Japanese Prison Camp Atrocities Revealed In War Report
A joint Army-Navy report details sworn statements from three American officers who survived brutal captivity at Bataan and Corregidor. It cites starvation, beatings, and mass deaths at Camp O’Donnell and Cabanatuan, describing the March of 85 miles under brutal sun and near starvation.
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Washington
Caphoroes
Bataan
Coridor
United Tes
Army-Navy
High Command
Pacific
O'Donnell
Cabanatuan
Mariveles
San Fernando
Berlin Bombardment and Allied Advances Across Europe
Berlin endured a fierce RAF terror raid with about 1500 tons dropped as heavy bombers attacked multiple targets. In Italy Fifth Army troops repelled a German counterattack 21 miles south of Rome while Allied air forces struck Marseille Montpellier and Helgoland. Losses totaled 34 British aircraft and one American Liberator.
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Berlin
Italy
Fifth Army
Rome
Helgoland
North Sea
Germany
France
Marseille
Montpellier
Islands Bombed by U S Planes in Pacific Campaign
Allied air raids pounded the Marianas and Admiralty Islands as U S bombers hit Japanese installations. Navy planes sank a subsunk at Iwo etok while Seventh Airforce targets mis ilha and Kwajalein. Japanese losses reported 16 to 22 planes. 282 tons of explosives used in the Marshalls raid.
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Marale
Admiralty Islands
Tan
Marshalls
Coral Islands
Hawaii
Navy
Iwetok
Seventh Airforce Fliers
Maloelap
Mili
Britain
House of Commons
Veral
Tokyo
Ru Shigemitsu
United N
Bromfield Calls For Reforestation At Lumber Association Meet
Louis Bromfield urged Ohio leaders to convert tax delinquent unproductive land to reforestation. He warned against further land loss and forest destruction while promoting loans and living standards tied to better natural resources.
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Olumbus
Louis Brom
Mansfield
Bromfield
Association of Retail Lumbers
Bricker urges renewed effort to save waste fats
Governor Bricker told Ohio residents and housewives to redouble efforts to save waste fats for the war effort and urged dealers to assist in the campaign. He emphasized fat conservation as a crucial supply measure during the wartime period.
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Polumbus
John Bricker
Ohio State Defense Ell
Byrd Says War Costs Double Due To New Deal Blunders
Senator Harry F. Byrd declares excessive government organization has doubled war costs. He cites a $428 billion wartime appropriation forecast versus World War I costs, criticizing Washington’s huge civilian payroll and warning of loss of private enterprise freedoms. Congress is America’s shield against bureaucracy and dictatorship.
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Newark
N. J
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Joint Congressional Economy Committee
New Jersey Taxpayers Association
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
United States
America
Congress of the
Cleveland Deserter Killed Attacking Guard
Pvt Basil George of Cleveland Ohio was shot and killed at Fort Knox by Pfc Harold W Rowe of Kent Ohio a military police guard after George attacked with a steel piece. George had been sentenced to 25 years for desertion and was held awaiting final sentence approval. Rowe said he acted in self defense.
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Fort Knox
Basil George
Cleveland
Harold W. Rowe
Kent
Rowe
George
McCoy Family Farm Goods Fetch $25 000 at Auction
The household goods, farm equipment and livestock of slain Elmer McCoy brought $25,000 at public auction yesterday in Washington C H. About 10,000 people crowded the farm where Elmer McCoy his wife Forrest and daughter Mildred were found slain on Thanksgiving Day, paying high prices for items in Fayette County.
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Washington, C. H
Elmer McCoy
Forrest
Mildred
Fayette County
Port Clinton Body Recovered After Sandusky Bay Drowning
The body of Frank Pressette, 63, of Fostoria, who drowned in Sandusky Bay, was recovered by Coast Guardsmen.
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Port Clinton
Frank Pressette
Fostoria
Sandusky Bay
Guardsmey
Canned Vegetable Ration Point Values Are Reduced
Washington reports lower ration point values for common canned vegetables starting Sunday as Bowles confirms no holiday for processed foods. Reductions affect tomatoes beets corn spinach mixed vegetables asparagus beans and several fruits with points lowered or raised to reflect supply and demand.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Two Killed in Mason County Auto Accident
William Henry Wheeler age 28 of Leon Route 1 and Vaughn Miller age 40 of Point Pleasant died when their car left the Charleston Road curve beyond the New York Central underpass, struck a guard rail and a tree. Wheeler drove east to Charleston. both were Marietta Manufacturing employees. Wheeler unmarried lived with his mother. Miller survived by wife and three children. Bodies were taken to Arnett Mortuary. Investigating officers were Coyner Morrison and Capt. G C Hite.
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Point Pleasant
William Henry Wheeler
Leon
Vaughn Miller
New York Central
Charleston
Marietta Manufacturing Company
Wheeler
Arnett
Coyner
Morrison
G. C. Hite
Jennie King Miller
Miller
Robert Johnson
Ripley Rd
Leroy Miller
Riot Slayers Found Guilty In Detroit Manslaughter Trial
A jury after 33 hours found Aldo Trani 16 Armando Mastantuono 20 and Ralph Tancredi 20 guilty of manslaughter for the fatal June riot shooting of Moses Kiska 58. Anthony Saraceno 16 and Robert Cattane 17 were acquitted. The convicted three face up to 15 years.
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Detroit
Recorder’s Court
Moses Kiska
Aldo Trani
Armando Mastantuono
Ralph Tancredi
Anthony Saraceno
Robert Cattane
Winter Drought Broken In Great Plains Area
Rain and snow over the Great Plains and central prairie states improved the outlook for the winter wheat crop. Experts noted substantial moisture in the last 48 hours from Texas to the Canadian border, aiding semi arid regions of western Kansas and Nebraska.
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Chicago
Great Plains
Central Prairie States
Texas
Canadian
Kansas
Nebraska
Argentine Ambassador To Brazil Quits Post
Montevideo Uruguay reports Gen Arturo Rawson has resigned as Argentina's ambassador to Brazil amid government upheaval. The crisis follows the severance of diplomatic relations with the Axis and the firing of cabinet ministers and officials. President Pedro Ramirez warns Germany and Japan and bans Axis commerce while suspending the Nazi Pampero newspaper.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Arturo Rawson
Argentina
Brazil
Pedro Ramirez
Germany
Japan
Pampero
Har-Brack High School Strike Closes Tarentum Area School
Students at Har-Brack Union High School in Tarentum area went on strike today to protest the dismissal of a teacher. The walkout forced school closings affecting about 500 pupils across the district.
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Tarentum
Har-Brack Union High School
Urges Early Filing of Income Tax Return
Cleveland report quotes Internal Revenue Collector Thomas M. Carey predicting a nationwide rush as 1,600,000 filers are expected. He notes many taxpayers already paid through withholding and will receive refunds, but refunds require filing a return to obtain the credit.
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Cleveland
Internal Revenue Office
Thomas M. Carey
Internal Revenue
Carey
Two Children Die In Fire At Home In Shelby
In Shelby Shirley Ann McCarthy four and Bonnie Lou McCarthy two daughters of Mr and Mrs Lewis McCarthy were burned to death when a fire destroyed their home while their mother visited neighbors. An older brother escaped unhurt. The father returned home four hours later on his first furlough from a New York naval training station.
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Shelby
Shirley Ann
Bonnie Lou
Lewis McCarthy
New York Naval Training Station
Leading South Pacific ace Hanson tops list in air war
First Lieut. Robert M. Hanson USMC shot down his 18th enemy plane in the South Pacific, bringing his tally to 18 as the theater’s leading ace. Born in India, the 23 year old flyer is the son of missionaries from Newtonville Massachusetts.
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Rabaul
Robert M. Hanson
USMC
India
Flyer
Harry Hanson
Newtonville
Mass
Bricker Urges Home Ballots At War Fronts
Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio told a McKinley Day meeting in Pittsburgh that service men and women should vote with the same ballot as those at home. He urged free propaganda channels and asserted soldiers deserve local and national votes, linking ballot freedom to postwar policy.
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John W. Bricker
Ohio
United Spanish War Veterans
America
Bricker
Labor
Robbery Suspect Motive in Drake Hotel Attache Slaying
Chicago reports that two unset jewels missing from Mrs. Frank Starr Williams's effects bolster the robbery motive in the murder of the State Department attache's wife at the Drake Hotel on January 19.
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Chicago
Frank Starr Williams
State Department
Drake Hotel
German Tenth Army Attacks Near Anzio and Rome Fronts
Allied lines report heavy fighting as the German Tenth Army pushes near Carroceto, 10 miles north of Anzio and 21 miles south of Rome. Rome bridgehead expands. German armored trains shelled advancing Allied troops. Sixty ton Tiger tanks appear as Germany prepares for a decisive battle to rescue nine divisions. French forces advance north of Cassino while Americans push along the Cassino to Mediterranean area. Allied warships pound the Appian Way for the third straight day. over 1,400 Allied sorties flown in Italy. German air force suffers losses with at least 25 planes downed. Velletri disputed as under Allied control. Eighth Army reports only patrols near the Adriatic.
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Berlin
Helgoland
Germany
France
U. S
Calais
Tenth Army
Carroceto
Anzio
Rome
Anizo
Cassino
Mediterranean
Appian Way
Cassino- Garigliano
Italy
Velletri
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Reds Capture Key Junctions Near Leningrad in Drive
Soviet forces under Gen. Leonid Govorov break through toward Narva and Tosno recapturing 700 towns in two weeks. Volosovo falls within 39 miles of Narva as Tosno secures rail links. German casualties reach 3,800 in the Leningrad front advance. Yugoslav Partisans approach Belgrade, Tito says he cut rail to Zagreb. Allies pressure Franco by oil cut. U boats claim Allied destroyers and merchant ships sunk.
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Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Volosovo
Tosno
Red Army
Soviet Union
Govorov
Narva
Narva-Reval
Cairo
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Zahgreb
Spain
Caribbean
Germany
Meigs Civic Leader Dies at 78 in Middleport
MIDDLEPORT Meigs County mourns R B Laughhead 78 retired civic and business figure died at home. He served as Citizens National Bank director and was active in the Church of Christ and Masonic Fraternity. Survived by wife two daughters Mary Laughhead Fordham University NY and Mrs Alfred Elberfeld Pomeroy. three grandchildren and one great grandchild. One grandson Richard Elberfeld overseas with armed forces.
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Middleport
R. B. Laughhead
Laughhead
Pomeroy Bend
Meigs County
Citizens National Bank
Church of Christ
Mary Laughhead
Fordham University
New York City
Alfred Elberfeld
Pomeroy
Richard Elberfeld
Armed Forces
Death of Maj. Lillian Reilly Investigated Near Lookout Mountain
Maj. Lillian Reilly WAC regimental commander was found dead at the foot of a steep cliff near Lookout Mountain Tennessee. Military authorities continued the investigation into her death yesterday and today.
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Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Lillian Reilly
WAC
Army Chaplains Heroic Work In Pacific Island Campaigns
Army chaplains conduct services on Bougainville and New Georgia fronts. They aid wounded under fire and bury the dead with dignity. Their steadfast conduct across Bougainville Guadalcanal and the South Pacific inspires soldiers to persevere despite danger.
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Bougainville
New Georgia
Ada
South Pacific
New Caledonia
Guadalcanal
Samoas
Drivers' Responsibility Law Upheld by Court
Ohio common pleas court upheld the drivers' responsibility act Judge John R. King ruled the measure is not an unreasonable regulation of police power Walter Ragland had his driving rights suspended for three years for failing to post 11 000 bond or satisfy a 120 judgment in a traffic accident
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Columbus
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
John R. King
Walter Ragland
Champion War Mother Crowned in Pennsylvania
Esther McCabe of Lilly named state champion war mother by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publisher's Association. The widow of a United Mine Workers organizer has ten sons in the armed forces, eight in the Army, one in the Navy, and one in the Merchant Marine, honored at a luncheon during the publishers’ 19th annual convention in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
United Mine Workers
Istate
Pennsylvania
Publisher's Association
Esther McCabe
Lilly
Former Congressman L L Marshall Seeks Republican Nomination
Former congressman L L Marshall announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Attorney General. The announcement signals a bid to win the party’s backing in the upcoming race.
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Marshall
Cleveland
L. L. Marshall
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