12 Feb 1945
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1945
Page
1
American forces pummeled entrenched Japanese positions in fortified structures in Iwo Jima area as B 29s bombed the island for a third straight day. Tanks and artillery supported the assault during heavy fighting reported from Manila streets and near Tokyo factory targets.
Turbulent reports from Manila describe heavy bombardment pressing through Ermita and Intramuros as American forces breach defenses. Brigades, including 27th Infantry and First Cavalry, push toward Manila Bay with tanks amid rising civilian casualties and ongoing air and naval operations around Luzon.
A shooting in Pikeville Kentucky left three dead and a fourth woman critically wounded, after a family dispute. Sheriff Neel described the incident as a familial clash and said the suspect is Shevear Anderson Adkins, tied to the recent divorce from one of the victims.
Joseph E. Maddy professor at University of Michigan and director of Interlochen National Music Camp is barred from working with youth by the American Federation of Musicians. Union suspension would prohibit the music teachers from commercial employment during Interlochen's ten month break.
Washington reports promise of special aid for returning veterans to start new businesses. Ches ter Bowles pledges support for veteran entrepreneurs with a nationwide advisory service through the Office of Price Administration. The American Legion urges expanded job opportunities in sales, service and distribution as postwar needs.
Governor Dewey host of Bricker a former Ohio governor and Republican presidential nominee ran mate. Bricker attended a dinner at the executive mansion in Albany marking his social visit before heading to New York City for a Lincoln Day speech tonight.
In Manila P I up battle streets life continues as shells whine overhead. A rooster atop a small building near the Jockey Club ducks as a mortar bursts nearby. Cpl Summer Platten of Jamaica Plain Mass. dodges debris and keeps moving. Shopping stalls reopen with scarce supplies as girls chat with soldiers and barbers trim hair while fires burn and machine guns chatter.
Washington report notes a shift toward broader participation in shaping foreign policy with Senator Connally and Rep. Bloom named as advisers to the U S delegation at the Inter American Conference in Mexico City. Secretary of State Stettinius leads the U S team. The talks will address postwar security economics and Pan American cooperation with non governmental leaders listed as advisers.
Washington report says a compromise manpower control bill would grant the War Manpower Commission authority to set employment ceilings in industries and place workers by government agency referrals. It may gain Senate support and potentially displace the work-or-jail bill pushed by the White House and military leaders.
Railroad officials sought today the cause of a head on collision between a Southern Pacific passenger train and an eastbound freight near Redlands California. Ninety one people were injured with thirty five hospitalized. A 900 twin engined Army plane from Paterson Field near Dayton parachuted three men to safety before the wreck occurred.
A nine man court martial found Private Manuel Shockey, 23, of Jefferson, innocent of unlawfully killing a German prisoner of war with premeditation during a two day trial at Army General Hospital. He testified he ordered a detail to stop singing, Burmeister stepped forward, advanced with clenched fists, and Shockey fired twice as the German advanced. The case centered on a confrontation with a German guard and the alleged threat to tell a different story.
Lewis and AFL President William Green discussed terms for re affiliation of the United Mine Workers. They remained silent on specifics until the AFL executive council meeting. The plan would reintegrate miners as they are today with a large District 50, deferring jurisdictional issues to the council. Lewis sought to use AFL tribunals to arbitrate disputes to protect fast growing units in District 50 like the Chemical Workers Union.
Four blasts of undetermined origin yesterday destroyed a collecting shed for aluminum powder at the National Smelting Co subsidiary plant in the Collinwood area Cleveland. AGED TEACHER DIES Springfield 71 Miss Alice Mower taught German at Wittenberg College for over half a century and died yesterday at age 81.
Soviet forces deepen the Berlin front while Mosсow reports Zhukov ready to open the battle for Berlin. Red Army drives through Silesia to Breslau and Elbing area, forging toward Dresden and Stettin with rapid gains along the Oder and Pomerania. Five hundred towns fell yesterday as Konev’s Silesian offensive tightens the southern flank toward the Sudeten frontier.
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman counters 1600 religious figures opposing sect participation in world affairs. The group said Vatican and Jewish or Protestant establishments should have no seat at state councils. The Protestant, a nonsectarian paper, published the declaration to Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin.
Athens AP dispatch reports leftwing EAM leaders and Premier Plastiras government signed an agreement to end the fighting. Terms include surrender of arms by ELAS to Greek troops under British supervision. Martial law to end but some restrictions on assembly and press freedom remain.
Logan staff reports veteran railroad conductor Frank McBride remained in critical condition at his home after a fall a week ago. He had not worked since the accident and slipped into a coma by noon today, unable to recover.
Zanesville report Arthur L. Minick twenty one year old agricultural worker died yesterday after being covered by frozen ensilage while clearing a silo near Dresden. The accident occurred at the Dresden area farm prompting a safety inquiry. News notes the victim was found by fellow workers and rushed to a local hospital where he died of asphyxiation.
American Fifth Army units, within 2 1/2 miles of Massa, pulled back slightly amid repeated German counterattacks and heavy fire. They held positions about 0.5 miles south of Strettoia, 3 miles southeast of Massa. The 92nd Division Negro troops repelled several attacks north of the La Foce area before withdrawing under fire. Eighth Army actions remained patrol clashes.
Newark men Kenneth Sincer, 44, and George E. Johnson died in a head-on auto collision on Route 40 near Newark early Sunday. Marshal Johnson, also of Newark, suffered a fractured skull, internal injuries, and acute shock. three Cambridge residents were hospitalized.
A Columbus report states eight Ohioans died in violent incidents over the weekend with six road deaths. The child Elmer Shop, 12, was struck by a car while chasing a basketball into the street.
A college editorial by a 22 year old female editor at College of William and Mary sparked a temporary suspension of the student newspaper panel after it suggested that Negroes should attend the college fraternize and marry. Faculty prepared to meet to discuss the paper and its implications as the college faces a future.
Allied troops spearhead advance beyond Kleve with Canadian First Army and U S Fourth Division securing major road junctions behind the breached Siegfried Line. Flooding from the Roer slows and tests crossing efforts as 4,000 prisoners are captured amid widespread combat in the Reichswald and near the Rhine.
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