Third Army advances toward Reich frontier across 32 miles
Allied forces push 4 miles into Rich Nazi territory reaching five river barriers. Third Army clears Clerveaux and nears St Vith while squeezing Germans back to the Siegfried line. Our river cross near nine and a half miles south of St Vith. Recon forces disrupt near Weiler as patrols report little resistance along the Our river frontier.
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Clerveaux
Luxembourg
Third
Ulfec
St. Vith
Our
Schillersdorf
Strasbourg
Moder
Alase
U. S
Ninth
Roer
Ruhr
Rhineland
U. S. First Army
Ardennes
Third Army
The
Reich
Siegfried Line
17Th Airborne
Reds Report 98 Miles From Berlin Amid Soviet Advances
Berlin said Russian forces cut through the Masurian line and pressed toward Konigsberg while closing in on Poznan and Schneidemuhl. The Red Army reportedly crossed into East Prussia and reached within four miles of Königsberg as work halted in Silesia factory towns.
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London
Red
Poznan
Berlin
Brandenburg
Schneidemuhil
Geremany
Reich
Germany
Silesia
Ruhr
East Prussia
Konigsberg
Neuhausen
Moscow
Coal Shortage Forces Widespread Public Shutdowns
A severe eastern coal shortage during a cold wave led to closures of amusement venues libraries and museums in New York and nearby cities with non essential services ordered shut. Cities including Syracuse Quincy Providence and Pittsburgh imposed fuel and freight restrictions while steelmakers cut production and rail embargoes limited shipments.
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Associated Press
United States
N. Y
Frank S. Harris
Syracuse
E. Kennedy
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Eugene W. Coughlin
Association — Railroads
North Carolina Warship Faces Prolonged Service Concerns
The Navy reports the battleship North Carolina has logged over 250000 miles and taken part in five combat campaigns, despite continued propoganda claims. Navy officials say the vessel remains a concern for high command as it sails on.
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Washington
North Carolina
Navy
Court Ruling In Ward Case Endangers Wartime Labor System
WLB Chairman William H. Davis warned that the Montgomery Ward decision at Chicago threatens the entire wartime labor dispute settlement system. He said reversal by Congress or action to make WLB orders effective for all is needed to avoid collapse of peaceful settlement mechanisms. Davis has not yet read Judge Sullivan's ruling in detail.
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Washington
WLB
William H. Davis
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Federal District Court
Davis
Congress
War Labor Board
Government To Appeal Ward Decision
The government loses its suit against Montgomery Ward and Company as Judge Sullivan rules Roosevelt lacked authority to seize 16 properties. Army control continues pending appeal, with possible path to circuit court or Supreme Court. Ward's Avery calls it a victory for labor. CIO Retail pageant warns labor could suffer.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Philip L. Sullivan
Roosevelt
Army
U. S. District
J. Albert Woll
Sullivan
Woll
Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel Wolchok
CIO
United Retail
Ward
WLB
New York Stock Exchange
Big Robbery Solved When I Are Taken Big Robbery Solved When I Are Taken
Chicago police announced a near complete solution to the January 20 burglary of the E. H. Rumbold Realty vaults. Detectives recovered an estimated $2 million in securities from a west side bungalow attic. two truck drivers were detained, and four men and a woman arrested earlier face arraignment.
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Chicago
Walter Storms
E. H. Rumbold Realty Company
West Side
Stoc
Michael Kosar
Peter Quaglia
Lewellyn Morgan
Thomas Leahy
Willie Niemoth
Storms
Otilla Obinger Wayne
Kosar
Benton Harbor
Mich
Quaglia
Yank Officer Is Given 10 Years in Theft Case
An American army officer, Second Lieutenant Marvin Davis of Philadelphia, was sentenced to ten years hard labor and dismissed from the service by a general court martial in Paris. He conspired with a French woman in Reims to execute four black market deals in American cigarettes, yielding about 174000 francs (roughly $348). The prosecution was led by Captain Clem H. Block of Grand Rapids.
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Paris
Oise
Marvin Davis
Philadelphia
Reims
Clem H. Block
Grand Rapids, Mich
Davis
Frontline Distances Reported To Berlin Route
The report lists distances to Berlin on three fronts. Eastern Front 98 miles from the Brandenburg border. Western Front 310 miles from Linnich area. Italian Front 544 miles from the Reno river.
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Associated Press
Brandenburg
Linnich-dulich- Durne
Iitalian Front
Reno River
Yanks Capture Angeles North of Manila in Philippines
Allied forces reported capture of the Pampanga province town Angeles about 40 airline miles north of Manila as Sixth Army advances continued. Nimitz said carrier planes sank or damaged 125000 tons of Japanese ships in raids on Formosa ports January 20, with more results earlier. Superfortresses claimed the largest single mission air “bag” against Tokyo as 75 planes were destroyed or damaged.
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Associated Press
Pampanga
Angeles
Manila
Sixth Army
Douglas MacArthur
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Formosa
U.S
Nimitz
Tokyo
20Th Air Force
Marianas
India
American Subs Close In On 1000 Ships Sunk
Washington reporters say U S submarines have sunk 21 more Japanese vessels, bringing the total to 979. The tally includes a light cruiser and 20 non combatant ships such as tankers and cargo vessels. Sinking dates are not given, but likely occurred during the submarines operations.
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Washington
U. S
Fi Navy
Germans Called On To Surrender To Yank Forces
The Associated Press reports an American broadcast in Europe calling German soldiers to surrender unconditionally while assuring individuals will not face arbitrary punishment. The OWI notes that surrender does not imply collective blame and promises Geneva Convention protections for POWs not implicated in war crimes.
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Associated Press
Europe
U. S
The
Germany
German defenses crumble as Allies push to Rhine line
Allied forces advance from the Roer toward the Maas and Rhine as German defenses retreat behind the Rhine. Soviet and Western armies close in on Berlin front, with Poznan and Breslau under pressure and German reserves diverted to eastern fronts.
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Berlin
Moscow
Poznan
Brandenburg
Breslau
Oder
Silesian
Germany
East Prussia
Red Army
Roer
Maas
Dutch Rhine
West Bank
Duren
Cologne
Eisenhower
Alsace
Karlsruhe
Seventh Army
Rhine
Dutich
Ruhr
Karl von Rundstedt
Julich
Koelnische
Germans Gloomy Over Outlook As Fronts Boil
Neutral observers report widespread German gloom over the war's prospects as Allied pressure grows on the Ruhr and Silesia. They say Berlin faces internal division, Goebbels propaganda, and fear of civil strife while evacuation and rationing tighten.
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Stockholm
Germany
Ruhr
Upper Silesian
Silesia
Allies to strike west to aid Red Army drive
Moscow radio says the Allies will launch a powerful offensive from the west coordinated with the Russian push. Hitler shifts divisions east, risking a “death trap” as Anglo American forces press western Germany while the Red Army advances.
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London
Germany
Moscow
Hitler
Soviet Soviets claim large Nazi losses near Poznan and Sosnowiec
Soviet supplement reports 3,000 Germans killed in the Konigsberg sector and major defeats near Poznan. It says 800 dead and 700 taken prisoner at Poznan approaches while all routes to Germany are cut. It also notes 11 German counterattacks around Sosnowiec before Dombrowa coal basin fell and 1,000 prisoners captured in that area.
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T Konigsberg
Poznan
Germany
Sosnowiec
Dombrova
Nazi Vehicles Receive Mauling From Allies
Allied air forces hammered the Ardennes exodus beginning January 21 1945 with seven days of fighting. RAF reports show over 7300 German road and rail vehicles destroyed or damaged as the bulk Sixth Army withdrew toward the Russian front or Germany for refit. The retreat moved in daylight under heavy air attack.
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U. S
U. S. Third Army
Belgium Ardennes
Belgium Bulge
21St Army Group
Aredennes
Falaise
RAF
Ardennes
Sixth Army
Germany
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