U S Artillery Fire Rumbles Over Manila
Manila reports ongoing shelling as American artillery targets Japanese positions in two buildings despite a surrender period. Corregidor fortress near Manila Bay shook from underground explosions as enemy marines carried out mass death by own action. Maj. Gen Beightler warned Japanese to surrender or face death or death by own action. 1st Lt Richard K Bishop reported the 30 minute evacuation window amid sniper fire.
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Manila
Manila Bay
Corregidor Fortress
Robert S. Beightler
Richard K. Bishop
East Brady
Tokyo Area Rocked By Navy Planes in Major Bombing
U S Pacific Fleet led a carrier aircraft strike on Tokyo and surrounding Honshu with 200 Superforts and 1 600 carrier planes. Bombing aimed at airfields and transport facilities caused fires and widespread damage as waves of planes pressed the assault near Tokyo and within 100 miles of the coast.
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Tokyo
U. S. Pacific
Guam
Japan
Honshu
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
5Th Fleet
Radio Tokyo
Sub- Tokyo
Omiya Palace
Sadako
Oe Imperial Stables
Kuniaki Koiso
Hirohito
Fairs Not Opposing Thomson Bill
Milton H. Button of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture said none of the county fairs opposed the Thomson bill. The measure would empower the state treasurer to revoke licenses of taverns with gambling devices. A motion to reconsider will come up for vote in the assembly Tuesday.
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Adison
Wis
Milton H. Button
Oy Department of Agriculture
Weather Outlook: Cold Night and Cloudy Tuesday
The city remains very cold with subfreezing lows and rural areas even colder. Tuesday trends cloudy with a high near 34 degrees and continuing frigid conditions.
Chamber Banquet Set at Stoddard with Dr. Welch Speaker
About 225 people are expected for the annual Crosse County Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Hotel Stoddard. Dr. Dale D. Welch president of the University of Dubuque will speak on To All Points Beyond. Army officers at Camp McCoy will attend as guests with a 6 p.m. reception and 6:15 p.m. banquet.
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Crosse County
Chamber of Commerce
Corbett
Camp McCoy
Sagging Bridge Spans Drop Into River
In Eau Claire Wisconsin two spans of the 685 foot Chippewa River bridge fell into the river bed yesterday after February 10 channel waters damaged the piers causing arches to drop about eight feet.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Chippewa River
Big Push For Iwo Field Opens Second Airfield Capture
Forces on Iwo Jima entered the second week of battle as they seized the Motoyama No 1 fighter field east west runway and pushed to envelop two thirds of the north south runway after a day of heavy fighting. Artillery and warship batteries led bombardment while carrier planes and Marianas Liberator bombers provided close support. Japanese fatalities reached 2 827 by noon yesterday.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Iwo Jima
Iwo
Motoyama No
Chester W. Nimitz
Harry Schmidt
5Th Amphibious Corps
Jap troops recapture summit on Iwo Jima reports AP
The AP reports Tokyo radio claiming Japanese forces retook the summit of Mt Suribachi on Iwo Jima, a key airfield still held by enemy. Navy Secretary Forrestal says defenders used heavy weapons and earthwork fortifications, with U S forces sustaining 5372 casualties and heavy fighting continuing through the day.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio Today
Mt. Suribachi
Iwo Jima
Heaviest Allied Bombing of Berlin Shocks City
London reports the largest air attack on Berlin with over 1,200 American heavy bombers dropping 3,000 tons of explosives and 500,000 incendiaries on noon Berlin. Three main railway hubs were hit as waves of bombs struck the city amid escort planes with no early combat noted.
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London
Berlin
Schlesischer
Alexanderplatz
Air Ministry
Germany
Dortmund
8Th Air Force
Soviets Reach Hammerstein Area in Baltic Drive
Soviet forces under Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky advance toward the Baltic, reaching Hammerstein 51 miles from the sea and threatening a 225 mile coastal corridor from Stettin to Epping. The Igna river line and Neustettin area also see German retreats as Preussisch-Friedland falls.
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London
Constantin Rokossovsky
Baltic
Hammerstein
Stettin
Epping
East Prussia
Neustettin
Arnswalde
Igna River
Berlin
Starogard
Reetz
Pomerania
Berkenfield
Preussich-Friedland
Moscow
Itir
Breslau
Silesia
Nationwide Midnight Curfew Closes Night Spots
Officials report broad compliance with a wartime midnight closing for entertainment venues starting tonight. The War Manpower Commission enforces a uniform ban on civilians except for nonprofit or military-sponsored services, with restaurants serving soldiers allowed past midnight but not liquor. Wisconsin's Tavern League pledges cooperation, echoing support from theater groups and fraternal organizations.
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USO
Byrnes
Madison
Wis
William E. O'Brien
The
War Manpower Commission
Tavern League of
Wisconsin
O'Brien
Curfew Taps La Crosse Taverns As War Urges Midnight Closing
Chief of Police Herman F. Rick tells taverns and amusement venues in La Crosse to close at midnight in line with a Byrnes curfew order until further federal guidance. Mayor Verdota and Rick report no definite federal hour regulations yet received.
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WMC
Byrnes
Herman F. Rick
la Crosse
James F. Byrnes
Rick
J. J. Verdota
Two Local Soldiers Reported Dead and Missing in War
Capt. James Jolivette, 29, killed in action in New Guinea after earning the Silver Star for gallantry. His wife Eloise and two sons live in Madison. Also Pvt. Maurice J. Stensgard, missing in action in Germany since February 8, a Central High School graduate who enlisted August 15 and trained at Camp Robinson. His family at 1025 Main Street, La Crosse area, awaits word as his brother serves with the RAF in Alaska.
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la Crosse
War Department
James Jolivette
Maurice J. Stensgard
Jolivette
Bert A. Jolivette
French Island
Eloise
Peter
David
Madison
New Guinea
Central High School
University of Wisconsin
Ray Brown
Charles Prendergast
Bert Jenks
Leah
Alice
Chicago
Maurice Stensgard
Main Street
U. S. War Department
Germany
Camp Joseph T. Robinson
Ark
Corp
Rodney Stensgard
RAF
Alaska
Dispute Notice Signals Possible Bituminous Coal Strike
John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers policy committee issued formal notice under the Smith Connally act of a potential bituminous coal strike within 30 days as the bituminous contract nears expiration March 31. Negotiations with operators begin Thursday as the union sets demands for a new wage agreement.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Policy Committee
Lewis
Perkins
United Mine Workers of America
Steel Strike Ends at Carnegie Illinois Coke Plant
Gary Indiana reports the end of a wartime steel strike as 450 workers at the Carnegie Illinois coke plant vote unanimously to return to 3 PM shifts. The action aims to prevent disruption of coal production vital to the war effort. Lewis denounces the Smith Connally act as coercive in issuing notices amid strikes.
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Gary
Ind
Carnegie Illinois Coke Plant
Tank and infantry drive toward Cologne in new Rhine push
U S first army infantry and armor press toward Cologne within 12 miles as Canadian units advance through mud and rearward German defenses crumble. Nine army forces close on Erkelenz and München Gladbach while Patton’s third army pushes near Bitburg and Trier as rail targets fall to heavy bombers.
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Paris
U. S. 1St Army
Cologne
Rhine
Don Whitehead
Hochwald
Maas
Ruhr
Montgomery
Muenchen Gladbach
Courtney Hodges
George S. Patton
Bitburg
France
Hodges
Erft
Duesseln
9Th Army
Erkelenz
Kukhoven
Wockerath
Bellinghove
Golterath
Mattermath
3Rd
Nims
Trier
Siegfried Line
1St
Kaulhausen
Linnich
Juelich
Titz
Germany
Pruem
Coblenz
Berlin
First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Companion Saw Boy Go Under Creek Ice
A companion witnessed five-year-old Roger Hall disappear under Swift Creek ice near Farnam Street. Police and fire crews failed to recover him after searches on Saturday night and Sunday, with further information promised Tuesday. Roger is the son of Mr and Mrs James Hall of 1425 South Sixth Street.
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Roger Hall
Swift Creek
Farnam Street
Leo Kihm
James Hall
South Sixth Street
Roger
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