Rumors of Japanese Concessions to Russia in Moscow
Diplomatic circles report Japan sought far reaching concessions from Russia to keep the Russo Japanese neutrality pact intact possibly nullifying the Portsmouth treaty terms. Molotov signaled the pact has lost its sense though it technically runs to April 24 1946.
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Moscow
Japan
Russia
Portsmouth
Soviet Union
Port Arthur
Kwantgung Peninsula
Manchuria
Korea
Sahalin Island
N. H
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Hong Kong Port Bombed as U S Forces Hit Japanese Shipping
U S aerial forces from the Philippines crippled Hong Kong port facilities after two days of attacks, tallying 33 more Japanese ships in the Southwest Pacific. Liberators dropped 168 tons of explosives on Hong Kong port, while on Luzon the 43rd Division seized Mabitac and Siniloan near Laguna Bay, blocking an eastern escape route.
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Manila
U. S
Philippines
Hong Kong
Southwest Pacific
China
French Indo-China
MacArthur
Japan
Fifth Air Force
Luzon
Mabitac
Siniloan
Laguna Bay
Sierra Madres Mountains
Italian Front Is Blazing Amid Fast Allied Advance
American Fifth Army troops pushed through Italian mountains north of Azzana gaining nearly two miles in a swift advance begun yesterday. Heavy fighting continued as German mortar fire met the assault, while a counterattack drove back Allied thrusts near Porta American from Strettoia. The German radio noted the attack preceded by a long artillery barrage.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Azzana
Porta American
Strettoia
German announces new long decoration for air war success
London dispatch reports the German high command declaring a new award named the tief fliegervernichtungsabzeichen. It is described as a 32-letter title meaning decoration for the bring.
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London
High Command
Yanks Press On Okinawa In Southern Sector
United States forces push toward Naha on Okinawa as Japanese resistance tightens on the southern isthmus. Seventh Division advances toward Yonabaru while western flank stalls near Nakama amid heavy shelling and daily air battles. five Japanese planes shot down in afternoon air actions.
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Capi
Seventh Division
Tsuwa
Yonabaru
Okinawa
Nakama
Naha
United Press
Edward L. Thomas
Japanese air assault targets Okinawa invasion fleet
Japanese planes conducted their heaviest air attacks on American invasion ships since April 1 as soldiers and marines of the 10th Army landed. Attacks varied from heavy to light into the afternoon, suggesting a potential major effort to cripple the invasion force and signaling that the next few days will reveal enemy strength.
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Okinawa
Army Land Force
10Th Army
Allied Forces Close on Hannover From West and South
Allied offensives push toward Hannover as First and Ninth Armies advance east and west. Canadian and British units threaten Bremen and the Zwolle Groenningen route while Patton’s Third Army nears Berlin. German resistance collapses with heavy prisoner captures.
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Paris
Weser
Hannover
Seventh Tank
DNB
Eisleben
Berlin
Third Army
Schlotheim
Arnstadt
Hamelin
Muhhlhausen
U. S
Ninth Army
Ruhr
Hamm
Napoleon
Kassel
Bremen
Daemmer Lake
Wheeling
Holland
Zwolle-Greeningen
Elbe
Thuringian
11Th Armored Division
Gotha
Czechoslovakia
Saxony
Plauen
Germany
Third Infantry
14Th Armored
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Hammelburg
Schweinfurt
Eighth Air Force
North Holland
Fourth Armored
Manitoba Dragoons
Winterberg
George S. Patton
Patton
Leipzig
Meiningen
Congress weighs limits on youth service and nurse draft
In Washington on April 6 1944 lawmakers debated restricting under 19s from combat roles and explored possible expiration of the Selective Service Act. Senator Johnson voiced optimism about expiration while Senator Hill urged continuing extension and nurse draft provisions amid water treaty negotiations.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Colorado
Hill
Alabama
House
Flood Reaches Half Million Acres in Central Louisiana
The Red Cross reports 25,000 affected families and half a million acres inundated by backwaters and levee breaks across Central Louisiana. Over 5,000 families evacuated from large parishes as flood waters spread from Shreveport southeast to the Mississippi junction, with homeless in refugee camps and no improvement in sight.
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New Orleans
Red Cross
Red River
Louisiana
J. Fritz Thompson
Alexandria
Red River Basin
Shreveport
Mississippi
Air Raids Sink 21 German Warships and Ships
London reports RAF and American air raids on Bremen Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven result in the sinking of at least 21 German warships and merchant vessels including the light cruiser Koeln and seven submarines. One 740 ton Uboat also sunk at Hamburg amid raids with up to 1400 heavy bombers.
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London
Bremen
Hamburg
Wilhelmshaven
U. S. Strategic Air Forces Headquarters
Koeln
Japs Are Scared And They Admit It
The article argues Russia's denunciation of the neutrality pact with Japan signals possible action and may push Japan toward peace. It notes Moscow’s move affects Big Three unity, ties to the San Francisco conference, and the Okinawa landing, with Tokyo shown as fearful of military and economic collapse.
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Japan
Germany
Russia
San Francisco
Britain
United States
Nippon
Tokyo
Moscow
Koiso
Baron Suzuki
Uncle Sam
Okinawa
Three Bottles of Rum Taken in Burglary
A thief broke a corner of the plate glass window at Brown's Package Store on 1113 North Fillmore and grabbed three bottles of rum before escaping. The break-in occurred at about 2 o'clock this morning and woke the sleeping proprietor.
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Brown's Package Store
North Fillmore
Coal Talks Collapse In Wage Negotiations
Washington April 6 wage talks between soft coal operators and John L. Lewis collapsed as operators report a stalemate to the War Labor Board. Lewis won a motion to recess and plans to resume talks Saturday. operators will be absent at tomorrow’s session to file the stalemate with the board.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ezra van Horn
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Update
Fair today through Saturday with warmer conditions. Winds strengthen in the Panhandle Saturday. New Mexico fair this afternoon tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures. Tonight low 30 to 45, Saturday high 60 to 75. Lumber and insurance ads noted: John Maynard Lbr Co, Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance, E A Regal Co Real Estate & Loans.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Pfair
Six Potter County School Elections On Tap Tomorrow
Six school elections are scheduled in Potter County tomorrow with no contests in most races. Amarillo district voters will pick two trustees at five boxes 8 AM to 7 PM, with Beaumont Stinnett and Dr. R. P. Parcells seeking reelection. County trustees in precincts three and four face George Menke and J. G. Dowse respectively, while River Road, Son sy, Highland Park, Bushland, and Brady districts name re election or new candidates. No elections in two rural districts.
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Potter County
Amarillo
Beaumont Stinnett
R. P. Parcells
George Menke
Commissioners
J. G. Dowse
River Road
R. A. Love
John Morris
Sonsy
Eldon Plunk
Highland Park
R. J
Doctor Scarborough in Critical Condition in Amarillo
Dr. L R Scarborough retired president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth remained in critical condition at an Amarillo hospital this morning. He has been hospitalized for five months and is the father in law of Dr A D Foreman Jr pastor of the First Baptist Church.
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L. R. Scarborough
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Scarborough
A. D. Foreman, Jr
First Baptist Church
MacArthur To Direct Knockout MacArthur To Direct Knockout
Washington reports that General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz are assigned to lead final offensives against Japan. General Marshall says Hitler’s death or capture could topple Nazi resistance. Lawmakers expect Stalin to denounce the Soviet neutrality pact and join the war against Japan, aiding the San Francisco United Nations Conference aims.
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Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Russia
Japan
Europe
Hitler
Capitol Hill
Moscow
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
George C. Marshall
Army
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Stalin
Yalta
San Francisco
Beverley Named Head of San Antonio Air Command
Brig. Gen. George H. Beverley is appointed commanding general of the San Antonio Air Technical Service Command at Kelly Field. He will assume command about April 10, succeeding Col. John A. Lair Jr., who moves to San Bernardino ATSC. Beverley hails from Amarillo and is brother of Henry M. Beverley, Amarillo’s assistant city tax assessor.
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San Antonio
George H. Beverley
Texas Senate Votes Tax For Airplane Gasoline
The Texas Senate approved a four cents per gallon tax on aviation gasoline by a 15 to 8 vote in Austin. The measure ends the prior exemption that allowed refunds after purchase.
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Texas
Senate
Austin
U.P
Texas Senate
Army Day Observed as Workday at Amarillo Field
Army Day proceeds as a regular workday at Amarillo Army Air Field with no planned ceremonies. The sole observance is the inspection of the Amarillo High School ROTC unit scheduled for today.
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Army
Amarillo Field
Amarillo
Amarilo Army Air Field
Russian armies encircle Vienna in bold wartime advance
Soviet tank led units move through German defenses toward Vienna slicing a 3 mile siege arc. Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian Army holds positions 13 miles south of Tulin and breaches the Schwechat Liesing belt while Malinovsky’s Second Ukrainian Army advances seven miles along the Danube. Vienna suburbs Ober Laa Unter Laa captured amid artillery fire.
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London
Vienna
Danube River
Tulin
Danube
Vienna-Prague
Schwechat
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Third Ukrainian Army
Ober-Laa
Unter-Laa
Laxenburg
Vienna Woods
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second
Rail Hubs attacked in Allied daylight raids on Germany
A force of about 650 American heavy bombers with 600 fighters attacked Halle Leipzig and other rail hubs. Leipzig main station was a prime objective. The 15th Air Force also pounded northern Italy targets including Veronica rail yards and Verona Parona bridge.
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London
Halle
Leipzig
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Reich
15Th Air Force
Aly
Veronica
Verona-Parona
Paris Reports Resignation of Finnish Government
Paris radio claimed Finland's government resigned but broadcasts from Finnish radio in London denied the report and no independent source substantiated the claim.
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Paris
London
Finland
Lem Savage Fund Tops $5,000 Goal
A benefit for Lem Savage surpasses its $5,000 target with a $50 gift from Ed Hardin and additional $10 from W. J. Hill and $5 from city employees. Funds go to a trust for the family of Lem Savage, a city detective killed in the line of duty.
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Ed Hardin
Lem Savage
W. J. Hill
High Nazi Officers Found Uninjured in German Hospital
Medical officers of the 100th Division reported locating a German colonel, two majors, and a captain posing as patients in a hospital near Heilsfonna, Germany, none of whom were injured during the routine check.
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Seventh Army
Germany
Heilsfonn
Warmer Weather Forecast by Weather Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau predicted a rise from below freezing to about 62 by daybreak with continued warmth tonight and Saturday. Temperatures fell to 26 last night before the warm spell begins.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Downstate License Plate Thefts Reported in Several Cities
State police bulletin notes license plate thefts in downstate cities including Marshall and Bastrop with only one report locally. When theft is reported, a patrol pickup is dispatched by the state police.
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Marshall
Bastrop
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