U S Submarines Sink Jap Vessels in Pacific Campaign
U S submarines report sinking five Japanese ships including two warships and damaging a destroyer and a transport as part of a broader Pacific campaign. Navy notes progress against enemy supply lines, with B-24 Liberators and fighters pounding Kiska Base in the Aleutians and air attacks continuing.
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Kiake
President Roosevelt signs women doctors bill to army corps
In Washington on April 6 President Roosevelt signed a bill allowing women physicians to be appointed as surgeons in the Army and Navy medical corps. Women doctors had long sought the privilege to serve in the armed forces and this act grants that access.
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Washington
UNS
Roosevelt
Coffee ration rise predicted by price administrator
Washington April 17 price administrator Trentiss M Brewstodgy said a possible increase in the coffee ration may be foreseen in the near future. The remark signals potential adjustments to supply allocations as market conditions evolve.
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Washington
Trentiss M. Brewstodgy
Tate
Hitler Birthday Amid Rising Allied Victories In 1940s Tone
Report notes Adolf Hitler’s fifty fourth birthday as Germany faces growing Allied advances in Tunisia and beyond. It highlights loss of initiative for the regime, waning Luftwaffe power, and many German defeats, with soldiers and occupied regions turning to news of retaliation as Allies press invasion plans.
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Rhineland
Prague
Vienna
Rutaisia
Fehrer
Duttwaffe
Gondor Legion
Africa Corps
Hiller
Autesia
Middle East
Africa
Anay
Europe
Seven Million Workers Frozen In War Manpower Order
Washington April 17 The War Manpower Commission ordered nearly seven million essential industrial and service workers to remain in their current jobs by restricting transfers for higher pay. McNutt described the move as curbing wage incentive shifts, with penalties up to 10000 and one year imprisonment for violations. The measure, approved by Byrnes, aims to keep skilled labor aligned with war needs.
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Washington
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War Manpower Commission
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James F. Byrnes
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WMG
Pay-As-Go Plan Near Compromise Emerges in House debate
Washington April 17 Real progress toward an agree ment on compromise pay as you can tax plan was announced tonight by senior Democratic and Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee. Sentiment drifted toward forgiveness of 40 to 50 percent of 1942 taxes to place taxpayers on a current payment basis. The panel held a second two hour session and planned Sunday work to reach a settlement. Key leaders said a bill could be ready by next Wednesday. if not, Republicans may petition to discharge the committee. A bipartisan group discussed several compromise options including applying 1941 tax rates to 1943 incomes and a 20 percent withholding tax to be deducted from paychecks, effective July 1.
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House
Ways and Means
Martin
Massachusetts
Republies
Ways and Meats Committee
Xnuson
I-Minn
Doughton
B.n
Dewey
R-Tfl
Soviet says heavy losses in Kuban battle in Caucasus
Moscow reports a violent two day battle in the Kuban delta with about 4300 Germans and Rumanians killed. Russian forces say they repelled a counter attack while jihad reports of large scale air and sea activity surround the bridgehead near Novorossiskan on the Taman peninsula. Soviet high command notes no material changes on the broader front.
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Kuban
Caucasus
Hulhnit Vale
Red Army
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Novorossiskan
Taman
Crimea
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Naas
Kubin
Arctic
Barents Sa
Bond Push Average Man Letting Uncle Sam Down
Morgenthau announced the bond drive progress with two weeks left. Treasury reports show individual contributions near four billion dollars as the nation pushes to meet the large goal amid public urgency.
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Uncle Sam
Poles Seek Probe Into Russian Captives
London April report says Polish government asks Tei Gross to investigate mass graves near Smolensk of thousands of Polish officers allegedly slain by Russians. German claims say Poles were captured by Soviet forces in 1930s. 8900 officers believed imprisoned, only 700 traced.
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London
Apr
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Daily Herald
Tei Gross
Wass
Brazilian War Workers Decree Grants Military Service
RIO DE JANEIRO April 1 GNS reports all civilians quitting work in war plants or essential industries will be subject to military service under a presidential decree today. The measure is to apply to Ansagon rubber workers where production has fallen off due to shirkers.
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Evacuations Reported Amid Threat in Maynlehainen
A Stockholm dispatch to the Dotty Telegraph notes 95 000 Munich residents evacuated from Maynlehainen amid a Nazi party attack threat. The report mentions moving orders and widespread displacement as authorities scramble to secure the area.
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Apri Viuni
Stockholm
Dotty Telegraph
Elgilatia
Maynlehainen
Attaek
Maret
Allied Airmen Down 4 Zeros in Pacific Raids
United Nations bombers attacked dock installations and ships in the southwest Pacific delivering heavy strikes against ambon and surrounding areas. One raid pressed waterfront targets while four Zeros were shot down and many interceptors engaged with no observed return.
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Ambonta
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Atrmen
Tojo Predicted Attacks on U.S. by Japanese Forces
Tokyo dispatch reports Prime Minister Hideki Tojo told the Japanese people on the eve of the U S entry anniversary that Japan planned to attack American forces. He urged resolve as U S morale faced a crucial test and warned American citizens of possible imminent raids.
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London
Hideki Toss
U. S
Tokyo
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Eisenhower Praises Montgomery In North Africa War View
In North Africa on April 17 Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower discusses Gen Bernard Montgomery, commander of the Eighth Army, praising his leadership as Allied forces push west amid the North African campaign.
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Dwight BD
Lieenhower
Geig
Bernard L. Montpomery
Biitlen Eighth Army
Tithute
Captain Clark Gable Arrives in England
London April 14 Capt Clark Gable former action picture star arrived in England and was attached to a United States bomber group. Air force headquarters reported Sgt Thomas Coke DuBose of Norfolk Virginia missing in action following overseas operations.
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Air Force
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Africa Allies Add To Axis Ship Toll
Allied forces report heavy air and sea attacks along North Africa and the Tunisian coast. Allied air campaigns, including B-24s and Liberators, target Palermo and Sciacca while ground forces press toward Pont Du Fahs and Djebel Bab el Ouahda. Axis losses include ships and merchant vessels as Allied fleets tighten the pincers on Axis positions in Tunisia.
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Pont du Pahs
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Paris
Two Men Slain With Ax at Malibu Ranch
Police report two men murdered with an axe at a ranch near Triumfo cheek in the swank Malibu Beach area. Sheriff's substation identifies the victims as Nelson Wolfe, 50, operator, and Atverk Miller, 54, ranch hand. Investigators suspect a Megro employee group involvement in the attack.
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Malibu Beach
Sheriff's Office
Megro
Bine Ranci
Anglo American pact eyed for supreme war commander
London dispatch reports strong expectation of an Anglo American agreement to appoint a gener alissimo who would oversee war operations in Europe Africa and nearby Asia. The dispatch notes joint staffs and air sea forces for both nations would report to the top commander, shaping Allied strategy.
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Africa
Asia
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Dispateh
Hitlers War Plants Ablaze In British Raid On Bremen
A large RAF force struck the Bremen area hitting the Focke-Wulf fighter works and other targets. The attack destroyed numerous German fighters and damaged the plant, with British bombers claiming high enemy losses in the raid. Russian and Allied air offensives continued against East Prussia and the German defense front, while losses and shelling were reported at several key war centers as Allied air forces maintained a heavy strike tempo.
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Parachute Yank Killed In Air Attack Over Bremen
A U S flying Fortress pilot from the Bremen operation reportedly shot down a parachuting American airman, firing into his craft as it descended. The attack occurred during the escort raid on Bremen, witnessed by six American airmen, with Allied crews claiming multiple enemy fighters downed and British French American flags raised over the target.
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