Morgan Missing On Berlin Raid After Medal Heroic Flight
Lt. John Cary Morgan, Medal of Honor recipient for steering a crippled bomber home during a Hannover raid, is missing after a Berlin raid. His vessel burst into flames and dived. navigator Lt. Walter M. Haynes reported the crash. Morgan and co pilot fought to regain control while gunners were unconscious and the communications system failed. Sgt. Tyre Weaver lost an arm in the same mission but survived as a prisoner of war.
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London
John Cary Morgan
Arille
Berlin
U. S
Organ
Walter M. Haynes
Sanford
Ore
Morgan
New York City
Hannover
Tyre O. Weaver
Riverview
Ala
Pyar
Retreating Huns Add Hungary to Occupied List
Soviet communiques report Mogilev Podolski's fall on the Dniester with a broad 500 mile attack from old Poland to the Black Sea. Vinnitsa and Korsov captured as Red Army advances threaten Romania and Hungary with key rail lines and the Prut River border near Romania.
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Hungary
Lomndon
Mogilev-Podolski
Dniester
Rumania
Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Vinnitsa
Bug River
Lwow
Old Poland
Korsov
Red Army
Carpathian Mountains
Ukraine
Black Sea
Nikolaev
Radzivilov
Rovno-Lwow
Poland
Yampol
Fritz Erigh von Mannstein
Prut
Pravda
Second Ukraine
Ivan S. Koney
Cernauti
Bessarabian
Iasi
Jassi
Ploesti
Bucharest
Danube
Soroki
West Bank
Mirogilev-Podolski
Slobodzeya-Balti
Russia
Odessa-Tiraspoliasi
Ankara
Balkan
Nicholas Horthy
Adolf Hitler
Stalin
Amarillo Milk Famine Linked to War Food Order
Amarillo milk customers face about 20 percent less milk than last month while supply remains ample. Distributors blame a War Food Administration order aimed at stabilizing sales to ensure milk for manufacturing cheese butter evaporated milk and milk powder for civilians and armed forces. The order limits deliveries in Amarillo area to June 1942 levels, with a 10 cent per hundredweight administration fee and priority to children pregnant women and invalids.
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Amarillo
War Food Administration
Food Distribution
Justice Precinct No. 1
Canadian River
Bureau of Census
Government Printing Office
Mili
War Fund Drive Reaches Final Push in Amarillo
Red Cross volunteers urge contributions as Amarillo trails its 112500 goal while Fort Worth and Lubbock near or exceed targets. Donations accepted downtown, at banks, post office, or via the Red Cross Motor Corps. theater star Donald O Connor supports the drive. A London dispatch notes skepticism about glider bomb predictions in the war's next phase.
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Aviary
Red Cross
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Dalhart
Southwestern Public Service
Red Cross Motor Corps
USO
Army Servire Forces
Donald O'Connor
State Theater
Universal
Amarillo Field
Red Cross Activites
Allied forces sink Japanese convoy off Wewak and strike Marshall atolls
More than 100 American bombers and attack planes sank a five ship Japanese convoy near Wewak New Guinea, destroying two troop laden vessels and three corvettes. MacArthur reported hundreds of troops and crews lost. Liberator and Mitchell bombers hit transports and corvettes while Catalina patrols shadowed the target. US forces pressed in Manus Island while ships bombarded Mili atoll and eastern Marshall targets Ponape and Nippon bases were hit again this month.
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Associated Press
Wewak
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Boston
Wewak A. M
First Cavalry Division
Manus Island
Admiralties
Lorengau
Mili Atoll
Marshalls
Mili
Majuro
Mill
Kwajalein
U. S
Navy
Marine
Army
Marshall Argls
Ponape
Nippon
Nes
Invasion Zone Limits Fixed
The coastline of southern and eastern England is set as a protected area with strict civilian movement limits from April 1. Only residents may enter a 10 mile belt. identification is required for all over 16, and binoculars are banned. The Falange predicts massive Allied force build up for the invasion.
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London
Europe
England
Firth of Forth
Land's End
Nederlands
Belgium
France
Furious Battle at Cassino Continues on Western Fringe
Allied forces push through Cassino ruins after breaching the Hotel Continental defenses as German troops retreat toward Monastery Hill. Hill 165 changes hands amid fierce house to house fighting with paratrooper units and frontline artillery support.
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Naples
Cassino
Fifth Army
Monastery Hill
Continental Hotel
New Zealand
Shoteun
Richard Heidrick
Adriatic
Lynn Heinzerling
Associated Press
Via Casilina
Army Service Forces Open Giant Exhibition in Amarillo
The Army Service Forces Exhibit opens tomorrow at the USO Auditorium in Amarillo and runs through Friday. The event displays equipment, rations, field ovens, vehicles, weapons, and even carrier pigeons to show how bonds fund supplies for deployed troops. General Donovan says the show aims to acquaint the public with how loved ones in service are supplied.
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Army Service Forces
USO
West Texas
Eighth Service Command
Quartermaster Corps
Engineering Corps Petroleum Division
Camp Claiborne
Richard C. Donovan
Weather forecast for Marillo and Vicinity
Partly cloudy conditions continue through Wednesday with cooler temperatures and strong winds Tuesday and Tuesday night. North New Mexico expects cloudy skies with light snow. south New Mexico partly cloudy with widely scattered showers. east of the Rio Grande colder. Wednesday looks partly cloudy and warmer.
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Marillo
Texas
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Red Cross Offers New Nurse Aide Class in April
A new Red Cross Nurse Aide class begins April 10 with six applicants so far. Mrs. Paul H. Streit urges women to contribute weeks of hospital work and apply by April 4 at the Red Cross on the Courthouse fifth floor for details. The course trains aides to assist nurses, addressing a vital need in Amarillo area hospitals.
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Red Cross
Paul H. Streit
Potter County
Amarillo
Air Forces To Salute Exhibit At Amarillo USO
Air Forces prepare an aerial salute for the Army Service Forces Exhibit opening at Amarillo USO Auditorium. Flying Fortress bombers from Dalhart AAF and a wave of planes from Pampa AAF will perform over the city weather permitting, Cols Kennedy and Campbell assisting. Also, Finland to issue a communique on armistice talks in Helsinki.
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Amarillo
Army Service Forces
Usc Auditorium
Col. E. T. Kennedy
Dalhart Army Air Field
USO
Pampa Army Air Field
E. T. Kennedy
Dalhart Field
Daniel S. Campbell
Pampa Field
Eighth Service Command
Jap Slashes Into India Trigger Major Burma Battle
Japanese forces pushed across the Chindwin in force in Upper Burma aiming for India’s Assam frontier and the rail and air supply lines to China. A two day battle at Tiddim on the southern flank ended with heavy Japanese casualties and a retreat, while Allied forces closed in at Tiddim and Timanthi. Allied airfields and ground troops prepared for ongoing operations as Stilwell’s forces advance toward Myitkyina in the Mogaung Valley.
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New Delhi
India
Upper Chindwin
Burma
China
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Chindwin
Tiddim
Assam
Joseph W. Stilwell
Claire L. Chennault
U. S. Air Force
Imphal
Homalin
Timanthi
Myitkyina
Stilwell
Wng Valley
Mogaung Valley
Jambu Bum
Mogaung
Tasu Bum
Campbell Trial Opens in Dallas
Ralph H. Campbell of Amarillo faced burglary charges in Dallas tied to May thefts from Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Miller. Miller testimony recounted a window pried open and clothing missing, with officers entering the Amarillo home in October where clothing was recovered. The defense argues unlawful search without warrant. The state says Mrs. Campbell permitted the search. Trial continues with defense witnesses due next day.
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Dallas
Ralph H. Campbell
Amarillo
L. H. Miller
Millers
Criminal District Court No. 2
J. Frank Wilson
J. L. King
Campbell
King
Spring Rides Plains Wind Alarming Temperatures
A spring day brought a 43 mph wind and a 33 degree range. The low hit 26 F between 7 and 8 a.m., with a high of 59 F at 3 p.m. Winds remained brisk, and the temperature at 10 p.m. was 30 F. Official arrival noted at 2:49 p.m. according to the 1944 World Almanac.
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Saya
Finns Move to Abandon Helsinki as Capital
Stockholm reports the Finnish government plans to abandon Helsinki as a temporary capital if needed. The move signals increased pressure that Finland’s hope for peace with Russia has faded.
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Stockholm
Hels
T Ner
Pinland
Rusia
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