Canadians Thrust Through the Mud Near Goch and Calcar
Canadian First Army troops advance up to 24 miles toward Goch and Calcar cutting the Goch Calcar road and penetrating near Asperden and Hassum. British U.S. air raids hit Frankfurt while Third Army deepens bridgehead east of the Sauer river. Over 6,900 Nazi prisoners by 24 hours. Allied planes fly thousands of sorties. Crerar’s units push toward Kleve and Wesel amid mud and counterattacks.
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Paris
First Army
Goch
Mall Goch-Calear
Itwo Points
Maas River
Henry Crerdr
Mass River
Afferden
Gemen
Crerar
Asperden
Hassum
Goch-Calcar
Louisenderf
Calcar
Kleve
U.S
Frankfurt
Sauer River
Echternach
Gach
Calscar
Slervarst
Hammersum
Goch-Calear
Siegfried Line
Halvenbaum
Gennesvenla
Maas
Echternach-Irrel
Pruem River
Third Army
Schankweiler
Wasserbillig
Sure
Moselle
Supreme Headquarters
Linz
Rentich
Roer
First
Ninth Armies
Alsatian
Hansb
Sperden
Vedem
Wesel
Raids, landings reported as Americans push toward Tokyo
Japanese radio and news agencies claim U S assault on Iwo Jima begun with two landings south of Tokyo, while Tokyo reports heavy U S air strikes and fires in the capital. Adm Nimitz confirms Tokyo area carrier air attacks continuing. no U S confirmation released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
ANE Beeue Ueze
Comel
Asahi
Mainichi
Japan
Boso
Tokyo Bay
Chester W. Nimitz
Fifth Fleet
Radio Tokyo
U. S
Iwo
Marianas
Nippon
J. S
U. S. Navy
Land On Rock Corregidor Opens Fierce Battles
American paratroopers and sea borne troops hit Corregidor in a two way assault reported by Tokyo radio. Fierce battles raged on the southern shores as U S bombing had silenced anti aircraft batteries and combined air naval bombardments preceded landings on Bataan. The action aimed to reopen Manila Bay and recapture Cavite naval base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Corregidor
Tokyo Radio
Manila Bay
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Corregidor Island
U. S
Bataan Peninsula
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Iwo Jima Invasion Report Echoes Across Front
An imperial Japanese radio broadcast claimed American amphibious landings on two beaches at Iwo Jima and a naval bombardment exchange, with ships sunk and planes downed, while Allied dispatches and signals followed reports of carrier air activity near Hachiro Jima and ongoing ground advances south and west of Mandalay in Burma.
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Associated Press
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Comei
Federal Communications Commission
Iwo
Comunique
Tokyo Home Radio
Hachiro Jima Island
Izu Group
Kansas educators urge support for school modernization bills
Topeka, Feb 17. Heads of the state department of education urged school administrators to back pending modernization bills. W. Brooks and W. A. Stacey signed a letter stressing that additional income for schools must be found to prevent Kansas children from suffering. They aim to reduce tax inequality, strengthen overall school finance, and reorganize the district system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Department of Education
Kansas
W. Brooks
W. A. Stacey
Get Two Tons of Tin From City School Drive
More than 4005 pounds of flattened tin cans were gathered yesterday by city grade school and junior high pupils in the first weekly collection. Each Friday the cans will be brought to school with a quota of at least five cans per pupil. Simon Hurwitz, new salvage committee chairman of Dorsey-Liberty Post American Legion, praised the day’s results and noted he succeeded Cecil Hough. Families without children in elementary schools are urged to have neighborhood youngsters collect cans for their schools. The monthly citywide plan from last year is discontinued, as the prior method yielded only about 20 percent proper processing. The new plan is expected to raise totals in Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Hurwitz
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Cecil Hough
Lawrence
Assault on Manila Deepens as Japanese Hold Bataan
American tanks and guns renewed the assault on Manila’s ancient walls after Japanese defenders ignored an honorable surrender offer by Corps Commander Maj. Gen. Oscar Griswold. The action followed the encirclement of thousands on the Bataan peninsula, with Corregidor’s guns silenced and Mariveles airdrome already in use by American planes. The Seventh fleet supported landings, while Patton’s Sixth and Chase’s units moved toward a juncture, tightening the ring around the fortress and advancing along Manila Bay.
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Manila
Oscar Griswold
Griswold
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor
Tokyo
Mariveles
U. S
Seventh Fleet
Edwin Patrick
Lamao
Manila Bay
58Th Division
William C. Chase
First Cavalry
Santo Tomas
Arthur Struble
Olong
Apo
Subic Bay
Associated Press
Jim Hutcheson
MacArthur
14Th Corps
Pasig
Fred Hampson
Intramuros
Eegee
Allied Air Attacks Hit German Cities From West and South
U S heavy bombers led a sustained assault into the fourth day of the air offensive against Germany. Frankfurt freight yards were struck by 350 Fortresses with 150 Mustang escorts, while Regensburg and Neuburg jet-plants were hit by Mediterranean and Fifteenth air forces. By daylight, over 1,000 bombers targeted oil, rail, and communications towns behind the front, with substantial losses on both sides.
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London
U.S
Germany
Reich
Berlin
Frankfurt
Main
U. S
Regensburg
Regenburg
Mediterranean Air Force
U. S. 15Th Air Force Liberators
Neuburg
Meusch
Landsburg Field
Munich
Eighth Air Force
R.A.F
Wesel
Holland
Ninth Air Force
Italy
Fifteenth Air Forces
Ra.f. Wellingstons
Liberators
Calm Nimitz Holds Forward Look at Tokyo
At Guam February 17 Adm Chester W Nimitz oversees Pacific Fleet dispatches on the Tokyo carrier assault with no outward sign of emotion. He initials each message and maintains routine calm while awaiting results. The opening of the Tokyo operation is described as long planned and fulfilling the deeply cherished desire of every officer and man in the Pacific fleet.
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Associated Press
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Cye
Tokyo
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Traffic Halted by Icy Highway 10 Near Sunflower Plant
An hour and a half delay occurred on Highway 10 near the Sunflower Ordnance Works due to slick ice. State Patrol reports numerous minor accidents with several cars towed. No injuries reported and traffic moved after sanding. eastbound travelers faced fewer problems and plant production remained uninterrupted. Also reports a 19 year old WAC, Julia Pearl Davis Steele, is under arrest in New York for allegedly receiving allotment checks while AWOL since September 1 after marrying.
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Highway 10
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Fred Coon
Coon
WAC
New York
Julia Pearl Davis Steele
Hopewell
FBI
A.W.O.L
Russians Close on Berlin Area as Soviets Advancing
Moscow dispatches report Soviet forces under Marshal Konev moving toward Berlin from southeast of the capital, with gains toward Spree river towns like Cottbus and Guben. German counteractions and reports of breakthroughs include Breslau and Poznan, while confirmation remains uncertain. Weather items and university president death follow in brief notices.
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London
Guben
Berlin
Cottbus
Spree
Moscow
Ivan Konev
Neisse
Forst
Red Star
Konev
Sagan
Bober River
Garvaniged
Breslau
Silesian
Koney
Gregory Zhukov
Crossen
Oder
Kanev
Spree Forest
Brandenburg
Zhukov
Oder River
Stalingrad
War doubles World War I duration for United States
The Associated Press notes a milestone as the United States marks 1,168 days at war, exactly twice World War I’s 584 days. Casualties total 782,180 as of February 15, with 169,046 killed, 449,160 wounded, 100,944 missing, and 63,030 prisoners. World War I losses were 126,000 killed, 234,300 wounded, 4,500 prisoners/missing. The U.S. mobilized 4,355,000 in all services. 8,100,000 in the army, 5,100,000 overseas. The current war spans global theaters, unlike the prior confined conflict.
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Associated Press
United States
War Department
Pacific Atoll
Europe
Philippines
Lawrence ESU seeks 1500 workers for essential war jobs
Lawrence office of the United States Employment Service seeks 1,500 workers for essential war work by March 1 1945. Manager Harry R. Barnard urged volunteers from housewives clubs and others currently not in war work to apply now, to speed production with no ceilings if possible. About 800 needed at Sunflower Ordnance Works 200 at a navy rocket plant in Camden Ark 200 in Pearl Harbor ship repair yards 50 in coal mining and 100 in various packing maritime civil service and air base civilian roles.
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Lawrence
United States Employment Service
Harry R. Barnard
WMC
Barnard
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Navy Rocket
Camden, Ark
Pearl Harbor
Maritime Service
Civil Service
Ottawa flood control plan eyed for Marais des Cygnes valley
About 150 residents attended a public meeting in Ottawa Kansas where Col. S G Neff and George Knapp discussed flood control with city officials. The plan envisions three reservoirs in Osage county and dikes financed by the city to control the Marais des Cygnes river system and lower peak floods by about six feet.
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Ottawa
Kan
Marais Des Cygnes
Col
S. G. Neff
District U. S. Engineer's Office
George Knapp
Neff
Army Engineer
Osage County
Pottawatomie River
Garnett
Marais Des Cyenes
Oscela
Missouri
Snowfall Totals .70 Inches In Not Quite Inch Fall
Snow began around noon yesterday and continued in flurries until early this morning, totaling .70 inch with .05 inch moisture. Streets and sidewalks were slick, minor skidding accidents noted, and sand was spread at intersections to aid drivers. Temperature dropped from 82 to 20 degrees within the period.
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C. J. Posey
Aggie Red Scare as Kansas State Loss Sparks Crowds
Kansas State loses 33 31 in a chaotic Nichols Gym game. Referees John Lance and Eddie Hogue faced angry fans as last second plays led to a Kansas win. President Eisenhower and coach F G Allen appealed for calm. Allen praised Kansas State athletic director Mike Ahearn.
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Kansas State
John Lance
Pittsburg
Nichols
Aggie
Manhattan
University of Kansas
F. G. Allen
Kansas
Allen
Ed Darden
Mike Ahearn
Eisenhower
Kansas ‘Legislature
Manhattan Fang
K-State
Dick Spencer
Dana Atkins
Hogue
Atkins
Spencer
Owen Peck
Lance
Refseree Lance
Valve
Ferguson files for city council seat in second ward
Sam W Ferguson, Skelly Oil local agent, filed for councilman in the second ward on the Republican ticket by petition. Other candidates include the current finance head BE E Alexander, ill at home but expected to file before next Friday. The Men’s Alliance churches group backs Ferguson and plans active primary involvement on March 6.
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Sam W.ferguson
Skelly Oil Company
BE. E. Alexander
Ferguson
Men’s Alliance
Alliance
M. N. Penny
Henry Brinkman
West Thirteenth Street
Methodist Church
Men's Alliance
Lawrence
W.C. Hunsinger
Charlies B. Russell
Weather Summary for Kansas Cloudy With Snow
Kansas experiences cloudy conditions with intermittent wet snow today, shifting to partly cloudy skies tonight. Temperatures dip. northwest to northeast lows 5 to 13, southeast 15 to 20. Sunday's outlook warmer in the west. Previous day high 39, low 26. snowfall reported 0.7 inch yesterday with moisture around 0.11 inch.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Highway Department
Fort Scott
Ioa
Concordia
Phillipsburg
Goodland
Dodge City
Wichita
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Coffeyville
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Phaeaa
Dew
South Corregidor Shore
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Mandalay
Cana Ia
Shikoku
Tak
Kanazan
Pacific Ocean
Miles
Ians
Garden City
Greyhound
FLEET
Spree River City
Cotthua
Poznan
Poland
Naples
Rome
Office of War Information
Miami U
Oxford. O
Alfred H. Upham
Miami University
Flowers of Distinction
Callikson Flower Shop
City Post
Sam W. Ferguson
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