British Eighth Army presses toward Tripoli in Libya drive
Allied forces under Montgomery push two main columns toward Tripoli as Axis resistance weakens. Inland units advance from Beni Alid toward Tarhuna while a coastal column travels from Misurata via Garibaldi toward the Zliten area, with Rommel signaling a possible withdrawal toward the Tunisian border.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Eighth Army
Libya
Marshal Ommel
Alexandria
Bernard L. Montomery
Iles
Montgomery
Unin
Beni Alid
Tarhuna
Tripoli
Tara
Benilid
Heaviy
Misurata
Garibaldi
Mussolini
Rommel
U S Submarines Sink Japanese Warships in Pacific
The Navy announced that American submarines sunk an enemy destroyer and four other ships in the Pacific. The targets included two cargo ships a transport and a patrol vessel with the sinking reported by the Associated Press from Washington on January 19.
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Associated Press
Washingtno
Navy
Pacific
Allied Forces Capture Sanananda Point and Village
Allied ground troops captured Sanananda Point and the adjacent village in Northeastern New Guinea. Australian and American infantry enveloped Horii’s remnants in three inland pockets, with forward elements reaching Giruwa and the coast restricted to a 500 yard pocket northwest of the motor road.
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Australia
Sanananda Point
Sanananda Village
Associated Press
New Guinea
Tomitaro Horii
Giruwa
Tarakena
Sanananda
Gona
Buna
Navy submarine actions claim several enemy ships sunk
Navy communique reports five ships sunk and two damaged by U.S. submarines in waters of the Pacific and far west. It notes one destroyer, two cargo ships, a medium transport and a small patrol vessel sunk and a large tanker damaged. Specific areas not disclosed.
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Navy
Pacific
Far West
United States
Navy Department Comunique
Solomons Islands
Roosevelt orders coal miners to return to work within 48 hours
President Roosevelt as commander in chief directed all striking anthracite coal miners to resume work immediately or the government would act to protect national security amid wartime fuel shortages. About 5,000 miners returned to work with roughly 12,350 still idle as the 20 day strike continued in Pennsylvania.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Armed Forces
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers of Reee
National War Labor
War Labor Board
National War Labor Board
War Today column previews Allied gains on fronts
Editor notes that Allied victories in Russia and Africa grow while cautioning that gains are preliminary. Rommel’s retreat and Montgomery’s pursuit press toward Tripoli and Egypt as Leningrad’s blockade ends with Schluessselburg stormed and Russian forces join at the Volkhov.
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Russia
Africa
Hitler
Europe
Rommel
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Tri
Mussolini
Egypt
Middle East
Russian Front
Moscow
Leningrad
Schluesselburg
Volkhov
Stalingrad
Brazil Air Force Plane Shot Down Over Parahyba Coast
Recife reports a Brazilian airforce plane was shot down along the Parahyba coast in January 1944. Air Minister Joaquin Salgado Jr said the downing likely came from a submarine or fifth columnists, and the shells used were not characteristic of Brazilian forces.
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Recife
Brazil
Parahyba
Joaquin Salgado, Jr
Africa
Salgado
Sweden on alert for potential invasion says prime minister
Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson warned of a possible attack on Sweden and urged utmost defense if necessary. He cautioned against false orders, urged unity, and said Swedes must be ready to meet blitz attacks especially from air forces. He noted precautions against fifth columnists and warned the conflict could spread rapidly.
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Stockholm
Per Albin Hansson
Sweden
Dagens Nyheter
Swedish Age
Norway
Europe
Hansson
Allied naval clash in Java Sea ends with heavy losses
In Washington two famed admirals, Helfrich of the Netherlands East Indies fleet and Hart of the Asiatic squadron, met and buried differences. Helfrich ordered an offensive action after Pearl Harbor, despite Hart's advice, leading to the loss of Houston, Perth, Exeter, and several destroyers in a Java Sea engagement. Critics blame Helfrich for misjudgment while praising Hart's attrition strategy. Continued on Page Five.
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Pacific
Washington
Admuiral
C. E. L. Helfrich
Netherlands East Indies
Thomas C. Hart
United States
Dutch
Pearl Harbor
Hel
Harts
Students Strike at Appalachian State Teachers College
Boone Jan 19 Students at Appalachian State Teachers College walked out after negotiations failed to meet demands for dancing rules changes better cafeteria service and dormitory conditions about 500 students about 95 percent of enrollment joined the strike led by the college band parading with placards calling for a complete student government and improved campus services Non-striking students attended classes without disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Appalachian State Teachers College
House Orders Inquiry Into FCC Operations
The House ordered an investigation of the Federal Communications Commission by a special committee led by Rep. Cox. Cox accused FCC Chairman James L. Fly of being the worst bureaucrat and described the FCC as the nastiest nest of rats in the country.
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Washington
Jan
House
Federal Communications Commission
Rep. Cox
D-Ga
Cox
FCC
James L. Fly
Congress
British Seize Burma Village North of Akyab
New Delhi Jan 19 British troops in Northern Burma seized the village of Kyauk taw on the Kaladan River about 40 miles northeast of Akyab with little Japanese opposition. They also advanced at Dondaik on the Mayo Peninsula and secured a foothold north of Rathedaung. Allied bombers set fires at Rathedaung as RAF Blenheims attacked targets and villages in Mayu River areas. Indian troops contacted the enemy in the Chin Hills amid occasional clashes. Water transport on Chindwin and Irrawaddy Rivers faced air attack. Japanese planes bombed the Allied area in South eastern Bengal Sunday night with minor damage and no casualties.
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New Delhi
Burma
Kyauktaw
Kaladan River
Akyab
Dondaik
Mayo Peninsula
Rathedaung
RAF Blenheims
Mayu River
Chin Hills
Chindwin
Irrawaddy
Bengal
Committee Rejects Move To Change Executions
Raleigh January 19 Senate Judiciary committee No. 1 voted against Sen. Chaffin of Harnett to abolish the lethal gas chamber and restore the electric chair which had been abolished in 1935. Penal Director Oscar Pitts Warden Ralph McLean and others testified against the bill.
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Raleigh
Senate Judiciary Committee
Chaffin
Harnett
Oscar Pitts
Ralph McLean
Central Prison
Hugh Wilson
H. H. Honeycutt
W. G. Cheves
R. A. Bridgers
Charles Ross
State Highway and Public Works Commission
War market heats High Point furniture show with heavy demand
The mid winter Southern Furniture and Rug Market enters its second day amid wartime disruption. Buyers queue for service as sellers take orders with scarce stock and limited delivery. The govern ment leases nearly all floors of the Exposition Building, yet sales and attendance boom as dealers report a humdinger day despite not publicizing it as a war market.
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High Point
Southern Furniture Exposition
Tomlinson
Broad Street Furniture Market
George T Wood and Sons Bug Aarket
Paul Casey
Casey
Tomlinson’s
Japs Paid For Hitting Fort Declares Pilot
Lt Glen Lewis of Ogden Utah said his B 17 was hit in a raid on Rabaul and that Japan paid for it. His bombardier Lt Charles Collier of Jackson Kentucky dropped a thousand pounder on a Jap ship. Allied reports say five Japanese merchant ships were sunk or damaged at Rabaul.
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New Guinea
Glen Lewis
Ogden
Utah
Rabaul
New Britain
Charles Collier
Jackson
Australia
U. S
Lae
Fasmata
Salamaua
Finschhafen
Joseph Moore
Canton
Paul Kendall
Rochester
N. Y
Earl Sasser
Mount Olive
N. C
Gasmata
Attlee Tells Commons War Outlook For 1943 With Confidence
Deputy Prime Minister Clem Attlee told Parliament that Britain could look forward to 1943 with justifiable confidence. He praised Allied gains, noted Russian army successes, and affirmed cooperation among British, American, and French forces in North Africa. He cited weather and airfield constraints in Tunisia and described efforts against Japanese forces at Rabaul in the Southwest Pacific.
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Attlee
London
Clement R. Rattlee
Great Britain
Churchill
Stalingrad
North Africa
Commons
Tunisia
Eisenhower
Anderson
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
German Siege Of Leningrad Is Shattered
Soviet advances in the Leningrad region and southward disrupted German positions, breaking the siege on Leningrad and expanding a corridor from the Neva to the Caucasus. Red Army gains included six populated places near Velikie Luki and close approach to Kharkov, with Mussolini units heavily battered in the east. The victory boosted morale in Moscow as authorities reported two principal offensives led by Gen. Govorov and Gen. Meretskov, advancing under heavy Winter action.
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Henry C. Cassidyoscow
Russia
Red Army
Lake Ladoga
Leningrad
High Caucasus
Velikie Luki
Salks
Stalingrad
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Ukraine
Moscow
Neva
Pravda
London
Hitler
Voronezh
Afanasievka
Svoboda
Kupyansk
Leonid Govorov
Volkhov
Kirkill A. Meretskov
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Tripolitania
U.S. Subs Bay
Furniture Mart
Furniture Exposition
J. D. Cox
Union
S. C
J. C. Hope
Tom Wilkins
Carolina Parlor Furniture Company
Statesville
Northwestern Cabinet Company
Burlington
Marie Mirror Company
Memphis
Tenn
Dewitt Mac
By Glenn Babb
By Ray Tucker
Appalachian
Columbia
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
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