Reds Begin As Blows Mopping Up Of Stettin
London dispatches report a major Soviet offensive east of the Oder at Stettin with heavy armor and infantry, plus a second thrust in East Prussia toward Koenigsberg and operations near Breslau, Ratibor, and Moravian Gate as German lines retreat and fortify. The Berlin nerve center at Zossen is attacked by American air power as part of a large allied bombardment, with 350 bombers, 1450 aircraft, and extensive damage to administrative and military targets.
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London
Oder
Stettin
East Prussia
Frisches Haff
Baltic
Koenigsberg
Marshal Konev
Ratibov
Grotthau
Breslau
Silesia
Mornycka-Ostrava
Moravian
Rattbor
East Prussian
Berlin
Wescow Prondensts
von Th
Hitler
Zossen
Ab Hagen
Ruhr
Bmisbourg
Hannover
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Amerizan
Watt High Command Negic Center
Orinienburg
Vitel
Sparadle
Zossen Center
Awd
Nal
Allied government east of Rhine set up at Heringen bridgehead
March 16 report from Paris states the first Allied military government east of the Rhine has been established at the Heringen bridgehead. This marks a significant step in postwar occupancy as Allied forces consolidate control in the German frontier area. An accompanying dispatch notes Allied administration will coordinate civilian services and security in the sector.
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Moscow
Herlin
Klesson
Berlin
Otter
Oder
Mascoy
Neauquarterg
Porice
Paris
Rhine
Heringen
Hagerty Leads Lubbock Regiment To Schillengen
Schillengen Germany March 16 Col Roy Hagerty of Lubbock led his 30th regiment into Schillengen and capsized the town 10 miles southeast of Trier as part of an advance St Patrick celebration.
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STH
Scutllengen
Germany
Roaring Roy" Hagerty
Lubbock
Schillengen
Trier
Schenectady
Schenectady Denny Center
Masons
Washington
Birliday
Weather forecast for San Antonio and North Texas
Partly cloudy through Friday afternoon and night with scattered thunder showers and cooler northwest winds. Saturday expect a high around 82 degrees with more clouds, showers, and cooler conditions in the northwest. Strong winds are possible in the northwest portion Friday.
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San Antonio
Yieleng
Texas
Annie Daniels Charged in Kidnapping Case
Annie Deniels aged 18 faced kidnapping charges in a case involving Patricia Diane Vetch dated March 1. Deniels was released on a $500 bond after a habeas corpus hearing before Judge W. Macrory of the Criminal District Court.
Fire Kills Thousands of Japs in Allied Bombing
Estimates from Japan’s propaganda agency say thousands burned, injured, or homeless after incendiary raids on Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Yokohama Kobe. Evacuations rushed as U S bombs destroyed homes and industries, with Tokyo’s population of over 13 million facing mass displacement and fear.
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Japan
Tokyo
Une
Sadao Iguchi
Board of Information
Tguchi
Domel
Aispatel
Osaka
Nagoya
Yokohama
Kobi
Lee Country
Jansuane
Aguel
Naval
Ity
Philippines
Ben- Lobb Sales
Tosaly
Na- Byr Radin
Water and victory tied to sacrifice from anxious mother
The updated wartime exchange quotes Secretary Forrestal replying to a grieving mother who pleaded against sending her son to war. Forrestal emphasizes the necessity of fighting after Pearl Harbor and warns there are no easy paths to victory, only sustained sacrifice.
Patrick Killed in Foxhole With Men
Major General Edwin D. Patrick, commander of the Sixth Division, was killed by a Japanese Nambu machine gun while touring Simbu positions. Born in Tell City, he led the 457th Infantry, the Sixth Army staff, and the 158th Regimental Combat Team before joining Admiral Halsey’s South Pacific forces. His wife Nelie Bouquet Patrick resides in Ruidoso, New Mexico.
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Mania
Edwin D. Patrick
Sorwerd
Patrick
Simbu Hne
Verne D. Mudge
Solense Ihue
Patrick Wea
Patrick Wagyull
Fort Sam Houston
Admiral Hulsey
South Pacific
Istaff
Sixth Army
New
Gulien
Nelie Bouquet Patrick
Ruidoso
N, MI
Stab Victim In Serious Condition After Park Fight
Joe Paniagua, 28, of 1970 Buena Vista Street, remained in serious condition Friday at Robert B. Green hospital after a fight in Produce Joy Park. Two men aged 21 and 24 were arrested by Special Officer Dosa Tstrada who fired two shots during the incident near West Commerce Street. Odessa Chrysler, 33, of 1610 West Commerce Street, suffered severe wounds to the left chest and back and right arm.
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Joe Paniagua
Buena Vista Street
Robert 8
Green Hospital
Park 1
Produce Joy
Dosa Tstrada
West Coummerce Street
Odessa
Chrysler
West
Commerce Street
Nazi Turns on Wrong Switch in Cologne
CoLOGNE March 16 Capl. desse H Gwin of Waxahachie Texas was surprised when the electric lights came on in Cologne's main postal and tele graph building where he was inspecting. The power outage lasted only a short time as someone on the east side of the Rhine flipped the wrong switch cutting current to the city.
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Cologne
Desse H. Gwin
Waxahachie
Texas
Ord
Te Riine
Cologie
Holl Stex
Iwo Saves B-29s Pays Dividends
Guam, March 16. The bomber command reported Iwo Jima has saved about 30 Super forts and their crews from probable destruction during three large incendiary raids. About 330 airmen faced potential loss. 30 B-29s returned for refueling and repairs, which helped many reach Marianas bases. Admiral Turner cited significant enemy losses and emphasized the strategic value of Iwo in speeding Japan's defeat.
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Guam
Iwo Jima
Bomber Command
O Whiich
F Air Forse
Marianas
Yanks Smash 2 Miles in Shumbu Line
Manila dispatch reports American infantryman actions deep into Shumbu One with a two mile penetration and seizure of additional villages, aided by skip bombing of tunnels. Major General Leonard F. Wide led the 43rd Division in cracking Shimbu Line defenses and securing roads. Further operations include Luzon advances by Fifth Cavalry and Sixth Infantry, destruction of a Japanese barge fleet, and air strikes on Mormoss and Péscadores. Recruiting aid note adds civilian medical technician recruitment at Camp Barkeley.
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Manila
Guron
Thunisanit
Philippines
Mindana
Muntin
Leonard FB. Wide
Wing
Letiyeel
Prievess
Strodt
Reléert
Brentuschelt
Steinstavet
Gront
Germany
Remagen
Hoeiningen
Cob Ienz
Broadley
Devers
Koruigswitter
Rhine
Strasbourg
Ninth Army
Goutlinjed
Remagen Rhine Bridgehead Surges as U S Forces Move East
Allied forces press a broad Rhine advance from Remagen as General Patton's Third Army and Hodges's First Army push across the Moselle and into the Saar region. Reports say Spearhead units reach the Rhine bridgehead, with new gains up to 6 miles deep and major towns captured.
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Paris
Ruhr-Rintland
Woenngswinter
Rhine
Seventh Army
Tom Blaucbruecken
Wid Agulel
Tie Garmays
Starind
Saarland
Third Army
Moselle
Yiley
Pitth
Goth
Don Whitehead
Thie
Remagen
Patch
First
Germany
Hodges
Hoovel
Hitler
Wied
FDR Urges Belt Tightening to Aid Starving Nations
President Roosevelt told reporters the public must accept tighter belts and reduced consumption of certain foods to support nations facing famine while the United States avoids direct intervention. He argued the burden is a moral decency and stressed Americans should endure relative hardship to aid others.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thea
Police Chief Aubrey Hopkins Suspended After Bar Incident
City detective suspended amid a series of disruptions at a downtown bar. Reports say Aubrey Hopkins faced disciplinary action after an elevator altercation near Pullman Bay. Details are muddled across sources, with fellow officers and a taxi driver involved in the escalation.
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Aubrey Hopkins
Aloinia Terrazas
Andoval
Anderson
Atex Sandoval Nasan
Pullman Bay
Whithett
Sante Ross Avenue
Sandoval
Effi
Calladoval
Commotstoner P. la Anderton
Ty Hopkins
Terraza
Drie
Duras
Osk Street
Cabble
Tren
Glory
Santoyat
Aly Bv
Jatt
Dubose
Myer
Torcoza
Moor
Shel
Brouhelor
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Edwin Patrick
Iwo
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Hordhorn Iwo
Kitano Polnky
Richmond
Kelly Turner
Fleet Amphibious Forces
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Turner
Tro
Healy
Shumbu Line
Southwest Pacific
Zamboanga
Luxon
Atatilla
Verde D. Mudge
Sixth Infantry
Shimbu
Berg
Gert
Hanford MacNider
South China
Drusily & Swinton
Camp Barkeley
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Hreake Gryeral Hosiptal
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APJ
Normandy
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Leonard Gerow
U.S. 1Th Army
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