Plan to Draft 4 F s Abandoned
Washington April 14 The house military committee abandoned plans to force 4 F men into essential work by threat of inspection into army and navy labor battalions. Existing authority through selective service and the War Manpower Commission was deemed sufficient to compel re examination or limited service. The panel sidetracked Rep Twee s bill to create a special work corps of 4 F non fathers. Concerns cited over patriotism and farm labor shortage, with critics blaming 4 F refusals for farm troubles.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Navy
May D-Kyj
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
Costello
D-Calif
Representative
Twee
R-Conn
Enhauer
County War Board
Eisenlaver
Final blows begin on Sevastopol battle in progress
News reports from near Sevastopol describe two large Teussian forces pressing a front assault on the Axis garrison barricaded in the city streets. Front dispatches say Yeremenko’s independent maritime army advances from the southeast after breaking a mountain position, with Volkhkhins Fourth Ukraine army aiding from the north. Reports note heavy fighting, failed Dunkerque-scale evacuations, and thousands of Axis troops stranded on docks as Red troops clear barricades and minefields to reach the city proper.
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Musuny
Sevastopol
Kshrning
Vichy
Gererman
Andrei. I. Yeremenko
Baidar Gule
Sevistopol
Balaklava
Vekay
Feodor I. Volhukhin
Fourth Ukraine
Gereman
Red Army
Galati
2000 Yank Planes Raid Berlin
London April 14 2000 American heavy bombers and fighters attacked Berlin and other objectives in Hiller's fortress area. A separate force hit northern France as part of a major air operation. One thousand heavy bombers with escorting Mustangs Thunderbolts and Lightnings participated. Cologne was also bombed with Mosquito aircraft. minelaying and raids continued in the Balkans and southeastern Europe.
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London
Berlin
Hiller
Germany
Srength
Bas-de-Callas
France
Cologne
RALF
Rhineland
Air Ministry
Mediterranean Airfarcrs
Balkan
Rapital
Salla
Hilters
Europe
Plovdiy
Sofia
Belgrade
Plovdiv
Bulgaria
Orient Express
Dardanelles
YLER
Stockholm
Switzerland
Bucharest
Ploesti
England
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity with cooler, unsettled trend
Mostly cloudy and cooler Tuesday after noon and night with a low around 92 degrees. East Texas shows a mix of partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers in the extreme south portion Tuesday afternoon, then partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday with cooler south and extreme east Tuesday night and slightly warmer in the west on Wednesday.
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San Antonio
East
Texas
Unseasonal Fall Prepares Path Of 19 Inch Snowstorm
A severe unseasonal snowstorm swept the Midwest and Great Plains, delivering up to 19 inches of wet snow in Nebraska and Kansas. Livestock losses loom as storms threaten cattle and sheep. towns report drifts, reduced visibility, and stalled vehicles across multiple counties, with western Kansas and eastern Colorado hit hardest. Weather officials expect temperatures to rise but slow snow melt. calf and lamb losses are reported in Colorado.
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Presa
Tao
Great Plains
Westert
Nebraska
Kansas
McCook
Oklahoma
Kearney
Bray
Syracuse
Mit
Concordia
Mays Center
Nebr
Kansas City
Colorado
Deinty
Boulder
Cheyenne
Wye
New Mexico
Colonel Craig Heads Dengue Fight in San Antonio
Colonel Craig heads the dengue eradication drive in San Antonio and chairs a 13 member steering committee formed to supervise the campaign. The group met at the city health department and outlined a program to curb the epidemic, warning that an outbreak could affect army installations and reduce man hours at local businesses.
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Wunrugs
San Antonio
City Health Department
T. N. Picnot
Public Service Company
Picnot
Craig
Tulane University
Lewis C. Robbins
Amn
American Journal of Tropical Medicine
Inchifg
Andrew Wessels
ONC
Gordon Dexter
United States Public Healy Service Area
C. B+ Tips
City Healthy Department
BR. A. Gox
Paul Ehlert
Evie Arendt
City
Tom Th. Mohnsen
R. Marvel
G. Davis
Palate Health Department
Coo
Japs to Draft Men in Formosa Formosa draft slated for September
Japan announced on Tuesday that conscription will begin September 1 in Formosa, a territory with a Chinese majority population, as Tokyo tightens control over militarization in the region.
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Formosa
Tress
Japan
Pontos
Allies Gain in Imphal Sector Progress Report from Burma Front
Allied forces press the fight against Japanese invaders northeast of Imphal with secret advances and continued progress. In the southern Imphal front they drive the enemy to a track toward Silehar but face counterattacks as Japs push for the Tishenpur-Silcha route toward the Bengal Assam railroad. Sharp fighting occurs on the Kalima-Dimapur road as Allies recapture positions. Chinese troops move down the Moraung valley toward Myitkyina, while American long-range fighters strike the Jap air field at Hého and heavy bombers target Port Blair shipping in the Andaman Islands. Ground action near Akyab remains stiff. In China, a new Japanese offensive may aim to close the Peiping-Hankow line near Chingmow.
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Silehar
Tishenpur-Silcha
Kalima-Dimapur
Imphal
Bengal- Assam
Kubla
Burma
Moraung
Mysitkyina
Wararup
Mogaung
ATR
Hého
Borima
Port Blair
Andaman Islands
Afikan
Akyab
Burrus
Ghungking
Chana
Chingmow
Yellow River
Actress Sues Canteen for Wild Dancing Incident
Hollywood host Florida Edwards filed a 37250 damage suit against a Hollywood canteen claiming a soldier’s wild jitterbug gyrations caused her injury. She says the October 31 dance left her knocked unconscious with back injuries after she landed on her back and was tossed to the floor.
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Hollywood
INS
Hollywood Canteen
Florida Edwards
San Antonio
Jap Woman Sniper Found At Kwajalein
On Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands a woman sniper fought American forces. Sgt Raybourne Fryrear of Tuttle Oklahoma said the sniper was armed and effective before being surrounded and disarmed after surrendering. Fryrear arrived at hospital with a severed foot after the battle.
French Warned Time Is Short In Pre Invasion Broadcasts
London broadcasting warned the French today that time is short and urged civilians to store as much food as possible until liberation arrives. Listeners were told even after France falls liberated Allies will not be in a position to distribute mined food, prompting storage at home.
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London
London Radio
Jenat
France
Allies Push Nazis Back At Beachhead
Allied headquarters in Naples reported fierce hand to hand fighting as troops pushed a German raid from a western outpost along the Anzio beachhead. Deep Allied patrols penetrated west of the Sangro River in the central front without contact. In Cassino, exchanges of fire and grenades occurred amid the ruins.
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Naples
Anzly
Coasing
Cassino
Kuriles Raids Seen Part Of Plan
Navy Secretary Knox said a part of the Kurile raid plan may come to pass with raids on the island chain. He noted timing is uncertain but the United States could strike there, while bombardment continues on bases in the Marshalls and Caroline islands. Six to ten barges daily are sunk as they try to supply the isolated bases. County employees will get a half holiday Friday for Sandaciite day.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
Russian Kanchatka Peninsula
Matsuwa
Japan
Chimusu
Burmmushiro
Onekotan
Commissioners’ Court
Aggies Muster Draws Ten Thousand Alumni Across Globe
College Station Texas A and M plans its annual muster on April 21 honoring San Jacinto heroes. About ten thousand former students will attend at thousands of posts worldwide, with major gatherings on campus and in Texas cities while the sun slogan guides events from Pacific to Hawaii and Aleutians.
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Globe
Hawaii
Aleutians
Texas
The
United
London
England
Pus
New B-25 to Carry 15 Guns in Heavily Armed Bomber
The North American Aviation Inglewood plant builds a new B-25 Mitchell with 14 50 caliber machine guns and a 75 mm cannon, plus standard armament, reflecting the Tokyo raid design. A second heavily armed version is produced at its Kansas plant with 12 .59 caliber guns, aimed at boosting airpower for bombing missions and strafing.
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Los Angeles
Duglewood
North American Aviation Company
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Gen-eralt Doolittle
Inwarthe
Mitchel
Btt
Witan
Kansas
Inglewood
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Victoria County Way
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Weather Bureau
Blackburn
Midwest
Admiralty Stants
MI6
U.S
Isle
Menal Caeps
Sues Canteen
Kwajalein
Beachhead
Kuriles
Mrans
Gongia
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Cape
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