Allied Drive Toward Philippines Gains Ground in New Guinea
Allied forces announce the seizure of the Hollandia airstrip and two other Hollandia area airfields Cyclops and Sentani in Netherlands New Guinea. The move brings American bases within about 1 000 miles of Mindanao and advances Gen Douglas MacArthur's plan to return to the Philippines.
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Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Philippines
Hollandia
Mindanao
Cyclops
Sentani
MacArthur
Netherlands New Guinea
Bombers Hit Nazi Airfields In France 12,000 Tons Dropped
United States heavy, medium and light bombers continued the 12th straight day of pre invasion raids in Europe. Fortress aircraft with Eighth Air Force escorts struck Avord airfield near Paris while Ninth Air Force Marauders hit a northern France airfield and Fireball Lightning fighters attacked another target. The 36 hour tally reached about 12,000 tons of high explosives dropped on Germany and occupied territory.
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Hitler
Secon
London
United States
France
Europe
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Paris
Declarin
Pas de Calais
French
Reich
Friendrichshafen
Seizure at Montgomery Ward Drew Senate Probe Call
Washington lawmakers pressed President Roosevelt over the Montgomery Ward seizure with Senator Bridges announcing a Senate military affairs inquiry to test legality. Debates also swirled around Dewey’s New York speech and a probe into national campaign expenditures amid a UN sanctions warning to Sweden over ball bearings. Sunny Pitts is slated to testify in a Washington vice trial today.
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Bridges
N. H
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Washington
Sunny Pitts
Miss Pitts
Magnolia in Full Bloom and Frost Expected Tonight
Gardeners should guard early plantings as temperatures dip to the upper thirties with frost possible. A magnolia at Highland and Hillcrest is nearing full bloom with partial blooms today. An observer recalls seeing soldiers in uniform and a New Castle News while at a Red Cross tea, noting continued reading on another page.
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Hillcrest Avenues
Patence
Red Cross
Castle
Ward executives clash with government over control of Chicago plant
Cleveland action reports Montgomery Ward & Co. facing government seizure as Lt. Gilbert Cattanach orders retail president Clement D. Ryan from company property. Government lawyers seek control of books and records with a temporary injunction, while Ward officials, led by Sewell L. Avery, resist and vow board unity.
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Chicago
Clement D. Ryan
Montgomery Ward & Co
Ryan
Gilbert Cattanach
Wayne Chatfield Taylor
Ward
Montgomery Ward & Company
U.S
Federal District
Francis Biddle
Biddle
Sewell L. Avery
Daily Weather Report United States
The 24 hour period ending at 9 am shows a maximum of 61 degrees and a minimum of 28 with heavy frost. River stage stands at 7 feet. Year ago the same date recorded a high of 77 and a low of 48 with .22 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Threat To Japanese Empire Is Increasing
MAJOR PAUL C. RABORG explains that Secretary of War Stimson notes the westward Allied push in northern New Guinea threatens Japan. With Hollandia captured, Palau naval base and Mindanao are within land based bomber range, making eastern attacks hard and carrier based planes essential for future campaigns.
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New York
Stimson
New Guinea
Hollandia
Palau
Philippines
Mindanao
Secretary of War
Pacific
Central
Southwest
Secretary Knox Dies at 70 in Washington
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox died at his Washington home at 1 08 p m after a heart attack. He was 70 and had suffered multiple prior attacks including a recent one in Manchester New Hampshire while attending a funeral. His death was announced over the Navy Department loudspeaking system.
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Washington
Frank Knox
Manchester
N. H
J. A. Muehling
Knox
Naval
Navy Department
Russians Believe Greatest Climax Of War Nearing
Moscow dispatches report rapid restoration of communications along the battlefront and hints of an imminent large Soviet offensive. The eighth day shows no essential changes on the eastern front while preparations intensify in Moldavia near Chisinau and Iasi sectors as secrecy heightens.
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Moscow
Reuter
Europe
Chisinau
Iasi
Moldavia
Cardinal OConnell Funeral Mass Held in Boston Cathedral
A solemn pontifical funeral mass for William Cardinal OConnell was celebrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Boston attended by church dignitaries governors and Congress members. Cardinal OConnell who died at 84 from bronchial pneumonia will be buried after a four mile funeral march through crowds. Stores closed until noon.
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Congress
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
William Cardinal O'Connell
Amleto G. Cicognani
Catholic Heirarchy
America
Richard J. Cushing
D. D
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
United States
David I. Walsh
Nazi Sorties Crushed by Yanks at Anzio Beachhead
At Anzio near Rome American forces launched limited ground incursions into German lines at three points and repelled two Nazi counter sorties. Fifth Army patrols and artillery struck near Cisterna Littoria Cassino and Monte Croce with several German tanks damaged and six prisoners taken. Spitfires attacked the Durazzo radio station in Albania and supported battlefield air operations.
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Anzio
Rome
Fifth Army
Adriatic
Cisterna
Littoria
Carana
Carona
San Biagio
Terelle
Monte Croce
Cassino
Durazzo
Albania
Preparations to Smash Japan Break Records
Pearl Harbor reports the largest Pacific war buildup with ships planes and men massed from many ports to break Japan’s defenses. Massive supplies and ammunition fill dock facilities as hidden underground stores threaten to unleash Japan’s destruction.
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Japan
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Chengchow Falls to Japanese Forces in Rail Junction
Chinese military spokesman announced Chengchow was captured by Japanese last Saturday. The city sits at the junction of the Peiping Hankow and Lung Hai railways near Chungking, signaling a major strategic loss.
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Chungking
INS
Chengchow
Peiping-Hankow
Lung-Hai
Gandhi in weak condition under protective custody in palace
An official government bulletin reports Mohandas K. Gandhi is weak and anxious while in protective custody at the Aga Khan’s palace. Gandhi’s wife died recently, amplifying concerns over his health and safety.
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Bombay
INS
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Aga Khan
Train Hits Truck Killing Man and Injuring Woman
North East, Pa., April 28. Elmer Lathrop, 52, was killed and Mrs. Gladys Desin, 34, was seriously injured when a Nickle Plate Railroad freight train struck their truck. The engineer said Lathrop jumped from the cab and ran to aid the woman as the collision occurred. Desin had injuries to her left leg.
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North East
Elmer Lathrop
Gladys Desin
J. F. Marks
Lathrop
U S Troops Rescue 100 Missionaries in New Guinea
Gen MacArthur's headquarters reports American troops at Hollandia have rescued 100 missionaries including seven Dutch nationals. The spokesman confirmed the operation and identified the location as New Guinea on April 28.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
Hollandia
Douglas MacArthur
Bomber Crew Of Seven Found Dead Near Peterson Field
A Liberator bomber and its seven crew members, missing since Wednesday night during a routine training flight, were found on Rampart Range northwest of Peterson Field in Colorado Springs. All seven aboard were killed. victims include Private First Class John M. Nodler of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Rampan Range
Peterson Field
Pfe
John M. Nodler
Philadelphia
British Forces Gain Ground in Kohima Area
British regiments spearheading an Allied counter offensive smashed Japanese strong points in the Kohima sector of eastern India. Tank supported troops captured fortified positions as Allied air sorties struck Jap positions in Kohima Imphal and surrounding areas. The battle aims to force a decisive clash before the Monsoon season.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Kohima
India
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Assam
Kahima
Imphal
Tukihal
Yakima
Manipur
Girl Dies After Leap From Afire Home
An eight year old girl named Allison Millar died from a fractured skull and burns after leaping from a second floor bedroom during a three story apartment fire in Greensburg Pennsylvania. Her sister Jean was rescued by firefighters who battled the two hour blaze leaving four families temporarily homeless.
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Greensburg
INS
Allison Millar
Westmoreland Hospital
Jean
Wampum Airman Shares War Thrill With Marauder Crew
First Lieut. William V. McBride of Wampum Pennsylvania observes a 130 mile mission as Top Sarge the B 26 Marauder endures heavy flak near IJmuiden port Holland. Capt. Glenn Grau commands the aircraft in Col Jack Caldwell's Ninth Air Force unit as the crew returns safely to base.
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Ninth Air Force
England
William V. McBride
Wampum
Glenn Grau
Jack E. Caldwell
Sarge
Ijmuidenport
Holland
Ie Bombardier
Turnpike Too Modern For Cars Of Present
Pittsburgh April 28 The Pennsylvania Turnpike is too modern for the automobiles which use it Capt J G McCann of the Pennsylvania Police said at a Western Pennsylvania Safety Council meeting and American Society of Safety Engineers gathering He argued present cars cannot safely handle high speeds over long distances and drivers tend to become mesmerized on long non stopping drives.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Turnpike
J. G. McCann
Pennsylvania Police
Western Pennsylvania Safety Council
American Society of Safety Engineers
Yugoslav Partisans Capture Sveti Ivan Zelina to 15 Miles from Zagreb
Marshal Josip Broz Tito announced that Yugoslav Partisans have captured the town of Sveti Ivan Zelina, 15 miles northeast of Zagreb, and seized the Ivanec railroad center, near the Hungarian frontier.
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London
INS
Josip (Tito) Broz
Sveti Ivan Zelina
Zagreb
Ivanec
Death Record for Lorenzo Miller
Lorenzo Miller aged 71 of 221 East Moody Avenue is listed as deceased in the Friday, April 28, 1944 record.
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Lorenzo Miller
East Moody Avenue
City Board One Lists Navy Induction Candidates
City Board One called up navy draftees for induction early next month. Men passed preinduction physicals and will report to the Pittsburgh Recruiting Station to be sworn in. The group includes Clifford B. Brewer Turtle Creek Andrew Changeway Rebecca street John Addison Thompson Croeton avenue Dale Patterson W Washington Paul Leo Eagan Grosse Point Robert Muse East FPairment avenue David Evans East Street Lawrence Richer Bellave Kenneth Mebure East Sheridan Joseph McConahy North Mercer Charles Seaghone East North John Chamberlain East Lincoln avenue.
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U. S. Navy
City Board One
Pittsburgh
Clifford B. Brewer
Turtle Creek
Andrew Changeway
Rebecca Street
John Addison Thompson
Croeton Avenue
Dale Bernard Patterson
W. Washington Street
Paul Leo Eagan
Grosse Point
Michigan
Robert Frank Muse
Fpair-Ment
David Samuel Evans
East
Lawrence S. Richer
Bellave
Kenneth M. Mebure
Sheridan Avenue
Joseph Patrick McConahy
Mercer Street
Charles Louis Seaghone
North Street
John Robert Chamberlain
Lincoln Avenue
Onions in the Spring Lay Celebrates Fresh Greens
The speaker fondly recalls spring onions with green tops and a bite of flavor. A playful verse invites listeners to enjoy the season and the simple, tasty greens as a musical accompaniment.
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