End of War Seen as Churchill Predicts
Allied forces push toward the Ruhr and Moselle as Churchill says the war in Europe could end before summer. First Army expands bridgehead east of the Rhine near Coblenz while Patton's Third Army forges a nine–mile Moselle crossing. Seventh Army opens attack to Saar River with Siegfried Line shells. More than 5,000 Allied aircraft operate, and Ruhr cities already in Allied hands as front reports note German resistance and unconfirmed claims of bridge disruptions.
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Gladbach
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Berlin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Moscow
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Kuestrin
Frankfurt
Indict Labor Leaders Convicted in NYC Court
Joseph Fay and James Bove AFL officials described by the trial judge as two of the nation s most powerful labor leaders were convicted on one count of extortion and one count of conspiracy to extort money from contractors on New York City s 300 million Delaware water project. They face up to three years on the conspiracy count and seven and a half to 15 years on the extortion conviction.
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Joseph 5
Fay
James Bove
AFL
New York City
Delaware
Italian Based Yanks Join Russian Fliers in Austria Raid
U S fifteenth Air Force fighters and bombers joined Russian aircraft in coordinated attacks on targets in Austria, with U S officials announcing the operation yesterday. The strike involved three nations and marked a rare joint air effort in the theater.
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Rome
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Tarrets
Austria
Henry
Yugoslavia
Union Spending Ban Sparks GOP Senate Clash
Senate campaign investigators clash over a Republican proposal to bar political spending by unions in federal elections. Democrats warn such limits may curb free speech while Republicans push a broader ban on corporate, bank, and labor expenditures and contributions. The debate centers on a 1944 campaign report.
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Washington
Senate
CLO Political Action Committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
Ball
Minn
Green
D-Ri
Stewart
D-Tenn
Tunnell
D-Del
Yanks Die in Germany Buried in Belgium Frontline Cemetery
HAL BOYLE reports from Henri Chapelle Belgium that American war dead are transported 40 to 50 miles from German battlefields to a large cemetery near Aachen. Cross marks line the hills while ceremonies are held nightly by Catholic Protestant and Jewish chaplains. Lt Nicholas Sloane notes most bodies are identified with only about 200 unidentified.
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Hal Boyle
Henri Chapelle
Belgium
Aachen
Nicholas Sloane
607Th
Army Needs Youths to Replace Losses in Three Months
The Army will induct practically all volunteers under 21 for three months to replace combat losses. Only a small share will qualify for limited navy programs as radio technicians and combat aircrewmen. Navy will fill needs from ages 21 to 38. policy on enlisting 17-year-olds remains unclear. About 80,000 youths reach their 18th birthday each month.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Rescue Four On Lake Erie Warms Wanakah Coastguards
Four fishermen marooned five hours on sushy Lake Erie ice floes two miles offshore were rescued by Coastguardsmen and a helicopter. Waller Gillson and Arthur Johnson, both of Olean, were hoisted to shore in separate flights. Joseph Gordon and his grandson Clifford Bruge were saved by an ice boat after a three hour struggle. They were in life rafts dropped from a Curtiss Wright C 46 transport. All appeared none the worse for their ordeal.
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Wanakah
Sushy Lake Erie
Waller Gillson
Arthur Johnson
Olean
Joseph Gordon
Clifford Bruge
Grouping of Wildlife Activities Improbable
In Columbus the Senate Conservation Committee referred a bill to a three member subcommittee for further study after weeks of public hearings. The measure would consolidate all state conservation and wildlife activities into a single department, but prospects for early action dimmed.
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Columbus
Rio
Senate Conservation Committee
Charges Biddle With Coddling Communists
Rep. Robert F. Jones of Lima Ohio accuses Atty Gen Francis Biddle in a House speech of lax handling of war fraud Elaine cases and the naturalization case of Mrs Earl Browder, saying Biddle is kissing around with the Communists.
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Washington
Robert F. Jones
Lima
Francis Biddle
Ohio Republican
House
Justice Department
Earl Browder
Bumper Farm Crop in Ohio Hinted for 1945
Ohio farm experts say a bumper crop in 1945 is possible if weather remains ideal and labor shortages do not worsen. Ray T. Kelsey notes climactic outlook is favorable but warns labor scarcity could limit production. John Hodson H C Ramsower and Dr J J Falkner concur, citing 23 percent fewer hogs on Ohio farms at year start.
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Ray T. Kelsey
Ohio Farmer
John Hodson
H.C. Ramsower
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
J. J. Falkner
Ohio State University College of Agriculture
Kelsey
Last of Meigs Pioneer Family Dies Today
John Dayton Roush aged 83, last of the Roush pioneer family of Letart Falls Ohio, died at his home early today in the room where he was born. Survived by wife Addie Bell Roush and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at Letart Falls Methodist Church Sunday at two p m with Rev W E Coyle presiding. Burial in Letart Falls cemetery.
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Letart Falls
John Dayton Roush
Roush
Ohio Territory
John
Hettie Roush
Addie Bell Roush
J. jLetart Falls Methodist Church
EWT
W. E. Coyle
Letart lPatts Cemetery
Allied 11 Ton Bomb Hits Berlin Ruhr Viaduct at Bielefeld
Allied air forces launched a sustained offensive with an 11 ton super bomb credited with destroying six to eight spans of the Berlin Ruhr railway viaduct at Bielefeld. RAF heavy bombers hit Zweibruecken and Hom Bur, while Arnsburg viaduct southeast of Dortmund also targeted. US Ninth Air Force fighters aided Ramagen bridgehead, destroying 60 German aircraft and damaging 55 others. The operation involved over 1,250 heavy bombers and 650 fighters dropping 3500 tons on factories, oil refineries, U boat pens, and rail facilities near the Ruhr and Weser region while suffering losses.
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Reich
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Bielefeld
Rhine
Zweibruecken
Hombure
RAF
Air Ministry
Arnsburg
Dortmund
Germany
WU. S. Ninth Air Force
Ramagen
Coblenz
Eighth
Hanover
Ijmuiden
Ruhr
Weser
Viatho
Bad Oegen
Hummel Fails In Power Bid In Ohio Legislature
In Columbus Secretary of State Edward J. Hummel lost his bid to take control of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, which employs about 2000. A House committee killed the transfer bill after an assistant called it political rove and then postponed action without a record vote. Rep. Benjamin F. Turner of Meigs County sponsored the measure.
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Columbus
Edward J. Hummel
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Ohio
House Committee On Organization of State
Hummel
Leland S. Dougan
Meigs County
Bill Passed for Soldier Vote in All Elections
The Senate unanimously approved a bill granting armed forces members the right to vote in municipal township special and primary elections. Previously soldiers could vote only in statewide general elections. An amendment to permit wider distribution of absentee ballot applications was rejected.
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Columbus
Senate
Maurice W. Lipscher
Youngsttown
Boards of Elections
Five Thousand Dollar Jones Contribution Revealed
The Senate campaign expenditures committee disclosed that Jesse Jones gave $5,000 to aid the man who later removed him from the post of Commerce Secretary and Federal Loan Administrator. A family contribution table shows $5,090 from both Jones and Mrs. Jones to the Democratic National Committee.
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Washington
Senate
Jesse Jones
Commerce
Jones
Democratic National Committee
Davis for Retention of Wage Price Control
William H. Davis, new economic stabilization director, told government officials that now is no time to relax price or wage controls under the stabilization act. He urged continued enforcement to maintain economic stability.
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Washington
William H. Davis
Western Front Casualty Totals Through March First
Secretary Stimson reported Army ground force casualties on the Western Front from D-Day to March 1 total 425,007 with February losses at 34,468. February deaths were 4,145, wounds 26,496, and 3,887 missing. From D-Day to March 1 the Western tally includes 70,414 killed, 297,547 wounded, and 57,046 missing. Navy deaths reach 91,132, bringing total Allied casualties since Pearl Harbor to 839,589.
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Washington
Western Front
D-Day
Stimson
Pearl Harbor
Santo Tomas Internees Gift Cup to Ohio 37th Division
Internees from Santo Tomas in the Philippines present a silver cup to Ohio's Thirty-Seventh Division for aiding their liberation. Milton Chase, WLW war correspondent, reports the cup was meant for athletic use in the islands but remained hidden for three years from the Japanese.
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Cincinnati
Santo Tomas
Philippines
Ohio
Milton Chase
WLW
Islands
Lausche Proposes Flood Control Spending Plan
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche outlines a two year flood defense package totaling 3.053 million dollars. The Conservation Department would receive 2.0 million, with 1.058 million allocated to reforestation as flood protection.
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Lausche
Ohio
Columbus
Frank ‘J. Lausche
Conservation Department
Nimitz establishes military government on Iwo Jima
Allied forces declare control over Iwo Jima and other islands as Nimitz forms a military government. Tokyo Radio signals civilian mobilization while Osaka arsenal is reported as destroyed in a major raid. Major casualties are estimated, with high Marine losses noted.
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Iwo Jima
Osaka Arsenal
Iwo
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Batte
Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
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Osaka
Nagoya
Yokohama
Kobe
Curtis LeMay
21St Bomber Command
Empire
Allies scoff at German peace move in World War II
An official British statement today confirmed reports that a German approach to Allied representatives was attempted recently to seek an armistice but was immediately rejected. Allied officials saw it as a propaganda ploy to sow distrust and split the alliance.
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Stockholm
Attacking Planes Shake After Pilot Descriptions
Military reports recount dramatic B 29 incidents with crew regaining control after dives and flips. Allied forces push through Mindanao and Central Luzon as Japanese defenses weaken. Chennault warns of Japanese aims in Indo China and vows support to French and Annamites.
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Josie
Formosa
Manila
United States
Mindanao
Zamboanga
London
Tokyo
MacArthur
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Luzon
Marikina
Antipolo
Shimbu
Claire L. Chennault
U. S. 1Éth
Indo-China
Chennault
Liquor Ration Is Unchanged in Ohio for Next Period
Ohio's whiskey ration remains one quart one fifth or two pints for the March 29 to April 14 sales period, with permit holders' quota unchanged at 75 percent of their average weekly purchases in the first half of 1942. Other spirits stay unrationed. Delays from the Ohio River flood slow shipments, and prospects for larger early year supplies look discouraging.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert Sohngen
Sohngen
Breakup of NazilJaps Train Children Spy Ring at Tehran
London reports the collapse of a Nazi spy and sabotage ring in Tehran just before the 1943 Biz Three meeting. Some 170 suspected Iranian collaborators were arrested after Berlin operatives allegedly fostered intrigue to threaten Churchill and other leaders. A delayed AP dispatch notes spies and saboteurs flown or parachuted into Iran. Washington reports Tokyo radio claiming Japanese children in elementary grades are being trained in bayonet charges.
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Tehran
London
Associated Press
Charles Grumich
Berlin
Churchill
Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
Washington
Tokyo Radio
Income Tax Boosts War Revenue to New High
Washington reports 1944 income tax payments rising as wartime revenue nears 100 billion dollars. About 30.9 million Americans earning under 85 thousand are relieved of the annual burden but lines at IRS offices remain. Congress will not pass a new revenue bill this year while tax staff works on a postwar program. Rep. Carlson says he studies a graduated withholding levy for higher earners.
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Washington
America
Internal Revenue Bureau
Congress
Rep
Carlson
R-Kans
Test Pilot Killed in Experimental Glider Crash
Alfred Reitherman, 35, Spartan Aircraft Co. vice president in charge of research, was killed while piloting an Army glider near Wilmington. The Tulsa, Oklahoma, man died when the craft fell on a farm late yesterday.
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Wilmington
Alfred Reitherman
Spartan Aircraft Co
Wichita
Kan
Reitherman
Army Air Forces
Here
Tulsa
Okla
Investigation of Food Supply Urged in Senate
Washington lawmakers pressed for a swift probe into the U S meat supply as a Houston Packing Co executive blamed price controls for hog shortages. Officials were sent to Washington to advocate for increased meat production and relief measures amid rising shortages.
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Senate
Washington
G. L. Childress
Houston
Tex
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