European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mirth 1950 the stars and stripes Page 11 the final phase from the Rhine to Berlin continued from Page s of the Western front one was by hitlers Jyce fight was to go were the of the great Jeb acte in armoured were Clearing across the German like knives a writ once commanders were running off each Day became a to be whether the record of i Advance established the Day before Taal be behind the came the its opera restricted to changeling the troves of prisoners into hastily provided behind the infantry the forces of the newly activated 15tb whose task u we to maintain order and begin administration of the occupied encirclement of Ruhr primary Mission of the armoured Jaces in the North was Ttoe in Diclement of the Ruhr to Complete i detachment from the rest of Ger already accomplished for All the Allied air to accomplish 9th Annj forces driving in an arc from Tut Wesel Bridgehead North of the and 1st army troops taking train Frankfurt behind an Armor headed toward fee Kasse Paderborn an airborne operation projected to secure the Kassel area airfields was abandoned Aseo rapid was the Advance on the on april the two armies made Junction near Lippstadt and the encirclement of the Ruhr was a leaving the Allied forces free to extend themselves Ever deeper into inside the pocket thus established were trapped the whole of German army up b and two corps of army up including the picked troops had been massed South of the Ruhr in March to meet the expected assault from the Remagen Bridge sue Ewing the pocket As soon As the encirclement of the Ruhr was operations were begun to reduce those forces caught in the at first the enemy showed considerable spirit and under Field marshal Walter and attempted to break out from Hamm in the North and Siegen in the these at tempts were thrown mean ammunition factories in the Ruhr ceased production and what Little was available could not be transported to the other elements of German Supply broke Down by april signs of disintegration were resistance became scattered and the enemy began surrendering in such numbers that the disposal of prisoners became a the main Industrial towns in the North had been cleared and on april 14 the pocket was split at the Eastern half collapsed april prisoners being and on april 18 the pocket was finally the total bag of prisoners taken in the Ruhr reached the immense figure of including 30 Gen eral by this the main front was More than 100 Miles Distant to the weighing three avenues of and Vance open to the Allied Eisenhower chose to attack in the with the expectation that the russian armies would be met in the Vicinity of thus cutting Germany in leaving the forces in its dismembered halves to be disposed of Jampol from Kassel the offensive was begun by Gen Omar Bradley 12th army jumping off from the Vicinity of where it was toward he was instructed to seize any Opportunity of capturing a Bridgehead Over the Elbe and to be prepared for operations further though it was anticipated the russians would make such operations the 21st army under Mont and the with army under Gen Jacob were to conduct More limited the British in the North advancing toward the while the americans and French in the South were to protect the Southern flank of Bradley preparing also for a thrust on their own account along the  line to prevent any German concentration in the Buchenwald liberated Kassel was cleared on april on the Southern flank of the 12th army up xxx corps of the 3d army reached Weimar on april on the same the miserable remnants of humanity found at first of the big nazi concentration Camps to be the corps from Weimar pushed steadily East through Jena and with the enemy retiring toward the czech mean Xii corps and Viii corps of the 3d army were pushing through Bayreuth and Neustadt toward the mountains of the Bohemian Forest of the Borders of on the left the 9th army pushed rapidly reaching the Elbe South of Magdeburg on april on the next Brunswick fell and the first Bridgehead on the East Bank of the Elbe was gained by the 2d army a second Bridgehead South of Witte Berge was established by the 5th army div on april All along the front the Advance continued the 69th div of v corps reached Leipzig and after two Days of bitter fighting cleared the City on april Here was the first instance of mass suicide by nazi the Burgmeister of the nazi Gaul Elter of the and their were All found dead in a Bunker under the on april 25 the big for which All the world of patrols of the 273d 69th div under v met ele ments of the russian 58th guards div in the Tougau area on the the Junction had beep effected Between the Eastern and Western Germany was Cut in thus the Way was cleared for the final the destruction of Germany Power of resistance to the North and the which led to the dissolution of the country leadership and the eventual signing of the House is cautioned on attired Bills constitutional Snag held possible March 23 a the Justice department has advised Congress to go slow in enacting anti communist Bills until constitutional questions have been Peyton assistant to the at Torney told the House in american activities committee that Topor Tant constitutional questions ire involved in the Appeal of the 11 communist party leaders con tinted in new York time the decision in that Case will be i most important action which May prove to be premature in the Light of its outcome should be carefully Ford said in a letter to the Fords letter was read As the committee opened hearings on anti communist Bills sponsored by two of its sponsored by Richard Nixon provides among her things a 10year prison term ind Fine for conspiring to up a communist dictatorship in this the by chairman John Wood would make it unlawful for Federal employees and lot persons employed under National defense contracts to be Mem Bers of the communist party or any other organizations branded As sub Emerson of the chamber of urged Quick approval of the proposed legislation to expose communist who is director of eco nomic research for the also called for Extension of the Legisla Tion to nazis or any other agents of any foreign Powers engaged in activities closely similar to those outlined in the shoe fits other Man Hubby wins divorce March 23 Hernandez was granted a divorce i from his wife Lucille because the shoe fit another Hernandez i told judge Elmer Schackenberg he 1 found John under his wife bed last he said Villa leaving one shoe Schackenberg asked Villa to try on the Villa said it was too tight if you would take off that heavy Woolen stocking it would fit f the judge its your decree 1 Coal producer plans fuel shift if strikes go on March 23 worlds biggest producer of soft Coal has disclosed Long Range plans to convert to the production of other fuels unless John Lewis eases up on mine Pittsburgh consolidation Coal directors proposed the standby fuel setup in their statement to stockholders and asked an amendment of the firms charter which restricts the company to mining and marketing Coal they asked authority go into the general fuel Gas and even Wood were among the fuels they proposed to produce and company president George regarded As number one spokesman of the Coal said there were no present plans for the firm to extend its activities beyond the directors recommend that corporate purchases be enlarged to authorize the company to engage generally in production and marketing of Oil and other fuels As Well As of it should become necessary Orde sizable Ait some future love daughter of 19th Dies match 23 a Frances Only daughter an last surviving child of Ruther Ford 19th president of the died Here last she was Hayes was a native of Walnut now a part of and for Many years had lived at Bryant wintering at the mar Cotte where she at her her father was an Ohio he later served three terms As governor of she was 10 when he became pres she was married in 1897 to in sign Harry but resumed her Maiden name after a five face trial for parties in buses with 16 March 23 five City bus Drivers today faced trial on charges of staging parties with two 16yearold girls in their parked Rockford less than 50 Miles from where 14 men were charged last year with hiring Young girls into a Haystack by buy ing them ice Cream Truman to make Western tour in reelection drive key March 23 up president Truman definitely will hit the Road in May As part of a big reelection drive by the democratic climaxing his trip with a speech May 15 to a National party rally in plans for presidential travel in May were confirmed at the Winter White House where the chief sex cd Ettive will do some preliminary work on a series of speeches he win deliver in late according to present the president will Cross the by train in Early appearing about May h at the dedication of grand Coulee Northwest of travel eastward then he will travel eastward toward Chicago where he will speak May Truman has not completed a full but thu much was known about the in addition to the grand Coulee and Chicago will not go into California until later in the will visit other Federal projects in the Northwest during the May while grand one of the largest Power has been in operation for the Dedica Tion ceremony in May will Mark installation of the last of the big tur Bines at the fire kills 14 horses March 23 fast spreading flames swept a barn at the Washington county fair grounds last killing 14 har Ness race horses and causing a loss estimated at More than fire chief Lawrence Loar said the cause of the fire is being in baby Joseph of happily Hows her 7weekold daughter who was born prematurely by 74 the baby weighed Pound and nine thanks to a local in a breathing the child now weighs five Aid for Israel urged by legislator March 23 Isidore Dolinger said that if Britain continued to Arm Arab states in the Middle it was the duty of the to give Israel All the help she needs to make her equally Strong with Arab in a letter to Secretary of state Dean Dollinger said he disagreed with a recent state department assessment that conditions in the Middle East showed a trend toward peace and March 23 a folks in the tiny suburban Community of Coplay Are going to make a Doort door canvass to raise a defense fund for Harold accused mercy Mohr is the 36yearold ext Annery worker who says he shot his cancer Ridden because he pleaded to be put out of his the victim had been hopelessly Blind for 15 his face had wasted away until Only his lips remained tentative plans Call for a door to door jars to be left in Central locations for and individual men and women who worked on a publication known As the Coplay echoes during the War Are going to be enlisted in the lets save Harold the paper was mailed to servicemen informing them of Hometown air raid wardens will be drafted to help with collections for the murder charge the Law is taking Steps to bring Mohr to trial of a charge of District attorney Kenneth Koch has declined to specify the degree on which the Commonwealth will seek a con Koch has described the session of the shooting As a Frank and honest description of the death of Walter this death is a mercy killing on the basis of the defendants state there is nothing to indicate to the contrary on the basis of facts As we know Koch said after Mohr was Hoover asks Federal cleanup welcomes feminine touch in Job new March 23 former president Herbert Hoover said the House the government built reminds him of the Booby trapped Home Here of the Recluse Collyer whose bodies were found among 150 tons of assorted Hoover called for a real Spring cleaning in Washington and welcomed the feminine there is great Hope for the future when intelligent women take a hand at government House keep Hoover told persons at tending a rally of the women Divi Sion of the greater new York citizens the government in is reminiscent of the old Colyer Brothers place in former president 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