Churchill Predicts Defeat of Germany By Summer
Prime Minister Churchill told a Conservative conference in London that Germany could fall by summer or sooner and that victory would allow a general election to end the coalition government. He urged free enterprise, warned against nationalization, and called for renewed effort against Japan. He received a standing ovation as he outlined postwar aims and election stakes.
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Japanese Admit Heavy Losses From Air Raids
Tokyo radio reported heavy loss of life and damage from recent American Superfortress incendiary raids. A civilian army formation to counter invasion was formed and civilian evacuations of five major cities ordered. Asahi cited deaths in Tokyo Nagoya and Osaka as “could never be called mild.” Domei said damage was considerable.
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Red Cross Issues Over One Million Home Nursing Certificates
The Red Cross reports more than 1.391 million home nursing certificates issued since Pearl Harbor to ease doctor workloads in wartime. In the last year 08 certificates were issued to area women who completed home nursing techniques. This is one of several services the Red Cross offers to protect the home.
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Windsor Resigns As Bahamas Governor
The Duke of Windsor announced his resignation after more than four and a half years as governor of the Bahama Islands. He plans to remain in Nassau for at least another month with the Duchess. Colonial Secretary W. L. Murphy will succeed him.
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Foreclosure Bill Passes City Council
The City of Troy floor votes unanimously to empower foreclosure actions on delinquent tax properties after a public hearing. Mayor Abera’s administration sponsored the proposal to curb repeated tax sales losses and improve tax collection.
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Swedes Say German Peace Bid Rejected
Stockholm reports German peace proposals rejected by Britain as a third party contacted a junior staffer at the British legation. Allied officials in Stockholm warn of Nazi propaganda aims to sow mistrust and split the Allies. The Brenska Dagbladet noted possible Nazi outreach to U.S. and British officials offering to withdraw from occupied areas if allowed to stay in power post armistice.
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Dewey Signs State Salary Increases Across Agencies
Albany UP reports Governor Dewey signed bills granting raises from 10 to 20 percent for all state, legislative, and judiciary employees. Increases follow a sliding scale by bracket, with caps of $1,000 per year per person, effective April 1 as the new fiscal year begins.
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Four Star Rank Approved for Vandegrift Waesche
The Senate approved legislation establishing a four star general rank in the Marine Corps and full admiral in the Coast Guard. The first recipients named are Lt. Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift, Marine Corps commandant, and Vice Admiral R. R. Waesche, Coast Guard commander.
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Yanks Killed On Iwo Put At 4 000 By Naval Chief
Naval headquar ters in Guam cite unconfirmed figures for Iwo Jima casualties with estimates around 4000 Americans killed and wounded. Admiral Turner and Lt Gen Holland Smith report fierce fighting and heavy losses amid island defenses as Marines pursue victory on the volcanic outpost.
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Morrie Landsberg
Associated Press
General Edwin D. Patrick Dies of Wounds in Luzon
General Edwin D. Patrick commanding the Sixth Infantry Division died of gunshot wounds in the abdomen after being seriously wounded in action on Luzon. A native of Indiana, he entered the Regular Army in 1917 and served in World War I with the 11th Machine Gun Battalion. He held key posts including chief of staff of the Sixth Army and staff roles under Admiral Halsey.
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U S Invokes Yalta Pact In Balkans
The United States invoked the Crimean Charter to stem Romanian drift toward Communist control after Prime Minister Groza formed a new government. A State Department notice said consultations with Britain and the Soviet Union are under way, outlining joint action under the Crimean principles. The move follows a reorganization in Romania replacing Premier Radescu with Groza. The U S has officials Burton Berry and Brig Gen J. van Freisseladr Schur in the region assisting Allied enforcement.
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Memo on wartime tax payments for military equipment
The memo lists example tax payments as gifts to support fighting forces in 1944. Items range from a cotton handkerchief for five cents to a B 29 Superfortress valued at 3600000 and a battleship share at one hundredth of a battleship for one million dollars.
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Leather shortage cuts into men and boys shoes
Washington reports a deep slash in civilian leather supplies for shoes in April to June. Only 19 to 135 percent of prior cattle hide amounts may be available for uppers as demand shifts to military gear. OPA says no shoe ration changes are planned beyond December tightening and aims to boost fabric shoe production as a substitute. Allocation for next quarter will be sharply curtailed, affecting men's and juvenile footwear.
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Movie Strike Deadlocked Over Studio Row
The film industry strike remains at a stalemate with government intervention seen as the likely solution. Union groups refuse to concede while producers claim to be caught between factions. Production continues in skeleton form at some plants and rival unions exchange verbal volleys. The Conference of Studio Unions and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees clash over recognition and bargaining authority.
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Sixty-One Nurses Apply for Marriage Licenses
Sixty-one nurses including three men filed for marriage licenses in Manhattan between March 7 when the nurses draft law passed the House and yesterday, the final date before unmarried nurses face induction under the proposal.
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House of Representatives
Germans Report Five U S Armies Striking At Reich
German dispatches claim five American armies struck across 235 miles of the Reich frontier as the Rhine bridgehead at Remagen expanded. The First Army pushed six miles deeper into the Rhine highway corridor toward the Ruhr while Ninth Army patrols crossed the Rhine north of Duisburg and clashed with Germans. German reports say the road remains contested with Allied machinegunners advancing near the highway and Allied forces probing towns east of Remagen as air cover kept German planes at bay.
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Russians Cut Nazi Pocket In Prussia
Soviet shock troops broke the Prussian pocket into two segments isolating Koenigsberg from trapped German troops. The Third White Russian Army reached the Baltic coast on a four mile front driving about 20 000 Nazis toward the sea. Berlin reports Soviet actions near Gdynia and along the Vistula delta with heavy artillery hitting Wilhelmshaven.
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Senators Question Tobacco Magnate Over One Pack Claim
Washington tobacco executive S. Clay Williams of R. J. Reynolds testified before a Senate committee. He was pressed on cigarette distribution and whether he brought any with him as lawmakers urged clarity. The exchange sparked tense questioning and broad attention in the room.
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Yanks Bomb German General Staff Charged in Raid
Allied air forces struck near Berlin with 216 planes targeting Zossen and the German army nerve center at Sussex and nearby buildings, records, utilities, and transport hubs. The raid, following a 24th straight RAF night attack on Berlin, marked one of the war’s largest daily air offensives and many crewmen hailed the success.
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