Red Officer Quits Says War Policy Two Faced
Victor Kravchenko, a Soviet official in Washington, resigns claiming Moscow pursues a double faced foreign policy. He denounces suppression of liberties, NKVD oppression, and a hidden agenda behind claims of democracy, warning of renewed Soviet interference abroad. Kravchenko, 18, had been a member of the Russian Communist Party since 1929.
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Anssia
Victor
Kravchenko
Soviet Purchasing Commission
Washington
United States
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Inke Ase
Britain
Communist International
Moscow
Mascow
Russia
Kremlin
United Nations
NKVD
Kravcchenko
Russian Communist Party
Vigorous Soviet Jap Policy Seen
Washington April 4. The Soviet government vows stronger action on its eastern frontiers to deter Japan and aid allied attacks in the far east. Moscow warns against Mongolian territory violations as Chinese troops pursue refugees, signaling USSR strength and a pivot from Europe to Asia.
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Newa Service
Washington
INS
Russia
Japan
Europe
Pacific
Moscow
Frenchmen Executed in Paris by German Tribunal
New York reports Paris radio said five Frenchmen were executed in Paris after conviction by a German military tribunal for suspected terrorism. The broadcasts described them as dangerous terrorists.
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Paris
Lana Turner Plans Divorce After Separation
Hollywood reports actress Lana Turner and husband Stephen Crane have separated again with plans for a divorce, according to studio statements. They wed July 17, 1942 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Turner obtained an annulment in February after announcing she was expecting a child. Crane, former New York broker turned actor, faced a divorce from his first wife, Caral Crane, not yet finalized at the time.
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Stephen Crane
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New York
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Nev
Revolt Reported in Salvador Amid Junta Upset
Caracas dispatch in Ultimas Noticias cites radio Salvador reporting a revolt against President Maximiliano Hernandez Martinez in El Salvador. Rebels allegedly seized the government palace and other buildings as Martinez loyalists offered resistance from police headquarters. Outcomes unclear while the regime, in power since 1931, faced international unease. Martinez had seized control via coup in 1931 and was re elected in February.
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Venezuela
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Ultimas Noticias
Radio Salvador Today
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Hernandez Martinez
Republic of
el Salvador
Martinez
Altlmas Noticias
United Nations
Washington
Hector David Castro
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Germany
Constitutional Assembly
Senate Probe Of Low Egg Prices Asked
Senator Bushfield urged a senate agriculture committee inquiry into government sponsored surpluses and very low prices paid to egg producers. Wherry led 15 Midwest senators awaiting a War Food Administration report on maintaining a 30 cent average support price. Retail Grade A eggs ranged 46 to 40 cents a dozen in the East, with Middle West prices slightly lower. The WHA said it would continue buying all eggs possible for lend lease and military uses, calling the market the greatest glut in history.
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Bushfield
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wherry
R-Neb
War Food Administration
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Fecr
Wnac
Wilson
Iowa
WFA
Middle West
Biard Outlines Post War Needs for San Antonio
Arthur Biard addressed the Presidents' council at the St Anthony hotel outlining postwar plans for San Antonio. He urged building a new administration building airport union depot a large downtown efficiency apartment hotel one downtown commercial hotel and 10 000 new homes citing an average of 2000 homes per year before the war. NEW AIR COMMANDER Gen Henry J F Miller takes command of the U S Ninth Air Force Service Command replacing the Eighth Air Force Service Command.
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Presidents’ Council
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San Antonio
London
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Philadelphia
Miami
U. S Ninth Air Force Service Command
Miller
Eighth Air Force
Texan recalls downed German ace in war era air battle
Jack Bradley, 73, a Brownwood veteran and Mustang squadron commander, recalls a dogfight over Brunswick years ago. He believes the German pilot may have been an ace, noting the Me-108 aircraft was painted baby blue with red hash marks, describing the encounter as the toughest job yet.
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Gee
Brunswick
Bradley
Brownword
Texas
Truman Told Go Back to Washington Luncheon Scene
In Los Angeles a luncheon by the Afrerift Patts Manufacturers association honored a visiting senate committee. Willam Jeffers urged Washington to let the West coast handle war work while Truman declined to respond. The committee praised West coast plants and heard that the California Shipbuilding Corp yard delivered 339 Liberty ships, eight with fractures but no loss of life or ships, with remedies announced by John A. McCone.
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Senate
Truman
Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
Afrerift Patts Manufacturers’ Association
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Harry S. Truman
D.-Mo
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Association
Rupert Hughes
Hughes
Yards
Jamer R. Ferguson
R.-Mich
California Shipbuilding Corporation
Harbor
John A. McCone
McCone
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