Soviet Troops Push on Two Fronts in Eastern Offense
Soviet forces press north toward the Latvian border and drive toward the Rovno rail hub as Moscow claims major gains in old Poland. Vain advances reach Novoselki and Kalinkovichi while heavy fighting and frosts persist in the Pripet marshes. Berlin notes some Red units cross the Bug near Vinnytsia and a major move toward the Baltic states is hinted.
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U.S
Red Army
London
Old Poland
Rovno
Nevel
Novosokol- Nile
Lake Ilmen
Moscow
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Ukraine
Old
Poland
White Russia
Ippa
Novoselki
Kalinkovichi
Pripet
Old Ish
Pinsk
Uman
Stockholm
Berlin
Bug River
Vinnitsa
Warsaw- Odessa
Dnieper
Baltic States
American and French assault reach Rapido near Cassino
Allied forces under Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark batter the Gustav line as they push along a 30 mile front toward Cassino and the Rapido river. Italian and French positions show stiff resistance with ground won around Cardito and Mt. Croce. Meanwhile air raids target Klagenfurt and the Messerschmitt works near Vienna to cripple German aviation.
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Wes Gallagher
Algiers
Mark W. Clark
Rapido
Don Cassino
Rome
Cassino
U. S
Sale
Haalde
Updo
Cardito
Mt. Croces
Henry L. Lain. Henderson
Blagenfurt
Klagenfurt
Messerschmitt
Wienerenstadt
Vienna
Pravda Rumors Stir Kabul? Peace Talks and Curzon Line Shake Allies
The Pravda rumor claims English officials discussed peace with Nazi Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop in Greece, with unknown results. Officials deny direct involvement, while Moscow hints at a rebuke to Anglo American diplomacy over the Curzon line dispute with Poland and mediation attempts continue.
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Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow
von Ribbentrop
Greece
Curzon
Red Army
Ickes Rules Government May Keep Mines Amid Labor Disputes
Secretary Ickes said the justice department ruled government possession of coal mines may continue while strikes threaten production. He noted 465 mines with no UMW contracts were returned, but about 3,000 soft coal workings remain government controlled. He warned returning mines now could trigger new stoppages and further seizures.
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Washington
Ickes
Justice Department
Biddle
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
War Labor Board
Government Insurance Plan Urged by Social Security Board
The Social Security board urged a comprehensive unified system including federal health insurance for doctors and hospitals, disability and unemployment protections, and expansion of coverage to 20 million more people. It warned costs would rise to about 12 percent of earnings, with federal funding to cover excess after ten years.
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Washington
Social Security Board
Congress
Kcians
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Labor Leaders Back Morrison in U S Senate Bid
Salisbury report says the North Carolina Federation of Labor executive board endorsed Rep. Cameron Morrison of Charlotte for the U S Senate seat vacated by Robert Reynolds. The board praised Morrison for past labor support and heard remarks from Dr. Ralph McDonald and Sim Delapp.
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Salisbury
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
U. S
Senate
Robert R. Reynolds
Morrison
Ralph McDonald
Sim Delapp
Lexington
Republican Executive Committee
CIO Invited Representation at World Trade Union Congress
The CIO announced it will be represented at the World Trade Union Congress in London on June 5. President Philip Murray likely will attend, confirming CIO participation to unite labor, governments and peoples of the United Nations against the Axis and in shaping postwar freedoms. AFL leaders and S Citrine were not yet confirmed for attendance, with Miami officials noting the issue on the winter meeting agenda.
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Washington
Congress of Industrial Organizations
World Trade Union Congress
London
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Walter Citrine
Trade Union Congress
United Nations
ATL
Philadelphia
AFL
S. Walter Citrine
British
Miami
Fla
Tar Heel Missing Charlotte Pilot In Action
Mr and Mrs Harry Osborn were informed by the War Department that their son Lt Mark Osborn, a fighter plane pilot, is missing in action since January 7 after a flight over Germany.
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Tar Heel
Charlotte
Harry Osborn
War Department
Mark Osborn
Germany
Danish police force in Copenhagen reportedly interned
Free Danish press service reports German forces have interned the Copenhagen police and occupy all police stations. Danish sources say sabotage fears prompted the action, following long‑anticipated moves by the Nazi authorities.
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Stockholm
Free Danish Press Service
Copenhagen
Three Loew Sons in Service Across Nation
Mr and Mrs Joseph Loew wait at home as all three of their sons are in military service. One serves in the South Pacific, another in Seattle, and a third in North Carolina.
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New York
Joseph Loew
South Pacific
Seattle
North Carolina
Roosevelt Loses Ten Pounds From Flu
Washington January 17 The president continues to recover from the flu slowly and has shed about ten pounds his normal weight around 185 pounds. Presidential secretary Stephen Early said he still faces hard days with occasional letdowns and the physician advises taking things easy while he maintains White House study appointments.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
White House
Secret German peace talks alleged by Pravda report
Pravda alleges two English officials met German minister Toniste in Cairo seeking separate peace terms with Germany. The Cairo rumors page notes the meeting aimed to discover conditions for a separate peace and suggests some outcome. The report appears in Pravda's foreign news column.
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Moscow
Pravda
Cairo
Joachim Tonste
Germany
Ana
Vda
Halifax denies Pravda peace talks with Germany
Lord Halifax says the Pravda report of secret talks between two British officials and Joachim von Ribbentrop is false. He asserts there is no truth to the Moscow paper and cites Cordell Hull’s lack of corroborating information.
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Halifax
Washington
Lord Halifax
Amis
Pravda
Communist Party
Moscow
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Cordell Hull
Secret meeting linked England and Von Ribbentrop amid Greek seacoast rumors
Report from Cairo via Pravda notes a confidential gathering in a Greek seacoast city, attended by two English officials and von Ribbentrop. The Greek and Yugoslav sources imply the talks aimed at unspecified wartime diplomacy.
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Seacoast
Pyrenees
Spain
Ftugal
Cairo
Pravda
Greek
Insula
von Ribbentrop
Southerners Gather For Rate Fight
Southern governors and congressional representatives map a joint declaration for freight rate parity with the industrial East. They seek a new economic era for the South and plan a unified stand on ICC cases, aiming to remove what they call a bondage of discriminatory freight rates. The group plans a White House lunch with President Roosevelt to discuss a regional strategy.
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Washington
South
Prenticer
Tennessee
Southern Governors Conference
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cooper
ICC
Coo
Invasion Plans Far Advanced, Eisenhower Says From England
General Eisenhower declared invasion prep in Britain was far advanced and praised naval air and supply forces. He noted Lt Gen Omar Bradley became senior American general in the theater. General Wilson hinted at Mediterranean blows and potential southern France action as Allied plans unfold.
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Lewis Hawkins
London
Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry Maitland Wilson
Mediterranean
France
Hitler
East
Omar N. Bradley
Tunisia
Eisenhower
United Kingdom
Wilson
Mediterranec
Algiers
Maritsa
Balkans
Pyrenees
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
Bradley
U. S
Bernard L. Montgomery
Scharnhorst
Bay of Biscay
England
Germany
Hill 660 Taken After Fierce New Britain Battle
American Marines seized Hill 660 near Bergen Bay in western New Britain in what veterans call the bloodiest clash of the southwest Pacific. Australian forces push along Gwen New Guinea coast toward a major advance on Madang. Allied bombers strike at Rabaul, hitting ships and dock facilities as Bougainville air bases begin wider attacks.
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New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Bergen Bay
New Britain
Douglas Macapne
Ustralians
Rabaul
MacArthur
New Bouginville Island
Solomons
Enc Be
Empress Augusta Bay
Bouginville
Simpson Harbor
Cape Gloucester
Rgen Bay
Cape
Guadalcanal
Huon Peninsula
Sie
Saidor
Madang
Aire
Sio
Forty of Forty One New North Carolina Dentists Commissioned
The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners announced that 41 applicants passed the December examination in Raleigh. Dr. Wilbert Jackson, secretary treasurer, said all but one of the successful candidates had been or were being commissioned in the armed services.
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Fayetteville
North Carolina
Raleigh
Wilbert Jackson
Clinton
Secretary-Treasury
Armed Services
Three Tar Heel Sailors Are Killed In Action
The Navy Department released the names of three North Carolinians listed as killed wounded or missing in action. John Hardin Brown QM3C USNR wife Mrs Peuline Baker Brown Cherryville is dead. Edgar L Best PFC USMC face Sam Best Goldsboro wounded. John Hen Young radioman 2C USN father Columbus W Young 703 Elk Spur St Elkin missing.
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Washington
Jan
Navy Department
John Hardin Brown
USNR
Peuline Baker Brown
Cherryville
Edgar L. Best
USMC
Sam Best
Goldsboro
John Hen Young
USN
Columbus W. Young
Elk Spur St
Elkin
Trains Crash Kills Nine in Ilford Traffic Jam
A collision of two London bound trains at Ilford station left nine dead and 30 injured, including three American airmen killed and nine other U.S. soldiers hurt. Names of the Americans were not disclosed immediately.
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London
Jan
U.S
Ilford
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