F D R Urges Support for Yalta Decisions Worldwide
President Roosevelt appealed for backing of Yalta outcomes as a step toward a universal peace organization. He warned Congress that lasting world peace requires active support and participation by the United States. He noted plans for a San Francisco UN conference and emphasized Allied unity in securing a lasting settlement.
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United Stefan
World Security Organization
Senate
American Congress
Yalta
Roosevelt
House
San Francisco
Poland
Europe
Ualty
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Mediterranean
World Security Council
Dumbarton Oaks
Unconditional Surrender Aims Remain Core Policy
The President outlined dual aims to defeat Germany swiftly with minimal Allied losses and to build lasting peace. He clarified that unconditional surrender does not seek German destruction but temporary Allied control, Nazi purge, disarmament, and reparations in kind to avoid postwar debt. He warned Nazi leaders misrepresented Yalta and stressed speedy, just punishment and not starvation of the German people.
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Germany
Plan for Rural Electric Lines Expands Service Ahead
The plan added 404 new customers and 700 in 1944, with applications to the County Agriculture Conservation Committee. The program, run by volunteer farmers, aims to extend service as manpower and materials permit though some applicants may not qualify.
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County Agriculture Conservation Committee
P. E
Issues Permits Only For Renting Dwellings In Hagerstown
Federal Housing Agency representative Brewer L. Stouffer stated he cannot issue permits for remodeling or converting houses into rental units unless the work was paid for with materials obtained on a prioriity. Permits for rental housing must be granted by his office and, if so, the dwelling must be rented to a war worker. Builders and owners in Hagerstown have cooperated with the program.
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Hagerstown
Brewer L. Stouffer
Federal Housing Agency
Stouffer
Seven year sentence for McEwen fire and related cases
Judge Mish handed seven years for the McEwen fire. Other defendants received sentences for assault robbery and related offenses. Richard Henson, Joe French and Harry Sprankle Jr. were given prison terms with concurrent terms for some charges. Burger, appealing a one year assault sentence, is a World War I veteran advised to curb his temper.
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Raymond Burger
Richard Henson
Myers
Mahaffey
Mish
Joe French
Hamilton
French
Harry Sprankle, Jr
House of Correction
Sprankle
Ludge Mish
Showe
Jones
McCoy
Anderson
Jamestown
Burger
OPA Raises Points For Meats And Fats In Ration Update
Beef and pork points increase with multiple cuts rising from two to eight in some cases while liver and sausage items see shifts. Porterhouse and T-bone stay expensive at nine. round steak drops to ten and boneless sirloin to ten. Officials warn no major meat supply gains before late summer or autumn as new red stamps extend through June with March validity for fats and oils.
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OPA
Russians Press Baltic Defenses In Red Tide Advance
Germans reported Rokossovsky's forces drove 12 miles toward Pollnow near Bublitz with rail links near Newstettin in danger. Stalin's troops cut communication around Kolberg Koeslin and Schlawe, with Stolp blocked east of Schlawe as tanks and mobile infantry push north toward the Baltic. Red Air Force Stormoviks disrupted German units while demoralized defenders surrendered near Newstettin. In the Berlin front, large scale operations across the Neisse began in the East Wall zone, as Breslau remains contested and eastern Pomerania faces possible cutoffs.
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Pagesburg
Bublitz
Rokossovsky
Pollnow
Gilmore
Kolberg
Koeslin
Stolp
Schlawe
Baltic
Red Air Force
Stormoviks
Volkssturm
Red Star
Berlin
Moscow
Neisse
Thempre
East Wall
Breslau
Silesian
Danzig
Pomerania
Governor Signs Juve Court and Repealer Bills
Governor O Connor signed sixteen local Senate bills and five House measures, led by Juvenile Court changes. The measures create a 90 day jail term for contributing to juvenile delinquency, treat child cases as adult cases, cap support services at 1200 annually, clarify testimony procedures, and authorize audits and Smithsboro property acquisition.
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Senate
House
O’conor
House of Correction
Smithsboro
Cologne Under Siege as Allies Drive Deep Into Germany
Allied forces push toward Cologne as German resistance stiffens near Zülpich and Bitburg. Patton’s Third Army advances up to 11 towns on a 50 mile Moselle front while the Sixth Army nears the Ruhr. Eisenhower warns Trier civilians of potential bombardment and urges cave shelter.
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Don Whitehead
Cologne
Germany
1St Army
Dueren
Medrath
Wissernheim
Bonn
Hisenhower
Rhine
3Rd
Moselle
Patton
Sth
Ruhr
Cologne Plaia
Gal
Bitburg
Kyll River
Coblenz
Trier
Eifel
Hunsbruck
Eisenhower
Itg
Christ
Masked Bandits Roop Inn In A $189 Hold Up
Three men entered the Roop Inn and demanded money, escaping with $189. One carried a shotgun. the leader was unarmed. The waitress was unmolested. Deputy Spickler searched the countryside but found no trace. victims provided descriptions for broadcast.
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Walls
Spickler
City to Purchase 43 Acres of Raven Rock Land
The City, by Mayor and Council authorization, agreed to buy 4344 acres of mountain land in the Raven Rock watershed at five dollars per acre from M. L. Funk houses. The site will be replanted with trees to boost How ot springs feeding the mountain reservoir.
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Board of Water Commissioners
Raven Rock
M. L. Funkhouses
Red Cross
Allen Beard
Washington and
Franklin Streets
Hellane
Kemp
Stump
Japs Claim Yanks Invasion Of Palawan Amid Manila Fight
MacArthur reported heavy air raids on Puerto Princesa Palawan and Corregidor where Allied troops, including the 503rd Parachute Regiment and elements of the 24th Division, gained a foothold in Manila Bay. In Corregidor 4,215 Japanese dead counted. American losses 136 killed 531 wounded eight missing.
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South China Sea
Lingayen Gulf
Luzon
Palawan
Dutch Borneo
Philippines
Mindoro Island
Puerto Princesa
MacArthur
Corregidor
503Rd Parachute Regiment
Manila
Man faces felony charge in killing of dog
Antonio Fradet, 46, appeared in police court on cruelty to animals, a misdemeanor. A new felony warrant accuses him of beating and killing a seven week old German shepherd pup named Lassie on Feb. 9 and throwing the body into a furnace in Chicago. The case may go to a grand jury for indictment with trial set for March 7.
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Chicago
Antonio Fradet
Charles S. Daugherty
Catherine Plum
Fradet
Lassie
Wilbert F. Crowley
Grand Jury
Congress Faces Peacetime Military Training Debate
Congress debates peacetime military training as Senate delays action on manpower controls. A House committee pledges rapid moves on a training program for the nation’s youth, amid ongoing fights over manpower policy.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
House
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