Measured Allied Advance In Belgian Bulge Battle
Allied forces push toward key road centers in the Belgian bulge as German withdrawal accelerates. Samree falls after 30 hours of heavy fighting in deep snow and cold. Patton’s Third Army advances near Bastogne. British reach near Laroche and La Roche while German forces retreat.
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James M. Long
Paris
Courtrey
Hodges
First Army
Bulge
Samree
Third Army
George 5. Patton, Jr
Bastogne
1St
Screaming Eagle Airborne
Houffalize
Salient
Laroche
Vielsalm
St. Vith
la Roche
Strasbourg
Sixth Army
Jacob L. Devers
Rhine
Hambsheim
Eisenhower
Courtney H. Hodges
Second Army
Forrieres
Hocister
Bure
Montgomery
Berlin
B2ni Airborne
World War fronts across Europe and Asia as battles unfold
AP dispatch reports MacArthur's invasion force moving toward Manila after a largely bloodless Luzon landing amid heavy naval and air bombardment. Germans retreat at the Belgian bulge while Americans push toward Houffalize and St Vith. Russians break German resistance near Budapest and advance east of Komarom. British forces in Italy drive German patrols from the Reno river area as Greece seeks a general election to form a permanent government.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Manila
Luzon
Yamashita
Belgian Bulge
Houffalize
St. Vith
von Rundstedt
Shcape
American Bayonets At Luzon Break Japanese Hold
General MacArthur's Luzon invasion places American bayonets in position to cut Japanese sea lanes and launch campaigns toward the Asiatic mainland and Japan. The move signals a shift to blockade and bombardment, underscoring the decisive yet prolonged fight ahead as Allied forces advance from Luzon.
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China Sea
Japan
Leyte
Luzon
Icy blasts grip nation from Midwest to Gulf Coast
A cold wave expanded from the Midwest into the Eastern Seaboard and down to the Gulf and South Atlantic states. Subzero readings stretched across New York, New England, and Pennsylvania, with freezing or below readings reaching Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Temperatures remain bitter with forecasts of more subfreezing weather tonight and tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Seaboard
Gulf and
South Atlantic States
New York State
New England
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Plains States
Indiana
Ohio
Bemidji
Minn
Minneapolis
Chicago Weather Bureau
Pellston
Mich
Weather Bureau
Elmira
N. Y
Buffalo
Fortland
Maine
Boston
New York City
Pittsburgh
Erie
Chattanooga
Tenn
Memphis
Atlanta
Federal School Aid For State Systems Debated By Solons
A broad federal aid plan for state school systems advances in Congress. It would grant $300,000,000 yearly with no state match but with federal oversight on programs. Allocations listed include Georgia $10,485,580 and Tennessee $9,373,926, among others, as hearings were promised to address controversy.
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Solons
Clair Johnson Washington
Congress
Barden
House Education Committee
Bramsapeck
National Education Association
House
Ramspeck D.ga
Ramspeck
Senate Education Committee
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Congress Tackles Manpower Draft in War Efforts
Congress opened hearings on mobilizing hundreds of thousands into war work and thousands of women into nursing. Two bills would draft draft-age men into special service units and require all registered nurses 18 to 45 to register, with deferments for essential personnel. Nurses would enter as privates but serve only in medical duties.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
Army
Navy
War Production Board
Selective Service
House Military Committee
May D.ky J
May
FDR
Roosevelt
Cog-cess
War Mobilization
War Department
Japanese Navy To See Action In Luzon Theater
London AP dispatch quoting former Japanese Philippines commander Masaharu Homma says with US landing on Luzon near certain, the Japanese Navy will enter the war. He warns immediate countermeasures and possible further landings could threaten Manila, stating decisive action is at hand.
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London
Tokyo
Berlin
Masaharu Homma
Philippines
Luzon
DNB
Homma
Manila
Russians Claim Control Of Half Hungarian Capital
Russian forces press street fighting in Budapest and claim control of more than half the city. Malinovsky’s units push toward Komarom as German relief columns struggle to break the siege. German reinforcements arrive to stem the Soviet advance while tanks and infantry suffer heavy losses. The Red Army reportedly controls over 2,300 of Budapest’s 4,500 blocks amid escalating assaults.
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Daniel Deluce
Budapest
Feodor I. Telbukhin
Hicske
Dorog
American Civilians Held In Philippines
Washington reports at least 1600 American civilians remain in the Philippines, mainly in Santo Tomas camp near Manila, with hopes of liberation when Luzon is freed. Prisoner details are unclear. many wartime captives from Bata and Corregidor may not be freed. Japan has transferred many military prisoners to Japan. civilian internees numbers are uncertain though estimates around 19000 exist.
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Washington
APO
Philippines
Luzart
Santo Tomas
Manila
Tanzan
Bata
Corregidor
MacArthur
Japan
State Department
Democrats Added To Senate Group
Washington AP reports three new Democratic members join the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to restore full strength for handling war and peace issues. Senators Hatch New Mexico Hin Alabama and Lucas Minnesota were chosen by the Democratic steering committee to bolster committee leadership and policy influence.
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Washington
Senate
Hatch
New Moexico
Hin
Alabama
Lucas
Minis
Government slaps flat price ceiling on live cattle
The government set a flat ceiling on live cattle prices effective January 28, with calves included. The ceiling rises to 18 per hundredweight briefly, then drops to 17.50 on July 2, while subsidies on beef and regulatory actions by OPA and WPA aim to curb price increases and keep meat affordable.
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Washington Tap
Vinson
Defense Supplies Corporation
OPA
WFA
WPA
No Commitments To Tie Up Roosevelt
President Rinogevelt assures Congress he will keep free of commitments on Europe’s tangled problems. He seeks broad support for a multilateral approach and cautions it does not bind him on Poland and Greece. The administration defends foreign policy from critics ahead of Senate debate.
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Roosevelt
Washington
API
Rinogevelt Haw
Europe
Quelec
Teherat
Poland
Senate
Lucas Af Wingts
Democratic Steering Committee
Casualties Low as American Troops In Luzon Land Invasion
AP dispatch from Luzon reports minimal American casualties on Lingayen Beach as U S troops meet mostly friendly Filipino civilians. Waves hit shore with little organized Japanese resistance. snipers quickly neutralized while engineers clear rubble and prepare roads for jeeps and trucks. Crowds of Filipinos assist hauling food and ammunition inland.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Lingayen
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
Leyte
LST
Berle Jr Nominated by Roosevelt for Brazilian post
Adolf Berle Jr, formerly Assistant Secretary of State, was nominated by President Roosevelt to be Ambassador to Brazil. He will replace Petersén Caffery, who left Brazil for France. Berle has long worked on Latin American relations and led the American delegation at key inter American conferences.
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Washington
IAP
Adolf Berle
Roosevelt
Brazil
Berle
Stettinius
Pettersen Caffery
Paat
France
Tonsevelt
Hattie Caraway
Anip
United Wes Kirpayer
Caraway
Bite Jobe
Keegan
Rio de Janeiro
Rie
State Department
Chieager Berke
Soenior Awe Yer
Prequer
Buenos Aires
Jama
Peru
Tokyo Battles Fire From Yankee Bombs
In Washington AP report the War Department says Japanese air attacks caused fires in Manila and elsewhere while American bombers struck strategic targets in the Philippines. Japanese interceptors engaged allied fighters with probable enemy losses and clear weather aided visual bombing.
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Washington
APD
Japan
Lien Ua Genero
Philippines
Perimosa
Phulippines
Tokyo Tmders
Landing of MacArthur forces on Luzon heralds Philippines drive
American troops led by General Douglas MacArthur landed in Lingayen Gulf on Luzon, beginning a push toward Manila. The assault, supported by heavy naval and air barrages, included 800 ships and a large mechanized force, with reported light casualties and a swift beachhead expansion as Japanese defenses proved weak.
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Cuzon
Philippines
Dutch Indies
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
Luzon
Associated
Prem
MacArthur
Puuuppines
Douglas MacArthur
Lingayen Gulf
Luzon Island
Matlands
Manila
Sixth Army
Bataan
Correglodr
Walter Krueger
Lingayen City
San Fabien
Americas
Associated Press
C. Yates McDaniel
Leyte
McDaniel
Rome
Jupay
Southwest Pacific
Lingayen
Joa
Seventh Fleet
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Axis
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Nippon Navy
G. I
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Coast Guard
Leyte Island
Uscg
Phate
NEA
Adolf Berle, Jr
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