British Attack North Side of Belgian Bulge Pushes Front
Allied forces under Field Marshal Montgomery assault the Belgian bulge from the north, gaining up to 2000 yards across the front as U S First and Ninth Armies remain under his command. German pressure in northeastern France pushes toward Bitche and near the Saverne gap, threatening Strasbourg. British Second Army tanks reach Waha as fighting widens across the Von Rundstedt salient.
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Paris
Belgian Bulge
Bernard L. Montgomery
Supreme Headquarters
U. S
Ninth
Montgomery
France
Seventh Army
Bitche
Saverne Gap
Strasbourg
Maginot Line
Sarregue Mines
Daguenau
Rhine
Karlaruke
Second Army
von Rundstedt Salient
Waha
Larche
U. S. First Army
Regrouped Allied Armies Under Montgomery and Bradley
Allied supreme headquarters announced a regrouping of western front commands placing Field Marshal Montgomery and Lt General Bradley in charge of operations against the German salient in Belgium. Churchill returned to London after conferring with Eisenhower and Montgomery as reports said the attack on Rundstedt’s salient progressed slowly. Bradley now commands the north side including parts of the First and Ninth armies, while Montgomery heads the south with Patton’s Third Army as a major component. The shift, described by Roosevelt as a regular field operation, aims to maintain a single fighting force in northern Belgium and Holland.
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Associated Press
Supreme Headquarters
Bernard L. Montgomery
Omar N. Bradley
Belgium
Churchill
London
Eisenhower
Marshal Montgomery
von Rundstedt Salient
Montgomery
Salient
U. S
Bradley
George&. Patton
von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
Alsace
U. S. First
Third
Ninth
21St
Second Army
First Army
Wes Gallagher
Vor Rundstedt
Holland
Seeree
Patton
Jacob L. Devers
Sixth Army Group
U. S. 7Th Army
Channel
Roosevelt
Washington
Nex Movencate
Houffalize
Brad- Toys
Dure
Wavreille
Ignatis
Rochefort
Bergeval
Stavelot
Ontromery
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
Bastogne
Grandmeni
George S. Patton
UPA
Cologne
Karlsruhe
U. S. Eighth Air Force
R. A.F
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Berlin
Bay of Biscay
Bordeaux
la Rochelie
R.A.F
R A.F
Brenner Pass
Italy
Germany
Poland Recognition Sparks Allied Diplomatic Tension
Washington reports United States confirms its stance toward the Polish government in exile in London while Moscow recognizes the Lublin provisional government. Gromyko visits the state department amid questions of advance notice as Britain and the U.S. maintain current Warsaw alliance, with international implications for the upcoming big three talks.
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Washington
United States
Feco
Lublin
State Department
Iin
Department
Stettinius
London
Britain
Polish Peasant Party
Moscow
Russia
Smolensk
Inter- National Red Crosse
Supreme Soviet
U.S.R
Poland
Polish Republic
U.S.S.R
Victor Zakarovich Lebedev
Bert Brandt Remains at Old KU Rooming House
War photographer Bert Brandt returns to the University of Kansas and will stay at 1225 West Campus, hosted by Fred Ellsworth. He speaks at a convocation Monday about Italian and Normandy campaigns and attends University Press Club and University Club dinners Sunday evening, sharing experiences at both events.
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Bert Brandt
University of Kansas
West Campus
Fred Ellsworth
Alumni Association
Ellsworth
Brandt
University Press Club
Heart
University Club
Allies reportedly hold 73 divisions on western front
London dispatch notes a Paris broadcast claiming the allies possess 73 divisions while Germany has no operational reserves. The report says there was no confirmation of the figure and no known official American declaration.
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London
UPA
Paris
Germany
Luzon Raided By American Planes Sinking of 35 ships reported
American air assaults on Luzon sank or badly damaged 60 ships in the first three days of 1945 and damaged key targets at Clark field near Manila. MacArthur announced 35 ships sunk or damaged in Manila Bay and Lingayen Gulf, with 25 ships sunk or damaged on New Year’s Day. Fresh Japanese attacks hit Mindoro and Leyte as Allied forces expand operations in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General MacArthur
Philippines
Luzon
Clark Field
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Manila Bay
Lingayen Gulf
MacArthur
Mindoro Island
Leyte
Temporary respite as mild winds sweep Kansas
Topeka reports up-south winds bringing abnormally warm weather across Kansas with no moisture in the last 24 hours. Forecasters say winter persists elsewhere, fog in eastern sections, and most snow has melted. Dodge City led state points at 55, Phillipsburg at 18, with temperatures 40 to 55 from east to west today. Iowa forecast 30 to 35 tonight.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora Shee
Kanga
Dodge City
Phillipsburg
Iowa
Triple A Offices Move to New Ground Floor Home
The Douglas County Agriculture Conservation Association and Triple A offices will move next Monday to the ground floor room at 639 Massachusetts Street, redecorated. Office routines remain usual as the move proceeds. New shorthand classes and related subjects will start soon at Lawrence Business College. interested persons should contact the school now.
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Triple A
Douglas County Agriculture Conservation Association
Massachusetts
Peoples State Bank
Massachusetts Th. Stree
Nin
Spike
OT RE. Butells
The
Lawrence Business College
Roosevelt to deliver state of the union summary Friday night
President Roosevelt announced at a news conference that his state of the union message to Congress will cover foreign policy and manpower and run about 8,000 words. He hinted the foreign policy section may discuss more materials for France and noted new Italy feeding programs and shipping challenges. He also commented on armistice terms being debated and the ongoing weight of military considerations in security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Italy
Topeka Contender Lines Up for Kansas Senate Pro Tem
In Topeka on January 5 Senator E A Briles of Stafford expressed confidence in winning a Senate majority when Republicans elect a president pro tem on January 8. Senator Riley W MacGregor of Barber County and other GOP figures arrived or were expected, with concurrent bids for house speakership by Reps Frank Miller Reno county and Joe Fox and by Frank L Hagaman of Kansas City. I M Platt named as possible compromise candidate. Harold Malone pressed letters for pro tem post. Ervin E Lake seen as lone aspirant for floor leader.
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Topeka
E. A. Briles
Stafford
Kansas
Senate
Republican Caucus
Riley W. MacGregor
Barber County
MacGregor
Briles
Frank Miller
Reno County
Joe Fox
3Ford County
Miller
Frank L. Hagaman
Kansas City
Rep
I. M. Platt
Geary County
Platt
Harold Malone
Wichita
Ervin E. Lake
Medicine Lodge
House
Housing Aid Urges Lawrence Property Owners to Convert Rooms
With a long war looming, the Lawrence housing office at the Chamber of Commerce urged owners to convert rooms into apartments to house growing numbers of families seeking two rooms. Temporary arrangements with two stoves and sinks were suggested, as 30 new families sought accommodations this week and only about a third were placed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
U K Drive Passes 510.92 in Tuberculosis Fund Drive
The University campaign raised 510.92 for tuberculosis work, led by Douglas County Tuberculosis Association chairwoman Mrs. Seba Eldridge and the all-student council PR committee headed by Hepworth Agenia. Despite lower enrollment, the drive exceeded last year’s total and canvassed 47 organized houses at Memorial Union, with students in non-organized housing also buying seals. The association expresses high gratitude for leadership and organization. Joan Berry lawyers file motion for new trial in Chaplin paternity suit in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seba Eldridge
Douglas County Tuberculosis Association
Agenia
Hepworth
Memorial Union
Eldridge
Douglas County Tuberculosis “Association
German Planes Attack on Soviets West of Budapest
Soviet and German forces clash near Budapest as the Red Army expands control inside the capital and repels panzer assaults northwest of the Danube. Red Army says over 100 tanks knocked out in the corridor southeast of Komarom as Luftwaffe sorties continue despite losses.
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Soviets
Moscow
Budapest
Danube
Reich
Komarom
Red Star
Vertes
Red Army
February Jury List for Douglas County District Court Drawn
Jurors for the February term were drawn by Sheriff R Skinner and Justices of the Peace J Lane and A L Tainter Baldwin. The term opens February 5 per county clerk T R Gerhart. The 36 named jurors include Grover Taylor Henry Miskimen Charley Holman Clifford Cooper A T Rinehart Kelvin Hoover Edward Shaw Henry R Hickman Conred Altenbernd Roy C Braithaupt 8 S W Hurwitz R H Wagstaff A S Eliot C E Franks H F Onganecker A Fishburne Overbrook E ward Irving Thomas W Nelson Brohammer E W Postma J W House W M Casey Clarence Parker Elise A Endacott Fred Gottstein C B Edmonds A E Petefish Sallagher Frank Flory J H Irher Kleyn Darnell Var rence van Rowe Peste D Johnson and others listed.
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Douglas County District Court
R. Skinner
J. Lane
Lawrence
A. L. Tainter
Baldwin
T. R. Gerhart
County
Ferk
Grover Taylor
Tennessee Street
Henry Miskimen
Charley Holman
Lecompton
Clifford Cooper
A. T. Rinehart
Connecticut
Kelvin Hoover
Vermont
Edward Shaw
Henry R. Hickman
New Jersey
Conred Altenbernd
Haskell Street
Roy C. Braithaupt
Eudora
W. Hurwitz
New Hampshire Street
R. H. Wagstaff
Indiana Street
A. S. Eliot
Ohio Street
C. E. Franks
H. F
Onganecker
Wartime inspection surge hits Kansas hotels and restaurants
Topeka reports seven state rail and hotel inspectors during wartime enforcing sanitation with 205,885 total inspections. Inspections caused 699 orders for common cleanups across hotels, restaurants, boarding houses, and camps, reflecting heightened regulatory effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Ree
Ed Burge
Burge
Big Three to Meet After Inaugural
President Roosevelt says a third meeting of the Big Three will occur after his inauguration. He jokes about time and place possibly at the North or South Pole, notes agenda may differ from Casablanca Tehran and Quebec confabs, and hints allied attendance remains uncertain.
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Ashington
Hoooovelt
Casablanc
Tehran
Quebec
Roosevel
North
South Pole
Stettinius
Earl of Halifax
Roosevelt
Douglas county court opens Monday with Probate Judge Wilson
The new Douglas county court will be ready for business Monday morning with Probate Judge J. B. Wilson presiding. Jurisdiction includes cases formerly in the justice court. county court handles sums up to 1000 dollars. Office and courtroom occupy the second floor northeast corner, recently redecorated with new furniture. Mrs. Al E. Smith, 818 Tennessee street, starts Monday as an assistant in both the probate judge and county court offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Court
J. B. Wilson
Justice Court
Court House
al E. Smith
Tennessee Street
Quarrel Shapes Up Over Social Security Expansion
Washington outlines a major plan to expand social security coverage to millions. President Roosevelt and New York Governor Davey back enlargement, but House opposition grows. Proposals include extending coverage to agricultural and domestic workers, unifying unemployment insurance, and broad medical cost access while preserving doctor choice.
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Washington
Uut
Roosevelt
Davey
New York
Capitol Hill
Knutson
R-Minn
House, Ways and Means
K U Alumni Plan Meetings Across United States On Kansas Day
Kansas Day events mark Founders Day for the University of Kansas with winter meetings in Boston Portland Seattle Los Angeles Chicago New York Honolulu and other cities. Alumni secretary Fred Elleworth says programs feature speakers and varied activities including a Chicago talk by E C Quigley. New York will hold its meeting on January 27 instead of the 29th. In Honolulu gatherings will include all Kansans and KU alumni.
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K. U
United States
Kansas
Boston
Portland
Seattle
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Honolulu
Fred Elleworth
E. C. Quigley
Commander George Earle to Return from Turkey
Commander George Earle former Pennsylvania governor and U S embassy attaché in Ankara Turkey is expected to leave Turkey tomorrow for the United States after receiving notice of his promotion from Lieutenant Commander Ian He was preparing to depart as the delay to his departure was reported from Ankara on January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
George Earle
Pennsylvania
Navel
U. S
Turkey
United States
A Earle
Ian
Lawrence schools set to reopen Monday after Christmas break
Lawrence city schools resume Monday at regular times under Supt Clifford Mn plan. Students and teachers review months of work before exams the week of January 12 and end term two weeks later on January 19. Easter vacation is March 30 and April 2 with school ending May 26 absent changes. Basketball season opens with Leavenworth, Ottawa, Atchison, and Wyandotte matchups through mid January.
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Lawrence
Altho
Misa Janet Wilson
Dean
L. A. Perry
Lions
Leavenworth
Ottawa
Atchison
Wyendotte High School
Lawrence Banks See $3 Million Deposits Rise in Year
Lawrence National Bank shows deposits of $7,836,979.11 and First National Bank $7,068,347.37 as of December 31, 1944, totaling $14,905,326.48 and marking a $2,991,392.08 increase in the past twelve months. Resources have more than doubled in four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Ahawin Ie
Lawrence Mational Bank
First’ National Bank
Lawrence Banks
Fall of Akyab Port Marked by Allied Victory
Southeast Asia Command in Kandy reports British and Indian forces have captured Akyab, Burma’s major port and key Japanese supply base. The island near the city is now firmly in Allied hands after a dawn landing met little opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Celon
Akyab
Burma
Swedish Vessels To Carry Food To Holland Under Safe Conduct
Stockholm reports two Swedish ships will sail soon with free Swedish government aid worth 1,000,000 dollars aimed at civilians in German-occupied Holland. Cargoes bound for Amsterdam and Rotterdam under safe conduct, announced by the Stockholm Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
UPI
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Holland
Weather District Forecast for January 6 9
The forecast covers Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska with light rain or drizzle east and southeast districts. Western areas expect mostly fair skies. Saturday night and Sunday bring light to moderate rain in eastern Oklahoma and southeast Missouri. Temperatures will be slightly above normal in most western areas. tonight lows 20s to 30s west and 30s to 40s east.
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Panhandle
Elon
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West Front
Montgomery and Bradley
Sierman
Yesterda
U.S. Seventh Army
Meisenthal
Arends
G.O.P
Leslie Arends
Illinois
Iday
Yester
Halmahera Island
New Guinea
Rabaul
Bismarck Archipelago
Boeroe
Dutch Celebes
Tokyo Radio
Adm
Kichisaburo Nomura
Pearl Harbor
Japan
America
Flora
Studenta
Joan Berry
Charlie Chaplin
Daugh
Red
Pest
Malinovsky
Buda
E. A. Fishburn
Overbrook
Eaward Irving
New York Street
Thomas W. Nelson
Brohammer
E. W. Postma
J. W. House
W. M. Casey
Clarence Parker
Elise
As DeForest
Ftsoa
Quarrel
Ui Eaves
Aia Air 4
Agi
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