37 Jap Planes Shot Down In Air Battle Over Solomons
American fighters destroyed 37 Japanese aircraft in a battle near the Solomon Islands as the enemy struck American shipping off Guadalcanal with 98 planes. Seven U.S. fighters were lost, one pilot saved, in a two day surge of air activity that also reported 21 Zeros, five dive bombers, and ten other planes shot down. Navy communiques tally Jap losses at 943 in the Solomons to date.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
Navy
Guadalcanal
Solomons
South Pacific
Dauntless
Vila
Cetral Solomons
United States
Kahili
Shortland Island
Choiseul
Santa Izabel Island
Avenger
Camp Ares
Bolivia called to war against Axis powers
La Paz reports an executive decree summoning Bolivia to war with Germany Italy and their satellites. Chamber leaders plan a fast session to debate a formal declaration of war under President Penamanda. Foreign Minister Elio says the decree also applies to Japan and all allied nations. Brazil joined while Argentina remains nonbelligerent. South American states have severed Axis ties.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Chamber of Deputies
Enrique Penamanda
Congress
Tomas Manuel Elio
Brazil
South America
Germany
Italy
Japan
Argentina
British Artillery Repulses Japanese in Burma
New Delhi India April 8 British artillery has repulsed a Japanese advance in Burma during ongoing fighting in the India area. A communique said the Japanese withdrew after heavy losses in the Avakan area during the last 24 hours.
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New Delhi
India
Burma
Avakan
Mrs Grace Coolidge Recovers at Home After Illness
Mrs Grace Coolidge widow of President Calvin Coolidge convalesced at her Northampton residence today after three weeks in Cooley Dickinson hospital. Dr Joseph Hobbs said she had a respiratory ailment and was discharged yesterday.
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Northampton
Mass
Grace Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Joseph Hobbs
Coolidge
Another Crisis on Coal Negotiations
New York on April 8 a fresh crisis emerged in bituminous coal talks as Northern Appalachian operators declared further bargaining conferences unlikely to yield a deal. Spokesman Charles O Neill said a proposal to extend the current contract would be discussed and sent to President Roosevelt and government officials. United Mine Workers President John L Lewis said miners would not need a vote to reject the plan.
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New York
Charles O'Neill
O Neill
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Rules On Transit Service To Parks
Washington April 8 The Office of Defense Transportation ruled transit companies may provide bus and street car service to amusement parks if it does not interfere with war worker transportation. Rubber-tired vehicles should not replace rail service where rail exists and should avoid duplicating rail for most of the trip. In the East bus service to amusements centers should not circumvent gasoline saving regulations for pleasure driving.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Yugoslav Guerrillas Claim Massive Axis Toll Near Stolac and Klin
A Moscow radio broadcast reported by Soviet monitors said Yugoslav guerrillas killed about 300 Axis troops near Stolac and 50 more near Klin in a clash that highlights intensified resistance in the region.
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London
Stolac
Klin
Moscow
County Teachers Eligible for 227 Dollar Bonus
Frederick County public school teachers are set to receive a $227 bonus under the state plan, paid as ten monthly installments of $20. Affected teachers earning under $3,000 yearly on July 1 will receive the base bonus, with an additional $27 per teacher for counties paying above the state minimum between July 1, 1942, and January 1, 1945. The Maryland State School for the Deaf is included, and no deduction will be taken for retirement. The board plans a joint session with the County Commissioners on insurance issues, including workers compensation for teachers.
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Frederick County
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Board of Education
Court of Appeals
Anne Arundel County
Boards of Education
Russians Hold Ground on Front Around Izyum and Kursk
Moscow reports limited activity on the Russian German line with continued spring thaw. The Red Army stormed German positions south of Izyum capturing advantageous lines after days of German attacks. In Sevsk northwest of Kursk German counter moves were faint. Volkhov front sees renewed fighting as Germans attempt a Soviet position and fail. Artillery and scouting near Leningrad while no major operation noted near Smolensk. No report on Kuban or Rostov areas.
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Moscow
Red Army
Izyum
Sevsk
Kursk
Volkhov
Kattrina
Leningrad
Smolensk
Kuban
Rostov
Nazi Night Bombers Rain Steel Darts On Americans
German night raiders shell American positions east of El Guetar Tunisia on April 6. Doughboys shield foxholes with roofs from a new weapon called devils needles. Corp Edgar Silver of Pittsburgh reports armed back packs and heavy projectiles stopped further night bombardments. A single dart was recovered, sticking through a two inch tree limb, prompting improvised countermeasures.
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U. & Army
el Guetar
Tunisia
Uwnh
Edgar Silver
Pittsburgh
Gia Beniches
Eden Reveals Hull Invite To Visit London And Policy Unity
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden disclosed that he invited Secretary of State Cordell Hull to visit London with Churchill's approval. He said Britain and the United States share complete agreement on future policy toward France and other neutrals and noted close alignment on postwar issues and war conduct.
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London
Anthony Eden
Washington
House of Commons
Cordell Hull
Britain
United States
France
Eden
United States Administration
Vichy
Spain
Portugal
Turkey
Churchill
Hull
Ertan
Russia
Moscow
Stalin
Vacheslav Molotov
Folos Ly Charcaulles
Eisenhower
Governor directs state departments to review 1948 acts
Governor Herbert RoyConer ordered all state government departments to examine enactments from the 1948 General Assembly. Departments must report in detail the effects each act would have if enacted into law, outlining potential impacts on their agencies.
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Herbert RoyConer
General Assembly
Mediterranean base raids by Liberators and bombers
Allied air forces bomb Naples and Messina while raids hit Palermo and Cairo in daylight missions. Liberator bombers attack Palermo harbor and sea plane station, with fires started in Naples harbor. All planes return safely, while Messina also sees bomb bursts north of the harbor as part of a broader strike from Middle East commands.
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Cairo
Palermo
Ninth
U. S. Air Force
Naples
Messina
Middle East Command
Attac
Middle East
Tunisia
French North Africa
Middle
LaGuardia Offer Of Services Not Accepted
Secretary of War Stimson said Mayor LaGuardia of New York offered his services to the armed forces but indicated there was no suitable role in the Army where he could be as helpful as in his current post. He left the door open and offered future availability if needed.
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Washington
Stimson
LaGuardia
New York
Magory
Retailers Of Processed Foods Must Register
New York April 8 Special. OMcials said today comparatively few retailers of processed foods now being rationed have registered at the board headquarters. Retailers must register between April 1 and 10, with tagging forms ready. Registration covers all retailers in the city and county and nearby country stores dealing in rationed goods. Specialized buying for farm implements and rubbers influenced today’s stock market.
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New York
Soldier Corp. Arthur Neal Killed In Pueblo Gun Accident
Army Air Corps corporal Arthur D. Neal 20, formerly of Taneytown, died at the Pueblo base from a machine gun chamber explosion while a maintenance crew worked on a malfunctioning gun. He married Helen L. Stump on March 14 in Odessa, Texas. Mrs. Neal teaches English in Carroll county, and the couple were well known in Taneytown and Hampstead communities.
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Taneytown
Pueblo
Colo
Army Air Corps
Associated Press
Arthur D. Neal
Neal
Air Corps
Odessa
Texas
Helen L. Stump
Vernon Stump
Hampstead
Carroll County
Manchester
Cmily. Corp
Ned
Wieh Mraune
State Teachers College
Frostburg
Hampsferd High
Abolish Class 3-B In Draft Reclassification Plan
Washington April 8 unofficial reports claim a new national draft regulation will end the 3-B classifying all men with dependents in essential work. Reclassification to 1-A will cover most outside farming, with fathers, essential workers, and hardship cases exempted. A 3-A for bonafide fathers and a new 3-D for deferments to childless married men with extreme hardship are noted.
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Washington
National Selective Service
Japs Fear New Air Raids By Americans
Two Tokyo radio commentators reported by the Associated Press warned that the United States may be planning another bombing attack on Japan. They cited rapid American naval construction and suggested the strike could come from the China continent the Aleutians or aircraft carriers.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Wa Uifordiation Sen
The
OWL
China
Aleutians
Allied Forces Push Rommel as Tunis Front Expands
Allied Headquarters reports the British First Army advancing four to five miles in Medjez El Bab area while the Second U.S. Army Corps and Montgomerys Eighth Army press a relentless pursuit. Patton and Montgomery coordinate advances toward El Gudar with heavy air support and prisoner captures mounting as Rommel withdraws. Eisenhower congratulates Alexander on the coordinated success.
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North Africa
First Army
Medjez-Fl-Bab
U. S. Army Corps
U.S
George S. Patton, Jr
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Rommel
Wadi el Akarlt
Gabes
Patton
el Gudar
Eisenhower
Alexander
Dwight D. Elsenhower
Harold Alexander
Sfax
Olane
K. A. N. Anderson
Medjez-El-Bab
Wadi el Akarit
Medjez-El- Bab
Munchar
Tunis
Ready To Aid With Income Tax Returns
State Auditor T. Nelson Dudley urges taxpayers to visit this week to avoid a jam. He will meet in the grand jury room of the Court House weekdays until 4.30 pm with Saturday closing at noon. He notes more time now for individual problems before the April 15 deadline and explains a bill may reduce final income tax by one dollar.
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T. Nelson Dudley
Dudley
Grand Jury
Court House
Election Ban Not Aimed At Any One Individual
Washington April 8 13 Secre 3 of War Stimson said today with great explicitness that Army regulations banning political activity by soldiers were not aimed at Gen Douglas MacArthur or any other individual.
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Washington
sSecre 3
Stimson
Douglas MacArthur
Snow and hail sweep Frederick in a cold day
Frederick faced a mixed day of snow hail and rain with light precipitation totaling about a tenth of an inch. Snow began around three in the afternoon followed by hail and rain into the evening. Temperatures dropped from around 38 to 29 degrees as forecasts called for a warmer day ahead and workers hoped to return after a week of cold weather.
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Frederick
Weather Bureau
Gare Géners
Italian Now In Command Of Axis In Tunisia
A CBS broadcast recorded today stated General Giovanni Messe, an Italian, is the new commander in chief in Tunisia with Rommel and Von Arnim reportedly under his command. The report notes Messe previously commanded the first Italian expeditionary force in the Russian campaign.
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New York
PA Lonson
CBS
Giovanni Messe
Halina
Tunisia
Berlin
Rommel
von Arnim
Messe
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