New Governor To Take Oath At Noon Today
Clarence W. Meadows, a Beckley attorney with a 15 year career in all branches of West Virginia government, will be sworn in as the state's 22nd governor at noon. The outdoor ceremony on the Kanawha river esplanade may move to the Senate chamber if weather worsens. Meadows will take oaths from President Judge William T. Lovins, with a brief reception to follow in the governor’s room.
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NAM to Protest National Service in Congress Hearing
Washington January 14 A spokesman for NAM and organized labor plans to oppose a national service act before the House Military Affairs Committee this week. Frederick C Crawford NAM executive committee chairman will urge that manpower shortages be solved by voluntary channels and may amend the May Bailey work or fight proposal to strengthen WMC voluntary machinery. Hearings extended to allow NAM testimony. CIO President Philip Murray to appear with field representatives and officials. The American Federation of Labor plans to oppose the May Bailey bill in its current form.
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Willie Willis by Robert Quillen
A brief quirky note from Robert Quillen on a girl’s view of men and money, hinting at social habits and color coded fare illusions. The piece plays on wry humor about expectations and appearances with a light, observational tone.
MacArthur's Men Cross Agna River in Luzon Advance
American forces on Luzon have crossed the Agna River near Hayambasig, 22 miles inland from Lingayen Gulf. The beachhead is expanded to 45 miles, with westward advances toward Mangalaran and Damortis as air and ground operations pound Japanese positions.
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Athens Peace Parade Marks Postwar Demonstration
Athens staged a peaceful peace parade with about 100 000 Greeks and visitors waving flags in support of suspending civil strife. Lt General Ronald M Scobie praised British forces pledging protection of Greek liberties and urged world opinion to rethink Greek affairs amid sporadic fighting near Attica and along the Corinth canal.
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Page Ten Column Sevens Turned In Brief
A terse note directs readers to Page 10 Column 7 for a brief item. Details are unreadable in the prompt but indicate continuation or placement within the newspaper page layout. The exact subject remains unclear from the scanned OCR segment provided.
WLB Reports Uniform Wage Adjustments Across Groups
The War Labor Board stated that gelons, independent or AFL affiliated, received similar wage adjustments under WLB rulings. The agency released statistics in its third year end report on wartime labor relations and wage stabilization, compiled by Executive Director Theodore W. Kheel.
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Premier Koiso Said Tottering
Washington reports that Japan’s second wartime premier Koiso is nearing resignation amid cabinet upheaval. Analysts warn no cabinet can withstand loss of the Philippines and note past reorganizations after American advances. Transition timing remains uncertain as Tokyo reacts to land sea and air blows.
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Secrecy Conceals 3d Fleet Activity
U S official silence shields fleet actions in the south China Sea as American carrier planes hit four Japanese convoys. Adm Nimitz reported ongoing operations with rails sunk or damaged, and Japanese formations strafed in Indo China. Reinforcements were expected toward Luzon as General MacArthur's forces advance.
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Lord Moyne Slayers Deemed Jewish Patriots by Lawyer
In Cairo a celebrated Egyptian lawyer defending two Jews on the Lord Moyne assassination case urged the court to accept their acts as patriotic against British Palestine policy. Edlahes Halim and Elisha Bet Souri confessed to killing Lord Moyne and his chauffeur near the British embassy, with prosecutors demanding the death penalty and denying any mitigation for youth or motive. Twetik Dovi Pasha, ex minister and Rayaplan constitution commissioner, argued the men sought a legal Jewish homeland with independence, noting both defendants were Palestine born and seen the land as home.
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Allied air assault pounds Germany and Belgium fronts
London dispatch reports nearly 4,000 Allied warplanes pummeled German lines in Belgium and frontline targets. U.S. heavy bombers and fighter escorts struck depots and reserves under Lt. Gen. Carl Spaatz, with British-based fighters setting a U.S. 8th Air Force record by destroying 389 enemy planes. Isolated attacks aimed at disrupting German oil supply and frontline communications continued around the clock as Allied forces pressed toward victory.
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Admiralty Promises British Fleet Aid In Pacific War
Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser said powerful British naval units will join America’s Pacific fleet to strike coordinated blows at Japan. He recalled the Lingayen Gulf landings as bold and skillful, noting British and American task forces will maintain pressure. Fraser described the Lingayen operation as moving the war toward an end with overwhelming sea power.
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Smoke of Trash Fire Clears Movie Theater
A trash fire in the Morrison building basement at 018 Quarrier St sent smoke into the Hunt theater auditorium forcing an orderly evacuation yesterday afternoon. Firemen subdued the blaze with little damage to the long three story structure housing shops and offices. The interrupted film resumed after the danger passed.
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Germans Press Ardennes Breakout Near Houffalize
Fronts report Allied air power devastates German rear guards as three Allied armies push toward Houffalize and St Vith. U S 3d Army drives toward Ourihe and Bertogne while Patton's 3d Army closes in from the west trapping pockets along the Houffalize Bastogne corridor.
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V Bomb Flurry Wrecks Southern England Homes
British reports describe a heavy V bomb campaign across southern England with many killed and injured as debris toppled houses churches and stores. Rescue teams pulled survivors from timbers while frightened families faced loss and widespread damage amid enemy air activity in the past 24 hours.
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Car May Be Key In Hooper Death
Jackson Mich Jan national dragnet out by state police for the singer of State Senator Warren G Hooper. Kim Sigler special prosecutor declares the Hooper killing may become a long manhunt as the grand jury probe into Michigan corruption continues.
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Massacre of Doughboys at Five Points Belgium
In Belgium near Five Points southeast of Malmedy reconnaissance troops of the 1st SS Hitler division killed American soldiers December 17. More than 180 men were mowed down in snow trenches, their bodies later recovered as shells battered the scene and burial squads fled. Front-line units advance under winter sun amid thawing corpses.
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House to Demand Voice in Treaties
Washington dispatch notes a House push to require majority vote in both houses for treaty ratification. A three week deadline is set to advance senate threshold legislation while the judiciary committee, unchanged in membership, remains favorable to the plan despite a prior vote against a constitutional amendment. The report urges readers to turn to page 19 for full details.
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Germans Bolster Forces in Italy Amid Severe Weather
News from Rome reports German troops in northern Italy reinforced with a fresh division from Norway and Italian units trained in Germany. Heavy artillery fronts, snowbound Apennines, and limited patrols mark the frontier as Allied advances pause. In the Fusignano area northeast of Faenza a bridgehead forms on the Senio's east bank.
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Superforts Strike Formosa and Honshu from China Bases
American airpower hit Formosa and Honshu as B-29s based in China carried out separate daylight raids today. The Formosa strike marks the second large- scale mission against the island this year, continuing pressure on Japan’s outer defenses while reinforcing campaigns across the Philippines and central Japan.
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Soviet Poland drive touted as greatest Allied blow yet
Moscow reports hail the winter offensive as the mightiest blow of the war, urging units to press toward final victory. Pravda and Red Stir praise the Bu danest and southern Poland drives as surpassing all prior Western Front actions, with heavy artillery and Katyusha rockets devastating German lines and armor in Silesia.
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Red Army Breaks Through Front To Krakow
Soviet forces shattered the Warsaw Krakow defense on a 37 mile front in Poland, crossed the Nida river, and drove within 32 miles of Krakow the gateway to German Silesia. The advance extended toward Slovakia and Budapest as Moscow dispatches claim major rail and city targets seized.
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Germans claim Ardennes offensive failed to meet aims
London dispatch quotes Nazi propaganda alleging Field Marshal von Rundstedt’s Ardennes push did not deliver immediate strategic results. The piece argues German leaders claim reserves weakened American forces and disrupted Allied plans, while asserting the offensive allowed Germans to retain initiative in the west and force uncertainty about future moves.
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