Cologne Falls As Allies Press Front Across Rhine
American forces advanced into Cologne area by mid morning driving German defenders from the old city heart. Ninth Army pushed toward Wesel and Duisburg sectors, while British and Canadian units widened the gains along the Rhine as Patton’s spearheads aimed to breach further east.
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Paris
Cologne
Old City
Ard
Red
8Th
Ringstrasse
Germany
Simpson
Ninth
Rhinesaute
Duesseldorf
Nass
Wesel
Rhine
Churchil
Cade Can
First
Bringes
Tecink
Reich
Patton
Cobley
Kyilbuyy
Keil
Kyl
Neuss
Ranten
Kens Fen
Rheinberg
Girl 22 Arrested With Baby After Transit Bus Ride
An attractive 22 year old wife of a soldier was arrested after taking a baby from a hotel with a transit bus driver. Officers followed a car to Romany plaza and stopped it, recovering the two month old Patricia Aum Heatett. The baby appeared hungry and unwashed, while the suspect claimed she believed the baby had been born recently. her husband was reported to be serving abroad. The FBI joined the statewide search for the infant.
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Tosday
Arthur Bealch
Naverro Street
City
Threedye
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bratch
Beatete
Moon
Garvin
Petere Muinig
Siw
Romeny Plaza
Tie
Griels
Camp Bowie
Mass
Garcia
Bente
Europe
DuPont Plans $29 Million Nylon Plant in Texas
Du Pont de Nemours announces construction of a 29 million dollar nylon plant near Orange Texas to supply military nylon needs. The project is expected to begin production within 12 months.
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DuPont
Texas
Wiemington
Del
Mato
1. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Orange
Cat
Heam
My Abel
Seven Superforts Bombard Japan From Tokyo to Shimonoseki
Reports from Tokyo say seven Superfortress bombers conducted raids over Japan last night and again today, targeting scattered sites from Tokyo to Shimonoseki, about ten miles southeast of Honshu's southern tip. The activity encompassed a broad corridor across the island chain, with missions continuing into early morning.
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Axserlalid
Presa
Tokyo
Aslo
Savey Sue
Leftist Riot in Rome Over General Realty Escape
In Rome thousands protested at a mass meeting near the Quirinal palace after Gen Mario Realty fled during his war crimes trial. Troops fired on the crowd wounding one as chants of Death to the King echoed. The demonstration, led by Communist and Socialist groups, followed a political crisis sparked by the escape.
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Rome
Wach
Lpi
Coli- Sbum Sante
Mario Realty
Realty
Umberts
Schioral
Hyds
Vittorio Fmanuele
Cold snap rocks Texas with freezing worst in Hill Country
A sharp cold front blamed for near freezing in San Antonio and many Texas towns as a broad cold spell crossed the Rockies region. Laredo hit 86 in warmth while Mission reached 94 and Pampa saw its coldest on record for Tuesday. A Western storm evacuated wind damage in Texas and showers to the Midwest as winter chills extended from Wyoming to Minnesota. The cold front also caused gusts uprooting trees near Waco and shattering windows, with subzero readings and wipeouts across several northern states.
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Rockies
San Antonio
Pampa
Texas
Laredo
Mission 94
Allen
Waco Area
Wyoming
Town
Montana
Nukatas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Heliness
Milian
Monsay
Jacksonville
Pie
Floods Near Disaster Point on Ohio Mississippi Rivers
Cincinnati March floods threaten vast area from Pittsburgh to Memphis as incessant rains swell the Ohio and Mississippi. Rivers rose sharply with the Ohio above 64 feet at Cluemont and a possible 10-foot surge downstream, forcing thousands from homes and menacing arsenal plants along the rivers. Historic 1937 levels reached 79 to 99 feet with extensive property losses.
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Cincinnati
Maren
Ohio
Mississipi
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Arsenal
Yanks Posse Knockout Iwo Blow
US forces push toward Iwo Jima and Luzon as pockets of Japanese resistance shrink. Marines on Iwo prepare a knockout blow while Luzon forces target remaining pockets. Navy and Army leaders call the operation costly but pivotal as casualties rise.
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Yanks Posse
Iwo
Jan Harrisons
Luzon
Ivy
Trind i
Smainc Marine
Nimitz
International News Service
Joh Rs. Henry
U. S
Tokyo
Heary
Fifth Amphibious Corps
U. S. Navy
James v. Forrestal
Washington
Pacific
U.S
Jays
Forrestal
Tapan
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with a cold snap. Temperatures fall from the 30s to mid 20s, with colder nights and brisk winds along the coast. Wednesday brighter but still cold, with north and east portions much chillier.
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San Antonio
Golder
Reds Reach Oder Near Stettin 11 Miles Away
Soviet forces closed in on Stettin advancing to within 11 miles of the Oder river. Reports say Zhukov’s spearheads moved toward Grunberg and Gallnow with heavy artillery and multiple armies engaged. German lines are reported breached along the Polish corridor as the Red Army pushes west of Berlin.
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London
Stettin
Odey Nusr Grebentyoy
Soul
Dispatelt
Cermaty
Stolkha Bay
Swine- Insiencia
Red Army
Slotti
Berlin
Gresfenhagen
Wekearmahd
Amareno Zhukov
Stuegard
Bouttuvest
Nangard
Howl
Yrstertay
Bevin Ratin
Zhukov
S A Pilot Bravely Clears Shattered RAF Bomber
Amid heavy wounds to his eye and arm, a Royal Air Force crewman pilots a damaged bomber through a near catastrophic cockpit breach over the Marianas. Despite loss of controls and a destroyed hydraulic system, the crew managed to stabilize the craft enough to return to base for recovery and repairs.
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S.A
Marianas
Ue Conirela
Sheeds
Iwo Jinn
Kasibert
Broemer
San Antonio
Alynte Blalin
Destruction of Manila Like Rape of Nanking
Manila lies in ruin after heavy fighting, with debris cleared into piles amid shell-pocked streets. Officials estimate vast destruction, including 2000 square blocks of residential damage, bridges, power, and the waterfront, signaling a long reconstruction ahead. Refugees move away as American forces advance, while planners consider open city policies and strategic warfare impacts.
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Manila
Ity
Ene Flowers
George EB. Koster
Mania
Koster
Manila Ruins and Shelter Crisis Dominate Postwar Scene
Desolate street scenes show collapsed shops and crowded sidewalks as homeless struggle for food and aid. Commonwealth government and American advisers debate relief and resettlement while broader impacts of wartime actions weigh on policy and morale.
Red Cross Nears Goal in San Antonio Drive
San Antonio reports a four day Red Cross drive total of 198 220 dollars about 23 percent of the 532 000 goal. Campaign chairman Wallace Rogers announced hopes to raise the remaining 643 185 by March 16 with forthcoming civilian paydays and ongoing solicitations. District totals list commerce and industry 77 825 dollars and individuals 22 255 dollars with various local groups contributing through the county and surrounding areas.
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San Antonio
Hision
Talo
la Villite
Wallace Rogers
Rogers
Red Cross
Arlile
Commerce
John D. Williamson
Chatman
Bob Smith
Bryatt
Francis J. Mace Carthy Jy
Veridential
HR. F. Helland
West Side
Tomas Actina
FIATL
County
Mus. W
HL Eckhardt
Ind Military
Willard Heyman
Nips Shelled With Own Rockets On Luzon
Manila dispatch reports Japanese rockets were used against their own troops by U S forces in the Luzon campaign. Captain Winterstein of Fillmore California pioneered countermeasures after days of capturing enemy rounds. U S troops noted Japanese rockets ranged up to 18 inches and showed growing accuracy with incidents of near misses and scattered fragments from nearby explosions.
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Manila
Jwo
Bhimbuyork
Bapl
W. E. Whoterstein
Fillemere
Cali
Winterstein
Ning
Luzon
RAF Heavies Hit Nazi Oil Refinery in Sweden? No, Salzbergen Oil
RAF heavies conducted a concentrated night attack targeting the Salzbergen oil refinery 27 miles northwest of Muenster as part of a 22nd straight day of Allied air strikes. Other operations hit Chemnitz Wit and plants near Bohlen, with Berlin again bombed. losses included 33 planes missing with some possibly crash landed.
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London
Heavies
Salzbergen
Muenster
Mateheim
Gelsenkirchen
Quitos
Berlin
Bight
Samen
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Mount Suribaghi
L.tar
Richart Kinit
Font du Fac
Wis
Wilfred Voezell
Wikter
Ninth Army
the Raine
Stroughh
Bun
San Pedro Avenue
Transit
Japan
Rocky
Chilling
Mary Weather
Oder
Benjamin FB
Ross
Los Angeles
Bombardier
Crator
Une Marianas
Calab
Russell
P. 1
Jenuary
Lowa
Robert S. Belghlier
Verne Th. Mudge
Pronder
Manin Fran
RAF
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