Russians Close In On Komarom As Budapest Battles Rage
Soviet forces push along the Danube’s north bank within gun range of Komarom amid heavy fighting south of the river. Malinovsky’s troops advance toward the communications hub, while German forces shift to strike toward Budapest with large tank units. A German claim says 90 tanks were destroyed in the area in one day.
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Eddgimore Woscow
Danube
Komsrem
Tere
Budapest
Permsav
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Komarom
Bratislava
Budpest
Red Army
Berlin
Heinz Guderian
Malin
Malinovsky
Tare
James M. Long
PARIS
Laroche
Gante
Anti Nazi Signs Reported Showing Up In Hitler Reich
AP dispatch from Bern notes new reports of anti Nazi sentiment in Germany. Communists remain small but active, while food shortages drive subversive acts. some industrialists shift stance seeking possible peace. Rumors place thousands of foreign workers hiding near Frankfurt and raiding villages.
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Hitler’s
Reich
Thomas F. Hawkins
Bern
Germany
Hitler
Frankfurt Am Main
Berlin
Krupp
Eng!’ Swear
Essaner National Teltim
Public Security
Front Lines Report Shifts Across Western and Southern Battles
War dispatches indicate American forces moving toward Arde region while Montgomery's front shows signs of withdrawal. In Europe, Red Army nears Komarom under heavy German resistance. Budapest area reports German stands along the southern bank as battles continue.
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Arde
Strasbourg
Teesens
Red Army
Komarom
Budapest
Roosevelt Seeks 83 Billion Budget for 1946
President Roosevelt sent Congress his 83 billion dollar budget for the 1946 fiscal year, the lowest in three years. He cautioned that war costs could swing from 60 to 80 billion depending on Europe and Japan, and predicted total government spending near 83 billion with non war outlays totaling 13 billion.
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Max Hill
Washington
APF
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
Mr. Roosevelt
FDR
Germany
Japan
Defense Officials Remain On Alert Near Atlantic Coast
New York defense officials, considered alert and probable to act, warned that Germans might attempt to strike New York or Washington. Admiral John E. Bryan, commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet, said yesterday the threat is possible and probable.
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York
Atlaste
Jonna EB. Ingram
Ingram
Bembe Stainet New York
Washingtos Wifkle
Roosevelt Predicts Defeat of Enemies and Wartime Plans
President Roosevelt outlines budget and wartime aims urging full war production, updated weapons, and orderly reconversion. He warns against relaxing production, stresses aiding occupied areas, expanding social security, and extending education while improving labor policy and global economic cooperation. He notes need to stockpile and repurpose plants after war.
Senate wary on foreign policy before Roosevelt Churchill Stalin talks
Administration supporters oppose Senate action on foreign policy ahead of Roosevelt's planned meeting with Churchill and Stalin. Senator George Sparks doubt on any declaration aiding the President, while Hatch and Ball push for a policy statement. Democrats rally behind Roosevelt's state of the union, urging restraint before the February talks.
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Jack Bell Washington
Administration
Senate
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Connally
Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
George D-Ga
George
Hatch
D-Nbl
Ball
Rminn
Senator Hill
Alabama
Hill
Bombing Raids Hit Tokyo Formosa and Honshu
U S Pacific forces pressed a broad air assault on Japan. B 29s from the 21st and 20th Bomber Commands struck industrial targets in Honshu and Formosa while other units swept Luzon, Okinawa, and nearby islands. Japanese claims downplay damage as Allied air power expands across the region.
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Tokyo
Honshu Island
Kanto
Kinki
Tokaido
Yokohama
Honshu
High Command
Nagoys
United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Formosa
Okinawa
Ishigaki
Miyako Jima
Sakishima
Formoza
China Coast
Luzon
Japan
Philippines
Honsho
Hopsau
Rising Sun
20Th Air Force
War Department
Adm
John S. McCain
Honghu
Nagoya
Omura
Twentieth Bomber Command
Kyushu
Sky Mammoths
China
India
Marianas
Hansell
Nippon
Pacific
Landlords Urged to Seek OPA Approval for Rent Increases
Doak of the Dothan-Ozark Defence Rental Area warns landlords that rent hikes based on added services or furnishings must have prior OPA approval. He notes cases where rents rose before petitions were filed, stressing that increases require authorization to avoid penalties under the Emergency Price Control Act. He assures timely processing of petitions and explains protection for landlords.
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Totel
OPA
Doak
Dothan-Ozark Defence
2Tandlord
Rankin Refuses To Sit By Negro Solon Rankin Refuses To Sit By
Rep Powell a Negro Democrat from New York urged the revived House Un American Activities Committee to investigate Rankin. Powell said he is glad Rankin will not sit by him as they clash over membership in the new panel.
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Rankin
Negro Solon
Washington
Powell
New York
Committee On
UnAmerican Activities
New
70 Yankee warships routed in Lingayen gulf report
Domei News Agency reports claim 70 U S warships were routed at Lingayen gulf as carrier aircraft bombed Luzon and Formosa, with Tokyo broadcasting conflicting accounts of landings and convoy movements. Allied fast carriers and B 24s struck Formosa and Ryukyus while Japanese claims varied. The report notes McCua n s carrier group and B 29s aided the strikes amid ongoing Luzon operations.
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Domei
Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Voy
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
Japan
Formosac
Ryukyu Island
Philippines
Tokyo
Lingayen
Mianila
U. S
Ling
Comei
Manila
John 5
McCuain
Okinawa
Ishigaki
Miyako Jima
Ryukyus
Ching
Formosa
Saipan
Japaports
Domel
MacArthur
Fes
Leyte Island
Lauzon
Matsharu Homma
Legion Plans Alabama State Convention in Birmingham
Legionnaires in Alabama laid plans for the annual state convention in Birmingham, aiming for WW-17 pending government travel restrictions. Dates for the departmental meeting were announced tentatively at the midwinter conference of post commanders and adjutants.
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Montgomery
Alabama Legionnaires
Birmingham
Pera Te
Harsh Measures To Meet Worker Shortage Seen
Washington AP reports growing support for a wartime plan to deploy draft registrants to essential jobs. Senator Johnston shifts to backing broader selective service, while hearings on the proposal are set to begin. Proposals include drafting nurses and using special service units for noncompliant registrants amid jefe shortages.
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Earnest B. Vaccabo
Heariegs
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Taft
R-obie
Senate
Temperatures Plummet Across Midwest In Freezing Wave
A severe cold wave from Western Canada drives subzero temperatures across the Midwest including North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and Michigan while extending into Texas and Georgia. Dozens of locales report double digit below zero readings with International Falls Bemidji and Duluth among the coldest spots and travel disrupted by strong winds and snow.
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Preas
Midwest
Canada
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Dinds
Missouri
Canaday
Chicago
Texas
Georgia
Ohio
New York
New England
International Falls
Bemidji
Duluth Park Falls
Wis
Saulte Ste. Marie
Mich
Mason City
Rockford
Cotton Storagemen Revenue To Increase
Washington reports that cotton warehousemen will gain about 240000 dollars yearly due to an Office of Price Administration order liberalizing ceilings for reweighing and resampling of cotton. The new ceilings set per bale reflect 10 to 36 cent ranges, with higher costs absorbed by owners, not passed to consumers. Increased labor costs prompted the change.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Ardennes Battle Near Bastogne Presses Germany Back
American infantry and tanks pressed toward Laroche and St Vith in snowbound Ardennes battles. German attacks along a broad front aimed to break Allied lines, with Patton and Montgomery commands maneuvering as winter narrows routes and reserves.
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Ardennnes
Montgomery
George S. Patton
Bastogne
von Rundstedt
Laroche-St. Vith
France
Strasbourg
Colmar
Habrich Himmler
Rossfeld
Herbsheim
Rhine
U. S
Africa
Sicily
Normandy
Ernest N. Hermon
Sammpree
Laroche
St. Vith
March of Dimes Drive Starts January 14 in Dothan
Ted Bauman announces the annual March of Dimes drive beginning January 14 in Dothan and running through January 8. A ball at the Country Club January 31 on the President’s birthday features Howell Hampton’s Southernaires. A booth at Foster and Main runs January 15 to 20. Funds fund infantile paralysis research and treatment. three poliomyelitis cases were reported in Houston County last summer.
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Dothas
Ted Bauman
Country Club
Howell Hampton
Southernaires
Foster and Main
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Legion Planning State Convention
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Jacob L. Sdevers
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