Russians Offensive Threatens Pinsk Rovno and Kovel Fronts
Soviet General Vatutin widened the Samy front to about 50 miles and struck toward Royno Pinsk and Kovel as his armored and infantry forces push through marshlands capturing Dombrovitsa and threatening key railway hubs. Reports claim significant German losses and towns falling to the Red Army while other columns advance toward Mozyr and Rovno.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Nikolai Vatutin
Uecalnien
Samy
Old Poland
Royno
Pinsk
Kovel
Vatutin
Dombrovitsa
Sarny
Gomel-Brest- Litovsk
Pripet
Mozyr
Gomel
Pirsk
Rovno
Sammy
Kiev-Warsaw
Ukraine
Vinnitsa
Belaya
Tserkov
Ivan S. Honev
Vanuiin
Mozyr Salient
Vilma-Royno
Brest-Litovsk
Hiow
Vintutin
Rus River
Novograd- Volynski
Konev
Kirovograd
Hansen Best Demurrer Overruled In Circuit Court
Judge Boyd M. Sensen overruled the demurrer in a case involving C. B. Hansen and Earl Best and set 10 a.m. Friday for pleas. Defense argued a required demand and refusal procedure in embezzlement charges was not followed, while the state contended no such demand was needed. The Trow assault case and other calendar items were noted for Monday’s proceedings.
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Boyd M. Sensen
C. B. Hansen
Earl Best
Max Boghi
Oo. & Hagen
Hansen
Lemuel Trow
Benin
Hansett
Bye Ware
A.M. Urqunart
R. O. Bates
Norman Dilley
Grace Kouf
Diller
James Stillman Dies After Brief Illness in New York
James A Stillman banker leader of National City Bank and longtime director dies at New York Hospital after a short illness He marked 40 years on the bank board and retired as president in 1921 He and his wife Anne Urquhart Potter faced a sensational divorce case and he is survived by three sons Lt Alexander Stillman James Alexander Stillman and Dr Guy Stillman and a daughter Anne Stillman Davidson in Glen Cove NY.
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New York
James A
the of New York
New York Hospital
Stillman
the Bank
National City
the Bark
Anne Urquhart Potter
Florence Leeds
Foster McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Alexander Stillman
James Alexander Stillman
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Guy Stillman
Axé
Anne Stillman Davidson
Glen Cove
N, Y
Schense Quads Turn Thirteen on Farm Birthday
The Schense quadruplets Jay Jimmie Jean and Joan reach age 13 as they balance school on the farm near Boughlton. They walk a mile to school in mild weather and ride ponies in bad, all in seventh grade.
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Boughlon
Schense
Were
Jay
Jimmie
Jean
Joan
Sofia Center Destroyed in Bomb Attacks
The Budapest correspondent of Basler Nachrichten reported Sofia’s entire center was wrecked by bombs on Monday. Communications were cut, radios used for reports, and a direct hit struck the Alexander Nevski Cathedral as officials ordered evacuations amid a mass flight.
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Switzerland
Van
Sofia
Budapest
Basler Nachrichten
Alexander Nevski
Pork Scarce Forces Halt to Holiday Meat Plan
In Washington on January 13, OPA Rationing Chief Col Bryan Houston said pork scarcities are developing on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. He noted a pork holiday is infeasible and no new spare stamp will be issued after the current one expires Saturday. Meat supplies are downgrading with higher February point values expected for all meat except pork.
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Washington
Congress
Fom
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Bryan Houston
Pacific
Atlantic Coast
Col Houston
Fortress Of Holes Ribbons But Lands Safely After Rocket Attack
A 21 year old gunner from West Point Mississippi Sst Everett E Hudson Jr of the Fortress Frenesi crew led by T William F Cely of Houston describes an air battle over Germany as their bomber sustained heavy damage from Messerschmitt and Focke Wulf fighters. Despite losses to engine and tail, the crew maintained control during a violent defensive dive and survived.
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Gladwin Hill
U.S
England
Germany
Everett E. Hudson, Jr
West Point
Miss
Frenesi
T. William F. Cely
Houston
Tex
Messersoisnitt
Brunswick
Chase Bank Calls Indictment An Outrage In Trading With Enemy Act
Chase National Bank and dealer Leonard J. A. Smit pleaded not guilty to two indictments charging conspiracy and illegal sale and export of industrial diamonds in violation of the trading with the enemy act. Hearing set for February 1. Aldrich called the charges an outrage, noting acts occurred before Pearl Harbor and U.S. entry into the war.
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New York
Chase National Bank
Acds
Henry W. Goddard
Chase Bank
Leonard J. A. Smit
Internations
Winthrop Aldrich
United States
South Dakota to Get Share of Rail Grain Cars
Governor M Q Shame announced South Dakota will receive a fair share of 1399 railroad cars allotted for midwest use. A letter from Senator Chan Gurney reported 1200 cars allocated to grain shipping regions, following a January 4 assignment of 1297 cars to the state to move grain, ease elevator jams, and reduce storage pressures.
Brookings Man Dies After Milk Route Collision
Pat Coulson a creamery employee died from injuries suffered when his milk-truck was struck Monday by an unknown man and woman in a car. He declined aid at the scene and learned on reaching home the injury was serious.
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Brookings
Pat Coulson
Anaconda Guilty Faulty Wire Case Convictions
A federal jury convicted the Anaconda Wire and Cable Company and four officials of conspiracy to manufacture and deliver effective wire to the Army Signal Corps. Judge Hartigan postponed sentencing until next Tuesday and denied bail. Also to be sentenced Tuesday is Robert L. Wright who pled guilty.
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Providence
R. I
Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
Army Signal Corps
John P. Hartigan
William B. Moreley
Pawtucket
Jacob Eagleson
Lowell K. Mornew
William Eagleson
Jacob
Bartigen
Robert L. Wright
Raid Deepens Nazi Aircraft Plant Damage Report
The War Today notes Tuesday's raid struck the Reith plants at Oschersleben Halberstadt and Brunswick damaging major aircraft assembly operations. It claims German losses of around a thousand fighters while asserting the attack undermines Nazi production ahead of a western invasion.
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Europe
Pal
Oschersleben
Halberstadt
Brunswick
Roosevelt Seeks 1945 War Budget and Farm Cuts
President Roosevelt asks Congress for a 100 billion dollar war time budget for 18 months of global conflict and a 33 percent cut in agriculture department spending. He highlights continued food production needs, suggests extending the commodity credit program, and presses for new taxes totaling at least 10 billion dollars while warning against subsidy reversals.
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Ay Orvida
Martin Washington
Roosevelt
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Agriculture Department
War Food Administration
Rl Roosevelt
Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Reconstruction
AAA
el Food Administration
Commodity, Credit Corporation
Congress
Washington
Europe
Roosevilt
Reds Charge Spain Aids Nazis Despite Neutrality
The Soviet embassy asserted that Franco Spain, while formally non belligerent, aids Hitler Germany. It quoted that the Blue Division withdrawal is contradicted and a Spanish Legion and air squadron remain on the eastern front aiding German forces.
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Spain
Wwasminwton
Germany
Volkhov Front
Bulletin de Cired
Moscow Broadcast Highlights Roosevelt Message
The Moscow radio devoted its entire morning news to a 20 minute summary of President Roosevelt's message to Congress. The only other item on the broadcast was the daily Soviet communiqué.
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Moscow
London
Roosevelt
Congress
Allied ships reported at Gibraltar in Berlin broadcast
Berlin says Gibraltar arrivals include 62 Allied merchant ships and several warships. Warspite among French and British torpedo boats, 10 corvettes, and one submarine also listed.
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Gibraltar
London
A. Dnb
Berlin
Warspite
War Cost Picture In Nutshell
Estimated fiscal year starts with outlay of 99.769 billion including 90.9 billion for war. Revenues for same period about 40.765 billion. Deficit 53.0 billion. Debt projected at year end June 30 1945 about 258.9 billion. New taxes proposed 10.5 billion. Overall program totals 397.0 billion.
Labor Draft Plan Faces Senate Opposition From Truman Ally
Washington January 13 President Roosevelt seeks civilian labor draft but faces new opposition from Senator Truman of Missouri longtime admin booster The military committee delays Austin bill action postponing hearings until next week with multiple meetings planned Reynolds vows steady scrutiny while AFL leader Green CIO head Murray offer no comment on the proposal
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Washington
Roosevelt
Truman
D-Mo
Senate
War Investigating Committee
Reynolds
Austin
Barkley
Kentucky
White House
Paul W. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Isbor
William Green
AFL
Philip Murray
CIO
Humy
U S War Casualties Top One Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand
Washington January 13 American casualties since the war began exceed 139 800. Army losses total 195 229 and naval marine and coast guard 34 523. Secretary Stimson cites 16 851 killed 28 916 wounded 24 067 missing and 25 415 prisoners of war. Fifth Army Italian campaign figures reach 13 119 with 2 792 killed 11 762 wounded and 3 559 missing. Navy marine coast guard totals include 15 186 killed 6 816 wounded 8 429 missing and 292 prisoners of war.
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Washington
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
Stimson
Fifth Army
Italy
Navy-Marine-Coast Guard
Clapper On The MacArthur Riddle
A terse note points to a MacArthur era puzzle involving Klapper Io and related generals. The fragment hints at a riddle connected to wartime leadership and a possible cryptic clue embedded in a biographical sketch.
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Clapper
MacArthur
Budget Message Highlights From Roosevelt In 1945
President Roosevelt outlines a 1945 budget plan amid wartime needs. The message emphasizes mobilization efficiency, continued war expenditures estimated at 20 billion dollars, and plans to aid demobilizing servicemen with unified employment services and strengthened unemployment insurance and federal allowances.
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Rovno Kovel
James Stillman
Clare Luce
Clare Booth Luce
Aene Clare Brokaw
San Francisco
Stanford University
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Anaconda
Dawitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
America
Air Fleet Colonial
Reith
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Weenngton
Roos Velt
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