Reds to Invade Germany at Proper Time
A Moscow radio war review asserts the Red army has killed or captured over 600,000 Axis troops in lower Russia since December and will press into Germany in close Allied cooperation. It quotes Dmitri Manuilsky urging pursuit of Axis forces on German soil to defeat Fascist Germany with the Allies. Berlin reports no major front changes as Soviet forces regroup for a drive to Berlin while Crimea armies hammer Sevastopol and widen attacks in Poland's Stanislawow area.
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London
Moscow Radio
Red Army
Russia
Germany
Dmitri Manuilsky
Central Committee
The
Communist Party
Berlin
Sevastopol
Old Poland
Stanislawow
Butte Board Rehires Teachers At Meeting
The Butte school board rehired teachers in a session led by Dr. H. G. Farrell the first time as chair. New trustees Francis X. Dolan and Richard Donovan joined, while Thomas Hosty and W. I. Gay were absent. The board voted to shift meetings to the second and fourth Mondays to improve convenience and authorized bids for student transportation coal supplies and school waste removal.
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H. G. Farrell
Francis X. Dolan
Peoples Patty
Richard Donovan
Independent Party
Thomas Hosty
W. I. Gay
Gay
Beachheads Enlarged on New Guinea by MacArthur Forces
Allied engineers convert Tadji airstrip for fighters and transports as three Hollandi aitape beachheads expand on Dutch New Guinea. Dutch airfields near Hollandia reach operational status while 93 Dutch civil administrators land to plan governance for the liberated territory.
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New Guinea
MacArthur
Hollandia Aitape
Dutch New Guinea
Tadji
Aitape
Hollandia
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Associated Press
Marlin Spencer
Cyclops
Netherlands
Netherlands Indies Civil Administration
Nica
Dutch East Indies
Tanahmerah
Humboldt Bay
Butter ration cut in effect from Sunday to June 3
Price Administrator Chester Bowles announced a cut in butter to 12 red points per pound from 16, effective Sunday through June 3. Margarine drops from six to two points, farm butter to eight points, and processed butter to four. Shortening lard and cooking oils stay free in May as beef cuts rise slightly and lamb mutton are cut 50 percent to aid lighter lamb shipments amid drought.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Bowles
President Roosevelt Hosts Curtin and Picado at Luncheon
The White House said President Roosevelt entertained Australian Prime Minister John Curtin and Costa Rican President-elect Teodoro Picado at a luncheon at his southern vacation residence. The Curtins and Picados attended with their spouses, and Mrs. Roosevelt joined them. Afterward the couples returned to Washington. The First Lady hosted the Curtins at a White House dinner that evening.
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Washington
White House
President Roosevelt
John Curtin
Australia
Teodoro Picado
Costa Rica
Americans Drive Forward Near Anzio With Sharp Advances
Allied dispatches report American forces advancing over a mile on the east flank of the Anzio beachhead and nearing the Appian Way two miles southeast of Cisterna. They seize a wood south of Cisterna and positions near Femmina Morta, with fortifications near Carano as German delinquent battalions are pressed back.
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Allied
Naples
A.P
Anzio
Appian Way
Cisterna
Femmina Morta
Via Appia
Cassino
Carano
Patton says Americans and British destined to rule the world
Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr tells about 200 at a UK service club opening that it is the destiny of Americans and Britons to rule the world. He jokes about past combat with Germans and Italians and hopes for a chance to attack Japan. He notes a language gap with Bernard Shaw and praises the clubs’ role in fostering alliance.
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London
George S. Patton
Patton
Hell
Bernard Shaw
Melby Resigns Montana Chancellor Post for Missoula Presidency
Dr. E O Melby resigns as chancellor of the University of Montana and the state board of education names him president of Montana State University at Missoula effective July 1. Dr Renne becomes president of Montana State College at Bozeman. Melby returns to his former executive post with the education board. Governor Ford announces the reshuffle and succession details.
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C. W. Leaphart
Law School
R. R. Renne
Montana State College
Bozeman
Melby
Montana
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
School of Education
Montana State University
Sam C. Ford
Education Board
Renne
State College
George Finlay Simmons
Missoula
W. M. Cobleigh
College Chemical Engineering School
Leif Erickson Seeks Democratic Governor Nomination
Montana Supreme Court Justice Leif Erickson of Sidney filed his petition for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination for the July 18 primary. He is the second Democrat and third overall candidate alongside Austin Middleton and Gov. Sam C. Ford. Erickson vows to work for a greater Montana if elected.
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Helena
Leif Erickson
Sidney
Montana Supreme Court
Justice Erickson
Austin B. Middleton
Deer Lodge
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Sam C. Ford
U S Forces Close In on Jap Island Strongholds
Allied air actions reach deep into Europe with over 1 000 bombers striking three French airfields and targets across Germany and Romania. Ninth Air Force and RAF crews report heavy bombardment, Hangar destruction, and significant fighter opposition as the long air offensive continues.
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U. S
Jap Island
London
France
Germany
Axis
Europe
Atlantic
Black Sea
Karlsruhe
Munich
Mediterranean Command
Ploesti
Bucharest
Romania
Nancy
Metz
Paris
Dijon
Vosges Mountains
Pas-de-Calais
Britain
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Italy
Hitler
Mediterranean Air Force
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Unified Command Urged But Rapid Change Not Planned
Secretary Stimson told Congress on April 25 that while unity of command is needed to improve cohesion, actual unification should wait until the war ends. He warned against altering the engine midflight and endorsed a plan for a single armed forces department headed by a secretary with undersecretaries for Army Navy and Air, plus a joint board and common supply service.
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Washington
Stimson
Congress
Joseph T. McNarney
Special
House Committee
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Hitler Inspects Atlantic Wall Defenses Before Invasion
London reports Adolf Hitler conducted an eleventh hour inspection of the Atlantic wall defenses ahead of the Allied invasion. Aides including Doenitz Korten and Professor Tann accompanied him as Rommel oversaw the fortified lines and saboteur suppression efforts continued in Denmark. The German force ready to oppose the invasion is estimated at 54 to 60 divisions.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Denmark
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
Karl Doenitz
Guenther Korten
Tann
Erwin Rommel
Planes Collide in Arizona Killing All Aboard
Deputy Sheriff Earl Allen reported two four engined bombers collided in flight about 17 miles northeast of Yuma Arizona. Both planes burned with no survivors and witnesses said one exploded before crashing to earth. Bombers typically carry a crew of ten.
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Yuma
Ariz
Earl Allen
Here
Allen
British Indians Capture Kanglatongbi Village in Manipur Campaign
Allied forces including British and Indian troops seize Kanglatongbi, 22 miles north of Imphal along the Imphal Kohima road after defeating a Japanese road block. Two Japanese counterattacks repelled as the Manipur highway between Kohima and Imphal is reopened to traffic. The campaign to clear Japanese from the Imphal Kohima corridor gains momentum with heavy enemy losses reported.
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Southwest Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Kanglatongbi
Imphal
Kohima
India
Manipur
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Dimapur
Bengal-Assam
Fourteenth Army
U S Takes Ujelang in Marshalls Push Closer to Truk
Ujelang atoll in the western Marshalls fell to U S forces bringing American control within 644 miles of Truk. The capture, described by Admiral Nimitz, reduces remaining Marshalls lane groups to 11 and tightens pressure on Ponape and Palau. AA bombing and strafing targeted gun positions, fuel stores, and airfields as operations extended toward Wake Island vicinity.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Ujelang
Marshalls Islands
Truk
United States
Chester W. Nimitz
Tueseday
Carolines
Ponape
Palau
Eniwetok
Marshalls
Nimitz
Ujelang Island
Japan
Wake Island
Central Pacific
Taongi
Mareshall
Wake
Sibylla
Tapogi
Butte Weather Forecast: Cooler, Clouds Persist
The forecast calls for continued cool and cloudy conditions in Butte. Tuesday highs near 42 and lows around 40 with 0.04 inch precipitation. West of the divide, expect partly to mostly cloudy skies and cool conditions on Wednesday. East of the divide, a cooler day with a cooler central portion.
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Butte
Continental Divide
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U. S. Navy
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Marshalls Atoll
Reds
OPA
World
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E.O. Melby
University
Ernest Childers
Tulsa
Okla
Charles E. “Commando” Kelly
Pittsburgh
Kelly
Unified Command
Wichita
Kas
Kansas
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