Canadian First Army Breaks Goch Line In Germany
Canadian 1st Army led a rapid advance slicing through the Siegfried Line near Goch and Rohrbach while British and Canadian units outflanked defenses near Uedern and Asperden. Over 1,300 prisoners were taken, marking the largest daily haul since the offensive began ten days earlier as U.S. forces pressed Bitburg and the Rhine front along flooded roads and surveying river crossings.
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Captive Bay
Paris
Goch
3D Army
80Th
Rohrbach
Esternach
Ruhr
Uedern
Hochrbach
Kleve
Pruem
Aaches-Monschau
Boch
Uedem
Asperden
Hasum
Aled
Maas River
Afferden
Gennep
Vento
Rhine
Fee
U. S. 3d Army
Eifel
Bitburg
Westwall
Ene
Rhineland
U. S. 7Th Army
Alsace
U S Steel and CIO Sign Conciliation Pact
In Pittsburgh on February 17, U S Steel Corp and the CIO United Steel Workers announced a new labor agreement covering five subsidiaries American Steel and Wire Carnegie Illinois Steel Columbia Steel National Tube and Tennessee Coal Iron Railroad. A three member board of conciliation and arbitration is established to settle grievances with terms subject to the War Labor Board hearing on February 23. The union seeks a fixed term through fall 1945 while the company desires a termination clause. The pact includes no work interruptions during board proceedings and is viewed as a major advance in labor relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Cio-United Steel Workers of America
American Steel and Wire Co
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Columbia Steel Co
National Tube Co
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
War Labor Board
Refugees Spread Chaos in Germany and Border Areas
Reports from Kreuzlingen border area describe refugees flooding from Seelin into Germany while Berlin ministries collapse. Bombed city centers, halted utilities, and exhausted supplies worsen a growing crisis as crowding and disorder spread to Nuremberg and Munich amid hoof and mouth disease impacts.
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Germany
Reginald Langford aReuters
Kreuzlingen
Seelin
Reich
Hitler
Berlin
Nuremburg
der- UN
Constance
West Germany
Munich
Manpower Bill Losing Impetus Amid War Strikes
Washington on February 17 reports show Allied successes against Germany and Japan dimming support for drastic compulsory manpower controls. Senator McKellar warned Congress may avoid new curbs if enemies falter, while War Secretary Stimson prepares a radio address for families of servicemen. The Senate Military Affairs Committee weighs substitutes to strengthen War Manpower Commission authority, potentially setting ceilings by industry and regulating hiring.
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Washington
Germany
Japan
Congress
Sen. McKellar
D.-Tenn
Gentle
Stimson
EWT
Blue Network
Senate Military Affairs Committee
War Manpower Commission
Commission
WMC
Weader Barkley
Gad
Sench
McKellars
Berlin Battle Shapes as Red Guns Lash Foe
Soviet armored columns push toward Cottbus and Berlin as Red Army and White Russian forces widen the front. Reports claim Konev’s troops near Spree and Breslau streets. Stalin announces Chernyak’s forces reduce East Prussia defenses, with MehlSack and Wormdits strongpoints reported under attack.
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Berlin
London
INS
Cottbus
Spree
Middle Oder
DNB
Ernst von Hammer
Paris
Moscow
CBS
Parks Radio
Konev
Catthus
Breslau
Tmorthern Silesia
Germany
Marshagone
Stalin
Ivan D. Chernyakhovsky
Ormditz
Mehlsack
East Prussia
Koenigsberg
Wormdits
Statin
Dutch Officer Held For Tipping Arnhem Attack In Tower
London reports a Dutch officer detained in the Tower of London accused of betraying the Arnhem airborne assault to the Nazis. The alleged traitor, kept unnamed, is said to have served in Dutch underground forces for three years and supposedly undermined Allied plans. Further details are withheld as the investigation continues.
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London
Tower of London
Holland
Ammhem
Wew
National Weather Maps Show Broad American Cold and Warm Spans
The Associated Press reports a day of extreme weather across the nation with bitter cold in Montana and North Dakota and unseasonable warmth in Florida and Louisiana. Snow, rain, and thunderstorms spread from Missouri to Pennsylvania, while central regions faced heavy snow and frigid lows. Forecasters warned of continued snow and cold eastward and steady warmth on the Pacific coast.
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Associated Press
Montana
Dakotas
Park Haplds
Minn
Bemidj
Land ‘Lakes
Wis
Tallahassee
Tampa
Fla
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Shreveport
Vicksburg
Miss
Mobridee
Fargo N
Havre
Glarzow
Mont
Chicago
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Louisville
Columbia
St. Louis
Middle Western
Nebraska
Kansas
Town
Minali
Indiana
Pacific Coast
Benefits Bill Clears House Committee Hurdle
Police firemen and pension bill wins approval despite objections to an inadequate levy. Measure preserves $75 to $85 pension raises and adds $5 per year of service after 50 for up to $100 monthly, with a limited tax levy and 3 percent member contributions. Legislature ends session with tribute to late Delegate Sickler as Senate moves on sheriff juror payments and transcript relief.
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House Taxation and Finance Committee
House Committee On
Finance Committee
House of Delegates
House
Del
He le von Sickler
Yanks Sentence Nazi Who Betrayed Trust
In Aachen Germany Otto Meyer former mayor of Bardenburg was sentenced by an American military government court to ten years in prison for giving false information to Allied officials. Once trusted by the U S Army he led Nazi Party activities and missions. he also faced a 10000 reichsmark fine. German witnesses described him as a ruthless Storm Trooper leader. The four officers deliberated 45 minutes and heard two days of testimony from civilians and defense witnesses.
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Aachen
Germany
Otto Meyer
Bardenburg
Meyer
AMG
RAF Flier Parachutes Into Girl's Bedroom
RAF Flying Officer J. P. Crisp became the first to parachute from a crippled bomber into a girl's bedroom in Belgium. Returning from a raid on the Wealwall bastion of God, Crisp landed half through a bedroom ceiling with a frightened girl on the bed below. He remarked that she could speak a little English.
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RAF
Girl's
London
INS
J. P. Crisp
Rerard
Wealwall Bastion of God
Crisp
Halifax
Belgium
Bombardment of Iwo Jima and Tokyo Air Attacks Continue
U S Pacific Fleet headqu arters reports battleships and cruisers bombarded Iwo Jima for the third straight day as Tokyo claimed Yankee landings. Adm. Chester W. Nimitz notes substantial Japanese resistance and intense antiaircraft fire from both shore and carrier planes. A bombarding ship was damaged by shore batteries while coastal batteries were silenced earlier.
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U. 5
Pacific Fleet
Quam
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Tani
Vce Japa SH
Iwo Atitta
Nimitz
America
Floren
Vice Adm
Corregidor
Philippines
New Plan Sets Deferment For Young Registrants
The government will defer a very limited number of draft registrants under 30 in key war jobs. Selective Service and the War Manpower Commission announced a new procedure for otherwise qualified men who were 2-A or 2-S last Jan 1. Deferments depend on establishment needs and may apply to about 15 percent of 18 to 30 year olds in each organization.
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Washington
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
State Blanketed by New Snowfall Across West Virginia
Snow from 10 to 13 inches covered West Virginia as warm weather ended the storm. Ran dorp and Tucker counties saw the deepest accumulation while the northern and eastern panhandle averaged around four inches. Rains in the south caused streams to rise and in McDowell county Tug River rose seven feet near Welch, flooding an underpass and a stalled truck.
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West Virginia
Randorp
Tucker County
Panhandle
McDowell County
Welch
Elkhorn Creek
Inc
Vandenberg Seeks Free Parley for World Security Plan
Washington Feb 17 Ben Vandenberg seeks a free parley with President Roosevelt to join the San Francisco world security conference as an individual, not GOP representative. He avoids binding commitments beyond Dumbarton Oaks principles, while Republican senators split on his plan for allied guarantees to act against Germany and Japan if remobilization occurs after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Pen
Washington
Ben. Vandenberg 'Uremich
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Vandenberg
Klends
Dumbarton . Oaks
Michigan
Senate
Germany
Japan
United’States
Trenty
Paratroopers Seize Corregidor in Manila Bay Action
General MacArthur announced Allied forces mounted a dramatic assault on Corregidor. U S troops and paratroopers landed atop the fortress, cleared upriver defenses, and opened the bay for the U S fleet. Air support attacked Formosa targets as heavy fighting spread across Luzon and surrounding areas with multiple Allied advances and island operations.
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Manila
Corregidor
Rock
United. ‘States
Douglas Arthur
New Guinea
Bataan
Sii
MacArthur
Ixteen
Pastig River
Aitna
Fort’ McKinley
Neilson Airfield
Zambales
Clark Air Center
Bras
Rapp Brush
George C. Kenney
Far East
Philippines
Negros
Cebu
Mindanao
Michell
Formosa
Sakishima Islands
U. S
Luzon Island
Farstroopa
503D
Yarechute Regiment
Lae
Fogrecidor
Frederick A. Irving
Leyte
Rehe
Manila Bay
United States
Eet
Luzon
Lee
Cay
Antil
WPB Refuses Brownout Relaxation for Displays
The War Production Board says it will not consider requests by business interests to illuminate windows or signs during brownouts in exchange for reduced interior lighting. Edward L. Fatek, WPB director, stated the board cannot entertain such proposals as brownouts aim to curtail coal use in steam power plants.
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WPB
Washington
Edward L. Fatek
War Wtililies
Fatek
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Arnhem
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Clarence W. Meadows
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Fleet Silence
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Iwo
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Mariana
Saipan
Crean
Dave
Dresden
Cheminitz
Cottbussie
Retukee
Eithes
Oea
Bath
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