Russian advances push toward Smolensk amid heavy fighting
Reported Soviet gains across several villages near Smolensk as Red Army presses in severe weather. Baltic and Leningrad area actions described as intense with German counterattacks repulsed in places. Casualties and prisoner counts given. notes on Donets river sector and Caucasus combat.
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Skater Safety Class Planned by Red Cross at York
A water safety instructor course will be offered by the Red Cross at York beginning at 7 20 p m Friday April 5. The program will teach how to swim under difficult conditions including calm and choppy water and other hazardous environments.
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Brazil Spy Plot Unveiled Reveals Axis Espionage Ring
Police report to Brazil's Tribunal of National Security details an Axis spy plot in Rio involving artillery captain Twila Regis do Nascimento and other Brazilians seeking U S access to war plants and naval code systems. Funds requested from Albrecht Engels aided the operation. An organized channel to Argentina exchanged invisible ink messages, tied to ex Fascist elements.
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Churchill Warns of Task Ahead in Tunis
Churchill discusses operations in Tunisia with references to El Hamma and pilot type tanks. German communique notes heavy Allied attacks but no breakthrough. London observers fear Rommel may avoid a headlong fight and attempt a delaying withdrawal toward the sea to join Arnim’s forces. General Freyberg’s presence signals an outflanking move. he has been wounded in earlier conflicts.
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New War Hero Freyberg Outwits Rommel at Mareth Line
LONDON March 30 TNS An improbably bold officer emerges as wartime hero Major General Bernard Cyril Freyberg. The New Zealand commander led a feint and flank to breach Rommel’s lines at Mareth, forcing a retreat. Freyberg, a dentist’s assistant turned Victoria Cross holder, has a storied career from Gallipoli to Crete. He now stands at the forefront of British efforts in North Africa, celebrated for daring and leadership.
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Repeal of Real Estate Act Asked
AUSTIN, Masten 30. The house state affairs committee backed a bill by Rep. W. T. McDonald to repeal the real estate dealers licensing act, removing the license requirement. Opponents warn the measure would drive dealers out of business by denying license investigations.
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Axis Admits Fight With Slav Patriots
London dispatch says Berlin confirms fighting Yugoslav patriots in Croatia has continued for weeks. A high command communique credits Italian and Croatian troops with finishing a rising stirred by Moscow after a German led offensive began January.
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Rommel retreat encounters Allied bombardment in Tunisia
Allied naval forces and air power hammered Gabes and surrounding areas as Rommel’s retreat through the Mareth line pressed toward Sfax and Gabes gap. American and French troops advanced toward Kajrouan and Djebel Abiad while Montgom ery’s forces executed a desert flank, taking hundreds of prisoners amid dust storms and shifting lines.
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Rommel in Tightest Spot Of Career
The Eighth Army flanking maneuver near an Tunisian fort forced Rommel to retreat, encircling his Afrika Korps with American and Royal Air Force support. Montgomery’s troops crossed the Sahara by night, stormed a Wadi crossing near El Hamma, and captured over a thousand prisoners as they pressed toward Gabes and Ghannima. The advance showcased bold offensive with limited escape for Rommel and signaled a potential shift toward a northern thrust toward Yunis.
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Four Men Sentenced in Federal Court
Four defendants in federal court were sentenced by Judge W A Keel totaling 16 years. Edward Taylor received three years after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana. Evang Willis and McCoy Gilmore drew two-year terms on marijuana charges. Joseph Skurcy Jr. was sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to violating the White Slave Traffic Act.
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Two Murder Cases In District Court
In Criminal District Court on Monday April 19 the district attorney announced two murder cases. Defendants are Joseph Russo charged with the pistol slaying of Ville Amith on December 21 and Ramon Maldonado charged with the knife slaying of Samuel Luna on December 16.
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Desert battle details at Montgomery clash summary
Enited the desert scene reports Romuel's local defenders faltered under coordinated air, artillery, armor and ground assaults. The article notes their collapse as Montgomery's forces pressed the operation with mixed units and intensified firepower.
Strategy and Co ordination in Allied Tunisia Victory
DEWITT MACKENZIE analyzes Churchill's bulletin on Tunisia, praising Allied strategy and unselfish coordination led by Eisenhower. He highlights air power, Montgomery and Rommel dynamics, and asks what fate awaits Rommel as Allied forces close in.
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Plant Guards Increase Set In San Antonio
San Antonio will see more plant protection squads after a Tuesday conference with Commissioner P. L. Anderson and Col. W. W. Sterling of the Fighting Service command. The expansion follows an investigation of a recent flour mill explosion in North Texas. A captain will command the squads with E P Hoganson to train guards in anti sabotage. Two skid-tons fire pumps from DDT will be installed in Alamo Heights and one each in Harlandale and South San Antonio.
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New York Board Allows Farm Work Early Graduation
Albany March 30 The New York board of regents ruled that war service diplomas may be issued to qualified seniors who leave school before graduation to work on farms. The decision aims to top schools for farm laborers by accelerating trained workers into agriculture.
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House Votes Out Census Employes In Texas Legislature
The Texas House approved a reform 13 to 4 ending 5 percent of contingency fund paid census division workers. Representative W. G. Montgomery cited overflow staff dating to the Forty-fifth Legislature. He reported 26 were paid 37034 in the Forty-sixth, 238 received 86712 in the Forty-seventh, and 56 employed this session have been paid 7944.
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Labor Board Delay Brings Walkout
War production was crippled by a strike at Chrysler's Airtemp division in Dayton Ohio. Public relations director Henry Knowlton said roughly eighty percent of the plant's workers quit during the strike. Business Agent K M Kirkendall of the union said the strike was unauthorized and stemmed from a delay by the War Labor Board in deciding a wide dispute.
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