Land Based Yank Bombers Hit Guam In Deep Penetration Assault
American Liberators of the Seventh Army Air Force and Fleet Air Wing Two launched the first land based attack on Guam deep in Japan's southeast theater, returning without loss. The strike comes after carrier air raids on the Marianas and includes further raids on Truk Ponape and other Carolines.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S
Mam
Japan
Tenta
Hirohito
Tom
Seventh Army Air Force
Fleet Air Wing
Marianas Islands
Philippines
Ujelang Atoll
Marshalls
Adimiralty Islands
Bismoneck Archipelago
United States
High Alhode
Marieanas
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Truk
Guam
Ponape
Carolines
Seventh Air Force
U.S
Atoll
Moen
Eten
Dublin
Param Islands
Central Pacific
Puluwat Island
2000 Planes Hammer at Reich Capital Raid Details
The RAF and U.S. forces bombed French and German targets with 2,800 sorties from Britain. Fortresses and Liberators attacked Avord air base 130 miles south of Paris and Cherbourg coastal fortifications, with additional strikes on Tours, Le Bourget, and Pas-de-Calais. P-38s joined as fighter bombers in the Seven Invasion offensive aimed at neutralizing German air power and disrupting traffic and supplies.
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Osio
RAF
France
Eighth Air Force
Britain
C. S. Strategic Air Forces
Avoid
Paris
Cherbourge
Pas-de-Calais
Avord
Tours
le Bourgetin
Ninth Tactical Air Force
Belgium
Barcelona
Noisy- le-Sec
England
Weather forecast notes brisk night and rising Sunday
The forecast calls for fair and not very cold conditions with lows around 38 degrees. Increasing clouds and warmer temperatures expected Sunday. Shippers forecast shows directions and times, with noted vessels and maritime data.
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AG Siiweather
Ward Board Backs Avery Plant Operation Amid Seizure Fight
Montgomery Ward backs Avery operation of the properties arguing seizure was unconstitutional and the firm was not in war work. Attorneys say the case may go to the U S Supreme Court. Federal spokesmen note business at the mail order house continues as usual under Wayne Taylor with union leaders agreeing to implement labor terms from the expired contract.
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Francis Biddle
United States Supreme Court
Wayne C. Taylor
Commerce
Taylor
Sam Wolchok
International
WLB
McCarran Leads Moves For inquiry on Seizure
Senate Judiciary Chairman McCarran moves to probe the seizure of Montgomery Ward & Company plants in Chicago under Roosevelt era orders. He says an investigator is on the job and promises to uncover the legal basis for the action amid rival probes in the House and by Senator Byrd.
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Washington
McCarran
Senate Judiciary Committee
Montgomery Ward & Company
Chicago
Judiciary
Byrd
D-Va
Judiciary Committee
Biddle
House
Rules Committee
Sabath
D-Ill
Mel Carran
Senate
Simmler
John L. Lewis
The
United
Mine Workers
Sewell Avery
Montgomery
Ward
Television May Bring National Coverage Says Engineer
An April 29 1940s report notes television could flash events to a wide audience within hours. James McLean of GE predicts future broadcasts may provide extensive news and features beyond current newspaper reach.
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Schenectadyst
Eithin
Ion
James” McLean
The.g. E. Company
Gasoline Strain on War Effort Highlights Fuel Urgency
The piece argues for continued production and strict conservation of aviation gasoline as Allied bombers and support aircraft intensify operations against Europe. It cites estimates of bomber fuel use, including 1,500 heavies on a large mission, and notes the home front’s rationing has funded the fighting fronts, warning against shortages.
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Hera
Radio
Paris
Britain
Germany
Europe
Drucker Murder Trial Witness Denies Ice Pick Slaying Role
State witness Levine testified at Jacob Drucker’s first degree murder trial that he did not participate in the 1937 Sage killing. He said Drucker wiped an ice pick as two others removed a body from a car at Loch Sheldrake, and identified alleged mob figures tied to the case.
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Drucker
Monticello
Abrahams(Pretty) Levine
Jacob Drucker
Wi ‘Alter
Sage
Hyman Batshay
Inc
Levine
Strauss
Harry
Pittsburgh
Phil
Loch Sheldrake
Cohen
Jin
Straussh
Whisky withdrawals and stock in warehouses decline in March
The Domestic ERE WVNISK bureau reports March whisky withdrawals totaling 5,291,000 gallons, down from February. Warehouse stocks fall to 367,597,000 gallons, with October and prior levels cited. Total tax-paid withdrawals for spirits including rum and gin rise slightly year over year, while vodka and other spirits show no major change.
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Wvnisk
Bracefotts
Floods Continue Rampage Across Four States
The Mississippi River and its tributaries flood vast regions across 25 counties in four states. Over 1.686 million acres were inundated as 10 000 volunteers and troops reinforce levees and monitor breaks from St Louis to Cape Girardeau. The river is forecast to crest near 38.9 feet at St Louis late Sunday, with more levee failures expected next week.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Missouri
Ilinois
Arkansas
Dae
Pisent
Kansas
Oklahoma
Red ‘Cross
United States Army District Engineer
St. Louis
Harrisonville
Ivy Landing
Til
Beardstown
Cape Girardeau
Hollywood Motion Picture Alliance opens anti Communist campaign
Hollywood April 29. The Hollywood Motion Picture Alliance held a meeting to campaign against Communist infiltration in the motion picture industry. Capt Clark Gable praised the effort, while Howard Emmett Rogers said the bulk of the industry remains loyal to the American concept. James McGuinness denied antisemitism accusations against the Alliance.
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Awl
Shee Film Alliance
Hollywood
Hollywood Motion Picture Alliance
Clark
Aew
James McGuinness
Alliance
Buffalo Meat Packers Get Higher Price Schedule
Senator Mead says the Office of Price Administration has agreed to rezone Buffalo to provide a higher price schedule for meat packers. He notes Chester Bowles approved a small subsidy to Buffalo packers to offset shrinkage and promises help for plants closed during the war.
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Buffalo
Washington
Office of Price” Administration
Senator Mead
D-Nly
LE Mead
Sentetapa
Chester Bowles
OPA
Mead
Sena Banking Committee
Wartime traffic deaths report from National Safety Council
Fragmented dispatch from Chicago discusses wartime traffic fatalities peaking since October and allegedly halted in March per the National Safety Council. The garbled text cites a projected total and hints at a drop in deaths to normal levels, but details are unclear.
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Chicago
Anfuipy
National Safety ‘Council
Ania
Balitotal
Weather Drives Fire Risk as Sullivan County Sees Six Blazes
Reports indicate higher humidity and strong winds have heightened fire danger across Sullivan County with six fires recorded yesterday including areas near Saratoga Reservation and Columbia County. Navy V-5 program at RPI will extend from June 30 to November 1, delaying previously planned closure.
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Alban
Sullivan County
Saratoga
Columbia
NAVY
R. Y
Etroy
Naval Flight
Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute
Air Control Surge in New Guinea Opens Island War Front
American air forces dominated New Guinea this week, immobilizing Japanese airfields while Allied troops expanded around Hollandia and Aitape. Fifth and Allied bombers pounded targets at Wewak and Rabaul, with 125 tons dropped on four airfields in the Rabaul area and heavy raids elsewhere.
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New
Guinea
New Guinea
Besyond
Hollandia
Aitape
Sentant
Cyclops
Jerman
Sorong
New" Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
McCluer Gulf
Babo
Wewak
Fifth Airforce
Altape
Rabaul
New Britain Island
Bismarck Archipelago
Kavieng On
New Ireland
Biel
Frederick A. Irving
Tanahmerahay
Humboldt
Plastic rivets speed bomber plane assembly line
Douglas Aircraft announces use of new synthetic rivets on experimental planes. Invented by S H Phillips plant engineer, the technique aims to cut production time by using compressed air to expand rivets in assembly lines. Plans call for adoption on regular production planes.
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Santa
Monica
Douglas Aircraft Company
S. H. Phillips
Military figures tied to brave actions and forecasts
Bay commanded by Maj. Gen. Horace Fuller, a military attache in Paris at the outbreak of hostilities, faced French disfavor after predicting France would fall quickly. A battalion under Gen. Irving S. was praised by Lt Col Archie Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, a Salamaua campaign veteran.
Georgia Dairymen Decry ODT Milk Delivery Regs
The Georgia Milk Producers Confederation says its 1,000 gallons of milk are poured out each Monday for three weeks due to Office of Defense Transportation limits on six-day deliveries. Restrictions to conserve gas and tires were ordered last September, forcing the cooperative serving 160 farmers in 19 counties to discard 3,000 gallons on Sundays. The group cites lack of storage space and insufficient two day receipts to cope with the rule.
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Atlanta
Georgia Milk Producers Confederation, Inc
James D. Gay
Office of Defense Transportation
Gay
ILO conference strains Russia role amid drug and labor debate
At the International Labour Organization talks in Philadelphia delegates debated Russia’s participation and the impact of limiting the ILO’s functions. Walter Nash said the body cannot work without Russia while others warned against narrowing labor missions and amid dispute over drug and slave trade resolutions. Sir Frederick Leggett warned such limits could weaken prior Hague Geneva agreements, drawing mixed reactions from Indian and Brazilian delegates.
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Philadelphia
Soviet Union
International Labor Organization
Russia
Walter Nash
LL. O
Nash
New Zealand
United States
Grint
SSRL
Izvestia
S. L. OQ
United Nations
tiNash
British Empire
Frederick Leggett
Committee On Dependent Territories
Hague
Geneva
Frederick
E. E. Esau
George Walker Thomson
Bertha, Lutz
Esau
Gloria Baker Topping and Edward Alexander Honeymoon in Florida
Gloria Baker Topping married Brig. Gen. Edward H. W. Alexander in Florida and begins their honeymoon in West Palm Beach. Alexander, a veteran air force commander, oversees routes over rugged terrain in India and China and is a Watseka, Illinois native.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Gloria Baker
Topping ‘ Alexander
Army Air Forces
Edward HW. Alexander
Alexander
Henry J.‘Topping
Ldn
India
China
Watseka, IU
Sailor Dies and Eight Hurt in Rochester Bus Crash
Authorities probed a Rochester Transit Company collision in which Arthur Blakely, 23, a chief machinist's mate on leave from the Navy, was killed. Eight others were injured when a bus struck the side of a car driven by Earl Ke Fish, 29, of Rochester.
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Rochester
Arthur Blakely
Rochester Transit Company
Blakley
Earl Ke Fish
Fishy
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HTM
Gorgeon
Og Straaignt
Sewell L. Avery
Montgomery Ward and Company
Silas Strawn
Montgomery Ward Board
Avery
Pize One
Rivers
Yanik
New ‘Guinea
Georgia Dairymen
Simon
Simon Puri
Reschke
Mer
Shelton Malon Ter
Fellion
Elm Stet
Newark—Wayne Beverage Co
Marbleton Rd
Watertown
Gates
Factory Square
Gloria’ Baker
Toppinge
Florida
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