Soviet Marines Near Sevastopol Amid Desperate Axis Resistance
Soviet communique reports Axis troops resisting fiercely as Russian marines push from Balaklava toward Sevastopol, nearing the city and joining the main 4th Ukrainian Army for a concerted assault on the port. Nazi counterattacks inflict heavy losses, with 700 dead.
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OSCOW
A.P
Sevastopol
4th Ukraine
Crimean
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Balaklava
Light Brigade
Sevastopol-Yalta
Tchornaya
Bombing Raid Drops 4 480 Tons on French Rail Targets
Allied air forces drop a record 4 480 tons of explosives on French rail yards and workshops including Rouen and Juvisy as part of a night operation amid broader attacks on Germany. About 5 900 planes took part across 24 hours with light opposition and some losses.
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R.A.F
R.C.A.F
U.S
Reich
A.P
R.A.P
air ministry
Germany
Alps
D-day
ROUEN
occupied territory
Berlin
Britain
United States
France
Noisy Le Sec
Juvisy
Paris
Targnier
French Channel
Parliament sit status and wartime statements reported
The Canadian Parliament notes indicate the House of Commons and Senate did not sit today. Prime Minister Mackenzie King criticized John Bracken for contempt of parliament, while Air Minister Power explained the closure of 28 air training schools due to Allied air superiority and Canada reaching 100,000 trained aircrew under the BCATP by month end. The Senate did not sit. The government also passed a bill to ratify Canada’s participation in the UN Relief and Rehabilitation Administration.
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senate
house
Mackenzie King
John Bracken
commons
Power
Canada
United Nations relief and rehabilitation administration
Trenton Woman Dies in Winnipeg Stopover
Eleanor Schmidt, 34, of Trenton Ontario, collapsed and died in Winnipeg on Tuesday night during a layover returning home from Calgary. Cause of death was not yet determined.
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WINNIPEG
Eleanor Schmidt
Trenton
Ont
Left Hand Corner and Drill Song Parody at School
A quirky school scene shows a safety minded teacher prompting children to rise and exit in an orderly drill. Dr Henry van Dyke visits, prompting the same chorus. The piece references a foreign report about wolves and bears surging in Norway, hampered by Nazi era disarmament.
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Henry van Dyke
Dr. van Dyke
New York
NORWAY
Anzio Raids Repulsed and Allied Advantage Grows
Four Anzio raids were beaten as Allied troops repulsed attacks on a beachhead position and inflicted heavy German losses. Allied patrols and artillery operated along the front, with an ammunition dump destroyed. In Crecchio near Ortona Canadians repelled German jabs, while French-Canadian units countered with over two hours of combat. Bad weather limited air ops but Allied planes still flew near 1,000 sorties, destroying enemy planes and targeting communications. 3rd Army tank destroyers have knocked out a large tally of German armor and vehicles since Italy landings.
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NAPLES
Anzio
Carroceto
Rome
Crecchio
Adriatic
Ortona
Italy
3th Army
Truk Airfield Neutralized in Solomons Raids
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific say Liberators temporarily neutralized Satawan air base near Truk with a daytime strike, dropping 34 tons of bombs on air drome and bivouac areas. Rabaul and nearby targets also suffered as bombers hit airfields and supply zones, with limited enemy air resistance.
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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Southwest Pacific
Satawan
Truk
Caroline Islands
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Aitape
Nomoi
Solomons
Darwin
Faan
Kai islands
Death Threat To Winnipeg Mayor
Winnipeg Mayor Garnet Coulter disclosed he received an unsigned letter demanding 500 within a week and warning of harm to his wife if police were alerted. The letter, typed on yellow scraps, arrived a week ago and the writer has not contacted again. Coulter said it may be a joke and he has not sought police aid.
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WINNIPEG
Garnet Coulter
Coulter
Real Peace UNRA Aim Real Peace UNRA Aim
Ottawa April 19 Many members of the house of commons view the United Nations Rehabilitation Administration as a model for a world order and lasting peace as Canada nears third reading on a bill to participate in UNRRA. Diefenbaker calls UNRRA a pledge by nations to shared welfare. Claxton calls it the first step from war to peace. The session included brief clashes over policy with Laval and Lacombe opposing aid to others over domestic needs.
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OTTAWA
house of commons
United Nations Relef and Rehabilitation Administration
house
Canada
U.N.A.R.A
John Diefenbaker
P.C
Lake Centre
United Nations
Brooke Claxton
Mackenzie King
USN.A.R.A
King
Gordon Graydon
Ligourt Lacombe Cdn
Laval Two Mountains
Allied Tanks Battle Japs in India Offense at Imphal
Allied forces push with tanks in northeast India advancing beyond Imphal plains and taking three small Japanese positions northeast of Imphal. Bitter hill fighting continues west of Bishenpur as Kohima remains unchanged and casualties exceed four thousand in six weeks.
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KANDY
Ceylon
India
Imphal
Bishenpur
Silchar
Boengal-Assam
plain of
London Hospital Hit in German Raid Across Capital
Rescue teams dug through wreckage at one of London’s largest hospitals after a direct hit in a dawn air raid. About 2,000 patients were inside. several wards were damaged and many evacuated to nearby hospitals. Casualties were reported across London and surrounding counties. Two German planes were shot down by Royal Canadian Air Force night fighters.
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United States
8th air force
Germany
Kassel
Eschwege
Paderborn
Gutersloh
Werl
RCAF
Noisy Le Sec
R.C.A.P
ONDON
C -Rescue
London
home counties
England
Baseball Results From MLB Day Across Cities
National League action saw Boston lose to New York 2 to 5 while Boston took a 2 to 1 defeat by New York in another league game. St Louis beat Detroit 3 to 1 with key hits shaping the result.
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Boston
New York
St. Louis
Detroit
Nazis Hold Rome's Fate
London April 19. President Roosevelt told Ireland's Eamon de Valera that Rome's fate rests with Germany and that open city status is being pressed by the German side. Roosevelt stressed Allied efforts to spare religious and cultural monuments. DHL Nazi agency D.N.E. broadcast the German reply as Allied Naples reports noted heavy traffic into Rome from the northeast.
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LONDON
Eamon de Valera
Rome
Roosevelt
Eire
Germany
Dublin
D.N.E
Naples
de Valera
United Nations
Four Year Old Diana Grimsley Killed by Car in Winnipeg
Diana Grimsley four was instantly killed in Winnipeg Tuesday night after running into the side of a moving automobile. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Grimsley.
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WINNIPEG
Diana Grimsley
Henry Grimsley
CBC ruling on free time Bias sparks cross-Canada debate
In Ottawa on April 19 Parliament members condemned the CBC decision that excludes the Social Credit party from free time on national broadcasts. MP E G Hansell labeled it discriminatory, arguing the 1939 all party agreement and the 61 candidate rule unfairly penalize smaller parties and ignore changes since.
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OTTAWA
C.P
E. G. Hansell
S.C
Macleod
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Social Credit party
CBC
commons radio committee
Hansell
Augustin Frigon
Danube Waterway Blocked by Allied Mines Go Unheeded
Naples April 19 The Great Danube waterway the Germans main heavy ship route in southeastern Europe has been strewn with mines by Allied bombers for 300 miles from Budapest to Bucharest halting all enemy traffic. A Liberator shut up and exploded a tanker causing flames and danger to other craft. The plane was piloted by Pio ob W. H. C. Lewis of Winnipeg.
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NAPLES
Danube
Europe
Budapest
Bucharest
Pio ob. W. H.C. Lewis
Russians Raid Lwow and Stays Near Stanislawow
Soviet communique reports bombers raided Lwow Tuesday night and troops repelled German attacks east and south of Stanislawow. Russian forces say they dislodged the enemy from several fortified defence centres near Sevastopol. British troops contact garrison near Kohima inside India after breaking through obstacles around 35 miles from the city. Major General Vandenberg named deputy commander in chief of Allied expeditionary air force, succeeding Butler. London air raids continue for a second night. Australian officials Curtin Blamey arrive in U S en route to Washington and London. Admiral Hart denies Pearl Harbor intoxication claim.
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LWOW
SEVASTOPOL
LONDON
Stanislawow
Dnestr river
SNvastopal
Kohima
India
VANDENBERG
Allied expeditionary air fores
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Willam
Butler
CURTIN
BLAMEY
U.S
SAN FRANCISCO
Australia
John Curtin
Thomas Blamey
Southwest Pacific
Frederick Shedden
department of defense
Washington
PEARL HARBOR
Thomas C. Hart
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