Americans Blast Germany in Massive Daylight Raid
United States air forces ripped a large hole in Germanys aircraft industry destroying 126 Nazi planes in the air at a cost of 64 bombers and 16 escorting fighters. The raid involved nearly 2000 bombers and fighters targeting Oschersleben Bernburg Rostock and Arnimswalde near Stettin with German interceptors and a new tank busting cannon. Nine American bombers landed in Sweden.
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U S Ace Gentile Earns Distinguished Service Cross
U S fighter pilot Capt Don Gentile of Piqua Ohio, famed as America's top ace with thirty aerial victories, received the Distinguished Service Cross from General Eisenhower at a U S Fighter Base in England for extraordinary courage in downing three Focke Wulf 190s amid heavy odds and dwindling fuel. Gentile, 23, called the honor a personal pride, while Eisenhower praised his deeds as among the war's great heroism.
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Three Cent Meatless Cutlet Wins War Bond
Miss Ruth Van Dyk of Paterson wins first prize in a Newark contest for a meatless cutlet costing three cents per serving. Her recipe uses whole wheat cereal celery corn carrots green peppers and eggs. Judges awarded a $25 War Bond for the best entry amid wartime rationing.
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Ravened Grains and Fragrant Hops Cream Ale and Lager Ad
Uties Club XXX Cream Ale and Plisner Lager in the natural companion of good food, making good things to eat taste their best. Ask for it at good Hotels and Restaurants. Call for it. Impossible to HI orders unless empty berreis, bottles, cases returned quickly.
State G O P Will Unite With Dewey in New York
Albany officials emphasize Dewey s record as Empire State chief executive and party unity as the New York State Republican Committee solidifies support for any Dewey leadership in the impending national campaign. Rolland Marvin seeks to sway Wendell Willkie while disclaiming a Willkie Senate bid, noting Willkie s prior Omaha statement and a phone call.
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United States
Democrats Name Delegates Today
New York GPI New Yorks delegation to the Democratic national convention will be completed today with the designation of twenty delegates at large each with a half vote. The 86 district delegates were elected without opposition at the March 28 primary. The at large delegates will be named at the organization meeting of the state committee in the National Democratic Club. James A Farley is expected to be re elected as state chairman with no opposition.
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Chaplin Arguments Postponed in Civil Rights Case
Indictments accuse Charlie Chaplin and six others of conspiring to deprive Joan Berry of her civil rights. Arguments on demurrers postponed until April 26 as Chaplin is reportedly seriously ill with influenza and not present. attorney Jerry Giesler confirms his illness.
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Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
Jerry Giesler
Dewey Struggles In Nebraska Primary Returns
In Nebraska, Lieut. Commander Harold E. Stassen led as a formal entry, edging Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in a write-in contest with 13,767 votes across 610 precincts to 6,024 for Dewey and 1,905 for Willkie. Roosevelt polled 1,282 votes unopposed. Illinois results showed MacArthur defeating Bender in the GOP primary while Green and Lyons won state and senatorial nominations.
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Chicago
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Fighting Flares Anew on Anzio Beachhead
Allied headquarters at Naples reports renewed fighting on the Anzio beachhead as American and British troops repulse several German patrols attempting to infiltrate between Carroceto and Littoria, inflicting casualties on the enemy.
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Wind Storm Toll Mounts Across Southern and Midwest States
The wind storms killed at least 46 people across the South and Midwest with Arkansas suffering 24 deaths from tornadoes. Six were killed in Fort Wayne, Indiana by a falling wall. One death each reported in Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas, Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee amid widespread damage. Weather and snow blocked passes in Colorado and New Mexico, with a high wind collapse of a tower in Sterling, Illinois.
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Soviet Marines Capture Kerch in Crimea Advance
A new amphibious Red Army under Gen Andrei I Yeremenko joined the assault on 100000 isolated Axis troops in the Crimea yesterday, seizing Kerch fortress and pushing 19 miles west toward a link with the Fourth Ukraine Army. Stalin announced last night. Across the Black Sea northwest, a beaten German army along the coast between Odessa and the Dnester River mouth was pinned and many units surrendered.
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Students and Miners Made Draft Deferable
Washington VP) A handful of pre professional students and coal miners were added at the last minute as Selective Service wound up a study of which industries should have draft deferments for men under 26 and issued a list of critical occupations for state draft directors guidance. Selective Service Director Hershey accepted the students on McNutt's recommendation though an interagency committee omitted them and coal miners in preparing its proposed list. McNutt urged coal mines be specified in several states including Pennsylvania West Virginia eastern Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Southern Wyoming Washington and western Virginia. The students approved for deferment include those studying medicine dentistry veterinary medicine.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Paul V. McNutt
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Attempted assassination shocks Mexico as Camacho survives
Lieutenant Jose Antonio de Lama Rojas, 31, wounded in the botched attack on President Manuel Avila Camacho, remains mortally ill after being shot in the kidneys. Camacho escaped unharmed as doctors treat the assailant and officials probe Nazi links and mental state. Messages of support flood in from Washington and allied capitals as workers plan a parade honoring the president.
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Eisenhower Warns Pilots Before Imminent Invasion
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed U S fighter pilots at a British airbase warning they will fly long dawn to dusk sorties against Germany as part of the invasion plan. He stressed air superiority must come first and that land forces depend on the air campaign. He conveyed a sense of privilege in meeting the fighting men.
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Hitlerites Ponder Means to Save Fuehrer's Skin
London sources say Adolf Hitler summoned a conference of Axis powers to seek immediate assistance from Japan as Der Bund reported. Agenda includes mobilizing European reserves and possibly withdrawing German troops from France Norway Italy Croatia Holland and Denmark for other fronts. Attendees named Mussolini the Japanese ambassador and puppet premiers including Antonescu Laval Quisling Pavelić and Hacha.
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Hotel Statler Blaze Kills Two in Buffalo
A fire at the Hotel Statler in Buffalo last night killed two men and left six others overcome by coal gas fumes. Victims were Fred Kirk a 32 year old coal passer and Edwin Hawks a Buffalo fireman. Hotel manager Theodore Krueger said there was little property damage and no evidence of fumes reaching guest rooms or the lobby.
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Bag Shortage Warns of Reduced Paper Wrapping
The War Production Board warns civilians face serious bag shortages with paper wrappings dropping to less than one third of normal levels. Consumers will need to adjust as supplies tighten across civilian use.
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War Production Board curtails civilian output in shortage areas
Washington reports the War Production Board limits civilian production in 183 shortage zones to the magnitude of the last three months to protect munitions plant manpower. The action aims to cut electric iron production in 1944 from 2,000,000 to 200,000 and prioritizes heavy artillery and invasion craft for military needs.
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Navy Occupies Four More Marshall Atolls
United States troops hoisted the American flag over four Marshall Islands atolls Ajluk Rongelap Likiep and Utirik, bringing total occupied atolls to eighteen. Navy reports also establish sovereignty on Mejit Island, expanding U S control in the northeastern Marshalls.
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G. O. P. Won't Block Food Subsidy Program
Washington dispatch says House Republican leadership will not make a party issue of outlawing food price subsidies, clearing the way for a speedy reenactment of wartime price controls.
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Jap Maneuver Endangers Allied Route Near Kohima
Japanese forces launch a direct assault on the Allied base at Kohima in eastern India. They push through jungle north of the town, plant snipers along the 35 mile Kohima Dimapur supply highway, and reportedly sever the Allied withdrawal route. A German broadcast claims an important Allied base north of Kohima has fallen. American-built tanks aid the advance on Myitkyina as Japanese troops resist fiercely.
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Former Trojan Suspect Questioned in Watson Murder Case
A former Trojan and ex convict released from Clinton Prison at Dannemora was questioned by the District Attorney’s office as a suspect in the murder of Albert J. Watson, Troy news dealer and former Common Council president, shot in his King Street store on Nov 14, 1931. The suspect’s name was withheld pending arraignment and no charge yet filed.
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