Leahy Recalled as Vichy Reshapes Leadership in France
The United States recalls Ambassador William D. Leahy from France for consultation as Vichy resigns. Marshal Petain names Admiral Dorian Derlan as commander of all French forces and designates Darian as heir to the throne. Paris sees renewed anti collaboration protests and hostages shot in reprisal as Laval may seek to reestablish ties with the United States.
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United States
William D. Leahy
France
Vichy
Petain
Pierre Laws
Jean Derlan
Leahy
Dorian
Laval
Paris
London
Switzerland
Germany
Washington
Darian
Marshal Philippe Petain
Darien
Ger
U S Planes Hit Japs In Philippines Flight From Australia
U S bombers roared from Australia on a 4000 mile round trip to attack Japanese bases and shipping at Manila Batangas Cebu and Daveo in the Philippines. The April 13 14 raid targeted Manila Batangas Cebu and Daveo with four groups of planes.
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Australia
United States
Manila
Batengas
Cebu
Daveo
Philippines
Ralph Royce
Davao
Batangas
Roosevelt the wartime leader praised by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler editorially credits Franklin D. Roosevelt as the strongest man to lead in war times. The writer argues that Roosevelt recognized the need for readiness, prompted national action, and faced Adolf Hitler’s aggression with persistent presidential resolve despite public indifference and initial insufficiencies.
Raids by MMNandos in News Prompt Strong Escape Tactics
A fragment recounts German patrols in occupied areas. Soldiers explain self reliance while evading capture, hunting game, and using makeshift tools to survive. One night a German bicycle party approaching a post is met by tracer fire, with casualties implied during a bend in the road.
Sell Your Scrap And Slap A Jap News Advertisement
An old wartime appeal urges readers to donate scrap metal papers bottles and rags to support defense materials. It directs to the Want Ad section to contact buyers under Wanted to Buy and calls for patriotic participation today.
State Solons Guests of Chamber Dinner at Hotel Frances
A number of Fifth district state senators and representatives were guests of the Chamber of Commerce at a dinner at Hotel Frances last night. A. K. Kilpatrick spoke urging economy in the coming legislative session and cautioning on tax increases. Senator D. Y. Smith noted no definite program had been set for the session.
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Fifth District
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Frances
Chamber
A. K. Kilpatrick
Tom Davenport
D. Y. Smith
Van Hook Assumes Canal Command in Panama Zone
Balboa Panama Canal Zone April 17 Rear Admiral Clifford Evans Van Hook has assumed command of the 15th naval district that guards the Panama canal zone. The Washington DC native who marked his 56th birthday last week succeeded Rear Admiral Frank H Sadler two days ago. Sadler will report to Washington. Van Hook arrives after commanding a heavy cruiser with a task force based in Honolulu before and after Pearl Harbor.
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Canal Zone
Clifford Evans van Hook
15Th Naval District
Panama Canal Zone
van Hook
Washington, D.C
Frank H. Sadler
Sadler
Washington
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Cacal
British push for a combined general staff in London
London observers urge a unified general staff uniting Britain's army navy and air force to coordinate land sea and air operations amid Pacific reverses and European raids. The idea cites commando use as a model and notes Marshall's visit and Mountbatten's command role as influencing factors.
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London
Britain
Royal Air Force
George C. Marshall
United States Army
Louis Mountbatten
George VI
Bay of Bengal
Singapore
London Times
Ottawa air training conference planned by Roosevelt and King
Washington and Ottawa will host a May meeting inviting representatives of all united nations with air training efforts. The joint statement says the Ottawa conference aims to extend training to operate military aircraft and to streamline personnel use, building on progress in pooled airplane production and closer Commonwealth coordination.
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Washington
Roosevelt
W. L. Mackenzie King
Ottawa
United Nations
Canada
British Commonwealth
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
House Naval panel delays action on war profits law
The House Naval committee voted nine to nine to cut a month of action on a bill to limit war profits and regulate labor in war industries. By later agreement no vote on the measure or amendments would occur until after next week. Vinson warned against rushing a bill while Flaherty and Shannon protested limited copies and urged broader circulation. The Judiciary committee meanwhile opened hearings on a plan to prosecute labor unions under anti trust laws and curb their powers.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Flaherty
Massachusetts
Vinson
Georgia
Shannon
Missouri
House Judiciary Committee
New Era War Proposal From Australia
Melbourne reports an Australian suggestion to name and describe the war as New Era War. Miss Helen Outhwaite proposed the term to Prime Minister John Curtin after President Roosevelt urged a new designation. She said the name reflects a cleanup of past mistakes and a fight for a world of real freedom.
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Melbourne
John Curtin
Helen Outhwaite
Roosevelt
Laval Takes Interior Post As France Slips To Axis
Bern dispatch reports Pierre Laval assumes control in Vichy as minister of interior with direct authority over key ministries. Anti collaborationists rally in Paris amid arrests and executions. Violence and forest fires linked to unrest. Italian misgivings grow over France’s future amid Vichy Berlin ties.
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Marshal Petain
Laval
Vichy
Germany
Paria
Fontainebleau Forest
Paris
Italy
Savoy
Nice
Corsica
Tribune de Geneve
Rome
Corriere del Ticino
Lugano
France
United States reaction to Laval rise in Vichy
London dispatch dated April 17 reports that the U S reaction to Pierre Laval's ascendancy in Vichy France may test American stance. The note suggests possible implications for Allied policy and postwar alignment as events unfold on the European stage.
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London
United States
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Seven bomber pilots awarded Silver Stars for Bali dive bombing
U S Army Headquarters Australia April 17 Major General Lewis H Brereton awards Silver Stars to seven bomber pilots for dive bombing Japanese vessels off Bali February 20 in the Java battle. Nine direct hits and six near misses shattered 14 naval craft. one pilot Michael Douglas B Tubb killed, another crash landed on a beach. Names include Edward Backus Harry Galusha Julius Summers Robert Hambaugh James Ferguson and T H Launder among others.
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U. S. Army
Australia
Lewis H. Brereton
United States Army
Far Eastern Air Force
Bali
Java
Douglas B. Tubb
Smithville
T. H. Launder
Douglas MacArthur
Edward Backus
United States
Harry Galusha
Little Rock
Ark
Julius Summers
Somerville
Tenn
65,000 On Bataan In Hands Of Japs
The War Department announced that more than 65,000 troops and civilians including 16 generals had been unreported for over a week on Bataan and were presumably in enemy hands. The figure includes about 35,000 combat troops, 5,500 sick and wounded, several thousand noncombatants and about 25,000 civilians. 68 army nurses were evacuated to Corregidor on April 9 alongside a small number of troops.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan
Corregidor Island
Corregidor
31St Infantry
National Guard Uits
National Guard
26Th Cavalry
Philippine Scouts
45Th Infantry
57Th Infantry
14Th
Engineer Battalion
5Th Interceptor Command and Motor Transport Service
Philippine Army
No. 1 Air Hero Is With Bride
Phoenix Arizona April 17 Back in peacetime America the navy’s No 1 air hero Lieutenant Edward H O’Hare aged 29 found peace in Salt River Valley Arizona where he wooed and wed his bride Rita Wooster of Muscatine Iowa They embraced at the airport after arriving from San Francisco Tears shone in Mrs O’Hares eyes as she welcomed her husband whom she had not seen since the war began He is modest about his exploits including downing six Japanese planes in one afternoon off the Gilbert Islands and wished for rest and relaxation
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Phoenix
Ariz
America
Husky
Edward H. O'Hare
Navy
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Rita Wooster
Muscatine
Hoy
O'Hare
35 French Hostages Shot by Germans Reprisals
German authorities announced that 35 hostages were executed in occupied France as reprisals for attacks on German troops. A first group of 15 was killed April 14 per Courier de Pas de Calais, after rail attacks on March 25. A second group was shot the same day at Bruay Mericourt and near Lens.
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Vichy
France
Courier de Pas de Calais
Calais
Bruay
Mericourt
Lens
Mrs Moore Named To Lead Louisiana Library Association
Mrs C D Moore of Many La was elected president of the Louisiana Library Association for the coming year at the convention at Hotel Virginia in session three days. Other officers include Salle Farrell Alexandria Rapides parish librarian first vice president Mrs W B McMillan Abbeville Vermilion parish libraries second vice president Marjorie Leigh Ruston staff member at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute secretary and Anna Davis Hammond Southeastern treasurer The 11th annual conference features a book dinner on the Hotel Virginia roof Friday at 730 pm with Florrinell Francis presiding A piano solo by Velma Nichols precedes officer and guest introductions Dr T F Mayo librarian at Texas A and M College will discuss Progress in Taste American Litera
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C. D. Moore
Many
Louisiana Library Association
Hotel Virginia
Salle Farrell
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
W. B. McMillan
Abbeville
Vermilion Parish
Marjorie Leigh
Ruston
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Anna Davis
Hammond
Southeastern
State undecided on gas tax appeal
Baton Rouge officials weigh appealing a district court ruling that interprets the natural gas sales tax as taxing only ultimate sales. If upheld, the state may owe over $600,000 in taxes paid under protest, reducing annual yield from about 125,000 to 40,000. John Smullin, state revenue counsel, notes the case involves several large gas companies and interstate commerce questions.
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Baton Rouge
Supreme Court
District Court
Robert T Ellis, Jr
John Smullin
State Revenue Department
Stimson says America will hit foe soon in war push
War Secretary Stimson announced that the army nears readiness for an offensive as allies face a harsh setback in Burma. British engineers destroy 6,000 dwellings in Yenangyaung while retreating under a major Japanese assault. MacArthur placed in overall command for the southwest Pacific, amid questions over his exact status. More than 65,000 American Filipino troops and civilians, including 16 generals, were reportedly unaccounted for on Bataan, with 60 army nurses evacuated to Corregidor.
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Associated Press
Stimson
Burma
China
Yenangyaung
Washington
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest
Pacific
War Secretary
MacArthur
Archibald P. Wavell
Philippine
War Department
Bataan
Corregidor Island
Patent pact linked German interests to US arms firm
A Justice Department attorney testified before the Senate patents committee that an international cartel between German interests and the Remington Arms Company, allied to E I du Pont, blocked American ammunition sales to England. The agreement allowed sales for game and target shooting but barred tetracene priming compounds to Great Britain for shooting Germans, restraining US arms trade.
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Washington
Justice Department
Senate Patents Committee
Remeington Arms Company
E. J. du Pont de Nemours and Company
England
British Empire
Allen Dobey
Anti-Trust
Remington
Great Britain
Blonde acquitted of slaying mystic in Hollywood studio
In Los Angeles a superior court acquitted Charlotte Jean Le Nord, 25, of murdering Celeste Frank, 50, a Hollywood mystic and benefactress. Le Nord admitted shooting January 30 but said it was accidental. She cried on hearing the verdict, praising the jury while noting she would be haunted by memories of the woman who sheltered and loved her. The prosecution had asked for a manslaughter verdict.
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Los Angeles
Charslotte
Jean le Nord
Celeste Frank
Hollywood
Miss le Nord
Ami
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