Allied forces launch new offensive in Burma fronts
Chinese troops storm a two mile front at Kaming Mogaung and Myitkyina as part of a fresh Allied push against Japanese bases in north Burma. Stilwell reports gains near Manpin and Tiangzup with continual air support and intensified fighting along the Kohima Imphal sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Kaming
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Joseph W. Stilwell
Malakawag
Kwelon River
Mogaung River
Stilwell
Manpin
Kamaing
Kohima
Imphal
Pale
Kamaung
Tiangzup
Rains Needed in All Districts
Montana soil moisture shows fair conditions outside the eastern third where moisture is good. All districts need adequate May rains as light showers so far this month hinder early wheat prospects. On May 1 abandonment stood at 20 percent of fall planted acreage, with 1,159,000 acres for 1944 harvest and an estimated yield of 16 bushels per acre.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
FPC Hearing Probes Montana Power Accounting Methods
The Federal Power Commission examined Montana Power Company accounting practices in a lengthy Butte hearing from March 27 to May 12. The dispute centers on original cost versus current value and potential write offs totaling over 48 million dollars, with both federal and Montana state officials participating and rulings often diverging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FPC
Montana Power Company
Montana
Butte
Federal Power Commission
Commission
Edward B. Marsh
Montana Public Service Commission
Federal Commission
Montana State Commission
Austin B. Middleton
Paul Smith
Leonard Young
Marsh
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
B. Auger
Idaho Commission
Montana Commission
Supreme Ahepa Leader to Visit Butte Tuesday
Major George C. Vournas supreme president of the Order of Ahepa Greek American fraternity and war veteran will visit Butte Tuesday evening to boost local bond drive interest. Loaned by the War department to the Treasury for 90 days he tours the country on war bond and program aims. In Butte he will meet at 8 pm on the Y M C A second floor with Ahepa members and auxiliaries Daughters of Penelope Maids of Athens and Sons of Pericles.
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George C. Vournas
Order of Ahepa
Africa
Sicily
Butte
Daughters of
Penelope
Maids of
Athens
Pericles
Vournas
War Department
Treasury Department
The
Washington
Miners Union Day Planned for June 11 in Butte
The Miners Union chooses June 11 as the observance date instead of June 13 because Butte miners work the thirteenth. Since June 11 is a Sunday the usual parade will be dropped. The sports program for children will be held at Columbia Gardens and the union sports committee will meet at noon today in their hall with full attendance urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Columbia Gardens
Forest official promoted to timber division in Washington
Regional Forester Evan W. Kelley announced Saturday that Arthur W. Greeley, long with the northern region since 1935, has been promoted from assistant supervisor at Coeur d’Alene National Forest to the division of timber management in Washington, D. C. Greeley is the son of former regional forester W. B. Greeley.
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Missoula
Evan W. Kelley
Arthur W. Greeley
U. S. Forest Service
Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Division of Timber Management
Washington, D. C
Greeley
W. B.greeley
Naval court opens on blast that killed 17 sailors near Boston
A naval court of inquiry began Saturday to determine the cause of an explosion and fire aboard a Navy fighter about 14 miles northeast of Boston harbor. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon and is believed to have cost 17 U S sailors their lives.
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Boston
Naval Court of Inquiry
Navy
Boston Harbor
United States
Germans Report New Red Army Offensives and Bombardments
London May 13 The Soviet high command said Russian bombers attacked German trains and stores at Daugavpils and Tartu burning facilities Friday as a new northern offensive began. Moscow claimed cross river fighting near Moldova and Romania with a Soviet rifle division on the west bank of the Moldova.
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London
Daugavpils
Dvinsk
Tartu
Estonia
Red Army
Moldova
Romania
Iasi
Moscow
Falticeni
Dnestr
Tiraspol
Berlin
Cape Khersones
Sevastopol
Crimea
Five American Planes Land in Sweden
Five American planes four Flying Fortresses and a fighter made forced landings in Sweden on Saturday. The 45 men aboard were interned. none were injured. Swedish ground defenses and fighter aircraft were in action. Fortresses landed at Malmoe and the fighter at Rinkaby.
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New York
Sweden
FCC
Malmoe
Rinkaby
U S Bombers Strike Deep Into Germany In Big Raid
In a major operation Saturday U S bombers and Allied fighters hit targets across northern Germany including the Focke Wulf plant at Tutow Osnabruck rail yards and a Stettin area refinery. The raid left 63 German planes shot down while losing 12 bombers and 10 fighters.
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London
U. S
Germany
Focke-Wulf
Tutow
Osnabruck
Stettin
Europe
Britain
Italy
U.S
Rner
Hitler
Luftwaffe
Brenner
France
Belgium
Allied Bombers Hit Japanese Bases in New Guinea
Allied bombers heavily attacked Japanese bases and troop concentrations in northern New Guinea. Gen MacArthur said Mokmer airdrome on Biak Island was struck twice, Biak being part of the Schouten group, with one Liberator downed. Other raids targeted Timor Boeroe and Wewak areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Mokmer
Biak Island
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Biak
Schouten
MacArthur
Timor
Boeroe
Wewak
Britain New Guinea
Tragic Bucket Drowning In Lancaster Child
Lancaster police report a sixteen month old girl Malinda Beilers drowned after leaning into a half filled bucket of water to look at her reflection. Her mother found her shortly after with her head in the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Malinda Beilers
Underground Leaders in Three Countries Prepare Uprisings
United Press reports from France Belgium and Norway say underground leadership is ready to rise when Allies invade. Messages smuggled out via liaison officers reached London in dramatic fashion with a Belgian message announcing a newborn as a signal.
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United Press
Europe
Hitler
John A. Parris
United Press London
England
France
Belgium
Norway
Parris
London
U.P
Nazi High Command Admits Invasion Is Near
London May 13 German high command said Allied air offensive may be a prelude to invasion. Inside France, mobilization ramps up as Rommel plan to conscript men 16 to 60 advances. In channel actions British and French forces interdict convoys while E boats are sunk and ships damaged.
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London
High Command
Berlin
France
Gustav Line
Italy
Transocean
English
No Man’s Land
Stockholm
Aftontidninga
Surrender Terms Near Complete for Germany’s Capitulatio
London May 13. American British and Soviet planners near final surrender terms demanding complete German army disarmament and dissolution on site. Final borders and postwar control depend on Allied troop positions. terms to be reviewed by Washington London and Moscow before Eisenhower receives the directive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
European Advisory Commission
Stalin
Red Army
Chiefs of Staff
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Moscow
Japanese Bases in Marshalls Blasted
Army Navy and Marine bombers carried out day and night raids on remaining Japanese held positions in the Marshall Islands. The Pacific fleet announced hits on runways anti air craft batteries and barracks. A marine dive bomber was shot down but its crew was rescued by an American destroyer.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marine
Marshall Islands
Paific
Mrs. Guggenheim Taken by Death
Mrs Florence Schloss Guggenheim 80 widow of Daniel Guggenheim philanthropist and head of American Smelting and Refining died Saturday after suffering a heart attack two months earlier in New York May 13 obituary notes her long career and marriage to Daniel Guggenheim
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Florence Schloss Guggenheim
Daniel Guggenheim
The
American Smelting and Refining Company
Bomber Crash Kills Six in Miles City
Angeline Fradet and John Regan reported saving five men from an Army bomber that crashed near Miles City. Six men died from the wreckage as the plane burst into flames. Fradet described pulling men from debris and freeing parachutes before help arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Joe Sullivan
Angeline Fradet
John Regan
Sullivan
John
Missoula Wins Butte Second in Inaugural Track Meet
Missoula high school won with 64 percent of points in the second annual Missoula invitational track meet. Butte placed second at 45.4. Ravalli county scored 32.13, Anaconda 29, Helena 10.13, Flathead 7, Great Falls 6. Other teams listed in the sparse standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Missoula High School
Butte
Ravalli County
Anaconda
Helena
Flathead
Great Falls
Allies Capture At Least Five Villages In Italy Push
Allied troops pierced the Gustav line two miles or more with heavy German resistance and held at least five villages and seven hills. The Fifth army reported the swift fall of Santi Cosmo Damiano and Castelforte, while British forces seized Sant Angelo near Cassino. French forces advanced as Clark praised Juin. Air power attacked rail centers and bridges along Brenner and Po valley routes as fighting raged along a 25 mile front.
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Italy
Eighth Army
Fifth Army
Cassino
Anzio
Naples
Gustav Line
Associated Press
Sid Feder
Santi Cosmo
Castelforte
Sant’ Angelo
Rapido River
Santi Cosmo E Daminao
Feder
Little Cassino
Mark W. Clark
Alphonse Juin
France
Clark
U. S
Hitler
Brenner Pass
Germany
Verona
Bolzano
Bronzolo
Trento
Appenines
Fair Sunday With Scattered Showers Near Mountains
Weather forecast expects a fair Sunday with widely scattered showers near mountains in the southwest portion. Continued warmth noted.
Three Seek G. O. P. National Committeeman Post
Helena May 13 Three candidates vie for Montana Republican national committeeman Dan Whetstone current head faces challenge from Harry Sparling and Tom Burke while Dan Maddox notes. Gladys Knowles has no declared opponent for national committeewoman. 232 delegates prep for state convention with presidential electors and eight national delegates.
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Helena
Dan W. Maddox
Hardin
Montana
Maddox
Dan Whetstone
Cut Bank
State Central Committee
Harry Sparling
Medicine Lake
Tom Burke
Billings
Gladys Heinrich Knowles
Missoula
Chicago
Arthur F. Lamey
Montana Democratic Central Committee
Democratic National Committee
Lamey
O. S. Warden
Great Falls
W. W. Hamilton
Dodson
Montana Democrats
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Penne
Popol
Avezzano
Altedena
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Apescara
North
By Charles A. Grumich
Ahepa Order
Maj
G. C. Vournas
Miners Union
By Austin Bealmear
Nazi High Command
By James M. Long
Alexander
By Wes Gallagher
Marshalls
Guggenheim
By Noland Norgaard
G. O. P. National
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