Mighty Russian Army Nears Vienna in Major Offensive
Moscow reports the Third Ukrainian Army driving across the Austrian border to within about 30 miles of Vienna and 150 miles from Trieste. Simultaneously the Second Ukrainian Army advances along a 40 mile Slovakian front toward Bratislava and Vienna, with heavy German losses at Danzig and the Baltic port.
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Moscow
Russia
Vienna
Trieste
Berlin
Danzig
Baltic
Hron
Nitra
Danube
Bratislava
Rollon
Malinovsky
Heavy Bombardment Of Ryukyu Islands Signals Big Move
A massive sea and air bombardment campaign against Japan's Ryukyu islands, aided by a new British task force, suggests an imminent U.S. amphibious push to secure a foothold. Carrier planes under Admiral Mitscher struck Nippon's navy in the inland sea on March 21 22, with widespread attacks toward Formosa and other positions over a 1000 mile arc.
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John H. Craige
International News Service
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
U.S
Uncle Sam
Marc Mitscher
Nipper
Formosa
Report 47 Jap Ships Blasted By Task Force
Fleet Admiral Nimitz announced a two day carrier strike in Kyushu and Ryukyu Islands that sank or damaged 47 Japanese ships and destroyed 87 aircraft. The report details sunk ships and damaged vessels with a list of craft types involved.
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Pacific Fleet
Guam
Kyushu
Ryukyu Islands
Chester W Nimitz
Allied armies push toward Kassel amid near end war signals
In Paris March 31 Allied columns of the American First and Third armies closed on Kassel 180 miles from Berlin as Nazis reportedly believe the war nears its end. Patton's Fourth Armored spearhead advanced toward Hersfeld within 10 miles of Kassel, while Seventh Army moved toward Würzburg within 15 miles. Unconfirmed reports say Third Army neared Amberg near Nuernberg as frontlines shift across central Europe. Continued on Page Two.
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Rhine
Mannheim
Patch
7Th Army
Aschaffenburg
Signal Corps
Paris
Kassel
Berlin
Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
London Evening News
Stockholm
Tidningen
George S. Patton
Fourth Armored
Third Army
Hersfeld
Alexander M. Patesh
Heidelbere
Wuerzburg
Nuernberg
Brussels
Amberg
Easter Weather Hopes Cloudy Then Showers Forecast
A PA Newc report notes Easter weekend may bring mild, cloudy weather with possible showers. March ends with winds, shoppers fear gusts topple hats downtown. Violet blooms adorn Mrs Barnsley’s yard as spring advances.
Ryukyu Islands Bombed Eight Consecutive Days
A Pacific Fleet communiqué from Guam reports eight straight days of bombardment of the Strategic Ryukyu islands by American surface units and carrier aircraft. The attack claims 32 Japanese planes destroyed and four motor torpedo boats sunk, indicating weakened enemy surface strength while overwhelming Pacific Fleet forces continue action.
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Pacific Fleet
Guam
Ryukyu Islands
Yalta Agreement Kept Secret From Senate Committee
Senator La Follette disclosed that the Yalta voting procedure pact between the United States and Russia was kept secret from the eight member Senate foreign relations subcommittee and from American delegates at San Francisco. He warned the secrecy threatens small nations seeking equal treatment in the future Security Organization.
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Washington
Sen. la Follette
Pi Wis
al Yalta
San Francisco
Russia
United States
Assembly of
Security Organization
White House
Foreign Relations Committee
la Follette
State Department
Senate
Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily weather report shows the 24 hour period with a maximum of 66 and a minimum of 49. Precipitation is 0.30 inches and the stage is 7.4 feet. A year ago the maximum was 39 and the minimum 29 with precipitation of 0.02 inches.
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United States
Fair And Warmer Easter Forecast For Western PA
The weather bureau in Pittsburgh predicts a fair and warmer Easter with a chance of showers late in the day. Showers today are expected to cleanse the air for a bright sunrise on Easter Sunday. Weatherman W S Biotzman offered the forecast.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
W.S. Biotzman
Yanks Invade Negros Island In Philippines
American forces press a campaign on Negros Island the last Japanese held area in the Visayas central Philippines. A MacArthur communique reports rapid enemy collapse as Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush's 40th Infantry Division spearheads the assault.
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Negros Island
Philippines
Manila
Negros
Douglas MacArthur
Visayan Islands
Visayan
Huge Air Raids Continue on German Targets in 47th Day
London report says over 1,300 American bombers with 350 fighters blasted Zeitz oil plant Halle railyards and targets at Brunswick Brandenburg. RAF Lancasters and Halifaxes escorted by Mustangs attacked Hamburg shipyards.
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London
INS
Nazi Reich
Zeitz
Halle
Brunswick
Brandenburg
Blohm and Vloss
Hamburg
War Nearing and German Leaders Admit Doom
London reports a Nazi leadership council told Hitler continuation of the war was impossible. Goebbels quoted admitting near doom as Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter calls this the greatest hour of trial in 2,000 years.
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London
Insi
Stockholm
London Evening News
Hitler
Tidningen
Paul Joseph Goebbels
London Evening News Today
Nazi Germany
Voelkischer Beobachter
Hitler Establishes New Salzburg Headquarters Says Swiss Reports
Swiss reports reaching Paris claim Adolf Hitler set up a new command at Salzburg where a Tuesday conference with Field Marshals Kesselring and von Runstedt and Goebbels occurred. Hitler reportedly rejected surrender negotiations and Kesselring allegedly asked to be relieved of command.
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Paris
INS
Adolf Hitler
Salzburg
Hitler
Albert Kesselring
Western Front
Walther von Model
Paw Joseph Goebbels
Kesselring
Expect Coal Contract Will Be Extended
Washington March 31 U M W President John L Lewis demanded a War Labor Board guarantee that mine workers receive full retroactive pay for wage adjustments if the coal contract is extended past midnight tonight. He proposed escrow funds or a surety bond to cover retroactive changes, citing losses in 1943 for his 400,000 members and warning against a repeat.
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Washington
U M. W
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Lewis
Soviets Back Polish Seat at UN San Francisco Conference
The Soviet government informs allies it fully supports the Polish provisional government’s representation at the San Francisco conference. Reuters quotes a Moscow radio broadcast saying the Soviets notified Britain and China and requested an early U.S. reply inviting the Poles to the forthcoming United Nations session.
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London
INS
San Francisco
Retteyr’s
Moscow
Reuter’s
Britain
China
United States
Death notices list five area residents
Lena S. Lamoree aged 73 of 715 Carlisle Street, Cyrus Miles aged 79 of Dravesburg, PA, Ferdinand F. Frederick aged 75 of 1231 West State Street, Augusta Vincent Clark aged 73 of 314 Fairmont Avenue, and Louis Hunt aged 54 of Portersville are recorded in this death notice column. R. D. 2.
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Lena S. Lamoree
Carlisle Street
Cyrus Miles
Dravesburg
Ferdinand F. Frederick
West State Street
Augusta Vincent Clark
Fairmont Avenue
Louis Hunt
Portersville
R. D
City prepares for Easter observance amid wartime shortages
Easter in the city will be marked by common services across churches as families cope with wartime shortages. Finery is limited, corsages scarce, and Washington Street may host a festive informal parade in the afternoon while many gifts and candy are rare.
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Hick
Washington Street
Rail Targets In Austria Bombed
Allied air forces reported striking rail lines in central and northeastern Italy and rail bridges near the Brenner Pass and Brescia. Bombers hit Austria targets despite poor weather and attacked supply dumps in the Po valley and Genoa ammunitions dump as crews flew 1,225 sorties with one enemy aircraft downed.
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Rome
INS
Italy
Austria
Allied Tactical Air Force
Brenner Pass
Brescia
Po Valley
Gulf of Genoa
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Plunge Is Fatal To Manufacturer In Philadelphia
A 50 year old Bernhard Wilmsen Jr head of a novelty firm fell to his death from a ninth floor window in Germantown Philadelphia. He had been under a physician s care for months. The report notes the incident occurred March 31.
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Philadelphia
INS
Germantown
Bernhard Wilmsen, Jr
Japs Admit Kure Naval Base Hit
The Japanese Dome agency said today that American B 29 Super fortress hit the Kure naval base and Nagoya in yesterday's raid. The wireless dispatch recorded by the FCC stated that the main forces of the B 29s numbering 50 attacked Nagoya while other smaller formations hit Kure.
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New York
Iins
Japanese Dome Agency
Kure Naval Base
Nagoya
FCC
Kure
French Forces Cross Rhine Across Nine-Mile Front
The French first army reportedly crossed the Rhine today along a nine mile front despite strong resistance. The operation is described as completely successful and developing satisfactorily according to a Wireless dispatch read by the FCC. The crossing point was not specified.
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New York
INS
French Telegraph Agency
FCC
Rhine
Japs Trapped South Of Mandalay as Kwaukse Falls
British 14th army reports trapping Japanese forces in a triangle south of Mandalay. Kwaukse town, 24 miles south on the Mandalay Rangoon route, has fallen after bitter fighting as rear guards withdraw southeast. Other units link with the Merektila garrison ten miles northeast of town.
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Burma
INS
14Th Army
Mandalay
Kwaukse
Rangoon
Merektila
B-29 Bombers Strike Kyushu For Second Time
The War Department said a large force of B-29 Superfortresses, estimated by Japan at over 106 planes, bombed Kyushu in a second attack within 24 hours. The action targeted military installations described by Domei as airfields and facilities, with plans to intensify missions against Kyushu to support the enemy defense.
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Washington
Kyushu
Japan
War Department
Domei Agency
Domei
Rumor Claims Goering Death By Own Action
London reports unconfirmed rumors alleging Field Marshal Hermann Goering killed himself. Dispatches claim Hitler faced surrender, with Kesselring stripped of rank and Goebbels indicating the war nears end. Some sources dispute attendance at the alleged meeting and other reports say the grim outlook prevails.
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London
Hermann Goering
Albert Kesselring
Adolf Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Hitler
Stockholm
London Evening News
Evening Star
Zurich
Kesselring
Goering
Berlin
Goebbels
Japs Say Okinawa Still Being Bombed
Tokyo reports bombardment of Okinawa, the main Ryukyus island, continues furiously by enemy warships while carrier plane attacks have ceased since yesterday. Japanese headquarters claims 50 enemy warships and auxiliary ships sunk or damaged by air forces and surface units.
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New York
INS
Imperial Headquarters
Okinawa
Domei Agency
FCC
Patton's Sixth Armored Division Moves Toward Kassel
Lt. Gen. George S Patton's Sixth Armored Division advances about 10 miles south of Kassel as U S Third Army reports progress in the area on March 31. The speed of the front is noted as 45 miles from previous positions in Germany.
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Sixth Armored Division
Third Army
U. S
Germany
George S Patton
Kassel
Seed planting and rationing hope for a fruitful harvest
A speaker notes planting tomato cabbage pepper and Kraut seeds and hopes they sprout. With ration points still in play, self sufficient gardening is seen as a remedy for future needs as they mark the date and plans for work rails.
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March
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Lawrence County
George W. Handy
Buffalo
Nationalse Abatement Council
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Toon
Alfred Barnsley
West Aurel Avenue
JOSEPH A. BORS _S
Yalta
Senate Committee
William S. Neal
ENO
Daily Weather Report
Frank Robertson
TD U.S
By Phillips J. Peck
WLB
George
Allied Fighters
Patton
By Larry Newman
M. S
Arthur Mometer
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