American Invasion Forces Bombard Philippines Coast
Reports say a second American invasion force has joined the Luzon campaign with Superfortress bombers striking the Ryukyu line and B 29s targeting coastal fortifications around Lingayen Gulf near Manila while Japanese claims of success are conflicting about US forces at Lingayen.
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Associated Press
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Gulf
Japan
Ryukyu Island
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Lingayen
Manila
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Lingayen Bat Zone
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Mindoro
Tokyo raid by 295 bombers marks sixth attack on city
A Saipan-based bomber force of 295 aircraft struck Tokyo today with heavy industrial targets. The raid, conducted from Guam, began at 115 p.m. Guam time (2:15 p.m. Tokyo time), marking the second Guam-based operation after the January 3 force and following December 27 and earlier raids. It is the sixth Tokyo raid and the tenth on Honshu by Saipan-based B-29s.
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Carters
Guam
Jan
Tokyo
Marianas
Honshu
Tokyo reports second convoy larger than first
Tokyo radio said a 150 ship convoy formed the second group as U S warships began bombardment last Saturday. The Domei News Agency reported the ships fired in pursuit, with some sighted in flames near Manila and Tokyo ships steaming away in the morning.
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Tokyo
U. S
Yen
Manila
Pacific Fleet Heads Meet in War Warmer Ties and Talks
The U S Pacific Fleet chief Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur held a third wartime meeting at Pearl Harbor. Official word says only that the discussions covered events in the Philippines during the week of December. Navy amphibious forces previously attacked and moved positions in earlier encounters.
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Pearl Harbor
Dan
W. Nimitz
Jas MacArthur
Mablows
Nimitz
Fie
Terday
McCain leads fast fleet in raid on Ryukyu Islands
Japanese reports confuse the outcome of Adm. John S. McCain’s forces striking Okinawa Ishigaki and Miyako in a day long attack. The second strike in four weeks targets Formosa as a major Nip air field supply link in the Philippines. Carrier pilots sweep Okinawa and nearby islands as Pacific Fleet continues operations.
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John S. McCain
Fastet
Ryukyu Islands
Urs
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Pacific
Formosa
Philip
Okinawa
Ishigaki
Miyako
Cold Weather Incoming From High Point Weather Office
A weather bulletin from the U S weather station at the High Point Teensboro airport warns of intensely cold and stormy conditions tonight and tomorrow. Cloudy misty weather with falling temperatures and light snow flurries or sleet is expected. Temperatures fall to five to ten degrees tonight with clearing skies overnight.
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Teensboro
High Point
German Forces Rise to Stand on Reno River Front
Allied headquarters said German troops withdrew five miles from San Alberto and then halted on the southern bank of the Reno east of the Valli di Comacchio lagoon. It marks Kesselring’s first willingness to fight in four days, as winter weather and deep snowdrifts hinder operations from coast to coast. Snow depths exceed a foot in parts below Bologna. Reconnaissance units moved on skis and snowshoes.
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San Alberto
Reno
Valli di Comacchio
Albert Kesselring
Bologna
FDR Proposes 83 Billion Budget for 1946
President Roosevelt sent to Congress the annual budget for the next fiscal year starting July 1, 1945, totaling 83 billion dollars. He cautioned that war spending depends on battlefield developments, with 70 billion for war costs and 13 billion for ordinary government expenses. He said 83 billion would be the lowest in three years, and that costs could range with the war’s course.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Congress
Germany
Insurance Compromise Likely on Federal Insurance Bills
President Roosevelt’s stance against federal regulation and anti trust exemptions prompts optimism for a quick compromise. Rep Walter and Sen Bailey expect a settlement soon, with Bailey favoring state regulation over federal controls.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rep
Walter
D-Pa
Bailey
D-Nc
Bill Allowing Name Changes Reintroduced in Raleigh
RALEIGH Jan 9 Rep Hatch of Wake introduced a bill to let people who have legally changed their names change them again. The measure was referred to judiciary one after committee readings.
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Raleigh
Rep. Hatch
Wake
Judiciary One
Measure Would Count Military Service as Teaching Experience
A bill introduced by Senator Penland would credit time in the armed services as actual school experience for teachers principals and superintendents who entered service after September 1940. They must return to public school work within two years of an honorable discharge to avoid salary penalties.
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Raleigh
Dan
Armed Services
Penland of Clay
Committee On
House and Senate Announce Committee Appointments
The house session at 11 p m focused on reading committee appointments by Speaker Oscar Richardson. Burke was named chairman and Stoney co chairman of the spending committee while Kerr and Taylor led the finance committee. Senate appointments were announced last night.
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Oscar Richardson
Tom Pearsall
Nash
A. B. Stoney
Burke
Cochairman
John Kerr
Warren
Frank Taylor
Wayne
Senate
Chinese cabinet reshuffle names Yu Fei-Peng as minister of communications
Gen Yu Fei-Peng, formerly head of the new war transport board, was reassigned to the post of minister of communications in Chungking. His long public career includes a previous communications portfolio. Tseng Yang-Fu remains as minister of communications, having held the post since prior to the change.
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Cchungking
Yu Fei-Peng
New War Transport Board
Tseng Yang- Fu
Tseng
Communications
Invasion Talk Swirls Around Luzon and Mindoro
The piece argues that American forces may launch a rapid assault on Luzon with airfield neutralization, noting raids on Luzon airfields and the For Mos a bombardment. It highlights Mindoro as a surprise target and suggests multiple possible invasion points near Manila, Mindoro, and Leyte, framing it as swift and strategic maneuvering by MacArthur and Nim itz.
Luzon Key Spot in Pacific War Strategy
The article argues Luzon is pivotal to winning in the Pacific, with Mindoro possibly preempting Yamashita’s counteroffensive. It describes Japan’s need for the Indies oil and rubber, and warns Allied plans may target Japan directly if needed, foreseeing bitter warfare ahead.
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Yamashita
Philippines
Mikado
Luzon
Marshal von Rundstedt
China
Formosa
Indonesia
Nippon
Indies
Japan
Committee Appointments Made By House And Senate Officers
Speaker Oscar Richardson designated 48 committees and named reps Pearsall and Stoney as chair and co chair of the appropriations panel while Kerr and Taylor were chosen as chair and co chair of the finance body. Agriculture details follow in the report.
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Senate
Raleigh
Dan
Oscar Richardson
Tom Pearsall
Nash
A. B. Stoney
John Kerr
Warren
Frank Taylor
Wayne
Cochairman
Richardson
Clipper Crash Off Port of Spain Leaves 23 Feared Dead
Miami airline reports 23 of 30 aboard the China Clipper perished in the Port of Spain disaster. Missing include a missionary and family. two survivors identified, Charles Williams of Rio de Janeiro and his daughter Nancy Lou. Navy divers search wreckage as salvage continues.
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Fia
Pan- American Airways
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Wm. Snider
Ying
Paul J. Whitlock
New York
Charles Donald Williams
Rio de Janeiro
Nancy Lou
Judith Carol
Ward Case In Second Round
Government and Montgomery Ward attorneys clash over the presidents seizure authority in a landmark challenge. The second round in federal court centers on presidential power to seize Ward facilities for non compliance with labor orders. The suit seeks a judgment upholding seizure and an injunction to bar Ward officials from interfering with army operations.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Ward
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Labor Board
Hugh B. Ox
Stuart S. Ball
Workers Give Xmas Earnings To Service Men
Workers of the 4. A. Jones Construction Co. Brunswick Ga presented $16,000 to the United Seamen's Service. The funds equal wages earned by 1,600 workers on Christmas Day. Shipfitter R Blackwell led the delegation that gave the gift to Vice Admiral Emory 8 Land of USS.
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Jan
4. A. Jones Construction Co
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Emory
Land
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Reds Within Gun Sight Of Komarom
Russian forces probing north bank Danube pressed within gun range of Komarom as a costly battle raged south of the river. Malinovsky’s troops advanced three miles toward a key communications hub about seven miles from Komarom, situated roughly 350 miles east of the Austrian border and 57 miles southeast of Bratislava.
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Danube
Komarom
Budapest
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Bratislava
Red Army Halts Counterattack Near Budapest Front Dispatches
Soviet troops slowed a major Nazi counteroffensive northwest of Budapest and pressed near the Danube north of the capital. Reports say the fight intensifies inside Budapest as Soviet forces close to Komaron, inching toward stopping the relief drive toward Buda pest.
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Red Army
Budapest
Danube
Komaron
German Forces Press Toward Budapest Front
Dispatches report German troops 15 miles northwest of Budapest shift attack southward to reach the capital from the west with large tank forces. A Russian communique claims 99 German tanks were destroyed in a day. Berlin says Col Gen Heinz Guderian visited fighting lines west of Budapest. FCC recorded the broadcast amid Danube crossing speculation.
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Red Army
Berlin
Heinz Guderian
FCC
Malinovsky
Danube
British Troops Enter Thebes Near Athens
British mobile forces entered Thebes, the forward base of leftwing guerrilla units near Athens, after breaking through a road block on Mt Pateras. The move comes as ELAS retreating forces withdraw from the Athens area amid light resistance.
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Athens
ELAS
Thebes
Mt. Pateras
Battle near Laroche as U S forces battle in Ardennes blizzard
In a fierce tank engagement three miles northeast of Laroche American Hell on Wheels division fights for Samree on the Bulge frontline amid four to five foot snow drifts. Elsewhere Americans near Laroche and Houffalize St Vith road press the northern flank while German counterattacks push Patton’s Third Army back near Bastogne. Field Marshal von Rundstedt seeks to reopen southward links after Laroche St Vith loss.
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Laroche
Hell On Wheels
Samree
Belgian Bulge
Ardennes Salient
Montgomery
Bulge
Houffalize-St. Vith
First Army
George S. Patton
Third Army
Bastogne
von Rundstedt
Laroche St. Vith
Indian Troops Enter Shwebo Near Mandalay
Indian troops of the British 14th Army have entered Shwebo 46 miles north of Mandalay. enemy positions at Kint 15 miles northwest of Shwebo on the Myitkyina Mandalay railway were captured. A race between road teams may open two vital China Burma roads soon.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
14Th Army
Shwebo
Upper Burma
Mandalay
Kint
Myitkyina-Mandalay
China
Burma
New Trouble Ahead Of Nazi Regime
Reports from Bern describe rising anti Nazi resistance in Germany with communists seen as best organized, small Berlin nucleus, and underground activity among foreign workers in a forest area south of Frankfurt. Food scarcity drives subversive acts as rumors link Krupp plant disturbances to a communist ring amid arrests and executions.
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Germany
Reich
Hitler
Frankfurt
Berlin
Krupp
Bradley says Ardennes counteroffensive may shorten war
General Omar N. Bradley stated at a press conference that the thwarting of the German Ardennes offensive may reduce Germany's ability to prolong the war. He cautioned the Germans are not on the verge of collapse and emphasized much fighting remains ahead.
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T. S&s Twelfth Army
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Geen
Omar N. Bradley
Ardennes
Bradley
German assaults in northeast France halted amid Ardennes snow
Allied forces report repelling German attacks in Alsace and near Strasbourg, with Colmar and Rossfeld contested as U S Second Armored and Hell on Wheels divisions push against dug in tanks. Severe blizzard limits movement and siege lines tighten as Ardennes writhing advance continues across zero weather.
Individual War Financing Cost Per Person
Census estimates place the population at 138 million with government expenditures of 83.1 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year and 99.7 billion this year. Per capita costs are calculated as 602.20 to finance the war and government operations through the year, with a 722.38 figure for this year and a 120.18 difference.
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