Axis air losses and Tunisian advance in World War II
Axis air losses reached 459 planes by March 20 with 152 Allied aircraft missing. Allied forces seized 30,000 Axis troops since March 20, including 23,000 Italians, as Mussolini’s troops were pushed back toward Enfidaville and Tunis.
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U.S. Army Air Force
Ferryville
Lake Bizerte
Bizerte
Djebel Sefsouf
Erwin Rommel
Enfidaville
Tunis
Bir Kararhoun
Eighth Army
K. A. N. Anderson
Djebel Ang
Medjez-El- Bab
Tunisia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mareth Line
Algiers
Mediterranean
U. S
el Aquino
el Mas
Monferrato
Sardinia
Tunisian
Raf Bisleys
la Sebala
Rommel
London
Gulf of Tunis
Medjez-El-Bab
Bou Arada
Bombers Lose 23 Planes in Stuttgart Raid
British four engined bombers launched a heavy saturation raid on Stuttgart, Germany, targeting Bosch ignition Daimler Benz and submarine engine plants. Twenty three aircraft were reported lost, with three night fighters shot down. East Prussia raid details were limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Germany
Stuttgart
East Prussia
Air Ministry
Bosch
Daimler-Benz Aircraft
Ruhr
Rhineland
Italy
Tunisia
Red Air Force
Koenigsberg
Thames Estuary
East Anglia
France
Dover Straits
Spezia
Europe
Bruges
Belgium
Thames
Japanese Fleet Ready Near Truk in Pacific buildup
A MacArthur spokesman said a large Japanese naval force remains near Truk within three days sailing of New Guinea outposts. Japan has concentrated 250000 tons of merchant shipping around Rabaul, amid fears of a new offensive.
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MacArthur
Australia
Truk
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Rabaul
New Britain
U. S
General Burwell Expected to Arrive in Amarillo
Brigadier General Harvey S Burwell to assume command of Amarillo Army Air Field this week transferring from Lowry Field Denver where he has served the past year. Burwell born April 20 1890 in Winsted Conn has a long army career including service in Washington Hawaii and the 14th pursuit wing. He is a command pilot and combat observer and a graduate of several military schools.
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Harvey S. Burwell
Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
Lowry Field
Denver
War Department
General Burwell
Winsted
Conn
Army
Washington
14Th Pursuit Wing
Hawaii
University of Connecticut
Command and General Staff School
Air Corps Tactical School
Norwich University of Vermont
Burwell
Vermont National Guard Cavalry
National Army
Air Service
Aviation
Signal Corps
Air Services
War Secretary promises more air support for MacArthur in Pacific
Secretary of War Stimson pledged sustained American and Australian aircraft to General MacArthur's forces in the Southwest Pacific. He stated new planes would replace losses and bolster countering Japanese air power amid renewed offensives. Japanese raids against Milne Bay and broader operations in the region prompted warnings that enemy strength remains formidable.
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Washington
Stimson
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Australia
McLean Man Killed In Bomber Crash Near Augusta
Avon Park bombing range officials said seven crew members died when their army bomber crashed during a routine training flight near Augusta, Georgia. The killed included First Lieutenant Robert L. Floyd of McLean Texas and Corporal Woodrow O. Roosell of San Antonio Texas.
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Avon Park
Fla
U.P
Augusta
Robert L. Floyd
McLean, Tex
Corp
Woodrow O. Roosell
San Antonio
Tex
Cooler Weather Forecast Notes Wind and Cooler Tempary
The forecast mentions good weather today tonight and tomorrow morning with fresh to strong winds today and a cooler afternoon tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 61 degrees and this morning’s low is 42. The note is informal with no official statement.
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Bureau
Farm Battle Flare in House Over Agricultural Bill
In Washington on April 15 a new farm dispute erupted in the House over a 707 million dollar agriculture department appropriation bill for the year starting July 1. The fight centered on proposed abolition of the Farm Security Administration and the crop insurance program, plus parity payments for 1943 and 1944.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
Agriculture Department
FSA
Agriculture Committee
Rules Committee
Congress
Rep. Tarver
Georgia
Appropriations
Rep
Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
House
Housing Parley Opens Tomorrow for Regional Towns
Representatives from ten towns including Amarillo are invited to a house use conference at 10 a m tomorrow in the Herring Hotel called by Preston Wright of the National Housing Administration Dallas regional office. Wright C Allen True and Thomas W Poore will address the meeting. Dumas Dalhart Borger Pampa Clovis Hereford Plainview Lubbock Chidress Amarillo are listed as invitees.
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Amarillo
Herring Hotel
Preston Wright
Dallas
National Housing Administration
Wright
C. Allen True
Thomas W. Poore
OHA
Dumas
Dalhart
Borger
Pampa
Clovis
Hereford
Plainview
Lubbock
Childress
New Powder Could Boost American Aviation Gasoline
A powder described as a fluid catalyst boosts aviation gasoline production. Demonstrated by Standard Oil scientists, the solid acts like water, boiling and circulating in a closed loop to repeatedly crack feedstock into high octane fuel. The catalyst is American made and could raise octane beyond 100.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Detroit
America
American Chemical Society
E. V. Murphree
Standard Oil Development Co
New York City
C. L. Brown
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Baton Rouge
H. G. M. Fischer
B. J. Gohr
W. J. Sweeney
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Germany
Japan
Ten Attacks On Kiska In Intensive Dawn-to-Dusk Campaign
U S Army bombers and fighters conducted ten dawn-to-dusk attacks on Kiska in the Aleutians. A Navy communique confirmed the Tuesday strikes, while South Pacific activity included a torpedo bomber and fighter raid on Japanese barges and installations in Viru harbor New Georgia. Fires started, runways and camp areas hit, enemy float planes raked. total Kiska raids for April reach thirty nine.
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Washington
U. S. Army
Kiska
Aleutians
Navy
South Pacific
Viru Harbor
New Georgia Island
Solomons
Ube
Pase
The
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas region
The forecast notes warmer conditions tonight and early Friday then cooler late Friday. Showers are possible in northern mountains tonight and late afternoon. Temperatures over 24 hours end at 6 30 A M with high 61 and low 42, noon today 64.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Women Lead War Loan Drive Teams In New Campaign Push
On day four of the Second War Loan Drive, Cal Farley reports a $6,002,000 quota with team captains across the city optimistic. Mrs. Tom Wingate leads the women’s team in second place with $90,000 pledged, while Joe Pendleton’s team tops with $109,000. Treasury officials note national progress exceeds four billion dollars as the drive continues to reach a $13 billion goal by April 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Farley
Potter County
Tom Wingate
Joe Pendleton
Pendleton
Treasury
Washington
Morgenthau
Plane crashes near Amarillo after gear failure
An Army training plane crashed 19 miles east of Amarillo after dropping landing gear. It broke into flames on impact. the press report notes it was unclear if the pilot escaped. Airport attendants observed the gearless approach and efforts to contact the pilot, with an ambulance on standby at the field.
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Amarillo
Government urged to review draft deferments for workers
The House Military Committee urged selective Service Director Hershey to direct draft boards to eliminate deferments for government employees lacking strong justification. It accused federal agencies of a hit or miss hiring policy favoring draft eligible men and excluding noneligible groups, urging stricter standards and broader use of nondeferment labor options.
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House Military Committee
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
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John Maynard Lbr. Co
World Globes and Atlases
Russell Stationery Company
Gen. Burwell
Milne Bay
Mac‘thur
Palau
Manila
Soerabaja
Swedish Telegraph Bureau
Tokyo
Eght
U.S. Army
Slave River
Canada
Fort Smith
Ft. Norman
Whitehorse
Northwest Territory
Alberta
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