US Planes Swarm Over Japan and Philippines Invasion
American carrier planes swarmed over Japan for a third straight day as ground forces pressed advances in the Philippines. MacArthur announced Panay and Malamaus islands were newly invaded, with heavy casualties reported on Mindanao and in the Zambales Mountains. Formosa raids targeted airfields as Mitscher’s task force stood offshore, while Japanese claims spoke of ship losses and U S strikes near Nagoya and Kobe.
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Japan
Philippine Islands
Merc A. Mitscher
Kure
Kobs
Tasl
Tokyo
Macarthur
Panay
Philippines
Malamaus
Mindanao
Zambales
Manila
Formosa
Mitscher
Imperial Fleet
Admiral Niraitz
Ute
Kobe
Honshu
Whith i
Shikoku
Kyushu
Koushis
Nimitz
Imperial
Shield
U.S
Radio
Lient
Holland M
Howlin
Bmillh
40Th Infantry Division
Holf
Thagusa
Guernas
Moilo
Jaas
Hina
Henan
Southeast Asia
Mandalay
Burma
British Information Services
Montis
Dobie Speech Draws Fire In Austin
A Fort Worth speech by Professor J Frank Dobie of the University of Texas on negro education in Texas stirred controversy in Austin. Representative Joet Wintree accused Dobie’s remarks of misquote while Lt Gov John Lee Smith blasted the governor’s office for Dobie’s statements. Debates over admission of negro students to UT and social equality at Texas institutions sparked sharp exchanges in the Texas House and local press reports noted Dobie’s later written clarification and his claim of misquotation.
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Frank Dobie
Fort Worth
University of Texas
South
Doble
University of Necessity
Dobie
Saig
Premel
Saelas
Sally
Winfree
J. B. Salltas
Crockett
Regents
Hegin
Sam Houston
Bill Foster
Waco
Webb
Prairie View
Stude School
Samuel Houston College
Austin
Negroes and Whites Fight Side by Side in War
Paris dispatch notes the first integration of U S Army troops with negro and white soldiers fighting together in both First and Seventh Armies. Negro platoons assigned to rifle companies after requests to serve, about 2500 volunteers accepted overall. Battle reports cite two platoons crossing the Roer and aiding in taking Dueren. In Detroit, Captain Charles L. Thomas earns the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism on the Siegfried line, the second black recipient after Pvt. George Watson of Birmingham who died in New Guinea.
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Paris
U. S. Army
Stars and Stripes
Axomy
First Army
Negroes Tembelsas
Communications
Jenny O. H. Lee
Als
Gineers
Jagu
Ary
Omly
Dueren
Battle Creek
Mich
War Department
Charles L. Thomas
Detroit
Cantaln Thomas
Pvt
George Watson
Birmingham
Ala
New Guinea
Annd
Ceptain Thomas
Percy Doves
Tailless Plane With Propulsion Behind Explains XP-51 Concept
The Army Air Forces unveiled the MP-56 tailless pursuit plane featuring no nose propeller but rear props, a design mirrored by the XP-51 revenue and built by Northrop engineers. Tests since 1943 continue to gather data for future planes while not advancing production.
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Los Angeles
Maren
Uri
Army Air Forces
I Morthrap Mreratt
Sigs
Nitze Military
Northrop
Mankind
RAF Bombs North Ruhr Rail Yards In Massive Allied Raid
British heavy bombers hit Hamm freight yards and a Recklinghausen rail junction on the Ruhr fringe as Allied air forces push a major assault on Nazi communications. U S Eighth and Ninth Air Forces joined in with hundreds of sorties, destroying thousands of vehicles and locomotives, while Berlin and other targets faced ongoing raids.
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London
Germinly
Hamm
Recklinghausen
Ruhr
Isrant
U. S. Eighth Air Force
U. & Ninth Air Force
Aupples
Muenster
Montpomery
Dulmensic
Italy
Muhldorf
Landshut
Munich
Gospic
Yugoslavia
Mediterranean
Allied Air Force
New Carrier Midway Christening Nears at Newport News
Newport News va March 20 The deck of the mighty 45000 ton carrier Midway will be covered with 1945 model aircraft for christening ceremonies. Navy official Ar Te mus IL Grater announced preparations and spoke of heavy armor, watertight compartments, and improved damage control as key for invulnerability. Midway will carry more than 90 twin engine planes and a crew of about 3000. the ship is part of a new heavy carrier class led by the Essex and Independence precedents.
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Newport News
Marth
A. & B. Midway
New St
Artemus IL. Grater
Midway
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Navy
Essex
Gates
Coral Sea
New York Navy Yard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Reichsmarshal Obsessed By Fears Doctor Says Goering Kaput
A German informant reported to Swiss and German press that Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering was physically and mentally exhausted. He was said to fear losing jewels and paintings acquired since becoming second to Hitler, and divorced from most routines while resting in a Berlin-area residence.
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Reichsmarshal
Oologre
Reichemarshal
Ghetlig
Noel Air Force
Cologne
Goering
Company
Goerdeler
Gonner
Leipzy
Talés
Berlin
British Troops Seize Mandalay Area from Japs in Burma
British 30th division forces occupy Magak and surrounding area 65 miles northeast of Mandalay with Lashio and the railway junction near Port Dutton reported captured. Allied air bombers fly long Liberator missions against enemy lines in Thailand while Chinese forces push west from Lashio cutting the Kyaukme road and repelling counterattacks.
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Magak
Mandalay
Aquak Aistance
Burma Road
Lashio
Mandalaye
Reuters
Port Dutterin
New York
NL OB
Mandelay
Tesish
Tse
Krasithsmus
Thailand
Bangkok
Lashlo
Kyaukmee Helpaw
Helpaw
Tayu
Kiangai
Death of Tindall Probed by Detectives
Detectives probe the death of Snock Tindall 38 of 4603 West Commerce street and a second homicide case in the same city as police anticipate arrests. Autopsy performed. burial set for Eastland Puneral services to follow. Other case involves Harry Lyons 22 found beaten and unconscious at a parking lot. justice of the peace to issue warrants as police pursue an arrest.
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Snock Tindal
Aul Werwick Boulevard
Sam Antonio
Frenchy
Black Cat
Rawert B. Green Hospital
Bohs Tourlet Court
West Commerce Street
Tt. J. Schatterberg
Riche Funeral
Eastland
Punera
Inter
Poller
Avglin
Harry Lyons
North Flores Street
Country Hospital
Lyons
Hreidway
Loth Street
Justice of the Bance
J. W. Sage
Longshoremen End Boston Strike After Army-Union Pact
About 600 dock workers who walked off yesterday in Boston to protest using three men on tractor-trailers agreed to return today after an accord between the army and union officials. The army will deploy forklift trucks instead of three-man crews, and an additional crew member will be added to each trailer, addressing safety concerns raised by the three-man operation.
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Boston
Army
Jongshara
Joshua Man Leads Record Fighter Unit
London report credits Col John Lander of Joshua Texas for leading 45 Mustang fighters that downed 32 of 39 enemy planes over Germany as U S Eighth Air Force escorts bombers. Lieut Hate Lamb of Abilene and another pilot destroyed a German fighter bomber. Mil Niven Granfill of Temple Texas credited with a forced enemy plane down.
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Joshua Man
London
Lisut
John Lander
Joshua
Texas
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Salant Landers
Hate Lamb
Abilene
Mil. Niven Granfill
Temple
Patton's Men Flank 2 Bastions
General Patton's Third and Seventh armies have flanked the Siegfried Line and the Hunsbrueck switch line in the Saar and Palatinate advancing toward the Rhine. In seven days his forces say they killed or captured tens of thousands of German troops and seized key towns including Alzey, while threatening Mainz and near Ehrenbreitstein as bridges fell.
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Paris
Patton
Siegfried
Saar
Palatinate
Gau
Raine
Rhine- Mossile-Saer
E. D. Bull
Hauiserslautern
Alzey
Mannheim
Luftwigshafeen
Rhine
Kaiserslautemarey
Ball
Siegfried Line
Saarhniecken
Zwei+ jbriecken
Saure Land
A. P
Lewis Hawkins
Rhine Valley
Karlelyon
Ruhr
Frankfurt
Hodges
Bonn
Hormingen
Andembach
Remagen
Honk
Ehrenbreitstehn
Coblenz
Ingert
Ning Mille
Mainz
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast shows fair to partly cloudy skies in San Antonio and vicinity Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday with cooler conditions at night. Minimum temperature around 45 degrees. East Texas expected partly cloudy Tuesday afternoon and night, then fair Wednesday with warmer conditions in the northwest portion. Additional weather details appear to be incomplete.
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San Antonio
Texas
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Duke of Mecklenburg
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Ruby Capital
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Mtomle
Zindall
Ifs
M. R. Crawford
A. O. "Lindall
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Ensdorf
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Nls 4Th Armored
Trier
Tainssia
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Seventh Army
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