Washington Roundup on Draft, Vatican Fears, and Dewey Support
Selective Service chief Hershey to announce revised draft deferments and steps for men 25 to 30 as war manpower panels set plant quotas. Rep May says no major amendments to the act. Vatican officials alarmed over German reprisals near Rome. Sen Dewey support tops 660 votes on first GOP ballot. Wickard backs postwar social security extension. juvenile delinquency rising per Labor.
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Washington
Selective Service
Hershey
War Manpower Commission
Vatican
Rome
John Thomas
Idaho
Gov
Dewey
Wellcome-open window gives local notice on Red Cross quota
The Red Cross leaders in the city and county plan to reopen the Lawrence County quota with about 18000 dollars needed to reach the goal. Rain in recent days greens lawns but hinders vineyard work and trout season prospects as fishermen eye skies ahead of Saturday opening and high water threatens streams.
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Red Cross
Lawrence County
Eisenhower Watches Start Of Big Bomber Raid
Gen Eisenhower visits bomber stations as U S Eighth Air Force launches Liberator and Fortress raids deep into Germany. Communique cites strong fighter escort and targets including Oscherleben and Bernburg aircraft plants. Charleroi railroad center also attacked in fourth straight day of missions.
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Eisenhower
London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Oschersleben
Bernburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S. Air Force
Charleroi
Brussels
Baltic
Europe
Mexican President Targeted in Nazi Linked Assassination Attempt
Mexico City April 11 reports tie an assassination attempt on President Manuel Avila Camacho to Nazi influence. Gen Elogio Ortiz and Labor leader Vicente Lombardo blame fascist networks. the 32 year old lieutenant Jose Antonio De La Lama Y Rojas was held incommunicado after the shooting.
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Mexico City
New York
Mexico
Manuel Avila Camacho
Elogio Ortiz
Neuvo Leon
Vincente Lombardo
Latin- American Confederation of Labor
Jose Antonio de la Lama Y Rojas
Tampico
Avila Camacho
Ortiz
Lombardo
General
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am report a maximum temperature of 56 and a minimum of 39 with 13 inches precipitation and a river stage of 85 feet. For the same date a year ago the max was 45, min 20, precipitation trace.
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United States
Can Nazis Halt Retreat in Eastern Front Clash
CAPT. JOHN H. CRAIGE reports from the war front as Odessa falls to Gen. Rodion Malinsky’s Third Ukrainian Army and Marshal Ivan Koneff’s forces. German retreat viability hinges on sustaining combat strength to hold a future resistance line as Allied invasion pressures mount.
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Odessa
Rodion Malinsky
Ivan Koneff
Prut
Siret
Giant Nazi ammunition dump blown in Cassino area
Allied artillery smashed a massive Nazi ammunition dump near Cassino as second day of shelling covered the storages with direct hits. Italian, Indian, Canadian, and American troops reported prisoners taken while British and American naval support helped repel Nazi thrusts along the Anzio beachhead. The communique notes casualties on the Axis side and credits a minesweeper and destroyer with probable German equipment losses. Three board members decide to reopen Red Cross campaign to seek funds.
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Naples
Cassino
Fifth Army
Henry Maitland Wilson
Eighth Army
Anzio
Red Cross
MacArthur
New Britain
Gazelle
Sixty Soldiers Decorated for Gallantry in Solomons
An advance U S base on Bougainville Island announces sixty members of an American division awarded for bravery. Fifty four Purple Hearts, two Oak Leaf Clusters and four Silver Stars were presented. Private First Class James D. Lowery of Medon Tennessee stood out for a two day patrol haul including a Samurai sword three Japanese rifles and a battle flag. Lowery previously drove a taxi in Reno New Mexico.
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U. S
Solomon Islands
Bougainville Island
Millard F. Harmon
Bougainville
Pfc
James D. Lowery
Medon
Tenn
Lowery
Reno
New
Stettinius Convenes Talks With Eden in London
Edward R. Stettinius Jr. the American under secretary of state and Ambassador John G. Winant held the first in a planned series of conferences with British foreign secretary Anthony Eden in London.
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London
INS
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
John G. Winant
Anthony Eden
Red Cross Board Reopens Campaign in Lawrence County
At a Lawrence County Red Cross board meeting in North Beaver street rooms the decision was made to restart a drive to raise about $18,000 needed to complete the quota. War Fund Chairman Joseph R. McFate cited the balance and urged an intensive campaign to start immediately. Attorney J. Glenn Berry chaired the meeting and called on contributors to boost subscriptions as the current quota exceeds previous campaigns by over sixty percent.
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Red Cross Board
Lawrence County
North
Beaver Street
War Fund
Joseph R. McFate
J. Glenn Berry
All-Woman Jury Presides in Ziemba Murder Trial
In Lackawanna county first an all-woman jury was chosen to try Walter Ziemba 39 former Fell township school director for the slaying of his father-in-law Ralph Yusovitz at Ziemba home January 7. Ziemba faces trial with 12 women jurors and two alternates. His three sons may testify for the prosecution. The death penalty is not sought.
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Scranton
Walter Ziemba
Fell Township
Lackawanna County Court
Ziemba
Simpson
Ralph Yusovitz
Commonwealth
Tornadoes and Floods Leave Severe Arkadians in Shock
Shattering tornadoes across western Arkansas today killed eight people and injured at least 150 while causing widespread property damage in multiple counties. Officials in Little Rock report continuing assessments and rescue operations amid the crisis.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Death Notices for James Confer and Others
Death records list James Douglas Confer aged 14 of 110 West Grant Street and Roberta Jeanne Graham at ten weeks with R D 5. Also named are John E. Turner 52 of 233 Crawford Avenue William Lee Boyer three R D 7 Ellwood City and Bert Jenkins 71 of 609 Bell Avenue.
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James Douglas Confer
West Grant Street
John E. Turner
Crawford
Roberta Jeanne Graham
William Lee Boyer
Ellwood City
Bert Jenkins
Bell Avenue
Eastern India Drive Of Japs At Virtual Halt
Japanese invasion columns probing eastern India ground to a halt before Kohima and Imphal supply bases as Allied troops resist. British Indian patrols inflicted heavy Japanese casualties around Imphal, while ambushes and counter actions extended along the rim of the Imphal plain. Chinese forces in upper Burma seized Wakawne in the Mogaung valley and Ara-kan front resistance rose further south.
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New Delhi
India
Kohima
Imphal
Louis Mountbatten
Tiddim Road
Bengal-Assam
Mogaung
Upper Burma
Wakawne
Arakan
Work Stoppage At Local Plant Over Violations Claim
About 500 workers at the New Castle United Engineering and Foundry Company halted production due to alleged contractual violations in layoffs. Officials call it an authorized illegal strike while the International Machinists Union terms it a continuous meeting. A 7 pm mediation meeting at King Humbert Hall will decide if the stoppage continues.
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New Castle
United Engineering and Foundry Company
International Machinists
American Federation of Labor
King Humbert Hall
Division Street
Blackout Drill Planned in Pennsylvania Statewide
Harrisburg reports a blackout drill planned within three weeks as army officials resume monthly drills in Pennsylvania. Dr. Ralph C. Hutchison says a blackout may occur in April, not on Sunday, to keep civilians and defense units alert during wartime. The last drill was January 11. policy now allows Sunday night drills every three months.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Army
Former Governor James and Graham Rally Pa Republicans
Toward the rally in the Lawrence County courthouse Monday night Republican candidates spoke to a crowded audience in courtrooms one and two. Former Gov Arthur H James now a Superior Court judge urged voters to restore a Republican administration in Washington and ran through his achievements. Congressman Louis E Graham cited startling figures as he addressed the crowd in Pennsylvania politics.
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Lawrence County
Arthur H. James
Louis FE. Graham
Washington
James
Knox Sees India's Invasion Halt By British Forces
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said at a news conference that the Burma to India drive is not serious, involving few troops, and British forces should stop it. He noted Japanese ships near Singapore have dispersed, with few still in the area.
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Washington
Frank Knox
India
Knox
Burma
Singapore
Far East
Beery Fined $150 For Dog Bite Injury
Hollywood municipal court orders film star Wallace Beery to pay $150 to Bennett Fairchild a delivery boy who sued for 1900 dollars claiming Beery's dog bit him in the leg The incident occurred as Beery faced the civil action in the local court today with the judge delivering the verdict.
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Beery
Hollywood
INS
Wallace Beery
Bennett Fairchild
Congress Recess Ends Tomorrow in Washington
Congress resumes work after a 12 day Easter break with plans to push legislation and adjourn in June around the national political convention. The House begins debate on a 30 billion naval budget bill while the Senate reconvenes with no major actions until Monday. Major issues include extensions of price control and lend-lease acts and the 100 billion budget bills.
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Washington
Congress
House
Appropriations
Senate
Russians Close on Odessa Fleeing Germans and Crimea Pushes
Russian forces drive toward the Odessa ferry route where about 200000 German troops flee. In Crimea, mobile columns attack 120000 enemy soldiers as Odessa falls, opening offensive options and potential Balkans landings.
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Odessa
Crimea
Red Army
Easter Vacation Tragedy Hits Grant and Beaver Area Boy Buried in Sand
Fourteen year old Jimmy Confer of 110 West Great Street died after being caught in quicksand at the old Shehange Valley hospital grounds rear Phillips Place near Beaver Street. Police and fire crews cleared earth for 45 minutes before recovery. he was pronounced dead at 2 45 pm. The group of boys had begun an outing when the accident occurred. details continued on page two.
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Grant and
Beaver Streets
Jimmy Confer
William A. Confer
West Great Street
Shehange Valley Hospital
Phillips Place
Weather Mood Beats Down on Rainy Harvest
The piece speaks of rain bringing cash and feed for winter, feeding springs and wells, and helping crops like cranberries. It notes the weather as forty two and urges calm as rain benefits future needs and harvests.
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Arthur Constantine
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James Stewart
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N.S. Saft
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