Recaptured Allied Airfields Boost Pacific Push
Allied forces report recaptured two strategic airfields in China and the Philippines, signaling new threats to Formosa and Borneo as Marines near mop-up on Iwo Jima. Suichwan overrun, with Japanese withdrawal toward two other former U. S. airfields in China, while Zamboanga and San Roque Air drome seize Mindanao’s third and largest air base, enabling bomber operations against Borneo. Nagoya incineration continues with major plants damaged by B-29 strikes, and Tokyo area devastation expands to 16.7 square miles. Widow McDougal named Jefferson County auditor to fill unexpired term.
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Associated Press
China
Philippinea
Formosa
Bordeo
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Chines
Suichwan
Chiea
U. S
Clark
Philippines
Zamboanga
San Roque
Mindanao
Borneo
Nagoya
Uaichi Aircraft Works
Ejitoku
Curtis Lemay
21St Bomber Command
Japan
Singapore
20Th Air Force
Washington
Roger M. Ramey
LeMay
Tokyo Radio
Indo-China
Vichy
Paris
Russians Join Yanks In Capture of Neuss
Paris dispatch reports Red Army support in the seizure of Neuss by the 83rd Infantry Division. Three Russian prisoners, held east of the Rhine, fled across the river when Americans neared, stole rifles, and joined the assault. Pfc Earl J Anderson of Taunton Reach Mass.
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Paris
Red Army
Neuss
Rhine
83Rd
Moscow
Earl J. Anderson
Jabtasket Reach
Mass
Three Russian Armies Poised for Final Assault on Berlin
Three Russian field armies concentrate for a decisive push toward Berlin as Kuestrin falls and Zhukov tests river crossings. Across the Oder, Rokossovsky presses toward Danzig and Gdynia, closing the Baltic coast gap to eight to nine miles.
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Berlin
Kuestrin
Oder
Zhukov
Date Set For Miners Vote as Nation Poised for Strike
Washington reports that about 400,000 bituminous workers under the March 41 contract between United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis and coal operators will be polled March 28. The NLRB ordered the ballot after Lewis declared a dispute under the Smith Connally act, as operators propose counter-proposals to Lewis's 18 demands.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
NLRB
Lewis
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Firestone claims synthetic tires reach 50000 miles
Akron based Firestone Tires and Rubber Co asserts standard production synthetic tires will run 50000 miles under ordinary driving. Wilbur Shaw, three time Indianapolis winner, reportedly completed 500 miles at 100.35 mph on stock synthetic tires without a blowout in a government approved test. Engineers estimate wear in 500 miles at high speed equals 50000 miles of ordinary driving.
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Akron
Firestone Tires and Rubber Co
Wilbur- Shaw
Indianapolis
U. S. Gunners Down 66 Seek Army Equipment for Farms
AP reports near Remagen the Luftwaffe has sent 135 planes in five days to strike the Ludendorff bridge defended by American anti aircraft gunners. They have destroyed 66 planes and possibly 14 more. In Washington the House Agriculture Committee asked the Surplus Properties Board to explain disposing of Army trucks and tractors and urged more farm equipment be directed to farmers, said Rep. Poage.
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SRE
Rhine
Remagen
Ludendorff Bridge
Signal Corpssnea
U. S
Ludendorff
Luftwaffe
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Surplus Properties Board
Poage
Tex
Ohio Mother Appeals to Roosevelt for Soldier Son
A Southern Ohio mother pleads with President Roosevelt to commute the death sentence of her son, William Harrison Jr., an Army convict in Ering, who faced execution for alleged rape and murder of an English girl. The case drew attention as officers found no extenuating circumstances and the execution was postponed for review.
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Washington
Ohio
Roosevelt
McCowen
William Harrison
William Harrison, Jr
Erigand
United States
Harrison
Haverhill
Scioto County
Newark
N.J
War Department
Office of Dependence Benefits
Ohio River
Wellsburg
W. Va
Buena Vista
Ohio maternity care program sees one death at childbirth
Ohio's emergency maternity and infant care program shows one death at childbirth among wives of enlisted men from August 1943 to year end. In 1,530 cases cleared, 21 infant deaths occurred. State Health Director Dr Heering cites a 20.97 maternal death rate per 10 000 and 39 infant deaths per thousand, attributing the low rate to 94 percent of births in hospitals with adequate facilities. Participation is open to wives of service men in four lower grades, funded by the federal government and administered by the state.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
Roger Heering
Heering
Ohio Service Vote Bill Moves Toward Senate Action
In Columbus AP report the Ohio Senate moved toward voting on a revision of election laws to allow soldiers sailors and Marines to vote in all elections through 1947. The bill, drafted by the elections committee with Republican Ed D. Schorr, would shift primary dates earlier and shorten mailing ballot time for service members. Senator Carl D. Sheppard said Ohio would be first to broaden laws. the measure would also require relatives to use official ballot forms and specify party, raising concerns about influencing soldiers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Senate
Elections Committee
Ed D. Schorr
Senate
Carl D. Sheppard
Akron
Italy
Sheppard
Fred G. Reiners
Cincinnati
Reiners
First Commercial Lake Herbert Named Member Boat Begins Its Trip Of Postwar Commission
Cleveland reports ice free harbor as Messenger sails from Sandusky to Kelleys Island Middle Bass and Put-In-Bay marking first Lake Erie commercial voyage of spring. Gov Lausche names Lt Gov Herbert civilian member of Ohio postwar program commission, with Louis Bromfield and William Stinchcomb also appointed.
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Herbert
Cleveland
Messenger
Sandusky
Kelleys Island
Middle Bass
Put-In-Bay
Lake Erie
Cleveland Harbor
Mackinac
S. Marys River
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
Belated Patton Honeymoon Postponed By War Duty
Staff Sergeant Marvin Patrick Patton and his wife Evelyn postponed their honeymoon after his return from New Guinea. Married in 1943 by proxy, they finally wed in Chicago and planned a trip to Fort Worth, Texas, to visit his parents.
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Marvin Patrick Patton
Evelyn
New Guinea
Chicago
Fort Worth
Tex
Sgt. Patton
Flood Relief Fund Proposed In Legislature
Ohio lawmakers consider a $1,900,000 flood relief bill to aid counties along the Ohio River. Rep. John Hayden Riot proposes turning funds over to the State Board of Control for county distribution. county commissioners would allocate to subdivisions. Senate leaders signal openness to relief legislation if needs arise.
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Columbus
iOhio
John Hayden Riot
Clermont County
State Board of Control
Jackson E. Betts
House
Frank E. Whittemore
Akron
Senate
Dortmund Wiped Out By British Bombers
London reports Dortmund was destroyed in a daylight raid by 1,100 British heavy bombers dropping about 5,000 tons of explosives on the Ruhr gateway in 19 minutes. The RAF also targeted Berlin with Mosquito bombers for the 21st straight night, signaling a major Allied air offensive.
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London
Dortmund
Ruhr
Wack
RAF
Berlin
Allies press from Remagen bridgehead toward Ruhr link
Allied forces led by Lt Gen Hodges push from the Rhine bridgehead in a broad advance north east and south. The bridgehead widens to about six miles and stretches over 11 miles. German resistance remains strongest at the northern edge near the Ruhr basin while Luftwaffe and ground forces struggle to slow the advance.
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Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Rhine
Ruhr
Frankfurt
Main
U. S. First Army
Westerwald
Germany
Patton pushes toward Coblenz as Rhine battles rage
Patton’s Third Army tightens pocket along the Moselle and presses toward Coblenz while the Remagen bridge remains in use. The drive yields 20 508 German prisoners in eight days, 608 buried, with units advancing north and south along the Rhine’s east bank and heavy bombardments hitting Dortmund and the Ruhr front.
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Ruhr
Anzio
Normandy
Patton
Third Army
Moselle
Eifels
Coblenz
Middle Rhine
Third
Ludendorff
Remagen
Rhine
Mississippi
Westerwald
Ginsterhahn
Hargarten
Honnef
Hoerningen
Bullay
Corker
Trer
Thoburn Wiant
Rhur
Dortmund
Issue Figures On Coal Output
Ohio mines produced 31,416,000 tons of coal last year per the State Industrial Relations Division. Of this total, 19,264,079 tons came from cutting machines, 9,895,212 tons from strip mining, 2,092,497 tons from conveyor mining, and 164,302 tons from pick mining. County totals are listed, including Jefferson 5,686,882 tons and Belmont 8,303,187 tons with counts of mines in each county.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Industrial Relations Division
Athens
Columbiana
Hocking
Jefferson
Lawrence
Mahoning
Muskingum
Sciote
Stark
Belmont
Movie Studio Strike Threatens To Spread
HOLLYWOOD thousands of film workers idle today as the multi million dollar studio walkout threatens to spread in scope while leaders of rival producer unions grapple with a deadlock.
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Hollywood
13 Additional Buildings For Veterans' Hospital
Construction crews were scheduled to break ground at Crile General Hospital today for 13 new buildings to expand bed space for 2,248 servicemen up from 1,867.
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Cleveland
Crile General Hospital
Nazi Police Lose Power as Allies Advance into Reich
From Bern reports suggest Field Marshal Von Randstedt no longer commands the western front and a possible wound is unconfirmed. Munich Gauleitung warns officers to avoid alienating workers as police prove unable to guarantee safety. Beobservers fear a final move by Hitler while German chaos grows from food and travel curbs. Foreign workers flee, trains derailed, Dachau prisoners reportedly escaped or were executed, and guards punished for leniency. Bavarian Austria streets report scarce fuel, locked trains, and rationing, with factories shifting to food distribution and self-sufficiency.
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Switzerland
von Rundstedt
France
Rhine
Remagen
Walther von Model
Bern
von Randstedt
Munich
Beecause
Germany
Berlin
Dachau
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