Allied Air Blitz on Truk and Woleai Carolines
Allied air forces in the southwest Pacific report their first war strikes against Truk and Woleai atolls in the Carolines and a major victory over Hollandia New Guinea. Liberator bombers destroyed dozens of Japanese planes on the ground and in air battles, with heavy losses to the enemy and one Liberator lost.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
U.P
Truk
Woleai
Carolines
New Guinea
Seventh Air Force
Central Pacific
Hollandia
Japan
MacArthur
Palau
Philippines
Manila
Tokyo
Palau Islands
Caroline Chain
Babelthuap Island
Dealings at Arm's Length in Power Mergers Kelley Says
Federal Power Commission hearings in Montana scrutinized Montana Power Company accounts and capital structure before Trial Examiner Edward B. Marsh and the Montana Public Service Commission. C F Kelley defended that stock overlap does not create partnership and that an impartial engineer can serve opposing interests. He argued Ryan’s presidency of a Great Falls utility did not make him a public utility expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Power Commission
Montana Power Company
Edward B. Marsh
Montana Public Service Commission
C. F. Kelley
Rueben Goldberg
Federal Commission
Kelley
John D. Ryan
Marcus Daly
Great Falls
Goldberg
Ryan
Missouri River
Mr. Ryan
Weather Forecast West and East of Divide
West of the continental divide expect cloudy skies with showers and a colder north portion. East of the divide cloudy conditions continue with warmer temperatures Friday followed by much colder north portion Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Divide
Continental
Russians Japs Renew Fisheries Pact Near Siberian Coasts
NBC Moscow broadcast reports renewed 1944 Russia Japan fisheries agreement granting Japan fishing privileges along the Siberian coast after nearly three months of talks. The annual pact, dating from 1936, sets annual fees and expires December 31. last year’s deal was signed March 26 in Kuibyshev.
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New York
Japan
Siberian
NBC
Moscow
Soviet
Kuibyshev
Russia
U. S. Bombers Hit Sofia in Largest Italy Based Strike
In a seven minute raid the largest force of Italy-based U S Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked Sofia the Bulgarian capital. About 400 heavy bombers with escort fighters dropped Mediterranean tonnage on rail yards and industries while fighting raged with enemy interceptors. The city was seen smoking for miles as flash fires and explosions rocked the area.
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London
U.P
U. S
Sofia
Bulgaria
Naples
Balkan
Spalato
Mostar
Yugoslavia
Judges Announced for Butte School Election
The Butte school election to be held Saturday will elect two school district trustees and decide on a four and one quarter mill levy to fund high school operations. Ninety six candidates were approved as judges, with voters to use two ballots for trustees and the levy, amid rising local interest and party activity.
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Butte High School
Peoples and
Independent School
Francis X. Dolan
Scott N. Lyle
Steward Mine
Peoples Party
Richard Donovan
Steve Harvey
Independent Party
Margaret Leary
Anna Aho
Taxpayers gain relief as deadline for revised estimates moves
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to shift the final filing date for revised income estimates from December 15 to January 15. The move aims to reduce guessing for about 15 to 20 million taxpayers and may affect dependents, withholdings, and deductions while addressing three key issues in simplifying the pay as you go tax law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
Congress
Germans Bomb 2 U. S. Hospitals At Anzio Beachhead
Six dead and 72 wounded in a German bombing attack on two American hospitals at Anzio on Wednesday night. The raid damaged 30 tents and left hospital staff among the casualties. one bomb struck a large Red Cross shield protecting the facilities.
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Anzio
Italy
U.P
Red Cross
Diaries of Allied Soldiers in Europe Are Seized
London March 30 Allied soldiers diaries in the European theater are being called in by the censor's office. The diaries will be stored by the chief base censor for the war duration. Officials say combatants keep diaries in pockets prone to enemy capture and some writings may hold military value.
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London
Soviets Capture Czernowitz and Advance Toward Hungary
Soviet forces seized Czernowitz, a German fortress guarding routes into Romania and Hungary, then pushed toward the Carpathians and Storozhints. The Moscow communique claimed mass surrenders by Hungarian and Romanian troops, with Romanian cavalry routing and 200 horses lost.
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Prut
Czernowitz
Hungary
Romania
Hitler
Montana man killed by Oregon patrolman in parking lot
Clifford G. Olson, 26, of Kalispell Montana, was shot and killed by Patrolman Leonard Nelson in Eugene Oregon after resisting arrest. Nelson said Olson struck him and fled, and Olson died en route to a hospital. Police linked Olson to prior thefts and possible Montana prison records under multiple spellings.
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Eugene
Ore
U.P
Clifford G. Olson
Kalispell
Mont
Leonard Nelson
Nelson
Olson
Carl Bergman
Oregon
Butte
Montana
Olsen
FBI
Clifford Olsen
Cy Holman
Pacific Fleet Attacks Palau Island Nearby Philippines
U S naval communique reports powerful American task forces including potential new aircraft carriers striking Palau island. Japanese ships fled, observers say, as Nimitz confirms ongoing attacks and positions Palau near Truk and the Marianas.
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Philippines
Palau Island
Nimitz
Palau
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Adml
Chester W. Nimitz
Carolines
New Guinea
Truk
Marianas
American Planes Attack Airfields in Holland and Kiel
American Thunderbolts dived on two Dutch airfields near the German border and hit fields around Eindhov en and Soesterberg with no enemy opposition reported. RAF bombers struck Kiel as part of a quiet day for the heavy bomber force after two rest days in a busy period.
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London
Holland
U. & Eighth Air Force
Thunderbolt
Eindhoven
Soersterberg
Utrecht
Eighth Air Force
Kiel
Vaires
Lyons
France
Germany
Old Montana Hotel Fire Destroys Interior in Helena
A blaze at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon gutted the interior of the Old Montana hotel on South Main street in Helena. Ten residents fled through smoke filled halls to safety after William Love, a roomer, discovered the fire and alerted firefighters who contained the flames within half an hour. The building housed 49 roomers.
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Helena
Montana
South Main Street
William Love
House Group Recommends 4 F's Induction for Army Work Corps
A House military subcommittee urged immediate induction of 4-F men into a special Army Work corps and recommended Deferment for those in essential industry or agriculture. The plan, backed by Chairman Costello, would apply to ages 18 to 37 and to non fathers up to 45, with legislation to implement.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
House
War Department
Department
Costello
D- Calif
Armed Services
Army
Wheeler Protests Gasoline Cut in Mountain States
Senator Wheeler D Mont protests to Price Administrator Bowles and Interior Secretary Ickes against the mountain states gasoline ration cut. Coupons drop from three to two gallons this month. He argues the longer distances between homes and stores worsen the cut and asks for an explanation and relief efforts. Ickes oversees petroleum administration for war.
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Washington
Wheeler D
Mont
Chester Bowles
Ickes
Mountain States
Wheeler
Bowles
Search for Seven Parakeets Ties to Psittacosis Outbreak
Ogden Utah health officials intensified a search for seven of 24 parakeets shipped from Los Angeles last December believed to have caused three cases of psittacosis or parrot fever.
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Parkeets
Ogden
Utah
Los Angeles
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Wis Marshall
Pacific Ocean
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Honolulu
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Eton Island
Jop
Douglas MacArthur
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Cassino
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Europe
Czech
By Tom Yarbrough
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Berlin
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