Nazis Take Huge Loss In Crimea
Soviet air force and the Russian Black Sea fleet bombed and shelled Nazi troops fleeing Sevastopol in Crimea. Fast Soviet mechanized and infantry units moved within 35 miles of the naval base, overruling Hitler’s evacuation plan as Germans sought sea withdrawal, while enemy ships and planes pounded ports and harbors north of Sevastopol.
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Dunkerque
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Crimea
Adolf Hitler
Ovidepol
Odessa
Moscow
Soviet High Command
Hollandia battered by largest air raid in New Guinea
Gen Douglas MacArthur disclosed that more than 200 American bombers and fighters pummeled Hollandia and surrounding areas in northeastern New Guinea on April 14. The assault dropped 322 tons of explosives, wrecked shore facilities and supply dumps, sunk a freighter, and damaged nine other ships while Japanese air opposition suffered heavy losses.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
Hollandia
Douglas MacArthur
Soviet Black Sea fleet slams German evacuation at Sevastopol
Russian airmen attack the Crimean port as German troops frantically evacuate by sea. The Black Sea fleet shells ships and bombers score direct hits while German withdrawal chances shrink hourly. Reuter reports rapid Russian advance driving Germans toward naval ports north of Sevastopol.
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Moscow
Sevastopol
Dunkerque
Crimean
Reuter
Finland rejects Russian peace terms and Capitol budget talk
The Finnish legation in Washington says Finland will flatly reject the Russian peace terms and will send a note to Moscow within a day or two. On Capitol Hill the joint congressional economy committee learns that armed forces and war shipping agencies have more than 150 million dollars in unexpended appropriations, while the 32 billion dollar navy appropriation bill heads for rapid passage. GOP leaders discuss MacArthur possible presidential draft and Dewey’s nomination prospects at the GOP convention. Senators Capper and others foresee Roosevelt’s fourth term unlikely due to anticipated defeats.
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Washington
Finland
Moscow
Capitol Hill
Joint Congressional Economy Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
Local notes include horses, farm fire and trout season doubts
A PA Newc observer notes sorrell horses pulling a loaded wagon along East Washington and Allen streets. He mentions a new house built on an Amish farm after a farmhouse fire on a Sharon road cutoff in Wilmington township. Anglers fear rain may spoil the trout season opening as streams run high. New Castle was surprised by last night's blackout test.
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East Washington
Allen Street
Ross
Pa Newc
Sharon Road
Wilmington Township
New Castle
Pre-Invasion Double Attack Continues On Continental Europe
Allied air forces pressed a seventh day of dual prong raids over Europe with Mosquito bombers striking Berlin and targets in western Germany while mines were laid in enemy waters. No Allied losses reported as German radio chatter suggested ongoing aerial onslaughts.
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London
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Air Ministry
Reich
Hitler
Budapest
English
Allied Airmen Down 450 Nazi Planes In Week
British and Mediterranean warplanes flew 15,000 sorties since last Saturday and destroyed targets deep in Germany and occupied regions. Officials say Allied air forces claimed at least 450 Nazi planes down in the week and American planes contributed three-fifths of the attacking force and tonnage.
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London
Allied Armen
Germany
Austria
Hungary
France
Belgium
Holland
Hitler
Four New Born Babies Die From Medicine Mistake
In New London Connecticut an inquest was planned into the deaths of four newborns who were fed boric acid crystals instead of Dextrose due to a hospital pharmacist error. The pharmacist is under treatment for nervous collapse and the incident affected twenty one infants with one survivor in critical condition.
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New London
Conn
INS
Navy
Richard F. Hancock
Daily Weather Report Summary of US 24 hour period
United States weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 53 and a minimum of 30 with no precipitation. River stage recorded at 12.3 feet. A second reading reports a maximum temperature of 41 and a minimum of 24 with 0.8 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Rabbi Elefant Resigns to Lead Warren Congregation
Rabbi Gilbert A. Elefant, longtime Tifereth Israel leader, resigns after five years to assume a post at Beth Israel in Warren Ohio before Passover. He actively served the New Castle community, chaired adult education for Bnai Brith, and belonged to the Zionist Organization of America. Under his guidance the congregation expanded activities and reach.
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Gilbert A. Elefant
Ifereth Israel
Warren
Elefant
Beth Israel
Ministerial Association
B’na Brith
New Castle
Zionist Organization of America
Tifereth Israel Congregation
Blackout Test Occurs In State Thursday Night
Pennsylvania endured a one minute blackout with wailing air raid sirens marking the second statewide test this year. The army and state defense organization conducted the drill, using a new plan to schedule four blackouts annually.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
Army
State Defense Organization
Harry S. McDevitt
Philadelphia Defense Council
Citywide Surprise Blackout Drill Stuns Officials
The Thursday April 13 air raid drill caught civilian defense by surprise as wardens were hard to summon. Some wardens serve in the armed forces or work nights. OCD control officer N F Vidal called the drill and blackout fairly successful overall with center functioning well. Alert timings ranged from 9 40 Yellow to 10 31 All Clear.
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N. F Vidal
OCD
Yanks Drive Japs Back In Upper Burma
American infantry in the Nhpum Hsam hingwang area east of Mogaung in upper Burma reported to control the region after driving Japanese units from the area. Lord Mountbatten visited Imphal front, praising the 17th Indian Division for forcing Japanese opposition and reinforcing Imphal. Tokyo radio claimed four Japanese columns moved toward Imphal from all directions.
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London
INS
Mogaung Valley
Upper Burma
Reuter
New Delhi
Louis Mountbatten
Imphal
Mountbatten
Tokyo
New York
NBC
Report: Japanese Suffer 1200 Casualties in Burma
A spokesman from Mountbatten's headquarters estimated that the Japanese have suffered at least 1200 casualties in the past week of fighting in the Mayu range sector of Burma. The figure reflects recent operations in the Burma campaign as World War II reporting continues from New Delhi.
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New Delhi
INS
Am. Lord
Louis Mountbatten
Mayu Range
Burma
Shoot Down 35 Nazi Planes In Hungary Raid
In Hungary near Budapest 35 Nazi interceptors were credited to bomber gunners and fighter pilots who repelled a force of about 100 enemy planes. The daylight attack targeted the vor-Duna-Tokol area and was described as completely successful with large fires at main targets.
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Naples
Budapest
Hungary
vor-Duna-Tokol
Brod
Terni
Rome
Mediterranean Air Force
Youth charged in farm blaze in Lancaster County
State police in Lancaster County held 15 year old Phares Haldeman Jr of Elizabethtown on charges of starting a 15000 dollar barn fire on the Dr. T M Thompson farm. The youth who worked on the estate reportedly confessed to throwing a match into the haymow. Five cows and two horses were killed in the blaze. He offered the remark Everybody's mad at me.
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Lancaster
Phares Haldeman, Jr
Elizabethtown
T. M. Thompson
Phares
Democrats Honor Two Candidates At April Dinner
Democrats from Lawrence and Beaver counties gathered April 13 at The Castleton hotel for a testimonial dinner to back Andrew Katcher of Ambridge for Congress and Guid Travers of New Castle for State Senate. About 80 attendees heard County Commissioner Joseph Fravers toast the event and introductions from Beaver County guests. Both candidates spoke modestly, deferring praise of their campaigns.
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Lawrence
Beaver
Castleton
Andrew Katcher
Ambridge
Congress
Guidd James Travers
New Castle
Senate
Joseph Fravers
Beaver County
Speedy Plans For Resumption Of Plant At Ellwood
Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce moves quickly to aid United Tube Corporation after a Thursday morning fire destroys its plant. Officials met Thursday afternoon and offered a building and three acres of land to speed production. The Ellwood Forge Company property houses a small auxiliary building in use today. All employees are reassigned to machine salvage and reconditioning tasks as operations resume.
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Ellwood City
Ellwood Forge Company
The
Tube Company
Japanese Invasion of India Bogged Down in Imphal Kohima
New Delhi April 14 Allied communique says Japanese jungle troops bogged down in Imphal and Kohima sectors in Manipur as counterattacks by Indian and British forces recaptured positions. Mountbatten reported a small penetration on the Arakan peninsula near Buthidaung, with patrols active on the Imphal Plain and continued air support for western operations.
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Imphal
Manipur
Kohima
Death of Francis J. Perry in Cleveland
Francis J. Perry aged 78 of 803 Etna Street died on Friday April 14 1944. The obituary notes his residence and age with no additional details given.
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Francis J. Perry
Etna Street
Finland May Explain Refusal Of Soviet Peace Terms
Stockholm dispatch notes a Swedish paper suggesting Finland will justify rejecting modified peace terms to prevent a potential Nazi and Finnish fascist coup, arguing acceptance could have sparked a coup akin to Italy’s. The Dagens Nyheter analyzes why Helsinki might offer such a rationale to its people.
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Finland
Stockholm
Italy
Dagens Nyheter
Helsinki
Two Army Instructors Die in Plane Crash at Field
In Sebring Florida on April 14 two Army flying instructors were killed when their two passenger plane crashed near Daniel Field, Georgia. Victims are First Lt Jack W Churchill of Dallas Texas and Second Lt Edward Menges Jr whose parents reside in Freeport Pennsylvania.
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Sebring
Fla
Army
Daniel Field Ga
Hendricks Field
Jack W. Churchill
Dallas
Tex
Edward Menges
Tadward Menges
Freeport
Enemy In Light Aerial Raid On Anzio Beachhead
On April 14 at Anzio beachhead British and American anti-aircraft units shot down five of about 50 enemy planes attempting attacks in the area. A Nazi force of fighters and bombers raided the port, dropping a few bombs with limited damage. ground gunners claimed at least five aircraft. Regular artillery hit an observation tower at Littoria and damaged three tanks near Cisterna.
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Naples
Anzio
Littoria
Cisterna
Season Opens Amid War Time Hopes and Odd Teams
The old and young players may be past prime or classified 4-F yet teams are full and fans await opening play. Umpires prepare as batteries rally today. Weather reads fifty four, and the season nears despite the ongoing war, with teams possibly looking strange.
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