Bombers Hit Rostock And France In Daylight Raids
British bombers struck Rostock for the fourth night running hitting the Heinkel factory and Neptune works. Dawn raids followed on Mardyck Le Touquet and other targets in France as Luftwaffe retaliation was reported.
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London
Baltic
Rostock
Heinkel
France
Air Ministry
Dunkerque
Low Countries
Danish
Worth Sea
Neptune
Hitler
Britain
Bath
Mardyck
le Touquet
Boulogne
Calais
Vichy to Protest US Troop Landing in New Caledonia
Gaston Henryhathe Haye the Vichy ambassador to the United States was ordered to protest to Washington over American troops landing on New Caledonia. The communique argued de Gaulle's forces no longer speak for France since taking over the Pacific island in 1940.
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Vichy
New Caledonia
Gaston Henry Haye
United States
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Pacific
de Gaullists
France
Soviets Kill 2 000 Finns in Far North
Reporting from London the Red Army is said to have killed nearly 2000 Finnish troops in a frozen Lapland offensive. Soviet forces push deeper inside 1939 Finnish lines as they threaten Arctic ports Murmansk and Archangel.ispersed claims say Leningrad repelled Axis air attacks as Germans ready another push. Russian commandos reportedly conducted raids behind German lines.
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London
Lapland
Red
Finland
Murmansk
Archangel
Leningrad
Red Army
Moscow
Helsinki Claims All Soviet Drives Halted
The Finnish High Command said Russian forces attacked the Karelian Isthmus and near the Stalin Canal north of Lake Onega but were repulsed. A communique reported 800 Russians killed in yesterday’s fighting, with some attacks supported by tanks.
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Helsinki
Karelian
Stalin Canal
Lake Onega
De Gaullist Fliers Attack Italian Desert Column
The Pree French said planes of the Bretagne squadron operating from Chad attacked a southern Libya Italian desert column. The column with motorized support appeared to be replacing garrisons taken in Free French raids in the area.
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de Gaullist Fliers
London
Pree French
Bretagne
de Gaullist
Chad
Libya
Ten Belgians Deportations Follow Brussels Bombing
Delayed Belgian reports say ten Belgian Communists were deported to Eastern Europe after a Nazi Flemish meeting in Brussels was bombed injuring several. Occupation authorities warn a new wave of deportations will occur if those behind the bombing are not handed over by May 5. Canberra announces Australian food council to advise on civilian and service supply.
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Vichy
Europe
Brussels
Belgium
Loss of Life Is Small on Old Craft of First World War
The destroyer Sturtevant, a World War I era 1190 ton ship, was sunk off Florida by an underwater explosion. Most crew reached port, with next of kin being notified, making it the seventh naval loss in the Atlantic region since last fall. The cause remains undetermined, with possibilities including a German U-boat torpedo or a mine.
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Washington
Navy
Sturtevant
Florida
Atlantic
Jacob Jones
Jersey
America
Reuben James
Coast Guard
Alexander Hamilton
Achia
Newfoundland
Truxton
Pollux
Stalin and Kerr Share Pipe Tobacco Gift in Moscow Meeting
Stalin and Sir Archibald Kerr sat together in Moscow as air raid alarms sounded and discussed their shared fondness for pipes and tobacco. The exchange included swapping pouches and inspecting pipes, neither of which were expensive. A gift pouch of Russian tobacco arrived for Kerr in Kuibyshev two days earlier.
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Stalin
Kuibysnev
Russia
Britain
Archibald Clark Kerr
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Kuibyshev
Sir Archibald
Forest Fire Quelled Near Guilderland
Officials estimate about 10 square miles were swept by a forest and brush fire near the village of Guilderland. The blaze, which threatened the village, was brought under control last night by hundreds of volunteer firemen.
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Schenectady
Guilderland
Allied Fliers Fight In South Pacific Escalation
Allied bombers struck Lae in New Guinea and Bougainville in the Solomon Islands in a broad offensive. The Lae raid destroyed at least four Japanese planes, while officials warn Japan may attack Australia directly or seize New Guinea and nearby islands to cut Allied supply routes.
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Allied
Australia
Lae
New Guinea
Bougainville
Solomon Islands
United States
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Marshall Islands
Marshalls
O Dwyer Commissioned Major in Army
District Attorney William O Dwyer, who prosecuted Murder Inc in Brooklyn, was notified of his commission as a major in the Army. He will take a leave from his $20 000 a year post and report in May to the provost marshal in Washington. Army pay will be about $5 000 a year. Thomas C Hughes, chief assistant to O Dwyer, will be acting district attorney.
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O’dwyer
Army
New York
William O'Dwyer
Murder, Inc
Brooklyn
O'Dwyer
Washington
Thomas C. Hughes
State Guard Joins Army in New York City Exercises
Albany reports Governor Lehman announced that three brigades of the State Guard will join the Army in a joint tactical exercise tomorrow night in New York City. The first, second and fifth brigades are ordered to assume control of critical points across the five boroughs.
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State Guard
Army
Albany
New York City
Lehman
Guard
Five Boroughs
Chinese Forces Recapture Hopong as Burma Front Holds
Chinese Army under Lieut. Gen. Stilwell reports recapturing Hopong near Taunggyi, tightening position southeast of Mandalay. Flying Tigers claim five Japanese planes down near Leislem with no losses. Allied lines stretch from Irrawaddy north of Sale to Pyawbwe area amid scattered holds near Taunggyi.
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Chungking
Joseph W. Stilwell
Hopong
Mandalay
Taunggyi
Pyinmana
Tatkon
Pyawbwe
Meiktila
Thazi
Flying Tigers
Leislem
Burma
Irrawaddy River
Sale
Motorman Held After Tube Crash Kills Five
Jersey City April 27 Five people died and 262 injured when a Hudson River tube train from Newark to New York derailed at Exchange Place. Motorman Louis Vierbuchen 48 of Newark faced grand jury action for operating a public conveyance while intoxicated and manslaughter charges were filed. Police urged full records for investigation as court heard his statement of a westbound run at 10 03 P M.
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Jersey City
N. J
Hudson River
Louis A. Vierbuchen
Newark
Vierbuchen
Anthony Botti
First Criminal Court
William T. Cahill
Harry W. Walsh
Walsh
Dover Hero Saves Passenger By Dropping Between Rails
New York April 21 Twenty seven year old Stuart Campbell acted to save Michael Dalton after Dalton fell onto subway tracks. Campbell shoved Dalton to lie flat between the rails as the train passed. He and the other witnesses watched as guards lifted both men to safety with no injuries reported.
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New York
Cis
Stuart MM. Campbell
Campbell
Aubway
I Michael Dattan
Queens
Dalton
American Shot Dead in Brazil Field
The body of George N. Baudin, 40, a Yale graduate of Michigan and president of the Ingersoll Rand Company, Brazil, was found in a field yesterday with a pistol beside it. Baudin came to South America in 1922 and had lived in Brazil since 1930. He was known in Rio sport circles and was an amateur aviation enthusiast. His wife survives.
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Rio de Janeiro
Tne J
George N. Baudin
Yagtine
Michigan
Ingersoll Rand Company
Brizal
Baudin
South America
Brazil
Rio
Mexico invites Deanna Durbin as goodwill ambassador
Mexico City announced on April 27 that Deanna Durbin is invited to visit the capital on May 5 as an ambassador of goodwill from the United States. The date also commemorates Mexico's 1862 victory over the French at Puebla.
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Mexico
Deanna
Mexico City
INS
Deanna Durbin
United States
Puebla
President Roosevelts Tax Immunity Debate
The text discusses debates over income tax immunity for individuals, noting positions about state and municipal taxes. It mentions existing tax levels and proposed laws to fix rates, referencing Roosevelt and the idea of protecting high earners from certain levies.
Gas Rationing Considered On Mileage Basis
Washington April 27 UPI The Office of Price Administration plans to ration 45 percent of gasoline on a minimum necessary mileage basis starting May 15. Drivers in DC and 17 eastern states would report home to work mileage to rationing authorities and receive cards covering that distance only. Speedometer checks would verify adherence over time.
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Washington
UPI
Office of Price Administration
Aineg
Wright W. Gary
Office of Petroleum
Harald L. Ickes
OPA
District of Columbia
East Coast
Armageddon May Bring Uprisings Across Conquered Lands
The piece discusses the potential for uprisings by subjugated peoples as World War II nears a crucial clash with Hitler. It warns such movements could trigger bloody chaos, driven by Allied broadcasts and underground networks signaling deliverance with the V for victory symbol.
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