Allied air bases hit in Pacific raids including Satawan
Allied forces reported successful strikes across the Pacific on Sunday and Monday. Liberators neutralized the Satawan air base on the Nomoi group near Truk with 34 tons of bombs, hitting runways bivouac areas without encountering fighters. Rabaul and nearby targets also faced heavy bombing, while a Japanese flying boat was shot down near Mapia.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Satawan
Truk
Caroline Islands
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Aitape
Mapia Islands
Darwin
Liberators
Faan
Kai Islands
Britain suspends cross-channel traffic from Cork
London reports the British government barred all cross-channel shipping from Cork as part of a large security push ahead of an Allied invasion. Foreign diplomats may be treated like aliens in security matters, and regional police can order military control of roads to speed war needs. Passenger traffic to Ireland had already been banned.
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London
U.P
Cork
Eire
Stockholm
Europe
British and Irish Steam Packet
Clyde
St. George Channel
English
Ireland
Dublin
Britain
Schelde
Antwerp
Netherlands
Germany
Holland
Death Toll From Bombay Explosion Rises to 340
The death toll from a Friday waterfront blast in Bombay climbed to 340 with many still hospitalized. A stray bar of gold worth 90,000 rupees struck the third floor apartment of a retired civil engineer, a freak incident amid the detonations.
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Bombay
India
Pitchers Star as Major League Opener Opens War-Time Season
New York April 18 The opening day of the war-time major league season saw pitchers dominate the day. Max Lanier of the St. Louis Cardinals shut out Pittsburgh 2–0, while Hank Wyse and Hank Barony led Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees to 3–0 wins respectively. Johnny Lindell hit a first inning homer for the Yankees as Bill Voiselle won for the Giants 2–1 over the Braves.
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New York
Major League Baseball
Pudgy
Max Lanier
St. Louis
Boston
Johnny Lindell
Bill Voiselle
Jersey City
New York Giants
Braves
Committee Balks at Tax Increase
Washington April 18 The House Ways and Means Committee balked at raising taxes for some groups under the tax simplification plan and considered adjustments. Knutson warned a $1 200 a year married man with no children could face a jump from 21 to 61 dollars annually. Chairman Doughton said the aim is to keep burdens near current levels while seeking further leveling. The panel is still expected to report the bill Friday and send it to the House next week as part of a broader wartime legislation package including lend lease extension GTI veterans rights and wartime control laws.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Knutson
R.minn
Doughton
D.-N.c
Congressional
Congress
Britain imposes draconian penalties for strike instigators
The government on Tuesday issued new defense regulations effective immediately. It bans declaring instigating or inciting strikes among essential service workers or any lockouts and imposes penalties up to five years imprisonment and fines up to $3,000 or both for violators.
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London
U.P
Submarines Sink 15 Japanese Ships in Pacific Waters
The Navy reports American submarines have sunk 15 more enemy vessels in the Pacific and Far East, bringing total ships definitely sunk to 532 and probably sunk or damaged to 682. Included are a medium repair ship and three tankers, plus cargo and passenger ships. Admiral King cites Japan's merchant fleet reduced to two thirds of its Pearl Harbor tonnage.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Far East
Ernest J. King
Japan
Pearl Harbor
King
Nebraskan Still Backs MacArthur
Associated Press reports Miller from Nebraska takes responsibility for publicizing Mac Arthur letters and urges the general as GOP presidential nominee. MacArthur rejects presidency talk, while Vandenberg tops Chicago convention buzz and Dewey signals support shift as Bricker ends West Coast tour.
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Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Representative Miller
Miller
Congressional
Bulwinkle
D-N. C
Republican Party
MacArthur
Senator Vandenburg
Rmich
Chicago
Vandenburg
Thomas E. Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Columbus
Phoenix
Arizona
Butte Soldier R W Walker Wounded Twice Returns Home
Pvt. Robert W. Walker 24 of 1118 Farrell Street Butte arrived in the United States this week and is receiving treatment at the Newton Baker General Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia He was twice wounded in Sicily and Italy after enlisting in 1941 and taking part in the Casablanca invasion He telephoned his mother to say he is doing fine and hopes to return to Butte before resuming service He was born and raised in Butte and graduated from Boys Central High School in 1938.
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Robert W. Walker
J. J. Walker
Farrell Street
United States
Newton Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Walker
Army
Fort Ord
Calif
Casablanca
Sicily
Italy
Butte
St. Joseph
Boys’ Central High School
Butte Forecast Quiet With No Temperature Change
Butte expected to stay cloudy with no change in temperature on Wednesday. Tuesday's high was 42 and low 24 with light precipitation reported.
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Butte
Montana
Hospital Hit in Raid by Nazi Planes
London suffered a major air raid as a large hospital taking in nearly 2000 patients was struck directly and set ablaze. Rescue squads worked through the night to free victims while police and wardens aided. Casualties were feared and ground fire and heavy demolition followed enemy planes.
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London
East Anglia
England
Trial Evidence Is Compiled On Pearl Harbor Case
Admiral Thomas C. Hart has returned to the United States from the Pacific to record testimony from officers about the facts of the Pearl Harbor attack. Navy Secretary Knox says evidence and legal advice are being prepared for court martial actions against Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major Short, with June 7 as a possible deadline for charges.
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Pearl Harbor
Thomas C. Hart
U. S. Asiatic Fleet
United States
Pacific Ocean
Oahu
Hart
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
Navy
Husband E. Kimmel
Bionde
Kimmel
Short
Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty In Theft for Early Rent Ads
Jerry Slutsky pleads guilty to a theft charge after admitting he took a bundle of newspapers to peek at rent ads. He is fined 150 dollars in municipal court and released to report for military induction.
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Los Angeles
Jerry Slutsky
Slutsky
Allied air raids wreck Hungarian and Balkan targets
U S Fifteenth Air Force destroyed 91 enemy planes on the ground at Tokol and Vecses near Budapest on April 13, with 22 more damaged. Rail yards at Plovdiv and routes northeast of Rome were struck, while 26 German aircraft fell in Sofia and Belgrade attacks. In Italy, Anzio forces advanced near a German outpost as Cassino was repelled.
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Allied
Naples
U. S
Fifteenth Air Force
Tokol
Wecsel
Budapest
Hungary
Balkan
Plovdiv
Sofia
Rome
Belgrade
Italy
Anzio
Cassino
Sangro River
Garigliano
Minturno
Vecses
Democrats Win in Louisiana
Jimmie Davis, the singing campaigner and band leader, was officially designated governor of Louisiana by general election voters. The Democratic slate, including Davis, won with no opposition in Tuesday’s vote. Davis will be inaugurated May 9, succeeding Sam H. Jones, as nine other state officials were also elected in a light turnout under April weather.
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New Orleans
Jimmie Davis
Louisiana
Davis
Sam H. Jones
Air Command Moves Closer to Burma Fronts
Closer to Front CALCUTTA India April 18 The U S Eastern Air command under Maj Gen George E Stratemeyer and U S Army Air Force headquarters have been transferred from New Delhi to Calcutta about 800 miles nearer to the Burma fighting fronts, it was an.
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Calcutta
India
U. S. Eastern Air Command
George E. Stratemeyer
U. S. Army Air Force
New Delhi
Burma
Allied Bombers Strike Berlin Area In Major Aerial Attack
About 2,000 U S bombers and fighters reportedly attacked Berlin and its surroundings with Liberators and Fortresses, hitting targets critical to the Nazi aircraft industry. Losses included 19 bombers and six fighters. German losses totaled at least 34 planes on the raid.
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London
U. S
Berlin
Pre Invasion Tension Rises in Germany From Britains Diplomat Quarantine
London dispatches report sharp German nerves as Britain's diplomatic quarantine raises invasion timing rumors. Berlin suggests May as invasion month due to calm seas and security measures. Stockholm notes German propagandists urging civilians to prepare for possible invasion and civilians storing food.
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Germany
Britain
Joseph W. Grigg
London
U.P
Great Britain
Berlin
Stockholm
Morgen Tidningen
Invasion Troops Ready for European Shore Assault
United Press dispatch from an invasion training base in England reports American troops selected to spearhead the Allied invasion of Europe. Troops are described as highly trained with strong morale, capable of amphibious landings and intense street fighting.
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Europe
United Press
England
U.P
Berlin
U. S
Murray Testifies on Price Control
C. I. O. President Philip Murray told the Senate banking committee that the Little Steel wage formula has caused the most distorted wage structure for American workers and urged intensified price control and higher wages to offset rising living costs. He criticized high food profits as a wartime concern.
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Washington
Philip Murray
Senate Banking Committee
Red Marines Capture Balaklava and Sevastopol Vicinity
Moscow reports Gen. Andrei Yeremenko's coastal army seized Balaklava linking to Sevastopol by tramline and seven miles of road. German defenses at Malakhov Hill and Inkerman Heights hold thinly, as Tolbukhin’s Fourth Ukraine army advances from the east. Kadykovka and four nearby villages also fell, widening the encirclement of German and Romanian forces in a 50 square mile pocket around Sevastopol.
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London
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Sevastopol
Crimean
Balaklava
Moscow
Malakchov Hill
Inkerman Heights
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Fourth Ukraine
Balakelava
Ruse Sians
Kadykovka
Kamary
Kucchuk-Muskomya
Tennyson
Ford files for Montana governor nomination
Helena April 18 Governor Sam C Ford filed his petition for the Republican nomination for governor at the July 18 primary. He touted solvency and prosperity, pledged tax cuts and better finances, and promised to continue assisting the aged, protect water resources, and meet postwar needs if re-elected.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Ford
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