Rhine-Bound Third Army Breaks Through Toward Rhine
The Rhine-Bound Third Army and 4th Armored Division push five miles from Coblenz after a 37 mile Monday sweep. American tanks and infantry seize large quantities of booty and capture German commander Graf von Rothkirk of the 53rd Corps. He laments lack of gasoline and horses as the war is expected to end within four to five months. Thousands of German prisoners taken. overrun towns names withheld due to censorship.
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Mored
Middle Rhine
Coblenz
Graf von Rothkirk
Gaffer
Sra
Rhine
Saar
Tth
Rhine drive nears Cologne as 4th Armored penetrates deep
In the rugged Eifels the 4th Armored Division of the Third Army presses toward the Rhine along a narrow corridor east of Bitburg after overcoming light losses. Generals Rothkirk and McAuliffe are linked to the Bastogne siege. Cologne falls as towns yield and the city, once a wartime hub, endures heavy ruins and traffic disruption.
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Eifels
Third Army
Edward D. Ball
Thoburn Wiant
4Th Armored Division
3Rd Army
Rhine
Kyll
Bitburg
Rothkirk
Bastognae
Belgium
Boston
Germany
Cologne
Hitler
Wehrmacht
Flood Disrupts War Production and Ohio River Surge
Flood waters disrupt war production as Ohio River rises above flood stage with rains from Pittsburgh. Crests near 70 feet threaten Cincinnati and Marietta while relief agencies evacuate 5,000 to 6,000 families. Red Cross, Army, Coast Guard mobilize with blankets, planes, and trucks. Bridges close, transport suspended, and mines inaccessible as river climbs toward mid-century records.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Cincinnati
American Red Cross
Army
Fifth Service Command
Columbus
Coast Guard
Ohio State Guard
Kentucky
Millcreek Valley
Millcreek
State Guard
Marietta
Bellaire
Pennsylvanian
Bridgeport
Portsmouth
Russians Launch All Out Attack Toward Berlin
Russian forces hammer toward Berlin with major offensives along the Pomeranian Baltic coast. They push on Stettin and Danzig fronts while invading Wollin and Usedom islands. German resistance concentrates around Kolberg and Gollnow as Red Army aims to seal rail hubs and threaten Stettin from the north.
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Stettin
Wollin
Oder
Usedom Island
Swinemuende
Stettin Bay
Usedom
Mecklenburg
Berlin
Red Army
Red
Baltic
Danzig
Pomeranian
Kolberg
Dammscher See
Oder Estuary
Airmen Batter Massed German Strongholds in Europe
Airmen struck a terminal port for evacuation and supply in East Prussia as RAF Mosquitos bombed Berlin with two ton blockbusters for the fifteenth night. The attack on Wesel began late yesterday as Mosquitos targeted crowded German troop, armor, and transport hubs north of Duesseldorf. Rivers and floods in Kentucky and Louisville appear in the district weather notes with rainfall totals and evacuations.
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East Prussia
RAF
Bombers Blitz Wesel Overnight with Continuous Raids
The report describes aerial bombardment on Wesel from 8 p m to 5:80 am, with a large force of Lancasters and additional Mosquitos and Lancasters arriving across the lower North Sea. After a brief quiet, German radio indicated another attack three hours later.
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North Sea
Wesel
Baltimore Considers Two Cent Park Tax on Cigarettes
Baltimore March 7 A proposal for a municipal two cent per pack tax on cigarettes and similar tobacco levies was studied by Mayor McKeldin. A city revenue committee backed the measure, predicting about 1.5 million dollars yearly, and rejected general sales, income, and manufacturers taxes.
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Baltimore
McKeldin
Williamsport Election Bill Passes House of Delegates
The House passed a local election bill setting voting eligibility in Williamsport for citizens 21 or older with six months in town and one year in the state. Senate repealers also cleared, voiding several obsolete local laws.
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House
Williamsport
Senate
House of Delegates
Free Officer In Mercy Shooting Mystery Flight Tragedy
A fighter plane crash left an officer fatally trapped as flames engulfed the aircraft. Six men braved gasoline fires to reach the sergeant but his legs were crushed behind the armor plate. Witnesses described the bear trap like damage and failed attempts to amputate.
POW Labor Prospects In Washington County Reported
The Third Service Command announced potential arrival of about 10 009 German Prisoners of War to work on farms and posts within months. Local officials offer no definite word on extra PW labor for this county this year. Farm labor options including Jamaicans and Bahamians remain undecided with a meeting likely. Existing camps near Flintstone and Frederick, Maryland, have done farm and orchard work in 1944. The Flintstone camp houses about 200 prisoners mainly cutting pulp wood.
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Third Service
Benjamin Solliday
Flintstone
Allegany County
Frederick
Smithsburg
Hancock
Navy petty jacket theft report notes $51 missing
Steven BH Stubits reported to police last night the larceny of $51 from his Navy pea jacket.
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Steven BH
Stubits
Wreck Survivor Recall Highlights Desperate Rescue Efforts
Eyewitnesses described a failed rescue as a man’s body lay loose from crushed legs and no strength remained. A Lieutenant Colonel, positioned about fifteen feet away, fired twice at the sergeant’s head through the wreckage of the flight compartment.
West Virginia Braces for Severe Ohio River Floods
Huntington West Virginia March 7 Waters were forecast to reach up to 15 feet above flood level along the West Virginia stretch of the Ohio River with more to come. Forecasters called it the worst flood since the 1937 inundation with Dam 23 at 56.9 feet at 6 a.m. and a 60.5-foot crest predicted for tomorrow. Meteorologist Leroy Stone said the rise would continue tomorrow with uncertain extent.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Ohio River
Leroy Stone
Chesapeake Ohio
Military Takes Over In Cologne Amid War Turmoil
The AMG establishes control in Cologne with civilian-clothes operatives tasked to ferret out escapees and threats. Utilities are down. no electricity, water, or transit. Patterson and staff, with prior AMG France Belgium ties, oversee a reorganization of food distribution and public health safeguards. Lt. Col. R L Hiles Rosebud Texas will be deputy governor. Maj. Everett Ross Phoenix Arizona is executive officer. Lt. John Kincaid Kerrville Texas is adjutant.
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AMG
Patterson
Cologne
France
Belgium
R. L. Hiles
Rosebud
Texas
Georgetown
Everett Ross
Phoenix, Ariz
John Kincaid
Kerrville
Revival services at People's Tabernacle this week
Revival services are being held all week including Saturday evening at the People's Tabernacle on Paper Mill Road led by Sister Ruth Harne of the Mt. Pleasant Church of God. The public is invited to attend and participate.
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People’s Tabernacle
Paper Mill Road
Ruth Harne
Mt. Pleasant
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