Survivors Located After Mountain Home Bomber Crash
Six missing crewmen were found atop a plateau near McDermitt Nevada after a bomber crash en route from Mountain Home. Two others, the pilot Second Lt George R Bombria Jr and co pilot Second Lt Jack D Campbell, were found earlier with minor injuries. The six survivors were ferried by Gowen Field hospital plane due to the rugged site while rescue teams guided by the CAP located the crash area. They were expected to be returned to Mountain Home later today.
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Mountain Home
McDermitt
Nev
Gowen Field Hospital
Boise
Clarence D. Barnhill
Sacramento
Stockton
Calif
George R. Bombria, Jr
Willimantic
Conn
Jack D Campbell
Dallas
Texas
Gowen
Merritt Shotwell
Twin Falls
Civil Air Patrol
Ruth Eckert
CAP
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Barnhill
Intermountain
Midwest Floods Persist After Severe Rainfall
The Midwest endures heavy rain with 12 deaths and thousands displaced as rivers rise. Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois face missing residents and extensive crop losses while towns report up to 1 million dollars in damage. Weather officials warn more rain tonight and tomorrow. More than 2,000 people stay in shelters as trains run late and transit slows.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
Kaw
Weather Bureau
Winfield
Kansa
Arkansas
Wichita
Weather Outlook for Pocatello and Vicinity
Partly cloudy today and tonight with snow flurries in the southeast. Wednesday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. Data from the US Weather Bureau at Pocatello Municipal Airport covers 24 hours to noon April 25 showing a high of 68 and a low of 33 with a mean of 46. precipitation 0.04 inches. month to date 0.89 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Supreme Court Rules Newsboys Are Employees Under NLRA
The Supreme Court ruled that full time newsboys selling four Los Angeles papers are employees of the papers and covered by the National Labor Relations Act. The decision, on appeal from the labor board, reverses a ninth circuit finding that the newsboys were independent contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
National Labor Relations Act
The
Labor Board
Ninth Federal Circuit Court
American Air Power Targets German Airfields in France
London reports over 1,000 Allied bombers and fighters hit German airfields at Nancy Metz and Dijon in the ongoing daylight offensive. RAF raiders also attacked Munich, Karlsruhe, and other targets as American Marauders and British Bostons strafed northern France. The Mediterranean air force destroyed 29 enemy planes while losing 14, with raids on Bucharest Ploesti and Belgrade.
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London
France
Aanthearn
Reich
Britain
Nancy
Metz
Dijon
Hitler
RAF
Munich
Karlsruhe
Air Ministry
Mediterranean Air Force
Bucharest
Ploesti
Romania
Belgrade
Italy
Livorno
Leghorn
Yugoslav
Naples
Dusseldorf
Chambly
Paris
Hitler Visits West Wall Under Secret Westwall Tour
A London source claims Hitler is secretly inspecting the west wall defenses. He is said to be accompanied by Grand Adm. Karl Doenitz Gen Guenther Korten and Prof Tann. Reports speak of a recent Mussolini meeting and German plans about Italy and the west wall, with skepticism from London military men.
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London
European Underground
Hitler
West Wall
Karl Doenitz
Guenther Korten
Air Force
Tann
Mussolini
Brenner Pass
French
Riviera
Italy
Seniors to be Inducted After Graduation in Idaho
Idaho's Lt. Col. Norman B. Adkison said graduating high school seniors who turned 18 will be inducted immediately after graduation this spring. Local boards were told to deny deferments for farm essential work and those pre checked within 90 days will be called, with others undergoing second pre induction exams. The number affected could reach several thousand.
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Boise
Norman B. Adkison
Idaho Selective Service Executive
National Draft Headquarters
Adkison
AP Elects NEW YORK Publisher to Lead Board
Robert Mc Lean, publisher of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, was re elected president of the Associated Press by the AP board. Houston Harte of the Standard in San Angelo Texas was named first vice president and Norman Chandler of the Los Angeles Times was elected second vice president. Frank B. Noyes remains honorary president and Kent Cooper stays as executive director and general manager. Re elected were Lloyd Stratton secretary F J Starzel and Claude A Jagger assistant secretaries L F Curtis treasurer and Alan J Gould assistant treasurer. Palmer Hoyt of the Portland Oregonian was elected to fill the unexpired one year term of W H Cowles of the Spokane Spokesman Review who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert McLean
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Associated Press
Houston Harte
San Angelo
Texas
Standard
Norman Chandler
Los Angeles Times
Frank B. Noyes
Kent Cooper
Lloyd Stratton
F. J. Starzel
Claude A. Jagger
L. F
Fatted Fish Waits For Homecoming in Berkshire Village
Lt. James Hull will have a fresh brook trout dinner on leave from an Ohio army camp. His father Ezra A. Hull caught a two and a quarter pounder and stored it in a frozen food locker, saying the fish is for Jim even if it takes two years to reach home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Conn
James Hull
Ohio
Berkshire
Ezra A. Hull
Jim
Americans Improve Position in Italy
Allied headquarters in Naples said American troops occupied a house 14 miles west of Carano in the Anzio beachhead after a brisk fight. A second small allied force took woods two miles south of Cisterna, a vital German communications hub, with artillery and mortar duels continuing in Cassino. One allied patrol crossed the Sangro River.
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Naples
Carano
Anzio
Cisterna
Cassino
Sangro
Patrol Sinks Nazi Sub
Navy reports the destruction of a German U-boat in two minutes of action by American carrier planes. Lt Wallace A. LaFleur, 22, of Lafayette, Louisiana, sighted the sub, bombed twice, then remained overhead for 25 minutes until reinforcements from a carrier 70 miles away arrived. Two fighters and two torpedo bombers joined, delivering a perfect hit that sent the U-boat to the depths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
J.g
Wallace A. LaFleur
Lafayette
Atlantic
Red Cross Sends Pacific Team to Help Midwest Flood Victims
The Red Cross announced six representatives from its Pacific area depart San Francisco for Wichita Kansas to aid flood and storm victims. The group will operate as a Pacific area unit with headquarters in Wichita. Among them is Mrs Beatrice Doland of Blackfoot Idaho.
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San Francisco
Red Cross
Pacific
Wichita
Kans
Midwest
Beatrice Doland
Blackfoot
Ida
Beet Growers Plead for Better Break in 1944 Platform
Salt Lake City reports Western farm leaders urged the Republican party to add a plank criticizing labor policy as racketeering and injustice. Speakers pushed farm production control, price stabilization, and tariff reform while opposing current sugar policy and seeking higher sugar prices.
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Salt Lake City
Jesse C. Childs
Yakima, Wash
Childs
William B. Wright
Ney
American National Livestock Association
FE. J. Holgrem
Brigham
Utah Beet Sugar Growers Association
Idahoan Arrives Early With American Troops at Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea landings began with infantry led by Capt. James Kindt of San Francisco and First Lt. Robert Minner, first ashore. The group included Tech. Sgt. Harold E. Little of Morgan Utah, Staff Sgt. Harold C. Bird of Salt Lake City, Joe Loverich of Bingham Canyon Utah, John C. Matlock of Boise, and Sgt. Kent Mitchell of Parowan Utah.
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Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
James Kindt
San Francisco
Pal
Robert Minner
Kindt
Tech
Harold E. Little
Morgan
Utah
Harold C. Bird
Salt Lake City
Joe Loverich
Bingham Canyon
John C. Matlock
Boise
Kent Mitchell
Parowan
Germans Readiness for Allied Invasion Heightens War Tension
Britain imposes universal travel ban except urgent business as invasion fears mount. German broadcasts claim seasoned troops ready to meet the assault and predict invasion could arrive at any moment. A Canadian commander says pre invasion training is complete and Dieppe debt to be settled.
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Britain
London
Home Office
Eire
Berlin
Atlantic
DNB
Luftwaffe
England
H. D G. Crerar
Dieppe
Madrid
Mussolini Escapes Bomb Attack Near Verona
Der Bund cites an illegal Italian antifascist journal reporting Mussolini narrowly escaped death when a bomb blew up near his car. The former leader was traveling from Lake Garda villa to a fascist leaders meeting in Verona at the time.
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Bern
Switzerland
der Bund
Benito Mussolini
Duce
Mussolini
Lake Garda
Verona
Reds Repulse Germans in Dubno Region
Soviet dispatch says the Red Army crushed a German attack west of Dubno, 85 miles northeast of Lwow, killing over 400 enemy soldiers and restoring the front. In Carpathian foothills southwest of Stanislawow, more than 200 Germans were killed after crossing a stream and being routed.
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Moscow
Red Army
Dubno
Lwow
Carpathian
Stanislawow
Red Air Force
Sevyastopol
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Romanian
Comunique
Sevstopol
Lnow
American forces seize Ujelang atoll in Marshall Islands
Ujelang atoll falls to American control after light Japanese resistance, expanding the U S flag over 21 atolls in the Marshalls, positioning a new base near the Caroli nes and Truk in the central Pacific.
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Washington
Ujelang Atoll
mid-Pacific
Marshall Islands
Caroline Islands
Ponape
Carolines
Truk
U Jalong
Marshalls
MacArthur forces seize Hollandia airstrips in New Guinea
Allied reports confirm American troops have captured Tadji airdrome and pressed toward the Hollandia and Cyclops airfields. Hollandia town is described as largely destroyed with all 150 buildings affected. A three-pronged advance targets Tami airdrome as rain and mud slow progress.
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Associated Press
Japan
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Tadji
Aitape
Cyclops
Cyclops Mountains
Tami
Lake Sentani
Nazis Clear Denmark in Swift Offensive
Werner Best announced German forces would attack swiftly and sternly against Danish saboteurs and underground workers. He warned of no mercy for those caught, while observers in Stockholm and Helsingfors noted Denmark's isolation and a pre invasion security push.
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Stockholm
Hitler
Denmark
Werner Best
Sweden
Best
Germany
Copenhagen
Aftonbladet
Helsinki
Germans Capture 7 Idaho Soldiers as POWs
The War Department lists seven Idaho soldiers captured in Germany. Names include Lt. John K. Brush and Tech. Sgt. Bruce N. Lay, with spouses and hometowns such as Boise, Idaho Falls, and Mountain Home. Other listed service members are Staff Sgt. Stanley C. Whitney, Lt. Glenn E. Kofoed, Second Lt. Walter R. Tucker, and Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Furrey.
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Washington
Idaho
Germany
War Department
John K. Brush
Bette Marie Brush
Boise
Thomas E. Furrey
Thomas FE. Furrey, Jr
McCall
Glenn E. Kofoed
Mabel B. Kofoed
Moreland
Tech
Bruce N. Lay
Barbara B. Lay
Walter R. Tucker
Wyoming Pilot Rescued After Sabang Raid Arrives Safe
Lt jg Dale C Klahn of Laramie Wyoming arrives safely at Colombo Ceylon base after his rescue by a Japanese submarine following being shot down two miles from Sabang shore during the raid.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Jg’ Dale C. Klahn
Laramie
Wyo
German POWs May Be Used as Farm Labor
German prisoners of war in western internment camps may be used as farm labor where domestic shortages occur, a regional manpower conference heard.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Truckers Plan Pocatello Meeting On Work Stop
Truckers and operators in southern Idaho and northern Utah will meet with federal war manpower officials in Pocatello at the Bannock hotel to decide if struck workers can receive certificates of availability to seek other jobs. The walkout affects about 30 drivers and warehousemen from Garrett Freightlines Orange Transportation and Consolidated Freightways, with eight drivers later reclassified to 1-A by Bonneville county draft board.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
M. J. Tierney
Ice Command
Idaho
Federal War Manpower Commission
Pocatello
Bannock Hotel
WMC
Denver
Tierney
Idaho Falls
Interstate Motor Transport Lines
Weddnesday
Teamster’s Union
Garrett Freightlines, Inc
Orange Transportation Co., Inc
Consolidated Freightways
Loise
Bonneville County Draft Board
Lawmakers Propose Labor Freeze to Push Men to War Jobs
Senator Brewster and Senator Bailey back a bill to compel men aged 18 to 45 in essential work to obtain local draft board approval before changing jobs. The plan would allow selective service to reassign 4-F registrants to war essential posts when needed, aiming to curb labor hoarding and shift workers to war industries.
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Washington
Brewster
Maine
Congress
Bailey
North Carolina
Draft Board
Local Teacher Enlists in Waves From Pocatello Substation
Dorothy Katherine Spence a third grade teacher has enlisted in the Waves. Morris Stacey at the Pocatello U S navy recruiting substation reports her as a Glenns Ferry high school graduate and former student body secretary valedictorian and Home Economics club member She attended the University of Idaho and joined Kappa Phi sorority and Future Teachers of America Miss Spence is the daughter of Christian Edward Spence of Glens Ferry.
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Dorothy Katherine Spence
Morris Stacey
Pocatello U.S. Navy
Miss Spence
Glenns Ferry
University of Idaho
Kappa Phi Sorority
Future Teachers of America
Christian Edward Spence
Glens Ferry
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Ruling
U.S. Navy
Kwajalein Atoll
Central Pacific
Marshalls Atol
Reds
Bulletins
Chungking
Chenghsien
Honan
United States
Senate
House
Montreal
Allied Headquarters
Balkan
Alaska Department
Shemya
Aleutians
Dwight D. Eisenhower
M’arthur
Asahel Bush
Wyoming
Man
War Labor Board
Bill
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