Allied Planes Keep Punching in North Africa and Russia
Allied air power drives continue to pound enemy targets from Gabes to Essen as Soviet forces push in the Caucasus and Lower Don. Maj. Phillip Cochran singlehandedly destroyed a German HQ near Katrouan, while B-26 Marauders and P-38s raid Tripoli, Tunis, and coastal Libya. Axis retreat appears underway as Rommel’s forces pull toward Tunisia, with ground stalemate in Northern Tunisia and ongoing riverine actions near Rostov and Georgievsk.
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Roosevelt unveils vast war budget and tax plan
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a 109 billion dollar war budget for the year starting July 1 and proposed 16 billion dollars in additional taxes or compulsory savings. He warned victory rests on more than money and urged total war mobilization across all sectors while outlining munitions, payrolls, construction, and food programs.
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Bridges Attacks Flynn Appointment to Australia
Senator Bridges charges President Roosevelt’s nomination of Edward J. Flynn as minister to Australia is an insult to Australia and hints at investigation moves. He cites Flynn’s record and a Bronx grand jury inquiry while Democrats anticipate confirmation despite GOP opposition.
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General Mikhailovich Praised by Eisenhower
The Jugoslavs released a message from Eisenhower praising Mikhailovich and Yugoslav partisans for fight against Axis forces. The note says UN backing strengthens his cause and notes limited, small forays in the Bosnian hills while denying claims of opposition within Yugoslav groups.
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Unrest in Romania prompts new internal security divisions
Dispatches from Bucharest report the Antonescu regime creating four new internal security divisions as distrust grows after Russian reverses. A Balkan source claims the German high command outlined a plan to Bulgarian war minister Michov in Berlin for action if Allied landings occur near Bulgarian territory.
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Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for mild conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with increasing wind and a cooler trend this afternoon and tonight. Expect much colder conditions Tuesday, with a breezy northwest flow. West Texas sees mild afternoons with small temperature drops tonight, scattered showers in Big Bend Pecos Valley and Del Rio area. New Mexico reports mild afternoons with colder conditions in the far northeast and isolated showers in higher elevations. Temperature range shows a 24 hour max of 60 and min of 31 with a noon reading of 38.
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Amarillo seeks rodent control as rats surge
Amarillo asks for poison and rodent control experts after a decade without a campaign. health officials report ticks from a stray cat are not disease vectors but relate to relapsing fever risks, prompting a city hall led request to Austin for a Pied Piper style eradication effort.
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American forces tighten grip on Guadalcanal and New Guinea
U S artillery barrage and air strikes opened Sunday as ground troops made small advances against Japanese positions. Gen MacArthur announced Allied forces captured Tarakena village near Sanananda Point, killing 40 and seizing weapons. Allied air power continued relentless blows on Lae and New Britain, with 138 planes downed or damaged in four days.
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Major Rowan Dies at Letterman Hospital After War Fame
San Francisco report says Major Andrew Rowan, famed carrier of the message to Garcia in the Spanish American War, died yesterday at Letterman Army Hospital as announced by the Army.
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Clyde Gibbins Wins News Tip Contest This Week
Clyde Gibbins of 2110 Garfield Street wins the $5 first prize for the best news tip about the trailer house fire that claimed two children’s lives. Alvin Law places second for his tip about a Amarillo youth with a date, and G. R. Cook earns $2 for reporting a stray deer in his yard.
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French Invade Tripolitania Threat to Tripoli Grows
The Evening Standard cited radio Dakar as saying a strong French force advanced from Southern Tunisia into Tripolitania, threatening an Italian position under 300 miles southwest of Tripoli. The clash, described as fierce, was about 25 miles inside Tripolitania north of Ghadames, marking a fourth Axis base threat.
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Town Taken and Merchant Sailors Losses Reported
Chinese high command recaptures Shangcheng in Henan after a battle that killed or wounded about 600 Japanese. Loshan falls under Japanese occupation reported as north of Hankow. In Kiangsi province, Chinese forces repulse attacks near Sin Yang. In New York the Atlantic merchant ship toll climbs with at least 4 000 to 6 000 sailors dead or missing since Pearl Harbor as six cargo ships sink last week.
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Roosevelt seeks limited waterways budget for 1944 fiscal year
President Roosevelt asked Congress to hold rivers and harbors and flood control expenditures to bare essentials for the 1944 fiscal year starting July 1. The budget caps total waterways at about $53 million, down from $229 million in 1943. Of the total, $162 million is for flood control and $67 million for rivers and harbors.
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Weekend Weather Outlook From Bureau
The bureau predicts mild conditions today turning windy and cooler this afternoon. Tonight will be colder and tomorrow much colder with a high near yesterday's 60 and a morning low around 31.
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Manpower Rationing Soon Expected by U S Officials
War Manpower Commission Chairman Paul V. McNutt warned at a press conference that manpower will be rationed soon to address unbalanced labor shortages in affected areas.
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