IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. 1849.—Death of Chopin. 1871.—German army entered Paris. 1877.—Rutherford B. Hayes elected President of the "United States.
1918.—German attack on Rheims front failed. 1941.—Bulgaria joined Axis Powers.
. Germans preparing to retreat across the Rhine; accumulation of barges attacked by R.A.F.
Enemy sources say great armoured battle raging near Munchen-Gladbach. Security silence blacks out news from Allied sources, but Cologne is being heavily .shelled. Great air raids continue against German oil centres and communication areas. R.A.F. using jet-propelled planes. President Roosevelt to address Congress, in a world broadcast, on the Yalta Conference to-tlay. Russians capture Neustettin. General MacArthur reports Corregidor practically cleared and American ships are using Manila Harbour. Conservative amendment criticising Yalta decisions in relation to Poland defeated by 396 votes to 25.
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Evening Star, Issue 25422, 1 March 1945, Page 1
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126IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 25422, 1 March 1945, Page 1
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