Red Army advances threaten German split near Berlin
Moscow reports Red Army forces under Konev push toward the upper Neisse river and into Sorau, eight miles northwest of Sagan, with Zhukov massing on the Oder front for a Berlin assault. Dresden bombarded by 800 RAF planes as Allied forces coordinate.
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Ivan Konev
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Sorau
Sagan
Bober
Brandenburg
Commerfeld
Gregory Zhukov
Volkssturm
Zhukov
Frankfurt - Fuerstenberg
Kingdom of
Saxony
Canadian First Army Breaks Siegfried Line Near Goch
Canadian First Army troops pressed beyond the breached Siegfried line near Goch and Moyland, with advances toward Calcar and Bedburg and Hasselt, as they repelled six counterattacks. Allied air power and heavy bombers attacked German positions along the Reichswald and Rhine flank. The advance aimed to roll up defenses between the Rhine and Meuse, threatening the Ruhr.
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Goch
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Road To Berlin Distances Across Fronts
The notice lists distances to Berlin on the Eastern Front 32 miles from Zellin Western Front 300 miles from Greithausen and Italian Front 544 miles from Reno River.
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The
Associated Press
Zellin
Greithausen
Reno River
Not Rejected Hand Policy Agitates War Front Voices
War today reports Japan may seek an easy peace while Tokyo states no hand will be refused. An Associated War correspondent warns U S forces fear a grim Nippon, as Japanese delaying tactics echo German tactics to slow Allied power transfer to the Orient.
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Mikado
Associated Oe
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Hitler
Orient
Radio commentator cites Japan policy favoring peace offers
A London radio commentator quoted the Big Three decisions at Yalta and said Japan would not reject any peace offer. The broadcaster argued that the American plan for world order is recognized and peace must come through a just policy as outlined by Foreign Minister Shigemitsu, who opposes rejecting peace offers.
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Okve
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Yalta Connee
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Tokyo Statement Described as a Fish Metaphor
A Tokyo statement is characterized as a fish in cautious terms, avoiding overreach. The note emphasizes careful wording and restrained interpretation rather than broad conclusions.
Alabama Sees Severe Storm Damage and Homelessness
In Alabama and Mississippi storms killed at least 41 people and injured many, with hundreds of homes demolished. Montgomery reports 26 deaths and about 1,200 homeless, as property losses run into hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Bama
Allied forces capture Seilpyu and Japanese supplies
East African troops seized Seilpyu on the Irrawaddy about 105 miles southwest of Mandalay in northern Burma, taking large stores and Japanese equipment. Chinese and Allied units fortified Burma road positions, while Allied planes conducted forays including destruction of a main bridge on the Burma land railway.
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Irrawaddy
Mandalay
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Burma
1St Army
Burmaland
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Italian Front Sees Minor Patrol Clashes and Raids
On the Italian front minor patrol clashes and artillery duels continue. A Brazilian platoon raided a hill east of Gaggio, 29 miles southwest of Bologna, engaging Nazi defenders. Another enemy patrol was driven from Montecalderaro with a small party captured near Frassinet. American tanks drew fire near Gallicano as the Eighth Army reported similar activity. A German patrol was repulsed near the Senio river north of the Bologna Faenza highway.
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Bologna
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Frassinet
Gallicano
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Senio River
Bologna-Faenza
Roosevelt Plans Italian Visit Focuses On Pope Pius Meet
Samuel Rosenman flew to Italy as Roosevelt prepares for an official visit. The president is expected to confer with the pope during travels, inspect war ruins, and revisit earlier sites from his youth in Italy.
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Paris
Samuel Rosenman
Italy
Roosevelt
Rosenman
Pope Pius
Japanese Press Sees Western Victory Likely by April Conference
The Domei agency quoted that Allied powers assume Europe may end the war before April 25 when the San Francisco security conference is set. It said Germany will not yield unconditionally and noted Tokyo broadcasts claiming American anti Axis actions earned limited recognition. Britain’s weakened stance was also highlighted amid the recent joint communique.
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America
Britain
Russia
San Francisco
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Tokyo
Francisco
Yalta
Europe
Meekins Announces Retirement From Judgeship
U S District Judge J M Meekins said he would retire and offered no further comment. He became eligible for retirement at age 70 yesterday and cited health as a factor. Appointed by President Coolidge in 1925, Meekins previously represented Tyrrell county and ran unsuccessfully for governor as a Republican.
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U. S
J. M. Meekins
Ais
Coolidge
Meekins
Tyrrell County
Five Year Sentence For Army Private Reduced
The court martial sentence of 27 year old private Henry Weber who refused to drill at Camp Roberts California has been progressively reduced from death to five years imprisonment to align with wartime policy. General Cramer informed Senator Chatman in a letter detailing the modification. Weber’s original death sentence was commuted to life at hard labor before further reductions.
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California
Chatman’ Teeaian
Utah
Senate Military Committee
Myron C. Cramer
Pvt
Henry Weber
Camp Roberts
Calif
Child Killed as Bulldog Grabs Its Neck
A mother and grandfather fought to free 71 month old Marguerite Theresa Derdenger from a pet bulldog at their Los Angeles home. The dog clamped the girl's neck when she touched its back. she died despite the struggle. The family asked police to destroy the five year old dog named Woof. The father, Staff Sgt. Charlies P. Derdenger, was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas.
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Marguerite Theresa Derdenger
Marguerite
Woof
Charlies P. Derdenger
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Germany Air Offensive Strikes Dresden Amid German Fire
More than 2,250 U S bombers and fighters attacked Germany with a main blow on Dresden, which was burning from an earlier night raid by 800 RAF bombers. Dresden lies near advancing Soviet troops and serves as a Nazi defense nerve center. the strikes support Marshal Konev and his First Ukrainian Army with coordinated day and night operations.
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U. S
Germany
Dresden
Ivan Konev
RAF
Trans
Bills Seek Referendum On Alcohol Sales After War
A North Carolina bill introduced in the legislature proposes a referendum six months after the war on sales of intoxicating beverages including beer wine gin rum and brandy with endorsements from Governor Cherry and the North Carolina Church League. The measure bars advertising liquor restricts possession and requires shipment records for transporters while permitting limited nonbeverage uses and religious sacraments.
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Rose of Cumberland
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Rutherford
Weathers
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Robeson
Cherry
Church League of North Carolina
Ten-Year-Old Writes Life At Santo Tomas Camp
A 10 year old girl recounts life in the Santo Tomas internment camp in Manila during World War II. She recalls Christmas under siege, family separation, later reunions, and camp hardships including food shortages, cramped dormitories, and shelter from bombings.
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Santo Tomas Internment Camp
Jean Elizabeth Bennett
Roy C. Bennett
The
Manila Bulletin
Editor Leaves College Paper at William and Mary
In Williamsburg Virginia on February 14 the student editor Marilyn Kaemmerle of Jackson Michigan who argued for admission of Negroes to the College of William and Mary was dismissed from the Flat Hat staff. A following student body vote favored not publishing the paper under faculty supervision.
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College of William and Mary
Today
John E. Pomfret
Marilyn Kaemmerle
Jackson
Mich
Ret
Poles Urge To Carry On Fight With Allied Forces
London Polish government in exile urges its armed forces to remain calm and continue fighting alongside Britain Canada the United States and France not mentioning Soviet Russia. They condemn the Big Three plan for Poland and warn that a Polish frontier along the Curzon line would be a fifth partition of Poland by its allies.
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Poland
Britain
Canada
United States
France
Soviet
Russia
Tomaz Arciszeski
Big Three
National Unity
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Curzon Line
Yanks Launch Final Blow for Manila in Puissant Drive
American forces surge through Manila forcing Japanese defenders toward intramuros and government quarter lines. Gen. MacArthur reports heavy enemy losses as Cavite base falls and Pasig river area is sealed. The campaign marks a decisive phase with tens of thousands of casualties on Luzon.
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Pasig
Cavite
Gras MacArthur
Nazi Chiefs Ordered Executed for War Lost Claim
Three high Nazi officials in Baden, including Karl Pflaumer, are reported to have been sentenced to death by a German court for clashing with Gauleiter Walter Wagner and accusing him of corruption. Paris radio via CBS says they also dared declare the war lost. Other local officials in Breslau and Bydgoszcz were executed for cowardice.
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CBS
Storm
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Karl Pflaumer
Walter Wagner
Schroeter
Koenigsberg
Breslau
Bydgoszcz
China Accepts Bid to Sponsor UN Conference in San Francisco
China has accepted an invitation to sponsor the United Nations conference opening in San Francisco on April 25 and approved voting procedures for the peace security body. Information Minister Wang Shih-Chieh called China a signatory of the Moscow four power declaration and a participant at Dumbarton Oaks, stressing the joint responsibility to ensure a real and lasting conference.
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San Francisco
Peace Security Organization
Wang Shih-Chieh
Dumbarton Oaks
United Nations
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