will withdraw from public affairs on the day Allied troops enter Rome and name his son Humbert as lieutenant general of the realm. The plan, declared in a broadcast, aims for unity and marks the end of 43 years on the throne.
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Humbert
United Nations
Prince of
Piedmont
No Increase in Federal Taxation Seen in Regina
Regina reports no anticipated rise in federal taxation when the Dominion budget is introduced in the House of Commons by Finance Minister L. Ibley. MP D A McNiven notes the expectation ahead of the budget release on April 12.
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REGINA
D A McNiven
Dominion
house of commons
vases L. Ibley
Vilma District in Northern Alberta Lacks Doctor Nine Months
In Vilna district, 65 miles east of Edmonton, the area has been without a doctor for nine months amid wartime strains on medical staff. Health Minister Cross says doctors can be found and will work with the Dominion government to place needed physicians in urgent districts. An emergency Vilna village council meeting called the situation alarming and sought action.
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Vilma District
Alberta
EDMONTON
Vilna
W. W Cross
Ottawa
Nazi Gunman Dies After Mexico City Attempt
Lt Antonio de la Lama Rojas a 2nd lieutenant and leader of a Nazi cell died in an army hospital after being wounded while attempting to kill President Manuel Avila Camacho. He had been in grave condition since Monday as per the interior ministry bulletin. Officials noted the shooter could not be questioned further and no motive could be determined.
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MEXICO CITY
Antonio de la Lama Rojas
ofu
Manuel Avila Camacio
interior ministry
Bombs Dropped On Europe Reach 53 600 Tons in Q1 1944
London April 1 Reuters reports that in the first quarter of 1944 Bomber Command dropped 53 600 tons of bombs on two major attacks and nearly 1 990 were noted. The previous year saw 20 000 tons in 34 raids with an average of 600 tons per attack. The quarter logged an average weight exceeding 2 000 tons per raid, the heaviest since last July.
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Europe
LONDON
CP-Reuters
Reyal Air Force
Bomber Command
Better Education Needed By World Declares Dr James
Dr Cyril James principal and vice chancellor of McGall University told the Ontario Educational Association on Tuesday night that tomorrow's education cannot be the same as yesterday's. He said yesterday's system bears responsibility for unrealized ideals and urged reform.
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James
TORONTO
Cyril James
McGall University
Ontario Educational Association
49 Dead In U S Storms Across Nation
New York April 12. Storms sweeping the United States over the past two days leave 49 dead and nearly 200 injured. Tornadoes rain squalls and strong winds from the Rockies to the Atlantic caused widespread destruction. Arkansas reports 35 fatalities in a series of tornadoes as rivers flood and homelessness rises. Forecasters promise cooling and relief though several crests remain unmet.
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NEW YORK
United States
eastern seaboard
Great Lakes
Rocky mountains
Atlantic Ocean
California
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Fort
Canada to spend 100 million weekly in next year
In Hamilton on April 12 Graham Towers, Bank of Canada governor and National War Finance Committee chair, said Canada will spend about 100 million dollars weekly next year to support United Nations efforts. Navy cost about 8 million, army 30 million, RCAF 21 million per week. war materials 40 million.
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AMILTON
Towers
Russians Capture Tiraspol Clearing Middle Dniester
News dispatch reports Tiraspol on the left bank of the Dniester, 53 miles northwest of Odessa, has fallen to the Red Army clearing the middle Dniester area and paving the way for a broader offensive into Romania. Other fronts report coordinated Allied strikes from Kuriles to Truk and Allied gains on Kohima road.
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MIDDLE DNESTR
LONDON
Tiraspol
Dnestr river
Odessa
Red army
Moscow
Romania
KURILES
CAROLINES
WASHINGTON
Pacific
North Pacific
Kune Islands
Caroline Islands
navy
Aleutians
Matsuwa
Onekotan
Truk
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Truk atoll
KOHIMA
NEW DELHI
Apri
Imphal-Kohima-Dimapur
KOHIMA ROAD
C.P
Reuters
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Kangra Tungi
Imphal
India
PHILADELPHIA
A.P
Atlantic Refining Company
te company
CONSTANTA
Black Sea
Moscow radio
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