Allies drive toward Rhine as Cologne siege begins
U S First Army breached German defenses within five miles of Cologne and reached the Erft River bridgeheads. The Ninth Army moved closer to the Rhine west bank while British Canadian forces eye Wesel crossing. Russians report Danzig cut off by land and several divisions encircled. Roosevelt to Congress urges world peace through a universal security organization and unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan.
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U.S. First Army
Cologne
Rhine
Ninth Army
Grevenbroich
Duesseldorf
Red Army
Danzig
Germany
Moscow
Ihna River
Stettin
Pomerania
First Army
Erft River
U. S. Ninth Army
Ruhr
Bergheim
Kerpen
Courtney H. Hodges
Modrath
Dueren-Cologne
Wesel
U. S
U.s. Third Army
Saar
Saarburg
Fortress Trier
Xanten
Third Army
Trier
Interstate Plans $100 000 Theater On Washington In Amarillo
Interstate Theaters announces a new $100 000 motion picture theater for Amarillo at the southwest corner of Eighteenth and Washington. The Park will seat 1000 to 1200, face Washington, include street front stores, and offer ample parking. Jack King notes demand due to wartime housing growth and that the project mirrors the Paramount in design.
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Interstate
Washington
Amarillo
Eighteenth
Interstate Theaters
Dallas
William O'Donnell
Inter- State
Washington Street
Jack King
King
Paramount
State
Capitol
Rialto
New Park Theater
Eighteenth and
Corregidor Fall Opens Manila Bay to Allied Supply
Allied forces complete near total conquest of Corregidor opening Manila Bay for supplies to American troops. Palawan reported as landing site for about 3,000 U S troops, while 4,215 Japanese bodies counted and hundreds more killed or buried in tunnels. American casualties totaled 136 dead and 531 wounded.
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Manila
U.P
Corregidor
Palawan
Mindoro
Philippines
Borneo
Dutch East Indies
Indo- China
U. S
Island
West Front Movements Near Rhine and Cologne
North Sector reports Allied forces advancing from Wesel toward Xanten and approaching the Rhine. Ninth Army nears the Rhine while First Army nears Cologne. Third Army encircles near Trier as Seventh and French First Armies report no major actions. Several U S divisions push toward river lines and key bridges in ongoing broad-front operations.
Tokyo Says 600 US Planes Attack Ryukyu Islands
Tokyo reports about 600 American carrier planes attacked Okinawa and nearby Ryukyu islands for six and a half hours from 7 AM to 1 30 PM Tokyo time. The enemy task force approached from waters south of the Ryukyus and may be the unit that previously withdrew south after a raid on eastern Japan on February 25. Aerial defense claimed 54 enemy planes shot down or damaged during the battle.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands
Formosa
Comei
Associated Press
Commons Backs Churchill Support for Yalta Decisions
London March 1 The House of Commons voted 413 to 0 to show unanimous confidence in Prime Minister Churchill over the Big Three Yalta decisions. Foreign Secretary Eden outlined plans for press and radio control in the Reich and urged Austrians to sever ties with Nazi Germany. He announced a Commonwealth meeting in London before April 2.
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London
House of Commons
Churchill
Yalta
Britain
Anthony Eden
Germany
Reich
Austria
Nazi Germany
Eden
British Commonwealth of Nations
Fortresses Hit German Supply Lines in Northern Italy
Allied air units blasted key railway bridges in northern Italy and the Brenner route as part of widespread attacks on German supply lines. Ground patrols kept operations limited along the front while Fifth Army forces pressed joint efforts against troop concentrations gun positions and airfields in the Po Valley and surrounding areas.
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Rowe
Italy
15Th U.S. Air Force
Australia
Mediterranean
Allied Air Force
Po Valley
Fifth Army
Weather roundup for Amarillo and West Texas regions
Partly cloudy mild conditions in Amarillo area with winds 20 to 30 mph. Cloudy with light rain tonight and Friday. West Texas sees cloudy skies with light rain in Del Rio Eagle Pass and El Paso regions. Panhandle and South Plains face fresh to strong winds. New Mexico partly cloudy with rain and snow in high elevations. cooler in western areas. temperatures shown include 61 high and 33 low.
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Amarillo
FiveYearOld Donates Nickel While Father Serves Overseas
A nickel with Dale Robert Jones's name turned up in Red Cross contributions as the five year old offered the gift saying his father Loren Jones is in the Philippines. The family discussed the Red Cross during the moment.
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Nicke
Dale Robert Jones
Red Cross
A B. Jones
Dale Robert
Pacific
Loren Jones
Philippines
Light Rain Forecast for Tonight With Mild Temps
Occasional light rain expected this afternoon and evening with temperatures about six degrees above freezing. Early morning sprinkles totaled trace amounts in the area. Clarendon reported .01 inches and Pampa a trace. Warmer today, cooler tomorrow. Lumber available from vonhn Maynard Lbr Co at 800 W. 5th.
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Weather Bureau
Clarendon
Pampa
Vonhn Maynard Lbr Co
Doorknob Hangers Promote Waste Paper Campaign in Amarillo
Doorknob hangers will alert Amarillo residents to prepare waste paper for collection by the Boy Scouts in March and April. Each troop will cover its regular territory, per a Scout officials meeting attended by Gus Roberts W J Hiatt Lew Fields Jack Spann and J E Spann.
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Amarillo
Boy Scouts
Gus Roberts
W. J. Hiatt
Lew Fields
Jack Spann
J. E. Spann
Date Proposed for State Constitutional Convention
Sen T. Chadwick of Quitman plans to introduce a resolution for a constitutional convention in Austin on the first Monday in October 1947. He notes the current legislature is flooded with proposals to amend the 1876 constitution and says many have survived committee tests and remain on calendars.
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Austin
Sen
T T
Chadwick
Quitman
Senate
Seven Dozen Pot ter County men go to pre induction
Approximately 70 men from Porter County were sent to Oklahoma City this morning by Selective Service Boards 1 and 2 for pre induction examinations.
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Potter County
Oklahoma City
Selective Service Boards
Marines Press Iwo Jima North Coast Breakthrough
Third Division Marines pushed toward Iwo Jima north coast within a mile of shore as 700 to 800 yard gains marked the largest advance of the invasion to date. Shells from U S warships struck at 500 rounds per hour while Japanese air attacks targeted American ships near the Bonin Islands. Motoyama village, Iwo’s administrative center, was encircled or captured as Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith pressed to secure Iwo for use as a staging base for B-29s and escort warplanes.
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Guam
Iwo
Transocean Agency
Tokyo
U. S
Motoyama
Radio Tokyo
FCC
Bonin Islands
Holland M. Smith
Bombs Crash on Reich for 17th Straight Day
American planes struck Germany from Britain for the seventeenth straight day. British Mosquitos dropped two ton bombs on Berlin for the ninth straight night, with attacks also on Munich and Nuernberg.
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Reich
London
U.P
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Munich
Nuernberg
All Out for Red Cross Campaign Saturday
Tomorrow marks a one day Red Cross drive aiming for 154100. Amarillo banks will open 10 am to 10 pm despite Texas Independence Day, with staff handling contributions and cards stickers for donors. Contributions may be mailed or given via postman to banks, and booths will operate at local hotels stations and post office.
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Red Cross
Amarillo
Southwestern Public Service Company
Herring
Capitol
Charley Lambie
Auota
Two Italian POWs Escape From Hereford Camp
Two Italian prisoners of war, Enrico Cantagalli aged 18 and Taille Matteroni aged 17, were reported missing from the Hereford camp. Amarillo police urged anyone with information to call Hereford No 464. Cantagalli is 5'7" 141 lb with brown eyes and black hair. Matteroni is 5'10" 134 lb with a scar on his right eye.
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Hereford
Amarillo
O Ree Quest
No. 464
Enrico Cantagalli
Taille Matteroni
Cantagalli
Matteroni
Arrest Orders Issued for Seven Parents Over School Absences
County attorney's office orders arrest of seven parents charged with allowing children to stay away from school. They will face a justice of the peace and heavy fines. If parents plead unable to compel attendance, charges will be filed against the children who will be declared delinquents.
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Justice of the Peace
Fort Lewis Library Books Recovered at Guardhouse
Two library books missing from Fort Lewis were found and returned from the guardhouse. The titles were Heaven Isn t Here and The Devil to Pay. Greeting cards for all occasions available at Rus sell Stationery Company.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Russell Stationery Company
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