New Year Pacific Raids Hit Japanese Strongholds
Allied air and naval forces struck major Japanese targets as the new year began. US bombers raided Mindoro and Leyte while Mitchells hit the Kuriles Iwo Jima and Bonin Islands. Fleet Adm. Nimitz predicted British naval action in Japanese waters during 1945.
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Mindoro
Manila
Leyte
Philippines
West Pacific
Iwo Jima
Midway
Tokyo
Bonin
Volcano
Kurile Islands
Japan
Ipan
Honshu
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
New York Celebrates New Year In Orderly Nightlife
New York welcomed the new year with an orderly scene despite out of town guests. Times Square drew about 750000 revelers per police estimates while churches held watch services and many venues charged up to 36.30 for drinks. Rain cooled early enthusiasm but nightlife remained active.
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New York
Times Square
Acto
Rathedaung Falls To British Troops
Southeast Asia Command reports Rathedaung and Rathedaung defense point on the Mayu river 25 miles north of a key Japanese line fell to British troops without opposition. Mountbatten announces allied advances as western and northern pincers push toward the rail line through the Chindwin valley.
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Southeast Asia
Aarons
Kandy
Rathedaung
Mayu River
Louis Mountbatten
Man
Manda
Sheggin Road
Chindwin Valley
Frigid Night Forecast With Snowy Clouds Ahead
Forecaster warns a cold night dropping to about 8 below zero with diminishing winds. Tuesday turns cloudy and remains cold with a high near 15 above, as residents are urged to conserve heat and stay safe.
5th Army Regains Lost Ground In Serchio Area
Allied forces advance from Barga retaken yesterday as 5th Army pushes toward Ga llicano and Rivola. West of the Serchio river gains include four miles with German hill positions engaged. German heavy mortar fire increases on the sector while patrols withdraw near Rivola.
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Serchio
Gallicano
5Th Army
Bo- Senior River
Rivola
Solons View Peace Plans
Washington reporters describe growing peace proposals from lawmakers and the White House. Senator Wheeler has drafted a resolution to support a United Nations political council and peacetime plebiscites. Senator Wiley favors a secret Senate briefing by Secretary Stettinius on foreign policy and world events. Senators Hatch and Ball are studying additional ideas after recent talks with President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Wiley
R-Wis
Hatch
N. Mex
Ball
R-Minn
Roosevelt
Congress
Stettinius
Senate
State Department
United Nations Political Council
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Moscow Revels At New Year With Lavish Feasts
Moscow hosted a grand New Year celebration with vodka and sweets at low wartime prices. An eight course turkey banquet drew at least 500 guests at the Metro Pole Hotel as Moscow kept up American style festivities until 8 30 a m. Paris meanwhile faced a quieter New Year with restrained revelry amid high prices and transport shortages. Gen de Gaulle welcomed the diplomatic corps and the new papal nuncio delivered greetings.
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Moscow
Metropole
Paris
de Gaulle
Msgr
Angelo Roncalli
Passenger Travel Limitation Near Hopeful Action
DDT Director James Monroe Johnson signaled possible limits on passenger travel citing insufficient cooperation. He declined to specify steps but suggested early moves would target conventions and similar gatherings.
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DDT
James Monroe Johnson
Johnson
Lieved
Road to Berlin Front Distances From Key Points
Western Front distance to Berlin is 301 miles from near Duren. Russian front distance is 304 miles from north of Warsaw. Italian Front distance is 547 miles from near Alfonsine. An additional unspecified line mentions a location near the Hron river.
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Associated Press
Duren
Warsaw
Hron River
Alfonsine
Gen Kesselring Dead Report Quoted By Hitler
London and Rome dispatches report conflicting notes on Field Marshal Albert Kesselring. The Brussels radio quoted Hitler’s order dated Nov 27 claiming Kesselring’s death, while Allied Italy commands maintained he was wounded but alive with no confirmation of death.
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London
Brussels
Adolf Hitler
Bern
Switzerland
Kesselring
Italy
Bologna
Hitler
Rome
Albert Kesselring
Selring
Allied Leaders Declares 1945 A Vital War Year
New Year messages from UN leaders predict 1945 will be a vital war year with prospects of victory. De Gaulle promises slow but steady progress, Masaryk urges balance with neighbors, and Radzkiewicz calls it a decisive year in history.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Charles de Gaulle
Jan Masaryk
Wladyslaw Radzkiewicz
London
Plane crash survivors find lucky omen in rabbit foot
Oklahoma City reports John W. Stevenson and C. A. am escaped with minor injuries after a six engine plane wreck. In the aftermath they discover a rabbit foot beneath the wreckage in excellent condition, considered an unexpected sign of luck.
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Oklahoma City
John W. Stevenson
C. A. Am
Elephants Used By Japanese Stampeded by Bombers
CHUNGKING AP reports American B 25 bombers stampeded a herd of 30 elephants used by the Japanese forces. The incident occurred as air strikes hit the area, scattering the elephants and causing disruption to ground operations.
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Chungking
Great Salt Lake Train Crash Kills Dozens In Utah
A double train collision on a foggy causeway over Great Salt Lake killed about 50 people and injured around 60. The westbound Pacific Limited passenger train was struck from behind by the mail and express section, sending cars into the lake and crushing several coaches. Workmen cleared debris as officials investigated the worst western rail disaster in memory.
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Ogden
Utah
Southern Pacific Mail
Great Salt Lake
Pacific Limited No
New Year's Holiday Death Toll Rises in Three-Day Weekend
An Associated Press tally indicates at least 168 deaths over the three-day weekend, with 57 from traffic accidents and 26 from other causes. A Utah train wreck accounted for about 50 lives, while a Columbus Indiana fire killed 35, including five children. Last year 242 died, 150 by traffic.
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Utah
Columbus
Ind
Associated Press
Crash near Berkeley leaves passengers crushed and shocked
Eyewitnesses describe a wreck where a car was pulverized and twisted in the air. Mrs Clifford Moss of Ogden recalls the terrible crash as passengers cried and bystanders screamed while others spoke of misery and suffering.
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Berkeley
Calif
Clifford Moss
Ogden
Younes Fis
Frederick W. Box
Elmire
KN VY
Chaplin Injures Leg Kicking In Door Of Home
Charlie Chaplin injured his left ankle after kicking a glass panel at his Beverly Hills home while trying to enter without keys. Dr. N Edward Gourson repaired the severed muscle tissue and said he would be in a wheelchair for at least two weeks.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan
Beverly Hills
N. Edward Gourson
Russians Drive Deep Into Budapest Amid Heavy Fighting
Soviet shock troops push into central Budapest as Buda and Pest suffer fierce street battles. Reported by midnight bulletin, 3,700 Axis troops killed in New Year clashes with 7,300 dead in 48 hours and 22 tanks captured. Russians advance toward Bratislava and Vienna, while Berlin hints at a major winter offensive.
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London
Buda
Budapest
Danube
Stalingrad
Red Army
Pest
Pils
Hungary
Slovakia
Ipoly
Satoraljaujhely
Losone
Lucenec
Hron
Leva
Levice
Bratislava
Vienna
Berlin
Panama President Clings to Office Amid Crisis
Panama's Adolpho de la Guardia faced a nationwide strike led by the National Youth Congress opposing his government. He announced intentions to resign June 15 as a new seven man cabinet was appointed while the cabinet issued a decree suspending the constitution and then resigned.
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Panama
National Youth Congress
Adolpho de la Guardia
de la Guardia
Clare Boothe Luce Returns From European Battlefront Tour
Rep. Clare Boothe Luce arrives at La Guardia aboard a transatlantic air transport command plane after concluding a tour of European battlefronts. She is a member of the House Military Affairs Committee.
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New York
Clare Boothe Luce
R.conn
la Guardia Field
Transatlantic Air Transport Command
House
Two Babies Born in La Crosse on Monday Morning
Early Monday morning two babies arrived at St. Ann's in La Crosse. A son, Earl Wayne Jr., was born at 1:20 a.m. to S. Sgt. Earl W. Register and wife Doris Aileen Larson from Holmen. At 9:55 a.m. a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bruno Walden of 323 Fifth Avenue South. mother Mildred Stone Walden.
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la Crosse
St. Ann’s
Earl Wayne, Jr
Earl W. Register
Holmen
Bomber Force Strikes Again
London reports a massive Allied air assault as 1 600 American warplanes hit a German oil refinery near Dollbergen and the Coblenz rail network. RAF Lancasters strike Osterfeld while Mosquitos target Oslo Gestapo HQ and two merchantmen in Flekkefjord, with skies filled by Mustang and Thunderbolt escorts.
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London
Dollbergen
Brunswick
Coblenz
Hamburg
RAF
Osterfeld
Ruhr
Berlin
Air Ministry
Gestapo
Oslo
Norway
RAF Fighter Command
RAF 2Nd Tactical Air Force
Vohwinkel
Flekkefjord
Egersund
Onetad
ELAS Talks with Scobie Amid Greek Regency Crisis
ELAS delegation meets British Commander Lieut. Gen. Scobie to discuss a potential truce as Archbishop Askinos becomes regent after Premier Papandreou resigns. Fighting persists in Athens and Piraeus while ELAS hints at cabinet roles for shared trust.
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Athens
ELAS
R. M. Scobie
Askinos
George Papandreou
Piraeus
Alexander Svolos
EAM
Fuehrer Declares War Prolonged to 1946 In Speech
Adolf Hitler warned against defeatists and vowed Germany will not capitulate, saying the war will end no earlier than 1946 unless Germany wins. He called the struggle merciless and pledged to destroy those not supporting the national effort, in a long-delayed radio address amid questions about its authenticity.
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London
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Patton Strikes Northeast To Narrow Bastogne Waist
Allied forces under Lt Gen Patton press a renewed tank and infantry drive northeast from Bastogne aiming to pinch off the western end of the Bastogne salient. German defenses stiffen near Wiltz Diekirch and Letrbois as battles remain fluid amid artillery and air bombardment.
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Third Army
Bastogne
George S. Patton
Bel- von Rundstedt
Chenogne
Letrebois
Supreme Headquarters
Patton
Wiltz
Reisdorf
Sure River
Diekirch
Ae —E
101St Airborne Division
von Rundstedt
3Rd
St. Hubert
Moircy
Remagne
Papers to be Returned for Filing Urgency at Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune asks a man who called at the main office Sunday morning for 129 papers to return the papers. The papers are urgently needed for filing and other purposes.
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The
la Crosse Tribune
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