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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1945
Page
1
Navy correspondent Ernie Prye writes from the Pacific about returning to war after four months in France. He describes reluctance and resolve, the pull of both fronts, and the challenges of sea travel, illness fears, and the lure of duty, ending with a defiant note about enduring heat in the Pacific.
Gene Klein, manager of Star Lumber Company, learned yesterday from The Globe that his uncle, Gen. Frank W. Milburn, is commanding the 21st Tank Corps. The general helped cut off three German divisions at Colmar in the Vosges south of Strasbourg.
Allied forces spearheaded by the 78th Division drove through the Siegfried Line to within 1500 yards of Schmidt as Third Army troops pressed the German line north of the Roer. In nearby sectors, units captured Habscheid and Schlausn Bach while advancing toward Prum and Euskirchen. Bradley returned to command and the offensive continued amid rain and artillery.
Sir Walter Citrine announced at the British Trades Union Congress that Prime Minister Churchill, President Roosevelt, and Premier Stalin were in session. German and French reports claimed meetings in the Black Sea region or at a warship, with no official conclusions until leaders return to their capitals.
The House banking committee approved the George bill after rejecting three Republican amendments to limit the Department of Commerce. Supporters of Henry A Wallace push to enact the measure in its present form to separate the federal loan agency from Commerce and aid Wallace’s nomination as secretary of commerce. The Senate had passed the bill last week and deferred action on Wallace’s nomination until March 1.
Soviet forces under Zhukov and Konev breached the Oder defenses south of Berlin as two bridgeheads formed between Frankfurt and Furstenberg and at Kienitz. Steinau fell after a five day defense, with garrison routing through our lines as Soviet blows widened bridgeheads along Brieg and Kustrin.
Manila is liberated by three American armies after three years of Japanese rule. The 11th Airborne, First Cavalry, and 37th Infantry freed Santo Tomas internees and Bilibid prisoners, with repatriation planned. MacArthur signals intent to lead invasion toward Tokyo as B-29s strike Japan and coastal operations push toward Cavite.
A thousand or more service mothers will attend a four hour movie party at the Paramount Theater starting 8 am hosted by Interstate Theaters and The Globe-News. Tickets are available at The Globe News office until 8 pm.
Washington feb 6 wartime hearing plans on work or jail legislation create doubt about passage as War Secretary Stimson and Navy Secretary Forrestal are called for private testimony. Senators Johnson Maybank Stewart oppose limited hearings while Barkley remains confident of a form of bill passing.
Allied forces pushed along the Serchio River Valley reclaiming ground from Germany. They occupied Albiano and Castel Vecchio and recaptured Lama de Soto as they advanced on a 10 000 yard front with light resistance.
In New York on February 6, William Curtis Cole paugh 26 and Erich Gimpel 35, accused of entering the United States from a submarine to act as German spies, faced a secret trial for their lives before a military commission.
Governor Stevenson’s nominees for University of Texas regents were all confirmed in an executive Texas Senate session. Secretary of State Sidney Latham was rejected. A. and M. College director nominee Neth Leachman was referred back for hearing with Director R. W. Briggs. New regents include Dudley Woodward David Warren and C. O. Terrell. FE. E. Kirkpatrick Walter Scherer and Ed Tucker join at next meeting.
A local peace officer entered a store to buy cigarettes but found the machine already emptied by a man and a woman who fed dimes to grab a dozen packs each. When the officer tried, the machine rejected his money and gave nothing, returning his funds.
The Amarillo region foresees mostly cloudy skies with cooler highs by late afternoon. Tonight and Wednesday bring colder air and wind gusts 25 to 35 mph, diminishing midweek. North of New Mexico shows snow flurries in the northern mountains with colder conditions late tonight and Wednesday. Highs around 59, lows near 38.
Senator Harlan J. Bushfield demanded a Senate explanation for how Col. Elliott Roosevelt’s dog Blaze received an A priority on an Army cargo plane. He postponed a vote on his son’s brigadier general promotion for one week while a military affairs subcommittee investigates the Blaze incident and other alleged priority abuses.
Gen. Charles de Gaulle declares France will not be bound by inter Allied decisions unless Paris has a role in framing them. The statement was delivered amid postwar policy discussions in Paris.
More than 2,100 American Eighth Air Force bombers and fighters attacked central Germany targets after RAF raids on Berlin. The force included about 1,300 Liberators and Fortresses and 850 Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters, striking Magdeburg Leipzig and Chemnitz in the heart of Germany.
A nephew of Amarillo resident H. D. Quigg is named among Philippine front line reporters. United Press war correspondent 1708 Madison Quigg covered the release of American prisoners from Bilibia Pris ar in Manila. He met fellow UP journalist Franz Weisschart who was captured on Bataan amid the Japanese invasion and retreat.
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