U S Ninth And British Now Hold West Bank Of Boer As Nazis Form Lines
Allied forces push to the Siegfried line and near the Roer as the Ninth Army and British Second Army press from the Holland border toward Dusseldorf Munchen Gladbach and Cologne. German resistance collapses in towns east of the Roer while Allied snowbound drives gain ground across Alsace and the Belgian frontier.
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U.S
West Bank of Boer
James M. Long
Paris
Ninth
Second Army
Holland
Cologne
Roer
Dusseldorf
Munchen Gladbach
Bachelen
Rhenish
Prussia
U. S
Seventh Army
Alsace
Strasbourg
Ardennes
Our River
Eisenhower
Ruhr
Rhineland
Julich
102Nd Ozark
Ninth Arm
Germany
Wes Gallagher
Ninth Army
Sittard
Saverne Gap
Wilson
Haguenau
Moder
Neuberg
Schwieghouse
Willison
Bischwiller
Hanguenau
Korrenzig
Mulhouse
Demes
Ambleve
Mirfeld
Wallerode
Medell
St. Vithin
Audrange
Wattermal
Briedfeld
106Th
Onzen
Shau
William H
Texas Bil
Simpson
Wallace Nomination Faces Doubt in Senate Fight
Washington reports mounting doubt on Wallace's cabinet nomination as Senate Commerce weighs stripping the Commerce Department of control over wiring lending agencies. Supporters push for a vote while critics signal 48 to 50 votes to block the nomination.
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Washington
Wis
Wallace
Bounon
Senate
Chang
Rtment
Presiit Roosevelt
Rtmenta
Federal Loan
Wayne Taylor Yester
House
Tax Issue Headed For Showdown In Several States
ATLANTA January 26 The tax issue moved toward an early legislative showdown in eight states with voters facing tax revisions or repeal efforts. Georgia showed a clear fight as lawmakers debated a repeal bill after a house vote. Tennessee aimed to lighten or repeal taxes by constitutional amendment, while Carolina and Alabama moved toward modification rather than abandonment of the tax.
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Tlanta
Georgia
Tennessee
Carolina
Alabama
House
Senate
Margine Bill and Divorce Proposals Placed in Legislature
In Raleigh the legislature saw a colored margarine bill introduced by Reps Vogler Pearsall and Allen to allow sale of colored margarine with no tax impact, sent to the agriculture committee amid dairy opposition. Other measures seek civilian and service member divorce residency changes and a war teacher bonus totaling about 3 million annually, plus a 7.5 million yearly highway construction appropriation for the next biennium.
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Raleigh
Vogler
Mecklenburg
Pearsall
Nash
Allen
Wake
Agriculture Committee
Kearney
Franklin and
Advisory Budget Commission
Rep
Umstead
Orange
Yankees Sold to MacPhail Topping Webb Syndicate
Phoenix report cites Del Webb Scheimer associate Robert Becker saying Del Webb Capt. Dan Topping and Col. Larry MacPhail bought the New York Yankees for about 2.8 million dollars. Journal-American adds a sale to a MacPhail Topping Webb syndicate for 2.5 million with Wootrich as trustee.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Robert A. Becker
del Webb
Phoenix
Webb
Dan Topping
Larry MacPhail
New York Yankees
Becker
New York
The
Journal-American
Arizona Millionaire
Max Kase
W. Wootrich
Manufacturers Trust Company
Jacob Ruppert
Soviet Armies Close on Berlin Front From Poznan
Soviet tanks pushed from Poznan toward Brandenburg as Moscow reported four east Prussia towns captured and Breslau cut off. Zhukov led near Berlin advance with Red Army claiming key gains while German reports warned of fierce battles around Poznan and Bydgoszcz.
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London
Poznan
Moscow
East Prussia
Germany
Stalin
Konigsberg
Gregory K. Zhukov
Berlin
Brandenburg
Reich
Allenburg
Nordenburg
Lotzen
Tapiau
Onigsberg
Breslau
Prussian
Dent Eddy Gilmore
Elbing
Bydgoszcz
Torun
Bydoszcz
Gleiwitz
Upper Silesia
Pregel
Deime
Red Star
Red Army
Clark Field Falls to Yanks Amid Heavy Artillery Barrage
Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg in Luzon were captured by American forces led by Maj. Gen. Oscar W. Griswold's 14th Army Corps after rapid advances with minimal Japanese resistance. American artillery pursued remaining garrisons, clearing enemy troops from nearby hills as MacArthur reported progress in eliminating Japanese air strength in the Philippines.
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Clark Field
Luzon
Clark Id
China Coast
Fort Stotsentburg
Manila
Wast Clark Field
Philippines
Oscar W. Griswold
14Th Army Corps
Clark
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Breslau the Key German City in the War Today
The Breslau industrial center on the Oder is a crucial communications hub for the Nazi defense. Reduced contact with the city suggests it may be isolated as Soviet forces advance. German attempts to fight on in the winding valley are noted, but retreat continues.
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Germany
Breslau
Oder River
Oder
Reich
Moscow
Rail Embargo Extended To January 30
Local railroad officials received a wire from the American Railroad Association extending embargo No. 43 restricting all loading and billing of carload and less carload freight from 12:01 a.m. Saturday Jan 27 to 12:01 a.m. Tuesday Jan 30. Freight cannot be accepted for movement to through or within Indiana Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania New York Maryland District of Columbia Delaware New Jersey West Virginia.
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American Railroad Association
Washington
Car Service Division
Indiana
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Maryland
District of Columbia
Delaware
New Jersey
West Virginia
Snow And Rain Halt Activity In North Italy
Weather across the Po valley limited Allied operations. Fifth Army patrols probed German defenses south of Bologna while communications and transport faced disruption. Allied air activity rose with over 500 sorties, five German planes destroyed on the ground and four Allied craft missing.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Alba
Civilians Face Butter Shortage As Demand Presses Action
Chicago reports a 1945 civilian ration forecast at less than a pat of butter daily. Industry spokesmen urge immediate federal action to relieve the crisis, seeking higher base prices and expanded production payments for butterfat and whole milk, plus extended cream sales limits.
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Chicago
H. A. Ruehe
Institute
Richard
Thomasville Children Die In Blaze
In Thomasville a two room frame house burned around 9 30 this morning killing two young children Charles Edward McMillian five and Tony Carter McMillian two and their dog. Geraldine 15 left home briefly to buy groceries and the fire destroyed the interior leaving only the shell. The fire was blamed on an overheated coal stove and funeral services were set at Russell Funeral Home with times pending.
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Thomasville
Banner
Charles Edward McMillian
Tony Carter McMillian
Early C. McMillian
Geraldine
McMillian
Betty Lou
Billy Joe
Durham
Russell
Russians Free British Fliers Held By Nazis
Two British sergeant pilots Donald Mays from Sheffield and Paul Vermullen from London were freed by the Soviet advance and said they were shot down in France last January and held at Camp Breezy in Silesia near Kreuzberg. The Red Star noted prisoners from all over Europe were in the camp and that Americans had not yet been found.
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Moscow
Army
Red Star
Donald Mays
Sheffield
Paul Vermullen
London
France
Breezy
Silesia
Kreuzberg
Breslau
Red Army
U. S
Europe
Kreuzburg
Hoey to Resume Teaching Sunday at Mt. Vernon Methodist
Senator Clyde R. Hoey will resume his Sunday school teaching this Sunday in Washington. He will spell out the regular lesson to the men’s Bible class at Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church, citing the strain of congressional duties that prevented weekly sessions.
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Washington
Clyde R. Hoey
Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church
North Carolina
Shelby
Raleigh
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