Churchill Wins Unanimous Confidence Vote in Commons
The House of Commons votes 413 to 0 to back Prime Minister Churchill amid Britain’s postwar debate on Yalta decisions. Foreign Secretary Eden urges Austrian independence, Attlee discusses Poland and German land concessions, stressing focus on war aims and peace settlement.
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Japan forms new party to steer war effort
San Francisco dispatch reports Admiral Seizo Kobayashi resigns to lead a new totalitarian party replacing the Imperial Rule Assistance. Diet likely to reconvene in March as both moves tied to grave war developments. Tokyo radio says Premier Koiso will convene an emergency Diet session to discuss the extremely serious war situation.
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Chinese Troops Break Japanese Defense in Burma Sector
Allied dispatch reports Chinese troops nearing Lashio and cutting toward Burma road rail head within 153 miles while Japanese resistance collapses. British Empire forces push toward Mandalay, tightening the Irrawaddy bridgehead with 40 miles north and 29 miles west advances after seizing five villages.
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Russian Vanguard Separates Danzig From Rest of Reich
Russian tank advances split Danzig from Germany by land and crossed the Ihna river east of Stettin. German reports said Zhukov and Rokossovsky forces forced retreats near Stargard Bublitz and Rummelsburg as Kolberg Koeslin and Schlawe appeared cut off along the Stettin Danzig railway corridor.
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Rummelsburg
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Ryukus Under Attack by Carrier-Borne Planes
Tokyo said about 600 American carrier planes attacked Okinawa and other Ryukyu islands for 645 hours today. A Domei broadcast noted the enemy task force came from waters south of the Ryukyus and likely same force that withdrew after a Feb. 25 raid. Japanese defenses claimed 54 enemy ships shot down or damaged by 1:30 pm.
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Marconi Widow Denies Death Ray Suicide Claim
Countess Maria Cristina Marconi widow of Guglielmo Marconi rejected a Libera Stampa suggestion that the inventor killed himself in 1937 to avoid surrendering a supposed death ray secret to Mussolini. She said no concrete evidence supported the death ray claim.
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Start Toward World Peace Asserted by Roosevelt in Congress
President Roosevelt told a joint session of Congress that the United States must lead world collaboration or face a new global conflict. He urged unconditional surrender for Germany and Japan and described the Yalta Big Three meeting as a successful step toward lasting peace.
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Germans Strike Across Senio River Fronts
Allied reports say German raiding parties pushed 8th Army troops from positions across the Senio south of the Russi Lugo road about 17 miles from the Adriatic coast. Allied counterattacks captured prisoners while some Germans remained east of the river. Canadian forces were last in action in the Sento sector as clashes continued along the 8th Army front. Allied air sorties surpassed 1900, targeting the Brenner Pass escape route.
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Intensified Allied Air Assaults on Germany Reported
London dispatch notes the 18th day of massive air action with over 1,800 British and American bombers hitting at least 10 targets in Germany. RAF Lancasters and Halifaxes attacked western rail and oil centers while 1,200 American heavies targeted eight southern rail centers. The US Ninth Air Force flew nearly 1,000 sorties ahead of ground advances, with 560 fighters bombing Neuss and the Rhine frontier. Medium bombers hit eight communications centers and three bridges, and Berlin suffered a ninth straight night of Mosquito attacks with two ton blocks. Canadian fighter-bombers targeted Wesel rail yards, taking 20 trains in motion. anti-aircraft defenses reportedly increased along rail lines.
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Pope Pius XII Receives German Ambassador at Vatican
Pope Pius XII hosts Baron Ernst von Weizsäcker the German ambassador to the Holy See in a 30 minute private audience at the Vatican city.
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Invasion Report Highlights Palawan Isle Skirmish
Tokyo radio claimed American forces landed at Palawan, 250 miles southwest of Manila, as part of an invasion that could seal off southern Philippines from the South China Sea. The report contrasts with Gen. MacArthur’s communiqué noting the destruction of Corregidor garrisons in Manila Bay.
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Rocky Little Iwo Jima
South Africa Hits First Major War Disaster
March 1 report from Pretoria says about fifty people are believed killed and at least two hundred injured in a large munition explosion at an ammunition loading field two miles from Pretoria marking the war's first major disaster.
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Spectacular New Gains Reported at Edge of Ruhr Area
Allied forces push toward the Rhine as the U S 9th Army captures Muenchen Gladbach the Ruhr’s first city seized by the Allies. Troops reach Rheydt advance on Cologne while 5 casualties occur in the assault. Thousands of Germans trapped near Trier as 3rd Army Group converges.
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Associated Press
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Three Men Put to Death in Fort Frances Hangings
William Schmidt and the Skrypnyk brothers were hanged for the July torture murder of Mrs. Viola Jamieson. Schmidt asked his pastor to tell his parents not to worry as he sought peace with God. The trio prayed with clergy and faced execution after last visits from family.
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Canadian Legislatures Debate Coyote Bounty and Mineral Tax
Across eight Canadian legislatures, topics ranged from coyote extermination to provincial financing and federal conscription policies. Saskatchewan discussed amending the coyote bounty act and county admin shifts, while Lands Minister Tanner announced a mineral tax to boost mineral revenue. BC heard calls to clarify stands on taxation ahead of a future confederation conference.
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Canada to be Represented at Parley in London
Ottawa reports Canada will be represented at a British Commonwealth talks on world security in London ahead of the San Francisco United Nations security conference. Anthony Eden announced the meeting. Vincent Massey and likely Norman Robertson or Home Wrong are seen as Canada’s delegates with Mr King guiding the delegation to San Francisco.
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Home Wrong
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World Security Organization
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Yalta
Expansion Plans for Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Work
Regina March 1 Plans to expand the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration work in Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta were discussed by the advisory committee on land utilization this week. The focus is irrigation and water power development with war power links. A future program includes extensive tree planting in the postwar years. Federal and provincial experts and university representatives attended.
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Seven Injured as Spirit of Louis Derails at Fairport
AP report notes seven people were injured early today when the Pennsylvania Railroad Spirit of Louis eastbound derailed at Fairport station 15 miles west of here. A Pullman car turned and fell from a trestle near Cross Creek, with no fatalities.
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