Service Stations Face Cut as Deliveries Slashed
Local gasoline retailers warn of a 33 percent drop in deliveries starting April 16, risking station closures by midsummer. With rationing easing from coupon books, operators fear tighter limits on gallons sold, especially to tourists, while hours may be shortened and some stations close entirely to conserve supplies. One shop reported a 1,000 gallon reduction from March to this month and anticipates another cut.
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Washington
All-India Congress Rebuffs British Independence Proposals
London reported from New Delhi that the All-India Congress Party rejected British proposals for Indian independence. The note cites Reuters as the source and places the event on April 10. The stance underscores a widening gap in negotiations between Britain and Indian national leaders.
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All-India Congress Party
London
Reutters
New Delhi
All India Congress Party
Old British Carrier Is Sunk By Jap Air Attack
The Hermes, Britain's 23 year old aircraft carrier, was sunk by Japanese planes about 10 miles off Ceylon as part of Japan's drive against India. British losses included 51 planes. Japanese claims include multiple cruisers and ships sunk off Trincomalee. Admiralty disputes Tokyo's cruiser sinking claims while noting Hermes loss and deteriorating Allied sea control in the Indian Ocean.
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London
Britain
Japan
India
Ceylon
Bay
Bengal
Hermes
Dorsetshire
Cornwall
Royal Navy
Trincomalee Naval Station
London Admiralty
Trincomalee
Indian Ocean
Tokyo
North Atlantic
Mediterranean
Bay of Bengal
Cebu
Luzon
Masbate
Mindoro
Jolo
Davao
Zamboanga
Mindarao
War Department
Manila
United States
Nazis Fear State of Siege Proclaimed at Brest
German authorities in the occupied French city of Brest signaled a possible state of siege with no advance notice. They warned that subversive elements might perform actions with unpredictable repercussions as Allied invasion concerns lingered.
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Vichy
Brest
Declines Retrieved As Market Recovers Some what
New York trading activity showed oversold stocks gaining support today with mild early resistance followed by stronger bids in steels and motors. By the fourth hour modest advances predominated though dealings remained sluggish on the rebound.
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New York
Bataan Defenders Praised by MacArthur For Sacrifices
General Douglas MacArthur lauded the Bataan defenders saying no army ever did so much with so little. He called their stand a flickering forlorn hope and spoke of the mothers whose sons sacrificed themselves as he read the tribute from a pencil-written sheet in his hotel suite.
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Melbourne
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Jesus of Nazareth
Club Appeals To O'Conor To Save Jug Bridge
Members of the Jug Bridge Women's Club and the Frederick County Historical Society urged Governor O'Conor to intervene to save the 134 year old Jug Bridge from demolition. They argue the historic landmark should be preserved or at least partially retained, while a temporary wooden bridge and a permanent replacement are planned.
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O’conor
Jug Bridge
Jug Bridge Women's Club
H. R. O'Conor
Frederick County
Frederick
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Ezra B. Whitman
State Roads Commission
The
Historical Society
Whitman
Joseph H. Apple
Society
Apple
Jug Bridge Club
Roads Commission
Jones Meyer In Clash At Alfalfa Club
At a Washington Alfalfa Club meeting Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones grabbed Eugene Meyer editor of the Washington Post by the shoulders and shook him causing Meyer's glasses to shatter. The incident lasted about 15 seconds as onlookers separated them before observers noted both men remained good natured.
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Washington
The
Evening Star
Jesse Jones
Eugene Meyer
Washington Post
Meyer
Jones
Post
Alfalfa Club
New Witlard Hotel
the Star
Mr. Jones
Texas
Mr. Meyer
Myr Jones
George Wilson
White House
Roosevelt
Air Force Aims Offensive Under Brett in Pacific War
Melbourne reports Lieut. Gen. George H. Brett, air chief under MacArthur, says Allied air forces have taken the offensive against Japan and will expand it. He cites equipment as the limit and notes planes flowing in to bolster the campaign north of Australia. Australian Minister Drakeford warns Japan’s air power not yet halted despite recent Allied blows.
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Melbourne
Australia
George H. Brett
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Brett
Japan
MacArthur
A. S. Drakeford
Drakeford
Rabaul
New Britain
Naval Torpedo Damages U S Cargo Vessel Capella
The Navy reports a torpedo discharged from a motor torpedo boat in Narragansett Bay struck the U S Capella a 4070 ton naval cargo vessel. The ship anchored in shoal water and is in no immediate danger as tugs assist. The torpedo traveled about 10000 yards before impact due to a defective firing circuit.
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Washington
Navy
Narragansett Bay
U. S
Rhode Island
Soviet Says To Liquidate Nazis In 1942
Soviet Vice Comm for Foreign Affairs A Lozovsky told reporters that the USSR will liquidate Nazi forces in 1942 and that United States supplies are aiding Russian troops. He claimed U S aid is arriving in various forms but refused to detail quantities.
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uPi
8. Kuibyshev. Russi
Red Army
Russia
A. Lozovsky
H Press
United States
Lozovsky
Army Bomber Crash Kills Five Aboard
Bakersfield California April 10 an Army bomber on a training flight from Mather Field to Tucson crashed in the Mojave near Bagdad killing five crewmen one paratrooper perished after a failed parachute opening Lieut James Lewis of Minter Field Public Relations said the other four died in the crash.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Minter Field
Stockton
Tucson
Ariz
Mojave Desert
Bagdad
James Lewis
Ford
Lewis
Mather Field
Desperate Battle To Hold Power Over Seas
An informed naval observer says the next three months will test Allied sea dominance as Axis progress erodes bases worldwide. He notes potential openings at Manila Bay, warns of German U boat aims off the U S coast, and predicts Axis use of air power to sink Allied fleets while awaiting major sea battles in the Pacific and Atlantic.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Batauan
Manila Bay
Japan
India
Germany
Near East
Egypt
Russia
Caucasian
Tirpitz
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Pacific
Atlantic
Axis
United Nations
Indian Ocean
North Cape
Jutland
Norway
Wainwright On Corregidor Cut Off From Peninsula 24 Hours
Washington reports General Wainwright says Bataan and Corregidor communications cut for nearly a day. Japanese forces raid Corregidor with heavy bombing while Cebu is said sunk by torpedo boats. Officials note Corregidor remains under siege and U.S. flags still fly over the island fortress.
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U. S
Cebu
Bataan
War Department
Wainwright
Corregidor
Peninsula
Washington
Philippines
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Manila Bay
Philippine
Balasa
Stimson
Roosevelt
Tokyo
Aid Corregidor
Axis Ships Are Sunk By British Subs
British submarines sunk four Axis ships in the Mediterranean, two schooners and two supply vessels, despite convoy protection. One schooner carried sugar bound for Tripoli. A lieutenant commander led torpedo strikes on two ships, with implications for Rommel in Eastern Libya and a looming Axis offensive amid bomber shifts and frontline dumps.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Tripoli
Libya
P. S. Francis
Erwin Rommel
Asiens
Afrika Korps
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Comei
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Nhewsranen Hrpreye
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