Allies Race Through Breach Reds at Austrian Frontier
Aboard a carrier the crew recounts Lt Speidel's two big days in one as his torpedo bomber took part in a Tokyo mission then a Japanese island strike. His plane was damaged but he landed safely on a larger carrier. His wife reports a baby boy named John Jr born early. Also noted are feats by Ensign Buchanan and Lt Fecke who helped save two cruisers off Formosa. The story mixes combat action with personal news and a Western film viewing aboard ship.
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Western Pacific
Speidel
John Soeidel
Montana Street
Philadelphia
Tokyo
Bing
Jap Islands
John Jr
al Kerby
Woodbury
N. J
William Groepper
Acoca
Iowa
Robert Buchanan
Tokyo Bay
John Fecke
Formosa
Focke
Buchanan
Newshire University
Old
Santa Fe
Villian
Horses
War Today Field Marshal Montgomery imposes news blackout
The report states Montgomery orders a news blackout on the Allied northern wing. It notes a widening mystery over the western front while affirming security needs and the ongoing disintegration of Hitler's military machine and civil administration as Allied pressures increase.
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Montgomery
Hitler
Road to Berlin Distances Reported by German Front Lines
An Associated Press field bulletin lists distances to key fronts from enemy lines: Eastern front 38 miles from Zellin, Western front 725 miles from Lohr, Italian front 544 miles from the Reno river. The figures reflect German reports on the 3rd Army and current supply contours.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Zellin
Lohr
Reno River
Allied pressure and bombing impact on the Reich
The text notes multiple Allied pressures including land sea and air power, vast resources, and morale. It emphasizes the cumulative effect of Anglo American bombing as a mighty factor in breaking the Reich, stating it is not an exaggeration to claim this giant effort contributes significantly.
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Reich
Control Act Is Extended For A Year
The U S senate banking committee extended the price control act for one year without change. OPA officials pledged to try to adjust policy via administrative means. Bowles pressed for ceilings on movie tickets barber charges and beauty parlor fees plus rent controls. The committee favored separate action on real estate and securities inflation.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
OPA
Wagner
D-Ny
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Russians Reach Austrian Frontier as Bratislava Push Advances
Moscow reports say Red Army units under Tolbukhin breached defenses near Bratislava and pressed toward the Austrian border. Tanks and armored cars advanced from Cearna toward Panhagen and St Johann while German withdrawals north of the Danube reduced the Hron line. No crossing confirmed and coördinated Konev drive toward Vienna and Prague is unverified.
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London
Red Army
Bratislava
Danube
Moscow
Stalin
Feodor Tolbukhin
Cearna
Panhagen
Vienna
St. Johann
Loson
Wieselburg
Herialded
Eddy Gilmore
Austria
Nitra
Hron
Slovakia
Southeas
Europe
Notra
Moravia
Ivan Konev
Silesia
Prague
Yank Combat Casualties Near 900 000 Mark
Washington dispatch reports American combat casualties since Pearl Harbor approach 900000 with army losses at 780043 and navy adds 92819 to total 872862. Secretary Stimson cites names through March 21 and battlefield gains through late February and early March. Killed, wounded, missing, and prisoners tallies shown. a large share of the wounded have returned to duty.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Stimson
Emaciated American prisoners freed in German camp to day
In Hepp enchheim Germany on March 27 eleven hundred emaciated prisoners including 290 wounded Americans were freed as U S Seventh Army captured the town. Veterans described filth and starvation diet averaging 700 calories daily versus 3500 4000 in hospitals. Lethargic conditions left some men with severe weight loss and deaths despite limited care.
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Heppenheim
Germany
U. S. Seventh Army
Red Cross
Robert H. Goodman
Kankakee
Okinawa Bombarded and Allied Push of Carriers and Troops
Guam, March 2. Okinawa entered its sixth day of bombardment by U S fleets as hundreds of carrier aircraft attacked remaining strongholds. Nimitz announced to Radio Tokyo that U S forces have landed on the Kerama Islands about 150 miles west of Okinawa while Tokyo radio reported raids on Formosa and Taiwan. The briefing cited 38 aircraft destroyed and 19 ships damaged, including destroyers, with heavy hits on military installations on Okinawa.
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Guam
Okinawa
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
Radio Tokyo
Kerama Islands
Tokyo Radio
Pacific Fleet
Roosevelt Returns to White House After Hyde Park Visit
President Roosevelt arrives at the White House from Hyde Park New York and opens a busy agenda. He plans talks with Secretary of State Stettinius on the world security conference and global affairs. He will meet with the British envoy Lord Halifax Sir Oliver Lyttleton and Col. Llewellyn to discuss food supply. A session with Senate leaders Barkley and Thomas on manpower legislation is set. Daniels receives a formal commission as presidential secretary in charge of press relations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
Stettinius
San Francisco
Lord Halifax
Oliver Lyttleton
Col
J. J. Llewellyn
United States
Senate
Barkley
Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Committee
Jonathan Daniels
All Babies Leather Shoes to Use Ration Points After May
The OPA announced infants shoes sizes 0 to 4 will join rationing after May 1. Production aims for 150 million pairs of fabric shoes for adults, with leather for toddlers prioritized to restore two pair per year standard. Only infants shoes are affected.
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Washington
OPA
Office of Civilian Requirements
OCR
William Y. Elliott
Activity intensifies between capitals amid Eisenhower advance
London dispatch notes a surge in government communications among the Big Three capitals as Eisenhower forces push forward. Despite no concrete victory, Churchill's war cabinet reportedly stays close to posts and Parliament may be recalled within eight days if needed.
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London
Eisenhower
Churchill
Churchill predicts near hour of success in letter
London report says Prime Minister Churchill declared the hour of success near in a letter endorsing a Liberal candidate for a special election to fill a vacancy. He praised British endurance and fighting services and addressed the letter to Ronald M. Munro, who seeks the Scottish Universities Parliament seat with Churchill's backing.
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London
Churchill
Mans
Ronald M. Munro
Drills At Grid Game Save Prisoners In Limberg Raid
First Army reports March 29 incident where 14 prisoners were killed and 27 wounded as German guards attempted to load 27 000 Allied inmates into boxcars fleeing east. Allied air forces strafed the train while prisoners formed PW letters in the fields to signal danger. The Ninth Armored Division advanced, finding hospitals being emptied and no ambulances or gasoline available.
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First Army
Limburg
United States
Ninth Armored Division
Ninth Division
Drive On Toward Nazi Capital As Allied Forces Advancing
British and American troops push through a Ruhr gap threatening Hannover and approaching Berlin. Frankfurt is captured except northern outskirts, while Mannheim and Mainz areas fall under Eisenhower's command. Army units advance deeply into western Germany crossing rivers and nearing major cities, with large Nazi surrenders reported.
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Paris
Ruhr
Hannover
Berlin
First
Duisburg
Frankfurt
Third Army
Hamborn
Weisbaden
Hanau
Aschaffenburg
Mannheim
Eisenhower
Germany
Westphalia
Ned Nordness
Muenster
Osnabrueck
Allies Repulse Nazis Attacks On Italian Front
German attack on Eighth army positions near Cotignola six miles north of Faenza was repulsed. The Italian front was largely quiet with rain limiting Fifth army visibility. Nazi artillery in forward areas and patrol clashes were reported southwest of Bologna. An Allied combat patrol on the coast faced heavy German fire and withdrew. A naval communique noted new shelling on the French Italian border during a week with French and British destroyers involved.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Cotignola
Bologna-Rimini
Faenza
Fifth Army
Bologna
Durin
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