Converging On Road To Rome
British 5th Army troops crossed the Lower Garigliano at three bridgeheads seven miles inland and four miles from the Tyrrhenian coast as heavy fighting raged. Canadians on the 8th Army front joined the pressure toward Cassino with naval actions against Rovigno, Durazzo, and Dalmatian coast targets. Allied air strikes hit Pisa rail yards and a 3100-ton merchant vessel was sunk off Legnano.
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Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
LGIERS
A.P
5th Army
Garigliano
Appian Way
Rome
Sulo
Capua
Argento
8th Army
5th Army front
Cassino
Adriatic
Rovigno
Istrian
Durazzo
Albania
Drevenik
Vala
Korcula
Dalmatian
Spezia
Pisa
Italy
BERLIN
LONDON
Gulf of Gaeta
Algiers
Garigiano river
Red Army Breaks Siege Ring at Leningrad Front
Stalin announced Soviet forces widened the breakthrough on the Leningrad front driving toward Krasnoye Selo 15 miles southwest of Leningrad and capturing Ropsha, with seven German divisions defeated and heavy artillery seized. The advance pushed 7.42 to 12.4 miles in five days, breaking direct roads south and west of Peterhof.
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LONDON
Leningrad
Krasnoye Selo
Mashal
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Stalin
Moscow
Pulkovo
Orienbaum
Ropsha
Peterhof
Yugoslav Partisans Trap German Motorized Division
London report says Yugoslav partisans trapped a German motorized division of about 400 vehicles near Lipovac in western Bosnia, with fighting continuing as a second division rushed to aid the encircled Nazis. Yugoslav units also pushed Germans back near Maglaj Tuzla and Zvornik, while fighting persists against Germans and Chetniks in Gacko Nevesinja and German offensives in Lika.
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LONDON
C.P
Lipovac
Bosnia
Josip Broz
Tite
Maglaj
Tuzla
Zvornik
Gacko- Nevesinja
Hercegovina
Lika
Croatia
Luftwaffe pilot lands in Africa and Slovak brigade defects
London correspondent notes two wartime portents. A Luftwaffe fighter pilot lands and surrenders in Africa, delivering the plane intact to Allied hands. In Russia on the Dnieper Bend, a Slovak brigade defects to the Red Army, the first wholesale desertion of its kind.
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London
Ottawa Journal
Luftwaffe
Africa
Dnieper Bend
Russia
Red Army
Hitler
Germany
Vitamin C from Parsley Spruce Bark and Lawn Grass
A Windsor Star chemist touts parsley spruce bark and lawn grass as valuable vitamin C sources. The note appears on the back page with continued details.
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Windsor Star
Sir William Mulock Celebrates 100th Birthday in Toronto
Sir William Mulock Canada’s Grand Old Man marked his centennial with a visit to Osgoode Hall to receive tributes from judges and lawyers and a home reception attended by friends including Prime Minister Mackenzie King. He officiated at a University of Toronto convocation and conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws on Crown Prince Olaf of Norway.
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TORONTO
Sir William Mulock
Canada
Osgoode Hall
bar
Mackenzie King
William
University of Toronto
Crown Prince
Olaf
Norway
Bonhead
Simcoe County
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
department of labor
Mr. King
Ontario
William Mulock
Allies Raid Rome Again
London reports an Allied air attack on the outskirts of Rome destroying water works. Rome officials urged sparing water usage as repairs began after the strike. There was no independent Allied confirmation of the raid.
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LONDON
Rome
Reuters
Gophers Out in Raymond as Mild Weather Sparks Activity
Raymond report notes gophers emerging from hibernation amid mild winter warmth. A single gopher was observed above ground, chirpy and active, scurrying toward its burrow despite January readings. The scene suggests spring-like behavior and a break from expected torpor.
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RAYMOND
Fog Shrouds Fort McMurray Airport Strands Two Planes
A sudden fog enveloped Fort McMurray airport, encircling the field and forcing two American airliners to divert. One passenger plane circled 45 minutes before landing on a lake ten miles away. The other circled 30 minutes, after fires were lit at field corners to aid navigation.
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EDMONTON
Fort McMurray
Yanks Drive Into Jungle by Allied Bushmasters
Allied headquarters in New Guinea reports American troops of the 158th Infantry driving into dense jungle along the Arawe peninsula in southwestern New Britain. They gained about 1,000 yards of Japanese terrain while suffering light losses and capturing part of an enemy field artillery battery and 28 machine guns. The Bushmasters, an Indian unit from 20 tribes, carry knives and standard gear and push toward Umtingalu village as the push continues.
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New Guinea
Arawe peninsula
New Britain
158th
Witte
Umtingalu
Cape
Brandon man named crown prosecutor for western Manitoba
NAMED PROSECUTOR WINNIPEG Jan 19 Frank Meighan of Brandon has been appointed crown prosecutor for the western Manitoba judicial district. He succeeds A. G. Buckingham KC recently elevated to the county court bench.
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WINNIPEG
Frank Meighan
Brandon
Manitoba
A. G. Buckingham
K.C
Quake in Argentina Deepens San Juan Tragedy
San Juan, Argentina, recorded its tenth minor quake since a weekend disaster that killed more than 1,500 people with estimates up to 5,000 dead. President Ramirez urged a minute of silence from a ruins square as survivors arrived on refugee trains and described a terrifying scene.
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BUENOS AIRES
San Juan
Pedro Ramirez
Andes
New York State Freezes $140 Million For Post War Work
Governor Dewey signed a bill to freeze a $14,000,000 state surplus for post war jobs including work for war veterans. The measure, proposed in his annual message, was quickly adopted by the Legislature in Albany.
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New York State
ALBANY
N.Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Rescue Boat Survives Japanese Fire at Sea
In New Georgia Solomon Islands on January 14 a U S rescue boat attempting to save eight Japanese airmen in a rubber raft faced machinegun fire. The boat returned fire and all eight Japanese were killed.
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NEW GEORGIA
Solomon Islands
United States
U F A Proposes Sliding Scale Hog Penalties
Calgary January discussion at the United Farmers of Alberta convention moves a proposal to replace flat overweight hog deductions with a sliding scale. The plan starts 50 cents per excess pound over 18, then 50 cents per five pounds to a max of $5, replacing the current $3 penalty. Delegates total about 279 with 400 attending sessions.
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CALGARY
United Farmers of Alberta
Farmers of Alberta
UF.A
United Farm Women of Alberta
GRISDALE
food administration
Prices and Trade Board
Rosebud Valley
Peace rumor provokes British denials and Moscow reaction
London papers reacted with indignation at Pravdas peace talks claim but Moscow radio broadcast Britain’s official denial. The reports noted Britons and Americans in Moscow relieved and quoted a Sunday Times dispatch saying Nazis were fishing for terms.
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LONDON
Pravda
Moscow radio
Moscow
London Daily Mail
Communist party
Britain
London Sunday Times
Ankara
Times of London
Stavely Lad Wins CFM Decorations for Overseas Service
The RCAF announced that 11 officers and warrant officers overseas received Distinguished Flying Crosses and Bars for numerous operations against the enemy. The list includes W. F. Parks of Regina, BR J. Wagner of Spruce Grove, Mark Roach of Vancouver, R. S. Maclean of PO, G. J. Macmillan of Coleville, A. C. Songergaard of Ponoka, C. B. Savage of Calgary, A. H. Russell of Edmonton, G. H. Porter of Saltcoats, R. H. Birkenes of Armada, Antonio Franciscone of Rebecc, and J. R. Pollock of Saskatoon.
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OTTAWA
RCAF
R.C.A.F
D.F.C
W. F. Parks
Regina
BR. J. Wagner
Spruce Grove
Alta
Fit
Mark Roach
Vancouver
Maclean
G. J. S. Macmillan
Coleville
Sask
A. C. Songergaard
Ponoka
C. B. Savage
Calgary
A. H. Russell
Edmonton
G. H. Porter
Saltcoats
R. H. Birkenes
Armada
Lucky Hits Ruined Bari by Allan Nickleason
Eye witness account of a December raid on Bari Italy by German planes. In about sixty minutes two ammunition ships were hit and exploded lighting up the harbor. Seventeen Allied ships sunk and over a thousand casualties reported as windows and doors were blown out miles around.
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ALLAN NICKLESON
LONDON
C. P. Cable
Halifax
Adriatic
Bari
Italy
Bull Brings $18,000 at Denver Livestock Show
A record price of 18,000 was paid Tuesday for the champion Hereford bull Triumphant 16th at the National Western Livestock Show. The Thornton Hereford Ranch of Gunnison, Colo., sold the bull to Ted Harper of Fresno, Calif. The previous high price for a breeding bull at Denver was 8,750.
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DENVER
Thornton Hereford Ranch
Gunnison
Colo
Ted Harper
Fresno
Calif
Planned Reunion With Pals Flier Dies In Air Crash
TORONTO January 19 Head quarters of No 1 Training Command 2 C A F announced two student airmen killed Monday when their planes collided mid air six miles from Dundalk Ontario were LAC H E Stewart Vancouver and LAC Reginald Ponting Toronto The Toronto pilot planned a reunion tomorrow with two chums Bandsman Ernest Saunders R C N V R Prince Rupert BC and Pte James Francis R C A M C home on furlough
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TORONTO
No. 1 Training Command
2.C.A.F
Dundalk
Ont
LAC
H. E. Stewart
Vancouver
Reginald Ponting
Toronto pilot
Ernest Saunders
R.C.N.V.R
Prince Rupert
B.C
James Francis
R.C
AM.C
Hartell Turner Valley Refinery Fire Threatens Town
Fire swept Hartell in Turner Valley noon Wednesday destroying almost a dozen buildings. Smoke and flames spread east toward the refinery two miles south of town as firemen and plant crews battled the blaze amid shifting winds.
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HARTELL
TURNER VALLEY
CALGARY
C.P
LENINGRAD
LONDON
pus
Volkhov
K. A. Meretskov
Novgorod
Lake Umen
Shimsk
BRITAIN
SPAIN
RUSSIA
Anthony Eden
commons
Samuel Hoare
Germany
C.P. Cable
3th Army
Italy
U.S
CAROLINE ISLANDS
WASHINGTON
United States
Kusaie island
Tarawa
Truk
MOSCOW
A.P
Lweden e magazine
Poland
Soviet Union
Nikolai Baliisky
nama
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C.F.M
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Antonio Franciscone
Beet
J. BR. P. Pollock
Saskaea
Pals
Flier
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