British Cross Meuse and Strasbourg Front Battles
British assault troops cross the Meuse near Roermond and push toward the Roer line as German armor reinforces near Strasbourg. U S forces strike toward St Vith and Diekirch while Russians advance toward East Prussia and threaten Berlin from the Junkers Province. Nowy Sacz and Presov in Slovakia are reported captured as Petrov's forces press the offensive.
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Paris
Rhine
Strasbourg
Weyersheim
Haguenau
Haguenau Forest
Seventh Army
Meuse
Maas
Holland
Roermond
Roer River
Dusseldorf
Penne
Seiziren
Ter Ear
Hongen
Saeffelen
Zorn Canal
Zorn
U. S
First
Third Army
St. Vith
Swen
Bulge
Diekirch
Luxembourg
Stevensweert
Associated Press
London
East Prussia
Gulf of Danzig
Junkers
Berlin
Moscow
Kremlin
Marshal Petrov
Polish Carpathians
Nowy Sacz
Presov
Slovakia
Stalin
Kassa
Petrov
Churchill Stalin Pact Not Aimed At Dividing War Victories
Dewitt MacKenzie reports on wartime speech by Churchill asserting no division of liberated territories and backing Roosevelt’s and Stalin’s joint aims. The piece notes Churchill’s firm stance, the Atlantic Charter principles, and expectations for postwar governance by the people in occupied regions.
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Europe
Stalin
Roosevelt
Alain
Mr. Jehill
Lshal Stalin
Grandson Convicted of Second Degree Murder in Grandmother Slaying
In Froonville Missouri on January 20 a jury convicts 24 year old Edward Martin of second degree murder for the May 9 slaying of his grandmother Mrs Ed M Jewett. The jury imposes a 20 year sentence after a swift two day trial despite defense pleas for manslaughter. The case involved neighbors and extended family and a North Carolina car ride with a decomposing body.
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Froonville
Filis
Ed M. Jewett
Cooper Cornfarmers
Edward Martin
North Carolina
Charlotte
N. Chemist
Rtin
Charles H. Jackson
Road To Berlin Distances Update By Fronts
Associated Press reports on Eastern Front progress with 225 miles to Berlin from Praszka and Wielun after four days gained 76 miles. Western Front stands 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
Praszka
Wielun
Duren
Hron River
Reno River
Legislature ratifies emergency war powers for governor
In Raleigh on January 20 the Legislature approved a bill renewing emergency war powers for the governor, reviving acts from the Broughton era. The 1943 act expired January 3 until the 1945 session, with over 100 telegrams urging higher pay for public school teachers.
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Raleigh
Broughton
General Assembly
Senate
Superior Court
McCracken
Macon
Macon County
Cherry
Assembly
North Carolina
Tanks Of Japs Are Smashed In Philippines
General MacArthur's headquarters reports Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger and the Sixth Army driving the left flank offensive in Luzon. Japanese tanks are knocked out and hidden artillery silenced as troops advance from Lingayen Gulf, with flamethrowers employed against dugouts.
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Philippines
MacArthur
Luzon
Walter Krueger
Lingayen Gulf
Left flank battle in Philippines narrows Japanese positions
British submarines sink 34 supply ships in Japanese waters and 600 Nipponese killed as the left flank offensive north of Pangasinan tightens the grip on Manila defense lines. Reports note limited southward movement toward Tarlac and no broader push beyond the Maneuver.
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London
Admiralty
Manchuria
Ank
Pangasinan
Baguio
Philippines
Manila
Tarlac
Dallas Bonehead Club Denied A Priority Flight
The Dallas Bonehead Club, a group of business men, sought Priority A air travel for a city pound's 266 dogs and for Lt. Bernard, their St Bernard. officials refused and offered only a promise of a reservation. They proclaimed Ground Hog Day as Ground Dog Day with dogs grounded for flights.
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Dallas
Bonehead Club
Fdr
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
West
Airlines
St. Bernard
Bonehead
Estes
Braniff
American Airlines
Germans Try Infiltration On Senio River Front
Allied headquarters said German infiltration attempts occurred at multiple spots on the east bank of the Senio river in the Adriatic theater. A German bridgehead near Fuscignano was broken, with Nazis pushed back. Allied air forces attacked enemy positions despite poor weather, destroying five aircraft in over 900 sorties.
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Rome
Senio
Fuscignano
Eighth Army
Po Valley
Adriatic
Legurian
Mediterranean
Fifth Army
Monte Grande
Bologna
Monte Belvedere
Abetone
Castel Vecchio
Roosevelt Calls For A Durable Peace In Address
President Franklin D. Roosevelt began a fourth term with a pledge to seek a just durable peace as the nation fights for total victory in war. He spoke after taking the oath on the White House south portico with leaders including new Vice President Harry S. Truman present.
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Washington
Jan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
Harry Truman
Missouri
Henry Wallace
Lansing Hatfield
Marjorie Lawrence
Metropolitan Opera Company
Bob Gitope
Edward G. Robinson
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robert E. Hannegan
Truman
Roosevelt inaugurates fourth term speech shortest on record
Washington report notes President Roosevelt's inaugural address of 551 words, the briefest in history. It compares to Lincoln's 1865 second term speech of about 700 words, while most inaugurations run into thousands.
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Washington
Dan
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Inaugural Address: Vision and Moral Principle
The President urges vision for a better life and world peace. He vows to strive for perfection, despite possible mistakes, and to avoid errors born of faintness of heart or abandoning moral principle. He asks for a simple, brief inauguration and asks Americans to understand and agree with this wish.
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Togeth
German Supply Lines Bombed By Allies
London reports that over 750 U.S. heavy bombers with 600 Mustang escorts attacked rail networks and Rhine bridges feeding German forces in Alsace. Targets included Heilbronn Rheine Mannheim freight yards and a Rhine bridge. nine rail lines were cut and rail yards attacked.
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London
U. S
Rhine
Alsace
Heilbronn
Stuttgart
Rheine
Munster
Mannheim
U. S. Ninth Airforce
GOP Senators Buck Vandenberg For President
Senators discuss Ar ene Soeanioesi as a potential 1948 presidential candidate. Soeanioesi, with prior runs in 1936 and 1940, denies desire for the office but hints of a possible bid if sought, noting his prior campaigns and political shifts amid a foreign policy speech reaction.
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Washington
Jan
Senate Republicans
Arene Soeanioesi
Senate
Truman Receives First Invitation to Inaugural Ceremony
Truman, the 34th vice president and FDR’s third under Roosevelt, attended the inauguration with the top invitation. He recalled a Missouri farm start, where his mother says he plowed the straightest row.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Missouri
Armistice Signed Between Moscow Allies and Hungarian Provisional Government
Moscow radio reported a three day talks leading to an armistice between Soviet Russia United States and Britain and Hungary's provisional government headed by Col Gen Bela Mikos at Debrecen The terms to be published later were negotiated with Vyacheslav Molotov for the Soviet side Ambassador Averell Harriman Maj Gen John Rhéeane and George F Kennan represented the United States while John Balfour led Britain's delegation.
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London
Russia
United States
Britain
Hungary
Moscow Radio
Moscow
Bela Mikols
Debrecen
Vyacheslav Molotov
Rusia
W. Averell Harriman
John Rh.eane
George F. Kennan
U. S
European Advisory Commission
John Balfour
Croup
Capture of Presov and Kassa on the Tarnow-Hungary Railway
The report notes German forces capturing Presov and Kassa on the railway line from Tarnow in Poland toward Hungary, signaling a strategic advance. Details emphasize the significance of these towns in the German military movement and supply routes.
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Presov
Kassa
Tarnow
Poland
Hungary
Liberty ship John A. Johnson sunk by Japanese torpedo attack
U S Navy reports the Liberty ship John A. Johnson was torpedoed and shelled by a Japanese submarine between the mainland and Honolulu. Ten crewmen died as survivors described the attack with machine gun fire and life-boat strafing. Survivors spent hours hiding among wreckage before dawn rescue.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Navy
John A. Johnson
Honolulu
Hawaii
Peter Chelemedes
Dignitaries Ducked as Sinatra Bellhop Page Storms Mayflower Scene
In Washington a grand Mayflower hotel reception drew 1500 guests as electors gathered amid champagne and lobster. Notables included George Marshall, Ernest King, Mrs. Roosevelt, Supreme Court justices, and Henry Wallace. The event showcased wartime elections mood with remarks from Connally and a Capitol buzz about future peace questions.
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Washington
Dan
Electoral College
Mayflower Hotel
Dewey
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Inaugural Ceremony Is Simple
President Roosevelt began a four year term in a stark wartime inauguration. He repeated the oath with Chief Justice Stone, pledging total victory in war and a durable peace. From the White House south portico he addressed a sobered crowd as snow fell.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stone
America
Democratic Party
Labor Draft Bill Heads for House Consideration Monday
House military committee members said they will write an administration supported labor draft bill with prison penalties for evaders and send it to the House Monday. The measure aims to force men 18 to 45 into essential war jobs with Byrnes to classify critical work as farm groups press for farm worker deferrals.
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Washington
House
White House
James F. Byrnes
Farm ‘State
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Rep. Lemke
R-Nd
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