Cologne Falls Looming As Allied Forces Break German Defenses
American, Canadian units press toward Wesel pocket and Rhine defenses on the Lower Rhine. Ninth Army clears pockets near Neuss while First Army advances toward Bonn. Patton’s Fourth Armored breaks out near Bitburg, driving deep into northern Germany.
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Cologne
Simpson
Wesel
Lower Rhine
William H. Simpson
Ninth Army
Rhine
Duesseldorf
Neuss
Rhine Front Crumbles as Allied Forces Break German Defenses
American and Canadian troops drive toward the Rhine from Cologne to Wesel, seize crossings, destroy bridges, and push into Cologne outskirts. Patton’s forces advance along the Kyll and reach the Rhine while Bonn and surrounding areas near collapse. German defenses withdraw to urban pockets as Allied air and ground pressure intensifies.
Allies tighten grip as forces close on Rhine west bank
In the West sector Allied forces push on across the Rhine. U S Third Army breaches the Kyll River and advances toward Coblenz while Ninth Army moves toward Saarbrucken outskirts after Forbach fall. Canadian and American units converge on Cologne with various divisions driving into the city from multiple axes.
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Rhine
Dusseldorf
Rheinkassel
Cologne
Langel
Associated Press
West Bank
Third Army
Kyll River
Coblenz
Saarbruecken
Forbach
Saar Gateway
U. S. Ninth Army
U. S
Heart of Cologne
Middle Rhine
U. S. Seventh Army
Saarland
Tax Bills Would Provide Funds For State School Expansion
In Austin on March 6 the Legislature discussed a plan to raise about 1.7 million dollars yearly to finance state college building programs excluding UT and A and M. Senate and House resolutions urged a constitutional amendment to allow an ad valorem tax up to five cents per 100 valuation for financing, reforming the seven cent pension levy for Confederate veterans as pensioners decline and the fund holds a large surplus.
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Austin
University of Texas
Texas A. and
M. College
Senate
Penrose Metcalfe
San Angelo
House
R. L. Proffer
Denton
Confederate Pension Fund
Metcalfe
85 Mile Burma Dash Opens Deep Invasion Drive
Russian guns shell Stettin as 85 mile Burma advance by airborne units cuts through Mandalay to Rangoon. Allied forces seize intact positions and stores. 1,600 Japanese and British armor destroyed or captured along the front. MacArthur reports heavy Luzon losses. Nimitz notes unchanged battle lines. Tokyo reports air raids on Honshu.
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Mandalay
Rangoon
Stettin
Aay
Aem
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Queezec
Forrestal
MacArthur
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Luzon
Philippines
Yamashita
U. S
Southwest
Pacific
Churchill At Home After Rhine Crossing Talks
Prime Minister Churchill trod recovered German soil on a weekend Western Front tour. He returned to London and announced talks with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and other Allied commanders about plans to cross the Rhine and advance into Germany to link up with the Russians. Much of his continental travel occurred on German territory.
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London
Churchill
Germany
Western Front
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Rhine
Coldest Jan Morning Hits Amarillo Area
The 8am temperature registered 13.6 degrees, the coldest this winter in the region. The chill covered northeast Panhandle but spared Amarillo, with Canyon about 20 degrees milder. Pampa recorded 12 degrees as the state's coldest spot, while light snow remained confined to Adrian and Dalhart. Fair skies return with a high near 56 tomorrow. Portrait. Live Forever. Autry Studio, 116 E. 4th. Phone 2-1922.
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Panhandle
Amarillo
Canyon
Pampa
Adrian
Dalhart
Soviet announces capture of Grudziadz in Polish corridor
London dispatch reports Marshal Stalin saying Grudziadz has fallen after an encirclement in the Vistula corridor. Grudziadz lies about 55 miles south of Danzig and is described as a holdout bastion. The item ends with an advertising line for John Maynard Lumber Co. in Chicago.
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London
Stalin
Grudziadz
Vistula
Danzig
Advance in Italy yields gains near Bologna and hills
U S Fifth Army forces captured Biscora seven miles southwest of Bologna after advances of 400 to 800 yards along the Pistoia Bologna highway. Hill 375 and Hill 476 dominate the area as American troops push toward the eastern Florence Bologna route while the 10th Mountain Division presses west of highway 64. Allied fliers report movement in German rear areas and traffic along the Po Valley highway to Bologna.
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Goldenberg
Germany
Rhine
Bonn
104Th
Terry Allen
Muengersdorf
Braunhield
Old City
Rome
U. S. Fifth Army
Biscora
Bologna
Pistoia-Bologna
Bologna-Pistoia
Florence-Bologna
U.s.10th Mountain Division
Po Valley
Arizona Blizzard Stirs Texas Film Battle Over Tucson Shoot
Texas lawmakers cheered as a Tucson blizzard delayed filming of Duel in the Sun amid a dispute over using Arizona scenery for Texas. Sen Hazlewood threatened to ban the film from Texas if shot in Arizona, while Arizona officials defended the state and meteorologists noted unusual weather.
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Austin
Texas
Tucson
Ariz
Lone Star State
King Vidor
Niven Busch
Arizona
Old Tack
Amarillo
Victor
Houston
Grady Hazlewood
Hazlewood
State Senate
David Oo
Selznick
Hollywood
Jennifer Jones
Joseph Cotton
Drama at Amarillo Fat Stock Show Judges Beefs and Breeds
More than 120 man years of labor are on display as 4 H and FFA calves, club lambs, and quarter horses are judged. The Panhandle Hereford Breeders Banquet at 7 50 pm marks the event’s social focus and officer elections.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Hotel
Air Forces
Flying
Amarillo Army Air Field
99 Year Murder Sentenced in Potter County Jail
Frank Graves, 22, pleaded guilty to the May murder of Mrs. Dorothy Snelson and received a 99 year prison term. The confession mounted the case, detailing marijuana, whiskey, and plans to rob the victim, whose killing followed a hijacking link. Detectives and the DA were praised for solving the case after months of investigation.
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Potter County
Dorothy Snelson
Frank Graves
Graves
Bill Adams
Harper
Adams
Amarillo
Nazi Chiefs To Bavaria
The London Daily Mail reported from Stockholm that Germany evacuated most offices from Berlin to Berchtesgaden last weekend. Propaganda Minister Goebbels remained in bombed Berlin to defend the capital, while Ribbentrop is said to be at Fuschi near Salzburg.
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London Daily Mail
Stockholm
Berlin
Berchlesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Fuschi
Safsburg
Austrian Alps
Foreign Office
Ernst Brauweiler
Heinrich Himmiler
Home Army
Pomeranian
Daily Mail
Temptation Too Great Yet No Loss At Bus Station
A woman left her purse at a bus station in a rush to find a seat. The purse containing $30 was found untouched, but a package of cigarettes was missing. Police reported no other theft or damage.
Quebec Fur Breeders Gift $8000 Mink to Mrs Roosevelt
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt receives an $8000 mink coat from Quebec fur breeders. The coat is made from crested mink from the Canadian Department of Agriculture and offered for sale in the United States. She accepted the gift in good spirit.
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New York
U.P
Eleanor Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Quebec
United States
Texas House votes to seek nine justice state supreme court
In Austin the House approved a constitutional amendment by 103 to 31 to create a nine member state supreme court. The vote advances the measure for further action and potential voter consideration this year.
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Austin
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Weather forecast for Amarillo and West Texas regions
The forecast shows fair conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with rising temperatures and gusty winds. Tonight remains fair but not as cold. Wednesday will be partly cloudy and warmer with strong winds, while West Texas stays fair with colder nights outside the Panhandle and El Paso areas. Panhandle and South Plains lows 18 to 24, elsewhere 25 to 32, with Rio Grande Valley above freezing. Highs and lows: 39 today, 16 tonight, 34 noon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
el Paso
South Plains
Rio Grande Valley
RAF Bombers Hit Salzbergen Refineries in Large Raid
Lancasters led by Mustangs and Spitfires bombed Salzbergen oil refineries 27 miles northwest of Muenster. An RAF air assault involved over 1,100 planes with targets including Chemnitz as smoke rose from the factory district.
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Lancaster
Royal Air Force
Salzbergen
Muenster
RAF
Germany
Chemnitz
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