Sea and Air Attack Near Okinawa Enters Seventh Day
Allied forces press a seventh straight day of bombardment on Ryukyu targets as U S Carrier groups and British ships strike southern Okinawa while Japanese planes and torpedo boats counterattack. Adm Spruance confirms continued attacks.
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Gaiamari
United States
Pacific Fleet
Ryukyus
Tokyo
Uramg
Okinawa
Japan
Unar
King George V
Ilustrious
Chester W. Ninsitz
Cartier
Adm
Bruce Fraser
Australis
Fifth Fleet
Sasebo
Kure
Emeny
Owas
Nimitz
Reds Promise Triple Vote in Proposed United Nations Assembly
The White House disclosed that at the Crimea Conference the United States, Britain, and Soviet representatives agreed to grant the Ukrainian and White Russian Soviet Republics representation in the UN assembly. The US also sought three votes in the assembly, with a decision due at the April 25 World Security Conference in San Francisco.
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Washington
White House
America
Crimea
United Nations Organization
United States
San Francisco
Yalta
Yaltai
Russia
Great Britain
China
France
General Gustav Braun Reported Missing in Italy
Gen Gustav Braun, recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, has been reported missing in northern Italy since March 17. Braun, who arrived overseas last June, served as chief of staff for the 3rd Red Bull Infantry Division and later commanded the 3rd Infantry Regiment. He earned promotion to brigadier general last month after a long career from the Buffalo National Guard to World War I service and the Mexican border patrol.
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Rochester Gpi
Briz
Gustav 3. Braun
Actiog
Taly
War Department
Anne Hoesterey Braun
Braun
Red Bull
Italy
National Guard At
Buffalo
Mine Owners Reject Wage Compromise in Coal Talks
Secretary Perkins announced after conferences with John L. Lewis and coal operators that the latter rejected her last minute proposal for a new contract. Lewis and the United Mine Workers had agreed to drop the ten cent per ton royalty demand, while operators refused to extend the current agreement or accept retroactive wage adjustments. The case was to be certified to the War Labor Board as a step toward possible government seizure if talks fail.
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Washington
Perkins
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Miss Perkins
Letsis
War Labor Board
Bill Perkins
Ickes
Miss Perkina
Dewey Praises Labor-Employer Peace Charter
Albany governor Thomas E. Dewey hailed the labor employer peace charter as a path to postwar industrial harmony. He praised the code of principles crafted by William Green, Eric Johnston, and Philip Murray, stressing real understanding of labor and industry problems to boost productivity and labor peace.
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Albany
Thomas £. Dewey
America
Roosevelt
Willian Green
American Federation of Labor
Eric Johnston
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Philip Murray
Congress of Tajdazirial Organizations
Dewey
B 29s Hit Singapore Oil Depots in Strike
Washington reports B 29s from India based squadrons bombed Singapore targeting oil supplies in a strategic crossroads of the Japanese Empire. The raid underscores Allied air power in the war theater.
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Washington
Singapore
Roosevelt Faces Fight as Draft Bill Looms in Senate
Washington sources report President Roosevelt warned of a real Senate battle over the manpower control bill. Senate leaders Barkley and Thomas said passage is uncertain despite administration pressure. The bill would empower Byrnes to freeze workers and regulate hiring with penalties up to two years in jail.
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Washington
Dpi
House
Senate
James F. Byrnes
Barkley
German General Kills Self in Camp Forrest Hospital
General Karl Suelowins of the Afrika Korps, a German POW at Camp Forrest, died by suicide in his room two days earlier. He was captured near Bizerte, Tunisia in May 1942 and treated for a psychiatric condition at the POW hospital. He is survived by his wife and a son in Breslau, Germany.
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Camp Forrest Tenn
Karl Suelowins
Yesterdar
Afrika Corps
Buelowing
Armored
Bizerte
Tunisia
Camp Forrest Hospital
Keenizgberg
East Prussia
Breslau
Germany
Forest Fire Rages Near Suffern Bear Mountain Area
Police report a forest blaze covering six square miles northwest of Suffern toward Bear Mountain discovered about 2 pm. All forest rangers and firefighters were deployed to combat the fire through the night.
Court Upholds Packers Losses Under OPA Ceilings
An emergency court of appeals ruled that penalties on slaughterers producing only fresh beef cannot break even under wholesale ceilings, while processing packers faced upheld ceilings for firms handling beef and by products. The ruling ordered OPA to adjust costs for government contracts and noted production impediments to meeting government grade carcass demands. House investigators opened hearings on rationed food abroad and noted OPA shortages increasing points for canned peas and asparagus starting Sunday.
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Washington LLP
OPA
Emergency Court of Appeals
Armour
Oy Cdahy Brothers Co
America
Itt
Allied Air Power Shrinks Nazi Germany as March Sets Records
Allied warplanes say they will continue to strike Germany until Nazi resistance ends. March saw record air totals and tactical support that isolated western Germany, narrowing Nazi-held areas to a small zone. The bomber commands can now concentrate heavy sorties on key targets with less concern for distant trouble spots.
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London
Germany
Europe
Rhine
Reich
Patrol Clashes Mark Quiet Italian Front In Rain
Rain and fog cloaked the Apennine front near Bologna as Allied forces held positions. Minor clashes occurred between patrols with artillery and mortar fire interspersed. A German attempt near Congnola was repelled in under an hour. American troops set fires before Bologna as German defenses were fortified for months. British and French destroyers shelled German positions near the French-Italian border.
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Rome
Bologna
Europe
Congnola
Faenza
Fie
Forth
Easter Holiday Crowds Swarm Into New York
Large crowds of New Yorkers flocked from the city seeking relief from unseasonable heat as spring travel surged. The New York Central system reported Grand Central congestion rising toward Christmas levels, while Pennsy noted traffic to seashore routes up but no major jams yet. Cars crossing Hudson tunnels and the GW Bridge increased by about 10 000 daily versus last week.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York and Seashore
Hudson River
George Washington Bridge
Jon Hues
Invading Cebu Forces Take Over Mactag and Canik Islands
General MacArthur reports American forces from the 7th Division seized Mactag Island and Canik in Cebu harbor while securing Opon and Lahug airfield. Fighting was described as disorganized by the enemy with additional bombings in Luzon and the Sulu archipelago.
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Manila
William H. Arnold
Cebu City
Cebu
Mactag
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Canik
Cauit
MacArthur
Opon
Mactan
Lahug
Aga
Luzon
Legaspi
Mindanao
Jolo
Tawi Tawi
Sulu Archi Belago
OPA Ration Order Affects Baby and Toddler Shoes
The OPA limits baby shoes to conserve leather and fabric, moving infants to rationed sizes while leaving bootees and fabric shoes coupon free. Officials say production will shift to larger toddler sizes and rebuild stock, with a two pair per year goal for fabric shoes resuming after December cuts.
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le Opa
Id Odiaia
OPA
Demend
OCR
William ¥. Elliott
Berlin Patton Near Berlin Front as Ruhr Falls
Allied forces push toward Berlin with Patton’s Third Army moving east from Frankfurt and the First Army racing through the Ruhr’s edge. Frankfurt and Mannheim fall to U S troops as columns advance toward the Westphalian plain, while Britons and Americans threaten a linkup that could seal off Ruhr factories.
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U.S
Westphilian
Iitle
Berlin
Ruhr
Courtney H. Hodges
Langwiesse
Hamm
Halter
First
Hallenders
Frankenberz
Berin
George S Patton
Fransfurt
Landier Back
Piscea
Amer
Reich
Bay and Rhine
Mainz
North Africa
Muenster
Osna- Squeck
Hannover
Dutch Tell of Ace-in-Hole Nazi Weapon
Dutch underground informant Jacop Van Berkel said Nazis possess a secret and deadly weapon. He claimed the European front hinges on victory for the Allies versus Germany’s ultimate weapon, described as highly destructive though details were not disclosed.
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Portland
Ore
PIA
Jacop van Berkel
Netherlands Information Bureau
European Front
Germany
United
Rathi
Baptism in Rhine Before River Crossing by Army Chaplain
Protestant chaplain Chester W. Egert of Mount Pleasant Michigan administered a baptism in the Rhine River for combat engineer Pic. Howard K. Sligar of Centralia Illinois three days before the Ninth Army assault began. Sligar had asked the chaplain to bless him in a running stream prior to going into action with the Allied forces.
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Rhide
Howard K. Sligar
Centralia
Chester W. Egert
Mount “Pleasant
Mich
Sigar
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