MacArthur Breaks Silence On Political Ambitions
Allied reports detail General Douglas MacArthur disavowing any intent to enter politics. He stated he has not sought office, focused on the war, and criticized publication of letters as not intended for public view.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Rether
Gene MacArthur
Nebrof 1
MacAr
MacArthur
White House
Comerence
Law
Australia
Miller
Selid South
Politiost
Mt Airy Citizens Nomination Tonight For Mayor and Council
Mt Airy residents plan a 8 pm nomination meeting at Fire Hall to nominate candidates for mayor and council seats. The event aims to choose from incumbents and new hopefuls ahead of the May 1 primary.
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Mt. Airy
Citizens of Art
Fireme Hall
Nathan G. de
Walter L Son
Cari W
Bors
Cor
PTR
Newspapers Seized Over Censorship Dispute in Melbourne
The Sydney Morning Herald and Daily Telegraph defied censorship orders after peace officers seized most copies of the Sydney Sunday Telegraph. Both papers ran joint accounts in their main editions describing events that sparked the clash, detailing why authorities intervened.
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Melbourne
Sydney
Daily Telegraph
Sydney Sunday Telegraph
Sveal
Salisbury youths held after disturbances and drunken arrests
Police report multiple Salisbury youths arrested Saturday night and Sunday for drunkenness, disturbing the peace, and automobile abandonments. Several suspects were jailed without bail or posted collateral, with officers naming residents and locations as the patrols patrolled the area.
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Pelies Court
Joseph Naples
Robert But Echell
Robert But Echell, Both TW
Salisbury
James Marks
Marion Carnia
Ofelock
Frederick
Denver Shack
Carty
Harry Phillipe
Charles
Theompeean
Oliver Trump
Johnnie
Katherine Mor
O Avenue
Sherpa Boone
Sergt
Frank Dorsey Carty
Trip
Tf Tee Street
Garfeld
George
Rebecca Spencer
George Spercer
Turday Evening Theater
A¢L
Herbert Frenial
Moore
Mary Ted
Tween
Verted
Vrovel Weal Baris Wa
Post Caileteral Alera St Ig
Army flyer recounts jungle ordeal and rescue tale
Capt Eugene Wallace described ten harrowing months in New Britain jungles among two companions. They survived on worms lizards and rats while hunted by Japanese, endured fever and starvation, and were rescued by Allied air crew after a bomber crash.
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Eugene Wallace
Billich
New Britain
Los Angeles
No Gasoline Increases For Anyone Says OPA
Washington reports no gasoline ration increases for civilians. An Office of Price Administration official cited consumption curves showing no need for a countrywide rise. May civilian car quotas will rise modestly by about 15 percent, to around 862,500 hours, while tire eligibility remains tight.
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Washington
Ofice of Price Administration
Kasari
Theolietal
Bregan Houston
Kington
Central Maryland Holy Name Society Meets
The Central Maryland Holy Name Society held its first meeting in Johns Hall since before the war. Monsignor Harry A. Wutt of Baltimore spoke as a principal speaker. reports from parish leaders followed.
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Central
Maryland
Holy Name Society
Maryhind
Johns Hall
Treguawe
Guy Ob
Monsignos
Harry A Wut
Baltimore
Sniritual Ac
Architiocs
Condifions
An Unies Kehoe
Wasi Rhe
Adioces
St. Sepils
Eny
St Mary's
Churchill in London Meets Roosevelts Aide in Alliance Talks
The Prime Minister’s presence was signaled by an agent reporting a conferral with Edward R. Stettinius Jr. in Britain during Allied poll conferences. The note also mentions fresh water fish containing less iodine than salt water.
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Churchill
London
Moan
Rooseea
Re O
Edward R. Stett
Mussolini Reported Gravely Ill In Swiss Notes
The fascist press reports Benito Mussolini is gravely ill and detached from the world awaiting events. Corriere della Sera cites him reflecting at altitude and near death, while Geneva sources mention a possible duodenal operation as doctors assess his condition.
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Bern
Switzerland
Benito Mussolini
Corriere Della Sera
Geneva Tribune
Corriere
Mussolinoi
Musco
Wlink
Ratian
Badaslin
Patashudsis
Mussolini
Adolf Thier Winen
Dwarf Bilberry Noted in Blueberea Fields
Fragmentary note describes the dwarf bilberry in blueberea fields with misread terms and scattered references. It mentions mis identified fruit and unclear river nearby, with hints of a taped record or measurement.
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Blueberea
Possible War Prisoner Camp Considered at Frederick Fair Grounds
County officials and labor leaders discussed the idea of establishing a prisoner of war camp at the Frederick fair grounds to ease shortages in canneries and lime quarries. German and Italian prisoners are not available, and local farms and orchards pose more challenges for labor use.
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Frederick Fai Grounds
Frederick
AAA
WMC
War Manpower Commission
Hose
Spring Farm Faces Setback as Rain Delays Planting
Rain accumulates .77 inches over the weekend, increasing April’s total to 2.07 inches in 16 days. Farmers fear delays as soil stays saturated. Temperatures stayed mild with a high of 57 on Saturday and 67 on Sunday, following an overnight low of 33 and a Sunday low of 41.
Lisbon Nazi Leader Killed in Action on Russian Front
Lisbon reports the head of the Nazi Party in Portugal Dr Lueble, who volunteered last year to fight with the German Army in Russia, was killed in action on the Russian front.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Lueble
Russia
Paris killings reported as German announces sabotage net
Report from Bern says up to 32 Frenchmen were shot in Paris after a German claim of uncovering a large anti Axis sabotage network. The DNB tallied 29 executed Communists while La Suisse cited 32 National Front partisans shot. Reports mention resistance outbreaks and German forces evacuating houses near the Swiss frontier.
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Bern
Switzerland
Paris
DNB
Geneva
la Suisse
National Front
Dura
Gex
France
Willow Run builds Liberator at rate of one per hour
Ford operated Willow Run bomber plant reports production of about one four engine Liberator per hour including both knock-down and fly away jobs. Two knock-downs in large sub assembly form are shipped to other plants for final assembly. War Department had authorized claim that more than 3 000 large bombers had been produced at Willow Run.
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Detroit
Willow Run
War Department
Handicraft Sailmaking Yields to Machinery in 1908
Ss practiced sailmaking as a handicraft for about 3,000 years until the introduction of machinery around 1908, transforming production methods and efficiency in the trade.
Large Maryland Wheat Crop Estimated by State Service
Maryland's 1944 winter wheat crop is estimated at 7.6 million bushels, about 345 percent above 1943's 4.913 million. The April 1 condition level trails the 1933–1942 average of 7.334 million. Seeded acres rose by 76 thousand to 304 thousand, while farm egg production reached 51 million in March and hens numbered 3.23 million. Through the first quarter of 1944, eggs totaled 125 million, up eight percent from early 1943, as pastures recover with rains.
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College Park
Maryland
Maryland Crop Reporting Service
Free State
Gandhi Suffering Malaria While Imprisoned at Poona
Mohandas K. Gandhi aged 75, imprisoned at the Aga Khan Palace in Poona, has been ill with malaria for three days. A Bombay Government communique says he feels weak but his overall condition remains as satisfactory as could be expected.
Fishermen Report Large Turnout Amid Rain Affects Trout
Fishermen on Big Hunting Creek and nearby streams faced a Saturday downpour that slowed trout catches, while Sunday drew crowds again with fewer large fish. Reports include 24 inch brown at Cunningham Falls and 22 inch brown on Big Hunting Creek, plus worm baits aiding early catches before renewed rain. Local wardens noted no exceptional giants, but crowds recalled prewar fishing energy.
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Angiers
Big Hunting Creek
Catoctin
Middle Creek
Fishing Creek
Big Hunting Cree
Carroll Creek
College Avenue Bridge
Baker Park
Frank L. Bentz
State Game and Inland Fish Commission
Cunningham Falls
Thurmont
Bennjamin F. Phebus
Phebus
Woodrow Merriot
Washington
William J. Stoner
Phobus
Vatutin Seen In Kiev as Thousands Pay Tribute
Thousands of factory workers teachers and Red Army soldiers filed past the open coffin of Gen Nikalai F Vatutin at Kiev. The body of Vatutin one of Russia's outstanding army leaders who died Friday night after an operation was viewed by 10000 persons up to midnight in the Palace of the Pioneers. His decorations rested on a red plush pillow beside him.
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Moscow
Red Army
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Kiev
Ukraine
Vatutin
Russia
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