Russians Close In On Tarnopol Escape Route
The Red Army said it captured most of Tarnopol and crushed the enemy rail escape corridor toward Razdelnaya Kishinev. Russian forces pushed toward Odessa and across 50 localities, threatening German and Romanian troops pinned near the Black Sea with bombardment and ground assaults.
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London
Red Army
Tarnopol
Poland
Black Sea
Odessa
Bakalovo
Razdelnaya
Rumania
Tiraspol
Kishinev
Ponyatovka
Veselyi Kut
Ovidiopol
Dniester
Akkerman
Bessarabia
Stormovik
Odessa- Akkerman
Taropol
Lwow
Ivan S. Konev
Iasi
Skala
Moscow
Khotin
Czernowitz
Kamenets Podolsk
Two Sentenced in Theft Case in Phillipsburg
John Amelung and Hazel Amelung receive suspended three year sentences after pleading guilty to grand larceny in the theft of about 700 dollars from Battista Longhini, who died Monday. Lewis Davidson, a boarder, pleads not guilty to grand larceny and accessory after the fact and is held on 2000 dollar bond.
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Philipsburg
John Amelung
Hazel
State
Battista Longhini
Lewis Clifford Davidson
Amelung
Granite County
Wallaby on the loose in Los Angeles pet scare
Clifford Ball a garage mechanic encountered a wallaby that began swinging at him. Police arrived and restrained the animal. Mrs Tom Warner explained the wallaby had been brought from Australia by her husband a merchant seaman.
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Los Angeles
Clifford Ball
Tom Warner
Wallaby
Merchant Marine
Australia
Beachhead Hospitals Unharmed by 20 German Shells
With the Fifth Army on the Anzio beachhead, hospitals endured over 20 shells in a half hour without any fatalities or injuries to patients. Since the invasion, more than 20 bombings have struck the hospital area, though last night a kitchen cook was killed. Total beachhead hospital casualties reach 43 killed and 145 wounded.
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Fifth Army
Anzio
American Bombers Hit Bucharest in Balkan Raid
Allied says American Flying Fortresses and Liberators bombed Bucharest Romania for first time, flying 600 miles from southern Italy to within 200 miles of the front. The raid supports Red Army advances from the northeast as Budapest and other targets faced fresh air strikes.
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Naples
Bucharest
Hitler
Balkan
Italy
Red Army
Romania
Budapest
Hungary
Balkans
Ploesti
Dewey Leads in Wisconsin Race
Milwaukee reports early April returns show Governor Dewey leading in Wisconsin with 573 of 3,076 precincts tabulated. Stassen and MacArthur trailed Dewey, while Willkie trailed in the four-delegate at large contest as city votes remained to be counted.
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Milwaukee
Thomas E. Dewey
Wisconsin
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
New York
Douglas A. MacArthur
Stassen
Allied Artillery Harasses German Positions Near Cassino
Allied forces pounded German positions along a seven mile Garigliano arc near Cassino with heavy concentrations and air support. British and American units shelled towns San Andrea and Santa Ambrogio while targeting supply dumps and routes behind the lines.
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Allied
Naples
U.P
Italy
Garigliano River
Mark W. Clark
Cassino
Appenines
Garigliano
San Andrea
Santa Ambrogio
Anzio
Littoria
Hotel Des Roses
Lindbergh Receives Yellow Fever Immunization Shots
New York officials say Charles A. Lindbergh visited the Marine Hospital for yellow fever vaccines. It is unclear if the trip was planned by the famed aviator who made the first solo Atlantic crossing. Navy and Ford officials offered no comment on his plans.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Marine Hospital
Lone Eagle
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Navy
Ford Company
Detroit
Public Health Service
Army
Pacific Naval Sweep Sinks Many Japanese Ships at Palau Chain
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox disclosed that a four day operation against Palau Woleai and Yap in the western Carolines destroyed or damaged ships and shot down thousands of Japanese planes. Navy reports put Allied losses at 27 planes with Japanese claims downplayed.
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Washington
Palau
Woleai
Yap Islands
Japan
Carolines
Manila
Frank Knox
Knox
Pacific
U. S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
U.S. Navy
Chester W. Nimitz
Western
Nimitz
Palau Atoll
Philippines
Yap
Truk
Butte Forecast Sees Showers and Cooler Wednesday
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions with occasional showers and cooler temperatures. Tuesday highs reach 65 and lows around 27 in the west, with little temperature change east of the continental divide.
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Butte
Montana
Continental Divide
Jungle fires force Allied retreat east of Imphal
Japanese set strategic fires in the Imphal sector east of the base forcing British and Indian troops to withdraw onto the Manipur plain after heavy fighting that killed at least 900 Japanese in a week. Allied losses included troops who perished crossing flames and others cut down by machine guns as air supply remained possible from India.
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India
New Delhi
Imphal
Manipur
Sangshak
India-Burma
Adril
Louis Mountbatten
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mogaung
Wyitkyina
Stilwell
Indaw
Myitkyina
Victory Garden Course Promised in Butte
A five lesson course on Victory gardens will be offered again this year in the school administration building on North Montana Street. Taught by Vincent Barengo, the free classes cover vegetable varieties, soil preparation, and garden care. Citizens may call the city superintendent of schools to enroll.
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Victory Gardens
Montana Street
Butte
Vincent Barengo
Open House Set at Teen Square Opens for Adults Limited
Butte prepares for the official opening of Teen Square a youth center with over 1200 members Adults will be admitted only for a two day open house Thursday 2 to 10 and Friday 3 to 10 No refreshments will be served during the event Council members stress the center remains a youth club with no adult service at other times Mrs Thomas Bolitho directs closing times with volunteers and council members available to answer questions about the facility
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Butte
Teen Square
Thomas Bolitho
Bolitho
Draft Policies Outlined by Draft Director Hershey
Major Gen. Hershey outlined a plan to draft men under 26 first and then progressively less strictly for older groups. He urged using less fit workers in war-essential jobs and emphasized farm deferments under the Tydings amendment only when workers are irreplaceable and essential to agriculture.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Columbia
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Infantry Troops Take Frontline Positions on Bougainville
Army report from South Pacific headquarters states Negro infantry troops have for first time in the Bougainville campaign moved into frontline positions. General Harmon’s dispatch confirms the milestone amid ongoing operations in the region.
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South Pacific
Bougainville Island
Millard F. Harmon
Inferior Japanese Engineering Cost Aleutian and Pacific Threats
Maj. Gen William E. Lynd says poor Japanese engineering, machinery, and personnel crippled their Aleutian base building and potential Alaska and Pacific coast air attacks. He notes U S bases and long runways enable long range raids and deter heavier weapon production.
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Sacramento
Cal
U.P
Alaska
Pacific
Canada
United States
William E. Lynd
Fourth Air Force
Lynd
U. S
American Society of Civil Engineers
Truk Atoll Hit Again In Sixth Raid
Allied air forces conducted a major strike Sunday on Hollandia New Guinea and carried a sixth attack on Truk atoll. Liberator bombers led the 400 ton raid with 46 tons dropped on Dublin island as the Fifth Air Force and APA bomb groups targeted Japanese air defenses. One bomber was lost and most enemy aircraft were destroyed or damaged in the operations.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
U.P
Hollandia
New Guinea
South Pacific Air Force
Pacific
Carolines
Trak Atoll
Douglas MacArthur
Dublin Island
Central Pacific
MacArthur
Hollandis
Pacific Fifth Air Force
Chaplin Acquitted In Mann Act Case
Charles Chaplin was acquitted on both counts of Mann act charges after a five hour plus jury deliberation in Los Angeles. Tears and cheers filled the courtroom as the verdict was announced and Chaplin thanked the jurors for a fair trial while declaring his belief in American justice.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
U. S
J. F. T. O'nor
Joan Berry
New York City
Chaplin
Jerry Giesler
O’connor
Charlie
Pope Pius XII Reported in Excellent Health
The German controlled Paris radio quoted Vatican sources saying Pope Pius XII is in excellent health and carries on with his activities. It said audiences are limited to dignitaries and close collaborators, and access is restricted to high officials.
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London
Pius XII
Paris
Vatican
Holy Father
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Zoological Gardens
International
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K. D. Holmes
Edwards
Richard Graham
L. H. Graham
Donald Peterson
Edith Peterson
Goodwin
Victory Garden
Truk Atoll
Charles Chaplin
Pope Pius XII
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