Rhine Crossing Seen as Second to D Day Landing
Major Paul C. Raborg argues that the Rhine crossing by Gen. Hodge's 1st American Army is a decisive gain second only to D Day. He notes minimal German resistance and ongoing collapse of German defenses as Allied forces push toward Cologne, with a bridgehead on the east bank enabling northward and southward advances.
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I.N.S
New York
Hodge
Normandy
Europe
Patton
Roshe
Cologne
Rhine River
Red Army reached Danzig corridor as Stettin battles rage
Soviet forces moved within sight of Danzig and pushed toward Stettin with air sea and ground action. Zhukov's forces continued a central push toward Berlin while German coast defense and Zehden area counterattacks reported heavy losses.
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Moscow
Red Army
Danzig
Altdamm
Oder Estuary
Stettin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Berlin
Free Zone
Zhukov
Zheden
Transocean Agency
Zehden-Oderbend
Crossing Of Rhine Stuns World In World War II Turn
The article proclaims the Rhine crossing as a turning point with American forces widening the Remagen bridgehead. It asserts the Wehrmacht is whipped and predicts rapid cross- crossings by other Allied units, accelerating the defeat of Hitler and the Reich. It quotes harsh judgments on Hitler and German command.
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Rhine
Wehrmacht
Hitler
Reich
First Army
Remagen
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Americans Reach East Bank of Rhine at Remagen Crossing
American First Army troops secured footing on the east bank of the Rhine at Remagen, 22 miles north of Coblenz, after a 24 hour news blackout lifted. The crossing faced light opposition as forces established a foothold along the river.
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First Army
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Agen
Coblenz
Army
Army Group
Germany
Victory garden tips and veterans reflect on war strategy
The piece notes 1945 Victory garden crops for beginner and experienced gardeners alike, listing beets carrots peas radishes lettuce spinach and more. It also recalls New Castle veterans of World War One following Western Front events near Coblentz and Bonn and mentions an arm chair general who critiques Eisenhower’s unorthodox campaign and missed predictions.
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New Castle
Coblentz
Bonn
Germany
Eisenhower
Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily weather report for the United States covers a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with maximum and minimum temperatures and precipitation figures. It lists a river stage of 9.7 feet for the same date with corresponding temperature and precipitation values.
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United States
Final push on Iwo Jima signals nearing end of battle
Marines press through shrinking pockets of Japanese defense on Iwo Jima as three divisions close in. Reports note heavy fire and stubborn garrison resistance while Third Marine Division spearheads approach a cliff above a 300 yard northeastern beach.
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Pacific Fleet
Guam
Iwo Jima
Richmond Kelly Turner
Pacific Fleet Amphibious Forces
International News
John R. Henry
Allied Bombers Protect Yanks At Bridgehead
Allied bombers and fighters provided air cover for the First Army bridgehead on the east bank of the Rhine. More than 600 medium and light bombers and fighter-bombers attacked communications and supply facilities near Wiesbaden to support the bridgehead.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
Rhine
Wiesbaden
End for Germany says Paris press on Rhine crossing
Paris papers hailed the American Rhine crossing as the end for Germany. They reported the U.S. First Army with more than 200000 prisoners and the Third Army reaching six miles northwest of Koblenz under artillery fire, describing the maneuver as a military masterpiece hastening victory.
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INS
Paris Press Today
Rhine
Germany
U.S
Cobleny
Hainan Hit By U S Bombers In South China Sea
Gen Douglas MacArthur reports heavy air raids on the Jap held Hainan island and Zamboanga peninsula in Mindanao. American bombers destroyed or damaged 17 Japanese planes on Hainan and struck Zamboanga with 129 tons of explosives.
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Samah
Zamboanga
China Sea
Praise First Army On Rhine Crossing
Eisenhower lauds the First Army for speed and boldness in winning the race to form a Rhine bridgehead. He congratulates Lieut. Gen. Courtney B. Hodges and asks all ranks to be told how proud he is of them.
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Rhine
INS
First
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Courtney B. Hodges
Two Sewickley Boys Killed By Train
A coroner's report states that Mike Galluci age 13 and Ralph Brescio age 15, both of Sewickley, were killed by a train near Glen Osborne station while en route to an evening manual training class. The boys were neighbors.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Mike Galluci
Ralph Brescio
Sewickley
Glen Osborne
Americans Cross Rhine at Remagen Bridge Not Destroyed
London dispatch reports United States First Army forces crossed the Rhine using an intact bridge at Remagen after Berlin admitted the structure was not destroyed. A German spokesman via Transocean Agency cited chance and noted the bridge’s use by Allied forces to reach the east bank in the aftermath of World War II.
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London
INS
United States First Army
Rhine
Berlin
Transocean Agency
Remagen
Paris
Germany
Remggen
Supreme Headquarters
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ludendorff
Army of Occupation
Rhineland
Huge Damage In Flood Wake In Ohio Valley
Flood waters from the Ohio River threaten lowland cities in Kentucky Indiana and Hlinets while nearing the end of the rampage in Western Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. The disaster leaves millions in property damage and at least a dozen deaths as Portsmouth battles the flood with city officials guardsmen engineers and volunteers.
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Mississippi
Kentucky
Indiana
Hlinets
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Portsmouth
Va, S Army
Hunt For Killer Of Washington Woman
Washington police seek the killer of Nancy Boyer 45 after her body was found in her 16th street apartment. Coroner Magruder MacDonald says she was severely beaten and shot twice in the left temple with a flattened bullet found nearby. No gun was recovered. The victim, a red headed divorcee, was found fully clothed on the kitchen floor of the northwest Washington two room apartment.
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Washington
INS
Nancy Boyer
16Th Street
M. Magruder MacDonald
Greater Blows Being Mapped Against Japan
In Washington Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Pacific commander, visits to map larger operations against Japan as Allied advances in Europe raise talk of final victory. Officials foresee coordinated mass movement of troops and material to the Pacific as Reich resistance weakens and the war nears its end.
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Washington
Germany
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Japan
Western Front
Rhine
Infantry Company First Across Rhine in Sudden Crossing
American forces crossed the Rhine at a small town south of Cologne and formed the first bridgehead east of the river. Lieut. Carl Timmerman led a company that captured prisoners, faced scattered fire, and established a secure position as the German defense reeled. Private Willam Sims of Jacksonville notes the bold move as troops poured into the Rhine region.
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Nota
Cologne
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West Point
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Rhineland
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Willam Sims
Jacksonville
Hite
Tokyo Reports U S Landings On Mindanao
Tokyo radio reported an American amphibious landing at Zamboanga on Mindanao after a heavy naval bombardment. The broadcast cited 30 enemy warships and transports approaching, with three battleships four cruisers and multiple landing craft taking part in the operations.
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Mindanao
London
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Philippines
Reuter
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Philippine Islands
Leyte
Luzon
Manila
Fall Of Mandalay Nears As Allied Forces Advance
Advance dispatches from Burma report Indian troops near the Mandalay race track and the British 14th Army penetrating Fort Dufferin, the city’s central stronghold, though no official confirmation has been issued.
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Mandalay
14Th Army
Forcces
Fort Dufferin
Red Cross War Fund Aims to Reach $102000 Total
At the first report meeting in Lawrence County Chapter rooms the War Fund shows $27 978. Chairman J Lepore Matthews hopes the full $102 000 goal will be in the treasurer’s hands by next Thursday. Industrial contributions lead with $12 374 50 from Universal Sanitary Manufacturing Co. and others pending from county divisions.
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American Red Cross
War Fund
J. Lepore Matthews
I 1S
Ellwood City
G Brown Zahniser
Universal Sanitary Manufacturing Company
U S Forces Take Bridge Intact Across Rhine
Allied spokesmen announce American troops secured the Rhine bridge at Remagen intact. In Washington, President Roosevelt declined to confirm a future meeting with Chiang Kai Shek, saying he truly does not know.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-Shek
Deaths in City Honorary Notices March 9 1945
Obituaries list five residents among them William H. Burnside 75 of 609 North Cascade street John Capereuto 38 of Hillsville Frank Sherger 70 of RD DL Mrs Sam Travatta 36 of RD Pie Francis Miehbach Guinaugh 23 of 204 Smithfield street all recorded in Friday notices with ages and addresses.
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William Henry Burnside
North Cascade
John Capereuto
Hillsville
Frank Sherger
Sam Travatta
Pie
Francis Miehbach Guinaugh
Smithfield
Yanks Cross Rhine in Bold Bridgehead Surge
American troops in overwhelming force crossed the Rhine into Germany advancing a large invasion force. Berlin and Eisenhower headquarters confirmed steady buildup as U.S. forces moved over the Ludendorff bridge near Remagen into the eastern Rhine bank, seizing villages and a basaltic Eifel cliff as the push continued.
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Rhine
Remagen
Touse
First Army
Eifel Ley
Nazi Debacle Revealed by J Oerstreicher Foreign Editor
Allied advances push into German-held territory as Berlin admits failure to destroy a vital bridge. Eisenhower’s censorship proves unable to hide a series of history making events. Report references a dramatic confession and broader collapse on the eastern front.
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Rhne
Fannen
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Berlin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nor- Mahay
Give a Lift to the Service Man on His Duty
A plea to motorists to offer rides to service members heading in the same direction. The message highlights time saved and the safety of helping a man in uniform. The note notes the weather is thirty four.
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