Veterans Of Nazi Regular Army Get Assistance From Himmler's Forces
Allied dispatches report renewed German counterattacks along the icy eastern front led by veterans of the regular army and Himmler’s forces. Soviet forces push toward Dresden and Berlin’s southeastern approaches as Konev’s First Ukrainian Army advances to the Queis river area near Lauban. Zhukov’s White Russians breach the Oder near Berlin as the Soviets close in on Guben.
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Associated Press
London
Red Army
Dresden
Berlin
Moscow
Heinrich Himmier
Pomerania
Silesia
Ivan Konev
Czech
Oder
Konev
Lauban
Queis River
Naumburg
Goerlitz
Neisse
Czechoslovakia
Ger Yan
Gregory Zhukov
Zhukov
Guben
Tura
Personal Plea Needed To Pass Labor Draft Law
In Washington President wavell faces pressure to back a personal appeal to push through a renewed labor draft bill. War Secretary Stimson and War Production Chief Krug pressed for stricter measures amid shortages. Senate Military Committee signals reluctance to approve manpower legislation. hearings ended with a possible compromise granting the Manpower Commission more control over labor distribution.
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Ashington
Wavell
Stimson
J. A
Senate Military Com
Kinson
Krug
Aso
Énate
Manpower Commission
Argentina Eyes War Asset to Salvage Americas Ties
AP dispatch reports Argentina may plan a war move against Germany to mend relations with Western Hemisphere nations. Sharp notes to Berlin protested German threats and denied safe conduct to diplomats, as Latin American delegates weigh implications before the Inter-American Conference opens. U S officials monitor prospects for a broader shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Germany
Anos Aires
United Nations Family
Ion
Rockefeller
Edward Stettinius
U. S
World War II Fronts Report Across Multiple Theaters
The World Today reports Allied advances in Western Front near Goch and Saar Basin. Soviet pushes toward Dresden and Grodziadz. Italian patrols face German defenses. Pacific operations include Iwo Jima and aerial strikes toward Tokyo and Manila with carrier actions and river actions noted.
OWI Reports Ration Counterfeiters Now Making Food Stamps
The Office of War Information warns that ration coupon counterfeiters have shifted from gasoline to food stamps as price controls tighten. Black markets in meat and sugar grow, aided by counterfeit stamps, with institutional and industrial buyers chiefly involved. cigarettes and nylon hosiery show limited or collapsed activity. The report cites OPA, Secret Service, and Treasury Alcohol Tax Unit findings.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Office of War Information
Office of Price Administration
Secret Service
Alcohol Tax Unit
Treasury Department
OPA
Houston Selectees Leave For Induction At Ft McClellan
Houston County draft registrants listed by Selective Service Board Two left today for induction at Ft. McClellan. Names include O L Granger James Edward Powell John Henry Scott Wilson Cecil Martin James Arthur Gay William Alvin Sanders James Earl Enfinger Ray Sanders Thomas Deal Robert Lee Watkins William Alex Jerkins Edward Arnold Sauls Verlin Kenton Strickland Cecil B Maddox Jessie Myrl Pippin William J Perryman C B Harrell J P Prines William Talmadge Meadows Clarence Earl King Claude Wilburn Jarvis Olan T Locke Marion Frank Garner Dudley Batile Orbie Devane Wyatt Wade Jones Laurie Talmadge McAllister Warren Ralph Barfield Albert Leaman Hodges W C McInnis.
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Houston County
Ft. McClellan
Selective Service Board Two
O.L. Granger
James Edward Powell
John Henry Scott
Wilson Cecil Martin
James Arthur Gay
William Alvin Sanders
James Earl Enfinger
Ray Sanders
Thomas Deal
Robert Lee Watkins
William Alex Jerkins
Edward Arnold Sauls
Verlin Kenton Strickland
Cecil B. Maddox
Jessie Myrl Pippin
William J. Peterman
C.B. Harrell
William Talmadege
Meadows
Clarence Earl King
Claude Wileburn Jarvis
Olan T. Locke
Marlon Frank Garner
Dudley Batile
Orbie Devane
Wyatt Wade Jones
Laurie Talmadge ‘McAllister
Warren Ralph Barfield
Albert Leaman Hodges
W. C. McInnis
Scots Push To Center Of Goch Hub In World War II
Allied forces fashioned a break into the center of Goch as the Canadian First Army neared Duisburg and Calcar, with heavy casualties reported on both sides. Montgomery claimed more than one direction knockout blows while Patton widened the Third Army front toward Bitburg and Saar area, as Patch pressed toward Auersmacher near Saarbrucken.
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Presa
Paris
Scotia
Goch
Dwsburg
Ruhr
Moyland Woods
George 5. Patton, Jr
U. S. Third Army
Germany
Cvumerous
Eifel Mountains
Bitburg
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
Saar Basin
Auersmather
Saarbrucken
Supreme Headquarters
Patch
Roer River
Cologne
Horn
Duesseldorf
Aachen
McCorvey Opposes Poll Tax Repeal Citing Radical Risk
Mobile attorney Gessner Y. McCorvey, chairman of Alabama Democratic Executive Committee, says repealing the poll tax would swell voting lists with radicals and flood the electorate with unfit voters. He clarifies the view as personal, while Senator Hill backs Wallace for Commerce and repeal allies.
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Mobile Ala
IAP
Gessner 'Y. McCorvey
Mobile
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
Alabama
Mobile Press Hergister
Ser
Lister Hill
McCorvey
Hill Ia
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Brother Of Dothan Man Freed From Japs
H B Adcock of Dothan learns his brother Master Sergeant Frank L Adcock has been liberated from Japanese prison camps in the Philippines and is reported in good shape by his wife Mrs Lucille Adcock of Shreveport La The Adcock family includes sisters Mrs A E Mathis Mrs J B Trotter and brother J D Adcock with WW II service noted for another sibling at National City Calif Set Adcock formerly of Newton.
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Philippines
H. B. Adcock
Dothan
Frank L. Adcock
Jonathan Wainright
Corregidor
Adcock
Lucille Adcock
Shreveport
War Department
Sgt
A. E. Mathis
J. B. Trotter
Clarksville
J. D. Adcock
Montgomery
S. Adcock
U. S. Navy
National City
Calif
Set Adcock
Newtom
Japanese Fleet Avoiding Fight, Halsey States In Washington
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr, visiting Washington, predicted the Japanese fleet will not come out to fight in current operations. He said they have little strength left and a showdown would require digging them out. He declined to specify what would force a surrender, stating he is here under orders from Admiral King.
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Washington (Ap
Wiliam F. Halsey, Jr
Washington
Halsey
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Haley
Admiral King
Japs Slay Priests at Manila College in Malate
AP report from Manila confirms a brutal massacre at De La Salle College in Malate where Japanese soldiers killed about 60 priests and refugees, with eight survivors including Father Francis Cosgrave. The bodies were found as U.S. forces from the 148th Infantry captured the area.
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Manila
de LaSalle College
Malate
Francis Cosgrave
Sydney
Australia
Cosgrave
Santo Tomas
Sng
United States 148Th Infantry
College
Father Cosgrave
Hizal Stadium
Marines Battle On Iwo U S Holds Manila Bay
Manila dispatch reports ongoing Marine operations on Iwo Jima and progress near Manila Bay. Civilians of about 7,000 including 100 Americans were freed under fire as U S troops entered Intramuros and liberated the Philippine General Hospital amid heavy combat. MacArthur notes continued mopping up on Corregidor and bombardment of Cavite shore by Seventh Fleet.
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Fred Hampson
Manila
Manila Bay
City
Intramuros
Corregidor
Philippine Gene Tral Hospital
Intramur
Bay Entrance
Malinta 7
Corregidor Tunnel
Seventh Fleet
Bataen Peninsula
Orion
Philippine Hospital
MacArthur
Haggard
Iwo Invasion Opens Second Front On Island Airfield
Amid heavy bombardment US forces breach defense on Iwo Jima bayhead, Marines from the Pitth and Fifth Corps advance from south and east beaches toward the key airfields. Vice Adm Turner reports considerable Marine casualties with overall progress satisfactory as Nimitz and Nimllik announce operation proceeding.
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Pacific Fleet
Pitth Corps
America
Atrip
Fourth Marine Division
Fifth Division
Holland M. Smith
Fifth Corps
Turner
Hell
Ecra
Nimitz
B'Sa
Tokyo
Fifth Fleet Air Arm
Nevada
Pearl Harbor
Normandy
Webley Edwards
Tre
Saipan
U. S
Japan
Cosate
Demet
Carter
Fith Marine
Page Me
Superfort Fleet Strikes Tokyo After Carrier Attacks
About 100 B 29 Superfortress bombers bombed the Tokyo area following a two day carrier strike. Japanese reports claim several raiders shot down and damage described as slight. Other raids hit Honshu including Nagoya and Shizuoka as part of a broader operation from India and Mariana bases.
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Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo
Nagoya
Shizuoka Prefecture
Ruined Bastogne Seen By McGill As Real Symbol
Editor Ralph McGill writes that Bastogne’s ruin stands as a potent emblem of war’s toll and resilience. He notes his ASNE tour with Allied editors to promote world press freedom and a free exchange of news among nations.
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Bastogne
McGill
Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Bastogne Defenders Hold Line Amid Meuse Drive
In a Luxembourg to Brussels route through Bastogne, American forces held a severed position for 10 days. Allied air recon failures and weather hampered intelligence as German Panzer divisions pressed to seize the Meuse and Liege. Bastogne’s defenders fought fiercely, blocking roads into the town despite shortages.
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Brussels
Luxembourg
Bastogne
Meuse
Liege
Aniver
von Rundstedt
Butt
Iwo Jima Ablaze As Convoy Lands Marines For Invasion
Aboard a Navy Liberator over Iwo Jima the invasion armada began landing Marines in a fierce fight. From 1000 feet the assault showed heavy bombardment, with ships offshore and fighter planes reporting anti aircraft fire as Marines moved inland toward the airstrip.
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Iwo Jima
WO Jima
Mount Suripachi
Iwo
Pkillet
Carrier Planet
Ous
New York
Texas
Nevada
Arkansas
Idaho
Tennessee
King
John Schell, Jr
Aphevilte
N. C
Sahore
Caryin
Tokyo
Stimson Home Front Report Criticized by Senator O Mahoney
Washington senator O Mahoney attacked Secretary of War Stimson for an unbalanced home front broadcast claiming it misrepresented manpower and wartime sacrifice under voluntary systems. He said soldiers and families were not “set down” and warned against a distorted impression of home front effort.
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Washington
Wal
Sturnton
O'Mahoney
Tegielanian
Senate
United States
Stumison
Wyormmng
Saxon Nominated For Permanent Postmaster Role
Acting Dothan postmaster Saxon, filling the vacancy after Mrs A M Malone, was nominated by President Roosevelt as permanent postmaster. The nomination was sent to the Senate with Saxon having assured the acting postmastership beginning July 1, 1944.
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Heard Saxon
Dothan
A. ¥. Malone
Roosevelt
Senate
Saxon
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