Americans Break Out Across Roer Front in Europe War Update
Allied dispatches report enemy forces retreating east of the Roer as American units press to establish bridges along the west bank before dawn. Seventh Army enters Haguenau area with limited resistance while Patton's Third Army pushes into the Saarland Siegfried line amid heavy but advancing combat. Civilians found in Maginot forts as Germans claim a large offensive on a 40 mile Siegfried line front.
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Obermanbach
Supreme Headquarters
Roer
Strass and
Gey
First Army
Duren
Normandy
Mouch
Seventh Army
Alexander M. Patch
Guadalcanal
Haguenau
Siegfried Line
Maginot Line
George S. Patton
Third Army
Saarland
Dillingen
Saarlautern
Secret weapons and threats loom in war outlook
The piece discusses Nazi advances in secret capons improved flying bombs and underwater breathing devices and a potential long range counter offence aimed at the United States. It notes German claims of V-3 threats to New York, ongoing U boat activity, underground bomb manufacture, and portable launch platforms, while stressing Allied air and sea dominance remains crucial.
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Cern
America
Britain
Antwerp
London
United Kingdom
New York City
Europe
Allied air strikes push back Japanese on Burma front
Southeast Asia Command reports heavy air attacks near Kalewa and Kalewa–Yeu road in western Burma forced the Japanese to withdraw from hill positions five miles east of Kalewa. Mountbatten headquarters noted thousands treated after the knockout attack on Saturday. The communiqué claims Japanese forces retreated to within 500 yards of enemy strongholds.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Snowstorm Hits Wide Range From New York To Florida
A major storm swept from Nebraska and Kansas into the eastern states with varying snowfall. Western New York saw 2 to 8 inches while New York City had only a trace. the south reported snow in Alabama Georgia and Tennessee. Mt. Mitchell North Carolina recorded 13 inches and winds rose to near gale strength along the coast. Temperatures dropped into the low 20s in the south, raising frost concerns for Florida crops.
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Ft. Judith
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Angeles
Fourteenth Polio Case in High Point Child
Little Thomas Allen Perdue, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Perdue of 711 Asheboro Street, is High Point's fourteenth infantile paralysis victim. The three year old was taken to Hickory for emergency care after several days of illness. His case was described as minor and brought to local physicians Saturday afternoon.
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High Point
Hickory
Charlie Perdue
Asheboron Street
Thomas
Germans Hit By Allied Pressure In Italy Fronts
The Lamone River rose seven to eight feet after a week of heavy rain slowing Eighth Army operations near Ravenna and Faenza. Fifth Army patrols south and southeast of Bologna faced several counterattacks while German forces shelled the west coast and central fronts with heavy artillery. In a 15 minute window German guns fired over 700 rounds in a Fifth Army area and six to eight German aircraft strafed the Loiano region along highway 65.
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Chinese High Command Prepares for New Japanese Assault
In the wartime capital the high command stood ready for any new Japanese attack on the province. The populace greeted frontline troops with gifts as Chinese forces captured Liuchai near the Kwangsi border and advanced toward Nantan, about 120 miles northwest of Liuchow, with reports placing them only a few miles from Nantan.
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Kwangsi
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Budapest Strife as Patriots Battle German Forces
Reports describe fierce street fighting in Budapest with Hungarian patriots clashing with German soldiers while Soviet forces press the capital. Archduke Robert notes chaos as resistance fighters emerge in various districts amid heavy artillery fire and alleged executions by Hungarian radio.
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Archduke Robert
Hungary
Stockholm
Berlin
Hearing Under Way In City Assessment Action
Judge D C MacRae presides in private chambers over the city lawsuit against the Southern Railway Co to determine the law and facts in assessments on Broad and High streets. About 35000 dollars is involved and the hearing is expected to last the afternoon.
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Southern Railway Co
Leftists Fire Shells On Athens Amid Invasion Push
Athens dispatch reports ELAS forces shelling the city center as they attempt to breach defenses. Allied leaders Sir Harold Alexander and Harold Macmillan reportedly arrived in the area as RAF planes attacked ELAS reinforcements approaching the capital from Analiosia.
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Associated Press
Athens
ELAE
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Harold MacMillan
Middle East
ELAS
Analiosia
North Carolina Weather: Partly cloudy and cold with snow flurries
Partly cloudy and cold today with mountain snow flurries. Fair and continued cold tonight and Wednesday. Lows 18-22 in western counties and 22-26 in eastern areas.
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Cecil Haworth Speaks At Civitan Club Meeting
Rev. Cecil Haworth of Central Friends Church spoke at the Civitan Club luncheon at the Sheraton. He described Friends beliefs including equality, inner light, simple worship, and rejection of sacraments. Harold McKee won best at the meeting, with Guy Leonard’s team taking the attendance prize.
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Cecil Haworth
Central Friends Church
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George Fox
Harold McKee
Guy Leonard
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