Hull outlines U.S. foreign policy in war and peace
Secretary of State Hull urges allied cooperation for postwar peace and warns election year disunity would harm world affairs. He stresses no secret commitments by Roosevelt or himself and outlines France policy under De Gaulle and Allied oversight of French civil government. Continues on page nine.
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Hull
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Britain
Russia
China
Roosevelt
France
French Committee of National Liberation
de Gaulle
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Italy
De Gaulle Pleased By Hull Speech in Algiers
French official circles in Algiers welcomed Secretary Hulls remarks as a step toward a clear understanding between the Allies and the French Committee of National Liberation and a path to negotiations on Frances future. De Gaulle was reportedly pleased with Hulls statement. Officials expressed surprise and confidence that differences could be overcome.
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Algiers
U. S
Hull
Committee of National Liberation
France
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
London
Snow Avalanche Buries Three Cars at Berthoud Pass
Three automobiles were buried by a snow avalanche on the west side of Berthoud Pass near 11,31 feet. A fourth car carrying a woman and several children was swept off the highway and down the mountainside. The woman is seriously injured. the fate of the others is unknown.
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Georgetown
Col. GP
Berthoud Pass
Harold N. Brumbaugh
Brumbaugh
War Costs For All Years Trillion Mark
Dr. Mabel L. Walker of the Tax Institute said the present World War's cost will approach 900 billion dollars by end of 1944. She cited US and British data plus allied and enemy figures to estimate the total government financial burden.
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New York
Mabel L. Walker
The
Tax Institute @ research organization
United States
U S Bombers Hit Nazi Aircraft Plants in Europe
American heavy bombers targeted five Nazi aircraft factories in Poland East Prussia and northwest Germany in large scale raids. The operation involved 1 750 warplanes with 31 bombers and eight fighters lost. The strikes hit Poznan Gydnia Marienburg and Warnemunde Tutow, aiming to disrupt single engine fighter production.
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London
Poland
East Prussia
Germany
United States
Poznan
Posen
Gydnia
Marienburg
Warnemunde
Tutow
Europe
Hitler
What About Opening That Second Front
The Red Army pushes into Romania and reaches the Czechoslovak border as Russians press for a western front. Kremlin delay rumors persist after Teheran, with many Russians betting on spring or before April. British Embassy youths asked impatiently about a second front, cops shuffled them away, the boys now grin and raise two fingers.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Allies Stage Another Burma Air Landing Behind Enemy Lines
London radio reports a new Allied air-borne landing in Burma behind Japanese lines between the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers east of Imphal. The operation aims to connect with an Allied column already operating behind enemy lines.
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New York
London Radio
Burma
Irrawaddy
Chindwin
Imphal
C. B
Blood donors provide army with new hemorrhage control material
Army neurosurgeon at Walter Reed hails fibrin foam as a major wartime advancement. Made from donor blood, the spongy foam quickly stops bleeding in brain and nerve surgeries, can remain in place when wounds close, and integrates with brain tissue with minimal reaction. It shortens operating times and adapts to brain contours more readily than previous chemical controllers.
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Washington
Neurosurgical Service
The
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Soviets Enter Suburbs of Nazi-Held Odessa
Draft edict accelerates youth mobilization as 6,400 draft boards push men under 26 into combat training to replace expected casualties. Hershey defers 26 and older in key jobs, while McNutt proposes limited deferments for miners and pre medical students amid April surge.
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Nazi-Held
Odessa
Washington
War Department
Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Navy
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Office of Defense Trans Iportation
Alder
Giraud Loses Commander-in-Chief Post in De Gaulle Move
General Henri Giraud is relieved of the command role by General Charles De Gaulle who appoints him inspector general of the French armed forces. Giraud rejects the abolition as illegal and says he will not resign, while De Gaulle argues the post is unnecessary.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Honore Giraud
Giraud
France
North
Africa
de Gaulle
French National Committee
French Committee of National Liberation
Tunisia
Corsica
Congressional Battle Seen On OPA Bill
Washington reports a Capitol storm as Congress and the White House clash over extending wartime price controls for one year beyond June 30. The administration seeks no changes, but lawmakers plan broad revisions including subsidy bans on food prices, direct court appeals, and precise statutory language to curb administrator interpretations.
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Washington
Capitol
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
OPA
Stabilization Agency
British Coal Miners Return To Work
British coal miners return to work after a week long stoppage that halted nearly 1,000,000 tons of coal. About 75,000 of 100,000 idle workers resumed and 20,000 others will return midweek. Belfast shipyard and aircraft workers also plan to end their six week strike tomorrow and Wednesday. Joe A Hall of the Yorkshire Mine Workers Association called the stoppage a stab in the back to him.
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London
South Yorkshire
Britain
Belfast
Joe A Hall
Yorkshire Mine Workers Association
Invasion Anniversary Observed By Norwegians and Danes in London
Norwegians and Danes marked the fourth anniversary of the German invasion at a joint London meeting. King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav attended as speakers praised Allied aid and underground workers hailed as soldiers of a great army destined for final victory.
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London
Haakon
Olav
Norway
Democratic Party Quiet on James Farley Chairmanship
Washington reports say Democratic National Committee officials are discouraging moves to oust James A. Farley as New York state chairman. Farley plans a Wednesday meeting to advance a delegate slate likely supporting a fourth-term candidate, while Albany leaders press for Cullen as replacement, though personal ties may deter action.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
James A. Farley
New York
Farley
Daniel P. O’connell
John J. O’connell
Albany Democratic Organization
Thomas J. W. Cullen
Chester
Orange County
O'Connells
State Committee
Jim
Truk Invasion May Be Next Move In Pacific
U S Pacific Fleet headquarters at Pearl Harbor reports the Seventh Army Air Force Liberators conducted the sixteenth attack in 11 days against Truk to soften the Japanese stronghold in the central Carolines. The Friday raid hit Moon Island airstrip and wharves on Dublon Island as part of a broad bombardment.
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U. 8
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Pearl Harbor
Seventh Army Air Force
Truk
Carolines
Chester W. Nimitz
William F. Walsey
South Pacific
Liberators
Moon Island
Dublon Island
Nimitz
Foe In Italy Preparing for New Invasions
Berlin based German sources report Field Marshal Albert Kesselring anticipating Allied landings on both the Gulf of Genoa and the Adriatic coast. The broadcast cites new tactics such as air dropped smoke generators to mark targets and smokescreens for disembarkations, while noting harassment by Italian guerrilla bands with casualties and captures in March.
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London
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Gulf of Genoa
Adriatic
Gunther Weber
Cas Sino
Kesselring
Rainfall Sparks Sabine River Flood Warning
Nine inches of rain in Lensview Texas over the last thirty hours prompted a U S Weather Bureau warning of an abnormal Sabine River rise. The warning says the river will reach at least thirty feet at Tatum Texas within three days and reach thirty to thirty two feet at Logansport Louisiana by next Sunday.
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Lensview
Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Sabine River
Tatum
Logansport
Japanese Repulsed In Burma Near Imphal Front
Japanese forces probing into Johima and near Imphal have been repulsed. The Southeast Asia command notes fighting continues as Allies hold the Imphal plain edges and key roads. Kohima remains defended with a strong garrison and RAF supply flights. Dimapur lies 35 miles from Japanese advances on the Bengal Assam rail line.
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New Delhi
Johima
India
Imphal
Southeast Asia Command
Kohima
Dimapur
Bengal-Assam
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Easter Parade Lights the Troy Area with Sunlit Services
Easter Sunday brought clear skies and warm sun to Troy as churches hosted services and a city parade. Worshippers attended multiple denominations while blooms replaced white decor and spectators filled central streets, though fewer legions rode in buses this year.
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Troy
Easter Comes to Fifth Avenue in Wartime Parade
Crowds march along Fifth Avenue despite a light drizzle under a wartime Easter mood. Church services pray for Allied victory and world peace as military personnel and auxiliaries lead a civilian crowd including visitors from Britain Canada Australia New Zealand Poland France and Norway. Cadet nurses in grey uniforms draw attention in the procession.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Britain
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Poland
France
Norway
Easter at Arlington: Marshall Leads National Prayer Service
Thousands gather at Arlington National Cemetery as Gen George C Marshall delivers Easter prayers for strength and peace. Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt attends as Marshall places a wreath on the tomb of the unknowns. Public address system carries the service to the crowd. Thousands also enjoy Washington's Easter parade and blooming cherry blossoms along the tidal basin.
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aArlington National Cemetery
George C. Marshall
Franklin D Roosevelt
Marshall
Easter on the Anzio Beachhead Amid Shelling and Rain
Easter observances unfolded on the Anzio beachhead despite wind, rain, and shelling. Allied and German batteries fired as troops shaved and cleaned up, with services held in camouflaged farmhouses, churches, and open areas near combat lines and towns of Anzio and Nettuno.
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Anzio
Nettuno
Diecomfort
Russians Press Forward From Iasi Toward Bucharest
Moscow reported Red Army forces broke through near Iasi and moved toward Pascani and Podu Tlonei as German defenses collapsed. The bulletin said 240 Germans were killed and 200 captured, with hundreds of trucks and many tanks seized or destroyed during the six day push.
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London
Iasi
Odessa
Black Sea
Moscow
Red Army
Tartar
Carpathian
Berlin
Crimean
Cucutemi
Ivan
Konev
Second Ukraine
Siret
Podu Tlonei
Pascani
Cernauti
Cotnari
Ploesti
Bucharest
Skala
Dnester
Two Die From Burns In Colgate Plane Crash
Inspector Thomas L. Mattern, 42, of Rochester, Civil Aeronautics Authority, and Betty Pierce, 30, of Bouckville, died after an Army plane crashed on a farm near Colgate University. The craft spun from about 600 feet after takeoff from Bouckville, officials said.
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Hamilton
Colgate University
Bouckville
Thomas L. Mattern
Rochester
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Betty Pierce
Fet
Naval
Albany
Ithaca
Border Bridge Reopens For Sunday Traffic
International traffic across the Thousand Islands Bridge, reopened yesterday for the first Sunday since February 27, was reported fairly heavy by a bridge authority official. Grant Mitchell, secretary, said business was good in both directions with favorable weather and the Easter holiday aiding travel. The bridge spans the St. Lawrence River between Ivy Lea Ontario and the area near Alexandria Bay.
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Thousand Islands
Bridge Authority
Grant Mitchell
Cretary
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Ivy Lea
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