Plea For Labor Draft Renewed Use Of 4-F Men Proposed
National manpower crisis warned could imperil major war effort as armed forces press for labor draft laws to keep war plants staffed. 1,400,000 more service members to be raised this year, many from vital industries. 4-F men urged into non combat duties to fill essential war jobs and military camps.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
Stimgon
Maritime
Emory &. Land
House Military Committee
Army
May
D.ky
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
United States Fleet
United States
I L O Plans Discussion of Cartels in Philadelphia
The International Labor Organization opened its 26th conference with 350 delegates from forty nations. They consider a proposal to require cartel agreements to be registered and publicly disclosed through regular reports to an international body. United States and Latin American delegates are seen likely to back limits on cartels while some European members may defend them.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
International Labor Organization
Carter Goodrich
U. S
I. L
United States
China
Nazi War Prisoners Celebrate Hitler Birthday in Canadian Camp
Thousands of German prisoners of war in Lethbridge Alberta marked Hitler's 55th birthday with activities inside their compound. A huge cake bearing a swastika was reported. About 10,000 Germans were detained in the camp, the largest in Canada.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Hitler
Canada
Scoreboard showing American and National league results
National league games include New York 10 over Boston 3 Cincinnati 2 Chicago 1 St Louis 6 Pittsburg 3 Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 2. American league shows Washington 5 Philadelphia St Louis 8 Detroit ?.
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National
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
Arsenal May Operate On Two Ten Hour Shifts
Brig. Gen. A G Gillespie told a meeting of International Association of Machinists Local 126 that Watervliet Arsenal may move to two ten hour shifts to conserve manpower. He said the War Department queried similar changes at arsenals nationwide and noted Sunday work would be excluded. He also mentioned two nine hour shifts were being considered and that no directive had been received to change the current three eight hour shifts. The gathering honored three 25 year members and introduced two 35 year members with talks by Col Hammersley and others.
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Watervliet
A. G. Gillespie
International Association of Machinists
Callahan's
Secretary of War
Gillespie
War Secretary
Association
William L. Huxtable
Troy
Thomas J. Hickey
William Fleiger
Albany
James Gilmore
John Quinlan
Watervhet
Sydney F. Hammersley
Frederick Prins
PM Department
Michael F. Kerin
Howard Snyder
Agricultural Outlook Favorable Sparks Wartime Planting Push
Washington wartime agriculture enters a critical four week planting period as War Food Administration officials express confidence in the outlook. Farmers plan to plant 15,000,000 more acres, focusing on high nutritive food crops and livestock feeds, while noting potential weather delays that could slow operations if conditions do not improve.
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United States
War Food Administration
Weather Bureau
British Princess Elizabeth Reaches Her Coming of Age
Elizabeth marks her 18th birthday in London with a family luncheon attended by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She becomes a counsellor of state at 18 if the throne is not yet vacant, allowing acting powers for the king in his absence.
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London
Empire
Elizabeth
Liberators Bombing Jap Airships Daily
Allied Liberator heavy bombers based in the South and Southwest Pacific conducted daily raids on Japanese airfields in the western and central Caroline Islands. Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced six enemy planes destroyed and three probable in raids on Woleai Island, with three helicopters? No, three hit on the ground and three more shot down. A separate flight struck Woleai yesterday. further details awaited.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Invasion Rumors Stir as Hitler Marks 55th Birthday
German broadcasts and Allied dispatches report Feldmarschall Rundstedt massing troops along the Atlantic Wall amid invasion rumors likely before month’s end. Stockholm notes Nazi displays as Berlin endures bombardment of Swastikas and pennants while Goebbels allegedly ordered the protest.
Soviets Repel Nazi Attack in Baltic and Crimea
Moscow announced heavy Soviet losses for Germany with 5000 plus German dead and many captured. The Red Army bombed German concentrations near Rezekne and Guilbene in Latvia and a shale oil plant at Kiwisli Estonia, while Baltic front fighting and attacks south of Stanislawow produced high German casualties and encirclements.
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Moscow
Red Army
Baltic
Rezekne
Guilbene
Latvia
Kiwisli
Estonia
Crimean
Sevastopol
Stronger Alliance With Soviets Urged To Shield Britain
Sir Edward Grigg urged in the House of Commons for a postwar alliance with definite military commitments with the Soviet Union arguing it would prevent a Pearl Harbor on Britain. He noted Britain already has a twenty year wartime alliance with Moscow and stressed on‑the‑spot power to deter aggression. Labor MPs echoed calls for stronger imperial ties and caution against aligning solely with American press views.
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London
Sir Edward Grigg
Britain
Russia
Soviet Union
Germany
Edward Grigg
House of Commons
United States
John Dugdale
Labor
Chamberlain
Kipling
Lord Beaverbrook
Emanuel Shinwell
British Commonwealth of Nations
Badoglio says unity near in new Italian war government
Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio announced after talks with six parties that most obstacles to a united war cabinet were removed. He planned an afternoon statement likely confirming a new cabinet, with Actionist party still not fully aligned and continuing negotiations for its participation.
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Naples
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglia
Actionist
Yanks Find Women Occupying Foxholes at Makin
During the Gilbert Islands invasion at Makin atoll, soldiers of the 27th Infantry Division medical detachment found two native women and a child inside their foxholes. One sergeant from the Bronx, George Dunaeff, joked that a woman and child were in his foxhole as well. The group spent the night above ground seeking protection after the encounter with the intruders, as Japanese fire raged nearby.
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Central Pacific
Makin Atoll
Gilbert Islands
Sergt
George Dunaeff
Bronx
Nephew of Hitler Finishes Naval Boot Camp Transfer
Adolph Hitler's English born nephew Sampson William P Hitler completed boot camp and was transferred from the naval training station to another center for advanced training with Uncle Sam's bluejackets. Also shipped with Seaman Hugg were Charles W. Puhver and J Wo Meee.
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Sampson
William P. Hitler
Adolph Hitler
Uncle Sam
Seaman Hugg
Charles W. Puhver
J Wo Meee
U S urged to gain title to leased Western Hemisphere bases
Congressional committees urged the United States to take permanent ownership of a ring of western hemisphere defense bases leased from Britain in a wartime swap for destroyers. The bases, transformed by $130 million in American investment into armament towers, should become permanent bastions to defend the hemisphere.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Hebert
D.-La
Naval Subcommittee
Ration Values Cut 50 Percent for Lamb Cuts
Washington P reported that lamb cut ration points will drop by an average of 50 percent starting Sunday April 30 due to drought across many regions threatening the spring lamb flock. The Office of Price Administration did not disclose other May changes and said details would come next week after producer appeals.
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Washington
Army Buses Replace London Transit Amid Strike
The British Army operated buses and trucks to move Londoners home after a bus drivers and conductors strike. The action sparked a further walkout by about 700 more operators while over 2 000 workers had already quit over new summer schedules. The union urged workers to return, though many drivers resented military crews on city buses and some threatened further strikes.
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London Transportation London
Fire destroys shipyard buildings at Cornwall-on-Hudson
Firefighters reported five shipyard buildings destroyed and over 200 life rafts lost as flames continued burning at 10 p.m. The blaze began at 8:30 p.m. and firefighting equipment from nearby stations aided the effort.
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Bombers Strike at Sabang and Lhonga Sumatra
Allied forces launched a carrier based air and sea attack in the Indian Ocean striking Sabang and Lhonga in Northern Sumatra. The raid destroyed at least 22 enemy planes on the ground while Allied forces reported minimal losses and one pilot saved by a submarine.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Indian Ocean
Sabang
Lhonga
Sumatra
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Dutch East Indies
James Somerville
Mountbatten
Shonga
Stassen Saved At Sea
Wisconsin sailor describes a sea rescue of an officer named Harold E. Stassen previously governor of Minnesota and a Republican presidential hopeful. A pubchaser crewman recalls boarding a small boat with Stassen during patrols near an island. The Navy in Washington offered no confirmation.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
South St. Paul
Stassen
William Bermell
Michigan Delegation Hands All For Dewey
Michigan's 41 Republican delegates were pledged to Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York for the presidential nomination. The state convention unanimously praised Dewey, native of Owosso, Mich., and urged delegates to bear in mind that he is the overwhelming favorite of Michigan voters for the nomination.
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Detroit
Michigan
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Owosso
Mich
Dewey
Red Cross Tag Day Plans Stir County Support
Red Cross Tag Day will be observed tomorrow in several towns with early contributions at Red Cross War Fund headquarters. A Cahoes couple gave $5 for a tag in honor of Paul J. Gallipo, a Cohoes youth and POW, and a Lansingburg woman bought tags for five sons in service, boosting hope to meet the 258 000 quota.
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Watervliet
Green Island
Cohoes
Waterford
Red Cross War Fund
Rensselaer County
Cahoes
Paul J. Gallipo
Europe
Lansingburg
South End
Broadway
Chinese in Burma Encircle Japanese Division
Allied forces under Lieutenant General Joseph Stilwell announced encirclement of a Japanese division in the Mansum area near the jada mines of North Burma. Stilwell's 48th Chinese Division credited with the encirclement and river crossings while Kohima relief contact was reported from India.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mansum
Jada
Burma
Stilwell
India
Kohima
Mogaung River
Nzumgahtawng
Farmers Arrive at Alfred University for Training
Fifty Newfoundland farmers will arrive next week at Alfred University to learn American farming methods. U.S. Employment Service representative C. H. Thomas announced the plan last night.
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Bath
Alfred University
C. H. Thomas
Unitead States Employment Service
Authorities Find Penicillin Cure for Venereal Disease
Dr Chester Keefer of Boston predicts penicillin will be a useful treatment for syphilis. He cites promising early results from military experiments, noting faster wound healing and reduced pain with penicillin compared to non treated cases. The American Philosophical Society report highlights penicillin as a significant medical advance despite earlier arsenic remedies.
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Philadelphia
Chester 8. Keefer
Boston
Keefer
American Philosophical Society
Mose
Allen O. Whipple
Columbia University
Whipple
Allied Air Armada Bombards Northwestern France in Sunset Raid
American heavy bombers and fighters struck targets in northwestern France and northeastern France in a surprise late day assault. About 2,500 tons of explosives were dropped on German objectives as 9 US heavies were lost and fighters returned safely. Allied sorties totaled around 8,000 in 54 hours with some bombs reaching targets as late as 7:30 p.m. The operation, one of the heaviest evening bombardments by the Eighth Air Force, surprised the enemy and disrupted rail and military sites amid intense anti-aircraft fire.
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London
France
RAF
Italy
Plovdiv
Air Force
U.S
Eighth Air Force
Britain
Romania Faces war pullout or full Soviet strike
Romania faced a choice to withdraw from World War II on peace terms offered by Soviet Russia or confront a Red Army advancing from its eastern frontier. Allied air threats from Italy hovered as Premier Antonescu’s government reportedly weighed Moscow terms, with Hungary already occupied. The United States Britain and Finland were said to be consulted as Stockholm reported Finland rejected the latest Soviet proposal via envoy Alexandra Koliontay.
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Romania
Russia
Italy
Marshal Ion Antonescu
Moscow
Hungary
United States
Britain
Finland
Stockholm
Alexandra Koliontay
Rua- Sian
Sweden
Navy revives custom of wearing ear rings
New Orleans dispatch reports American sailors of the Asiatic fleet adopting a pierced ear as a badge of honor. Machinist’s mate second class William Archer returned home with a carved seahorse earring he filed aboard ship. Sailors note preferences vary and the practice requires at least three years at sea.
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Willam EE
Archer
USN
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