Nimitz and MacArthur Set to Direct Final Okinawa Offensive
Allied leaders MacArthur and Nimitz named to direct the final assault on Okinawa as U S forces push inland. The Okinawa battle sees small U S casualties to begin with and Marines advance toward Naha and Kin with air defense reporting 65 Japanese planes destroyed in five days.
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MacArthur
Nimitz
Japan
Okinawa
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
John R. 2Wa
Naha
Roy S. Geiger
Marine Amphibious
Pacific Theatre Shifts as MacArthur Gets Tokyo Duty
Allied leaders map fast end to war in Europe while MacArthur and Nimitz are ordered to spearhead the final gains against Japan. Marshall argues Hitler’s defeat would hasten Nazi collapse and Yalta promises hint at Soviet entry against Japan, easing road to San Francisco talks.
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Associated Press
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Russia
Japan
Europe
Hitler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
George C. Marshall
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Stalin
Yalta
San Francisco
Nazi airlift reportedly supports arrivals near Eisleben
Allied reports said airborne troops could be in the Eisleben area as German broadcasts claimed light tanks landed behind enemy lines. US Ninth Army moved through Hamelin and Hamm while the First Army drove toward Kassel, and British forces neared Bremen and Hannover as Canadian and Second Armored divisions pressed along the Weser.
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Paris
Hell On Wheels
Weser
Hannover
Desert Rats
Seventh Tank Division
DNB
Eisleben
Berlin
Supreme Headquarters
Third Army
Schlotheim
Arnstadt
Hamelin
Muehlhausen
Hama
U. S. Ninth Army
Ruhr
Hamm
First Army
Hessian
Napoleon
Kassel
Bremen
Daemmer Lake
Wheeling
Holland
Zwolle - Greeningen
Ninth Army
Elbe
Freezing Damage Suspected To Wisconsin Fruit Buds
Frost may have harmed fruit trees already budded with possible loss of this season's fruit. Bud health is still being determined as withering and discoloration may not appear immediately. About half of Wisconsin remains under snow from a belated storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Badger
McDowell Urges Five Day Week for Solons
Madison Wisconsin. Speaker Donald McDowell urged the assembly to adopt a five day work week to speed the current legislative session. The house signaled agreement if given advance notice, noting the hopper is full of bills and that adjournment may be moved to Monday, with typical weekend breaks extended to Tuesday afternoon or night.
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Madison
Donald McDowell
Soldiers Grove
Assembly
House
McDowell
Twenty Candidates for U S Citizenship to Hear Final Oaths
Twenty candidates for United States citizenship will have final hearings and receive certificates. Circuit Judge Jesse Earle of Janesville will preside, with Jessie Holcomb as clerk of courts here, announcing the proceedings set for April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jesse Earle
Janesville
Jessie Holcomb
Russians Fight to Encircle Vienna in Heavy Street Fighting
Soviet forces press toward western and eastern districts of Vienna aiming to envelop the city with a ring of tanks and artillery. German resistance remains fierce as fire rages over southern and southeastern sectors and smoke hangs over the capital.
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Moscow
Vienna
Stalingrad
Breslau
Budapest
Adolf Hitler
Monroe High School Band to perform two concerts next week
Twenty senior band players will give their final indoor appearance with the 80 piece Monroe High School band in two concerts next Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. The program blends popular, classical, swing, and marches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe High School
Allan F. Barnard
Deininger
Forrest Deininger
Tom Holyoke, Jr
Lois Davis
Jane Marty
John Eley
J. C. Cald
Floyd Lewis
T. R. Holyoke
Franklin Luebchow
Herman Dieckhoff
Edwin Andereck
Richard Eley
Gladys Gibbons
Jean Ann Johnson
Patricia Knaack
Kathryn Janet Krauss
Marilyn Zuercher
Darlyne Adelman
Barbara Bauman
Donna Lois Olson
Jean Marie Rabehl
Margaret Stauffacher
Cleo Mueller
Jean Babler
Carla Mueller
Evelyn Welty
Roy Wyss
Margaret Angliker
Helen Beinema
Harveda Benkert
Joyce Black
Marian Dieckhoff
Ruth Geigel
Leo Hilfiker
Marguerite Hinds
Mildred Krauss
Bob Martin
Ted Olson
Donovan Prien
Wiley and Vandenberg Forecast Russian Aid in War with Japan
Republican Senators Wiley of Wisconsin and Vandenberg of Michigan praised Russia’s denunciation of the non aggression pact with Japan. They said Moscow’s stance signals readiness to aid the Allies in finishing Japan, with cautious notes amid expectations of broader wartime cooperation.
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Washington
Wiley
Wisconsin
Vandenberg
Michigan
Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Japan
Stalin
Pacific
Talk Restriction From Combat Duty Of Youths Under 19
Washington reports on congressional debate over restricting youths under 19 from combat. Senator Johnson supports delaying combat use with six months training, while Senator Hill pushes not to relax selective service or nurse draft needs. General Marshall notes emphasis on adequate training before deploying new recruits.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
D-Cole
Hill
D-Ala
Stewart
D-Tenn
Bevercomb
George C. Marshall
Military Committee
Wage Talks Fail Between Soft Coal Operators and Lewis
Washington reports wage negotiations between soft coal operators and John L. Lewis ended in a stalemate. Operators moved to recess indefinitely but Lewis won the vote to resume talks, with a report due to the War Labor Board outlining the status of negotiations. Lewis did not join in the report.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Fifth Army advances two miles on Italian front
American Fifth troops push through the mountains near the Italian west coast gaining almost two miles in a swift advance north of Azzana. Heavy resistance from German mortar fire met the drive begun yesterday as officials note unclear whether this is a major operation.
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Rome
Azzana
11 German Ships Sunk in Raids on North Sea Ports
Luftwaffe and American air forces attacked Bremen Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven in raids that sank at least 21 German warships and merchant vessels including a cruiser and eight submarines. The Koeln and several U boats were confirmed sunk with heavy damage to yards and naval facilities.
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London
Bremen
Hamburg
Wilhelmshaven
U. S
Strategic Air Force Headquarters
Koeln
North Sea
Halle
Leipzig
Auditing Committee Checks County Bills
The Green County Board of Supervisors auditing committee met in the courthouse to review paid and unpaid March bills. Members listed include Percy Lichtenwalner Clarno Lawrence H. Ames York and William Hahn Brodhead.
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Green County Board of Supervisors
Percy Lichtenwalner
Clarno
Lawrence H. Ames
York
William Hahn
Brodhead
War Bulletins From Across Europe and Scandinavia
The British radio said Allied lines were three kilometers from Hannover. Sarajevo reportedly fell to Yugoslav forces, in a move linked to the 1914 assassination that sparked World War I. The German cruiser Leipzig is said to have arrived at Aarhus crippled after a Baltic torpedo strike with about 1,000 wounded aboard.
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New York
Hannover
FCC
Associated Press
Sarajevo
Yugoslav Army of National Liberation
Free Yugoslav Telegraph Agency
Archduke Ferdinand of
Austria
Malmo
Sweden
Leipzig
Aarhus
Jutland
Baltic
Japanese Air Assault Hits Okinawa Ships Heaviest Since Landings
Afloat off Okinawa Japanese planes launched their heaviest air attack on American ships since the 10th Army went ashore on Okinawa in April. The raid tempo suggests a major effort to cripple the invasion force, and the next few days may reveal enemy strength.
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Okinawa
10Th Army
Memorial Services for Pvt Orlin Weeks Killed in Action
Memorial services will be held for Pvt Orlin F Weeks killed in action in Germany on February 10 at Immanuel Evangelical church. Rev Alvin C Rabehl will officiate. Surviving Weeks include wife two children Diane Ruth and Floyd Jay his mother Mrs Alta Weeks four brothers Delbert E Norris J Donlin S and Milford U Weeks a sister Mrs Elmer Hawke and his father who died six years ago.
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Orlin F. Weeks
Germany
Immanuel Evangelical
Alvin C. Rabehl
Weeks
Diane Ruth
Floyd Jay
Alta Weeks
Pfc
Delbert E
Fort Sill
Okla
Norris J
San Antonio
Tex
Tex., Donlin S
Milford U. Weeks
Donlis
Archbishop to preside over large confirmation at St Victor's
Archbishop Moses E. Kiley of Milwaukee will preside at a Sunday evening confirmation at St. Victor's Catholic church. About 100 candidates will receive the sacrament at 7 30 p m with a processional address by the archbishop followed by benediction. The junior choir will sing. Archbishop Kiley and a secretary will stay overnight at St. Clare hospital and attend a parish house luncheon the next day.
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Moses E. Kiley
Milwaukee
Monroe
St. Victor’s Catholic Church
Kiley
St. Clare Hospital
St. Victor's
Archdiocese of
Archbishop Riley
E. C. McCollon
Helen Brennan
Kathryn Brennan
Lou Ann Brennan
Marianne Bruss
Mary
Chinese Jubilant Over Russ Action
Chinese newspapers praise Moscow denunciation of the Russo Japanese neutrality pact and the fall of Japan s cabinet. Chungking editors urge Russian entry in the Pacific war and full cooperation of the big four for Japan s surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Japan
Moscow
Tokyo
Pao
Baron Kantaro Suzuki
China Times
Sao Tang Pao
Monticello Cheese Co-op Settles OPA Case
Milwaukee district office says Cheese Producers Marketing Association of Monticello settled by stipulation an overcharge case for Swiss cheese sold at wholesale in 1943. Settlement amount is $8,621.17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Cheese Co-op
Milwaukee
OPA
Cheese Producers Marketing Association of
Monticello
Bowman Truck Plea to Be Considered April 17
Marvin Bowman of Albany seeks a Wisconsin Public Service Commission license to operate as a contract motor carrier transporting farm products except milk from Albany Green county to within 35 miles, and delivering supplies and agricultural lime within Green and Rock counties. Hearing set for April 17.
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Marvin Bowman
Albany
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Decatur
Brooklyn
Mt. Pleasant
Green County
Green and
Rock
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