Allied Airmen Target Dresden as Red Army Advances
London reporting on February 14 notes Stalin's announcement of a new Red Army breakthrough in Silesia on a 65 mile front aimed at Dresden. Marshal Konev's first Ukrainian army appears to seal the fate of the besieged Silesian capital.
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London
U.P
Stalin
Red Army
Silesia
Saxony
Dresden
Ivan S. Konev
Silesian
Queis
Tschirne
Sorau
Sagan
Bober
Neisse
Sorre
Berlin
Oder
Reitwein
Capital
Kuestrin
Lebdus
West Bank
Frankfurt
Hungary
Vienna
Bratislava
Bohemia
Budapest
Allied Air Power Strikes Dresden in Coordinated Blitz
Allied forces from Britain and the United States bombed Dresden as the Red Army closed in, with 800 heavy bombers nocturnal strikes and daytime raids continuing. Reports say the joint action marked the first time the three Allies coordinated a blow on Germany amid the Yalta context, while German officials warned of harsher war methods.
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Robert Musel
London
U.P
Dresden
Red Army
Saxony
Royal Air Force
Germany
Yalta
RAF
Queis River
British Push Nazis Back On God Calear
British and Allied forces push German troops in the Rhineland as Canadian and American corps advance toward the Rhine and Ruhr regions. Front reports note floods and mud slow progress but Allied offensives press toward Goch, Cakar, and major Rhine crossings.
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God
Calear
Paris
U.P
First Army
Rhineland
Goch
Cakar
Ruhr
H. D. G. Crerar
Wallace Fate In Government Is Up In Air
Washington February 14 The House rules committee debated the future of Henry A Wallace and postponed action on the Senate passed George bill. Rep Wolcott argued Wallace symbolizes the leftist movement while Sen George seeks to separate the Reconstruction Finance Corporation from the commerce department before Wallace’s confirmation as commerce secretary. Dialogue questioned the mandate from November voters and export import bank influence. Chairman Sabath defended Roosevelt’s agency management while the rules committee decides if the George bill reaches the floor.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Henry A. Wallace
George
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
Wallace
D-Ga
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commerce Department
Senate
Commerce
Export-Import Bank
Delaney
D-Ny
Sabath
D-Ill
Eternal Gods
Roosevelt
George Bill
House
Senators Approve Bills Redefining State Highway Authority
The Arizona Senate passed three measures including a bill removing the state engineer from highway department authority and creating an executive director for the road bureau. The secretary’s salary would cap at 7500 dollars, while engineer duties stay technical. Per diem for highway commissioners would double to 3000 dollars with 200 days pay.
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Phoenix
Arizona Highway Department
State Senate
Dan Angius
Cochise
Arizona Highway Commission
Commission
Road Bureau
John Babbitt
Coconino
Charles Goff
Pinal
House
Senate
Sidney P. Osborn
Fr. Grant Boys’ Industrial School
Radio Attack Stirs Woman Legislator in Arizona
Phoenix February report shows Rep. Claire Phelps of Maricopa County accusing the 1944 Democratic state platform of CIO influence during a House session. She blasted Ray Busey for radio remarks about her shoe fee bill and party pledges, while Busey denied CIO involvement.
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Phoenix
Claire, Phelps
Maricopa County
House of Representatives
CIO
Phelps
Ray Busey
Democratic Central Committee
GOP
Busey
Mrs. Phelps
American subs sink 31 Japanese ships in new tally
Washington reports U.S. submarines have sunk 31 more Japanese vessels, boosting total enemy ships destroyed well past 1,000. The latest haul includes a converted light cruiser, a converted gunboat, an escort vessel, 21 cargo ships, four transports, and three tankers. Since January, U.S. subs have sunk 96 vessels, reaching 1,020 ships for the war. All actions occurred in Far Eastern waters.
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Washington
U. S
Far
FDR Proposes Allies Act For Europe Joint Action
President Roosevelt authored a declaration with Russia Great Britain and the United States pledging joint action to aid liberated European nations. James Byrnes said the aim is to prevent spheres of influence and to promote democratic solutions while avoiding power plays in postwar Europe.
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Washington
Europe
War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Yanks Sweep Manila Front In Final Push To End Battle
American forces under General MacArthur tighten grip on Manila as paratroops seize Nichols field and Cavite base. U S casualties rise while Japanese resistance collapses amid mass civilian evacuations and reports of extensive atrocities.
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Manila
U.P
Nichols Field
United States Navy
Cavite
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Ft. McKinley
11Th Airborne
Nichols
Manila Bay
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Pasay
Nielson Airfield
37Th
First Cavalry
Luzon
Sixth Armored
Baler
Dingalan Bay
Resignation of UA nutrition chemist Dr. Margaret Smith
Dr. Margaret Cammack Smith, head of human nutrition at the University of Arizona's Agricultural Experiment Station since 1925, resigns effective June 30 to devote time to her family. Dean P. S. Burgess notes her departure removes a key worker from the station. Her career included 1930 fluorine in drinking water research linking to mottled enamel and methods to remove fluorine. she and her husband Howard V. Smith also studied safety of fluorine compounds in insect control and mineral oil effects on vitamin utilization.
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Margaret Cammack Smith
University of Arizona
University Experiment Station
Agricultural
Smith
P. S. Burgess
College of Agriculture
Howard V. Smith
Japan Hopes To Wear Out Americans in Pac Rim War
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie reports Tokyo radio hints at peace talks while Allied forces in the Pacific fear home front fatigue. He notes Japan and Germany delay tactics as they press for a respite, while American troops press on in jungle warfare.
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Japan
Salvage
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Orient
Nippon
Germany
Tokyo
Marlin Spencer
Two Nazi Spies Convicted and Sentenced to Death
William C. Colepaugh and Eric Gimpel were found guilty on three counts of espionage and sabotage by a seven man military commission at Governor's Island. Both were sentenced to be hanged with appeal to the general and the president. They arrived Nov 29 by submarine and landed on the Maine coast.
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New York
U.P
William C. Colepaugh
Eric Gimpel
Governor's Island
Gimpel
Colepaugh
Cigarettes as Bait Help Soldiers Hitch Rides
Portland motorists report hitchhiking soldiers using cigarette packs as bait. They remove Portland or Seattle signs from highway posts and display them while offering cigarettes from the post exchange to attract rides.
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Portland
Ore
Seattle
Post Exchange
San Diego Considers Postwar Phoenix San Diego Highway
Phoenix and San Diego officials will discuss a proposed postwar highway linking the two cities. California officials meet in San Diego with four Arizona highway commissioners and state officers to review plans.
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Phoenix
San Diego
California
Arizona Highway Commission
H. C. Pace
Casa Grande
J. M. Smith
Central
Dewey Farr
St. Johns
Marcel Fogman
Yuma
Bernard Touhey
Dan E. Garvey
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Winston Churchill
U. S. Army Signal Corps
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Foreign Office
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Stockholm
Schmidt
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
STB
Volkssturm
Home Guard
Reed
Zwickau
Wehrmacht
Danzig-Stettin-Berlin Railway
Sower
Patton
Pruem
Nyernberg
Munich
Bavaria
By Boyd D. Lewis
George 8. Patton
Third Army
Siegfried Line
Sure
Our
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West Wall
Tucson
el Rig Park
Maricopa
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FDR
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Cavite Anchorage
William B. Dickinson
Lingayen
Rosario
Zambales
Clarkfield
Dr. Smith
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