Allied Planes Strike East Borneo Hit Balikpapan Refineries
Allied war planes bomb Balikpapan on Borneo for a second time in five days, destroying refinery targets amid heavy anti aircraft fire. Liberators from the Thirteenth Air Force suffered losses but inflicted massive damage, with reports of 40 tons of bombs and at least 19 enemy fighters shot down. American action also hit Amboina, Rabaul, Peleliu, and Angaur as forces pursue remaining Japanese resistance in the Pacific.
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Allied Headquarters
South Pacific
Japan
Pacific
Balikpapan
Borneo
Southwest Pacific
Thirteenth Air Force
Pandansar
Edeleanu
Douglas MacArthur
Domei
Balixpapan
Amboina Island
Moluccas
Laha
Airbome
Binney Bay
Rabaul
Palaus
Peleliu
Angaur Islands
Peleliu’s “Bloody Nosé Ridge
Island
Ships Through the New Waterway Link Rotterdam to Sea
An average of 12 500 ships annually pass the New Waterway the famed Dutch canal that connects Rotterdam with the North Sea.
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Rotterdam
North Sea
Report of Condition of First Trust and Savings Bank
Report of condition for First Trust and Savings Bank in Iowa shows assets totaling about 5.23 million dollars. Major items include United States government securities, loans, deposits, and capital accounts. The statement is sworn by bank officers and notarized in Linn County.
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First Trust and Savings Bank
Mitralerr
Dvorec
Striesks
Fraze J Etset
Benk Shore Maemied
Pelef S
Mitvalley
F. J Dvorak
Cather
Capt Jack Novak Visits Family Before West Point Trip
Captain Jack C. Novak, Air Force veteran and West Point graduate, visits his grandmother in Cleveland area with his wife. A flight commander with the Eighth Air Force in England, he completed 35 missions and earned the Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, four Oak Leaf Clusters, and a Presidential Unit Citation for downing over 100 German fighters. He is the son of Leo Novak, former Washington high school football coach. They plan to travel to West Point, N C, on Saturday to visit his parents.
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Jack C. Novak
Mary Novak
First Avenue NE
Allayne Keneeny
Crescent Street
Army Air Forces
Eighth Air Force
England
Novak
Europe
Germany
Leo Novak
Washington
Jack Novaks
West Point
N. C
Capt Novak
Blindfolded focus proposed for college students
Chicago report notes George Campbell, a 25 year old from Geauga Lake Ohio, suggesting blindfolds to keep students from distraction during lectures. He claims blindness sharpened his concentration, and later restored sight revealed interests beyond books. He recalls color sight and describes sparkling eyes with humor.
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Chicago
George Campbell
Campbell
National Safety Council
Geauga Lake
Ohio
Soviets Move Siege Guns for Belgrade Assault
Soviet forces push to the north bank of the Danube opposite Belgrade on a 26 mile front and unlimber siege guns for an imminent assault. Red Star reports German SS units routed on the Danube approaches while Partisans close in from the south and west.
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Moscow
Danube
Belgrade
Red Star
Europe
Marshal Tito
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Pancevo
Tito
Centa
Bel
Japs Have Four Aims in China
KEWILIN FRONT China UP reports Japan advances toward the Indo China border to split China and hinder U S landings. Four aims named: link Tokyo to Singapore by land, push back the U S Fourteenth Air Force, destroy remaining Chinese field forces, and consolidate holdings against potential American invasions.
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Kewilin
China
Indo-China
U. S
Tokyo
Singapore
U. S. Fourteenth Air Force
South China
Asiatic
Impone
Danube Front Seizures Tighten Soviet Position Near Belgrade
Soviet forces seized towns including Grade and Starcevo nine miles east to secure a 26 mile stretch on the Danube north bank. Germans suffered heavy losses in retreat toward Belgrade with up to 1000 taken prisoner on Thursday and large stocks of ammunition and supplies captured.
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Grade
Starcevo
Malinovsky
Danube
Belgrade
Stratosphere Aid Headlines German Paris Bombardment
German bombardment of Paris during World War I leveraged the stratosphere’s lower resistance air layer to extend artillery reach from about 75 miles away, marking a notable aerial warfare development.
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Paris
Estonian Soviet Leader Sets Limits on Collectivization
Estonian Soviet Republic head Arnold Veimer told U S reporters that private enterprises employing under 10 workers may continue, farms would cap at 30 hectares, and livestock numbers could be expanded. He noted small businesses stay, and trade with the West would hinge on world prices, with diplomacy and religion allowed.
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Tallinn
Estonia
Arnold Veimer
Veimer
Commissioners to Be Set Up for Church Relations
A plan to establish commissioners to manage relations between the government and churches is outlined, aiming to streamline oversight and dialogue across religious groups. The move signals formalization of church state interfaces and anticipated administrative roles for appointed commissioners.
Nude painting pulled after model's marriage sparks controversy
Philadelphia artist Maurice Molarsky says his nude painting was hung too prominently in a current exhibit. A friend informed the model's husband, who complained. The exhibit was removed to avoid breaking up families. Molarsky blamed the hanging committee for placing the work where it could be seen from the street.
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Philadelphia
Maurice Molarsky
Molarsky
Curiosity Kills Skunk Near Topeka
In Topeka Kansas an unlucky skunk stuck its nose into a mayonnaise jar and could not withdraw. Undersheriff Jerry Kriepe and Deputy Ellis Hermann staged a long range strike to free it and scored a direct hit though the memory lingers on.
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Topeka
Kan
Jerry Kriepe
Ellis Hermann
Brother of Danish King Reported Dead
The Nazi controlled Danish home radio reported Prince Gustav brother of King Christian X died of a heart attack Thursday night after some days of illness Born March 4 1887 the prince was identified by the Danish broadcasting service in New York.
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New York
Gustav
Christian X of
Denmark
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