Supertorts Strike Tokyo And Airfields on Formosa
Allied air forces pounded Tokyo and Formosa as Iwo and Luzon fights continued. B-29s hit Tokyo in snow, Formosa airfields faced raid after raid, and Burma saw British advances toward Mandalay. MacArthur and Nimitz reported heavy Japanese losses, while Iwo airfield use aids hospital flights and bomb loads.
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Associated Press
Iwo
Philippines
Japan
Formosa
Tokyo
Luzon
MacArthur
Ticao
Burias
First Cavalry
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Burma
Mandalay
China
Nagoya
Toyohashi
Hammatsu
Marianas
Admiral Nimitz
First Corps
Rosario
Baguio
Philippine
R. W. Voickman
Notre
Aparri
Manila
Honor Yank Towle Medal of Honor Recipient Posthumously
Pvt John R Towle a 20 year old Cleveland Ohio infantryman died heroically stopping a German counterattack saving many comrades and earning the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. The report also notes Charles Bryan and other obituaries or brief notices in Lincoln.
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Washington
John R. Towle
Cleveland Ohio
Yanks Improve Position at Cincinnati River Levels
Cincinnati reports the Ohio River at 62.2 feet for about a day, with rain forecast and officials warning a heavy downpour could worsen the flood outlook. Evacuations occurred in bottom lands as motorists packed lookout points on the hills and along riverfront parkways. In Hollywood, veteran producer and director Mark Rex Sandrich, 44, died of a heart attack.
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Bologna
Dieter
Ohio
Cincinnati
U. S
George Marth
Marth
Seven Hills
Hollywood
Mark Rex Sandrich
Fifth Army Seizes Monte Della Croce and More Villages
American Fifth Army troops report capture of Monte Della Croce towering hill position and advance west of the Bologna Pistoia Highway by taking several small villages, Allied headquarters announced today.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Monte Della Croce
Bologna- Pistoia Highway
Nations Invited to World Security Conference in San Francisco
Washington announced the world security conference will be attended by 44 nations except Poland. If all accept, France refrained from sponsoring invitations, leaving the sponsors as the United States, Russia, China, and Britain. France will participate but not join as sponsor due to Dumbarton Oaks proposals involvement.
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Washington
United Nations
Poland
San Francisco
France
United States
Russia
China
Britain
Baptist Leader Hogan Dies at 66 in Cleveland
Hogan, 66, partner in Curtiss House and Co. investment firm, died last night. He served as a trustee of the Baptist Home of Ohio.
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Cleveland
Pi—Malachi
Hogan
Curtiss, House and Co
Baptist Home of Ohio
Dresden Wiped Out by Allied Air Attacks, German Writer Says
A German war correspondent reports Dresden was wiped out by Allied air attacks on February 14 and 15. He estimates tens of thousands of citizens killed or buried beneath the ruins in Saxony’s chief city.
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London
Dresden
Saxony
50 Foot Crest Forecast for Point Pleasant
The Ohio River at Point Pleasant rose from 47.6 to 48.6 feet as rain fell across the watershed. Forecasts suggested a 1 to 2 foot rise in 36 hours, with rumors of five or six feet distances. A crest at 50.5 feet would mainly affect First and Second Wards residences and prompt further safety moves.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Kanawha Valley
Leroy Stone
Chesapeake, O
Weather Bureau
Parkersburg
Pittsburgh
Kanawha
Sixth St
Main
Viand Sts
War Workers Remain on Job in Flood Emergency
In Point Pleasant, General Chemical Defense Corp workers housed in dormitories held a dance and games party, with noon to 3 pm movies Saturday. Buses ran to aid attendance at church, while many residents displaced by floods stayed to preserve production. Women in administration volunteered for production duties and spouses staffed the cafeteria.
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Point Pleasant
Ordnance Works
General Chemical Defense Corporation
The
Chemical Company
Red Army Advances to Stettin Area in Major Pomeranian Push
Russian armor pushed westward toward Stettin with Zhukov’s First White Russian Army nearing the city and Rokossovsky’s Second White Russian Army reaching the Baltic. Stargard fell after brief fighting, trimming German defenses as Soviet forces disrupted supply lines and closed on Danzig, Swinemuende, and Koenigsberg regions.
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London
Baltic
Stettin Bay
Stargard
Berlin
Marshal Zhukov
Stettin
Rokossovsky
Volksstrom
Pomerania
Danzig
Moscow
Kolberg
Koeslin
Oder
Lower Oder
Janukov
Schwedt
East Prussia
Koenigsberg
Stalin
Izhukows
Swine Muende
Marshal Rokossovsky
Koestin
tetlin-Danzig
Swine-Muende- I Danzig
Volkss ‘Strum
Veteran Capitol Worker Dies at Point Pleasant
Mary Jane Hughes, longtime Capitol employee of 49 years, dies at Point Pleasant. Funeral plans delayed until floodwaters recede, body to be moved to Gallipolis Ferry home. Survived by sisters Blanche Hughes and Nellie Brarklen and brothers Grover and Eugene Hughes. She was a native of Mason County.
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Point Pleasant
Mary Jane Hughes
Gallipolis Ferry
Miss Hughes
Point Clinic
Arnett
DeKalb
Jane Ann
Bowens Hughes
Mason County
Washington
Kanawha
Blanche Hughes
Nellie Brarklen
Lewishurs
Grover
Eugene Hughes
Gallipolis Fort
Induction of Farmer Ordered by Court
Marion County farmer Harry Otis Crawhaugh Jr., 28, ordered inducted by court section guidance as a federal service inductee. The Columbus report notes his status as a farmer awaiting Navy service with federal orders on file.
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Columbus
Harry Otis Crawhaugh, Jr
Marion County
Mugh
United States Navy
Seferti Service
Slum Clearance Plan Before Legislature In Ohio
Columbus report says a slum clearance plan sponsored by the Ohio Planning Conference will be proposed as a law in the Legislature. Senator Evert and Addison of Franklin County Republican outline a bill to let municipalities condemn blighted areas and fund them with revenue bonds, then sell property to private enterprises after acquisition.
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Columbus
Ohio Planning Conference
Evert
Addison
Franklin County
Republican
Afdison
Vinson Nominated to Head Federal Loan Agency
Washington Roosevelt nominates H0 fret M. Vinson as federal loan administrator to manage billions in loans. Vinson will head the loan agency established separate from the Commerce Department to avoid jurisdiction by Henry A. Wallace.
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Washington
M. Vinson
Roosevelt
Vinson
Henry A. Wallace
German Planes Raid Britain Second Time
German air forces conduct a second raid on Britain with raids focused on strategic targets. British defense reports indicate aircraft engaged and several intercepts, with limited damage to infrastructure and no confirmed civilian casualties.
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Britain
Rhine Crossing Push Tightens Grip on Cologne Front
Allied forces press toward central Cologne in a dawn assault as Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose advances through Boeckhamsl. House to house fighting erupts amid smoke and artillery with 4,000 German defenders trapped outside the city. Western Rhine bridges remain contested while Ninth Army overruns Saarbruecken area and Patton’s units push deeper into the west bank.
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Paris
Cologne
Rhineland
Germany
Maurice Rose
Boeckhamsland
Don Whitehead
First Army
Reer
Cit
Third Armored
Hohenzoler
Rhine
Ninth Army
Duisburg
Hornbergy
Enskirchen
Erft
Lower Rhine
Nanten
Homberg
First Parachute
25Th
Supremg
Pruem
Trier
Kopn
Coblenz
Forbach
Stiring- Wendel
Saarbruecken
Third
Patton
Wesel
Rheineeberg
Menzelen
Rhecineburg
Duishure
Kanberg
Moers
Rhenishenal
Railraa
Ruar
Senrinel Arenes
Dursseldare
Eosen
Amo
Multia
Hatsen
Gelsenkirchen
Berek
Abbott
Operators Miners Begin New Contract Negotiations
In Washington coal operators and miners opened closed-door talks on a new contract amid signs of progress on fringe awards. An informant said Vinson and the War Labor Board may move to remove OPA veto power over fringe awards, while retaining WLB findings approval. Demands focus on fringe benefits, not the Little Steel formula.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
War Labor Board
WLB
Office of Price Administration
Vinson
WLE
OPA
Lewis
Greater New York Cio Council
Ronsevelt
CIO
Lew
FD Assures Vandenberg of Freedom to Act
Washington reports White House assurances to Senator Van denberg that his invitation to the United Nations security conference allows full freedom of action. Republican colleagues hail the move as relief and anticipate prompt acceptance after a Roosevelt letter. The President also reportedly asked Vice President Truman to liaison with the Senate to smooth upcoming treaties.
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Washington
VPI
White House
Vandenberg
R-eicht
Roosevelt
Vannenberg
San Francisco
Truman
Senate
Alpine Theater Changes Hands in Point Pleasant Sale
Point Pleasant report that the State Amusement Company purchased the Alpine Theater Saturday and took possession immediately. Ross Filson, secretary treasurer, said the Alpine and State Theater will continue operating as before. the Alpine was built in 1942 by the company and later sold in 1927 to the Alpine Corporation of Kingwood, which owns theaters in the state and beyond.
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Point Pleasant
Imonths
State Amusement Company
Alpine Theater
Ross Filson
Amusement Company
Ssid Ih S
Filson
Alpine
U S Bombers Hit Refineries Across German Rail Network
London reports U S heavy bombers from Britain struck Chemnitz rail lines and Harbury oil refineries in the 21st straight day of air offensives. Eighth Air Force escorts dispatched Mustangs and Thunderbolts to guard the missions while Mosquito aircraft hit Berlin and Essen. No planes were reported lost. Melvin Conn, 30, of Gale Hill Jackson County, killed in a five flight fall down a stairwell in a local hotel in Columbus, Ohio.
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London
U. S
Britain
Chemnitz
Harbury
Eighth Air Force
Berlin
Essin
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Wall Colembus
Melvin MM. Conn
Gale Hill
Jackson County
Inca
Justice Department Hits Air Transport Monopoly
The Justice Department gave a cautious nod to consider limited federal oversight on international air transport. It opposes private ownership or control of major airlines and supports creating a formal international body to analyze carrier operations, laws, traffic, and safety rules to address global aviation issues.
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Justice Department
Washington
America
Aveyiort
Rip
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