US 8th AAF hits oil, indus and ry targets at Weimer, Lutzkendorf and Magdeburg; Ger jet-propelled planes oppose attack for first time in strength; US pilots rept confusing tactics and 10-mi-per-min speed; US 15th AAF bombs oil targets at Moosbierbaum; RAF hits synthetic oil plant at Politz; Allied air war effects on Ger oil and gasoline supplies discussed

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By Clifton Daniel By Wireless To the New York Times

Canadian Army troops drive to within 4 mi of Cleve; widen front and sweep through 12 villages from Niel to Bruuk; Allied planes hit rr centers serving troops around Cleve and Ger troops and equipment; Ger 84th Div identified in sector; US 1st Army forces take Hasenfeld and move up to ridge overlooking Schwammenauel Dam; find floodgates blasted open but structure intact; other units gain across Kall River, threatening to outflank dam defenders; 3d Army troops cross Pruem River at 2 points near Olzheim; some units are within 3/4 mi of Pruem limits; Ger counter-attack near Habscheid repulsed; fighting continues southwest of Trier; Amers clear Bannholz Woods; US planes hit ry facilities supporting Gers on US 1st and 3d Army fronts; map

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1945Delma S. Arrigoitia, Puerto Rican historian, author, educator and lawyer (died 2023)^[†]

Delma S. Arrigoitia was a historian, author, educator, and lawyer whose written works covered the life and works of some of Puerto Rico's most prominent politicians of the early 20th century. After earning her doctorate in history at Fordham University in New York, she helped develop the graduate school for history at the University of Puerto Rico and taught there for many years.

1945Glynn Saulters, American basketball player^[†]

Grady Glynn Saulters Jr. is an American former professional basketball player born in Minden, Louisiana.

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1945Anacleto Díaz, Filipino lawyer and jurist (born 1878)^[†]

Anacleto Díaz was a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Headlines from February 10, 1945

Wainwright and 176 Others Sent From Formosa to Mukden Prison

SOVIET DRIVE GAINS; Advance on Baltic Port Imperils Foe Clinging to North Pomerania ELBING SURROUNDED Silesian Key of Breslau Reported Menaced by Big Russian Thrust

'LABOR DRAFT' IDEA MAY GO OUT OF BILL IN PLAN FOR REVISION; Senate Committee Opponents Say Measure Is 'Getting Weaker Every Day' ERIC JOHNSTON JOINS FOES Testifies That Byrnes' Advisers Alter Position and NowFavor Voluntary Program

Jet Planes Hit U.S. 'Heavies' In Swirling Fight Over Reich; JET PLANES HIT BIG U.S. BOMBERS

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