Bombers Attack Berlin and German Bases Across Europe
RAF carried a third Berlin raid within a week while American B 17s struck Kiel and Flensburg destroying shipyards and fires spread across the targets. RAF raids hit Poix Amiens Glisy Crecy en Pen thieu Gamaches and Eu as German planes attacked southeast England causing minor damage and a few injuries. Civil defense stiffened as London braces for possible larger strikes while acknowledging the Allies’ ongoing air superiority.
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London
Royal Air Force
Berlin
Reich
Germany
Kiel
Flensburg
Europe
Netherlands
France
Poix
Amiens-Glisy
Crecy En Penthieu
Gamaches
United States
England
Essex
Britain
RAF
Budget Asks 72 Billions For Army Use
President Roosevelt asked Congress to provide nearly 72 billion dollars for the army in the next fiscal year starting July 1, boosting January figures by over 6 billion. White House secretary Stephen Early cited an expanded aircraft program as the main reason for the rise. The army would receive pay, food, clothing, and equipment for more than 8 million personnel.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Stephen Early
Rayburn
War Department
Indians Grow V Gardens at Port Hall Bowwow
About 400 Shoshone and Bannock gather at Port Hall for the annual bowwow with mothers carrying babies and many young men away with the armed forces. Willie George urges increased food production while noting every Indian at Fort Hall has a victory on. C L Graves commends tribesmen for wartime contributions to the effort.
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Port Hall
Bantock
Willie George
Fort Hall
C. L. Graves
Lewis Coutts A F L in Latest Action
John L. Lewis reenters the AFL fold after petitioning for readmission for the United Mine Workers. AFL welcomes the move as orderly and sympathetic, while observers debate motive and possible unity with CIO ahead of 1944 campaigns. If admitted, UMW adds 500000 to 600000 members, boosting AFL to about 7 million versus CIO’s under 5 million.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
AFL
CIO
American Labor Movement
Lewis
Germany Threatened Reprisals After Dams Attack
The air ministry denied private citizen involvement in the Moehne and Eder dam raid and said Germany studied war objectives for action at the most favorable time. Neutral reports quoted threats against Jews in Germany in response to the raid. Flood waters from both dams advance destructively through the Ruhr and Weser valleys. William Halcrow, British dam expert, said repairs could take about two years.
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Air Ministry
Moehne
Eder
RAF
Germany
London
Ruhr
Weser
Idahoan's Father Dies in Utah Obituary
MIDVALE Utah a son C D Lefevre of Blackfoot Idaho survives William Lefevre 63 who died leaving a brief obituary noting his Idaho origins and family ties as reported in local notices.
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Midvale
Utah
C. D. Lefevre
Blackfoot
Idaho
William Lefevre
Tennessee Woman Appeals for Idaho Potatoes to Save Life
A Tennessee widow, 70, Mrs. John Hi Barker of Jellico, seeks Idaho russets to survive. Governor Bottolfsen orders Idaho Agriculture Commissioner Schwendiman to ship a bushel of new potatoes after a plea from her sister that she cannot eat except baked Idaho potatoes. The spuds began shipping Thursday to aid her health.
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Boise
John Hi. Barker
Jellico
Tenn
Idaho
Bottolfsen
Harvey Schwendiman
New York
Allies Smash 73 Planes In New Blow
Allied fighters and bombers destroyed 73 axis planes yesterday in the largest aerial blow since the collapse of German ground forces in North Africa. Twenty nine were shot down in dogfights off Sicily and Sardinia as ground losses topped forty four, with enemy air activity rising for the first time since Tunisia's fall.
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North Africa
Sicily
Sardinia
Tunisia
U. S
Milo
Trapani
United States
Monserrato
Elmas
Radio reports large British fleet at Gibraltar port
The Berlin radio claimed 72 ships were in Gibraltar including the battleships Nelson and King George V and carriers Argus and Formidable with 22 cruisers 18 British destroyers and American destroyers. The report noted 25 ships arrived from the Mediterranean and listed damages to one American and two British merchant ships and a British destroyer. No allied confirmation was provided.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Aday
Argus
Formidable
Nelson
King George V
Gibraltar
Mediterranea
Hitler Speeds Work in Balkan Areas
Travelers report Germany may delay a Russian summer offensive to keep reserves for rapid moves to the west or south in case of an Allied invasion. Axis defenses in the Balkans are not yet complete but seen as tough enough to challenge any Allied push, with less than a full German garrison division in Bulgaria and intensified Balkan preparations following North Africa setbacks.
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Ankara
Turkey
Europe
Balkans
Atlantic
North
Africa
Berlin
Rome
Bulgaria
Fishing Weather Here By W. E. M.
Weather improves and sparks spring fever as Idaho anglers anticipate opening day at sunrise Friday. A playful note mentions absurd gear and travel ideas while reporting today’s temps: high 70, low 37, mean 54, noon 66. Sunrise 6 01, sunset 8 51, forecast little temperature change.
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Idaho
Fever Victim Dies in South Central Idaho
Mrs. R. W. Swope 66 died of spotted fever at St. Valentine’s hospital. She was wife of R. W. Swope, Shoshone night marshal, mother of Mrs. Floyd Silva of Shoshone, and a son and daughter in California. This is the second spotted fever death in the region this season with two more cases reported, Norton Dunthorn of Jerome in hospital and Louis Bell of Twin Falls in hospital.
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Wendell
R. W. Swope
St. Valentine’s Hospital
Shoshone
Swope
Floyd Silva
California
Norton Dunthorn
Jerome County
Louis Bell
Twin Falls
Twin Falls County General Hospital
Lake Dike Breach Floods 300 Acres in Mud Lake Area
Water damage followed high winds driving lake waters against a recently built dike on Mud lake's eastern side. Lake flood covered more than 300 acres and drowned several head of livestock, Watermaster Elvin Henninger said. He noted the break lowered the lake's water content significantly.
Briton Questions War Plans in Congress Address
The British Prime Minister spoke to a joint session warning that aid to China and air power experiments may signal a shift in strategy. He stressed coordinated Allied efforts, noting a January 1942 agreement that defeating Germany would aid Japan, and urged continuing European and Pacific campaigns in tandem.
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Churchill
Japan
Germany
Allas
Reserves Try To Push Russians Out
German counterattacks in the Kuban valley were smashed by red army artillery and planes as fresh reserves failed to cross the Kuban delta river. Heavy fighting persisted along the Russian German front from the Karelian isthmus to Novorossisk with air and land battles, while Leningrad’s munitions factories continued output despite German raids.
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Moscow
Kuban
Karelian
Leningrad
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Staraya Russa
Lake Ilmen
Volkhovo
Orel
Belgorod
Tribune de Geneve
Switzerland
Berlin
Taman
Caucasus
Kursk
Izyum
Donets
Kharkov
Red
Mountain Home Man Fined For Unlicensed Boise River Fishing
Joe R. Hicks of Mountain Home was fined 25 dollars and costs by Elmore County Probate Judge A F Anderson for fishing in the South Fork of the Boise River without a license. He was arrested by Conservation Officer William L. Black.
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Mountain Home
Joe R. Hicks
Elmore County
A. F. Anderson
South Fork
Boise River
William L. Black
Yankees Encircle Remnants of Jap Soldiers on Island
Harry W. Morrison of Morrison-Knudsen says his Boise firm did not sponsor Delaware aqueduct contracts in New York and had no labor relation duties on the project. He notes the company was only a participating contractor and unaware of extortion claims raised by unions. Two AFL vice presidents were indicted in New York for allegedly extorting $420,000 from Delaware aqueduct builders. Morrison-Knudsen is named as a participating firm on the project.
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Harry W. Morrison
Morrison - Knudsen Construction Co., Inc
Boise
Delaware Aqueduct
New York State
Morrison
Idaho
American Federation of Labor Unions
Joseph 8. Fay
Union of Operating Engineers
James Bove
Hod Carriers’ Union
New York
Morrison-Knudsen
Voters' Group Fails to Find Support for Governor
Harold Howell of the Idaho Independent Voters' League reports no “responsible citizens” backing the governor and legislature on repealing senior citizens grants. On tours through eastern and southern Idaho towns, new league units were formed and random locals including doctors and lawyers voiced opposition. Howell cites low turnout at Twin Falls Townsend club meeting backing Orland A. Scott.
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Boise
Harold Howell
Idaho Independent Voters’ League
Bottolfsen
Idaho
Voters’ League
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Howell
Twin Falls
Townsend Club
Orland A. Scott
Townsend
Scott
Esau
Jacob
Eastern Cars Lose Gas As Driving Ban Reinstated
The ban covers 12 eastern states plus the District of Columbia and eight eastern counties of West Virginia. Violators face gasoline ration loss as the OPA enforces the reinstated restriction aimed at conserving fuel for military needs and farm production.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Seaboard
Prentiss M. Brown
OPA
West Virginia
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Brown
Attu Island Encirclement Becomes Final Japanese Holdout
American forces complete encirclement of Japanese remnants on Attu after capturing a partially finished air field and flank positions from the southeast. U S command confirms sea power dominating in the harbor area as Air and naval bombardment target Japanese defenses.
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Associated Press
Attu Island
Aleutians
Navy
Attu
United States
Sarana Pass
U. S
Commander Tells of Decision to Save Air Strength
Brig. Gen. Robert F. Travis of Boise said the U S Army Air Forces could have halted Japan after Pearl Harbor but at the cost of losing the war. He cited keeping skilled personnel in the United States to rebuild a powerful air force as essential and urged remembering the sacrifices of those who died due to early inadequacies.
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Boise
Pearl Harbor
Robert F. Travis
Second Air Force
Idaho
Philippines
Java
Mrs Houde Injured While Painting at Home
Mrs. E. G. Houde of 458 South Arthur, who marked her eightieth birthday last Friday, is reported to be recovering after an injury sustained while painting the kitchen at her home.
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E. G. Houde
South Arthur
Flood Waters Threaten Mississippi Levees Across Midwestern States
Federal engineer warned levees from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau may fail as emergency crews and troops combat flood waters across six states. Vern Alexander, hydrologic engineer, said crests near St. Louis could reach 374 feet, close to the 1903 record. Death toll stood at 10 with 22,000 displaced, including 12,000 in Indiana and 10,000 in Illinois. widespread crop and property damage reported.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Midwest
Vern Alexander
Kansas City
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Oklahoma
Alexander
East St. Louis
Indiana
Illinois
Arkansas
Kansas
Community price ceilings expand to 32 foods in Pocatello
Community price ceilings on 32 food items take effect Friday in Pocatello under an Office of Price Administration order issued by C C Anderson. Boise and Mountain Home already under ceilings. nationwide rollout continues as OPA classifies stores into four levels and expands ceilings to all U S food stores.
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Pocatello
Office of Price Administration
C. C. Anderson
OPA
United States
Idaho
Boise
Mountain Home
W. T. Lockwood
OUA
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Lewis Coutts
The
William Halcrow
Idahoan
Tennessee
Schwendiman
Hitler
Balkan
By Dewitt Mackenzie
China
Italy
High Command
Pacific
Tokyo
Stimson
Eugene M. Landrum
U.S
Pacific War Council
Holtz Bay
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
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