Nazi Front and Under Fresh Blow
Soviet republics pound the eastern front as seven Russian armies trap German divisions in the Ukraine. Red forces surround up to 15 battered units near Cherkasy Nikopol and Krivoi Rog while capturing Hadushnoye and Godorodische, killing hundreds and taking prisoners. Baltic drive nears Batetskaya as Leningrad siege continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Germany
Ukraine
Red Army
Cherkasy
Nikopol
Aposiclovo
Krivoi Rog
Kiev Nikolaey
Hele
Hadushnoye
Krivoi Roz
Dreiper
Shvola
Svenigorotka
Godorodische
Shpole
Baltic States
Batetskaya
Strategie Benter
Allies Beat Huon Peninsula Campaign Near Contact
Allied forces in New Guinea push along the northeast coast as Australian troops near American units at Saidor to within seven miles, signaling a likely joint advance toward Madang. Reports indicate Madang may be abandoned and Rabaul activity declining as air and naval strikes continue against Japanese bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Huon Peninsula
Douglas
Saidor
Old Yagomia
Union
Madang
Olwen Clements
Associated Press
Rabaul
New Britain
MacArthur
Comrounique
Simpson Harbor
Australia
Tire Famine For Civilians And Ration Limits In 1944
Washington reports a tire shortage affecting armed forces and industry as well as motorists. Civilians will receive 20 to 40 percent fewer tires in 1944 than expected, with production held to about 1,000,000 monthly and 750,000 rationed to the public. A reserve will cover emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bradley Dewey
Dewey
Hannezan Successor Named By Roosevelt
Joseph Nunan of Douglaston New York has been nominated by President Roosevelt to be commissioner of internal revenue. Nunan, previously Internal Revenue collector in Brooklyn, will succeed Robert E Hannegan who resigned to chair the Democratic national committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Nunan
Douglaston
Roosevelt
Internal Revenue
Nunan
Brooklyn
Robert E. Hannegas
Democratic National Committee
German Aircraft Plants Crumbled In Yank Bombing
London reports heavy U S bombing targeted Brunswick central Germany, including aircraft plants and military hubs. Liberator operations hit Gilze Rijen in Holland while Marauders attacked northern France. Earlier raids Jan 11 and 30 killed dozens of enemy planes, with Brunswick and Hannover battered in repeated strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
MA. S
Brunswick
Germany
Toucey
Berlin
Gilze-Rijen
Holland
U. S
France
Gschersleben
Halberstadt
Brunszwick
Hannover
Brunswick - Waggum Mello
Body Of Girl Swallowed By Earth Found In Pit
In Pittston Pennsylvania a mine cave in swallowed two year old Jule Fulmer as she toddled along a residential street. Rescue crews and the coroner recovered her body after removing tons of dirt from the abandoned mine tunnel to fix responsibility for the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston
Fulmer
Mi Tojdly
Drifting Snow Closes Huron Schools and Halts Travel
A six inch snow with 21 mph winds drifts shut Huron schools and threatens rail and highway travel. Sidewalks are blocked up to 18 inches deep. broadcasts warn that school may remain closed if blizzard continues. Bus service to Pierre is canceled. railroad dispatchers fear schedule disruption. power and phone lines remain functioning. Weather bureau forecast shows little change with temperatures near zero tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
A. J. Lang
Wast
Highway Commissioner
Wolsey
Pierre
Chicago & North Western
Philip
Wail
Frank
T E. O'Brien
Northwestern Public Service Company
Weather Bureau
West River Highways Snow Blocked Passable Roads Across State
West River highways were blocked by blowing snow with most eastern roads passable. At noon, roads west of the Missouri River were snowblocked. Highway 83 north of Gettysburg and 212 east of Lebanon were closed. In Huron district, roads west of Miller were passable but visibility was poor. Blizzard conditions persisted. Black Hills completely blocked.
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West River
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
State Highway Department
Missouri River
Gettysburg
Lebanon
Huron District
Miller
Aberdeen
Highway Department
Britton
Sisseton
Black Hills
Midwest storm deepens snow across states
A severe winter storm blankets Nebraska Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas with 2 to 21 inches of snow and brings a brutal cold wave. Forecaster S L Canaday forecasts subzero temperatures across Minnesota Wisconsin and surrounding states as the system moves southeast toward Chicago Ohio and beyond. Grain experts say the heavy snow will shield winter wheat and add moisture.
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Chicago
Midwest
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Worth
South Dakota
Minnesota
Tlinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
S. L. Canaday
Lowe
Chicago- Oo
War News: Shipping Space Worries Rise
Reports from the Pacific front describe quick Allied advances in the Marshalls and a growing concern over shipping space. Tokyo officials warn the conflict is intensifying as Japan faces strategic pressures across Greater East Asia with Admiral Tojo addressing the legislature amid mounting war fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Riumph
Tokyo
Tojo
Greater East Asia
Imperias
Japan
Senate Keeps Subsidy Program Through June 30
The Senate adopted an amendment to extend government price controls on the food subsidy program to June 30 despite anti-subsidy pressure. The vote 49 to 26 reflected ongoing battles over subsidies with Roosevelt’s administration hoping to end the program, while Bankhead and allies seek a 1944 continuation with possible limits and alternative aid plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Bankhead
D-Ala
Roosevelt
Maloney
D-Con
Tegistrahon
Coalition
South
House
Taft
R-Obio
Albert
Aiken
R-Vt
LaFollettee
Himmler Named Hitler Successor Reported by OWI
A Stockholm newspaper dispatch cited by the Office of War Information reports Heinrich Himmler as a possible successor to Adolf Hitler. The piece notes plans to distribute four million postcards linking Himmler to concentration camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New. York
Heinrich Himler
Adolf Hitler
Office of War Infor
Stockholm
Social’ Demokraten
Himmier
Concentration Camp
Allied Hold at Cassino as German Pushes Persist
Allied lines at the Anzio beachhead faced six German thrusts in a renewed Cassino assault. British artillery fought 36 hours straight to stem the onslaught while American forces slighted gains west of Cisterna. North of Cassino, tanks clashed amid brutal street fighting as Americans pressed toward Mt Cassino and the monastery observation post, with civilians reported sheltering nearby.
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Algiers
Anzio
Cassini
Carroceto
Aprilia
Cisterna
Homer Bigart
New York Herald Tribune
Allid
Cassino
Northyrest
Mt Cassino
Fear of Revolution in Colombia Triggers Martial Law Warning
Bogota reports the government warned the opposition after a conservative manifesto called Colombia on the border of revolution. Senator Laureano Gomez, former German minister and adviser, was arrested for contempt of court and jailed. Street fighting injured scores as foes and friends of Gomez attempted to free him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Laureano Gomez
Gomez
Germany
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Hannezan
Namur
Invesi
Lang
Mitchell- Huron
Wessington-Huron
KS00
Dewitt MacKenzie
Marshalls
Himmler
Hitler
South America
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