Byrnes Calls for National Curfew Compliance
James F. Byrnes said he cannot enforce New York City’s 1 am curfew without local aid and urged nationwide cooperation to support the home front. He warned thatNYC defiance could threaten wartime restrictions while noting no federal police force to enforce local rules.
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Allies Tighten Burma Trap in Meiktila Pocket
Allied forces tighten the Burma trap in central Meiktila area south of Mandalay where roads are blocked and Japanese troops of about 30,600 are believed encircled. British and Indian units report methodical night road block attacks and daytime tank barrages reducing the enemy’s ability to break out.
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German POW Shot Escaping From Pine Camp Tower
A German prisoner of war, 20, at Pine Camp near Watertown was shot and critically wounded by a guard during an attempted escape on Saturday, according to the post public relations officer.
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Prices Fixed on Furniture and Dry Goods by OPA
Washington froze price markups for 306000 retailers selling furniture dry goods and house furnishings to ensure benefit from lower factory prices. Chester Bowles announced a plan to cut clothing costs and return lower priced goods to civilians. Stores must post pricing charts and obtain OPA acknowledgment by May 4 to legally sell covered goods.
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Soviets Open New Assault For Silesia
London reports massed Soviet tank forces have driven 27 miles through German defenses in southwestern Germany toward Breslau as part of a three day offensive. Red Army wedges push toward the Czechoslovakian border while forces strike at Stettin and the Baltic ports of Danzig and Gdynia. Berlin warned that the battle for Berlin is in sight, and the Oder front fighting may spread to engulf the capital.
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300 Iwo Casualties Flown Home
The Air Transport Command on Oahu says American wounded from Iwo Jima are being flown home at over 200 daily and from the Philippines at about 1200 monthly. The service also evacuates the sick and delivers hundreds of tons of interwar supplies to MacArthur’s forces. Flights cover 7820 miles via Hawaii to reach the Pacific theater, with four engine Skymasters carrying up to 44 passengers.
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Dewey Adds Five Million To Budget
Governor Dewey sent a supplemental executive budget to the Legislature showing total state expenditures for 1945-46 of 372.31 million dollars, up about 5.01 million from the original 389.51 million proposal, with increases mainly for education and legislative studies. The plan forecasts higher general fund appropriations, more local aid, and 330 thousand dollars for nine committees including the joint legislative committee on industrial and labor conditions and the interstate cooperation panel. A revised Friedham Formula would add roughly 18 million to the budget, with much of the 15 million increase to the AM546 budget.
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Swiss Break Economic Ties With Reid
Washington official reports Swiss acceptance of objectives to sever most economic links with Germany. Switzerland frozen German assets, halted currencies trading, and limited gold purchases. They pledged to restore rooted property, enter a clearing accord with France, and curb anti German power exports, with work ongoing on relief and reconstruction steps. Präsidial aide Currie returns from Switzerland with confirmation of gains.
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France
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Swallows Return to Capistrano on St. Joseph’s Day
Flocks of swallows returned to Mission San Juan Capistrano yesterday renewing a long standing tradition. The birds skimmed into mud nests beneath the caves of the mission as locals note the annual migration pattern. A mystery persists about where the swallows spend winters with theories pointing to Honduras and Mexico.
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St. Joseph's Day
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Mexico
Attacks on Japan Enter Second Day
The U S Pacific Fleet reported a second straight day of air raids on Honshu and surrounding areas. about 24 carrier planes attacked Hobe Kure and other targets while Nagoya faced a large incendiary assault by B 29s. Tokyo urged aid for air raid victims and evacuees amid chaotic conditions.
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Yanks Invade Panay Island In Philippines
General MacArthur announced American forces landed on Panay, the 25th Philippine island invaded and seventh of major importance. The Fortieth Infantry Division led the amphibious assault under Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush, with a New York regiment. The operation aims to clear the archipelago of Japanese hindrance to shipping, with Panay 180 miles west of Leyte and 2350 miles south of Manila.
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Maple Syrup Run One Of Briefest on Record
Unusually warm weather ends the maple sap run in Wyoming County. Agricultural Agent J B Ketcham notes sap stopped dripping as leaf growth begins and farmers shift to spring work.
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J. B. Ketcham
Plot to Kill Hitler Reveals Conspirator Details
An AP report cites a conspirator’s account of the July 20 bomb plot against Adolf Hitler. Key figures include Heinrich Himmler, Claus von Stauffenberg, and Col. Ludwig Seck, with talks dating to 1931 and implications for a postwar setup in Germany.
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U S Cupboard Nearly Bare Probe Begins
Washington reports rising shortages amid war strain as Congress opens a probe into food supply. War Production Board chief J A Brug urges cutbacks to protect a bedrock civilian economy behind the war effort. Senate approves a food inquiry with a $5000 expense fund and stresses military needs must not exhaust civilian supplies.
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Hitler May Marry Stockholm Rumor Spurs Berlin Speculation
The Free German Press Agency reported unconfirmed rumors in Berlin that Hitler planned to marry soon the sister of his personal physician Dr Beandt. The move would signal confidence in victory and help secure heirs.
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Free German
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Texas Bans Closed Shop in House Vote
In Austin the Texas House passed by two margins of ten votes a bill prohibiting the closed shop. Proponents say it protects soldiers’ right to work. opponents call it a union-busting measure. The bill bars employer discrimination based on union membership and prohibits contracts requiring union or nonunion status, with National Railway Act workers exempt.
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House of Representatives
Texas
KBT
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German rout nears Rhine as Patton drives advance
Allied forces push German retreats near Mainz and Kaiserslautern as Patton’s columns seize towns and cut a widening corridor toward the Rhine. American and French troops press across the Saar and Saarbrucken region while Ninth and First Armies maneuver toward Ruhr escape routes.
Leftists Win Big in Finland Parliament Election
Leftist voters scored a decisive victory in Finland’s parliamentary race, winning about fifty seats and challenging conservatives and Social Democrats. Premier Paasi attracted large support with a push for new faces, while the Communist Democratic People’s Union and Social Democrats together held roughly half the votes with about 1.5 million counted of 1.8 million cast.
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Finland
Ith
Germany
Juhe
Paasi
Social Democratic
Iidates
Gether
Sky War Pounds Nazi Targets In Major Allied Raid
London dispatch says nearly 8,000 Allied warplanes hammered German targets. U S Fortresses and Liberators led the assault against jet plane factories and other Reich war plants as Luftwaffe Interceptors fought back. The Ninth Air Force reported enemy losses exceed 30 bombers, while American losses remain incomplete.
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