Allied Bombers Hit Japanese Naval Units in Solomons
Allied bombers struck Japanese naval units in the Bougainville area of the Solomon Islands while noting increased Japanese activity off Rabaul. General MacArthur reports say Allied air raids weakened Lae and Salamaua as forces target invasion bases north of Australia. Obsolete Japanese fighters are being used as the air effort continues.
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Allied
Australia
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
New Britain
Bougainville
Port Moresby
New Guinea
MacArthur
Melbourne
U.P
Lae
Salamaua
Lee
Douglas MacArthur
Women Help in Montana Fields
Montana agricultural dispatch reports workers short across the state as sugar beet acreage shrinks due to labor shortages. High school student registrations may ease help gaps while early plantings proceed but some counties show delayed progress and pests like army cutworms and grasshoppers threaten crops.
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Helena
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Local Weather Bureau
Yellowstone County
Phillips County
Missoula County
Gallatin-Madison - Jefferson
Chouteau County
Spring Wheat
Judith Basin
Reds declare final phase of war opened
Moscow reports Izvestia states war with Germany has entered a final liberation phase to be won in 1942 with growing Allied help. front production shows 28 German planes down and a 5,000 ton transport sunk. 1,000 Germans killed on Kalinin front and 500 on Leningrad front as Red army prepares spring offensive and guerrilla bands expand in forests and swamps.
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Moscow
U.P
Izvestia
Germany
Britain
America
Red Army
Barents Sea
Kalinin
Ningrad
Red
Josef Stalin
Instructions for Gas Rationing in East Issued
The Office of Price Administration issued gasoline rationing rules for the Atlantic seaboard. Non essential motorists will be allowed two to six gallons weekly, with the range adjustable based on shortages on May 15 or 16 when rationing starts. Officials say supplies will cover essential driving but limit pleasure driving and other non essential use.
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Washington
U.P
Office of Price Administration
Atlantic Seaboard
Two Men Sentenced to Four Years Each in Montana Robberies
John Miller and Buck Avery received four year sentences after pleading guilty to robbery in district court before Judge Downey. Miller, about 26, allegedly robbed D C Hardy of $8 at gunpoint in Hardy's hotel room on April 25, after being struck with a weapon. Avery allegedly robbed Thure Miemi of $4 on April 4, striking him over the head during the crime. County Attorney Frank J Roe filed the informations.
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Montana State Penitentiary
T. E. Downey
John Miller
Buck Avery
Frank J. Roe
Roe
Miller
D. C. Hardy
Hardy
South Arizona
T. F. O'Connell
Avery
Thure Miemi
Miemi
Public Health Institute Proposed for City and County
Lieut. Col. L B Boyington of the U S Public Health Service urged city county and school district No 1 to form a public health institute to improve health conditions. The federal grant would be about 13000 dollars annually with no extra local cost. A general health officer would administer investigations in public health child welfare and social diseases. The plan is already used in several Montana cities and in about 75 percent of U S communities advancing administration while retaining current staff.
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L. B. Boyington
Denver
United States Public Health Service
Army
Montana
Great Pails
Missoula
Billings
Mass Attacks on Burma Bases Opened
NEW DELHI India May 6 The United States air forces in India launched a relentless campaign against Japanese forces in Burma destroying at least 40 enemy planes and damaging 25 at Mingaladon airfield near Rangoon. British forces along the Chindwin river received air support as Japanese troops and barges were bombed near Nongwa 50 miles west of Mandalay aiding retreat efforts. A Japanese column advanced northeast on the Burma road toward China's Yunnan province while another with heavy mechanized support moved forward. Continued coverage on page five.
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New Delhi
India
United States
Burma
Kipling
Rangoon
Bay of Bengal
Mingaladon
Upper Burma
Chindwin
Nongwa
Court weighs constitutionality of 1941 acting official law
Montana Supreme Court heard a six hour case led by Acting Attorney General Howard Gullickson seeking to test a 1941 law that permits appointing acting officials to replace elected officers drafted for Army service. If the court sides with Gullickson, he could serve until Attorney General Bonner returns or until the term expires in January 1945.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Howard M. Gullickson
Sam Mitchell
Gullickson
Sam C. Ford
John W. Bonner
Mitchell
Guillickson
Bonner
Montana
Mitch
Montana Dentists Open Annual State Convention in Butte
Dentists from Montana Idaho and Wyoming gather in Butte for the 39th annual Montana State Dental Association meeting at the Finlen hotel with 8 am registrations 9 am opening session featuring Mayor Barry O Leary and Dr P F Adams presiding. Lectures include Dr Lawrence A Donahoe on Surgery and Pack Treatments and Rotary International president Tom J Davis will speak at luncheon. A smoker follows at 8 pm with officers and committees named for leadership and public relations and education efforts.
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Idaho
Wyoming
Butte
Montana State Dental Association
Finlen Hotel
The
Finlen
Barry O'Leary
Adams
H. 8. Degnan
Forsyth
R. Rider
Missoula
J. A. Herzog
A. K. Stevens
Anaconda
C. H. Swanson
Columbus
Drs. A. K. Stevens
J. A. Cook
Kalispell
F. G. Reynolds
Misssoula
A. H. Cole
F. E. Dalve
Great Pails
M. E. Gates
Helena
H. Culbertson
Bozeman
D. L. Wilke
Havre
J. M
Fall of Corregidor Ends Bataan Defense Saga
War correspondents describe the collapse of the American Filipino defense on the Bataan peninsula and the surrender of Corregidor. General Wainwright cites Japanese heavy howitzers and Mariveles peak fire as the decisive wrecking force, while hope lingers forWake and other battles.
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Kirkel
Simpson
Corregidor
Bataan Peninsula
Manila Bay
Fox-Holles
Bataan
Mariveles
Wainwright
Belgium
Lost Wake
Jap forces take seven thousand prisoners as Corregidor falls
Japanese troops gained a vital new sea base after the fall of Corregidor in a four week siege. About 7,000 prisoners of war were captured including 3,645 Navy and Marine personnel. Reinforcements and raiding detachments were reported elsewhere in the Philippines as American and Filipino forces remained active. Ships were sunk and harbor facilities degraded as the war moved into new phases.
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Washington
Corregidor
Philippines
Pulangi River
Mindanao
Cotabato
Pacific
Manila Bay
Manila
Manila Area
Bataan
Oahu
Officials Seek Authorization to Seize Autos
Seven government officials urged the Senate military committee to approve legislation allowing federal requisitioning of private automobiles and seizure of cars whose owners are convicted of driving over 40 mph. They warned rubber shortages are critical, and the plan could permit seizing tires over five inches for any car.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Reynolds
D.-N.c
Downey
D.calif
Price
Leon Henderson
Robert P. Patterson
Petroleum
Ralph K. Davies
Joseph B. Eastman
Old Smith
Arthur B. Newhall
Cty
War Production Board
F. Eberstadt
Army and Navy Munitions Board
Girl Scout Area Conference Opens in Butte Today
Butte hosts the fourteenth annual Rocky Mountain Regional Girl Scout Convention drawing more than 200 women from Montana Idaho Wyoming Nevada and Utah for a three day training session. National state and regional leaders include Mrs Herbert Hoover Mrs Alan H Means Mrs C Bintz Mrs Percy W Metz and Mary Jane Littlefield along with Sybil G Newell. Registration starts at 9 30 this morning at the Finlen hotel and national and regional leaders arrive for the event with a concluding banquet Saturday night open to the public.
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Butte
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Nevada
Utah
Rocky Mountain
Finlen Hotel
Herbert Hoover
Girl Scouts
Alan H. Means
Girl Scout Organization
San Luis Obispo
Calif
C. ©. Bintz
Salt Lake City
Percy W. Metz
Basin
Wyo
Mary Jane Littlefield
Sybil G. Newell
Senate Votes to Strip TVA of Its Finance Control
The Senate adopted 42 to 38 an amendment to the 1943 Independent Offices bill to abolish TVA's revolving fund and require direct appropriations by Congress for all TVA expenditures. The measure, opposed by administration leaders, was approved and sent to the House for conference.
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Washington
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
TYVA
Congress
House
Diego Suarez Reported Ready to Fall
British landing forces penetrated Diego Suarez outskirts and naval base while air power bombarded defenses in Madagascar. French troops under Gen Armand Annet faced critical position with 23 British ships in Courrier bay and heavy casualties, prompting fears of guerrilla resistance on the island.
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Diego Suarez
London
Madagascar
Vichy
Armand Annet
Courrier Bay
RAF Increases Daylight Raids Over Northern France
The RAF stepped up daylight operations with four heavy sweeps over northern France. Stuttgart in south Germany was hit for the second time in 24 hours along with Nantes docks. The Caen power station and targets in Calais Boulogne were struck as Boston aircraft and Hurricanes joined the raids. Five RAF planes were reported missing and one enemy fighter shot down.
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London
U.P
France
Stuttgart
Germany
Nantes
French
Holland
Belgium
Boston
Douglas
Caen
Cherbourg
le Havre
Calais
Boulogne
Air Ministry
French airmen to be released by Germany amid Laval accord
Lisbon dispatch reports Germany will liberate 30 000 to 35 000 French airmen from war camps to help defend French territory against British air raids. The plan allegedly hinges on airmen undergoing refresher training to serve in the German air force.
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Germany
London
Lisbon
Daily Express
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South Pacific
DIE
Berlin
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Netherlands
Reds
Bryansk Front
Public Health Institute Urged
City Council
U.S
Mingalad
Host Dental Group
M. J. O'Brien
Butte Dental Society
State Association
Dentists
Smesee Arenas
the War News
Nippon
Glamor Girl
Edith Glennon
New York City
Miss Glennon
TVA
Drew Middleton
Annet
Pierre Laval
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