Two Reich Ordnance Depots Hit in German Attacks
London reports Allied heavy bombers supported by 600 fighters struck two large German ordnance depots at Ingolstadt and Grafenwehr in southern Germany. Rail targets near Nuernberg Bayreuth and Plauen were hit, and an airfield at Unterschlanders bach southwest of Nuernberg was attacked. The raid came after the largest night offensive in over a month by RAF bombers.
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Germany
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Grafenwehr
Bayreuth
Plauen
Unterschlandersbach
Leipzig
Hamburg
Taken By Death Ends Life Of Amarillo Printer Jimmy Bills
Jimmy Bills longtime Amarillo Globe-News printer died at his home 1506 West Eighth after a brief illness He worked as a makeup man and foreman in the composing room and served in both day and night shifts He was born February 3 1886 in Lewisburg Tennessee leaving a wife two daughters a son overseas veteran in Stuttgart Arkansas and several siblings Funeral arrangements are to be announced by Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home.
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Globe-News
West Eighth
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Globe- News
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Modern Woodmen of America
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Lewisburg
Tenn
Belle Bills
J. L. Hitt
Wayne DeGrassi
J. E. Bills, Jr
Army Air Forces
Stuttgart
Ark
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O. D. Bills
Detroit
Mich
Claude Coffey
Petersburg
Raymond Duckworth
Freda Bills
Lewisbure
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
No Sudden Surrender Likely in Germany Says Eisenhower
Allied forces push north and east toward Berlin as Eisenhower notes Germany may not collapse but instead fight on. American units drive into Harz and Weser regions while Patton advances in Thuringia and Canadian and British troops close on northern ports and rail lines. The Allied front widens with large troop movements and potential crossings of the Weser as German resistance erodes.
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Hitler Appeal Boosts Nazi Resolve Amid Allied Breakthrough
A London U P A broadcast reported Adolf Hitler urged German troops to hold firm until a new offensive, addressing an Eastern Front unit. The piece notes hostages and hostage threats around Berchtesgaden as leverage, plus Goebbels’ alleged car crash and a German reward for information.
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Harold Smith Emerges as Possible Federal Loan Administrator
Washington reports Harold Smith, famed for high spending, may be named the new federal loan administrator as Free M. Vinson leaves the post to head war mobilization and reconversion. Backing comes from senior government officials familiar with his budgetary record.
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Harold Smith
Washington
M. Vinson
James F. Byrnes
Japan Cabinet Ousted as New Premier Faces Army Extremists
The article notes the resignation of Premier Koiso and the formation of a new cabinet led by a moderate figure linked to the privy council. It outlines Japan's wartime context with Allied advances across the Philippines, Hong Kong, Formosa, and the Ryukyus, and reports on American air and naval operations and troop movements, including the 40th Division and Third Amphibious Corps advances toward Okinawa and Naha.
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24Th Army Corps
German radio voices seriousness urging to stop enemy advance
London dispatch reports a German radio broadcast declaring the situation serious and stating the hate filled enemy must be stopped from rolling around the country as of April 5.
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London
Ickes Demands Immediate Seizure of Soft Coal Mines
Fuel Administrator Harold L. Ickes urged the government to seize the soft coal mines at once amid wildcat strikes that have reduced production to 65 percent. He said workers have no right to idle during wartime and emphasized the need to sustain efforts to win victory in Europe.
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Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Europe
Texas House Passes Biennial Judiciary Appropriation
The Texas House approved by a unanimous vote to send to the Senate a biennial appropriation of 4,447,450 for judiciary support, up about 113,632 from the current level. Most is for salary boosts in lower pay brackets in district and appellate courts, with no raises for judges. An amendment to add 500,000 to a 1,000,000 item for county court officer salaries was rejected amid other pending amendments.
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House
Senate
Eighth Army Advances Along Italian Coast
Allied reports say Eighth Army consolidated positions in the narrow Italian coast strip between Valli di Comacchio and the Adriatic and pushed north toward Porto Garibaldi. Troops reached near Porto Garibaldi about four miles north of prior positions while canal crossings faced enemy opposition. elsewhere on the front patrolling continued.
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Eighth Army
Valli di Comacchio
Adriatic
Porto Garibaldi
Canale Valletta
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity
Fair and warmer this afternoon through Friday. West Texas partly cloudy and not quite so cold. Lows tonight 32 to 36 in the Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico fair and warmer with lows 30 to 45 and highs Friday from 60 to 75. Reading shows 24 hour high 47 low 22 noon 49.
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Amarillo
Vicnity
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Army Navy casualties rise by twenty thousand in war toll
War department reports total casualties since start of conflict at 892,909. Army losses 798,383 and Navy 94,526, up 20,047 from last week. Breakdown shows killed, wounded, missing, and prisoners for both services, with Japanese Philippine casualties estimated over 211,000 and U S deaths 8,138.
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Philippines
U. S
Russians Break Into Greater Vienna in World War II Battle
Soviet dispatches describe German resistance around Vienna as Russian troops push toward the capital across rivers and railways. Two airfields east of Baden and near Schwechat reportedly captured, with further attacks from the southeast and tank battles in Vienna’s southern suburbs.
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Schwechat
Vienna
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Wierbach
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Feodor Tolbukhin
Liesing
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