Reds Push Toward Baltic Gateway From Kingisepp
London reports Soviet forces under Govorov battle through Kingisepp gateway to the Baltic, 13 miles from Narva, with Leningrad front troops cutting deeper into Estonia. Moscow says Russians cross the Luga river and push toward Luk, while German losses mount at Vinnitsa and in other fronts as the war widens.
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Red Army
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Leningrad
Kingisepp
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Narva
Moscow
Saviet Troopa
Luga
Kinglsepputd
Lake
Kingisepp Govoroy
Pskov
Luk
Meretskoy
Valkhov
Lake Smen
Germany
Ukraine
Berlin
Vinnitsa
Tote
Boston Lawyers Study Income Tax
Nearly 400 lawyers from the Boston Bar Association returned to law school to learn how to file the 1944 income tax. So many attended that overflow rooms were wired with public address systems to handle the nine hour course.
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Boston
Boston Bar Association
Law School
Robert Reported On Petain Staff
A New York report says Adm. Henri Robert former Vichy governor of Martinique has joined Marshal Petain's personal cabinet. The Beltisk radio noted Jalif Tchert in its German communique as secretary general for Petain.
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New York
Henri Robert
Martinique
Philipp Pet
Beltisk
CYS
Jalif Tchert
Pelain
Berlin Encompassed By Bombing as Civilian Toll Soars
The Morgen Tidningen in Stockholm called Berlin dying slowly amid massive raids. Reports note 16,000 killed in the last two raids and widespread destruction across the city, with fires, ruined streets, and disrupted communications. Berlin authorities requisition trucks to move workers as flames devastate industrial districts.
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Stockholm
Prb
Morgen Tidningen
Berlin
Copen- Viingen
la Berlie
Varalle
Swedish Telegraph Bureau
Tagethor
Land
German Labor Front
Thel
Planes Smash Invasion Coast In Major Allied Assault
American heavy bombers mounted a massive attack on the invasion coast of France as part of the 30th Allied raid in a month, while Thunderbolts struck a Nazi airfield in Holland. The operation followed the Winter saturation attack on Berlin. Thirteen German planes were shot down and nine Allied bombers failed to return. R.A.F. fighter sweeps accompanied the raids over northern and western France.
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Nondion
Holland
France
Pilot Dives B-25 Into Jap Vessel
A Mitchell bomber, flames from its right wing, dives from 200 feet toward a tel tap merchant near Hansa bay New Guinea. The pilot, famed for avoiding capture, sacrifices himself to ensure the enemy vessel and his aircraft are destroyed.
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New Guinea
Hansa Bay
Thhe
Tel Tap
Allied invasion leaders pose for London staff photo
In London on February 1 the Allied high command gathered for their first formal staff portrait. Eisenhower, Tedder, Montgomery, Ramsay and others posed amid a mass of cameras as war photographers captured the moment. The mood was light as the generals joked about the intense briefing pace and the photographers' rush.
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London
INS
Allied High Command
Europe
Eisenhower
Tender
Montgomery
Berivant HB Ramsiy
Mort. Ceu. Quinn
Fon Brady
Alt Maslin Trafford
Talgh Mallory
Waleter Bedell Smith
General Montgomery
Tedder
Bey
Fred Parker
International News
Wake Island raid and Marshall Islands push widen Pacific war
Tokyo reports hints of American landings in the Marshalls as a vast U S task force pounds Jap bases from air and sea. Seaplane raids on Wake Island aim to disable airfields while land and sea bombardments softening Kwajalein Malolop Wotje and Jaluit. Allied air victories mount in the Solomons and New Guinea as Australian and American forces push toward strategic targets and supply routes.
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Tokyo
Central Pacific
Marshalls
Japan
Marshall Islands
Navy
Monty
Wake Island
Marshally
Army
Seventh Airforce
U. S
Kwajalein
Mili
Maloclip
Wotje
Jalull
Gilbert Islands
Rasault
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Madang
Joseph Sulwell
New Delhi
China
Burma
Weather forecast for Bat, Antonio and vicinity aims at rain
Forecast indicates cloudy skies with rain Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday in Inyith and vicinity. Little temperature change expected with lows near 50 Wednesday morning. East Texas shows similar cloud cover and precipitation patterns. notes on page 2 suggest additional regional details.
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Antonio
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Texas
Allied Offensives Push From Anzio Beachhead to Gampo Jeane
Allied troops drive from the Anzio invasion zone toward Gampo Jeane and Cisterna while advancing near Cassino. American units seize 250 prisoners of the 44th Infantry as German defenses crumble along the corridor above Cassino. Bombers pound Klagenfurt and Italian air bases. heavy air action concentrates on Udine and Aviano as long-range strikes continue.
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Jeane
Rane
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Cessino
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Cisterna
Nands
Italie
la Portenee
Young Vandals Run Riot Wreck Vacant House
AML Brogan, chief investigator, called the vandalism the worst he has seen as youths aged 12 to 14 wrecked a vacant house at 3499 Pleemunees toad owned by Frank Buchanan. They carried mattresses to a bicycle-staged entry, tore blinds, slashed shades, hammered a stove, broke a refrigerator, stuffed cotton into the mechanism and plumbing, and etched the dining table. Police plan to pursue charges with parents for contributing to delinquency of a minor. a town-wide warning urged parental vigilance.
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Aml Brogan
Sheriff's Office
Frank, Buchanan
Whem Brogan
Tange
Stejis
Bropan
P. L. Anderson
C. B. McCulloch
Flying Artillery Sent Overseas
Army ordnance ships overseas as the San Antonio arsenal promotes a new 75 millimeter flying artillery gun. Col. Robert N Bodine says the weapon will knock out tanks and armored ships and destroy enemy gun emplacements. Demonstrated at Aberdeen Proving Grounds years ago.
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Army Ordnance
Robert N. Bodine
San Antono Arsenal
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Dodine
Bodine
Ray
Air Corps
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Nazis Prepare Destruction Of Rome Threats Rise
Refugees report German plans to destroy Rome in advance of Allied occupation, with mined bridges, demolished utilities, and time bombs planted to sever water and power. Saboteurs are said to be evacuated behind small groups. In other notes, a U SAW soldier was shot in Sheridan and Churchill faced questions on war end timing.
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Frankfurt
Wagens Nyheter
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Might
Yma Gay
London Daily Express
Berin
Gemany
London
Breslau
Daily Telegraph
Britain
Mediterranean
Germany
Mitchell
Airmien
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Pacific
Lilien
Rome
Naples
Fifth Army
Oplosin
Valletn Cay
Romé
Ville of Rome
Sun Leaves Record of Shyness in January Sunshine
San Antonio's sunshine record shows a pale month with only seven sunny days in January. Clouds dominated, sixteen days entirely cloudy and eight days partly cloudy, as Weatherman J. H. Barboe notes. The forecast predicts continued mist and thick skies through Tuesday night and Wednesday morning with a low near zero in the region.
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San Antonios
Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Barboe
Jarbos
New and deadly arms go into U S planes
Air Force officials disclose a series of armament advances for Army air forces aircraft. Remote controlled turrets and enhanced fire control broaden bomber defenses. Firepower ranges from 40 caliber guns to cannons, with nose and tail positions upgraded for all‑around protection.
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Arnold
Col
Frank G. Wolfe
Air Force
Walfe
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Wolfe
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