Punishment of war guilt nears as Allies press on
War analyst Dewitt MacKenzie surveys signals that war guilt may be pursued despite earlier reports. He links London, Moscow, and Churchill to renewed pressure, noting Russia and Britain push for punishment while East Prussia looms as a battleground against Prussian militarism and the Junkers.
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Dewwitt MacKenzie
Presa
Reich
Europe
United States
London
Allied War Crimes Commission
Hitler
War Commission
Moscow
Pravda
Ilya .Ehrenburg
Berlin
Russia
Churchill
House of Commons
Ast
Prussia
Poland
Carpathians
Ehrenburg
East Prussia
Junkers
Smicksburg Soldier Wins Silver Star for Valor in Normandy
Pfc. Floyd Elkin, 28, of Smicksburg Pennsylvania, with the 2nd Infantry Division in Germany, earned the Silver Star after he dragged a 60-pound radio across open ground under tank fire to restore communications for artillery observers during an enemy tank assault in Normandy. Despite shell fragments hitting him, he delivered the radio enabling artillery to neutralize the tanks. Elkin, a three year Army veteran, is the son of Charles Elkin of Smicksburg.
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2TH
Germany
Floyd Elkin
Smicksburg
Pennsylvania
Normandy
Elisin
Elkin
Third Class Pa Cities Seek More State Tax Share
McKeesport Pennsylvania January 17 The southwestern district of the League of third class cities unanimously adopted resolutions for a larger share of State Tax funds. They want gasoline tax licensing fees and gross utility receipts distributed by population and area, not per paved mile. Aimed at 25 percent of motor vehicle license fees and gas tax be allocated more fairly.
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Mckeesport
League of Third Class
Pennsylvania
Texas
Edward Troster
Duquesne
Foster
China Based Superforts Hit Formosa
Allied war brief reports a January 17 daylight raid by B-29s from Major General Curtis E. LeMay’s 20th Bomber Command on Formosa, targeting military installations. It notes prior strikes, no Japanese interceptions, and that outcomes will be released by the War Department.
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Washington
Formosa
Curtis E. Lemay
20Th Bomber Command
20Th Air Force
War Department
China
Nippon
Formoga
Withelmk F Halsey
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Halsey
Taboe
Foindia
Doadh
Japan
Bangkok
Thailand
Nagoya
Omura
Tokyo
Singapore
Malaya
1St Bomber Command
John L Lewis Sets Meeting on Wage Demands
John L Lewis summoned the United Mine Workers Policy Committee to meet February 26 to finish a draft of wage demands for soft coal contract talks starting March 1. The bituminous and anthracite contracts expire in March and April, with negotiations to follow. Roosevelt has refused general wage increases but allowed fringe adjustments for steelworkers.
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Washington
John K. Lewis
United Mine Worker's Policy Committee
Lewis
UMW
Shoreham
Roosevelt
AFL
CIO
War Labor Board
Vinson
Lt Connolly Receives Oak Leaf Cluster for Air Medal
Lt. John J. Connolly of Indiana Pennsylvania received the first Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal. He also holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and has served nine months in the Indiana Burma theater of a Troop Carrier Squadron in the Tenth Air Force. Connolly is a former Indiana High School graduate. his father Dr. John J. Connolly resides at 307 Phila St. in Indiana.
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John J. Connolly
Indiana
Howard C. Davidson
Tenth Air Force
Burma
Connolly
Indiana-Burma
Indiana High School
Phila, St
Bombers Hit Hamburg Area and Magdeburg Refineries
U S heavy bombers strike oil plants and submarine facilities around Hamburg shortly after RAF hits three Magdeburg oil refineries and industrial center. Allied forces target Paderborn freight paths and northwest Germany as part of a renewed oil Supply disruption strategy. RAF Typhoons cut rail lines near Utrecht while Mosquitos raid German billets in the Sittard area.
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London
U. S S
Hamburg
Magdeburg
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Rhenania
Harburg
Iil
Paderborn
Germany
Madgeburg
Allies Resume Winter Drive Near Belgian Front
Ally forces press the winter offensive with German reinforcements reported at 2,500 troops and a dozen tanks. American First and Third Armies link at Houffalize, cutting off western pockets and reuniting Bradley’s 12th Army Group. First Army advances toward St Vith and Petit-Their, while Third Army tanks pursue German units around Berg, amid snow and rugged terrain.
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Belgian Bulge
Houffalize
12Th Army
Omar N. Bradley
Thirimont
Faymonville
St. Vith
First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Petit-Their
Recht
Schoppen
Cherain
Brisy
Houtfalize
Salin River
Vielsalm
Third Army
Germany
Berg
New Congressman For Ratification By a Majority Vote of Congress
Rep Flood of Pennsylvania urges treaty approval by majority vote of both House and Senate. He argues the people favor ending exclusive Senate treaty powers, cites broad public support, and supports Atlantic Charter principles and participation in strong international bodies to preserve peace.
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Washington
Ry A
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep
Flood
D-Pa
Congress
Fiedd
House
Senate
Luzerne County
Ardennes Front News from Allied Advances Near Bastogne
Allied forces push across several fronts in the Ardennes and adjacent areas. The 101st Airborne moves into Bourcy and beyond near Bastogne while Fourth Army and Seventh Army gains report in Michamps Hatten and a Rhine bridgehead near Strasbourg. British Second Army crosses water barriers near Sittard as U.S. First and Third Armies close on St Vith Houffalize. Casualty figures mount as Rundstedt’s lines collapse and air reports cite heavy losses.
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Luxembourg
Butzdorf
101At Airborne
Screaming Eagle
Bourcy
Bastogne
First Army
Ardennes
Oadenval
St. Vith
Supreme Headquarters
U. S. Third Army
Michamps
Oberwampach
U. S. Seventh Army
Hatten
Haguenau Forest
Herrlishiem
Rhine
Strasbourg
Sittard
Aachen
Miles C. Dempsey
Strer
Torlay
Maas
Roer
U. 5
Seventh Army
First
Third Armés
Ardennen
Houffalize
Karl von Rundstedt
Berlin
von Rundstedt
U. S
Stimson
The Fuehrer Seen as Overfed Pig In War Debate
Voros compares Hitler to an overfed pig and says the Fuehrer is sick in mind and body. He warns Germany and Hungary sail in a lifeboat through a storm, and victory depends on last man and last drop of blood. The quote labels a perilous, doomed stance.
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Voros
Father Land
Hitler
Vorog
Polish Capital Fall Announced By Lublin Radio
Soviet offensives push toward Warsaw and Krakow as Lublin Radio reports an epic uprising doomed by German occupation. Berlin notes continued growth of Red army offensives across southern and central Poland with extensive destruction and high casualties in Warsaw.
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Lublin Radio
BBC
OWL
Lublin
Poland
Krakow
Berlin
Warsaw
Vistula
Kom
London
Russia
Moscow
Baltic
Yugoslavia
East Prussia
Rominten
Pilkalin
Schlossberg
tJunker
Stalin
Ukraine
Jasector
Miss Graf tests license number in hit run recall
In Burgh court, 27 year old Miss Sofie Graf testified she carried a white shoe with her to remind her of a license number after a hit and run last July. She said she had no paper at the time.
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Barrsburgh
Sofie Graf
Wild West feathers supplied by Turkeys for Native head dresses
Progress Denver reports P. M. Pierce of Sullivan Colorado ships white turkey feathers to Sioux in Western Nebraska and Navajos in New Mexico for head dress enhancement. The piece notes a shift from overt wild frontier imagery to a quiet supply chain serving Native ceremonial attire.
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Denver
Sullivan
Colo
P. M. Pierce
Nebraska
New Mexico
County Tax Rate Holds Steady At 11 Mills
Indiana County Commissioners set the 1945 tax rate at 11 mills for sinking fund and 2 mills for county purposes plus 2 mills for institutions. Each mill is worth about $34,900. Total bonded debt stood at $1,685,000 as of January 1, 1645, with receipts estimated at $384,949.73 and expenditures around $336,500 for county and institutional needs.
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Indiana County Commission
Erg
Indiana County
100000 Tons Munitions a Month China Drive Under Way
Allied officials aim to raise monthly munitions shipping to China to about 100000 tons as the Ledo road nears operation. Deliveries from India surge past 40000 tons monthly, backing a potentially modern Chinese army in Chungking by year end. Chiang Kai-shek holds central leadership amid rising Kuomintang liberal factions, with US pressure to unite with northern Communist forces.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
China
Ledo Road
India
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kuomintang
Chiang
Roosevelt
Patrick Burley
Navy Fliers Sink 30 Jap Vessels 65 Miles From Manila
US Navy fliers claim success near Manila in long range strikes. Third Fleet aircraft reportedly sank or damaged over 300000 tons of Japanese shipping and destroyed hundreds of planes while forcing a Japanese counterattack to slow the Luzon push. General MacArthur reports advances toward Manila with units reaching Moncada and Sinegayen as American forces push along the Luzon plain and coast.
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Manila
Asiatic
Japan
Luzon
Philippines
Nippon
Halsey
South China Sea
Asia
Amoy
South China
Saigon
Indo-China
Third Fleet Air Arm
MacArthur
Guzon
Sixth
Douglas MacArthur
Moncada
Sinegayen
Gulf
Tarlac
Camiling
Coac
Pittsburgh hotels filled up today
Pittsburgh reports a rare hotel demand surge as all major accommodations reach capacity. A hotel executive noted no single reason for the rush, though he described a steady increase in business.
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Pittsburgh
Obituary notices for Clawson Stephens De Haven and Barr
Obituary notices detail Harry Stewart Clawson born 1876 Edgewood Indiana County and survivor list including two sons and five grandchildren. Mary Jean Stephens of Johnstown formerly Spangler died aged 75 with many children and grandchildren. Anna Mary Thompson De Haven died at Punxsutawney home of her daughter. Samuel Barr, 83, pioneer Jefferson County resident, dies suddenly in Punxsutawney, with seven daughters and church ties. services planned in Punxsutawney and Circle Hill Cemetery.
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Harry Stewart Clawson
Indiana
R. D.no
Samuel
Sarah (Pitt) Clawson
Edgewood
Indiana County
Fottsburg
Peeler Bible
Jos. Blakely
Mabel Clawson
U. S. Army Nurse Corps
Charles
Washington D. C
George
Hillsdale
Earl
Florida
Hazel Overdorff
Blairsville
Fred Scheibler
Pittsburgh
Robinson Funeral Home
Funeral
David R. Graham
Oakland Cemetery
Mary Jean Stephens
Johnstown
Edson Ave
Spangler
Memorial Hospital
Charles W. C. Stephens
Indiana Co
Chambers
Margaret (Kelly) Downey
Zula Stephens
R. D
Roy A. Peoples
Aliquippa
Nestor
Clyimer R. D
William F. Fried
Clarence High
Clift Street
Dele
Ivo C
Ft. Storey
Kerr
Orange, N
Nile
Margaret Quirk
Stephens
William Downey
Chambersville
Frank Downey
Five Points
Herbert Downey
Beaver Falls
Charles E. Downey
Evans City
J. Maud Kinghorn
Anna Mary (Thompson) DE Haven
A. D. Crooks
East Liberty Street
Punxsutawney
Plumville
Garie Crooks
Jane Kuhspos
Cheswick
John Stewart
Ridgway
Jennie Lancaster
Berkley
Calli
Marguerite Long
Alfred de Haven
Bowser Funeral Home
Plumoyilie
Samuel Barr
Jefferson County
Central
M. C. A. Punxsutawney
John S
Nancy
Anthony) Barr
Mr. Barr
Corsica
Mary Elien Drwnmond
Barr
Y. M. C. A. Punxsutawney
Orie Styers
Hubbard, O
Marthe Ferrand
Tunnelton
Brookville
Baptist
Wishaw
Myrtle Chapman
Arthur
John Atkinson
Charles McCartney
Elwood City
Martha Ferrand
Annabelle Ea ‘Dock
Detroit
Mich
Morrison Funeral Home
Punx' Sulancey
Hepburn
Ince
Erie Dispatch Herald publisher Robert J Virtue dies at 67
Robert John Virtue, 67, publisher of the Erie Dispatch-Herald and longtime press executive, died after a year of illness. He rose from office boy to chairman of Charley A. Eddy Go. and held posts with the Audit Bureau of Circulation and various newspapers. Born in Ireland in 1879, he came to the United States at six and arrived in Erie in 1934, becoming publisher in 1936.
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Erie
Robert John, Virtue
Erie Dispatch-Herald
Associated Press
Virtue
Charley A. Eddy
Newspaper Representatives Association of Chicago
Stanley Clague
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Peoria
Ill
Journal Transcript
Walter
Goodland
Wisconsin
Racine Times Call
Treasure Mountain Gold Mining Company
Denver
Arthur S. James
Pennsylvania
Selective Service Appeals Board
Edward Martin
Lack County
Fermanagh
Ireland
William J. Virtue
Nhon
Dispatch-Herald
Pay raise proposal for lawmakers sparks mixed reactions
Washington reports a National Planning Association plan to raise congressional pay from 10 000 to 25 000 a year and establish retirement benefits. Lawmakers fear the move could revive past pension drives and hamper modernization efforts alongside the death of Senator Francis Maloney and a Senate House study group push.
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Washington
Congress
National Planning Association
NPA
James F. Byrnes
Senate House
French Gov Will Receive Allied Ships
London January 17 The United States and Britain will allocate a number of ships to the French Government from now until April 1 to help meet France imports. The ships are to be used by France through April 1 with hope for continuation in subsequent months. Similar arrangements are expected for liberated countries as circumstances permit.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Britsh Foreign Office
Suon
Foreign Office
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