Battle of the clouds as Allied troops seize Camino peaks
Allied forces under Lt Gen Mark W Clark crack German lines on both sides of the Via Casilina near Mignano in a nine day drive, seizing Mt Samaicra and clearing the Mignano area to Rome. Canadians push along the Moro River with armor, crossing again, and burning several villages as they advance.
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Edward Kennelly
Algiers
Sth
Crerman
Via Casilind
Mignano
Mt. Samucra
Adriatic
Moro
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Rome
Cassino
Morouver
Camino
Maggiore
Rocca d'Evandro
Mount Camino
Samaicra
San Vittor
San Pierro
Casgino
Mignano Pass
Garigliano River
Roces D'Avandro
Massa la Valle
Roecea d'Evandro
Iervans
Ines
Terricella Peligna
Ores
Casoli
Roccaraso
Itanzo
Ravisondoij
Isernia
Japanese Sinking U S Ships Before They Are at Sea
London based Tokyo propagandists claim American battleships are being sunk as fast as launched. A Berlin radio report cites the Wisconsin, 45,000 tons, sunk in Bougainville’s big sea battle, just three days after launch on Pearl Harbor’s anniversary.
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London
Tokyo
Berlin
U. S. S. Wisconsin
Bouganville
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Pearl Harbor
48 Hour Week Plan Debated in Omaha Council Bluffs Area
Area Director William Parkinson, son of the war manpower commission, said Friday he recommended to state and regional WMC authorities that 48 hour weeks not be established in the Omaha Council Bluffs area. The four to four deadlock in the area manpower committee led to the recommendation amid labor demand, recruitment needs, and plant staffing estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Parkinson
Omaha
WMC
Omaha Council Bluffs
Parkinson
Byrd Declines to Become Candidate
Senator Byrd of Virginia rejected Senator Smith's proposal to run as an independent Democratic candidate in a southern ticket. He stated he is not a candidate for president. Southern leaders seek to replace Senator Guffey as chairman of the Democratic senatorial campaign committee after his charge of a Republican ‘unholy alliance’ to defeat the administration’s servicemen vote bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd
D.-Va
Smith
South
Guffey
D.-Pa
Senate
Contract Awarded for Trailer House Project
Award of a 48930 contract to Elmer Gust of Oshkosh Wisconsin for construction at a Newton community building and site improvements for a government trailer housing project. Orvil Olmsted, regional director of the federal public housing authority, announced the award Friday. The Newton project includes TS units and calls for sidewalks lawns and other improvements.
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Chicago
iFi
Elmer Gust
Oshkosh
Wwis
Newton
Jay
Orvil Olmsted
Federal Public Housing Authority
Gust
Allied Air Enters Upon Final Phase
Washington army survey reports the Allied air offensive against Germany has moved into the final knockout phase prior to invasion. Col Ray W. Cutton notes five infantry divisions formed from Luftwaffe personnel indicating Germany’s aircraft shortage. Brig Clifton discusses strategic bombing phases and says German production crippled to about 1,500 planes monthly while fighter forces rise in the West.
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Washington
Clifton
Command and General Staff
Fort Leavenworth
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Luftwaffe
Mediterranean
West
Mild Weather to Continue Here Weekend Outlook
Mild winter temperatures will persist into the weekend with 25 as the low expected Saturday. Friday’s low was 30 and Warner readings showed Friday afternoon higher than Thursday’s 35. Skies remain fair while a system that dropped heavy snow in Colorado Kansas and Nebraska trails southeast. Some snow fell in southwestern Town counties. Mills saw none while Adams County reported up to five inches.
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Warner
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Town
Mills
Adams
Berlin Broadcasts Reflect Germanys Fear of Invasion
London reports say Berlin broadcasts express fear of allied invasion while German generals Rommel and Sartorius note divisions and defenses in Denmark and the Balkans. A Russian winter offensive is forecast with Britain and the United States urged to attack in the West.
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Berlin
Germany
London
Troi
West
Fick Marshel
Erwin Rommel Aad
Denmark
Ludwig Sertorius
Sertorius
Associated Press
Ivasion
Britain
Serterina
Sartorius
DNH
Rommel
Balkans
Confiscated Goods Create Big Problem in Des Moines
Des Moines OPA officials face disposal issues as confiscated canned corn and other foods from price ceiling enforcement pile up. Enforcement attorney George E. B. O'Malley resigns. the district weighs options such as shipping contents back to owners, though costs may exceed value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Price Administration
George EB. O'Malley
OPA
Express
Donald D. Holdoeger
Pacific Fleet strikes across 1 000 miles of Pacific sea lanes
U S Navy reported rapid carrier strikes against Japanese outposts from Nauru to Kwajalein and Wotje in the Marshalls, with battleships guns and air attacks. Carrier groups sank two cruisers and several ships, while Hellcat fighters defended raids as forces invaded the Gilberts. One escort carrier was lost, with minimal surface damage overall.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
Pacific
Nauru
Marshalls
Natru
Gilberts
Chester W. Nimitz
Kwajalein
Wotje
Gilherts
Rabaul
New Britain
Truk
Adm
William F. Halsey
Lower Solomons
Navy
Lisenme Bay
Nimits
Mili
Jaluit
Cedar Rapids Opens Juvenile Delinquency Center
Cedar Rapids signed a three year lease on a centrally located building for a supervised recreational center for youths eighth grade and up. The project, sponsored by the young men's bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, was funded by a several thousand dollar donation. The center will operate at a cost of one dollar per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Young Men's Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
British ships attack German convoy off Ymuiden
British light naval forces struck a German convoy off Ymuiden near Holland early Friday. They likely sank one of four merchant ships in the escort of water torpedo boats and fast gunboats, while suffering no damage or casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Holland
Ymuiden
Admiralty
Nazi Dnieper Bend Defense Near Collapse
Soviet forces push toward Znamenka and Kirovograd area as they threaten to encircle Znamenka and sever key rail lines. Reports claim heavy German losses and mounting pressure along the Dnieper bend with Vatutin's Ukrainian army holding line near Kiev despite German counterattacks.
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Edward J. Bal
London
Red Army
Znamenka
Dnieper River
Kiev
Joseph Stalin
Dnieper Bend
Kremenchug
Zhitomir and
Korosten
Radio Berlin
Kerch
von Mannstein
Fritz von Mannstein
Chernyalhov
Nikaiai Vatutin
Moscow
Vatutin
Red Army High Command
Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Pressway
Ukraine
Germany
Netherlands
Poland
Maly
White Russia
Dnieper
Cassidy
Gem Rodion Malinovsky
Kirovograd
Mederovo
Hirovograd
Znamenka-Nikolaiy
Mederove
Krivet Rog
Spassovo
Zoamenka - Kirovograd
Smela
Possible Pre-convention Willkie Program Outlined
Willkie backers outline a four point platform centering on civil liberties free enterprise cooperation and candid discussion of national problems. John Cowles, citing a 1940 incident in Philadelphia, says Willkie refused a cabinet deal and Taft denied promising posts. Cowles urged wider circulation of the beliefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
John Cowles
Minneapolis
Willkie Belista
Roosevelt
Cowles
C. Nelson Sparks
Akron
Ohio
Sparks
Wendell Jane
Willkie
Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Wilkie
Taft
Senate Votes 71 to 4 for Rail Clerks Pay Increase
The Senate approved a 8 cent hourly pay hike for about 1.1 million railroad clerks and non operating workers, sending the measure to the House. The vote, opposed by War Mobilization Director Byrnes and Treasury/Stabilization officials, reflected tensions over inflation and wage policy. Only Bailey Ferguson and Vandenberg joined Ellender in opposing, while Vinson urged a sliding scale instead of a flat raise.
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Washington
House
Senate
Barkley
James F. Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Congress
Ellender
D.-La
White House
Truman
D.mo
Vinson
Bailey
D.-N
Ferguson
Vandenberg
Michigan
Save Vows
Italian Prisoners in Iowa Hemp Fields
One hundred Italian prisoners from Camp Clark Missouri worked in hemp fields near Council Bluffs on Thursday. They were accompanied by 20 soldiers and officers to guard them. A U S Weather Bureau forecast for Council Bluffs and vicinity predicted fair and warmer conditions through Friday and Saturday with some rain or snow in the south and colder air in the north. Hourly readings show a high of 35 degrees and low of 30 to 32, with total precipitation at 0.22 inches and a 5.16 inch deficiency.
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Rumboldt
Camp Clark
U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
South
Forth
Nebraska
Missouri
Father Draft Bill Approved
President Roosevelt approved the father draft bill to delay pre war fathers from induction into the armed services. The action, announced by the White House, shifts authority from War Manpower Commissioner Paul W. McNutt to Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, creating a national pool that places fathers of children born before Sept 45 1942 at the bottom of the draft queue while nonfathers are available. Congress divided on effects with estimates of a two to three month postponement for some fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Paul W. McNutt
McNutt
Congress
Johnson
D-Cla
Conference Drafting Committee
Roosevelt Visits Malta and Seals Postwar Ties
President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Valletta aboard a C-54 with escort fighters and presented an illuminated scroll to Malta. He pledged the United States would stand with Britain and allies after the war to make victory worthwhile, as Malta’s defenders were lauded for extraordinary service during air battles.
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Valletta
Malta
UPI
Roosevelt
United States
Churchill
Middle East
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William D. Leahy
Harry Hopekins
Carl A. Spaatz
Northwest African Air Forces
Ross T. McIntire
John Boettiger
Walter B. Smith
Eisenhower
Cairo
London Daily Herald
London
Europe
Royal Artillery
Spy Ring Case Reveals Argentine Espionage Plot
In Buenos Aires Judge Horacio Fox sentences 23 year old Spanish medical student Rosendo Atemorsca Lombrera to two years for espionage and attempted bribery. Arrested on May 11 aboard the Cabo Ds Horno Jeat, he carried 18 200 Argentine pesca and 5 600 USD plus photos and coded papers, decoded to expose a spy ring targeting the United States.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
United States
Horacio Fox
Rosendo Atemorsca Lombrera
Partia
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