Red Army presses toward Koenigsberg amid Berlin push
Allied fronts report heavy clashes as Red Army units close on Koenigsberg from multiple directions with claims of American ships aiding near Elbing. Zhukov forces maneuver for a major Berlin thrust while Konev drives into Silesia toward Liegnitz as German reports of new fronts surface.
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Admiral Scheer
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Oder River
Gregory K. Zhukov
Berlin
Middle Oder
Kuestrin
Frankfurt
Puerstenberg
Breslau-Liegnitz-Glogau
Breslau
Silesia
Pomerania
Ivan C. I. Konev
Liegnitz
Berlin-Breslau
Moscow
Konev
Federal Register corrects Roosevelt date error
The Federal Register issued a front page correction noting that Executive Order 9,520 should show January 31, 1945 instead of a nine year offset. The misprint implied Roosevelt served in 1954, prompting the clarification amid political commentary.
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Washington
Federal Register
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Register
Superfort Raid On Tokyo Big Success
A large B-29 force from Guam dropped bombs on Tokyo in a five wave raid reported as a major success. Tokyo broadcasts claimed about 90 Superfortresses hit the city causing some ground damage while pilots returning said excellent results. This 52nd attack on Japan follows unusual early returns and is described by U S officials as potentially devastating.
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Japan
Tokyo
20Th Airforce
Washington
Marianas
Honshu
Smell from City Dump Triggers Fire Crew Response
Residents near the city dump reported a strong odor around 11 this morning as smudgy smoke polluted the area. A fire department call led to one truck being dispatched to extinguish a garbage and paper fire whose only harm was the smell.
German U Boat Scare In Atlantic Revealed
Censorship lifted to reveal a winter patrol by long-range U boats in the north Atlantic. The submarines threatened allied convoys using Canadian ports and in a 22 day period sank a Canadian warship and five merchant vessels. A seventh ship, a Canadian fighter from New York to a Canadian port, was torpedoed again. Sightings extended along the Nova Scotia coast from Cape Breton to Yarmouth, fueling navy unease about potential e weapon strikes.
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New York T
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Yarmouth
Senators Push Air Travel Priorities After Blaze V Mail
Public hearings were urged by Senator Bridges as details of the Roosevelt dog Blaze’s sky ride emerged. An army report noted Blaze came from England with a female accompanying dog, while others say the V mail dog did not join a Hollywood hop. Bridges called for a full review of the transport system amid secrecy claims. Road to Berlin updates follow with front distances in miles from Zellin Linnich Dueren and Reno river.
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Congress
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Army
Roosevelt
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Bridges
Senate
Stewart
D-Penn
J. Blaze
Elliot Roosevelt
England
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Memphis
Berlin
The
Associated Press
Eastern Front
Zellin
Western Front
Linnich-Juelich-Duerentren
Reno River
Washington Roundup Senate Military Group Is Dropping Work-Fight Bill
A week of closed hearings left Senate military committee members doubtful about compulsory work legislation Roosevelt seeks. The group took a three day recess and aims to keep voluntary wartime labor systems, while administration officials urge immediate passage to keep war job participation high. The piece also notes allied Poland talks with Stalin Churchill and It may produce concessions on Poland’s future and U.S. commitments, plus a new bid to defeat Aubrey Williams for rural electrification administrator with REA under an administrative board. The RFC and other lending agencies face House action after George bill clears the Senate, with Wallace’s fate tied to this outcome.
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Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
U.S
Stalin
Churchill
Russia
U. S
Poland
London
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Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
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OPA
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House Rules Committee
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Senate
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RFC
Commerce Department
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Henry Wallace
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Commerce
Polish Puzzle Is Big Three Talks On Polish Dispute
The Polish issue tests Allied unity as the Big Three seek a formula to settle Poland’s future. Roosevelt may push for wider concessions at the Black Sea conference while Britain pressures the London government amid reports of disarmed Polish Home Army units and a weakened Polish exile authority. The dispute involves Russia, the United States, Britain, and Polish leaders in London and Warsaw.
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Russia
Poland
United States
Roosevelt
London
Churchill
Stalin
Krakow
Home Army
Britain
Postal Clerk Waives Hearing in Four Federal Charges
Stasia Thompson, 55, Pelican Lake post office employee in Oneida County, waived preliminary hearing on four counts of violating postal regulations and was ordered held for federal court. Commissioner Paul J. Megan set bond at 500 dollars. bail posted February 2 at arraignment for defrauding the postal service, false claims of Special delivery, misappropriation of funds, and falsification of records. Mrs. John J. Whalen, Pelican Lake postmaster, also faces federal trial on similar charges and is out on 500-dollar bond.
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Asden
Stasia Thompson
Pelican Lake
Oneida County
U. S
Paul J. Megan
Postal Department
John J. Whalen
UW Extension to Get Racine Center
A three man UW board of regents committee after inspecting the former DeKoven foundation property reported support for establishing a branch of the university extension school in Racine after the war. The group toured the site with Racine Association of Commerce economic development officials.
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Iacine
DeKoven Foundation
Board of Regents
The
University of Wisconsin
Dan Grady
Porta
Leonard Kleczka
Milwaukee
John D. Jones
Racine
Racine Association of Commerce
Fierce Fighting Rages as Manila Intramuros Held
Allied forces push toward Manila dock areas across the Pasig River while Japanese mortars and mined streets in Intramuros slow progress. General MacArthur calls the combat the fiercest yet with a planned final stand. Infantry units advance 2,000 yards amid strong, entrenched defenses and continuous air and ground fire.
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Manila
Pasig River
Intramuros
Douglas MacArthur
11Th Airborne
37Th
Pasig
NBC
Georgev
Thomas Forster
Folster
Canadians Press Deep On Siegfried Line At Kleve
Canadian First Army forces breached the main Siegfried Line belt near Kleve, advancing toward the Rhine basin as German floodwaters surged down the Roer. U S Ninth Army and Third Army units pushed on the Siegfried perimeter while German reinforcements struggled to hold the line amid rising flood danger and heavy fighting.
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Siegried
Reichswald
Kreve
Roer
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Ninth Army
Schwam~menauel
Kleve
West Wall
Rhine
Millingen
Ruhr
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Great Dam
Third Army
Pruem
First Army
Soviets and Vatican Clash Over War Guilt
The Soviets accuse the Vatican of aiding Hitler’s Germany and escaping postwar punishment in a document signed by Orthodox leaders. The Vatican calls the Red Star report false and doubly attacks Moscow’s claim of Vatican influence and collaboration with fascist networks.
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Vatican
Germany
Orthodox Church
Europe
Sergeant Blumer Wounded Twice in World War II
Sergeant Blumer of General Patton's Third Army, wounded in France on Sept 8, 1944 earning a Purple Heart, is hospitalized again with a second shoulder wound after serving in Iceland, Ireland, England, and France. His mother, Mrs. Wilma Blumer of Monroe, was notified by government telegram.
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Patton
Third Army
Lememer
Wilma Blumer
Monroe
France
Iceland
Ireland
England
German Jet Planes Dispute Allied Bomb Trip to Reich
German jet planes challenged American heavy bombers over key targets in central Germany and Holland, as Allied forces attacked submarine pens at Ijmuiden and a fuel depot near Duelmen. Day losses reached 24 Allied aircraft with 68 German planes downed, including five jet-powered Messerschmitts 262s.
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London
Duelmen
Muenster
Ijminden
Netherlands
Ijmuiden
Germany
Lutzkendorf
Weimar
Magdeburg
Holland
Detroit naturopath admits conspiracy in 1939 legislature action
Rosenfeld, a Detroit naturopath, pleaded guilty before Circuit Judge Leland W. Carr to participating in a conspiracy to corrupt the 1939 legislature on a bill regulating naturopathy. Seven codefendants indicted by the Carr grand jury pleaded innocent and were held for trial February 26 in Ingham county circuit court at Mason.
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Max Rosenfeld
Detroit
Leland W. Carr
Carr
Ingham County
Mason
Cabinet Shakeup Follows Defeats in Japan
The Japanese cabinet was reshuffled after month long criticism of Japan's war effort amid reverses. Prime Minister Kuniaki Koiso remains in command as changes reflect pressure from critics while continuing dominance. Tokyo admitted U S conquest of the Philippines disrupts vital raw material flow from the Dutch East Indies and southeast Asia, prompting talks to utilize Chinese resources more.
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Associated Press
Domei
Kuniaki Koiso
Ocupied
Asia
Gderal Communications
Commision
Japan
Xoiso
Koiso
Tokyo
U. S
Philippines
Dutch Indies
FCC
China
Big 3 Meet Rocks Tokyo on War Entry Fears
The Hochi Shimbun notes concern Russia could join the war against Japan following the Stalin Churchill Roosevelt talks. A Tokyo radio broadcast, recorded by the FCC, warned the public to be ready for any situation that may unfold.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Remiuri Hochi Shimbun
Russia
Japan
Stalin
Churchill
Roosevelt
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Wisconsin Congressmen Confront Farm-Draft Uproar
Wisconsin lawmakers report heavy mail over farm labor drafts under Hershey directives. Rep. Hall cites 500 to 600 letters from farmers anxious about three dairy farms losing workers. Stevenson says he has answered many letters and hopes local boards uphold the Tydings amendment. Keefe sees diminished threat if local boards apply the amendment. O’Kenski blasts Hershey for shifting responsibility.
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Merlin Hall
Black River Falls
William H. Stevenson
la Crosse
Republican
Alvin O’kenski
Mercer
Congress
Hershey
Andresen seeks raise in CCC butter subsidy to 15 cents
Rep August M. Andresen of Minnesota proposes amending the senate dairy aid bill to lift the CCC subsidy on butter from seven to 15 cents per pound, plus a five cent RC subsidy, totaling 20 cents. He says the move would boost butter production and allow the OPA to reduce ration points from 24 to 16, or risk a rise to 36. The plan would add 68 million dollars to the 500 million earmarked for dairy subsidies for the coming year and may divert cream from bulk sales into dairy products.
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Ory
August M. Andresen
Rminn
House Agricultural Committee
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Andresen
OPA
Patterson to Get Position in Reich After War
Army and Navy Journal reports President Roosevelt has chosen Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson as the American member of the postwar Germany allied mission. The decision was said to be made before Roosevelt left for the big three meeting.
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Army and Navy Journal
Roosevelt
Robert P. Patterson
Germany
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