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April 2, 1944

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PEAK HELD BEFORE; Mile-High Crest 13 Miles Northeast of Cassino Taken From Foe LINES IN TOWN UNCHANGED Enemy Forays Fail There and on Beachhead -- Germans Bombard Eighth Army PEAK HELD BEFORE CAPTURED IN ITALY

By Milton Brackerby Wireless To the New York Times

Allies take Monte Marrone, 13 mi northeast of Cassino following San Michele and Pizzone attacks; Cassino positions remain unchanged despite sharp artillery exchs; Allies repulse Ger forays, Cassino and Anzio; US destroyers bombard beachhead; Garigliano and 8th Army areas rept increased artillery fire; Allied aerial sorties during wk ended Mar reptd; Rome radio repts Allied air attack and strafing; map

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SEEING STARS WITH ROBERT REUD; Herewith a Tale of an Astral-Minded Broadwayite

By Richard S. Maney

ROBERT REUD grows tightlipped, resorts to evasive action when pressed about his birthday. This eccentric conduct stymies his random biographer, for by Reud's own credo any comprehensive estimate of his achievements must hinge on the date of his initiation, even its hour and minute.

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Challenge Me First In Arkansas Derby

By the United Press

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, April 1 -- Challenge Me, carrying the colors of the Brolite Farm, raced to a popular victory today in the ninth running of the $10,000 added Arkansas Derby before one of the largest crowds ever to attend a racing card at Oaklawn Park.

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SMITH GETS TRIPLE, PACES GREAT LAKES TO U.S. SWIM CROWN; Hawaiian Star Takes 100 and 440 Free-Style on Closing Night of A.A.U. Meet KIEFER WINS BACK-STROKE Bainbridge Star Gains Second Triumph, as Does Batterman of Columbia in High Dive SMITH GETS TRIPLE IN U.S. SWIM MEET

By the Associated Press

team champ won by Great Lakes Naval Training School

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Notable Births

1944Bill Malinchak, American football player^[†]

William John Malinchak is a former American professional football player who was a wide receiver and special teams ace in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1960s and 1970s.