Ploesti Rail Yards Bombed By Allied Bombers
Allied bombers attacked Ploesti Romania hitting the town’s rail yards and freight cars in a bold raid to disrupt Balkan supply lines. Smoke rose high as oil facilities possibly suffered damage in the effort to aid Red Army advances near Iasi.
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Italy
Hitler
Greeks Nominate New Premier After Cabinet Resigns
The Greek government in exile recommended Sophocles Venizelos as premier after a stormy session in which all ministers resigned and agreed to stay on provisionally. Venizelos reportedly refused the post pending a direct kingly decision on returning to a liberated Greece before or after a plebiscite. The king, holidaying in London, said he would follow the outcome of a free election on the monarchy.
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George
London
Chaplin Faces Conspiracy Charge After Acquittal
Chaplin, acquitted by a federal jury on Mann Act counts linked to a New York trip by Joan Berry, now faces a second trial on conspiracy to deprive Miss Berry of civil rights. U S Attorney Charles St Carr, who did not prevail in the Mann Act case, asserted Chaplin will be tried on the conspiracy charge before his departure to Memphis to visit his ailing mother.
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Los Angeles
Charla Chaplin
New York
Joan Berry
U. S
Charles St. Carr
Chaplin
Miss Berry
Carr
Memphis
Tenn
Americans Unchallenged In Latest Wewak Raid
Allied Headquarters reports American bombers dropped vast firepower on Wewak New Guinea netting 206 tons of explosives. The Japanese air stronghold offered no resistance firing no anti aircraft guns. Fifteen enemy aircraft were destroyed on the ground and only two planes remained after the attack near Hollandia.
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Wewak
New Guinea
Hollandia
Downstate Snow Slows Traffic in New Jersey
A spring snowstorm blankets the Eastern states causing travel disruption and 13 inch drifts in parts of New Jersey. the system brings low temperatures that threaten peach crops in the Southeast. The Associated Press reports winter returned for an Easter season upset.
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Associated Press
New Jersey
London Heat Wave Draws Unusual March Record
Weather across the U S and Britain produced odd conditions with a 70 degree March reading in Britain the first since 1307. New York State saw six inches of snow slowing travel while LaGuardia faced flight delays. Other areas reported scattered snow and record cold in Florida and Connecticut.
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Elmira
Syracuse
Rome
Rochester
Greenville
S. C
Florida
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Washington
Connecticut
New England
State Farms Seek 10 000 Hired Hands
Official spokesmen said yesterday about 10,000 foreign farm laborers will be needed this year to harvest and process upstate New York fruit and vegetable crops if 1943 totals are to be equaled.
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New York
Russians Cut Odessa Rail Line
Red infantry and mechanized troops aided by cavalry seized the Aazdelnaya rail junction, cutting the German escape route from Odessa as a Soviet crescent pressed toward the port. The nearest approach remained 19 miles at Alexandrovka, with the Odessa pocket tightening and sea flight unlikely due to Soviet Black Sea control and coastal fire. The Tarnopol front was not mentioned in the communique.
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Odessa
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Alexandrovka
Dmester
Tarnopol
Byrd-Farley Ticket Urged For Democrats
Senator Bailey D C voiced doubt Roosevelt would seek a fourth term and proposed a Byrd Farley ticket for the November election. He said James A Farley a fine running mate for Senator Byrd D Va while noting delegates may back Roosevelt but questioning if he will run.
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Bailey
N. C
Roosevelt
Byrd
Umberto May Succeed Father Albany Plan Outlined
A regional conference discussed creating 57 upstate veterans information centers to unify services from multiple agencies. A J McGinty of the Albany War Manpower Commission praised a New York City center as a national model and urged coordination among the U S Employment Service the Red Cross state vocational rehabilitation and welfare agencies. Meanwhile Crown Prince Umberto announced readiness to act as deputy to King Vittorio Emanuele and enable a coalition war government with major parties, signaling the king’s withdrawal from public life.
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Red Cross
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Naples
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Badaglio
Royalty in Army Weds Commoner in Wartime Union
Pvt. Gotoa Avel of the United States Army, who claims to be an erown prince of Tutiala, Samoan islands, wed Miss Gladys Reddard of Birmingham yesterday. Avel said he plans to return to his Pacific island after the war and become its ruler.
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Tutiala
Gladys Reddard
Birmingham
Avel
Pacific
Strikes By Trotskyites Shake Britain War Effort
London reports say the British War Cabinet orders criminal penalties for inciting labor unrest and directs action to end strikes by over 110000 workers in coal and shipbuilding. Scotland Yard raids Trotskyite offices while the Trades Union Congress warns Allied victory could be imperiled if stoppages continue. No arrests reported.
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Trades Union Congress
Daly Mail
Ernest Bevin
News-Chronicle
Europe
T. U
Bevin
Fourth International
Thompson Lawyer Hits Jackpot Again
The Thompson estate reveals a growing cache of assets from former Mayor William Hale Thompson. A safety deposit box at First National Bank yielded securities valued at 125000, expanding the total to about 1601250 as other boxes opened on March 30 contained 466250 in cash and 20000 in securities. James W Breen, State Treasurer William G Stratton, and an inheritance tax examiner helped uncover the holdings.
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Chicago LLP
William Hale Thompson
First National Bank
James W Breen
Thompson
William G St
Exiled King Peter and Bride Seek London Home
Exiled King Peter of Yugoslavia and his bride Alexandra of Greece cannot find a home in London after a brief honeymoon near Ascot. They search war crowded London, staying at a hotel while rental agents continue the hunt.
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Tirpitz Hit From Stem To Stern
Royal Navy carrier planes blasted the battleship Tirpitz along most of its length at dawn in Altenfjord Norway. The attack left the ship blazing and damaged in two waves, with four planes lost including three Barracudas carrying torpedoes.
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Scharnhorst
Alten Fjord
Norway
Bismark
Dewey May Lead Wisconsin Delegates in Primary
Governor Thomas E Dewey appeared set to win 18 of Wisconsin's 24 Republican national convention delegates after late returns. Stassen and MacArthur each held three delegates, while Wendell Willkie had none. A "draft Dewey" movement gained momentum among his supporters.
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Thomas E Dewey
Wisconsin
Wendell Willkie
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Douglas A. Macarthur
Dewey
MacArthur
Stassen
New York
Deportation of Mrs. Earl Browder Ordered Lifted
The Board of Immigration Appeals withdrew its 1940 deportation order against Raissa Browder wife of Earl Browder Russian born. The move clears a path for legal entry with possibility to reenter as an immigrant under the Russian quota after leaving the United States within six months.
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Washington
Board of Immigration Appeals
Raissa Berk- Tan Browder
Earl Browder
Browder
Canada
Mexico
United States
Sergeant York advises son on duty and family ties
Woodrow Wilson York, son of Alvin York, arrives at Camp Wolters after his father’s wartime fame. He recalls his father’s soldier ethic and says he aims to serve, adding remarks about his marriage to Mrs Margaret Far York of Jamestown. A separate dispatch notes 70 toads, or “bulfes,” flown 4300 miles from Argentina to Florida to help protect sugar cane crops.
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Argentina
Florida
Pan-American Amways
Mineral Wells
Tex
Alvin York
Camp Wolters
Woodrow Wilson York
York
Margaret Far York
Jamestown
Catholics Protest Sex Education Plan in Schools
The Roman Catholic Church in Britain opposed the government's plan for school sex education. It proposed educating parents so they may privately inform their children.
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London
Britain
Willkie Support Sought Amid Dewey Nomination Hopes
Washington UPI reports that Wilkie’s withdrawal from the GOP race sparked Dewey backers to predict an early nomination at Chicago. Supporters claimed Dewey would be nominated on the first or an early ballot as they pressed for unified backing.
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UPI
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Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
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Willkie
Dewey Dominates Wisconsin Primary Amid Willkie Withdrawal
Governor Thomas E Dewey captured the bulk of Wisconsin's 24 Republican delegates as Wendell L Willkie withdrew from the race. Stassen and MacArthur won a few delegates, while Willkie suggested no immediate endorsement and urged a convention reflecting his principles. Republican leaders hoped Willkie would back the party in June.
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Willkie
Harold E. Stassen
Douglas MacArthur
Stassen
Washington
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
Quads' Father Designs Deluxe Pram With Motor
The Zarief quadruplets, a week old yesterday, show early weight changes as Isadora gains an ounce and Benjamin remains at birth weight while two girls gain an ounce each. Their father approves a motorized large baby carriage, proposing a half horsepower electric motor to aid his 27-year-old wife Eleano as the quads ride four abreast.
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Isadora
Benjamin
Hazy Zannef
Zanef
Eleano
Dewey Backed as Strong GOP Presidential Candidate
Onondaga County Republican chairman Marvin Rolland says in a New York City interview that he backs Wendell Willkie for 1940 and supports Thomas E Dewey as the strongest Republican candidate for president, signaling party unity.
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P.rolland
B. Marvin
Onondaga County
Chaiman
New York
GOP
Wendell Willkie
Post-Standard
New York City
Thomas E Dewey
Wilkie Withdraws From Presidential Nomination
Editorials from several papers react to Wendell Willkie’s withdrawal as a Republican presidential candidate. The Philadelphia Record notes its prior support for Wilkie for liberal stance within the party and opposition to other contenders.
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Wendell L Willkie
Philadelphia Record (Inc
Record
Wilkie
Willkie Withdraws From Republican Presidential Race
London papers give prominent front pages to Wendell Willkie's withdrawal while offering no editorial comment due to the late 3:30 am London time release. Officials express polite interest and surprise at the move.
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London
Wendell Willkie
Withdrawal of Willkie reshapes 1944 race and unity
The New York Times notes Willkie’s withdrawal clears the path for an old‑style conservative Republican on the first ballot with Hoover’s backing, leaving Roosevelt’s Democratic Party as the sole liberal option in 1944. The paper argues Willkie’s exit removes the strongest challenger, boosting Dewey’s likelihood of nomination.
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Dewey
Hoover
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Dr Bigelow Named Deputy in State Mental Hygiene
Dr Bigelow was designated deputy commissioner of the State Department of Mental Hygiene as part of a department reorganization. The appointments take effect April 1 with other changes to follow. He previously served as assistant commissioner since Sept 1 1943 and earlier led Edgewood State Hospital.
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Albany
GPI
Newton J. T Bigelow
State Department of Mental Hygiene
Frederick MacCurdy
Bigelow
Edgewood State Hospital
British Ban Calls As Security Move
The postmaster general ordered the immediate closure of public telephone service between Great Britain and all parts of Ireland to prevent leakage of military information about the invasion of Europe. Public telegraph service will continue with strict control.
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London
Great Britain
Ireland
Europe
Dewey Leads After Wisconsin Defeat of Willkie Ends Bid
In Omaha, Wendell Willkie abandoned his bid for the Republican presidential nomination after a Wisconsin primary victory for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. Willkie urged friends not to pursue his name at the Chicago convention, leaving Dewey as the leading hopeful with Bricker and Stassen among others weighing future moves. Dewey’s surge follows a decisive Wisconsin result and Willkie’s exit, reshaping the June nominating prospects.
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Wendell Willkie
Wisconsin
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
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Willkie
Thomas E Dewey
Republican Party
Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Bricker
Tom Dewey
Wilkie
Dewey
America First Head Pleased By Wisconsin Vote
Gerald L. K. Smith, organizer and director of the America First party, hailed the Wisconsin presidential primary as a victory for his movement. He claimed delegates for Wendell L. Willkie trailed those favoring Dewey Stassen and MacArthur, and warned that any candidate not repudiating America First could not win.
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Wisconsin
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Upstate Utilities Workers Vote on Strikes in New York Firms
Production and maintenance staff at three New York power companies approved a sitdown proposal on the National Labor Relations Board ballot but no walkout was set. About 1,700 employees participated, with 1,050 voting for a strike and 431 against. NLRB Buffalo director Meyer S. Ryder noted the results and said a strike could still occur.
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