Eastern Front Updates: Soviet Cross Oder and German Losses
Reports say Marshal Ivan S. Konev's army stormed Gleiwitz protecting the southwestern flank of Silesia and overran Chrzanow 34 miles southeast. Stalin saluted Ukrainian forces for capturing a key southern wing base as German defenses near Breslau resist French air pressure.
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Gleiwitz
Si‘ene
Chrzanow
Dabrova
Poland
Marshal Stalin
Moscow
Homers Ukraiian
Red Army
Offen
Soviet Red Army advances threaten East Prussia and Breslau
Reports claim Soviet troops broke into Konigsberg with street fighting under way while Moscow declared near total victory. Berlin and Moscow broadcasts note two Oder bridgeheads and possible crossing near Oppeln and Breslau, as Polish cities Poznan and Torun resist heavy Soviet pressure.
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Red Army
Berlin
Oder
Oppeln
Moscow
Oppein
Breslau
Poznan
Torun
Wallace proposes congressional probe of RFC lending powers
Wallace urges a congressional investigation into Reconstruction Finance Corporation lending under Jesse Jones. He argues the real issue is aid to small business and says he will use the powers to help both big and small firms if confirmed as secretary of commerce. He testified before the Senate commerce committee amid a standing room crowd and pressed for confirmation with a compromise proposal.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
RFC
Jesse Jones
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Commerce
Wallace
America
Roosevelt
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Nazis Shift Most Fighter Planes to Eastern Front
Belgian dispatches report evidence that Germany moved every available fighter plane to the Asian front, with limited effort on the Western side. A captured German captain blamed dwindling combat motivation after news from the Eastern Front emerged.
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Eastern Front
FIRST
Belgium
Autsian Front
Germany
Per
Japanese advance and air actions sweep Pacific theater
Allied reports describe rapid Japanese advances toward Clark Field and Manila while warships renew bombardment of Rosadio. Philippine and Formosa air operations target enemy positions as Tokyo acknowledges carrier actions and planes losses. Additional reports note Mindoro and Luzon island activity with differing casualty tallies.
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Fort Stotsenburg
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Rosadio
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China
Philippines
Japan
Tokyo
Palembang
Sumatra
Tokyo Raido
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Allies massing men on western front headline war push
Allied forces prepare a broad offensive on the western front amid German delays in Alsace. Eisenhower mobilizes front line troops, Somervell urges major boosts in ammunition and trucks, and French, British, and Canadian units push toward strategic targets while Rhine river lines shift.
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Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
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Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Outlook
Fair tonight and Friday with a slight warmup. Panhandle and South Plains see colder nights 22-32. New Mexico reports increasing clouds and warmer regions. mountains near 10 degrees, other areas 20-30 tonight. Highs Friday 40 northwest to 60 southeast. 24 hour range 53 to 29, noon 42.
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Pope Approves Punishment Viewpoint Cited by Pontiff
Rome dispatch notes Osservatore Romano rebutting Pravda on Pope Pius XII Christmas broadcast. Vatican paper says the Pope implied punishment should target individuals, not whole nations, while criticizing Allied postwar justice and noting Russia’s armistice conduct.
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Finland
Romania
Hungary
American troop ship sunk in European waters
Washington reports a US troop ship carrying over 2200 soldiers was sunk by enemy action in European waters. 248 killed and 517 missing, with more than 1400 saved. Secretary of War Stimson announced the loss at a press conference.
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Stimson
Stimeon
Stilwell Named Commander of U.S. Army Ground Forces
Washington reports Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, formerly in the China Burma India theater, appointed to command U.S. Army ground forces. He succeeds Lt Gen Ren Lear, now deputy commander in Europe. Stilwell was recalled by Chiang Kai-shek after disagreements over war material use.
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Eisenhower
Ben Lear
Ardennes
Washington
Henry L Stimson
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
Ren Lear
Lear
Vinegar Joe” Stilwell
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Soviet ambassador killed in Mexican air force crash
Mexico City January 6 reports say Soviet Ambassador Constantine Dumansky his wife and seven others died when a Mexican air force plane crashed during a flight to Costa Rica to present credentials. Hospital officers say eleven aboard, only two escaped unscathed. the crash occurred 500 yards from the runway after takeoff at 3:50 AM.
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Mexico City
Constantine Dumansky
Costa Rica
W. L. Garnett
Saic
Serh
Mexico Cry
DeMolay Educational Program for Amarillo Chapter
Palo Duro Lodge AFP and AM No. 1239 presents an evening educational program for the Amarillo Chapter of DeMolay at 7 30 PM in the Masonic Temple 312 East Fifth Farmers Members are urged to attend and invited.
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Palo Duro Lodge
AFP
Amarillo
Masonic Temple
East Fifth
Elliott Roosevelt Nominated to Brigadier General in Army Air Forces
President Roosevelt nominates Col. Elliott Roosevelt aged 34 for brigadier general in the Army Air Forces. The move follows controversy over an A Priority dog incident that favored the colonel over three sailors. The Senate military committee will consider confirmation as Roosevelt returns to duty in England.
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Roosevelt
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Army Air Forces
Senate
Army
Cally
Senate Military Committee
Col. Roosevelt
England
Blaze
Memphis
Faye Emerson
Holywood
Herd of Arabian horses en route to Faye Emerson
The remnants of Col Elliott Roosevelt's Dutch Branch Ranch herd of Arabian horses were moved by rail to California for actress Faye Emerson. The shipment included a stallion four brood mares and three colts and departed from Dere on Tuesday with Roosevelt noting the transfer.
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Col Elliott Roosevelt
Faye Emerson
California
Dere
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