Press War Analyst Says Breslau Key To Nazi Hold On Oder
Sy Dewitt Mackenzie declares Breslau the vital Silesian city anchoring the German defense along the Oder River. He notes Moscow reports of cut communications isolating the city and warns a Western Allied push could pressure Berlin as Eisenhower readies for action.
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SY Dewitt MacKenzie
Germany
Breslau
Witler
Oder River
Bréslau
Oder
Reich
Moscow
Red Command
Poland
Hitler
Berlin
Eisenhower
East Prussia Isolated On Front In World War II
Fragmented World War II dispatch describes eastern front contact breaking between German formations near Breslau and Poznan. Russians mass artillery southeast of Breslau while advancing toward Berlin area. Reports say Oder River largely ice free and Stettin port area seized as Red Army pushes west. NBC’s Merrill Mueller cites a claim that Eisenhower has contact with Stalin.
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Hitler
Voelkischer Heobachter
Berlin
Breslau
Silesia
Oder River
Moscow
Oder
Red Army
Poznan
Kukay
Po Ush
Baltic
Stettin
Merrill Mueller
NBC
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Marshal Stalin
Germany
Legislative Activities Affecting Indiana County
County assembly rep McMillen outlines legislative moves affecting Indiana County including voter reform bills, coal strip mining rules, and teacher salary financing. He notes early governor program efficiency, urges public feedback, and explains a public records plan for bills and sessions. The piece ends with unrelated trivia about England and dentistry.
Two Faculty Additions at IST College as Semester Opens
Dr. J M Uhler announced two new faculty hires at Indiana State Teachers College as the second semester began. Miss Laverne Strong will replace Miss Lillian McLean in the elementary department, and Dr Ablard Boardman will replace visiting professor J Reid Sterrett during the first semester. Boardman, a Brooklyn College veteran, has taught at NYU and Colorado College of Education and has a background in speech and English. Carrie Belle Parks Norton will resume English duties after a leave. Cadet nurse enrollment remains steady with seventy new students from Butler, New Kensington, and Oll City, bringing total nurses trained to 325.
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Indiana State Teachers College
J. M. Uhler
Laverne Strong
Lillian McLean
Abl
Gall C. Boardman
Brooklyn College
J. Reid Sterrett
Western
Kentucky State Teachers College
Miss Strong
Terra Haute State Teachers College
Indiana
Penn State
Betts
Terre Haute State Teachers College
Richmond
Boardman
New York University
Colorado College of Education
David Belasco
New York
Greely
Colorado
Madison
Wisconsin
New York City
New College Standard Dictionary
University of Wisconsin
Allardy
Nicoll
University of London
Carrie Belle Parks Norton
Butler
New Kensington
Oll City
Jat
MacArthur's forces tighten grip on Luzon operations
In the central Luzon area US units reached the Magalang highway flanking Mt. Arayat as divisions converge south toward San Fernando Pampanga and Manila amid heavy combat north and east of Lingayen Gulf. Meanwhile Navy reports Two Jima in the Volcano Islands was shelled again with over 180 tons of bombs dropped by B-29s and Liberators as Nipponese naval units fired on the bombardment force 750 miles south of Tokyo.
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Clark
San Fernando
Pampanga
Manila
Magalang
Mt. Arayat
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
Innis P. Swift
U. S. Pacific Fleet Head
Pearl Harbor
Little Two Jima
Volcano Islands
Siapan
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Iwo
Saipan
Japan
Allied Breakthroughs Mark Ardennes Front Shift and Roer Advances
Allied forces press across the Ardennes with major gains north of St Vith and along the Roer, capturing towns including Ambleve Mirfeld Wallerode Medell and Grebben. The Ninth Army advances along the Roer with renewed U.S. assaults, while British Second Army drives toward the Roer near Studen by the Siegfried Line as German defenses crumble.
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Roer
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Mulhouse
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Ambleve
Mirfeld
Wallerode
Medell
St. Vithin
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Audrange
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Briedfeld
Medel
Strasbourg
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Moder
Haguenau
Ardennes Bulge
102Nd
Frank A. Keating
Brachelen
Julich
Munchen Gladbach
Cologne
Roermond
Duren
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Geilenkirchen
Grebben
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Hubholgen
Dremmen
Horst
Nirm
Hoven
Heinsberg
Siegfried Line
U. S. Ninth Army
Linnich
Belgum
Luxembourg
Qure River
Germany
Geo. 8. Patton
Courtney H. Hodges
Heinerscheld
Prum
17Th Airborne
St. Vith
Weiswampach
FEPC backs labor on manpower and anti-closed shop
A FEPC backed move to empower statutory support in manpower legislation mixes with a pending anti-closed shop amendment. Southern Democrats back measures allowing essential workers to stay in or move to union or nonunion jobs under local draft board direction, as House debate looms next week.
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EPC
Washington
Fair Employment Practices Committee
House
Organized Labor
PEPC
Congress
May
D-Ky
Military Committee
FEPC
Riles
Boy Scout Dinner Set For February Thirteen
Walter Moreau announces a Boy Scout Council dinner Tuesday February 13 at 8 30 PM in the Methodist Church social hall Indiana. William W Kay and Fred Sprankle are on the committee. The meeting will report last year’s achievements award the Silver Beaver and Veterans service prizes, elect officers, and is held during Boy Scout Week February 8 to 14 marking the 35th anniversary of Boy Scouts in America. Reservations must be made by noon February 6 and paid in advance.
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Walter Moreau
William Penn Council of Boy Scouts
Methodist Church
Indiana
William W. Kay
Fred Sprankle
Boy Scout Council
Boy Scouts In America
Bellah cites war hero as cream of American youth
Erie Daily Times publisher recounts wartime sacrifice in PNPA talk. Police probe Kasherman slaying as Mullen notes a history of heroism and struggle. Conference notes record rising newspaper influence, newsprint restrictions, and postwar ad plans amid a gas-saving tip.
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Harrisburg
U. S
Champlon
América
James Warner
Bellah
Pennsylvania
Publishers Association Today
Lis
PNPA
tHeeman
Mineapolis
James Mullen
lArthur Kasherman
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Kasherman
Chantryman
Mullen
Ike
Dog Blaze priority rate sparks Senate inquiry
Senator Stewart vows action after a Roosevelt dog named Blaze was bumped from a plane amid a national travel priority dispute. Bridges and Maybank join Stewart’s subcommittee to probe the high priority travel system after a Memphis incident involving three service members. Blaze, owned by Col. Elliott Roosevelt, was shipped from Washington to Faye Emerson in Hollywood.
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Washington
Stewart
D-Tehn
Tan
Roosevelt
Blaze
Tennnessean
Memphis
Rery Porter
Senate Military Committee
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
Bridges
Senator Maybank
D-Sc
Col
Elliott Roose
Faye Emerson
Gen McAuliffe Nominated For Promotion To Major General
General Anthony C. McAuliffe, famed for the Bastogne reply Nuuta, was nominated for promotion to major general. The 46 year old commander of the 101st Airborne Division previously received the Distinguished Service Cross from General Patton. Roosevelt also sent Senate nominations for three other three star generals including Wedemeyer, Gerow, and Simpson.
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Washington
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Submarine Love Sick Whale Story From Seattle
Lt. Gilson Rohrback recounts a lovesick whale reportedly nuzzling a submarine during sea patrols. The whale surfaced near the ship, produced noises and close contact, and the crew believed the animal was making affectionate advances before the encounter ended. A stray note mentions pomegranate flowers yielding jelly to Moroccans for porridge flavor.
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Seattle
U. S
Gilson Rohrback
Rohrback
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