Mount Vesuvius erupts! (3-18-44)

The Pittsburgh Press (March 28, 1944)

Smoke still rising from Mount Vesuvius

Naples, Italy (UP) –
Smoke and cinders still rose from Mount Vesuvius today, although the volcanic eruption continued to subside.

Ashes showered the Salerno-Torre del Greco coastal highway, but observers believed the danger period had passed.