Negotiations Crumble as India Faces Jap Threat
India fights for wartime unity as talks with Britain and the United Nations fray. President Roosevelt's envoy Louis Johnson met with Abul Kalam, Nehru, and Congress leaders amid hints India would reject partition plans that would allow secession. Britain offers postwar dominion status with local defense control during the war. Source notes likely shifts in Indian political stance and Allied diplomacy.
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India
Britain
United Nations
Roosevelt
Louis Johnson
White House
Fomnson
Parless Johnson
Snow
Mon Tana Abul Karan Acad
All-India Congress Party
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress
Nehru
Stafford Cripps
Elscijon
New Delhi
Itching First Application for Lue Petar Ointment
A reader reports trying one application of Lue Petar Ointment to treat itching and rash. The ad claims quick relief and a money back offer, noting a price of nine dollars and promising a fast service with a single application.
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Helprybeal
Tre &Otez
War talk and sports echoes in a muddled wartime reminiscence
Fragmentary reminiscence reflects on war, cricket, and radio advice with references to Arthur Baer and MacArthur. It muses on global reach from Asia to Africa, cites Waterloo as cricket field lore, and laments expert guidance after a key loss. The voice covers music, nourishment, and distant miles.
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Asia
Europe
Australia
Africa
Wellington
Waterloo
Eton
Windows Broken By Bomb Blast in Kansas City
The Union Station plaza suffered shattered windows after a dynamite blast last night. Pedestrians three blocks away were knocked over as police attribute the explosion to a bomb placed at a nearby pinball company operated by Gus Pusateri. Dispatches from New Delhi report Sir Stafford may announce progress on his mission Wednesday amid ongoing talks. The Madras jetty faced its first air raid alarm lasting one hour and 23 minutes as the regional conflict widened.
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Union Station Plaza
Poice
Gus Pusateri
New Delhi
Sir Stafford
Madras
India
Bay of Bengal
Jeep Carriers Dispute Over Weights In Arkansas
In Little Rock on April 7 Governor Homer M. Adkins rejected allowing jeep carriers to exceed legal weights. Arkansas highway officials, W. W. Mitchell and Jim Crain, reported three transports stopped at West Memphis carried army scout cars to Adams Field. Two loads were over by four tons, the third by nearly five.
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Atk
Arkansas Highway Department
Transport Company
Homer M. Adking
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Highway Department
Highway Commission
Jim Crain
West Memphis
Adams Field
W. W. Mitchell
Louis ‘Tarlowski
Memphis
British Lose Destroyer Havock Wrecked Off Tunisian Coast
The admiralty announced that the British destroyer Havock was wrecked off the coast of French Tunisia. One sailor was lost, and the 1240 ton vessel is considered a total loss. The normal crew of 145 were believed safe, though Haitians claimed they had sunk the Havock.
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London
Admiralty
Normer
Hatians
Cripps urged sincerity in pledge to India and Asia
The editorial argues Britain must act as protector not exploiter of India and urges Cripps and London to offer heartfelt guarantees. It warns that formal agreements without genuine assurances risk mass resistance and undermine the Four Freedoms in Asia, potentially aiding Asian self determination.
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England
India
United States
Philippines
Stafford Cripps
Malaya
Burma
United Nations
Asia
Combat Duty Urged For Men Over 30
Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear urged in Detroit that men in their thirties are seeking military administrative posts that could be filled by much older men. Speaking at Army day ceremonies, he called for mature leaders with proven leadership, strong physiques, and demonstrated capacities to serve in active roles.
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Detroit
Ben Lear
Second Army
Lean Delar
Civilian Goods Production To Be Halted
A brief notice indicates civilian goods production will be halted. Authorities outline impact, timing, and responsible agencies, with emphasis on planned shutdowns and transitions for affected industries.
War Production Board Chief Praises Conversion to War Output
WPB chief Nelson lauds the shift to war production, noting a 2.6 billion dollar rise and a projected 830 million annual military spend, with 8.6 million tons of merchant shipping aimed for 1942. He cites Willow Run bomber plant timing, a 25 percent output boost, and new labor management committees in 308 plants. Civilian construction and metal use are restricted to fund war needs.
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Great Willow Ran
Michigan
Anta
Nelson
WPB
Thio Steel
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Relson
Retired Admiral Dies in New York
Rear Admiral Bradiey Allen Fiske, 2&7, retired, dies in a Waldorf Astoria suite. Fiske, a 42 year naval veteran, was famed as a caller fighter inventor and strategist responsible for the serial torpedo radio guided torpedo plane and electric turret and rangefinder. He clashed with Navy Secretary Daniels over naval efficiency. In a separate note, Rear Admiral J W Wilcox Jr of Atlanta is reported dead after being swept overboard in heavy seas during a routine cruise.
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New York
Bradiey Allen Fiske
Sas
Waledorf-Astoria
Fiske
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Washington
J. W. Wilcox Jr
Atlanta
Navy Department
Wilcox
Avenger Bomber Gift From Hearst Readers
Readers of Hearst newspapers funded a bomber gift named The Avenger. A bronze plaque will bear the three line legend and the plane, designed by the U S Bronco Sign Company, was delivered to the Seattle area for presentation to air force officials.
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New York City
Davis K. Lin
New York
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Boeing Company
Griffith Descsibed
Avenger
U. S
Far East
Hearst
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Hearst Newsspapers
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Ittslegh Sun-Telegraph
N.Y. Journal-American
Detroit Times
Los Angeles Examiner
San Francisco Examiner
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Oakland Post-Brigairer
No Lottery for Men 45-65 Selective Service
No lottery is planned for men aged 45 to 65 in the fourth selective service registration set for April 27. State headquarters in Austin says these men will not be called for combat. Craft boards should register at least 1.5 times the number handled in the third group, due to possible difficulties with elderly registrants.
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Austin
Anderson Hopkins to Attend Parley in Brexlco City
Fire and Police Commissioner P L Anderson and Police Chief Aubrey Hopkins will attend the inter national police conference in Brexlco City from April 98 to May 2. Mexican general Francisco de P Jimenez arranged the invitation from President Manuel Avila Camacho, noting San Antonio officers are the only Texans invited and registration will be arranged in local businesses.
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Aubrey Hopkins
Brex
Lco City
Francisco de P. Jimenez
Mexico
Manuel Avila Ceriadho
San Antonio
Plywood Plane To Get Army Test
A plastic plywood monoplane built by the Pimin Aircraft Corp of Los Angeles has been delivered to Anacostia for further testing. Navy officials say it is a largely wooden craft that could train cadets if found airworthy. The plane uses a plastic glue to prevent warping and claims reduced metal use, with plywood praised for resistance to oil water and fire.
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Angeles
Navy
Anacostia
D.C
Eleventh Naval District
Ratationa
Pimin Abreraft Corporation
Los Angeles
Europe
Iticliana
Rites Set Thursday For Julius Muegge
Julius Muegge age 62 died Tuesday. Funeral services Thursday at 9 am at Zlzik-Kearns Funeral Home followed by a 9:15 am requiem at St Marys Catholic Church with Rev. Arthur N. Kaler. Interment in San Fernando Cemetery No. 2. Survived by widow Conception, daughter Adele Louise Muegge, son Theodore Julius, sister Mrs Ollarlea Heberer. Pallbearers named Alfred Callagan Emil Bchiffers Frank Muegee J H Kirkpatrick Julie Holekanyp.
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Elmatreet
Zlzik-Kearns
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Arthur N. Kaler
San Fernando Cemetery
Muegge
San Antonio
Conception Muegge
Bryan Callaghian
Adele Louise Muegge
Theodore Julius Muegge
Ollarlea Heberer
Alfred Callag Non
Emil Bchiffers
Frank Muegee
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Juliue Holekanyp
Loans to farmers plan to lift agriculture through war
J E Neal PCA board president announced at the Gunter hotel in Laredo that loans to farmers under the Production Credit Association will accelerate immediate production and reduce loan shortages. He cited the Laredo branch already extending over half a million dollars in war loans. H L Hansen said the program lets farmers outline production plans and secure profits, boosting citrus and vegetable output.
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J. E. Neal
Laredo
Prixlication Credit Corporation
Meai
Gunter Hotel
PCA
Neal
D. M. Thompsson
Coastal Bend
Ford
Sam N. Hardy
Houston
Woman 108 Reflects on Life Ambition in Wartime News
New York April 7 Mrs Yetta Weisbrod aged 108 declared her sole life ambition to witness Hitler's defeat. She noted she celebrated her 107th birthday yesterday at the home of the Daughters of Jack.
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New York
Yetta Weisbrod
Ifa
Hitler
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