Yanks Advance in Luzon Toward Manila From Clark Field
A veteran U S army unit advances across Luzon toward Manila covering miles in 24 hours. Spearheads push through Capas Tarlac and Santa Maria while night fighting rages near La Paz. Maj. Gen. Oscar W and Maj. Gen. Robert S Beightler lead 14th Army Corps and 7th Armored efforts as Lingayen Gulf approaches.
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Dia
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14Th Army Corps
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37Th
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New Britain
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Santa Monday
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Tarlac
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Lingayen Gulf
Robert S. Beightler
Rapp Brush
Armageddon and Nazi cruelty in a war column
The War Today column discusses the term Armageddon as used to describe the final conflict with Nazi evil. It condemns the Nazi regime as anti Christ, highlighting plans for extermination of Jews and world conquest as central aims in the war.
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Upwal
Kansas
Hitler
Teddy Roosevelt
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Major U. S. Warship Hit and Ledo Road Opened
Admiral Nimitz announced a carrier strike damaged ships at Formosa while air forces destroyed enemy planes and ground targets. The U S convoy to China via the new Ledo road was officially opened to military traffic from Myitkyina Burma with trucks ready to depart for Kunming.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
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Formosa
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Hhe Geema
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China Coast
Nimitz
Takao Naval Base
Japan
Kuriles Islands
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Carolines
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Palaus
Myitkyina
Burma
China
Kunming
Ledo Road
Daniel I. Sultan
India-Burma
Reich's Future Main Item On Big Three List
A highly informed American source said an agreement on Germanys political and economic future was likely to vest in Churchill and Stalin. No hint was given on Roosevelt proposals but the Rhineland industrial regions may come under international administration in some American circles.
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London
Germany
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Roosevelt
Rhineland
University Deans Proposed as Vice Presidents
The UNC executive committee voted to recommend to the full board that deans of administration at Chapel Hill Raleigh and Greensboro be renamed vice presidents while the university president title remains unchanged.
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Raleigh
Trustees
The
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Greensboro
Air Transport Helps Patton Speed War Relief
London report details Christmas Eve airlift that boosted Patton's Third Army from the Saar to the Ardennes. A 302nd transport wing received praise from General Spaatz for dispatching about 100 C-47 Skytrains to a continental airfield where tanks and crews awaited. Within 24 hours the operation completed with no losses.
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London
George S. Patton
Third
Saar
Ardennes Salient
Belgium
Carl Spaatz
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Seventh Armored Enter St. Vith as Allied Forces Break German Push
The 7th Armored Division and parachute infantry storm into St. Vith at dawn capturing the communications center and forcing German remnants to retreat along a network of highways. Allied forces report heavy tolls with rail and road hubs under control as Patton's Third Army advances toward the Siegfried line and the Luxembourg border.
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Insberg
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Imany
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Haguenau
Senate Commerce Committee Delays Wallace Nomination Action
The Senate Commerce Committee postponed Wallace's nomination as commerce secretary to prioritize a bill stripping the department of lending agencies. Southern opposition and a Roosevelt letter urging Jesse Jones to relinquish the loan role frame the debate as Bailey chairs a session on Wallace and the George bill.
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Jesse H. Jones
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Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
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Pepper
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D-Ga
Jesse Jones
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Ginees
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Southern opposition looms over Wallace commerce nomination
The South, opposing a second Wallace term, may block his confirmation as secretary of commerce. Key senators Maybank and Bilbo voiced support, while Mississippi's Iro said Wallace is eminently qualified. The Commerce Committee will review the nomination amid mixed Senate signals.
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South
Henry A. Wallace
Jesse
Maybank
May
Bilbo
Wallace
Bon Ge
Wal
Su Oie
Ibo
Commerce Committee
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Committee
Senate
Hill
Pepper
Decision On Handley Bill Deferred
Raleigh January 23 The house committee on constitutional amendments gave general approval to a bill granting equal rights to women but ordered a substitute be drafted to make provisions airtight The subcommittee to draft the substitute includes Pa Loftin Buncombe chairman Taylor Wayne Hatch Wake and Uazell Continued on Page 2
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Raleigh
House Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Pa Loftin
Buncombe
Taylor
Wayne
Hatch
Wake
Uazell
Soviets May Overrun U S Officer Prison Camp
Associated Press report by Larry Allen describes Oflag 64 near Szubin as Germany's largest POW camp for American officers. It notes potential Soviet advances may threaten liberation, outlines camp conditions, food, clothing, Red Cross aid, medical care, education, and amenities, with detailed layout and security features.
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Larry Allen
Associated Press
New York
Germany
Poland
Danzig
Warsaw
Berlin
Poznan Posen
Szubin
Altburgund
Stalin
Inowroclaw
Red Army
State Department
Washington
U. S
Nazi Army In Italy Strengthened To 28 Divisions
Rome January 23 field marshal Albert Kesselrings Army of Italy has risen to 28 divisions the largest since last spring. Allied patrols along the front in cold weather probed positions while American forces near Highway 64 gained a ridge north of Colle Termine midway to Bologna. Artillery pounded German positions and a German aircraft was shot down near Bologna.
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Rome
Albert Kesselring
Army of
Italy
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Eighth
Kesselring
Highway 64
Colle Termine
Bologna
Vice Crusader Shot To Death In Minneapolis
Arthur Kasherman a 43 year old vice crusader and publisher of the intermittent Public Press was shot to death from a passing automobile in Minneapolis just before midnight. Police Chief Elmer Hillner said clues are lacking and investigators would review Kasherman’s movements prior to his death. The slaying marks the third such case in the city in eleven years.
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Minneapolis
Arthur Kasherman
Vice Crusader
Public Press
Elmer Hillner
Kasherman
Soviet Drive Continues as Nazis Hold Conclave
Soviet forces push deeper into East Prussia with a major cut off near Elbing and Saalfeld, nearing Danzig while advancing toward Breslau and Oppeln. Stalin announces gains including Bydgoszcz and the Polish corridor rail hub as German leaders convene a staff conference.
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London
East Prussia
Stalin
Saalfeld
Elbing
Danzig
Poznan
Acre
Gregory Zhukov
Poland
Warsaw
Rlin
Prussia
Bydgoszcz
Jula
Bills Move in North Carolina Assembly on Schools and Public Welfare
In Raleigh on January 23 the legislature advanced several education and welfare measures. Senate plans to raise compulsory school age to 16 gain support from Gov. Cherry and teachers groups. House bills propose nine day sick leave with pay for teachers and substitute pay, plus modernizing juvenile court provisions and welfare board terms. Other proposals include elected hospital service boards, property tax oath, and Sparta licensing of wine and beer by town commissioners.
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Cherry
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Currie
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