Yanks Land On Islands Near Borneo
American forces of the 41st Division invaded Tawi Tawi Sanga Banga and Bongo Islands at the southern Philippines coast near Mindanao. Heavy naval bombardment preceded the landings as Allied troops pressed toward airfields and defended zones in the Sulu Archipelago.
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Associated Press
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Borneo
Tawi Tawi
Sanga _ Banga
Bongo Islands
Okinawa
Pacific
Japan
Seventh Fleet
Nonce
Mindanao
MacArthur
Sulu
Jolo
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Tokyo
Iwo
Yern Haugland
Admiral Turner
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Kaha Naha
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Tachikawa
Koizumi
Tokyo Radio
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China
Dutch Indies
Office of War Information
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Radio Tokyo
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Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Canada
MacArthur Reported Campaigns In the Central Philippines
Cebu
Panay
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Luzon
14Th Corps
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Laguna
Davo
Baguio
Trucks To Take Scouts To Tree Planting Area
Final arrangements were made by Boy Scout Troop 55 for a tree planting expedition to Carbondale on Saturday April 7 Two trucks will be at the Presbyterian Church at 2 30 am to transport the scouts The boys will bring bed rolls and lunches while troop committees will cook meals Saturday evening and Sunday morning The Scouts will plant up to 40 trees for the Conservation Division on the Zame management area near Carbondale A play on troop meeting with questions on first aid and signaling was presented with participants Ray Shenigari Jes White Hubert Boxer Sed Frye Jerry Evans and Rich and McKinsky
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Carbondale
Presbyterian Church
Ray Shenigari
Jes White
Hubert Boxer
Sed Frye
Jerry Evans
Richand McKinsky
Navy draft calls reduced as manpower goals drop
Washington reports a halving of the Navy May draft calls and a drop in monthly registrants to about 132,000. Officials say pace through June will ease, with peak strength reached by July 1 and subsequent calls on a replacement basis.
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Selective Service
Washington
Navy
Manpower Bill Is Crushed by Senate Vote
The Roosevelt manpower control plan failed 46 to 29 as the Senate rejected compulsory measures. No prospect of fines or jail for workers, or mandatory employer compliance, remained, signaling a shift toward voluntary controls. Senator Brewster blamed Democratic disloyalty. Senator O Mahoney moved to push a new joint conference to reconsider largely voluntary manpower limits.
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Senate
Washington
U.S
Roosevelt
Pee
Brewster
R-Me
O’mahoney
D-Wye
House
Joint Chamber
Thomas Sears Dies at Home in Athens County
Thomas Sears aged 5 percent retired carpenter died Tuesday night at the home of his daughter Mrs Frank Rose on Athens Route 4. He was born in Jackson County and lived in Athens County four years leaving 10 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral services Friday at ten o'clock at Dowler and Ferguson Funeral Home conducted by Rev Wayne Baxter burial in Mountain Ridge Cemetery near Jackson. Friends may call Thursday or Friday.
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Thomas Sears
Thomas Jefferson Sears
Carpenter
Frank Rose
Athens
Jackson County
Athens County
Mattie
Dowler and Ferguson
Wayne Baxter
Mountain Ridge Cemetery
Jackson
Allied Air Bombard Kiel and Hamburg in Massive Assault
American heavy bombers leading a 3,000 aircraft strike hit submarine yards at Kiel and Hamburg and numerous airfields across the northern Reich. It was the second Kiel raid in under 24 hours as Allied forces pressed the onslaught.
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London
Germany
Kiel
Hamburg
Reich
Rubber Crisis Nears Threaten War Efforts Says Newman
J. J. Newman of B F Goodrich warns only strict fire conserving methods can prevent a breakdown in delivery of foods and war materials. He notes the Office of Defense Transportation reports tire alterations will fall short, and 46 million car tires need replacement now while only 18 million new tires will be produced this year.
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Akron
J. J. Newman
B. F. Goodrich Co
United States
Newman
Goodrich
Office of Defense Transportation
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Wins War Needed Gas Facilities
The Federal Power Commission approved Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. to build gas facilities in the Appalachian industrial area to alleviate wartime shortages. Project cost is $3,325,000 following a War Production Board demand for immediate installation.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co
Appalachian
War Production Board
Speedy Reconversion Seen After V E Day
Washington notes aim to restart civilian production within a year after V E Day. WPB predicts factories will chant out autos, refrigerators, washing machines, radios, and other goods as shortages ease though some items remain tight. Krug warns Japan may claim resources first and urges government to step aside when Japan capitulates. measures to ease postwar business taxes discussed.
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Washington
Germany
West Wall
War Production Board
WPB
J. A. Krug
Labor, Management, Agriculture
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Krug
Denarture
Detroit
Somohow
Gutomoule
Need for Two Peace Parleys Is Envisioned
Senator Connally proposed two peace conferences to map the postwar world with one settling Europe's war and a second addressing the Pacific. He cited early victory in Europe as accelerating peace talks and discussed a peace keeping league tied to rapid European settlement. Russia’s bid for multiple United Nations assembly seats faces U S support for a single seat.
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Washington
Senator Connally
D-Tex
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
San Francisco
Europe
Japan
Pacific
Russia
State Department
United States
Lorain Liquor Dealer Fined for OPA Violation
Lorain liquor distributor Joseph Deutsch pleaded guilty to violating OPA price controls and was fined 18000 dollars by Federal Judge Emerick B. Freed. The case cites whiskey sold above ceiling prices years ago in Lorain.
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Cleveland
Joseph Deutsch
Lorain
Emerick B. Freed
Ohio Mines Produce 7,357,353 Tons of Coal in 1944 Q4
Ohio's 470 mines produced 7,357,353 tons of coal in the fourth quarter of 1944, a slight drop from 7,558, while 584 mines reported 2,532,134 tons from strip mines. Fred Garmone and Alfred Po, Cleveland officials, were fined $5,000 and sent to prison on related charges.
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Columbus
Ohio
Fred Garmone
Alfred Po
Cor- Fizal
Cleveland
Russians Reach Six Miles From Vienna in Major Soviet Drive
Soviet tank and infantry forces pressed toward Vienna from the Greater Vienna district, with two armies splitting toward Bratislava and Wiener Neustadt. Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian Army seized Wiener Neustadt and pushed toward Neunkirchen and Gloggnitz while Malinovsky’s Second Ukrainian Army advanced on Bratislava. The drive cut the Vienna Venice railroad and a key highway, with Bratislava and Parndorf also falling under Soviet control as prisoners surpassed 75,000 in three days.
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London
Greater Vienna
Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Bratislava
Lamits
Europe
Tolbukhin
Cape
Lestha River
Baden
Vebb
Malinovsky
Slovakia
Ttkei
Bratis
Danube
Parndorf
Kremnica
Banska Bystrica
Zilina
Moscow
Austria
Hungary
Patton’s Third Army closes on Skoda arsenal at Pilsen
Allied forces push toward Czechoslovakia as Patton’s Third Army reaches 110 miles from Pilsen and 70 miles from Leipzig. British and Canadian units trap German defenses near the Weser and Rhine while Ruhr cities like Muenster Osnabrueck and Wuerzburg fall or are bypassed. German lines crumble under heavy air and ground pressure.
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Associated Press
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U. S. Third Army
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Arnstadt
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Czech City
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Ritter
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North Sea
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Ninth Army
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Berlin
William
Simpson
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Arnheim
Zuider Zee
Detmold i
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Muenster
Westphalia
U. S. 17Th Airborne Division
Sixth Guards Tank Brigade
Osnabrueck
11Th Armored
Aschaffenburg
Tulda
Wuerzburg
Heilbrehn
Hamm
Kassel
Hengelo
Bielefeld
Hisenach
Ruhr
Many Miners Idle in Ohio Report
BELLAIRE Ohio Many miners idle in the state as absenteeism shuts down five mines in the Blaine area. About 40 percent of 16 000 miners were idle with Dunglen Blaine Barton Campbell's Run and Webb Mines out of action for lack of diggers. Pon Jalan Mine reported about 20 percent of 118 workers off their posts. Adolph Pacifico of United Mine Workers District Six calls the rate high but argues tardiness after Easter and a long weekend explains part of the absenteeism.
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Bellaire
Ford Samp+son
Ohio Coal Operators Association
Bellane
Dunglen
Blaine
Barton
Campbell's Run
Webb
Ponjalan
Adolph Pacifico
United Mine Workers Union
Six
Sampson
Candy supply expected to lag after Japan defeat says official
Cleveland report cites Philip P. Gott of Chicago, president of the National Confectioners Association, warning civilian candy supply won’t recover for a year after Japan’s defeat. He blames armed forces demand and a looming sugar shortage for continued low civilian quotas.
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Cleveland
Japan
Philip P. Gott
Chicago
National Confectioners Association
Buckeye Candy Club
Gott
Ohio War Contracts Total Sixteen Billion
War Production Board reports four state awards total 22.86 billion dollars since 1940. Ohio leads with 16.84 billion, followed by western Pennsylvania 15.72 billion, Kentucky 1.18 billion and West Virginia 976 million. Swiss frontier to close today amid anticipated events and air raids.
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Cleveland
War Production Board
Ohio
Western
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio Victory Garden Council Predicts Drop in Home Gardens
The Ohio Victory Garden Council estimates 1945 home garden output will fall about 10 percent from 1944, while Agriculture Director John T. Frodsom says the decrease may be much larger. The council notes home gardens supplied 4 to 5 percent of the 1944 vegetable crop and warns commercial supplies may not offset the 1945 decline.
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Columbus
Ohio Victory Garden Council
John T. Frodson
Bumper Grain Harvest Predicted for Ohio
UPI reports Ohio farmers expect abundant grain despite fewer vegetables for canning. They seeded 2,284,100 acres to winter wheat last fall, 226,000 acres more than the previous season, with harvest due next July.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio
Study Plan for State Board of Education
The Senate Education committee has recommended passage of a proposed constitutional amendment to establish a state board of education. The board would appoint the state director of education, replacing the governor’s current appointment. If approved by the Legislature, ratification by voters would follow.
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Columbus
Senate Education Committee
Board of Education
Quarantine Signs No Longer Required Says Health Director
Columbus W Ohio state health director Roger Heering says quarantine placards warning of contagious diseases like measles, chickenpox, and whooping cough are no longer required as children recover at home from common childhood illnesses.
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Columbus
Roger &. Heering
Johnny
Susan
Horne
Meat shortage prompts possible hog slaughter decision
Washington reports a looming meat shortage may force a policy choice on pork supply. Officials warn slaughtering breeding hogs could be needed now to meet civilian demand, while European recovery and Army needs threaten future pork availability amid current and next-year goals.
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Washington
Senator Wherry
Réeh
Dylan Sipplee Amar
Fatikh
United
Nahas
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