Newly Landed Yank Forces On Luzon Advance
Thousands of American troops advancing from the west coast of Luzon race toward Subic Bay as part of the second battle of Bataan. Gen. MacArthur reports gains of up to 11 miles with the seizure of San Marcelino airfield as U S forces push inland from Zam baile coast positions ahead of Lingayen gulf. Japanese dispatches claim US air supremacy over Luzon with over 1000 enemy planes noted.
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Subic Bay
Bataan
MacArthur
Luzon
Philippines
Comei
United States
FCC
Lingayen Gulf
Leyte Island
Lingayen
San Fabian
San Jose
Mindoro
Douglas MacArthur
San Marcelino
Americans Capture San Marcelino Air Field in Luzon Invasion
Three American army captains who survived Bataan aided Filipino guerrillas to seize San Marcelino air field from Japanese by assaulting units of the Eighth Army under Gen. Pichelberger. They and their men removed land mines, supporting MacArthur’s Luzon invasion.
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Paul C. Raborg
International News Service
New York
Bataan
San Marcelino
Eighth
MacArthur
Luzon
German Forces Press Front To Enter Siegfried Line
Allied push by six US divisions drives back German lines along the Westwall from Monschau toward the Siegfried Line. American forces advance about a mile into the defenses near Monschau and Kesternich as armored units strike along a 40 mile front. Authorities say the main operation continues with Schwerpunkt on the Monschau area.
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Paris
INS
Siegfried Line
Westwall
Supreme Headquarters
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Monschau-St. Vith
Murringen
Ardennes Salient
United States
West Wall
Monschau
Kesternich
Welchenhausen
First Army
German Defense Seeks To Stem Russian Advance
Soviet forces push beyond Landsberg as German troops mount stiff resistance along a 125 mile front near Pomerania. Nazi high command vows to defend Berlin stone by stone with home troops mutiny noted as Zhukov leads the offensive.
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Stockholm
Morgentidingen
Berlin
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Pomerania
DNB
Frankfurten-the-Oder
Gregory K. Zhukov
Moscow Radio
Last day to renew 1944 license and Berlin threat note
The article notes today is the final day an operator can operate a motor vehicle on a 1944 license per state police. It mentions motorists must have 1945 licenses by Thursday and reports on large icicles threatening downtown safety. It also notes Russians nearing Berlin, compares distance to New Castle, and observes a robin sighting near Delaware Avenue.
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Berlin
New Castle
Pittsburgh
Daily Weather Report Summary for Current 24-Hour Period
United States weather statistics for the 24-hour period ending at 9 a.m show a maximum temperature of 24 and a minimum of 6 with .01 inches of precipitation and snow. River stage reads 4.5 feet. Statistics for the same date a year ago list a maximum of 38 and a minimum of 21 with no precipitation.
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United States
Relief Coal Is Expected Today
Mayor John F. Haven announced a relief effort to ease a domestic coal shortage. Twenty carloads sent Tuesday were deemed slack for commercial use, prompting the Solid Fuels Administration to redirect them and dispatch 26 more cars for domestic use. Local dealers reported partial deliveries, and Harold Wood of the emergency fuel committee cited 150 requests from homes with less than a week of supply.
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John F. Haven
Solid Fuels Administration
Harold Wood
Emergency Fuel Committee
City Hall
Wood
Haven
James Gibson
Brownout Enforced Nationwide Tonight Under WPB Order
New York January 31 The War Production Board announces a mandatory brownout at midnight to curb outdoor lighting for ads displays signs windows and marquees as part of fuel conservation efforts. James Byrnes directs action with Roosevelt approval and enforcement may cut electric service for violators. Mayor La Guardia backs compliance for patriotic reasons. London Tokyo report Mercy Ship plan to aid Allied prisoners includes Red Cross parcels to Singapore Sumatra and Java.
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New York
War Production Board
WPB
James N Byrnes
Roosevelt
N. Y
F. H. LaGuardia
London
INS
Red Cross
Singapore
Sumatra
Java
Tokyo Radio
Three U S Officers Holding Luzon Airstrip
Three American officers who escaped the Bataan death march were found with a guerrilla force at the San Marcelino airfield as U S troops advance toward Subic Bay. Captains George Crane Winston Jones and Richard Kadel led guerrillas who had cleared the airstrip of demolition charges before the American arrival.
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U. S
Subic Bay
Bataan
San Marcelino
U. S. Eighth Army
Luzon
George Crane
Topeka
Kans
Winston Jones
Oklahoma
Richard Kadel
Fort Knox Ky
Crane
INS
Frank Robertson
Merivales
San Fernando
Nazi Prisoners End Sit-Down Strike at Camp Reynolds
At Camp Reynolds in Pennsylvania a two week sit down strike by 280 German prisoners of war ended. The protest followed the removal of their spokesman to another camp with bread and water rations. No disorder occurred as a new spokesman was elected.
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Camp Reynolds
Reynolds
Germans Urged to Clear Highways for Reinforcements
Berlin radio called on civilians in eastern Germany to clear snow and ice from roads and remove obstacles to speed up reinforcements moving to the eastern front. The broadcast warned that every minute is costly and that the homeland is at stake.
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New York
INS
Berlin Radio Today
Germany
No Opposition As Yanks Land Near Bataan
Aboard Admiral Strubles flagship off Zambales on Luzon west coast Maj. Gen. Charles Hall reports unopposed American beachhead landings. The assault on San Marciso and San Marcelino airfield was pre claimed by Filipino guerrillas, with the voyage through the Mindanao sea uneventful aside from four Japanese planes.
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A. D. Strubles
Zambales
Charles Hall
Luzon
Bataan Peninsula
San Marciso
San Marcelino
Mindanao Sea
Bombs Rain Daily On Iwo Jima Base In Late January Raid
Admiral Nimitz announced a 53rd straight bombing day on Iwo Jima with 40 ton Liberator raids hitting airstrips and storage facilities. On January 28 Marcus Island was also targeted with 40 tons of bombs, while Marine Mitchell bombers attacked shipping around the Bonin and Volcano Islands at night.
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Japan
Iwo Jima
Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Marcus Island
Bonins
Allies In Agreement On Surrender Terms To Be Given Germany
U S officials disclose substantial agreement on Germany surrender terms. If German resistance collapses soon, papers will be issued unconditionally with no room for negotiated peace. The plan centers on immediate cease-fire orders and military occupation provisions.
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Germany
Washington
Hitler
Eighteen Die in Maine Fire At Private Baby Home
A fire at a privately owned baby home in Auburn Maine killed an estimated seventeen infants and one adult owner Eva Lacoste 45. Four other adults and three children were saved. The wooden structure burned quickly in sub zero weather. Fire inspectors from Augusta investigated the blaze.
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Auburn
Eva Lacoste
Augusta
Maine
Stettinius Arrives in Rome for Rome Visit
The arrival of United States official Edward R. Stettinius in Rome yesterday was announced by American officials. He was greeted at the airport by military authorities and Harry Hopkins, who left Rome shortly after.
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Rome
INS
United States
Edward R. Stettinius
Stettinius
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Psychiatrist Claims Hitler Is Insane After Speech
London expert psychiatrist Dr. William Brown says Hitler’s latest radio address proves he is so mentally unstable he cannot foresee defeat. He predicts Hitler’s speech was a swan song and notes Hitler is “deluded” and paranoid as Russia looms. The report also notes Germany’s new U boat warfare tactics and other wartime brief items.
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Hitler
London
INS
Adolf Hitler
William Brown
Institute of Experimental P Synchology
Oxford University
Death Record Notice for Several Local Residents
Death notices list Oliver Charles Bable 85 of Darlington township and infant Peter Dwight Fennick on East Leasure Avenue with other obituaries including Mrs. George Pagach of 788 Chitt Street and Harry J. S. Price 62 of Pulaski Road.
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Oliver Charles Bable
Darlington Township
George Pagach
Chit Street
Peter Dwight Fennick
East Leasure Avenue
Harry J. S. Price
Pulaski
RK. D
Wallace Faces Decisive Defeat in Commerce Nomination
Washington Jan 31 The Senate battle over former Vice President Henry A Wallace to head the Commerce Department intensified as administration leaders weighed alternatives to avert total defeat. Wallace faced a likely defeat on the confirmation vote if the post includes reconstruction supervision.
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Washington
Senate
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Seeds in Season Appeal for Gardeners Amid Cold Weather
The notice urges readers to buy seeds for the season including tomatoes cabbage beans and greens. It notes the fall crop may differ from the pictures and mentions costs by the pound and various vegetables. The writer asks Mister Weatherman for a favorable forecast as the weather turns chilly and estimates fifteen degrees.
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8Th Army
Robert L. Pichelberger
Western Front
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Joseph VY. Stalin
Natalia Reneff
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Jap Island
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Boston
Bull Drummond
Sharon Hopkins
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U.S
Tokyo Domei Agency
Tokyo
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