Nazis Claim Nine Soviet Divisions Crossed the Oder
Berlin radio reported nine Soviet divisions crossed the Oder near Kuestrin and Frankfurt and pressed toward Berlin. Moscow said Kuestrin fell after heavy fighting. German lines claimed the attack was held as Red Army pressed east toward Stettin and Danzig with siege on Koenigsberg intensifying.
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London
Oder River
Frankfurt
Ilin
Berlin
Kietz
Oder
Fallen Kuestrin
Goeritz
Lebus
Kuestrin
Moscow
Red Army
Stettin
Danzig
Koenigsberg
Prussian
Warthe River
Gregory Zhukov
Osaka Target For Attack By B29 Force
American B 29s dropped two thousand tons of incendiaries on Osaka marking a third mass raid on Japanese cities. The strike hit Osaka's inflammable central area, comparable in size to Nagoya and Tokyo blasts, with vast fires expected to follow. Osaka, Japan's second city, hosts electrical firms shipyards iron and steel works and oil refineries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osaka
Nagoya
Tokyo
Washington
20Th Air Force
Saipan
Tinian Eeningr Mational
Japan
Lawmaker Halts After 1944 License Plate Stop
State Rep. T. Jones, after 64 days of lawmaking, was stopped by a police officer while driving a car displaying 1944 license plates. The incident occurred as he left the legislature in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
T. Jones
Writer Burris Jenkins Dies at 75 in California
Dr. Burris A. Jenkins a Kansas City minister and writer died at his winter home in El Centro California aged 75 after a period of failing health. He had long been active in religious and literary work.
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EL Centro
Calif
Burris A. Jenkins
Kansas City
Stork Wins 2 to 1 in January Idaho Births and Deaths
The division of vital statistics records 971 births and 403 deaths in January in Idaho. Ada county led with 132 births, Canyon 78, and Bannock 73. Thirty eight percent of out of hospital births occurred in Franklin and Cassia counties, with no infant deaths reported. There were 728 reportable disease cases, 108 more than December.
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Boise
Idaho
Division of Vital Statistics
Ada County
Canyon
Bannock
Franklin
Cassia
Rhine Posing Big Problem As New Crossings Threaten
War analyst DeWitt MacKenzie reports Allied fronts pressing for simultaneous offensives to pressure Germany. Russian capture of Kuestrin looms as a key victory while U S forces push from a Rhine bridgehead to blunt German artillery and threaten a northern flank for upcoming amphibious operations.
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Rhine
DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Germany
Ted Command
Supreme Headquarters
Kuestrin
Oder Tiver
Berlin
First Army
Mountain Lion Shot Near Tyhee By Local Rancher
A seven foot four inch female mountain lion was killed at about 9 am by Tyhee rancher Dwayne Davis who lives two miles north and two and one half miles west of Tyhee. A Co operative creamery truck driver flushed the cat near the road and Davis shot it with a 32-40. Deputy Sheriff Ray Reynolds was informed when Davis inquired about a lion bounty at the sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwayne Davis
Tyhee
Davis
Davis Place
Ray Reynolds
Sheriff’s Office
Fleeing Nazis Abandon Bonn After Allied Advance
German forces fled Bonn abandoning 8,000,000 marks and large food stores. The city, about 50 percent destroyed by raids, sees 52,000 ration cards still honored as civilians stay amid ongoing bombardment. The University of Bonn lab and Beethoven birthplace suffer notable damage. Twenty civilians killed or wounded as artillery fire continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of
Bonn
Hohenzollern
University
Germany
Soldier Cannoneer With Combat Unit
Pvt. Jack H. Koho of 1026 East Clark serves as a cannoneer in Italy with the 916th Field Artillery Battalion. The unit helped capture Livergnano and its surrounding hills, raised by 4,400 shells in a single day during the Gothic line assault, and later advanced past Rome on Highway 7 with the 361st Infantry, 91st Division in the Fifth Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack H. Koho
Harold B. Koho
East Clark
Italy
916Th Field Artillery
Livergnano
Po Valley
916Th
Velletri
Grosseto
Arno
Futa Pass
Pietramala
Monghidoro
Loiano
91St
Powder River
Fifth Army
Gothic Line
Rome
Planes Bomb Ships in China Sea Blitz
Planes attacked Japanese shipping with Navy Catalina patrol bombers and Army Mitchells. A small freighter was set afire off Foochow and a likely 7,000 ton freighter transport sunk south of Hongkong. An 8,000 ton freighter left sinking near Hainan. Off French Indo China a 10,000 ton tanker, a 5,000 ton tanker and a 2,000 ton freighter were sunk or badly damaged. Liberators dropped 89 tons on four North Borneo air bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China Sea
Navy
Catalina
Foochow
Hongkong
Hainan Island
Indo-China
Liberators
North Borneo
Infantry Seizes Zamboanga Town and Mindanao Villages
The 41st division seized four villages two miles north of Zamboanga as engineers recondition a nearby bomber airfield 215 miles from Borneo after inflicting heavy losses on Japanese positions. Elsewhere in Luzon the 11th airborne freed Los Banos and Batangas while first division cavalry captured Antipolo.
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Manila
41St
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Luzon
Borneo
11Th Airborne
Los Banos
Batangas
Antipolo
Sixth
Associated Press
Russell Brines
Philippines
San Roque
Yanks Wipe Out Nazi Firing Point Near Remagen
Stout-hearted infantrymen under First Army climbed steep ridges behind Erpel and eliminated an observation point directing artillery fire on the Remagen bridge. Casualties rose from shellfire but enemy bombing continued as two MB-109s were shot down and Allied air strikes pressed behind German lines. The Rhine Valley weather remained hazy as doughboys fought on tough terrain.
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Rhine
Erpel
Remagen
Laborers From Mexico Set for Pacific States In Early Spring
The War Food Administration announced the first four trainloads of over 3,000 Mexican farm laborers will reach late this month and in early April. Idaho Oregon and Washington receive 1,279 of the initial group, with 1,921 allotted to Utah Colorado and Montana. Idaho gets 80 workers for the Pocatello area, while Washington’s share includes 782 for the Yakima and Walla Walla districts. Total season allotments: Idaho 5,300 Washington 6,000 Oregon 5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Idaho
War Food Administration
Oregon
Washington
Utah
Colorado
Montana
Pocatello
Yakima
Walla Walla
Yanks Connect Bridgehead With Pontoons on Rhine
An inquest into the death of four year old Joseph Dalton was held this afternoon. The boy was killed Monday when struck by a car driven by Lena Gianninni. Coroner Justice Charles W Hyde presided and heard testimony from the driver, her children, several witnesses, and the accident victim’s father. The inquest jury included Ray Thorpe and eleven others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dalton
Lena Gianninni
Charles W. Hyde
Gianninni
Ralph
Joanne
E. C. Gibson
Dorothy Gibson
N. Hayes
A. T. Smith
W. Sublette
F. M. Ray
Shirley Young
Harold Ferguson
R. M. Pugmire
Ray Thorpe
William Poll
Harry Chatham
Dan Sargunas
T. J. Waltman
D. O. Hillbrand
M. A. Richmond
L. F. Mollinelli
C.S. Green
H. H. Locke
W. H. Wardle
T. E. Langan
Yanks seize Mindanao airfields in Zamboanga sweep
American forces led by Maj. Gen. Jens A. Doe overran Wolfe field and captured the Sam Roque and other Mindanao airstrips within 24 hours of the Zamboanga invasion. MacArthur reported light American losses as Japanese defenses buckled under rapid amphibious assault.
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Manila
Borneo
Mindanao
Zamboanga
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
San Roque
Idaho Librarians Set Saturday Meeting on Library Policy
Idaho Library Association gathers Saturday March 17 for an all day session aimed at shaping state legislation to enable rural regional libraries to access federal aid. Morning review focuses on federal library bills, afternoon covers needed state laws, with a Hotel Bannock dinner in the evening. Reservations via the public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Library Association
Idaho
Bannock
Red Cross Conference Set for Salt Lake City Meeting
Field and chapter directors from eight states including Idaho and Utah will convene in Salt Lake City April 15 through 21 to discuss accident prevention and therapeutic swimming, officials said today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
The
American Red
Idaho
Utah
Fronts Update Distances From Key War Fronts
Eastern front 32 miles from Zellin. Western front 270 miles from Remagen bridgehead. Italian front 544 miles from the Reno river.
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Associated Press
Eastern Front
Zellin
Western Front
Remagen
Reno River
Fires rage at Nagoya war plants in major bombing
Fifteen fires blaze in Nagoya after a mass air raid by 300 B-29s over a five square mile area. Key damages hit Aichi aircraft works Eitoku plant with 358000 square feet destroyed. Other facilities including Hokoku Machinery Daido electric steel and Nissan chemical show partial to moderate damage.
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Guam
Nagoya
Aichi
Eitoku
Curtis le May
21St Bomber Command
Hokoku Machinery Company
Etsuta
Nagoya Arsenal
Daido Electric Steel
Tsukiji
Nissan Chemical
Sumitomo Light Metals
Daido
le May
Japan
Singapore
20Th Air Force
Washington
Roger M. Ramey
20Th Bomber Command
Tokyo
Army Blasts Nazis Out Near Pistoia In Italy
Fifth army troops report driving Germans from Monte Spigolino near Pistoia and repelling counter-attacks. Allied patrols clash with forces along Monte Belvedere and coastal front while PT boats in the Gulf of Genoa sink two fighters and hit another.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Monte Spigolino
Pistoia
Monte Belvedere
Piansinatico
Lucca
Modena
Eighth Army
Po Valley
Mesco Point
Gulf of Genoa
Spezia
Hull Improving Seventy-Three Year Old Seeks Conference
Cordell Hull shows definite health gains after three months confined to bed at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He now sits up each morning in his sunlit apartment, weighs about 170 pounds, and has a good appetite. His attendance at the San Francisco United Nations conference hinges on continued improvement over the next month.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
San Francisco
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Hull
Cake Pan Hat Traps Toddler In Athens Home
In Athens Tennessee a 21 month old, Kris Michael Spradling, slipped a cake pan over his head and could not remove it. His mother Mrs. O R Spradling called for help and a tinsmith freed him after a frantic effort.
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Athens, Tenn
Kris Michael Spradling
War Fronts in Flux Across Global Battles
AP dispatches report on German northern offensive prep and American eastward push toward the Ruhr via a widening Rhine corridor. On the Russian front, Oder bridgeheads merge as nine Soviet divisions cross the river while Stettin’s outskirts endure pressure. In Italy, Americans advance near Belvedere, taking Monte Spigolino northwest of Pistoia. In the Pacific, U S forces seize a Mindanao airfield near Borneo, advance on Zamboanga, fight on Iwo Jima, Nagoya bomb damage noted, and Chinese troops retake Suichwan.
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Associated Press
Rhine
Ruhr
Elfels
Kuestrin
Oder
Red Army
Stettin
Belvedere
Monte Spigolino
Pistoia
Fifth Marine Division Presses Japs at Kitano Point
U S Fifth Marine Division under Maj Gen Keller E Rockey closes the Kitano Point triangle near Iwo Jima's northern coast while facing stubborn Japanese resistance. Support comes from Fifth Fleet ships and Army air cover as 11th Army Liberators strike Kuriles targets.
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U. 8
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Guam
Keller E. Rockey
Fifth Marine Division
Kitano Point
Graves B. Fiskine
Third Marine Division
Inter
Clifton B
Fifth Fleet
Iwo
Elmer E. Elmer Promoted to Colonel in India Base
Mrs. John C Eckmann announces that Elmer E Elmer has been promoted to colonel at a B29 base in India. The Teddy bear mascot of the Superfort Deacons Disciples crew, he previously became a major to avoid friction among ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
John C. Eckmann
Elmer E. Elmer
India
First Army Drives Bridgehead Near Rhine Into Ruhr Autobahn Route
Allied forces push a pontoon bridge across the Rhine toward Remagen and advance to a point two miles from the Ruhr Frankfurt autobahn. Reports say American troops expand the bridgehead amid stiff German counterattacks as rocket planes aid the assault. The Berlin radio notes gains north toward Koenigswinter and describes heavy fighting around the bridgehead with Von Rundstedt deposed in Switzerland reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rhine
Remagen
Ruhr
Frankfurt
Main
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Berlin
Koenigswinter
Honnee
First Army
Ate
Courtney H. Hodges
Hoenningen
Coblenz
cross-Rhine
Switzerland
von Rundstedt
Ludendorff
Geremany
Walether von Model
Rundstedt
Model
Honnef
Rumor Ousts Von Rundstedt Fuels German Tension
A Fronter report claims Field Marshal Von Rundstedt no longer commands the western front with unconfirmed word he is wounded. Munich officials warn party officers to avoid worker areas as prices fall, while rumors of revolt and new German hardships spread. Berlin reports cite foreign workers fleeing, rail derangements, and rising banditry as Nazi control frays.
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Bern
Switzerland
von Rundstedt
Munich
Hitler
Fuehrer
Germany
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Solon Forgets
Law
Stork
Ludendorff Railway
Big Cat
Bom
Beethoven
Doughboys
South Luzon
Yanks
Basilan Island
Basilan Strait
Jolo Island
Sulu
Red Cross
Marine Division
Chichi Island
Bonins
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Kuriles
11Th Army Airforce
Rhine’s
East Bank
Ing
Essen
Muehlheim
Duesseledorf
Dortmund
Dachau
Bavaria
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