Stand Continues After Massive Pacific Island Bombardment
Warships and a large landbased air arm attacked the Bonin islands in a coordinated assault. The raid involved hundreds of bombers including Superfortresses and Liberators under heavy air cover. Six Japanese planes countered, five were shot down, and one damaged. Rear Admiral Allen E. Smith led a task force likely with cruisers and possibly battleships and destroyers.
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Budapest under siege as Soviet forces close in on Danube front
The Danube bend city faces heavy pressure from Russian armies moving west toward Vienna. Reports claim Hungarian units deserted as Budapest's defenses corrode. A Soviet bulletin notes a whole Hungarian infantry regiment surrendered on the Danube front, with about 1,500 German and Hungarian troops killed yesterday west of the river.
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Canadians Capture Fort Crevecour Ahead of Maas River
Allied dispatches report Canadian troops taking Fort Crevecour just below the Maas river north of Hertogenbosch in Holland after a 14 hour battle. The 3rd Army pressed the Saar valley gates with raids on eight free towns and advanced near Saarbrucken as battles continued along the Siegfried line.
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Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Treva Leonard Snyder
Funeral service for Mrs. Treva Leonard Snyder wife of Julian Snyder was held Friday at 2 pm at the First Evangelical and Reformed Church with Rev Hoy L Fesperman officiating Miss Frankie Marie Cecil and Jones with M F Crooks providing music Pallbearers were Clifton Koontz John H Lloyd Garland Bright Paul Clapp J R Summers and J C Wilson Interment was at Floral Den Alsatian stand reportedly cracking up as dive bombers attacked the Neuf Brisach escape bridge near Colmar on the Rhine Frontline battle news noted Allied artillery activity with ground gains along the Roer and Saar fronts and German reports claiming limited bridgehead losses near Julich.
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Allied advance on Lamone fronts near Faenza continues
Allies press on the Lamone river line north of Faenza as bridgeheads expand five miles deep in places. German withdrawal remains stubborn with house to house fighting in Piacenza area while Piacenza and Mezzo towns see heavy combat. Weather slows Fifth Army operations.
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North Carolina Tonight: Cold Patch Fades Sunday
Weather bulletin notes fair skies but chilly air across North Carolina. Lows dip to 28 to 30 in the west and 30 to 34 in the east with a cold snap tonight, followed by a gradual warm up Sunday.
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Men and Women in Service: Hill Returns to Fort Logan
Sgt. Dewey F. Hill of Jamestown has been stationed at Fort Logan Convalescent Hospital near Denver after returning from Europe where he completed 51 missions as an engineer gunner on a B-24. He entered service in 1942, trained in Nebraska and Florida, and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with oak leaf cluster.
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War Loan drive surpasses goal by 52 million
Washington reports the Sixth War Loan drive has reached 14.052 billion dollars with 52 million over the goal due to large corporate investments. Officials say the remaining push targets individual sales, especially series E bonds, as the drive continues.
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