Allied Armies Press Sharp Push In Belgian Luxembourg Bulge
Allied troops steadily reduce the Bel gian Luxembourg salient amid gruelling combat. North of the bulge in the Netherlands the British Second Army advances toward Maastricht crossing roads and a river. American Seventh Army regains momentum smashing at Hallen and extending a bridgehead near Strasbou rg. Heavy fighting continues south of Malmedy as Cherain and Bovigny change hands. Continued in Page Two.
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Paris
Bulge
Netherlands
Maastricht
Seventh Army
Hallen
Hagenau Forest
Strasboure
First Army
Malmedy
Raymonville
U. S. Forces Cut China Sea Route In Luzon Operations
Major Paul C. Raborg reports U S forces advancing on Luzon with landings on east and west shores. He notes MacArthur's strategy relies on surprise and bomber strength potentially eroding Japanese beach defenses as Allied troops push inland and threaten supply lines in the Philippines.
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U. S
China Sea
Paul C. Raborg
International News Service
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Aya Pyetou Ee
MacArthur
South-West Pacific
Central Pennsylvania digs out after heaviest snowstorm
Keystone residents battle a blizzard that paralyzed travel and disrupted production. York leads with 29 inches, followed by 22 at Black Moshannon and 21 at Harrisburg as cities and rural roads contend with widespread drifts and closures.
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Keystone State
Philadelphia Weather Bureau
York
Black Moshannon
Harrisburg
Port Jervis
N.Y
Pennsylvania
Scranton Wilkes-Barre
Bellefonte
Allentown
Philadelphia
Japanese Reeling Back In Luzon Attack
Gen Douglas MacArthur's forces push toward Pozorrubia and Rosario on Luzon as they tighten control of the main highway to Baguio. Heavy fighting continues with Kruger's Sixth Army threatening decisive defeat as the Japanese defend positions in northern Luzon.
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Luzon
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
Army of Liberation
Pozorrubia
Rosario
Bgauio
Philippines
Walter
Yank Onslaught on Formosas Extended Amid World War II
Three U S air raids against Honshu and a daylight attack on Formosa were reported. B 29s struck Nagoya Kyoto and Shizuoka Nageno prefectures in separate missions as American forces push toward Luzon. Tokyo radio confirmed the incursions and noted the enemy used bombs rather than incendiaries.
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Washington
Honshu
Tokyo
U. S
Formosa
China
Manila
Philippines
Luzon
FCC
Central
Nagoya
Japan
Kyoto
Shizuoka
Nageno
Kanto
Krakow Under Fire as Soviet Artillery Strikes Polish City
Soviet long range guns battered Krakow as the First Ukrainian army pushed toward Poland’s Reich border. Reports said Red forces neared Silesia and Warsaw’s approaches while German lines warned of advancing Soviet spearheads and heavy offensives along the Vistula.
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Moscow
Krakow
Poland
Reich
Berlin
Red Army
Polish Silesia
Germany
Paris
Waraw
Stalin Announces Warsaw Liberation In Major Soviet Victory
Marshal Stalin issues a special order claiming Warsaw, Poland’s ancient capital and long German-occupied city since September 1939, has been liberated by a rapid Soviet offensive. The report notes a broad front advance reaching close to the German border with First White Russian troops capturing Grodno and severing links to Czestochowa.
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Moscow
Warsaw
Joseph Stalin
Grodnis
Czestochowa
Vistula
Pennsylvania Weather Delays Seed Catalogue Season
PA NEWC notes seed catalogue season underway but winter grips the district with six weeks of heavy snow in places, up to 20 inches. OPA inspectors in Pittsburgh check parked cars for tire retreading needs as winter conditions persist. Gov Edward Martin marks Benjamin Franklin’s 239th birthday urging Pennsylvanians to renewed determination for victory.
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Coors
OPA
Mttsburgh
Izents
Benjamin Franklin
Edward Martin
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. report maximum temperatures of 27 and 40 degrees, minimums of 9 and 14, precip 0.1 inches and snow, and river stage at 5.2 feet.
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United States
Belief Grows Von Rundstedt Saved Reich This Winter
Paris observers say the German field marshal may have gained three to six months of grace by slowing Eisenhower’s winter drive. He reportedly withdrew his best units including two panzer armies to safer positions, delaying a Rhine crossing and prolonging the war’s western phase. Continued on Page Two.
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Paris
Belgium
von Rundstedt
Reich
Dwight D. Eisenhower
von Rundstdet
Eisenhower
Rhine
First Army Near St. Vith After Snowbound Push
Paris January 17 The First Army advances east through heavy snow and woods to within five miles of the Belgian road center St. Vith as Nazi counter attacks continue. This move tightens the surrounding area around the strategic town amid ongoing combat.
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First Army
St. Vith Center
Paris
INS
St. Vith
Melting Snow Is New Hazard On Ardennes Front
Jan 17 The battle for the last German barrier in the Ardennes bulge raged at the Houffalize St. Vith ridge. German batteries pounded Yank forces threatening Houffalize while American divisions pressed along the St. Vith highway. Front line commanders compared the ridge fire to the Vimy Ridge battle as first army and third army troops linked up and prepared to push toward the Reich border.
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U. S. First Army
Belgium
Ardennes
Houffalize-St. Vith
Bulge
Yankermor
Houkalize
St. Vith
Houffalize
Reich Borde
First Army
Vimy Ridge
Third Armored
Africa
Sicily
Normandy
Siegfried Line
Aachensteam
Sumners Seeks Equal House Role in Treaty Ratification
Rep Sumners of Texas, chairing the House judiciary committee, announces a renewed push in the 79th Congress for joint House Senate ratification of treaties. He plans to advance a constitutional amendment to grant the House equal ratifying power and has reintroduced the measure after previous blockage. The committee is set to meet to map the program and may report favorably without public hearings.
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Washington
Sumners
Tex
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
House
Senate
Rules Committee
Judiciary Committee
Evacuation Of Krakow Reported By British Radio
New York press dispatch says British radio reports Germans began evacuating Krakow and dismantling governor general offices in occupied Poland. Stockholm reports quoted German newspapers as the source.
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New York
Krakow
Poland
Stockholm
Nazi oil plants heavily bombed over Reich
London reports RAF bombers struck Nazi oil plants in a heavy nighttime raid. Main objectives were the Magdeburg plants and targets at Brux in Czechoslovakia Zeitz near Leipzig and Wanneckel. Over 1,200 planes participated in the assaults marking Brux as hit for the first time by bombers flying from Britain.
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London
Air Ministry
Reich
Magdeburg
Brux
Czechoslovakia
Zeitz
Leipzig
Wanneickel
Britain
Pork ceiling prices cut nationwide on select wholesale cuts
The OPA announced a price reduction for smoked loins rough shoulders neck bone in and imported canned hams effective January 22 The reduction applies to wholesale pork cuts and will be passed to consumers Imported canned hams drop from 54 to 47 dollars per hundred weight and other cuts decrease by one cent per pound across the country
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Washington
INS
OPA
Churchill Will Explain Declares Secretary Eden
London January 17 British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden outlined policy on Greece and promised a fuller explanation by Prime Minister Churchill tomorrow. Eden said Britain’s future Libya and Tripoli status waits for UN review and denied knowledge of any Russia France accord over the Ruhr Saar Rhine and Pomerania. Five are missing in a Grand Island bomber crash. seven rescued.
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London
INS
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Britain
Greece
Eden
Winston Churchill
Italy
Libya
Tripoli
United Nations
Russia
France
Ruhr
Saar
Rhine Valley
Pomerania
Silesia
Reich
Grand Island
Neb
Jan
Grand Island Army Airfield
Norman J. Thompson
Catherine Tamsilatis
Wilkinsburg
Heavy Snow Starts War Rumor in Portugal
Lisbon January 17. Weather news from Portugal and southern Spain reports unusually heavy snows. Newspapers speculate the Gulf Stream influx may have been diverted by engines of war, sparking rumors of a looming conflict.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Spain
Jap Shipping Off East China Coast Blasted
Jap shipping off the east China coast sustained heavy losses as carrier air strikes by the US Third Fleet under Admiral Halsey hit supply lines from Japan to the East Indies. Important installations along the China coast and Formosa ports suffered further damage during three days of unchecked attacks by Nimitz’s forces.
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Pearl Harbor
East China
United States Third Fleet
William P. Halsey
Japan
East Indies
China
Chester W. Nimitz
Formosa
Polish Radio Claims Warsaw Captured by Allied Forces
A Polish broadcast picked up by FCC monitors claimed that Polish and Russian forces had captured Warsaw on January 17, 1945. The report, not yet corroborated, stated Red Army and Polish units occupied the Polish capital after the anthem and Warszawianka were played.
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New York
Warsaw
FCC
Red Army
Polish Republic
January Class Of Senior High Graduates At Commencement
January division of the Class of 1845 at New Castle Senior High School graduated Tuesday at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. 166 seniors processed in, led by Robert H. McBurney. Dr. Pearce, president of Geneva College, gave the commencement address on The American Youth and The American Dream urging self effort, virtue, and contribution. Frank L. Burton introduced Dr. Irvine opened with a vocation. Continued on page five.
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New Castle
Less Brindle
Board of Education
Robert H. McBurney
Dr. Pearce
McLeod M. Pearce
Geneva College
Cyrane Ae Bergerac
Pearce
Frank L. Burton
James Edward Bush
S. FE. Irvine
U. P
Snow Halts Action on Italian Fronts Amid Weather
In Rome on January 17 continuing snowfalls limited Fifth and Eighth Army operations in Italy. Allied air forces struggled with weather yet managed to fly 375 sorties targeting German installations in the Po Valley and enemy communications in Yugoslavia amid patrol clashes and restricted ground activity.
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U. S
Fifth
Eighth Army
Ital
Po Valley
Yugoslavia
Deaths: Callie Coulter Andrew Glasser and Garver
Death notices for Callie Ann Coulter 68 of R D 5 Andrew Glasser 94 of Wurtemburg Heights and G S Garver 69 of R D 6 listed in the Wednesday January 17 1945 column. Includes ages and locations.
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Callie Ann Coulter
R.D
Andrew Glasser
Wurtemburg Heights
Raids Reported For Third Day By Jap Radio
Eighty B 29s based in China raided Formosa while 300 carrier fighters attacked South China coast. Domei dispatch says 100 odd fighters raided Hong Kong area for two hours and 80 struck Canton as others attacked Hainan, third straight day of Hong Kong raids. Western Pennsylvania snow remains heavy with 27 inch totals and cold snap ongoing.
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New York
Formosa
Grumman
South China
Domei Agency
Domein
FCC
Hong Kong
Canton
Hainan Island
Garden Seeds and Romance In Seasonal Catalogs
A fragmented prose piece touts action and romance alongside seeds for the garden. It mentions tomatoes pumpkins potatoes lettuce beans turnips and vitamin greens in catalog imagery and urges orders for seeds for the months ahead as weather influences planting.
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