Four children and mother die in Fallston fire
A 34 year old mother Florence McMasters and four of her five children Sally 8 Jack 6 William 3 and Jane 6 months died in a blaze that swept two frame dwellings in Fallston Pennsylvania A fifth child survived the fire and authorities investigated the cause and extent of the tragedy.
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Childeren
Pennsylvania
Fallston
Florence McMasters
Sally
Jack
Wilkham
Jane
U S Security Aims Outlined by Breckenridge Long
New York April 13 Assist ant Secretary of State Breckenridge Long told the American Federation of Labor postwar forum that the United States will aid invaded nations and avoid meddling in internal affairs after the war. He urged an international organization to enforce peace with pledge not to use force outside it and for major nations to back the program, citing Finland as an example.
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New York
Breckenridge Long
American Federation of Labor Postwar Forum
United States
Long
Finland
Labor Forum
WWII Aces List By Theater Shows Leaders And Top Scores
The report catalogs leading Allied fighter aces across European Pacific and Mediterranean theaters. Standouts include Lt. Ira Kepford with 16 kills, Maj. Joe Foss and Maj. Gregory Boyington tied at 26 in the Pacific Marines, and Capt. Don Gentile with 30 among European totals.
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Eighth Air Force
Britain
Navy
Ira Kepford
Muskegon
Mich
Joe Foss
Sioux Falls
S. D
Gregory Boyington
Okanogan
Wash
Army
Lawton
Okla
Duane W. Beeson
Boise
Ida
Walker Mahurin
Fort. Wayne
Ind
Gerald Johnson
Owenton
Walter Beckham
de Funiak Springs
Fila
Francis S. Gabreski
Oil Citvy
Glenn E. Duncan Houston
Tex
Pacific
Richard “Bong
Poplar
Wis
Neel E. Kearby
San Antonio
Thomas J. Lynch
Catasauqua
Thomas B. McGuire, Jr
Robert Westbrook
Hollywood
Calif
George S Welch
Wilmington
Del
Maj
Gregory
Bovington
Robert Hanson
Newtonville
Mass
Donald Aldrich
Chicago
Kenneth Walsh
Brooklyn
Washington
John L. Smith
Lexington
M. E. Carl
Hubbard
Ore
William J. Thomas el Dorado
Kan
Harold R. Spears
Nazis Claim U S Planes Misreport Bomb Kills
Berlin radio refutes Allied claims of German air losses saying many enemy planes merely nose-dived to avoid contact. The broadcast, relayed on NBC, asserts American pilots miscounts actual kills and questions the German loss figures.
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New York
Old Mother Earth
Berlin
NBC
Allied air offensive blitz over Europe reports heavy raids and losses
The report details RAF and US Fifth Army air raids blasting Osnabruck and targets along the French coast with thousands of tons of bombs. Night attacks hit Vienna area and Italian targets. RAF Spitfires escorted. Allied headquarters report several bombers and fighters lost while German responses caused damage in England.
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Osnabruck
Boston
Mitchell
R.A.F
U. S. Air Force
France
Belgium
Namur
Straits of Dover
English Channel
Wellington
Talian
Budapest
Italy
Messerschmitt
Wiener Neustadt
Vienna
Austriae
Akia
Naples
Croatia
London
England
Allied air offensive continues across Pacific theater
War dispatches report 30 ton bomber strikes on Tobera runway and Talili Bay. barges sunk or damaged near Dagua, Aitape, and Lassul Bay. MacArthur Liberators hit Nomoi atoll and Oroluk and Ulul near Truk as forces target Jap bases across the Marshalls and New Guinea coast.
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Neptune Point
Dagua
Aitape
Wewak
New Britain
Bismarck Archipelago
Solomons
Tobera
Talili Bay
Lassul Bay
Sth Attack In 11 ‘Days. Gen. MacArthur
Nomoi Atoll
Truk
Satawan
Central Pacific
Carolines
Oroluk
Ulul
Army
Navy
Marine
Marshalls
Majuro Atoll
Pacific
New Guinea
Hansa Bay
Giraud Falls Behind De Gaulle In French Leadership Kingpin
Washington dispatch notes a shift in French leadership as Giraud reportedly resigns from the French National Committee while De Gaulle gains prominence. Roosevelt pledged arms for 400,000 troops. if Giraud steps aside, De Gaulle would control military aid and potential elections. Officials fear De Gaulle may seize power.
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Washington
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
State Department
Grankly
Giraud
de Gaulle
French National Committee
France
Algiers
Avidl
Bronx Zoo Penguin Hatches First Chick Amid Turmoil
The Bronx Zoo reports Annie the penguin hatched her first chick after a troubled season. Last year she faced hurdles including egg sterility and a hunger strike by keepers, nearly causing a collapse before this successful hatch.
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Bronx Zoo
New York
Annie
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