Superfort Task Force Strikes Nagoya In Major Japan Raid
A large B 29 task force from Saipan and Tinian hit the Nagoya industrial center, with Tokyo admitting fires in the factory district. The raid marked one of the largest formations yet used, as Allied bases on Saipan Tinian and Guam coordinate new long range air operations toward Tokyo. The Nagoya attack followed earlier strikes across Shizuoka and surrounding prefectures as part of ongoing Marianas based offensive.
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William F. Tyree
Bomber Command
Guam
U.P
Nagoya
Marianas
Radio Tokyo
Tokyo
Saipan
Tinian
Nan
Japan
Tokyo Radio
21St
Shizuoka
Mio
FCC
Roosevelt itinerary stays secret amid Paris report
Paris February 15 an unimpeachable source said reports of President Roosevelt visiting France are untrue. The authority would not be named and officials denied plans to receive him in Paris or on the western front. Officials noted no confirmation from Allied HQ or French government. Crimea conference had just ended.
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Paris
Roosevelt
France
Marseilles
United States
Western Front
Crimea
Supreme Allied
Barking Dognapper Steals Dog From Front Porch
A man in a black sedan took a dog from Jerry V. Spencer Jr.'s front porch Tuesday morning. Spencer, who lives at 909 East Speedway, told police he could not identify the driver unless he heard the dog bark. He quipped that the dog would have made a fine dogcatcher as he contemplated help from barkers.
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Jerry V. Spencer, Jr
Spencer
909
East Speedway
Dogcatchers Association
Homes Offered For Children By Tucsonians
Pima county and Catholic social service authorities report inquiries to foster children remain strong and that most adolescents need a normal home environment. Miss Celeste Fink cites two Mexican teen girls who improved after placement with caring foster parents, showing that good homes can reform problem youths.
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Pima County
Catholic Social Service
Celeste F. Fink
Arizona
Miss Fink
Walsh Brother Missing in Action Over Tokyo
Col. Birrell Walsh, 37, brother of Richard J. Walsh of Tucson, reported missing in action over Tokyo on Feb 13. A West Point graduate and B 29 pilot, he trained at Kelly Field in 1930 and served in the Philippines, Java, and India with Gen Brereton's staff before return to duty last December. His wife Alta and son live in Newport Beach, California. His mother and two brothers are Tucson residents.
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Birrell Walsh
Richard J. Walsh
Hedrick
Tokyo
Walsh
West Point
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
19Th Army Air Corps
Philippines
Java
India
Arizona Legislature Faces Busy Day in Phoenix
Solons pass sixteen bills as House approves building and loan tax measure. The five percent tax on net income of building and loan associations clears the House 40 to 15 and heads to the Senate, while airports, guardianship, and public money investment bills move forward amid formal sessions and a tribute to late Chief Justice Henry D. Ross.
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Phoenix
House
Senate
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona
Douglas
Boards of Education
Tempe
Flagstaff
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Supreme Court
Henry D. Ross
Walter Thalheimer
Maricopa County
Grand Canyon
H. B. No
Corporation Commission
Attorney General
Charles Abels
LaRue Begins Hangar Contract at Davis-Monthan Field
A. C. LaRue Construction Co. won a $148000 contract for a 200 by 220 foot hangar at Davis Monthan field. Construction starts today under the U S engineers office Los Angeles with 125 workers, pending labor clearances and unions. Basich Bros Los Angeles holds a runway contract worth $942816 already under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis-Monthan Field
A. C. LaRue Construction Co
U. S. Engineers’ Office
Los Angeles
la Rue
U. S
Basich Bros
B. C. Wollum
Yanks Hammer Jap Holdouts In Old Manila
American troops form an armored cordon and advance from the south and east to storm Intramuros, the last major Japanese stronghold in Manila. Corregidor offshore is targeted for a sea landing as U S forces aim to clear defenses and end resistance swiftly.
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William B. Dickinson
Manila
U.P
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Tokyo
Bataan
Intramuros
U. S. First Cavalry
37Th
Imperial Marines
Seven Marines Planes Crash In Dense Fog
Seven Marine corps fighter and torpedo planes crashed in rain and fog across southern California after running out of fuel. Nine fliers were rescued from the four that crashed at sea, while three missing men were saved by a naval patrol plane. Eight pilots died, two on approach to a channel island and three in a Bakersfield crash. one plane is missing with possible raft sighting. Eleven others diverted to safety.
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San Diego
U.P
Marine Corps
California
Navy
Channel Islands
Bakersfield
Calif
Naval Control Center
Reds Rout Nazis On Neisse River
Detroit February 15 The Ford Motor Co announced an improved four engined B 24 Liberator with a single vertical tail fin at Willow Run The modified model is not yet in quantity production and will replace the twin tail gradually More than 7500 four engined bombers have been built at Willow Run since the plant started operations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Willow Run
Ford Motor Co
Statewide Time Bill Moves In Arizona House
Arizona House recommends passage of a bill placing the entire state on Mountain Standard Time to end time confusion. Sponsored by Rep. O L Mc Daniel, the measure affects counties currently on Pacific time and avoids advancing clocks on Mar 31. The bill advances to the Senate.
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House
Phoenix
Arizona House of Representatives
Rep
O. L. McDaniel
Maricopa County
Senate
Senate Committee of the Whole
House Committee of the Whole
Department of Justice
Statehouse
Soviet Forces Break Neisse Line Near Forst Berlin Dresden
Marshal Konev’s first Ukrainian army with American air support pushed into Brandenburg from the southeast and captured Sorau and Sommerfeld. Soviet and German reports say the Neisse river crossing near Forst expands the front within about 60 miles of Berlin and Dresden.
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London
U.P
Ivan S. Konev
Berlin
Brandenburg
Sorau
Sommerfeld
Konev
Guruenberg
Silesia
Niesse
Forst
Dresden
Neisse River
Red Army
Cottbus
U. S
Saxony
Neisse
Neisse Line
Moscow
Gregory K. Zhukov
Zhukov
Oder
Lower Silesia
Prague
Paris
U.R
Rhine
Emmerich
Germany
Ruhr
Reich Forest
Goch
Cakar
Canadian First Army
Rhineland
Arnhem
Kleve
Warbegen
Harendeich
E Rhine
Black Watch
Gordon Highlanders
Cakcar
Bedbury
Kleve-Goch
Niers River
Reichwald Forest
George S. Patton
U. S. Third Army
Pruem
Pruem River
Third Army
Sure River
Ernzen
Echternach
The
Frankfurt
Leipzig
Breslau
Goerlitz
Budapest Fall Is Key To Blow At Nazis From South
The Russian capture of Budapest opens the Danubian route into Austria and signals a major shift in the Hungarian theater. The fall unlocks the southern Danube corridor, complementing the push toward Germany via Czechoslovakia as Red forces press Dresden and Berlin’s fate looms.
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Budapest
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Europe
Austria
Hungary
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Berlin
Dresden
Reich
Churchill Seeks Greek Unity in Athens Visit
Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressed about 30,000 Athenians in Athens urging unity and Greece’s place among victorious nations. Eden expressed hopes for Greece’s future happiness and prosperity.
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Churchill
Greece
Europe
Anthony Eden
Poles in Exile Leader Condemns Big Three Setup
Prime Minister Tomas Arciszewski of the Polish government in exile denounces the Soviet occupation of Poland and vows the government will not surrender to the Yalta partition. He criticizes Stalin’s democracy claims and says resignation would be foreign‑pressured and illegal. Next, Poles in London move toward coalition governments per Big Three guidelines.
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London
U.P
Tomas Arciszewski
Poland
Stalin
Arciszewski
Russia
Yalta
Boleslaw Berut
Moscow
Lublin
TWA To Inaugurate Two New Cargo Flights
Transcontinental & Western Air will begin two new all cargo flights between Chicago and the Pacific coast to handle wartime mail and express. The service, approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board, will operate nightly except Sunday, E. O. Cocke announced.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc
E. O. Cocke
Civil Aeronautics Board
Senday
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Superfort
Mariana Islands
Fdr
Parley
Social Workers
Osborn
LaRue
Davis - Monthan
Yanks Hammer
Old Manila
Ford
By Robert Musel
By Boyd D. Lewis
Athens
James E. Roper
Winston Churchill
Britain
TWA
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