Public Letter From Mae West On Churchill War Viewpoints
The letter by Sigmund Janas, president of Canadian Colonial Airways, discusses Churchill’s wartime leadership, praises his manners and speaking ability, and argues for open critique in journalism. It defends public comment on public acts, cites parliamentary privilege, and expresses a wish for unity in wartime England and America.
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Canadian Colonial Airways, Inc
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Canadian “Financial Post
Mr. Churchill
England
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House of Commons
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America
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Downey Seeks Power to Seize Private Autos
Senator Downey proposes a broad war measure to empower the president to seize privately owned automobiles and to assemble a vast stock of cars, parts, and supplies with a $5 billion fund. He urges families with extra cars to donate or turn them in for patriotic service and urges hearings next week. A separate government plan to survey New England tires aims to decide on requisitioning spare tires for the war effort.
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Downey
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Senate Military Affairs Committee
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United States Court of Claims
INS
New England
WPB
Price
Leon Henderson
Henderson Fog
Rgenta
Corregidor Fights On as Japs Raid Forts and Shelters
U S forces report Corregidor’s guns hit enemy concentrations on the Philippines’ Bataan peninsula while Japanese materiel dumps were destroyed. Casualties feared heavy as Cebu resists invasion, with Corregidor raided five times. Gen Wainwright says fort has lowered repairs but morale stays high despite constant bombing.
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War Department
Corregidor
Philippines
Botaay
Cebu
Litul
Jonathan M. Wain
Wright
Philippine
Manila Bay
House Approves Navy Auxiliary Reserve Move
The House passed legislation to create a women’s auxiliary reserve in the Navy to release men for combat service. Also, King Boris of Bulgaria was awarded Germany’s Grand Cross of the Gold Eagle by Hitler, per Sofia dispatches.
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Hitlen
Boris
Rome
King Boris
Hitler
Germany
Sofia
Sugar Ration Halves to Half-Pound Weekly Allocation
Washington reports a government amendment establishing a half pound per week sugar ration for the first two weeks of May with stamp No 1 allowing one pound of sugar. Ration stamps will cover two weeks and registration for stamps begins during the week of May 4. The two week period may adjust as supplies dictate.
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Washington
U S Gunners Hit Sub’s Periscope
U S merchant crew fires on an attacking submarine and sinks their own ship. three of 38 survivors reaped. The submarine surfaced after initial hits. two torpedoes disabled the ship, with 38 survivors rescued by a salvage ship. Reports from Rio de Janeiro and Natal describe concurrent sea actions and tanker torpedoings in the Atlantic.
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New York
United States
Atlantic
Sal Tescue
Rio DE Janurd
Anat
Baalbek
Hraall
Wwe
Ben Bush
den Brush
Natal
British patrols harass enemy on Libyan front report
Cairo April 16 British headquarters condensed Libya front news to one line Our patrols were active yet harassing the enemy throughout the day. The terse bulletin reflects limited official disclosure of frontline actions during a tense day of operations.
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Libya
Cairo
Trains Hit Japan Station Kill Many Injure Dozens
Osaka collision after noon today left about 150 passengers dead or wounded as two underground trains crashed at a station. Japanese broadcasts report the disaster on April 16. Separately, the U S S Chinest seaplane tender was launched yesterday at Lake Washington shipyard in Seattle.
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Osaka
Jap Broadeast
Seattle
U 5. S. Chinest Engue
Lake Washington
Kelly Cadet Dies in Crash Near Charlotte
Aviation cadet Ptele Lee Mize 2, son of Mr and Mrs Elgle Mize of Guiney, was killed in a plane crash ten miles west of Charlotte at 11 p m Wednesday. He was in a three plane formation when his ship veered and crashed. A member of class 42 D at Kelly Field he studied at Easter Mississippi Junior College Scooha Mtss in 1935 40 and trained at Stamford and Randolph Field. An Air Corps officers board investigates the accident.
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Elgle Mize
Guiney
Charlotte
Mize
Kelly Field
Stamford
Randolph Field
Air Corps
San Francisco Daylight Alert Amid Unidentified Aircraft Sighting
San Francisco and the Bay Area issued its first daylight alert as unidentified aircraft prompted listening posts warnings. The alert rang from 9:57 a.m. to 10:12 a.m. and did not interrupt work. planes were later identified as friendly. No air raid sirens sounded and civilian reaction was calm.
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San Francisco
Bay Area
Happy Leader of Long Distance Raid Says We Blasted Hell Out of the Japs
In a Philippine theater dispatch dated April 16 from Australia, U S pilots describe a daring raid against Japanese forces. Brig Gen Ralph Royce hailed the mission as the best picnic the United States Army Air Corps has ever enjoyed, praising crew coordination, B 25 aircraft, and the crew's refusal to shirk.
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Ead
Nations
Australia
INS
United States Army
Philippines
United States
Ralph Royce
Col
John Davies
Royce
James MoAtes
William. Clay
Dayton
Paul
United States Army Air Corps
MeAfer
Rovee
Aii
McAfee
West Point
Declaration by France Awaited
Washington reports say Henry Haye planned to visit the State Department at 5 p.m. Central War Time, with speculation he might deliver a declaration of Vichy France solidarity with Hitler. Observers fear a pro Nazi shift as US-Vichy relations loom strained.
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URI
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Vichy France
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United States
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France
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Still
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Hiller
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Coughlin's Paper Halted in Royal Oak
Royal Oak Mich April 16 An INS report says copies of Social Justice weekly founded by Falter Chartes EF Coughlin were halted by Postmaster Gilbert H Davis who refused to deliver 120 mailed copies. He cited orders from Washington and sent one to Washington for examination to check for seditious material. Attorney General Francis Bladke banned the publication from the mails for violation of the LMPTipline act.
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Mich
INS
Social Justice
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Detroit
Chicago
Wharotts
Payee Tric ks Japs With Fake Plane In Australia
Brig General Ralph Royce disclosed that US forces used a decoy B 17 bomber with four wooden propellers to fool Japanese attackers while guarding a base in Australia. The ruse drew Japanese bombers away from the area, failing to strike the real target. Fragments and souvenir scraps marked For, used as camouflage proof. In a separate note, Washington ordered the halt of heating pad production by June 30.
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Australia
Ralph Royce
Philippines
Philippine
Owey
Owey Snel
Royce
Heavy New Blows Yet To Come
Brig. Gen. Ralph Royce discloses a hidden island forward base used by raiders protected by fighters and provisioned for future operations. Twelve planes carried 44 passengers to Australia with many US officers aboard, including Filipino ace Jesus Villainer. Curtin says these blows signal heavier attacks ahead as Australia reports multiple bombings and sinkings in Cebu Mindanao and Lugor.
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Australia
Ralph Royce
Fie Burmber
United States
Philippines
Bataan
Corregidor
Any
Air Corps
Gent
Jesus Villainer
Roger
Hiddeweld
John Curtin
Royce
Japan
Cebu
Mindanao
Lugor
Bing
Jip
Ron
Koepang
San Antonio Forecast Warns Light Temperature Shift
Weather page notes scattered showers in the northern and extreme eastern portions with a slight temperature change. Forecast covers the San Antonio area and nearby regions with light precipitation and minor temperature adjustments expected through the day.
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San Antonio
Texas
Philtelee
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