On To Berlin Russian Advance Near German Border
Russian mechanized armies surged westward through Poland toward the German border with less than 300 miles to Berlin. Moscow newspapers hailed the drive as the start of Stalin's On to Berlin offensive, with Red Army columns within 15 miles of the Reich’s Silesian frontier.
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Berlin
Moscow
Silesia
Joseph Stalin
Warsaw
Poland
Adolph Hitler
Russia
Red Army
Reich
Silesian
Radom
Czestochowa
Wehrmacht
Allied Forces Close on St Vith as Front Drives South
American and British troops pressed into the German front in northeastern France and the Belgian Luxembourg salient. An advanced spearhead of the First Army neared St Vith as heavy fighting continued with stiff German resistance in the Haguen forest area and Ardennes sector.
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Paris
Seventh Army
France
Hagenn Forest
St. Vith
Belgium
Ardennes
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Reich
First Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Philippine Front
Luzon
Manila
Lingayen Gulf
U. S
Baltic
Carpathians
Gregory Zhukov
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Warsaw
Ivan Konev
Early Signs of Spring Noted Across PA
PA News reports the season opening with a blue bird sighting in the North Hill district. Ice coats downtown streets and alleys, and traffic is treacherous. A horse is seen touring the streets in the outer North Hill area. North Mercer Street is plowed and suitable for sleigh riding. Bus stops on Falls Street and Highland Avenue have been discontinued per the notice. Lawrence County reports rare winter scenes with drifts taller than cars.
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North Hill District
Pa News
Mercer Street
Falls Street
Highland Avenue
Pa Newe
Lawrence County
Daily Weather Report U S weather statistics summary
Daily weather report shows a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a maximum of 29 and a minimum of 1 below zero. Trace precipitation and snow. Year ago values include a high of 35 and a low of 19 with no precipitation.
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United States
Dread Hand Of Defeat Creeping In On Hitler
New York January 18. The Warsaw fall and a sweeping Soviet offensive foretell a turning point. Hitler faces maps as the Red drives tighten their grip east and west, while Allied pressure in the west sharpens the overall push toward end of the war.
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Hitler
New York
Warsaw
Wehrmacht
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Fuehrer
East Prussia
High Command
Third Reich
Europe
Stalin
Churchill Urges Universal Suffrage For Liberated Europe
London January 18. Prime Minister Winston Churchill called for universal suffrage with secret ballots and no intimidation in all liberated nations of Europe. He defended Britain’s policy in the House of Commons and noted Anglo Russian talks on postwar Balkans pose no territorial divisions.
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London
Winston Churchil
Europe
House of Commons
Britain
Churchill
Balkans
U SOUT URIVEELS On Tarlac Luzon
U.S. Sixth Army drives toward Tarlac on Luzon as MacArthur's forces push from Camiling and Moncada. Japanese defense tightens in Rosario and Pozorrubio while rear guards fall back into the hills, setting stage for maneuvers toward Manila.
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Tarlac
Luzon
MacArthur
Sixth Army
Manila
Clark Field
Rosario
Pozorrubio
Lingayen Gulf
Central Plains
Subs Sink 24 More Jap Ships In Pacific Area
The Navy reported that American submarines in the Pacific have sunk 24 more Japanese ships including a destroyer and three escort vessels. Since Pearl Harbor, total Japanese ships destroyed by submarines reach 958. The communique lists a large cargo transport two large tankers one medium cargo transport eight medium cargo vessels two medium cargo vessels one medium tanker one medium transport four small cargo vessels and one small tanker among the losses.
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Washington
INS
Navy
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Former Scranton Mayor Fred Derby Dies After Illness
Fred K. Derby 62 longtime Scranton figure died at home after months of illness. A county detective and former public safety director he also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1925 to 1927.
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Scranton
INS
Fred K. Derby
Derby
State House of Representatives
Breslin Named First Deputy to Pennsylvania Auditor General
John F. Breslin of Summit Hill was appointed first deputy to Auditor General Ted Rosenberg today. The executive assistant to former Auditor General F Clair Ross takes the high ranking post in Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
INS
John F. Breslin
Summit Hill
F. Clair Ross
Ted 4. Rosenbergs
Tomaszow Abandoned by German Forces Say Polish Town
German forces abandoned Tomaszow, 24 miles southeast of Lodz, Col. Ernest von Hammer reports. The DNB commentator notes Russian offensives southeast of War saw and renewed blows to German positions northeast of Czestochowa.
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London
INS
Ernest von Hammer
DNB
Tomaszow
Lodz
Warsaw
Czestochowa
British Second Army Launches New Drive in Netherlands
London report states the British second army began a fresh offensive in the Sittard area of the eastern Netherlands. Echt and Sustern towns were captured in the limited attack that began two days earlier.
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London
INSI
Reuter
Western Front
Sittard
Netherlands
Echt
Sustern
Churchill Praises Allies as War Effort Shifted Toward Democracy
London dispatch notes Prime Minister Churchill lauding American and Soviet roles in victory over Germany and Japan. He rejects imperial aims, defends Greece Italy Yugoslavia policy, and calls for universal suffrage with secret ballots across Europe. Key points cite Rundstedt setback as US-led, MacArthur’s Philippines victory, and the Soviet push freeing territory.
Tokyo Reports New Raids Over Area By Yanks
Tokyo reports fresh daylight raids by United States Superfortress bombers over the Osaka Kobe area and Korea. A lone B 29 flew toward Tokyo during the daylight operations as orders and routes were continued in separate dispatches.
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Tokyo
New York
Korean Peninsula
United States
Osaka- Kobe
Korea
Seek To Speed Legislation On Work Or Fight
The House Military Affairs committee moved to draft a modified labor draft bill for men aged 18 to 45 in response to President Roosevelt's call for manpower legislation. With Army and Navy chiefs endorsing a limited national service measure, committee action is expected to speed, though a floor clash is anticipated and a major fight ahead.
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Washington
House
German Border Defense Against Russians Will Be Key To War's Result
Captain John H. Craige analyzes the eastern front where Soviet forces under Zhukov Rokossov and Konev drive toward Warsaw. He notes repeated German retreats and a 1000 mile Soviet advance, arguing border defense will shape the war's outcome and Europe’s future.
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John H. Craige
International
Joseph Stalin
Red
Warsaw
Germany
Europe
Soviets
Churchill Predicts German Exit From Italy Soon
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that Germans will be driven from Italy or withdraw within a few months possibly sooner. The war review statement outlined Allied prospects in the Italian theater.
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London
INS
Italy
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Kaiserslautern Bombed by 200 American Planes
About 200 American war planes attacked Kaiserlautern railroad yards, a key depot west of Mannheim supplying the Saar front. The raid used roughly 100 Fortress heavy bombers and an equal number of Mustang fighters, daylight operations reported from London.
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London
Kaiserlautern
Germany
Mannheim
Saar Front
Death notice for Bertha Stern Klafter and others
Deaths recorded January 18 1945 include Mrs Bertha Stern Klafter 63 of 411 North Jefferson Street Christopher Henry 83 Ellwood City Charles Glasgow 69 of 416 Martin Street and infant McGeary Volant R D 3 listed in the death records
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Bertha Stern Klafter
North Jefferson Street
Christopher Henry
Ellwood
Charles Glasgow
Martin Street
McGeary, Volant
R. D
Bitter Fighting Rages In Italy
Allied reports say Nazi forces broke the Senio river line to seize a Fusignano bridgehead as British and U S forces counterattacked. Heavy losses, continued fighting along the Fifth Army front and other British sectors. Allied air forces flew 1,100 sorties with two planes missing.
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Rome
Senio
Fusignano
Lake Comacchio
Albert Kesselring
U. S
Fifth Army
Italy
Casualties on Western Front Summary
Allied forces report total casualties from D Day to Jan 1 1945 in Paris briefing. Dead total 54 562. wounded 323 012. missing 45 678. air force losses excluded. Usa statement notes totals cover Western Front only.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
INS
Western Front
D-Day
War Department
Paris
Nine Coal Miners Trapped After Oklahoma Explosion
Nine rescue experts worked to reach nine miners trapped by a blast 2,600 feet from the slope mine entrance near Haileyville Oklahoma. Their first attempt pushed back by deadly black damp, and little chance of reaching the men soon was reported.
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Mcalester
Okla
Jan
INS
Haileyville
Bombing Raid Targets Magdeburg and Western Germany
RAF bomber command attacked Magdeburg and other western German towns before daylight. The air ministry said the raids began at 5 am local time today and involved nighttime air operations over London as well.
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London
Madgeburge
RAF Bomber Command
Air Ministry
Yanks Bear Brunt of German Offensive Says Churchill
London, Jan. 18. Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that American troops bore almost all losses in Von Rundstedt's counteroffensive. He cited 60 to 80 American casualties for every British one and declared the battle the greatest of the war and a famous American victory.
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Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Belgium
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
London
Karl Gerd von Rundsted
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
House
Neighborly sleet hero keeps sidewalks clear
Arthur Mometer, a neighbor known for shoveling in snow and sleet, clears walks despite the cold. He does his duty with a cheerful pace, earning thanks for proper neighborly conduct on his twenty third day.
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Czechoslovakia
Budapest
Nazi Germany
Warsaw-Krakow
REDS
International News Service
By Natalia Rene
U.S
St. With
7Th Army
Thurston Macauley
N.S
Daily Weather Report
Pierre J. Huss
I. N.S
By Charles A. Smith
By Lee van Atta
Fort O’donnell
Army of Liberation
Bataan
Camiling
Moncada
Bulletin
Breslin
America
Japan
Greece
Yugoslavia
Soviet Russia
House Committee
By William Theis
Stotsenburg
Lingayen
Eighth Army
Magdeburg
Arthur Mometer
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