British Drive Into Dutch Town Dieteren In Winter Advance
British bayonet troops entered Dieteren in the Netherlands between the Maas and Roer rivers as Allied forces push the line toward the Roer. The offensive, part of Eisenhower’s winter push, saw heavy artillery, ice covered roads, and German minefields slowing progress while U S forces narrowed the Belgian bulge and moved toward St Vith.
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James M. Long
Associated Press
Paris
Netherlands
Dietéren
Maas
Meuse
Roer
Aachen
Weisenhower
Roode
Germany
Linnich
Schmidt
U.S. 1St Army
St. Vith
Butzdorf
3Rd Army
Montgomery
White Capes
Belgian Bulge
Sittard
Roer River
Sansom Named Inspector General for Canadian Training
Lt Gen Ernest William Sansom 55, former overseas corps commander, appointed inspector general to survey and coordinate training and reinforcements in Canada and overseas. He will establish headquarters in London and report directly to Gen McNaughton. Possible policy revisions in recruitment and training discussed by government amid war developments.
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Ottawa
Ernest William Sansom
Canada
London
Sansom
Britain
Robert Leckie
R.A
Pier
Navy
Macdonald
Admiralty
Trading Reform Urged to Limit Cooperative Exchange
Vancouver January 17. R H Tupper counsel for several feed and grain firms urged the Royal Commission on Cooperative Taxation to confine co operative trading to members only. He argued non member trade as tax avoidance should be blocked and that private companies offer best farmer protection through initiative and competition. He warned profits retained for customers as surplus should not be diverted to loans from customers.
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Vancouver
R. H. Tupper
Royal Commission On Co-operative Taxation
Tupper
Agen
Mem
Saskatchewan Legislature set to open February 15
Premier T. C. Douglas announced Regina that the 1945 legislature will open February 15 and likely adjourn by March 30. He said preparation of legislation is already underway.
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Regina
T. C
Douglas
Acon É Clp
Jung
Three Columns Near Mandalay Threaten Strategic City
British 14th Army forces push along the Irrawaddy east bank near Ihwebo and Shwebo, with at least three columns converging on Mandalay from Budalin and the east. Allied air attacks have hit Mandalay and nearby airfields, while Japanese routes suffer disruption.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Cp-Reuters
14Th Army
Irrawaddy
Ihwebo
Mandalay
Shwebo
Budalin
Lieutenant General Lumsden Reported Killed in Pacific Attack
The air office announces Lt. Gen. Albert Lumsden was aboard a U.S. warship in the Pacific when Japanese planes attacked a convoy during the Luzon invasion. Appointed by Churchill as special representative to General MacArthur in November 1948, his fate remains presumed dead.
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Alerbert
Lumsden
U.S
Pacific
Air Office
Churchill
Gardiner named honorary president at United Farmers of Alberta meeting
Robert Gardiner of Calgary, retiring UFA president after 14 years, was unanimously named honorary president as the UFA held its 36th annual convention in Edmonton. Nominations for president included George Church E L ONeil and A B Wood. 1944 UFA Central Co operative sales totaled 2 293 082 with a 96 430 surplus and gasoline oil distribution exceeding 6 000 000 gallons.
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Edmonton
Robert Gardiner
Calgary
United Farmers of Alberta
U.F.A
Gardiner
George Church
Balzac
Bow River
West Calgary
E. L. O'Neil
Claresholm
A. B. Wood
Riverton
Battle River
N. I. Priestley
United Farmer of Alberta Central Co-operative
Co-Operative
Priestley
Germans Brace for Nazi Retreat Amid Soviet Push
Propaganda Minister Goebbels urged Germans to prepare for a large retreat as the Soviet offensive in Poland gathers force. The DNB agency quoted that territorial changes are inevitable and that the eastern front faces a difficult task with large-scale mobilization underway toward Berlin.
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London
Cp-Reuters
Goebbels
Poland
DNB
Anticipated End To Coast Tram Strike Nears
Vancouver with optimism of a quick end to the street car and bus strike as Ottawa reportedly approves the union settlement plan. Union advisory board and federal labor board meet to decide terms. Ottawa and company officials weigh acceptance and effect.
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Vancouver
Victoria
New Westminster
union_advisory
Ottawa
Union’s
Tuesot
Mer
British Columbia Electric “Railway Company
Arthur MacNamara
Federal Labor Board
Sige Workers
Raid Formosa Sink 104000 Tons Shipping
Allied air forces led a daylight raid on Formosa destroying or damaging at least 104000 tons of enemy shipping. B29s from China hit military targets amid minimal Japanese opposition. Separately, U S Navy planes attacked Hong Kong Canton and Takao base with significant damage reported. Southwest Pacific forces push toward Manila with light resistance as MacArthur reports Moncada and Camiling captured.
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Washington
China
Formosa
War Department
Séine
Nippon
Pearl Harbor
U.S
South China
Takao
Hong Kong
Canton
Chin
Amoy
Swatow
Nimitz
Southwest Pacific
6Th Army
Luzon
Manila
MacArthur
Moncada
Lingayen Gulf
Camiling
Tarlac
Colums
Roosevelt to urge action on limited national service act
President Roosevelt plans a new appeal to Congress for immediate passage of a limited national service act to address manpower shortages. He said no practical alternative exists to the act he requested last year. Philip Murray of the CIO testified against the act before the House Military Affairs Committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Congress
United States
Philip Murray
The
C.I.0
House of Representatives
Military Affairs Committee
Strachan Wins Bar to DSO as 74 Gallantry Awards Told
Ottawa report lists Brig Ian Strachan Johnston of Toronto 36 adding a bar to his DSO for leading the 48th Highlanders in Sicily and Italy. Also noted are Lt Col Jean Victor Allard and Lt Col Donald Cameron among nine other recipients from the Canadian forces.
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Ottawa
Ian Strachan Johnston
Toronto
48Th Highlanders
Sicily
Italy
Defence
Alse
D.S.O
Shawinigan Falls
Three Rivers
Que
Royal 22Nd Regiment
nHit
Aj. Paul. Triquet
Cahano
de Victovian ‘Gross
Donald ‘Cameron
Cornwall, Ont
Canadian Infantry ’Corps
Bombing Swings Hit Magdeburg and Hamburg Oil Centers
Allied air forces conducted a major night strike on the Hamburg area targeting oil plants and U-boat facilities, with attacks also hitting Magdeburg and Zeitz. RAF and RCAF heavy bombers joined U.S. forces in the operation, while Canadian crews faced losses.
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London
U.S
Hamburg
RCAF
Magieburg
8Th Air Force
Rhenania
Harburg
Paderborn
Germany
Berlin
R.A.F
R.C.A.F
Zeitz
Wanne-Eickel
Leipzig
Brux
Czechoslovakia
Magdeburg
U.S. 15Th Air Force
Britain
Warsaw Falls to Russian Forces from South Front
Russian forces broke through north of Warsaw and advanced 63 miles on a 25 mile front as Marshal Zhukov led the attack. Stalin announced the victory while Krakow faced German pressure and Radom reportedly fell.
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London
Warsaw
Joseph Stalin
New York
Lublin
Federal Communications Commission
Krakow
Gregory K. Zhukov
Vistula
Stalin
Baltic
Balkans
Silesia
Konev
Radom
Moscow
East Prussia
Berlin
Schlossberg
Marshal Zhukov
Will Consider Ottawa Meeting
Regina, Jan 17 CP Provincial Treasurer Fines said federal Finance Minister Ilsley telegraphed he could not meet the provincial cabinet in Regina to discuss settlement of the 16 468 852 seed grain advances debt. Isley in Winnipeg. cabinet to decide Friday if Ottawa talks are possible.
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Regina
Ilsley
Tsr
Isley
Winnipeg
C.C.F
Dominion
Fines
T. C. Douglas
Mr. Fines
Ottawa
Eden sets firm line on Greece and postwar issues
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons Britain’s Greek position would not change and a Churchill statement was awaited on the wider crisis. He defended adherence to the Moscow declaration on war criminals, noted future UN consideration of colonial questions, and outlined allied steps on postwar alignment across Europe.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Greece
Churchill
Britain
Italy
United’ Nations
Spain
Tangier
Morocco
Juan Negrin
New York
Poland
Germany
France
Russia
Ruhr
Saar
Rhine Valley
Pomerania
Silesia
No Change in Lines on the Italian Front
Reports from Rome and across the Italian front describe sharp skirmishes in snow and rain with no changes in Allied forward positions. Canadian forces along the Adriatic faced sniping and cold, foggy weather as Alberta infantry and other units repelled German forces, while patrols and ambush actions yielded several enemy casualties.
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Rome
Patro i
5Th Army
Faenza
8Th Army
Reno River
Adriatic
1St. Canadian Corps
Alberta
Canada
Cutter
Sepp
Australian unions wary of inviting John L Lewis to visit
Australian union leaders warned that inviting John L Lewis of the United Mine Workers to Australia could hinder industrial policy. They argued government pressure to keep miners employed would be strained and that the invitation might complicate labor relations during a period of unrest.
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Melbourne
Australia
Jans
John L. Lewis
Washington
United Mine, Workers
Maurice Callard
Clothing. Trades ‘Union
Richard’ Keane
Lewis
Keane
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