British Ships Sunk as Japanese Force Attacks Bay of Bengal
London reports Japanese bombers sank the Cornwall and Dorsetshire eight-inch cruisers while up to 21 Allied merchant ships were claimed sunk in the Bay of Bengal. British crews saved about 1,100 from the two ships, with further claims of landings near Akyab and near the Bengal frontier.
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Cornwall
Bay of Bengal
India
Admiralty
New Delhi
Indian Ocean
Orissa
Mediterranean
Calcutta
Burma
Imperial Headquarters
Berlin
Tokyo
Bengal
Akyab
Admiraltys
Dorsetshire
Toekyve
Ceylon
Italy Narrowed to Two 10000-Ton Cruisers Left
The Admiralty reported a 10000 ton Italian cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the central Mediterranean by a British submarine under Lt. Comm. E. P. Tomkinson DSO RN. Described as escorted by destroyers and aircraft, the ship broke up eight minutes after hit. a destroyer rescued survivors.
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London
Admiralty
Mediterranean
E. P. Tomkinson
R. N
Italy
RAF Bombers Hit Hamburg and Le Havre Targets
A strong RAF force bombed Hamburg and other northwest German objectives last night as bad weather disrupted several raids. Le Havre docks were attacked too. some crews diverted to alternate targets. Six bombers were reported lost and two coastal command planes failed to return.
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London
RAF
Germany
Hamburg
Air Ministry
le Havre
Coastal Command
Jutland
Gas Deliveries Cut Again by WPB in 17 Eastern States
Washington April 9 The War Production Board ordered gasoline deliveries cut in 17 eastern states. Oregon Washington and the District of Columbia reduced one third from last December January February averages. A 20 percent cut already in effect remains, with Bristol Tennessee added.
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Washington
War Production Board
Oregon
District of Columbia
WPB
Bristol
Tenn
Virginia
Parth
Tennessee
British Base One Ceylon Raided By Jap Bombs
Trincomalee naval base in Ceylon was bombed this morning with initial reports of no civilian casualties. Japanese planes also sighted over Colombo but no bombs dropped. Easter raid previously damaged Colombo.
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Ceylon
Colombo
Trincomalee
India
WPB Order Halts Most New War Nonessential Building
A War Production Board order prompted a survey showing little new nonessential construction in the city and county. Permits issued since March 1 include five residences and three industrial projects, with costs ranging up to 6,000 for factories and 5,500 for a double house. The orderStops new commercial and agricultural projects above set thresholds without express permission, though ongoing work may be completed. The report notes that maintenance and repair remain allowed.
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WPB
Raymond N. Reeder
Gas House Pike
Donald Derr
Woodsboro
Braddock District
West Twelfth Street
East Ninth Street
Thomas J. Crum
Price Bros
East Church Street
Everedy Company
East Street
Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Eoccote
Eighth Streets
Ernest Page
Dickerson
Agreement Near on Principal Indian Issues in New Delhi
A general understanding on main issues between the All-India Congress and Sir Stafford Cripps is near. Nehru meets with Johnson as optimism grows for a national government in India and a final terms statement may be issued soon. The Moslem League Working committee’s resolution is also anticipated.
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India
All-India Congress Party
Stafford Cripps
Cripps
Congress Party
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehu
Congress
Louis Johnson
Roosevelt
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Nehru
Johnson
Congress Working Committee
League
Japs Report Wainwright Urges Armistice on Bataan
A Shanghai report quoted Lieut. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright asking for an armistice with Japanese forces on Bataan and inviting a conference on capitulation at Ramao. The item, from a Japanese paper, lacks official confirmation and notes possible misnaming Ramao for Lamao on Bataan.
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Shanghai
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Bataan
Tairiku Shimpo
Wainwright
Ramao
Sic
Lamao
Manila Bay
Roosevelt Sends Message To Norway
Roosevelt marks the second anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Norway with a message to King Haakon VII in London. He praises Norway’s democracy and the Norwegian people and commits to their cause against aggression.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Norway
Haakon VII
London
Marshall and Brooke hold talks on crisis in eastern Mediterranean
General George C. Marshall and Lieut. Gen. Sir Alan Brooke held discussions in London on grave developments in the eastern Mediterranean and the Burma front. Harry Hopkins and Anthony Eden joined talks with American and British officials amid war news. Lorengau on Manus Island was confirmed as Japanese-occupied by aerial reconnaissance, while Tulagi was bombed by five Japanese bombers. In New York, stock prices drifted lower with scattered blue chips shedding ground despite slack offerings.
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George C. Marshall
U. SS. Army
Alan Francis Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Mediterranean
Burm
Harry Hopkins
William A. Harriman
Britain
Anthony Eden
Lorengau
Melbourne
Australia
Lorengay
Manus Island
Admiralty Group
New Guinea
Lae
New York
Wreck Many Grounded Jap Planes In Raid
Reuters dispatch from Port Moresby reports an Allied raid on Japanese held Rabaul New Britain destroyed many aircraft on the ground and damaged others in the afternoon.
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London
Reuters
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Britain’s Army In Libya Strikes Axis Positions
Allied forces in Libya reported seizing the initiative with attacks on Axis positions as 125,000 Rommel troops faced countermeasures. Cairo said British units engaged near Sidi Bregish and between Tmimi and El Gazala, while a British claim noted a 10,000-ton Italian cruiser sunk at sea.
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Britain
Erwin Rommel
North Africa
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Cairo
Sidi Bregisch
Tobruk
Tmimi
el Gazala
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Stavaya Russa
Moscow
Leningrad
Reich
Hospital Gift Heifer Given To Joyce Lee On 38th Birthday
Joyce Lee Remsberg a Middletown 4-H member hospitalized since October at Children's Hospital School receives a purebred Holstein heifer as a birthday tribute. The gift from Maryland Holstein-Friesian Association members was presented by Dr H C Byrd with other officials present. The ceremony honors her 28 projects earning $2,580 and her leadership in Purebred dairy work and county fair achievements.
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Maryland Farm and Educational Teaders
Joyce Lee
Children’s Hospital School
Middletown
Toe Keifer
Maryland
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Joyce
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
Homer Romsberg
Southern Planter Magazine
Frederick County
Memphis Ister
Nelfer
Safemaster
Om Lauxmont Farm
Wrightewio
Defenders Enveloped On Corregidor East Flank At Bataan
Secretary of War Stimson reported 36 853 effectives faced death or capture as Japanese forces enveloped the east flank of Bataan. He noted Corregidor held and praised Allied commanders and Filipino troops. Reinforcements from Australia supplied ships, but losses rose per arriving vessel. Roosevelt commended General Wainwright and affirmed support for continued resistance.
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Fort Mills
Corregidor
Washington
Stimson
Bataan
Philippines
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Baaan
War Department
Roosevelt
Philippine
Manila Bay
Patrick J. Hurley
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Australia
Luzon
Mindanao
MacArthur
Hurley
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