Marines Advance After Hefty Bombardment On Iwo Jima
U S Marines on Iwo Jima push forward under a massive bombardment but make only limited progress amid staunch enemy resistance. In Europe, American forces widen the Roer river breach smashing beyond four miles as Eisenhower aims to destroy the German army west of the Rhine.
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Roer River
U. S. Pacific
Guam
Iwo Island
Paris
Roer
Cologne
Muenchen Gladbach
Eisenhower
Rhine
U. S
Cologne Plain
First Ukrainian Army Battles Germans in Tank Clash
Marsh a S. Konev's First Ukrainian Army engaged the Germans in a tank battle today in no man's land region of Goer southeast of Berlin as the Russians assaulted the Neisse and Spree river lines. Attempts to establish on the west bank of the Neisse were beaten back, the communique said. A Moscow dispatch declared that Soviet troops were bucking a defense system eight to twelve deep in trenches and anti tank ditches.
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Marsha S. Konev
No Man's Land
Goer
Berlin
Neisse
Spree
Dis
Eisse
Mos
Kos
Konev
Goldsberg
Liegnitz
Bres-honev
Lall
Berg
Katzbach Mounon
Prague
Guben
Forst
Associated Press
Jeen Eddy Gilmore
Oscow
Mehisack Zinten
Poznan
Officers Capture Desperado in High Point Robbery Case
Federal state and local officers from High Point and Greensboro trap and seize Elmer C. Turner 35 at the Globe Billiard Parlor after a Greensboro holdup. Turner escaped from Yadkin County camp last December and is tied to Winston-Salem and Forsyth county robberies. He wore Freeman's suit during arrest. Freeman identified Turner as the gunman who forced him to drive and strip before fleeing. The car was later recovered in Greensboro.
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High Point
Greensboro
Elmer C. Turner
Globe Billiard Parlor
East Washington Street
W. Jennings Freeman
Turner
Yadkin County
Ernie Shore
Forsyth County
Winston- Salem
Freeman
Uth Greene Street
Groometown Road
Sedgefield
Outgrowth of Black Market Racket in German Occupied Territory
ARIS, Feb. 24. Two members of a nine Negro gang were killed and two mili police wounded in a raid on the gang’s Ermenville headquarters. Soldiers deserted to ration rackets drawing food in wholesale lots. Storerooms in Ermenville held 1100 cans of red milk and large amounts of meat. Seven deserters face trial on desertion and theft with possible death penalties.
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ARIS
Eurotheater
Ermenlle
Ermenonville
Army
Ronl
Bombers Strike Germany in Twelfth Straight Day
More than 1,100 U S Eighth air force bombers attacked rail yards oil refineries and submarine bases in northwest Germany as Allied air attacks continued for the twelfth day. U boat pens at Hamburg Bremen and Misburg were targeted while Italy based 15th air force bombers hit Graz and Klagenfurt rail yards.
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London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Reich
Eisenhower
Western Front
Hamburg
Bremen
Misburg
Hannover
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Graz
Yugoslavia
Vienna
Klanenfurt
Road To Berlin Distances From Key Front Lines
Eastern Front shows 32 miles from Zellin. Western Front 296 miles from the west bank at Rhirle near Emmerich. Italian Front 544 miles from the Reno River.
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The
Associated Press
Eastern Front
Zellin
Western Front
West Bank
Rhirle
Emmerich
Iitalian Front
Reno River
Manila Battle Nearing End in Brutal Street Fighting
Manila February 24 Three regiments of the 37th Division fought from building to building inside Manila removing remaining Japanese forces amid reports of Nipponese brutality. General MacArthur announced fierce combat in the closing phase of the three week assault and said American troops had landed on Biri Island to secure the San Bernardino Straits between Luzon and Samar.
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Manila
37Th Division
Intramuros
Philippine
Douglas MacArthur
Biri
San Bernardino Straits
Luzon
Samar
Rescue of 2,196 captives at Los Banos in dawn raid
American and Filipino guerillas freed 1,589 Americans and 607 other Allied nationals from Los Banos camp 30 miles south of Manila. The operation by 11th Airborne Division and Filipino allies killed two rescuers and wounded two, with minimal camp casualties. About 7,700 captives rescued in March.
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Manila
P. L
Los Banos
Philippines
11Th Airborne Division
Civilians Held by Japanese Garrison During Siege
Desperate noncombatants in intramuros endure two weeks under a doomed Japanese garrison. Starvation bayonets and wounds mark the tense stand as American forces tighten around the besieged area.
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Intramuros
Air raid alarms reported over Tokyo Yokohama area
Tokyo domestic radio broadcasts warned of air raid alerts with reports of American planes over the Tokyo Yokohama industrial districts. Warnings also issued in Shizuoka prefecture and Yokosuka naval station, though no plane numbers were estimated.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Tokyo-Yokohama
Shizuoka Prefecture
Yokosuka Naval Station
Federal Communications Commission
Marines Breakthrough at Pacific Airdrome Turning Point
In a dawn tank supported assault from the airfield’s southwest tip, Marine units faced fierce Japanese artillery and machine gun fire. By noon progress was slow but steady as costlier fighting continued, signaling a potential turning point in the battle.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Five survive crash of American Airlines plane in Virginia
Five survivors including Frances Ulen walk barefoot for help after the crash in southern Virginia that killed 17 aboard. The wreck was found on Glade Mountain as more than 500 searchers sought the missing aircraft and its crew.
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Cedar Springs
American Airlines
Virginia
Marion
Frances Ulen
Washington
Sally Padgett
Nashville
Tenn
Leonard J. Ricci
Meriden
Conn
Erwin Schwartz
Syracuse
Man Held After Ex Soldier Stab Death At Astor Cafe
David H. McIntyre 29, of 346 South Wrenn Street, held without bail after the early morning stabbing death of John Gilbert Lawson 31 at the Astor Cafe on North Main Street. Witnesses say Lawson, unarmed, was attacked during an altercation outside then entered the cafe. he was pronounced dead at High Point Memorial Hospital. Lawson, formerly stationed at Fort Bragg, was a recent army discharge. McIntyre, Briggs Manufacturing employee, was arrested nearby. Witnesses include Pvt Willie Saxon and several locals.
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David H. McIntyre
South Wrenn Street
Con
John Gilbert Lawson
North Main Street
Lawson
Manuel Apartments
High Point Memorial Hospital
Fort Bragg
McIntyre
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Logan Porter Mirror Company
Mount Airy
C. A. Lawson
Martinsville
Pvt
Willie E. Saxon
The
ORD
Greensboro
Henry H. Gentry
Lonnie E. Beal
Robert Lee Small
James G. Morgan
Dallas Rand
Dallas King
Solitaire record claim by Reiter Webb in Memphis
Long term solitaire expert Reiter Webb from Memphis claims a Canfield system record with a running total of 37 141 points ahead of the deck. Webb has played since boyhood and keeps formal scores.
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Memphis
Tenn. IP
Reiter Webb
Webb
Warren declines federal judge appointment for war duties
Comptroller General Lindsay Warren said he cannot leave his post with growing wartime responsibilities to take a North Carolina district judgeship. Senators Bailey and Hoey publicized his statement and said the attorney general would recommend him to the president, with confirmation not immediate.
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Washington
Lindsay Warren
North Carolina
Hiis
Bailey and
Hoey
Isaac M. Meekins
United States
Warren
Bill to raise hunting and fishing licenses to one dollar
RALEIGH Feb 24 Senator Smith of Stanly, chair of conservation and development, introduced two bills to raise hunting and fishing licenses from 50 cents to $1. The extra revenue would fund propagation of fish and game. The measures are seen as a partial response to charges from some sports groups.
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Raleigh
Smith of
Stanly
Committee On Conservation and Development
Allied push nears Cologne area as Calear front advances
British and American forces press a broad western offensive across a 22 mile Calear front and beyond the Roer floodmire, with Niederzeit captured near Juelich and Dueren. The U S Ninth Army seizes Baal, while German counterattacks falter amid heavy shelling and air blockade.
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Roer
Eisenhower
U. S. First Army
Dueren
Hitler Calls On People For Death by Own Action Fight
London report says Adolf Hitler urged a death by own action fight at a Munich rally marking the 25th anniversary of the National Socialist program. He did not appear in person and appealed to the old guard to fight with fanaticism and steadfastness as Allied pressure mounted.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Munich
Berlin
Party
Old Guard
Eisenhower Eyes German Destruction West of Rhine
Paris Feb 24 Gen Dwight D Eisenhower said the German forces may continue fighting with small arms even after war plants are lost until the western allies and Russians meet in central Germany. He outlined plans to destroy all Germans west of the Rhine, refused to expect a ceasefire front, and praised Allied coordination with the Russians while noting Ninth Army under Montgomery for present operations.
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Paris
Figenhower
Germany
Rhine
Silesia
Ruhr
Saar
Eisenhower
U.S
William H. Simpson
U. S
Ninth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Hitler Dubbed The Forgotten Man By Nazis In Berlin
Swedish AP correspondent notes Germans talk little of Hitler while fearing gas attacks and rationing. Berliners scramble for food, clothing and even guardian Jews amid justice fears, as Nazi party loses grip and focuses on community feeling and refugee relief.
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R Hitler
Berlin
Volksgemeinschat
Nazi Party
Son of Locke Craig Burned in Fire Accident
Locke Craig Jr. 29 son of the former North Carolina governor lay in critical condition at a Camden hospital after a kerosene can exploded while he built a fire at home His pajamas caught fire when the flame struck the can A servant from Lieut Com Shannon Heath's home nearby helped smother the blaze with a blanket.
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Camden
S. C
Locke Craig
North Carolina
Craig
Southern Kraft
International Paper Company
Georgetown
Buddy Denton
Shannon Heath
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U. S. Signal Corps
Naps
Linnich
Wes Gallagher
Muenchen Gladebach
Duessel
Lee Rogers
James C. Todd
Santa Tomas
Rogers
Cavite Navy Yard
Todd
Ussia
Gerhad
Konigs
Eastsia
Red Army
Fces
Egroes
Wadesboro
R. M. Brigman
J. Brigman
Brigman
Bennettsville
Sarah Jane Rouse
Charles
Foyle R. Hightower
David McIntyre
Brussels
Calear
Jerge Granberg
Stockholm
Goering
Frederick the Great
Rastenburg
East Prussia
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