Ardennes Bulge Reduced To One Tenth Of Depth
Paris, Jan. 23. Allied air power smashed German motor vehicles and equipment as American ground forces pushed the Ardennes bulge back toward the Siegfried line. The Ninth, Third Armies and air fleets moved to seal escape routes, with Patton’s Third Army advancing five miles on a 20 mile front near St Vith as German defenses collapsed.
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Ardennes Bulge
Paris
German Ardennes Salient
Bulge
Peentier
Karl Gerd von Rundsteat
Siegfried Line
Third Army
George S. Patton
Snow blankets city as seventh week of winter drags on
Pa Newc reports considerable snow during the night with drifting in places. Snow covers the ground for the seventh straight week of severe winter weather. Residents are urged to feed birds and small game as crews from the street department clear ice and haul it away. City Engineer John Z Street notes January 23 1945 offers a rare sequential date 1 2 3 4 5 1 23 45.
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City
John Z. Street
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report Summary
Daily weather report shows a 24 hour period ending 9 a.m. with a high of 33 and low of 21. Precipitation measured at 21 inches and 2.2 inches of snow. River stage is 4.6 feet. A year ago highs reached 48 and lows 32 with 23 inches of rain and 1.5 inches of snow.
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United States
New Ledo Road Opens After Muse Wanting Link
Burma January 23 news reports the new Ledo road ready for military traffic after the capture of the final 20 miles between Muse and Wanting. Major General Howard Davidson, Tenth Air Force commander, calls the opening a big step toward defeating Japan.
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Mystkyina
Burma
INS
Ledo
Muse
Wanting
Howard Davidson
Tenth Air Force
Appointment Of Wallace Meeting Much Opposition
The senate opened a heated confirmation fight over Henry A. Wallace named secretary of commerce. He would oversee government loan agencies and corporations with assets above 20 billion dollars. Critics warned the struggle could eclipse the court packing battle and endanger the private enterprise system due to Wallace's leftist views.
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Washington
Senate
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Nazi Children Are Moved Out Of Many Areas
Stockholm dispatches report German children evacuated from bombed western cities are being relocated to other parts of the Reich as Red Army advances threaten Berlin. Parents were told not to seek details about their children's destinations amid wartime disruption and a ban on intercity mail.
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Stockholm
Germany
Reich
Berlin
Southern California hit by snow and blizzard
Snow and blizzard conditions disrupted southern California as a Laguna Mountain storm dumped up to 18 inches near San Diego and snow blocked roads. Imperial county rain closed rural roads and delayed buses, while frosts and winds affected citrus toward Canoga Park. Peace demonstrations reported near Austria and in Danzig per Paris radio.
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Los Angeles
California
San Diego
Imperial County
Laguna Mountain
Canoga Park
San Fernando Valley
Yanks Approach Clark Field in Luzon Advance
American forces of the 14th Corps under Maj. C. W. Griswold close on Clark Field amid overrun Capas and Santa Monica, 10 miles north of the airbase. The push from Tarlac nears Manila as Japan defends along the Bamban river with heavy infantry and artillery actions in Rosario and at Mount Vala.
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Tarlac
14Th Corps
Santa Monica
Capas
Manila
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Clark Field
Luzon
Bamban
Canoas
Rosario
Vala
First Lieutenant Jack E. Hanna Returns on Twenty Two Day Leave
Two year Hump veteran Lt. Jack E. Hanna arrives home to Shenango township after twenty two day leave. Since February 1943 he has ferried supplies over the China Burma India theater earning 140 missions and three decorations including the Air Medal with one cluster, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and a unit Presidential Citation. He flew Eddie Rickenbacker and Mt Everest during Hump service and visited Indian landmarks on leave, with most time spent away from home in three years. He will resume duty after the three week visit to New Castle and surrounding areas.
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Jack E. Hanna
Himalaya
India
China
Hanna
William Hanna
Carr Street
Shenango Township
China-Burma-India
Himalayas
Cbi
Burma
Eddie Rickenbacker
Pacific Fleet Flies Destroy 140 Japanese Planes at Formosa
Pacific fleet carrier forces raided Formosa areas crushing 140 Japanese planes and damaging 100 more. Admiral Nimitz said two large enemy ships burned at Takizro harbor while docks and industrial sites caught fire. American reports questioned Japanese claims of 85 carrier planes down and 68 damaged.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Formosa
Chester W. Nimitz
Takizro Harbor
China
William J. Halsey
Third Fleet
China Coast
Douglas MacArthur
Forces of Liberation
Luzon
Storage Depots In Italy Blasted By Allied Air Force
Allied Mediterranean air forces conducted more than 1,000 sorties against enemy communications facilities storage depots and ships in Northern Italy following night raids in the Po estuary Traviso area and in the Gulf of Venice. Land patrols operated along the Italian front as targets included enemy buildings and artillery on the Eighth Army front.
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Rome
INS
Italy
Mediterranean Air Force
Po Estuary
Traviso
Allied Mediterranean
Gulf of Venice
Yugoslavian
Eighth Army
Opposition to Work or Fight Bill Faces Strong Debate
In Washington on January 23 a surge of opposition to the work fight or be jailed draft bill grew as lawmakers prepared for floor amendments next week. Rep Winstead proposed tightening the anti closed shop provision to criminalize interference with workers while 18 to 45 are compelled into war jobs. Gen Marshall was expected to address Congress in a confidential briefing.
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Washington
Congress
House
Rep. Winstead
Honshu Raid by Superforts Targets Nagoya
A U S Army report states about 70 B 29s attacked Honshu focusing on Nagoya, a center of aircraft production, with Japanese interceptors causing limited ground damage. The Nagoya operation lasted roughly two hours from 2 to 4 p.m. Tokyo time, while separate reports cite a morning strike on Nagoya with unspecified losses.
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Washington
Honshu
Nagoya
Jap Imperial
Relationships Are In Fine Muddle By Latest Marriage
Lewes Delaware January 43 The Burton and Townsend family relations are tangled after former State Senator Clifford E Burton married Nora Bunting Townsend who is the mother of Cmdr Leland S Burton’s wife and stepmother to Burton’s son The arrangement makes Burton his own son in law and step father in law to his son The muddle extends to Cmdr Burton’s children as well with intertwined family ties unknown beyond this point
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Lewes
Del
Burton
Townsend
Clifford E. Burton
Nora Bunting Townsend
Coast Guard Reserve
Leland S. Burton
Cmdr. Burton
Nearly 3 000 Nazi Vehicles Blasted in Ardennes Bust
Allied headquarters reported that 2,787 German motor vehicles were destroyed or damaged in a U S Ninth Air Force strike east of the Ardennes bulge. The communique noted 1,594 destroyed and 1,193 damaged.
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Paris
INS
Allied Supreme Headquarters Today
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Ardennes Bulge
Six Alarm Brookline Fire Damages Estimated at 15000
A fierce six alarm blaze in Brookline caused about 15000 in damages to a two story brick building. The fire started in the basement of a furniture shop and rapidly spread upward threatening nearby businesses and residences before control was established.
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Pittsburgh
Brookline
Von Hindenburg's Body Removed From Tannenberg
London dispatch reports the body of Marshal Von Hindenburg and his wife were removed to safety before the Tannenberg Memorial was destroyed as Russians advanced into East Prussia. Col Ernst Von Hammer of the DNB agency cited the incident.
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London
Junkers
Tannenberg
Prussia
Marshal von Hindenburg
Tanenberg
Ernst von Hammer
DNB
FCC
von Hindenburg
Stockholm police seek unknown bomber after legation attack
Swedish police searched for an unidentified bicyclist who last night threw a bomb at the British legation in Stockholm, smashing window panes and frames. No fragments of the bomb were recovered after the explosion.
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Stockholm
French journalists to tour U S war plants
Four French journalists touring the United States as guests of the Office of War Information were scheduled to visit Pittsburgh war plants February 2. The visitors include Mme Andree Viollis, Mme Etienette Benichon, Jean Paul Sartre, and Pierre Villers, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
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Pittsburgh
INS
United States
Office of War Information
Chamber of Commerce
Mme Andree Viollis
Mme Etienette Benichon
Jean Paul Sartre
Pierre Villers
Bomb Rail Yards Near Dusseldorf Hit By 300 American Planes
A force of 300 American aircraft bombed German railroad yards at Neuss, four miles southwest of Düsseldorf, by daylight today. The raid included more than 200 Fortress heavy bombers and about 100 Mustang fighters.
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London
Neuss
Dusseldorf
Nazi Leaders Urge Germans to Stand and Fight
Nazi propagandists pressed for calm as Soviet advances near Berlin raised fears. The DNB agency said German authorities still held command and urged able bodied men to take up arms. Reports from Moscow noted Ukrainian forces advancing toward Breslau and the Oder as Nazi morale showed strain.
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Poland
Prussia
Moscow
Silesia
Breslau
Oder River
Old Burma Road Reopened for China Freight Convoys
U S forces in northeastern Burma announce the Ledo road linking Ledo Assam with the Burma road to China is open again after three years of perilous air transport. General Sultan notes the reopening follows Chinese forces connecting the border, enabling convoys to move to China.
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U.S. Burma
INS
China
Burma
Himalaya
Daniel I. Sultan
Sultan
United States
Ledo
Assam
Ledo Road
Pwo
Mentally Ill War Worker Kills Wife Then Himself
Clinton, Pa. Jan 23 A mentally ill war worker Edward Thompson 26 shot his wife Lois 25 as she fled their home in bare feet then killed himself Both were found dead with single gunshots Mrs Thompson wore pajamas and Thompson a bathrobe The couple had a five year old child Kay who stayed with Mrs Roberts Cool sister of Lois Relatives planned Thompson commitment to an institution soon and he had previously been in a Ohio facility until about six weeks ago.
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Clinton
INS
Lois Thompson
Edward
Deaths in City Record January 28 1945
Dub W. Thomas 309 Preston avenue Jonathan Fisher 78 Rose Point Mrs William H Wogan 22 North Mill street Mrs Andrew Kelliher 57 801 Blaine street obituary notices list names ages and addresses for local deaths in a city record dated January 28 1945
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Dub W. Thomas
Preston Avenue
Jonathan Fisher
Rose Point
William H. Wogan
North Mill Street
Andrew. Kelliher
Blaine Street
Posen on direct rail route toward German capital
Soviet dispatches report Posen Poznan fell under rush of advances as armies penetrate toward the German border. The capture positions Posen about 130 miles from Berlin, on the direct rail line to Germany, with German forces attacking to hold Breslau and Breslau-Berlin routes.
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Posen
Moscow
Poznan
Berlin
Transocean Agency
Silesia
Oppeln
Breslau
Fall Of St. Vith Imminent In Ardennes Push
Reuters dispatch from the front says St. Vith, the Ardennes key hub, is near fall as Yank armored patrols reach the outskirts and a northern column closes to 1500 yards. It states likely no German troops remain in St. Vith.
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London
Reuters
St. Vith
Ardennes Salient
Golfer Remembers Glory Days Across Seasons
Arthur Mometer reflects on past peak form after a three par hole mishap. He recalls a stretch of long drives on velvet greens and a true ball. His winter scores drop by eight strokes but rise again in summer to around twenty five.
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Gore
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