24 Die As Airline Crashes In California Canyon
An American Airlines plane crashed and burned in a canyon near Palmdale after attempting a landing in dense fog. All 24 aboard perished: 21 passengers including three Navy, 18 Army personnel, and a crew of three. Names to be released after relatives notified.
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Los Angeles
Anmerican Airlines
Navy
Army
New York
Washington
Cincinnati
Memphis
Dallas
el Paso
Knoenix
Lockheed
Adios
Joseph McCauley
Palmale
Palmdale
California
McCauley
Kers
Soviet Drive Reaches Budapest Suburbs After Key Gains
Soviet forces push west of the Danube outflanking the Nazis and nearing Komarom as rail traffic to the city is cut. The forward surge nets eastern suburbs, thousands of prisoners, factories and military stock as 3,300 of Budapest’s 4,500 blocks fall under Red Army control.
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Budapest
Danube
Komarom
Moscow
Nube
Sovie
Producers Ordered To Set Aside Part Of Butter Supply
Washington reports government order requiring producers to reserve 20 percent of February output and 25 percent in March for war agencies. Civilian butter supplies will shrink in February and March, despite prior hopes for full civilian use in February. This marks a shift from past practice of releasing most production to civilians before military needs.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Jaw
Appointments Sent to Senate in West Virginia
Governor M M Neely sent 30 nominees to the state senate for confirmation including six university board of governors members and H Clare Hess of the state police. Other picks span unemployment, liquor control and education posts with terms through 1946 1948 and later. Neely retires next week, and political reshaping looms as Meadows may set a program.
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Charleston
W. Va
M. M. Neely
State Senate
Board of Governors
West Virginia University
Senate
Neely
Dell White
Danville
Boone County
Unemployment Compensation Board of Review
W. W. Downey
Martinsville
Liquor Control Commission
Board of Control
White
Downey
Probation and Parole
Fred F. McIntosh, Jr
Spencer
T. C. Townsend
Supreme Court
H. H. Rose
C. 8. Davis
John B. Smith
Clarksburg
Public Service Commission
Irvine Saunder
Welch
Welch Emergency Hospital
Will
S. Brady Briggs
Hinton
Industrial School For
Colored Boys
Will and Pleasure
Paul C. Lehmman
James G. Wright
Keyser
Pee
Robert D. Bailey
Pineville
State Board of Education
Benjamin L. Rosenbloom
Berk Pe
Patrick D. Koontz
On Planning Board
William Bruce Hoff
Parkers
Crowded Session Opens West Virginia Legislature
The 47th West Virginia legislature opened amid bustle with Gov Neely's last message and a new $85 million budget. Leaders elected include John Amos as house speaker and Arnold Vickers as senate president. Ministers await inauguration of Clarence Meadows on Monday as sessions adjourn to Tuesday.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
M. M. Neely
Neely
Clarence W. Meadows
House
Senate
West Virginia University
George L. Bambrick
Hancock
Bambrick
Yanks Break Inland At Luzon? No, On Luzon Front In Europe
A World War II wire story describes Allied efforts in Europe with American forces advancing near Saarbrucken and north of Bastogne while German defenses withdraw from the Belgian bulge. It notes Von Rundstedt shifting forces eastward in Belgium and reports evacuations at St Hubert amid heavy bombing of rear German positions.
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Paris
Ardennes Salient
Karl von Rundstedt
Belgium
St. Hubert
Bastogne
Laroche
Seventh Army
Saarbrucken
von Rundstedt
Belgian Bulge
U.S
Third
Berlin
Bulge
Norwegian Chutists Infiltrate Norway and Cut Nazi Rail Lines
Norwegian parachute troops invaded their homeland and cut two main German railway routes used to move troops to Germany. Clad in white parkas, the unit carried out a sizable operation between Trondheim and Oslo, with railways through the Davie and Ostesal valleys disrupted. They had trained in Britain for three days before returning to occupied Norway.
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London
Germany
Norway
Trondheim
Oslo
Davie Mouna
Ostesal
Pield Marshal von Rundstedt
Western Front
Britain
Drastic steps urged to curb coal shortage nationwide
Washington January 10. James F Byrnes called for a 68 degree cap on indoor temperatures in homes and public buildings to save fuel. He urged the War Production Board to curb outdoor advertising and display lighting and asked transportation to trim trains and passenger schedules to conserve coal.
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Byrnes
Washington
James F. Byrnes
War Mobilization
War Production Board
Director of Defense
Eportation
Senators Debate Foreign Policy
Washington Jan 10 Senators Vandenberg urged immediate world security assurances and instant force against rearming Germany or Japan. A 21-2 hour Senate debate followed on temporary Europe settlements and an international security body. Connally and Ferguson presented proposals while Wiley echoed isolationist cautions. See Page 2.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Congress
Germany
Japan
Senate
Michigan
Europe
Senate Republican Conference
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Afor Ferguson
United Nations Council
Wiley
R-Wis
United State
Decomposed Baby Body Found In City Dump Bucket
An autopsy on a badly decomposed baby found in a five pound lard bucket at the city dump concluded a routine miscarriage. Doctors Dr. R. O. Rogers and Dr. M. W. Sinclair performed the postmortem at Bluefield sanitarium. Officials including Sheriff Perry L. Dye and Deputy Lewis H. Cook led the investigation.
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Bluefield Sanitarium
R. O. Rogers
M. W. Sinclair
Otis Lawrence
Bluefield - Princeton Road
Roscoe Pendleton
Perry L. Dye
Lewis H. Cook
Sheriff Dye
Cook
Cecil C. Weddle
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Douglas Bailey
Bluefield
Charlie Parmer
Area Women In First WAVES Group To Go Overseas
Norfolk Virginia dispatch reports the first WAVES contingent to go overseas sailing from a west coast port for Hawaii duty. Included are Lt Winifred Love Moorefield West Virginia Seaman Mildred J Smith Station B Charleston West Virginia Hazel M Craft Salem Virginia and Jaine M Niemiera 1743 Fleet Street Baltimore Maryland. The 212 embarked secretly as part of a 5000 member WAVES request by shore units of the fourteenth naval district. Ten officers lead the group with many ratings.
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Norfolk
Hawaii
Winifred Love
Moorefield
W. Va
Mildred J. Smith
Charleston
Hazel M. Craft
Salem
Jaine M. Niemiera
Fleet St
Baltimore
Fourteenth Naval District
Greek premier vows drastic action to heal faction rifts
In Athens Premier Nicholas Plastirae pledges action against collaborators, army reorganization, and a general election at the earliest moment to form a new assembly. Elas militia discuss armistice trends with Lt Gen Scobie as fighting persists north of Thebes and at Khalkis mortar fire continues. Jean Zeveos and Athinades discuss terms with the British. Dimitri Partialides later talks with Scobie.
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Athens
Nicholas Plastirae
Elas
Ronald M. Scobie
Greece
Thebes
Legislature Budget Bill Advances in West Virginia
The board of public works filed an 85.15 million dollar budget proposal for the two years ending next June 30. Governor Neely notes education and health boosts, including a 25 dollar monthly teacher bonus, a 5 dollar increase for teachers, and a 10 to 15 percent state employee pay raise. Education gets major allocations to WVU and Marshall College, with Old Sweet Springs funded at 84 dollars. Receipts forecast 85.15 million against prior 42.98 million.
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Charleston
W. Va
Board of Public Works
M. M. Neely
West Virginia University
Marshall College
Old Sweet Springs
Monroe County
Three Destroyers Lost At Sea In Pacific Typhoon
The navy reports that three Pacific fleet destroyers the Hull Spence and Monaghan were lost in a severe western Pacific typhoon. About 150 men on the Hull and Monaghan and 220 on the Spence were aboard. Rescue efforts saved several crew members and officers, with survivors including 24 from the Spence and six Monaghan personnel.
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Washington
Western Pacific
Navy
Pacific
Supply Corps
Monaghan
Record Low Mercury Grips Northeast as Cold Persists
The Associated Press report notes an extended cold spell with Wenakena New York hitting 40 degrees below zero and other eastern towns near zero. The St Lawrence froze from Lake Ontario to Ogdensburg while Midwest conditions keep workers idle due to gas shortages in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Wenakena
N. Y
Satan's Kingdom
Conn
West
Lebanon
N. H
St. Lawrence
Lake Ontario
Ogdensburg
Canada
Hobile
Ala
Gulf
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Pla
United States Weather Bureau
Chicago
Plains States
Midwest
East
West Virginia
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Pennsylvania
Snow Blankets Area Shuts Roads Mercury Drops
Snow fell steadily across the Blue Field area and nearby regions yesterday as temperatures dropped. Weather officials warned of slick streets and low visibility with continued flurries expected into tonight.
Draft Quotas To Be Doubled In 1942 War Effort
Washington reports that draft quotas will be doubled in the first half of the year to supply 900000 men and 70000 workers for industry. Undersecretary Robert Patterson and Navy official Ralph Bard urged national service or a work or be drafted bill, with May’s plan targeting males 18 to 45 for immediate induction into service battalions. The leaders testified before the House Military Committee, arguing for a unified draft system to fast track wartime manpower.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Robert P. Patterson
Jay 1. Patterson
Ralph A. Bard
House Military Committee
May
Roosevelt
Congress
Luzon Beachhead Formed After Lightning American Advance
American forces carved a Luzon beachhead about 15 miles wide with four miles depth after a power packed landing. MacArthur announced rapid consolidation of four beachheads near Lingayen and San Fabian with key bridges at Calumpit seized. Japanese reinforcements were being marshaled as U S planes attacked roads and installations to slow the effort.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Luzon
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Lingayen
San Babian
Calumpit
Saa
Antimonan
Bataan
Lingayen Gulf
Lingyan
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
U. S
Price Ceilings On Live Cattle Set
Washington January 10 The government imposes price ceilings on live cattle and calves at $18 a hundred pounds Chicago basis effective January 29 with a later drop to $17.50 on July 2 The move aims to spread limited beef supplies more evenly among consumers and relieve pressure on slaughterers who face regulation tighter limits.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
OPA
Chicago
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Arrow
Linayen Gulf
Luzon Island
California Canyon
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Arnold Vickers
Montgomery
J. R. Aliff
Fayetteville
J. Howard
Martinsburg
Wright Hughes
John C. Morrison
Control Board
University Board of Governors
Charles E. Lawall
Southern Railroad
West Vir
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Mercury
Wanakena
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