Allies to Use Gas Should Nazis Start Churchill Warns
London reports say Hitler weighing poison gas against Russia as Allied leaders vow retaliation if gas is used. Churchill briefs MPs at the ministry of information while Berlin cites a pledge to use gas only if enemy does first. Britain broadcasts warn Germany of likely response as gas supply lines are tracked.
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Reds Repulse Nazi Attacks In Caucasus
Moscow reports in brief that German forces pressed attacks in the Kuban area toward Novorossisk and the Sea of Azov. German losses were heavy with hundreds killed in 48 hours. Soviet air forces claimed 42 enemy planes down while increasing ground attacks. In a separate item, former Governor Loren Dickinson died after a heart attack at his farm near herest Michigan. Birth notices promoted and KTLA broadcast info offered.
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Sea of Azov
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U S Wrath over Murders of Airmen
United States authorities demand swift justice for Japanese airmen murders. Officials pledge military tribunals for Tojo and all linked officials. Swiss mediation seeks identities of executed men and fate of others. Congress condemns the act as savage and vows united resolve. Public notices urge investment in land listings.
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Axis Drive Rebuffed by British in Tunisian Front
Allied air and sea power pressed the Tunisian front as British First Army took Banana Ridge near Medjez el Had. British and American patrols probed front lines while Spitfires and US-North Africa squadrons claimed several Axis fighters shot down. Italian targets in southern Italy and Sicily also faced intruder patrols, with four Axis planes destroyed Tuesday night. Rommel's fortifications line the approaches to Tunis, as Montgomery’s men inch forward into rugged terrain amid heavy resistance.
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Waring Sees High U.S. Casualties
American Legion head Leo Waring reports high U S casualties and notes soldiers face harsh conditions in North Africa. He praises cooperation with British and French troops, describes improvised West African port production lines, and highlights logistics, morale, and combat fatigue amid extended campaigns.
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Great Nova Scotia ship tragedy claims crew of Flora Alberta
Halifax April 8 Twenty one men were reported dead or missing after the schooner Flora Alberta of Linenburg was struck by a merchant ship off Nova Scotia. The vessel sank in darkness with 21 hands gone and seven of 28 crew surviving including Capt Guy Tanner.
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Headon Collision Kills 2 Trainmen In Missouri
Two trainmen were killed when a passenger train collided head on with a local freight eight miles north of here on the Missouri Pacific line. The dead are A. J. Heaten and EB. J. Reynolds, both of Van Buren Arkansas. A fireman remains missing as rescuers continue to search the wreckage.
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Nazis Bomb Aberdeen and Abbeville Attacks Reported
Berlin says German bombers hit Aberdeen Scotland causing heavy civilian casualties with many buried under debris as hospitals and shelters were struck. Venturas bombed Abbeville France with losses. Russian bombers struck northeast Germany targeting rail yards and munitions dumps in a fifth such raid since April 10. Light Want Ad eight days for the price of four during National Want Ad Week April 18 to 24.
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L A Actress Claudia Dell Wins Divorce Suit
Los Angeles actress Claudia Dell Smith of San Antonio won a divorce from Fuwing Sitton after testimony in Hollywood that he gambled to excess and frequently stayed away from home all night. Dell Smith graduated from the old Main Avenue High School, now Tech.
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Plane crash near Evansville kills twelve soldiers
EVANBYVILLE Ind April 7 An army plane crashed during a landing at the Evansville airport shortly before midnight and twelve men were killed. Army representative Dickson said identities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Parents of American POWs face doubt after Tokyo raid
Internews Service interviews mothers across the nation amid anxious weeks since the Tokyo raid. Some fear their sons are among executed prisoners while others hold out hope based on scattered, unverified war department notes and distant radio reports.
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