Tito orders Yugoslav army to strike Nazi targets
Tito urged Yugoslav units to hit German bases and lines of communications immediately as Allied forces prepare in western Europe. He cited the approaching red army and Anglo American push and warned German efforts to smash the Yugoslav liberation army. Balkans reports note rising nervousness and paltry resistance across the region ahead of invasion plans.
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Tito
Associated Press
Marshal Tito
Red Army
Annrpachinge
Balkans
Europe
France
Channel
London Evening News
England
U.S
William James
Admiralty
Free Yugoslav Radio
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav National Army of Liberation
National Army of Liberation
Hungary
Doeme Santojay
Nazi Attacks Fail to Cut Red Lines
In battles north of Iasi Romania German forces suffer heavy losses with thousands killed and no territorial gains. Soviet reports say 122 German tanks destroyed and 164 planes shot down in two days while Red Army artillery and tanks halt further advances. Berlin claims the aim was to improve positions near Ploesti and Danube oil fields amid a major air clash with 87 Soviet planes downed.
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London
Iasi
Romania
Moscow
Berlin
Ploesti
Danuthian
St Louis Transit Strike Eases as Nationwide Labor Walkouts Continue
In St Louis 3,500 transit workers walked off the job idle city buses and streetcars amid an overtime pay dispute. Across the nation, some 50,000 workers ended walkouts as lumber, auto, and other industries returned to work, while CIO unions on the Columbia River limited calls to reopen. In Detroit the Parke Davis strike involving 1,900 CIC unionists drew war labor board involvement, and bakery drivers in Michigan resumed deliveries after a five day stoppage.
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St. Louis
St.Louis
Amalgamated Street and Electric Railway
American Union
AFL
Pacific Northwest
CIO Columbia River District Council
Detroit
CIC
Parke Davis and Company
War Labor Board
Michigan
Federal
Jury Frees Miller In Murder Trial For Self Defense
Robert I. Miller a 67 year old attorney was acquitted of murder in the shooting of Dr John E. Lind 57 in the downtown shopping district February 21 The jury of 11 men and one woman deliberated 77 minutes finding him not guilty and freeing him to defend others charged with crime
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Washington
Robert I. Miller
John E. Lind
Miller
German Navy Claims Major Allied Losses in May
A Nazi broadcast claimed in May German naval and air forces destroyed 24 Allied transports totaling 131,700 tons and 23 supply ships of 169,000 tons. It said 17 destroyers and escort vessels, two submarines, and eight speedboats were damaged, though the report remains unconfirmed.
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London
Stimson Says U S Ready With 3 657 000 Overseas Soldiers
Secretary of War Stimson announced that 3 657 000 Army troops are overseas and the deployment of air and service forces is nearly complete. He said bases are established, shipping is available, and by end of 1944 overseas forces will exceed 5 million as air forces totaling about 2 357 000 with 15 000 aircraft and 34 000 combat planes also go abroad.
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Washington
Stimson
United States
United States Army
Continental
Germany
Japan
AAF
AAP
Idaho to Purchase Million in Bonds
The Idaho lands board authorized up to one million dollars in treasury bonds from endowment funds during the fifth war loan drive. Bonds are 24 percent due March 15, 1970 and callable March 15, 1965. Endowment cash is about 601 thousand with expected large district payments by July 1.
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Boise
State Land Board
Treasury
G. L. Jenkins
Public Investments
The
Land Board
Jenkins
Gem County
Hailey
Portneuf Hill Car Crash Claims Multiple Lives
At Portneuf hill six miles south of Pocatello a car driven by Capt D W Moore ran off the highway. Betty Johnnson 22 died of a broken back and paralysis. Wanda Thompson 17 died from shock and severe lacerations. Nora Powers 28 was in serious condition after extricating herself. Army officers Capt William D Brown Capt Edward L Rathbun and Captain Moore are hospitalized with non disclosed injuries. Mrs Powers husband Knight Powers is referenced in family history. Coroner inquest set for tomorrow morning.
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Betty Johnnson
North Hayes
Pocatello Naval Ordnance Plant
Pocatello Army Air Field
Wanda Thompson
South Hayes
Nora Powers
South Lincoln
Geneval Hospital
D. W. Moore
Monroe
Portneuf Hill
Pocatello
Air Field Military
Army
Alma Marley
Marley
W. J. McAughey
Powers
Knight Powers
Union Pacific
Glenns Ferry
William D. Brown
Fort Worth
Texas
Edward L. Rathbun
Oakland
Calif
Moore
Pocatello Army Air Field Hospital
Miss Thompson
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company
Bannock County Sheriff's Office
Johnson
Coromer
Arthur W. Hall
Merrill Urges Youth to Preparedness at Graduation
A. Lowell Merrill, Pocatel lo attorney, told 263 graduates at a high school commencement that fundamentals land law and literature shape a strong nation. He warned of tragic years ahead but said steadfast virtues will keep America secure as the war widens.
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A. Lowell Merrill
Pocatello
America
E. Norman Vaughn
Merrill
Mr. Merrill
Alvin Kleinfeldt
Evelyn Monson
De Valera Victory Dominates Early Irish Election Returns
Prime Minister Eamon De Valera led Fianna Fail to a clear victory as returns from 17 districts showed the party with 68 seats in the Dail, just shy of a majority. Fine Gael held 25, Farmers nine, Independents eight, Labor seven, and National Labour four. all cabinet members retained seats.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Fianna Fail
Fine Gaels
Farmers
Independents
Labor
National Labor
House panel backs limited crop insurance revival plan
The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill to revive crop insurance for cotton and wheat and to include flax with experimental coverage for tobacco peanuts and rice in up to 30 counties. Chairman Palmer noted the program would be extended to several other crops on an experimental basis.
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Washington
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Palmer
D.8.c
Velasco Toarra Heads Ecuador Rebel Regime
Jose Maria Velasco Toarra returned from exile in Colombia to seize power in Quito and appoint a cabinet. The provisional government ousted President Carlos Arroyo Del Rio in a bloody daylong revolution and restored opponents to full rights and privileges.
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Quito
Ecuador
Colombia
Jose Maria Velasco Toarra
Velasco Toarra
Carlos Arroyo del Rio
Arroyo del Rio
Athlete Shows Age at Oregon Guard In Idaho
Knute Algot Westergren, famed Pacific coast basketball guard from the University of Oregon, appears active in south Idaho sports including basketball baseball tennis and bowling. While visiting a farm party his son attended he joined drop-the-handkerchief with youths and sprained a shoulder while leaving the game.
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Twin Falls
Knute Algot
Westergren
Pacific Coast
University of Oregon
South Idaho
Fifth War Loan Drive Faces Toughest Year Yet
Boise Idaho War Finance Committee executive director Wegener said the fifth war loan campaign will be the toughest job yet. The plan calls for a bond worker in the field for every 30 employed persons with personal contact emphasized. Idaho’s quota is 28 million dollars.
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Boise
Theo H. Wegener
The
Idaho War Finance Committee
Idaho
Invasion Weather Over Dover Strait Shrouded in Mist
Dover Strait was blanketed in mist with very low cloud ceiling and extremely poor visibility. Winds were variable from the southwest and kept temperatures low. The 9 a.m. reading stood at 55 degrees Fahrenheit as the barometer fell and the outlook remained unsettled.
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Dover
Dover Strait
Meat ration changes keep steaks and roasts, butter stable
The Office of Price Administration announced ration free status for all meats through June 1 with limited changes. Cheese products lose two points per pound to 4 points, canned milk halved to 0.5 point, pineapple juice up 3 points, grape juice up 4 points, butter 12 points, margarine 2 points. Chuck steaks and roasts lose two points. flank remains free. Civilian meat supply averages 310.1 million pounds weekly in June, up 9.6 percent from May.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Idaho settlement to be compensated for dam flooding
The house public land committee approved a bill to reimburse residents of Pine Idaho for buildings flooded by the Anderson Ranch dam under construction. Representative Dworshak said the dozen families never had title, prompting special legislation. The interior department backed the measure, noting a moral obligation to compensate squatters on public land.
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Washington
House Public Land Committee
Pine
Idaho
Anderson Ranch
Dworshak R. Ida
Interior Department
RAF Bombers Hit French Coast In Overnight Assaults
Allied air strikes across a 200 mile front hit three major French rail centers used to shuttle German forces. Vichy radio net in Lyon Marseille Limoges Vichy went off air, signaling possible attack in southern France. Night bombers struck Trappes, Tergnier and Samur near Paris while weather hindered daytime operations.
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London
French Channel
France
Vichy
Lyon
Marseille
Limoges
English Channel
Trappes
Paris
Tergnier
Saumur
Widow's Testimony Ties Ex Husband to Domestic Drama
Mrs Eliza beth Bald Heinz testifies in Spartanburg custody case that Walter von Neudege a former Austrian count and US army soldier appeared nude from a hotel bathroom after her husband and two detectives followed her. She recounts the shock moment and a blank note delivered at midnight.
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Los Angeles
Elizabeth Bald Heinz
Baltimore
Spartanburg
S. C
Clifford S. Heinz, Jr
Walter von Neudege
Heinz
Neudegg
von Neudege
Flyers Navy game postponed again confirms delay
Jack Halliwell reports Wednesday's Flyers versus Navy Ordnance plant game has been postponed once more. The next scheduled game will be Friday night featuring Idaho Southern and Railroad teams.
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Flyers
Navy Ordnance Plant
Jack Halliwell
Idaho Southern
Railroad
Dome of St Peter's Visible From Alban Hills as Rome Looms
Allied forces push toward Rome with American units reaching near Velletri and Mount Peschio ridge in the Alban hills. German retreat along Via Casilina, Frosinone seized, and fighting continues as Rome’s dome appears hazily from the capital’s skyline.
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St. Peter’s
Allied
Naples
Rome
Alban Hills
Associated Press
Edward Kennedy
St. Peter's
Via Casilina
Frosinone
Valmontone
Velletri
Peschio Ridee
Lake of Nem
St John Lateran
Eains
U.S
CBS
Bern
Eighth Army
Highway Six
Casilina
Mount Peschio Ridge
Yankees Plan New Drive Against Mokmer Field
The Allied push to seize Mokmer air field on Biak island in Dutch New Guinea resumes after a lull. Snipers and small enemy forces are being cleared as U S forces press toward the airstrip in Geelvink Bay near Bosnek with a campaign halt noted in reports.
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Chungking
Indo-China
Kunming
U. S
Burma
Henan
China
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
Mokmer
Biak Island
Dutch New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
U.S
Philippines
Biak
Geelvink Bay
Bosnek
Mokmer Field
Matsuwa
Shimushiri
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Kuriles
Nazis Sack City As Allies Near Rome
A Spanish correspondent from Rome reports German forces are evacuating Rome and stripping food and merchandise from the capital. Civilians remain calm awaiting Allied arrival while explosions light the night and German communications are damaged near the outskirts. Rome’s water supply is reportedly cut or damaged with people forced to use public fountains.
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New York
Rome
Madrid
Glen Stadier
Stadler
Sea destroys Henry Bergh on Farrallon rocks near San Francisco
The 10500 ton Liberty ship Henry Bergh ran aground in fog and rain off Farrallon islands, 30 miles west of the Golden Gate, while returning sailors from the South Pacific. Rescue was orderly with over 1000 Navy passengers saved. most were taken to patrol boats or ashore. The ship was breaking up and salvage efforts began. Built in 1942 at Richmond, Calif. and owned by the War Shipping Administration.
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San Francisco
Henry Bergh
Farralon Islands
Golden Gate
South Pacific
Navy
Henry J. Kaiser
Richmond
Calif
The
War Shipping Administration
Rumor Links Wallace to Roosevelt Ticket Amid U S Political Buzz
Rumors circulate in Washington congressional circles that Vice President Henry Wallace may join Franklin D. Roosevelt on a renomination bid for a fourth term. Discussions followed a Wallace presidential talks before his Liberia and China trip, with senators noting Roosevelt is unlikely to replace Wallace. Indiana moves toward its June nominating steps as Dewey gains support, Bricker calls for open policy discussions among party leaders.
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Washington
Wallace
Roosevelt
Liberia
China
Senate
South
Indiana
Lican
Nevada
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Dewey
Hershey
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