Hitler rally cites hardest task imaginable for victory
Adolf Hitler told Germans the coming year would test them as he urged perseverance. He warned only one victor can emerge from the fight Germany or Soviet Russia and warned of Bolshevik threat. The speech marked the eleventh anniversary of his rule and stressed Europe's bulwark against Bolshevism while promising eventual sun after storms.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Soviet Russia
Berlin
Associated Press
Europe
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Russia
Hittler
Britain
United States
Reich
DNB
Greece
Rome
Agreement Seen In Soldier Vote
Signs of a compromise surfaced in the armed forces voting dispute as Senator Danaher proposes a plan to keep federal war ballots for President and Congress while allowing state ballots via federal procedure for uniformed voters. Support grows among several Southern and border-state Democrats, with House leaders aiming to vote this week.
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Washington
Congress
Danaher
Connecticut
Administration
House
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Kentucky
North Carolina
Texas
Tennessee
Virginia
Senate
United States
Massive American Bomber Raid Strikes Brunswick
A large force of American heavy bombers and escort fighters attacked Brunswick, Germany, on a multi-day offensive. Early reports say the raid targeted key industries including the MesserSchmitt works, with substantial damage and fires set by more than 1,800 tons of bombs.
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Brunswick
London
Hitler
Frankfurt
Europe
Germany
Messerschmitt
Eighth Airforce
Nazi Engineers Flood Rapido Behind Allied Lines Near Cassino
German engineers diverted the Rapido River flooding the supply road behind American troops at Cassino as Allied forces push toward Rome. Russian armies advance on a 230 mile front from Novosokolniki toward Veimarn, with three armies moving west toward Estonia and Latvia and pushing toward Pskov.
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Associated Press
Gustav
Italy
Rapido River
Veimarn
Moscow
Novosokolniki
Gulf of Finland
Rome
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Cisterna
Campo Norte
Anzio
Cantoniera
Carroceto
Rapido
Cassino
U. S
Estonia
Latvia
Russia
Pskov
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Food Subsidies Face Stalemate Across Congress
Washington in January reports a stalemate over food subsidies as the administration plans to extend the program through November while Congress may veto a rollback bill. Senator Ellender predicts a veto will be sustained, with ongoing CCC and RFC funding to cover subsidies likely reaching 1.5 billion dollars by fall. Senator Bankhead seeks to continue the CCC while freezing rollbacks but allowing price support on numerous minor crops.
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Louisiana
Senate
House
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Congress
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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RFC
Aiken
Vermont
Bankhead
Alabama
Poll Tax Drive Closes Today Rush Expected
Miss Jewell Davidson county tax collector notes poll tax payments run late with lines extending into corridors. Tax office stays open until midnight as 7 800 paid by Saturday with predictions of 9 000 total. voting strength expected around 12 500 with about 3 500 exemptions, matching 1940 figures.
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Jewell Davidson
Destination Tokyo Premier Tied to War Bond Drive
War bond buyers in Amarillo may see Destination Tokyo free at a Paramount premiere. Bonds purchased today and tomorrow earn tickets, one per seat, with a bond kept by purchaser. A bond booth and school sales support Fourth War Loan, supporting the war effort as Allied advances in Burma continue.
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Paramount
Anita Ellis
Jack King
Interstate
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Cary Grant
John Garfield
Mr. King
Hollywood
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Pacific
Nightmare of bursting fireballs by Allied Pathfinders
At an RAF Pathfinders base in England, American airmen describe the night raid technique that guides bombers through clouds. Pathfinders deploy colored flares and timed fireball drops to mark targets, enabling heavy raids on Ruhr and Berlin despite weather. They emphasize guiding others to drop bombs, not combat roles.
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Europe
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Germany
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Eighth American Airforce
Holland
France
London
Frankfurt
Gladwin Hill
RAF Pathfinder
England
Reen Pathfinder Force
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Ruhr
Pathfinder Force
Cologne
Pathfinder
German Press Orders Workers Be on Time
Nazi newspapers arriving in Stockholm on January 30 urged all workers to return to factories on time after RAF raids on Berlin. The Berlin front sector was cited, and no one could use blocked streets or missing streetcars as an excuse to be late.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Berlin Front
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Surrounding Areas
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies across Amarillo and vicinity with little temperature change on Monday. West Texas areas will see similar conditions through Monday and Tuesday, with a colder Panhandle and South Plains on Tuesday. New Mexico regions expect partly cloudy weather with scattered snow flurries over northern mountains and no major temperature shifts.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plaine
New Mexico
Germans Ration Every Resource
In Axis Europe rationing tightens as Germany requisitions materials from feathers to paper bags. Bohemian notices warn glass and greenhouse stock must be declared. East Prussia reports feather collections for bombed city dwellers. Manure from private horses is seized for gardeners. Prague ads show shortage of shoes with trades for a silver breadbasket and a wrist watch.
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Lisbon
Europe
Bohemian
Germany
Koenigsberg
East Prussian
Prague
Dances to Aid Crippled Children in Amarillo Tonight
The fifth annual President's Ball raises funds for the Infantile paralysis drive with four venues the Amarillo Hotel Mayfair Rainbow Gardens and the Aviatrix. Proceeds support Amarillo and national efforts. Tickets at drug stores $1 civilians 50 cents for uniformed personnel and dates.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Hotel
Mayfair
Rainbow Gardens
Aviatrix
Ucket
George Hammock
Bombers Dominate Pacific Skies In Rabaul and Marshall Isles
American air forces pounded Rabaul and the Marshall Islands in coordinated strikes across the Pacific. Reports say 30 to 42 fighters were shot down over New Britain while carriers hit Kwajalein Roi Maloelap and Wotje, with hundreds of tons of bombs.
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Associated Press
Pacific
Rabaul
Mid- Pacific
Marshall Islands
New Britain
Pearl Harbor
Kwajalein
Roi Islands
Maloelap
Wotje Atolls
New British Piat Infantry Weapon Aims at Tanks in Italy
A new British infantry weapon called the Piat is reported to pierce four inches of armor, comparable to a 75 mm gun, and is easily shoulder fired. It has knocked out German tanks and pillboxes in Italy, with a three quarter pound bomb and quick deployment by single soldiers.
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New York
Geerman
Italy
British Information Service
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