Showdown On Finland's Role In World War II Pressure
Washington reports an unsettled stance as the United States moves to remove most of its diplomatic staff from Helsinki. Diplomats warn the Finns face a choice to align with Nazi Germany or withdraw from the fight against the Soviets. Hitler presses for closer Axis ties amid threats to invade if Finland balks.
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Thousand Bombers Form Over West Coast In Alarm Test
San Francisco reports a mass air exercise as 100 Flying Fortresses, described by the army as the largest of its kind west of the Pacific, assemble in a noon formation under Fourth Air Force command. Charlie Mott said the group plans to cross the channel to Europe in waves.
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Billion More Bodies Found in Plane Wreckage
Wreckage of a heavy bomber, vanished February 7 after leaving Nashville, now found in the mountains 10 miles southeast of Princeton West Virginia. Bodies of the three crew members located in the wreckage. Names: Lieut. James B. Houston, pilot, formerly of Dallas. Lieut. Jen Hayes, co-pilot. Frank Ranorka, flight engineer, Chicago.
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WAAC Sought Here As AWOL From Den Moines Center
A 22 year old WAAC, missing on leave from the lodging center at Des Moines, is sought in connection with an address on Sole street. Authorities asked Sheriff Gwen Kilday to verify if she has returned home. The occupant listed in Detroit is not aware of her presence.
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Comedian Wows Boys in Pacific War Zone
Comedian Jor E. Brown wowed troops in the South Pacific theaters, entertaining American forces at bases and hospitals. He recalled performances in rain at Kaling Bay New Guinea and in Melbourne hospital courtyards, where wounded soldiers cheered despite hardships, praising the show as his greatest yet.
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Busiest Easter Expected in New York
New Yorkers and many visitors prepared for Easter with large congregations expected. St Patrick’s Cathedral saw the largest crowd yesterday for a three hour service as crowds and traffic strained services and arrivals. Special arrangements were made to accommodate service members and travelers.
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Egg Rolling Contests Adapted as Rationed Style Grows
London reports rationing measures extend to British egg rolling amid shortages, while an American aircrew at a bomber base plans a playful contest. A Berlin broadcast cited a forced landing near Chipfora, and that the crew were interned.
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Slacken German Kuban Drive After Heavy Losses
Moscow reports the Nazi counterattack in the Kuban region faded after several thousand German casualties and losses of planes tanks and munitions. Russian lines held from Novorossiysk to the Azov coast as Pravda and Red Star praise Soviet air and marine defense and hint at a coastal landing threat.
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RAF Hits Burma Shipping and Towns Bombed
British communique says RAF planes attacked Jap water transport on the Magwe and May peninsula and bombed two Jap-occupied villages in the Upper Chindwin valley. Land fighting north of Akyab on the Arakan front reported with casualties on the enemy.
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Wallace Dedicates Colombia Statue Opens Monument
Vice President Henry A. Wallace stopped in BAMRANQUILLA Colombia to lay the first stone of a monument to George Washington. He drew a parallel to Simon Bolivar, praising Washington as the great future-builder of the Americas and noting Bolivar’s prophetic view of American destiny.
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Yanks Shift Battle Zone in Africa Move of Troops Revealed
Allied HQ in North Africa announces April 24 47 US troops moved from Tunisia's southern to northern sector for the next phase of the campaign. General Alexander lauds speed secrecy and discipline amid large scale redeployment across front lines, with heavy transport and equipment moved along the front.
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RAF to join U S in Tokyo bombings report
London reports Prime Minister Ciutrehill promised RAF will fly alongside American forces in planned Tokyo bombings. World and prisoner of war issues are noted with alleged bayonet deaths and claims of Japanese brutality. Casualty figures for the Burma campaign are cited with disputed counts.
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200 Red Bombers Raid Prussia City
Soviet bomber force hits Insterburg in East Prussia in a large evening raid. Over 200 Red Army aircraft strike, bringing fires and destruction as German defenses try to respond. Red Star reports heavy bombardment and a big explosion in the city’s eastern park amid ongoing air operations.
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German News Agency Reports 824 Belgian Deaths
The German news agency DNB announced tolls of 824 Belgians killed since January 1 amid attacks on members of a renovation movement. The report, dated April 4, notes the rising fatalities as German forces maintain control.
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U S British Advance in North Africaheadline
Allied forces push forward on multiple Tunisian fronts as Do filsh First and British Eighth Armies gain ground near Tunis Beja and Diserte while American units transfer from the southern front and press through trails and hills. Allied air forces report a record sortie count with minimal losses.
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Greece faces hunger as daily deaths reach five thousand
Buenos Aires dispatch reports Argentine consul Jorge Blanco Villatta stating that about 2000 Greeks die daily from hunger. In Mexico City, April 24, Avila Camacho and Roosevelt are tied to a recent interview as Congress sends a telegram to the president.
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