Ohio's 96th Legislature Opens in Columbus
The 96th Ohio Legislature convened in Columbus with Governor Bricker set to address the General Assembly. Bricker seeks raises for state employees and a surplus funded program, while organizing sessions focus on leadership, clerkships, and committee posts. The House lineup features Betts as speaker and Shaw as speaker pro tem, with party splits noted.
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William Donovan
Harry A. Bartelle
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Fifth Army Advances in Serchio Valley
Fifth Army pushes along the River area in Italy recapturing positions east of the river and driving from Barg to seize the hill town Sommacolania, one of the first strongholds to fall as Allied forces press the German offensive.
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President Roosevelts Drafts Budget and State Message
President Roosevelt at his White House desk readies his annual State of the Union message to Congress alongside his financial budget message. Washington dispatch notes outline priorities and financial plans for the coming session.
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Whip's Holiday Meath Toll Off To Early Start
Tragic New Year toll in Ohio rising as six people die during the extended holiday period. A Dayton Christmas tree fire kills 1 year old Thomas Wilt and his 3 year old brother Richard while their mother uses a neighbor phone. In Lorain Thelma Felix dies of electric shock washing clothes. Cincinnati reports a fatal stabbing of 22 year old Joseph Bauer and a 19 year old sailor is questioned. Springfield train crash injures 11 as a passenger train collides with parked cars.
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Dayton
Thomas Wilt
Richard
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Thelma Felix
C. H. Felix
Joseph Bauer
Cincinnati
Springfield
Ruth Hanna Simms Dies in Chicago at 64
Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms a 64 year old Republican leader and former Illinois at large congressman died Sunday in Chicago from pancreatic illness. Daughter of Marcus A. Hanna she was active in politics for over four decades and published The Rockford Register Republic and Morning Star.
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Pike's Peak Fireworks Mark New Year in 1945 Display
Colorado Springs reports the AdAman Club lighting fireworks from Pike's Peak to usher in 1945. For 23 years the group has staged an annual New Year salute, using pyrotechnics saved from the previous year.
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Track Repair After Canton to Crestline Derailment
Traffic was rerouted today as workmen repaired 400 yards of track torn up by a derailment of 31 cars on the Pennsylvania Canton to Crestline freight train.
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Pennsylvania
Canton
Crestline
New W-2 Form Simplifies 1944 Income Tax Filing
The Treasury unveils revised Form W-2 to ease 1944 tax returns. About 30 million Americans expected to use W-2 for final returns due March 15, with 20 million using Form 1040 blanks. The W-2 acts as Withholding Receipt, requiring minimal input while the government calculates the tax and sends a bill or refund.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Yanks Celebrate New Year's With Heavy Raids on Japan
New York welcomed 1950 with a sober New Year as millions and visitors crowded Times Square and city venues. Police reported an orderly celebration, with 750000 in Times Square and many attending church services across the metropolitan area.
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New York
Times Square
Enemy Claims Destruction of 33 U.S. Ships
Allied air forces raid the Japanese home front and occupied outposts as 1944 ends. American units claim major strikes against Tokyo and other industrial cities while Leyte Mindoro Saipan and other fronts report heavy fighting. MacArthur reports more air raids on Mindoro and Leyte with dozens of Japanese planes shot down.
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Steel Firms Rally for Higher Prices in Wage Dispute
Steel companies marshal forces for a counterattack to win price increases after CIO United Steel Workers win wage hikes averaging five to seven cents an hour for 400,000 workers. OPA and Vinson approve the raises costing up to 150 million dollars annually, with price relief sought to cover retroactive pay.
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CIO
United Steel
Fred Vinson
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Begin Work Soon on Chinese Constitution
Chiang Kai-Shek promised a constitutional democracy before the war's end and said a Peoples' Congress could be convened once the military situation stabilizes for a counteroffensive. In London, David Lloyd George was elevated to an Earldom in the king's New Year honors list.
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Lift Restrictions on Civilian Steel Goods
The War Production Board lifted limits on steel use for cans and glass closures as steel supply improves. The relaxation excludes tinned steel and allows metal containers for many products previously packaged in paper or substitutes.
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Washington
War Production Board
Trains Collide on Great Salt Lake Causeway Killing Dozens
About 50 people died and 60 were injured in a collision between a Southern Pacific mail express and a slow passenger train on a foggy causeway over Great Salt Lake. The 18 car Pacific Limited section 1 and the 20 car express section 2 piled up, with many bodies recovered and crews clearing debris. At least 28 victims were service members.
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Southern Pacific Mail
West
Great Salt Lake
Hitler Warns Allies Cannot Win War in 1945 Speech
London AP dispatch reports Adolf Hitler claimed the defeatists would be destroyed and that the war would not end before 1946 unless Germany won. He called the struggle merciless and vowed to punish those not supporting the common effort, amid questions over the speech’s authenticity and voice.
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London
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Polish Provisional Government Formed at Lublin
Early Russian recognition is expected for a Polish provisional government proclaimed last night by the Soviet sponsored Polish Committee of National Liberation at Lublin. Edward Osóbka Morawski is named Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary. London government rejects the move and vows to defend Poland’s independence against totalitarian rule.
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Committee of National Liberation
Lublin
Edward Osubka-Morawski
Russia
National Council of Poland
Poland
Charge Accounts Rise by 148 Million in November
Federal Reserve reports charge account indebtedness reached 1.664 billion dollars on November 30, up 198 million from a year earlier and marking the second straight month of above normal seasonal increase.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Greek civil strife sees truce talk after regent named
ELAS delegation visits British commander Lt. Gen. Scobie to discuss a possible truce as Archbishop Damaskokos of Athens becomes regent. Fighting continues in Athens and the port of Piraeus.
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Negro Patient Dies in Sanitarium Fire in Ottumwa
An 80-year-old African American patient, William Allen, died from shock after a fire last night destroyed about one third of Sunnyslope Sanitarium in Ottumwa. Twenty five patients were removed safely as firefighters battled the blaze in near zero temps with high winds.
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William Allen
Sunnyslope Sanitarium
Allen
Veteran Fighter Group Reaches 3000th Mission Overseas
The 57th Fighter Group of the 12th Air Force, the first single engine American unit to shoot down an enemy plane in the Mediterranean, flew its 3000th mission yesterday. In 29 months overseas the group completed nearly 30,000 sorties.
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Mansfield airman crafts A-26 parts during furlough
Eugene Walters of Mansfield Ohio an armor crew chief on a B 24 bomber used a 15 day furlough from March Field California to rivet engine mounts for the Douglas A 26 attack bomber at Westinghouse Electric's Mansfield plant He served in the China Burma India theater and in invasions of North Africa and Sicily and had previously worked in West Coast airplane plants and a steel mill during Army leaves
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North Africa
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Cold Wave To Follow Latest Snow In Ohio
A blustery snowstorm moved into Ohio with a new year arrival and a cold wave forecast for tonight. The State Highway Department reported 1 to 3 inches of new snow statewide as plows were deployed. Temperatures were to fall to five above tonight with a fair and cold outlook Tuesday. Morning readings ranged 22 to 30 degrees, and in Columbus rain changed to snow leaving about 1.5 inches on the ground.
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Panama Faces Youth Congress Strike and Possible Resignation
In Panama the National Youth Congress called a general strike opposing the government. President Adolpho De La Guardia and his cabinet suspended the constitution and resigned. The President said he would resign on June 15 as a new constitutional assembly plans to meet.
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Ace Lt Col Reed Killed in China Mission
Lt Col William Norman Reed 27 of Marion Iowa, top active ace with the 14th Air Force, was killed on a mission last night over China in World War II service.
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14Th Air Force
China
William Norman Reed
Marion
Iowa
U. S. Bombers Press On In Major Allied Offensive
American bombers hit German supply lines and industry for the tenth straight day as the Eighth Air Force over Germany. British Lancasters attacked Osterfeld and Berlin while Mosquitos raided Oslo. Targets included roads near Trier and St Vith with many transports and tanks reported knocked out. Captain George W. Porter of Kansas City noted German fighters retreated.
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Patton Attacks Ardennes Bulge Forcing German Retreat
Lt General Patton's Third Army drives into the Ardennes from the south in a full-scale offensive as Von Rundstedt may cede much of the bulge. The New Year opens amid continued attrition battles across Europe and the fiercest fighting since Stalingrad rages in Hungary.
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Germans Press Bitche Front as Allied Line Fights Back
German forces attacked the U S Seventh Army front along a ten mile stretch around Bitche in five waves two battalion strength moves suggest a major push. Patton’s forces repelled counterattacks near Bastogne and Bas togne, with 18 German tanks knocked out as the battle roils across Luxembourg Belgium and the Maginot defenses.
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