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  2. JAPAN REPORTS FIRST RAIDS Capital and Ports Hit

    Japan is reported to have had its first air raids yesterday in daylight, when the capital, Tokio, and also the ports of Yokohama and Kobe, and the industrial town of Nagoya, are said to have been bombed. ...

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  3. SUSTAINED RAIDING. OF ENEMY OBJECTIVES.

    The many recent R.A.F. raids, including attacks on North Italy, and mine-laying flights over German coastal waters and estuaries, ...

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  4. COMMANDO RAIDS.

    The Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army (General Marshall) in an interview, after reviewing the United States troops in Northern Ireland, ...

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  5. RANGOON BOMBED.

    A communique issued at 4 p.m. states General Brereton repoted from India that American heavy bombers conducted a heavy night ...

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  6. SIX MEDALS.

    Since the war began New Zealand airmen overseas have won an average of six awards a month. The 200th award was announced to-day. ...

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  7. KEY POSTS IN LAVAL'S HANDS New French Cabinet

    The French Government changes announced in Vichy, and quoted by agencies in London,leave four key posts in Laval's hands. Nominally, Laval will be the third personage in the Government, Petain being the Chief of State, and Darlan ...

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  8. BRITISH LOSSES.

    Japanese Anny Headquarters an nounced that 4500 British troops had been killed or wounded in Burma, and 150 captured between March 10 and ...

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  9. GERMAN PLANES. LOSSES IN RUSSIA.

    A Moscow communique to-night states there wre no important changes on the front on April 18. Six German planes were destroyed ...

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  10. AIR TRAINING.

    An extention of the Empire air training scheme is expeeted to remit from a conference in Ottawa early next month. ...

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  11. DESTRUCTION OF OILFIELDS.

    A Burma communique states on the night of April 16 the enemy tried to prevent the destruction of Yenang-yaung oilfields. Small parties managed ...

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  12. EMPEROR CONCERNED.

    The Tokio official radio stated that Premier Tojo, the Navy Minister (Admiral Shimada) and the Foreign Minister (Mr. Togo) had an audience with ...

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  13. PERVERTING FRANCE.

    "His determination to pervert France, in order the better to subjugate and exploit prompts him to select certain people particularly ...

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  14. COMMAND FROM BERLIN.

    The Berlin radio, commenting on the Vichy Cabinet, says that Laval, in his first term of office, showed understanding of the New Order, and opposed ...

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  15. SOVIET MUD HELPS.

    The Stockholm correspondent of "The Times", says that German military experts are complaining that especially difficult ground conditions continue on ...

    Article : 341 words
  16. WITHDRWAL FROM SITTANG FRONT.

    It is officially stated that the main Chinese forces on the Sittang front, in Central Burma, have withdrawn to a new line after many days of powerful ...

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  17. START OF OFFENSIVE.

    The capital is greatly elated through reports of the Tokio bombing, which, according to general opinion, indicates that the Allies took the inititative ...

    Article : 122 words
  18. STRAY BALLOONS

    The Berne radio says it ia officially announced that foreign made balloons, to which a metal container holding inflammable liquid, ...

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  19. LEND LEASE ACT.

    White House discloses that the Russian Lend and Leace supplies sent in Mareh exceed by 250 percent, the deliveries made in ...

    Article : 51 words
  20. AMBASSADOR RESIGNS.

    The French Ambassador (M. Marcel Peyrouton) has informed Marshal Petain by cable of his resignation following the appointment of Laval. ...

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  21. MOPPING UP ON ISLAND.

    A "Nichi Niehi" report says that the Japanese have landed on Slberu and Nias islands, off Western Sumatra, and began mopping up the enemy. ...

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  22. TRANSFER OF NAVY.

    The Tass Agency from Geneva says that the French-German agreement under which three French battleships and other warships will be placed ...

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  23. PREPARE FOR MORE.

    The United Press says that the Japanese Government broadcast a warning to the people to prepare for further attacks by the United Nations planes, ...

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  24. AIR ATTACK U.S. RESPONSIBILITY.

    Indications ara that the Chinese troops are to have a bigger role in the Burma campaign, while the United States will assume main retponsibility ...

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  25. PERSONNEL OF CABINET.

    It is officially stated that the new Cabinet comprises: M. Laval, Chief of the Government and Minister, for Foreign Affairs, ...

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  26. AGAINST RUSSIA.

    Information from every quarter agrees that the Germans have decided to concentrate the whole of their military might against Russia, to the ...

    Article : 405 words
  27. NOT FROM CHINESE BASES.

    The Associated Press says it is learned authoritatively that raids against the Japanese were not made from Chinese bases. ...

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  28. AUGSBURG ATTACK.

    The Air Ministry states that in daylight yesterday, and in the evening, 12 Lancaster bombers took off for Augsburg. Their target was a machine ...

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  29. FULL AGREEMENT.

    Australians and Dutch had fully agreed to General MacArthur's authority, said the United States War Secretary (Mr. Stimson). ...

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  30. GERMAN LEADER.

    The B.B.C. European service an nounced that Field-Marshal von Leeb has been relieved of his command. His successor will be General von ...

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  31. PATENTS CARTEL.

    Production of many basic war materials had been impeded by cartel patent systems and Assistant AttorneyGeneral Thurman Arnold. He was ...

    Article : 154 words
  32. OVER CASABLANCA.

    French fighters went aloft when a British bomber on April 17 circled over Casablanca naval base and aerodrome. The bomber immediately flew off. ...

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  33. NORTHERN FRANCE ATTACKED.

    A small force of Hurricane bombers, escorted by squadrons of fighters at tacked targets in Northern France this afternoon. ...

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  34. AMERICAN GENERALS.

    Ten United States generals and six Filipino generals are believed to have been captured by the Japanese at Batan. ...

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  35. SUPPLY PROBLEMS.

    The Australian Army reprcsentative in Washington (Lieut-General E K. Smart), Dr. H V. Evatt, and Australian staff of experts throughout the night discussed ...

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  36. OPPRESSED PEOPLE.

    The leader of the Yugoslav guerrillas (General Mikhallovitch) has appealed to Marshal Petain to Rive the signal awaited to all oppressed peoples of Europe from ...

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  37. FORMOSANS WANT OWN GOVERNMENT.

    The Chunking correspondent of the Associated Press says that the Formasan revolutionaries have sent a petition to the Chinese Government ...

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  38. WOMAN'S VISION.

    How a woman worshipper saw in a vision the sacking of Rochester Cathedral 700 years ago is disclosed by the Bishop of Rochester (Dr. Chavasse). ...

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  39. CANADIAN AID.

    The Canadian Prime Minister (Mr. MacKenzie King) told the Canadian Prers in Washington that Canada has made no definite commitments to any ...

    Article : 83 words
  40. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

    The Canadian Prime Minuter (Mr Mackenzie King) revealed in Washington that President Roosevelt may visit Ottawa within a few weeks, and ...

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  41. CONTROL IN AUSTRALIA.

    As from midnight on Saturday the Commonwealth has assigned to General MacArthur all sections of the Australien defence forces. This was ...

    Article : 259 words
  42. CARTOONISTS LIFE.

    The life of the cartoonist, David Low, will be dramatised by the B B C. in a 30-minute broadcast next week. Two acton will impersonate Low, one ...

    Article : 59 words
  43. SOLDIER MURDEERS.

    Two army deserters, James Testerman and Charles Lovett, have been convicted of first degree murder in closing G-man Jubert Treacy on ...

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  44. LONDON'S DEFENCE.

    London County Council votes for civil defence in 1942-43 total £14,307,000. A further £828,000 will be-devoted to capital expenditure, most of which is for ...

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