Allied Troops Trap Elements Of 3 Divisions
Allied forces press the Colmar pocket collapse as American tanks from Maj. Gen. Frank W. Milburn’s 21st corps advance from Colmar side and Moroccan troops push from Mulhouse. The pocket shrinks to under 200 square miles and Strasbourg is freed from southern threat. In the Siegfried line, the First Army seizes Roer dam headwaters and gains high ground while parts push deeply into Schnee-Eifel near Gemund and Schleiden. German lines fracture between Bonn and Euskirchen as Third Army penetrates single belt defenses and Prum approaches a Siegfried fortress. An estimated 10,000 Germans may be cut off as Colmar pocket nears severance.
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Paris
Vosges
Strasbourg
Frank W. Milburn
21St Corps
Colmar
Mulhouse
First Army
Siegfried Line
Roer River
Germany
Schnee-Eifel
Snow Mountain
Gemund
Schleiden
Rhine
Bonn
Euskirchen
Prum
Siegfried
Roderick Allen
Hellcat
First Corps
Rouffach
Cercorps
Yanks Free Civilian Prisoners as Manila is Liberated
General MacArthur's headquarters reports AP dispatch that half of Manila was held by American forces with civilian prisoners freed. First Cavalry and 37th Infantry moved into the northern city area while a new regiment landed. Sniper fire persisted as troops advanced toward the Pasig River and the core of Manila.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Luzon
AP Stars and Stripes
Manila
First Calvary
37Th Infantry Vision
Hern
Pasig
Unconfirmed Tokyo Broadcast Reports Troop Landing on Jolo
A Tokyo broadcast claimed 3,000 American troops landed on Jolo in the Philippines on Jan. 18 and that by Jan. 27 the Japanese garrison had inflicted heavy losses on the landing force. The report, recorded by the FCC, said over 300 casualties and various equipment losses occurred while 10 U.S. tanks allegedly landed ashore.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Jolo Island
Philippines
Jolo
Sulu
Mindanao
Borneo
First Cavalry Liberates Santo Tomas and Seizes Malacanang
U S forces surround and attack at night and free about 3 700 civilian prisoners mainly Americans at Santo Tomas internment camp. Cavalry units seize Malacañang Palace, once the Commonwealth government HQ, as the 37th Division enters the city from the north.
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Santo Tomas
Malacanan Palace
Philip Commonwealth
Unconditional Fighting Urged By Nazi Leaders
London reports Nazis push last ditch resistance and reject surrender amid Big Three talks. Berlin radio warns Germans of calls to desert leaders while promising continued fighting under a harsh propaganda campaign.
American Tank Breaks Through Manila Prison Gate
Feb 5 report from Santo Tomas Prison Camp describes Liberty the tank with a huge gun at the gate. The United Nations prisoners inside numbered about 3,700 and awaited release as the vehicle idled before the chained entrance. A tense, uncertain moment followed when orders to open the gate did not yield action.
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Dean Schedler
Fred Hampson
Santo Tomas
Manila
Liberty
United Nations
Enywer
Delay Seen in Manpower Legislation in Senate Hearings
Washington February 5 The Senate Military Committee reversed its stance and ordered limited executive hearings on manpower legislation. Chairman Thomas said invited witnesses would include Secretary of War Stimson Undersecretary Patterson and Navy Secretary Forrestal. Patterson reportedly told Senator Johnson the War Department favored placing manpower controls under War Mobilizer Byrnes.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Thomas
Utah
War Stimson
Patterson
Navy
Forrestal
War Department
James F. Byrnes
Johnson
D-Cole
Military Committee
War Patterson
Department
Pattersono
Slight Opposition For Fifth Army Troops
Fifth Army troops reoccupied Gallicano in the Serchio valley on Italy's west coast with only slight enemy opposition per Allied headquarters. They regained ground along the Serchio river, reversing December losses from a brief Nazi offensive toward Lucca. South and southeast of Bologna raiding patrols encountered strong German resistance and casualties occurred on both sides with some German captures. The Mediterranean Allied air force kept up strikes on enemy bridges and transport networks in northern Italy.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Gallicano
Serchio
Aloe
Lucca
Bologna
Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force
Italy
More Soldier Beds Sought In This State
Washington report notes a $79,339,886 program to add 14 100 beds in veterans hospitals nationwide, funded through the Veterans Administration and to run through June 30, 1947. The plan adds 2 700 neuropsychiatric beds, 3 400 tuberculosis beds, and 8 000 general medical surgical beds with new or expanded facilities in several states.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Veterans Administration
Aoe
North Carolina
New Hampshire
Alabama- Mississippi
Louisiana
General Medical
Rhode Island
General Medical and Medical
Fresh Snowfalls Hit Northeast States
Unwelcoming snowstorm covers New England and New York with four inch in New York state and drifts of ten to twelve feet in Fitchburg Massachusetts. Syracuse Buffalo and Rochester report deep accumulations as guardsmen assist rail yards. coal shortages worsen heating in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Associated Press
New England
Albany Weather Bureau
New York State
Fitchburg
Mass
Heav y Allied Bombers Strike Nazi Cities
RAF heavy bombers attack Bonn in western Germany while American raids sweep Austria and the Ruh valley. Berlin reports of a 1 000 Fortresses raid claim rail disruption and heavy city damage, with losses and industrial targets hit in Niedersachsen and Dortmund.
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London
Bonn
Germany
Austria
Ruh
Berlin
Thnent
Nord
Coastern
Osterfeld
Dents
Templehof
Death of Lord Fairfield Former Senior Lord Justice of Appeal
Lord Fairfield died yesterday at Caldy Cheshire aged 81. He had first wife Katharine Van Noorden of Orangeburg South Carolina who died in 1937. He remarried in 1939.
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London
Lord Fairfield
Caldy
Cheshire
Katharine van Noorden
Orangeburg
S. C
65 Jap Guards Freed To Save Americans
Sixty five Japanese soldier guards at Santo Tomas camp in Manila were granted freedom and escorted beyond American lines to save American lives amid ongoing conflict reports from San Francisco dated February 5.
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San Francisco
Santo Tomas
Manila
War Today Special: Nazi Solidarity at Crucial Conference Looms
The piece argues Nazi leaders will show national unity and military resolve as the Big Three prepare their conference, while a surrender call from Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin could reshape German conduct. It notes Japan’s inability to defend Manila, emphasizing Luzon as Japan’s key base and lifeline to East Indian supplies, with Manila 400 miles away from an implied focal point.
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Reich
Messrs
Roosevelt
Chuchill
Stalin
Germany
Hitler
Japan
Manila
Philippine
Luzon
Luzon Invasion Edges Toward Final Push
The article argues Manila will see tough fighting as Japanese troops retreat into hills on Luzon while MacArthur's strategy and Allied naval control position the campaign for a complete Luzon triumph and open doors to further operations.
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Yamashita
Luzon
MacArthur
Pacific
Forces clash as Zhukov masses units on Oder front
German and Russian guns duel along the Oder as Marshal Zhukov redirects First White Russian Army tanks and infantry to a 144 mile river line. The move threatens a northern flank around Berlin while fighting rages near the Kustrin fortress 46 miles east on the Oder.
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Oder
Associated Press
London
Gregory Zhukov
Berlin
Germany
Kustrin
Remnants of WPA Program Raise Questions in Congress
In Washington and Miami reports, officials discuss WPA records for former employees and the future of the program. House Appropriations notes that a shadow of WPA may persist for years, while naval casualties include Ensign Glen Fox Pugh and Seaman Joseph J. Ropp Jr. in a crash at Miami Naval Air Station.
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Fila
Ens
Glen Fox Pugh
Joseph J. Ropp, Jr
Miami Naval Air Station
Pugh
Jesse T. Pudgh
Kivett Street
Ashebore
N. C
Ropp
Joseph J. Ropp
Manning, Sr
William Braker
Tomas E. Baker
Route 1
Valdese
British Carrier Force Attacks Japanese Oil Refineries
A British East Indies Naval force including carriers the Illustrious Victorious Indomitable and Indefatigable struck at Japanese oil supplies in Sumatra with two Palembang refinery attacks on Jan 25 and Jan 29. The premier operation aimed to cripple Southeast Asia oil, per a special communique.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Lexington Farm Supplies Incorporation Certificate Filed
A certificate of incorporation was filed with the secretary of state by Lexington Farm Supplies of Lexington. The company will engage in farm supplies and dairy plant tools with authorized capital stock of 100000 dollars and subscribed stock of 300 dollars by George S. Cobl E R Coltrane and J Eugene Snyder all of Lexington.
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Raleigh
Lexington Farm Supplies of
Lexington
George S. Cobl
E. R. Coltrane
J. Eugene Snyder
Japs Worried Over Stand Of The Soviet
London dispatch reports Tokyo fears the Soviet Union may join the war against Japan as the Big Three conference is believed in session. Asahi notes Japan and allies await Russia's war stance amid decisive moves against Germany and Japan. Transocean cites German circles that the talks may be aboard a warship in the Black Sea.
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London
Berlin
Tokyo
Russia
Japan
Asahi
Transocean Agency
Germany
Transocean
Black Sea
Polish Council Ils Taking Over Silesia Prussia
Warsaw reports Poland will assume civil administration in German Silesia and East Prussia immediately. Boleslaw Bierut says Oppeln is first city occupied by the Red Army to be governed by Polish authorities and similar steps will follow in Breslau and other areas when military conditions permit. He warns against international interference and mentions planning talks on Teschen district.
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Boleslaw Bierut
Polish National Council
Poland
German Silesia
East Prussia
Oppeln
Oder
Red Army
Silesia
Breslau
Bierut
Teschen
Czechoslovakia
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