Confession rulled out in alleged Hagerstown rape case
The Circuit Court ruled an alleged confession by Daniel Lester Jones, 42, of Hagerstown, inadmissible in the rape trial of a nine year old girl. Judge Delaplaine said the state failed to prove the statements were valid admissions amid claims they were coerced or misattributed. The defense pressed that threats or inducements occurred, while officers denied such tactics. The case resumes with testimony highlighting the confession details and line up identification.
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Daniel Lester Jones
Hagerstown
Frederick County
Edward §. Delaplaine
Jones
Henri M. Gross
Springfield
Washington County State
Martin Ingram
Bur
Elizabeth Hagerstown
Austin James
Delaplaine
M. Schnauffer
Charles W. Woodward
Mott
Burkittsville
William M. Houck
Washington County
Leaster Isanozle
Thes
Russia Extends Peace Terms to Fatigued Romania
Aechduaypee OO reportedly tendered peace terms to Romania today. Observers guess the German ally must act swiftly to avert a Red Army advance. Details likely reached the United States and Britain.
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Aechduaypee OO
Romania
United States
Britain
Freighter Strikes Crowded Ferry Injuring Twenty in Baltimore
In fog bound Baltimore harbor the 150 foot freighter Cleo struck the Dixie ferry on the port side mid channel off Locust Point. About twenty people were injured, several seriously, including three with broken backs. The injured were treated at Bethlehem Fairfield and transported to South Baltimore General Hospital.
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Baltimore
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc
Bethlehem Fairfield
Maryland Drydock Company
Coast Guard
Broadway
Patapsco
Locust Point
Bethlehem Fairfield Plant
South Baltimore General Hospital
Typewriters Coming Off Rationing List
Reno Nevada April 20 New and used typewriters rationed since March 12 1942 will be taken off the national rationing list of scarce office machinery Saturday. James H Bradshaw district OPA director said he had received a Washington directive and Edward Bender Nevada director of the War Production Board confirmed the order. National OPA headquarters confirmed the action but gave no commitment on new typewriters.
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Reno. Nev
Nevada
Office of Price Administration
James H. Bradshaw
OPA
Washington
Edward Bender
War Production Board
Delay In Announcing Loss Understandable in Sicily
Washington reports a nine month delay in announcing the accidental shoot down of a second group of American planes in Sicily. Secretary Stimson says the delay is understandable amid unpredictable factors. Elmer Davis, head of the Office of War Information, adds he is satisfied the War Department did not hide the news of 10 planes and 44 crew lost at Catania last July 13 14 to friendly fire.
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Washington
Stimson
Sicily
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
War Department
Catania
Draft officials plan higher age group for Army recruitment
Baltimore April 20 Col Henry C Stanwood said Maryland local draft boards would finish review and reclassification of registrants under 26 by end of May and be ready to move to a higher age group. National officials hinted the next group may cover men 26 to 29.
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Baltimore
Col
Henry C. Stanwood
Maryland
Tells Why Men Are Sent To Ground Forces
Washington April 20 The Army Air Force returns 36 day men to ground and service due to pending operations Major General Barney M Giles air staff chief explains in a letter to Senator Aranews Fiat detailing a cutback in the AAF training program and the shift of personnel back to ground roles.
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Washington
Army Air Force
Barney M. Giles
Giles
Army
Aranews
TD -Fiat
Air Invasion Sevastopol And Pressure Towers In Increasing
Secretary of War Henry Stimson said Allied air raids on Germany continued with rising pressure and diminishing enemy resistance. He cited heavy Allied blows on Japan, progress of Soviet and Allied air operations, and the Burma India campaign as Allied forces push from Imphal toward Kohima. Soviet reports described Sevastopol’s towers glitering as Red Army advances and intensified minefields as enemy evacuation attempts increase.
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Sevastopol
Russ Stimson
Washington
Stimson
Germany
Japan
Pavne
Southwest Asia
Italy
Galati
Romania
Ploesti
Southwest Pacific
Caroline Islands
Kuriles
Burma-India
Imphal
Kohima
Moscow
Red Star
Chersenes
Red Army
Heavy Mortar Fire In Cassino Rages As Allied Weakened Posts Come Under Fire
Allied mine gunners batter German positions in Cassino Naples as heavy mortar fire targets the railway station held by Allied forces. Assaults focus on the Continental hotel and Dos Roses in the town’s southern sector amid scattered air raids and leaflet propaganda.
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Naples
Cassino
Gereig Continental
Dos Roses
Piombina
Agona
Florence
Eat
Pou Enims
Metkov
Aly
Bombers Attack Maleme Airfield in Crete
South African bomber force confronted Maleme airfield in Crete yesterday. Fragmentation devices were placed along a gasoline dump. The Middle East Air Command reports the attackers returned to their base.
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Maleme
Cairo
South Africa
Maleme Aire
False alarm turns costly in court ruling
A chaotic scene in New York where a Bronx resident caused a mistaken report led to a court appearance. The individual faced a $85 fine for turning in a false alarm as authorities described the incident and its consequences.
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New York
Bronx
Newty—tree Cngiries
Ohler
Ray
Gourt
Rickenbacker withholds liquor gift over MacArthur wish
Atlanta April 1941 Capt Eddie Rickenbacker, famed WWI ace, will not send a Scotch whisky prize to the first flyer who tops his 26 aerial victories, citing General MacArthur's wishes. Major Dick Bong recently claimed his 27th victory in the Pacific, but MacArthur opposed alcohol rewards. Rickenbacker said many offered the liquor and predicted his record would be broken many times before the war ends. He praised American cadets for improving as enemy air forces decline.
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Atlanta
Eddie Rickenbacker
Tyer
Douglas Mac
Arthur
Dick Bong
Pacific
MacArthur
Rickenbacker
Target Practice For Bomber Was Real Thing
In a South Pacific routine reconnaissance, Lt Thanas Biren planned target practice for his gunners using a wrecked Japanese base between Truk and Rabaul. The Liberator crew halted for surprise anti aircraft fire and dropped four bombs amid heavy accuracy. The event underscores real training dangers faced by air crews in wartime Pacific theater.
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Crea
South Pacific
Surpri
Nave
Thanas
Biren
USNR
Oakland
Calif
Kaninganarangi
Truk
Rapaul
Btr
Washington
Obopper
Sachisa covermmeit Lay deeded to reject British and American re
The article reports that the Sachisa government rejected British and American actions and halted expert talks. It notes German resistance and claims of land disputes as reported by the newspaper Dagens Noacer.
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Tre
Dagens Noacer
Turkey to Halt Chrome Exports for Nazi Use
London April 20 Reuters reports an Ankara dispatch stating Turkey will stop chrome exports critical for Nazi war industry, citing official action to deny Germany the material. The move targets chrome supplies used for weapons and ammunition in the conflict.
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Turkey
London
Reuters
Ankara
Germany
Rail Center In Bulgaria RAF Target Rail Center In Bulgaria
RAF bombers raided the railway center at Plovdiv Bulgaria today as part of a large Allied air offensive. planes dropped thousands of tons of explosives in a 36 hour period, with reports of bomb flashes near Plovdiv 80 miles southeast of Sofia. No large-scale operations were noted over the continent this morning.
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London
Plovdiv
Bulgaria
Hbtler
Europe
Sofia
Berlin
Germany
Dover Strait
Vichy
Paris
Rouen
Black Market May Force Cut In Gas
Washington report notes that illegal gasoline trades and 50 cent hot coupons may drain about 2.5 million gallons daily. Shad Polier, head of OPA gasoline rationing enforcement, warns black market activity could force civilian ration cuts and threatens the war effort.
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Washington
Congress
OPA
Shad Polier
Office of Price Administration
House
Polier
US casualties total amid Pearl Harbor losses
Washington reports Army and Navy battle losses at 189 309 through April 7. Secretary of War Slimson lists Army deaths 25 013 and wounded 49 ���, with 799 missing or prisoners totaling 145 082. Navy totals 44 227 killed or wounded and 4 424 prisoners.
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Washington
Slimson
Pearl Harbor
Mar
Cardinal O Connell Ill With Pneumonia
Cardinal O Connell of the Boston archdiocese and dean of the Roman Catholic hierarchy is seriously ill with bronchial pneumonia, announced by Rev. Richard J Haberin, the archdiocese’s general.
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Will Brston
Cardinal O'Connell
Bastan
Sugar for servicemen promised under ration plan
Washington announces a new ration measure granting servicemen over one pound of sugar for every 300 meals consumed at home rather than quarters of a pound earlier. The Public Administration office said sugar allocations will be adjusted to supply units with sufficient supplies.
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Washington
Cme
Ion Ane
Allies Cut Japanese Lines Encircling Kohima Base
Allied troops advancing from Dinapur along the Bengal Assam railway sliced through Japanese roadblocks and positions around Kohima, as British Indian forces and tanks pressed from Imphal toward Dimapur. Dispatches report relief preparations near Kohima and continued fighting in the Imphal and Gaung valleys.
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Southeast Asia
Udy
Ceylon
Dinapur
Bengal-Assam
Kohima
Enemsy
India
Re Heving Cohuma
Dimapur
Imphal
Stilweil
Wararup
Burma
Joseph W
Calcutta
Kuhima
Tokyo
Production Surpasses U.S. Fighting Effort Moscow
The Red Star reports an overproduction of war materials in the United States. Soviet journalist Vasily Cherpiakov argues Allied military actions lag behind industry and that U.S. and Britain must unleash the full plant capacity on a new front as the 1944 armament plan exceeds 1942 by 25 percent.
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Moscow
Red Star
United States
Vasily Cherpiakov
Great Britain
Whch
Plan to Induct 4-Fs for Non-Combat Duty Emerges
A House Military committee recommended inducting men rejected for full service into non-combat work if they fail to pursue essential war jobs. Annapolis reports Gov. Canasid says Secretary Jones has granted a leave of absence warrant to accept a commission through the Maritime Service.
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Wington
House Military Committee
Annapolis
Allied raid hits Sabang Sumatra airfields in Indian Ocean
At dawn Allied ships and aircraft attacked Sabang and Shonga in northern Sumatra under Admiral Sir James Somerville. The operation destroyed Japanese planes and two merchant ships, damaged two escort vessels, and started fires with 1,000 pound bombs. One Allied plane was rescued after a sea crash.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Dutch East Indies
Lord Louis Mountbatten
New Delhi
Indian Ocean
Sabang
Lhonga
Sumatra
Vice Admiralty
London
Admiralty
Southeast Asia Command
Mountbatten
Shonga
James Somerville
Tojo
Island Chain Hit At Both Ends By U S Allied Headquarters
Japan's 2000 mile Caroline Islands chain guarding the Philippines was struck at both ends. Central Pacific raiders hit Ponape on the east and South Pacific planes pounded Woleai near the western end. MacArthur announced the raids in a combat communiqué detailing Satawan airfield strikes and additional attacks on surrounding targets.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Caroline Islands
Philippines
Central Pacific
Ponape
South Pacific
Woleai
Douglas MacArthur
Satawan
Truk
Carolines
Seventh Army Air Force
Marshalls
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pakin
Ulu
New Guinea
Babo
Mac Cluer Gulf
Manokwari
Waren
Moemi
Geelvink Bay
Dauntlesses
Avengers
Airacobras
Rabaul
No Induction Calls Are Received Here
No induction calls are received here as Frederick county registrants who passed pre induction examinations at the Baltimore station earlier this month have yet to be contacted by local Draft Boards. No further pre induction exams are scheduled this month. Board One is preparing to fill May pre induction calls, likely sending notices next week. There is a special call for deferred registrants under 26. Officials have not yet been informed if under 26 entrants whose deferments aren’t renewed will be called before older entrants.
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Frederick County
Baltimore
Board One 15
Sears of
Stockhlom reports Finnish reply to Russian armistice
Stockholm April 20 Dagens Nyheter says Finland has delivered a negative reply to the latest Russian armistice proposals to Moscow via Stockholm.
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Stockholm
UPH
Dagens Nyheter
Moscow
Grand Jury Favors Hiring Policewoman in Jefferson County
Jefferson County grand jury urged the county court and Charles Town Bolivar Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown to fund a policewoman to tackle juvenile delinquency. The report also called for county centers offering wholesome entertainment for youth. The program aligns with public health efforts to curb venereal disease spread in the area.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Jefferson County Grand Jury
Bolivar
Harpers Ferry
Shepherdstown
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