Allied air strikes hit Carolines Woleai and Kauripik islands
Allied forces bombed the Japanese held Caroline islands damaging the Woleai airfield and striking Kauripik as Gen. MacArthur announced a renewed two pronged air offensive. Liberator bombers and Navy Catalinas flew from South Pacific bases on a 2000 mile round trip.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
U.P
Army
South Pacific
Caroline Islands
Woleai
Kauripik Islands
Truk
Douglas MacArthur
Guam
MacArthur
Carolines
Kauripik Island
Russians Drive Nazis Back in Odessa Area Fortress Seized at Ochakov
London dispatch reports Soviet forces captured Ochakov fortress 38 miles east of Odessa and blocked the main Axis escape route via Lipolyany. Red troops also pushed along the Bug and Dnieper estuaries toward Odessa while massing to trap up to 200000 German troops.
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London
Odessa
Black Sea
Ochakov
Rumania
Lipolyany
Red Army
Soviet
Monitor
Romania
Authorities Seal Off Invasion Coast Frontier
British authorities extended security along a 10 to 30 mile deep coastal belt facing Germany as massed American and British forces prepare for a cross channel assault. The move tightens control on civilians and banned scopes and binoculars amid heightened Channel activity and German coastal redeployments.
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London
Hitler
Land's End
Netherlands
Judge says martial law not needed in Hawaii
Federal Judge Delbert E. Metzger ruled martial law unnecessary in Hawaii and freed Lloyd C. Duncan from jail despite affidavits by Admiral Nimitz and Lt. Gen. Richardson claiming imminent invasion danger. A second item notes a strong earthquake felt in Guayaquil and Quito with no damage reported.
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Honolulu
T. H
Delbert E. Metzger
Hawaii
Lloyd C. Duncan
Metzger
Chester W. Nimitz
Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Quito
Court hearing contrasts regulatory procedure with courts
Trial Examiner Ed ward B Marsh of the Federal Power Commission and the Montana Public Service Commission chaired a Montana Power company hearing showing regulatory practice differs from court procedure. About 100 exhibits were offered and many objections arose over lack of copies and the manner of introducing documents.
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Federal Power Commission
Court of Justice
Edward B. Marsh
Montana Public Service Commission
Montana Power Company
Commission
Examiner
Marsh
Circuit Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Power Company
Toomey
Bombers Hit Nurnberg in Bitter RAF Assault
London reports about 1,000 Royal Air Force bombers dropping 2,240 tons of bombs on Nurnberg and western Germany on Thursday night. The RAF suffered a record loss of 94 planes in fierce air combat with German night fighters, the heaviest toll in a single operation. Several German radio stations went off air as the battle extended along the 1,100 mile round trip.
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London
U.P
Nurnberg
Germany
Luftwaffe
Air Ministry
Hessen-Nassau
Frankfurt
Atlantic
United Press
Leipzig
Bavaria
Ruhr
British General Wingate Dies in Burma Plane Crash
Maj. Gen. Orde Charles Wingate commanding Imperial Airborne Command in northern Burma was killed in a Burma plane crash on March 24, per British war office. Known as a legendary leader and called the new Lawrence, his death is a setback for Adm. Lord Mountbatten in Southeast Asia as Wingate often flew between Burmese forces and India.
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London
U.P
Orde Charles Wingate
Imperial Airborne Command
Burma
British War Office
Britain
Lawrence
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Wingate
Quebec
Winston Churchill
India
Deserters Said To Roam Berlin In Thousands
Neutral estimates cited by a London broadcast recorded by CBS on Friday place more than 60 000 German deserters at large in Berlin at any one time.
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New York
Berlin
London
Ground Fighting Slows in Italy After Cassino Loss
Allied headquarters report ground fighting in Italy slowed to near zero after the Cassino setback while pressure remains on German defenses. Germans held Monastery hill positions, small raids on Anzio were repelled, and Allied artillery hit targets near Carroceto.
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Naples
Italy
Cassino
Rome
Monastery Hill
Anzio
Carroceto
Leghorn
Orte
Imotski
Yugoslavia
Ancona
Rimini
Sofia
German War Prisoners Stage Sit-Down Strike in Colorado Camp
In Trinidad Colorado Lt Col Lambert B Cain says German prisoners held a sit down strike after three guns were stolen from an escort guard’s quarters. He reports liquor made from fruit and crude razor blade knives found in the camp and that food was used to force workers back. The missing guns remain unsolved and authorities investigate.
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Colorado
Trinidad
Colo
Lambert B. Cain
Cain
Omaha
John Aboud
Aboud
Seventh Service Command
Heavy Vote Seen for Butte School Trustee Election
Voters in Butte will elect two trustees to School District No. 1 and decide a 44 mill special levy for the 1944-45 high school budget. N Scott Lyle is incumbent with Francis Dolan Richard Donovan and Stephen Harvey also listed as candidates. Polls open 8 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 8 pm.
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Butte
Board of School District No. 1
N. Scott Lyle
Francis X. Dolan
People’s Party
Richard Donovan
Stephen Harvey
Independent Party
Lyle
Arthur Lehwalder
People’s and
Independent
Sherman School
Blaine School
North
Wyoming
Courthouse
Washington School
Arizona Street Fire Station
Lincoln School
New Butte
Monroe School
McKinley School
Grant School
Old Butte High School
Jefferson School
Emerson School
West Diamond
Franklin School
Webster School
Harrison School
Greeley
Longfellow
Whittier
Madison
Hawthorne
Cleveland
Weather outlook for Butte and divisions
Butte area shows cloudy skies with light showers or snow Saturday and minimal temperature change. Friday highs near 44 and lows around 28. West of the continental divide expects cloudy conditions with light showers and mountain snow above 6000 feet. East of the divide faces cloudy skies with mild temperatures and scattered afternoon showers, plus snow flurries in the far northeast.
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Butte
Continental Divide
Navy Secretary Knox says Pacific fleet dominates with 50 plus carriers
In a Chicago speech Knox claimed American naval forces control the Pacific, with more than 50 aircraft carriers at sea. He noted success against German submarines, predicted tough amphibious landings in China or Japan, and cited Navy strength of over 3,000,000 officers and men with ongoing crew needs.
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U.S. Naval Force
Pacific
Chicago
Navy
Knox
State Street Council
Atlantic
Pearl Harbor
China
Japan
Germany
Juniors Win 15th Little Theaters Tourney at Butte High
Butte high school juniors won top honors in the 15th annual Little Theaters tournament staged in the school auditorium. A one act comedy romance Elmer and the Lovebug was presented directed by Alvin Ek. Johnny Matson and Martha Carter received acting honors.
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Butte High School
Little Theaters
Elmer
Alvin Ek
Johnny Matson
Martha Carter
Thomas Hosty
Mr. Ek
Harry Commons
Joseph Shugert
Clifford Laity
Helen McGregor
Ralph J. Michael Wounded in Action in Mediterranean
War department announces Private First Class Ralph J. Michael, husband of Mrs. Mary Michael of Butte, wounded in action in the Mediterranean area. The report notes he cannot be further identified from available records. A separate War department notice lists Private First Class David L. Walker, son of Walter Walker of Savoy, Montana, wounded in action in the Southwest Pacific.
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Ralph J. Michael
Mary Michael
Butte
Mediterranean
War Department
Washington
David L. Walker
Walter Walker
Savoy, Mont
Southwest Pacific
Task Forces Maintain Radio Silence
Admiral Nimitz announced Liberator bombers from the Seventh Army air force bombed the five main islands of Truk atoll in coordinated strikes with forces in the central and south Pacific. The operation targeted naval and air installations at Dublin Param Uman Feefan and Moen, with no American losses reported.
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Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Seventh Army Air Force
Truk Atoll
Central Pacific
South Pacific
Caroline and
Palau Islands
Philippines
Willis H. Hale
Truk
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific Command
Dublin
Param
Uman
Feefan
Moen
Nimitz
Moon
School Children Collect Fats in March Drive
Butte area pupils and teachers gathered kitchen fats for the Silver Bow county salvage drive led by Miss Gertrude Gilmore. Preliminary counts show the March effort fared well against February. final tallies will be released once tabulated.
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Butte
Priday
Gertrude Gilmore
Fats Salvage
Silver Bow County Salvage Committee
Victory Labor-Management Exhibit Open in Butte to General Public
The Victory Labor-Management exhibit by Anaconda Copper Mining is back in Butte and viewable by the public for about 10 days at the Murray Motor clinic building Main and Granite. The Montana display shows labor management cooperation in metal production aiding the war effort and follows a Washington showcase viewed by over 22 000 leaders in government industry and other sectors.
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Butte
Victory Labor-Management Committee
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Department of Commerce
Washington
Murray Motor Clinic
Granite
Anaconda Company
Montana
Bor
Mittee
Ind
Victory Labor Management Committee
Gundy
Representivision
Board
Donald
War Tinta Board
Air Crew Training Program Halted at Montana Colleges
The Army Air Forces announced the air crew training program will end June 30 in 18 colleges including Montana State College and Montana State University. Over 40,000 students will be withdrawn monthly through June 30 with those in college reassigned to air fields for pre flight instruction.
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Montana University
State College
Washington
The
Army Air Forces
War Department
Army
Montana
Montana State College
Montana State University
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Palau
Yanks
Woleai, Kauripik Islands
Ukraine
By Tom Yarbrough
Brit
FPC
Montana Power
R.A.F
By Philault
By William Tyree
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