Dismissal of Rundstedt May Signal Wider German Weakness
The article questions reports that Nazi Field Marshal von Rundstedt was removed as commander in chief in Western Europe following the U S Army victory at Remagen. It argues loyalty, not incompetence, may be the issue as Hitler's regime distrusts senior officers and seeks scapegoats amid mounting war weariness and German disaffection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lke
Sweden
Switzerand
von ‘Rundsted
Émmander
Europe
U. S
Remagen
Rhine
Britain
Montgomery
Rommel
von Rundstedt
Rundstedt
Leutenant
Germany
Hitler
Himmler
Iife
Moscow
Philippines Drive Accelerates as Forces Seize Islands
U S forces push deep into the central Philippines seizing Romblon and Simara at night with complete tactical surprise. In Mindanao, the 1st Infantry Division captures Masily and Harlow as patrols push to Tumaga Recodo and Mercedes beyond Zamboanga. Luzon sees the First Cavalry drive east from Antipolo while other divisions repel counterattacks amid heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
U. S
Philippines
Sihayan
Mindanao
Zamboanga
Douglas MacArthur
Frederick A. Irving
Leyte
Bataan
Corregidor
Romblon
Gimara
Zamoanga
Tumaga
Recodo
Mercedes
Luzon Island
Verne DB. Mudge
Leonard F. Wing
Antipolo
Edwin D. Patrick
Senators Split Over Political Spending
Washington March 15 AP Senate campaign investigators split over a Republican plan to bar future political spending by unions. They found no clear-cut violation of the Corrupt Practices Act by the CIO Political Action Committee in 1944, while Ferguson and Ball push a broader prohibition on expenditures by corporations banks or labor organizations. Green Stewart and Tunell oppose, citing speech and press freedoms. The dispute stems from a 250-page Senate report on the 1944 campaign that analyzed Sid ney Hillman’s PAC and noted the act bans only contributions, not expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Cio
Political Action Committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
Ball
R-Minn
Green
D-Ri
Stewart
D-Tenn
Tunnell
D-Bel
Ted
Sidney Hillman
PAC
Riltman
Fergison
Bult
Wilkinson Wins Purple Heart For First Mission Chute Jump
Corporal Harvey Wilkinson, 24, of WEECO, earned the Purple Heart after an emergency parachute jump on his first mission with the Fifteenth Army Air Forces in Italy. His B-17 over Vienna oil refineries was crippled, engines failed, and crew bailed out as the plane withstood heavy German fire. Wilkinson sprained an ankle on landing and received the Purple Heart. he previously assisted in flight maintenance and returned to duty with the 15th AAA H-34 group. Married to Ruth, he lived in Jersey City and had worked at WEECO after Indiana High School graduation in 1939 before enlisting in 1943. He had arrived overseas in October and earned the Air Medal for meritorious achievement on serial flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifteenth Army Air Forces
Italy
WEECO
Harvey Wilkinson
15Th Aaa
Harvey ©. Wilkinson
Vienna
Austria
Wilkinson
Cpl
Ruth
Summit Avenue
Jersey City
Charles A. Wilkinson
RD. 3
Shelocta
Indiana High School
Army
Eact
Air
Worst Winter Cost State 6 508 459
Harrisburg March 15 The worst winter in 80 years cost Pennsylvania 6 508 459 to keep highways open for traffic Road clearance costs were more than triple the normal expenditure Highway Secretary John A Shroyer said it will be an epic tale of a terrific struggle against almost insurmountable odds Men over 60 years of age worked in 24 hour shifts to keep roads open Even the Army and Navy were called upon Crawford County was hardest hit with 132 inches of snow Erie County 123 inches The state spent almost 66 500 a day to maintain traffic
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
John A. Shroyer
Shroyer
Army
Navy
Crawford County
Erie County
Induction Policy Shifts 18-20 Year Olds to Infantry
Washington reports three month program starting tomorrow earmarks all 18 to 20 year olds for Army infantry replacements with exceptions for those under Navy specialized roles. Navy will call 21 to 38 year olds, as the joint plan aims to meet Army needs after heavy European casualties. Secretary Stimson defends the strategy, arguing faster training and Europe campaign progress justify young troops in combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
War and Navy Departments
NAVY
Navy Department
Ardennes
Honey
Stimson
Tme
Europe
McMillen Predicts Passage of Aeronautics Bill
Harrisburg March 15 Chairman William R McMillen of the House Aeronautics Commission predicted favorable committee action next week on a measure to broaden the commissions powers as part of a postwar airport development program. The bill would let the commission spend for surveys and plans for airports and to purchase lands for airport construction. Other measures seek 3 725 000 dollars for statewide airport planning on a fifty fifty basis with local communities or the federal government and to allocate gasoline tax funds for aircraft fuel to the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Wiliam R. McMillen
Rindiana
House Aeronautics Commission
Aeronautics Commission
Fet
Commission
House Appropriations Committee
Patton's Third Army Crosses the Moselle River Progresses Toward Ruhr
Allied forces report Patton's Third Army crossing the Moselle and advancing toward the Ruhr via a northward armored thrust. American units push along the Saar and Rhine front while German strength strengthens east of the Rhine bridgehead. The Seventh Army reaches the Saar River, engaging Siegfried Line positions as heavy bombing and artillery continue.
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Saar
Rhineland
Ruhr
Rhine
Ludendorff
Great River
Paris
First Army
Honnef
Seventh Army
Strasbourg
Saar River
Saarbruecken
Siegfried Line
Patton
Moselle
Cobrenz
Lower Rhine
21St Army
Italy
U. S. Hth
Austria
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Cologne
Krefeld
Muencher
Gladbach
Save Waste Paper If You Want to Help Be Patriotic
Governor Martin urges all Pennsylvanians to conserve paper April and May in a war salvage drive. He cites over 4000 tons already saved and asks unwrapped merchandise, newspapers, wrappers, boxes, and waste paper to be turned in. The campaign, led by the State Council of Defense advisory committee on salvage, stresses paper shortages for war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Martin
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
United States
State Council of Defense
Warren B. Roberts
Bank of Guam Opens Again In War Time Huts
Bank of Guam resumes operations in a quonset hut with a $100000 capital and a $300000 war emergency fund. The institution, owned by the Naval government, lists assets of $1500000 including cash, bonds, and loans. One cashier was captured by Japan in 1941 after destroying local paper money. the prewar bank dated to 1915 and the vault records survived bombardment last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Naugland
Guam
Bank of Guam
Japan
United States
Stanley Fink
Marine Corps
Bethlehem
Two Armed Youths Steal 580 From Pittsburgh Couple
Two armed youths barricaded the physician's wife and a guest in a hallway closet in Bethel Township last night. They escaped in the guest's car with 580 dollars in cash and jewelry. Victims were Mrs. Bertha M. Kent, wife of Dr. J Edgar Kent of Castle Shannon Coal, and Mrs. Carl Cuda of Brightwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Bethel Township
Bertha M. Kent
J. Edgar Kent
Castle Shannon Coal Corp
Carl Cuda
Brightwood
No Sales Tax This Session Legislation Bid Discussed
Harrisburg March 15 Legislative leaders said a sales tax this session is unlikely. Rep Thomas Stockham proposed a 3 percent levy and a tax advisory panel urged 2.1 to 2.2 percent for schools. The joint state government commission submitted the plan without recommendation, noting it could raise about 150000 biennially and shift costs to local governments and counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
General Assembly
Thomas B. Stockham
Bucks
Martin
Associates
Joint
State Government Commission
Commonwealth
BE. M. Elin
Pittsburgh
Casualties on West Front total 425,007 since D-Day
Secretary of War Stimson reported western front casualties from D-Day to March 1 total 425,007, with 34,488 in February. February losses were far lower than January, and December saw 74,788. Overall theater casualties reached 748,457 by March 7, plus Navy losses of 91,142, totaling 839,589 since Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Western Front
D-Day
Stimson
Pearl Harbor
Safety Chapter for Graceton Organizes at Union Hall
A Graceton meeting on March 14 1945 organized a local Joseph Holmes Safety Council chapter at Union Hall. Officers elected: President Andrew Oswalt Vice President G R Davis Secretary Treasurer Arthur Griffith Safety Director Bradley Wilson Educational Director George Alison Social Director Steve Prebish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graceton Union Hall
Joseph Holmes Safety Council
Andrew Oswalt
G. R. Davis
Arthur Griffith
Bradley Wilson
George Alison
Steve Prebish
Safety Council
S. A. Magistrella
W. T. Rachunis
Kimmel
A. J. Bengstom
Graceton
Paper Salvage Drive March 20 By Indiana High School Hi Club
Indiana citizens will have another chance to aid the war effort on Tuesday March 20 as the Hi Club of Indiana High School with the County Salvage Committee conducts its regular monthly waste paper collection. A truck will gather paper from borough streets starting at 9:00 AM with residents urged to have every scrap tied in bundles or boxes and placed at the curb ready for the salvage coin committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Hi- Club
Indiana High School
County Salvage Committee
Obituary Notices From Plainville and Nearby Towns
Several deaths are reported including Olive Abram of Plainville who died at home in Georgeville after months of illness. Joseph Hirschko a coal miner from Brush Valley Township died at his home in Homer City R D 1. Josephine Rutrowsky of Sagamore died in Sagamore the day before with burial and services planned. Also notes on church, lodge memberships, and funeral arrangements at Bowser Funeral Home Plumville. A brief mention recalls that frozen beverages were known in Europe by the 15th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aoe
Olive Abram
Plainville
Georgeville
Bow Ser
Joseph
Hirschko
Indiana Smokeless Coal Company
Brush Valley Township
Homer City
R. D
Austria Hungary
Anna
Klempay) Hirschko
Europe
Millie Friedmansky Hirschko
America
Millie Kolesar
Seward
Calara Ridely
Ella Frank
Pittsburgh
St. Bernard's Cemetery
Josephine Rutrowsky
Stella Slencsak
Sagamore
Poland
John ‘Rutkowsky
Sigamore
Sacred Heart Church
Union Polish Lodge of América
Regleum
Father Joseph Malinak
Bowser Funeral Home
Plumville
Newspapers Requirements New York March 16 1945
The American Newspaper Publishers Association reports February newsprint use fell to 175 002 tons from 182 487 in February 1944 and 219 882 in February 1941. Domestic consumption for the first two months of 1945 totals about 496 903 tons. Newspapers reporting to the ANPA show 363 255 tons used in the first two months of 1945, down 4.5 percent from 1944 and 19.8 percent from 1941. Newsprint stocks stood at a 50 days’ supply on Feb 28 versus 4 days on Jan 1.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
Truck Owners Watch Fox Change In Issurance of Gas
The District Office of Price Administration Altoona announces a policy shift for transport rations this quarter. Applicants will now pick up second quarter rations at their local War Price and Rationing Board and provide their 1945 owner's card. Second quarter rations will be issued starting March 26, with licenses due by April 1.
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Fox
District Office of Price Administration
Altoona
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Infantry
McMillen
3D Army
Moselle River
U.S
West Front
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