Germans Bomb Rhine Bridges to Slow Allied Breakthrough
Carrier air groups raided Kobe and Kure on Honshu and the inland sea as U S forces continued a two day assault on Japan. Tokyo’s figures claimed 1 400 planes hit Kyushu and Nagoya saw incendiaries drop 2 500 tons as B 29s struck Nagoya. The communique gave no details on results at Kobe or Kure.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Japan
Kobe
Kure
Honshu
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Kyushu Island
Tokyo
Nagoya
Hellcats
Helldivers
Avengers
O Leary and White Are Nominated for City Posts
O Leary leads in 15 precincts with 4 109 votes for mayor while Freebourn trails. Donovan runner up with 915. Holland edges Malone for Democratic treasurer. Seton holds police judge seat. White tops Mustard in Republican mayoral race. Incumbents secure Democratic nominations in eight wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry O’leary
Harrison J. Freebourn
Rob B. White
Bernard Holland
Emmett Malone
John Seton
O'Leary
Freebourn
Richard Donovan
Holland
Malone
Seton
Dan F. Shea
Robert H. McDougal
Walter Kinared
Neal Leary
Arthur J. Mehrens
W. B. Renouard
Frank J. Doherty
Grip Extended to 25 Isles in Philippines
Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced American forces have landed on Panay island and extended control to 25 Philippine islands. 40th Infantry, Eighth Army seized Tigbauan and Iloilo area while pushing inland. Luzon operations reached Tanay and Pantay as battles along the Shimbu line continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
U.P
Panay Island
Mindanao
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Douglas MacArthur
40Th Infantry Division
Eighth Army
Tigbauan
Iloilo
Cordova
Oton
43Rd Division
Tanay
Pantay
Balete Pass
Cagayan Valley
MacArthur
Mamamaui
Nazis Abandon Tanks in Hurried Retreat
Allied forces spearhead a sweeping advance as U S Third Army closes within 14 miles of Kaiserslautern amid German withdrawals. Patton’s columns seize towns and threaten major Ruhr steel centers while German bridges at Mainz fall to constant air and ground pressure.
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Austin Bealmear
Paris
U. S. Third Army
Saarland
Kaiserslautern
Rhine
Mainz
U.S. Fourth
Rhineland
George S. Patton
Saar
Third Army
Saar Basin
Reich
Karlsruhe
U. S. First Army
Remagen
Germany
Ruhr
U. S. Ninth Army
West Bank
Uerdingen
Homberg
Ossenberg
Orsoy
Rheinhausen
Rains Halt Ground Shifts on Italian Front
In Italy fierce clashes and artillery duels continued as spring rains halted large ground movements on Fifth and Eighth Army fronts. German local thrusts along the Senio were repulsed near Fusignano and Bagnacavallo while patrols fought west of Monte Belmonte and Trassalico. Allied air strikes targeted Brenner pass routes and Salerno rail works with good results. twelve Allied planes were missing and two enemy planes were destroyed.
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Rome
U.P
Adriatic
Senio
Fusignano
Bagnacavallo
Bologna
Monte Belmonte
Trassalico
Fifth Army
Strettola
Brenner Pass
Salerno
Brenner
Butte Weather Outlook With Light Rain and Snow Showers
Butte area forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies Tuesday with occasional light rain or snow showers and little temperature change overnight. Highs expected near 40 across the region with 50s in some western spots. East of divide expect windy showers Tuesday and milder conditions Wednesday.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Vote by Precincts in Ward 1 and Ward 2 results
Precinct tallies show Mayor O Leary leading across Ward 1 and Ward 2 with Freebourn Donovan and Holland Malone among top vote getters. Police judge Series includes SeLon Shea McDougal, while Aldermen Curran Mountain and Kelly Kinared appear in various precinct totals. (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1)
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O'Leary
Freebourn
Donovan
Holland
Malone
Seton
Shea
McDougal
Curran
McGeehan
Mountain
Selon
Ggene Tee
McCartan
Kelly
Kinared
Mehrens
Leary
Submarines Sinking 15 Japanese Ships Brings Total To 1072
The Navy announced that American submarines have sunk 15 more Japanese vessels, raising the total to 1,072 enemy ships since Pearl Harbor. The latest haul includes three destroyers, two escort vessels, one tanker, one large cargo transport, one medium transport, and seven cargo ships. This month alone records 27 ships destroyed, averaging over one per day.
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Washington
U.P
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Byrnes Says Curfew Enforcment Not Enforceable Nationwide
War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes admitted he cannot force New York or other cities to obey the midnight curfew edict. He appealed to patriotism with President Roosevelt backing voluntary compliance and urged cities nationwide to join in showing sacrifice, though New York and saloon owners celebrated La Guardia’s extension to 1 am.
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Washington
U.P
James F. Byrnes
New York
Roosevelt
Fiorello H. la Guardia
la Guardia
Byrnes
Offer of Peace If Bomb Plot Against Hitler Succeeds
A detailed 1945 AP account from Bonn recounts Col Ludwig Beck as leader and Claus von Stauffenberg as the bomber executor in last July 20’s failed plot against Hitler. It notes Himmler Rommel links, early talks post war declaration, and attempts to sell a peace setup to the Allies.
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Hitler
Associated Press
Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Beck
Fuehrer
Heinrich Himmler
Count Claus von Stauffenberg
United States
America
Karl Goerdeler
Paul Lejeune- Jung
H. Johannes Popitz
Rich von Hassel
Himmler
Marshal Erwin Rommel
Rommel
France
Residents Asked to Contribute Early to Red Cross
The Butte chapter of the American Red Cross asks residents to pledge gifts by Friday at 62 West Broadway. Drive chairman A J Davis Jr cites speed and economy as keys and urges early giving to fund local and global Red Cross programs. A parade tonight at 7:30 from Butte High School will remind citizens the campaign is under way with police escort, band, baton twirlers and flag wavers.
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Butte
The
American Red Cross
West Broadway
A. J. Davis, Jr
Red Cross
Food Shortage Probe Seen
Congress moves to probe causes and remedies for food shortages as signs of rationing pressure rise. War Production Board chief Krug urges fighting forces to curb demands to protect the home front. A House vote approves a resolution for investigating expanded induction of young farmers and farm workers.
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Washington
Congress
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
House
Lemke
R-N. D
Senate
Senate House
Tydings
Norwegian sabotage halts German troop movements
Norwegian patriots carried out a large coordinated sabotage in the Oslo region last Wednesday night. The government said over 200,000 German troops were isolated by wrecked railways and bridges, severing lines to embarkation ports and potentially unrepaired for weeks.
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London
Norway
Germany
Oslo
Two Big Battles Rage on Flanks of Eastern Front
London dispatch reports two major engagements on the eastern front flank. Soviet and Polish forces under Zhukov push near Alt Damm as Stettin shelling and Oder river fighting intensify while German reports cite battles around Breslau and the Koenigsberg area.
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London
Baltic
Stettin
Oder River
Silesia
Berlin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Alt-Damm
Moscow
Zhukov
Gdynia
Koenigsberg
Breslau
Kolberg
Danzig
Ivan S. Konev
Beln
Vienna
Prague
Hitler May Wed
Free German Press agency reports rumors in Berlin that Adolf Hitler plans to marry soon the sister of his personal physician Dr Brandt. The move would demonstrate confidence in victory and leave heirs.
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Stockholm
Free German Press Agency
Berlin
Hitler
Brandt
Price Markups on Clothing Frozen by OPA
OPA froze price markups at about 300000 retailers selling clothes and household goods. The move aligns retail prices with upcoming factory price cuts to lower consumer costs and clear way for further reductions as production rebounds. Small stores under 2500 yearly sales may keep existing orders.
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OPA
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Chester Bowles
War Production Board
Bowles
Sopa
Father and Son Enlistment Draws Oldest Navy Boosters
Richmond dispatch notes John Logan Mills 91 and wife 60 from Cartersville traveled to sign papers for 17-year-old Ed win Mills to join the Navy. Recruiting officers say only near competitor was a 79-year-old father who consented to his 17-year-old son’s enlistment.
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Richmond
John Logan Mills
Cartersville
Edwin
Navy
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Panay
U S. Army
Vern Haugland
White
Isles
Philippines
H. D. Quigg
Laverne (Blondie) Saunders
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Democratic
Louis
Lochner
Louis P. Lochner
By Robert Musel
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