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April 4, 1943

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Headlines from April 4, 1943

Ignorance of U.S. History Shown by College Freshmen; Survey of 7,000 Students in 36 Institutions Discloses Vast Fund of Misinformation On Many Basic Facts Survey Finds Many College Freshmen Weak on Knowledge of United States History STUDENTS FOUND HAZY ON HISTORY

By Benjamin Fine

Reply to lr on prohibition evils

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R.A.F. RAIDERS ROCK LORIENT, ST. NAZAIRE; Around-the-Clock Blows Open Over U-Boat Bases -- Go On to New Attack in Reich R.A.F. RAIDERS ROCK SUBMARINE BASES WRACK AND RUIN FOR GERMAN SUBMARINE AND RAILROAD YARDS

By the Associated Press

RAF raids Lorient and St Nazaire U-boat stations, Abbeville and Brest; fighters raid French and Belgian ry targets; RAF Mar record revd; Berlin raids damage cited; Vegesack and Rennes raids illus

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Rucker and Adams Report; GIANTS OVERPOWER JERSEY CITY, 17-7

By John Drebingerspecial To the New York Times

LAKEWOOD, N.J., April 3 -- As Mel Ott prepared this morning to leave for Camp Kilmer, he seemed to be deeply preoccupied.

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HOLIDAY DEFEATS KIEFER BY 6 INCHES IN U.S. TITLE SWIM; Faulty Final Turn by Chicago Back-Stroke Ace Causes His First Loss Since 1935 FORD OF YALE TAKES 100 Smith, Gaining Second Victory of Meet in 440, Leads Ohio State to A.A.U. Crown THRASHING DOWN THE SWIMMING LANES AT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HOLIDAY DEFEATS KIEFER IN U.S. SWIM

By Kingsley Childs

AAU natl indoor champs

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1943Paulette Jiles, American writer (died 2025)^[†]

Paulette Kay Jiles was an American poet, memoirist and novelist.

Headlines from April 4, 1943

Ignorance of U.S. History Shown by College Freshmen; Survey of 7,000 Students in 36 Institutions Discloses Vast Fund of Misinformation On Many Basic Facts Survey Finds Many College Freshmen Weak on Knowledge of United States History STUDENTS FOUND HAZY ON HISTORY

R.A.F. RAIDERS ROCK LORIENT, ST. NAZAIRE; Around-the-Clock Blows Open Over U-Boat Bases -- Go On to New Attack in Reich R.A.F. RAIDERS ROCK SUBMARINE BASES WRACK AND RUIN FOR GERMAN SUBMARINE AND RAILROAD YARDS

Rucker and Adams Report; GIANTS OVERPOWER JERSEY CITY, 17-7

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