Heavy snowfall drifts dominate Frederick and Crescent areas
A severe snowstorm blankets Frederick and surrounding counties with near blizzard conditions. Main highways stay open but drift rapidly, plows deployed statewide with 16 on duty and more en route. Cumberland reports 13 inches, Frostburg 15 inches, and areas east of Cumberland hit hardest. Roads, buses, and schools face disruption while officials monitor drift levels and road safety.
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Frederick
State Roads Commission
Frederick County Roads Board
The
Roads Commission
Robert E. L. Putman
Connions
County Roads Board
Roads Board
Mountaindale
Fishing Creek
Pike
Emmitsburg
Blue Ridge Line
Thurmont
Cumberland
Frostburg
Casualties In Tunisia Total 1259, Says Stimson
Washington January 28 Ameri can casualties in Tunisia total 1259 dead wounded and missing Stimson said today Among these 226 listed as missing have been reported taken prisoner 211 killed 532 wounded and 289 missing Revised reports of a raid in central Tunisia showed two US soldiers killed two tanks lost and 150 prisoners taken The secretary noted 349 enemy aircraft were shot down or destroyed in 1942 and outlined other battlefield gains including Rommel in retreat and MacArthur in New Guinea.
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Washington
Tunisia
Stimson
United States Army
United States
Casablanca
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Russia
Stalingrad
Red Army
Marshall Erwin Rommel
Tripolitania
Tripoli
Rommel
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Eighth Army
Nazi General Surrenders at Stalingrad Encirclement
London reports a German general and three colonels surrender after being cut off west of Stalingrad. The encircled Axis forces, now under 1,500 of the original 220,000, are said to yield the fortress as Soviet bulletins note increasing prisoner numbers.
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London
Stalingrad
Wart Bulletin
Japs Plotting Major Military Move On Australia
Canberra reports belief that Japan is preparing a large operation against northern Australia. Government informants say troops and shipping concentrations are increasing in fringe areas, with General MacArthur's air forces active across Timor to New Britain.
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Canberra
Australia
Ispan
MacArthur
Timor
New Britain
President Roosevelt predicts victory for American troops
Lieut. General Eisenhower reports a message from President Roosevelt stating he will return to the United States with renewed confidence that American soldiers shall be victorious. The missive praises troops who first landed in North Africa and those fighting in Tunisia, calling them deserving of the highest commendation.
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Allied
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roosevelt
United States
Ameri
Tunisia
I Cou
Jap Planes From Kiska Attack Ships West of Aleutians
Navy reports two Japanese float planes attacked United States ships west of American positions in the Aleutian Islands. Origin likely Kiska. No damage disclosed. Also notes U S troops on Guadalcanal advancing west with forty Japanese killed and five prisoners taken.
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Washington
United States
Aleutian Islands
Aleutian
Kiska
North Pacific
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Revision of Liquor Law Proposed in Maryland Legislature
Annapolis and Baltimore report a plan to overhaul Maryland liquor laws. The MacClayton commission recommendations call for a State Liquor Commissioner, up to ten state police enforcers, uniform license procedures, local court appeals, higher license fees, statewide Sunday closing, separate package sales, and reclassifying Baltimore Sunday licenses.
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Annapolis
Alcoholic Beverage Survey Commission
MacClayton Commission
O'Conor
Baltimore City
Heavy sleet and snow hit Maryland’s shore and western areas
A severe sleet storm blasted Maryland from the Eastern Shore to western counties. Up to 15 inches of snow fell in Frostburg with 13 inches in Cumberland, while Baltimore faced icy roads and two child deaths in coasting accidents. Telegraph lines and phone service deteriorated as crews worked to restore outages.
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Associated Press
Commi
Rosern
Maryland
Free State
Baltimore
George Houston
Charles Witt
Anne Arundel
Cambridge
Anne Arundel County
Eastern Shore
Salisbury
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
State Roads Commission
Frostburg
Cumberland
Garrett County
Frederick
Hagerstown
Allegany County
Washington
The
Roads Commission
Pennsylvania
Eighth Army Near Tripoli After Rapid Advance
British Eighth Army push toward Tunisia reports say in Sabratha area 41 miles west of Tripoli and 10 miles from Tunis border. Air attacks on rail lines noted with one aircraft missing. An Allied communique mentions Bizerte bombing and destroyer damage on shuttle runs between Tunisia and Sicily.
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Cairo
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Sabratha
Tripol
Tuni
Middle East
Sabrathy
Tripoli
Bizerte
North Africa
Sicily
Tunisian
RAF Pounds Duesseldorf With Hundreds Of Tons Of Bombs
Duesseldorf was hit by several hundred tons of high explosives and incendiaries in the fourth Allied air raid, with Lancasters and Mals flying from Britain. The attack followed earlier strikes and marked a bold RAF effort described as the start of a campaign to “bust Germany wide open.”
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Loudun
RAF
Duesseldorf
Rhineland
Tre Rhineland
Reich
Copenhagen
Germany
Wilhelmshaven Naval Base
Emden
United States
High Command
Berlin
Helgoland Bay
England
Britain
Eust
Arthur Harris
RAF Bomber Command
German Forces Withdraw West of Voronezh
German forces west of Voronezh are withdrawing to a shorter line as a new major Russian offensive appears to be underway. The Berlin communique says heavy fighting continues with undiminished vigor and Luftwaffe strikes inflict heavy losses on the Soviets amid the withdrawal.
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Associated Proag
Voronezh
Don River
German High Command
Berlin
Associated Press
Moscow
Hitler hands over army command to German staff report
A Swedish paper report quoted by Radio Macub says Hitler planned to cede military command to the German general staff temporarily. The staff allegedly drafted an eastern front withdrawal to a new line from Kursk to Kharkov and the Dnieper basin to Sevastopol, though observers doubt impact.
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New York
Macub
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Adolf Hitler
Maroc
France
Empire
Nea Daylight Allhanda
Hitler
Peanipor
Kursk
Kharkov
Dnieperopetrovsk
Sevastopol
Crimea
Compulsory Labor Ordered for Germans by Berlin Radio
The German government decreed universal compulsory labor for all men aged 16 to 65 and women 1 to 45. Announcement broadcast via Berlin radio and recorded by the Associated Press states the requirement applies to the entire population for national labor.
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London
Berlin
Associated Press
Frederick County Delivers Two Bills Awaiting Clarity
Local sources disclaimed backing for two House measures from Frederick County Delegation. Superintendent Eugene Pruitt denied knowledge of a bill to alter life certificates in the Teachers Retirement system. Attorneys expressed mixed views and confusion over the proposed pension changes for former judges who remain practicing law.
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Frederick County
House of Delegates
Eugene W. Pruitt
Wold
Ways and Means
Pruitt
State Department of Education
General Assembly
Lewelt
Robert L. Grove
Vastus Bitline
Mediterranean Drive Against Axis Seen as Victory Bid
Allied leaders meet for 48 hours at Eisenhower's headquarters in North Africa after Casablanca talks. Generals Marshall Arnold Alexander and Mountbatten join Eisenhower to discuss unifying Mediterranean forces into a coordinated European push against the Axis.
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Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Britain
America
United Nations
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Casablanca
Roosevelt
Churchill
Mediterranean
United States
George C. Marshall
Army
Ernest ¢. King
MH. Arnold
Army Air Other
Alexander
Maryland Farmers Face Labor Shortage For 1943 Harvest
Maryland farmers may close Cumberland and Hagerstown shops to secure enough labor for 1943 crops. Dr Thomas Symons of the University of Maryland warns the state faces a serious shortfall as farm hands are drawn to industry. Local meeting in Frederick reports farmers fear inability to meet food production goals without more help. John Walker of the Agriculture Food Production Administration says three million workers needed to plant and harvest, as services take only 40 percent of farm labor since the war began.
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Washington
Chles Earh
Cumberland
Hagerston
Maryland
Thomas Symons
University of Maryland
State Extension Service
American Women's Voluntary Services
Symons
Farmers” Cooperative
Frederick
Secretary of Agriculture
John Walker
Farm Labor Division
Agriculture Food Production Administration
Armed Services
Red Army Said to Enter Petsamo Region
A Swedish source reports the Red Army has entered Petsamo Finland, a port above the Arctic Circle near the Norway border. No confirmations from Russia or Germany exist. Murmansk, a key Allied supply port, has faced regular German air attacks.
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London
Morocco
Red Army
Petsamo
Finland
Associated Press
Arctic Circle
Soviet Russia
Norway
Runsia
Murmansk
Arctic Ocean
Russia
Germany
Pay-As-You-Go Tax Hearings Begin Tuesday
Washington reports House committee hearings start Tuesday on pay-as-you-go tax plans aimed at a current collection basis for part of 1943. Chairman Doughton said Ways and Means would meet to discuss increasing the national debt limit, with a presidential revenue request and broader tax issues to follow after the pay-as-you-go measure. Taxpayers must still file returns by March 14 under existing law.
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Washington
House Committee
Doughton
Dan
Ways and Means
George D.ga
Senate Finance Committee
Makes Labor Leaders Liable
The House Judiciary committee approved anti racketeering legislation to penalize labor union leaders for interfering with interstate commerce such as blocking truck shipments. The bill faces a split vote with two Democrats opposing and would impose up to twenty years in prison and fines up to ten thousand dollars for wartime interstate commerce interference.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Lane
Massachusetts
Celler
New York
Rep
Hobbs
D.ala
Italy Requisitions All Available Ships
A Geneva broadcast reported by the Soviet news agency says Italy has requisitioned all merchant ships coastal vessels fishing boats and private motor boats for immediate transfer to Sicilian ports within a quick run of Tunisia. The report cites the Federal Immunicators Come Mission.
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New York
Troadcast Today
Geneva
Haty
Tunisia
Federal
Immunicators Come
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Office of Price Administration
Leo H. McCorritick
Shore
Axis
Eisenhower
House
Italy
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