Churchill Stalin pact eyed to keep Roosevelt out of European war
The War Today notes Churchill told Commons he and Stalin agreed to curb future wars in Europe and that Roosevelt was informed. The piece labels the Allies pursuing a coordinated victory plan with a big push on the German front, while Rundstedt’s counterattack shapes timing for Eisenhower’s major offensive. The British drive north of Aachen and the American thrust in Luxembourg are highlighted.
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Churchill
House of Commons
Marshal Stalin
Balkans
Roosevelt
Messrs
Stalin
Uncle Sam
von Rundstedt
Rhine
Rundstedt
Eisenhower
Westernront
Aachen
Third Army
Luxembourg
Front-line Distances to Berlin Chart Update
Associated Press notes road distances to Berlin from multiple fronts. Russian Front 256 miles west of Czestochowa Western Front 301 miles from near Duren Hungarian Front 364 miles from the Hron River Italian Front 544 miles from the Reno River.
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Associated Press
Czestochowa
Duren
Hron River
Reno River
Edward Jewett Martins Statement on Grandmothers Death in Boonville
Boonville Mo Jan 19 The trial of Edward Jewett charged with slaying his stepmother or mother in law moved swiftly ending after a long statement describing the torture of carrying the body of Mrs Edward Jewett 1200 mile ride to Durham NC The state concluded its case last night Defense may call Martin to testify and has hinted at insanity defense jurors seven farmers and five business men heard the account continued on page two
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Boonville
Edward Jewett
Martin
Durham
N. C
Charlotte, N. C
Rge
Roy D. Williams
Rural Hall School May Face Closure Over Coal Shortage
Forsyth County superintendent Cash warned Rural Hall 1 may close Tuesday if coal allotment from Raleigh is not increased by then. He said coal for Forsyth schools comes from the state system and that Forsyth’s usual allotment was contracted last July, with requests and appeals described as continuations of prior orders. A Raleigh report suggested new coal shipments for Forsyth likely cannot arrive before February, making the February deadline possibly too late.
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Winston-Salem
Orsyth County
Rural Hall 1
Cash
Raleigh
Yth County
Ual
Forsyth Ty
Agencies To Be Kept Up After Nazis Lose
The United States Great Britain and Canada agree to maintain wartime coordination after Germany falls. The CPRB CFB and CRMB will continue to manage production resources and crucial supplies until Japan is defeated. These boards join the combined chiefs of staff and other inter Allied bodies in a tight postwar coordination framework.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Japan
Germany
Combined Production and Resources Board
CPRB
Combined Food Board
CFB
Combined Raw Materials Board
CRMB
Combined
Chiefs of Staff
Munitions Assignment Board
Combined Shipping Adjustment Board
Foster Son of Senator O Berry Killed in Pacific
Raleigh Jan 19 The first war casualty in the immediate family of a general assembly member is Lieut Virginius Boddie Perry nephew and foster son of Senator Thomas O Berry of Wayne killed in action in the Pacific The Senate adopted a joint resolution of sympathy and adjourned in his honor with 170 members in the body. It is expected there will be more intimate casualties given many members have relatives in active service.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Virginius Boddie Perry
Thomas O'Berry
Wayne
Pacific
Senate
Perry
Asheboro Man Praises Yanks Aboard Hospital Ship Samaritan
Asheboro’s Capt R W Haworth, senior medical officer on the U S S Samaritan, lauds the ship's care leading to a low 14 percent death rate among patients. He credits youth, inoculations, prompt first aid, and wartime medical advances including sulfanilimide penicillin DDT and other measures.
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U. S
Samaritan
Western Pacific
R. W. Haworth
Asheboro
N. C
Dr. Haworth
Saipan
Churchill Wins Confidence Vote In Commons
In London on January 19 the House of Commons rejected a censure effort against Prime Minister Churchill over liberated lands policy. The vote on a war appropriations bill ended 340 to 7, with Labor MPs choosing not to oppose the bill despite disagreements with Greece and Italy policy.
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London
Churchill
Liberated
House of Commons
Greece
Italy
Red Army Captures Krakow and Pushes Toward Lodz
Soviet forces seized Krakow, 7 miles from the Silesian border, in a southern Poland breakthrough. Troops swarmed into Lodz as German lines fractured along a broad eastern front, with operations expanding toward East Prussia and Budapest.
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London
Stalin
Krakow
Germany
Silesian
Red Army
Lodz
Poland
Hitler
Budapest
Danube
Kra
East Prussia
Reich
Germans retreat as Soviet drive advances into Europe
Moscow dispatches report a stalled German retreat from Eastern Europe with a line of conquests including Krakow and the Dombrowa coal fields drawing a prisoner tally up to about 65 000. Budapest remains largely under German control as Berlin hints at a border withdrawal. A major offensive against Berlin is forming.
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Kow
Slovakia
Easternovakia
Stalante
Krakow
Dombrowa
Moscow
Budapest
Berlin
Russians Capture Schlossberg in Fast Prussia Offensive
London dispatch reports Marshal Stalin announced a third order claiming Russians seized Schloss berg in Fast Prussia amid a German loss reported days earlier.
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London
Schlossberg
Prussia
Stalin
Soviet Forces Break Through German Lines In Snowbound Advance
Moscow dispatches describe Zhukov Rokossovsky directing a center and northern push toward the German capital as Soviet troops spearhead with Cos sacks and Siberian horsemen. Red Air forces reportedly flew 30,000 sorties in 72 hours, dominating the skies.
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Moscow
Lodz
Gregory Zhukov
Konstantin Rokossov
Red Air Force
German Casualties Reach 120000 Mark in Ardennes Offensive
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE PARIS JAN 19 The Germans suffered 120000 casualties from Dec 12 to Jan 11 in their Ardennes offensive to split the Allied front. Allied casualties, mainly American, totaled 55421 with 18416 captured.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Ardennes
Stricter Landing Rules Set for California Field
In Los Angeles on January 19, Civil Aeronautics Administrator Robert V. Keeler announced stricter landing limits at Burbank air terminal after last week's crash that killed 24. Airlines may land only with a 2000 foot ceiling and visibility of two miles by day and three miles at night, up from prior limits of 601 feet by day and 702 at night.
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Los Angeles
Burbank Air Terminal
American Airlines
Whith
Robert V. Keeler
Civil Aeronautics Administration
North Carolina Teachers Bill Sets Minimum Pay
In Raleigh on January 19 the legislature introduced bills to fix a minimum salary schedule for public school teachers and to create a general statutes commission. The teacher bill proposes starting salaries of 75 dollars a month for non standard teachers, 125 dollars for Class A certificate holders, with top scales up to 200 dollars or 175 dollars with 11 years experience for the higher certificates, surpassing the advisory budget commission’s recommendations. Metheny estimated the adds.
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Raleigh
Gass
Forsyth
Bender
Johnston
Storz
Wilkes
Cover
Cherokee
Goodman
Mecklenburg
Slary
Advisory Budget Commission
Metheny
American Forces Capture Urdaneta in Luzon Invasion
American forces seized the town of Urdaneta early yesterday on Luzon's front, the first real battle of the invasion. The 24 hour clash on Highway Three opened the Ma nila-Baguio route for the northern advance, with Pa niqui also taken on a five mile push aided by warplanes from Lingayen airdrome. Combat included a tank heavy assault against hidden Japanese artillery and armored vehicles near the town outskirts.
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Luzon
MacArthur
Urdaneta
Manila-Baguio
Paniqui
Tarlac
Manila
Camiling
Lingayen
Formosa
Federal Communications Commission
Lingayen Gulf
Proximity Weaving Trial Set After Workers' Stoppage
In Greensboro the Proximity Manufacturing Company will test a cycle weaving method in its denim room after an earlier protest stoppage. Eight weavers per shift will run 58 looms, four chosen by management and four by the employees' committee. A Labor Department technician will monitor daily workload, with the War Labor Board to decide final loom allotments.
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Greensboro
Proximity Manufacturing Company
Department of Labor
War Labor Board
Miller Probes Air Priority For Roosevelt Dog
Rep. Miller of California seeks a full report from Secretary Stimson on why a dog with high priority flew aboard an Air Transport Command flight ahead of three servicemen including Sea man Leon Leroy of Antioch. ATC calls it an error of judgment and promises no public discussion.
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Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Rep. Miller
Dcalif
Miller
Seaman Leon Leroy
Antioch
Calif
Congress
Stimson
ATC
Harold L. George
Leroy
B-29s Strike Kobe and Osaka Industrial Areas in Japan
Honshu attacked by daylight B-29s from the 20th Air Force led by Brig. Gen. Hansell with General Arnold directing. Tokyo acknowledged some damage to Kobe as 41 major missions have occurred since June and 10 since January 1 confronting Nipponese industry.
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Washington
Japan
Honshu
Tokyo
Kobe
H. H. Arnold
20Th Air Force
Haywood S. Hansell
21St Bomber Command
Marianas
War Department
Tokyo Radio
Osaka
Omura
Nagoya
British Take City Of Hangen, Patton Moves
Paris dispatch describes German forces linking across the Rhine head and pressing along the Maginot line near Bitche. Patton’s Third Army advances under fire toward the Our River boundary as Hongen falls to British forces and U S first army stalls near St Vith amid snow and heavy reinforcements.
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Paris
Rhine
Strasbourg
Alsace
U. S. 7Th Army
Maginot Line
Bitche
Supreme Headquarters
Karlsruhe
Luxembourg
George 5S
Patton
Trie
Hongen
Germany
Dutch Panhandle
Maas
Meuse
France
7Th Army
Toeholds
Herrlisheim
Sessenheim
Auenheim
Leuterheim
Hatten
Maginot
Rundstedt
Luxem
Holland
Dusseldorf
St. Vith
Trier
Wiltz
Wallendorf
Nurses Fight Draft Urged By Medical Chief In War Effort
Army Surgeon General Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk urged immediate selective service for nurses before the House Military Committee. He cited a 279 percent rise in battle casualty patients and hospital patients from 260,000 to 450,000 since May, while nurse numbers increased only 2,000.
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Army
Norman T. Kirk
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Kirk
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