Allied offensive surges on German Rhine front
Reports say Allied forces breached the Roer river defenses advancing toward the Rhine with 12 miles breached on the western bank. German reserves rush in as a thunderous 22 mile front battle rages with air strikes destroying vehicles and trains while rail traffic stalls.
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Inent
Marshal Tedt
Attle
Cologne
William H. Simpson
Baal
Muenchen
Uhr
Simpson
Soviets Close on Breslau Advance in German Offensive
Soviet shock troops push through Breslau streets capturing the suburb of Oltaschin as they threaten Cottbus and close to three miles from Breslau’s heart. Rokossovsky’s Second White Russian Army gains up to seven miles on a 70 mile front, seizing ten localities in the Polish corridor and Pomerania.
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Richard Kasischke
London
Breslau
Silesian
Danzig
Red Army
Eisse
Cottbus
Berlin
Moscow
Oder River
Oltaschin
Era
Dresden
K. K. Rokossovsky
Pomerania
Vistula River
Gniew
Manila Victory and Iwo Jima Drive Reported in Allied Communiques
Allied communiques outline Manila’s fall to American forces and a renewed Iwo Jima offensive. General MacArthur notes over 12 000 Japanese dead in Manila and the Los Banos civilians rescued. Nimitz confirms 1500 carrier planes backed Mitscher in bold Tokyo raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cronin
Associated Press
Iwo
Tokyo
Manila
Gen. MacArthur
Douglas
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Marc A. Ree
Mitscher
Tokyo Radio
United States
Iwo Island
Douglas MacArthur
Metropolis
Ificwan
Japan
America
Los Banos
Singapore
MacArthur
Philippines
War time meat sale blackout to hit night venues
KEIGH Feb 24 War time measures will shut down spots selling meat at midnight Feb 26 under a Mobilization directive. Night clubs bowling alleys dance halls wine parlors pool rooms taverns and similar venues will be affected while restaurants serving only meals with no entertainment are excluded.
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Keigh
North Carolina
J. S. Dorton
War Man Commission
James Mes
Dorton
Norton
Eisenhower's wartime forecast and shifting plans
The report recalls Eisenhower at REME Headquarters Paris predicting war duration and German fate in 1943 and 1944, noting optimism about Russian pressure and Allied advances that did not end the conflict as hoped.
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REME
Paris
Eisenhower
Assassination Fails To Alter Egypt's Stand
Prime Minister Ahmed Maher of Egypt was shot in the Chamber of Deputies after reading a royal decree declaring war on the Axis. He died about half an hour later. The king rushed to the parliament as Egypt moves toward joining the Allies following Roosevelt and Churchill directed talks. Maher led the Saadist party coalition government amid ongoing war measures.
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Cairo
Ahmed Maher
Egypt
Chamber of Deputies
Farouk
Yee Maher
Middle East
Germany
Japan
Turkey
Roosevelt
Churchill
Saadist
Ge P. m
Stalin
Yalta
Hitler
Europe
Greeks Fear Turkey Claims Dodecanese in War Alignment
Athens reports Greeks doubt Turkey will limit war aims after declaring against Germany. Ankara sources cite potential Turkish help to reclaim German-held Aegean islands including the Dodecanese, while Athens worries postwar borders. No official foreign ministry comment. Anexartisia cites Turks sending a division to the western front.
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Athens
Turkey
Germany
Dodecanese
Ankara
Aegean
Greece
Foreign Ministry
Anexartisia
United Nations
Italy
Italian
Nazis Charged With Confiscating Red Cross Food
U S First Army intelligence officers investigate reports German troops took Red Cross parcels meant for French POWs in Birkesdorf Germany. Lt Col Mark Plasted of Springfield Illinois found three empty cartons each once holding 48 pounds of food. He says the evidence points to German use of the supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birkesdorf
Germany
U.S. First Army
Red Cross
Mark Plasted
Springfield
Ill
Dueren
Crimea Conference Shapes Dumbarton Oaks Plan Revisions
Secretary Stettinius in Mexico City outlined Crimea outcomes backing expanded Dumbarton Oaks World Organization provisions. He cited multiple decisions beyond the security council voting method and noted possible trusteeship talks and integration of old League of Nations elements. Acheson and MacLeish echoed Crimea gains and historical context in tonight broadcasts.
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Washington
Stettinius
Mexico City
Peace Organization
Crimea
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Security Council
Dumbarton Oaks
League of Nations
League
National Broadcasting Company
United States
Dean Acheson
Archibald MacLeish
Acheson
Endgame Approaches as Allied Drive Presses Germany
The war analyst notes a coordinated Russian Allied winter offensive squeezing the Wehrmacht from east and west under intense Allied air bombardment. Turkish entry into the war and potential German withdrawals from Italy indicate unfolding collapse, with no doubt the end is near though timing remains uncertain.
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Associated Press
Rhine
Oder
Europe
Germany
Wehrmacht
Selective Service tightens deferments for 30 to 33 year olds
Washington reports that Selective Service ordered increased drafting of men aged 30 to 33, allowing deferments only for those deemed necessary to essential war production. The change could pull many of about 1.5 million men in this bracket into service, with overall calls projected to reach a large share of the eligible. A memo says fathers may get priority for occupational deferments, and boards must ensure registrants are actively engaged in war production.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Ration Point Values On Oils Increased
The OPA raised ration point values on lard shortening salad cooking oils and margarine due to tight supply. Margarine rises to five red points per pound from three while the other products move to four red points per pound from two. Butter remains at 24 points. The change takes effect at 12 01 a m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Road To Berlin Distances Reported By AP
The AP provides fronts distances: Eastern Front 32 miles from Zellin, Western Front 296 miles from the Rhine at Emmerich on the west bank, and Italian Front 544 miles from the Reno River.
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U. S
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
Eastern Front
Zellin
West Bank
Rhine
Emmerich
Reno River
Big Bombers Blast Reich In Heavy Allied Offensive
Allied air fleets hit German submarine yards and oil refineries for the twelfth straight day. Mosquito bombers were reported attacking Berlin again amid limited enemy opposition and light flak at most targets. The Eighth Air Force and RAF combined for a large raid, with four bombers and 11 fighters listed as losses. Italian based 15th Air Force struck Graz rail yards on the Vienna Yugoslavia line.
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London
Berlin
Germany
U. S
Eighth Air Force
RAF
Turner Admits 3 Holdups In Winston-Salem
Elmer C. Turner 35 year old escaped convict confessed to robbing three Winston Salem used car dealers in December and January. He named Paul Welborn Clyde Myers and George Hill as victims and said he hid funds in Miami Washington D C Norfolk and New Orleans. Turner was arrested after a Greensboro case and will face preliminary hearing in Municipal court.
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Winston-Salem
Ernie G. Shore
Elmer C. Turner
High Point
Turner
Yadkin County
Shore
Paul Welborn
Clyde Myers
Here
George Hill
Miami
Florida
Washington, D. C
Norfolk
New Orleans
Alabama
W. Jennings Freeman
Greensboro
Freeman
Liberty Ship Jonas Lie Lost In Atlantic
The War Shipping Administration reports the Liberty ship Jonas Lie was torpedoed in the Atlantic a few weeks ago. All 0 merchant seamen are missing with three injured. Built in Savannah Georgia in August 1942, it was returning from delivering military cargo to the United Kingdom.
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Washington
War Shipping Administration
Jonas Lie
Atlantic
Savannah
United Kingdom
State Polio Campaign May Surpass Goal
CHAPEL HILL Feb 24 North Carolina's 392000 infantile paralysis drive goal for this year will be exceeded if reports from 48 counties can be accepted. Mrs Phillips Russell executive secretary at campaign headquarters said 48 counties have tentatively reported contributions totaling 235000.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Phillips Russell
Russell
Yanks Rescue 2146 From Los Banos Camp
American and Filipino guerrillas freed 2146 civilians from the Los Banos internment camp near Manila in a daring operation behind Japanese lines. Sixty two U S soldiers were killed and two wounded. 11 Navy nurses were among the rescued. MacArthur praised providence and soldierly efforts.
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Yates M'Daniel
Dean Schedler
Los Banos
Philippines
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Providence
NAVY
United States Navy
Canacao Naval Hospital
Cavite
Santo Tomas
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Tered Roer
Eisen
Ruhr
Roer
Oberzier
Juels Dueren
James E. Stroud
American Airlines
Washington- Nashville
Neisse
Jima
Fourth Division
Iwo Jima
Devil Dogs
Preenay
Nhower
By Kirke Simpson
Alpine
Austria
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