Heavy Battle Raging In India Fights Around Imphal
Allied infantry and tanks clash with Japanese forces around Imphal as Victoria Cross campaigns unfold in Manipur. Mountbatten reports heavy fighting in the Naga Hills near Kohima and along the Bengal Assam rail line while Japanese claims of Kohima possession are disputed. Combat continues near the Silchar track with renewed counterattacks and persistent pressure in the Kohima area.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Imphal
India
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Burma
Mountbatten
Imp
Tokyo
Kohima
Dimapur
Bengal-Assam
Silchar
Bishenpur Silchar
Japanese Drive In China Begins Near Chungking
Japanese commence a new offensive in Henan Province east of Chengchow near the Lunghai rail line. Chungmow, a Lung Hai Railway town, becomes base as three Japanese columns push across flooded terrain and clash with Chinese forces. Reinforcements arrived, and heavy fighting continued into the night.
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Chungking
Henan Province
Chengchow
Peiping-Hankow
Lunghai
Chungmow
Lunghai Railway
D A R Opposes Socialized Medicine
The New York Daughters of the American Revolution adopted a resolution opposing socialized medicine. It urged Congress to oppose measures that regulate science and medical invention, opposing the Kilgore bill for control of technical research and patents and the Wagner-Dill plan for nationwide doctor fees and hospital care.
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New York—Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
Emil Hurja Predicts Republican Victory
Emil Hurja former executive director of the Democratic committee told a closed meeting of the Republican 78 Club 65 first term representatives in the 78th Congress that the trend is definitely Republican and a GOP sweep this fall Hurja who led the Democratic committee 1932 36 also heads Path finder magazine and spoke last night at Washington distributed remarks
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Washington
Emil Hurja
Democraticational Committee
Republican “78 Club
Hurja
Pathfinder Magazine
Democratic Committee
Tin King Will Reside in Canada
Simon Iturbi Patino, 82, who rose from a clerical post in Bo-nvla to ruler of tin production, has established residence in Montreal after Paris was no longer feasible. The shift follows circumstances that prevented staying in Paris, learn yesterday.
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Montreal
Simon Iturbi Patino
Bo- Nvla
Paris
Daylight Raids Hit Berlin District As 2500-Plane Force Strikes
Albany reports state jobs frozen under War Manpower Commission rules. About 44,000 civil service workers are affected as Governor Dewey orders employment stabilization. Employees may be released only with availability statements or leaves. appeals are possible through civil service channels.
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Albany
War Manpower Commission
J. Edward Conway
State Civil Service Commission
Dewey
WMC
Conway
War Manpower Area Appeals Committee
OPA Revises Retail Prices On Vegetables
The Office of Price Administration announced new cents per pound and per bunch mark-ups on peas carrots spinach snap beans eggplant coconuts and field-grown cucumbers. The changes, effective April 27, aim to curb rising consumer costs by replacing earlier percentage markups with fixed cents-and-dollars ceilings alongside a 40 percent retail markup on sweet potatoes.
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Washington UP
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Theater Guild Offers Dramatic Scholarships
The Theater Guild in New York marks its 25th anniversary by creating 15 scholarships for promising young actors actresses and playwrights. The Guild will fund the awards from profits of three current Broadway hits and past successes to encourage young talent in theater.
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New York
Theater Guild
Che Guild
British Suspend Eire Channel Shipping
Cross channel shipping from Cork to Britain is suspended and Eire passenger trains will run only on Mondays and Thursdays starting next week. The order, likely driven by a fuel shortage, tightens links between England and neutral Ireland, which hosts Axis listening posts in Dublin.
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London
Cork
Britain
Eire
England
Axis
Dublin
Marvin Purge Up to Jaeckle in New York Republican Row
Albany political maneuver centers on Marvin seeking ouster from the state executive committee. Marvin backs Rathbun for Marvin’s seat as Fifth Judicial District pressure grows. Jaeckle holds the power to decide, with Dewey support influence noted.
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Albany
Rolland B. Marvin
Onondaga County
Wendell L. Willkie
Marvin
Edwin
Jaeckle
Fred A. Young
Lewis County
Young
Rathbun
Henry Rathbun
Oneida County
Dairyman’s League
Fifth Judicial District
Dewey
Willkie
Marvin Purge
W C T U Praises Bong Whisky Refusal in War Hero Episode
The Women's Christian Temperance Union called Gen Douglas MacArthur's rejection of a gift of Scotch whisky to Major Richard S Bong as a reward for shooting down 27 enemy planes as gratifying. W C T U president Ida B Wise Smith praised Bong for choosing soft drinks and promoting total abstinence.
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Evanston
TH. GP
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Douglas MacArthur
Richard S. Bong
Ida B. Wise Smith
Major Bong
Munitions Blast in Bombay Kills 340 In Port Fire
A deadly munitions blast on the Bombay waterfront Friday caused two explosions and a rising death toll. Official reports say 340 killed and many hospitalized. A gold bar worth 90 000 rupees shattered toward a third floor apartment of a retired civil engineer, a dramatic aftershock of the disaster.
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Bombay
India
National and American League Baseball Scores
Yesterday's results show New York 2 Boston 1 and St Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1 in the National league while Chicago 0 Cincinnati 0 and Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 1 appear in other matchups. American league scores include New York 3 Boston 9 and Philadelphia 3 Washington 2 in 12 innings with St Louis 2 Detroit 1 and Cleveland at Chicago postponed by weather.
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New York
Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Balaklava Falls To Russians In Crimea Fight
Allied forces report Balaklava captured by independent Crimean troops and linked to Sevastopol, driving toward Malakhov Hill and Inkerman heights as German defenses along the Black Sea shrink. Reports note Romanian troops used as cover by Nazis and Balaklava changing hands multiple times through history.
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London
Andrei I. Yeremenko
Sevastopol
Balaklava
Moscow
Black Sea
Red Army
Malakhov Hill
Inkerman Heights
Feodor I
Tolbukhin
Fourth Ukraine
Admiral Hart Returns From Pearl Harbor Inquiry Trip
The Navy announced Admiral Thomas C. Hart has come back to the United States after compiling testimony from officers in Pacific areas about the December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. Secretary Knox directed the trip to gather facts for possible court martial actions against Rear Admiral Husband E Kimmel, Pearl Harbor commander at the time.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Thomas C. Hart
United States
Pacific Ocean
Pearl Harbor
Hart
Pacific
the Navy
Knox
Husband E. Kimmel
Junior Commando Gets in a Jam
An eight year old in Allentown Pennsylvania playing war wore a cooking pot helmet. The headgear jammed during a scuffle and a physician spent twenty minutes removing the pot.
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Allentown
Congress Drops 4-F Draft Law
Congress sent the 4-F draft law issue back to executive agencies after a House military committee meeting. Chairman May announced unanimous opposition to new legislation, citing existing agency powers to place 4-Fs in essential jobs. Costello said a formal report would be filed, noting most 4-Fs are already in war work or seek such roles, with remaining cases handled via Selective Service recalls.
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Washington
Congress
House Military Committee
May
D-Ky
Costello
D-Cal
State and OPA clash over Hudson Mohawk milk price rise
Albany in the Hudson Mohawk marketing area faces a state order increasing fluid milk producer prices by sixty cents per hundred pounds starting May 1. OPA Albany district operator Lester W. Herzog calls it a direct price ceiling violation and weighs enforcement steps. The raise to 4.60 dollars per hundred pounds, with a federal subsidy, was approved by Agriculture Commissioner C Chester DuMond and backed by 77 percent of area producers. The district includes Albany Troy Schenectady and nearby towns in Albany Schenectady and Rensselaer counties.
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Albany
Hudson-Mohawk
Office of Price Administration
Lester W. Herzog
OPA
C. Chester DuMond
Troy
Schenectady
Rensselaer
Monkeys Awarded Decision in Free for All Bout
Delaware Township New Jersey Warren E Buck learned the fun in a barrel of monkeys as animals escaped Buck's animal farm. Monkeys toppled a zebra, teased a wild boar, trapped in stove pipes, and juggled eggs while Buck and helpers chased them with poles and nets.
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Monkeys
Keeper
Delaware Township
N. J
Warren E. Buck
Buck
Animal Farm
Nazi Fighters Down 19 Heavy Bombers
More than 2,500 Allied warplanes attacked Europe from Britain. Heavy bombers struck Berlin and nearby targets including the Heinkel plant at Oranienburg and the Rathenow aircraft plant, with good results. Liberators targeted Pas-de-Calais coast while Ninth Airforce Marauders hit northern France and Charleroi railyards. Nineteen bombers and six fighters were lost. 34 German planes destroyed. 21 more on the ground.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Britain
Berlin
Heinkel
Oranienburg
Rathenow
Eighth Air Force
Pas-de-Calais i
France
Ninth Airforce
Charleroi
Bordeaux
Sky Giants
North Sea
Sberlin
Missing defendant Smythe arrested in upstate New York
Federal authorities captured Edward James Smythe of New York City, publisher of Our Common Cause and contributor to Publicity, as the Nazi conspiracy trial stalled. Smythe was seized at Ausable Forks, near the Canadian border, after bond forfeiture and amid jury panel questions. Justice Eicher postponed proceedings to today while agents pursued Smythe and defenders pressed for a possible juror probe.
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Washington P
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edward James Smythe
New York City
Our Common Cause
Elmer J. Garner
Ausable Forks
New York
Edward C. Eicher
U. S. District Court
Smythe
Justice Eicher
Justice Department
John W. Jackson
Gerald B. Winrod
Wichita
Kas
Kas. Smythe’s Attorney, James J.taughlin
Navy Adds 15 Jap Ships To Sub Score
American submarines sunk fifteen more enemy ships, bringing the total to 682 sunk or damaged, with 532 definitely sunk. The latest sinkings include a medium repair ship and three tankers, plus several cargo vessels. Area not disclosed beyond Pacific and Far East.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Far East
Ernest J King
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Truk Defenses Heavily Raided by U S Planes
American planes dropped 45 tons of bombs on unidentified Japanese positions in the eastern Marshall Islands Sunday night. Gun positions, barracks and other buildings at enemy bases were struck or strafed. The Navy also announced raids on four Caroline Island positions Pingelap Ant Ulul and Ipakin by single search planes.
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Washington
Marshall Islands
Navy
Caroline
Pingelap
Ant
Ulul
Ipakin
Truk
Jitterbug suit eyed in Hollywood case details
Florida Edwards, an actress from Florida, sues a Hollywood canteen service man over injuries from a firedancing mishap during a jitterbug. In court she said she could not stand still and that requests to jitterbug were met with ignored pleas as jitterbugs were always screaming.
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Los Angeles
Florida Edwards
Hollywood Canteen
Bricker Calls Deportation Of Disloyal Japs After War
Ohio Governor John W Bricker urged deporting disloyal Japanese Americans after the war and having each community decide if former residents may return He noted 93000 of 127000 Japanese in the United States had lived in California and accused Tokyo supervised Japanese economic life in the U S
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Los Angeles
John W. Bricker
Ohio
United States
California
Tokyo
Ward Company Claims Post Office Aided Strikers In Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company charged that postoffice officials aided strikers at its Chicago mail order house by removing seventy employees and denying parcel delivery. The company said on April 12 the Post Office removed seventy employees to aid the strike started the previous day, ending a service long established. Postal officials reportedly refused to deliver incoming customer parcels with paid postage.
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Montgomery Ward
Postoffice
Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Seveney
Ward
United States Post Office
United States Postoffice
Bette Davis Heads Hollywood Canteen Reappointed
Bette Davis was announced yesterday by the Hollywood Canteen board of governors as president for a third year. The canteen has served over 1,580,000 service men during its first two years of operation.
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Hollywood Gps
Bette Davis
The
Hollywood Canteen
I Gave Another Dollar Red Cross Tag Day In Troy Area
Rensselaer County Red Cross appeals Saturday tag day to wipe a $12,000 deficit in this year s war fund. Volunteers canvass Troy Watervliet Green Island Cohoes and Waterford with 2 000 helpers aiming to exceed the goal by collecting $1 contributions for each tag worn by supporters. Industries stores and businesses urged to pre remit totals so organizers know the remaining amount to raise.
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Army
Navy
Red Cross
Troy
Watervliet
Green Island
Cohoes
Waterford
Nazis Claim Rome Open City and Demilitarization
A London broadcast quoted by the Ministry of Information said Germany had fully demilitarized Rome, calling it an open city. It noted Ireland’s Eamon de Valera expressed concern, while Secretary Hull indicated the Allies were reconsidering Rome’s status and a possible joint Allied Axis commission under Pope Pius XII.
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London
Ministry of Information
Rome
Alles
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Berlin
DNB
de Valera
Germany
Hull
Washington
Pius XII
Vandenberg Seen Leading GOP Keynote Choice
Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan emerged as the leading candidate for the Republican national keynote at the upcoming convention. Party leaders reportedly discouraged a move toward Rep Clare Boothe Luce, while Vandenberg's one man campaign consolidated support among arrangements committee members expected to decide today.
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Cnlisto
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Desnote
Clare Boothe Luce
Luce
Piaun
Campaini
Oy J. Kenneth Bridies
Connecticut
Vandenberg
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