Soviet Armored Trains Chase Nazis Toward Baltic Catastrophe
Soviet armies of the Leningrad front push German forces along the Leningrad Vitebsk line as Nazis fight to avoid encirclements from Pushkin to Shimsk near Lake Ilmen. Red Star says Red Army close to rail lines. Germans face large defeats and heavy Russian gains.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
A.P
Leningrad
Vitebsk
Pushkin
Tsarkoye Selo
Shimsk
Lake
Ilmen
Red Star
Volkhov
Pskov
es Star
Red Army
Stormovik
Allied Aerial Victory Over Wewak and Rabaul in 1944
Allied air forces over New Guinea and Rabaul claimed a major victory with 51 to 65 Japanese planes shot down across Saturday and Sunday. More than 100 US planes attacked Rabaul, while 5th Air Force bombers targeted Wewak and Cape Moren. Six American planes were lost, with one pilot saved.
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ALLIED
New Guinea
Japan
Rabaul
southwest Pacific
5th Air Force
Wewak
Cape Moren
Boram
Ramu
ARGENTINA
AXIS
SANTIAGO
Chile
U.S
HONG KONG
CHUNGKING
Kaitak
air
China
LENINGRAD
LONDON
C.P
Krasnogvardeisk
France
United States
Gilve-Rijee
leeuwarden
Netherlands
Allied push inland from Nettuno Anzio beachhead reaches 12 miles
Allied forces report advancing 12 miles from Nettuno Anzio beachhead with light German opposition. They threaten Rome approaches via the Appian Way and coastal rail line while reinforcing the bridgehead and proclaiming Anzio secured. German losses include nine planes as battles flare near Cassino and across the Rapido river.
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LGIERS
A.P
Nettuno-Anzio
Rome
Geneva
La Suisse
Nettuno
Tiber
Ostia
5th Army
Cassino
Refugees Return Home From Nassau
Eighteen boys and girls from Belmont school in England return home from Nassau Bahamas where they had been evacuated in August 1940 to escape Nazi raids. Headmaster Cuthbert S. Jeffries organized the move.
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NASSAU
Bahamas
C.P. Cabie
Britain
Cuthbert S. Jeffries
Belmont school
Sinkiang diplomacy hailed as historic Chinese feat
The Left Hand Corner authority in Sinkiang pro vince is praised for a withdrawal of Russian influence seen as a landmark diplomatic achievement. The piece compares it to Great Britain and the United States abolishing extraterritorial rights in China and notes Sinkiang’s vast, sparsely accessed landscape amid the Kunlun and Tien Shan ranges with desert oases and historic Turkistan borders.
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Sinkiang
China
Great Britain
United States
National Geographic Society
Kunlun ranges
Tibet
Tien Shan
Heavenly mountains
Russia
Pamirs
Turkistan
Caspian Sea
Soviet Russia
Tadzhikistan
Kirgizistan
Kazakhistan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Texas
California
Washington
Oregon
Alabama
Death Valley
Bulgaria Faces Discontent Over Military Police Alignment
A neutral report from Sofia notes discontent in Bulgaria with a police organized along military lines under the interior minister, hinting at an unreliable army. Civilians and soldiers show reluctance to join a German Balkans defense. Dimitrov could emerge as a leftist leader if anti-government sentiment grows.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Balkans
Georgi Dimitrov
Dimitrov
Workers’ Union
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Reichstag
Moscow
Nazis Take Slav Town Senj Falls to German Troops After Fierce Fighting
London reports German forces occupied the Croat coastal town of Senj, 35 miles southeast of Fiume, after heavy combat with Yugoslav Partisans who suffered significant losses. The fall followed an 18 mile front battle from the coast to Otocac, with reports also noting mopping-up on Hvar Island.
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LONDON
Senj
Fiume
Josip Broz
Tito
Otocac
Zagreb
Hvar
Former Caretaker of Alberta House Dies
Victoria report states James McKenzie aged 74 died Sunday in Victoria. He was Edmonton legislative buildings caretaker for 24 years, born in Aberdeen Scotland. He lived in Edmonton 24 years before moving to Victoria 12 years ago. Survived by his widow and son Ian of Edmonton.
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VICTORIA
James McKenzie
legislative
Edmonton
Aberdeen
Scotland
Ian
Britain and U S refuse recognition of Bolivia
Britain and the United States both refuse to recognize Bolivia's new government after the December coup led by Gualberto Villarroel. Foreign Secretary Eden said Britain is in step with U S policy and potential nonrecognition actions, citing subversive activity linked to the UN cause. Other Western Hemisphere nations are expected to join the stance.
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ONDON
C.P
Eden
house of commons
Great Britain
Bolivia
United States
Gualberto Villarroel
U.S
lic
La Paz
Enrique, Penaranda
Germany
United Nations
western hemisphere
Slavs Take Heavy Toll In Bosnian and Italian Fronts
The Budapest radio reported 25,000 Yugoslav Partisans tried to break into Serbia from Bosnia, clashing with Axis troops as Tito said German forces suffered heavy losses on an 18 mile front between Senj and Otocac. Partisans claimed control of Gracanica and destruction of the Doboj Tuzla railway before heavy street fighting in Tuzla. A British veteran recalled extreme German casualties near Minturno. Allied and German force movements include possible redeployments toward Rome while Nettuno operations were overseen by Gen. Sir Harold Alexander.
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Anzio
Nettuno
United Nations
Algiers
Rome-Naples
United States office of war information
Rapido river
Cassino
Mount Croce
LONDON
Budapest
Bosnia
Serbia
Josip Broz
Tito
Senj
Fiume
Otocac
Reuters
Zagreb
Hvar
Tuzla
Gracanica
Doboj-Tuzla
George Voytko Escapes From Ponoka Institution
George Voytko, held on a rape charge and sent to Ponoka mental hospital for observation, escaped from the Ponoka institution. The city police were advised of his escape Tuesday afternoon.
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George Voytko
Ponoka mental hospital
Ponoka institution
Fortify Partnership of Empire Is Halifax Plea
Lord Halifax urges unity of action and thinking on vital international issues in a speech to the Toronto Board of Trade marking its 100th anniversary. He argues Commonwealth unity is essential for peace, defense, and a shared foreign policy across dominions.
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Halifax
Premier Drew
Lord Halifax
Great Britain
British Commonwealth
Toronto Board of Trade
sents
dominions
Britain
eec
Death Takes Van Nuys 69 In Senate Career
The Indiana senator served since March 4, 1933 and led Democratic opposition to New Deal measures. He launched a liquor industry probe and heard a hearing slated for today. His death shifts Senate balance to 57 Democrats, 37 Republicans, and 1 Progressive. Governor Schricker may appoint a Democrat to serve out the term.
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senate
Indianan
Progressive party
Indiana
Henry F. Schricker
Van Nuys
Schricker
Allied Bombers Thunder Over European Coast
Allied air forces continued bombing the French coast from Dunkerque to Boulogne for the third straight day as clear weather followed a turbulent night. RAF and US bombers backed by fighters attacked targets in western Germany and naval escorts reported 21 German planes down yesterday.
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ONDON
C.P
English channel
French
Dunkerque
Boulogne
English
channel
United States
Germany
song
R.A.F
Bank of England governor ill with blood poisoning
London January 25 AP A Bank of England bulletin says Montagu Norman 72, governor since 1920, is afflicted with pneumococcal septicemia a form of blood poisoning following pneumonia.
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LONDON
the. Bank: of England
Montagu. Norman
the. bank
Hitler Holds War Council With Quisling in Norway
London dispatch reports Hitler conducted a high level war council at a secret headquarters with Major Vidkun Quisling and other Nazi puppets in Norway. Reichs Commissar Josef Terboven and SS Colonel Hans Heinrich Lammers attended.
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LONDON
Hitler
Vidkun Quisling
Norway
the
Gereman
Reichs Commissar
Josef Terboven
Seut
Hans Heinrich
Hite Guard
Allies claim Appian Way town destroyed and captured
Berlin radio said Velletri on the Appian Way southeast of Rome was destroyed and that Allies captured it. American troops found debris and ashes as bombs turned the town into ruins. Nearby Velletri is about 18 miles northeast of Nettuno.
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APPIAN WAY
LONDON
Berlin
Velletri
Rome
Nettuno
WOTJE ISLE
MARSHALLS
WASHINGTON
A.P
Wotje atoll
Marshall Islands
United States navy
7th Army air force
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