Submarine Sinkings Reach 667 With 14 More Japanese Ships
The U S Navy reported 14 additional Japanese vessels sunk or damaged by American submarines, bringing total enemy losses to 667. The latest boats claimed two medium tankers, 11 medium cargo ships, and one small cargo ship among the 14, expanding sub fleet activity along the Japanese coast. Overall, 17 Japanese ships of all types are now listed as sunk by these submarine operations.
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Washington
Navy
New Bay
Fascists In Nazi Lines Near Rome Beachhead
Allied Headquarters in Naples reports Italian Fascist troops embedded with German forces surrounding the Rome beachhead. Tranquillity persisted with minor clashes and shelling along the Italian front. Unclear how many Italian troops were used and whether German units withdrew. Some Italians wore German uniforms and one Allied patrol penetrated east of Littoria before withdrawal. Air raids hit the port area as two enemy planes were shot down.
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Naples
Rome
Littoria
Revolt in El Salvador Reported by Venezuelan Radio
Ultimas Noticias quoted Radio Salvador that a revolt against President Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez broke out in El Salvador. Rebels reportedly occupied the government palace and other buildings while Martinez supporters fought police at headquarters. outcome unclear.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Ultimas Noticias
Radio Salvador Today
Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez
Republic of
el Salvador
Baltimore Retail Stocks Slump Amid Luxury Tax Rush
In Baltimore on April 4 dealers report luxury tax driven purchases of leather goods cosmetics and metal jewelry boosting March sales and draining inventories by 20 to 50 percent. Dealers say March was their strongest ever but stockouts lure buyers ahead of April 1 tax change, clearing inventories for a slower summer.
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Baltimore
Peace decision likely after Easter in Finland parliament
Stockholm April 47 The Finnish Parliament was summoned to meet again before Easter but its decision on peace with Russia would probably be delayed until after the holiday recess. Some clarification was expected last night but semi officially stated that nothing special happened at yesterday's session.
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Stockholm
Russia
Governor To Toss First Ball In A's Yanks Game
Governor Herbert R. O Conor will attend the McCurdy Field game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees and toss out the first ball. Roger Wolfe, Chamber of Commerce president, said officials plan to arrive on time and that notable attendees may include Congressman Beall and Pennsylvania officials.
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McCurdy Field
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees
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Chamber of Commerce
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Pennsylvania
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Hugh V. Gittinger
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Connie Mack
Athletics
Francis Scott Key
Beall
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Hood College
Planed Route 40 entrance sparks Maryland query
Governor O Conor asked Cumberland city officials if they approve a proposed highway improvement for a new Route 40 entrance. The plan envisions an elevated roadway over the Western Maryland Railroad and Wills Creek as part of the project.
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Cumberland
O'Conor
City And County Lead Waste Paper Campaign
Frederick city and county will receive banners for leading waste paper collection in the state. James W. Stewart of the War Production Board will present the banners to Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger and to County Commissioners A. Grant Hooper, George Arnold, and Charles Geisbert at the Rotary Club meeting at the Francis Scott Key hotel. Dr. David G. Everhart will introduce Mr. Stewart as the main speaker.
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James W. Stewart
War Production Board
Hugh V. Gittinger
A. Grant Hooper
George Arnold
Charles Geisbert
Rotary Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
David G. Everhart
Frederick County
Stewart
Destroyers Along Coast Face Allied Fleet Across Europe
British and Allied authorities report about 12 German destroyers near the European coast from Norway to France to oppose the Home Fleet as invasion nears. The Baltic hosts the rest of the German fleet, including pocket battleships, cruisers, and several destroyers, while Tirpitz is damaged and unlikely to rejoin combat soon.
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Germany
Norway
France
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Scharnhorst
Luetzoyw
Admiral Scheer
Gdynia
Kiel
Adolf Hitler
Alten Fjord
Tirpitz
Thorough Checkup For President Roosevelt Reveals Satisfactory Health
President Roosevelt, hampered by bronchitis, underwent a thorough annual physical exam at Naval Medical Center and White House. Vice Admiral Ross T. McIntire said the checkup is satisfactory, with residual bronchitis and a sinus issue clearing, and noted influenza and respiratory recovery ongoing.
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Roosevelt
Ross T. McIntire
McIntire
Naval Medical Center
White House
Local Draft Board Calls 70 for Pre-Induction Exams
Local Draft Board One organized a pre-induction physical for about 70 registrants in Baltimore this morning. This is the first of three calls planned this week that will summon more than 200 men from the board, with two more sets of examinations scheduled later in the week.
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Baltimore
Duke of Alba Returns to London After Madrid Talks
The Duke of Alba, Spain's ambassador to Great Britain, has returned to London following more than two months of consultations with government officials in Madrid.
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the Duke of Alba
Great Britain
Govvernment
Madrid
Eden on Way Out as Eden to Quit Foreign Minister Post
London reports indicate Anthony Eden may resign as Foreign Minister with a government reshuffle likely during the Easter holidays. The change follows shifts in the Churchill administration and heightened speculation about the cabinet lineup.
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London
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Night Attack On Budapest Follows U.S. Day Assault
RAF Wellingtons and Liberators followed a daytime strike with a night raid on Budapest targeting the Manfred Weiss steel works and armament plants along with rail yards. US 15th Air Force bombs hit rail yards and Tokoi factory complex. over 350 craters visible and main buildings damaged. An officer noted the Balkan capital is identified by smoke columns.
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Naples
Budapest
Balkans
Manfred-Weiss Steel Works
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U.S. 15Th Air Force
Tokoi
Axis Defenses Collapse as Red Army Rents Across Front
Moscow reports rapid Soviet breakthroughs on three eastern front sectors driving toward Iasi and Lwow while Zhukov’s army encircles remnants of 15 Axis divisions near Czechoslovakia and Poland. In 28 days last month Germans killed or captured total 537,160 on the Red Army offensive.
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Iasi
Lwow
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Ukraine
Czecho-slovakia
Poland
Red Army
Zhukov
Skala
Dniester
Reports Lull On Indian Front
New Delhi April 4 Admirals Mountbatten headquarters announced a lull in fighting on the Indian front south of Imphal with no fresh Japanese progress from three directions. In central Burma Allied forces led by the 2nd Chinese division advance steadily southward in the Mogaung valley inflicting heavy casualties. The bulletin notes intensified fighting, the enemy abandoning dead in pillboxes, and Allied initiative on the Arakan front along the Bay of Bengal with air squadrons blasting targets in Burma.
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Louis Mountbatten
Imphal
Burma
Mogaung Valley
Namsang Hka
Arakan
Bay of Bengal
Miss Edge To Wed Lieut. Lee In April 15
Miss Camilla Sewall Edge daughter of Gov. Walter E. Edge and Mrs Edge will marry Lt Edward Brooke Lee Jr of Silver Spring Md on April 15 at 4 p.m. in Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Trenton with a reception at the Edge home 180 West State Street afterward. The engagement was announced in February by Governor and Mrs Edge.
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N. J
Camilla Sewall Edge
Walter E. Edge
Edward Brooke Lee, Jr
Silver Springs
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
West State Street
Edge
Berkeley Springs Man Dies In Charleston Campaigner Vernon Johnson
Vernon E. Johnson 63, former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, died in a Charleston hospital while on a campaign tour for the Republican nomination for state auditor. The Berkeley Springs resident had recently suffered a liver ailment and had twice served as presiding officer of the House.
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W. Va
Vernon E. Johnson
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Johnson
Berkeley Springs
Five Frenchmen Executed in Paris by German Tribunal
New York reports that a German controlled Paris radio announced five Frenchmen were executed in Paris after conviction by a German military tribunal for alleged terrorism. The broadcast labeled them dangerous terrorists and the executions were confirmed from the German sentence.
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Paris Radio
Paris
Judge Charges Jury In Trial Of Chaplin
Federal Judge J F T O Connor instructed the Chaplin Mann Act jurors that a guilty finding requires they believe he transported Miss Joan Berry across state lines for immoral purposes or aided such transportation. He warned that if the trip to or from New York was not for immoral purposes, there is no Mann Act violation even if intercourse occurred incidental to the journey.
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J F. T. O'Connor
Miss Joan Berry
New York
Chaplin
Miss Berry
Passenger Car Tire Inspection Abandoned in Washington
The Office of Price Administration will abandon its passenger car tire inspection program. Effective April 20 only motorists seeking tire replacements must submit inspection certificates. Other inspections are being eliminated as drivers now maintain tires to extend their life.
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Office of Price Administration
Soldier from Point of Rocks wounded in action
The War Department announced that Private William J. Curtis of Point of Rocks, nephew of Clarence F. Carnes, was wounded in action in the Mediterranean area. Curtis is said to be recovering after word reached his uncle, who notes the young man had made Point of Rocks his home in recent years, coming from Virginia.
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Clarence F. Carnes
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Mediterranean
War Department
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Curtis
Virginia
Bombers Strike Bucharest in Allied Raid
Allied air forces launched a large bombing mission against Bucharest as part of a broader early April assault on eastern Europe. Mustang and Lightning fighters accompanied US bombers, targeting military facilities and rail yards while claiming heavy enemy losses, including 115 planes destroyed in an earlier Budapest operation.
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Steyr
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240 mm howitzer shows value on Italian front in 90 days
Secretary Knox cites Allied air and sea losses and gains while War Secretary Stimson announces 1943 air and ground losses. On the Italian front, the 240 millimeter howitzer proves its worth after 90 days of use, delivering precise fire against bridges and targets behind German lines.
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Italy
Ponte Corvo
Scouts Host Dinner With Athletics Stars In Frederick
Boy Scouts and Cubs of Frederick County will host a dinner April 12 at Evangelical Lutheran Church with Connie Mack Chief Bender and others from the Philadelphia Athletics sharing big league experiences and World Series clips. Attendance urged for Scouts and fathers with reservations due by Saturday and final reports Monday. Proceeds earmarked for Camp Baker fund.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Evangelical Lutheran Church
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al Simmons
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Scult
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Francis Scott Key
Boy Scouts of America
Fife O'Clock
Paul G. Johnson
Camp Baker Fund
British War Casualties Reported in Commons
London April 4 Prime Minister Churchill announced in Commons the war's four year toll for Britain totals 187159 casualties with 158741 killed 159219 wounded 78204 missing and 270095 prisoners of war over 43 months Civilian tolls reach 109301 including 49730 killed and 59971 hospitalized Chinseamen casualties and internees noted as well American casualties cited at 173239 with 40057 killed 64098 wounded 36221 missing and 3163 prisoners of war over about 27 months
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Navy
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United Kingdom
Editor's Son Victim Of Yard Accident
Alan Charles Engie 11, son of Associated Press regional editor here, died after his neck became caught in a rope noose while swinging at home in Bethesda. Rescue efforts by parents and fire department were unsuccessful. He was a sixth grade pupil at Our Lady of Lourdes parish school Bethesda.
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Alan Charles Engie
B. Engle
Associated Press
Bethesdand
Our Lady of Lourdes Parothial School
Bethesda
No Estimate Of Number Caught At Anchorages
Washington reports detail that the American naval task force struck Palau Yap and Woleai in the Caroline chain, sinking or damaging ships anchored at those bases. Knox said counts are unavailable due to radio silence, noting reports of aircraft losses and ten allied planes shot down, with Japanese propaganda downplayed.
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