British Combat Races to Halting Jap Supply Threat
British and Indian forces pressed measures in jungle southeast of Imphal to counter a Japanese effort to sever the last Allied supply road to the base at Imphal. Mountbatten reported small Japanese parties near Bishenpur Silchar track, with heavy fighting in Kohima and Arakan fronts and continued Japanese pressure around Kohima.
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New Delhi
Imphal
Lord Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Bishenpur-Silchar
Manipur
India
Dusily
Mountbatten
Kohima
Bishenpur- Silchar
Silchar
Palel
Arakan
Burma
Admiral King predicts further blows at Japan in coming months
Admiral Ernest King, commander in chief of the U S fleet, predicted new sea and air strikes against Japan in the next months and said the enemy fleet is so badly crippled it cannot recover. He cited recent Palau Yap and Woleai attacks as evidence and said America now has an adequate number of ships planes and supplies while Japan has suffered heavy damage to merchant and war ships.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
U. S
FBI
Acac
King
Palau
Yap
Woleai Islands
Japan
America
Washington Roundup on Draft, Marshall, and Sanctions
Congress debates the draft muddle with Sen. Aiken urging Roosevelt to enact a sane policy. Rep. Sparkman cites army turmoil while Gen. Marshall is tipped as a potential Democratic candidate. News notes Argentina sanctions fading, Argentine beef vital, butter claims debunked, and a gasoline black market probe set for next week.
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Washington
Sen
Aiken
Roosevelt
Rep. Sparkman
Ala
House
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Tydings
Army
Trout Fishermen Pack County Streams For Opening Day
Daylight this morning finds many trout lovers parked along county fishing streams for the season opener. Water levels have receded, improving conditions beyond expectations as old timers recall horse drawn rigs on East Washington near Kurtz Street in years past.
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Pa Newe
East Washington Street
Kurtz Street
Soviet Forces Rout German Rumanian Army in Crimea
Soviet warships and aircraft inflicted heavy casualties on German and Rumanian troops retreating from the Crimean southwest. Two Russian armies joined to push rout ed divisions toward Sevastopol from near Kevvo. Evacuation convoys were harried at sea and in staging areas as the Black Sea Fleet and air force battered enemy vessels. story continues on Page Five.
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Moscow
Crimea
Sevastopol
Kev Vo
Black Sea
Public urged to conserve tires to avoid bans
Boston April 15. Cal Bradley Dewey national rubber director says a pleasure motor ban next summer can be averted if the public uses common sense in tire conservation. He notes 22 million passenger tires will be produced this year for 25 million cars on the road and warns against any black market or funny business.
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Boston
INS
Cal Bradley Dewey
National Rubber
New England
Dewey
Bombing Casualties Reported for Bucharest and Ploesti
The Romanian high command released a communique listing 5600 total casualties from Allied air raids on Bucharest and Ploesti on April 4 and 5. It reports 2942 killed and 2126 injured in Bucharest and 262 dead and 361 wounded at Ploesti.
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London
INS
Romanian High Command
Bucharest
Ploesti
Scrap metal shipped home from overseas battlefields
Washington April 15. Seventy thousand tons of iron and steel scrap from wrecked tanks jeeps cartridge cases guns and aircraft have been shipped to the United States from overseas battlefields in the past year. The material is returned mainly as ballast in ships.
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Washington
United States
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 a m show a maximum temperature of 57 and a minimum of 43 with trace precipitation. River stage stands at 99 feet. A year ago the high was 32 and the low 20 with 0.04 inches of precipitation and snow.
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United States
Turkey's Neutral Perch Precarious
CAPTAIN JOAN H. CRAIGE argues Turkey's neutral stance in World War II is precarious as Soviet advances threaten the Balkans. A Turkish entry into the United Nations war effort could shift the balance, with Allied access through Turkish airbases and straits potentially shortening campaigns against Nazi forces. The Cairo conference and strategic importance of Dardanelles access are highlighted.
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Romania
Crimea
Turkey
Red Army
Galati
Danube River
Balkans
United Nations Group
Allies Drive On Toward Madang
Allied jungle fighters advance from Bogadjim toward the Jap base at Madang in New Guinea. Australian units moved behind retreating Japs to maintain contact as air and sea attacks target Wewak, Rabaul, and coastal villages.
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Douglas
Madang
Douglas MacArthur
Wewak
Aitap
Rabaul
New Britain
Vunakanau
Bogadjim
Commonwealth
Gen. Nikolai Vatutin Dies After Kiev Operation
Moscow reports the death of Gen. Nikolai F. Vatutin at 45 after an operation in Kiev. He led the Soviet offensive in the Ukraine last winter and was succeeded in command by Marshal Zhukov in March after illness.
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Moscow
INS
Russia
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Vatutin
Kiev
Ukraine
Gregory Zhukov
Tyrone Power Receives First Lieutenant Promotion
Corpus Christi Texas April 15 Tyrone Power former radio and screen star swaps lieutenant bars as he moves from second to first lieutenant in the U S Marine Corps Reserve Power will finish his Navy flight training course at Corpus Christi next week
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Corpus Christi
Texas
INS
Tyrone Power
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Power
Jeanette MacDonald Stricken by Ptomaine Poisoning
El Paso Texas April 15 The condition of singing star Jeanette MacDonald who was stricken yesterday with ptomaine poisoning remained serious today Friends reported the illness was caused by milk
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EL Paso
Tex
INS
Jeannette MacDonald
Naples Raided by German Planes at Dawn
New York dispatch reports German aircraft attacked Naples just before dawn. Anti aircraft batteries engaged for about half an hour as the raid unfolded.
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Naples
New York
INS
Blue Network
German Rail Lines North Of Rome Hit In Air Attacks
Allied commands report concentrated air strikes against German communications and ports north of Rome including Leghorn Piombino and the Viterbo airfield. On the Fifth Army front both sides patrol actively. German raiders attempting to infiltrate British positions in the Garigliano sector were repulsed. Anzio beachhead quieter.
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Naples
Rome
Leghorn
Piombino
Viterbo
Ah Allied Command
Fifth Army
Garigiano
Anzio
German Report Says Air Raiders Approach Reich
German report from London states air raid warnings claim strong enemy fighter formations near northwest Germany and single planes over southern Germany. Hungarian radios report nuisance raids over Budapest Gyor and other towns. no Allied confirmation of night bombs in southeastern Europe.
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London
Whoontime
Germany
Hungary
FCC
Berlin
Budapest
Gyor
Europe
Silesia
Proclamation for Veterans Welfare Mass Meeting in New Castle
Mayor John F Haven proclaims Sunday April 16 at 2 30 P M for a mass meeting of citizens concerned with the welfare of boys and girls in the armed forces Many organizations and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts support the effort urging attendance at Neshannock Post No 315 headquarters 126 East Washington Street to hear talks on the V F W welfare program.
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John F. Haven
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
United States
Neshannock Post No. 315
Fast Washington Street
V.F.W
Seiberling Warns Rubber Plant Workers Over War Strike
Akron Ohio April 15 11NS) P Seiberling president of Seiberling Rubber warns employees that any future strike during the war will lead to removal of the Army Navy FE flag with its white star and its return to the War undersecretary He cites a worker killed in action the same day as the notice and notes most production halted as trucks builders and other workers struck
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Akron
P. Seiberling
Seiberling Rubber Company
Seiberling
Abilene Private General's Guest
Pvt Walter J. Thorpe of Abilene Kansas spent a furlough in London with General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The air force mechanic called himself a pretty important Joe after a 20 minute meeting with the Allied commander during historic preparations for a major operation.
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London
INS
Walter J. Thorpe
Abilene
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gambling Czar Guzik Denies Kidnapping Disappearance
Chicago report states Jack Guzik a 59 year old gambling official vanished Thursday morning amid rumors of a kidnapping. He reportedly returned home last night denying any abduction and saying the 36 hour disappearance followed a dispute with friends.
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Chicago
INS
Jack Guzik
Cook County
Issland Ezar
Guzik
Fourth straight U S bombers raid Kuriles near Tokyo
A Nimitz communique reports fourth successive assault on Jay Istards positions within 1 000 miles of Tokyo. Navy and army bombers hit Paramushiru Matsuwa Shasukotan and Paramshira with heavy anti airfire and warehouses gun emplacements and waterfront facilities attacked on Jusaie and Ulalond.
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Pearl Harbor
Jay
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz Sai
Kuriles
Anvy
Navy
Navy Ventura
Paramushiru
Mnemv
Sith
Air Force
Matsuwa
Shasukotan
Paramshira
Davy
Flest Air Wing
Jusaie
Ulalond
Bonding Company Pays City to End McKibben Embezzlement
Representatives of an indemnity company paid New Castle city hall Friday afternoon a total of $31,690.71 to cover the shortage alleged in the McKibben embezzlement case. The city receives $13,070.45 and the school district $18,080.26 as settlement.
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Eagle Indemnity Company
City Hall
City of
New Castle
C. C. McKibben
McKibben
Interned Airmen May Be Returned
An item from the Swedish Nazi newspaper Dags posten, reported by the London Daily Express, says American and British airmen imprisoned in Sweden after forced landings are being returned to Britain under a secret exchange deal between Sweden and the Allies and Germany.
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London
Sweden
Britain
Germany
Dagsposten
London Daily Express
Death notices for Leroy Johnston, Harry Galbraith, and Mary Raney
Death records list Leroy Johnston aged 47 of Hillsville, and Harry L. Galbraith aged 59 of 1 East Washington Street Mes, and Mary Bk Raney aged 77 of North Beaver Township with dates shown as Saturday April 15, 1944.
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Leroy Johnston
Hillsville
Harry L. Galbraith
Washington Street
Mes
Mary Bk. Raney
Beaver Township
Bucharest and Ploesti Sustain Heavy WWII Bombardment
Naples April 15 report says heavy bombers escorted by fighters attacked military targets at Bucharest and Ploesti in great strength. Early word notes that several enemy planes were shot down during the raid.
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Naples
INS
Bucharest
Ploesti
Early Turkish Statement Expected on Drone Shipments
Ankara officials signaled an imminent Turkish reply after Foreign Minister Numaan Menem Clogin promised aid to allies within material limits. Diplomats from the United States and Britain delivered notes urging neutrality and restraint, while Menemen-Clogin called the talks a spirit of friendly cooperation.
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Ankara
Eins
Germany
United Nations
Numan Menemencloglu
Turkey
Ankira
U. S
Cordell Hulls
Meremen- Clogin
Guard Reduction At U S Capitol Prompted By War Wind Down
Washington April 15 four army military police guard the U S Capitol, down from sixteen khaki soldiers with rifles. The Baronet detachment ended after Pearl Harbor, leaving one patrol at the front as regular Capitol policemen assume other posts.
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Washington
Pearl
No Volunteers To Answer Fire Call In Danville
A Danville firehouse faced a manpower shortage as Washington company could not respond to an alarm for the first time in 32 years due to no volunteers to drive the fire truck.
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Danville
Washington Company
Tarnopol Taken By Red Forces
Soviet armies captured Tarnopol after stubborn street fighting, announced by Premier Stalin in an order of the day. The fall marks a significant wartime advance as Red forces secured the important city.
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Moscow
Tarnopol
Joseph Stalin
Food Situation Worsens in Central and North Germany
London April 5 Reuters reports say Nazi authorities plan large scale repatriation of French workers as central and north German food shortages worsen. Tuberculosis and insanity are rising, attributed to repeated air raids and overall war strain.
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London
Germany
Reuters News
National Bank Call Issued by Comptroller of the Currency
Washington April 15 The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of the nation's banks as of last Thursday April 13. The report seeks a nationwide snapshot of bank health and liquidity.
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Washington
INS
Comptroller of the Currency
Fisherman Notes Opening of Trout Season
A fisher prepares tackle and drives to the stream as trout season opens today. The narrator surveys bait, weather at fifty six, and seeks big fish though many hide in mud and thick bushes.
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Hs Bart
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Janes FE. Brown
Broken Arrow
Okla
Ernest Childers
Italy
Jacob L. Devers
Mediterranean
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Signal Corps
Joseph A. Bors
Betty Jane Lesh
Fort Wayne Ind
Clarence Lesh
International
International News Service
Argentina
Anglo-American Food Board
Leo T. Crowley
Crowley
Congress
Saudi Arabia
Oserves
Natalia Rene
Serted
Daily Weather Report
Joan H. Craige
Dous
Aegean
Dardanelles
Cairo
Winston Churchill
Ismet Inonu
New Guinea
George Lai
Jeanette McDonald
James L. Kilgallen
Reich
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Bulletin
U. S. Capitol
Red
Arthur Mometer
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