Soviet Forces Smash Into Vienna Amid Fierce German Defense
Soviet Third Ukrainian army drives a wedge into Vienna as outflanking push severs the Vienna Linz Munich highway and reaches Simmering armor plants. Reports say Vienna half surrounded with gas and electricity plants contested. Simultaneous Soviet advances threaten from the west along the Danube while other fronts strike in the Carpathians and into Yugoslavia toward Zagreb.
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Moscow
Vienna
Vienna-Linz- Munich
Simmering
New York
CBS
Red Army
Wehbach
Oberiaa
Danube
Joseph Stalin
Carpathians
Yugoslavia
Zagreb
Trieste
Gdynia
Nazis
Japan Says It Stands Ready Amid Soviet Pact Change
Tokyo officials stressed neutrality and readiness after Moscow denounced the five year non aggression pact. A Japanese spokesman said the pact remains in force for another year and both sides must maintain neutrality.
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Foreign Office
Russia
Jap Comei
Radio Tokyo
Nippon
Jap Domei
Moscow
Japan
Russian War Lessons From Molotov Denunciation
Foreign Commissar Molotov denounces the Japan U S neutrality pact and compares Soviet and Japanese soldiers. The piece notes Russia’s wartime manpower growth after the 1941 invasion and Japan's six and a half million army, plus shifts in high command experience.
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Paul C. Raborg
New York
Vyacheslav Molotov
Japan
U. S
Nippon
Hitler
Russia
Allied Forces Close In On Hannover From Paris Front
Allied forces press toward Hannover as U S First Army launches a renewed Berlin drive with heavy air and artillery barrages. Canadian units push west and north threatening isolation of German forces in Holland while British and American armoured units advance toward the Hannover Brunswick highway. Front reports place the city within about 15 to 20 miles as operations continue in Hamm and Lippe river sectors.
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Paris
Berlin
U. S. First Army
Weser
Hannover
Holland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Second Armored
30Th Infantry
U. S
Ninth Army
Hamelin
Hannover-Brunswick
Second Army
Hamm
Courtney H. Hodges
Ruhr
Lippe River
Bruchhausen
Padersorn
First
First Army
Hitler
Zuider Zee
Amsterdam
The
Hague
Rotterdam
Utrecht
Haarlem
PA Newc Urges Guard Enlistment Amid War Bond Drive
Local defense bodies urge air raid wardens and auxiliary policemen to enlist in the Pennsylvania State Guard and volunteers to join war bond campaign committees. Twenty eight years ago this morning the nation entered World War I. Frost and cold caused damage with temperatures below 30 in the city and colder in the countryside.
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State Defense Council
Pennsylveni State Guard
Snteers
New Castile
Lawrence County
Washington
United States
Germany
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics show a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a maximum of 42 degrees and a minimum of 27. Precipitation 0.01 inches and 9.7 feet of snowfall over stage. Figures from the same date last year record a 36 degree high and 3 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Baron Kantaro Suzuki Seeks Japanese Cabinet
Baron Kantaro Suzuki, elder statesman and premier designate, works to form a new Japanese cabinet after succeeding the army clique. He faces the choice of continuing war or seeking early surrender as American forces advance in the Pacific.
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Washington
INS
Japan
Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Suzuki
Pacific
New York
Louisiana Flood Crisis Reaches Critical Level Across State
Mississippi River flooding worsens in Louisiana as crests near record highs. Bonnet Carre spillway opened fully diverting water to Lake Pontchartrain. Gov Davis coordinates with state and federal agencies while Red Cross reports 17 parishes and over 3,500 families affected.
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Mississippi River
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Orleans
Bonnet Carre
Lake Ponchartrain
James Davis
Sarajevo Falls to Yugoslav National Liberation Troops
New York April 6 The Free Yugoslav Telegraph agency via FCC reports Sarajevo the Bosnian capital has been stormed and captured by forces of the Yugoslav Army of National Liberation. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, an event that sparked the World War I.
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New York
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Army of National Liberation
Free Yugoslav Telegraph Agency
FCC
Archduke Ferdinand of
Austria
Chaplin Paternity Trial Jury Selection Continues
In Los Angeles on April 6 the second Chaplin paternity suit proceeds as a jury is chosen in superior court against Charlie Chaplin, with ongoing jury deliberations set to determine the case’s next steps.
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Los Angeles
INS
Joan Fparroy
Charlie Chaplin
No Doubt Who Won Lost This War Declared
From Coblenz Germany General Omar Bradley stated in a broadcast that the outcome is clear and the German people will be left with no illusions about who won and who lost the war. The remark underscores decisive Allied victory in World War II.
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London
INS
Coblenz
Germany
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
MacArthur Airmen Strike Formosa and Hong Kong
Gen. Douglas MacArthur reports that U S air forces blasted Formosa and Hong Kong with every bomber type in March. The communique cites attacks on Kagi and Keelung in Formosa and widespread damage to railway installations and airfields.
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Manila
INS
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
Hong Kong
Pacific
MacArthur
Kagi
Keelung
Shunchiku
Reich rail terminals bombarded by 1350 US aircraft
American air forces bombed Halle Saxony and Leipzig rail yards and main station as part of strikes aimed along Patton's Third Army path. About 650 heavy bombers and 600 fighters participated, with other central German targets hit. Britain reported an eighth straight day without V bomb attacks.
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London
INS
Halle
Saxony
Leipzig
George S. Patton
Third Army
Germany
U. S. Fighth
Britain
Ministry of Home Security
England
Two Escaped Convicts Captured in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania state police report the capture of two of six inmates who escaped from Eastern penitentiary last Tuesday. Capt. William Plummer said David Aiken and Victor Szymanski were apprehended in Wawa Delaware County and returned to Belmont Park barracks for transfer to Eastern penitentiary officials.
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Philadelphia
INS
Pennsylvania
Eastern Penitentiary
William Plummer
State Police
Wawa
Delaware County
David Aiken
Victor Szymanski
Plummer
Pennsylvania State Police
Belmont Park
Howitzers in Production at United Engineering New Castle Plant
United Engineering and Foundry in New Castle is beating schedule by 28 days to produce 240 mm howitzers. These are the first such guns manufactured at a plant outside government arsenals and will be shipped to battlefronts as a symbol of American industrial prowess. Engineers and workers formed a dedicated team accelerating rollout and delivery.
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United Engineering & Foundry Company
New Castle
United
K. C. Gardner
Heavy Frost Reported. Damage to Small Fruit Noted
Frost swept across the county last night with temperatures five to ten degrees below freezing. Damage touched some small fruit and frost-susceptible vegetables. County Agent L. C. Caton said assessing the full extent will take time, with severity varying by location.
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L. C. Caton
MacArthur to lead all land operations in the Pacific
Gen Douglas MacArthur was named by the joint chiefs to command all land operations in the Pacific while Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz will command all naval operations. The order unites two top strategists who have driven back Japan from Australia through the Philippines and now covers the Japanese homeland.
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Washington
Couglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Office of War Information
MacArthur
Philippines
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Jopaign
Smith To Head GN C A For Year
C. Ed. Smith Jr will lead the Greater New Castle Association for the coming year. Officers named include first vice president J K Love second vice president Norman E Clark treasurer Loy H Patterson and secretary William D Coban. Norman E Clark and Robert H Cunningham were elected directors in Group 17 for a two year term. Six new directors joined the board: W Keith McAfee J O Huston S H Rhoads George D Reid W Sharp Fullerton and Walter G Dietterle.
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C. Ed. Smith, Jr
Greater New Castle Association
Roger Jewett
Mr. Smith
J. K. Love
Norman E. Clark
Loy H. Patterson
William D. Coban
Robert H. Cunningham
Jap Airmen Attempt Attacks Off Okinawa
On April 6 off Okinawa an amphibious command ship reported a marked rise in enemy air activity. Single planes were knocked from the sky by anti aircraft fire before releasing bombs. The ship's crew witnessed five Japanese planes shot down, while the attacks continued on a large scale.
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Okinawa
Fair And Warmer Weather Predicted In Western PA
Pittsburgh April 6 Weather Forecaster W S Brotzman forecast warmer weather tonight and tomorrow after a brief cold snap. Allegheny County readings ranged from 20 in valleys to 29 at the county airport with a 50 to 55 degree outlook for tomorrow. He warned of possible rain Saturday night or Sunday and suggested Easter finery may need a light cover.
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Pittsburgh
Jack Frost
Pennsylvania
W. S. Brotzman
Allegheny County
Brotzman
Woman Fatally Injured In Greyhound Bus Crash Near Terre Haute
A Greyhound bus traveling from St Louis to Indianapolis collided with a parked brewery truck on U S Highway 40 near Terre Haute. One passenger, Mrs Vincent Worley aged 24 from Patterson Ohio, died at Union Hospital. Fifteen others injured in the crash.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Greyhound
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Vincent Worley
Patterson, C
Union Hospital
U.S. Highway 40
Don’t Drive Sunday With 1944 Licenses
Harrisburg April 6. The revenue department reminded motorists it is illegal to drive with 1944 license plates after midnight Saturday. A one week delay was granted to avoid forcing registration employees to work over the Faster if the deadline had not been extended.
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Harrisburg
INS
Revenue Department
U S Forces On Okinawa Break Through First Major Japanese Line
U S Tenth Army implodes the initial Japanese resistance as Twenty Fourth Army Corps pushes 3 000 yards southward on Okinawa. Marines advance along Ishikawa isthmus toward Nakagusuku while supply runs resume after rough seas.
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Admiral Turner
Okinawa
United States
Tenth Army
Twenty-Fourth Army Corps
Roy S. Geiger
Third Amphibious Corps
Ishikawa Isthmus
Nakagusuku
Naha
Ishikawa
Okinawa Invasion Casualties Reported by U S Forces
U S Tenth Army in four days of Okinawa fighting suffered 973 casualties while advancing up to five miles. Fleet Admiral Nimitz says invasion near Japan cost 175 killed and 789 wounded overall. northern front resistance weak, southern area increasingly firm.
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Guam
INS
U. S. Tenth Army
Okinawa
Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Stettinius to preside as Frisco conference opens
The White House named Secretary of State Stet tinius temporary president of the United Nations conference in San Francisco. Alger Hiss will serve as secretary-general, with other secretariat posts to be filled later on Hiss' recommendation.
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Washington
INS
White House
Stettinius
San Francisco
Alger Hiss
State Departments
Office of Special Political Affairs
Roosevelt
Jonathan Daniels
Hiss
Death notice for Mrs. S. G. Haverfield and Mrs. H. Spencer Matlany
Two Cincinnati area women are noted in this death record. Mrs. Herbert Spencer Matlany of Cincinnati Ohio and Mrs. S. G. Haverfield of 78 North Beaver township are listed among the deceased.
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Herbert Spencer Matlany
Cincinnati
S. G. Haverfield
North Beaver Township
Fierce Fighting on Italian Front Reported by Allies
In Italy on April 6 Allied Mediterranean headquarters said fierce fighting raged on the U S Fifth and British Eighth Army fronts. British forces captured four small islands in the Comacchio lagoon and strengthened positions near Porto Garibaldi and Massa while Fifth Army attacked key heights dominating the Ligurian plain. The Mediterranean Tactical Air Force supported ground actions.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Italy
Alled
Comacchio Lagoon
Adriatic
Porto Garibaldi
Fifth Army
Ligurian
Massa
Mediterranean Tactical Air Force
Frost King Returns as Frost Nips Fruit and Streets
The poem-like scene describes Arthur Mometer pondering fruit viability after a harsh frost. Peaches and cherries suffer, buds may be damaged, water freezes in the street, and snow with sleet suggests a bleak harvest. The speaker laments lack of pie and rhubarb as a replacement.
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I. N.S
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Breslau
Feodor Tolbuchkin
International News Service
Patton
James L. Kilgallen
M. S
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Baron Suzuki
Chaplin
Reich
United Engineering Company
Gen. MacArthur
Admiral Nimitz
John A. Reichmann
North Sea
BELG
Brussels
Siegen
Marburg
Julian Hartt
I.N.S
Little Jack Frost
U.S
John R. Henry
1. N.S
Arthur Mometer
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