Manila Fight Near Dock Areas Portrays Bitter Street Defense
Manila battle报告 describes mine strewn streets and mortars from upper floors slowing American Infantry in a push toward the Pasig river docks. General MacArthur calls the fighting merciless with a final stand anticipated. 11th Airborne and 37th Division units push through Intramuros amid reinforced pillboxes and demolition hazards as heavy artillery and shelling affect the area.
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Associated Press
Manila
Pasig
Genergl Douglas Macarthur
11Th Airborne
37Th
Muros
NBC
George ‘Thomas Forster
Avilre
Ines
Oscar W. Griswold
Fred Hampson
Wong
Toldo
Pastg River
Ternees
Clare Munion Balwary
Eighth Army
Moron
Peysihi
Soln
Formosa
Helio
Largest B29 raid on Tokyo reported by AP
Headquarter reports from Guam claim a massive B29 force, possibly the largest over Japan, struck Tokyo in three to five waves in clear weather. The raid targeted industrial facilities around Honshu, with strong Japanese fighter opposition and several groups of Superfortresses returning to base.
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Associated Press
Twenty-first Bomber Command
Guam
Japan
Tokyo
Goth Air Pcrew
Washington
Honshu
Japanese Cabinet Reshuffled Amid War Pressure
The Japanese cabinet was reshuffled amid continued war criticism. Prime Minister Motyo kept his post while key ministers were adjusted to address dwindling war effort. A government broadcast noted changes following pressures over the Philippines campaign and material shortages from Dutch East Indies.
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Ccange
Miip
Japan
Bolso Hoy
Motyo
Philippines
Seven Injured In McKeesport Apartment Fire
Seven people were injured when a four story building on Fifth and Walnut in McKeesport burned today. Residents fled amid smoke and flames. Firefighters and residents aided casualties, with one woman, Regina Mickey, 56, rescued from a ladder. Four firefighters were overcome and treated, and two residents suffered ladder falls while escaping. The Penn Properties Company, owner, confirmed the property details.
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Associated Press
Mckeesport
Walnal
Moiteessort
Fakiness
Foraines
Germans Report Terrific Action Near Kuestrin
London Feb 10 Russian forces pushed to widen the Berlin assault along the northern Oder river and within 24 miles of Stettin. Soviet reports claim a large drive across the Oder near Kuestrin and Frankfurt as Zhukov aims a major strike toward Berlin.
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Vormy
Berlin
Staraard
Stettin
Baltic
Oder
Kuestrin
Frankfurt
Puerstenberg
Iwans
Koney
Silesia
Breslin
Diegnitz
Moscow
Nezi
London
Oder River
Steltiz
Breslau
Middle Oder
Fuerstenberg
Loot In Fur Robbery Here Thirty-Four Years Ago
A Journal note reprints dispute over the Bliss robbery being the city’s largest. An 1911 theft valued at about 25 000 involved mink foxes and other furs in Corry. Night patrolmen spotted a suspicious couple. Pinkerton operatives investigated and linked a woman’s entry to a man’s accomplice. Continued on Page 16.
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Lawrence T. Horliner
Miami
Corry
Thalve
Comy Hide & Pur Co
Tower East
James Stevens
William Spencer
Jeter
Erie
Pinkerton Naonal Detective Agency
Pinkerton
Big Three face Polish dispute over future of underground army
Washington fears the Polish dilemma may test Allied unity as the Big Three seek a formula to settle Poland’s postwar future. Officials note Moscow’s pressure, London’s exile government, and the home army’s loyalty to Poland over Soviet interests, with Roosevelt aiming for broader concessions at the Black Sea talks.
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Associated Pres
Washington
Poland
United States
Roosevelt
London
Ike Wu
Churchill Jas
Stalin
Warsaw
Avenue Firms Appeal For Help
Avenue firms in the business section press for city Street Department crews to work on Sunday if needed. Storekeepers warn that the street remains packed above normal, threatening flooded basements and ice hazard unless catch basins are opened and piles of snow are removed before the thaw. Conditions in nearby areas show some snow removal progress, but Avenue properties still face risk.
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First Avenue
Coal supply improves as more arrives in city
Coal distribution stabilizes under federal order as deliveries resume. City Engineer Williams reports a sharp drop in heating coal requests to about 35 per day. Crystal Ice and Coal, Hammond Elevator, and Corry firm report new cars and upcoming orders, with overall supply improving though federal oversight continues.
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Williams
Hepler
Corry Firtté
Crystal Ice and Coal Company
Hammond Elevator Company
Aft Coal
Moon and Ivs & Sec
Ooiteny and Sons
Aero Supply Labor Rolls Are More Stable
Reports from the Aero Supply Miz plant indicate labor remains stable with about 1880 to 1897 workers employed in December through February. The last major reduction occurred in November with 2014 workers, handled by voluntary withdrawals and replacements. A new contract with the Aero Lodge of the International Association of Machinists is near completion.
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Aero Supply Miz. Go
Aero Plant
Aero Supply Mfe
Youth Dies After Train Strikes Seward Student
Johnstown, Pa. Feb 10 An apparent accident outside Seward left Steve Torzok a ninth grader found dead along the Pennsylvania Railroad near his home several miles west of Johnstown. Police say he was struck by a passing locomotive while playing and died last night.
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Johnstown
Steve Torzok
Seward
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Erie Executive to Reveal Facts at Club Event
Dana Domes, executive secretary of the Erie County Manufacturers Association, will speak at the Golden Rule Club annual dinner to outline postwar employment prospects in the district. The talk follows a survey by the Committee for Economic Development, with the event set for Monday February 26 at 6 30 PM at the Presbyterian Church. Tickets go on advance sale next week.
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Golden Rule Cab
Dana Domes
Erie County Manufacturers' ‘Association
Committee For Economic Development
Corry
Jones
Golden Rule Club
Presbyterian Church
R. A. Bumbaugl
Richard Rossbacher
Cheirman
E. T. Cherry
A. Ol
Opportunity’ Club
Severe quake shakes Honshu Japan with epicenter in Aomori
A Japanese dispatch reports a severe earthquake affecting Honshu from Hokkaido north to Aomori with epicenter in northern Honshu. Weston College seismograph logged the event at 1:05 a m EWT and seismologists at Fordham University noted tremors minutes later.
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Honshu
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Hokkaido
Aomori
Weston College
Weston
Mass
Daniel Livehan
Japan
Fordham University
Joseph J. Lynch
Washington Bulletin on Wallace Legislation Rift
Bulletin reports a rift in status of Wallace legislation, signs of compromise in Congress, and Senate action on the George bill. Also notes German counterattacks in Berehio valley and Allied air raids over the Netherlands, with limited German advances and ongoing Allied bombing efforts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Rome
Berehio
Natal
Alli
Jonbty
London
Germany
Netherlands
School Board to Meet Monday in February Session
Board of Education plans routine agenda for Monday night with committee reports likely focusing on storm damage to district buildings and emergency repairs. Superintendent Dewey will present the monthly report as budget discussions continue and a final plan aims for adoption in April amid curriculum shift uncertainties.
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Board of Education
Dewey
Tinsdrat
Thaw Now Feared In New England
A pronounced thaw was expected to continue today in most of New England. M1 persons have died in a record buzzard, while elsewhere in the nation mild temperatures prevailed with some threats of colder weather tonight. New York State authorities were apprehensive over flood polenicalities of a quick thaw or rain following the almost unprecedented fall of snow.
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New England
New York State
Postwar Enterprise Seen By Babson As Business
Babson Park Ma notes postwar era shifts in opportunity and policy. He argues individuals must adapt to new conditions, resignation of previous rules favoring expansion, and government spending, with emphasis on stable prices and restrained rates to avoid overcapacity.
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Babson Park
Amy
Fragmented War Era Musings and Future Trends
The text hints at wartime urgency to challenge American norms and outlines future slang and science interests. It mentions a shift toward upsetting traditional principles, speculates on slang linked to foods, and muses on college paths in biological chemistry and collaborative industries.
Canadians Press Toward Kleve in Siegfried Line Push
Canadian First Army troops breached the Siegfried Line main belt in the Reichswald and advanced within about 2.2 miles of Kleve while others fought near Millingen and near the Liebstified prize of Pruem. American units along the Roer faced dam threats as reinforcements dwindled. Crerar’s forces seized Nuchterden and Mehr and closed on Kleve, with 16 towns and 3,500 prisoners reported.
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Preys
Paris
Cefnedian First Army
Siegfried Line
Reichswald
Kleve
Rost
Epithems
Sekgwammensuyl
SelLeite
Stegrled
Ur & Powes
Westwall
Rhine
Millinger
Behhind
Roer
Pruem
H. D.G. Crerar
Nuchterden
Nijmegen
Jer
Mehr
Crerars
Milingen
U. S. Seventh Army
Oberhoffen
Huguenaus
Colmar
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Marthur
Exielirn
Cexnoy
Bremler
Kunioki Kojav
Zhukov
Red Army
Koenigsberg
J. A. of
Babson
Sontilar
Iess
Ward Kleve
U. 5
Schwarmenaeul Dam
Patton
Seventh Army
Haguenau
Materer Bollywood
Pimterday
O'Suilpen
Jorarivee Goth Factory
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