Allies Land Near Mandalay With Heavy Japanese Pressure
Allied airborne forces crossed into Burma within 60 miles of Mandalay to tighten gains around the Imphal plain while pressing toward Myitkyina and threatening the Bengal Assam railway. Japanese losses reported heavy as Imphal remains contested and air reinforcements arrive. wider Pacific strikes hit Aitape Matsuwa and other targets in the Kuriles and Caroline and Marshall islands.
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Mandalay
Japan
Burma
Imphal
Bengal-Assam
India
Louis Mountbatten
Ceylon
Southeast Asia
New Delhi
Claude Auchinleck
Mountbatten
New Ceylon
Auchinleck
Indian Ocean
Mandalay-Myitkyina
Tokyo Radio
Kurile Islands
New Guinea
Aitape
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Matsuwa Island
Kuriles
Ponape
Truk
Pakin
Oroluk
Ulul
Caroline Islands
Marshalls
Nauru Island
Tornado Kills 38 Persons In Southeast
Rescue workers counted 38 dead and more than 300 injured after a 100 mile northeast Georgia and western South Carolina tornado. Georgia reported 21 deaths in Rabun and Hart counties. South Carolina tally stood at 17 with extensive home destruction and damage, as Red Cross noted 147 homes destroyed and 103 damaged.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South Carolina
Royston
Nuburg
Hart County
American Red Cross
Foe Launches 277 Raids
Naples reports the Anzio beachhead has been raided 277 times by 2,472 enemy planes since January 22. Allied anti air batteries downed 176 raiders with 117 more likely destroyed. Allies captured nearly 4,000 prisoners and 200 tanks during 12 weeks. An early Saturday raid by American troops and tanks hit two German strong points along the coast. A delayed dispatch notes Americans advanced 24 miles, taking 61 prisoners. two Allied tanks were destroyed and one man wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Anzio
Rome
Italy
Italy Names Expanded War Cabinet In Unity Bid
Premier Badoglio shapes an enlarged war cabinet including six Liberation Junta parties and figures like Benedetto Croce and Count Carlo Sforza. A constitutional assembly and postwar governance are set as priorities as resignations from the old cabinet are accepted by King Vittorio Emanuele III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Benedetto Croce
Carlo Sforza
Badoglio
Vittorio Emanuele II
Ivy Kills Lambs in North Carolina Farm Flock
Wilkesboro North Carolina farmer Glenn Williams faced losses after six lambs and ewes died following ivy consumption. The incident highlights dangers of ivy to grazing livestock and prompts calls for better pasture management and vigilance among smallholders.
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Wilkesboro
N. C
Glenn Williams
Local Schools Share Quarterly Apportionment Funds
Boise report shows a 118000.35 dollar quarterly apportionment to Idaho schools across 44 counties by the state department of education. Chief accountant Co V True notes the total is lower than 1943 due to expected public school income, with Canyon County receiving 9315.92 and Bannock 7469.51 last year. Other county allocations include Ada 6915.37 Bear Lake 1966.53 Bingham 6311.74 Bonneville 6524.10 Butte 739.44 Caribou 122.04 Custer 565.81 Franklin 3762.95 Power 122.04 Lemhi 1554.49 Oneida 1503.12.
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Boise
Idaho
State Department of Education
Co. V. True
Department of Education
Canyon County
Bannock County
Ada County
Bear Lake
Bingham
Bonneville
Butte
Caribou
Custer
Franklin
Power
Lemhi
Oneida
Russian troops seize more localities near Sevastopol
In the mountains east of Sevastopol Soviet forces captured several new localities as Soviet planes attacked Galati on the Danube in Romania Sunday night. A separate AP dispatch from Washington notes U S Army planes dropped 38 tons of bombs on three islands in Japan's Truk atoll before dawn yesterday.
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London
Sevastopol
Galati
Danube
Romania
Moscow
Washington
Japan
Truk Atoll
Pacific Fleet
Dublon
Fefan
Moen Islands
Fall Kills Worker at Horseshoe Bend
Emmett W. Rose, an employee of the B A Stunt company at Horseshoe Bend, died in a hospital here last night from a fractured skull after a fall.
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Emmett
W. Rose
B. A
Horeshoe Bend
Axis production of planes falls under air assaults
London reports that Allied air attacks on German aircraft production since November may have prevented up to 5,000 planes from entering service. German frontline output has dropped from about 600 fighters in January to around 350 at a time, while losses rise with greater Allied operations. Observers say Berlin exhausted reserves to prop up front lines, a drain that may only fully reveal itself after a final breakthrough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Severe Rules In Effect on Diplomats in Britain
The British government imposed strict censorship on all diplomatic information to and from Britain except for the United States, Soviet Russia, and the British commonwealth. Effective at midnight, missions are banned from telegrams not in plain language, from uncensored diplomatic bags, and from dispatching official couriers or diplomats and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
United States
Soviet Russia
British Commonwealth of Nations
Ford Pledges Jobs For War Veterans
Henry Ford promises war veterans first call on postwar jobs at Ford plants and asks other employers to follow suit. He sent a message to Brig. Gen Frank T. Hines saying servicemen should simply come in and work when production resumes, noting they have earned preference after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Frank T. Hines
Ford
Snowstorm Swamps Northeastern Utah With Heavy Snow
Snow swept across northeastern Utah over the weekend causing traffic slowdowns and power outages. Salt Lake City measured four inches of snow with 1.22 inches of precipitation, Logan saw one inch, Olmstead five inches, and Eureka reported ten inches as Utah Power and Light noted outages from the weight on lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Logan
Olmstead
Eureka
Utah Power and Light Company
Fire losses rise in first quarter of 1944
Estimated U S fire losses for January through March 1944 totaled 115 936 000 up 15 814 000 or 16 percent from the same period in 1943 according to the national board of fire underwriters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Idaho Treasurers to Meet in Boise for Election Agenda
Ada County Treasurer Margaret Gilbert, president of the Idaho State Association of County Treasurers, said the group will convene in Boise on April 20 for their annual election and to study fiscal issues. They will discuss school finance bills, a proposed tax commission, and other office matters. Lurline James of Oneida County serves as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho State Association of County Treasurers
Ada
Margaret Gilbert
Bombay blast toll climbs to about 1000 casualties
Fire aboard a docked ship in Bombay sparked two ammunition explosions that raged over 36 hours. Military, police, air raid precautions and volunteer relief groups were mobilized to treat the injured and shelter hundreds made homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Oldest Fighter Group Sets Record With 1000 Missions
Allied HQ Naples reports the oldest U S Army Air Forces fighter group completed 1000 missions Sunday while escorting heavy bombers to Brasov Romania. The unit, linked to Eddie Rickenbacker, flown P 38s in 1942 to Iceland and Britain, shot down many German planes, and supported invasions at Oran Tunis Sicily Salerno Cap Bon and Bizerte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Headquarters
Naples
U.S
Army Air Forces
Eddie Rickenbacker
Brasov
Romania
Iceland
Britain
Elsa E. Shahan
St. George
W. Va
Quentin Roosevelt
Oran
Tunis
Bizerte
Cap Bon Peninsula
Salerno
Farley Sees Prosperity After Conversion Period
Oneida New York James A Farley former Postmaster General and longtime Democratic leader warned at a St Patrick s church event that millions could lose jobs when wartime production ends. He urged industrial preparation to shift to peace time output and warned against a new WPA amid a projected 300 billion debt. He forecast agricultural and industrial prosperity after the conversion period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneida
N. Y
James A. Parley
New York State
National Democratic
St. Patrick's Church
Holy Name Society
Farley
United States
Plane Flies Across Nation In Less Than Seven Hours
The Lockheed Constellation, a 57 passenger transport, landed in Washington at 11:58 mountain war time after leaving Burbank in six hours and 58 minutes setting new coast to coast records. Howard Hughes and Jack Frye led the flight with 17 aboard, the craft built by Lockheed for TWA.
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Washington
Burbank
Calif
Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Washington National Airport
Kansas City
Butler
Here
Jack Frye
T.W.A
Hughes
Frye
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Army Air Transport Command
Belgrade and Budapest Bombarded in Balkan Rail Targeting
Allied air raids hit Belgrade Brasov Turnu Severin and Budapest in a Balkan pattern aimed at disrupting German supply lines. Photographs show 75 to 100 bomb bursts on rail yards and facilities including stations depots and oil refineries. fire was observed at the target area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Belgrade
Brasov
Turnu-Severin
Budapest
Kronstadt
Ploest
Red Army
Romania
Schiel
Knox Praises Price Curb in Navy Production
Secretary Knox testified before the senate banking committee that renewing price controls beyond June 30 is crucial. He said controls saved billions in Navy spending, kept production uninterrupted, and supported morale, warning the next year is key for naval output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knox
Navy
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Senator Wiley Pushes Pay For Local Draft Boards
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin urged a bill to compensate local selective service boards across the nation. He said the members who work on the boards receive no pay while higher ups enjoy pay, and called for the Senate military committee to draft legislation benefiting the three to seven members on each board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wiley
R.-Wis
Senate
Congress
Senate Military Committee
Lonergan Conditional Sentence For Heiress Slaying
Wayne Lonergan, a 26 year old former Air Force airman and society figure, was sentenced to 35 years to life for the bludgeon strangulation of his 23 year old wife Patricia Burton Lonergan on October 24. Judge James Garrett Wallace imposed the sentence after Lonergan was convicted of second degree murder on March 31. The proceeding lasted under a minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wayne Lonergan
Patricia Burton Lonergan
R.C. AF
General Sessions
James Garrett Wallace
Lonergan
Home Fronts More Dangerous Than World Battle Lines
The national safety council reports that home front accidents have killed 75,000 and injured 11,000,000, with wartime job losses totaling 350,000 to provisional 4-F status and 102,000 deaths among workers. Traffic crashes killed 61,000 and injured 2,100,000 nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Pearl Harbor
Hitler Losing Grip on Vital Region
The article notes a pivotal Soviet drive near Sevastopol, claiming the Crimean base would strip Nazi control and boost Soviet air, naval, and military positions. It also highlights another Red victory at Tarnopol after 38 days, stressing shifts on the southeastern Polish front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Crimean
Sevastopol
Hitiz
Russia
Caucasian
Black Sea
Rumania
Bulgaria
Tarnopol
Pocatello Man Dies in Camp Barkeley Mine Blast
An explosion on Camp Barkeley reservation killed three enlisted men of the 12th armored division in a demonstration land mine mishap. One victim born May 28 1922 in Pocatello, son of W L and Martha Lish, is identified. Surviving relatives include twin brother Harvey Lish, Sicily action, stationed in England, and sisters Jane Hayball and Jean Lish. The body will be brought to Pocatello for funeral services.
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Abilene
Texas
12Th Armored Division
Camp Barkeley Reservation
Pocatello
W. L
Martha Green Lish
Engineers
W. L. Lish
Washington
Harvey Lish
Sicily
England
Jane Hayball
Jean Lish
Weather Report for Pocatello Area April 17
Weather data from the United States Weather Bureau at Pocatello Municipal Airport shows a high of 36 and a low of 30 degrees with a mean of 33. Warmer in the south portions and partially cloudy conditions expected on Tuesday. 24 hour precipitation measured at .051 inches with total for the month at .67 inches. Normal comparisons and year ago figures included. Sunset time listed as 6:06.
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United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Bombers and ships press Sevastopol siege in Crimea
Russian troops surged toward Sevastopol as Soviet bombers and warships attacked Axis forces escaping by sea. A southeast push from Yalta closed the 30 mile coastal gap, with 3 000 prisoners captured Sunday for a Crimean total nearing 40 000 as fighting intensified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sevastopol
Russia
Black Sea
Yalta
Crimea
Raiders Visit At Sofia Naps Aerial Attacks Hit Balkan Capitals
U S heavy bombers struck Sofia and Belgrade with Fortresses and Liberators hitting railroad yards and aircraft plants. Belgrade faced its first war time Allied bombing while nearby airfields were targeted earlier. Italy based forces attacked Budapest after attacks on Brasov and Turnu-Severin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
U.S
Sofia
Belgrade
Balkan
Churchill at Home in England Amid Caribbean Conference Rumors
London reports Prime Minister Churchill remained in Britain at least through Saturday despite rumors of imminent conferences with President Roosevelt in the Caribbean. An enemy radio station had spread the Caribbean meeting rumor after announcing Roosevelt’s southern rest visit.
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London
Churchill
Roosevelt
Caribbean
Britain
Washington
Idahoans Overseas in European Railroad Service
Idaho soldiers serve overseas keeping railroad transport running in Europe. Set. Wendell R. Green of Lava Hot Springs Staff Sgt. Robert C. Bailey of Pocatello and Cpl. William L. Simmons of Pocatello operate complete railroad duties at improvised overseas sites. They hammer rivets grease diesel engines and move troops and materiel on schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell R. Green
Lava Hot Springs
Robert C. Bailey
Oak Street
William L. Simmons
S. Harrison
Pocatello
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Illustrated Zeitung
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