Nazis Reveal Attack Under Way In North
Soviet mobile units pushed westward toward the Polish border as Red Army reports of 2000 German deaths and extensive tank losses accompanied a major Soviet push in the north near Leningrad. Guerrilla actions aided Vatutin’s right wing while Germans faced renewed pressure from the Oranienbaum line to Nevel.
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North
London
Russia
Rumania
Moscow
Berlin
Leningrad
DNB
Kerch
Crimea
Comanata
Constantine Rokossovsky
Kalinkovichi
Mozyr
Pripet
Monitor
Rovno
Old Poland
Vatutin
Sarny
Red Army
Oranienbaum
Lake Ilmen
Nevel
Martin Hallensleben
Baltic States
Baylor Hospital guarantees blood for Billy Meers case
Baylor University Hospital in Dallas guaranteed 4 year old Billy Meers blood plasma for emergencies and thanked voluntary donors nationwide. After a two hour meeting, Billy received his first plasma from a shipment funded by the Washington Post.
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Dallas
Tex
Baylor University Hospital
Billy Meers
Baylor
Washington Post
Lawrence Payne
Meers
Baylor Hospital
Boston Herald
Amarillo
Air Field
Chanute Field
Flying Fortress
Billy
Sing Sing Warden Robert J. Kirby Dies
Ossining New York reports the death of Robert J. Kirby longtime warden of Sing Sing prison who died Saturday night. The article notes his leadership and years of service at the state penitentiary.
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Ossining
N. Y
Robert J. Kirby
Sing Sing Prison
Tito Drives Toward Naval Base At Fiume
Yugoslav Partisans led by Marshal Tito push south toward the German held base at Fiume amid reported fighting in the area and Slovene coast. German motorized columns threaten Sarajevo as Partisans win two towns in eastern Bosnia and other clashes unfold from Jajce to Bijeljina and Janja.
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London
Josip Broz
Tito
Fiume
Sarajevo
Bosnia
Letin
Bijeljina
Janja
Ivanjica
Serbia
Banja Luka-Jajce
Zurich
Switzerland
Zagreb
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Gestapo
Ljubljana
Germany
Balkans
Escaped convict held for two gas station holdups
Wesley Cross, 24, identified as a Wisconsin state prison fugitive, was jailed after police tied him to two armed gas station holdups in Detroit. He allegedly admitted taking 127 dollars in one robbery and 75 dollars in another, all at gunpoint, within the past week.
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Detroit
Wisconsin
Wesley Cross
Ernest Johnson
Pilot Of Bomber Reported Missing In Action
Flight Officer Otto W. Bey son of Mr and Mrs Otto R Bey of 1533 Mississippi street has been missing in action in Italy since December 17. Bey joined the Army Air Forces March 13 1941 and has served overseas since January 1943 in North Africa and the Mediterranean. He trained at Chanute Field and Kelly Field and was a twin engine bomber pilot.
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Otto W. Bey
Otto R. Bey
Mississippi Street
Italy
Adjutant General's Office
Washa
Bey
Army Air Forces
Mediterranean
Air Forces
Mechanics’ School
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Irishmen Dropped In Eire By Nazis Claim
London reports say a German bomber transported two Irishmen to Eire and parachuted them. One man allegedly landed near Kilrush, County Clare and was arrested. a second man was dropped nearby a few days later. MP James Little sought details from the dominions secretary.
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London
James Little
Ulster
Germany
Eire
Dublin
Kilrush
County Clare
Little
Dominions
Four La Crosse Men Receive Commendations in Italy
Four local men from La Crosse who entered service together and served in the same unit in Italy have received commendations for meritorious service from their regiment commander. Award notices, prepared in the theater of battle and approved by field press censor, cite prompt action after an enemy air raid that saved many lives at a civilian shelter in the peninsula base section. The inductees are Harry Leslie, Willard Nimocks, Eldon Grimslid, and Karl Halverson, all tied by local addresses and service dates.
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la Crosse
Italy
Tribune
U. S. War Department
Field Press
Harry Leslie
Ella Leske
South 9Th Street
Willard J. Nimocks
Zoie Nimocks
North 11Th Street
Corp
Eldon K. Grimslid
Jacob Grimslid
Caledonia Street
Karl O. Halverson
Liberty Street
Emma Halverson
Harmony
Minn
Peninsular Base
Nimocks
Lois E
Ellen
Wall Street
Milwaukee
Fort Lewis
Wash
Camp Pickett
Bomb Record Set In Raid On Brunswick By RAF Fleet
RAF bombers aided by Mosquito feints blasted Brunswick with 87 tons per minute in 23 minutes, a new record. The raid involved up to 1,000 bombers overnight, targeting Messer schmitts and railway equipment, as German defenses faltered under the concentrated assault.
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Brunswick
London
Berlin
Magdeburg
Germany
England
Thames
English
RAF
France
Calais
Luftwaffe
Higher Mustering Out Pay Debate intensifies in Congress
A bipartisan bloc backs raising mustering out pay for servicemen as Congress prioritizes discharge compensation. Rep. Lemke urges at least two days of floor debate, opposing tactics. Senate favors 200 to 500 dollars, House panel proposes 100 to 300. Veterans groups warn broader claims could be affected.
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Washington
Rep
Lemke
R-Nd
Senate
House Military Committee
Lamke
House
Omar B. Ketcham
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hull Reorganizes State Department
Secretary Cordell Hull issued a departmental order late Saturday announcing a far reaching reorganization to prepare for wartime responsibilities and a secure peace. Top officers will be relieved of administrative duties as new divisions handle international issues, overlapping jurisdiction is removed, and clearer lines of responsibility are set through regrouping.
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Washington
State Department
Cordell Hull
Department
Jewelry heist on 42nd Street ends with theft of rings
A man described as a Negro threw a brick through a jewelry store window on crowded 42nd Street at Fifth Avenue. He grabbed 25 diamond rings worth an estimated $8,000 to $10,000 after wrestling free from a man who tried to stop him. Police reported the incident occurred Saturday night in full view of dozens of passersby.
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New York
42Nd Street
Fifth Avenue
Waupun Prisoners Locked In Cells After Rioting Threat
Eight hundred inmates at Waupun State Prison rioted but were confined to cells after Warden L F Murphy warned they would remain locked in until Monday. Governor Goodland authorized State Guard protection if needed while Allen W Bayley cited a Friday meeting of inmates with grievances.
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Waupun
Wisconsin State Prison
L. F. Murphy
Murphy
Madison Street
Allen W. Bayley
State Department of Public
Bayley
Gov
Ife
Invest Maximum Bond Drive Opens in La Crosse County
The fourth War Loan drive begins Tuesday in La Crosse County with a quota of 3 821 000. Farmers gain their own bond drive organization under a county agricultural committee with township leaders. The city plans a 6 30 p m dinner for about 300 solicitors at the Hotel Stoddard with General William R Schmidt as speaker. The county quota is 356 500 and La Crosse city quota 1 622 000. The Hollywood will host a premiere of What A Woman with tickets given for each bond.
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la Crosse
la County
Bankers’ Committee
Hollywood
Rosalind Russell
Logan High School
H. C. Amundson
McCoy Transportation Company
Mabel Spafford
Navy Mothers
Check Farm Agency Building Plan for Every County
Congressional investigators said they are examining a reported proposal for the agriculture department to build a federal farm agencies building in every county as part of a postwar plan. An official said the department issued a booklet with models and furniture to develop floor plans, while Wickard aides noted the plan had not been approved and that he opposed it.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Federal Farm Agencies
Byrd Committee On
Thief Honest But Motorist Seeks Help
In Yuma Arizona a thief jacked up Bernard Baker's car and stole a tire and tube. He left nine two dollar bills in the seat. Baker praised the thief's honesty and asked Sheriff T. H. Newman to help locate the tire and tube.
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Yuma, Ariz
Bernard Baker
Baker
T. H. Newman
Severe quake hits well connected city in South America
Unconfirmed reports say a quake felt across Argentina and Chile damaged San Juan 75 miles north of Mendoza. Fire units and first aid rushed to a city of 30 000 as windows broke and communications failed. Half of San Juan reportedly damaged with many buildings demolished while Mendoza and Buenos Aires felt tremors.
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Argentina
Chile
San Juan
Mendoza
Mos
Buenos Aires
Search for Missing Missionaries Continues in Bolivia
A party searching for five American missionaries in eastern Bolivia near the Brazil border found an abandoned Indian camp by the Santa Corazon river but did not locate the Americans. The team from Santiago de Chiquitos returned due to food supplies running out. Fears grow that the two month missing men may be dead. a new search party will be organized.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Santa Corazon River
Santiago de Chiquitos
Election by Popular Vote Proposed by Senator Langer
A joint resolution introduced by Senator Langer would amend the constitution to elect the president and vice president by popular vote, abolishing the electoral college. The measure would also bar nomination of anyone who has served two consecutive terms as president.
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Washington
Langer
R-Nd
Postwar income to fund debt and jobs, Wallace predicts
Vice President Wallace warned that postwar national income must exceed 130 billion dollars to cover interest on the debt and sustain full employment. He forecast a 40 billion dollar wartime production cut after Europe ends, risking millions of jobs without reconversion plans. He attacked big business isolationists and warned of plans to aid business finance during reconversion.
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New York
Wallace
Europe
Bernard Baruch
James Byrnes
Anyment
Clos Political Action Committee
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Mrs Kuk Sends Cookies to Son and General Eisenhower
Mrs John Kuk of East St Louis mailed a box of cookies to her son Sgt John Kuk overseas and sent some at the same time to Gen Dwight D Eisenhower. A letter of appreciation from the general arrived Saturday praising the act as generous and thoughtful.
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East ST. Louis
John Kuk
Sgt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bomber Returns With A Jap Flag In Marshal Raids
Seventh Army Air Forces report four new raids on Japanese held Marshalls. A bomber returned with a Japanese flag on its fuselage, fate of flag unclear. Two enemy ships off Wotje possibly damaged. all American planes returned with no interceptions. Marshall operations continue with 80 percent neutralization of two airfields at Hawaii bases noting extensive damage.
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Leif Erickson
Pearl Harbor
Seventh Army Airforce
Wotje
Marshalls
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Marshall Atolls
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Willis H. Hale
Seventh Aaf
Marshall
Aussies May Already Be In Control Of Sio Sector
Allied reports say Australian forces near Sio on the Huon peninsula have driven Japanese defenders back toward Madang as MacArthur confirms a rear-guard retreat. Meanwhile US marines push up hill 660 at Cape Gloucester with intensified fighting and Japanese airfields at Rabaul suspected of harboring strong forces.
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Cape Gloucester
New Guinea
Sio
Huon Peninsula
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Saidor
Madang
Bergen Bay
Borgen
Rabaul
New Britain
Timor
Munda
New Georgia
Barakoma
Vella la Vella
Nazis Concentrating On Turk Border Report
London reports from Stockholm say German troop concentrations along the Bulgarian Turkish frontier. Sofia's citizens flee after two bombings. Sofia expected evacuation of other major Bulgarian cities. Bomb raids killed hundreds and wrecked portions of the capital as bodies lie in the rubble.
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London
Stockholm
Sofia
Bulgaria
Central Stations Mail Gas Rations Nationwide Plan
The Office of Price Administration announced that mailing gasoline ration coupons from central issuing stations will be extended nationwide. The program, piloted in the District of Columbia since last July, aims to reduce thefts from location rationing boards as it expands to cities in Rhode Island and other states.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
District of Columbia
Rhode
Powers May Share Reich Control Report
Army and Navy Journal said Sat states each garrison one third of Germany under military control after defeat. The publication did not specify which leaders at the conference proposed the plan.
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Washington
Army and Navy Journal
Germany
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Roosevelt
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Uman
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Child
Naval
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Otto Bey
Enee
Hull
Check Farm Agency Building Report
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