Americans Storm Houffalize In Luzon Invasion Report
Army dispatches describe Sixth Army driving sulliva across the Agno River and widening footholds at a rapid pace on Luzon. Damortis and Mangatarem were seized, cutting Japanese lines and isolating forces in the northwest. Allied air power and steady advances push toward Baguio as Pozorrubia fights delay.
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Agno
Bayambang
Gulf
Mangatarem
Catablan
Damortis
Alaminos
Benguet Mountains
Baguio
Philippines
Port Suis
Associated Press
Fred Hampson
Mietoriel
Luzon
MacArthur
Sec
Allied Drive Near Houffalize Halts in Fog and Snow
Allied forces pushed within a mile and a half of Houffalize as part of a northern push toward the German defense line in the Belgian bulge. Heavy weather slowed operations for three linked Allied armies while air activity waned. The Heli oms Wheels Second Armored Division led the advance from the north, with Third Army units three miles south and British and American troops about three miles west of the town. Strong German reserves and questions about Rundstedt's next move linger as casualties mount and the line around La Roche and St Vith tightens under pressure.
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Paris
Houffalize
Belgian Bulge
Salient
Wouffalize
Third Army
Gainon St
First Army
St Vith
Wiltz
Houffslize
Hisenhowers
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Ourthe
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Hatten
Haguenau
Maginot Line
Bitche
Rhine
Strasbourg
Mont
Sixth
Stras
Germans Reds Start New Attacks Across Eastern Front
German high command reports sweeping battles across eight hundred miles from Budapest to Memel as Soviet offenses press in Poland East Prussia and beyond. New thrusts push toward Krakow Warsaw and along the Vistula while Konev’s forces claim gains in sub zero battles driving toward Kielce and the Silesian frontier.
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London
Budapest
Hungary
Memel
Baltic
Todex
Poland
East Prussia
Carpathians
Merci
Pulawy
Warka
Warsaw
Vistula-Bug
Narew
Ebenrode
Schlossberg
Krakow
Slovakia
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Ivar &. Konev
Nida
Warsaxy- Krakow
Red Army
Germany
Konev
Vistula
Kielce
Navy Silent On Sea Battle Rumors Amid Conflicting Reports
Fragmentary wartime notes describe a purported sea battle with claims of sunken transports and damaged ships. References to Pearl Harbor, Adm. John and several named vessels appear in garbled language, suggesting uncertain intelligence and evolving headlines.
Street Scene Prompted by A Crowd on Broad Street
A street scene shows a man in uniform talking to a passerby while a group of young women accompany him. People move about jammed sidewalks as expressions and gestures capture a moment of bustling action and playful chatter.
Assembly Marks Time For McCord Inauguration
Nashville reports the General Assembly allows time before McCord’s inauguration as governor with tonight’s session resuming after weekend recess. Homer I s Weimar of Nashville chairs the joint Legislative Inaugural Committee as plans for the inaugural program with a military touch are completed. Officials will be sworn in during the ceremonies. Last week saw the salary increase measure for the governor and more than 100 bills introduced, many local, some general likely to spark debate.
German Forces Suffer Heavy Losses In Italy
Allied headquarters said German efforts to set up outposts south of the Reno and east of the Senia along the Adriatic line were repelled with heavy losses. German forces dug in from the Adriatic to the Apennines as Field Marshal Kesselring aimed to hold. Western Fifth Army front saw intensified German patrols in the Serchio Valley and a counteroffensive beaten back. A Polish patrol crossed the Senio near Imola with no casualties. Bitter winter and night bombing curtailed action. Brenner Pass highway blocked. Germans reportedly used anti aircraft rockets in northern Italy.
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Mome
Reno River
Senia
Adriatic
Farisher
Apennines
Kesselring
Fifth Army
Serchio
Senio
Bologna-Rimini
Imola
Italy
Verona
Raveretn
Sabath Attacks Cigar Prices and War-Era Food Costs
Illinois congressman Sabath lambasted the Office of Price Administration over cigar quality and prices, restaurant portions, and other living costs. He urged Bowles to curb price ceilings, noting higher prices yet poorer quality, and warned the public blames OPA for the cost of living. He signed the letter in haste and anger.
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Chester Bowles
OPA
Sabath
jSteaks
Bowles
Illinois
Office of Price Administration
Jetter
B-29s Strike Japan and Formosa in Dual Daylight Raids
Washington reports heavy B-29 offensives against Honshu and Formosa with over 200 planes in each raid and no enemy losses. Allied forces targeted Nagoya’s aircraft plants and the Formosa center, while Gen Hap Arnold urges air forces to view missions as war an arms.
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Washington
America
Japan
Formosa
Philippines
Honshu
War Department
Wagoya
Vital Aircraft Center
Tokyo
H. H
Hap" Armald
Iast
Farmosa
Guin
Curtis B. LeMay
20Th Air Force
Pormnoss
H. S. Hansell
21St Bomber Group
Saipan
Nagoya
Tokyo Radio
Dealers Seek Way End Dig Shortage
The National Association of Tobacco Distributors opened a conference to address a cigarette shortage. They propose national cigarette rationing to retailers for fair distribution of limited supplies. Executive secretary Joseph Kelodny declined to disclose whether ration cards would involve smokers and promised details later.
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National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Joseph Kelodny
Association
British Troops Move Within 30 Miles Of Mandalay
Allied forces in the Chindwin Valley push toward Mandalay with Lt. Gen. Slim’s 14th Army entering Wetlet and advancing to 30 miles north of the city. Units reach Kani and Alon along the Mandalay Ye-U line while British commandos seize Myebon on the coast amid heavy shelling. Chinese forces reportedly hold all but one hill around Wanting.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Chindwin
Burma
Mandalay
Rangoon
Shwebo
William J. Slim
Myithyina-Mandalay
Kani
Kalewa
Alon
Mandalay-Ye-U
Abyad
Myebon
Chungking
Burma Road
Albert C. Wede- Meyer
Allies Continue Mighty Air Blows On German Centers
Allied air forces pounded four southern German railroad yards with 1390 American bombers fighters and 600 escort planes aiming at Freiburg Augsburg Ingolstadt and Reutlingen disrupting troop movements. The campaign followed a weekend heavy attack on oil centers with about 2500 bombers and the first large German defense since New Year.
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London
Britain
Germany
Freiburg
Augsburg
Ingelstadt
Reutlingen
Eighth Air Force
RAF
Enoch Hood Decides Battle Fate On Night Patrol
Staff Sgt. Enoch Hood of the 103rd Division led seven men on a night patrol when a German scout approached. Hood spotted the helmet, hurled a grenade, and killed the intruder. Later, as the unit neared the riverbank inside Germany, two German sentries fired. they died from gunfire after Hood’s men exposed their position.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
AEF
Western Front
Broch
Neneth Hood
Kingsport
Tenn
Hood
Germany
Enoch Hood
Domei Hints Premier Koiso May Be Fired For Reversals
The Domei news agency suggests Premier Kuniaki Koiso could be ousted over military reversals. Japanese political factions demand stronger internal reforms as the Imperial Diet reconvenes January 21 and wartime pressures intensify across the Pacific.
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Domei
Koiso
Associated Press
Kuniaki Koiso
Japan
Frank Marshall
Volberg
Kingsport
Ordnance Department
Domei News
Inter
Atlanta
Boise
Edna M. Volberg
Georgia
Tech
Imperial Diet Chemical Engineering
Koisa
Ft King Aport
Mer
Hideki Tojo
Holsum Lodge
Scobie Vows Greek Protection During Truce Promises
Athens dispatch reports Lt Gen Ronaid M Scobie addressing demonstrators from British headquarters balcony. He pledges British forces will protect Greeks and liberties against revolt. Demonstrators cheer as truce with ELAS leaders set to begin at 1 am, with mixed signals on ceasefire status.
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Athens
Ronaid M. Scobie
Greece
Scobie
ELAS
London
Algiers
World War II Front Line Distances Reported
Road to Berlin briefing from the Associated Press lists Western front rally near Duren, Russian front 84 miles north of Warsaw, Hungarian front 366 miles from the Hron River, and Italian front 544 miles from the Reno River.
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Duren
Warsaw
Hron
Reno River
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