Japs in India Are Routed on Wide Front
Southeast Asia command reports British imperial troops regain initiative on a 100 mile front in India. They rout Japanese from Kohima-Dimapur road, inflict heavy casualties, and improve positions near Imphal while expanding counter attacks to relieve Kohima and Imphal garrisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Imphal
Tamu-Palel
Kohima
Dimapur
Bengal-Assam
Naga
Kohma
Burma
Manipur
Tiddim Road
Bishenpur
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung
Hertz
Wolthup
Sumprabum-Myitkyina
Gruesome Murder Mystery Probed in Missouri Lake
Two nude headless women were found mutilated in the Lake of the Ozarks. One woman appeared 26, the other 45. Wounds from a shotgun, slashed limbs, and knife evidence flagged by Sheriff Jack Stotler. Bodies in water under 36 hours. heads and other parts missing. Police pursue fiendish suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camdenton
Lake of the Ozarks
Missouri
Jack Stotler
Navy Bomber Crashes On Takeoff at Astoria Station
A Navy bomber crashed during takeoff at the Astoria Oregon naval air station killing the pilot and three enlisted men. The 13th Naval District said the names of the victims would likely be released on Tuesday.
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Seattle
U.P
Astoria
Ore
Naval Air Station
13Th Naval District Headquarters
Baseball Openers Reach 125000 Fans In Wartime Debut
New York April 17 125000 customers expected to see opening day as wartime baseball resumes with rain altering schedules and hopeful forecasts. managers and club owners look to sun and wind for attendance revisions while top matchups and rookie debuts shape early season intrigue across cities including Cincinnati New York Boston St Louis and Jersey City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati
Washington
al Javery
Boston Braves
Sam Harris
Athletics
Bill Dietrich
Browns
Chicago White Sox
Emmett O'Neill
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Boston
Preacher Roe
Pittsburgh
Max Lanier
Cardinals
St. Louis
Bill Voiselle
Jersey City
Mel Ott
Braves
Javery
Joe McCarthy
Hank Borowy
Britain tightens wartime diplomatic access and censorship
Britain imposes unprecedented controls to safeguard invasion plans. Neutral diplomats are barred from leaving, all foreign telegrams must be censored or written plainly, and diplomatic pouches from Sweden and Brazil are restricted. Couriers from military and naval attaches may not depart, while U S and Russia consented to the measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Russia
British Commonwealth
United States
Eire
Sweden
Brazil
Foreign Office
Germans Forecast Early Invasion
New York April 17 Bern radio broadcast recorded by O E S quotes German military circles saying the Allied invasion will not be long delayed. They do not expect a dramatic climax in the next few days but note German preparations and Anglo American force buildup, implying an imminent invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bern
Union Negotiations Stall Over UMW Return
Washington April 17 Negotiations for the return of the United Mine Workers to the American Federation of Labor bogged down further. UMW Chief John L Lewis said federation negotiators believed little would be gained from another parley soon but offered to meet if Lewis wished. Lewis declined the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Ten New Headaches for Hitler Added to Plane
Kansas City April 17 Ten new headaches for Hitler arrive in the form of fifty caliber machine guns added to the new model Billy Mitchell bombers in production in California and Kansas City. North American Aviation claims the ship now is the heaviest armed in the world with fourteen fifty caliber guns plus a seventy five millimeter cannon. Two new guns mount between twin rudders in the tail to broaden fire on low bombing runs and on attacking aircraft from multiple angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Hitler
California
Monday
North American Aviation, Inc
Kansas
Price-Control Bill Favored by Officials in Washington
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox urged renewal of price control to prevent serious consequences for the Navy, citing savings of about 17 billion dollars. He testified with New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia before the Senate Banking Committee as Rep. Hartley attacked the Office of Price Administration over gasoline rationing. LaGuardia warned subsidies may be needed. Hartley defended keeping East Coast gas coupons amid black market concerns.
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Washington
U.P
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Congress
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
New York
Senate Banking Committee
Fred A. Hartley
R-N. J
Republican Food Study Committee
Office of Price Administration
LaGuardia
Hartley
MacArthur backers stay optimistic despite denial
Washington April 17 General Douglas MacArthur disavowed a presidential bid but supporters in Congress and among draft advocates remain undeterred. Representative A L Miller Nebraska said the general's remarks clarify the atmosphere and keeps him available for possible draft. Other MacArthur enthusiasts share the same view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
A. L. Miller
R.neb
MacArthur
Job Priorities for Servicemen
Henry Ford pledged postwar job priorities for veterans in his enterprises and the House voted to give them first call on government payrolls. Ford cites 108000 war workers already hired and 25000 Ford employees in the armed services as justification for preference once the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Ford
House
Ford
Ford Companies
Butte and Montana Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy Tuesday with a few showers in Butte. Monday’s high 45 and low 30 with 0.03 inches of precipitation. Montana outlook: Tuesday partly cloudy with few showers in the western mountains and slightly warmer east of the continental divide.
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Butte
Montana
Mountains
Continental Divide
Allied Forces Penetrate German Lines in Italy
American troops broke through to a large German ammunition dump two miles southwest of Cisteyna and destroyed it in a roaring blast. The operation followed a similar deep penetration the previous day and involved heavy fighting with the German beachhead forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
U.P
Cisteyna
Midwesterner Seen as Likeliest GOP Convention Keynoter
Chicago April 17 Congress and party leaders discuss the GOP convention plan with bets on a midwestern keynote. Gov Dwight Griswold and Rep Clare Boothe Luce are touted as top contenders while National Chairman Spangler hints geography will matter for the keynote choice. Party leaders also eye Rep Joseph Martin for permanent chairman as the Northeastern bloc weighs options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
G. O. P. Arrangements Committee
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
Harrison E. Spangler
Spangler
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
House
Rep
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Gov
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hitler to Observe Birthday Thursday in Germany Observances
The 55th birthday of Adolph Hitler will be observed Thursday across Germany with simple ceremonies. Families of fallen soldiers will be invited, though it is not clear if Hitler will deliver a speech.
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Hitler
Stockholm
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Berlin
Constellation Soars Across Nation In Record Flight
The Lockheed Constellation flew from Burbank to Washington in 6 hours 58 minutes averaging about 355 mph setting a new cross country speed record for the era. It carried 17 passengers with cabin space for 40 more and could carry 100 troops with full equipment as it heads to Army use.
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Washington
Lockheed Constellation
Burbank
Calif
Transcontinental
Western Air, Inc
Army
Constellation
Howard R. Hughes
Hughes
Newark
N. J
Leland S. Andrews
H. B. Snead
Los Angeles
Jack Frye
Air War Hits Hollandia Airdromes in New Guinea Strike
Fifth air force bombers and fighters struck Hollandia in New Guinea and drew no enemy resistance. Liberators from the south Pacific hit Truk atoll in the Carolines on Saturday and Sunday. The Hollandia airfields suffered their fifth heavy attack this month. Japanese losses exceeded 288 planes from the reserve pool.
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Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
MacArthur
Fifth Air Force
Allied
Southwest Pacific
U.P
New Guinea
South Pacific
Truk Atoll
Carolines
George C. Kenney
Douglas MacArthur
Editor Richard Finnegan Elected Chicago Times Leader
Chicago April 17 reports Richard J. Finnegan was elected president editor and publisher of Chicago Times Inc succeeding the late S E Thomason who founded the paper in 1929 Finnegan had been vice president and editor since the paper began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Richard J. Finnegan
Chicago Times, Inc
The
Chicago Times
S. E. Thomason
Finnegan
New Powerful Explosive Petn Used in American Bombs
The Army Ordnance department announced a new explosive named Petn or Pentaerythritol-Tetranitrate. It is a white crystalline material blended with TNT to boost power while remaining safer to handle. Used in general purpose aircraft bombs and 105 millimeter howitzer ammunition, it is not suited for armor-piercing shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T.N.T
Army Ordnance Department
Ordnance
Penn
Badoglio Moves to Form Broader War Cabinet
Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio begins assembling a larger more democratic war cabinet with one representative from each of six parties including the Communists. King Vittorio Emanuele asks for broad acceptability and a constitutional assembly to decide Italy’s postwar form of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Benito Mussolini
National Liberation Junta
Vittorio Emanuele
Badoglio
Mussolini
Lend-Lease Bill Debated in House Over Policy Questions
Washington April 17. A sharp debate over continuation of lend-lease for another year shook the House in hours of argument. Representative Elmer pressed Chairman Bloom on rumors of U S goods via the Japanese blockade reaching Russia and benefiting Britain while hurting the United States. The exchange drew laughter and applause as assertions were denied and senators’ reports were questioned.
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Washington
Britain
Elmer
R.-Mo
Bloom
Foreign Affairs Committee
Powerful Radio Station Planned for Pacific War Effort
The Office of War Information will build a $1,000,000 short wave transmitter in Southern California described as perhaps the most powerful Pacific beamed station by any belligerent. Columbia Broadcasting System will erect and operate the facility for OWI and the coordinator of Inter-American affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of War Information
California
Pacific
OWT
Columbia Broadcasting System
OWI
Inter-American Affairs
Russians Close on Sevastopol in Crimea Siege Push
Russian forces reached within a mile of Sevastopol Bay core positions on the north, seizing road junctions from the southeast and driving German and Romanian troops into an 85 square mile trap. Tolbukhin’s Fourth Ukrainian Army moved to Mekenziya two miles north of Sevastopol as Axis defenses shrink.
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London
Sevastopol's Bay
Crimean
Moscow
Romania
Danube River
Galati
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Ukraine
Mekenziya
Sevastopol
Cherkez-Kermen
Red Army
Inkerman
Malakhov
Verkhny-Chorgun
Stimson Defends Draft Policies
Secretary of War Stimson defended the Army’s selective service requirements as consistent with its duties. He explained manpower estimates endure a seven month lag and that the average error between estimates and actual strength runs about two percent despite large headline gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Dandy Fighting Team Rejected By Navy Bids
Glendive reports Howard Dunnell and Cal Messinger failed petty officer rating bids due to sub par vision and sub marginal teeth. Messinger quipped we would have made a dandy fighting team with him pointing them out and Dunnell biting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendive
Howard Dunnell
Cal Messinger
Navy
Messinger
Howard
Smuggling $80 Million in Gold From Norway Tale
Frederick Haslund, top Norwegian seamen official, recalls smuggling 80 million dollars in gold out of Norway during World War II. He describes hiding from German forces, moving 1 539 cases of gold weighing 120 000 pounds to safety on westward rail and fishing routes, then to Scapa Flow, London, and finally to North America via Canada and the United States.
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Norway
New Orleans
Frederick Haslund
Social Welfare Committee
America
Oslo
Scapa Flow
London
Canada
Theallas States
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Monastery Hill
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