Allied Air Assault Resumes Against German Capital Berlin
Allied air attacks continue on Berlin as Konev links with Zhukov west of the Oder and pushes toward the Nazi capital from the southeast. Soviet dispatches report heavy bombardment over Chemnitz and Cottbus as German defenses along the Oder and Neisse rivers crumble under the advancing Allied forces.
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Allies to deal with German field officers after Yalta
The Allies planned to impose unconditional terms on beaten enemies by targeting German field commanders rather than the Nazi government or the general staff, a suggestion tied to the Yalta conference announcement. In Columbus, Highway Director Perry Ford ordered a 25 percent reduction in truck loads on roads hit by severe wind weather.
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Columbus
Perry T. Ford
Shrapnel Doubles His Cigaret Ration
Pvt. David G Twight of Hawthorne Wisconsin found shrapnel ripped through his jacket during a break with an 88mm shell pounding the front line. He claimed the fragment had cut his cigarette sleeve, yet he produced a trick to double his ration by showing two packs of cigarettes.
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Growers Of Vegetables Support Rates
Chicago The War Food Administration today announced national average support prices for vegetables to boost production. The goals for four major vegetables are listed as percentages of 1944 planted acreages with snap beans at 98 and a price of 85 per ton, green peas 108, sweet corn 105, and tomatoes 110. Production area targets set at 2,155,000 acres for processing.
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Midwest
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Manila Giant Funeral Pyre
NBC correspondent Georgé Folster described Manila as a giant funeral pyre with daily evidence of Japanese infamy. He claimed over 11 days Japanese forces killed countless civilians, shot people in the streets, and used swords to slay victims while burning Filipinos in wooden structures.
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NBC
Georgé Folster
Manila
Nazis Ready To Hold Berlin During Siege
Berlin defense plans completed as Nazi Party vows army rations for civilians. Civilians deemed cowardly face death in Reich defense zones. Bericht on Allied siege context amid broader wartime dispatches and labor federation notes.
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Japanese force expected to defend Manila revealed in Luzon documents
AP reports that documents recovered after Manila fighting show a large Japanese garrison planned a major defense of Manila Bay and the capital. MacArthur cited the garrison of over 20,000 with guns and fortifications, while rapid envelopment and northern shocks disrupted the plan.
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Green Says Next Move Depends On Lewis
Sneer Green stated the next move would be up to Lewis. The mine chief would need to withdraw his aspiration for council membership, an action the council could not guarantee.
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Yank Fires at Iron Cross Target in WW II Action
Private Ellwood Dobbins of Boston Massachusetts moved along the flank of a company assault and fired at a German wearing the Iron Cross. His shot hit the medal and the heart behind it at about ten yards, ending the enemy threat.
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Paris
Pvt
Ellwood Dobbins
Boston
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Prison Camps in Path of Russian Army
Twelve prisoner of war camps in Eastern Germany that once held about 60 000 British Empire prisoners have been overrun by the Russians or lie directly in their path, officials announced today.
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London
Germany
Cold Wave Presses Into Midwest and Great Lakes
The Associated Press reports a severe cold snap moving into the Midwest and Great Lakes, bringing subfreezing temperatures, strong winds, and mixed precipitation. Ohio and New York are expected to experience frigid air as the cold front advances, with a warm-up forecast for Monday.
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Nazi Oil Refineries Taken by Reds
Supreme Headquarters confirms Russian armies in the East and Allied forces in the West have overrun 36 of Germanys 81 major refineries and synthetic oil plants. German motor fuel production has plunged from over 500000 tons per month to about 103000 tons per month due to ground and air assaults.
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WLB Orders Firm To Sign Maritime Contract
Washington war labor board orders Lines Inc of Cincinnati operating barges on the Ohio and Mississippi to sign by March 1 an agreement granting union seniority and wage adjustments to employees represented by the CIO National Maritime Union.
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Mississippi
War Labor Board
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Hopes Roosevelt to Speak on Yalta Talks at Congress
Vice President Truman led a push to invite President Roosevelt to address Congress about the Yalta agreements with the Big Three, while avoiding disclosure of military secrets. The move aims to inform lawmakers on wartime diplomacy and allied plans.
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More Workers Needed In Akron Tire Plants
Akron plants seek thousands of workers to meet wartime production quotas, as Major General Erin H. Campbell of the Army Ordnance urges local residents to join war work duties to support national defense.
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Army Ordnance
Estel Crabtree quits baseball with Reds
Cincinnati. Estel Crabtree a 39 year old utility outfielder told General Manager Warren Giles he wants to be placed on the inactive list. Giles offered unconditional release to join another club but Crabtree from Nelsonville Ohio said he is not interested.
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Cincinnat. Reds
Warren Giles
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Lausche urges laws to restore lands in Ohio
Governor Frank Lausche urged passage of measures to curb strip mining and require restoration of damaged land. He warned delaying laws could worsen the damage described as a desecration of nature. Bills proposed include restoration guarantees and a possible severance tax.
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Columbus
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Missing Southworth Jr in Flushing Bay crash
Major Bury Southworth Jr son of St. Louis Cardinals manager was identified as one of five missing after a B 29 overran LaGuardia and exploded in Flushing Bay. Ohioans in German internment exchange include 14 of 665 civilians en route home aboard Gripshalm.
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Vast air battle opens Pacific war with Tokyo raids
American carrier planes pounded Tokyo airfields for nine hours as 1300 sorties clashed with Japanese defenses. The attack stretched 200 miles offshore, with carriers and planes forming a formidable force. Japan reported waves of aircraft crossing from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tokyo time, while planners warned the fight could continue through the week.
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General's Auto Found Intact in Manila Garage
General MacArthur's Cadillac and a polished General's car were found in a garage near the Government Palace, north of the Pasig River. A Mitcher led carrier raids across the Pacific, while Superforts from the Marianas attacked Japan. B 29s returned to base at Saipan and Tinian after weather and anti aircraft fire.
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Naval assault on Iwo Jima and Japan planned invasion
Warships shelled Iwo Jima seven hundred miles south as a task force of more than 30 ships including battleships and carriers attacked in coordination with land based bombers. Carrier air arm has destroyed thousands of enemy aircraft. Mitscher aims to cripple Japan's home air force. Admiral Nimitz speaks from Guam of a long planned operation to blockade and invade Japan.
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Bombing raid on Nagoya and Yokohama by US B 29s in 1944
In the Marshalls the 4 000 mile flight to Tokyo culminated as large B 29 formations struck Mitsubishi aircraft plants in Nagoya and ports at Yokohama and Tokyo. Tokyo radio claimed the air force repelled the assault while military targets around Tokyo include factories, yards and government buildings. Japanese envoy reports caution over attacking the emperor’s palace. Chinese forces counterattacked in Hunan breaking Japanese control of the Canton Hankow railway for about 25 miles.
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Dairy Subsidy Rates Fixed To Raise Output
Washington reports the War Food Administration set dairy subsidy changes to boost butter output. Butter fat payments rise while whole milk subsidies adjust to curb shifts to whole milk. Effective April 2, whole milk subsidies drop 35 cents per hundred pounds. butter fat stays 10 cents per pound.
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War Food Administration
WFA
Mid-West
Cigarettes Used as Bait for Ice Cream Clerks
A Columbus dairy retailer used cigarettes as bait to recruit two ice cream clerks. The firm told the U S Employment Service it would supply cigarettes for 15 minute rest periods in the morning and afternoon, a promise aimed at attracting workers.
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Columbus
Columbus Dairy Products
U. S.employment Service
Panhandle Company Seeks New Pipeline Approval
Hearings opened today before the Federal Power Commission on Panhandle Pipe Line Company's request to construct a parallel pipeline in Indiana and Ohio. The line would deliver more gas to Ohio Fuel Gas Co at Muncie and Mamee, boosting capacity by about 50,000 cubic feet per week.
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