Reinforcements Reach Biak Island As MacArthur Reports
Allied dispatch notes American reinforcements arriving on Biak Island to bolster the advance on Mokmer and three airfields. The report cites heavy bombing and strafing of Japanese positions near Mokmer, Boroekoe, and Sorido, with no enemy interference reported. Additional raids target Alet island, Woleai, and Truk, while Dutch New Guinea actions claim 1,453 Japanese losses to date.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
U.P
Biak Island
Mokmer
Douglas MacArthur
Billy Mitchell
Boston
Biak
Boroekoe
Sorido
Philippines
Palau
Sixth Army
Admiralty Islands
Alet Island
Puluwat Atoll
Truk
Woleai
Carolines
Wakde-Sarmi
Dutch New Guinea
Bougainville
Solomons
Tekessi River
Torokina
Babo
Sagan
Biak Isle
New Guinea
Aitape
Philippine Islands
International
Chinese Capture Malakawng in Burma Campaign
Southeast Asia command reports Chinese forces under Stilwell have captured Malakawng on the Mogaung valley road north of Kamaung wiping out the Japanese garrison. Chinese units push toward Mataing Sakan with road blocks forming near Kamaing as Merrill's troops advance on Myitkyina. in Manipur the Gurkhas seize a Japanese village near Imphal while enemy counter-attacks suffer losses.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Malakawng
Mogaung Valley
Kamaung
Southeast Asia Command
Mataing Sakan
Kamaing
Warong
Frank Merrill
Myitkyina
United Press War
Frank Hewlett
Stilwell
Hewlett
India
Manipur
Tank
Bishenpur
Imphal
Japanese on Wakde Thought They Were Off California
Lt. Jerome Langer, Brooklyn born Coast Guard navigator, returned from the May 17 Wakde operation and said Japanese forces believed they were off the California coast preparing a beachhead. He reported the Japanese were told Pearl Harbor forces would join, caused disorientation as transports sailed in circles. The captured troops provided information after learning Americans did not harm prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wakde Island
California
J.g
Jerome Langer
Brooklyn
Coast Guard
Pearl Harbor
Leaking chlorine tank sickens hundreds in Brooklyn blast
More than 300 people, including men women and children, were treated or hospitalized after a leaking chlorine tank on a truck released fumes over a half mile in a Brooklyn business district. Police fire and hospital crews evacuated and treated victims as subway traffic halted for over an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Brooklyn
Bayonee
N. J
North River
Anthony Fiore
Seventh Army Air Force loses two planes in May
The Seventh Army Air Force reports only two plane losses in May after 84 missions across the central Pacific from the Marshalls to the Marianas. Bombers dropped 1,630 tons of bombs, hitting major central Pacific installations at least three times, with Ponape struck 23 times and Truk six. Targeted bases included Jaluit Wotje and other Marshalls Oroluk and Kusaie as well as Guam Saipan and Tinian.
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Pearl Harbor
U.P
Seventh Army Air Force
Marshalls
Marianas
Japan
Seventh
Central Pacific
Ponape
Truk
Oroluk
Kusaie
Carolines
Guam
Saipan
Tinian
Jaluit
Wotje
U. S. Bombers Hammer Coastal Areas
U. S. 9th Air Force Marauders blasted coastal fortifications on the invasion coast near France after an 18 hour lull. RAF bombers hit rail centers, with Antwerp cited, while Canadian and Mustang aircraft added attacks. RAF says 38 key rail points have been damaged since the offensive began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
U. S. 9Th Air Force
Air Ministry
Europe
Karl von Rundstedt
Atlantic
English Channel
Thunderbolt
Paris
Antwerp
France
R. A. F. Tactical Air Force
Brokum
Tergnier
Trappes
Saumur
R. A. F. Bomber Command
Bulgaria Falls Under Nazi Puppet Regime in Sofia
London dispatch says Bulgaria formed a new Sofia government headed by Ivan Bagrianov a pro Axis official and former agriculture minister. The move follows Berlin pressure over war demands as German troops reportedly take command of the Bulgarian army and dissidents flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bulgaria
Hungary
Transocean
Berlin
Sofia
Ivan Bagrianov
Boris
Bagrianov
Indiana Delegates Favor Dewey Picked At Caucuses
Twenty two national Republican convention delegates who backed Gov. Thomas E. Dewey were selected in Indiana congressional district caucuses as the state party convention opened. The event took place in Indianapolis on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Indiana
Allies Readied For Major Western Invasion From Britain
London reports Admiral James signaling an imminent amphibious assault to Europe. Allied forces ring German fronts as radio alerts urge civilians to form small trusted groups. A German analyst claims 15 Allied divisions massed in North Africa for a Riviera strike.
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London
Europe
William James
James
Supreme Headquarters
North Africa
Riviera
Britain
Marshal Tito
Red Army
Rome
Near East
Turkey
DNB
Corsica
Italy
James B. Convery Dies at 50
James B. Convery state public welfare administrator died at a Helena hospital Thursday night after a period of poor health. Born May 25, 1894 in Billings, he ran a store at Silesia and held prominent Masonic roles including past potentate of Al Bedoo Shrine. He served three terms as president of the Montana Association of County Commissioners and was honorary president at death. survived by his widow, a daughter Jean Convery of St. Louis, and his mother Mrs. M. W. Smith of Laurel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
James B. Convery
Convery
Sam Ford
Billings
Silesia
Montana Association of County Commissioners
Jean Convery
St. Louis
M. W. Smith
Laurel
New Yugoslav Premier Will Travel to Bari for Talks
King Peter II announced Ivan Subasic would depart for Bari within 10 days to negotiate with Tito’s emissary and possibly with a representative of General Draja Mihailovic. Subasic aims to unite Yugoslavia’s resistance forces under Allied command and to deter collaboration with Germans.
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Bari
Italy
Tito
London
Peter II
Yugoslavia
Ivan Subasic
Marshal Tito
Draja Mikhailovitch
Lubashc
Bozidar Puritch
Peter
United Press
Subasic
Mikhailovitch
Hull Defends U S Liberty Crusade and World Security Plan
Secretary of State Cordell Hull rebutted critics of American devotion to liberty and freedom for all. He said postwar security will rest on sovereign equality and pledged the nation’s 150 years of liberty advocacy. Hull addressed small nations fearing underrepresentation in a Big Four controlled council amid Dutch protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Washington
Cordell Hull
International Security Organization
United States
Winston Churchill
World Council
General Assembly
Netherlands
Post-War Picture to Be Studied at Montanans Meeting
Montana's role in the postwar economy will be examined at the Montanans Inc. annual meeting in Helena on Friday and Saturday. Topics include aviation agriculture mining and reclamation with reports from committees and talks by James H. Rowe Governor Ford A T Peterson E G Leipheimer and O S Warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Montanans, Inc
State Chamber of Commerce
James H. Rowe
Butte
National Policy Committee
Ford
A. T. Peterson
Montanans
E. G. Leipheimer
O. S
Great Falls
Advertising
Max Dean
Paul van Cleve, Jr
Big Timber
C.B. Anderson
Dean Chaffin
Bozeman
Nick Early
Billings
Ralph Bricker
R. B. Tootell
A. F. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
Howard Welch
H. F. Root
Bonner
O. S. Warden
National Reclamation Association
Coast Guard to Probe grounding of Henry Bergh near Farallones
The Coast Guard will investigate the grounding of the service transport Henry Bergh on a reef off Farallones Island, about 20 miles west of the Golden Gate, following a War Shipping Administration announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
United States Coast Guard
Henry Bergh
Farallones Islands
Golden Gate
War Shipping Administration
Weather Cast West and East of the Continent Divide
West of the continental divide: partly cloudy with a few afternoon thundershowers and little temperature change. East of the divide: partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms and cooler conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Divide
U S Armed Forces Worldwide Reach Tops Five Million Abroad
Washington reports more than 5.2 million U S service members on duty abroad or at sea as of April 1 with 1.566 million in Navy Coast Guard and Marine afloat or overseas posts. Secretary Stimson cites 3.657 million Army troops overseas and predicts over five million in battle theaters by year end.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Hitler
Japan
Germany
Swedish press on grudge lynchings of airmen
Swedish newspapers on Wednesday viewed reports of German lynching of American airmen as signs of growing desperation on the German home front. Aftonbladet said charges that Allied flyers fired on churchgoers would not justify senseless reprisals. A Berlin correspondent for Aftonbladet reported three more lynching cases, though no confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
U.P
Aftonbladet
Berlin
Butte Veteran Tests Nerves in Europe Flight Tale
Butte airman Tech. Sgt. C. H. McNally, on furlough after 51 combat missions over Germany France and the Lowlands, says flak is terrific though fighter opposition has lessened. He and family visit his parents before returning June 10 to an Ninth Air Force station in England.
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Butte
Nazi
Europe
Hitler
Tech
Set
C. H. McNally
Germany
France
Lowlands
Sgt
McNally
James B. McNally
East Park
Fort Smith
Ark
Ninth Air Force
England
Battle Near Rome Seen From City as Allied Drive Surges
Allied forces push behind Velletri through Alban hills to Mount Peschio and near Rome, with heavy fighting along the Valmontone Velletri line. Rome visible from hills as Germans rush reinforcements and cannons shake the city night and day.
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Naples
U.P
Velletri
Rome
Alban Hills
Holy City
Peschio
Colli Lasiali
Cavo
Mount
Lauvio-Genzano
Via Casilina
Valmontone
Smith
Valmontone-Velletri
Humane Society for Butte Is Started
A humane society named the Silver Bow County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was organized at a Butte Chamber of Commerce meeting. A permanent group planned for June 6 at city hall. Mrs. Roy Baker was elected temporary president with Dr. Roger Dodge as temporary vice president. A study committee including Mr. and Mrs. George Fagan and others was formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humane Society
Silver Bow
Clara Calhoun
William Krisk
J. J. Johnson
Roy Baker
Central High to Confer Diplomas at 8:20 Friday
Forty six members of the senior class at Boys Central high school will receive diplomas at graduation exercises in the Fox theater. The program marks the eighteenth commencement of the Irish Christian Brothers school with Rev. James P. O'Shea giving the address and Most Rev. Joseph M. Gilmore presenting diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys Central High School
Fox Theater
Irish Christian Brothers School
James P. O'Shea
Joseph M. Gilmore
Helena
Caruso Jr Granted Divorce from Helena on Desertion Charge
Enrico Caruso Jr., 38, son of the late tenor, was granted a divorce from his wife Helena, 32, a scenario writer, on a desertion charge in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Enrico Caruso, Jr
Helena
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By Walter Logan
Wakde
U. S
By Walter Cronkite
Joseph W. Grigg
Geelvink Bay
Koukenay
Guinea
Hollandia
R. H. Shackford
Revel
Moore
Army Air Forces
Artemus Gates
Yankees
Mt. Peschio
By Robert Vermillion
Humane Society For
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