British Official Denies Imany Peace Reports as German Propaganda
A British Foreign Office spokesman dismissed Imany peace reports as phony and German-inspired. The Paris and Moscow broadcasts described protests and clashes, while rumors of disturbances in several cities were noted but discounted by Allied officials.
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Ritish Foreign Office
Imany
London
Madrid
Lisbon
Barcelona
Paris
Beron
Moscow
Breslau
Volkssturm
Erev
Luxem
Dresden
British forces advance in Burma theatre near Manay and Akyab
Southeast Asia Command reports British 14th Army troops seized Onw, 15 miles northwest of Manay, while the 15th Indian Corps lands on the west coast of Burma and captures Cheduba island and Myohaung near Akyab. Renewed Japanese attacks in the Singu sector north of Mandalay are repulsed. an Irrawaddy bridge near N48 at Likkyin faces Japanese pressure.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Cey
14Th Amy
Onw
Manay
15Th Indian Corps
Burma
Arth
Cheduba Island
Akyab
Southeast Asia Command
Myohaung
Singu
Mandalay
Irrawaddy
Likkyin
Kaiser to Lead Global Clothing Relief Drive
President Roosevelt asks Henry J. Kaiser to chair a large campaign to collect usable used clothing for Europe’s destitute. The drive is run by the United Nations Clothing Relief Committee with UNRRA and about 60 relief agencies, all volunteers, and Kaiser's acceptance is reported.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry J. Kaiser
Europe
United Nations Clothing Relief Committee
UNRRA
Lief
Kaiser
White House
Wallace Nomination Hit By Senate Commerce Panel
Henry A. Wallace faced an uncertain fate in the Senate as the commerce committee rejected his cabinet nomination in a 14 to 5 vote. Wallace backers swiftly urged severing money agencies from the commerce department, seeking a path to confirm him with assurances on the Reconstruction Finance Corporation assets.
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Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Josiah Bailey
North Carolina
Senate Commerce Committee
Claude Pepper
Florida
Roosevelt
Washington
Senate
Commerce
Lowan
Lucas
D-Lil
Maybank
D-Sc
Wallace Backers
Commerce Department
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse Jones
Pepper
D-Fla
Whceevet
Repre Commerce Committee
George
D-Ga
Supers Pound Jap Targets In Indo China
American B-29s struck Indo China industrial sites and hit Honshu targets in a daylight mission. Gen. Arnold said Maj. Gen. Lemay's 21st Bomber Command bombed Japan's home island, with Tokyo cited as the target by Radio Tokyo. Fire from the raid reportedly raged in the capital area as 70 bombers orbited over Tokyo.
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Washington
Japan
Indo-China
Honshu
H. H. Arnold
20Th Airforce
Curtis E. Lemay
21St
Western Front Advances Mark Struggle for Ardennes Bulge
Allied and American forces pushed on a 20 mile front in Ibourg Belgium and reached the Our river barrier, eroding the Ardennes bulge as Ninth and Second Armies held the Roer line inside Germany and patrolled near Clervaux. Air and rail activity surged amid snow and fog across the western front.
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Paris
U. S
Ibourg
Belgium
Our
Ardennes Bulge
Roer River
Ger
Alsace
Clervaux
Luxembourg
17Th Airborne
St. Vith
Siegfried Line
Reich
Wiltz
Third
Russia
Ruhr
Germany
RAF
Cold Wave Crest Seen Ebbing As Temperatures Rise
The Associated Press reports the northeastern United States faces rising temperatures after a week long cold wave. Winds will offset modest gains into the low 20s in Boston while New York City may reach 20 to 25 degrees. Exceedingly cold spots included Kane Pennsylvania at 19 below and Ticonderoga New York at 18 below. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia posted 7 above. NYC health department logged 2 100 no heat complaints in 24 hours as fuel shortages worsen discomfort.
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Associated Press
United States
Boston
New York City
Kane
Ticonderoga
N. Y
Bill Seeks 200000 Hatchery in Graham County
A bill introduced in the North Carolina House by Rep. J. H. Crawford would fund a smallmouth bass hatchery in Graham County with at least 200000 dollars. The hatchery would be run by the Game and Inland Fisheries division to restock western streams and attract sportsmen, offering food value and tourism interest. The article also notes political maneuvers over the state planning board and budget considerations affecting its future.
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Raleigh
Graham County
J. H. Crawford
Graham
Game and Inland Fisheries Division
State Department of Conservation and Development
North Carolina
United States
Cherry
State Planning Board
Joint Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
Otty
Appropriations Committee
Capus Waynick
Advisory Budget Commission
Budget Commission
Gradual Evacuation Of Citizens From Berlin Reported Underway
Three travelers arriving from Berlin say a slow evacuation of residents has begun this morning. Shortage of rolling stock and housing elsewhere prompt the move, with five trains set for refugees about WW miles south of Berlin. Berlin residents feel the front lines have moved closer as newspapers shift to single-sheet editions and editors urge unified effort amid danger. Tram and subway traffic are further restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Berlin
Aftonbladet
Army Seizure of Ward's Is Ruled Illegal
Federal Judge Philip L. Sullivan ruled the Army seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company rites illegal, saying the government move during wartime labor disputes was improper and that the nation must balance war needs with lawful actions. The decision critiques wartime emergency authority amid the global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Velit
Philip L. Sullivan
Sullivan
After Berlin: Allied plans for Germany’s occupation
The columnist predicts routes to Berlin and outlines a harsh Allied occupation. He foresees no ready German government, mass civilian hardship, internment of surrendered troops, housing and food crises, and the need for military administrations in major towns until a new regime forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Reich
United Nations
Hitler
Germany
Yanks Meet First Japanese Resistance in Luzon Advance
General MacArthur reports Sixth Army thrusting into Central Luzon meets initial Japanese resistance. Artillery shells Clark airfield as American troops push south of the Bamban river and tighten control around Clark Field, the region’s largest airbase.
B‑29s strike Tokyo as raids widen from Marianas bases
From Guam Saipan airfield reports show a sizable force of B‑29s attacked Tokyo for the seventh time. Early word says heavy fighter opposition met the bombers, with initial groups bombing visually while later groups used precision instruments. Over five days Nagoya Iwo and Tokyo have all been raided as Marianas‑based B‑29s intensify home-target campaigns.
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Guam
Navy Radio
Tokyo
Saipan
14th Army Corps Captures Philippines Garrison at Hills
Allied forces report the 14th Army Corps overran a 5,000-strong garrison in the Philippines and pushed toward hills west and north of the main airfield. The Sixth Army presses toward Manila along the broad plain, facing stiff resistance near the Manila highway. Advance units reach at least five miles inland.
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Philippines
14Th Army Corps
Sixth Army
Manila
14Th Corps
Red Army advances to Obra River near Berlin
German high command said Red Army spearheads reached positions on the Obra river in Brandenburg. The Obra runs about 75 to 95 miles east of Berlin, marking a push toward the German capital.
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London
Red
Hitler
Upper Silesia
Obra
Berlin
Red Army
Brandenburg
Germans claim upper Silesia largely evacuated by troops
German broadcasts say the fate of the upper Silesia industrial basin is handed to the eastern front. Mines and furnaces kept working until a terminal station moved back, then evacuees sent rearward. Some plants blown up as Volkssturm and Grenadiers fight amid ruins. Evacuation implies loss of a major pre war arsenal.
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London
Silesia
East Front
Transocean
Upper Silesia
Volkssturm
Grenadiers
Hitler
Ruhr
Zhukov drives into Central Poland near Branden burg border
German and Soviet dispatches map brisk advances as Marshal Zhukov’s forces push from the east toward central Poland. Berlin reports closest approach to Moscow’s drive at 135 miles from Berlin while other lines indicate positions near Leszno and the Netze river. Stalin proclaims smashed Masurian defenses and notes several strongpoints captured along the approach to Konigsberg.
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Berlin
Poznan
Brandenburg
Prussian
East Prussia
Reich
Oder River
German Silesia
Roer River
Holland
Duren
Ruhr
Ieland
Strasbourg
Gregory K. Zhukov
Poland
Leszno
Lissa
Netze
Germany
Schneidemuehle
Moscow
Masurian Lakes
Stalin
Konstantin K. ‘Osso Vesky
Ivan Cherni Isky
Rastenburg
Konigsberg
Rasten
Action In Italy Delayed By Snow And Patrols
In Italy, action along the front was limited to patrols as heavy snow turned to slush amid rain. The Fifth Army below Bologna and the Eighth Army north of the Bologna Rimini highway reported sporadic clashes. Prisoners confirmed rapid Nazi fortifications in the Apennines while American patrols probed near Monte Fano and Fondazzo.
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Rame
Fifth Army
Bologna
Eighth Army
Bologna-Rimini
Appennines
Florence, Modena
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Sweden
France
Hungary
Henry Kiser
Henry Wallace
Dewitt Mackenzie
Enoug
Wilhelmstrasse
Italy
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