Bombers Hit Pola Harbor from Italian Bases
The 15th Air Force flying Fortresses based in Italy pounded Pola on the Istrian Peninsula in a raid that set harbor facilities drydocks and factories ablaze Explosions shook the port as fighters and flak offered light resistance Officials noted heavy damage to submarine pens and port installations while a merchant vessel was believed struck The raid marks one of the first uses of Italian bases by these bombers amid Yugoslav partisan actions in the Balkans The Villar Perosa bearing works near Turin was also shown to be out of commission after the January 3 raid
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15Th Airforce
Ialy
Italy
Pola
Istrian
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Balkans
Aliso
Jerry
Joseph A. Jones
Colorado Springs
Colo
Trieste
Fiume
Yugéslevia
Germany
Yugoslav
Villar Perosa
Turin
Rev Raab Named New Pastor at Harrisburg Church
Rev Henry S Raab formerly of Millersburg Pa is elected pastor of Second Evangelical and Reformed church Harrisburg to succeed Rev S Charlies Hoover early February He is son of James and Mrs Raab Dallastown Pa born February 23 1915 He attended Franklin and Marshall College and Lancaster Theological Seminary class of May 1940 He and wife and 15 month old daughter Judith Ann will live at 1521 Green Street Harrisburg Also notes Hoover resignation and ties to Frederick, Md FALSE ALARM A chimney blaze prompted city fire apparatus to respond to 11 East Sixth Street this morning. trucks returned after no fire found.
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Henry S. Raab
Trinity Reformed Church
Millersburg
Second
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Harrisburg
S. Charlies Hoover
Raab
Frederick
Henri L. G. Kieffer
Evangelical Reformed Church
James W. Raab
Dallastown
Franklin and Marshall College
Theological Seminary
Lancaster
Judith Ann
Green Street
Hoover
Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Fredericktonians
Second Church
Grace Church
Ralph E. Hartman
J. Stewart Hartman
President Roosevelt to Read State of Union to Legislators
President Roosevelt will transmit the state of the union message to Congress at noon tomorrow by clerks, not in person, due to illness concerns. He plans a half hour radio resume at 9 30 p.m. Eastern War Time. The address follows a White House conference with Congressional leaders and precedes decisions on CCC sugar subsidies and Social Security tax rates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Wallace
Rayburn
Senate
Barkley
House
McCormack
White House
Early
Ross T. McIntire
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
No Farm Bloc Exists in Congress Says Ellsworth
Washington Jan 10 Rep Harris Ellsworth of Oregon a newspaper publisher by training said today there is no farm bloc in Congress. He said it exists only in the imagination of writers and commentators and he could not locate any such group to oppose or hinder legislation.
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Washington
Harris Ellsworth
H-Ore
Congress
Ellsworth
Few Registrants Under 22 To Get Deferments
Washington says the Selective Service bans occupational deferments for 18 to 21 year old registrants effective February 1. Major General Hershey notes about 115000 more non fathers will be eligible for duty, but pre war fathers may still be drafted. Farm workers and regis trants with state approved industrial deferments are exempt. Student deferments are also curtailed.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Hershey
Financial Aid Plan for Veterans Unveiled in Congress
Washington reports a broad post discharge aid proposal from the American Legion to Congress. It calls for demobilization pay scales from 100 to 500 dollars, unemployment credits, education allowances, and full educational support up to four years. It also seeks federal aid to states for low interest home loans, hospital construction, and rehabilitation through the Veterans Administration, aiming to cut red tape and unify authority for wounded veterans.
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Washington
American Legion
Congress
Senate
House
Legion
G. I Joe
Veterans’ Bureau
War and Navy Departments
Veterans Bureau
Veterans Administration
Rankin
D.-Miss
House Veterans Legislation Committee
Easton Hotel Fire Destroys Upper Floors in Maryland
Fire destroyed the three top floors of the Avon Hotel in Easton Maryland damaging an estimated 75000. No injuries occurred as guests escaped to safety after a three hour battle by firefighters from several towns. The blaze started near a fourth floor chimney and spread downward leaving only the first story standing.
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Easton
Child Frozen To Death On Apartment Roof
In the Bronx a two and a half year old boy, Joseph Moran, was found on a building roof after a 12 hour search in freezing weather. He died shortly after at Lincoln hospital. Relatives said he played with a pinwheel and wandered onto the roof while locked out as winds raged Saturday evening.
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New York
Joseph Moran
Bronx
Lincoln Hospital
Edward Ruane
Joseph
Seven Burn To Death In Dormitory Fire
In Richmond California a dormitory housing shipyard workers was destroyed by fire. At least seven men were killed and seven injured while police searched for additional victims. Bodies of the seven were recovered and further searches were underway.
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Richmond
Calif
James Arbuckle
Doughboy Billy Miller captivates 19 Germans single handed
Pvt Billy Miller of Peoria Illinois hoodwinked a German lieutenant and 18 enlisted men into thinking they were surrounded, then marched them to captivity across 600 yards of no mans land. After a night in a cave the German lieutenant gave him his pistol and surrendered, declaring they were Miller's prisoners.
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AEF
Billy Miller
Peoria
No Man’s Land
Miller
San Vittore
Billy
Pervia Army Biscuit
Dilly
Clogged Sewers to Be Opened by Joint City Crew
Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger ordered a combined street and water department crew to repair root-penetrated sewer joints, aiming for quick relief. City officials explained terra cotta lines with lead joints resist roots, and troubles span multiple districts. A Singapore filtration plant improvement plan will be filed with the War Production Board this week with preliminary details and materials.
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Hugh V. Gittinger
Board of Aldermen
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
William J. Davis
Singapore
War Production Board
WPB
Lake skating resumes as mercury drops
Frederick residents enjoy another weekend of skating at Culler Lake as temperatures plunge to ten degrees above zero yet a light snow dusting does not hinder the frozen lake. Skaters note the lake has been usable for over a month, with edges melting on warm days earlier. A low of 18 degrees last night posed no imminent threat to skating activity. Baltimore dispatch notes the Marine and Shipbuilding Workers Union asks lawmakers to urge Governor O Conor to call a special session to repeal the declaration of intentions act.
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Frederick
Culler Lake
Baltimore
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Oconor
Congressmen Cannot Serve in Active Armed Forces
President Roosevelt announced that Congress members may not serve in active components of the armed services. Attorney General Biddle advised the constitutional ban on simultaneous congressional and military service. He cited the need for a virile Congress during total war and noted that legislators’ primary duty is to legislate for the nation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretaries of War and Navy
Congress
Biddle
Bulgaria May Make Attack On Turkey
New York report cites Stockholm paper Social Demo kraten claiming signs that Bulgaria plans to attack Turkey before winter ends. Article notes patrols in Sofia and guards with machine guns, plus warnings of panic. Dagens Nyheter reports 100000 of Sofias 450000 evacuated amid unrest.
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New York
Stockholm
Social Demokraten
OWL Today
Bulgaria
Turkey
Sofia
War Ministry
Dagens Nyheler
Zurich
University of Maryland Coach Burton Shipley Fractures Both Legs
Baltimore January 10 Burton Shipley University of Maryland basketball coach was confined to University Hospital after suffering two broken legs when he was thrown from a pony cart and struck by a post at his College Park home. The incident occurred while testing a pony bought for his daughter in a merchandising deal that is set for trial in Frederick County Circuit Court Tuesday. Plaintiffs John B Sheppard and Mary Bell C Sheppard of Chevy Chase, vs defendants Walter Gibbs and Walter Gibbs Jr. The petit jury was recalled.
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Baltimore
Burton Shipley
University of Maryland
University Hospital
College Park
Shipley
Frederick County
John B. Sheppard
Mary Bell C. Sheppard
Chevy Chase
Walter Gibbs
Mt. Airy
Sheppards
Leslie N. Cobleniz
Donald Bowie, Jr
Jerome Offutt
Two Mile Advance Is Scored By U S Troops At Cassino
Allied forces press toward Cassino with a two mile advance northeast of the stronghold as American doughboys push through the Cassino fortifications. British forces hold a bridgehead west of Mount Maggiore while Mount Chiaia and Porchia are secured. Deep snow limits combat to patrols and artillery.
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Algiers
Fifth Army
Cassino
Ge Peceia
Mount Maio
Catena Vecehto
Fallen San Vittore
Peceia
Mount Maggiore
Mark W. Clark
Clark
Chiaia
Cassino Road
Mount
Porchia
Cervaro
Cassion
San Vittore
Mount Chiaia
Cerraro
Eighth Army
Martin Sees Jet Principle Having Bright Future
Baltimore January 10 Glenn L Martin aircraft builder said jet propulsion used in the Army’s new experimental combat plane has a very definite future in both military and commercial aviation. He noted current jet fuel use is high but forecast faster speeds with jet power beyond the experimental stage while affirming that propeller aircraft will remain. He emphasized jet propulsion offers much higher speed though both types have distinct advantages.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin
Martin
Glenn L. Martin Company
Two Are Missing After Plane Crashes At Langley Field
Langley Field Virginia January 10 two crew members of a four engine bomber are missing after a crash in the James River Saturday nine others were treated for shock and exposure. Missing are Staff Sgt Clyde Latten 25 of Hurst West Virginia and Staff Sgt Henry A Hegner 25 of Alhambra California. The pilot and three remained with the craft to try a landing after seven ordered to bail out. Second Lt Frank R Dugger 21 of Highland North Carolina and Tech Sg James R Jones 27 of Louisville Kentucky were rescued by fishermen. Navy divers aided in the search.
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Langley Field
James River
Here
Army
Clyde Latten
Hurst
W. Va
Henry .A. Hegner
Alhambra
Calif
Frank R. Dugger
Highland
James R. Jones
Louisville
Navy
States' Rights Case Before Supreme Court
Washington, Jan. 10. Attorneys General from 34 states urge the Supreme Court to reject the Justice Department bid to rule that insurance firms fall under the Sherman Anti Trust Act. The brief argues federal ruling would undermine state sovereignty in the Southeast antitrust suit against 198 stock fire insurers, with Maryland among the states.
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Washington
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Maryland
Fire at Evangelical Lutheran church during Holy Communion
A minor church fire at the Evangelical Lutheran church interrupted the 11 o clock service. A spark from the altar candles set the veil aflame but acolyte Charles Anders quickly swept it away, preventing major damage as several congregants aided the extinguishing effort. Reverend C William Sprenkel and Dr Hubert Fortenbaugh assisted, finding a dozen men returning to their pews.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charles Anders
C. William Sprenkel
Hubert Fortenbaugh
Gettysburg College
Train Wrecks Rise In 1943 ICC Reports Major Increases
Washington reports that the Interstate Commerce Commission warns rail carriers to enforce operating rules and install safety measures. In the first half of fiscal 1943, steam railways logged 8,209 accidents, up 31.72 percent from 1942, with 2,349 killed and 28,857 injured, amid wartime strain.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Congress
German Propaganda Is Taking Beating
Lisbon report notes Nazi propaganda losing ground across Europe as Allied tone grows in Portuguese media and in Sweden and Switzerland. Dispatches from German papers acknowledge Anglo American films and English language books flood theaters and stalls, with Americans outpacing the British in propaganda efforts.
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Lisbon
Adolf Hitler
Europe
United Nations
Pariser Zeitung
Sweden
Switzerland
the Dispatch
Group Commander Missing After Mission Over England
U S bomber base England January 10 Col William A Hatzher Detroit Mich commander of a Flying Fortress group is missing from his thirteenth mission over enemy territory His ship was last seen after bombing run with two engines knocked out in action He was the first Eighth Air Force group commander reported missing in action
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U. S
England
William A. Hatcher
Detroit
Mich
Eighth Air Force
Hatzher
Hopkins Has Flu In Naval Hospital
Washington reports Harry L. Hopkins, advisor to President Roosevelt, is in Naval Hospital with influenza after a severe cold. White House officials say he entered last week with a bad cold and developed fever and chills, and will probably remain hospitalized for some time.
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Hopkins
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Naval Hospital
White House
Red Landing At Ochavok Beaten Off By Nazis Say
German high command said Russian forces tried a landing west of Ochakov a Black Sea port about 40 miles inside the German line but were beaten off. Vatutin's First Ukrainian Army pushed toward the Bug River and Vinnitsa as part of a Soviet advance toward key rail hubs. Reds Also report reaching Warny inside old Poland on the Warsaw rail axis as Berlin retreats in a widening battle.
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London
Ochavok
Black Sea
Ochakov
Dnieper River
Odessa
Moscow
Dnieper Bend
Bug River
Nikolai Vatutin
Vinnitsa
Bug
Vatutin
Smela Gap
Ivan
Konev
Alexandrovka
Kirovograd
Sarny
Old Poland
Zhornishche
Zhornische
Odessa-Warsaw
Transnistria
Rumania
Stockholm
Berlin
Warny
Warsaw-Odessa
Warsaw- Mins
Brest-Litovsk
Heavy Fortresses Bomb Sofia In Major Allied Assault
A heavy force of American Flying Fortresses bombed Sofia the Bulgarian capital at noon in a planned two month old assault on the German held city. The raid followed a previous strike on Pola, a northern Adriatic port and naval base, with Sofia serving as a rail hub for German moves.
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Africa
Algiers
Sofia
Bulgaria
Afsh
Pola
Adriatic
Sovia
Yugoslavia
Rumania
15Th Air Force
Twoline
Stock Market Advances Fluctuate Throughout Day
New York stocks showed mild irregularity with a choppy session. The market opened unevenly, touched slight strength near mid afternoon, then saw fractional advances and declines as trading progressed.
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New York
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Banja Luka
Rev. Raab
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Juad
Galeazzo Ciano
Benito Mussolini
Halv
U.S
British Cross River
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