Marines Scale Iwo Volcano in Dramatic Summit Feat
American Marines scaled the Suribachi volcano summit on Iwo Jima, the southern tip fortress, as the drive toward the center continued after repelling two heavy counterattacks. Japanese soldiers fled or leaped to death from the crater rim while forces began mop up operations.
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Associated Press
Suribachi Volcano
Iwo Jima
Maries
Suribachi
Nimitz
Philippines
Bougainville
Capul Island
Luzon
San Bernardo Strait
Manila
Pacific
United States
Saipan
Marianas Islands
24Th Negro Regiment
Cabinet
First U S Plane Lands On Rock With 03rd Para Troopers
The first American aircraft to land atop Corregidor in three years was piloted by Lt. James R. Thomas from the Bataan airstrip. Reports note heavy Pacific fighting with Iwo Jima and Saipan casualties, plus Manila advances by American forces and a blast that shuddered Corregidor.
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Corregidor
the Rock
James R. Thomas
Louisville
Bataan
Associated Press
Guam
War Ministry
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Iwo
Holland Smith
MacArthur
Muntinlupa
Manila
Airliner Overdue on Transcontinental Trip
American Airlines reports a transcontinental passenger plane with 19 passengers and a crew of three overdue on a Washington to Nashville flight bound for Los Angeles. The craft left La Guardia Field at 9 29 pm EWT Thursday. BR. S. Damon, VP and general manager, issued the notice.
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New York
American Airlines
Washington
Nashville
Tenn
la Guardia Field
Los Angeles
BR. S. Damon
Mld
Sixth Grade Girl Has 10 Stepchildren
Sheldon Mo report states Mary Lou Brown a sixth grader is described as stepmother to ten children, five in the Army and five as her schoolmates. She and Ralph Houdeshell, farmer and father of the children, wed last Saturday in Girard Kansas. Consent for marriage was signed by Maude Brown listing age as 17. Nadine Crites, the teacher, said she was 13. Houdeshell gave his age as 30.
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Sheldon, Mo
Mary Lou Brown
Ralph Houdeshell
Girard
Kas
Maude Brown
Nadine Crites
Houdeshell
No Mass Surrenders Reported On Western Front
War Secretary Stimson said no mass surrenders are occurring on the western front despite more than 900,000 Nazis taken prisoner in that theater. He cited Eisenhower's reply confirming prisoners are being taken with no mass surrender indicated. Since 1942 Allied forces have captured over 1,134,952 enemies, including 900,000 Nazis, 100,692 in Sicily and Italy, and 134,300 in Africa.
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Washington
Stimson
Western Front
Eisenhower
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Africa
Ohio Rise Found Short of Flood Stage
Floodwaters in the Cleveland area receded as the Ohio River near Cincinnati was seen cresting at 47 to 48 feet, four feet below flood stage. Forecaster George Marth warned of a possible secondary rise but said it should not be severe. Rain across a 200 to 250 mile stretch raised river towns’ unease, though no immediate danger was seen unless heavy rain returns within five to six days. Pittsburgh expected the river to crest at 19.5 feet, five and a half feet below flood stage.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnat
Ohio
George FR. Marth
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
Marth
Mississippi Michigan Fistfight in Congress on Birth Day
In Washington House Democrats faced a birth day riot as Mississippi’s John Rankin and Michigan’s J Frank Hook exchanged blows on the floor. The scuffle followed a heated exchange over the CIO PAC and accusations of communism and lying. An Atwater pilot logged an eighth air force tally in today’s RAF missions over Germany.
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Washington
W — House
John Rankin
Mississippi
J. Frank E. Hook
Michigan
CIO
PAC
Atwater
Eighth Air Forge
Eighth Raf
Germany
Carl R. Alfred
Air assault on Germany continues by RAF Mosquitos
London AP reports RAF Mosquitos maintained the Allied air offensive on Berlin for a third night with additional strikes across Germany. Warnings broadcast by German radio warned of approaching raiders as a large armada moved toward Brunswick and a separate force was seen over Austria, signaling 15th Air Force activity from Italy. Some 7,000 Allied bombers and fighters attacked about 100 German communications centers, involving roughly 40,000 airmen and about 8,000 tons of explosives.
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London
RAF
Berlin
Germany
Reich
Brunswick
Austria
15Th Air Force
Italy
Survivor recalls prison ship sinking off Luzon coast
Navy Lt George Karl Petritz described a prison ship loaded with 1600 Americans sinking after American bombs hit off the Philippines. He said many prisoners died or were recaptured as flames and explosions erupted through holds crowded with prisoners. Petritz and Lt John Mitenbaler, both aboard, reported fires and widespread destruction as planes attacked.
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Gin Margels
Denmark
Aus- Washington
Wis
Philippines
Germany
Navy
George Karl Petritz
United States Fliers
Air Force
Luzon
John Mitenbaler
Lorain
Petritz
Rockford
Entensiaunne
Ed Petritz
Pumps Allotted Areas Where Floods Threaten
The War Production Board ordered producers to set aside 75 percent of authorized nonmilitary production for dewatering pumps. Distribution targets include Ohio and 11 other states as spring floods loom, WPB announced yesterday.
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Chicago
The
War Production Board
Ohio
WPB
Pilot Moriarty Reclaims Life After War Amnesia
Captain John Moriarty, a former pilot from Canton, Ohio, was wounded during the Falise Gap operation and held as a prisoner by Germans. Repatriated on the Gripsholm, he regained memory of home and learned he is married with a baby, promising a hopeful return to civilian life. His former commander, Col. William Walters, confirmed the marriage during a visit at Fort Myers. He seeks to start anew without pity and looks forward to rebuilding his world.
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Moriarty
Halloran Generals Hospital
Falise Gap
France
van Day
Hes Bey
New York
John Moriarty
Canton
Gripsholm
Col
William BR. Walters
Fort Myers
Labor Groups Push Roosevelt to Overrule Wage Ceilings
AFL and CIO urge President Roosevelt to override War Labor Board public members who oppose lifting wage ceilings. CIO President Philip Murray and AFL representatives on the board criticize the finding and vow to take the fight directly to Roosevelt. Public members told Economic Stabilizer Vinson they do not recommend changing the Little Steel Formula now.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Philip Murray
Murray
CLO
Fred M Vinson
Presiident
Curtiss-Wright Reveals Navy Helldiver SB2C-4 and SB2C-5
The United States Navy uses the Curtiss-Wright SB2C-4 Helldiver in action against Formosa, Tokyo and other Japanese targets. The company confirms production has begun on an SB2C-5 variant as a successor to the SB2C-3.
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Columbus
United States Navy
Formosa
Tokyo
Curtiss-Wright Corp
Officers Prepare for Return of Speakeasy
Columbus police and city officials say they will crack down on any resurgence of speakeasies once the midnight curfew on night spots begins Monday. Police Chief Lester Merica warned that illicit drinking dens would be "smacked down" if they reappear.
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Columbus
Ohio
Army Navy Casualties Reach 801 162
Washington reports updated war casualty totals for the Army and Navy since Pearl Harbor. Secretary of War Stimson lists Army deaths at 711 497 through February 1 from compiled names while the Navy records 39 665 losses.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Pearl Harper
Secretary of War
Stimson
Mrs Inboden Dies at Residence in Logan
Elizabeth Inboden aged 90 died at home 115 Furnace St Logan at 4 20 am after a year s illness She is survived by one daughter Mrs Charles Fox two granddaughters Mrs Andy Hallett and Mr Nick Manis Kas and three great grandchildren Friends may call at 115 Furnace St Funeral services set for Monday afternoon with time to be announced.
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Logan
Elizabeth Inboden
Furnace St
Charles Fox
W. Hunter
Andy Hallett
Nelsonville
Nick Maniskas
Akron
Furnace *St
George Washington Divorced From Martha in Clay County
George and Martha Washington were divorced yesterday in Clay circuit court, grounds abandonment. Martha plans to return to Terre Haute for work as a hired girl.
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Brazil
Ind
George
Martha Washington
Clay Circuit
Martha
Terre Haute
Massed artillery precedes Allied tanks on Roer front
Berlin announced a grand western offensive with tanks and infantry across the Roer River near Cologne as Allied forces push northward under Montgomery. Stalin claimed coordinated east and west offensives while Russian fleets prepare final blows, with Americans at Linnich crossing the Roer and others attacking near Dueren amid flood-blocked lines.
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Roer River
Associated Press
Berlin
Eisenhower
Roer
Cologne
Rhine
Montgomery
Supreme Headquarters
Linnich
Ninth Army
Dueren
U. S. First Army
Allied and Russian offensives push toward Berlin and Ruhr
Allied Patton forces drive two miles on a 15 mile front from Pruem to Wallender and cross Saar River at Oekfen, while Luft in the Ruhr siege tightens. British and American units press near Calar and Linnich, Dueren as German lines hold the Roer beyond the Siegfried. Soviet Marshal Stalin claims 1.15 million enemy losses since January with large riverfront advances toward the Neisse and Oder as Konev reaches the Neisse.
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Patton
Saar
Red Army
Berlin
Marshal Stalin
Pruem
Wallender
94Th
Saar River
Oekfen
Saarburg
Pateh
Saarbruecken
Forbach
Roer
Calar
Ruhr
Linnich
Alles
Muenchenstadbach
Dueren
Juelteh
Ninth Army
Cologne
Duéren
Roer Uver
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Guben
Stalin
Konev
Ukraine
Neisse
Moscow
Zhukov
Oder
Cotthus
Spree
Triebel
Penalties Sought for Workers Under Manpower Bill
Senator Maybank urged penalties for recalcitrant workers and employers as the manpower control bill moves to the Senate. The bill, favorably reported by the Senate Military Affairs Committee, provides jail and fine penalties for employers with a single exception for agricultural deferments. Farm workers who leave their work without draft board approval could face five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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Washington
ULP
Maybank
Senate
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate Committee
Only Loyal Americans Can Serve in Army
Secretary of War Stimson stated the War Department will continue to permit only loyal Americans to serve in the army in any capacity. The policy emphasizes allegiance as a prerequisite for military service and employment in all roles.
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Washington
Stimson
War Department
Body of a child washed into the Ohio River dam
A fragmentary report notes a young girl about three or four in a red snowsuit disappeared near a dam on the Ohio River. The incomplete text mentions military secrecy and references a subcommittee inquiry and officer candidate schools. The garbled item also includes brief notices about a convict slain at San Quentin and a hotel man’s death in Youngstown.
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House
lPi
Terror Bombing Story False Says Stimson
Secretary of War Stimson said an excusable but incorrect interpretation of a briefing officer's remarks led to reports that Allies had used terror bombing on German civilians. He stated the policy has never been to inflict terror bombing on civilians and denied any change in air policy.
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Washington
Stimson
Swedish Writer Describes Berlin Bombing Chaos
Swedish writer JERSE GRANBERG reports from Berlin during a brutal Allied bombing. He details underground shelter horrors, screaming crowds, fires, and the collapse of life as 25,000 people are killed.
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Middle Rhine
Curtiss-Wright
Joseph C. Keaney
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UPI
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