Yanks Strike German Plants In Coordinated Bombing
Allied air forces from Britain and Italy hit aircraft works at Augsburg Oberpfaffenhofen Lechfeld and Schweinfurt plus a Messerschmitt factory at Gyor and a Tokol plant. Between 500 and 750 British heavies and up to 1,000 fighters joined 500 more U.S. bombers in attacks that damaged Luftwaffe facilities and other strategic targets across southern Germany and Hungary. The loss count included 36 U.S. bombers and eight fighters, with 134 Nazi planes destroyed in air and ground actions by the Eighth Ninth and Fifteenth Air Forces.
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London
Germany
Hungary
Britain
Italy
Augsburg
Oberpfaffenhoffen
Lechfield
Schweinfurt
Messerschmitt
Gyor
Budapest
U.S
U. S
Frankfurt
Bordeaux
5Th Air Force
Foggia
Tokol
Eighth Air Force
Oberpfaffenhofen
Air Force
Lechfeld
Mail Order Dispute Referred to White House
The War Labor Board sent the Montgomery Ward case to the White House as strikers kept picketing the Chicago mail order plant and retail store. The board ordered restoration of contract relations with the C I O United Mail Order, Warehouse and Retail Employees Union while the representation issue is settled. Ward challenges the board’s authority and has sought federal court review.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
White House
Washington
War Labor Board
National Capital
C. O. United Mail Order
C. I
Hannegan Says G. O. P. Drops Progressive Cloak
Detroit Republican leaders claim Wisconsin primary shows a move away from progressivism. Hannegan, at a Jefferson Day dinner, asserts the party will return to Hoover era beliefs and a closed-bank creed.
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Hannegan
Detroit
Roadbert E. Hannegan
National Democratic Committee
Michigan
Republican Party
Wisconsin
Wendell Willkie
Herbert Hoover
Polish Underground Battles at Tarnopol
Polish underground troops, ordered by the exiled Polish government, joined the offensive against German forces around Tarnopol in the southeastern region. The Polish Telegraph Agency reported the collaboration with Russian armies as part of the push in the Tarnopol area.
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London
Polish Telegraph Agency
Tarnopol
Plan To End Sweden Nazi Trade
The United States and Britain press Sweden over exporting war materials to Germany as part of a broader push to isolate Germany. The note delivery to Stockholm signals a tougher policy after Turkey chrome protests and Spain seizing Allied oil stock. Pressure aims to curb iron steel ball bearing shipments and port Wolfram exports to the Reich as World War II accelerates.
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London
United States
Britain
Germany
Sweden
Reich
Turkey
Spain
Tetuan
Spanish Morocco
Eira
U. S
Herschel V. Johnson
Stockholm
Cordell Hull
Lisbon
Hitler
Indi
Plans for a postwar international police force scrapped
Washington the State Department has dropped the idea of a single international police force to guard world peace. Experts favor strong national forces cooperated by international agreement. Secretary Hull will present plans to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for advice before broad submission to Britain Russia and China.
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Washington
State Department
Hull
Senate
Connally
D.-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Britain
Russia
China
World Council
League
United Nations
United States
Oratorical Winner From Long Branch In Seaboard Semi Final
Richard Gill of Long Branch High School Long Branch New Jersey won the Atlantic seaboard semi final of the American Legion national oratorical contest last night.
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Buffalo UP
Richard Gill
Long Branch High School
Long Branch
N. J
Atlantic Seaboard
American Legion
Free French To Rule Liberated France Civil Administration
London reports a final-Stage plan by the United States and Great Britain to grant the Free French Committee of National Liberation control over civil administration in liberated France. No Allied military government will exist. Eisenhower will direct civil handling of liberated areas with French liaison officers, while purges in the civil administration may proceed under French authority.
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London
Charles DeGaulle
Committee of National Liberation
France
United States
Great Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
de Gaulle
200 U. S. Bombers Pound Hollandia
Allied air and sea forces struck Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea with more than 200 American bombers and fighters. They dropped 322 tons of bombs and fired 89 000 rounds, sinking a 2 000 ton freighter and setting nine vessels ablaze. Liberators Mitchells and Bostons provided escort and support, while eight enemy planes were shot down and ten of twenty fighters damaged.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Boric Acid Error Kills Four Babies in New London
Four infants born to naval families die after boric acid powder is substituted for dextrose in a hospital feeding formula at Lawrence and Memorial Associated Hospitals. Six more are seriously ill and 11 under observation as coroner orders an inquest. hospital officials say a pharmacy graduate is responsible and is hospitalized for nervous collapse.
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New London
Conn
Lawrence and Memorial Associated
Richard F. Hancock
Edward G. McKay
Norwich
Hancock
General Admits He's Willing to Be Nominated
Two letters to Nebraska Rep A Miller show General MacArthur receptive to a Republican presidential bid. Miller urged action to avoid a renewal of Democratic strength, citing distress over New Deal regulations and home front conditions. MacArthur agreed with Miller’s views and expressed concern that four more years of the current system would worsen the nation’s state.
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Washington
Nebraska
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Rep. A. Miller
R.-Neb
MacArthur
Miller
House
Roosevelt
Navy Bill Faces Roll Call After Quorum Gap
The House delayed a roll call on a 32.647 billion dollar Navy appropriation as a quorum issue blocked unanimous passage. Debate stressed postwar naval strength while Rep. Patman insisted on a recorded vote amid vast wartime costs and shifting obligation totals.
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Washington
Red Army advances to Sevastopol as Crimea pressure grows
Soviet forces push within 25 miles of Sevastopol on day seven of Crimea reconquest. Feodosia Yevpatoriya and Simferopol fall. 600 plus towns captured and 20 000 prisoners. Stalin announces victories while German forces retreat toward Sevastopol and Yalta amid heavy losses.
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London
Red Army
Sevastopol
Crimea
Feodo Siya
Yevpatoriya
Simferopol
Moscow
Yalta
Stalin
Feodosiya
Yevpatorius
Crimean
Russia
Error or Hoax Invasion Report Labeled Garbled Broadcast
Canadian stations heard a purported German invasion broadcast claiming Canadians led an attack on the French coast south of Calais but failed to confirm it. Officials suspect a garbled propaganda transmission linked to Dieppe and question the report’s authenticity.
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Toronto
Calais
Dieppe
British Broadcasting Corp
U.S
Pon
E.W.T
Don Juan Ibeson
Toronto Weather Bureau
London
Ont
Bill to curb black market in travel reservations
Washington, D.C. lawmakers introduced a bill by House Interstate Commerce Committee Chairman Lea to end carrier employee charges for reservations and empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum fees by nonemployees. The measure would require security to ensure financial responsibility of those selling reservations to the public.
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Washington (P
Lea
D.-Cal
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Injured War Officer Receives White House Cigarette Holders
Phoenixville Pennsylvania reports Lieut Charles W Spencer maimed in action after Bremen and his wish for long holders. Thirty nine more Roosevelt style cigarette holders arrived from the White House via a secretary. He also learned he will receive the Distinguished Services Cross while recovering at Valley Forge Hospital.
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Phoenixville
Roosevelt
White House
Charles W. Spencer
Spencer
Bremen
Valley Forge
Stimson Confident on Burma Impasse Amid Allied Reserves
Secretary of War Stimson told reporters in Washington that Allied forces in eastern India hold substantial reserves of men and weapons. He warned against predictions during battle and said facts must speak for themselves, despite New Delhi dispatches suggesting a possible Allied trap and ultimate extermination of the Japanese force.
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Washington DC
India
Stimson
New Delhi
Greek King directs formation of cabinet
King George II of Greece has instructed Sophocles Venizelos to form a new cabinet. Venizelos, previously minister of the navy, was named leader of the government after a recommendation by Emmanuela Tsouderos following the resignation of Premier Apel A.
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Cairo
George II of
Greece
Sophocles Venizelos
Venizelos
Emmanuela Tsouderos
Apel A
Women urged to fill two million more war jobs by summer
The Office of War Information says women now hold about one third of war jobs but must occupy two million additional positions by summer to sustain the wartime economy. The call follows reports on current employment trends and production needs.
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Washington
Office of War Inforcenon
OWE
Dewey Rejects Soldier Vote Session Request
Governor Dewey refused a bid by Senator Dunnigan and Assemblyman Steingut to call a special legislative session to amend New York soldier vote law. He defended the statute as the simplest and best, noting under current rules voters must sign applications themselves. The war ballot commission had failed to approve allowing relatives to apply on behalf of service members.
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Albany
Dewey
New York
United States
John J. Dunnigan
Bronx
Erwin Steingut
Brooklyn
William T. Simpson
Commission
Steingut
Simpson
Maine GOP Warned Of Roosevelt Strength
At the Maine state GOP convention session leaders urged belief in a November victory. Gov Sumner Sewall and Rep Margaret C Smith spoke of Roosevelt’s continued strength and cautioned Republicans against assuming his defeat. Smith noted persistent claims of opposition and urged patience until after the general election.
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Range
Maine
Sumner Sewall
U. S
Margaret C. Smith
Roosevelt
Court Rules Martial Law Invalid in Hawaii Case
Judge Delbert E. Metzger ruled martial law in Hawaii invalid in the habeas corpus case of Lloyd C. Duncan a civilian yard worker. The ruling held martial law was without lawful creation over civilian affairs. The War Department said it would appeal the decision and Duncan was freed from a six month jail sentence and a $500 fine.
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Honolulu
Chester W. Nimitz
Robert C. Richardson
Hawaii
Delbert E. Metzger
Metzger
Lloyd C. Duncan
Duncan
Col. W. R. C. Morrison
Richardson
War Department
Leading Ace Hospitalized After Crash
Capt. Don Gentile, leading American ace of the theater, has been out of action for seven days after a Mustang crash at his England base. Gentile, credited with 30 enemy planes—23 in air combat and seven on the ground—was badly shaken when landing low over the airport and wrecked in a plowed field beyond.
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U. S
England
Don
Gentile
London Under Second Night Raid By Nazi Raiders
London faced a second successive air raid as searchlights pierced the sky and anti aircraft batteries opened fire on a small group of Nazi raiders penetrating the capital area for a second night.
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London
Jewel of the Crimea inspires Russians as Sevastopol faces siege
The piece recalls Sevastopol’s heroic 1941 42 defense and the Soviet Union’s tribute in poem and song. As Holy Week nears Orthodox Easter, Russians wonder when Sevastopol may fall while recalling women and children aiding the defense and the city’s enduring place in the nation’s heart.
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Sevastopol
Moscow
Red Army
Crimea
Soviet Union
Odda
Falangist Scheme Denounced As Infamy by Hull
Secretary of State Hull denounced as infamy any suggestion that Britain and the United States should join Hitler in a war against Russia. He was asked about Spanish Falangist propaganda urging such action after reports of broadcasts from Valladolid and editorials in Arriba.
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Washington
Spain
Arriba
Faelangist
West
Russia
Europe
Airplane Stamp Validities in Book Three and Others
The note states Airplane stamp 2 in Book Three becomes valid May 1 and remains good indefinitely for buying shoes. Stamp 1 in the same book has been valid since last November and also lasts indefinitely. Stamp 18 in Book 1 remains valid only through April 30.
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Washington P
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