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emplaced.s?b»9tV-TO NORTH LUZONBy DON CASYVEIXManila, May 15—(UP)—-Twenty-fifth division doughboys today smashed through the 75-yard wide Balete Pass leading to. the relatively open ground of Cayagan valley, gateway to northern. Luzon. 'As the'25th secured the narrow cletile of Balete, 32nd division units advancing through the twisting, torturous Villa Verde tr#il also crashed into open ground west of Santa Fe.Only two miles separated the two columns, both closing in on Santa Fe, 25 miles south of Bay-, ombong, capital of Nueva Vizcaycja-scPJ-ractcss‘A3DUPrrtlLsrovincc.At the same time Gen. DouglasMac Arthur announced, that Filipino Guerrilla forces had captured :hc port of Cayagan on Mindanao ?nd won control of the entire northern coast of the island.In’the middle of Mindanao, American columns driving from north and south steadily were closing in on the last Japaneseunits being compressed in tne hulls in the center. The southern column was neriritig Valencia, siteof a large Japanese airdrome. The c northern arm still was 30 milesdv so above Valencia.Around Davao, steady progressiti mopping up , enemy .strong points was reported m the .Falomoriver sector.The capture of Balete Fass on Luzon by the . 25th _ cdimaxed weeks of bitter fighting m the forbidding country of the Caraballo mountains. Lost week dive-; bombers and fighters attempted U i open the month to the nai-pass, _t
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Dunkirk Evening Observer
Dunkirk, New York, US
Tue, May 15, 1945
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