Allies Capture Tunis and Bizerte in Smashing Offensive
Allied forces announced a major victory in North Africa with rapid advances capturing Tunis and Bizerte. The push coincided with a government move to cut meat coffee and butter prices by 10 percent effective June 1, with subsidies to producers to shield production. Price ceilings shift and wage hold plans were discussed as part of a broader stabilization effort.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Prentiss Brown
War Labor Board
White House
Brown
Secretary of Commerce
Jesse Jones
James F. Byrnes
Jones
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Allied Bombers Raid Madang
Allied Liberator and Flying Fortress bombers carried out their heaviest raid on Madang in New Guinea, dropping 21 tons of bombs on the airdrome, supply dumps, and installations. The raid, described as a double strike by Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters, hit bivouac areas and radio facilities, with no Japanese air opposition and some anti aircraft fire.
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Australia
Liberator
Flying Fortress
Madang
New Guinea
Buna
Douglas MacArthur
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Darwin
Catalina
Babo
Mubo II
Mubo
Soviets Break German Defense Line Near Novorossisk
London report says a massive Soviet artillery and air strike knocked out another German line near Novorossisk in the Caucasus. About 1,000 Axis troops killed and 77 planes shot down. bombers damaged or destroyed 350 German aircraft. Russians isolated northward forces toward Novorossisk as gains proceeded in the Veliki Luki sector and other front actions.
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London
Novorossisk
Caucasus
Black Sea
Moscow
Red Army
Kuban River
Taman
Red Fleet
Veliki Luki
Vitebsky- Leningrad
Russia
Smolensk
Rostov
Sea of Azov
Red
Taganrog
Montana School of Mines 41st Commencement Honors 1943 Graduates
Montana School of Mines held its 41st commencement Friday night in a military atmosphere, conferring degrees on 36 graduates who will join the war effort or postwar industry. Capt. James G Atkins delivered the address and received an honorary doctor of engineering degree. Dr. Francis A Thomson presided, stressing the task completed and the new responsibilities ahead for the 1943 class.
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Montana School of Mines
James G. Atkins
U. S.S. Naval Training Station
Farragut
Idaho
Navy
Army
Marine Corps
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Naval Aviation Cadet Corps
Atkins
College
Francis A. Thomson
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Thomson
Axis Fate Sealed in Tunisia
Allied planes sank 25 ships and destroyed 25 enemy planes in over 2,500 sorties over Tunisia and the Mediterranean marking a record campaign effort. Tunis and Bizerte fell to Allied forces after two days of intense fighting as Axis defenses collapsed across north Tunisia.
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Tunisia
Allied
North Africa
Mediterranean
Edward Kennedy
Tunis
Bizerte
First Army
Cap Bon
Africa
Enfidaville
Eighth Army
Henri Giraud
Charles Mast
France
Ferryville
le Bardo
Straits of
Sicily
Senate committee approves Rum! tax plan
The Senate Finance committee voted 13 to 6 in favor of the Rum plan for complete forgiveness of 1942 tax liabilities. It would require taxpayers to pay as they go with safeguards against windfalls for the wealthy, signaling the likely death of the House bill’s 75 percent forgiveness.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Colin F. Stam
Joint
Congressional Taxation Committee
Montana School of Mines 1943 Commencement Degrees
Shown here are graduates who received degrees at the 1943 commencement exercises of the Montana School of Mines. The photograph lists students across five rows, with Capt J G Atkins delivering the address and Dr Francis A Thomson presiding. absent members John Frederick Harvey and Jacob Nicholas Jovich appear in a separate set.
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Montana School of Mines
Clifford Abbott Barkell
Edmond Frank
Irving Milton Kenoffel
Robert R. Little
Truxton James Fisher
Alex George Zbitnoff
Wesley Edward Davis
John Frederick Harvey
Jacob Nicholas Jovich
U.S. Occupies Amchitka Island Near Japan
U S forces seized Amchitka in January under harsh weather, establishing an air field 63 miles from Kiska and 1 927 nautical miles from Tokyo, intensifying the push on Japanese bases. Navy Secretary Knox called the move part of an offensive war program as new Pacific bases emerge.
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Washington
U.S
Amchitka Island
Aleutians
United States
Kiska
Tokyo
Navy
Frank Knox
U. S
Pacific
Funafuti Island
Ellice Group
Gilberts
South Pacific
Russell Island
Guadalcanal
Solomons
New Zealand Bombers Join Americans Over Solomons
Washington reports New Zealand air crews have joined U S forces in the Solomons. Warhawk bombers ferried by the New Zealanders joined Dauntless dive bombers and Avenger torpedo bombers with Corsair and Wildcat escorts on a Munda raid. Lightning and Corsair fighters strafed Japanese positions at Vella Lavella during the week.
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Washington
U.P
Navy
New Zealand
United States
Solomons
Munda
Vella Lavella Island
Catfish Catch Goes Eight In One Hook
Jackson Wyoming May 7 Charles Kratzer reeled in eight catfish on a single line after a previous angler had stringed eight fish on a wire and dropped the batch. Kratzer then drew the same bait into his line and hooked the eight catfish.
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Jackson, Wyo
Charles Kratzer
Kratzer
Day of Italian Africa to be celebrated in Rome
Rome radio reported Friday night that the Day of Italian Africa will be celebrated in Rome Sunday. The announcement reflects Italy's commemorative plans amid ongoing colonial events.
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London
Rome
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Brydon C. Taves
M’arthur's Head
School of Mines
J. G. Atkins
Naval Training Station
Farragut, Idaho
Senate
Haskall Johnson
John Lawrence Tokich
Earl Champion Roberts
S. Suphi Yavasca
James Kelly Archibald
William H. Peterson
Kirac Ali Eray
Bahri Ahmet Ersoz
Sulhi Yungul
Howard Wilbur Adam
Wilbur F. Criswel
Aleutian Isle
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