Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current, February 27, 1945, Image 2

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    TWO HERALD AND NEW
Tueeaer. rh. if, 1141
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NEAR EDGE OF
First Photo! Navy Planes Over Tokyo
H
SECTOR
(Continued From Page One)
RhinelHnd ii assuming the pro
portions of a breakthrough to
night," AP Correspondent Ned
Nordness reported from Cana
dian headquarters. "So many
prisoners surrendered that roads
back were clogged. Hundreds
of tanks are operating under
Canadian command to break the
backbone of Von Rundstedt's re
sistance. They have cracked his
last defense in the Hochwald and
resistance tonight apparently is
fast crumbling."
Another great victory was
shaping up in the center of the
western front. The U. S. third
army stormed into the fortress
town of Bitburg, junction of 10
military highways in the Mo
selle valley. Bitburg was thin
ly held, resistance was slight.
Outflank Centtr
The ninth army charge to
Konigshoven passed through
town after town and outflanked
the Ruhr basin industrial and
communications center of Mun
chen Gladbach.
Other ninth army men moved
within two and a half miles of
Munchen Gladbach and captured
many villages on the southern
and western approaches to the
city of 127,000.
American first army troops
fought closer than 10 miles from
the outskirts of Cologne after ad
vancing more than a mile down
the main road from Duren be
yond Berghausen.
(NtA TtUphoto)
This first picture of American carrier-based plane raid on Tokyo shows smoke rising from direct hits on a
factory near the city. More than 1300 American planes from a huge nival armada only 300 miles off the
Japanese coast smashed at the Tokyo area for two days in heaviest raids ever made on the enemy capital.
U. S. Navy photo.
'For Unity of Americas'
MacArthur Sets Up
Government In Manila
(Continued from Page One)
ed by men who fought with him
in adversity at Bataan and Cor
regidor, told widely cheering
Filipinos he was lifting military
rule from liberated areas of
their commonwealth in favor of
the constituted government of
President Sergio Osmena.
"Your country once again Is
at liberty to pursue its destiny
to an honored position in the
family of free nations," he said.
Manila was occupied unop-
fosed by the Japanese, January
, 1942.
Earlier today, General Mac
Arthur had disclosed in a com
munique that soldiers of Ma).
Gen. Frederick A. Irving's 24th
division landed Sunday on tiny
Verde island, midway in the 10
Tnile channel between Luzon and
Mindoro islands, to secure the
west end - of a direct route
through the heart of the archi
pelago. Less than a week ago,
the east end was secured by in
vasions of Capul and Biri islands
in San , Bernardino strait be
tween Luzon and Samar.
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UTTIE LESSONS IN SPANISH
UIEN SABE?"
means
who knows?"
Who knows
s
of a
better beer
than
that good
imported
Tecate
Beer?
TECATE
BEER
Imported by Balfour, Guthrli O Co., Lid.
. . San Francisco, Calif.
(NEA TtUphoto)
At Inter-American conference In Mexico City, Mexico s Secretary of
Foreign Affairs, Ezequiel Padllla, stands behind President Manuel Avlla
Caraacho. who delivered chief address at formal opening of the parley.
26 Executed in
Madrid Trouble
MADRID, Feb. 27 vP) Two
falangist officials have been
assassinated and 26 leftists have
been executed to meet what the
Madrid falange regards as a chal
lenge by the Spanish under
ground of the left.
The leftists were hanged Sat
urday night as the result of mil
itary court sentences.
Sunday night a group of un
identified - men lured Martin
Mora, secretary of the falange
of the Cuatro Caminos district
of Madrid, to his headquarters
where they killed him and his
assistant.
At- dawn Monday 16 commun
ists were executed.
Yanks Repulse
Counterattack
ROME, Feb. 27 (P) The U. S.
tenth mountain division has
thrown back a strong German
counterattack in the area of
Mount D'EUa Torracia, inflicting
neavy casualties ana capturing
a number of prisoners, the allied
command announced today.
The Germans, who have been
contesting every allied gain,
moved out in the counterattack
below Bologna after an intense
artillery barrage. After being
forced to withdraw, they con
tinued to throw heavy fire
against the American positions
in the mountains.
Tydings Clause
Made Tighter
WASHTNrvrnTtf vh on im
Legislation giving necessary and
irrenlanpahlp farm vnnihn uii.
tually airtight draft deferments
was passea Dy a voice vole by
the house today and sent to the
senate.
It reemDhasizpft nnA HoMr.rt
the Tydings amendment to the
selective service act which out
lines procedure for the induction
of farmers and requires draft
boards to consider fhn
ity and rcplaceability of rcg-
Opening of Bids On
Road Projects Set
The Oregon state .'highway
commission announced today it
would open bids in Portland
March 13, on 12 projects costing
$420,000, and including two
Klamath county jobs. They are:
Provide 8000 cubic yards of
crushed rock on Chemult-Beav-
er Marsh rock production pro
ject on The Dalles-California
and East Diamond lake high
ways, and provide 12,500 cubic
yards of crushed rock on Fort
Klamath-Lobert rock production
project on five state highways.
Duck Stamps Will
Go On Sale July 1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (IP)
The federal "duck stamp" for the
1945-46 hunting season will pic
ture three shoveler ducks in
flight.
Required by hunters of migra
tory waterfowl, the stamp will
go on sale for the usual $1 at
all first and second-class post
offices on July 1, the Fish and
Wildlife service announced.
EDS BREAK
THROUGH
44-MILE CI
(Continued From Page One) .
Berlin, but that these had been
knocked back.
Offense Hinted
Nazi reports of tank battles
raging along the Oder-Ncissc
river suggested the first White
Russian and first Ukrainian arm
ies might have opened an often
sive to topple Berlin.
The Germans located the
Neisse bridgeheads between Git
ben and Forst, 51 and 57 miles
southeast of the capital, and
southeast of Forst. This might
indicate soviet attempts to out
flank the river bastions of Gu
ben and Forst.
" Moscow remained silent on ac
tivities at this gate to Berlin.
WOMAN'S DEATH SET
(Continued From Page One)
farmed the Matilda S. Tate place
two miles north of Tulclakc.
At the time of Mrs. Gucrin's
death Dr. Adler contacted Sher
iff Ben Richardson at Y r c k a,
Calif., and Richardson was in
Tulelake today conducting an in
vestigation. He is assisted by
Deputy Sheriff - Johnny Cortez.
Sheriff Richardson said he in
tended to be in Klamath Falls
late today.
Mrs. Gucrin was born Febru
ary 1, 1887, in Hot Springs, Ark
Her husband is her sole surviv
or, it is understood. The body is
at ward's.
Man Returned Here
From New Mexico
Samuel F. Ashwcll, indicted
at the last session of the Klam
ath- county grand jury on a
charge of larceny by bailee, was
returned to Klamath Falls today
by Deputy Sheriff Dale Mattoon.
Ashwell was held for Klam
ath officials at Lordsburg, N. M
with extradition pacers signed
by governors of Oregon and Now
Mexico. He is said to have taken
a car owned by Balsiger Motor
company wnue a second mach
ine, for which he allegedly ten
dered a bad check, was being repaired.
RACE STREET
PHILADELPHIA Race slresl
m Philadelphia was one of
America's earliest race courses
for horses.
Automobile insurant
Norland, 118 North 7th.
Elastic Suspenders
Work or Dress
OREGON WOOLEN STORE
Main and 8th
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BOX OFFICE OPENS 6:45
A "STAR
TODAY,
REPORTER"
"DANGEROUS
LADY"
With
NEIL HAMILTON
Marsha III
Plus
JUNE STORY
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POWERS
PREPARED
GOLLAPS
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(Continued From Pag One)
Groat Britain and by the Unit
ed Stales."
Then Churchill added:
"The impression I brought
back from Crimea and from all
my other contacts is that Mar
shal Stalin and the soviet lead
ers wish to live in honorable
friendship and equality with the
western democracies. I feel also
that their word is their bond.
I know of no government which
stands on its obligations more
solidly than the Russian sovlot
government."
He declared the objective of
Ihc great powers was "to save
the world not to rule it," and
that "the world organization
cannot be based upon the dic
tatorship of the great powers."
Thousands Hit
In Berlin Raid
By The Associated Press
From 25,000 to 30,000 casual
tics were cnused in Berlin yes
terday by the 1200-bomber raid
by the U. S. air force, Stockholm
Tidningcn said today in a dis
patch reported to the OWI.
Central and northern sections
of Berlin were the worst hit,
with "thousands of freight cars
destroyed," the dispatch added.
A new type of Incendiary
bomb "which cannot be ex
tinguished with any means test
ed so far" caused huge fires of
"unprecedented e x t e n t," the
newspaper declared,
Plans For USO Center
Nearly Complete Here
Plans and specifications for
the USO center here are about
85 per cent complete at the of
'fice of Howard R. Perrin, local
architect.
Perrin said today the plans
will be sent to the San Francisco
USO office the first of next week
for final approval.
The Arcade garage Is to be re
modeled for the USO center.
WEATHER
Mandar. Februarr U. 1445
Max. Mm. Prei
Eufenc 33 34 .
Klamath Fall!
Sacramento A3
North Bend B
Portland 47
Med ford 31
Reno .. 54
San Francisco . ... 34
Seattle 44
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Northern California catUred cloud'
inesi today, tonight a d Wednesday.
Few snow flurrtes over .Siskiyou moun
tains and few Hpht showers north o
Eureka. Continued cold.
Washington and Oreajon Scattered
showers today, tonight and Wednesday
with snow flurries above. 2300 feat.
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