Reds threaten Pinsk as Vatutin's army pushes on
Soviet forces under Gen. Nikolai Vatutin expanded to a 50 mile front on the Sarny sector and crossed the Pripet marshes toward Pinsk and Kovel. Rokossovsky’s White Russian army moved on Mozyr as German troops pulled back, signaling a new two-pronged advance.
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Pripet
Vatutin
Pinsk
Vitebsk
Kiev
Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
Nikolai Vatutin
first Ukrainian
Sarny
Rovno
Kovel
Dombrovitsa
Rovno-Sarny-Baronowicze
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Mozyr
Gomel
Rokossovsky
Marines Halt Japanese Landing at Bergen Bay Bayonet clash at Cape New Britain
U S Marines artillery repelled a Japanese night attempt to reinforce at Bergen Bay near Cape New Britain. Allied communique reports 2400 Japanese dead so far with 9400 total enemy killed versus 400 Marines killed or wounded. Australian forces push three miles along Huon peninsula coast amid evacuation threats and increased enemy barge traffic hit by air and naval strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROBERT EUNSON
Associated Press
ALLIED
New Guinea
United States Marine artillery
Bergen Bay
Cape New Britain
Gloucester
Huon peninsula
Saidor
Sio
Smoke Rings Captivated Natives in Wartime China Island
ECONC LIEUT. MILTON VEDDER of the U S Marine Corps blew a neat smoke ring after his Corsair was crippled and he parachuted into Kolombangara. He paddled five hours in a rubber boat, found a friendly village, shared chocolate and rations, and finally entertained locals with smoke rings before returning to Guadalcanal. A clipped note from the Vancouver Province tells of his unusual reception and quick thinking during escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ECONC
MILTON
VEDDER
U.S. Marine Corps
Vancouver
Kolombangara island
Guadalcanal
U S Raiders Hit Formosa and Bangkok Raids Reported
U S bombers from China bases struck Formosa aluminum plants at Takao and Bangkok railroad yards in two night raids. Col William P Fisher led a 200 mile crossing mission, twelve tons of bombs hit the plant amid heavy anti aircraft fire, no interceptors reported. Bangkok raid exceeded 90 minutes, with Formosa attacked previously, per Japanese reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. AIR
CHINA
Takao
Formosa
Bangkok
Thailand
William P. Fisher
Southern Pines
N.C
Formosa Strait
Canadian Air Ace Returns To Duty
ALGIERS January 13 Lt James Edwards of Battleford Saskatchewan top scoring Royal Canadian Air Force pilot in the Middle East with ten enemy planes destroyed has returned to duty for a second operational tour. In a flight Tuesday Edwards fired on an enemy plane but refused to claim credit though companions were certain he scored hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALGIERS
James Edwards
DF.C
DFM
Battleford
Sask
R.C. AF
Middle East
R.C.A.F
Edwards
Danes To Share In Allied Invasion
Foreign Secretary Eden told the Anglo Danish Society that when the hour of deliverance comes all true Danes will join with the Allies to strike a final blow at the common enemy He pledged joint effort for victory and a lasting world peace to endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
C.P. Reuters
Eden
Yugoslav Partisan Officer Tells Of Homeland Fighting
Lt Col Vladimir Dedi er, a Yugoslav Partisan Army officer and Tito staffer recovering in Cairo, writes his first hand account of Yugoslav fighting. He recalls heavy German attacks, limited heavy weapons, and predicts a future free, federated state for Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Macedonians and Montenegrins after victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partisan Army of
Yugoslavia
Vladimir
Dedier
Josip Broz
Tito
Cairo
Olga
Partisan
Associated Press
VLADIMIR DEDIER
Hitler
Churchill
Italy
Surveyors Needed When Police Grab Gamblers
Kansas City Kansas officers and Missouri police raided a gambling site and seized equipment. A survey by Lieut. D. L. Denison shows the gambling table stood on the Kansas side, while some equipment lies in Missouri. Kansas City Kas county attorney Samuel Terbovich says Missouri jurisdiction may apply. warrants readied for two men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KANSAS CITY
Kas
D. L. Denison
Kansas
Samuel Terbovich
Missouri
Rome Raided Noon Today
London reports that Rome was bombed at noon. Earlier raids targeted outskirts of the Italian capital on December 28, with American bombers wrecking hangars and planes at three Nazi airfields. Prior attacks on July 19 and August 13 focused on rail and airfield installations around Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
C.P
Rome
Italy
Mrs Johnston McLelland Snowdon Dies in Ottawa
Mrs Johnston McLelland Snowdon aged 46, wife of Ven Archdeacon Snowdon of Ottawa, died at her home. She was formerly Caroline E Magee, daughter of the late Charles Magee former Bank of Ottawa president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTTAWA
Johnston McLelland Snowdon
Archdeacon Snowdon
Snowdon
Caroline E. Magee
Charles Magee
Bank of Ottawa
One Hundred Billions Asked By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt seeks a 100 billion dollar budget for the year ending June 30 1945 with about 90.0 billion for war and total war expenditures estimated at 397 billion against a likely 258 billion debt. The deficit is about 59 percent and calls for higher taxes on war profits while promising to cut needless spending and adjust to changing needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. BLACKBURN
Weer
IC.P
Roosevelt
congress
United States
Firm Charged After Loss Of Freighter
Vancouver officials say the 150 foot freighter Northholm foundered off Cape Scott with 15 crew lost and two survivors. Charges allege overload and inadequate lifeboat gear against Union Steamships Limited, with G L Fraser K C directing prosecution. The ship carried pulp fishmeal and ore from Port Alice to Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VANCOUVER
Northholm
Cape Scott
Island
department of justice
G. L. Fraser
K.C
Union Steamships Limited
West Nova Scotia Regiment Confirmed In Italy
Allied headquarters confirmed that the West Nova Scotia Regiment continued fighting in Italy until December 14, 1943, as part of the Canadian 1st Division. The unit had been active in Sicily last summer, and its Italian mainland role had not been formally announced before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALGIERS
West Nova Scotia
Italy
West Nova Scotias
Bishop Hartley Dies In Columbus After 39 Years
Bishop James J. Hartley of the Columbus diocese died Wednesday at age 83. He had administered the diocese for 39 years, shaping its leadership and affairs in Ohio's capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
COLUMBUS, O
James J. Hartley
Columbus
Invasion Era Air War Echoes Across Channel
London reports a massive daily air battle over Germany as 1200 American bombers and fighters strike at rocket fueled Nazi air plants. German spokesman calls it a rehearsal for defense of invasion air fleets as Gen Arnold ties it to planned western Europe land invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RICHARD KASISCHEKE
Associated Press
LONDON
Germany
English Channel
Europe
Stockholm
Berlin
U.S
Reich
Henry H. Arnold
United States Army Air Forces
Wichita
Kan
Partisans claim 30 mile Nazi thrust toward Jajce
In the Bosnian campaign Tito’s partisans report a 30 mile German tank push from Banja Luka toward Jajce while elsewhere Nazi forces are repulsed and rail lines are raided. Tito says Travnik was attacked by Prince Eugen units but repulsed, with fierce fighting between Jajce and Mrkonjgrad. Partisans seize Frebrenica and Vlasinyaka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROGER D. GREENE
Associated Press
LONDON
Yaroslav
Banja Luka
Jajce
Josip, Broz
Tito
Mrkonjkgrad
Frebrenica
Vlasinyaka
French Offense Broadens Italian Campaign At Cassino
Allied 5th Army drives across central Italy threatening Cassino from three sides. French troops push peaks near Roccheta and Monna Casale while American forces reach Cervaro after a near surround. High terrain dominates Cassino road, with heavy artillery and air actions reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
LGIERS
5th Army
Tyrrhenian
Italy
Cassino
Cervaro
Alphonse Juin
Roccheta
Isernia
Colli
Atina
Monna Casale
Mollino
Acquafondala
Raimo
Viticuso
mou
Newsprint Production Down 8.7 Percent in 1943
The Newsprint Service Bureau reports 1943 output in Canada the United States and Newfoundland at 4,023,857 tons, down 3.7 percent from 1942. Canada produced 2,082,797 tons for the year, the United States 804,853 tons, and Newfoundland 236,207 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
newsprint service bureau
Canada
United States
Newfoundland
Nazis Seize Dutch Hostages in Occupied Holland
Aneta reports German authorities in occupied Holland seized 50 Netherlands hostages this week in reprisal for the January 3 shooting of a Netherlands Nazi official. Among those seized were three Leyden University professors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
Aneta
Holland
Netherlands
Leyden University
Nazis Increase Working Day of Women to Ten Hours
Stockholm report from Aftonbladet states the German labor minister ordered to lengthen the women’s workday to ten hours to release 3 to 5 percent more workers for front line duties. The measure aims to boost military manpower as World War II progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STOCKHOLM
Aftontidningen
Newest US Mustang P-51LB Still Claims Air Superiority
The P-51LB Mustang, the United States longest-range single engine fighter, reportedly destroyed at least 14 German craft in Tuesday’s air battles. An improved version of the P-51, it has served in the Mediterranean and Pacific and with the RAF, and is expected to be the AAF’s main pursuit plane for invasion defense. The Mustang can be quickly modified for low altitude strafing or bombing, carrying extra fuel or a 500-pound bomb under each wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
ENGLAND
United States
Mediterranean
Pacific
R.AF
R.AF. The Mustangs are expected to be the U.S.A.A
Britain
Bulgarian capital of Sofia hit by heavy Allied bombs
Berne reports the central part of Sofia was destroyed Monday in Allied attacks rivaling major German city bombings. Air and telegraph links were cut. British legations and parliamentary buildings were damaged or destroyed. a direct hit struck Alexander Nevsky cathedral as death toll rose amid mass flight.
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BERNE
Sofa
Budapest
Basler
Nachrichten
t -Amer
Alexander Nevski
Sofia
Winnipeg Woman Dies After Auto Collision
Mrs. Julia Kozyk, 62, died in hospital after being struck by a car in north Winnipeg while crossing a street. Police said the driver was Samuel Leveque, of Winnipeg. The crash occurred about 400 minutes earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WINNIPEG
Julia. Kozyk
Samuel Leveque
Allied Planes Bombed Rome London and Berlin Reports
Rome announced American and British bombers hit the city with claims of civilian casualties. Berlin said 9 raiders attacked, with three German fighters shot down and no bombs on the Vatican. Tuesday raid losses cited as 60 US bombers and 152 German fighters.
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wee enews
Sofia
Italy
Arce
Sth
Orsogna
BERLIN
ROME
LONDON
C.P
Vatican
U.S
Germany
United States
8th Air Force
MOZYR
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Mosyr
Gomel
Pripet
Moscow
Charsday
Moxyr
C.P. Cable
France
EDMONTON
R.C. MLB
A. A. Menzies
Corps
Commissionaires Inc
GARIGLIANO
NEW YORK
Transocea R
bershing
Maleelap
atoll
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Litvyak
Ekaterina Bedonova
Vera Kusnetsova
FREE STATE
secretary of the treasury
Nova
HARTLEY
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Cassino-Atina
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