Americans Retake Houffalize Clearing Nazi Push
American forces move into Houffalize on the Arlon Liege road as German aids withdraw. First Army patrols report the town virtually captured with communications hub back in American hands. tanks and vehicles hamper progress, with entry proceeding from two directions. Continued on page seven.
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Houffalize
Paris
INS
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Belgium
Luxembourg
United States First Army
Houlfalize
Arlon-Liege
Ardennes
Cen
Supreme Headquarters
Houtfalize
First Army
Granamenil-Houffalize
Lown
Rescuer Of Eddie Rickenbacker Dies in Pacific Accident
Commander William R. F. Eadie 31, famed for rescuing Capt. Eddie V. Rickenbacker and companions from a Pacific raft, dies of extreme multiple injuries from a Pacific accident. Widow Phyllis and two daughters reside in Marion, Massachusetts.
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Evanston
INS
William RF. Eadie
Eddie V. Rickenback
Pacific
Eadie
Phyllis
Marion
Mass
Fear Death Toll In Chicago Fire Will Be Larger
Chicago officials report four known dead and many more feared trapped after a five story Hotel General Clark blaze near the Loop. Twelve bodies recovered. a woman died leaping from a third floor window. Six injured were treated at Henrotin hospital. The hotel housed about 76 guests, largely servicemen, with a large number unaccounted for as flames spread through the ruin.
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Chicago
General Clark
Loop
Henrotin Hospital
Frank Carroll
Japanese Still Failing To Oppose Luzon Advance
American forces pressed toward Manila from central Luzon on January 16 as Sixth Army near Tarlac 76 miles from Manila and driving along the western coastal range. Patrols moved up toward Tar la c city while other units reached Catablan near Urdaneta aiming at severing the Manila to Be gui highway.
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Luzon
MacArthur
Manila
Sixth Army
Tarlac
Philippines
Camiling
Tarlac City
Tarlac Province
Catablan
Urdaneta
Cerive
Beguio
Eastern War Front Drives Against Nazis May Speed End
War dispatch notes eight Russian offensives along a 1000 mile eastern front from Memel to Budapest. The article cites Stalin urging a second front and predicts joint Soviet and Allied pressure could hasten Germany’s collapse as wartime events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Craige
International News Service
East Eastern Front
Memel
Baltic
Budapest
Europe
Halsey’s Fleet Strikes Coast Bases In China Reach
Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet continues heavy pressure on Amoy Swatow and Hong Kong with carrier air strikes. Navy reports indicate larger than earlier losses, including ships sunk and planes destroyed during the Indo China campaign.
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Pearl Harbor
William F Halsey
Ammy
Swatow
Hong Kong
China Coast
Massey
Third Fleet
Amoyo
Indo- China
Saigon
Chester W. Nimitz
Continord
Sleet and Snow Add To Hazards In Pennsylvania
A winter storm clamped eastern Pennsylvania with sleet, glaze and heavy snow, with at least one death and numerous injuries reported. Officials warned of six inches or more by nightfall as western areas received four extra inches, disrupting traffic and straining state police records. Philadelphia residents feared air raids as blue overhead flashes turned out to be ice cutter sparks on trolley wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Keystone
U. S. Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Russians Speed Huge Advance On German Silesia
Soviet First Ukrainian army drives toward German Silesia from Kielce region and nears Krakow within 20 miles. report says 600 mile front sees rapid progress and heavy enemy materiel captured as Red Army pushes to the Reich. German defenses flattened amid ongoing Soviet offensives.
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German Silesia
Moscow
Russia
Silesia
Kielce
Reich
Ivan Ss. Konev
Krakow
Koneva
Wodzislaws
Red
Carpathians
Jaslo
Red Star
Marshal Konev
Red Army
Police veterans Moore Young mark 28 years in force
Detective John Moore and Patrolman John Young celebrate 28 years of police service in the city. Appointed under former Mayor D. Newell, the pair have served in nearly every department except chief and are regarded as two of the district’s best officers.
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John Moore
John Young
4. D. Newell
Tri-State
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am show a minimum temperature of 27, maximum 40, precipitation .13 inches with 1.3 inches of snow, river stage 3.3 feet. Data for the same date last year is 20 for minimum temperature. No precipitation reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
First Report On School Survey Is Presented
Dr John Guy Fowlkes of the University of Wisconsin presented a six week study to the New Castle school board in East street. The briefing highlighted vocational education expansion, better school unification, improved guidance, more instructional aids, and reformed athletics funding and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Guy Fowlkes
New Castle
University of Wisconsin
East Street
Fowlkes
Dr Fowlkes
Seaching
Athletic Council
Huge Air Raids On Nazi Targets
Allied air forces carried heavy night raids against Nazi targets striking military installations and industrial sites. Bomber formations pressed precision attacks causing damage and disrupting transport networks across occupied Europe.
Bombers strike German oil and industry targets in raid
London reports a massive air assault as 1250 or more American bombers and fighters cross into the Reich. Over 600 Fortresses and Liberators with 650 Mustang and Thunderbolt fighters hit oil refineries, a Krupp Mark IV tank plant, and key marshalling yards at Dresden and Dessau plus targets near Leipzig.
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London
Reich
Hitler
Bohlen
Leipzig
Madgesburg
Record Snow Hits Harrisburg Area
The heaviest January snowfall on record paralyzed traffic as the Harrisburg area faced 20 inches by evening. Buses were stalled by 14 inch drifts and many schools closed locally and in outlying districts. An inch of new snow was expected hourly, with the heaviest 24 hour snowfall in history feared. Temperature stood at 28 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
U. S. Weather Bureau
Engineer Dies In Train Wreck Near Creswell
A Pennsylvania railroad freight train collided with snowbound empties at Creswell near Columbia Pennsylvania killing engineer Ralph Ashton 48 from Washington Crossing New Jersey. Fireman J J Minnich 63 of Colonial Park Harrisburg sustained head and body injuries was hospitalized.
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Columbia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cres- Well
Ralph Ashton
Washington Crossing
N. J
J. J. Minnich
Colonial Park
Harrisburg
Columbia Hospital
New Essential Job List Issued For Draft Boards
The War Manpower Commission released a new essential job list with seven fully critical classifications to guide local draft boards in inducting more than 200,000 men aged 26 to 29 on 2A and 2B deferments. It expands on 35 prior designations and adds nine other nearly critical categories. It covers all technical scientific and research personnel listed as critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Diplomas To Be Presented To New Castle Seniors Tonight
Tonight at 8 o clock commencement exercises at the Scottish Rite Cathedral will grant diplomas to 166 members of the January class of 1945 at New Castle Senior High School. Special awards honor students in various fields. Geneva College President Dr. McLeod M. Pearce will address the graduates.
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New Castle High School
Scottish Rite Cathedral
New Castle
McLeod M. Pearce
Geneva College
Frank L. Burton
Leslie Brindle
Board of Education
Clare B. Book
New Castle Senior High School
William Charles Lortz
Robert Nesbitt
Robert Lewis Zeigler
Japs Withdraw to Luzon Hills as MacArthur Advances
Based on front line reports in Luzon General Yamashita may retreat substantial forces to mountainous northern Luzon from Baguio to the east coast while MacArthur tightens air and sea reinforcements choke points. Delaying actions likely along the Manila route as the main advance continues.
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Yamashita
Luzon Hills
Baguio
MacArthur
Manila
Lingayen
Surrender Terms Will Remain Same
London reports Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament that the war would be prolonged until the Axis makes a conditional surrender but he did not believe the demand for unconditional surrender was extending the war. The declaration drew sustained cheers in the House of Commons.
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London
INS
Churchill
Britain
United States
Germany
House of Commons
Allied Air Forces Hit German Rails in Po Valley
Clearing weather let Allied air forces based in Italy fly 1,800 sorties against German communications in the Po Valley. Medium bombers struck rail objectives and troop concentrations in Northern Italy while heavy bombers targeted rail junctions in Northern Italy and Austria. Patrolling by U.S. Fifth and British Eighth Armies slowed due to deep snow and poor visibility. 20 Allied planes were reported missing from Italian air missions.
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Rome
Italy
Po Valley
Mediterranean
Austria
U.S
Fifth
Eighth Army
President Roosevelt Sets Parley on Work or Fight Policy
Roosevelt calls White House conference with top military leaders and legislative allies to mobilize support for manpower measures including a work or fight bill and national service act. He plans to send a detailed message to Congress amid labor opposition to administration policy.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
High Command
White House
Congress
Inaugural Brief Ceremony Set for Roosevelt Fourth Term
Washington January 16 The inaugural for President Roosevelt's fourth term will be one of the briefest in history lasting about 20 minutes. The ceremony on the White House south portico includes the oath by Vice President-elect Truman and Chief Justice, a short address less than five minutes, and a benediction before the National Anthem. It will be broadcast by short wave internationally.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen T Farry
Marine Band
Angus Dun
Harry S Truman
Henry Wallace
Supreme Court
John A. Ryan
New Soviet Offensive Opened in White Russia
Moscow dispatch reports Premier Stalin announced a new Soviet offensive in White Russia. The move adds to four simultaneous attacks underway against Nazi Germany, signaling a broad late World War II push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Russia
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Nazi Germany
U S Senator Francis Maloney Dies at 50 in Meriden
Francis T. Maloney United States Senator died at Meriden Hospital aged 50 after a heart attack. Born March 31 1894 he worked as a reporter for the Meriden Record 1914 to 1921 and served in the U S Naval Reserve during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriden, Conn
U. S
Francis Tf. Maloneck
Conn
Meriden Hospital
Meriden Record
U.S
Naval Reserve
Toro
Soviet Winter Offensive Could Decide War
A Nazi DNB agent in London asserted on January 16 that the war in Europe would be decided by the Soviet winter offensive, framing the campaign as pivotal to the conflict’s outcome.
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London
INS
Europe
DNB
Death Notices for Chester White and Others
Death record items list Chester Dean White aged 35 of 920 Ryan Avenue Mrs Michael Musetti aged 34 of 815 Rathrop Street and Pick Lee of 328 South Beaver Street. No causes or dates provided.
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Chester Dean White
Ryan Avenue
Michael Musetti
Lathrop Street
Pick Lee
South
Beaver Street
Canton Bombed by Japanese Carrier Bombers
Tokyo based Japan Dome agency said about 70 carrier based bombers attacked targets in south China including Canton. The report claimed six fighters hit Canton and that five raiders were shot down with three damaged while base damage was negligible. Chester W. Nimitz cited a prior strike on Jan 13.
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London
INS
Japanese Dome Agency
China
Canton
New Jazz Horn Learner Hints at Busy Nights
A fragmentary note speaks of Sammy Kavehyre and lessons on a horn. It hints at a young player named Dersey or Took who shows earnest effort while promising upcoming performances. Weather appears damp as mention of thirty three adds a vague atmosphere.
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Sammy Kavehyre
Kyser
Cab Calloway
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Amoy
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