Navy On Offensive In Pacific
Admiral Ernest J. King declared the navy is fully entered on victory roads with unity power and experience guiding a far and fast advance. He said encirclement of Germany is in sight as the war in Europe progresses and the Pacific offensive stage is advancing well with submarines and planes sinking deeper into Japanese shipping.
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Washington P
Ernest J. King
Navy Commander In Chief
Europe
Pacific
Knoa
Germany
Japan
Balkans
Central Pacific
King
Russians Reach Sevastopol Summit Amid Growing Talk of New Offensive
A London UPI dispatch reports the Red Army seized a summit overlooking besieged Sevastopol as Moscow, London, and Berlin anticipate a renewed Russian push on the Polish Romanian fronts. Western dispatches warn of planned large scale operations with possible western and southern co ordinated strikes. The Soviet high command notes no eastern front changes while noting intensified activity at rear targets and rail hubs ahead of major operations. Since March 4 about 450000 Axis troops killed or captured, potentially over 500000 with Crimean tallies. The Red Army has advanced inside Estonia and Romania and neared Berlin from Kursk toward the Luck Kowet sector, ending a rare lull since last summer.
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London
UPI
Red Army
Sevastopol
Moscow
Berlin
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Ferlin
Nazi High Command
Estonia
Romania
Kursk
Luck-Kowet
Old Poland
Dnepr
Kiev
Hamilton County Ration Board Members Ousted
Albany district OPA administrator said three Hamilton County Ration Board members were removed for alleged issuance of gasoline coupons. Fourteen residents accused of illegally driving to Florida will be given hearings.
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Albany
Lester W. Herzog
Albany District
OPA
Hamilton County Ration Board
Hamilton County
Florida
National Scoreboard Rumors and Rain Postponements
The scoreboard lists yesterday results with Boston routing Philadelphia 5 0 and 1 Boston 0 Philadelphia 3. St Louis crushed Chicago 11 3 and beat Chicago 5 4 in another game. American standings show Detroit defeating Cleveland 6 2 and 4 3. St Louis edged Chicago 5 2 and 4 3 in a rain impacted slate with other games postponed.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Phildelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Montgomery Ward Strikers to Return to Work Ordered
President Roosevelt intervened in the Montgomery Ward labor dispute directing the Chicago firm and the United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employees to resume relations and have workers end the strike. Samuel Wolchok said a mass meeting would report the President’s demand and instruct workers to return immediately. The White House action aimed to prevent broader strike spread during war, with a noon deadline and threats of further measures if not complied.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago
Roosevelt
Samuel Wolchok
United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employees
New York
Wolchok
War Labor Board
White House
WLE
National Labor Relations Board
Allies May Clamp Down On Sweden Trade
Sweden rejects an American demand to halt ball bearings and machinery exports to Germany. Britain and Russia support the U S position. The American minister received Sweden’s reply which argues trade with Germany complies with last fall’s agreements with the United States and Britain.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Germany
Herschel V. Johnson
United States
Britain
Ship John Straub Sinks With 65 Lost Near Alaska
The Liberty ship John Straub sank after taking on explosives for the Alaska theater, with 65 presumed dead among eighty aboard. Captain A W Westerholm of Seattle commanded the new vessel on its third voyage. 15 survivors were initially reported but Murphy cites 70 accounted for. The wreck lies 21 miles off Sanak Island near Unimak. Coast Guardsmen found no fire at the wreck site.
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Seattle
John Straub
Alaska War Theater
E. M. Murphy
Alaska Steamship Co
Straub
A. W. Westerholm
War Shipping Administration
Murphy
Army
Navy
Sanak Island
Unimak Island
Alaska Peninsula
British Hold Tone As Imphal Front Stabilizes
Southeast Asia Headquarters said British imperial forces, with Allied air support, have checked the Japanese advance around Imphal Kohima and Bishenpur, and have strengthened positions after an initially stalled offensive. The Japanese sticky defense southwest of Imphal near Bishenpur slows progress toward Silchar and the Calcutta Assam railroad.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
India
Imphal-Kohima
Imphal
Bishenpur
Silchar
Wind Storm Kills Farmer in Ridgely Tennessee
One person died and at least seven were injured when a wind storm ripped through the Ridgely area early yesterday. Lake County sheriff Alf Haynes said E J Bender, 69, was found dead beneath the wreckage of his house.
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Tennessee
Ridgely
Tenn Pi
Lake County
Alf Haynes
E J. Bender
Nazis Ready to Flood Holland To Bog Allied Invasion Army
Nazi anti invasion forces in the Netherlands are at action stations as Germany warns of flooding Holland to slow an Allied invasion. Goebbels propaganda assures calm and defense along the Atlantic Wall while Allied air raids intensify. a Stockholmm defense test is also reported.
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Holland
London
Netherlands
Transocean
Amsterdam
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Atlantic Wall
Germany
Soviets Say Finn Refusal Forces U S Action
Moscow reports that Russians view Finland as allied with Hitler and seek U S pressure. The Finns rejected armistice terms offered by the USSR and hope for a change in Soviet U S relations to alter Finland's stance. Andrei Vishinsky, Soviet vice commissar, frames the sentiment.
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Moscow
Finland
Hitler
United States
U.ssr
Andrei Vishinsky
Finland rejects Russian armistice terms again
Helsinki reports the cabinet and parliament rejected Russia’s armistice terms for a second time after considering the country’s future. Foreign affairs said armistice talks ended with Finland’s rejection and that Britain and the United States approved Russia’s move. Continued on page nine.
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Stockholm
Helsinki
Britain
United States
Russia
Finland
Millions Seek New Jobs After War Ends
The International Labor Organization estimates that up to 30,000,000 U S workers will seek new jobs after the war. The forecast accompanies the eve of a full International Labor Conference session addressed by Secretary of Labor Perkins. The report notes that postwar employment can be maintained only if manpower stabilization measures stay in place.
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Philadelpha CP
International Labor Organization
United States
International Labor Conference
Perkins
Labor
Luis Girola
Workers
Fire Destroys Boston Coal Yard and Yachts
A six alarm fire last night swept a coal yard and adjacent ship yard in Boston destroying Zev pleasure cruisers and yachts and 2,000 tons of anthracite coal. Twenty families were driven from their homes. one fireman injured. Chief Samuel J. Pope led 300 firefighters estimating $300,000 yard damage and $225,000 to boats.
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Boston Pi Apo. Zev
Samuel J. Pope
Boston Fire Department
Smythe Seeks Ford and Lindbergh as Trial Witnesses
Attorney James J. Laughlin for defendant Edward James Smythe says he will request Henry Ford and Charles A. Lindbergh testify at the sedition trial. He contends Smythe cannot safely stand trial without their presence in the defense.
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Washington
James J. Laughlin
Henry Ford
Charles A. Lindbergh
Laughin
Edward James Smythe
New York
Ford and
Landbergh
Reich Under Air Siege intensifies as Allied air assault hits Vienna
Allied forces massed 600 to 750 bombers and hundreds of fighters in a seven day daylight offensive aimed at destroying the German air force. Targets near Vienna included Werner-Neustadt Schwechat and Bad Voslau airfields, with strikes across France and Belgium. Budapest radio reported attacks on Pest and Bekes before going off air.
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London
Inveson
Alps
Italy
Austria
Werner- Neustadt
Schwechat
Bad Voslau
Vienna
Britain
Budapest
Bekes
Transylvania
Belgrade
U. S
Eighth Air Force
France
Belgium
Namur
R.A PB. Coastal Command
English Channel
Patriots Claim Sabotage Strike on Italian Factory
La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno reported Italian patriots blew up a large war factory at San Giorgio in northern Italy causing an estimated $200,000 loss. Forty men led by a major and two captains dynamited machinery after overpowering guards. An additional 300 patriots attacked factories near Como that had been moved from Milan to avoid air raids.
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Bari
Italy
la Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
San Giorgio
Como
Milan
British Labor Party Urges Close Allied Cooperation
The British Labor Party released a post-war policy statement calling for the closest possible American British Russian cooperation not as an exclusive group but as a core of a world organization. It affirmed work toward a socialist future providing economic plenty and peace for all states.
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London
British Labor Party
Frst
Curtin Arrives in Washington for Official Visit
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin arrived in Washington for an official visit. He was met at the station by Secretary of State Hull and Mrs Hull, Lord Halifax the British ambassador, Walter Nash New Zealand minister and other officials.
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Washington
John Curtin
Australia
Hull
Lord Halifax
Walter Nash
New Zealand
Nine Die In Refinery Explosion At Local Plant
Nine men were killed and nine injured in an oil refinery blast at the cooperative refinery plant. Fire and steam hindered search for trapped workers as a large plant area was damaged. Lawrence Pallett died in hospital. workers’ identities may be confirmed by payroll and dental records via the refinery.
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Coffeyvane
Kas
Cooperative
Kost
Lawrence Pallett
Russell Hamlin
Japs Make Progress In China Drive
Chinese forces report heavy fighting in suburbs near Chengcen and Chengasien as Japanese troops push to weaken Allied control of rail lines Lunghai and Peiping Hankow. Japanese forces deepen roadblocks west of Chenghien and overrun sections south of Chengasien, with fierce engagements ongoing along multiple fronts.
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Chungking UP
Chengcen
Lunghai
Peiping-Hankow
North Chinas
Pei-ping Hankow
Chengasien
Cheng
Lunenar
Chenghien
Chenghsien
MacArthur forces land to trap 140,000 Japanese in New Guinea
Allied forces push 3500 miles along the New Guinea coast as MacArthur observes from a cruiser. A third assault team lands southeast of Hollandia to reach the Altapeka airfield, isolating 140,000 Japanese from the Solomons. This marks a reconquest of Dutch territory since 1940.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
Holland
Sa Ueday
Douglas MacArthur
Altape
Solomons
Netherlands East Indies
Assautings
Land- Guinea
Landing at Tanahmerah Bay Opens Pacific Invasion
Troops hit Tanahmerah Bay shore at 7 08 am with bayonets fixed and moved inland. Capt Byron Daubenheyer, Capt Robert Corfman, and Lieut Monte Kleban were among the first ashore as American forces broke through Japanese defenses with minimal initial resistance.
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Hollandia
Tanahmerah Bay
Hollandia Airiomes
Byron Daubenheyer
Gary
Ind
Robert Corfman
San Gabriel
Cal
Monte Kleban
San Antonio
Tex
Hawaii
Tanahmerah
Humboldt Bay
Seizure of Greek Warships Triggers Government Crisis
Greek crisis widens as Army Navy and Air Force officers demand new government. Three warships boarded and seized by loyal forces after crew mutinied amid a brief firefight. British warships supported actions while crews refused orders to sail on convoy and minesweeping duties. The incident followed March 31 when officers urged Premier Emmanuel Tsouderos to resign and were arrested by British per Greek government request.
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Alexandria
Sali
Crisi
Emmanuel Tsouderos
World Trade Body Aims to Curb Global Cartels
The State Department discusses studies toward a world wide federal trade commission to curb monopolistic cartels and promote freer trade. Informal talks involve Britain and Russia as a new international body could challenge cross border restrictions and major corporate giants.
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Washington
State Department
Federal Trade Commission
Great Britain
Russia
Office of Economic Affang
IG Farbenindustrie
Geman Chemical
MacArthur cross New Guinea surge traps Japanese in Hollandia region
Allied forces landed at Hollandia and nearby bays with heavy air and naval support. Japanese defenses collapsed under a massive American assault while units of the 18th Army were driven inland or forced to withdraw toward coastal barriers.
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Madang
Hollandia
MacArthur
New Guinea
New Britain
New Ireland
Solomons
Tanahmerah
Humboldt Bays
Fifth Airforce
Marshalls
Pittsburg Woman Chosen American Mother for GM Foundation
Joan Mac Falane of Pittsburg, Pa, was selected yesterday as the American Mother for the American Opera Association committee of the Gowler Rite Foundation. The appointment highlights local involvement in national cultural efforts.
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Newsorn .P
Mre
Joan Mac Falane
Pitisaure
Mdom
Gowler Rite Foundation
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Smythe
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Reich
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Dutch New Guinea
Holanda
Acfelds
Sade
York C.tvo
N . Gaumea
Bryan
Trianwerin
Hue
Pittsburg
Cannes
Drew Pearson
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