Americans Hit New Guinea Coast Beachheads in Major Landing
Allied forces established beachheads at Hollandia and Aitape as 60 000 Japanese faced annihilation elsewhere. General MacArthur announced a vast air and naval assault, with 140 000 Japanese troops neutralized, signaling a turning point in the New Guinea campaign.
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New Guinea
Yates McDaniel MacArthur
Hollandia
Aitape
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Solomon Islands
Australia
Britain
New Ireland
Bousxainville
Wewak
Madan
Philippines
General MacArthur
Tanahmerah Bay
Navy Eyes Knock-Down Fight With Japanese Fleet
New York April 24 Rear Admiral Dewitt C Ramsey head of the Navy aeronautics bureau said the Navy is itching for a knock down drag out fight with Japan and that ship for ship combat is possible soon The remarks were made at an Associated Press luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria with Marine Corps Commandant General Vandergrift Army Air Corps Colonel Alison and AP President Robert McLean in attendance He added faith in the Navy air arm and the strategic importance of air power as the war nears Japan
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New York
Dewitt C. Ramsey
Bureau of Aeronautics
U.S. Navy
Associated Press
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Ramsey
Alexander A. Vandergrift
Marine Corps
Japan
John B. Alison
Army Air Corps
Gaders
Burma
Robert McLean
Navy
Planes Smash Factory Targets In Reich Bucharest Ploesti Attacks
London dispatch reports a two way raid with about 2,000 American bombers and fighters hitting German plane plants and rail yards at Bucharest and Ploesti while about 1,000 more attacked Balkan targets from Italy. Allied air crews claim considerable success in the Bucharest rail yards and Ploesti oil center during ten straight days of heavy bomber operations.
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London
Britain
Italy
Bucharest
Ploesti
Romania
Friedrichshafenn
Munich
Balkan
Hitler
Belgrade
Seven Changes Urged For Price Control Act By Smith Committee
The Smith committee proposes seven major changes to price control including locking in the wage and price freeze, curbing the war labor board, replacing treble damages with a 50000 penalty, limiting sanctions without court review, publishing orders in the federal register, relaxing rent controls, and broadening court review of OPA and WLB actions. The majority, signed by Smith Peterson Hartley Hoffman, backs the plan with Jennings supporting with reservations.
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Smith Committee
House
OPA
Congress
Rep. Smith
War Labor Board
Federal Register
WLS Orers
Smith
Peterson
D-Ga
Hartley
R-Nj
Hoffman
R-Mich
Jennings
D-Tenn
Sharp
WLB
Russians Readied for New Drive Against Germans
Moscow reports the Red Army after lifting the siege of Leningrad and a 500 mile march from Kursk is massing for a fresh campaign. Front dispatches say rearguard moves are underway and a spring lull may end with a coordinated push on Polish Romanian fronts.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Romania
Berlin
Kursk
London
Red Army
Dnestr
Prut
Be Kind to Animals Week and Safety Day Events
In Winchester residents mark Be Kind to Animals Week by the SPCA and Smash the 7th Column Week by the Junior Board of Trade. Police warn motorists during Safety Day and Miss Margaret Flickinger plans a Home Safety Day program at 2:30 PM tomorrow at Northern VA Power Co. All are invited.
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Fair City
Junior Board of Trade
Tech
Maragaret Flickinger
Va. Power Co
Anderson
Rev Eisenberg Accepts Call To Grace Lutheran Church
The Rev William E Eisenberg, pastor of College Lutheran at Salem Virginia for five years, accepts a call to Grace Lutheran. Announcement made by Dr Harry F Baughman at a maritime service. He will assume duties June 1, with his family occupying the parsonage on S Stewart St.
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William E. Eisenberg
College Lutheran
Salem
Grace Lutheran Church
Harry F. Baughman
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg
Eisenberger
Carl A. Honeycutt
Zion Lutheran Church
Sunbury
Eisenberg
Roanoke College
Staunton
Mount Airy Lutheran Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
Roanoke
Board of Education
United Lutheran Church
S. Stewart St
Troopers Flown In By Allies To Help Chindits
A complete unit of glider borne guerrilla fighters operates behind enemy lines in Burma. Allied air infiltration disrupts Japanese methods, clearing the Kohima-Dimapur road and aiding relief to the Bengal Assam railway supplying air bases in China.
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Southwest Asia
Brandy
Ceylon
Burma
India
Kohima-Dimapur
Kohima
Bengal-Assam
China
Ando
Bengal
Assam
Post-War Council Meeting Tonight in Winchester
P L Hockman announced the Steering Committee of the Co ordinating Council for Post War Planning will meet at 8 pm at the George Washington Hotel in Winchester to consider the new constitution and other business. All members are present for the session.
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P. L. Hockman
Winchester
Frederick County
George Washington Hotel
Private Sale of Desirable Corner Lot House
Desirable 6 room house with bath furnace and hardwood floors on central corner lot. Good condition possession carey. Listed by Jos. B. Newlin Expr. of L. Snapp deceased. Phone 5515 at 19 Court Square.
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Carey
Jos. B. Newlin
L. Snapp
Court Square
County Democrats Elect Delegates At Mass Meeting
Freder ick County Democrats elected 32 delegates and 17 alternates to attend the State Democratic convention in Roanoke on July 8. Delegates include W. E. Edwards John B. Bywaters Harry L. McCann Lee Whitacre E W Braithwaite John Harper E Clay Rogers and others. W A Erle Edwards chaired the meeting with J Earl Rinker as secretary and the unit rule was adopted for the state convention.
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Frederick Couny
Roanoke
W. E. Edwards
John B. Bywaters
Harry L. McCann
Lee N. Whitacre
E. W. Braithwaite
John W. Harper
E. Clay Rogers
George A. Smith
C. E. Pingley
W. S. Huyett
Z. W
Invasion Day Proclaimed for Commemorative Meetings
Richmond leaders prepare state messages via the warning system for 1 Day events before 10 a.m. of the meeting day. Local officials will decide if city bells ring at 11 a.m. The OCD coordinator stresses the solemn rededication to the war effort rather than celebration.
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Richmond
J. H. Wyse
OCD
Tony
Wyse
Gay
Counsel For Walker Seeks Writ Of Error In Death Case
Howard Walker known as a confessed rapist faces the death penalty after a 30 day reprieve. His counsel filed a petition for a writ of error coram nobis and motion for reversal of judgment in Corporation Court, arguing involuntary confession and Walker’s alleged insanity violated rights.
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Burr P. Harrison
Howard Walker
Coroporation
Walker
Darden
Harrison
Clerk of Corporation Court
B. P. Harrison
Rebecca Walker
Bes- Spottswood. Brown
Bernard W. Taylor
Glad
Careless Pedestrians And Motorists Ticketed In Winchester Campaign
City police issued tickets to pedestrians and motorists for traffic carelessness as part of a Safety Day in Winchester. Violators received a free pass to view Pete Smiths safety short 7th Column and the Walk Warily booklet promoting traffic safety. Tomorrow is Home Safe Day with a safe cooking demonstration at 2:30 at the Northern Virginia Power Home Service Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Winchester
Pete Smith
World At War Highlights Aerial Bombardment Shifts
The report notes Britain with nearly 2,000 heavy bombers and fighters striking German air plants and fields while Italy contributes 1,000 strikes on Bucharest and Ploesti. Soviet forces regroup as fronts stay comparatively quiet. Anzio Cassino and New Guinea actions progress with the capture of a key airfield near Aitape and Burma operations expanding with airborne reinforcements aiding the Chindits.
Local Soldier Pictured In Life March Feature
A Life magazine March issue shows Pfc. McCormick near the head of a column of American soldiers advancing into England. The caption emphasizes the American fighting man as ready and slogging over English hills during the invasion narrative.
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Ture
Life
Pfc
McCormick
England
English Hill
Heaviest Aerial Offensive Reported Across Europe
Allied air forces pressed a massive assault on German targets as bombers and fighters plagued southern Germany and northern France. The Vichy radio cited Lille evacuation while RAF raids hit Belgium and western Germany. Marauders of the Ninth Air Force conducted twin strikes in France and Belgium during a six day peak.
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Germany
Belgium
Vichy
Lille
France
Ninth American Air Force
Local Guardsmen to Attend Fort Eustis Training School
Capt Baker announced ten men from the local state guards will attend the annual Virginia training school at Fort Eustis Virginia. Names of the participants will be released later.
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Ft. Eustis Training School
Baker
Fort Eustis
Virginia
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Radio Today
CBS
Shippl
Amsterdam
Holland
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Atlantic Wall
Reich
Bern
Switzerland
Dubendorf
Geneva
Alternrheim
Reds
By Henry C. Cassidy
Stanislawow
Old Poland
Narva
Carpathian Mountains
Upper
Dnestrand
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Red
Rev. Eisenberg
Grace Lutheran
Thoburn Wiant
Democrats
The
Russia
Anzio
Cassino
Taisi
Singer Sewing Machine
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