Mead War Investigators Probe Carbon Black Shortage
A Mead War Investigating Committee sub committee travels from Amarillo to examine causes of the carbon black shortage. Sen. Hugh B. Mitchell and officers visit plants at Pampa and Borger while Will report findings to the Mead Committee. The group plans to continue to Phoenix Aziz with related briefings in Washington and Atchison.
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McCormick Co
Mead War Investigating Committee
Panhandle
Amarillo Hotel
Francis Flanagan
Hugh B. Mitchell
Washington State
Rudolph Halley
Kansas City
Rudolph Harley
F. E. Lowe
Eugene C. Carusi
John W. Abbott
Naval
Pampa
Borger
Senator Mitchell
Mead Committee
Sen
James M. Mead
New York
War Investigating Committee
Halley
War Manpower Commission
War Production Board
Eisenhower
Mitchell
Amarillo
Phoenix
Aziz
Atchison
Kan
War Food Administration
Flanagan
Washington
Mounting Blows on Ryukyus Reported by Pacific Fleet
U S carrier aircraft pressed attacks on enemy air and shore targets in the Ryukyus while surface ships bombarded coastal installations. Admiral Nimitz said landings off Okinawa were not yet confirmed amid continued neutralizing strikes on Marcus, Palau, Yap, Truk, Wake and the Marshall Islands.
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Guam
U. S
Ryukyus
Admiral Nimitz
Nimitz
Okinawa
Ryukyu Island
Raymond A. Spruance
Marc A. Mitscher
Formosa
Navy
Hachijo Island
Tokyo
Marcus
Palaus
Yap
Truk
Wake
Marshall Islands
Reds Crash Danzig and Baltic Naval Bases Fall Nears
Russian troops pierced the center of Danzig and battled through Gydnia as Nazi bases on the Baltic looked ready to fall. East of Koenigsberg the Third White Russian Army destroyed remnants of a German force on the Kahlholz peninsula, with 4,009 Germans captured, bringing two day total to 25,000. Lumber advertisement follows.
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London
Danzig
Gydnia
Baltic
Moscow
Kahlholz
Koenigsberg
Americal Division lands on Cebu and advances near Cebu City
American forces led by Maj. Gen. William H. Arnold landed Monday on Cebu Island under Seventh Fleet cover and pushed inland to within three miles of Cebu City. The operation, the 28th island landing in the Philippines, aimed to cut the path to Manila as Tokyo radio confirmed the invasion. The Yanks, previously active at Ticao and Burias, faced light resistance at Talisay five miles south of Cebu City while other units pressed toward Lipa and Malvar Airfield as Bombing and naval support continued.
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Manila
William H. Arnold
Americal
Cebu Island
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Cebu
Philippines
MacArthur
Tokyo Radio
Solomons
Arnold
Central Philippines
Ticao
Burias
Sibuyan Sea
Luzon
United States
Talisay
Cebu City
Negros
Leyte
Boho
Tokyo
11Th Airborne
Lipa
Batangas Province
First Cavalry Division
Malvar
Tanauan
Benete Pass
Baguio
Legaspi
Ninth Army
Ruhr
Wesel
Simpson
Dorsten
Rhine
Holten
Sterkrade
Essen
Brunen
17Th Airborne
Grudenburg
36Th
Block by Block Battle Rages in Frankfurt
A front dispatch from March 27 reports American forces fighting block by block to secure Frankfurt on the Main amid heavy resistance. Americans crossed a damaged Main River bridge, captured a southern bridgehead, and pressed toward the heart of the city while German artillery bombarded positions.
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Frankfurt
Frankfurt-on-Main
River Main
Stockholm
Parks
Tne
Main
Germany
Emory Lagrew
Lexington
15Th Tank Battalion
Everett Martin
Bryan
Tex
Wilmer Jones
Waynesburg
Eisenhower says German army whipped on Western Front
General Eisenhower told reporters in Paris that the German army on the Western Front is whipped after a major Allied Rhineland victory. He warned against expecting unconditional surrender and noted Allied supply limits would shape eastward advances as battles continue across the Rhine and into central Germany with U.S. Seventh and Third Armies pushing toward Frankfurt and beyond.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Berlin
Rhineland
Russia
Germany
Rhine
Bavaria
Ardennes
Frankfurt
Wuerzburg
Orlin
Lohr
Third Army
Luxembourg
Wiesbaden
Weather Summary Amarillo Vicinity to West Texas and New Mexico
The Weather Bureau reports fair and cooler conditions for Amarillo and vicinity on Wednesday and Wednesday night. Panhandle and South Plains expect fair weather with a gradual cool down. New Mexico shows fair skies with highs 45 to 70, temperatures by hour yesterday, and extended Texas West of Gulf Plains forecast near normal temperatures with a few scattered showers Thursday and rising temps Saturday.
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Amarillo
West
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Gulf Plains
Love Flames Again When Wife Brings Home Some Cigarettes
Dallas report of a street exchange where a man notes he planned to seek divorce but his wife returned with several packages of cigarettes, altering the plan and adding tension to the domestic issue.
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Dallas
United Press
Eisenhower outlines unconditional surrender goal and front lines
General Eisenhower stated that Germany will face unconditional surrender once the Russians and Western Allies link in Germany. Distances show Western Allied armies closing toward the Russian front with gaps ranging from about 245 to 330 miles across the central front near the Oder and Neisse rivers.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Germany
Second Army
Wesel
Oder
U. S. Ninth Army
Essen
U. S. First Army
Wetzlar
Neisse
U.S. Third Army
Lohr
U. S. Seventh Army
Mannheim
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