Battlewagons Pounding Ryukyus Into Eighth Day
Heavy U.S. Pacific Fleet ships and carrier planes bombard the Ryukyus for the eighth straight day. Japanese counter-attack against Adm. Spruance’s fleet repulsed. 17 enemy planes and four torpedo boats destroyed. No confirmation of landings on Aka Jima or Tokashiki. Allied actions off Okinawa continue.
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Guam
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Ryukyus
Raymond A. Spruance
Japan
Nimitz
Aka Jima
Tokashiki
Kerama Rhetto
Okinawa
Spruance
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Honshu
Spruance- Mitsener
Tokyo
Beef Subsidy Cut May Be Delayed by Court Ruling
Washington reports indicate the government may suspend a planned beef subsidy cut after a court decision struck down OPA price ceilings for non-processor packers. The delay could affect a move from 80 to 30 cents per hundred pounds, with officials weighing options after the emergency appeals ruling.
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Washington
OPA
William B. Davis
Fragments from ruins show surreal Hitler heads in German streets
In war torn Germany on March 30 fragments display surreal remnants of Hitler statues once in public lobbies now on curbstones amid rubble. A Yank gunner with a silk hat waits for planes as German dogs lounge. a clock inscription proclaims life’s hour unknown. Cpl. Joe E. Gonzalez jokes about a ride home.
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Germany
Hitler
Cpl
Joe E. Gonzalez
New York City
Bronx
MacArthur's Men Land On Negros In Philippines
U S 40th Division of the Eighth Army landed on Negros Island in the Central Philippines near Bago and Bacolod. A second column moved 11 miles south, seizing Ponte Vedra and pushing inland along the Bago River. MacArthur reported guerrilla contact and rapid enemy collapse across the Visayan area.
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MacArthur
Negros
Philippines
Manila
U. S
Eighth Army
Negros Island
Bago
Bacolod
Ponte Vedra
Bago River
Santa Ancieta
Visayan
Kassel
Third
First
Seventh Armored
Frankfurt-on the-Main
Eder
Fritzlar
Berlin
Sixth Armored
Third Army
Treysa
French Forces Open Assault On Franco-Italian Border
French and Eighth and Fifth Army fronts along the Po Valley remained quiet as a broadcast French communiqué reported a campaign opening along the Franco-Italian border just below Switzerland.
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Rome
U.P
Switzerland
Jap Carrier among 11 Enemy Ships Sunk by U.S. Subs
United States submarines sank 11 enemy vessels in Pacific waters, the Navy announced. The tally includes a large aircraft carrier, two destroyers, two escort vessels, and several noncombatant ships such as cargo vessels, a tanker, and a transport.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Pacific
Navy
Submarine warfare tolls reach new highs in Pacific theater
Announcement lifts total Japanese vessels sunk by U S submarines to 1 083 with 122 combatants and 961 noncombatants. It also increases confirmed and probable enemy aircraft carrier sinkings and raises destroyer losses to 52.
German Captain Holds Fire In Friedberg Truce
UPI report from Friedberg Germany describes a German captain defying surrender during a truce as Maj Walter G. Smith of the Sixth U S Armored Division threatened to level the town. The captain refused to surrender and then disappeared with pistol and burp gun as the truce held.
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Friedberg
Germany
Giessen
Walter G. Smith
Ada
Okla
Smith
Day
Broken German Front Opens to Five Armies
Allied forces sweeping through the Rhine into western Germany breach the German front, with U S and British units moving toward Berlin and the Ruhr. Eisenhower’s armies push toward Kassel and Treysa as German resistance collapses.
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Paris
U. S
Eder
Berlin
Ruhr
Rhine
Eisenhower
Dortmund-Hannover
Luxembourg
U.S
Frankfurt
Improvement in Fishing for Plains Planned by Game and Fish Experts
Marion Toole, aquatic biologist, leads Texas Game and Fish Department plans to study Panhandle lakes this summer. The program targets Buffalo Lake's vast mudcat population with seining and trapping to boost food for better species. Collaboration includes Jimmy Caserta of the Soil Conservation Service and Jim Maggard, Panhandle game wardens captain.
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Panhandle
Jimmy Caserta
Soil Conservation Service
Marion Toole
Texas State Game and Fish Commission
Jim Mayzgard
Texas Game and Fish Department
Mr. Toole
Game and Fish Department
Jim Maggard
Buffalo Lake
State Game and Fish Commission
Southwest
Soviets Push Into Austria Amid New Offensives
London reports Soviet forces invade Austria as two offensives push toward Vienna while Hungary and Southern Slovakia erupt in fighting. Red Army units reach Koszeg and Moscow says Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian Army entered Austrian soil seven years after its annexation. Danzig flag raised in the Baltic port change.
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London
Austria
Vienna
Italy
Hungary
Slovakia
Red Army
Danzig
Free City
Moscow
Tolbukhins
Adolf Hitler
Greater Reich
Koszeg
Weather Summary Amarillo and Vicinity
The report shows Saturday and Saturday night mostly cloudy with little temperature change and a mild warm night. West Texas areas expect partly cloudy conditions through Sunday with minor temperature variation. The extended forecast indicates near normal temps east of the Gulf and below normal west, with potential heavy precipitation and showers or thunderstorms early in the week, especially near El Paso.
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Amarillo
Texas
Torres
Alee
Gulf Plains
el Paso
David Lloyd George Buried Near Dwyfor River
TY NEWYDD Wales March 30. David Lloyd George was buried near the rip pling River Dwyfor today. W J Morris insurance. Dial 4414.
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TY Newydd
Llanystumdwy
Wales
David Lloyd George
W. J. Morris
Insurance
Dial
Vega Group Proposes Canadian River Dam Site
A four member Oldham County delegation led by Vega Mayor Cliff Wimberly urged engineers to study a proposed dam site on the Canadian River about 18 miles north of Vega and 10 miles above Tascosa. The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce favored engineering-led site selection with multiple options under consideration.
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Vega
Matador Ranch
Tascosa
Cliff Wimberly
Charles Ingram
W. M. Stewart
Raymond Thompson
Amarillo
Merce
Oldham County
Sanford
Wimberly
Dalhart Backing Panhandle Dam Site Choice
Delegation members stated strong citizen support from Dalhart and Hereford for a dam site below Punta De Agua and Rita Blanca creeks. They cited favorable figures and engineering data, arguing Oldham County would be the engineers and builders’ unanimous choice.
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Punta de Agua
Rita Blanca
Dalhart
Hereford
Panhandle
Oldham County
Mr. Wimberly
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Tokyo Radio
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