Germany Will Forfeit Power To Make Wars
Churchill tells the British House that Poland will receive Upper Silesia Danzig most of East Prussia and a long Baltic coast to compensate Russia losses. Poland’s eastern frontier will follow the Curzon line with Lwow excluded. He says the U S supports Britain’s Italy actions and stresses unity with allies for Europe’s salvation.
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London
U.P
Churchill
Poland
Upper Silesia
Danzig
East Prussia
Russia
Oder River
Koenigsberg
Junkers
Silesia
Urchill
Oppeln
Hindenburg
Gleiwitz
Beuthen
Curzon
Lnow
FDR
Italy
Roosevelt
U. S
Edward R. Stettinius
United States
Britain
Great Britain
Europe
Germany
el Pdes
Billions Sought For Housing To Relieve Shortage
The government asked for eighty four point three seven million dollars to fund temporary housing in war production areas. The plan would provide twenty eight thousand seven hundred ninety six portable units one thousand seven hundred fifty trailers and five thousand eight hundred seventy eight dormitories across about one hundred areas in thirty two states and Alaska. Undersecretary of war Robert P Patterson and Navy official Ben Mageell urged quick approval noting housing is essential to manning war plants and relocating workers from other regions to where shortages exist. The request targets west coast expansion tied to ammunition production fleet support ship repair and air station needs with Tucson area facilities omitted.
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Washington
National Housing Agency
Alaska
Robert P. Patterson
Ben Mogeell
Navy
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Patterson
Mageell
Tucson
Arizona
Kingman
Phoenix
Winslow
Yuma
Yankees Break Open German Battle Front West Of Rhine
Paris reports American tanks and troops storming the Erft river line eight miles from Cologne as German resistance dissolves. The German battle screen on the Rhineland plain collapses amid advancing American first and ninth armies west and northwest of Cologne, with Ninth Army units pushing toward the Ruhr valley.
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Rhine
Paris
U.P
Erft River
Cologne
Rhineland
Erst
Ninth Army
Ruhr Valley
Boyd Lewis Paris
U. S. First
Ninth
Roer River
Germany
American forces seize Verde Island in Philippines drive
American forces completed control of the western end of the central Philippines water route by occupying Verde Island off Luzon. The 24th division landed on Verde after a surprise assault, reducing resistance to a pocket around San Agapito within hours. Corregidor defenses were largely cleared as paratroopers mapped remaining Japanese pockets.
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William B. Dickinson
Manila
U.P
Central Philippines
Verde Island
Luzon
Verde
Batangas
Mindoro
Philippines
Leyte
San Agapito
Capul
Biri
San Bernardino Strait
Samar
Manila Bay
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Kinsolving Accepts Bid to Be Arizona Bishop
Rev. Arthur B. Kinsolving rector of Calvary Episcopal Pittsburgh has accepted election as bishop of Arizona. He recently returned home after a Arizona visit including Tucson Phoenix and Prescott. He will succeed the retired Bishop Walter Mitchell and was formerly dean of Garden City Cathedral Long Island and a West Point chaplain.
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Arthur B. Kinsolving
Calvary Episcopal Church
Pittsburgh
Arizona
Francis T. Brown
Grace Episcopal Church
Kinsolving
Tucson
Phoenix
Prescott
Walter Mitchell
Garden City
Long Island
United States Military Academy
West Point
Episcopal Church
United States
Bombers Strike Leip zing and Halle After Berlin Feint
A thousand one hundred American bombers feinted on Berlin then hit Leipzig and Halle while 700 escort fighters protected the raid. RAF Mosquitos continued night attacks on Berlin as fires from earlier strikes glowed.
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Henry B. Jameson
London
Berlin
Leipzig
Halle
Reich
U. S
Tang Settles OPA Charges About Prices
The $1,900 damage suit by Ethelbert Sand against the Joe Tang Market for 39 alleged OPA price control violations was settled out of court. Tang attorney John D. Lyons Jr. disclosed the agreement as the Sand estate continued the action after the original plaintiff’s death. The case involved treble damages or $50 per count under the price control act.
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Ethelbert Sand
Joe Tang
John D. Lyons
Tang
Sand Estate
Sand
Eva de Concini
OPA
FDR Military Aide Watson Dies on Warship
Washington February 27 The White House announced Maj. Gen. Edwin M. Watson secretary and military aide to President Roosevelt died after a brief illness aboard a man of war while returning from a mission abroad with the President.
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Washington
White House
Edwin M. Watson
Roosevelt
Navy Tokyo Raids Blast Plane Plant
American carrier aircraft struck Tokyo area targets in a second raid, destroying or damaging 233 aircraft and 31 vessels. Ota aircraft plant near Tokyo was about 75 percent destroyed. Koizumi plant heavily damaged. Losses included nine American fighters and four pilots. enemy losses topped 158 aircraft destroyed or damaged.
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Frank Tremaine
Guam
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Ota
Koizumi
Hachijo
Marc A. Mitscher
Nimitz
War housing plans include Phoenix Tucson and two other cities
The national housing agency announced authorized war housing projects for four cities San Bernardino Phoenix Tucson and San Antonio. San Bernardino received 250 family units, Phoenix 200, and Tucson 100 units.
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Washington
National Housing Agency Today
San Bernardino
Calif
Phoenix
Tucson
Ariz
San Antonio
Tex
Nazis plans about defense of Cologne still uncertain
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes the Erft river near Cologne as the last natural barrier west of the Rhine. He argues Rundstedt would defend there or fall back east if a retreat is planned, with the Ninth Army nearing the Erft as the report was written.
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Cologne
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Erft
Rhine
Dusseldorf
von Rundstedt
Ruhr
Rundstedt
Ninth Armies
Wheeler Paid For 99 Days Of Back Leave
Harold C. Wheeler former acting police chief and Democratic mayoral candidate settled his accumulated leave claim with the city. He had claimed 59 days, the city paid 55 days about 605 dollars. Wheeler said the settlement was satisfactory and denied holding a grudge related to his campaign. Martin city official noted no hard feelings and approved the settlement.
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Harold C. Wheeler
Wheeler
Consolidated- Vultee
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Martin
Statehouse Repair Funds Approved by Arizona House
Phoenix Feb 27 The Arizona House of Representatives approved an appropriation of 36 565 from land grant funds for remodeling and repairing the state house including the legislative chambers. In the Senate the committee of the whole discussed the agriculture cooperative act with no final action before recess to 2 p.m.
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Phoenix
Arizona House of Representatives
Senate
Americans Break German Front Across Roer River to Ruhr
American forces push across the Roer into the Ruhr fringe as 6,500 Germans surrender in 24 hours, bringing total captives to about 11,000 in 48 hours. Ninth Army advances six miles on the northern flank toward Muenchen Gladbach while first army shells Cologne and probes the Erft line near the Rhine.
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Ninth
Ninth Army
Muenchen
Gladbach
Cit
Germany
Ruhr
Berlin Admits Russian Gains Of 25 Miles
Berlin reports the Red Army broke through central Pomerania advancing 25 miles from prior lines. Soviet forces pressed toward Bublitz and Rummelsburg, threatening a northeastern thrust that could encircle German troops near the Baltic coast and Berlin’s defense perimeter.
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Berlin
Robert Musel
London
U.P
Red Army
Pomerania
Bublitz
Baltic
Rummelsburg
Neustettin
Moscow
Gregory K. Zhukov
Danzig Free State
Neisse River
Boys School Board Fire Sparks House Probe
PHOENIX Feb 27 Charges were leveled in the Arizona house against the Ft. Grant boys industrial school's board for not functioning properly. An immediate investigation into alleged corporal punishment at the school was urged along with critiques of diet staff shortages and inadequate treatment of disease. The public institutions committee led by Rep. Frank Christensen visited the eastern Arizona facility and submitted the report to Speaker Fred J. Fritz.
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Phoenix
Arizona House of Representatives
Ft. Grant Boys’ Industrial School
Fritz
Fred J. Fritz
House Public Institutions Committee
Arizona
Frank Christensen
Coconino County
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Santo Tomas
Corregidor
International
Philippine
Arizona Bishop
Sands Estate
State High
State Supreme Court
OPA Officee Tang
Council
New York
New York City
Shelltorn
Roer-Rhine
First
Neisse
Gross Gastrose
Guben
Forst
Cottbus
Radio Berlin
Svolen
Vienna
Slatina
Solons
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