Remagen bridgehead and Tokyo war blitz analyzed
The piece weighs Remagen’s strategic rail bridge role amid German counterattack risk and Allied crossings. It notes Pacific theater shifts as Tokyo orders schools closed and a mass mobilization while U S air power targets Nagoya Osaka and Nagoya again, with fear of a Japan invasion pattern.
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Rhine
U. S. First Army
Rhenish
Saar
Palatinate
First Army
Japan
Tokyo
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Ron
Kobe
Osaka
Nagoya
Curtis Tempavy
Twenty-First Bomber Command
Marianas
Wardanea
Honshu
Local Draft Board to Send 32 Men on March 22
Local Draft Board No. 2 will send 32 young men to service on Thursday morning March 22 at 7:00 a.m. All have passed pre induction examinations. Names include Elmer Club Hutton Clymer Lewis Joseph Henedusl Blairsville Ralph Edward Lantry Edward Glenn Erb Blairsville George John Sulminel Tide Stanley Peter Novak Homer City Marvin George Gindlesperger Blairsville Ray Earl Cover Cleveland O William Leroy Alexander Black Lick Anthony Joseph Petrosky Lucerne Mines Virgil Willan Palio Blairsville John Patrick Clune Kenneth Newherter Blairsville Arthur Arnold Cipollini Indiana Ralph Edgar Otto Homer City Samuel Harris Uncapher Homer City Rosden Clawson Blairsville Milton Cribbs Hill Blairsville Frank Joseph Kinets Homer City Paul Clifford Lichengood Black Lick John Roman Iselin Kenneth Williamson Jones Lucerne Mines Joh Frederick Jr Coral Edward Jos Thos Brogo Blairsville Leroy Cain Homer City John Yankuskie Waterman Joseph Zayachak Lucerne Mines William Reid Jr Homer City George Walter Burkley Lucerne es William Sherman Frey Edmond Metro Melnick McIntyre Anthony Wayne DeCarlo Homer City
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Elmer Club Hutton
Clymer
Louis Joseph Henedusl
Blairsville
Ralph Edward Lantry
Coral
Edward Glenn Erb
George John Sulminel
Tide
Stanley Peter Novak
Homer City
Marvin George Gindlesperger
Ray Earl Cover
Cleveland
William Leroy Alexander
Black Lick
John Roman
Iselin
Kenneth Williamson Jones
Lucerne Mines
Joh Frederick, Jr
Edward Jos
Thos. Brogo
Leroy Cain
John Yankuskie
Waterman
Joseph Zayachak
William Reid, Jr
George Walter Burkley
Lucernees
William Sherman Frey
Edmond
Metro Melnick
McIntyre
Anthony Wayne DeCarlo
Homer Ciy
Russian off ensive advances near Budapest and Stettin
A Soviet push drives toward Neustadt near the Czechoslovak border and the Oder estuary as Kolberg falls after a 13 day siege. Zhukov counters in East Prussia while German forces retreat toward Braunsberg. In western Hungary German offensive power collapses after heavy losses.
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Hungary
Mar
Budapest
Vienna
Silesia
Ivan Konev
Neustadt
Czechoslovakia
Neisse
Breslau
Gregory Zhukov
Kolberg
Baltic
Stettin
Oder
Wollingsland
Marshal Zhukov
Pruiliery
Berlin
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Braunsberg
Heiligenbell
Slovakia
Tatras
Zvolen
Lake
Balaton
German Breakout Drive Presses Across Rhine Front
In a wide Rhine offensive, 30 miles of west bank advance by Patton’s Third Army from Coblenz toward Bingen. Seventh Army near Pirmasens. Fourth Armored near Mainz and Ludwigshafen. Allied air support and pontoon bridges aided rapid crossings as German holds shrink, with retreat and fortifications failing along the Saar and Moselle. The German commander Keserching urged total resistance across Italy and Germany.
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Ruhr
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Hardhitting
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Bingen
Strasbourg
Nijmigen
Montgomery
Xerth
Nijmegen
Selten
Randwyk
Upper Rhine
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
Lewitt
H. J. Gaffey
Mainz
Frankfurt
Therfain
Weisbaden
Ludwigshaven
Mannheim
Seventh
Palatinate
Pirmasens
Zweibruerken
Saar
Moselle
France
Fourth Armored
Bad Kruuznach
von Hindenburg
Elesnup
Cablenz
U.S
Niederspay
Oberspay
Boppard
Oberwesel
Fourth Armored Division
Gafley
Soberheim
Kaiserslautern
Ludendorff
Omar N. Bradley
Bonn
Cologne
Ludendorff Bridge To Be Repaired
The Ludendorff bridge, central span collapsed, could be repaired and back in operation soon to support U S First Army operations east of the Rhine. Army officials say loss would not hinder the bridgehead. engineers faced a dangerous fall during the collapse with some dead or injured. German reports claim four officers were executed for cowardice in allowing seizure of the bridge.
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U.S. First Army
Rhine River
U. S. Army
First
American
Europe
CBS
Reduce Taxes for Low Income Families in Wartime
Rep. Engel reports that millions of low income American families face rising living costs and higher taxes despite wage increases. He argues for higher salaries and reduced income taxes to preserve purchasing power, noting 10 million families earn 1500 to 2000 dollars and that a 2000 dollar income now buys as little as 1200 to 1375.
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Washington
Rep
Engel
R-Mich
Signals and supply save troops at the front in WWII
Paris march 16 The Signal Corps boosted Patton era communications by restoring the French system and using Very High Frequency radio to keep units in touch across hundreds of miles. Civilian splicers aided a vast network with 136 major headquarters and 2100 local extensions handling over 40 000 calls daily.
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Paris
Sigal Corps
Congress
Signal Corps
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von Rundstedt
Normandy
America
Lawmaker proposes tax exemptions to aid low income families
A bill seeks to restore 1940 income tax exemptions for low income groups. It would grant a $2,000 exemption for a head of a family and an $800 exemption for an individual, up from the present flat $600 per person.
Angela Lansbury and Her Legs Spark Hollywood Hype
Hollywood dispatch notes Angela Lansbury the 1 year old English actress from Gaslight earned a best supporting nomination and drew attention for a can can number in The Harvey Girls. She downplays her legs saying she prefers to be seen as an actress not cheesecake and avoids interviews about her feet.
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Hollywood
Angela Lansbury
Miss Lansbury
MGM
Carrier Force Bombards Kyushu as Japanese Planes Struck
A U S Navy communiqué reports a large carrier task force bombed Kyushu and nearby islands, targeting air bases and facilities, while Tokyo radio claims 1,400 carrier planes hit Kyushu over Sunday and Monday. Vice Admiral Mitscher led the fleet, which stayed within 200 to 250 miles of Japan.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Kyushu
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Shikoku Island
Honeshu
Marc A. Mitscher
Pacific
Rabaul
Tokyo
Philippines
Homer City Lions Banquet Scheduled at Lutheran Church
The Homer City Lions Club will hold its annual Father and Son Banquet on Thursday evening March 23 at Homer City Lutheran Church. An entertaining program is planned with tickets on sale at a local store in Homer City, Pa.
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Homer City Lutheran Church
Als
Iexger
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Homer City
Pat
Petri the Pianist to Play Tonight at College
Internationally famed pianist Egon Petri, from a Dutch musical family, will give a college concert in the auditorium tonight. His father Andre Petri was a renowned violinist and quartet leader. his mother a noted Netherlands singer. Notable visitors include Tschaikovsky, Grieg, Brahms, Mahler. Concert starts promptly at 8:45 PM. Single admission is 1.00.
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Andre Petri
Europe
Netherlands
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Tschaikovsky
Grief
Brahms
Mahler
Obituary notices from Clarksburg and surrounding towns
Obituaries report Mrs Mary Emma Drew Smith of Clarksburg died March 17 at 1 4 30 in her home, with funeral in Iselin Union Church and interment at Saltsburg. Surviving are son Martin M and three daughters, plus many grandchildren and relatives. Also noted are death notices for Calvin Monroe Birge of Shelocta, Rebecca Lear Lynn of Burrell Township, Oscar L Olson of Blairsville, Anna M Cavanaugh of West Lebanon, JOAN HAMILTON SELVIS of Caral, and other survivors and funeral details.
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Emma
Drew) Smith
Albert Smith
Clarksburg
Jefferson
County
Iseling Union Church
P. F. Hempfield
Bruno Thomas
Luther Elbell
Clearfield
Irvin Drew
New ‘Kensington
Bertha Lowman
Cl Iff
United States Armed Force
Calvin Monroe Birge
Shelocta
R. D
Robinson Funeral Home
Indiana Evening Gazette
Rebecca (Lear) Lynn
Burrell Township
Indiana Hospital
Lynn
Blairstle
Jefor and
Jane (Nixon) Lear
Blairstie
Simon H. Lear
A. W. Sanberg
Blairsville
Oscar L. Olson
Moorhead
Avenue
West Moshannon
Pennsylvania Rail
A. W. Ganka
Anna M. Cavanaugh
King
West Lebanon
Joan Hamilton Selvis
Daugh Hter
Samuel Edeburn
Caral
Harry Harriger
New Bethlehem
Edward
James
Samuel
Tarry
Legi
Frank
Bradford
Jefferson County
Edeburn
Segil
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