Japanese advance near Imphal and Burma fronts widen
Allied communique reports Japanese forces pushing west toward Imphal in Manipur with patrols within a dozen miles of jungle centers. Ukhrul area 32 miles northwest of Imphal cited. heavy Jap losses near Ukhrul. Other fronts: American trained Chinese encircling 1,000 Japs near Laban in Mogau ng Valley. Burmese push south along Sumprabum Myitkyina road. Maungdaw area sees Allied progress south of western tunnel in Mayu range.
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New Delhi
India
Imphal
Manipur
Ukhrul
Flarre Pambat
Caga Daedas Cadet
Kohima
Palel-Tamu
Tiddim
Burma
Singapore
Mashan
Indian Fourth Army
Shaduzup
Mogaung
Laban
Sumprabum-Myitkyina
Daru River
Kadrangyang
Kyitkyina
Maungdaw
General Wingate Killed in Surma Crash and Ethiopia Deeds
The piece recalls General Wingate’s 1935 6 Ethiopian campaign leading British forces against Italian advances. It notes his enduring disdain for racial prejudice, his linguistic learning, and his alliance with Ethiopian chieftains. It mentions his lone drive to restore Haile Selassie, his controversial relationship with brass hats, and elite support for his mission despite puppet-king rumors.
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Wingate
London
Ethiopia
Gajjam
Emperor Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Chicago Daily News
Pearl Harbor
Archibald Wavell
Palestine
Far East
Haile Selassie
Sudan
Hopkins Progress and Weather Forecast Fragment
Satisfactory progress reported in Hopkins efforts for Rochester Minn showing mixed readings. A Weather Bureau forecast notes occasional grain changes with flurries and colder temperatures tonight through Sunday with low around 2. Shippers forecast lists regional intensity values for Northeast Southeast Southwest and Northwest regions.
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U. S
Jury to Get Chaplin Trial On Tuesday
In Los Angeles on April 1 the jury of seven women and five men will hear final arguments in the Mann Act case against Charlie Chaplin. Testimony closed, Judge O Connor will instruct jurors Tuesday before they retire. The government accuses Chaplin of transporting Joan Barry to New York for immoral purposes and back to Hollywood, with potential penalties up to five years and a $5,000 fine on each count. If convicted, retrial remains possible in a hung jury scenario.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Barry
J. F. T. O'Connor
New York City
Hollywood
Chaplin
Barry
New York
Gat
Carnegie Hall
Joan
Miss Barry
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Shim
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Yorksto
Mann
Pouscome
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Carol
Ann- Bheiss
OPA Revises Procedure to Add Food for Ill in 7 States
The Office of Price Administration announced a revised procedure for granting supplemental food rations to the ill. Starting April 6 local boards will issue extra rations only for illnesses generally requiring more food, while other cases go to OPA district offices. Extra processed foods may be issued for diabetes or active tuberculosis, with a doctor’s diagnosis required for all issuances.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
A. Déctor
Sweden Watches War Moves Amid Axis Activity
Stockholm reports Sweden remains on alert as it studies military and political implications of German moves in Hungary and Axis reinforcement along the Estonian front. Neutral Sweden tightens defenses, observes Gestapo activity in Finland, and weighs potential risks to its security as April nears.
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Barrows Coptricht
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Stockholm
Sweden
Hungary
Finland
Stockholm Ndithe
Ford
Couts
Pugwolvej
Jenseldaystist
Spy Arrest In Stockholm Taints War News In April
A Swedish police arrest in Stockholm targets a Royal Norwegian subject accused of spying for Germany. The suspect allegedly gathered intelligence on Norwegian refugees. The report notes ongoing Spanish neutral talk with Allies and references wartime leadership figures.
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Roeken
Oedegaard
Corr
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Soufges
WEA Sets Up 1944 Potato Price Rules
The War Economy Administration outlines 1944 potato price ranges from 2.05 to 3.50 per 100 pounds for early and intermediate crops and 1.65 to 2.15 for late crops. The program emphasizes loans and diversion rather than direct late potato purchases, with contracts to dealers and shippers, aiming to hold prices and market volumes steady year over year.
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Ywillkmake
MVEA
Willk Bey
Negotiations over Sakhalin oil and consular limits between Russia and Japan
Analysts warn that long running talks on Northern Sakhalin concessions, shipping rights, and consular presence reflect mutual readiness for self assertion. Experts note Russia’s obstructive tactics and Japan’s cautious stance, with oil yields of about 350,000 barrels from Sakhalin cited and no final accord in sight.
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Sakhalin
Japan
Paps
Karafutoy
iThez
Gandi
Éret
Russia
Sandyi
Siberia
Ford
Missing Prisoners Report At Colorado Camp
Authorities probe a camp in Colorado after prisoners vanish amid chaotic reports. German guards cited, searches conducted for missing inmates, a warehouse check found no short wave devices, investigation centered on possible escape attempts and ruses.
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Lambert
Bouin Seat
Guanuily
Qabbinidad
Colf
Lonergan Held Guilty In 2d Decree Re WW York
The case centers on Wayne Lonergan charged with second degree murder in the strangling of Patricia, heiress to a brewery fortune, as jurors debated evidence from a state’s attorney and Lonergan’s defense. Prosecutors argued Lonergan duped city slickers, while the defense claimed he was a simple country boy.
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York
Wayne Lonersani
Islersinus
Tiple Sane
Conedidthe
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Garrett Wallace
Broderic
Zonergan
Warnol
Broderick
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Ncity
Brodericks
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oFyen
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William Burton
War Today: Soviet Oil Concessions Shift Japan Risk
Moscow grants Japan 50 000 tons of oil annually for five years and renews fishing rights in Russian waters, a move seen as aiding Allied war aims while signaling Russia may avoid direct confrontation with Japan. Roosevelt urges Americans to grow victory gardens to ease food shortages for the war effort. Buffalo taxi driver Margaret Leugemor is jailed on charges of criminal negligence after a cab collision killed George Eichorn.
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Tojo
Nippon
Moscow
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Sakhalin
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GeRussia
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Martial Law Over Hawaii Ends as Judge Grants Writ
Federal Judge Delbert E. Metzger ordered the habeas corpus writ, freeing Lloyd C. Duncan from Honolulu jail. The ruling, based on prior restoration of habeas corpus in Hawaii last Oct. 3, challenges Navy yard officials and top military leaders who argued martial law remained necessary due to invasion risk. Duncan had been held after a Provost Court sentenced him for assaulting two sentries. the court emphasizes habeas corpus privilege was restored.
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Honolulu
Delbert E. Metzger
U. S
Hawaii
Islands
Lloyd C. Duncan
Provost
Duncan
Chester W. Nimitz
Robert C. Richardson
Metzger
Roosevelt
Wrecked Liberator After Truk Raid Far North Pacific
The Liberator bomber suffered a bullet-riddled nose and minor wounds among the crew after a 90 minute fight with Japanese Zeros over Truk in the Solomons raid. Pilot Lip Irving Waterman and co-pilot Charles Musgrave guided the plane to a safe Allied base. Bombardier Frederick C. Fosse and gun crew member Curtis Kling aided wounded teammates, while Kept in formation, they endured shell fragments and engine damage. The crew returned to base after a hazardous engagement.
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Lial
Truk
Army — Air Force
South Pacific
Solomons
Lip Irving
H. Waterman
Flushing
N.ys
Charles B. Musgrave
Odlon
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