Russian push nears Berlin as Oder battles rage
Soviet forces advance toward Berlin along the Oder Front with Seelow and Küstrin under attack. Zhukov's new offensive drives toward the Rhine while Moscow and Berlin offer limited comment amid heavy artillery and breaches at Küstrin.
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Stettin Bay
Crossen
Kuestrin
Berlin
Moscow
Germany
The
Reich
Maria Gregory
K. Zhukov
Artilery
Associated Press
Eddy Gilmore
Hodges Men Secure Rhine Crossing South of Cologne
American First Army established a Rhine bridgehead on the east bank south of Cologne after a nighttime crossing. Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges poured in infantry and materiel, with the crossing starting at 4 30 pm and rapid advance continuing amid light enemy opposition.
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U. S. Third Army
Schoenbach
Rhine
U. S. First Army
Bonn
Cologne
Kons
Xanten-Rheinberg
Paris
Courtney H. Hodges
Quarter Mile
Newfoundland
Hodges
First Army
Wes Gallagher
Bad Godesberg
Hitler
Neville Chamberlains
Munich
Middle Rhine
Don Whitehead
Coordinated Allied Russian Drive Marks New War Stage
The German claim of a final Red drive on Berlin stretches along a 100 mile front east of the capital. The Russian position remains quiet yet decisive as joint Allied strategy from the wartime alliance continues to shape the crisis.
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Europe
Berlin
Road to Berlin Front Distances Reported
Eastern Front distances list 32 miles by Russian announcements from Zellin and 25 miles by German account from Seelow along with Coblenz area egg smiths. Italian Front distance 544 miles from Reno river.
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Berin
Associated Press
Eastern Front
Zellin
Seelow
Egg Smiths
Frorm
Allied Offense Across Rhine Tied to Weather Delays
The piece notes Eisenhower timing offensives as western and Soviet forces press to cross the Rhine while weather aids and hinders fronts. It highlights Patton and bomber strikes on Dessau, with Allied forces advancing toward Cologne and Wesel as Rome to Berlin dynamics unfold.
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Rhineland
Ike
Great River
Germany
Ssure
Red
Stettin
Berlin
Rhine
Patton
Royal Air Force
Dessau
Collogne
Wesel
Caesar
Jula
Charlemagne
Napoleon
Cologne
Godesberg
Hitler
Chamberlain
Munich
Three New Commissions Authorized in Bills In Assembly
In Raleigh March 8 lawmakers move to create three new commissions to report in 1947. Shuford seeks five members to study fault and compensation for motor vehicle injuries, while Pate and Askew push studies on insurance and on dlams and oysters cultivation in Eastern North Carolina with marine land potential.
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Raleigh
Senate
Rep
Shuford
Buncombe
Pate
Scotland
Askew
Pamlico
North Carolina
House
American Invasion Of Japan Anticipated By Tokyo Command
Domei quoted Asahi reporting Japan’s high command plans to defend Nippon with confidence. The navy will stay ready to strike a decisive blow as invasion forces land, with beach line assaults and inland counterattacks.
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Associated Press
Imperial Japanese High Command
Nippon
Domei
Tokyo
Asahi
High Command
Federal Communications Commission
Troops Reach Luzon South Shore in Bold Push
U S forces moved to the south coast of Luzon to seize Balayan and Calatagan at Balayan Bay amid light resistance. American bombers intensified strikes on Japanese entrenchments in the Mari kin a watershed east of Manila as the 11th Airborne Division and 158th Infantry pushed toward Verde Island pass.
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U.S
Luzon
Southwest Pacific
China Sea
11Th Airborne Division
158Th Infantry Regiment
Balayan
Calatagan
Balayan Bay
Batangas Province
Verde Island
Mindoro Island
Bay
Marikina
Marines Press Japs on Iwo Jima During Fierce Campaign
At Iwo Jima Marine infantry压edge Japanese into caves as Third Division advances. Artillery bombardment preceded a tougher day with Japanese forces retreating in places. A tank battalion reported failed charges and significant enemy casualties amid hand to hand fighting.
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Adm. Turner
Iwo Jima
Iwo
Board of Education Airs Its Bus Views
The North Carolina state board of education recommended that children not be transported on state school buses to any school other than that assigned by the county or state board. Rep. John Umstead urged that bus routes stand except by appeal to the state board. The board also argued against freezing the number of teachers due to population growth.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
John Umstead
Orange
North Carolina
President Roosevelt Returns After Hyde Park Visit
President Roosevelt came back from a four day stay at Hyde Park New York and immediately met with Democratic congressional leaders. He held a White House conference with Vice President Truman Speaker Rayburn Senate Leader Barkley and House Leader McCormack. Rangers who helped capture the Cabanatuan prison camp in the Philippines were presented to the President after the conference.
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Hyde Park
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Rayburn
Senate
Barkley
House
McCormack
Jonathan Daniels
Cabanatuan
Thehilippines
Joseph Stilwell
Baron Robert Silvercrays
Alberto Tachiani
Patrick A. Hurley
China
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Chiang Kai-shek
William F. Halsey, Jr
1250 British Warplanes In Raid On Nazis
London reports more than 1250 RAF aircraft attacked Dessau on the Eastern Front last night. The raid struck at vital oil refineries and marked Berlin's 16th consecutive night raid by Allied forces this year.
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RAF
Dessau
Berlin
Bombers Hit German Rail and Oil Targets Near Ruhr
London reports 1350 American bombers attacked seven oil plants and five rail yards aiding the RAF raid. Targets included Essen yards and benzol plants and a synthetic refinery in the Gelsenkirchen Dortmund region while siegen Betzdorf Dillenburg and Gissen lay nearby.
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RAF
Ruhr
Essen
Upper Rhine
Siegen
Betzdorf
Dillenburg
Gissen
Gelsenkirchen-Dortmund
Pilots Report Dessau Target Area Ablaze During Assault
Pilots returning from the assault on Dessau described the main objective as an area ablaze from end to end with smoke rising to 17,000 feet. Dessau lies 67 miles southwest of Berlin and is among the largest targets in the region.
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Dessau
Berlin
Ohio River Flood Threat Spreads From Portsmouth to Cincinnati
Ohio river crested around 63.2 feet at Portsmouth as 3850 guardsmen and volunteers battled sandbags to shield a 62-foot floodwall. Five hundred evacuees were moved to Chillicothe while rail lines halted in Louisville. Rescue crews saved 23 soldiers after a White River capsized near Cotton Plant Arkansas and a missing soldier was reported.
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Portsmouth
White River
Ohio River
Scioto
Big
Ohio State
Chillicothe
R- Cross
Cincinnati
Millcreek Valley
Millcreek
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Ashland
Owensboro
Cotton Plant
Ark
British Press Suburb Push Toward Mandalay In Burma Campaign
British spearheads from the 19th Division race 14 miles from Madaya toward Mandalay as allied estimates hint at Burma's second city falling. Chinese forces seize Old Lashio, severing the Lashio Kunming corridor, while Japanese rear lines crumble under British Irrawaddy pressure.
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Mandalay
Burma
Madaya
New Lashion
Lashio
Kunming
Old Lashio
Irrawaddy River
Meiktila
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