Russians Begin Major Push Toward Berlin and Dresden
Allied dispatches report Marshal Konev’s First Ukraine Army driving a 50 to 60 mile front toward Berlin and Dresden with heavy tank and air support. German claims of gains are offset by Soviet progress near Guben and in the Danube bend, as Third and Seventh Armies advance in the Saar region and Ruhr sectors.
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Bridge Commission Reports Bond Retirement and Costs
The State Bridge Commission said it retired 404000 in outstanding bonds last year for four bridges at East Liverpool Steubenville Pomeroy and Sandusky. Secretary Ray Palmer stated annual operating expenses began at 139120 in 1944 and have risen since 1939 when three spans were under supervision.
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Roosevelt Seeks Unity After Yalta Visit
White House summary details President Roosevelt’s post Yalta travel from the Black Sea coast toward the Suez area. He invited General De Gaulle to meet in Algiers, but De Gaulle declined due to official business. The president also held talks with King Farouk of Egypt and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia during the trip.
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Stassen Sees UN Conference Start As Political Liability
Admiral Halsey aide Harold E. Stassen said Roosevelt’s UN Conference appointment is a political liability. He noted he remains a Republican and will seek Navy leave to attend the San Francisco meeting, seen as crucial to preventing another world war.
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San Francisco
CIO AFL Favor Lower Voting Age
A committee of the Legislature heard representatives from the Ohio Congress of Industrial Organizations and the Ohio State Federation of Labor endorse a proposed amendment to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. Labor spokesmen argued younger voters would be more sympathetic to labor causes. if approved, the amendment would go to a statewide vote.
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Work on Manpower Bill Under Senate Plan
The Senate Military Committee started drafting its voluntary manpower bill amid a push for house approved compulsory controls. Senator O Mahoney proposed a substitute authorizing War Mobilization Director Byrnes to direct war contracts from labor scarce to surplus regions and empower McNutt to investigate hoarding and wastage in war plants.
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Allied Air Assault Enters Eighth Day Over Germany
Allied aircraft continued its heavy bombing of Germany for the eighth straight day. British heavy bombers struck Bohlen near Leipzig and Efurt while others hit Hannover Bremen and Brunswick. U S and RAF bombers targeted rail and industrial sites in Western Germany as Fifteenth Air Force crews attacked Austrian communications. The day saw selective air battles with American fighters shooting down six German planes near Limburg.
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Advancing Russian Army Frees Many Americans
The rapid Russian advance has enabled freeing many American officers from Nazi camps. Maj. Gen. J. Russell Deane says an Army detachment will move to Lublin to begin repatriation efforts. Escaped prisoners number in the hundreds, with some served by Polish and Russian care.
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Red Cross
Million Under 30 Likely To Be Deferred
Washington reports a new selective service program defers about 1.25 million men under 30 in key occupations. It covers 30 percent of registrants in 2-A and 2-B as of January 1, with agencies certifying the cuts and local boards retaining some deferment authority.
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Selective Service
Office of War Mobilization
Fox hunting bill labeled emergency moves in Ohio House
In Columbus Ohio the state legislature considered an emergency bill to permit fox hunting year round through March 31 1947. The measure named foxes as a priority subject as it faced a House vote today.
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Columbus
Reynard
Ohio
Fiji Chief Sends Token Of Appreciation To Ohio
Lt. Col. Ratu J L Eukuna, Fiji Islands senior chief, sends a polished whale tooth Tambua to Governor Lausche as thanks for Ohio's 37th Division training in Fiji during World War II. The gift symbolizes close ties between Fiji and Ohio amid wartime fear of invasion.
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Frank J. Lausche
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Akron Girl 18 Abducted From Home In Akron
Belva Evans an 18 year old of Akron was abducted from her home by two men in a car who lured her to the door with a Special delivery note and forced her into a small sedan she wore pajamas and a coat when last seen. A separate report notes a lost screen in the Philippines and confirms Wallace Murray as ambassador to Iran by the Senate.
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Belva Evans
Ohtoan
Washington
Wallace Murray
Ohin
Iran
Senate
Wallace Foe Sees Mistake
Washington observers fear Henry Wallace faces a safer path to a cabinet post with no government duties. As his commerce secretary nomination gains support, a cautious senator warned that confirmation would let him push a full employment plan without responsibility for implementation. The senator declined to be named.
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Henry Wallace
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Commerce
Congress
Churchill says affairs abroad are rather smoother
Prime Minister Churchill, in a public reference, declared the Big Three Crimean conference results show affairs abroad are rather smoother. He returned to London after stops at Athens and Cairn and was greeted with a rousing cheer in the House of Commons.
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Admiral Halsey Reveals Plans After Tokyo Visit
Admiral William F. Halsey said at a Washington news conference that the Navy would not target the Mikado’s palace and would focus on military objectives. He quipped as a “master of Fact” that he hopes not to kill the white horse and joked about riding it, noting Emperor Hirohito is often shown astride a white steed.
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Hirohito
Yanks Seal Jap Troops in Rock Tunnels at Corregidor
American forces press to seal Japanese troops into tunnels on Corregidor with dynamite and blasting. Twenty Fourth Division guards main entrances while paratroopers fight hand to hand and take losses. Col Jones reports a 400 strong Japanese assault repelled and says the U S plan aims to trap them and cut off water.
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60 Prisoners Strike At Warrensville Workhouse
In Ohio a group of 60 prisoners struck at Warrensville Workhouse causing stoppage in eating and laundry for about 25 hours. Guards were assaulted by a prisoner and Superintendent John Heisman said tear gas shells were used to quell a general state of disorder.
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Warrensville
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Heisman
Solons Vote To Probe Drafting of Farmers
Washington House Rules Committee approved a Congressional inquiry into the wholesale induction of farmers and farm workers. The panel sent a resolution to the House floor after hearings with Selective Service chief Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey found many draftings violated congressional intent. Lima Locomotive Works to build 180 locomotives for France at a cost of 25 million dollars.
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Lewis B. Ilershey
Selective Service
Congress
Marines seize airfield on Iwo Jima in fierce battle
U S Pacific Fleet says American Marines breached the southern airstrip on Iwo Jima after a ferocious Japanese defense described as fanatical. Marines opened a wedge from east to west, capturing territory near Suribachi and cutting off northern defenses as night battles and bombardments continued.
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Japs Predict New Carrier Assault Near Japanese Mainland
Us Task Force 58 appeared yesterday north of Ine in the Bonin Islands waters. Camel news agency reported the enemy roams waters about 630 miles from the Japanese mainland and may attempt another air raid with carrier planes. The operation was said to follow “licking its wounds.”
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Iwo Jima siege marks toughest Marine fight in Pacific
Fifth Marine Division fought for five days to seize about a quarter of the eight mile island. Nimitz reported light American losses on the southern end but heavier on the northern beachhead as troops enveloped the air drome. General Holland Smith called the battle the toughest in 168 years and thousands of Marines moved ashore to breach caves and Japanese positions on Iwo Jima. The Tokyo radio cited 725 enemy planes knocked out and Turner's praise of Iwo as a highly defended fixed position in the world.
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Associated Press
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Landberg
Richmond Kelly Turner
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Japanese Defenders Lose Ground as U S Bombers Hit Tokyo
US B-29s raid Tokyo and Nakajima Musashina plant, claim 66 enemy planes destroyed or damaged. American tanks sweep Corregidor cleanup, Fort McKinley siege nears, civilians trapped in Manila. Nippon press warns of bold assault by airpower.
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Youth Center Fund Boosted in Athens Council Meeting
The Athens City Recreation Board fund received 460 dollars, 300 from the city treasury and 160 from citizen contributions, to back a youth project. The council approved installing an extra electric light on EB Mulberry Street after residents reported poor lighting. A committee inspection led to a recommended action on the deal.
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Midnight Curfew Ordered on Nightlife by Byrnes
War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes ordered a nationwide midnight curfew on all bars night clubs road houses and public or private entertainment venues starting Monday to conserve coal power and transport fuel amid wartime demands. Officials expect enforcement via agency coordination with potential penalties including power fuel and transport cuts for violators.
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Associated Press
James F. Byrnes
New York
Bryrnec
Burns Fatal to Trainee In Fraternity Initiation
A chemical explosion during a secret fraternity initiation killed Robert G. Perry, 20, Harrishurt, HI, a Navy trainee at St. Louis University School of Medicine. Four other students in the Pi Beta Pi initiation last night suffered minor burns.
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WEA Acts To Equalize Pork Distribution War
Government moves to equalize pork supplies for the armed forces by increasing federal distribution and directing deeper oversight of federally inspected hog plants. A traffic crash report lists injuries and a fatal car crash near a hospital scene with named individuals and places.
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