MacArthur reports heavy Japanese losses in Philippines and Formosa strikes
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced the destruction of a large portion of the Japanese 30 divisions on Luzon and Lagten Island with 125000 plus killed. He said forces are advancing on Luzon fronts, Formosa air raids are ongoing, and naval targets in China coast shipping are being hit.
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Philippines
MacArthur
Formosa
Wanila
Lagten Island
Douglas MacArshur
Peeniais
Luzon
China
Lune
Caraballo Mountains
Balete Pass
Cagayan Valley
38Th
Zambales Poulains
Manila
Antipolo-Wawa
Marikina
Jolo Island
Sulu Archipelago
Philip
Borneo
China Sea
Shanghai
Bwatow
Four Days Remain To Complete Red Cross Drive Here
Four days left to finish the Houston county Red Cross drive of 1945. General chairman Clyde Levern urges all solicitors and contributors to exert maximum effort to reach the quota by Saturday. Volunteers pause regular jobs to aid the campaign, and four more firms have joined the 100 percent contributors list, including Solomon Motor Company Blumberg and Sons Blumberg Annex and Bromery Ward.
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Red Cross
Houston
Clyde Levern
Levern
Solomon Motor Company
Blumberg and Sons
Blumberg Annex
Iromery Ward
Ae Sone
Red Cross Ve
Senate Committee Approves Vinson Nomination
Washington AP Senatorial panel advanced Roosevelt's pick M. Vinson for Federal Loan Administrator. The Banking Committee approved the nomination enthusiastically without objections led by Chairman Wagner D Bal.
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Washington
Roosevelt
M. Vinson
Simoudy
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner Dbal
World Today: Allied Advances On Multiple Fronts
The Associated Press reports Soviet forces threaten to outflank Berlin while Russian positions push toward the Baltic port. American and Allied units advance on the Rhine, Ruhr, and Italian fronts near Bologna. Pacific actions include bombardments and the containment of remaining Japanese divisions in rugged terrain.
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Associated Press
Cologne
Rhine Bank
Wesel
Third
Seventh
Lanbruecken
Saarland
Tin
Berlin
Baltic
Orth
Meer
Wadia
Tri-State Fatstock Show Opens with Expanded County Entries
The Tri-State Fatstock Show announced by Richard Ramsey expands to nine counties and adds four more. Winners in Angus Hereford and Shortborn will receive trips to Chicago Kansas City and the International Livestock Show. Show runs April 3 with judging at 1 pm and sales the next day. Administrators and participants include C K Davis of Orangeburg and Walter F Oakley joining the committee.
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Richard Ramsey
Barbour
Bullock
Pike
Covington
Houston
Henry
Geneva
Coffee Dale
Boolthan Chamber of Commerce
C. K. Davis
Orangeburg
D. C
Kingan Packing Company
Ramsey and Son Livestock Company
North Oates Street
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Ramsey
Walter F. Oakley
Columbia
JH. Bryson
Chamber of Commerce
Co. M. Ling
D. C. Haisten
Oakley
Harvey Stephenson
Mel Marrett
Two Thousand Dead In Sixteen Day Battle On Iwo Jima
U S Pacific Fleet reports about 2 000 Marines killed in the Iwo Jima fight as supplies reach both coasts and a possible major north end assault looms. Navy officials cite 2 050 Marines killed by mid March with thousands wounded or missing. Japanese headquarter claims say American casualties reached 20 000.
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U. 5
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Guam
Ute Two
Leathernecks
Washington
Navy
Forrestal
Japan
Adm
Chester W. Nimiez
Imperial Japanese
Iwo Jima
Merhing
Iwo Isand
Officials to Attend School for City Primary Election
Election officials selected to serve at voting machines for the March 20 city primary will attend a school of instruction on March 15. Probate Judge Saxon P. Poyner will conduct the session at the county courthouse at 9:00 a.m. under state regulations mandating such instruction for elections with machines. Attendees will be paid three dollars in addition to the regular service fee.
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Saxon P. Poyner
Veterans Office To Open In Dothan In March
The Veterans Administration will establish a branch in Dothan in mid March to assist returning servicemen with filing forms and obtaining compensation. Offices will be in the Merrill Building and overseen by J. W. Thornton, the contact representative.
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The
Veterans Administration #1
Montgomery
Dothan
J. W. Thornton
Thornton
Merrill
Parachuting WAAF Aids French Resistance Before D Day
British girls of the Women's Auxilliary Air Force parachuted into France before D Day on secret missions. One wireless operator trained three French operators to aid the invasion after her parachute opened at the last moment. Another WAAF officer acted as courier and led a large Maquis group after her commander was captured, aiding supply operations and enemy destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Women's Auxiliary Air Force
France
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
WAAF
Owen
Sinclair
Fter
Tok
County Commission Government Proposed For Interim Study
Montgomery residents read about a three member county government plan to be studied by the interim committee on county state and municipal government. The bill would replace multiple commissioners with a three member panel and remove the probate judge in counties adopting the plan. A separate proposal would let towns and cities of all sizes adopt a manager form of government.
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Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Gordon Madison
Birder Authority
Baldwin
W C Beebe
Geneva
F . Boswell
RAF Heavies Hit Oil Refineries
RAF heavy bombers staged a daylight raid on the Salzerbench refinery northwest of Muenster as part of a 22nd straight Allied air offensive. The attack followed last night’s 1100-bomber strike on Chemnitz Berlin and three other cities, with Mosquitos again bombing Berlin and several synthetic fuel plants sustaining large fires and substantial losses.
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London
RAF
Salzerbench
Muenster
Chemniitz
Berlin
Chemnily
Bohlen
Leinsig
Mannheim
Gelsen-kirchen
Cremnits
Fall Of Cologne Announced Reds Closing In On Stettin
A Moscow dispatch reports Soviet forces nearing Stettin with Red Army artillery shelling the port as Zhukov's spearhead pushes from Stargard toward Gnefenberg and the Baltic coast. German high command says Stalin’s forces are 13 miles from Selina Bas and 35 from Swinemuende U boat base, with Berlin poised for a central push.
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Cologne
Reds
Stettin
Richard Kasischke
London
Teans Clouing
Oder
Grieferhaven
Port
Moscow
Selina Bas
Sutnemoende
Red Army
Berlin
Gregory Zhukov
Stargard
Gnefenberg
Baltier
Naugsard
Zhukov
Golinaw
Stettin Bay
Golinow
Naugard
Snd
Big Three Pact On Voting Plan Splits Opinion
Republican and Democratic senators split over the Big Three agreement on international voting procedure. The plan would let any of the five permanent members veto use of force against an aggressor, potentially easing U S participation in a world security body. Senators said acceptance at the San Francisco conference could boost Senate approval and public reassurance about joining a world league.
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Sace Bell
Washington
San Francisco
Senate
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Yalla
Great Britaan
Russia
China
France
Occupying Forces Find Little Disorder In Neuss
American troops sweep through Neuss near Düsseldorf with minimal civilian resistance. General conduct by civilians is cooperative, while frontline firefights are met with swift self defense by Doughboys. Troops enforce nonfraternization as more Germans greet the advancing army.
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Neuss
Hal Doyle
Germany
Dusseldorf
Rhine
Hitler
Reich
Rvslang
Yvood
Tim O'Conk Snyder
One Man Prober Engel Presses War Aid Checks
Rep Albert J Engel of Michigan leads a solitary probe into war effort spending. He arrives early, works late, and vows to produce black and white findings for the House Appropriations Committee. He plans on inspecting Army bases and reporting whether funds are properly allocated.
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Tom Reedy
Wasitington
Albert J. Engel
Michigan
Congressional
Engel
House Appropriations Committee
War Department
Karn Te
Small Nations Seen As Leaning Toward France
France has become a rallying point for smaller nations seeking major changes in the Dumbarton Oaks plan for world organization. Many diplomats see this as the most significant development from De Gaulle's government and the April 25 San Francisco conference. Controversy is seen over the powers of small and middle countries versus the great powers in the planned world security council. France sits in a pivotal position awaiting the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack M. Nightower
Asuocialea Press
Washington
World Security Council
France
de Gaulle
Rome Police Halt March On Palace
Rome police stopped a large crowd near the Quirinal Palace as demonstrators waving red flags clashed with Carabinieri. A civilian was killed, another injured, and a British archer wounded during the disturbance tied to a political crisis sparked by General Haada’s wartime charges and Gen. Mario Roatta’s escape. Crown Prince Umberto was inside the palace as protests surged from Tosscuim Square after the mass meeting called by Communist Loyalist and Leftist parties.
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Rome
Royal
Umberto
Quirinal Palace
Victoria Emanuele
Qurmnal
Co- Tosscuim
Mario Haada
Roatta
Commie
Partien
Few Relocated Japs Go To West Coast
Denver AP report says few Japanese resettlers return to the Pacific coast after wartime relocations. Of 494 surveyed, 104 were in California, Green and Washington by Feb 2. Only 1088 of 01397 remaining in centers planned to return west, with Chicago and Cincinnati noted as key destinations. South Carolina had no resettlers.
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William A. Glenn Denver
Ho Hex Lee
WIA
Washington
California
Green
Pacific Slope
Wra Ot Niels
South Carolina
Chicaga
Cleves Land
Cincinnati
Ammunition Ship Explodes At Vancouver Dock
A Canadian Pacific Railway dock in downtown Vancouver was rocked by an ammunition ship explosion shortly before noon. Flames rose hundreds of feet as blasts shook the waterfront, drawing observers from surrounding blocks.
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Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway
Churchill Visits Germany Amid War Tour Motives
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill, after conferring with Eisenhower and Montgomery, toured German war zones, observing destruction as British and Canadian forces pushed toward the Rhine. He visited troops of the First Canadian Army and the British Army, witnessed shelling near Xanten, and praised Allied soldiers while weighing future operations and risks along the Rhine front.
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London
Churchill Hay
Agin
Diene Eisenhower
Eleld Marshiel
Bernard I. Montgomery
Prme
Hartingy Tamay
Hirenhower End Montjonmery
Churchill
First
Worth
Rhine
Land of Rubbied
Goch
Acreas
Churchall
Montgomers
Sheng Mrough
Puysen
Teich
Rudd
Ackert
Hitler
City Absentee Ballot Requests Handled by Democratic Committee
The City Democratic Executive Committee handles absentee ballot requests for the city primary. Acting chairman Smith Hall said requests must be signed by the applicant with a March 15 deadline, five days before the primary. About eight requests have been received.
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Maceh
Smith Hall
First Army Troops Near Heart Of City As Nazi Holdings Along Rhine Shrink
Allied forces press toward central Cologne as German defenses in the old city walled district falter. Third Army advances northeast of Kyllburg reported as Patton’s units breach lines. Ninth Army clears pockets south of the Rhine while Wesel bridges endure bombardment and river crossings shrink. Churchill urges troops onward.
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First
Rhine
SY James M. Long
Paris
Anteneens
Cologne
Third Armored
Eighth
Lotanky
Ringstrasse
Germany
William Mr. Simpson
Ninth
Dusseldorf
Neuss
Wesel
Churchill
Middle Rhine
Co Ingne
Boho
Kull River
Coblenz
George S. Patton
Kyllburg
Patton
Rhineland
Werel
First Parachute
Leorge S Patton
Ihe
Kylburg
Kyl
Mobleng
Kyil
First Army
Bonn
For
Ruhr
Tomite
Rheinberg
Wewel
Homberg
Neuse
Worrinken
Farlier North Unite
Parania
Xanten
Ktrongpond
Wesrl
U. S. Ninth Army
Ninth Army
Bonninghardt Forest
Weael
Orsoy
Lower Rhine
Rees
Duisburg
Hohenzollern
Third Army
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Iwo
Mount Suribachi
Richard Klaz
Wisconsin
Wilfred Voegele
U. S. Marine Corps
Veterans Office
County Commission
Raf Heavies
Swinemuende
Congress
Rootta
WEY Gallagiulm Jublich
First Arme
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