Naval Carrier Bombs Tokyo With Massive Strike Near Nippon
American forces launched a nine hour carrier assault around Tokyo Yokohama with 1500 planes. B 29s, Hellcats, Avengers attacked. Grounded enemy planes reported. ships and airfields near Tokyo targeted as U S Fifth Fleet pressed a large scale operation toward the Japanese fleet 300 miles from Nippon. The action followed earlier raids from Saigon to Amoy destroying hundreds of Japanese aircraft.
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Raymond A. Spruance
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Ieee
Yia
Heleata
Helldivers
Kyo
Mitscher
Japan
Saigon
French Indo-China
Amoy
China
Brutal slayings reported in Manila escape routes
AP war correspondence details mass killings as civilians flee the battle area in southern Manila. A Chinese merchant and U S medical officers describe machine gun fire, bayonet wounds, and segregated civilians in Intramuros and along the Pasig river. Filipinos are pro American.
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Manila
Toda
Associated Press
Russell Brines
Fred Hampson
Intramuros
Pasig
Japs Expected To Turn Tide Of Luzon Campaign At Manila
Manila reports that Japanese forces of over 20 000 in Manila bay areas prepared a major defense to halt MacArthur s Luzon assault. Allied forces enveloped Manila from north and east trapping the enemy in Intramuros and near Pasig river with heavy fighting around Nichols Field and Fort William McKinley.
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Luzon
Manila
Manila Gap
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Corregidor
MacArthur
Manila Bay
14Th Army Corps
Intramuros
Pasig River
Ermita
Malate
37Th Infantry Division
University of the Philippines
Bay Shore
37Th
General Hospital
11Th Airborne Division
Nicholsfield
Fort William McKinley
Nichols Field
Bomb oil targets and rail yards in six German cities
Allied air forces strike Western Germany with seven oil and rail yard blows, hitting Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund refinerys, Salzbergen refineries, and freight yards at Hamm Osnabruck Rheine, plus Italian bomber raids on Regensburg. In Italy, Allied forces withdraw from Monte Canala amid German infiltrations as U S Fifth Army reports activity near Bologna and on the Senio front.
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London
Britain
Reich
Germany
U. & 15Th Air Force
Italy
Obertraubling
Regensburg
Germay
Rhine
Dortmund
Gelsenkirchen
Ruhr
Salzbergen
Hamm
Osnabruck
Rheine
Bolzano
Rosenheim
Munich
Brenner Pass
Vienna
Innsbruck
Zalzbergen
Kleve
France
A. Berlin
Dresden
Chemnitz
House approves Wallace path to commerce post
Washington February 16 The house passed and sent to President Roosevelt legislation to clear the way for Henry A Wallace to become secretary of a trimmed down commerce department. The measure won by a large margin after Democrats defeated a Republican bid 204 to 196 to send the bill back to the senate banking committee. Wallace backers also resisted two other attempts to change the bill.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce Department
Senate
George’ Bill
House Banking Committee
Wallace
Commerce
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
London Warns Of New Japanese Raid On Mainland
Tokyo Radio warned of an enemy task force operating in adjacent waters and a strong possibility of another raid on the Japanese mainland with carrier-borne planes tomorrow. The force reportedly includes at least ten aircraft carriers and about 1,000 planes forming its backbone.
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London
Tokyo
Cold air mass blasts south with record lows
A strong cold air mass dives southeast across the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes ending a warm spell. Temperatures drop to zero and below with high winds and snow or mixed precipitation spreading from Vermont to New York. In North Dakota winds reach 31 mph as Fergus Falls roads face snow.
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Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Vermont
New York State
Minot
Dak
Minnesota
Fergus Falls
Stock Market Index Slides Slightly
The index of 60 stocks opened at 61.3 points, down from yesterday's 61.4 as traders priced in modest losses. No company names or further details were provided.
Weather mix up brings unsettled February Kansas winds
Topeka reports warm moist southwest air colliding with colder northern air causing unsettled February weather. Varying precipitation seen from Concordia inch on ground to traces in Kansas City and Goodland with thunderstorms near Coffeyville. Temperatures ranged from 27 in Goodland to 62 at Eyville yesterday. Tonight and tomorrow forecast cool cloudy conditions with 40 to 45. Flowers advertisement follows.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. ID
Flora
Concordia
Phillipsburg
Goodland
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Coffeyville
Kansiy Kansas
Eyville
War Department Has Many Deferments
Washington reports the wartime legislative committee closed hearings by demanding the War Department survey the draft eligibility of 264000 civilian employees. Lt Gen Thomas Handy testified about 1780000 total workers, with 641000 men and 537000 women. Few deferments were granted for 18 to 25 year olds, and many more for older groups were uncertain. The panel plans to study all male employees under 38.
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Washington
Stnata Military Committee
War Department
Johnson
Dcolo
Thomas Handy
Handy
Department
Kansas legislature moves to multi million building program
Topeka Feb 16 The Kansas legislature advanced a large building program for state penal and charitable institutions and five state colleges Bell Memorial hospital and western counties would share funds from specialized education and war fund sources The house approved 870 to send a 2 and a half million dollar appropriation to the senate for 1946 1947 construction while the senate Ways and Means committee prepared a 2 675 000 biennial plan Also proposed were oil and gas tax exemptions for veterans and a ban on common law marriages among others
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Senate
Ways and Means
State Colleges and Bell Memorial Hospital
Andrew Schoeppel
William H. Towers
Kansas City
Lamer
Ren. C. D. Yetter
Ogallah
Yetter
Sen. Rollan. Coleman
Mission
Bourbon County
Johnson County
Kansas Senate
Harry Newcombe
Fort Scott
Mother Bickerdyke
James A. Cassler
Bee
Canadian Front Resting on Rhine in World War II Push
Canadian First Army presses toward the Ruhr, holding 20 miles of the Rhine south bank from Nijmegen to Emmerich. They capture Huisberden and push toward Goch Calar highways as British and Polish forces near Moyland. American Third Army gains ground in the Pruem sector while Alsace operations steady. Rhine defenses, V weapons, and artillery fire persist as Germans fortify for an anticipated Rhine offensive.
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London
Marshal Konev
Berlin
Spree
Beeshow
Cottbus
Neisse River
Forst
Guben
Oder
Frankfurt
Konev
Marshal Zhukov
Zhukov
Fuerstenberg
Weisse
Mak
Rome
Fifth Army
Tyrrhenian
Monte Canala
Mark W. Clark
Massa
U. S. 92Nd Infantry
92Nd
Monte Ganala
U. S. Fifth Army
U. S
Senio
Paris
Canadian First Army
Ruhr
Lower Rhine
Germany
Rhine
Nijmegen
Emmerich
Huisberden
Kleve
Wesel
Louis
Henry Crerar
Goch
Calear
Moyland
Calar
Eighth Parachute
Third Army
Pruem
Seventh Army
Alsace
Rimling
Saarland
Roer River
Roer
Golozne
First
Ninth Army
Schmidt
Hilfarth
Bourheim
Juelich
Kleve-Calar
Kleve Forest
Emmaerich
Wichita OPA says no local cigar supply trigger yet
Wichita Kansas February 16 194?. OPA district director H O Davis says no local situation has prompted action and no regulatory guidance is advised. Daniel P Wooley regional OPA director in New York notes that early next week stores will display cigarets in view rather than behind counters.
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Wichita
Kan
OPA
Kansas
H. O. Davis
Daniel P. Wooley
New York
Lend Lease Cargo Aids the Reds to Pressey
Russia s winter drive into Germany was bolstered by 547000 tons of lend lease cargo shipped in 1944 over six months. Admiral Emory S Land told the House Foreign Affairs Committee shipments to Russia were substantially in excess of goals and included food munitions railway equipment and trucks. He said the steady flow bolstered the Soviet war effort and may have enabled their armies to attain current striking power.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Emory S. Land
Congress
War Shipping Administration
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Civic Needs Dinner Voices Local Government Problems
About 125 people attended a Lawrence League of Women Voters dinner at the Hotel Eldridge. M N Penny spoke on local government, Lloyd Purcell outlined school issues and R B Stevens discussed city problems. The program opened with Mrs C F Nelson and included a mayoral and board of education candidate forum.
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Eldridge
Lawrence League of Women Voters
M.N. Penny
Marvin LeSner
Stevens
Sgstes
Purcell
Penny
C. B. Russell
W. C. Hunsinger
Board of Education
Corlett J. Cotton
Nellie P. Hawkins
EB. Bayles
R. H. “Dick” Wagstaff
Lloyd Houston
Trash Fire Warning Sends Caution Across Town
Fire Chief Paul Ingels warned residents to avoid starting trash fires or handling ashes near dry grass or leaves, especially with wind. A 2:40 PM Sunday incident at 824 Maine Street involved a trash fire spreading to grass but caused no damage. A second call at 6:08 PM to Dr H X Dolan at 1908 Ohio Street involved a fireplace chimney burning out with no damage.
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Paul Ingels
Maine Street
H. X. Dolan
Ohio Street
Statue of Uncle Jimmy vandalized at KU campus
Students discovered the statue of Uncle Jimmy Green and a young friend in front of the law building splattered with whitewash and the message Beat KU and KSC smeared on the library, as KU prepared to play the Aggies in Manhattan. The pranksters were unknown, and campus activity swelled as the Journal-World noted the busy classified page.
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The
Journal-World
Manhattan
Law Building
K. U
Jimmy Green
Pioneer
Fraser Hall
Jimmy
K.S.C
F. U
Aggies
Douglas County Sets 1945 Farm Production Goals
Douglas County farmers face 1945 targets across crops and livestock with corn at 100 percent of 1944, oats 115 percent, barley 40 percent, hay 125 percent, flax 135 percent, soybeans 115 percent, milk 103 percent, sows to farrow 125 percent, and beef marketing up 10 percent. Limestone deliveries and costs are set with contractors ready to spread 40,000 to 80,000 tons, aiming for March 1 startup, under county AAA oversight.
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Douglas County
AAA
Bieldman Ben Kiefer
Manhattan
George Butell
Will H. Hayden
B. J. Allsay
Donglas
Tee
Clinton
Tecomrton
Willers
Canwalky
Palmyra
Marionagan
County Agricultural Conservation Association
Excent
Grant Township
Butell Sai
Haigwood
Tonganoxie
Homer E. Clark
Eudora
Kaiser Construction Company
Kaiser Company
Globe
Tererace Construction
Weather district forecast from Feb 16 to 20 for four states
The forecast shows slowly rising temperatures early in the period, colder middle days, and warmer end with near normal averages. Rain is heavy in southern Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma. moderate to heavy in northern Kansas Missouri and Nebraska. Precipitation is light to none in the latter half. Kansas includes rain with thunder storms south and central and moderate to extreme snow north tonight. warmer in the south and west with lows 28 to 40. Saturday brings rain and warmer temperatures.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kanas
Gos
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