Russians Drive on Danzig Front and Kuestrin
Russian troops shell Stettin and push spearheads toward Danzig while German reports claim the Red Army has captured half of Kuestrin on the Oder east of Berlin. Soviets press toward Altdamm near Stettin and push to Franzhausen as major battles rage for control of the area.
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London
Stettin
Danzig
Kuestrin
Oder River
Berlin
Nogat River
East Prussia
Free City
Oder
Warthe River
Reich
Altdamm
Franzhausen
Klebow
Koiso Foresees Greater Trials as War Deepens
Japanese leaders warned of intensified air raids on Tokyo and possible Allied landings on the mainland. Prime Minister Koiso declared resolve on radio as Sugiyama warned of a critical war situation and vowed to defend the divine land.
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Washington
U.S
Jean Decoux
Indo-China
Asiatic
Kuniaki Koiso
Tokyo
Koiso
Gen
Sugiyama
Imperial Diet
Domei
Japan
Federal Communications Commission
United States
Iwo
Fifteen Square Miles of Tokyo Ravaged in B 29 Raid
Major General Curtis LeMay reported aerial photographs show about fifteen square miles of central Tokyo reduced to rubble after Saturday’s B 29 incendiary raid. Seven large fires burned at 1 p.m. with thirty five hundred blocks destroyed and smoke masking the city.
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Guam
U.P
Navy
Tokyo
Curtis le May
Imperial
Tass
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
le May
21St Bomber Command
Marianas Islands
Butte Anglers Rescued After Ice Floe Drifts Out
Butte anglers H. E. Fisher and John Sampson swam over 30 feet to shore after the ice broke away on the Missouri river near Townsend. They lost their fishing outfits valued over $25 and a good catch while seeking safety, then dried their clothes in a car heater.
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Missouri River
H. E. Fisher
Lowell
John Sampson
Maryland
Butte
Fisher
Sampson
Townsend
Rommel Named In Plot Against Hitler by BBC
The BBC in a German broadcast claims Marshal Erwin Rommel was among July conspirators against Hitler and would have sought an armistice if the plot had succeeded. Germans had announced Rommel's death from wounds suffered in France on July 17. The July 20 assassination attempt was reported by Berlin, while Goebbels labeled the plot a minor clique, a claim BBC disputes.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Hitler
Rommel
France
Goebbels
Butte Brothers in War Stories Wounded and Promoted
Mr and Mrs Joseph Marshall of 1105 East Second learned Sgt Byron Marshall 21 was wounded in action February 28 in northern Italy. Their elder son Marine Platoon Sgt Joseph Marshall Jr 30, earned the Bronze Star for leading a Saipan attack with one helper and killing 20 Japanese. The third brother Jack 23 completed officer candidate school at Alameda and became an ensign in the Maritime Service. Byron is reported wounded in the right leg with improving condition. Serving with the 10th division.
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Joseph Marshall
East Second
War Department
Byron Marshall
Italy
Butte
Marine Platoon
Joseph Marshall, Jr
Guadalcanal
Fighting on Mindanao Reported After Tank Invasion
U.P. broadcasts claimed fierce fighting between American forces and Japanese garrison at Zamboanga Mindanao after a Friday landing by tank led troops. Tokyo said a two day bombardment preceded the assault with battleships cruisers destroyers and warplanes.
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H. D. Quigg
Manila
U.P
Mindanao
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine Islands
Tokyo
Zamboanga
Philippine
Ski Tournament Opens With Surprises At Beef Trail
The Butte Ski Club hosts its annual championship at the Beef Trail course today as Royal Johnson and Arnold Jacobsen lead the men’s events while Ruth Helmo challenges for the women’s slalom crown. Kin Helmo, on leave from the Navy, also eyes multiple titles as Sunday sees slalom tests begin on Clark Hill.
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Butte Ski Club
Beef Trail
Royal Johnson
Army Air Corps
I. A. Helmo
Arnold Jacobsen
Ruth Helmo
Johnson
Colin Christie
Kin Helmo
Navy
Farragut
Butte Weather Forecast Shows Cooling Weekend For Montana
The forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions and cooler air in Butte Sunday with occasional rain or snow showers and moderate winds. Sunday night remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. highs expected around 40. Montana west of divide should stay partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with highs 40 to 45 Sunday. east of divide partly cloudy and slightly colder with diminishing wind, highs 49 to 50 Sunday, then fair and mild Monday.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Jap Resistance Decreases on Iwo Jima
American forces tighten grip on Iwo Jima as Fourth Marine division gains reach Tachiwa Point and Higashi while Third Marine troops seal 1 400 yards of northeast shore. Pocketed Japanese defenders on Kitano Point face continued pressure as operations push toward final collapse.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Iwo
Kitano Point
Fourth Marine
Tachiwa Point
Motoyama Town
Third Marine
Higashi
Clifton B. Cates
Will Germany Collapse Soon
London report assesses whether Germany will collapse this spring or hold out into summer. Factors include Russian offensive vigor, Allied bridgehead expansion on the Rhine, weather for extensive air power use, and German ability to rally a final stand.
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London
U.P
Germany
United Press
Rhine
Berlin
Italian Troops Released from POW Camps Joins Allied Army
The Italian government announced that 30,000 Italian troops held in Allied POW camps in the southern peninsula were released and absorbed into the new Italian army. Some units have joined the fight alongside the Allies against the Germans.
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Rome
Bridgehead at Remagen Expanding Under Heavy Assault
German artillery pummels the Remagen bridgehead as First Army troops push nearly a mile forward gaining vital heights. Berlin confirms additional crossings north of Remagen and Honnef in furious house to house fighting. Allied forces report massive materiel flow east of the Rhine and increasing truck convoys as the battle for the bridgehead intensifies.
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Paris
U.P
Rhine
Europe
Berlin
Remagen
Honnef
Berlin Under Night Raids and Air Battle Over Rhine
Berlin reeled after the ninth consecutive night raid and a dramatic air battle over the Remagen bridgehead. RAF Mosquitos harried German dive bombers while Thunderbolts attacked six Messerschmitt 109s with Focke-Wulf 190 escorts, downing one dive bomber and one escort and forcing the rest to jettison bombs. Two Thunderbolts were lost.
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William Frye
London
Berlin
The
Reich
Remagen
Rhine
Linz
First Army
Thunderbolts
Byrnes May Retain Job Until Senate Acts on Treaty
Washington March 10 War Mobilizer James F Byrnes may reconsider his decision to quit when the European war ends and stay on the job until the Senate acts on the projected world security organization Friends said Saturday Byrnes tried to resign several months ago President Roosevelt persuaded him to stay on he announced he would remain in office until after the German military collapse He wants to enter private law practice but signs point to Roosevelt asking him to keep the post to help push the league treaty through the Senate
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Senate
World Security Organization
Friends
Byrnes
Roosevelt
House
Supreme Court
German Escape at Wesel Cut Off by 35th Infantry Regiment
A spearhead unit of the 35th Infantry Division severed the final German escape route from the Wesel pocket and neared a Rhine railroad bridge thought to be dynamited. The 134th Regiment reached the Rhine bank as Lt. Col. Alford Boatsman led advances from Roer crossings. Hard-pressed German forces remained cut off between Wesel and Ossenberg as the 320th Regiment pressed north.
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U. S. Ninth Army
Germany
35Th Infantry
Wesel
Rhine
35Th
Ninth Army
Mortimer Spiller
le Roy
N. Y
Alford Boatsman
Beatrice
Neb
Roer
Hilfarth
Ossenberg
320Th
William Murray
Arizona
American Military Leaders Face War's End with Apprehension
Washington dispatch reports that despite the Rhine crossing, U S military leaders fear war weariness as Europe nears victory. They anticipate limited European discharges, some furloughs, and large troop shifts to the Pacific, with months needed to redeploy and sustain production. They weigh Chinese manpower versus renewed Soviet entry versus continued American casualties.
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John M. Nightower
Washington
Rhine
Europe
Pacific
Germany
Japan
United States
Asia
America
Yankee Forces Advance Into Antipolo
American forces push into Antipolo in the foothills east of Manila with light resistance reported. The Sixth Division breached the Shimbu line as the 158th regimental group secures routes between Lake Taal and Batangas Bay amid stiff opposition. Air raids by Liberators and fighter-bombers target Mindanao Balete pass and Aparri airfield, with heavy bombings on Zamboanga.
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Manila
Mindanao
Balete Pass
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Zamboanga
Mindano Island
First Cavalry
Santo Somas
Antipolo
Shimbu
158Th
Lake Taal
Batangas Bay
Cagayan Valley
MacArthur
Key City
Isla
George C. Kenney
Far Eastern Command
OPA Cuts Rationed Food Allotments For Industrial Users
The Office of Price Administration orders a broad reduction in rationed food allotments for nearly all industrial users effective April 1 to align with the war’s lowest supply levels. Sugar, fats, oils, and processed foods face reductions of roughly 5 to 28 percent below 1944 use, with bakery and cereal makers as exceptions. inventories will be drawn down between March 16 and June 15, with limited allowances for sugar and processed foods and short red point stock for meats and fats.
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Washington
OPA
France Hopes to Use German Prisoners After War
Paris official Urbain Cassan says France intends to employ German prisoners for ten years after the war to aid reconstruction. He notes 1,500,000 homes were destroyed and that German labor will be part of the effort in rebuilding devastated areas.
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Paris
U.P
France
Urbain Cassan
Ministry of Reconstruction
United Press
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Louis Rood
Shipfitter
Brooklyn
U. S. Navy
By Richard Kasischke
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Iwo Jima
Vern Haugland
Virgil Pinkley
Third Army
Coblenz
Rubenach
By Jack Fleischer
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Ninth Infantry
Courtney H. Hodges
Ludendorf
Rhineland
Remagen Bridge
China
Russia
Moscow
Montalban
By James Hutcheson
Cotabato
Moro Gulf
Kenney
Borneo
Maggar
Balikpapan
Ate
U. S
Aparri
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