Russians Reach Key Positions In Caucasus As North Africa Stalls
Allied and axis forces clash across multiple fronts with the Caucasus seeing Russian gains in the Kuban area while Tunisian front action stalls. German and Italian counterattacks press the British First Army and Eighth Army as U S Navy reports submarine activity and a Catalina air crewman earns the Navy Cross.
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Associated Press
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Kuban
Caucasus
Moscow
North Africa
Tunisia
Italis
First Army
First
Tunis
North
Africa
Europe
Izvestia
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Leland
F. Davis
Hattisbore, Sr
Vis
Ranke
Djebel Bou Aoukaz
Lake Achkel
Bizerte
Mateur- Bizerte
Pont du Fahs
Eighth Army
Berlin
la Linea
Spain
Strait of Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Navy Prepares Heavier Raids From Pacific Bases
Maj. Gen. Willis H. Male, commander of the 7th Air Force, studied the Central Pacific map and said this week’s heavy bomber strikes on Nauru and Tarawa are only a warm up for larger attacks on Japan’s outer bases guarding the main route to the empire.
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Central Pacific
Willis H. Male
7Th Air Force
Japan
Nauru
Tarawa
Wake Island
Hale
United States ends relations with Martinique and observes island
Washington reports the United States breaks off formal relations with Martinique amid naval observation in the Caribbean. Secretary Hull denounces the Vichy regime, while Knox notes American presence and the demilitarization of French ships at Guadeloupe.
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Washington
United States
Martinique
Knox
Hull
America
Caribbean
Admi
George Robert
Antilles
France
Bearn
Emile Bertin
Jeanne d’Arc
Guadeloupe
Robert
Navy
Casablanca
Barfleur
Finnish forces name Heinrichs as commander in chief
Stockholm reports Gen. Axel E. Heinrichs the Finnish chief of staff has temporarily succeeded Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim as commander in chief of the Finnish forces.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Axel E. Heinrichs
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Turks Release American Fliers
Sixteen United States airmen and six British fliers interned in Turkey after forced landings left Ankara today for Cairo.
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Ankara
Turkey
United States
Cairo
Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Saturday Forecast
Cooler start Saturday then milder afternoon in Amarillo and vicinity. Warmer in Panhandle and South Plains with little change elsewhere. New Mexico warmer east and continued warm west and central Saturday with scattered afternoon thunderstorms in mountains. Temperatures yesterday show max and min around 42. Sunrise 6 56 A M Sunset 6 32 P M.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Saturda
New Mexico
Mk Max
Meat Ration Values Up In Key Revisions Sunday
The Office of Price Administration announced new meat ration values effective Sunday to favor plentiful items like pork and certain cuts. Round steak rises to 9 points while sirloin and porterhouse stay at 8. spare ribs and brains drop to 2 points. oils fall from 6 to 5 per pint.
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Washington
Porterhouse
Sirloin
Office of Price Administration
Stalin Praises Allied Bombings and War Unity
Stalin in a May Day address in London praised Allied air raids on Germany and Italy and ground gains in Africa. He rejected Nazi peace moves, urged unconditional surrender, and linked Western victories to Soviet winter successes, noting Germany’s crisis.
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London
Joseph Stalin
Europe
Hitler
Roosevelt
Churchill
Germany
Italy
Africa
Red Army
Bomb Drops Near Karlskrona Spark Swedish protest
Stockholm reports bombs fell on Verkoen island near the Karlskrona naval base after Russian planes allegedly carried out the attack. A formal protest was lodged with Moscow.
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Stockholm
Verkoen
Karlskrona
Moscow
Battlefronts Alternate at Back No Front For Hilly Tantsia
A terse report notes shifting battlefronts between opposing sides over control of Hilly Tantsia. The movements imply tactical hesitation and contested zones, with no decisive breakthrough announced yet.
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Tantsia
Buffalo Lake hosts largest Panhandle outdoor war game opening
Outdoor fans converge on Buffalo Lake as the army unveils plans for a major war games event in the Panhandle. Fishing opens with prizes for bass, crappie, and catfish. troops move in today for two days of maneuvers, concerts, and public exhibits.
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Buffalo Lake
Panhandle
Panhandle Plains
Amarile Army Air Field
Cactus
Cactus Ordnance Plant
Dumas
Garden Pays Up to $2.50 for Victory Garden Finds
Gordon Riggins of 1720 East Eighth Avenue is paid $2.50 for labor on a victory garden. He digs and uncovers five 50 cent pieces, keeping the coins found in the yard a mystery. The item list then shifts to a wartime program preview with War Bond events, parades, Army Band performances, and the G I Varieties show at the recreational building. Army officers outline bonds bonuses and rides in amphibian jeeps for buyers, with children offered rides when possible.
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Gordon Riggins
East Eighth Avenue
Riggins
American Legion
Khiva Temple
Marvin B. Durrette
WAAC
CAP
Army
Imerillo Army Air Field
Will Rogers
Treasury Department
Red Cross
G. I
Pampa Army Air Field
Army Land
Plains War Bond Loan Quota Far Exceeded
Charles Ware, regional War Finance Committee chair, announced the Panhandle Plains region exceeded its $26 million quota by about $3.9 million. Amarillo and Potter County surpassed their $6.002 million goal by about $500,000, with praise for county chairs, workers, and volunteers. Bond totals will support the April campaign and the war effort.
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Charles Ware
War Finance Committee
Panhandle-Plains
Cal Parley
Potter County
Amarillo
Treasury
Bob McDona
Inforr
War fuel strike Endangers Vital War Plants
Roosevelt faces a coal miners strike threatening war plant operations. More than 100,000 miners have already walked out with over half a million set to join, despite the president’s ultimatum. Hard and soft coal fields respond differently as unions seek renewed bargaining while War Labor Board steps in.
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New York
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
White House
Perkins
Washington
War Production Board
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel Corp
Lewis
Warsan Board
Wington Dlampe
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Alabama
Virginia
Phic
Illinois
Tennessee
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