MacArthur Opens New Luzon Campaign With Legaspi Push
General MacArthur announced a fresh advance toward southeastern Luzon with landings at Legaspi and on two nearby islets, Ticao and Burias. Americal Division troops seized Ticao and Burias to threaten the Bicol peninsula and control routes to Manila. The moves mark the 10th and 11th invasions since February 21 and extend three straight days of new landings.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Legaspi
Luzon
Sumippiuto Veu
MacArthur
Bicol
South Luzon
Burias
Ticao
Solomons
Robert Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Little Capul
Samar
Philippines
Naval Planes Smash 55 Enemy Ships
Pacific Fleet reports carrier planes and surface bombardment destroying or damaging 55 enemy ships and 91 aircraft near the Ryukyu and Okinawa areas. The raid targeted airfields and military facilities on Okinawa and nearby islands as U S forces push toward the Japanese mainland.
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Pacific Fleet
Guam
Japan
Plames
Ryukyu Islands
Little
Okino Daito
Nippon Mainland
Ryukyu
Chester W. Nimitz
Axis Bombs In Daylight Attack On Britain Stage
German flying bombs struck Britain in daylight for the first time since last fall. RAF Spitfires hit launching sites in the Netherlands as direct hits were reported on V bomb plants. The night raid preceded by weeks of quiet and casualties were caused in a Roman Catholic convent and a hospital.
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London
Britain
Spitfire
Netherlands
R.ap
England
Air Ministry
Goebbels
Liquor-Drink Bill Moves in Idaho Legislature
In Boise lawmakers push liquor by the drink and run-off primary ideas. House kills direct primary bill but Senate advances it. Rep. Bistline rules on legality of Senate action and Schwiebert introduces run-off primary. Senate weighs suspending rules for quick action. Highway committee okays horse racing and pari mutuel betting bill. House rejects potato onion ad tax hike.
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Boise
Oaene Ie Se
House
Senate
Francis Bistline
D-Bannock
Wilis Moffatt
R-Ada
Erwin Schwiebert
Canyon
Bistline
Moffatt
Thomas Jefferson
U. S
House of Representatives
Idaho
Schwiebert
Utah
Senate State Affairs Committee
Senate Committee On Highways and Military Affairs
Idaho Senate Urges Action on Salmon River Highway
The Idaho Senate approved unanimously a concurrent resolution asking Congress to complete the Salmon river highway from Salmon to Lewiston. Only 67 miles remain in federal lands, and a three member committee will coordinate with Idaho lawmakers to press for completion creating a direct eastern to northern Idaho route.
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Boise
Idaho Senate
House
U. S. Congress
Salmon River
Salmon
Lewiston
Senate
Charles C. Gossett
Idaho
Congress
Spring Thaws May Delay Nazis Defeat
Spring thaws in western Europe threaten to slow the German collapse as Russian and Allied armies brace for renewed advances on Berlin. Flooding in Poland disrupts supply lines along the Oder Neisse corridor while Ukrainians bolster the southern flank and a northern push nears the Baltic near Stettin.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Europe
Poland
Moscow
Berlin
Oder-Neisse Line
Oder
Warthe
Neisse
Sudeten Mountains
Pomerania
Baltic
Stettin
Oder-Neisse
Flyers Bomb Formosa and Dutch Borneo in Wide Raid
Heavy bombers based in the Philippines pounded Formosa with a 170 ton raid. US planes sank a 3,000 ton freighter and damaged a 1,000 ton ship in the China Sea. Liberators struck Dutch Borneo, dropping 197 tons on three airfields and three drydocks at Gandakan. Six American divisions advance against Japanese in Luzon mountains.
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Associated Press
Philippines
Formosa
China Sea
Pnp Gpee
Dutch Borneo
Palawan
Airee
Eeveene
Gandakan
Luson
Marshal Names Aid Boise Chief Deputy
Fred Peterson of Gt. Maries was appointed chief deputy to the U S marshal today. He is a veteran of the present war.
Marines Reach Within 300 Yards of Iwo Jima Cliff
U S Pacific Fleet bulletin reports Maj Gen Graves Erskine's 3rd division driving toward the cliff edge on Iwo Jima to split the Japanese garrison. Nimitz notes 200 to 400 yard gains on the east with a Minami pocket stalling progress. supply ships begin unloading on eastern beaches after the Feb 10 invasion.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Iwo
Graves B. Erksine
Chester W. Nimitz
Minami
Motoyama
Four Idahoans Wounded in European War Zone
The War Department announced four more Idaho soldiers wounded in action in the European theater. Next of kin have been notified of any change in status. Wounded are Pfc. Arlo M. Bodily of Dayton, Pvt. Norman W. Carlson of St. Maries, Sgt. Leslie E. Perkins of Twin Falls, and Staff Sgt. Alvin E. Ralstin of Mohler, all reported as wounded.
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Washington
Idaho
War Department
Arlo M. Bodily
Glenda Bodily
Dayton
Norman W. Carlson
Leila G. Carlson
St. Maries
Leslie E. Perkins
Eva N. Perkins
Twin Falls
Alvin E. Ralstin
Herbert W. Ralstin
Mohler
Flyers Hit Nazi Centers in Extended RAF Night Raid
London reports RAF Mosquitos struck Berlin for the 12th consecutive night as U S Eighth Air Force heavies joined a daytime assault. The combined air offensive included hundreds of Ninth Air Force fighters and medium bombers along the Rhine, with over 2,600 American bombers and fighters participating across the raids.
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London
Berlin
Germany
U.S
Eighth Air Force
Eighth
Ninth Air Force
Rhine
Soviet Troops Reach Baltic and Trap 20 German Divisions
Soviet forces advanced to the Baltic coast cutting off about 20 Nazi divisions in central Pomerania while pushing toward Stettin from four armies. Red Army units swept past Pollnow and Rummelsburg, outflanked Stettin, and threatened Kolberg as Berlin reported a large encirclement and prisoner camps nearby.
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Baltic
Stettin
London
Pollnow
Rummelsburg
Berlin
Oder River
Pyritz
Danzig
Labes
Koeslin
Kolberg
Red Army
Pomerania
Swinemuende
Stettiner Haff
Rummelsborg
Middle Pomerania
East Prussia
Latvia
East Prussian
Koenigsberg
Finland Declares State of War with Germany
A government statement announced by Premier Juho Paasikivi says Finland has existed in a state of war with Germany since September 15. It cites German violations after being told to withdraw by September 15 and notes fighting in the Gulf of Finland and northern Finland.
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Finland
Germany
Juho Paasikivi
Russia
Gulf of Finland
The Road to Berlin Distances by Front Lines
The report lists three distance figures for Allied advance toward Berlin: Eastern front 32 miles from Zellin, Western front 285 miles from the Rhine opposite Duesseldorf, and Italian front 544 miles from the Reno River.
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Zellin
Rhine
Duesseldorf
Reno River
Nazis Concentrate Warships For Last Desperate Effort
London reports German submarines and escorts concentrated in Norwegian waters for a final Atlantic shipping disruption. About 300 U boats and numerous light cruisers are based in fjord defenses, with stations along the coast. If the “experimental operation” succeeds, Germany may unleash its full fleet to halt Allied supply routes.
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London
Atlantic
Norway
Germany
Bor
Goebbels
Germany, the Nagis
Super Planes In Sunday Raid On Tokyo
The Japanese radio broadcast claims B 29 superfortresses attacked Tokyo and surrounding areas at 7 30 a m Japanese time with a raid continuing after more than an hour. Targets cited include the Tokyo Yokohama metropolitan area and the Tokai region including Nagoya and Shizuoka.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Kanto
Tokyo-Yokohama
United States
Tokai
Nagoya
Shizuoka
Iwo Island
Iwo
Gossett urges action on Idaho road fund plan
Gov. Charles C. Gossett urged quick enactment of legislation to create a highway department fund to match 15 million dollars in federal postwar highway money. He cited state deficits and listed western state balances, asserting Idaho must be prepared for postwar lean years and employment for returning veterans.
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Boise
Charles C. Gossett
Highway Department
Idaho
Gossett
Washington
Oregon
California
Wyoming
Utah
Montana
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Bureau Lets Contract for Post Falls Irrigation Plant
The regional U S bureau of reclamation awarded a contract for a temporary pumping plant and a permanent discharge line for the 3500 acre Post Falls unit of the Rathdrum prairie irrigation project near Coeur d Alene. Charles A Power of Spokane won with a bid of 56200 dollars.
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Boise
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Post Falla
Rathdrum Prairie
Coeur d'Alene
Charles A. Power
Spokane
Power
Williams Defiant Over Roosevelt Nomination Fight
Aubrey Williams refused to withdraw his nomination as rural electrification administrator despite a senate poll showing rejection. He vowed to carry the fight to the end, noting many undecided senators. Vice President Truman encouraged his stand and praised his resolve.
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Associated Press
Washington
Aubrey Williams
Roosevelt
Senate
Williams
Senate Agriculture Committee
Truman
Four File As Candidates To Head City
Four candidates seek the mayor’s chair in Pocatello with four contenders and three for first ward councilman. Incumbent James C. Bowns of the third ward is unopposed for re election. Mayoral hopefuls include C D Dinty Moore retired businessman, C A Carmack city council president and first ward attorney, and first ward council candidates C D Garrison Idaho Southern University bursar and Kiwanis leader James C Bangs B M stationer proprietor and Idaho GOP state committeeman.
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Pocatello
James C. Bowns
Union Pacific
C. D. (Dinty) Moore
C. A. Carmack
Aa First Ward
Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
First Ward
C. D. Garrison
Idaho Southern University
Kiwanis Club
American Legion
James C. Bangs
B-M Stationers
Idaho
LDS to Hold Conference Amid Wartime Restrictions
Salt Lake City will host the 115th annual general conference of the Latter-Day Saints from April 6 to 8 with limited attendance due to wartime rules. Only church authorities and selected stake and ward leaders may attend, with sessions at 10 am 2 pm and a 7 pm meeting on April 7. The 1830 establishment anniversary is noted.
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Salt Lake City
The
Latter - Day Saints
War Committee
Church First Presidency
Temple Square
New York State
Mileage Bill Dies in Idaho Senate Postponement
Boise Idaho Senate Saturday indefinitely postponed action on a mileage cut bill introduced by Sen Burgher and Sen Price. The measure would base mileage payments on the most direct route to Boise rather than the usual homeward route, with pay set at ten cents per mile.
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Boise
Senate
Sen Burgher
D-Minidoka
Sen. Price
R Onelda
Payea
Foe Destroys All But Five Bridges
Allied forces push toward Cologne as German strength collapses along the Rhine. The Ninth and First American armies linked with Canadian units chase remnants of three German armies fleeing across the river. Bridges at Duisburg and Wesel become critical as Germany blows remaining spans to delay pursuit. Simultaneously Seventh Army advances along the Saar and First Army nears Cologne and Bonn.
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Paris
Rhine
First Parachute Army
15Th Army
Wesel
Fifth Panzer
Duisburg
Seventh Army
Saar
Saarbruecken
Bonn
Cologne
Eisenhower
Plane Crash Kills Two in Jackson Hole Patrol Flight
Forest service headquarters reported a private plane carrying three men went missing yesterday afternoon and was found crashed 30 miles south of Jackson. Missing were Dick Johnson of Missoula operator of Johnson Flying Service and Orange Olsen of Ogden with Bob Brown of Jackson surviving. Brown reported the other two killed during a wildlife count in the Jackson Hole region.
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Jackson
Wyo
Forest Service
Jackson Hole
Bob Brown
Wyoming
Moose Creek
Gray's River
Dick Johnson
Missoula
Mont
Johnson Flying Service
Orange Olsen
Ogden
Utah
Intermountain
Johnson Speciale
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Ryukyus
Iwo Jima
Nimitz
Adm
Raymond A. Spruance
Fifth Fleet
Okinawa
Naha
Flyers
Cliff
Bureau
J.C. Bowns
LDS
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