Yanks Hit Wewak Airdromes in Big Pacific Strike
Allied air forces staged a major attack on Wewak and other New Guinea airfields. Liberator bombers dropped 2000-pound devices, setting runways alight and hindering Japanese evacuations. So rong and Hansa bay areas suffered additional strikes as Rabaul faced renewed pressure from Solomons and Southwest Pacific forces.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
U.P
Fifth Air Force
Northern New Guinea
Wewak
Dagua
Borm
George C. Kenney
Douglas MacArthur
Sorong
New Guinea
Jerman
Hollandia
Hansa Bay
MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Solomons
13Th Air Force
Invasion speculation spreads as Nazi radio reports
Berlin and Stockholm dispatches portray growing belief western front invasion nears. German broadcasts claim attacks on Allied shipping off southwest England and Corsica, while Allied and neutral voices project dates from May to June with varied predictions.
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London
Berlin
England
Atlantic
Germany
Ludwig Certorius
Mediterranean
Corsica
Ligurian Sea
Die Tat
Vets Advisory Group Formed in Silver Bow County
A Veterans Advisory council was formed in Silver Bow county with Jack Duggan elected chairman W L Pascoe as vice chair and Henry Young as secretary treasurer The group includes representatives from the American Legion C I O Kiwanis and other organizations The council aims to aid World War II veterans in finding jobs and other assistance with 600 to 700 veterans already returning to Silver Bow county The next meeting is set for May 26 at the American Legion hall with Helena officials assisting in the organization
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Veterans Advisory Council
Silver Bow County
Jack Duggan
W. L. Pascoe
Henry Young
American Legion Hall
State Veterans Advisory Council of
Helena
L. W. Palmer
Helena Aeronautical Vocational School
John Newell
State Selective Service Office
R. B. Downs
Veterans’ Employment Service
American Legion
Roy Aniston
Wendel Johnson
Kiwanis
John Walsh
Frank Nz
A. F
Oscar Hills
Leonard Ripper
United Spanish War Veterans
Patrick Deloughery
Oliver G. Scott
W. J. Pascoe
Carl B. Skoog
Chamber of Commerce
Fred S. Decker
Charles H. Gallagher
Carroll Fabian
Ed Carter
M. Y. Daniels
Charles Gardner
Miners Union
Oliver Atkins
Great Falls
Missoula
Billings
Miles City
Sidney
Montana
Hoover and Luce to speak at GOP convention in Chicago
Former President Herbert Hoover and Representative Clare Boothe Luce have accepted invitations to address the Republican national convention opening June 26 in Chicago. The GOP national committee made the announcement in Washington.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Clare Boothe Luce
Chicago
G. O. P. National Committee
Billings Soldier Dies in Action
Tech Sergeant Richard Hagerman, 20, of Billings, a member of the Billings high school football team in 1941, was killed in action. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hagerman, were notified by the War Department after earlier reports of missing in action.
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Billings
Tech
Richard Hagerman
J. L. Hagerman
War Department
Hagerman
Bolivian Government Reports Detention of Revolutionaries
In La Paz on April 28 the Bolivian government announced a vast revolutionary plot was broken up with numerous revolutionaries detained and a state of siege declared nationwide. Acting President Maj. Gualberto Villaroel said the move preserves public order as elections approach in July.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Maj
Gualberto Villaroel
Penicillin to Be Distributed for Civilian Use
The War Production Board announced a nationwide system for limited civilian distribution of penicillin to over 1,000 depot hospitals. An office in Chicago will manage quotas based on manufacturer requests, hospital bed capacity, and regional supply.
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Washington
War Production Board
Chicago
WPB
Alaska Statehood Drive Gains Backing From Clubs
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs passed a resolution urging Congress to fast track Alaska statehood. The proposal was introduced by Mrs Mildred R Hermann of Juneau Alaska.
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ST. Louis
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Congress
Alaska
Mildred R. Hermann
Juneau
Motorists with B and C Cards Allowed Synthetic Tires
The Office of Price Administration announced that motorists holding B and C gasoline books may buy new synthetic rubber tires starting Monday May 1. A book holders will be eligible for used tires, ending a ban that kept A holders from tire purchases since last July.
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Washington
U.P
Office of Price Administration
Priday
Russians Bomb Rail Junction and Battle Fronts
Soviet aircraft set fires and explosions at the Lwow rail junction in former Poland during a mass attack. Berlin reported Russian failures north of Iasi and at Sevastopol, while Moscow claimed success at Lwow and Orsha. The bulletin tallies 22 enemy tanks and 29 planes destroyed across fronts.
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London
Lwow
Poland
Moscow
Iasi
Romania
Dnestr
Sevastopol
Crimea
Berlin
Kowel
Warsaw
Europe
Orsha
White Russia
Navy Secretary Frank Knox Dies Suddenly
Navy Secretary Frank Knox, 70, died Friday after a heart illness in Manchester New Hampshire five days after a funeral. Forrestal announced the death urging half mast and memorial services. Knox will be buried Monday at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
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Navy
Frank Knox
Washington
U.P
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Manchester
N. H
J. A. Muehling
James V. Forrestal
Department
Forrestal
Arlington National Cemetery
Vandenberg Sees Republican Pledge On Postwar Cooperation
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg states if Republicans win, the U S will keep the Mackinac pledge for postwar cooperation among sovereign nations to prevent aggression and secure peace but will not join a world state. He emphasizes self interest, allied cooperation with Britain, and avoiding aggrandizement.
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Washington
U.P
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rmich
United States
Vandenberg
G. O. P. Mackinac
John Sampson
London Daily Mirror
Sampson
Germany
Japan
Mackinac
Churchill
Republican Party
Britain
United Nations
Allies Break Through Near Kohima In India Campaign
Allied defenders near Kohima in eastern India smashed into Japanese positions west of the mile high town and seized several strongpoints. Reinforced Allied tanks and infantry pushed along the Dimapur road, advancing through difficult terrain as air forces on both sides engaged. Stilwell’s mixed forces close on Myitkyina, about 45 miles away, with steady progress amid stiff resistance.
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Thorban Wiant
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Kohima
India
Dimapur
Imphal
Burma
Palel
Joseph W. Stilwell
Myitkyina
Stilwell
Montgomery Ward Chairman Gets Vote of Confidence
Montgomery Ward board backed Sewell Avery after a legal clash over government seizure of Chicago plants. Shareholders re elected Avery and 12 directors amid cheers and a vote of full confidence in his leadership during the dispute with federal authorities.
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Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward and Company
Avery
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Ward
2800 Planes Hit Nazis French Bases In Heavy Strike
London report describes Friday triple header attacks by American heavy bombers targeting Avord airfield south of Paris and Cherbourg coastal forts as part of a 15th day of Allied air offensives. About 2,800 Allied sorties, four bombers and three fighters lost. Escorted Avord raid by 500 Thunderbolts and Mustangs. Cherbourg strike unsupported by explicit escorts. Liberators hit Pas de Calais as thousands of fighter bombers and escorts ranged over France.
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London
France
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Avord
Paris
Dover Strait
Pas de Calais
Thunderbolt
U S Bombers Strike Guam From Land Bases
Admiral Nimitz said Seventh Army Air Force Liberators and Fleet Air Wing Two bombed Guam from land bases in daylight, 1,000 miles across the western Pacific, the first land-base attack on the enemy stronghold. Truk was pounded again with multiple raids, while anti-aircraft fire proved light and ineffective.
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William F. Tyree
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Chester W. Nimitz
Western Pacific
Guam
Marieanas
U. S
Truk Atoll
Carolines
Seventh Army Air Force
Fleet Air Wing Two
U. S. Naval Station
Marianas
Truk
Moon
Eten
Bublon
Param
Nimitz
Weekend forecast west of divide shows fair skies
West of the continental divide expected fair weather with little temperature change on Saturday. East of the divide, Saturday will be partly cloudy with scattered light showers in the eastern portion and little temperature change overall.
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Continental Divide
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Strong
Don Caswell
Edward D. Ball
Stockholm
Tidningen
English
Pravda
Madrid
Arriba
Nor
Greece
Bay of Biscay
Netherlands
Quisling
Henri Philippe Petain
Joseph Darnand
Vichy
Gestapo
Heinrich Him
Holland
Norway
Fehlis
Denmark
Jutland
Herman von Hanneken
Werner Best
Vets Advisory Group
Sandor
Klein
Anzio
Italy
U. S. Navy
Biddle
McCarran
D.-Ney
Senate Judiciary Committee
Capitol
House
Rules Committee
Senate
Byrd
D.-Va
War Labor Board Disputes Act
W. W. Hercher
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