Army Bombers Strike Kurile Bases as Pacific Blows Continue
Allied air forces hit Paramushiro and Torishima Retto in the Kuriles, destroying air facilities and starting fires. Liberators returned safely to base after bombing. In the Philippines Luzon losses stand at 25 ships sunk and 13 heavily damaged. In the Palau region Marine planes hit Babelthuap and Urukthapel defenses.
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South China Sea
Paramushiro
Torishima Retto
Suribachi
Palaus
Babelthuap Island
Urukthapel
China Sea
Luzon Island
MacArthur
Aleutian Island
Paramushiro Island
U. S
Babelthaap
Palau
Indo-China
Yanks Push 20 Miles On Road to Manila
General MacArthur's headquarters reports American invasion patrols on Luzon advanced about 20 miles inland from Lingayen Gulf, reaching Obriztondo Bayambang and Santa Barbara and Mapandan. The drive is about 100 miles from Manila with light Japanese resistance and sustained air and naval support by U S Seventh Fleet and air forces.
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Manila
General MacArthur
Luzon
Luzon Island
Lingayen Gulf
Gulf Coast
Philippine
Obriztondo
Bayambang
Santa Barabara
Mapandan
Tarlac
Abriztondo
Gulf
Santa Barbara
Benguet Mountains
Pozorrubio
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Sixth Army
Rosario
Vigan
Bombers Hit Mandalay in Major Eastern Air Command Strike
The largest concentration of heavy bombers in the Eastern Air Command attacked Japanese troop concentrations around Mandalay in Southeast Asia. The U S Army Air Forces and the RAF cooperated on a split schedule, dropping hundreds of tons of high explosives incendiaries and fragments on camp areas.
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T. Ss. Seventh Bombardment Group
Southeast Asia
Eastern Air Command
Mandalay
U. S. Army Air Forces
RAF
American Base Bombed Near Wiesfeiler
An American installation near Wiesfeiler was bombed yesterday by a dozen B 17s. The attackers are presumed to be the Flying Fortresses, an American air unit, with forces in Belgium. The report notes the event was revealed today with unclear timing.
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Belgium
Wiesfeiler
Curtain Drawn On Fleet Assault Off Indo China
Pearl Harbor Jan 13 A naval blackout followed the U S S Third Fleet assault on Japanese convoys off the French Indo China coast. Carrier raids sank 25 ships and damaged 13 others as Admiral Nimitz reported the operation entering its second day with no end in sight.
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Kuriles
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Kurile Islands
Nimitz
French Indo-China
Luzon Island
Philippines
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Jan
U. SS. Third Fleet
Indo-China
U. S
Newsprint Production Shows Very Slight Decrease
Combined newsprint production in Canada Newfoundland and the United States totaled 3 984 383 tons, down one percent from 1943 per the newsprint service bureau report. Printing lithographing binding ruling Russell Stationery Co.
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New York
Canada
Newfoundland
United States
Newsprint Service Bureau
Russell Stationery Co
Amarillo War Housing Plea Remains Frontline Effort
Amarillo communities push to house key Pantex ordnance plant workers amid wartime shortages. Despite calls to return to normal, veterans and families face scant apartments and hotels. Chamber of Commerce leaders urge residents to provide housing for frontline defense workers.
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Amarillo
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee
Star
Amamilos
John Boyce
Chamber of Commerce
Sacrifices urged ahead on victory road in wartime speech
Edward N. Schieberling national commander of the American Legion told about 200 at the Amarillo hotel luncheon that sacrifices will be needed in 1945 as the war continues. He praised the GI Bill ahead of plans to address the Texas Legislature and other events in Vernon Temple San Antonio and San Antonio.
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Edward N. Schieberling
Albany
N. Y
Amarillo Hotel
U. S. Veterans Administration
Austin
George Broome
Bones Hook
Panhandle
Texas
Scheiberling
Howard Hudgins
Vernon
W. M. Staples
Legion
Henry Love
Fort Worth
W. J. Danforth
Lou Roberts
Borger
Henry Teubel
Tulia
Gene Morris
Red Cross meeting themes service to community and armed forces
Potter County Chapter of the Red Cross holds its annual meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the USC Auditorium with Byron Singleton inviting all members and donors to attend. Amarillo Army Air Field will provide music and exhibits will be shown, illustrating Red Cross support for civilians and service members.
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Red Cross
Armed Services
Potter County
USC
Byron Singleton
Amarillo Army Air Field
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
The forecast calls for Sunday fair and Monday partly cloudy with little temperature change across West Texas. New Mexico remains fair with minor temperature shifts. Record hours show mid morning readings around the low to mid sixties, with high today 55 to 65 and a low around 32 to 44. Brick siding and roll roofing advertised by Olver and Wiggins Lbr Co at 1200 West Sixth.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Vest
Olver & Wiggins Lbr Co
Nazis Leaving Italy Report Sparks Allied Pause
Zurich reports quoted by John Bryson say the German high command will abandon all of Italy. Swiss dispatches claim 20 to 24 divisions reached their main objective, prompting strategic reassessment by Berlin and concern in London.
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New York
Italy
Zurich
Switzerland
John Bryson
Blue Network
London
Labour secretary Frances Perkins says farewell in annual report
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins delivered her final annual report to Congress, reflecting on 12 years in office and the New Deal era. She forecast an expanded department and urged organized labor to meet postwar responsibilities. Her review highlights her role in shaping major worker legislation since 1933.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins
Congress
Labor Department
Organized Labor
Terminology note on Japan's ruler names
Foreigners use Mikado to refer to the emperor of Japan, but the Japanese call the ruler Tenno. The distinction reflects external labels versus native title in historical usage.
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Japan
Doughboys Strike To Cut Off Nazi Forces in Bulge
Paris reports Allied forces in the Ardennes drove toward St Vith and Houffalize, with U S First Army aiming to sever retreating German units. British and American units pushed from the west and northwest, narrowing the pocket around the Bulge as tanks and infantry pressed along the Ourthe River and nearby roads.
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Bulge
Paris
von Rundstedt
Ardennes
U. S
The
Reich
Malmedy
Stavelot
St. Vith
Mont-Le-Ban
Houffalize
Colo * F
Umns
Prum
Siegfried Line
Germany
Normandy
Siegfried
Third Army
Bastogne
First
Ourthe River
Us&s
Ninth Army
Roer River
Monschau
Aachen
Rhine
Strasbourg
Belgium
Third Armored
Langlir Woods
Salmchateau
Petitestailles
Doughboy
Tommy
Ourthe
LaRoche
Wibrin
German saboteurs surrender after disguise fails in U.S. lines
A Nazi saboteur dressed in American garb and carrying U S identification tried to slip through U S lines to disrupt supply. He surrendered after encountering another German in U S clothing who called him a traitor. Both were captured by First Infantry Division soldiers.
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U. 8S
G.I
First Infantry Division
Red Army Powers Through Polish Front in Massive Offensives
Berlin reports a multi-pronged Soviet push across Poland and East Prussia with 2.5 million troops and 250 divisions, driving toward Kielce and 40 miles beyond the Vistula. Polish and Czechoslovak fronts joined in a sweeping winter offensive as Berlin cites gains and German counterattacks.
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Berlin
East Prussia
Czechoslovakia
Memel
Budapest
Hungary
Konevy
First Ukraine
Stalin
Stockholm
Red Army
Honev
Red Air Force
Moscow
Kielce
Warsaw
Scholossberg
Ebenrode
Goldap
Rominten Forest
Schlossberg
Konigsberg
Memel River
Losone
Lucenec
Kassa
Kosice
Omsk
Siberia
Slovakia
Aftonbladet
Poland
Ernst von Hammer
Vistula
Pacanov
Lagoyo
Burning roast triggers fire call and grass fires
A burning roast in an oven at 1109 Harrison prompted a fire response from three fire trucks and one police car. There were five other grass fire calls that afternoon. The note ends with Tastefully yours. Dinner at Thomas'.
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Harrison
Outlaws Ruling Ruins of Berlin
An informant describes Berlin and other German cities as underground havens for gangs and escapees from the war effort. Teens and imported foreigners shelter in tunnels beneath collapsed blocks, looting stores and army weapons for the black market, while police patrols are stretched thin. The ruins could become fortified guerrilla bases for future resistance.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Reich
Allies Landing Below Akyab
The Allies made a new landing on the west coast of Burma behind retreating Japanese forces below Akyab establishing a bridgehead with naval and air bombardment against strong opposition. Forces stormed ashore on Myebon Peninsula in Hunters Bay about 32 miles southeast of Akyab.
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ASTA
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Akyyab
Myebon
Hunters Bay
Akyab
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J. Morris
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Labor Report
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Chmielnik
Busk
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