Patton Forces Push Across Saar Reach Near Trier
American Third Army under Lt. Gen. George S. Patton advanced within five miles of Trier, crossing the Saar river amid weak German resistance and capturing 33 towns in the Moselle valley. Seventh Army under Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch closed toward Saarbrucken from the south as Canadian and other Allied units pressed toward the Ruhr, signaling a widening western front push.
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James M. Long
Paris
George S. Patton
Trier
Saar
Moselle
Middle Rhine
Konz
Patton
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh
Saarbruecken
Forbach
Con
First Army
Cakar
Ruhr
Omar N Bradley
12Th Army Group
Saar-Moselle
Saarburg
Hochwald
Third
Eisenhower
Roer
Bradley
Westbrook Pegler on Wagner Act criticism of Dewey
Pegler argues Dewey erred in backing the Wagner Act, calling it a totalitarian labor law that usurps union powers and coerces employers. He cites Franklin D. Roosevelt and Senator Wagner, contending the act creates a secretive board with policing and funding roles for unions.
Churchill to Demand Vote on Crimean Unity Policy
Prime Minister Churchill said Parliament would be asked to approve a motion confirming unity of action in Crimean decisions by the three powers. Eden urged a swift vote next Tuesday and Wednesday as support within the Conservative ranks showed signs of revolt over the Polish and other issues. The motion aimed to back the joint policy for both war and postwar peace terms against Germany.
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Churchill
Govment
House of Commons
Reign
Anthony Eden
Conservative
Fhve
Poland
Germany
RMER MINISTER CONVICTED BY JURY
Kring the five day trial the gov alleged that Krepper made agreement with Lt Walter Kapne German intelligence to act as agent for eight Nazi saboteurs landed in this country from sub nes. FBI agents testified that per told a United States under regent posing as a Nazi saboteur he maintained three hideaway German agents but none had cted him. Krep admitted making an agreement to help propagandize the cause but said the agreement was at I when the United States declared low Germany faces a maximum sentence of years and a $10,000 fine.
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Kring
Govert
Krepper
Walter Kappe
Act
Subnes
Per
United States
Krep
Germany
U S Fleet Shells Paramushiro Island in Pacific Action
Associated Press reports a U S fleet of about eight ships shelled Paramushiro Island in the northern Kuriles Monday night. Japanese air units attacked the fleeing war vessels east of Paramushiro. Domei said no damage to ground facilities and that shelling aimed to divert Japanese strength while Paramushiro garrison held firm.
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Associated Pres
Comei
Paramushiro
Kuriles Islands
FCC
Domei
Pacific
Paramushire
Returnees on Vessel Gripsholm Bring News of Food Shortages
Seventeen months after being captured, 46 merchant mariners among 1 209 passengers aboard the Gripsholm docked in Jersey City recount harsh Nazi camp life worsened by Allied bombing. Capt. Henry Stephenson of New Rochelle says transport wreckage left Germany with scarce Red Cross parcels. British and Canadian troops to Canada, Americans to Halloran General Hospital, while civilians and Latin Americans were limited ashore.
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New York
Gripsholm
America
Germany
Henry Stephenson
New Rochelle
Atlantic
Bremen
Stephenson
Red Cross
Jersey City
Marseilles
Halloran General Hospital
Canada
United States
Stanley Maloposki
Perth Amboy
N. J
Millions Jam Berlin Deserters Block Escape Routes
Swedish AP correspondent recounts leaving Berlin amid mass desertions and paralysis as the Red Army advances. Deserters flood the capital while authorities urge reports and harsher penalties for hiding deserters. Front lines near the Oder concentrate reserves, Berlin defenses barricade streets. Continued on fifth page.
Reds Fight In Streets Of Guben
London February 22 Russian forces again battered into Guben a German hinge point on the Neisse river southeast of Berlin street fighting reported by a German military commentator. He said the town was under heavy attack as Russian gains were noted near the confluence of the Neisse and Oder and as other portions of the line saw pressure.
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Berlin
Oder
Richar Kasischke
London
Guben
Neisse
Ne Neisse
Ernst von Hammer
Gaiis
War Department to shift maximum equipment postwar to Pacific
Washington February 22 war secretary Stimson says the war department will transfer from Europe to the Pacific after Germany falls the maximum equipment that can be used effectively against Japan. He refutes anonymous officials claims that troops would be rearmed and left behind bulk of gear. Engel pressed for reasons and policy details in a Congressional Record letter.
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Washington
I(p
War Department
Stimson
Europe
Pacific
Germany
Japan
Congressional Record
Pacific Theater
Associated Press
Engel
Republican
Michigan
War Secretary
Engels
American advances in Italy push toward Monte Belvedere
Rome reports Fifth Army troops renewed a surprise assault 20 miles southwest of Bologna and pushed up to 1000 yards against stubborn German defenses just east of the 3,500 foot peak. fierce fighting raged in the area while other actions showed only minor clashes.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Monte Belvedere
Bologna
Argentina Excluded From Inter American Conference Agenda
Mexico City Feb 22 The inter American conference focused on war and postwar issues with President Avila Camacho stressing democracy as essential for international group functioning. He noted dictatorships undermine agreements and called for Argentina and El Salvador to join. Argentina’s status was set as final business, with Paraguay pressing for prominent consideration.
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Mexico City
Argentina
Avila Camacho
Mexico
Camacho
el Salvador
Americas
Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Dodd to Attend White House Meet in Washington
Dr. M. E. Dodd pastor of First Baptist Church and head of a Southern Baptist centennial crusade leaves Shreveport for a White House welfare conference chaired by Henry J. Kaiser. He is expected to deliver the opening Senate prayer February 27 and will tour Chattanooga Richmond Petersburg Portsmouth and Norfolk before directing crusades in Phoenix and return home by March 16 for Shreveport city-wide meetings.
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Shreveport
M. E. Dodd
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
White House
Henry J. Kaiser
Dodd
Harris
United States Senate
Senate
Washington
Manila Hotel Battle Fierce in Downtown Manila
Allied forces battle Japanese in Manila with the Manila Hotel on the south shore scene. First Cavalry division reached the hotel but only the first floor fell to captors while Japanese held the second. MacArthur reports Bataan cleared and Corregidor garrison largely destroyed. 1,700 Japanese dead counted with most under tunnels and mines as patrols push toward intramuros.
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Manila
Corregidor
Orient
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
South Shore
High Commissioner’s Office
Intramuros
Associated Press
C. Yates McDaniel
MacArthur
Verne D. Mudge
Manila Bay
Manila Hotel
Wartime Wound Toll Lists 2991 Soldiers in Europe
War Department releases 2991 names of U S soldiers wounded in action in the European theater. Included are Pvt. Charles L Pankey and Sgt. George W Waltman with home addresses in West Monroe and Oak Grove, respectively.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Pankey
Charles L
Euda M. Pankey
Box 52
West Monroe
Waltman
George W. Jr
Ethel Waltman
Oak Grove
Iwo Jima Battle Report Raises US Casualties to 4553
U S Pacific Fleet at Guam reports Iwo Jima fighting continues with 4553 U S marine casualties including 385 killed and 4168 wounded as Japanese air attacks are repelled. Third marine division bolsters lines while forces of Fourth and Fifth divisions press motoyama airfield targets. Navy gunfire and aircraft support ongoing amid heavy resistance on Mt Suribachi.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Navy
United States Fleet
Iwo Jima
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Nimitz
U.S. Third Marine Division
Graves Burskine
Iwo
Mt. Suribachi
Motoyama
U. S. Fifth Fltel
Clifton B. Cates
Motoyama Airfield
Itse
Motoyama No. 2
Keller E. Rock
Severe Work Bill Offered in Senate Report
The Senate military committee reported a manpower control bill with heavy jail and fine penalties for offending employers. Unlike the House bill it would not penalize workers who refuse essential jobs. The measure carries penalties up to a year in jail and $10,000 fines for employers defying War Manpower directives, with harsher terms for farm workers. Debate likely next Monday.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Thomas
Utah
Senate
Bridges
New Hampshire
Wagner
New York
Idaho
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Johnson
Colorado
Hill
Alabama
Downey
California
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Stewart
Tennessee
Maybank
South Carolina
Austin
Vermont
Gurney
South Dakota
Wilson
Iowa
Burton
Ohio
Chandler
Kentucky
Kilgore
West Virginia
Murray
Montana
Revercomb
Prison ship sunk with 1600 Americans aboard
Navy Lt George Karl Petritz described the December sinking off Luzon of a Japanese prison ship carrying about 1600 American prisoners. Fewer than half survived and most would have died even without the air attack. Survivors include an Army sergeant and several recaptured prisoners as Philippine guerrillas aided others.
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Washington
Philippines
Navy
George Karl Petritz
Luzon
Pacific
Petritz
Rockford
Major Allied Air Raid Pounds Reich in Largest War Offensive
London reports about 7,000 Allied aircraft striking Germany in the war's biggest bombardment. Fortresses Liberators and fighters attacked a broad eastern to western Reich rectangle, targeting rail hubs, yards, and repair shops. Bomber packs released 14,000 high explosives across 38,000 square miles, crippling freight yards and rail lines while Berlin faced heavy city bombing.
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London
Germany
Reich
U. S
Indiana
Hannover
Berlin
Nuernberg
Luebeck Bay
The
Eighth Air Force
Duisburg
Worms
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Pacific Ocean
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Palmyra
Arrow
Iwo Jima Island
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Westbrook
Pegler
Tom Dewey
Bob Wagner
Franklin D. Roosvelt
Dewey
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Nions
Meere
Labor Relations Board
Ally
It Ven
Tin
Ued
Hurchill
Commons
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RMER
U.S. Fleet
Paramushiro Isle
Stockholm
Sweden
East Prussia
Lal
Italy
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