Trusteeship Over Nazis Proposed
Dr. Alexander Loudon, the Netherlands ambassador, urged an international trusteeship to control postwar German and Axis industry to prevent rearming. He said reeducation is needed but slow, and proposed trusteeship hold a majority of corporate capital with no new issues.
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Washington
Germany
Alexander Loudon
Netherlands
Loudon
Defense Committee
Daughters of the American Revolution
United Nations
Farm Deferment Review Underway in Congress
The House military affairs committee begins a study of farm deferment plans as President Roosevelt pushes alternatives to ease the farm manpower shortage. Key options include Bankhead’s eight unit production deferment and Fulmer’s blanket deferment plus furloughs. Roosevelt cites 550,000 deferred under the unit system with potential for millions more, while critics say the rules exclude many skilled farmers. Fulmer may amend the Kilday bill to place fathers near the draft list.
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Washington
U.P
House Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
John H. Bankhead
Dala
Hampton P. Fulmer
D-S. C
Congress
Tydings
Agriculture Department
Fulmer
Bankhead
Paul Kilday
Texas
Kilday
Mareth line in peril as Allied forces outflank Rommel
The Mareth line shows signs of collapse as Montgomery’s frontal assault dents it while four armored spearheads threaten Axis communications to the north. Rommel may avoid a stand along the line when a strong column nears El Hamma and Gabes gap after a long desert flank.
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Rommel
Montgomery
France
Maginot
el Hamma
Gabes
Salt
Sahara
Ray F. Young Re elected Commander of Butte VFW Post
Ray F. Young was re elected commander of Butte post No 1448 Veterans of Foreign Wars at a Sunday election in the Veterans hall on South Arizona street. Other officers named include A J Belveal William P Roche Robert C Oliver Arthur S Hoare Jesse Ackers James O Atkins and William R Van Orden. Installation date will follow auxiliary officer elections set for April 18 with plans for a joint post and auxiliary installation.
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Ray F. Young
Butte
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans’ Hall
South
Arizona Street
Mr. Young
Edward A. Wille
A. J. Belveal
William P. Roche
Weather Update Cooler With Showers and Mountain Snow
Cooler conditions with scattered showers and snow in the mountains. Sunday’s high near 53 and low around 26. Winds light.
Allies Down 25 Japanese Planes in New Guinea Raid
Allied Lightning and Kittyhawk fighters broke up the heaviest Japanese air raid on New Guinea near Oro bay. Twenty five Japanese planes were shot out of action from a 40 bomber fleet, with eight fighters and four dive bombers damaged. The clash left light Allied losses and an Allied vessel damaged.
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MacArthur
Australia
U.P
New Guinea
Oro Bay
Buna
Douglas MacArthur
Mdang
Salamaua
Finschafen
Kurireda
Southwest Pacific
Mines Debate Teams Named for Billings Tournament
Montana School of Mines announces its female and male debate squads to compete in Billings this weekend. The women duel Montana State Missoula while the men, including Hinton Mitchell Hardisty Mueller and McCarthy, travel with Professors Scott and Micken. The lineup features Colleen McCool Frances OBrien Betty Claire Casey Esther Peshkur and two additional Mines members with Helen MacDonald and Dorothy Rochon joining University team plans.
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Montana School of Mines
Billings
Walter T. Scott
School of Mines
Montana State University
Missoula
Mines
Clyde Hinton
Ralph Mitchell
Santa Rosa
Calif
George Hardisty
Butte
Alfred Mueller
George McCarthy
Scott
Ralph Micken
Montana State College
Bozeman
R A F launches heaviest raid on Berlin in hours
London dispatches describe a massive night raid by heavy bombers on Berlin seen across the channel. In a related move U S bombers joined Sunday daylight attack, targeting Rouen as part of a renewed pre invasion offensive.
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London
English Channel
Berlin
Channel
U. S
Rouen
Army Air Forces Are Reorganized
Washington dispatch reports the War Department reorganizes the Army Air Forces high command to streamline operations and strengthen its role in defeating the Axis. General Henry H. Arnold retains overall control with expanded field delegation. Maj. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer remains Arnold’s chief of staff.
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Washington
War Department
Army Air Forces High Command
Air Army
Henry H. Arnold
Arnold
Army Air Forces
George E. Stratemeyer
23 Die as Brisbane Plane Crashes After Takeoff
Twenty three persons are dead after an R A F P plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Brisbane Saturday night. Among the dead are two U S officers and three members of Australia’s women’s air force auxiliary, the report said.
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Melbourne
Australia
U.P
U. S
Australia Women's Air Force Auxiliary
R.A. Afp
Brisbane
Berlin Claims British Dropped Fake Food Tickets
Berlin radio reported that Saturday night raids by British airmen on the city included the dropping of faked food rationing tickets. The broadcast cited Berliner Morgenpost and warned that using the bogus cards could be charged as war saboteurs, with death as a possible penalty.
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Berlin
Associated Press
New York
Berliner Morgenpost
Essen
Russians Score Local Gains East of Kharkov on Donets Front
Moscow announced gains as Soviet troops repelled German efforts to hold the Donets line east of Kharkov while claiming a counteroffensive in sectors near Sevsk. The German high command said Sevsk was retaken, amid reports of significant losses on both sides and ongoing attempts to sever the Bryansk Kiev railway.
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London
Donets
Kharkov
Ukraine
Moscow
Sevsk
Bryansk
Chuguev
Red Army
Belgorod
Kursk
Bryansk-Kiev
Brit Fighter Planes Break Up Jap Attack
British fighters guarding Allied advance positions toward Akyab destroyed 12 Japanese attack planes at Coxs Bazaar. Japanese bombers were shot down by fighters and ground fire. two more were downed by a steamer crew. US Liberator bombers attacked near Rangoon causing damage to Mingaladon airfield and wharf area. A separate Moscow radio report said Norwegian patriots routed a Hitlerite organization near Oslo, killing 14 Nazis including its head.
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New Delhi
Akyab
Cox's Bazaar
Bengal
Nai River
United States
Tenth Air Force
Rangoon
Mingaladon
London
Moscow
Oslo
Fallon's Ice Jam Destroys Bridge and Trains
Ice jammed Yellowstone River tears out Fallon bridge on No 10 and washes out roads and rail lines north of Fallon. Lou Woodworth, 60, of Cartwright North Dakota, drowned while trying to save livestock near Fairview Montana. State highway engineer notes Fallon structure built in 1914 cost 78000 and warns of possible further bridge failures as floodwaters subside.
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Miles City
Yellowstone River
Fallon
Lou Woodworth
Cartwright
N. D
Fairview
Mont
Vic Newman
Terry
Howard W. Holmes
Helena
Glendive
Meat Rationing Starts Today
Meat rationing begins today with limited supplies across the United States. Households may buy a larger list of "frozen" foods returned to stores since February 18, plus butter and fats removed last week. Canned fish and meats return on a point basis along with beef veal pork lamb mutton hard cheese margarine shortening and oils. Senator Ball urges bigger meat rations for heavy labor war workers.
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Associated Press
United States
Senator Ball
R-Minn
Minnesotan
Flood Waters Wash Out Bridges Here
Snow melt from the mountains around Butte caused dangerous run off that washed out at least four bridges and threatened others. County Surveyor Jack Healy said the flood peak reached at 6 o clock and warned conditions would stay risky as warm weather continued. The first bridge over Silver Bow creek to Silver Bow town was lost, costing about 12 000 to 14 000 dollars. Crews under Healy worked Sunday to bolster Miles crossing bridge to maintain travel into Silver Bow.
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Butte
Jack Healy
Silver Bow Creek
Silver Bow
Healy
Miles Crossing
Americans Halt Japanese Force Near Aleutians
The U S Navy reports a long range surface duel off Attu near Kiska in foggy Aleutian waters. A force including two heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, four destroyers and two cargo vessels exchanged fire with U S patrol craft west of Attu. The engagement ended with the Japanese heading westward, but results and damage were not disclosed.
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Washington
North Pacific
Aleutians
Navy
Kiska
Attu
Expanded WAAC Staff in Butte Will Recruit Women for U. S. Service
The Montana WAAC recruiting district expands to 12 members with Lieut Laura H Mack and four auxiliaries. The staff focuses on enrollment for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps aiming for 150000 members by year end. Six veterans already recruit across Montana while the new team undergoes training before field deployment.
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WAAC
Butte
U. S
Laura H Mack
Montana
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Mack
British Drive Near El Hamma In Mareth Breakthrough
Allied forces advancing from the Mareth line report Montgomery’s desert troops fighting into the outskirts of El Hamma about 20 miles from Gabes. A separate U S unit pushes into Fondouk in central Tunisia as Rommel faces a potential northward retreat. The offensive nears a climax with Axis escape routes under pressure.
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North Africa
Mareth
Rommel
Tunisia
United States
Fondouk
Bernard L. Montgomery
el- Hamma
Gabes
Mareth Line
Plans for Unity Among French Leaders in Algiers
In Algiers on March 28 authorities disclosed that Generals Henri Giraud and Georges Catroux are weighing three provisional unity government forms. The favored option would be a joint regency with Giraud commanding military forces and Catroux handling civil affairs while Charles de Gaulle directs mechanization of the army.
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Algiers
WUP
Henri Honore Giraud
Georges Catroux
France
Giraud
Catroux
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
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Cairo
Don Caswell
R.A.F
Edward D. Ball
Milton Magruder
Laura Mack
Daniel DE Luce
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