Pacific War Updates From Saipan To Hengyang Battles
Reports from Saipan push Japanese defenses back as U S forces press the invasion with Task Force 58. Admiral Nagao and other Japanese leaders are killed or wounded amid rounds of air and sea bombardment. In China, Hengyang and Tongchung face intensified siege efforts while air raids threaten across Indo China and Burma.
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Aipan
Pearl
Nippon
Guam
Joial Nimitz
Adm
Chutchthun
U. S
Tokyo
Thailand
Pan
Saipan
Segond Division
Ama~ S
Tarawa
Gemlisan
Pans
Tanapag Harbor
Lerr
Pines
Saiare
Hial
Amiral Nagaoo
Ore Saipan
Tanapag
Mira
Yano
Ceniral Naguhio
Midu
Sasebo
Sase
Japan
Minit
Japin
Gueapan
Cehleal
Hunan -City
Hengyaig
Jihe
Hengyane
Lalyarg
Changsha
Hengsshan
Hengyang
Associated Press
Sir-Forte
Hengang
Iit
Tengchung
Yunnan
Tongchung
Ilgis
Laifingshan
Commattique
U.S
Iar
Burma Road
Salween River
Tanchow
Hula
Kwangtung
AIR Ras
Stilwell
Indo-China
Olin
Braniff Plans Expansion With DC-2 Fleet Increase
Braniff Airways releases four new lanes to Braniff and plans to return a DC-2 aircraft from overhaul. The Corpus Christi and San Antonio routes are mentioned with 21 passengers on the overhauled plane. Braniff expects 284000 revenue miles in May, up 36 percent from 281000 in the prior May, according to C. G. Adams, secretary-treasurer.
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Mver
Dbraniff Airways
WichsCom Wil Ge
Xery—Le
C. G. Adams
Trennet Tas
Yue San Antonia Fer
Braniff
Dams
Ee Ality
Jack Benny troupe lands in New Guinea for tour
Comedian Jack Benny and a troupe of entertainers arrived by plane in New Guinea on Ly 14 to begin a tour of camps. Included were Carole Landis Martha Tilton Harmonia player Larry … and pianist Pearye Funer. They were greeted by Firel Stent Anny Ross, a former night opera singer and tenor, at the official welcome.
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Jack Benny
Lanny Ross
Moresby
New Gusea
Ly 14
The
New Guinea
Carole Landis
Martha Tilton
Aiger
Harmonia
Larry Dicr
Milk Route Plan to Save Mileage in San Antonio Area
A DOW transportation plan to cut nearly ten million truck miles yearly for milk producers in the San Antonio milk shed will start locally after Office of Defense Transportation approval. The plan eliminates 46 producer routes, consolidates shipments, and affects dairy farmers and operators in Bexar County and portions of Atascosa, Cameron, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina, and Wilson counties. Representatives from producers and processors will coordinate with the ODT, maps are filed, and complaints are to be submitted within 10 days.
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DOW
San Antonio
Charles TL. Wallace
Chaiirmen
Office of Defense Transportation
Wallace
Texas
William Ferdlan
Stockdale
Jack Wiliams
Sian Marcos
Wile
Saipan Regime Falls as New Charan Kanoa Emerges
On Saipan the old regime dies and a new civilian town grows from Garapan to Charan Kanoa. Workers bulldoze ruins, string cables, and replace Japanese poles with mechanized systems. The town restarts at faster pace as streets dry, sugar rail revived, and locals harvest crops amid renewed bustle.
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Saipan Tsinna
Saipan
Garapan
Tapatcan
Charan Kanoa
ooLlylig
Charan Kenon
Maj General Chaney Assigned to Western Technical Training Command
Maj Gen Javing B Chaney will assume command of the Army Air Forces Western Technical Training Command and is expected to arrive in Denver tomorrow. He replaces Maj Gen John Curry, slated for overseas assignment this week.
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Venver
Javing B. Chaney
Sheppard Field Air
Wichita Mall
Army Air Forces Western Tech
Nical
Tomorro
Chaney
John Curry
Lunuselo Seil
Turks May Sever Trade With Nazis
Reports from Ankara indicate Turkey plans to cut economic ties with Nazi Germany. Talks have been ongoing for three weeks as the United Nations pressure grows, with Turkey already reducing overall trade by about 80 percent, including chromes exports to the Nazis.
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Seomis-Tiilie KS
Germany
Nisy
Turkey
Naals
Ankara
Fragmentary War Note Reflects Turkish and Allied Moves
Fragmentary OCR text hints at wartime discussion of Turkey in World War II era, mentioning Allies, Russia, Caucasus, North Africa, and material shipments. Ambiguity and corruption obscure details, but references imply strategic shifts and neutral handling of shipments amid Allied pressure. Names, dates, places, and full actions remain unclear.
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Turkey
Russia
North -Africa
Scotiare
Alain
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