Allied push stalls Germans east of Salm river in Belgium
Allied forces including the 82nd Airborne press a counter offensive near St Vith four miles from the German border. The 82nd recaptured ground along the Salm river opposite Vielsalm after withdrawals ordered by Montgomery. Luftwaffe air support limited by snow and skies as German and Allied reports claim shifting fronts and ongoing fighting across the Alsace Lorraine frontier and near Strasbourg.
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82Nd Airborne
Salm
Vielsalm
von Rundstedt
82Nd
Montgomery
Salient
Belgian Bulge
Bulge
Berlin
Strasbourg
Kraft
Alsace-Lorraine
Rimling
Sarreguemines
Bitche
War Time Ration Coupons and Local Births and Fines
Listing of ration stamp validity for Meat Blue Sugar Gasoline and Fuel Oil through early 1945. Also records cases including drunkenness fines for Robert V. Hartin and false uttering of a check by Leonard Tharp. Fortunes of local births at St Luke's Mercy and Mercy hospitals with several families named and addresses, plus fire alarm incidents at Fruehaus Trailer, LaPlant Choate, and Gazette company.
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OPA
Fruehaus Trailer Company
First Avenue
Thirty-first Street
LaPlant-Choate Company
the Gazette Company
Third Avenue
Nazis Make Stand On Italian Front
Allied headquarters said German forces have stalled five miles from San Alberto and now fight along the Reno river east of the Valli di Comacchio lagoon. Kesselring’s troops showed their first willingness to engage in four days. Bitter winter weather and heavy snow limited operations from coast to coast with snow depths over a foot near Bologna. Reconnaissance teams moved on skis and snowshoes.
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Rome
San Alberto
Reno
Valli di Comacchio
Allied
Albert Kesselring
Bologna
Air headquarters shift to France announced
The United States strategic air command in Europe has moved its headquarters coordinating the Eighth Air Force in Britain and the 15th Air Force in Italy from Britain to France. The change was disclosed on Tuesday.
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Paris
United States Strategic Air In
Europe
Eighth Air Force
United Kingdom
15Th Air Force
Italy
Britain
France
Bradley Says German Losses Serious in Western Front
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley warned that German losses in Von Rundstedt's counter-offensive have been so heavy they could affect the war on the western front. He said American prisoner totals since Dec. 16 exceed reported captured or MIA, and that German morale and combat potential may be reduced as the salient is reduced.
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Twelfth Army Group Hdq
Omar N. Bradley
Bradley
von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Ger. Courtney Hodges
Sir Bernard Montgomery
George S. Patton
Rundstedt
Massive Third Fleet Raids Over Luzon and Surrounding Areas
Allied forces unleashed a sweeping Fifth Fleet and Far East air force assault from Aparri to Batangas, sinking ships and destroying hundreds of enemy aircraft. U S reports tally 21 planes downed on Luzon, 118 on the ground, 86 damaged, plus 3 ships sunk and 11 small vessels damaged. MacArthur says airfields crippled and Japanese aircraft hidden. Leyte mop up yields 405 more enemy killed and seven captured.
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Philippines
Luzon
Marianas
New Guinea
Aparri
Batangas
Third Fleet
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern Air Force
Lloyd Tupling
United Press
Vigan
Manila
San Fernando
Lingayen Gulf
Clark
Grace Park
Mabalacot Fields
MacArthur
Leyte
Kenwood School Site Purchased in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids school board approved buying 8.06 acres from Hawkeye Loan and Brokerage for a new Kenwood district school. Located between 37th and 38th Streets NE and E and F Avenues NE, the $8,060 deal will be completed with a merchantable deed after negotiations. The site is nearly rectangular and will be squared before construction with F Avenue to run between streets.
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Cedar Rapids School Board
Hawkeye Loan and Brokerage Company
Kenwood
Thirty-seventh
Thirty-eighth Streets
E Avenue
F Avenue
Ed Lundquist
Aussies Take Over From Yanks In Pacific Islands
Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced Australian troops have replaced American forces in New Britain British New Guinea and the Solomons. The transfer followed moves begun last November. He cited ongoing attrition with 372 Japanese killed 20 captured and 10 friendly nationals recovered.
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Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
British New Guinea
Solomons
MacArthur
Reynolds Remembered As One Of Wrestling’s Greats
Reynolds, retired from the mat about six years ago, left a legacy of numerous matches and praise from fans. Survived by his wife Alice, two brothers State Sen. F. O. Reynolds and O. F. Reynolds of Fairfield Idaho, a sister Mrs. Gertrude Elson Toddville, a niece and several nephews. Two brothers M. P. Reynolds and James T. Reynolds had preceded him in death.
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Art
Alice
F. O. Reynolds
O. F. Reynolds
Fairfield
Idaho
Gertrude Elson
Toddville
M. P. Reynolds
O.R.C
James T. Reynolds
Debt per person to rise above two thousand dollars
Washington reports per capita public debt to exceed 2900 in the next fiscal year with an exact June 30 1946 figure of 2118.12. The increase from 1824.65 is driven by the 1945 population estimate of 138 million and budget forecasts showing debt rising to about 292.3 billion the following year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Roosevelt budget claims total war cost 450 billion
President Roosevelt’s budget message asserts a total war program of 450 billion dollars for 1941 through 1946, pledges continued lend-lease, emphasizes war priority over price and wage controls, and warns against premature demobilization while planning for postwar recovery and social programs. The plan calls for social security review, public works, and anti malnutrition efforts alongside debt reduction.
Ward's Counsel Denounces Government Wartime Seizures
Montgomery Ward company counsel accuses the government of a "reign of martial law" and intimidation in seizing 16 Ward properties in seven cities, while a federal hearing tests the wartime authority under the Smith Connally act and contesting WLB directives. The judge oversees a petition for a temporary injunction to stop Ward officials from hindering army operations.
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Chicago
Charles Fahy
United States
Montgomery Ward
WLB
Montgomery Ward and Company
Philip L. Sullivan
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Smith-Connally
Ward
War Labor Board
Stuart Ball
Company
Ball
Aide Named as Linn County Assistant Attorney Wadsworth
Linn County Supervisors approved Edwin H. Wadsworth as assistant Linn County Attorney to replace the resigned Bleakey. A partner since 1935, he holds an Iowa LL B and is active in the Linn County Bar and state associations. He will serve temporarily until predecessors return. Wadsworth is joined by reappointed W Howard Smith and Ruth Bartling in county offices.
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Linn County
Carl Hendrickson
Edwin H. Wadsworth
Linn
Bleakey
Linn County Veterans’ Service and Information Center
Barnes, Chamberlain, Hanzlik and Wadsworth
Wadsworth
University of Iowa College of Law
Zeta Psi Fraternity
Council Bluffs
Arlene Barnes
Ann
Garden Drive
Linn County Bar Association
Iowa State Bar Association
Cedar Rapids Lodge No
W. W. Crissman
Navy
Hendrickson
W. Howard Smith
Ruth Bartling
Roosevelt lays out postwar budget and relief measures
President Roosevelt outlines a wartime agricultural budget and postwar relief plan, citing $1.35 billion for UN relief, rising costs for veterans and debt, and proposed increases in farm, rural and education programs. He urges social security reforms, extended price supports, and a large public works pipeline to be prepared for postwar needs.
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Congress
Farm Security Administration
Roosevelt
Policy proposals on debt reduction and tax structure
The speaker urged easing money policy and lowering gold reserve requirements for Federal Reserve banks. He opposed steep taxes on consumers to cut bank debts but supported progressive taxes on bond redemption by individual investors as a stabilizing measure for income and employment, aiming for orderly debt reduction.
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Easy Money
Federal Reserve Banks
Two New Teachers Hired and Handbook Contract Approved
The Cedar Rapids School Board hired two new teachers Sara Seedorff and Cleda H Wellborn and awarded Tribune Publishing a contract to furnish the Handbook for Cedar Rapids Schools at 3.78 per page. Board approved substantial bills including 9 031 38 in extra bills 2002 53 in cafeteria bills 9 038 37 in general bills and 58 39 in consumer's use tax. Insurance for school properties was not discussed in the regular meeting though hinted at in closed sessions. insulation of four high schools was postponed to a later meeting.
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Sara Seedorff
Cleda H. Wellborn
Tribune Publishing Company
Cedar Rapids
Tribune
Nazi gas drills shock Swiss observers in Bern
Anti air raids and gas drill activity on Rhineland fortifications by German workers was witnessed by Swiss observers in Bern. Officials say the drills revived speculation about possible gas warfare use amid mounting tension in the region.
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Bern
Rhineland
Littell Blast At Corcoran
Norman M. Littell alleges Thomas G. Corcoran dominated a justice department settlement with Sterling Products over antitrust charges. Littell claims the consent decree and $5,000 fines were achieved without full evidence submitted to a grand jury, criticizing Attorney General Biddle and Corcoran as unduly influencing the process.
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Washington (Ap
Norman M. Littell
Thomas G. Corcoran
Justice Department
L. G. Farben Industrie
Roosevelt
Sterling Products Corporation
Corcoran
White House
Biddle
Victor
Department of Justice
Harding
Tommy Corcoran
General Biddle
Sterling
German V Bomb Step Up Over West Germany
A record number of German V bombs hit sectors of the First Army from Tuesday, ending a week long lull. The raids used groups of three and four bombs, with Americans and Belgian observers noting the intensified attacks.
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West
Belgium
INS
First Army
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Tharp
H. Dean Tedrow
Monticello
Margaret Schleder
Mechanicsville
Harold B. Bryant
Betty Joy Knight
Darrell Hefflefinger
Marion
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Winsor H. Clifford
Jessie L. Brinet
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Ridgeway Drive
Louis Balliere
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Southland Street
Martin Marks
Second Street
Thomas Jones
Fifteenth Street
Leo Lillis
Fifth Avenue
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Kansas City
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R. HB. Skinner
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