Allies Trim Belgian Bulge Near Strasbourg
Allied armies broke off the western seven miles of the Belgian bulge and pressed into the eastern half. The U.S. 3rd Army advanced twice into the German south flank between Bastogne and Vianden in Luxembourg. The First Army crossed the Salm River to within 10 miles of St Vith, threatening von Rundstedt's hold on the Ourthe corridor.
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Paris
Bastogne
Vianden
Luxembourg
Salm
St. Vith
von Rundstedt
Ourthe
Strasbourg
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Home Army
Strasbou
Herrlisheim
Rhine
Houffalize
St. Hubert
Ardennes
Cavalry Forces Fight Through Bitter Ardennes Winter
American 4th cavalry Regiment, attached to the 84th Infantry, retook Mercovray north of Laroche in heavy snow. Blizzard conditions, frostbite tolls, and stiff German resistance marked the push as Allied troops closed in on St. Hubert and Bastogne pockets.
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Laroche
Belgium
U.S. 4Th Cavalry Regiment
Alexander R. Bolling
84Th
Dakotas
Albert R. Tincher
Des Mothes
The
Cowles
Tincher
John Seefeldt
Alden
Western Front
Sem Hagen
Pharr
Fort of Texas
Mercovray
Adissions
Landis Resigns to Rejoin Harvard Law School Dean Post
James M. Landis resigns as director of economic operations and American representative in the Middle East to return to his former post as dean of Harvard Law School.
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Washington
James M. Landis
367 British Civilians Killed By V Bombs
London reports the ministry of home security says V bombs killed 367 British civilians and seriously injured 847 during December. The figures were announced Friday.
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London
Ministry of Home Se Gwity
Nazi troops move swiftly amid raids and unrest at fort
Dispatch reports Nazi troops advancing toward Marquel with strikes and rioting in the fort. Arrests were made amid a broad campaign of raids as authorities seek to quell the disturbance.
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Sern
Marquel
Fort
Fire destroys large barn near Antigo
A fire of known origin last night burned a large barn five miles southwest of Antigo Wisconsin. The Kretz brothers reported the blaze and said tramway and piles of lumber escaped the flames. Officials noted partial insurance coverage for the loss.
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Sawmile
Antigo
Wis
Kretz Brothers
Arge
Local Weather Pairs Cold Tonight With Saturday Freeze
Pair of weather notes show colder conditions tonight and Saturday. Temperatures fall with a high near 25 for Saturday. caution advised as winds ease and skies clear. The rest of the snippet references a slogan about not burning paper and a local sports victory battle.
Germans Report Russ Striking In Assault Aimed At Krakow
The report claims Russian forces strike Krakow in a broad assault while U S Pacific Fleet engages off French Indo China. Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet battles Japanese ships aiding reinforcements as Nimitz notes carrier aircraft attack off Saigon Cam Ranh Bay.
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Krakow
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japanese Political Ace Assigned to Moscow Mission
Berlin radio reports Tokyo is sending Suemitsu Kadowaki to Moscow as counsellor to the Japanese legation. Accompanying him is Shoji Ogata described as an expert on Japanese Soviet relations. The move signals Tokyo’s concern over Soviet stance amid the Pacific war.
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London
Berlin
Tokyo
Japan
Foreign Office
Suemitsu Kadowaki
Moscow
Kadowaki
Shoji Ogata
Pfc. Thomas T. Pretasky Not Missing, War Dept Says
The original report said he had been missing since December 13. The War Department issued a corrected report noting Pfc. Thomas T. Pretasky is with the infantry in General Patch's Seventh Army.
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Thomas T. Pretasky
War Department
Pfc. Pretasky
Infantry
Patch
Seventh Army
Truce Reached Between ELAS and Greek Government in Civil War
British headquarters announced a ceasefire at 1 a.m. January 15 to allow ELAS and Greek government talks. Lieut. Gen. Ronald M. Scobie signed the agreement with four ELAS delegates after two days of talks. Hostages will be released in a prisoner exchange. Greeks held by the EAM police are exempt. Archbishop Damaskinos criticized ELAS for not releasing all hostages.
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Athens
ELAS
Ronald M. Scobie
Greece
EAM
National Liberation Front
EDES
Lamia
Corinth
Yanks seize Luzon routes as advance pushes toward Manila
Allied forces claim rapid gains in 48 hours of invasion on Luzon. The 6th Army reports over 10 miles of San Fabian to Manila railroad taken and more than 50 miles of road networks seized, expanding the beachhead to about 25 miles. Lingayen airfield put into operation under Brig. Gen. Sverdrup amid heavy anti aircraft fire and light Japanese naval activity.
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Gulf
San Fabian
Lingayen
Manila
Luzon
Clark Fields
Manoag
Fallen San
Dagupan
Manila Cap
Calasino
Bulog
Camtamer
Ithin
Leif J. Sverdrup
St. Louis
Big Three To Meet At Teheran Report
London dispatch says Ulus quotes Ankara paper predicting Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin will convene a three power meeting before January end in Teheran, the site of their December 1943 talks.
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Teheran
London
Ankara
Ulus Today
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Dcember
Yugoslav King in Hot Water Over Regency Plan
London reports say Premier Ivan Subasic and Marshal Tito discuss King Peter II opposition to a regency plan. Dr. Gavrilovitch calls Peter's move unconstitutional yet the cabinet may seek a middle path to keep talks alive with Tito. Peter, ill and at a country home near Egham, objects to regency and to Tito's council wielding power until a new constitution is finished.
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London
Ivan Subasic
Peter
Subasic
Marshal Tito
Ivan Gavrilovitch
Tito
Egham
Surrey
Lon Gavtilovitch
Britain
United States
Russia
Lubashc
Yugoslavia
Council of National Liberation
Skating Rinks Open in La Crosse City Parks
Roosevelt and Emerson rinks will not be ready for use Friday. All other city rinks are in excellent condition and will be open Friday and Friday night, according to the park department.
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la Crosse
Roosevelt
Emerson
Park Department
Japanese Hint Manila Landing Inferred After Lingayen Fight
A Japanese radio commentator in Australia suggested another American landing near Manila could follow Lingayen and reported two additional American convoys in Philippine waters. The imperial communique claimed American landings on Luzon involve one tank and two infantry divisions with heavy fighting and claimed ships sunk or damaged, though American reports differ. German and Tokyo dispatches noted a high level war meeting and praised General Yamashita’s expected ability to halt the invasion, with all theaters to discuss battles and measures.
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London
Australia
Manila Bay
Lingayen
Philippine
Panay Island
Negros Island
Luzon
Philippines
San Fabian
U. S
San Fabian Ordter San Fabian & mm Amerikeen
Berlin
Tokyo
Domei
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Malaya
Yano
Yamashita
Sgt. Linville Reported Missing in Action in Belgium
Mrs. Philip Deitelhoff of 1515 Vine Street received word from Mrs. R. L. Linville of Hamilton Texas that Sgt. R. L. Linville has been reported by the war department as missing in action since December 17 in Belgium. He served in a Second Division unit. Mrs. Linville, formerly employed at the Kresge store, was in La Crosse when her husband was stationed at Camp McCoy.
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Philip Deitelhoff
Vine Street
R. L. Linville
Hamilton
Tex
Sgt. Linville
War Department
Belgium
War Production to Surge 50 Percent Under New Speed-Up
WPB chief J A Krug outlined a drastic acceleration of war output, with aircraft production tripling in six months and a $2.5 billion arms push for a French army division. Total 1945 output will reach about $64.5 billion, with Willow Run set to rise to $925 million monthly.
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Washington
J. A. Krug
Germany
WPB
Krug
Willow Run
War Production Board
Sgt. Borreson Listed Missing in Action in Germany
Sgt. Laverne E. Borreson 21 is listed as missing in action in Germany since December 16. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmer O. Borreson of 524 Milwaukee Street were informed by the War Department. Borreson joined the Army March 17, 1943, training at Fort Jackson Nashville and Camp Atterbury before overseas duty in October 1944. He served in New Britain prior to Germany.
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Laverne E. Borreson
Germany
Elmer O. Borreson
Milwaukee Street
War Department
Borreson
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Nashville
Relations With Finns Open On Informal Basis
The United States resumes relations with Finland on an informal basis. President Roosevelt approves Maxwell W. Anderson as minister to Helsinki with personal rank of minister. Pending his arrival, an officer handles affairs at the Finnish capital.
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Washington
Finland
State Department
Roosevelt
Foreign Service
Maxwell W. Anderson
Helsinki
Russ To Gain Czech Lands
Soviet Russia seems set to inherit Ruthenia and a Slovakia strip in the High Tatry from Czechoslovakia, joining Ruthenia to Soviet Ukraine unless Eduard Benes and Czech exile government intervene. Benes seeks to avert secession via talks in Moscow and by moving toward Kassa, while Czech officials weigh a return home.
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Louis P. Lochner
London
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Ruthenia
Carpatho-Russia
Slovakia
Carpathian Mountains
Ukraine
Eduard Benes
Kassa
Kosice
Benes
Frantisek Nemec
sub-Carpathian Ruthenia
Moscow
Ivan Petrushka
Petrushka
Strbske Pleso
Home S Oil
Vyacheslav Molotov
Nemec
Lublin Committee
United States
Britain
Offensive On A Broad Front Told By Enemy
German radio claimed Russians opened a broad front offensive in southern Poland from the Baranow area toward Krakow. They said Baranow bridgehead existed 125 airline miles south of Warsaw, with heavy fighting near Krakow and setbacks for Russian units as they pressed toward Silesia and Kielce. The Budapest siege neared its end as German attacks failed west of the Danube while Soviet forces tightened control north of the river and prepared for a new push toward Bratislava.
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London
Poland
Vistula
Baranow
Krakow
Warsaw
Baranov
German Silesia
Ruhr
Silesia
Kielce
Tarnow
Warka
Berlin
Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
Austria
Vienna
Bratislava
Budapest
Moscow
Pest
Danube
Feodor Tolbukhin
Red Army
Rodion Malinovsky
Komprom
Soldier To Hang For Slaying Of Diplomat
An 12 man army court martial Friday sentenced Pvt. George E. Smith of Pittsburgh to hang for murdering Sir Eric Techman a British diplomat in Tlebridge England during wartime tensions.
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Tlebridge
Eng
Sonanced
George E. Smith
Pittsburgh
Sir Eric Techman
Penalties Favored Over Draft for Job Shirkers Knudsen Says
Lieut. Gen. William S. Knudsen testified before the House military committee that criminal penalties would deter men from leaving essential war jobs. He urged national service for all up to 60 and warned that work refusals could be punished under the Selective Service Act with up to a $10,000 fine and five years in prison.
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Washington
William S. Knudson
Army
Knudson
General Motors
House Military Committee
Knudsen
Ple
Wrightfield
Dayton
Ohio
Rep. Short
R-Mc
Committee
Work Corps
Selective Service Act
Bombs Start Landslide To Block Rail Line
U S 10th Air Force bombed a 100 foot cliff above the Mandalay Sashio railway in north Burma causing a massive landslide that blocked the line. 500 and 1 000 pound bombs set off the slide and sent earth into the Namtu river. British forces were nearing Mandalay from the northwest within 46 miles.
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U. S. 10Th Air Force
North
Burma
Mandalay
Sashio
Namtu
Southeast Asia Command
Lashio
China
British Lancasters Bomb Bergen U Boat Base
Two squadrons of RAF Lancasters with Mustang escorts dropped six ton earthquake bombs on Bergen Norway hitting Nazi U boat shelters and ships, the air ministry announced.
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London
Bergen
Norway
Air Ministry
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