First Army Drives Across Rhine Front In Major Push
Allied forces report churning advances on the Ruhr Frankfurt corridor and Saarland front. Patton’s Third Army breaks Moselle defenses and traps German units near Coblenz while Seventh Army drives from Saarbrucken toward the Rhine. Over 1,000 prisoners taken. Bitche fortress siege tightened as gains widen east of the Rhine.
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Ruhr-Frankfurt
Rhine
Inn
Ruhr
Corresent
Fourth Armored
Seventh Army
Saarrruecken
Frankfurt
Saarland
Palatinate
Geo S. Patton
Third Army
Moselle
Coblenz
Amoug
Mayen
Arp
Haguenau
First Army
Germany
The Iron Woman: A Navy Carrier in the Pacific
A veteran carrier in the Western Pacific earns fame as The Iron Woman. The piece details its endurance from 1943 to 1945, crew devotion, battles fought, ships sunk, miles sailed, and the austere life aboard a city at sea.
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Western Pacific
Carrier
Pacific
America
Byrnes Consults Advisory Board On Curfew And Racing Ban
Washington March 16 James F Byrnes advisory board will be consulted on actions such as the midnight entertainment curfew and the racing ban and Byrnes has agreed. Gardner chairman says the board gains no credit or blame for Byrnes actions and the group aims to guide future policy while allowing Byrnes to handle day by day measures.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
O. Max Gardner
Office of War Mobilization
Resulu- Byrnes
Gardner
North Carolina
Fifth Army Threat to Cut Highway 64 Behind Vergato
Fifth Army forces captured Serra about 1,000 yards from Highway 64 and pushed toward Salvaro amid stubborn German resistance. Verge to remains a German stronghold as Allied raiders penetrate toward Monte Belvedere and Bologna approaches.
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Fifth Army
Serra
Vergata
Salvaro
Monte Belvedere
Bologna
Eighth Army
Highway Nine
Nazis Move Command from Berlin to Southern Germany
The Moscow radio said in a German broadcast that the last Nazi office has left Berlin and all top officials are now in southern Germany, where large food stocks have been stored.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Moscow Radio
Tens of thousands of Japanese killed in Central Burma
Calcutta reports Allied Headquarters stating about 10,000 Japanese killed since the 14th Army offensive began January 7, with more than 100 field guns of 70mm or larger caliber captured or destroyed.
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Calcutta
Burma
14Th
Japs Kill Yank General and Take Shimbu Line
American infantry smashed two miles into the Shimbu line on Luzon seizing 15 villages and extending a Mindanao beachhead. Maj. Gen. Edwin D. Patricks killed at the northern Shimbu end. Maj. Gen. Verne D. Mudge wounded. Maj. Gen. Leonard F. Wing’s 43rd Division broke the line with fighter-bombers. Mindanao gains included Pasonanca, Manicanan, San Ramon as U S forces push northward. The Pacific fleet said Iwo Jima saved about 30 B-29s and crews, with 4,000 Marines dead in the effort.
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Manila
Luzon Island
Philippines
Mindanao
Edwin D. Patrick
Patrick
Shimbu
Verne D. Mudge
Leonard F. Wing
43Rd
Wing
Southwest Pacific
Zanboanga
Jens A. Doe
Pasonanca
Manicanan
San Ramon
U. S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Guam
Iwo Jima
21St Bomber Command
United States
Air Force
Five American bishops named by Pope Pius
Vatican announces five new U S bishops including Vincent Waters of Raleigh North Carolina, Ed ward Hunkeler of Grand Island Nebraska, John Muzio of Steubenville Ohio, Francis Schenk of Crookston Minnesota, and John O'Hara military delegate of the U S Army at Buffalo New York.
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Vatican City
Pius
United States
Francis Schenk
St. Paul
Crookston
Minn
Edward Hunkeler
Omaha
Grand Island
John Muzio
Cincinnati
Steubenville
Vincent Waters
Richmond
Raleigh
N. C
John O'Hara
These States Army
Bufalo
Churchill Fires First Gun in Political Battle for Postwar Era
British Prime Minister Churchill, leading the dominant Conservative Party, signaled a bold stance to stay on as premier through and beyond the war. He declared no plan to resign at peace and aims to guide Britain into the postwar era.
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Churchill
Gland
Tion
Brendan Bracken
Hitler
London
Road to Berlin Distance Markers Update
The report lists progress distances for major fronts: Eastern Front 32 miles from Zerlin, Western Front 269 miles from the Remagen bridgehead, and Italian Front 544 miles from the Reno river. The figures reflect Allied advances across Europe during the war.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Zerlin
Remagen
Reno River
Churchill's clash over socialism in postwar platform
The piece notes Churchill attacking socialist policies as harmful to society while championing free enterprise. It highlights his claim that the European war might end soon and questions what the general election would bring after the war.
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Churchill
Russians Rain Attacks East of Oder In World War II Report
London reports a Russian assault east of the Oder near Stettin with bombardment and tank and infantry assaults. Several Russian divisions push from Ratibor toward Moravska Ostrava as Berlin’s flank braces for a climactic Berlin front battle.
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London
Oder
Stettin
East Prussia
Ivan Konev
Ratibor
Grottkau
Breslau
Silesia
Moravska-Ostrava
Moravian Gate
Berlin
Germany
Altdamm
Moscow
Garison
Kolberg
Pomeranian
Baltic
Klessen
The
Old Sol to Blow Top in Five Billion Years
Washington physicist Dr George A Gamow says the sun will engulf the earth in about 5 billion years as internal fire drives expansion. He spoke to the Washington Academy of Sciences outlining core temperatures near 40 million degrees and surface warming to 6 000 degrees as the process proceeds.
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Washington
George A. Gamow
George Washington Niversity
Gamon
Washington Academy of Sciences
Berlin nerve center bombed in largest Allied raid
Allied air forces struck Berlin area targets with a 650 plane assault on the Nazi headquarters at Zossen near Berlin and attacked Hagen and Misbourg oil refineries. U S. Eighth Air Force reported the Zossen hit as a key strike on the Nazi command center with 1 500 tons of bombs and 25 000 incendiaries. From 6 000 to 7 000 Allied aircraft operated in favorable weather across Germany. Reports from the raid noted minimal heavy anti aircraft fire and fires spreading in the target area.
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London
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Army
Zossen
Hagen
Ruhr
Misbourg
Hannover
Eighth Air Force
High Command
Oranienburg
Zossen Center
Germany
Russian singer cheers as POW audience praise boosts morale
At a Moscow concert for released U S prisoners of war a Russian girl finished a song while fans whistled and stamped feet. She asked if she had performed poorly and later learned soldiers showered the highest American army applause and asked for more. Red Star reported the incident today.
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Moscow
U. S
Red Star
Nominations Of Educators Are Confirmed In North Carolina
A Raleigh joint session confirms ten nominations to the state Board of Education by Governor Cherry. Terms range two to eight years with eight from educational districts and two at large. New board takes office April 1. includes Pritchett Graham Brower Stacey Martin Miller Ferguson and more.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of
John A. Pritchett
Windsor
Bertie County
Archibald McLean Graham
Clinton
Sampson County
A. S. Brower
Durham
Durham County
Horace E. Stacey
Lumberton
Robeson County
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Julian S. Miller
Charlotte Ceeneone County
H. S. Ferguson
Taylorsville
Alexander County
D. Hideny
Asheville
Buncombe County
Dr. B
Dougherty
Boone
Watauga County
Alonzo
London mood wary as peace talks rumors swirl
London keeps hopeful yet cautious amid Stockholm reports of German peace feelers and armistice talks. In Washington President Roosevelt says no peace bids reached the U S government while Britain remains on alert. Despite Churchill forecasts of possible end of war, everyday life stays steady with frozen jobs and ongoing V bombings.
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London
Ole ‘Itler
Stockholm
Washington
Roosevelt
Aina Bey
Churchill
Oscar Night Honors for Going My Way and Gaslight Stars
Hollywood reports the 1944 Academy Awards rewarding Going My Way with six honors led by Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald for acting and supporting roles Leo McCarey won two awards for directing and original story Ingrid Bergman captured best actress for Gaslight Barry Fitzgerald hailed as a standout in Dublin born star power marked an eventful evening.
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Sweden
Ingrad Bergman
Bing Crosby
Leo McCarey
Barry Fitzgerald
Little Margaret O'Brien
Paddy's Pig
Miss Bergman
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Capital
Wilson
Crooner
Crosby
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