British press realism and the American hustle in journalism
Westbrook Pegler discusses how Britain imitates American journalistic methods. He notes the polar press’s punchy leads and fast news, contrasting with stodgy stride. He recalls Charles Lindbergh coverage and American photographers touring Europe, highlighting cross Atlantic media influence and Blumenfeld’s role.
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Hanould
Britain
London
Polar Press
Nt Press
Shrewsbury
Charles Lindbergh
England
Irish Sea
Liverpool
New York
the Express
Ity
Russians Open Berlin Battle Invasion Near Kuestrin
German broadcasts say Soviet forces launched a major assault at Kuestrin on the Oder 39 miles from Berlin and attacked Zehden 31 miles away, as Moscow reports indicate a push across Wolin to cut off Stettin from the sea.
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Zehden
Oder
Berlin
London
Kuestrin
Reich
Richard Kasischke
Germany
Rhine
Moscow
Berlin-Oder
Wollin
Stettin Bay
Stettin
Disorder in Rome Spreads as Prison Riot Breaks Out
March 1. Riot and bomb explosions disrupt Rome as Carabinieri clash with crowds near the royal palace. A Communist agitator was killed, others wounded, and convicts escaped the Regina Coeli jail before dawn. Firemen quelled fires as sections reported chaos across the capital. Government met to consider resignations and a purge as Gen. Mario Roatta faces trial for alleged fascist crimes. Premier Ivanoe Bonomi pledged stability amid the turmoil.
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Regina Coeli
Acie
Italy
Royal Palace
Mario Roatta
Ist
Bru Brunetti
Cauleri
Taddeo Orlando
Roatta
Yugoslavia
Ement
Ivanoe Bonomid
Royal
Ier
Premier's Wife to Be Freed Report Urges Release
The article notes the premier's wife facing arrest questions with a brief remark about having received information and preferring to end inquiries. It references Eden's promise to review the case and mentions Russia's claim in East Prussia and the Baltic port Koenigsberg as part of broader territorial implications. It reflects wartime diplomacy and political tension surrounding Prussia.
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Pesthonse
Commons
Theri
Eden
Russia
Nigsberg
Bastia
Baltic
Cologne Falls Under American Military Government Rule
Cologne, the Rhineland city once home to nearly 800000, woke under an American military government led by Lt. Col. John K Patterson of Riverside, California. The city faces ruin after heavy bombardment with 150000 to 10,000 civilians estimated alive. Patterson will register residents and weed out disguised soldiers as utilities, health, and food systems restart under AMG oversight. His staff include Lt. Col. R L Hiles, Maj. Everett Ross, and Lt. John Kincaid as deputy governor, executive officer, and adjutant respectively.
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Cologne
Rhineland
John K. Patterson
Riverside
Calif
Patterson
France
Belgium
R. L. Hiles
Rosebud
Tex
Georgetown
Everett Ross
Phoenix
Ariz
John Kincaid
Kerrville, Tex
Bong Ends Combat Ends Combat Duty For Ace Richard Bong At Santa Monica
Santa Monica dispatch reports ace Richard Bong veteran of 300 missions reported to the Santa Monica redistribution station. His new assignment will end his combat service, concluding a storied era in World War II era aerial operations.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Richard I. Bong
Britain vows to fight with Pacific fleet against Japan
London reports quote First Lord A V Alexander pledging Britain to place its navy with United States forces in the Pacific to help overthrow the Japanese empire. Spokesmen dismiss rumors of impotence, noting Royal Navy battleships carriers and cruisers ready to match US ships in speed as London and Washington reinforce Far East operations.
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London
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Commons
Britain
Pacific
United States
Associated Press
Charles McMurtry
Richard Greenlees
Melbourne Sun
Royal Navy
Asiatic
Washington
Alexander
Far East
Queen Elizabeth
Valiant
Renown
Richelieu
East Indies
Veteran character actress Lucille La Verne dies at 72
Culver City Calif March 7 Lucille La Verne 72 famed for about 3000 appearances as the Widow Cagle in the Sun Up has died Sunday in a hospital Friends said she had lived in retirement nearby and had been in declining health for months Born in Memphis Tennessee she began her Broadway career in 1888 as a Bio player in La Tosca
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Culver City
Calif
Lucille la Verne
Cagle
Memphis
Tet
Miss la Verne
Old Lashio Captured by Chinese Forces Near Lashio
Chinese troops seized Old Lashio two miles north of Lashio and captured the main airfield, closing the Burma road and cutting the railway toward Mandalay. The sweep marks a strategic gain for the Chinese high command in the Burma theater.
Mrs MacArthur Goes to Manila
Mrs Douglas MacArthur arrives in Manila with her six year old son aboard the first refrigerator ship to enter the harbor since liberation. A headquarters spokesman says she returns to aid and assist in the care of internees and rehabilitation of the city and its inhabitants.
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Manila
P. L
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Red Cross War Fund total reached under Ouachita parish goal
The Red Cross War Fund stood at 19364.99 by Wednesday noon, far short of the Ouachita Parish objective. Donations acknowledged include many individuals and local businesses such as O C Roddey, John Gordon, Mrs James E Dawson, R and A Jewelry, Review Club, and Marys Flower Shop, among others, with multiple line items and balances noted.
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Red Cross War Fund
Ouachita Parish
O. C. Roddey
C. K. Dickard
Noel Roddey
C. K. Martin
Glen Anderson
John Gordon
James E. Dawson
D. J. Miles
Bernice Watkins
Jo Ann Ussery
Mary Barlow
Mary Brooks
Jean Riddle
W. S. Garnett
F. H. DeLoach
T. C. Bivens
Nell McCormick
Dorothy Holt
Elouise Fluitt
H. H. Baur
Mary’s
A. D. Hunt
Mary Hunt Harper
Warren L. Harper
Mary's Flower Shop
Flora
Luzon Push Nears Final Phase In Campaign
Manila dispatch reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur stating the Luzon campaign is in its final phase as American forces regroup after liberating Manila and retaking Bataan and Corregidor. The 503rd parachute regiment sealed 300 caves on Corregidor while Japanese holdouts refuse surrender.
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Manila
Corregidor
Manila Bay
503Rd Parachute Regiment
Luzon
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Shimbu
Marikina
Lth Airborne Division
Marragadon River
Laguna de Bay
Tiaong
Batangas Bay
River Near 70-Foot Crest as Cincinnati Braces
Cincinnati reports the Ohio River still rising toward a 70-foot crest, with forecasters undecided on final height. The flood has killed eight and displaced thousands, halting hundreds of plants. Relief teams from Columbus and the coast guard mobilize to aid stricken communities as emergency status is set for the state guard.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Big
Ohio Valley
Pittsburgh
Ohio
American Red Cross
Army
Fifth Service Command
Columbus
Coast Guard
Ohio State Guard
Kentucky
Millcreek Valley
Millcreek
State Guard
Major Allied Bombardment Targets Dortmund Oils and Rail Links
Allied air raids strike Dortmund oil plants and rail yards at Bielefeld Soest and Siegen in a coordinated seven pronged attack supported by Eighth Air Force fighters. British Mosquitos pound Wesel and Sassnitz while RAF raids reach Berlin for the 15th straight night as Wesel evacuees flee toward the Rhine.
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London
United States
Dortmund
Bielefeld
Soest
Siegen
Wesel
Rhine
Eighth Air Force
Brunswick
Hannover
Ruhr
Sassnitz
Baltic
Ruegen
East Prussia
R. A. Fle
First Army
Davis is given Vinson's post in Roosevelts reshuffle
Washington March 7 President Roosevelt reshuffled top wage labor policy makers with William H. Davis of the War Labor Board named Economic Stabilization director and Fred M. Vinson becoming administrator of the 40 billion RFC and lending agencies. George W. Taylor moves to Davis's former chair as the two had sought rest. Vinson's Senate confirmation as Federal Loan Administrator followed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
RFC
Jesse Jones
George W. Taylor
Davis
Taylor
WLB
University of Pennsylvania
Senate
Prisoner Toll Of Foe Over Million
Paris report says Allied western front prisoner tally surpassed one million as American Third Army drives toward the Rhine. First and Ninth armies clear west bank to Cologne area while Fourth armored division nears Coblenz. German pockets shrink, Wesel bridges near collapse, Bonn threatened.
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Third Armored
U.S
Cologne
A. P. P. Turepool
A. P
Signal Corps
William C. Allen
James M. Long
Paris
Third Army
Middle Rhine
First
Bonn
Supreme Headquarters
Monreal
Mayern
Fourth Armored
Coblenz
Rhine
Mainz
Weisbaden
Frankfort
Hitler
Rhineland
George S. Patton
Siegsfried
Luxembourg
Germany
the Rhine
Rheinberg
Zons
Duesseldorf
Lower Rhine
Wesel
Beethoven
Alften
Hugh Gaffey
Graf von Rothkirk
Gaffey
Third
Saar
Seventh Army
Eifels
Associated Press
Edward D. Ball
Thoburn Wiant
Fourth Armored Division
Kull
Bitburg
All-Out Push Begun on Iwo Jima Warfront
U S Pacific Fleet reports an all-out offensive on Iwo Jima with heavy artillery and air support. Marines push from the south while fighting stiff Japanese resistance on the northern cliffs. 14 456 Japanese dead counted, 2 050 American dead. Army fighters operate from Motoyama airfield No 1, 750 miles south of Tokyo.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Keller &. Rockey
Clifton B. Cates
Graves B. Erskine
James V. Forrestal
Iwo
Nimitz
Motoyama
American forces seize peaks near Castel D'Aiano in Italy drive
Allied reports say American mountain troops advanced five miles in the Apennines southwest of Bologna, capturing dominating peaks and Castel D'Aiano with over 1,200 prisoners. Brazilian units took Castelnuovo nearby as the push aimed to control the Pistoia Bologna highway and erode German dominance along the line.
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Rome
Apennines
Bologna
Fifth Army
Pistoia Highway
Castel D'Aiano
U. S. 10Th Mountaineer Division
Castelnuovo
Ably
Pistoiae
Taft criticizes army efficiency and draft work policy
Senator Taft declares the army inefficient in using manpower and opposes drafting men for war work. He warns that mandatory service could wreck production morale and slash the labor force, as Senate moves toward a vote on forced draft age work.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
United States
Senate
Tire output held to five million per quarter
Washington March 71 A War Production Board statement says civilian passenger tire production will not be boosted and will stay at five million per quarter pending clarification of carbon black and tire cord shortages. The limit matches the first quarter’s rate.
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Washington
War Production Board
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