Nazis Open Dams To Impede Yanks
Paris Feb 10 Canadian First Army troops pressed toward Kleve within two miles, advancing through the Siegfried line while Germans dammed the Schwammenauel dam on the Roer, creating flood waters and delaying further progress. Crerar’s forces reached Nuatterden and Millingen, with 2500 prisoners mounted in gains of about seven miles as German reinforcements fought back. Norwegian troops also reported occupancy of North Cape after a 60 mile advance.
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Paris
First Army
Klove
Reichsald
Schwammenauel Dam
Kleve
Sierfried
Millingen
H. D. G. Crerar
Nuatterden
Nijmegen
Kranenherr
Mehr
Fall
Crerar
Teichswald
U. S
Roer
North Cape
New York
Kirkenes
Final Stand Looms as Japanese Fight Manila Intramuros
Manila, Feb 10. Heavy fighting rages as Japanese defense in Intramuros slows U S infantry driving toward dock areas south of the Pasig river. MacArthur says the enemy is set for a final stand while American bombers strike Formosa and shipping amid civil relief struggles in liberated Manila and on Bataan.
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Manila
Alanila
Pasig River
Song
Intrarautos
Douglas MacArthur
11Th Airborne
37Th
Pasig
Intramuros
NBC
George Thomas Forster
Tonde
Bataan
38Th
Eighth Army
Moron
Yankson Bataan
Luzon
Tagay-'tay
1Lth Airborne
MacArthur
Formosa
RAID Tokyo Again A Sort Of Favor
From Guam Feb 10 a vast force of B 29 Superfortresses bombed Tokyo in five waves amid good weather. The attack, the 52nd on Japan, targeted an industrial area near Tokyo. Japanese reports claimed limited damage while American pilots reported excellent results. Blaze the dog gained a high priority transport ride to California, a controversy over air travel priorities sparked by Senate subcommittee testimony, and Roosevelt’s brigadier general promotion awaits Senate confirmation.
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Twenty-First Bomber Command
Guam
Japan
Tokyo
26Th Air Force
Washington
Marianas
Honshu
Indhcem
Ota
Hamamatsu
Tate-Yama
Elliott Roosevelt
Anna Bosttiger
Maybank
D-S.c
H. L. George
Air Transport Command
Senate
George
Col. Ray
W. Ireland
ATC
Memphis
Tenn
Blaze
England
Atlantic
Pup
Senator Bridges
R-N.h
Bridges
Calonel Roosevelt
Jap Cabinet Changes Result From Long Criticism
The Japanese cabinet is reshuffled after months of mounting criticism of the war effort. Premier Koiso remains in place as Domei reported, while Tokyo admits U S gains in the Philippines and supply lines from the Dutch Indies are disrupted. The move accompanies a decree to mobilize more students into armed service.
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Associated Press
Domei
Ko Kuniaki Koiso
Asia
Federal Communications Commission
Japan
Koiso
Tokyo
U.S
Philippines
Dutch Indies
Bombers Hit German Depot and Dutch Submarine Bases
Allied air forces attacked a German fuel depot at Dülmen southwest of Muenster and submarine pens at IJmuiden on the Netherlands coast. About 150 heavy bombers and 130 fighters took part in the operations. American bombers hit targets in Germany for the third straight day. Continent-based tactical light bombers struck road and rail convoys in the Netherlands and western Germany. The Journal World plans to publish scores from the Kansas Nebraska game in Lincoln and the Lawrence Topeka game in Topeka, both at 8 15 p m.
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London
U. S
Duelmen
Muenster
Kmuiden
Netherlands
Tmuiden
Germany
Stratefic Air Force
Tactical Air Force
Journal-World
Lincoln
Topeka
Elbing Falls to Russians Amid Baltic Offensive
Russian assault troops captured the Baltic fortress port of Elbing and pressed toward Koenigsberg as Stalin announced its fall. Commanders Rokossovsky and Zhukov planned further moves along the Oder front while Berlin warned of armored Verstärkung and ongoing battles across the corridor to Berlin.
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London
Baltic
Elbing
Danzig
Koenigsberg
Junkers
Vistula
Stalin
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Berlin
Admiral Scheer
Oder River
Ivan. Cherniakhovsky
Pruessich-Eylau
Moscow
Gregory K. Zhukov
Middle Oder
Kuestrin
Frankfort
Fuerstenberg
Jan
The
Oder
Koennesberg
Poz‘nan
Schneidemuehl
Arnswalder
Budapest
Brakes Fail on Hill Endangers Drivers near University Drive
Mrs. R. E. Gowans of 1510 University Drive faced a brake failure while descending Fourteenth Street Hill. Her speeding car struck a parked vehicle owned by Howard Parker at 1843 Tennessee Street after weaving past crossings and grass, causing substantial damage to both cars and minor injuries to Mrs. Gowans. The incident occurred about 5:20 PM yesterday.
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R. E. Gowans
University Drive
Fourteenth Street
Ohio Street
Termicéane Street
Tennessee Street
Howard “H. Parker
Councilman Ralph Pine Files for Re-Election
Councilman Ralph Pine of the sixth ward filed as a Republican candidate for re-election this morning with City Clerk Harold Fisher. Pine, five-term member and health committee chair, also serves on police and ways and means committees. Candidates must file by Friday February 23 to appear on the primary ballots.
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Ralph. Pine
Harold Fisher
Pine
Police and
Ways and Means
Kansas has 195000 men in service
Topeka February 10 By the Associated Press Kansas now has about 195000 men in military service Col Raymond F Montgomery assistant state director of selective service discloses in the first official statement of the number of Kansans bearing arms He adds that the number might reach 200000 to 215000 before it is over In the last war only about 80000 Kansans served The present total includes between 130000 and 135000 men or about half of those 18 to 38 who were registered in the draft About 60000 more include men in the national guard regular army or navy or over 38 Gov Andrew Schoeppel and Brig Gen M R McLean state selective service director declined to comment on a telegram from Senator Reed urging halting drafting of farm workers pending clarification of the selective service law McLean said previous complaints forwarded by Reed were being investigated but a report had not been completed.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kansas
Raymond F. Montgomery
Selective Service
Montgomery
National Guard
Regular Army
Navy
Andrew Schoeppel
M. R. McLean
Senator Reed
R-Kan
McLean
Reed
Predict Offensive Near Western Front Amid Big Three Talks
German and Russian radios predicted a full scale offensive along the western front and said the Canadian First Army attack near the Siegfried line could be only the beginning. Moscow radio warned allies would launch a major offensive as the Big Three met. Berlin claimed Eisenhower used artificial fog to cloak troop concentrations near Aachen. Brussels said Canadian and British forces had cleared a third of the Reichswald. Ankara radio, via NBC, said the Big Three meeting would last at least another week with possible extension.
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London
Siegfried Line
Berlin
Moscow
Eisenhower
Aachen
von Rundstedt
Brussels
Reichswald
Solons To Visit K U For Campus Tour And Game
The state senate and house ways and means committees will visit the University of Kansas in Lawrence next Tuesday February 13 Chancellor Deane W Malott announced A campus tour and attendance at the Oklahoma basketball game are planned and a dinner in their honor will follow Included on the groups are Senators Barron Phillipsburg Harkness Briles Hav Harlan Woodward Perkins Mahon Yates Center Swoyer Boss and others Representatives Cau thers Weaver Golden Dennis Levitt Rumford Cramer Storer Rinker Fox Bush Woods White Crofoot Adams Hook Bailey Mong Woods Foote Knoeppel Paterson Denions Hagaman Miller Hamilton and others will join as guests of the university
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State Senate
House of Representatives
Lawrence
K. U
Deane W. Malott
Oklahoma
W. A. Barron
Phillipsburg
Buell Scott
Johnson
Alfred H. Harkness
Hays
E. A. Briles
Hiawatha
GC. R. Mong
Neodesha
Ernest E. Woods
Independence
E. J. Foote
Ottawa
A. H. Knoeppel
Colony
Robert T. Paterson
Columbus
J. C. Denions
F. L. Hagaman
Frank B. Miller
W. G. Hamilton
University
Sunflower Ord nance Works Sees Net Gain Of 135 Jobs
A seven day period ending yesterday brought 297 hires at Sunflower Ord nance Works, with 165 men and 132 women employed, while 162 workers left, including 87 men and 25 women. Lawrence supplied 73 hires, 37 women and 136 men, as the February hiring quota remains behind schedule and the plant seeks 900 plus workers.
Postwar Building Program for K. U.
Topeka feb 10 a start on a postwar building program for nas colleges seems assured on the basis of revenue estimates from the state auditor s office The 25 mill annual school building tax would provide about 3 041 424 by june 1947 growing at 700 000 yearly As of nov 1 there was 941 424 due and collectable in the building fund The june 1947 total would cover the 2 675 000 program approved by the regents Expenditures include 200 000 for the William Allen White library at Emporia Teachers College 300 000 for an Emporia laboratory building additions to the Watson library at Kansas University 200 000 remodel of Fowler shops into a journalism building 150 000 and an engineering shop building 200 000 at Kansas State College 750 000 for a field house and gymnasium 75 000 for a small animals laboratory 300 000 for a Pittsburg Teachers College secondary building and 370 909 for a Fort Hays State vocational building The regents also recommended 145 000 primary omit at the Clothel school for the deaf Funds would come from outside the quarter mill levy The legislature meanwhile recesses as committees work on state finances Gov Schoenpel indicated he would implement one 1945 law next week by appointing two new commissions one to locate a site for a proposed state office building and another to set up the state veterans affairs agency to aid returning service members
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Topeka
Nas
State Auditor's Office
State Board of Regents
Regents
William Allen White
Emporia Teachers College
Kansas University
Watson
Kansas State College
Pittsburg Teachers College
Fort Hays State
Aengwen
Clothe School For the Deaf
Ways and Means
Andrew Schoenpel
State
Veterans’ Affairs Agency
Pleasant weekend forecast spreads over Kansas
Sunday may be clear as Topeka reports mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures. Weather official S D Flora says no cold spell or precipitation is expected, signaling drying weather for farmers to resume delayed field work. Western readings dipped to 24, while eastern sections reach around freezing overnight with 60s in the eastern part the day before.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Mercury
Wichita
Goodland
Medical Service Clients For January Totaled 621
The Douglas County medical service handled 621 clients in January. Income was 1,976.50 plus 6.72 on hand. expenditures 1,979.07. Principal outlays: 767.62 to drug stores, 681.08 to doctors, 350.08 to hospitals, 176.09 for administration. Physicians logged 266 office calls, 166 daytime house calls, eight night calls, 65 hospital calls and 869 prescriptions.
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Douglas County Medical Service
Japanese Editors Worry of War Expansion Amid Big Three Talks
Yomiuri Hochi Shimbun express concern Russia may join the war against Japan after Stalin Churchill Roosevelt conference. Tokyo radio warns citizens to be ready for any outcome. Ray's Service Station and Cafe to close one week for remodeling.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Yomiuri
Hochi Shimbun
Ray's
Ady
Submarines Prowl Atlantic Again
Halifax February reports German submarines prowled the North Atlantic this winter threatening allied convoys. In a 22 day period they sank a Canadian warship and five merchant ships, torpedoed another freighter, and operated near the Nova Scotia coast from Cape Breton to Yarmouth. Censorship notes vast precautions against the U boat pack and potential troop transport targets.
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Halifax
North Atlantic
New York
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Yarmouth
Battle on Bataan as 38th Division presses gains
U S 11th Corps on Bataan fights ninth day in rugged northern sector along the zigzag pass. American troops push about 300 yards amid entrenched Japanese positions while using phosphorous and flame throwers. Heavy Japanese mortars and artillery continue, with three Japanese tanks appearing. two destroyed, one set afire.
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Bataan
America
School Children Lead Can Collection Drive in Wartime
City students will collect processed cans to aid war material production with Fridays set as pickup days. Col R. J. Smith, wounded paratrooper, visits schools Tuesday and Wednesday to urge participation, joined by Harry Woods and Robert Learned. He carries a Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation.
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R. J. Smith
Europe
Harry Woods
Kansas Salvage Committee
Robert Learned
Dorsey-Liberty Post
Lawrence
Kansas City
Report on French Losses After Five Years of War
Paris reports that five years of war have cost France 130,554 military and naval personnel killed wounded or missing. Of these 103,283 were killed while serving in France Africa and Italy. These figures exclude prisoners. The German claim at France's fall cited over 1,900,000 French troops captured including 29,000 officers.
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Paris
L'Ordre
France
Africa
Italy
Memorial service for Pfc Charles Mecoin to be held
A memorial service for Pfc Charles Mecoin, killed in action on Leyte on December 27, will be included in the morning services tomorrow at the First Baptist Church. The telegram notifying his death was received by his wife Megday. McCain had served about three years in the army. Rev Richard A Anderson dies in Kansas City at 76. He was a Methodist preacher and former circuit rider in Missouri and Kansas. He engaged in evangelist work at Baldwin City before moving to Kansas City four years ago and was a member of the Kansas conference. His widow, three sons, two daughters, two step-sons, two sisters and a brother survive. The banks of Lawrence will not be open for business February 12 for Lincoln's birthday.
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Pfc
Charles Mecoin
Leyte
First Baptist I Church
Megday
McCain
Richard A, Anderson
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Baldwin City
Kan
Kansas Conference
Lawrence
Hospital A Busy Place In January
Lawrence Memorial Hospital treated a record average of 67 patients daily in January. To aid staff, visiting hours will be removed from forenoon. visitors must park in a designated area north of the hospital. The report shows 48 births, 138 operations, and 6 905 meals served. days per patient are rising, and nurses' work is praised for handling the added burden. A sidewalk connects the jet to the hospital, and two new lamps were installed in the operating and obstetrical rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board
Lawrence
New England Thaws After Devastating Northeast Blizzard
Boston and New England shift from snow to thaw as relief arrives. Up to 17 inches fell in Boston, 21 lives lost nationwide, transportation crippled and fuel shortages worsen. Roads reopen gradually, rail switches cleared, and defense plants resume operations as workers trek through drifts.
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Boston
New
New England
Wells
Former Prisoners Greet Women Flown to Santo Tomas
Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, February 9 reports the arrival of one hundred U S army nurses flown from the States and Southwest Pacific rear areas. They quickly unpacked and began relieving interned personnel, including 65 army nurses captured at Corregidor, aiding camp hospitals.
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Santo Tomas
Manila
Pil
Pacific
Corregidor
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Breslau- Liegnitz-Glorau
Breslau
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Pomerania
Gowang
Ralph Pine
Ankara
N.B.C
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Solons
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Lawreace
Allison Flower Shop
Russia
Associated Pr
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Beld
Charles R. McCoin
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