Tarnopol under siege as German divisions trapped by Soviet forces
Fierce hand to hand fighting rages in Tarnopol with the Red Army gaining control of much of the city while Hitler orders garrison to hold. Zhukov’s first Ukrainian Army encircles remnants of 15 German divisions in the Skala trap as repeated breakout attempts fail. Red Star calls the position desperate.
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Moscow
Tarnopol
Old Poland
Red Army
Hitler
Gregory Zhukov
Skala
Red Star
Rus
Washington Roundup on Drafts and Food Policy
The manpower deferment committee tells the maritime commission it will defer men under 26 in seaman schools after April 1. Hershey warns the 26 to 30 group will face tighter drafts as 574 thousand industrial deferments fail to meet quotas. Officials consider cutting Argentine beef to pressure its government, while victory gardens and gasoline rationing attention rise to maintain food supply.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Merchant Marine
Hershey
Department
War Food Administration
United States
PA NEWC Observes World War I Anniversary in 1917 Context
The PA NEWC marks the anniversary of the United States entry into the first world war on April 6, 1917. Ohio cities move to Eastern War time for summer, with Youngstown and Cleveland implementing changes on April 30. Lake Erie reports first passenger traffic of the season aboard the City of Detroit.
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United States
Ohio
Youngstown
Cleveland
Lake Erie
City of
Detroit
Stockholm Reports Bucharest Bombing Second Time
Stockholm dispatches say Bucharest was bombed again last night, triggering near panic in the Balkans. Allied raids followed Italy based heavy bombers' daylight strike that hit the Athene Palace hotel amid large fires and burning districts.
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London
Stockholm
Bucharest
Romania
Balkans
London News Chronicle
Athene Palace
Office of War Information
United States
Germany
Sternen
Stars and Stripes
Johnson Bronze Receives National Security Award Nomination
Johnson Bronze Company has been awarded the National Security Award by the Office of Civilian Defense for superior plant protection against fire, air raid, and sabotage. A similar award was recently given to Pennsylvania Power Company. 26 of 80 national awards have gone to Pennsylvania plants. The State Council of Defense recommended Johnson Bronze, with ceremony likely in the future.
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Johnson Bronze Company
National Office of Civilian Defense
Pennsylvania Power Company
United States
Pennsylvania
State Council of Defense
Badoglio Urged To Rebuild Italian Government
Foreign Secretary Eden told the Commons Britain will urge Marshal Badoglio to reconstruct his government on a more representative basis before Allied forces occupy Rome. Eden added the matter will be re-examined at an advisory council for Italy and clarified the Allies will not work with Vichy renegade authorities.
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London
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Eden
Commons
Marshal Badoglio
Rome
House
Advisory Council For
Italy
Vichy
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 9 a m with a high of 37 and a low of 17. Precipitation measured 0.03 inches and river stage at 6.7 feet. Year ago figures list a high of 41, low 38, and trace precipitation.
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United States
Bucharest Bombing Of Vast Importance
The April 5 report describes Allied heavy bombing of Bucharest as a strategic strike linking Soviet eastward advances with Western air power. It notes Rail disruptions from Ukraine toward Poland and Germany, and arrays three major Balkan targets Sofia Budapest Bucharest aiming to cut Hitler's evacuation and supply routes.
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New York
Bucharest
Europe
Russia
Hitler
Lwow
Poland
Odessa
Ukraine
Germany
Balkan
Sofia
Bulgaria
Black Sea
U. S
Nazi Coastal Defenses Targeted by U S Bombers
US Eighth Air Force Liberator bombers attacked Pas De Calais coastal defenses in France with Thunderbolt escorts. The raid followed RAF night strikes on Cologne and Ruhr targets. Calais Luxembourg and other German radio stations went off air as planes approached Europe, with German broadcasts noting enemy air movements.
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Pas de Calais
France
United States
Eighth Air Force
Royal Air Force
Cologne
Ruhr
Calais
Luxembourg
Europe
Nice
Hilversum
Germany
Frankfurt
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Eng
Ten Liberator Crew Rescued After Sea Battle Near Truk
Ten members of a Liberator crew survived a night at sea after ditching 15 miles off a Japanese base during a March 30 raid on Truk. They fought Zeros, endured shark attacks, and were picked up by a destroyer. Pilot 2nd Lt. Hubert W. Glass from Fort Wayne Indiana executed a water landing and the aircraft remained afloat 13 minutes despite damaged controls.
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Truk
Thirteenth Air Force
Hubert W. Glass
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Willkie Silent On Wisconsin Result After Nebraska Campaign
Wendell Willkie went to bed early without commenting on Wisconsin results. He spent the day in Nebraska delivering four speeches in the campaign against Harold Stassen for the presidential preference vote on April 11.
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Norfolk
Neb
Wendell Willkie
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Harold Stassen
Willkie Loses In Wisconsin in Primary Returns
Wisconsin results show Gov. Thomas E. Dewey winning a majority of the state's 24 delegates from the Republican primary. Willkie, once a leading candidate, finishes last with no delegates after statewide tallies. Stassen and MacArthur place ahead. Milwaukee results reinforce Dewey as the strong favorite heading to Chicago convention.
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Wendell Willkie
Wisconsin
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
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la Follettes
GOP
Harold E. Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Dewey
Stassen
MacArthur
Chicago
Timor Bombed Again by Dutch Mitchell Bombers
Dutch-flown Mitchell bombers struck Japanese targets at Penfui Netherlands Timor for the third time in four days. The Monday night assault faced heavy anti aircraft fire as crews returned with reports of successful dispersal and air field damage.
Mother Of Slain Woman Hopes All Will Now Forget
Mrs. Lucille Burton mother of Patricia Burton Lonergan seeks temporary seclusion with her 21 month old grandson Wayne in White Sulphur Springs Virginia after the trial. She hopes the publicity ends and people forget the events. Wayne Lonergan the child’s father was convicted of second degree murder and faces a 20 years to life sentence.
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New York
INS
Lucille Burton
Patricia Burton Lonergan
Wayne William
White Sulphur Springs
Wayne Lonegran
Patricia
Allied hospital shelled as Italy front endures Nazi retaliation
Massed Allied artillery pounded Nazi positions along front sectors while German shells hit the 56th Evacuation hospital in the Anzio area at 8 PM Monday. One person was killed and a small fire started before being controlled as fighting continued near Monte Marrone and Vallertonda with Italian troops aiding the Allies.
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Naples
Anzio
Monte Marrone
Cassino
Marrone
Vallertonda
56Th Evacuation
Bus Chief Moore Resigns to Lead California Firm
T C Moore vice president and general manager of Shenango Alley Transportation announces resignation effective April 20. He will become president of Acme Sail Company in Long Beach California and has lived in New Castle since 1931. He led streetcar and later bus operations and served as local coordinator for the Office of Defense Transportation.
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T. C. Moore
Shenango Alley Transportation Company
Acme Sail Company of
California
Long Beach
Moore
New Castle
New Castle Street Railway Company
Office of Defense Transportation
Greater
Canadian Frigate Sinks Nazi Sub
A Canadian frigate named Waskesiu credited with sinking a Nazi U boat and landing 19 survivors as prisoners of war. The vessel, Canada’s first wartime frigate, attacked a raider amid a valuable convoy in the north Atlantic. In Pittsburgh the third service command ordered a crackdown on uniforms and military courtesy, banning shoddy appearance drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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London
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Admiralty
Waskesiu
Canada
North Atlantic
Pittsburgh
Third Service Command
Philip Hayes
Third Service
Bombing of Hollandia Air Base Sets New Theater Record
Gen Douglas MacArthur reports a massive air raid on Hollandia New Guinea, led by 360 bombers with fighter escorts. In 73 minutes 26 Japanese interceptors were shot down, and 288 enemy planes were destroyed or driven from action with negligible losses to Americans. Four hundred tons of bombs struck three key air strips in the base.
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Gen. Macarthurs
New Guinea
Hollandia
Holjlandia
Douglas MacArthur
Forty Nine Nazi Planes Shot Down Over Bucharest Bombardment
Allied forces reported 49 Nazi interceptors shot down yesterday by Mediterranean based aircraft in Bucharest raids that damaged rail yards and repair shops. Twelve Allied planes were missing. Bombers targeted supply dumps and transport corridors north of Rome, Anzio, and Cassino, as fighter escorts destroyed additional enemy planes.
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Naples
Bucharest
Rome
Anzio
Cassino
Rumor Romania Seeks Armistice Reported by Blue Network
A London broadcast cited Turkish dispatches claiming Romanian Premier Ion Antonescu would seek an armistice with the Allies. The Blue Network reported the rumor from sources in London.
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Blue Network
London
Turkey
Ion Antonescu
Rumania
Washington
Moscow
Bombing Blows Hit Burma Oil Dumps And Power Installations
Allied bomber formations struck oil dumps and power installations across southern Burma in support of ground units. British Indian troops held firm east of Imphal as Japanese attackers pressed through jungle fire. Mountbatten reported heavy bomber activity targeted Yenangvyaung, Pegu, Moulmein, and Alethangyaw while Chinese forces crossed the Hpndуu river southeast of Laban.
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Burma
Imphal
India
Louis Mountbatten
Yenangvyaung
Pegu
Moulmein
Arakan
Alethangyaw
Maungdaw
Laban
Hpndu
Large Contract For Ellwood Plant
Announcement of a contract awarded to Aetna Standard Engineering Company of Ellwood City for a complete seamless tube mill to be built entirely at its Ellwood City plant. Buyer and price not disclosed. Aetna Standard also builds large Navy projectiles and lifts trucks for the government. Expansion planned to add 300 to 350 workers, with orders sustaining capacity into 1945.
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Aetna Standard Engineering Company
Ellwood City
Aetna Standard Company
Aetna Standard
United States Navy
Lindbergh Receives Yellow Fever Immunization
New York reporters say Charles A. Lindbergh was inoculated for yellow fever at the Marine Hospital on Staten Island. The visit occurred as he prepares for overseas travel. Lindbergh could not be reached for comment. Navy and Ford Motor Company declined to comment.
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New York
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Marine Hospital
Staten Island
New York Journal-American
Lindbergh
Navy
Ford Motor Company
Lindy
Deaths of Local Residents Include Five Individuals
Death notices report five individuals: John Uporsky 45 of West Pittsburg Elizabeth Cunningham 83 of Wampum R D Anthony Vessella 41 of Detroit Giuseppe Lostracco 75 of 215 East Clayton Street.
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John Uporsky
West Pittsburg
Elizabeth Cunningham
Wampum
D. Anthony Vessella
Detroit
Mich
Guseppe Lostracco
East
Clayton Street
Man Shoots Self as U S Marshal Arrives at Home
ELKTON Md April 5 195? Joseph Ben Decker 56 year old former vice president and general manager of Triumph Explosives Inc Elkton shot himself in the chest as a U S Marshal arrived to take him to federal prison He had lost a final appeal two weeks earlier tied to a government probe of war contracts at the firm Convicted of defrauding his company of 84000 and violating the renegotiations act he died after being rushed to Union hospital where doctors said his condition was serious The marshal planned to transport him to begin two concurrent sentences of three years and one year
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Elkton
INS
Joseph Ben Decker
Triumph Explosives Inc
U. S
Decker
Union Hospital
President Roosevelt Records Quiet Private Study Day
President Roosevelt remained in his private study today nursing a bronchial attack and planned to devote the day to work in his study at the advice of his physician Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntire. Presidential Secretary Stephen T. Farrell said the effort would continue.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Ross T. McIntire
Stephen T. Fario
Stars of coming days shine in school games
The writer admires young players aged ten to twelve in school basketball. They compete with enthusiasm, pass and shoot with joy, while the broader tourney scene features seasoned stars and higher stakes. Weather note: thirty one.
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