Rescued Men Reveal Jap Prison Horrors and Joy at Escape
Allied prisoners rescued from a stockade near Cabanatuan in Luzon recount brutal treatment under Japanese captors and hunger. They hope to recover health, reunite with families, and return to battle if possible, while relief and fear mix in letters and news of Lawrence Courtney's possible return.
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Luzon
Philippines
Cabanatuan
Bataan
Corregidor
Harold J. Glass
Long Beach
Calif
D.C. Raines
Bonifay
Fla
Clinton Goodbin
Longview
Wash
Japan
Arthur Feldman
Bruni
Captain Bruni
Fred Bruni
12Th Avenue
Lawrence H. Courtney
Janesville
Monroe
Luzon Island
Stormy Morning Session on Postwar Aviation Bill
Private pilots and small airport owners protested a tentative postwar aviation bill during a stormy morning session. A late plea urged constructive criticism to shape the proposal.
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Madson
Aeronau
U S Casualties Pass 650000 Mark in War Losses
Washington reports US combat casualties since Pearl Harbor near 750000 with army losses at 650420 and navy at 86922, totaling 737342, up 35392 from last week. Acting War Secretary Patterson cites War Department compilations through Jan 21 reflecting fighting into December during the Ardennes counter-offensive.
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Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
Ardennes
Allies Break Into Colmar in Alsace Drive Near Rhine
American and French troops moved into Colmar 40 miles south of Strasbourg after clearing left bank of the Rhine and besieging Neufbrisach bridge. French forces announced Colmar’s capture as German pillboxes fell along the Siegfried line while Rhine crossings faced allied air strikes disrupting eastern front movements.
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Bulletin
Aris
Colmar
Strasbourg
Rhine
Neufbrisach
Paris
Siegfried Line
Alsace
cross-Rhine
Breisach
Uns
Ardennes Bulge
Nazi Wehrmacht Meets Russian Drive Toward Berlin
Russian forces under Zhukov push toward Berlin along a 90 mile front near the Oder as German defenses vow to defend the capital. Berlin-area fighting intensifies from Glogau to Kustrin with reports of trench digging and attempted countermeasures by German forces.
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London
Gregory Zhukov
The
Oder
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
East Prussia
Hitler
Glogau
Kustria
Warthe
Kustrin
Austria
Moscow
Zhukov
Associated Press
Eastern Front
Duringshof
Western Front
Linnich-Julen-Durich Preay
Probe 100000 Gambling Slush Fund in Legislature
Wisconsin solons seek a probe into a rumored 100000 fund to influence gambling legislation. Republican Senators Warren Knowles and Louis J. Fellenz Jr introduced a joint resolution asking Dane County district attorney to investigate existence of the plan, funds raised or paid, and any legal violations during the session.
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Magison
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Louis J. Fellenz, Jr
Fond du Lac
Madison Capital Times
Dane County
Minor Fire Reported At Badger Ordnance Factory
Fire damaged a one story building in the rocket powder area at Badger Ordnance works. Loss is estimated at 6000 dollars. Officials say a gasoline fired heater likely caused the blaze while protecting freshly poured concrete from freezing.
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Rocket Powder
Badger Ordnance Works
BOW
Church Hedges On World Peace Views
The Episcopal church's house of bishops rejected resolutions backing compulsory military training a new statement on unconditional surrender and an international conference of high churchmen on world peace in Birmingham Alabama.
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Birmingham
Ala
Episcopal Church
House of Bishops
Lochner Sees No Hope of an Early German Peace Offer
Journo Lochner reports on Western Front talks with German POWs who say the war tires men and seek peace, while officers remain unreformed. Prisoner comments include plans to desert to reach American lines, reflecting morale and surrender dynamics amid hopes for endgame peace.
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Lochner
Louis P. Lochner
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Free Press
Milwaukee 4 Journal
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Holland
Belgium
France
Return Rescued Men Soon as Possible Plan
Rep Philbin says an army plan aims to bring home the newly liberated American prisoners in the Philippines as soon as possible. Some men are already being prepared for return. others will be brought back as arrangements allow. Only those needing medical treatment will remain.
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Washington
United States
Philippines
Rep. Philbin
D-Mass
MacArthur
Bataan
Philbin
Invasion Traps Manila as Allied Forces Land on Luzon
U S Eighth Army invasion forces seal off Manila from the north by landing at Batangas coast 67 miles southwest of the city while Sixth Army advances to the Angat River 25 miles away. Eleventh Airborne lands near Nasugbu and pushes toward Tagaytay ridge as Maj. Gen. Swing’s division meets light resistance. The operation aims to outflank Manila defenses and cut off southern Luzon reinforcements.
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Macarthur
Luzon
Manila
U.S. Eighth Army
Philippines
Batangas
Sixth Army
Eleventh Airbourne Divission
Nasugbu
Tagaytay
Cavite
Manila Bay
Eighth Army
J.J. M. Swing
Roops
Zambales
Angat
Lay Plans Now to Administer Ruhr
Prime Minister Churchill will urge immediate approval at the big three meeting of plans for ruling the Reich. Reports from London say early disintegration of northern Germany is possible, with German forces potentially retreating to hedgehog strongholds around Berchtesgaden.
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Times
Herr Groundhog
Aaron Boozleswitch
Amalgamated Pinball Machines, Inc
Boobleswitch
Columbus Hairdo
GAI Adfga
London
Germany
Churchill
Reich
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Who'll Get Jesse Jones' Money Bags
Washington AP report notes house manpower bill advances with drafts of who will manage government lending agencies. Senate debate centers on broad revisions, with May signaling resistance to cross-chamber changes. Possible appointees include Vinson Kennedy Eccles and Kaiser. confirmation required.
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Jesse Jones
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Capitol Hill
War Manpower Commission
House
Senate Military Committee
May
D-Ky
House J Military Committee
Roosevelt
Fred Vinson
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Federal Reserve Board
Marriner Eccles
Henry J. Kaiser
Sliding Cars Collide at Monroe Intersection
Damage exceeded 100 dollars in a Thursday afternoon crash at the ice covered intersection of 22nd avenue and 8th street. Cars driven by Mrs. James Green and Doyle Moore reported sliding and colliding on slick roads. Green estimated 20 mph eastbound, Moore about 15 mph southbound. Green car sustained about 75 dollars in front end damage. Moore about 50 dollars to grill radiator and fog light.
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James Green
25Th Avenue
Doyle Moore
Brodhead
22Nd Avenue
8Th Street
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Green Mountain Boys
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