Batangas City Falls to American Forces in Luzon Drive
American troops of the 11th Airborne Division captured Batangas the provincial capital 56 miles south of Manila after advancing 15 miles from prior positions. The 41st division seized four Mindanao villages as resistance mounted. Los Banos and Santo Tomas fell along the Laguna de Bay coast, boosting control of southern Luzon and key transport routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
U.P
Luzon
Batangas
41St Division
Mindanao
Douglas MacArthur
158Th Regiment
Joseph M. Swing
11Th Airborne Division
MacArthur
Philippines
Pacific Ocean
Manila Bay
11Th Airborne
Laguna de Bay
No Opposition Encountered in Operations
United States Marines occupied Kama and Kangoku rocks off Iwo Jima without opposition as they consolidate control on the strategic island. Additional Marine divisions mopped up pockets along the northern coast while bombers targeted Chichi Jima and other Japanese bases in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
U.P
United States Marine
Iwo Jima
Iwo
Kama and Kangoku
Tokyo
U. S
Chichi Jima
Bonins
Chichi
Babelthuap
Palaus
Yap
Carolines
Ten Montana Soldiers Wounded in Action
The War Department lists ten Montana soldiers wounded in action, nine in Europe and one in the Southwest Pacific. Names include Clarence A. Grande Connor W. Knight Charles B. McComb George L. McPhee Jasper B. Chryst Grant D. Erickson David B. Hall Robert N. Miller Howard Turner and Dan I. Hammond with next of kin noted in Helena Big Fork Missoula Anaconda Dillon Saco and Oswego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Montana
War Department
Clarence A. Grande
Gilbert B. Grande
Dupuyer
Connor W. Knight
Perry S. Knight
Big Fork
Charles B. McComb
Charles N. McComb
Big Timber
George L. Mc Phee
Loriane V. Mc Phee
South Second West Street
Missoula
Jasper B. Chryst
June S. Chryst
Anaconda
Grant D. Erickson
Minnie Mae Erickson
North Rodney
Helena
David B. Hall
Mary H. Hall
Rowan
Robert N. Miller
George W. Miller
Dillon
Pfc
Howard Turner
Arthur H. Turner
Oswego
Southwest Pacific
Prcc
Dan I. Hammond
Augusta L. Hammond
Saco
Widow declines ceremony for Air Medal to honor late pilot
The widow of a fighter pilot killed in the southwest Pacific declines attending posthumous Air Medal ceremonies. She says the medal has no meaning while the pilot is dead, plans to tell her son about his father as a civilian, and asks that no names or home city be released. The medal will be sent by mail. In a separate note, a House committee ends hearings on a bill to permit East Indian immigration and naturalization after receiving a presidential endorsement letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Southwest Pacific
Arthur J. Lonergan
Weequahic Park
Mas. Lonergan
Washington
U.pa House Committee
Roosevelt
Three Enlisted Men One Officer Killed in Action Montana Names
The War department lists 2,158 U S soldiers killed in action in Europe, including three enlisted men and one officer from Montana. Names and next of kin are Elvan C. Blazier Missoula. Edwin Feser Terry. Ernest V. Friend Boulder. Gerald K. Jessen Twin Bridges. Everett M. Morris Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Montana
War Department
United States
Elvan C. Blazier
van Lucille Dupuis
Vine Street
Missoula
Edwin Feser
Hilda Glaeske
Terry
Ernest V. Friend
Strikers Thumb Noses at Stars in Walk-Out Action
Hollywood reporters say film crews continued their walk-out on March 13, defying stars directors and writers as they pressed the War Labor Board for a settlement. Studios kept shooting with temporary electricians handling high powered lamps as schedules lagged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
War Labor Board
Norman Armour Arrives as U S Ambassador to Spain
Norman Armour, newly appointed U S ambassador to Spain, arrived by air transport command plane at Madrid Barajas airport on Tuesday afternoon to fill the post left by Carlton J. H. Hayes since January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Norman Armour
U. S
Spain
Air Transport Command
Barajas
Carlton J. H. Hayes
Foreign Policy Goals Approved By House Committee
The House appropriations committee endorsed the State department's foreign policy goals and urged full funding. It recommended 259,109,700 for State Justice Commerce and Federal Judiciary for fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, with a State department increase of 23,225,608. The panel approved separate department appropriations and affirmed support for the FBI despite budget constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
State Department
Congress
Department
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Federal Judiciary
Roosevelt
Navy
White House
House
Justice Department
Commerce Department
Budget Bureau
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Americans Capture Mt Spigolino in Apennines Drive
Fifth Army troops stormed and seized Mt Spigolino, 5,900 feet high, 14 miles west of Pistoia, holding against German counterattacks. U S and Brazilian units pushed west toward Vergata and improved positions along the Pistoia Bologna highway. Air attacks disrupted Brenner pass rail lines, keeping the route closed for 45 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
U.P
Fifth Army
Mt. Spigolino
Pistoia
Apennines
U. S
10Th Mountain Division
Vergata
Pistoia-Bologna
Monte Ramici
Brenner Pass
Germany
John K. Cannon
MATA
Brenner
President Receives $500 Check for Infantile Paralysis
Leon Henderson, returning from Europe, presented President Roosevelt with a $500 check Tuesday to aid the fight against infantile paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
Europe
Roosevelt
Roosevelt and King Agree on Bold Postwar Economic Plans
President Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King, during King's Washington visit, said they agreed that international postwar economic problems must be solved on bold expansive lines. They discussed general international questions and strengthened their firm and friendly relations, noting practical methods to handle future issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mackenzie King
Roosevelt
King
Weather Outlook For Butte And Montana West Of Divide
Mostly cloudy with occasional light rain or snow in Butte on Wednesday and Wednesday night. High around 38. Montana west of the Divide will see increased clouds and showers Wednesday, with 40 to 45 expected. east of the Divide will have scattered showers and windy conditions Wednesday night, then cooler Thursday with highs 45 to 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Continental Divide
Divide
Spearheads Close On Berlin In Major Russian Advance
Russian forces push nearly 100000 troops across the Oder from Frankfurt and Kuestrin toward the Reich capital. Nine divisions fight on the west bank near a 16 mile front. Berlin expected to face a massive assault as three Russian armies prepare with heavy artillery and armored thrusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gregory K. Zhukov
Berlin
Oder River
Frankfurt
Kuestrin
Reich
Kuestrin - Frankfurt
Moscow
Kiletz
Oder
Goeritz
Repatriates Reach Embarkation Port
A second shipload of military and civilian repatriates freed by the Red Army arrived at a Middle East port on Tuesday. The vessel carried 755 French civilians 592 British 66 New Zealand and 62 Australian troops and several hundred other British Empire soldiers. The first shipload arrived Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle East
Red Army
Poland
Germany
New Zealand
Earl Lloyd George in Weak Condition as Mother Dies
CRICCIETH Wales March 13 UPI The condition of Earl Lloyd George former world war prime minister was reported very weak Tuesday Countess Lloyd George received word that her 84 year old mother had died in Worthing England after a brief illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criccieth
Wales
UPI
Earl Lloyd George
Countess Lloyd George
Worthing
England
Seven U S C Entertainers Die In Army Plane Crash Overseas
Washington report states seven U S C entertainers were killed when an Army plane crashed overseas. Location date and circumstances remain unavailable while next of kin are notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WFA Moves to Halt Meats Shipments and Trim Demands Stirs Conflict
War Food administration proposed cutting civilian meat supplies and removing Great Britain and liberated areas from receiving lists to meet military and foreign commitments. The plan drew protests from Foreign Economic Administration, State Department, and the Army, while a Senate inquiry questioned why ships carry meat abroad as domestic shortages grow. A special interagency committee led by Leo Crowley was formed to decide foreign shipments. The dispute risked impact on international relations and morale amid rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WFA
Great Britain
Ovid A. Martin
Washington
War Food Administration
Inter-Agency
Roosevelt
Marvin Jones
Foreign Economic Administration
State Department
Army
Jones
White House
James F. Byrnes
Leo T. Crowley
London
San Francisco
Senate
Eastland
D-Miss
Russia
South
Bridges
R-N. H
New England
Dogfights Fill Skies as Yanks Advance
The German air attack against the American bridgehead near Erpel failed to stop U S First Army gains. American infantry moved forward, seizing key heights within two miles of the Frankfurt Ruhr superhighway as a pontoon bridge goes up. Ninth Air Force fighters battled raiders while U S planes claimed ten kills and five Probables with four losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Remagen-Erpel
Rhine River
U. S. First Army
Frankfurt-on- Main
Ruhr
Ninth Air Force
Rhine
U. S. Third Army
Saarburg
George 8
Patton
Ruhr cities Dortmund and Essen called dead by bombers
Allied air forces blasted Ruhr targets including Dortmund and Essen as heavy bombers struck the last rail line into the region. Mosquitos attacked Berlin for the 22nd straight time while Regensburg and rail targets in northern Italy faced Allied strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ruhr
Berlin
Reich
Dorthmund
Essen
Barmen
U. S. Eighth Air Force
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Rheine
Remagen
R. A. F. Fighter Command
Netherlands
U. S. 12Th Ar
Italy
Brenner Pass
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H. D. Quigg
Gerald Holm
James P. Holm
East Galena
By Frank Tremaine
First Army
International
Alexander Drabik
Holland
Ohio
Drabik
Bridge
John Battenfield Mitchell
Mitchell
Pittsburgh
Osaka
Vern Haugland
Twenty-First Bomber Command
Japan
Nippon
20Th Air Force
Nagoya
Larea
Mackenzie King, F. D. R. Confer
Reich Capital
By Romney Wheeler
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