Allied Air Blitz on Kiel and Pas de Calais Fortifications
Allied daylight raids and night sorties target Kiel U boats bases and Pas de Calais fortifications. Heavy bombers fighters and escort groups hit Duisburg Bethune Mezieres and airfields in Belgium and France, while 4500 tons of bombs drop on occupied Europe. Kiel base city details and recent strategic actions noted.
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London
Kiel
Pas de Calais
RAF
Duisburg
Europe
BR. A. F
Age
Germany
Brivain
Belgium
Xinth Air Force
Bethune
Mezieres
France
Beaumont
Chartree
Tours
Reich
Baltic Sea
Invasion Broadcast Guides Allied Landing Details
Longon reports reveal Eisenhower issued a second invasion broadcast to European underground outlining precise routes bridges rivers woods and landing fields required for an invasion. An Axis radio claimed 3,506,000 Allied troops ready for an invasion from south England and warned of Balkans and Portugal as possible landing points.
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Longon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
England
von Osberg
First Lady Addresses PTA on Literacy and Health
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the National Congress of Parents and Teachers lamenting that many men are unfit for military service due to literacy and physical defects. She called this an indictment of homes churches streets and government and urged every child receive proper diet medical care and equal educational opportunities nationwide.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Axis Seeks to Trap Pro Allied Peasants
A London broadcast reported German patrols in Italy roving behind lines seeking to trap Italians who support the Allied cause. The broadcast said peasants aiding Allies would be shot, as German soldiers wearing British uniforms roamed the area.
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Axis
New York
Italy
London
Scoreboard roundup shows league schedules and results
The National and American Leagues report no games or gates scheduled. In the Eastern League Wilkes-Raere defeats Binghamton 38 to 5 in a lopsided affair.
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Wilkes-Raere
Binghamton Ee
Sedition Trial Judge Fines Talkative Attorney
Judge Edward C. Eicher fined Henry H. Klein of New York 3750 for repeated interruptions during the sedition conspiracy trial in Washington. Klein protested a 30 minute opening, shouted where he said I have rights, and faced further fines. Ellis Jones of Los Angeles also faced a 3100 penalty for similar conduct, with the judge warning of possible jail time for future disturbances and doubling penalties on second offenses.
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Washington
Edward C. Eicher
Henry H. Klein
New York
Klein
Owd Klein
Ellis Jones
Los Angeles
Tole
Tria
Eicher
Monsoon Delays Fall Of Myitkyina In Burma Campaign
Heavy monsoon rains turn Myitkyina into a mud slog as Allied forces press the city. Chinese troops seize a strategic road junction to the north while Stilwell’s command establishes a firm line west of the city blocking Japanese relief efforts and tightening an escape route.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Céyton
Burma
Myitkyina
Associated
Thorburn Giant
Lreurs
Joseph
Stillwell
Charl [Pate
Namkwi
Mytthying
Mogaung
Fort Hertz
High Court Backs OPA Authority Power During War
The Supreme Court upheld the Office of Price Administration power to issue suspension orders and withhold rationed materials from retailers who violate regulations. The ruling cited wartime scarcity and aims to eliminate inequality, noting retailers cannot bypass quotas or mix in unrecorded sales. The decision also addressed conspiracy to stuff ballots as a federal offense.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Office of Price Administration
OPA
L. P. Steuart and Brother, Inc
Douglas
Marcus Island Raid Reportedly Baffles Japanese Command
A U S task force struck Marcus Island, an outpost 1,200 miles from Tokyo, in a two day assault. Tokyo and radio reports dispute details, while Tokyo claims carrier planes attacked in seven waves with limited damage.
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London
United States
Marcus Island
Tokyo
High Command
U.S Navy
Acmce
Tokeo
Marcus
Ozasewarta
Bonin) Islands
Marces
Forrestal Tells Women Armed Power Talks
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal told the American Women's Voluntary Services convention that women should channel pacifist desires into campaigns for armed protection. He said international security rests on the armed power of the nation and urged action.
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Forrestal
New York
Navy
American Women's Voluntary Services
Chinese Admit Fail of Cushih and Shensi Border Crisis
The Chinese high command acknowledged last night the fall of Lashin near Onan, close to the Shensi border, as Japanese forces mass for a drive toward Tungkwan or to cut off Chinese troops. Reports say Japanese units moved toward Tanskwar from the Lung bai Tali Jint, but were halted at Taying near Tangkwan.
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Chungking
Lashin
Onan
Shensi
Tungkwan
Ching
Tanskwar
Lungbai Tali Jint
Taying
Tangkwan
Tenth Death Reported in Iowa Flood
Des Moines reports describe floods across southeastern Iowa with ten deaths over five days. An Ottumwa witness saw a man go under water near a water works power plant, and authorities began searching for the body while weather officials warned the crisis would last more than a week. Five died Thursday and Friday, four drowned Sunday.
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Des Moines
Sembal
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Ottumwa
State Onion Price Violator Punished
New York onion grower Joseph Pillmeier of Florida was sentenced to one day in jail and fined $100 in federal court after pleading guilty to selling onions above OPA ceiling prices.
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New York
Joseph Pillmeier
Florida
N.Y
Union Cracks Down On Strikers At Chrysler
UPI reports United Automobile Workers officers cracked down on strikers as 11 500 Chrysler employees stayed away for a seventh day. President R J Thomas ordered a back to work meeting and summoned Chrysler Local 490 leaders for an emergency session with witnesses for the international union.
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Detroit
UPI — International
United Automobile Workers
C. 10
Chrysler Corp
R. J. Thomas
U. S
Browder Leads New Communist Political Association
Hari Browder, a 5 year old former Communist leader, elected president of the newly formed Communist Political Association at a three day national convention. The group dissolves the 25 year old Communist Party and pledges non partisan participation with no party affiliation and full political freedom.
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New York
Communist Political Association
Mary Tow
New Uniform Planned for Merchant Marine Personnel
Capt Harry H L Dreany assistant commandant of the United States Maritime Service announced a new uniform for Merchant Marine personnel. The plan, accepted and in production, features a dull olive color and identical design for officers and enlisted sailors, with gold buttons for officers and dark buttons for others. The uniform will be used in both winter and summer and will differ by material weight.
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Kattas City
Merchant Marine
Harry HL Dreany
United States’ ‘Maritime Service
Honal
Gis
Army and Navy to Handle Invasion News
The Office of War Information told press and radio reporters that frontline invasion news from Europe would come only from the military theater. Washington officials stated no rule would limit releases, offering supplementary military information instead.
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Army and Navy
Washington
GPI
Office of War Information
Europe
Metmorasdyn
38 Swedish Firms Added To Blacklist
The blacklist committee expanded the proscribed list by 38 Swedish firms suspected of aiding the German war effort, bringing total Swedish arms on the list to 496. Most names are German branches or Axis-linked concerns. SKF is not listed. Officials caution the names were released ahead of the regular supplement, signaling extraordinary measures amid efforts by the United States Britain and Russia to halt shipments.
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Washington
Sweden
Germany
Ddlacklist
Tite
Stockholm
SKF
United States
Britain
Russia
Massacre at Prison Camp Report Shocks Allies
Dispatch from Stockholm to the Daily Express details a 1947 account of Nazi guards shooting POWs in a mass killing. Eyewitnesses from a British escapee and an observer in Sweden anticipate an official report within days.
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London
Lpi
Stockholm
Expresa
Masserere
Grovne
Daily Express
B.D. Mastesman
Red Army Sends Bear Cub to Washington Zoo
A three month old Russian bear cub Maliutka arrived in the United States aboard an Air Transport Command plane and was delivered to the Interior Department. The cub, about the size of a young child, became air sick once but recovered to enjoy milk and beef on landing at LaGuardia Field. Representatives said the bear will reside at the national zoo in Washington under Ickes.
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New York
Matiuska
Air Transport Command
Red Army
United States
LaGuardia Field
Maliutka
T. C
Harold L.ickes
Washingta
Balloon Drifts Toward Stratosphere After Mooring Slip
A 75 foot hydrogen balloon broke its moorings near New York harbor and drifted south. Lieut J F Cameron said the Army and Navy were asked to shoot it down if sighted. The balloon, last seen at 3000 feet, could rise to the stratosphere and may stay aloft for ten months.
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New York
J. 4
Cameron
Maritime Service
Army
Navy
Wakde Airstrip Opens as Allied Drive Advances
Advanced Allied HQ announced Wakde airdrome in operation on the Dutch New Guinea coast 48 hours after US Sixth Army landed at Hollandia. General MacArthur said Japanese resistance remains stubborn inland while American forces push toward Maffin Bay and Sarmi. mortars hinder bridgehead expansion but Allied artillery is breaking up positions.
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Walkde
Dutch New Guinea
Sixth Army
Philippines
Hollandia
Douglas Macarthur
Wakdel
Thhat
Weir Drive
Maffin Bay
Sarmi
Tor River
Bhut
Dropped Shell Kill Soldier in Long Beach Gun Practice
A shell during target practice at a Long Beach Army installation killed one soldier and wounded eight others. Shell fragments damaged nearby homes but occupants escaped injury. Authorities did not immediately release names of the dead and injured.
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Long Beach
Yax Bill Crowded Off House Schedule
Waskinston reports the final congressional action on the income tax laws aimed at streamlining taxes for 000,000 taxpayers was postponed as the bill crowded off the house schedule.
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Waskinston
Court Finds Nine Guilty Of Polygamy In Lake City
The fundamentalist cult tied to plural marriage faced federal and state convictions as eight men and a woman were found guilty. Sentencing set for Thursday, with appeals possible. Six defendants also convicted on Mann Act charges and kidnapping counts.
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Lake City
Aing
Salt Lake City
John Yates Barlow
Tul
Latter-Day Saints
TL. Blake Kennedy
Kennedy
Turbulent Texas Takes Politics To Stride Today
The Associated Press reports a turbulent Texas political scene as delegates converge in Austin for the Democratic state convention. Debates split between fourth term advocates and anti-fourth term opponents while Republicans name delegates for the Chicago show. Names mentioned include Gov Thomas E Dewey and Gov William Bricker with Dewey leading the presidential nominator votes in Texas.
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Texas
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Austin
Chicago
Thomas Ef, Dewes
New York
Dent WW. Bricker
Onto
Dewey
Will Rogers Body Returned To Boyhood Home In Secrecy
Will Rogers body brought home nine years after Alaska crash. Secret ceremony in Claremore Oklahoma with casket lowered into stone crypt near his boyhood ranch. Rev. Jona Abernathy calls site a shrine and a source of inspiration for pilgrims along the long trail. Only a few Claremore residents aware of the voyage and return.
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Will Rogers
Claremore
Ohio
Gpi
Alaska
Will Rogiers
Glendale
Cal
Rogera Memorial Museum
Jona RR. Abermnathy
Oklahoma City
Claretiers
Rogers
Battle for Rome Seen Under Way
Allied forces press toward Rome as German divisions fight to hold the capital. American patrols push inland along the coast and toward Terra-Gina while Canadians burst through wire entanglements near Pontecorvo. Poles move into Piedmont and French units retake Monte Lenso as strongpoints at the Hitler Line endure heavy action.
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Aled
Naples
Rome
Teres
Italy
Terra- Gina
Fonds
Pontecorvo
Giri Valter
Cassino
Piedmonten
Monte Lensio
Pico
Hitler Line
Litt
Merchant Marine Honored at New York ceremony
In New York yesterday a maritime memorial ceremony honored merchant mariners who carried supplies to the fronts. Mayor LaGuardia declared the American people determined to support the fleet as Admiral Waesche noted 5,508 mariners who died in the war. Joseph Curran read Roosevelt’s letter praising the sailors who sailed the seven seas and sacrificed for the Allies.
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New York
FL LaGuardia
Assurting
National Maritime Union
R. A. Waesche
Coast Guard
Joseph Curran
The
Union
Roosevelt
Unions Oppose Job Conscription Plan
The American Federation of Labor and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen oppose a work-or-ight draft plan. They argue it coerces workers without necessity and would force civilians into private profit industries. Senate military committee heard the remarks.
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Washington
Willer
Senate Militacy Committee
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Howse
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Ramispeck
D-Ga
Ward
FARD
High Court
OPA Authority
Yank
C.1. O. Union
Browder
New Communist
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Monte Cassino
Bear
Washington Zoo
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Wakde
Drew Pearson
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