Allied Planes Smash at Jop Fleet Enemy Cruisers Are Blasted
Allied air action off the eastern coast reports a bomber destroying an enemy submarine with four depth charges and machine gunfire. Pilot Epperson and co pilot Johnson describe direct hits on the conning tower and total destruction. The raid, from an altitude of 100 feet, left oil and debris on the sea as survivors were deemed unlikely. (Continued on Page 6 Col 1)
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New York
Hugh A. Drum
Eastern Army Forces
United States
E. H. Epperson
Scott City
Kans
Barney L. Johnson
East
Peach Street
Fort Worth
Texas
Clifton A. Cyr
Spokane
Wash
Cyr
Pvt
Sugar Sales Halt For One Week Nationwide Rationing Looms
U S sugar sales to stop at midnight April 27 for about a week as government officials set dates for the largest nationwide registration in history. John E Hamm says sugar won’t be on sale again until about May 5 as rationing plans proceed. Individual consumers will register May 4 5 6 and 7 at public schools while wholesalers and others register April 28 29 at high schools.
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Chicago
United States
John E. Hamm
Office of Price Administration
Hamm
Frank Bane
OPA
Montana Leads Nation in Bond Purchases Despite War
Montana tops bond sales with December purchases of 2.616 million dollars in series E bonds. State per capita investment averages 12.07 dollars, ranking sixth nationwide. Silver Bow county defense staff warns Montanans not to ease efforts as Pacific war continues.
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Washington, D. C
F. X. Monaghan
Pacific
United States
Roosevelt Opposes Abolishing CCC and NYA
White House secretary said President Roosevelt is strongly opposed to abolishing the Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Youth Administration. He planned talks with Senator McKellar on a bill to end the agencies for economy. Early called the CCC and NYA essential wartime services.
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White House
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Stephen T. Early
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Tnya
Stilwell Poised to Clear Bases for Jap Invasion Route
General Stilwell, newly named commander in China India and Burma, faces clearing bases from Tientsin to Ningpo that could serve as launch points against Japan. Military leaders say bases are lightly defended by guerrillas and vulnerable to Japanese offensives, delaying any non Allied push until airpower and Chinese troops could seal the lines.
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Ningpo
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Nanchang
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Kaifeng
Paotow
War Production Board tightens scrap rubber use
The War Production Board imposed strict limits on scrap and reclaimed rubber and banned their use after March 31 for items including poker chips, bath caps, sponges, patches, golf bags, baby carriage tires, and teething rings. At the same time, sales of metal household furniture were halted after May 31, with sharp restrictions on production of tables, chairs, mirror frames, and shoe racks.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
War discussion at Chamber of Commerce dinner features Dr Thomson
A large turnout is expected at the Finlen hotel dinner starting 6 30 Monday as the Chamber of Commerce hosts a patriotic meeting. Dr F Thomson president of the School of Mines, recently back from Washington, will speak on war issues and mining industry concerns.
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Chamber of Commerce
Finlen
Vibe
F. Thomson
School of Mines
Thomson
Washington
Montana
Jap Offensive on Bataan Appears Likely
Washington reports a likely Japanese push against American Filipino troops on the Bataan peninsula after renewed skirmishes along the line. Gen. Wainwright says Yamashita is moving toward a full scale attack while Japanese naval forces prowl the Philippines area. A prior Mindanao raid inflicted heavy Japanese casualties with minimal Allied losses.
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U.P
Bataan
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Douglas MacArthur
Wainright
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
Wainwright
War Department
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Roosevelt orders seizure of Toledo Peoria Western railroad
President Roosevelt used war powers to seize and operate the Toledo Peoria & Western railroad to avert a three month strike. Joseph B. Eastman of the Office of Defense Transportation was named federal manager to oversee operations with armed forces ready if needed. Union leaders praised the move as a wartime example for labor and management.
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Roosevelt
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War Labor Board
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
McNear
White House
Peoria
Cleveland
David B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Mr. Roosevelt
Federal
J. W. Bar- Eastman Appointiger
Russians Drive to Within Sight of Orel
Soviet forces reportedly moved close to the city of Orel a rail and road hub 210 miles south of Moscow while battles raged around Mtsensk. Guerrillas were said to control areas near Orel and kill German sentries as thousands of Siberian troops train for a spring offensive.
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Mtsensk
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Andrey I. Yeremeneko
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Noted Explorer Wilkins Gets Lost in Atlanta
Sir Hubert Wilkins an Australian explorer told reporters how he became confused while strolling in Atlanta on a trip. He entered the wrong hotel and rode an elevator to a room, then complained to the desk clerk about a key not fitting before being directed to the correct hotel.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
Wilkins
Butte Leaders Launch Drive to Aid Crippled Children
A distinguished group of Butte men led by J D Corette and Ralph Gilham will appeal to residents for donations to support crippled children. The effort, announced by the Butte Auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children, names a wide campaign committee including Mayor Barry O Leary and Fire Chief Fred Martin. Mrs Walter Hansen to head the women's committee with Miss Mary Lou Ruhle as vice chair.
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School of Mines
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R. D. Callahan
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J. J. Hermes
Alvin Shea
Lou Graham
Paul Golden
William D. Coonan
Peter Riley
A. J. Gunther
Frank Venable
Walter Hansen
Mary Lou Ruhle
J. J. Carrigan
Stewart Stadler
Margaret Leary
Train overturns near Missoula injures none
A west bound Northern Pacific freight train overturned after colliding with a gas shovel used by a highway construction crew 12 miles east of Missoula. No injuries were reported. The crash stalled traffic on the railroad and blocked U.S. Highway 10 temporarily. the shovel had been removing rocks onto the rail line.
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Missoula
Northern Pacific
Here
Wise-Cracking GIs Find Spring Romance in Ireland
American soldiers in Northern Ireland report engagements among locals as spring returns. A private, who had been stationed near the base, read an Irish and London newspaper notice and laughed at the idea, while a staff officer warned the man about gossip and possible trouble.
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Rice Yahner
United States
Northern Ireland
London
Sweatout Mail Call Describes Soldier Longing for Letters
Camp Roberts California March 21 Soldiers wait for mail calls and the phrase sweatin out describes the anxiety of awaiting overdue letters from home. The term also captures memories of home town jobs girls and familiar pastimes as soldiers cope with separation.
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Camp Roberts
Calif
Montana Town Is Cleaned Out by Army's Draft
Sgt. Nick F. Hertges of Butte reports amid Montana draft examinations that towns shed many young men to the Army. A farmer from Lindsay notes the town is "cleaned out" after a man claimed to be the only eligible person within miles, then was replaced by a neighbor. Another applicant struggled to name a nearest relative with relatives in the Philippines Texas Chicago and a mother in New York.
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Butte
Missoula
Montana
Army
Lindsay
Hertges
Philippines
Texas
Chicago
New York
Thurman Arnold Attacks Organized Labor In Hearing
Thurman Arnold, assistant attorney general, told the House judiciary committee unions injure independent business and threaten consumers. He urged stronger government registration of unions and charged unions exploit farmers, use undemocratic procedures, impede transport, hinder mass housing, and force businesses to hire useless labor.
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Thurman Arnold
Organized Labor
House Judiciary Committee
Arnold
Well-Trained Japanese Army in Brazil Reported to Government
A letter published by the Brazilian government claims a 25,000 strong Japanese fifth column is trained and equipped in Brazil to support an armed uprising on Tokyo orders. It says officers, including generals, are undercover as farmers and professionals, with artillery and anti tank guns sent as agriculture equipment and a plan to strike coastal São Paulo and other targets.
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UPI
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