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February 22, 1945

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Notable Births

1945Oliver, American pop singer (died 2000)^[†]

William Oliver Swofford, known professionally as Oliver, was an American pop singer, best known for his 1969 song "Good Morning Starshine" from the musical Hair as well as "Jean".

Notable Deaths

1945Osip Brik, Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (born 1888)^[†]

Osip Maksimovich Brik was a Russian avant garde writer, literary critic and lawyer, known for being an important member of the Russian formalist school, though he also identified himself as one of the Futurists.

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Headlines from February 22, 1945

Modified Curfew Is Sought; 5,000 May Lose Jobs Here; CENTENARIAN

By The New York Times Studio

Curtails operations because of midnight curfew ruling

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Anti-Bias Bill Foes Admit Defeat By 'a Highly Organized Minority'; ANTI-BIAS ACT FOES SAY IT WILL PASS

By Leo Egan Special To the New York Times

Urges fight against Ives-Quinn anti-discrimination bill, s to Assembly

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MISS LIBERTY STIRS 1,209 ON GRIPSHOLM; OUR REPATRIATES GET A NEW OUTLOOK ON LIFE IN NEW YORK'S HARBOR

By The New York Times (U.S. Navy)

wounded soldiers repatriated aboard Gripsholm removed to hosp

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MARINES FIND IWO A HILLY 'TARAWA'; Fiery Ordeal Begins as They Land--Volcanic Ash, Bleak Weather Hamper Men

By Robert Trumbull By Wireless To the New York Times

Iwo fighting described; volcanic ash hampers US troops; Japanese reptd using dual purpose guns, 5-in mortars and rockets; US casualties reptd heavy on beaches and among med corpsmen; Jap pillboxes noted; adverse weather cited

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Russians Drive On 9 Miles To Threaten Cottbus, Guben; Other Advances Reported

By Unknown Author

Russians topple Czersk on Danzig-Stettin-Berlin rr, reach point 35 mi from Danzig; take Nirponie; other units tighten encirclement pocket, southwest Koenigsberg area, to 350 sq mi; widen Passarge River bridgehead by taking Schoendamerau; take Schwengels; Gers launch attacks in Samland Peninsula breakthrough effort; claim link establishment with Pillau escape port; admit gap torn in Ger lines southeast of Liepaja (Libau), Latvia; map

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P-47 Fliers Punish Berchtesgaden; Rip Traffic at Hitler's Hideaway; P-47 FLIERS STRIKE AT BERCHTESGADEN

By Herbert L. Matthews By Wireless To the New York Times

US planes attack Berchtesgaden for first time in war; hit rr station; pilot drops wing tanks in direction of Hitler house

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FOE HOLDS ON ISLE; Mortars, Mines Block Men Battling Toward Second Iwo Airfield U.S. CASUALTIES 3,650 Marines Inch Up Slopes of Volcano--Japanese Counter-Blows Fail

By Warren Moscow By Wireless To the New York Times

US 3d Marine Div goes ashore, Iwo; Nimitz repts no appreciable change in US lines; reveals intense mortar and small-arms fire and extensive minefields; marine continue pressing toward central airstrip and up Surabachi slopes; Jap and US losses noted; AP repts US casualties twice those on Tarawa; battle revealed waged by highest concentration of troops per sq ft in any campaign so far; Jap force estimated at 20,000; 3d Marine Div commanded by Maj Gen G B Erskine; Jap radio claims marines driven back with heavy losses

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