Nazis Repulse Soviet Thrust Into Fortress Of Guben
German and Soviet reports clash over Red Army progress as fighting rages along the Oder and front lines near Goerlitz Dresden and Breslau. Berlin says German defenses held at Guben while Moscow claims advances toward Goerlitz and Dresden with strong German resistance and looming offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Musel
London
U.P
Guben
Berlin
Moscow
Breslau
Goerlitz
Creatth
Prague
Oder
Crossen
Esman
Gregory K. Zhukov
Oder River
Kuestrin
Fuerstenberg
Saxony
Dresden
Ivan S. Konev
Naumburg
Czechoslovakia
Red
Silesia
Poznan
Vistula
Grudziadz
East Prussia
Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky
Ernst von Hammer
DNB
Bunzlau
Sorau
Preslau
Iwo Jima invasion warning from Admiral Halsey
Washington February 19. Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. said the Iwo Jima fighting would be very tough and doubted the Japanese fleet would come out to interfere. He spoke after three months in Japanese waters and predicted that U S forces must go in and dig them out despite limited Japanese strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P— Adm
William F. Halsey, Jr
Third Fleet
Iwo Jima
Manpower Legislation Stalled By Senators
Washington February 19. President Roosevelt may need to appeal personally to push work-or-jail legislation through Congress. War officials Stimson and Krug have pressed lawmakers to the limit, but the Senate Military Committee remains unreceptive to drastic manpower controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
War Stimson
J. A. Krug
Senate Military Committee
Stimson
Krug
Two Fliers Killed In Crash At Marana
Army field training plane crash near Marana kills two fliers during basic pilot school exercises. Lt. Col. G. M. Bates reports the trap occurred about 14 miles southeast of the school. Names withheld pending word from next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marana
G. M. Bates
Scots Hammer Way Into Goch From 2 Sides
Paris dispatches report Scottish troops cleared two thirds of the west wall at Goch and pressed from two sides on Calar as American forces advanced along a 30 mile front toward the Pruem and Echternach, driving German defenders toward the Siegfried line.
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Paris
U.P
West Wall
Goch
Calar
Germany
Ruhr
God
Siegfried Line
Third Army
Pruem
Echternach
George S. Patton
Pruem River
Four Year Terms for Officials Passes House
Phoenix February 19 four year terms for state and county officers cleared the Arizona House in committee of the whole as Senate resolutions 6 and 7 were recommended for final voter approval. Debate centered on county terms with a 36 to 5 approval. state offices were approved by voice vote. Supporters said longer terms save money and aid candidate quality, while opponents urged voter control every two years. The measure aligns with the Democratic platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
House of Representatives
Arizona
Senate
House
G. N. Baker
Maricopa County
I. A. Rosok
Cochise County
D. M. Penny
Pima County
Sidney Kartus
Flood Damage Suits Begin Against City
Jurors were selected. Judge M T Phelps presiding over flood damage suits filed by Apache Motors and five other firms against the city. Claim totals run about 60 thousand dollars with specific claims by Apache Motors Tucson Laundry and Dry Cleaners Unit Laundry and Dry Cleaners J Knox Corbett Lumber G ibbons Tucson Warehouse and Transfer Co and Ken Sheridan. Plaintiffs allege a concrete culvert reduced runoff capacity causing flood damage in the year cited. City officials and attorneys anticipated a full week of testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Phelps
Apache Motors
George Darnell
Ralph Bilby
Thomas J. Elliott
Tucson Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Unit
J. Knox Corbett Lumber and Hardware Co
Tucson Warehouse and Transfer Co
G. L. Gibbons
Ken Sheridan
O'Rielly Motor Co
Phelps
Elliott
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Henry O. Janstad
Darnell and Bilby
Fight Rages In South Manila As Japs Kill Civilians
In Manila 7,000 civilians including 100 Americans were liberated under gunfire as American troops stormed the ruins of the Philippine General Hospital near Intramuros. MacArthur praised the 1942 Bataan and Corregidor defense, calling it decisive and delaying Japan's advance toward Australia.
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South
Manila
Fred Hampson
Manila Bay
Intramuros
Corregidor
Philippine General Hospital
Intramuros Walls
Oscar W. Griswold
14Th Corps
A de LaSalle College
Francis J. Cosgrave
Sydney
Australia
Navy
Seventh Fleet
Cavite
Douglas MacArthur
Bay Entrance
Malinta Hill
Bataan
Orion
MacArthur
Japan
Philippine Hospital
Midnight Closing Ordered By Byrnes
War Mobilization Director Byrnes ordered all places of entertainment to close by midnight each day starting February 26. Washington report notes the directive aims to curb wartime demand on resources and conserve energy during a period of national effort.
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Byrnes
Washington
City police HQ to be redesigned with court shifted
The city police station will receive a face lift with changes to relocate the municipal court to the outer office and move the outer office to the current court space. Assistant Chief J Forrest Ingle notes a rough 1750 dollar cost and aims to separate prisoners from the public to reduce tangling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Forrest Ingle
Phil J. Martin
Ingle
Small U S Bombers Can Hit Tokyo From Iwo Jima Base
American marines claim Iwo Jima will serve as a key air base for attacks toward Tokyo as a major Pacific operation unfolds. The island’s capture tightens the noose on Japan, with hundreds of landing craft and 800 ships in play, amid intense shore fighting and heavy bombardment by carriers and land forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Dewith MacKenzie
Associated Press
Jima
Island
Pacific
Iwo
Washington
U.P
Pacific Fleet
Saturay
India
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Volcano Islands
War Department
Honshu
Nagoya
Shizuoka Prefecture
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
Iwo Jima battle report from carrier flyer
A Navy Liberator bomber over Iwo Jima describes the fierce invasion as 10000 Marines push ashore against heavy Japanese resistance from Mt Suribachi to the airstrip. Ships and aircraft pound the island while Marines race inland amid rocket barrages and smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Tyree
Iwo Jima
Mt. Suribachi
Iwo
Harless Seeks Probe Into War Prisoner Handling
Representative Harless of Arizona called a national scandal over wartime prisoner handling and urged a congressional committee to investigate. He cited lax policy, indulgence, and mismanagement at Phoenix camp, including cigarets for POWs, Waldorf salad meals, under staffed towers, unguarded airfields, and a Nazi officer’s dictatorship. He warned prisoners could scorn the U.S. government and guards risked danger in pendants and compounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harless
D-Ariz
House
Waldorf-Astoria
Phoenix
Ariz
Iwo Jima Marines Hit Beachhead Near Key Airfield
U.S. Marines stormed Iwo Jima landing on the volcanic coast and pushing 500 yards inland. Heavy shelling and crossfire from Japanese positions tested the invasion, with supplies and air support pouring in as commanders hailed the foothold on the road to Tokyo. Casualties were described as moderate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tremaine
Nimitz
Guam
U.P
Japan
Iwo
Pacific
U. S
Tokyo
United Press
William F. Tyree
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Suribachi Yama
Iwo Jima
Phoenix Patrolman Given 3-Year Term
Phoenix February 19 Joe Davis 27 year old Negro patrolman convicted of manslaughter in the police station slaying of Leonce Navarre city detective was sentenced by Superior Judge Dudley Windes to serve from three to eight years in the state penitentiary. Defense attorney Herman Lewkowitz urged probation but the judge said a suspended sentence was not justified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Joe Davis
Leonce T. Navarre
Dudley W. Windes
Herman Lewkowitz
Windes
Prescott Native Joe Campbell Dies in Phoenix
Prescott native Joe D. Campbell aged 52 died in Phoenix after serving in World War I. He operated a ranch near Denver after discharge from the Army and came to Phoenix 20 years ago. He had two sons in World War II, one in the Navy and the other in the air forces.
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Phoenix
Joe D. Campbell
Prescott
Mile High City
Army
Campbell
Wool Rayon Earmarked For Cheap Clothes
The War Production Board orders 80 percent of civilian woolen goods and 75 percent of rayon set aside for low and medium priced clothing. Thirty seven rayon garments and twenty nine woolen fabrics receive priority to obtain materials. OPA plans to roll back clothing prices six to seven percent. Some worsted items like men’s suits face July shortages due to military needs.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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Reds
Pacific Island
Halsey
Fleet
By Boyd D. Lewis
Yankees
Corregidor Fort
Marianas
Joe Campbell
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