Battle Fury Mounts on West Front
Allied forces breach through the Siegfried line along a 40 mile front with American units advancing up to three miles and seizing Udenbreth, Schoneseiffen, and Harper scheid near the Siegfried fortress. Rhine crosses near Colmar and Strasbourg area expand gains as Colmar center falls to French American forces.
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Belgium
Monschau
82Nd Airborne
Udenbreth
Siegfried Line
Germany
First
Aachen
Schoneseiffen
Harperscheid
Siegfried
Schleiden
Bonn
United States Third Army
Bleialf
Prum
Colmar
Rhine
Strasbourg
Neufbrisach
Kuenheim
Seventh Army
Moder
Haguenau
Ninth Army
Roer River
Dusseldorf
Coblenz
Japan offers help to Allied prisoners in radio broadcast
London AP reports a Tokyo radio broadcast stating Japan is ready to help Allied prisoners and internees. It says Tokyo would allow Red Cross visits to occupied areas and hopes the enemy will recognize this generosity amid the war.
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London
Tokyo Radio
Japan
Red Cross
Daughters of the Bee Franchise Calls Off Congress
The Daughters of the Bee Revolution have canceled their 54th continental congress set for Chicago in April, according to AP dispatch from Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
Daughters of the Bee ‘Revolution
54Th Continental Congress
Chicago
Yank Avenger in Siegfried Line Pursuit
Pvt. Donald D. Smith, 34, a former Dayton truck driver, hunts a Nazi officer who tortured him after capture near Cherbourg on D-Day plus nine. He recounts brutal abuse by SS and Gestapo, including a cat o nine tails lash, a broken arm, and a captured medic's pistol escape as he vows to confront the foe. The 18th Airborne Corps advances toward the Siegfried Line while Smith presses his personal vendetta.
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18Th Airborne ‘Corps
Siegfried Line
Germany
Pvt
Donald D .Smith
Dayton, Ohio
Smith
Cherbourg
Gestapo
jJmnes
Manila Fall Seems Near As Yanks Close In Swiftly
NBC said BBC reported American troops were within two miles of Manila with little resistance. MacArthur's HQ announced the central Luzon drive severed northern and southern forces and neared Manila. Beightler's 37th and Mudge's First Cavalry advanced toward Malolos and Manila, while air attacks continued on Japanese shipping lanes.
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New York
NBC
British Broadcasting Corp
Manila
MacArthur
HDQ
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Robert S. Beightler
Pasig
Beales
George C. Kenney
Japan
Mudge
Highway 5
Cabanatuan
Santa Rosa
Gapan
Satang
Angat
Charles P. Hall
11Th Corps
Olongapo
Bataan
Oscar W. Griswold
14Th Corps
Lubao
Calumpit
West Iowa Roads Ice and Mild Weekend Forecast
West Iowa highways were slick with packed snow and thin ice as a weather bureau forecast more snow or rain for the weekend. Cedar Rapids reported 20 degrees at 11:30 am with light mist and freezing surfaces, while other towns logged single digits and a statewide low of 14 at Spencer.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Chambers
U. S. No. 69
Mason City
Spencer
Council Bluffs
Berlin Food Rations Cut Amid War Strain
London AP reports Berlin ration cuts deepen hardship as Red Army threat looms. Berlin broadcasts warn blocks will be fortified and urge steadfastness while Nazi agencies claim to defend the city to the end. Ration cards now cover to April 8 with 11 percent cut and further reductions feared for potato starch and cereals over nine weeks. Refugee flows disrupt transport and military operations as 7 million evacuated eastward strain Swiss estimates.
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London
Berlin
Red Army
Stalingrad
Moscow
Leningrad
United Press
Zurich
Coal Situation Route In Northeastern U S
Snow blankets paralysed freight and refineries across the Northeast as embargoes spread. Ohio and New York governors ordered state buildings closed while miners refuse Saturday work despite appeals. Fuel oil released to civilians, milk deliveries cut, and the crisis centers on transportation snarls and depleted stockpiles across several states.
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Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
New York
Thomas BE. Dewey
Albany
Buffalo
Charles H. Sells
New York Harbor
Third Naval District
New Jersey
Connecticut
Towanda
E. E. Newhart
Solid Fuels Administration
Pennsylvania
New England
Hick Flays Secrecy on U.S. Policy
U.S. Senator Bourke B. Hicklooper criticizes government secrecy in foreign policy at a Women's National Republican Club luncheon. He says the administration fails to clarify its aims and warns that public confidence suffers when major international plans are kept from the people. Representative Clare Boothe Luce emphasizes choosing between political freedom and economic security, urging clear policies.
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New York
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Women’s National Republican Club
Hickenlooper
Clare Boothe Luce
Rconn
Iowa
Dumbarton Oaks
United States
Russia
England
Oder Assaults Thrown Back German Counterdrive on Oder
London reports German high command says Soviet attacks on the Oder were repulsed with a bridgehead near Kustrin disputed. Moscow claimed Zhukov’s column neared Stettin, threatening Berlin from the northeast while Russians surged elsewhere from Drossen toward Frankfurt and Zielenzig. The update notes heavy fighting, shifting advances, and German defenses along the Oder and adjacent fronts.
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London
Oder River
Berlin
Gregory Zhukov
Oder
Kustrin
Moscow
Zhukov
Stettin
Baltic
Germany
Danzig
Frankfurt
Kandersdorf
Frederick the Great
Ernest von Hammer
Drossen
Austria
The
Alt Limmrritz
Alt Limmritz
Zielenzig
Malsow
Massive Allied Bombing Attacks Berlin Center
London AP reports over Berlin Saturday a record air raid by more than 1,000 American bombers dropping nearly 3,000 tons on military and rail targets in central Berlin. 400 Liberators attacked Magdeburg outskirts while U S fighters shielded the strike. RAF and Mosquito raids added to the pressure. Berlin suffered widespread fire and comms disruption as signals and transmissions faltered during the 45 minute assault echoing the war’s effort to disrupt eastern and western front lines.
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London
Berlin
Magdeburg
United States
Eighth Air Force
Madgeburg
Britain
R.A.F
RAF
R. A.F
Wiesbaden
Frankfurt On-The Main
Karlsruhe
Alsace
Germany
Anhalter
Potsdamer
Templehof
Reich
Berlinachtung
Cap
Tital
DNB
Iwo Bombed Again by Liberators in Pacific Strike
Army Liberators bombed airfield installations on Iwo Jima, the Japanese air base 750 miles south of Tokyo, Wednesday and Thursday against minor opposition, Admiral Nimitz announced Saturday.
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Advanced
Pacific Fleet Hdq
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Nimitz
Evening News Index Card Summary
A compact index page listing columnists Marquis Childs David Lawrence Drew Pearson and sports notes. Notable sections include Courthouse News Deaths and Movies with sports and radio mentions. The fragmentary page hints at a broad daily roundup with various bylines and topics.
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Marquis Childs
Eeeaeeed
Seeteeeerd
Courthouse News
Eeape
David Lawrence
Marton
Varegeeasenaed Movies
Nah
Oo Tree
Drew Pearson
Poles Deserting To Allies in Italy
Allied patrols probing German defenses along the Fifth and Eighth army fronts inflicted casualties at several points. Headquarters said some Silesian Poles from the 148th division deserted to Fifth army lines. Medium bombers attacked Brenner route bridges into Germany and other northern Italian bridges despite poor flying weather.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Allied Tactical Air Force
Brenner
Germany
Italy
Strike of Movie Extras Called Off
HOLLYWOOD UP A daylong walkout of motion picture extras ended as the Screen Players union independent ordered its 3 000 members back to work in response to a War Labor board promise of early negotiations to settle the jurisdictional dispute with the Screen Actors guild the rival union.
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Hollywood
Screen Players Union (Independent
War Labor Board
SPU
Screen Actors Guild
U S Publishers Cancel Convention
The American Newspaper Publishers Association announced the cancellation of its 1945 convention scheduled for April 24 to 26 in New York. The brief AP report notes the event was called off, with no further details provided on rescheduling.
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NEW York
Ameri Ican
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Holland
Associated Press
Nenning
D.A.R
Yank
John ‘McDermott
U. S
Hick
U.S
Zuckenlooper
East Prussia
Poznan
Budapest
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