Yanks Smash Jap Reinforcement Bid Off Indo China Coast
Third Fleet carrier planes strike 250 miles of Indo China coast after wrecking 38 Japanese ships in initial phase. Air and sea assaults extend from Saigon to Tunghow as Nimitz reports ships sunk and missions continue without American losses. Musashi’s destruction is confirmed as battleship losses mount.
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Pearl Harbor
Indo-China
Luzon
Saigon
Guinhow
Tokyo
Pacific Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
William F. Halsey
South China Sea
Indo- China
Ryukyus
Japan
Formosa
Nimitz
The
Philippines
Tie Musashi
Via
Thanh Son Nhut
Fort Nhabe
Halsey
Comi Corsair
Musashi
Philippine Sea
U. S. Coastal Push Bolsters Luzon Footing
American Sixth Army drives six miles into the eastern Lingayen gulf flank widening the beachhead to at least 26 miles amid ship fire. San Fabian to Rabon advance. Krueger's troops near San Carlos and Malasiqui. Further landings and enemy responses reported as operations continue around Lingayen gulf and Manila area.
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MacArthur
HDQ
Luzon
Sixth Army
Lingayen Gulf
San Fabian
Rabon
Rosario Airfield
Baguio
San Fernando
Radio Tokyo
Philippines
Gulf
Tokyo
Batangas
Manila
Lamon ,Bay
Capital
German
Transocean Agency
Malasiqui
Agno River
Krueger
Manaoag
Pozorrubio
Icy Streets Spark Cedar Rapids Minor Accidents
A pattern of minor crashes occurred Friday night in Cedar Rapids due to icy roads. Drivers include Joe Schultz 1433 Fourth street NW Ed Hidder 1001 Fourteenth avenue SE and Robert Cook Oxford Junction. multiple collisions were reported at Sixth street Fifth avenue SE Sixteenth avenue Hamilton street SW and Ellis boulevard F avenue NW. One driver faced a charge for losing control while others incurred property damage and fines.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe Schultz
Fourth Street
Ed Hidder
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Sixth Street
Fifth Avenue SE
Hidder
Robert Cook
Oxford Junction
Sixteenth Avenue
Hamilton Street
David Miller
B Avenue A
Ellis Boulevard
F Avenue NW
John Ament
First Avenue
Miller
C. A. Huska
James Newman
Fourth Avenue
Sixth
Switmanok
First Avenue SE
Gets 10 Years In Car Theft: 3 Others Held
Detectives say they disrupted a petty crime venture with the arrest of two couples and the sentencing of George Bouck 24 of Marion to an indeterminate term up to 10 years for motor vehicle theft. Also awaiting plea was Ad dison Beckwith 22 of Brooklyn N Y from Fort Lewis Wash. The stolen car belonged to B J Herring.
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George Bouck
Marion
Fort Madison
G. K. Thompson
Bouck
Addison Bickwith
Brooklyn
Beckwith
A.W
Fort Lewis
Wash
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
B. J. Herring
Eighth Street
Hanna
Stanley Davis
al Decker
Decker
Pe Beck Sporting Goods
Typhoon sinks three US destroyers near Caroline Islands
Survivors and rescuers recount the loss of USS Spence USS Hull and USS Monaghan after 135 mile wind and fierce seas. Only 91 of about 800 officers and men were rescued, leaving 708 dead or missing. The Hull skipper's life jacket order saved 55 aboard.
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Ulithi Lagoon
Caroline Islands
United States
Pacific
U.S.S
James Paul Andrea
Alexandria
Hull
James Alexander Marks
Chevy Chase
U.S.S. Monaghan
Floyd Bruce Garrett, Jr
Little Rock
Ark
Spence
Monaghan
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Western Pacific
Henry — Deeters
New Orleans
Main Jap Island Shaken by Quake
A slight earthquake struck central Honshu on Saturday, with minor damage to a few houses and no damage to transportation facilities, according to Domei. Weston College seismograph logged a severe quake lasting about three hours toward Japan, per Rev. Daniel J. Linehan.
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Honshu
Domei Agency
Weston
Mass
Japan
Daniel J. Linehan
First Army Breaks German Salient on 30 Mile Front
American First Army along a 30 mile front reports initial gains near Heiffalize and Stavelot Malmedy while Third Army and British Second Corps press the retreating German line. Bombers strike Rhine bridges as Von Rundstedt’s force pulls back toward the Ourthe river in a costly withdrawal.
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Paris
United States First Army
Belgium
Heiffalize
First Army
Third Army
Stavelot
Malmedy
Eee
Houffal
Second Armored
84Th
Laroche
Fraiture
St. Vith
United States
Rhine
Bingen
Karlsruhe
Bulge
Champion
Laroche-Champlion
St. Hubert
1368 GIs Return Home From European War
1368 veterans from Germany Belgium France Italy and Sicily arrive in New York and head to Pennsylvania Texas Utah and other states. The scene on U.S. soil is a kaleidoscope of emotion with veterans sharing joy relief and a wary pride after long combat service.
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New York
Europe
Germany
Belgium
France
Italy
Sicily
Pennsylvania
Texas
Utah
America
Shanks Mess Hall
Lowden Area Reports Major Trichinosis Outbreak
Forty three residents of Lowden Cedar county fall ill from trichinosis traced to uncooked smoked pork sausage bought in London. No deaths. several seriously ill. Hogs from the area implicated. home care with thorough cooking essential. Health officials warn of incubation period and urge careful home butchering season preparation.
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Des Moines
Lowden
Cedar County
C. F. Jordan
State Health Department
London
Jordan
Lowdon
Fred Montz
Jodan
Explosion at Iowa Steel Burns Two Men
An explosion in the Iowa Steel and Iron Works yards at 8 42 a m injured August Pearson 55 of Anamosa and Edward Benhart 1533 Second Avenue SE both employees. They suffered second degree burns and were taken to Mercy Hospital in good condition. An acetylene tank in a small shed ignited on a spark, but firemen stopped the leak and extinguished the flames.
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Cedar Rapids
August Pearson
Anamosa
Edward Benhart
Second Avenue SE
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Twelfth Avenue
Fourth Street
Mercy Hospital
Pearson
Benhart
Snowy Day in Cedar Rapids With Mild Weekend Forecast
Brisk snowfall occurred in the loop area of Cedar Rapids this afternoon leaving a trace of snow. The forecast calls for a mild weekend with partly cloudy skies and temps around the mid thirties, a morning low near 15 tonight, and highs near 36 Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
Loop
Kers Insk
Atlantic
Council
Roosevelt Visit To France Hinted
Paris dispatch from AP reports Stephen Early hints that President Roosevelt may plan a visit to France. Details suggest discussions with French leaders and potential dates under consideration.
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Roosevelt
France
Paris
Stephen Early
37 Mile Gap: Nazis Breached as Russians Drive Toward Krakow
Soviet forces under Marshal Konev punched a 37 mile breach from the Sandomierz bridgehead west of the Vistula and pushed through 300 localities to 37 miles from Krakow, threatening Kielce and the Krakow rail hub with general renewed offensives across East Prussia Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
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London
Sandomierz
Vistula
Poland
Krakow
Silesia
Attendant Commits Suicide at City Filling Station
H B Bill Garrison 55 of 710 Eighth Avenue shot himself in the supply room of Furnace Standard Service at First Avenue and Seventh Street SE shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday. Linn County coroner Dr T Frank Hersch ruled the death a self inflicted act. Garrison was last seen alive about 12 35 p.m. by Dan Rupe, a Central City farmer who stopped to use the telephone.
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Cedar Rapids
Dan Rupe
Central City
A. L. Naso
Seventh Avenue SE
Dia
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Thirty-eighth Street
Armstrong Sporting Goods Department
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Light
D. E
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