Soviets Repel Six Day German Offensives at Novorossisk
The Red Army reports killing 7,000 Germans and destroying 28 armored cars as it repelled a six day German drive to seize the Black Sea port of Novorossisk. Moscow says German attacks failed, despite large forces and aerial support, with heavy fighting centering on the port and surrounding Kuban area.
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London
Red Army
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Caucasus
Moscow
Moscow Bulletin
Red
Taman
Kuban
Poles Praised by Churchill and Russia Praise
Prime Minister Churchill hailed the Polish people for their valuable contribution to the United Nations cause and said their sacrifices would be rewarded with the restoration of a great and independent Poland. A Moscow communique praised Polish patriots for disrupting German rail traffic to the Russian front, as relations with the Polish government in exile in London remained severed.
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London
Churchill
United Nations
Poland
Moscow
Russia
Pravda Praises Allied War Effort After Stalingrad Victory
Pravda fronts page editorial links the Allied drive to the Red Army win at Stalingrad, praising Britain and the United States for African victories and air strikes. It highlights the looming second front and vows the alliance will strike Germany and Italy, while noting Paulus and Kesselring's setbacks.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Russia
Red Army
Stalingrad
European
Africa
Germany
Stahn
Europe
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Great Britain
United States of America
Paulus
Kommel
Egypt
Suez
Tunisian
Italy
Bombs Drop On Netherlands In Allied Air Raid
London based reports say RAF bombers and fighters hit industrial targets at Ijmuiden in the Netherlands as a follow up to a heavy raid Saturday by American bombers on the German submarine base at St Nazaire. The raid caused seven planes lost by the Americans and six enemy fighters destroyed by the British. News mentions silent Paris and Calaia radio stations for about an hour amid possible further raids.
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London
France on Right Road Says Petain in May Day Address
Vichy radio quoted Marshal Petain saying after trials and disappointments revival had begun you are on the right road He spoke after Pierre Laval returned from talks with Hitler noting the armistice ended fighting not the war He said he understood the bitterness and faced a difficult position.
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London
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
Petain
Lehman Returns from 15,000 Mile Overseas Trip
Herbert H. Lehman director of the Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation and former New York governor returned to the United States yesterday aboard a Pan American Clipper after a lengthy overseas journey covering about 15,000 miles.
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New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation
New York State
United States
Americans French Advance on Mateur and Tunis Front
Allied forces push toward Mateur and Bizerte in rugged hills with supplies airdropped. British naval forces join airmen in operations around Tunis. northern coast gains include Marsa Douiba. French report repelled German counterattacks near Pont du Fahs as ships and minesweepers vie along Cap Bon and Sicily coast. Allied losses include one ship sunk and Pilot Lieutenant Gould among the dead.
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Mateur
Bizerte
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tunis
Marsa Douiba
Pont du Fahs
Tunisian
Cap Hon
Sicily
Phillip Francis Steward Gould
Nazis May Induct Captured Reds
Stockholm dispatch reports Nazi planners seek to raise a 300000 to 500000 strong force of captured Red Army soldiers under General Andrei A. Vlasov. Civilians from occupied Russian territories and Soviet POWs would be included with Rosenberg reportedly opposing the move.
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Stockholm
UPI
Hitler
Baltic States
Red Army
Andreia A. Vlasov
Alfred Rosenberg
General amnesty ordered for camps in North Africa
The Algiers radio quoted Gen Henri Giraud ordering the abolition of all political internment camps in French North Africa. The broadcast said general amnesty would be granted and measures would be taken immediately, AP reported.
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London
Algiers
Henri Giraud
French North Africa
Associated Press
Giraud Predicts May Tunisian Victory and 1944 End
Gen Henri Giraud told workers and the press that May would bring complete victory over the Boche in Tunisia and that the war would end victoriously in 1944. He said the fight is for freedom of the world and the liberation of France. Later about 10,000 people visited the Algiers war dead monument in a calm De Gaullist demonstration.
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Algiers
Henri Giraud
Tunisia
France
Germany
de Gaullist North African Committee
Cehildren
Giraud Proposes Meeting De Gaulle Near Algiers
General Henri Giraud sent a communication to Charles De Gaulle proposing a meeting at a lonely place outside Algiers. The message responds to De Gaulle's March 21 memorandum seeking unity among anti Axie French elements. The Fighting French National Committee is expected to consider the note, though insiders doubt De Gaulle will agree to the suggested rendezvous.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Algiers
de Gaulle
Giraud
Nazi flyer Wolfgang Towne Reported Killed in Tunisia
The Associated Press reports Captain Wolfgang Towne, a German flyer credited with over 100 aerial victories, was killed in Tunisia according to a Berlin radio broadcast recorded by the AP. The notice notes his wartime tally and his death location as reported by German sources.
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Associated Press
Wolfgang Towne
Tunisia
Berlin
Methodist Bishop Urges Unity
Bishop James H. Straughn of the Pittsburg Area urged unity and universality in the Christian church during the Troy Methodist Conference service in Saratoga Springs. He warned that division weakens the church and called for the union of Methodists as a step toward global reconciliation, stressing duty to a bleeding world and the destiny of Christianity.
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Saratoga Springs
James H. Straughn
Pittsburg
Methodist Church
Troy
Straughn
Jesus Io
Paul the Apostle
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Methodist
Unidentified plane fires on Brooklyn in WWII era raid
An unidentified airplane fired four machine-gun shells over Brooklyn New York ten minutes after an all-clear signal was given yesterday. Three shells pierced apartment roofs and a fourth hit a busy street intersection. Army and Navy officials work to identify the aircraft.
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New York
Brooklyn
Army
Navy
Two Hits Scored on Japs at Kiska Despite Weather
Navy reports two new air attacks on Japan forces at Kiska in the Aleutians, scoring hits despite bad weather that hindered observation. Watches and attacks continued as weather cleared.
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Kiska
Washington
Japan
Aleutians
Navy
Miners Ordered Back After 15 Day Truce Declared
John L. Lewis ordered 553000 coal miners to return to work amid a 15 day truce with the government. Roosevelt spoke on radio 22 minutes later, declaring coal would be mined regardless of opinions, without naming Lewis.
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John L. Lewis
President Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Lewis
Lewis Announces National Coal Mine Truce Agreement
John L. Lewis says a government backed agreement ends the coal industry stoppage as of tomorrow with a 15 day operation period. Secretary Perkins notes no promises to UMW leaders and outlines a war time wage contract to be worked out retroactive to April 1 1943 for bituminous coal and May 1 for anthracite.
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John L. Lewis
Perkins
Washington
United Mine Workers
Mine Workers of America
United States
A& New
Roosevelt appeals to miners on war effort and no strike pledge
President Roosevelt told Americans that coal miners must boost production to win the war, warning a stoppage would endanger soldiers and the nation. He cited the no strike pledge by major unions and the UMW leaderships refusal to engage with the War Labor Board on a wage dispute. The remarks were released in text to reporters.
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Roosevelt
Lves
Mr. Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
WLB
Food Spoilage Threatens Washington Investigation Aiken Says
Senator Aiken says millions of tons of food could spoil if the government refuses to supply materials for new quick freezing plants. He disclosed plans for a Senate Agriculture subcommittee investigation to learn why applications for processing facilities are being denied amid urging higher food production.
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Washington
Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Democrats See Republicans Split as 1944 Outlook Clarifies
Democratic observers at the pre presidential scene sense a second Republican convention deadlock may loom with multiple favorites delaying a clear nomination. Some expect wartime conditions to boost Roosevelt toward a fourth term, while others doubt his renomination is assured. They also question Democratic chances to gain House control in 1944. Republicans, meanwhile, may seek holdout tactics to muddle their nomination at next summer’s convention.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Guf
G. O. P. Convention Deadlock Shapes Draft Talk
The 1944 Republican convention appears split with many governors and party figures viewed as possible Dewey drafts. Dewey and Brickner of Ohio Stassen of Minnesota and Warren of California attract attention, while Willkie gains some early footing. Democratic observers doubt Dewey will complete his term, and some say a military figure could seize the spotlight if drafted by then.
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Dewey
New York
Brickner
Ohio
Stassen
Minnesota
Navy
Warren
California
White House
Wendell Willkie
Brickners
Seizure Bill Gains Favor in Wartime Labor Debate
U S senators weigh expanding powers under the Connally plant seizure bill as 500000 coal miners idle. The bill would empower the President to seize struck plants or mines and freeze collective agreements during government control. Some push to broaden labor protections beyond the measure already allied to Roosevelt actions.
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VPI
Senate
Texas
Roosevelt
Hill
Alabama
Congress
Taft
R.-O
Capi
Jap Installations In Burma Hit By Allied Air Attacks
American and British airmen attacked Japanese positions across Burma on Saturday using bombing and strafing strikes that targeted troops air fields and supply lines. Liberator bombers struck an enemy field at Pagoda Point near Rangoon and the 10th U S air force reported hits on the runway.
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New Delhi
Burma
Pagoda Point
Rangoon
10Th
U. S Air Force
Darwin Defended in 54th Japanese Raid Over Australia
Allied Headquarters in Australia reports Darwin suffered a heavy raid by 21 enemy bombers and 30 fighters. It was Darwin’s 54th raid, with attackers targeting the air drome while Allied bombers at Koepang Timor dropped incendiaries and high explosives, starting fires.
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Australia
CGP
Darwin
Penfoei
Koepang
Timor
Miners Poised to Return After Short Truce
In Pennsylvania and nearby coal regions a partial resumption looms as 350 miners at Gallitzin vote to return at 6 am following a one day truce announced by John L. Lewis. Operators say rest of miners ready to work. others defer awaiting UMW president's guidance amid national government intervention.
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United Mine Workers
Lewis
United States
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Gailitzim
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