British Advance Pushes Toward German Reich Border
Allied forces press into Germany near Hongen and Schouwen as U S S Third Army and First Army push along the Sure river, crossing near Diekirch and advancing toward St Vith with Patton’s 1st Army driving south of the Ardennes. Heavy weather and German resistance shape the \nfront as casualties mount on the western front.
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Paris
Germany
Hongen
Reich
Third Army
Diekirch
First Army
St. Vith
Belroad
Rncan
Meuse
Gelinkirchen
Imond
George S. Patton
Ardennes Kent
Ir Dietkirch
Luxembourg City
Bitburg
Schouwennd
Walcheren
Miles C. Dempsey
Hook Uip
Schilberg
Maeseyck
Dietern
Kusteren-Maeseyck
MacArthur reports gains on Lingayen Gulf drive toward Manila
General MacArthur announced gains on both sides of the Lingayen Gulf beachhead as American forces push toward Manila. Advancements include Bolinao in the north and a widened beachhead to about 60 miles, with patrols into Pozorrubia and cuts on the Luzon-Baguio highway near Rosario and Potor.
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Clark Field
13Th Air Force
Manila
Philippines
MacArthur
Lingayen Gulf
U. S
Bolinao Peninsula
Bolinao
Sixth
Luzon-Baguio
Pozorrubia
Rosario
Baguio
Potor
Rabonan
Peleliu
Palaus
Tarlac
Camp O' Nell
Dasol Bay
Alaminos
Associated Press
Fred Hampson
American Soldiers Sentenced in Gasoline Theft Case
Paris dispatch reports death sentences for two American soldiers convicted of selling stolen army gasoline to the Paris black market. Two others received life terms and a 10 year sentence. names are withheld pending review. Col. Clar Ele Brand noted sentences not final as cases proceed.
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Paris
Col
Clar Ele Brand
Judge Ad Vote
Seine
Churchill outlines red drive as part of coordinated victory plan
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that the current Russian drive is part of a coordinated victory plan to keep all fronts in continuous action until the final climax, covering Balkan politics and global theaters.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill credits American forces in Western Front defense
Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons that American armies have fought almost all the fighting on the Western Front since December 16 and have suffered far higher casualties per British unit. He hailed it as the greatest American war effort and victory, noting British forces were largely distant from the German offensive while only one British corps saw action.
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London
Churchill
Churchil
Commons
Scheldt
von Rundstedt
Churchill Addresses War Aims and Postwar Roles
Churchill claims credit for halting the Rundstedt sortie in the west and reiterates the Allied demand for unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan. He says Stalin and he agreed on Balkan policy to prevent future wars without dividing Europe into spheres of influence. He calls for another confidence vote on wartime policy in liberated lands and asserts Britain will intervene in central Europe as long as needed.
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Field Marshal von Rundstedt
Germany
Japan
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Balkans
House
Britain
Middle
Europe
Death sentences for two young Jews in Moyne case
In Cairo on 18, Eliahou Ha kim and Belia hou Bet Souri were sentenced to death for the assassination of Lord Moyne, the British resident minister in the Middle East. They admitted planning the killing near his residence last November, also killing Moyne's chauffeur. They said they acted against British policy in Palestine they deemed unjust.
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Cairo
Dan
Beliahou Bet Souri
Eliahou Hakim
Lord Moyne
Middle East
Palestine
Moyne
Western Front Casualties Hit 332 912 By Jan First
Secretary of War Stimson announced that American army casualties on the western front reached 332,912 through January 1 since D Day. December losses totaled 74,788 with 10,419 killed 43,554 wounded and 20,815 missing. most missing are believed to be German prisoners.
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Washington
Jan
Stimson
Navy reports 24 more Japanese vessels sunk by U S subs
Washington Jan 18. The Navy announced 24 additional enemy vessels sunk in the Pacific and Far Eastern Waters by American submarines. The tally includes four combat ships a destroyer three escort vessels a large cargo transport two large tankers and other cargo ships bringing total Japanese losses to 958 vessels including 103 combat ships and 855 non combatant ships.
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Washington
Pacific
Far Eastern
Navy
Road To Berlin Distances From Major Fronts
Associated Press notes Soviet front at Szestochowa 260 miles away while Western Front sits 301 miles from Duren. Hungarian Front stands 364 miles from the Hron River and Italian Front 544 miles from the Reno River.
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Associated Press
Szestochowa
Duren
Hron River
Reno River
Capture of Warsaw marks pivotal World War II turning point
The capture of Warsaw is described as a decisive victory, breaking Hitler's Vistula line. The 250 mile front collapses and German forces retreat toward the Oder, risking a dangerous and potentially total German withdrawal inside their own borders.
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Warsaw
Europe
Hitler
Vistula
Oder
Poland
Radom
Czestochowa
Berlin
Moscow
Library Bills Introduced In State Senate
Raleigh January 18 Senator Wallace of Johnston introduced three bills to aid public libraries One would authorize cities and counties to appropriate funds and levy taxes for libraries without a public vote The other two would allow cities and counties to combine resources to establish free libraries Continued on Page 2 Sec A
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Raleigh
Jan
Wallace of
Johnston
Eastern Air Lines Adds Two Schedules At Local Airport
Beginning Feb 1 Eastern Air Lines will add two new daily schedules, increasing service to six trips per day. The southbound arrives Greensboro High Point Airport at 10 47 a m and departs at 11 00 a m with stops from New York through Washington Richmond Greensboro High Point Charlotte Greenville Atlanta Birmingham Mobile.
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Eastern Air Lines
Greensboro High Point
New York
Washington
Richmond
Greensboro-High Point
Charlotte
Greenville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Mobile
Soviets Push Through Berlin Front in Major Winter Drive
Soviet forces neared the German frontier in Silesia as 2,000,000 troops pressed a winter offensive. They captured Warsaw and Czestochowa while Radom fell, with Berlin looming amid reports Breslau and Tomaszow faced danger as Poland liberated.
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Berlin
Tomaszow
Lodz
Poland
Breslau
Germany
Silesia
Red Army Rearrangement Elevates Zhukov to Lead Warsaw Drive
Washington reports a surprise shift in the Red Army placing Marshal Georgy Zhukov atop the First White Russian Front with Rokossovsky and Konev anchoring adjacent fronts. The reassignments signal a major winter offensive aimed at a rapid advance across the Polish plains toward Berlin, with Warsaw as a key prize.
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Washington
Red Army
Russia
Poland
Moscow
Gregory Zhukov
Stavka
Warsaw
Ev Zhukov
Konstantin Dokossovsky
Zhukov
Ivan Konev
Vatutin
Berlin
Rokossovsky
Stalingrad
Marsal Konev
Kharkov
Veterans Say That Japs Are Afraid
Portland Oregon INS report quotes Major John B. White regimental surgeon of the 41st division who has served in the South Pacific since 1942. He says veterans will re adjust to civilian life quickly and notes that many break downs come from ordinary day to day strain rather than war itself.
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Portland
Orc
INS
John B. White
South Pacific
White
Soviet forces seize Modlin and 1500 towns in Poland
Marshal Stalin announced in an order of the day the capture of Modlin 15 miles northwest of Warsaw and 1000 other populated places. Rokossovsky's Second Russian Army has advanced since January 14 from the Narew bridge heads, taking Przasnysz 50 miles north of Warsaw and 17 miles south of the East Prussian border, with more than 1500 towns and villages fallen.
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Warsaw
Stalin
Poland
Moscow
Berlin
Kielce
London
Modlin
East Prussia
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Rokossovsky
Narew
Przasnysz
Soviet Drives Near Poland Cut Corridor to Berlin
Radio reports say Krakow in Poland fell under threat as Marshal Zhukov's forces moved from the west and south toward Lodz, with Warsaw already in Soviet hands. Konev's First Ukraine Army, having seized Czestochowa, pushed 15 miles toward the German frontier, 260 miles distant, staying the closest path to Berlin at Czestochowa.
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Lublin
Krakow
Poland
G Zhukov
Warsaw
Ivan Konev
Lodz
Zhukov
Zyrardow
Berlin
Konev
Ukraine
Czestochowa
Five Local Men Are Involved In Gasoline Case
Five men from High Point and Thomasville were arrested on charges of illegally handling gasoline ration coupons. Walter L. Morgan Kenneth Paul Edwards Willie Edgar Wall Archie Daniel Wright and William Walton Walker are named in the case with alleged acts of acquiring possessing and selling ration coupons in violation of wartime orders.
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Charlotte
Ralph V. Kidd
U. S
Price Administration Enforcement Division
High Point
Walter L. Morgan
Kenneth Paul Edwards
Willie Edgar Wall
Thomasville
Archie Daniel Wright
William Walton Walker
Planes Bump Service Members for Dog Shipment to Roosevelt Kin
Antic about Memphis flight leaves three servicemen off a transport to make room for Blaze the 180 pound bull mastiff bound for Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt. Navy gunner Leon Werry and T Sgt Dave Aks report being bumped. a third service member confirms the dog priority.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Dallas
Texas
Memphis
Department
Washington
Antioch
Navy
Riverside
Calif
Dave Aks
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