Nazis Rebound On East and West Fronts In Winter Drives
The ailing Nazi defense buckled as the Soviet winter offensives surged in the east with major penetrations north of Warsaw and in Poland. In the west, US First and Third Armies attacked the remnants of the Belgian Bulge, Patton’s forces driving five miles into the Reich along the Moselle while pressuring German lines from the east bank.
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East Prussia
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Red Army
Poland
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Schlossberg
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Tecrzejow
Kielce
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Vistula
Berlin
Jaslo
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Krakow
RoiZan
Budapest
Nazis Kill Yanks to Conserve Food in Belgium
German officers ordered American prisoners shot amid food shortages as U.S. Army First Army armored units entered Houffalize inside Belgium. Hodges' forces pushed into a major offensive toward St. Vith, breaking the Salm Fover line and forming an assault arc around the enemy base.
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U.S First Army
Belgium
Germany
Luxembourg
Hodges
First Army
Houffalize
St. Vith
Salm Fover
Laureate Lausche Wins Mixed Praise For Unity Message
Republican leaders join Democrats in lauding Gov. Lausche on his call to submerge partisanship in state government. He urges future emergency reserves, welfare and park projects, local government aid, and education while maintaining current tax structure. He also proposes a conservation department, slum clearance eminent domain, a race relations study, and strip-mining land restoration.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Latische
General Assembly
State Department of Conservation
George D. Nye
L. P. Mooney
Logan
Would Ban Smoking Drinking by Solons
In Columbus Rep Gus Basen of Akron moved to curb alcohol and tobacco use among Ohio lawmakers by introducing measures to prohibit smoking and drinking in the Legislature. Kasch, a septuagenarian legislator, has filed more bills than any colleague yet none passed into law. The Legislature pivoted to war coverage as talks shifted to Eighth Air Force plans for attacks on Nazi targets.
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Columbus
Gus J Basen
Akron
Ohio
Kasch
Rercee Oles
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Yank Losses Set with 40,000 Men in Nazi Drive
Washington AP reports American losses from December 15 to January 7 in the German counter-offensive total about 40,000 with 18,000 missing. Secretary of War Stimson notes German losses and about 46,000 prisoners. Western front totals across several armies reach 52,594 with 4,088 killed, 27,645 wounded, 20,866 missing. figures are preliminary and many missing are presumed prisoners.
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Washington
Stimson
Rere
Nimitz Says 69 Ships 112 Planes Hit Off Indo China
American carrier planes operat ing off Indo China report sinking 41 Japanese ships and destroying 112 planes two days earlier. Nimitz says ships sunk or damaged include convoys bound for Luzon. The strike targeted coast harbors from Formosa to Indo China and disrupted Japanese positions as Luzon advance continued.
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Associated Press
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Amoy
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Third Fleet
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Manila
Batangas
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Burma
Namhkam
Letio-Burma
Japan
Tokyo
Kuniaki Koiso
Congress urged nationwide manpower reshuffle plan
Rep. Brehm of Ohio pressed chairman May to consider a broad manpower reshuffle rather than new labor draft laws. He argued the problem is unequal worker distribution, with some war plants overstaffed, and called for keeping some workers in "critical" industries while others resume normal duties.
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Washington
Rep
Brehm
Hocking County
Ohio
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Iwat
U S Participation in Foreign Affairs Urged
John Foster Dulles urged U S participation in international affairs. Speaking at the National Church Peace Conference in Cleveland he warned that European decisions may determine whether a third world war occurs and urged moving from theory to practical cooperation.
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Cleveland
John Foster Dulles
New York
U. S
Dee
Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Senator Maloney of Connecticut Succumbs
Meriden Conn United States Senator Francis T Maloney D 50 died of a heart attack at Meriden Hospital today after serving since January 1.
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Maloney
Connecticut
Meriden
Conn
United States
Francis T. Maloney
Meriden Hospital
Eight Months UMW Dispute Settled in Illinois
Springfield report says an eight month dispute between the United Mine Workers and a group led by Ray Edmundson was settled after a joint news conference by Edmundson and Hugh White of Illinois UMW District 12. The talks occurred at Edmundson's suggestion amid wartime stress and aim for unity in negotiations for a new national UMW contract effective April 1.
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Springfield
Ill
United Mine Workers
Ray Edmundson
Inday Edmourdson
Hugh iWhite
Illinos Umw District 12
Edmundson
Opera Stars
UMW
Meadows Is Sworn In As West Virginia Governor
Clarence Watson Meadows of Beckley took the oath as West Virginia 22nd governor flanked by cabinet members and dignitaries. He pledged no tax increases and no tinkering with the state’s fundamental governmental structure. The four year old governor is fourth in a continuous line of Democratic chief executives.
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Charleston
Clarence Watson Meadows
Beckley
West Virginia
British World War II casualties total to November 30
London dispatch reports Empire casualties from September 1939 to November 30 totaling 1,094,554. Prime Minister Churchill informed the Commons in a wartime update on the human cost of the conflict.
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London
Jast
Maisister Churchill
Commons Today
New Coal Controls Aimed at Spreading Supplies
Washington reports the Solid Fuels Administration issued new controls to conserve coal and distribute existing stock for winter. A nationwide brownout planned from Feb 1 under War Mobilizer Byrnes could save about 2,000,000 tons annually by curtailing coal produced electricity for outdoor lighting and displays.
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Washington
Solid Fuels Administration
Byrnes
Sale of Merchantmen To Britain Considered
Washington officials weigh transferring a substantial portion of the U S merchant fleet to Britain to aid its cargo deficit and war recovery effort. A related report notes a fast moving blaze hit the seven story General Clark Hotel in Chicago, injuring several.
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Britain
Washington
Brittain
General Clark Hotel
North Clark Street
Churchill backs Atlantic Charter in Commons stand
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons he fully backs President Roosevelt's Atlantic Charter and that its aims remain valid since 1941. He said war would continue until unconditional surrender is achieved, and noted the Charter's principles were being realized through extended self government in the British Empire.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Commons
Rhys Davies
Fone
India
Calls on Farmer for Record Food Outputs
War Food Administrator Marvin Jones urged U S farmers to maximize food and feed production in 1945. He announced final agricultural production goals aligned with state targets set by farmers and officials, mirroring recommendations from the War Food Administration issued on November 15.
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Washington
War Foods
Marvin Jones
WFA
Furlough limits removed by War Department order
The War Department has removed all furlough limits, allowing any army theater commander to grant 30-day furloughs plus travel time. General George C. Marshall informed Rep. Brooks that any men that can be spared for one month may be sent home.
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Washington
War Department
George C. Marshall
Rep
Brooks
D-La
Ardennes Fighting Dims as German Hold Fails
Allied reports show German defenses faltering around Houffalize and Laroche as the Ardennes bulge is flattened. Bad weather and troop shifts press rumors of fresh German pushes into Saar and Northern Alsace while Kielce falls to Moscow victory guns.
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Houffalize
Ardennes Bulge
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Saar
Alsace
Alsace- Lorraine
Supreme Headquarters
Moscow
Kielce
Roosevelt pushes universal service in new national program
Washington reports President Roosevelt preparing to send Congress a special message backing universal national service. A White House conference with service chiefs and lawmakers shaped the proposal as Allied forces push across occupied Europe. Russian advances sweep through Poland toward Krakow and into East Prussia, with Budapest nearing capitulation as Soviet forces tighten grip.
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Washington
Cith
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Union
Directives by FD Attacked
Senate judiciary panel accuses Roosevelt administration of usurping Congress by widespread executive directives. It cites orders ranging from seizure of a mail order house to a war agency ban on bean-shoofers, noting over 3600 executive orders issued with questionable constitutional basis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
War Agency
Remington Rand Plant Moving From Marietta
Remington Rand plans moving its Marietta plant to Johnson City. About 600 workers will be offered unemployment as key personnel and equipment shift to the Tennessee plant. A separate news item notes Ruth Snyder launching the Zanesville Victory at Bethlehem shipyard in Baltimore.
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Marietta
Marina Jones
Johnson City
Lloyd
Zanesville
Baltimore
Ruth Snyder
Bethlehem-Fairfield
Voluntary Cigaret Rationing Plan Outlined by Distributors
Chicago reports the National Association of Tobacco Distributors unveiled a voluntary ration plan to limit civilian cigarette use to about 15 per day. The group, with 2,800 members controlling 1,250,000 outlets, aims to issue ration cards within two weeks and requires signatories that purchases are not duplicated elsewhere.
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Chicago
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Ohio Voting Laws Discussion Planned
In Columbus Secretary of State Friward J. Hummel said he asked members and election clerks at county boards to meet Friday to discuss proposed changes in Ohio election laws. The focus is on how changes would affect members of the military services.
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Columbus
Friward J. Hummel
Ohio
Private braves Nazi lines for comic book hooks
Pvt Jim D. Ross of Devon, Conn, with the First Army in Belgium, crawled 200 yards into enemy lines and back to contact a friend's unit. He learned comrades would bring back new comic strip books for him after the dangerous patrol.
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Jim D. Ross
Devon
Conn
Eee Aetna Sraiay
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