Marines Hammer North Iwo Jima Breakthrough Report
U S Pacific Fleet reports Maj Gen Graves B Erskines Third Division pierced Japanese lines on the north tip of Iwo Jima capturing strategic hill HH 362 and pushing toward Motoyama with 7127 Japanese dead and 32 prisoners. Maj Gen Weller E Rockeys Fifth Marine Division repelled counterattacks on the west coast as the island offensive enters its 13th day near an air base being restored for use by bombers within 730 miles of Tokyo.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Hell's Suburbs
Graves B. Erskine
Leathernecks
Weller E. Rockey
Fifth Marine
Hercely
Todey
Tokyo
General Harmon Missing in Pacific Air Mission
Gen Millard F Harmon commander of Army air forces in the Pacific Ocean area is reported missing after a plane carrying him was overdue Washington reports say the War Department cannot confirm details An extensive search was underway more than 24 hours overdue.
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Liest
Millard F. Harmon
Army Air Forces
Pacific Ocean
Washington
War Department
Glue Network
Harmon
Pacific
Tel
San Francisco
South Pacific
Solomons
France
Army Air Force
Alaska
Strategic Air Force
Pacific Ocean Areas
13 Million Food Parcels Delivered To War Prisoners
After the United States entered the war the American Red Cross organized regular distributions of food parcels medical supplies and clothing to American prisoners of war. Rensselaer County Chapter records show 92 prisoners of war in the last year and the Red Cross fleet carried about 13 million food parcels and over a million complete vaults of clothing to Europe. Red Cross ships flew Rectral flags with Swiss crews and a representative of the International Committee of Red Cross led each shipment.
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United States
American Red Cross
Rensselaer County
Fies
Europe
Red Cross Aeet
Red Cross
International Committee of Red Cross
Detroit war plants shut as 33000 workers strike
More than 33,000 Chrysler and Briggs Manufacturing workers in the Detroit area idled by walkouts and parts shortages. The National War Labor Board summoned management and union leaders to a Washington hearing at 11 am to end the stoppage. Production of tanks, bombers, anti aircraft guns, trucks and ambulances halted amid strikes spreading to five plants and Windsor Ontario. A company survey later reported 77,050 on strike and 6,550 idle for lack of parts.
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Detroits
Chrysler Corp
Briggs Manufacturing
Detroit
National War Labor Board
Tate
Chrysler
Washington
United Automobile Workers C. O
Robert P. Patterson
Riggs
Chrysier Corp
Dodge
de Soto Warren Avnce
Dodge Truck
Chrysier
Tark Arsenal
Griggs
Mack Avenue
Sibo
Milwaukee Avenue
Meldrum
Hight-mile Road
Hamiramex
Southern Newspaper Suspends Street Sales In Pensacola
The Pensacola Journal and News announces a shipyard style quota cut forcing elimination of street sales and a switch to tabloid size across morning and afternoon editions in March. Editors and management impose ad copy limits and restrict space for buyers.
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Southern Newspaper
Pensacola
Fla.Pi
Pedsacola Journal and News
Whder
Reds Isolate Danzig Cut Stettin Highway
Russian tanks and motorized units pushed toward the Baltic from Pomerania, severing the Berlin Stettin Danzig corridor and trapping Nazi troops in a widening thrust. Soviet forces reached Zanow near the Baltic while capturing multiple towns and facilities in East Prussia and the Grodziadz area. Berlin reported the operation as a major push to split Pomerania in two and warned of continued Soviet pressure along the coast and mountain foothills.
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London
UPI
Baltic
Maddle Pomerania
Berlin-Sterlin-Dannig
Pomerania
Danzig-Gdynia
Moscow
Berlin
Zanow
Koeslin
Bulletix
Neusiettin
Koeslit
Goldbeck
Gissolk
Neustettin
Land Juchow
Hiingbeck
Baerwaide
Stettin
East Prussia
Grodziadz
Visiie
Danzig
Bubuitz Rokossovsky
Jasuve
Koenigsberg
Stetne
Pomerzniaa
Sudetin
Upper Silesia
Schweidnitz
Breslau
Berlin-Stettin- Danzig
Rokossovsky
Seventh War Loan Sets Record Bond Goals for Individuals and Corporations
Secretary Morgenthau announced a 14 billion total Seventh War Loan with 7 billion for individuals and 7 billion for corporations. The Series E quota surpasses prior asks, the drive lasts seven weeks from May 14 to June 3, and an April intensification targets payroll savings participants nationwide.
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Washington LP
Morgenthau
America
Treasury
Georgia Proposes Bachelor Tax To Aid Spinsters
A House bill in Georgia would tax single men age 30 and over at $100, increasing annually, with proceeds split among state spinsters on Valentines Day. An annual affidavit claiming intent to wed could exempt a bachelor, and funds might be shared with female legislators.
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Georgia
Atlanta
OPI
Howie
Senate
Eisenhower Tours Ninth Army Front in Germany
General Eisenhower toured the Ninth Army front in Neuss Germany with Lieutenant General William Simpson yesterday inspecting the fast moving battlefront and frontline positions.
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Neuss
Germany
Eisenhower
Ninth Amy
Wiliam A Simpson
Harbors Bill Signed by President Floogevelt
President Floogevelt signed a harbors bill authorizing 500 million dollars for postwar river improvements. The measure aims to fund harbor work after the war and accelerate port development nationwide.
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Washington
Floogevelt
Rivera
Williams Pressed to Quit Fight for REA Post Nominee
Senate leaders told Williams to withdraw from the Rural Electrification Administration bid as defections grow. Opponents claimed 44 to 48 votes against confirmation, while Williams vowed to fight. Ellender said a fighting chance exists if hearings record is read. Williams, 54, a former WPA deputy under Hopkins, now heads NYA successor group. post carries a ten year term and $12 000 annual pay.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Aubrey] Williams
Roosevelt
Ros
Willams
Williams
Casuasses
Ellender
D-La
Aubrey Wiliams
Senate Agriculture Committee
WPA
Harry Hopkins
National Youth Administration
National Farmers Union
NYA
GOP Abandons Effort to Curb New Deal Waste
Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee reluctantly voted to test the debt limit, arguing the administration wastes public funds. A minority report urged a bill to raise the debt ceiling from 260,000,000,000 to 300,000,000,000, warning the federal debt would tag each U.S. family with about 2,300 dollars. The present debt stood near 235,000,000,000.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Ways and
United States
Sky Battle Over Europe Pounds Nazis. 109 Planes Downed
American airmen in a major daytime combat destroyed at least 109 enemy planes as 6,000 plus Allied aircraft pounded German targets from Cologne to the Czech border. U S bombers and escorts pressed across central Germany, while Cologne faced a 3,600 ton raid as RAF formations hit Cologne anew.
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London
FLA Fu
Cologne
Eighth Air Force
Rejch
Luftwafe
Magdeburg
Berlin
D. 5
Ninth Army
Milegawar
The
Rhine
Eltr
R.afl
Achtung
Heich
Roosevelt float ex-German troops for Crimea cleanup
President Roosevelt hinted at sending some ex-German soldiers to Crimea to aid postwar cleanup amid discussion of a peace treaty with defeated Germany. He called the notion "iffy" and did not elaborate, noting comments at a press conference about Yalta's destruction and a looming postwar reconstruction debate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Crimea
Germany
Yalta
Congress
Gerimany
Mhade
Yanks Invasion Reaches Lubang Island in Philippines
General MacArthur announced the 18th American invasion in the Philippines landings on Lubang Island 35 miles southwest of Manila. Maj Gen. Jens A. Doe’s 41st Division seized Puerta Princesa harbor on Palawan as part of the push to secure the Verde Passage and San Bernardino Strait.
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Manila
MacArthur
Philippines
Lubeng Island
Manila Pass
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Verde Passage
Palawan Island
Frederick A. Irving
Leyte Island
Corregigor
Lubang
Jens A
Palawan
Verde Island Passage
Verde Island
Justeast
Lubangy
Capa
Bim
Marikina
Zirsi
Tax Return Confession Tied To Church Donation
An IRS inquiry into an Allsaterh, Pennsylvania man revealed his return claimed a $1000 donation to a church. The church contradicted the claim, and the IRS suggested he resolve the issue by actually making the donation. He complied.
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Allsaterh
Internal Revenue Office
Wallace Wallace Sets Aiding Industry Course In Cabinet
Wallace announces plans to aid small business and postwar employment through the Commerce Department. He appoints a business and banker committee to report on ways to boost small firms. He pledges to support labor, investors, agriculture, and government for full national employment.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
America
Congress
Commerce
Wallace
Department of Commerce
Department i
Downt
Jesse H. Jones
Walace
Twins Born New Year's Eve Tax Refund Miracle
A father asking about tax on newborn twins born 20 minutes to midnight in New Year’s Eve led IRS official H Yerkes to reassess. He initially owed about 40 dollars, then added exemptions and issued a 120 dollar refund to the surprised man.
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Chaziuze
Kas
ULP
H. Yerkes
Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Allied Breakthrough Across Rhine Near Duesseldorf and Cologne
Allied forces smash through to the Rhine encircling Duesseldorf and widening the push toward Cologne. US First Army advances within four and a half miles of the city as Third Army seizes Tries fortress guarding the Moselle. Canadian and British units also press the advance, isolating German troops west of the river.
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Venlo
Holland
Krefeld
Germany
Neuss
Rhine
Duesseldorf
First Army
Cologne
Kervedheim
Paris
Ruhr
Dusseldorf
U.S. First Army
U. S
Tries
Moselle
Cobleux
Ninth Army
Chia Nut
Eratker
Maas
Buesseldorf
cross-Rhine
Aretela
Cen Mites
Yanks Cross Rhine Reported by London
London reports first American patrols have crossed the Rhine at Neuss with details scarce. Dispatches note German radio claims Americans pushing toward the Rhineland while the British Second Army appears ready to move and Emmerich as a crossing site is tentatively discussed.
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Rhine
Neuss
London
Rhiné
Inth
Anny Heeadquarters
Cologne
Second Army
Lower Rhine
Emmerich
Arite
Reich
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Arnhem
Belgium
Roesfeld
Ssildore
Serce Iy
Brefeld
Ninth
Vénlo
Roermond
Fay Stacy Stohes
Markzis
Staxe
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