Old Navy friendship on the ship in the Western Pacific
A sailor named Jerry Ryan from Davenport and a cook Wesley Cooper from Davenport form a social core in the ship’s oil shack. They share coffee, popcorn, and stories while the crew endures battle damage off the Philippines. Wilson and Lieut Jimmy Vant offer support as officers and crew adapt to wartime life aboard.
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Western Pacific
Jerry Ryan
West Locust St
Davenport
Indianapolis
Jerry
Navy
Ryan
Philippines
America
Oil Shack
Sea Shell
Wesley Cooper
Wesley
Wes
Wilson
Jimmy Vant
Findlay
Ohio
Findl
Jimmy Vanet
Howard Wilon
Nmy
Howard
Panay Island Japanese Resistance Crushed in U S Readiness
Manila reports virtually all organized Japanese resistance eliminated on Panay Island as aerial offensives intensify. Enemy cave networks east of Manila on Luzon have collapsed, yielding war booty and strategic advantage. Tokyo radio claims nearly 3,000,000 Japanese evacuated and urban population has shrunk in the capital.
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Panay
Manila
Philippines
Luzon
London
Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
Diet
Hundreds Of Thousands Flee Ruhr Ahead Of Allied Advance
The Associated Press reports hundreds of thousands of German civilians flee the Ruhr valley and areas east of the Rhine as Allied armies advance. Roads to Nuernberg and Munich are clogged while German radio forecasts warn of an airborne invasion. Eisenhower cautions civilians remaining in danger zones.
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London
Ruhr
Rhine
Nuernberg
Munich
Low Countries
France
Eisenhower
Air war report: Mitch ell bombers hit convoy off Amoyina cy
In the spreading air war Mitchell bombers attacked a six ship enemy convoy off Amoyina cy dropping 16 tons of explosives. Two bombers were lost along with a 6000 ton freighter transport and two destroyers sunk. two 7000 ton freighter transports likely sunk and a destroyer damaged. Panay harbor at Iloilo captured Tuesday.
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Amoyinacy
Panay
Iloilo
Prince Juan Urges Restoration of Spanish Monarchy
Prince Juan, heir to the Spanish throne, called on Francisco Franco to resign and pave the way for monarchy restoration. He said restoration alone can guarantee religion, order and liberty and warned supporters of the current regime of grave responsibilities to avoid prolonging a ruinous situation.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Juan
Alfonso
Spain
Francisco Franco
Associated Press
Barcelona
Allied air blitz pounds Ruhr with 7000 planes
London reports a massive Allied air offensive against western Germany as 1300 American heavy bombers strike nine army camps and five airfields in the Ruhr with more than 7000 planes involved. Lancasters lead day raids and Mustangs guard the skies from the North Sea to Austria amid Eisenhower’s forecasted push.
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London
Ruhr
Germany
North Sea
Austria
Eisenhower
Reich
Supers Smash At Rangoon For 4th Time
A large force of B 29 Superfortresses hit Rangoon for the fourth time centering on storage dumps at Lake Victoria and Mingaladon. All planes returned safely after reporting good to excellent results with five dumps exploded. The raid followed a previous Saturday assault and aided Allied advances after Mandalay’s capture.
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20Th Bomber Command
India
Rangoon
Lake Victoria
Mingaladon
20Th Air Force
Burma
Mandalay
Russians Close On Danzig as War Fronts Expand
Soviet forces surged toward Danzig within six miles and pressed Stettin in the north while pushing along a 50 mile Danube axis in Hungary. East Prussia saw fighting at Heiligenbeil as Zhukov moved reinforcements to the Oder in milder weather.
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London
Stettin
Germany
Hungary
Danube
Austria
East Prussia
Heiligenbeil
Koenigsberg
Moscow
Danzig
Gdynia
Berlin
Gregory Zhukov
Oder
Soviet offensive opens as Konev storm advances near Breslau
Marshal Stalin announced a new Soviet push by Konev’s First Ukrainian Army southeast of Breslau in Silesia. A German force near Oppeln was said surrounded. Neustadt near Czech border captured. Stettin trading blows as Russians press toward the Oder. Hungarian front reports say Russians attack from Lake Balaton to the Danube. Continued on page 2.
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London
Stalin
Konev
Breslau
Silesia
Oppeln
Neustadt
Stettin
Berlin
Elbe
Oder
Altdamm
Lake Balaton
Danube
Eszet
Army and Navy Casualty Totals Reported
Washington March 22. Army and Navy combat casualties since the war began reach 859,587. Undersecretary Patterson cites Army losses at 767,680 and Navy at 91,907 as of March 14. The total marks an increase of 19,998 from last week.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Patterson
Allied forces close on Ruhr as Patton and Patch win
Supreme Allied Headquarters reports the Scarland and Palatinate cleared, with the Saar Palatinate reduced to a bridgehead west of the Rhine. The Patton Patch teams are advancing toward the Ruhr, signaling a major step in the invasion from the north and left flank.
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Rhine River
Trier
Saarbruecken
Saarland
Palatinate
Kaiserslautern
Worms
Remagen
U. S. First Army
Siegburg
Neuwied
Scarland
U.S
Patton
Patch
Great Ruhr
Cologne
Allied
Saar-Palatenate
Rhine
Ruhr
World War Front Distances Released From Key Cities
Associated Press reports distances to major fronts: Eastern front 32 miles from Zellin, Western front 265 miles from Mainz, Italian front 5344 miles from Reno river.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Eastern Front
Zellin
Western Front
Mainz
Reno River
Ruhr and Saar-Palatinate Clash Stir Civilian Flight
German civilians flee the Ruhr amid panic as Nazi operations struggle to maintain momentum. The Saar-Palatinate victory amplifies regional impact beyond the immediate military effects, signaling broader strategic consequences.
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Ruhr
Saar-Palatinate
Churchill Selections Opposed in Commons Debate
In London on March 22, Prime Minister Churchill announced the British delegation to the Golden Gate world security conference. Labourite Emmanuel Shinwell accused the government of stacking the group with conservatives and Churchill retorted that Shinwell has tried to topple the government to gain power after its dissolution.
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London
Commons
Churchill
Britain
Hanes Champions International Bank Proposal
Robert M. Hanes president of Wachovia Bank spoke to the High Point Rotary Club about plans from the Bretton Woods conference. He urged establishing an international bank and monetary fund to stabilize currency and finance trade, aiming for a near term setup.
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High Point Rotary Club
Robert M. Hanes
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Bretton Woods
New Hampshire
International Bank
International Monetary Fund
Hanes
Food Rationing Flaws Allow Some to Get More
Government controls aim for even distribution but loopholes and black market activity cause uneven access to meats and butter. Large plants divert supplies to army needs, while local shops hoard favored customers and transportation glitches deepen shortages. Sugar policy shifts widened civilian and industrial rations before 1945 adjustments.
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Ovid A. Martin
Washington
Midwest
Russia
Poli
Cies
Europe
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Germans Lose 88 335 In Prisoners
Paris reports the Third and Seventh armies crushed pockets west of the Rhine while Allied bombers strike the Ruhr. Germany’s Palatinate and Saarland losses exceed 100,000 men with 88,335 prisoners. Allied advance reaches Mainz and north toward the Ruhr as bomber blitzes intensify.
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Paris
Rhine
Ruhr
Ludwigshafen
Mainz
Palatinate
Saarland
U. S
Seventh Army
The
Sieg
Mulheim
Gladbach
Cologne
Eisenhower
Berlin
Draft Law Up For Debate In Congress
Army and Navy officials and the selective service head urged Congress to renew the expiring draft act to keep a 12 million man force ready. Some lawmakers want hearings on changes including banning teen combat until trained, farm-worker induction limits, and a work or jail provision. The administration is expected to oppose amendments as extension moves to the floor.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Selective Service
Capitol
Conpoe
May
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
House
Senate
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