Allies Advance Toward Ruhr as Roer Front Sizzles
Paris dispatch reports British Second Army pushing to rentjen west of Hestenholt along the Roer while French Poilus move within seven miles of the Rhine. Allied forces continue wide advances across the western front as German retreat trains are targeted.
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Paris
INS
Roer
Rhine
Rentjen
Hestenholt
U. S
Ruhr
Roer River
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
Roer Valley
Linne
Heinsberg
Netherlands
Heins
Yanks On Luzon Battle Heavy Jap Resistance
Manila bound U S infantrymen meet stiff resistance as they clear Clark airfield outskirts 42 miles north of Manila. MacArthur reports Japs shelling positions on bombed runways while reconnaissance units probe forward amid cave and ravine fighting.
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Luzon
MacArthur
Philippines
Great Clark
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Othe Doughboys
Tokyo
Pacific
Japan
German Defenses Near Koenigsberg Being Breached
Soviet forces breach defenses southeast of Koenigsberg as isolation of East Prussia traps at least 20 German divisions. Stalin announces capture of Rastenburg as Red Army pushes toward the Brandenburg frontier and threatens the Posen-Berlin railway.
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Brandenburg
Stalin
East Prussia
Silesia
Russia
Poznan
Poland
Berlin
Frankfurt
Oder River
Germany
Koenigsberg
Moscow
Rastenburg
Joseph Y. Stalin
Red Army
Ger- Mat
DNB
Neize
Schneidemuehl
Obra Canal
Posen
Posen-Berlin
Persistence of Old Man Winter Delays Groundhog Day Prospects
PA Newc reports continued cold with no heavy snow as a dampened groundhog day remains questionable. East Brook residents note extreme lows, including 20 degrees below zero, while locals recount prior records and a clock repair delay at the town square.
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East Brook
E. T. Patterson
Pa Newc
Showdown Over Wallace Nomination at Senate Commerce Panel
Washington Jan 27 bitter foes of Henry A Wallace debated his bid to head commerce with control of federal loan agencies. Senate commerce committee split 14 to 5 against Wallace and 15 to 4 for the George bill separating agencies. A White House or Wallace decision could settle whether to sever the loan offices or risk rejection.
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Washington
Henry A Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Department of Commerce
Wallace
Commerce Committee
White House
Daily Weather Report United States 24-Hour Stats
The report lists maximum and minimum temperatures with precipitation figures. For 24 hours ending at 9am today the high reached 21 and the low dropped to 8 below, with no precipitation. River stage is 4.4 feet. The same date last year showed a high of 64 and a low of 38.
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United States
Neutral Countries Hear Many German Reports
German reports from Madrid Lisbon Barcelona and Stockholm claimed Berlin may be nearing surrender as Russian forces push into Königsberg and London circles awaited more solid news. German radio notes grew urgent and officials in neutral cities conversed about possible German terms while probing Allied positions.
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London
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Germany
Madrid
Lisbon
Barcelona
Stockholm
Battle On Luzon Near Crisis For U S
CAPTAIN JOHN H. CRAIGE analyzes General MacArthur's Luzon operation as it heads toward a crisis. The piece compares Lingayen Gulf landings to eastern front fighting, noting initial American success and the uncertain course ahead in the Manila campaign against Japanese forces.
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John H. Craige
International
Europe
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Philippines
MacArthur
Luzon
Lingayen
Gulf
Setback Stuns Henry Wallace
Henry A. Wallace, stunned by the Senate Commerce committee's rejection for Secretary of Commerce, refused to comment after a reception by the National Businessmen's committee. He had been greeted by about 1,000 union men on arrival and feted by Mayor LaGuardia.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
Senate Commerce Committee
National Businessmen's Committee
Wallace
F. H. LaGuardia
Nazis Warn Plight Of Army Growing Acute
Nazis warned that German armies in western Poland faced increasing danger as Soviet Red Army tanks moved toward Berlin. Nazi DNB cited reports of mass civilian migration fleeing the Soviet advance, with several million Germans having abandoned homes in the past two weeks.
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Stockholm
Germany
Poland
Berlin
Reich
DNB
Deutsches Allegemeine Zeitung
Proclamation from New Castle Mayor on U S War Lighting Ban
Mayor John F. Haven urges citizens to conserve coal and comply with War Production Board U 9 outdoor lighting ban. Prohibits advertising lighting show windows marquee lights white way lighting and outdoor sign lighting except for fire police and necessary interior illumination. Effective Monday January 29 1945 until further notice.
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New Castle
Pennsylvania
War Production Board
John F. Haven
Daylight Raid Damages Tokyo
About 70 United States B-29 Superfortresses struck Tokyo in a daylight raid lasting roughly one hour. The Japanese imperial headquarters admitted damage at several places but said no major industrial plants were hit. Fires began from the bombs and incendiaries and burned until dusk. French Indochina also faced a Superfortress assault with no further details given.
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Washington
United States
Tokyo
Domei Agency
FCC
Indo- China
Offers $1,000 Bond For First Allied Soldier In Berlin
New York businessman David Kay offered a $1,000 bond for the first American to reach Paris after the invasion and added $1,600 for the first Russian soldier or unit to enter Berlin. The Russian consulate in New York accepted the hint as a token of appreciation. Kay, 44, originally from Lublin Poland, has been an American citizen since early manhood.
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New York
Paris
Berlin
David Kay
Lublin
Poland
Kay
Court Decision Rules Against Ward Seizure
Federal District Judge Philip Sullivan ruled the Army seizure of Montgomery Ward properties unconstitutional amid a government petition for injunctions and a declaratory judgment. The decision upheld Bill of Rights protections against unreasonable search and seizure and due process issues raised by Ward’s counsel regarding the December 28 seizure in nine cities.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
Roosevelt
Philip Sullivan
Army
Sullivan
Ward
War Labor Board
York Baking Co Gutted By Fire In York Pa
A blaze of undetermined origin gutted the Edward Fox Baking company in York Pennsylvania causing damage estimated over 150000 and injuring several firemen in sub zero temperatures. Discovered about 4 am the fire spread through the four story brick and frame building and required a general alarm and multiple fire companies.
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York
Edward Fox Baking Company
Reds Capture Airplane Plant and Nazi Planes Near Posen
Moscow radio reported Red troops seized an airplane plant and 292 Nazi planes near Posen with over 1,000 prisoners in captured Hindenburg. The Blue Network broadcast the update from New York on January 27.
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New York
Moscow Radio
Posen
Blue Network
Superforts Fly Seventh Raid Over Tokyo Area
Marianas-based B 29s bomb Tokyo for the seventh time, returning to the capital after over three weeks. Air headquarters says industrial targets were hit despite stiff fighter opposition and cloud cover. Few planes bombed visually while others used instruments in heavy overcast.
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21St Bomber Command
Guam
Navy
Tokyo
Japan
Nagoya
Mushashima Aircraft Factory
Death Notices for Castroneuve Williams Butera Uhl
Obituaries list John Castroneuve 74 of 427 Epworth street Richard John Williams 10 of 125 East Long Avenue Nancy Lee Butera 2 of West Pitts burg and Mrs Josephine Seger Uhl of New Castle.
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John Castroneuve
Castele
Epworth Street
Richard John Williams
Long Avenue
Nancy Lee Butera
Pittsburg
Josephine Seger Uhl
New Castle
Coal Crisis Discussed At City Conference
Mayor Haven reported to SFA official Harry Sutter that the coal supply is critical. He asked to speed delivery and noted the 80 percent 1941 42 quota for local dealers omits 175 000 tons annually from county mines, prompting talk of closing non essential public places.
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John F. Haven
Harry A. Sutter
SFA
Pittsburgh
Sutter
Haven
Coal Dealers Association
U S Sub Vessels Sink 21 Japanese Ships in Pacific Action
U S submarines in the Pacific have sunk 21 more Japanese ships including a light cruiser. Total enemy ships sunk reach 979 from intrepid submarine action, with 104 combat ships and 874 non combat ships accounted for, aiding the American advance.
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Washington
INS
Navy
Pacific
War Labor Board Imperilled By Ward Decision
Washington views federal judge Sullivan’s Chicago ruling that army seizure of Montgomery Ward properties was illegal as imperiling the National War Labor Board and wartime labor relations. Officials study the decision. no immediate comment from WLB Chairman Davis or AG Biddle. No immediate indication of a DOJ appeal.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
Philip Sullivan
Chicago
Montgomery Ward
WLB
William H. Davis
Francis Biddle
Department of Justice
Coal Shortage Reminder From The Coal Merchant
A caller is told there is only one ton of coal available due to a short crop and widespread need. The note urges calm not ranting and reminds customers that each order uses a single ton and should last until new supply arrives. Weather is noted as twenty one.
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Clark
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Stetting
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Jeinay
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Czechoslovakia
Konin
Prussia
Giechanow
Treuburg
RADOM
Czestochowa
Warsaw
Natalia Rene
Winter
Frank L. Magill
South Bay Street
Williams, Neal
I. S
Commerce Department
Daily Weather Report
Iver State
Charles A. Smith
1. N.S
Henry Wallace
By Sten Hedman
By William EE. Zimmerman
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20Th Air Force
Luterna
William L. Collins
N.S
York Baking Co
Reds
Philip G. Reed
INCS
Leslie Brindle
U.S
Arthur Mometer
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