Red army battles in Poznan streets and near Berlin
A Stockholm report claims Soviet troops fight in Poznan 140 miles from Berlin as Red offensives push toward East Prussia and the Oder while Berlin nears. Zhukov's forces threaten Breslau and Konigsberg, with Rokossovsky advancing in East Prussia and Konev near the Oder lines. Democratic leaders plan for 1946 political activity as Hannegan stays national chairman.
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London
Stockholm
Poznan
Berlin
Stockholm Aftonbladet
Oder
Silesia
Geremany
Moscow
Marshal Zhukov
Warsaw
East Prussia
Elbing
Danzig
Konigsberg
Breslau
Breslau Les
Oder River
Konev
Oels
Namsiau
Brandenburg
Stettin
East Prusea
Zhukov
Marshal Rokossovky
Mareshal Cherniakhovsky
Konigse
Chekhovshossovsky
Iost Prussia
Robert E. Hannegan
Hannegan
Ostmaster
American warplanes raid Nagoya and Formosa fronts
American bombers from the Marianas struck the Nagoya Aircraft center on Honshu. Japanese broadcasts claim Formosa was raided. Third Fleet carrier planes attacked Okinawa. The 14th Army advanced toward Manila while Luzon forces push from Capas toward Baguio.
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Formosa
Japan
14Th Army Corps
Manila
Nagoya Aircraft Center
Honshu
Curtis E. LeMay
Tokyo
Calcutta
Guam
21St Bomber Command
Haywood S. Hansell
Philippines
Third Fleet
U. S
Okinawa Island
Ryukyus
Formo-san Army
Nimitz
China Coast
Vance
Luzon Island
Clark Field
Lingayen Gulf
MacArthur
Sixth Army
Lu ¢Zon
Sixth Rangers
14Th Corps
Tarlac
Capas
Santa Mon Columbus
Senate
Bataan
Infanta
Dasol Bay
Rosario
Albert L. Daniels
Amer
Greenfield
Frank J
Hanford MacLausche
Nider
158Th
Leonard F Wing
Baguio
Sixth Ranger
Lingay
Fen Gulf
Leyte Gulf
Burma
Myithyina
China
Chine
Minneapolis Tab Publisher Shot to Death
Masse runs er meine Kasherman a 43 year old publisher of the Intermittent was shot to death by a passing car as he and Miss Pearl Von Weld exited a restaurant. Aark sedan pulled up and one bullet shattered the left front window. Kasherman died from head and back wounds. This marked the third Minneapolis killing in seven years involving publishers or editors.
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Kasherman
Vice Crusader
Public Press
Ind
Minneapolis
Howard Guilford
Saturday Press
Pink
Walter Liggett
Midwest American
Doughboy Convicted of Murder in England
A British jury convicted American parachute trooper Private Karl Gustav Hulten of Cambridge Massachusetts of murdering London taxi driver George Heath. Hulten was sentenced to hang under British law. His girlfriend Elizabeth Jones, an 18 year old dancer, was found guilty in the same trial and faces the same fate.
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England
London
Karl Gustav Hulten
Cambridge
Mass
George Heath
Hulten
Elizabeth Jones
Ows
Confirmation of Wallace Faces Senate Resistance
Washington reports a fierce revolt within both parties as a 19 member committee begins considering Henry A. Wallace for secretary of commerce. Southern Democrats and Republicans threaten a bitter fight, urging independence for key agencies and stripping the department. Roosevelt weighs options as lawmakers question Wallace's qualifications for managing loans and large fiscal programs.
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Washington
Henry A.wallace
Commerce Department
George
D-Ga
Commerce Post
Wallace
Roosevelt
Jones 9
Commerce-And-Loan Post
Confessed Axe Slaying of Daughter in Grand Rapids
Carl Gilert confessed to slaying his daughter Pearl in Grand Rapids. He said he struck with an axe after losing his head during an argument. Police report he admitted the act and expected to be charged.
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Ather
Grand Rapids
Pearl Giloert
Carl V. Gil
Gilera
Eevee
Sthelern
Nims Schein
Libert
Arden
Watches From America Time Russian Offensive
A Soviet offensive timeline mentions 25 000 watches from America used to time Red Army actions. The watches, seized and tested by six full-time American watchmakers, were sent through Russian war relief HQ for cleaning and repair. A report notes sand turned to machinery grease, claiming it remains stable from subzero to above 400 degrees.
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Russian War Relief
New York
Discovery
Fleetrical Engineers
U S Heavies Smash Nazi Oil Centers
U S heavy bombers of the Eighth Air Force attacked German targets following British raids. Duisburg synthetic oil plant set afire. Ruhr area fires, Gelsenkirchen railyards ringed with flares, later Hannover. Allied toll: 4158 German transport disrupted. U S forces lost nine heavy bombers. several RAF losses reported.
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London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Duisburg
Ruhr
Gelsenkirchen
Hannover
Air Ministry
U.S
Tre
Belgian Bulge
Sterkrade
Supreme Headquarters
RAF
37th Division In Luzon Battle
The 37th Ohio Division under Maj. Gen. Robert Beightler moves within Maj. Gen. Oscar Griswold's 14th Corps on Luzon's west flank. Once all Ohio, the unit now includes soldiers from many states. many members previously earned honors for valor in prior fighting against Japanese forces.
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Seneral Macari
OK2
Luzon
37Th
Ohio
Robert S. Beightler
Columbus
Oscar W. Griswold
Lauzon
Central Plain
Ferack
Bougainville
Beightler
National Guard
Allied patrols press on bitter front in Italian snow
Patrols of the Allied Fifth and Eighth Armies probed German positions along the entire front in bitter cold. Engagements occurred in several battles, notably in the snow bound mountains southeast of Bologna, as patrols maintained pressure on the Axis lines.
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Bologna
St Vith Evacuated as German Withdrawal Deepens
Allied units push into St Vith after reports the town was evacuated by German forces. Seventh Army, Third Army, and Fourth Infantry Division advances drive toward border towns in Luxembourg and Belgium. Air and artillery pressure weaken German defense as Rommel’s lines toward Mulhouse and Haguenau shift.
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Paris
U. S. First Army
St. Vith
Ardennes
Seventh Armored Division
Robert W. Hasbrouch
von Rundstedt
Amer- St. Vitn
Bulge
Ar- Jennes
E. D
Auche
Haguenau
Strasbourg
Colmar
Mulhouse
Cernay
First Army
Ed St. Vith
Third Army
Beho
Neider-Emmels
Ober-Emmels
St. Gene Patton
Luxembourg
Belgium
Walsdorf
Exchiveiler
Fourhen
Eplilsed
Berlin
Eisenhower
Cleveland Mayor Seeks U S Aid in Coal Crisis
Columbus dispatch reports Cleveland Mayor seeks federal aid to address a worsening coal shortage. Governor Inian tedotiee eetaesd toa Helguation Be Moree notes health concerns. Terwilliger resigns amid administrative shakeup as 31st approaches.
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Cleveland
U. S
Terwilliger
Columbus
Frank Inian
Ikangy
More Soldiers To Face Court Martial
Five enlisted men of the 724th Railway Operating Battalion faced court martial on charges of theft and sale of supplies en route to the front. A prosecution announced six to seven officers may be brought to trial, with the first due next Saturday. Ten soldiers from the 716th Railway Operating Battalion were convicted yesterday and sentenced to 20 to 30 years at hard labor. One officer faces neglect of duty.
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724Th Railway Operating Battalion
716Th
Rnee Exchange May Be Made This Year
Washington reports that the Japanese government advised it expects to carry out an exchange of civilian priso ners of war between the two countries some time this year. The State Department released a public note from Tokyo sent late last year via Spanish channels indicating Tokyo’s reaction to American proposals and urging that the exchange be arranged as soon as possible.
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Washington
State Department
Iide
Tokyo
Ohio State Aid Belk Gift Memorializes Cockley Couple
Richland County notes a gift of 7500 dollars to Ohio State University to aid high school graduates for college. The memorial memorializes Rollin H. Cockley and his wife Eese Smurt Cockley of Bellville who died in 1914. Cockley was a banker and community leader born in 1871. his wife in 1872. A Salem incident reports a one year old girl electrocuted by a partially disconnected lamp cord while playing with her twin sister.
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Cearn
Lelmilie
Richland County
Vile
Ohio State University
Rollin H. Cockley
Eesle Smurt Cockley
Bellville
Cockley
al Salem
Faye ‘Oulse Meiser
Senate Election Committee
Barbara Forster Willis
Delaware
Ohio vote age debate amid coal crisis and riots
Ohio lawmakers heard arguments to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 amid a state coal shortage. A Columbus report cited a 25 percent rise in consumption as dealers’ reserves whittled away. The record included references to protests, accidents, and wartime training debates shaping the political mood.
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Sleveland
Agus Thomas A. Burge
Solid Fuels Administration
Washington
Ohio
Carl E. Moore
Retail Coal Board
Nazi Prisoners Will Work at Columb
A Columbus group of German prisoners of war about 850 is to be used for maintenance work at the Army Services Depot. They arrived from Camp Perry to help with manpower needs and will construct barracks for their housing, while not replacing civilian workers, says Lt. Col. B. C. McCormick, acting post commander.
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Columbus
Erman
Army Services Depot
Perry
B.C. McCormick
Camp Perry
Ohio Prison Population Reduced by War
Columbus reports War Altions cut Ohio ration 25 percent and Welfare Director Frazier Reams says inmate counts across four state prisons dropped from 8253 at end of 1940 to 106,680 late last year. Reams notes mental institutions are about 20 percent overcrowded.
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Ohio
Columbus
Frazier Reams
Reams
Mishap Claims Youngstown Man in Auto Truck Crash
John Samun, 22, of Struthers died and 11 people were injured in an automobile truck collision yesterday. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene in Youngstown, arousing concern over roadway safety and possible factors under investigation.
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Youngstown
John Samun
Struthers
Yestengay
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