Japs Caught Napping No Shots Fired Philippines Invasion
Allied forces land 150 ships along Luzon coast near Zambales and push inland without opposition. The 48th Division and part of the 24th fight near Bataan, aiming to seal off the peninsula and seize Olongapo. Reports note no Japanese casualties and praise Filipino guerrilla welcome as US and Allied air power batter Japanese positions in Burma and China while the theater sees fresh moves toward Mandalay and Singu.
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Bataan
Leyte
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Manila
Zambales
Arthur Strubie
George Crane
Topeka
Kas
Richard C. Kadel
Fort Knox
Winston Jones
James Hutcheson
Burma
Eighth Army
Sixth Army
Luzon Plains
U. S
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Batian
Subic Bay
Manila Bay
MacArthur
Walter Krueger
Philppines
Tokyo
Pekping Radio
Japan
Comei
China
Canton- Hankow
14Th Air Force
Suchwen
Kwangsi
South China
Mandalay
Burta
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Myinmu
Monywa
Lausche Declares for No Reduction in Tax
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche reiterates no tax cuts while urging start of revenue-raising measures through the legislature. He calls for substantial department budget reductions to balance the next biennial budget, but cites no specific figures.
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Lausche
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
OPA Reduces Tire Allocations Next Month
The Office of Price Administration announced smaller tire allotments for February, limiting passenger car casings to 1 600 000, the lowest since October. The figure trails December 2 000 000 and January 6 000 000, signaling tighter supplies. Lt Col John Boettiger, son in law of President Roosevelt, received the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in Italy.
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Office of Price Administration
Boettiger
John Boettiger
Roosevelt
Italy
Perish in blaze at Auburn children's home
In Auburn New Auburn section early today a fire at a wooden cottage home killed at least 16 babies aged six months and up and one woman. Eight children escaped as police and Fire Chief Ralph Hardin described a terrifically tragic scene with cribs and slats.
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Auburn
New Auburn
Eva LaCosse
Lewiston
Ralph Hardin
Bill's Chances Improve for National Service Bill Passage
Washington reports optimism rising as the House moves toward a late vote on a limited national service bill. The measure would require men aged 18 to 45 to work in essential jobs under penalties of induction or fines, with debates shaped by War Department shortages and potential FEPC and anti closed shop amendments amid Southern Democratic concerns.
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Washington
House
War Department
Students May Not Get Spring Vacations
Washington reports the U S Office of Education endorses the Office of Defense Transportation request for schools colleges and universities to forego spring vacations to minimize civilian travel for war usage. John W Studebaker said the measure aligns with wartime needs. Rome reports Premier Ivanhoe Bonom’s cabinet grants women 21 years old suffrage by decree.
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Washington
U. S
Office of Education Today
Office of Defense Transportation
John W. Studebaker
Commissioner of Education
ODT
Thatagency
Rome
Ivanhoe
Bonom
Ohio Valley Authority urged by Rankin in House proposal
Rep Rankin of Mississippi urged creating the Great Lakes Ohio Valley authority as a TVA like regional body to create jobs flood control navigation irrigation and power development. In Washington the Senate Military Committee unanimously advanced Col Elliott Roosevelt to Brigadier General. Dr William P Reeves emeritus English Kenyon College died at Gambier aged 73.
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Great Lakes-Ohio Valley
Tennessee Valley Authority
Rankin
D-Miss
Elliott Ufped
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Senate Military Committee
Gambier. Gambier
William P. Reeves
Kenyon College
Ohio Reopens Coal Shipments Amid Fuel Shock
Ohio resumes coal shipments as a fuel shortage persists. Columbus notes continued rail embargo easing but fuel demand remains tight for homes and industry. Cities like Toledo Cincinnati and Cleveland face lower temperatures while officials urge continued restrictions and emergency coal distribution to preserve vital supplies.
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Ohio
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Toledo
Cincinnati
Deyimar
Ton
Bucyrus
C. Potter
Washington
Hitler declares Germany will fight to the death on anniversary
On the thirteenth year of the Nazi regime Adolf Hitler urged continued resistance proclaiming boundless misery would be the price of victory. He asserted God sent him a mission and promised a future triumph as Russian advances pressed eastward toward Berlin. The broadcast coincided with reports of Allied leaders possibly meeting as the world war continued.
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Hitler
London
Adolf Hitler
Withi
Berlin
Europe
East
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Seven Million Increase for Schools Seen
Ohio legislators close the first month of 1945-46 without Lausche recommendations. School advocates seek an additional 7.19 million for the biennium, with local governments hoping for about 12 million. Walton Bliss of the Ohio Education Association cites School Foundation needs at roughly 118.15 million, noting a 38 percent rise per pupil since 1934.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank T. Lausche
Senate’ Education Committee
Walton Bliss
Ohio Education Association
State Department of Education
Senate Education Committee
Bliss
Mason named new Utilities Commission chairman by Lausche
COLUMBUS Harol d L. Mason of Upper Sandusky former Democratic leader in the Ohio House of Representatives will be the new chairman of the Utilities Commission. Gov Lausche announced the appointment to the 1000 a year post as George C McConnaughey a Republican seeks private law practice. MARTINS FERRY Flushing schools and public places near the town were closed after seven people were found with scarlet fever.
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Columbus
Harold L. Mason
Upper Sandusky
Ohio House of Representatives
Utilities Commission
Frank .J. Lausche
George C. McConnaughey
Martins Ferry
Flushing
President Dr John Baker to Lead Ohio University
Dr John Baker arrives in Athens with Mrs Baker to assume the fourteenth presidency of Ohio University. Harvard veteran, joined faculty in 1923, served as acting dean in 1940 and associate dean in 1941. sixth Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration dean or president chosen in five years.
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John
Baker
Ohio University
Athens
Harvard University
Harvard
Graduate School of Business Administration
Australian ex-soldier admits killing two Yanks in Australia
Frederick William Everest, an Australian ex-soldier, admitted killing two American servicemen at a Brisbane preliminary hearing. Police testified he suffered hallucinations. Victims were Petty Officer John Daniel McCollum and Lt. Allen C. Middleton. Everest did not know either man.
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Brisbane
Australia
Frederick Willam Everest
Kalling
John Daniel McCollum
Allen C. Middleton
Everest
Beck Pleads Guilty in Bus Operator Slaying Case
Karl H. Beck, 47, pleaded guilty yesterday to first degree murder and robbery in the slaying of Bernard Beel, a local bus line operator. The case hinges on the evidence linking Beck to the crime and the impact on the community.
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Guiet Lebanon
Karl H. Beck
Innoven
Bernard Beel
Lausche Denies Rejected Registrar List in Ohio
Cincinnati report claims Governor Lausche rejected a deputy registrar list from Hamilton County Democratic chairman William Harlow and sought substitutes. The governor says appointments must reflect integrity and good character. A Cleveland News writer alleged an investigation and list rejection, with Cincinnati Automobile Club proposed replacements.
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Cincinnati
Frank J Lausche
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
William Harlow
Hamilton County
Democratic
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Cleveland News
Jack Kennon
Lausche
Democratic Charman
John Lokar
Lanusche
Harlow
Dems To Split Over Wallace Cabinet Fight Reveals Rift
Washington report notes a major Democratic split over Henry Wallace's cabinet nomination. Liberals led by Wallace clash with old line Democrats from Byrd George and Batley. Wallace warned of a third party if radicals cannot control the party, but conservatives may prevail.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Byrd
George
Batley
T Hat Wallace
New York City
Chicago Infant Frosts To Death In Unheated Room
Police report a seven week old boy named Donny Lawson froze to death in an unheated Chicago bedroom. His mother Nora Lawson and her husband with four other children occupied a four room apartment heated only by a small kitchen stove for a week.
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Chicago
Timothy Keady
Crih
Donny Lawson
Nora Lawson
Baltic Port of Stettin Threatened as Red Arm Advances
Red Army spearheads reached Zielenzig 55 miles from Berlin and 20 miles from the Oder amid fierce blizzard fighting. Zhukov’s forces overran Stolzenberg near Brandenburg, driving toward Berlin from the north as German defenses crumble along the Netze and Oder valleys. Berlin reports describe a massive Soviet push, with Konigsberg encircled and German crossings hindered by ice and extreme cold. Meanwhile American divisions assault the Siegfried Line, advancing into a 30 mile fortified zone as Ike masss forces for a western offensive near Monschau and the Our River. Snow slows air action but ground gains continue across the frontier into Germany.
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Associated Press
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Madrid
German Luftwaffe Strikes Briefly Hit Fifth Army Sector
Ground operations in Italy remained patrol based on both Fifth and Eighth Army fronts. The German force mounted nine air sorties on the Fifth Army area south of Bologna during the night, while Siegfried Line ments were expected to close soon over the weekend.
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Bologna
U S urged to ship more meat overseas or face embarrassment
Government food official J M K Bennett of the Foreign Economic Administration warned that America may face embarrassing moments in international relations if it does not send a larger portion of its meat abroad. He noted a possible drop in per person meat availability in 1945 and discussed international obligations amid rationing and government stock use.
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Washington
J M K Bennett
Foreign Economic Administration
United States
Bennett
Agriculture Department
FEA
America
Europe
Lendiease
Briton vows Nazi punishment and possible German trials
London reports Minister of State Richard Law pledged Britain will press for punishment of Nazis for crimes against Germans and others. He hinted trials may differ from war crimes processes and suggested Germans themselves might be involved in some mechanism. In other war news, Marienwerder fortress was captured and 1,500,000 Germans were reported confined or overwhelmed by Russian forces in Junkers province.
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London
Richard Law
Britain
Reich
Law
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Vistula
Elbing
Junkers
Silesia
Konev
Ukraine
Oder
Jus
Berlin
Zhukov
Farm Market Change Urged By Wisconsin Official
Noble Clark, associate director of the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station, told Ohio State University during Farmers' Week that manpower and material resources should be redirected. He argued that policies should target improving the farm products market rather than price manipulation. Albert Goss of Washington was noted as the principal speaker and master of the National Grange.
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Columbus
Noble Clark
Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Wisconsin
Clark
Ohio State University
Albert Goss
Washington
Fire at Corrigan-McKinney steel plant erupts in explosion
Flames triggered by a triple explosion at the Benzol division of the Republi Steel Corp in Cleveland were controlled early today. About 400 families were evacuated from a 14 block area and began returning home as damage is estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Sleveland
Corrigan-McKinney Works
Republi Steel Corp
Stettinius and Hopkins Visit Allied Headquarters in Rome
Secretary of State Stettinius and Harry Hopkins, personal representative of the President, arrived near Allied headquarters by air yesterday and were received with a formal welcome. The visit followed days of high level talks and signaled ongoing coordination with Allied forces.
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Rome
Stettinius
Harry Sophims
Rapeevell
Allied Headquarters
Woman Likely To Join Ohio Liquor Board
Gov Frank Lausche said a woman may be named to the state liquor control board this afternoon. He described her as a family woman with a deep understanding of issues like pinld delinquency and operations under permit holders who sell to minors.
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Columbus
Frank J Lausche
Liquet Control
Regardes
Lausche
Governo
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