First US troops push deeper into Siegfried Line near Aachen
Allied forces broke through Siegfried defenses southeast of Aachen and advanced into Germany, with the 2nd Infantry Division seizing Schoneselffen and Harperscheld as fighting intensified on a broad arc from Monschau to the Rhine. British and American units pressed toward Colmar and Strasbourg, while air and artillery targeted Rhine bridges and supply routes.
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Paris
United States First Army
Aachen
Bonn
Rhine
West Wall
Belgium
Monsehau
32Nd Airborne
Udenbreth
Siegfried Line
Germany
Monschau
First
Agdh
Schoneselffen
Harperscheld
United States
Third
Biriall
Colmar
Strakboure
Atay
Franchonila
Svea
Strasbourg
Mader River
Rnguenau
Roer
Ninth Army
Dussel«dorf
Coblenz
Dreiborn
Two Officers Robbed On River Street Stroll
Two armed young men robbed two army lieutenants in the 00 block of North El Mary's Street as they climbed a stairway to the street near Brooke General Hospital and San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center Hospital. About $45 was taken from each, then personal papers were returned.
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Allen Wong
San Antonio
Hank
Army
Tvent
Edward J. Skriba
Brooke General Hospital
Eddie Uoyd
Yanks Push Toward Manila As Luzon Drive Surges
American forces press toward Manila on Luzon as the 1st Cavalry dismounted reaches 47 miles down Highway 5 to Sabang and the 37th Division closes to 18 miles from the capital at Malolos. Eighth Army mechanized units converge on Manila Bay while air and sea battles flare, with heavy Japanese losses reported in air and sea actions.
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Manila
Iberate
Philippines
Luzon Island
Sabang
Malolos
Azon Plains
Eighth Army
Manila Bay
China Coast
Theth Airborne Sliviston
Gayile Naval Base
Ratan- Ras
11Th Army Corps
Olongano Naval State
Ratana Penincula
Ttapaized
25Th
Umingan
Luzon
Jay
Macarthur
Leyte
New Nazi Rockets Seen By 90th Division Frontline
The 90th Captures report enemy Wurfkoerper rockets captured in Belgium Germany front sectors. The five foot long rockets carry a three foot warhead and about 110 pounds of explosive with a two foot cylindrical tail. They have a range under two miles, are loud at launch, fall nearly vertically, and were previously unfamiliar to many troops amid Ardennes fighting.
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Pele. A
Germany
Ardennes
Herge
Ulm
Jap Lull Hints Navy Showdown
Washington reports an American naval spokesman suggesting Japan may seek a showdown with the Tokyo admiralty before defending the homeland. He notes reduced Japanese naval strength, with more ships sunk or damaged in eight months than in the previous two years, and cites losses since June 19. The spokesman lists battleships carriers cruisers and destroyers among recent Allied and Japanese losses.
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Luzon
Crinplid
Formosa
China Sea
Philippines
Washington
Tokyo
America Naval
MacArthur
Yamat Suta
Bears
The
Occupation Idea Gains Support in Allied Circles
In American government circles the proposal to retain small military occupation forces in Germany gains support as a hedge against chaos. Some officials expect German forces to collapse under pressure from Russian and Anglo American armies, potentially requiring Allied administration for an indefinite period. Rumors of a Commission plan surface ahead of a possible Roosevelt Churchill Stalin meeting.
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Germany
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Yank POWs Used As Virtual Slaves In War Work
Captain Ralph Hibbs of Oskaloosa recounts that American prisoners of war were used as virtual slaves in building Japanese fields and roads. He notes sailors and captives endured harsh conditions and that a captain’s pay amounted to 38 pesos a month in so called Mickey Mouse money, barely enough to buy a cup of coffee.
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Sisul Barrio
Jin. al
Japan
Ralph Hibbs
Oskalooza
Towa
Hibbs
84th Jap Admiral Reported Dead
Tokyo radio announced by Dome News Agency that Vice Admiral Michizo Nunota the eighty fourth admiral and former commander of the Yan naval station at Onvinato in northern Honshu died of pneumonia yesterday. He was sixty two years old and had been retired.
Weather forecast for East Texas weekend
Partly cloudy conditions expected in East Texas Saturday afternoon and night through Sunday with a slight temperature rise. Minimum around 54 degrees. Cloudy periods with occasional rain possible in the extreme east Saturday. Northern and eastern portions may be warmer on Saturday.
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East Texas
Oleh
Allies Probe Itary Defenses
Allied patrols probing German defensive positions before American and British fronts in Italy yesterday caused casualties at several points. A headquarters statement noted some Silesian Poles from the German 148th division defected to Allied lines. Bombers attacked targets along the Grenner route into Germany and bridges in northern Italy.
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Rome
Deep Snows Hit U S Freight and Coal Supply
Transportation and fuel services faced a two month snow blanket with embargoes on freight traffic and coal production halted. Governor orders statewide closings. milk and egg deliveries drop while fuel oil releases aid civilians. Six New England governors urge continued work despite lines. four day embargo hampers movement.
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Pocioten «Sas
Jemu
U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Midwest
Snayw
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
New York
Dewey
Ehanls
Albany
Buffaio
Charles H. Sells
Charles H. Sells, State Director of Transportation and Supplies
Grange League Federation Exchange
New York Harbor
New Jersey
Connecticut
Philadelphia
Towanda
FE. E. Newhart
Solid Fuels Administration
Pennsylvania
New England
Buffalo
N.Y
Muffs Leads to Lovelorn's Arrest
An Oakland man 15 to 27 years old drove to San Antonio to reconcile with his estranged wife. At the Greyhound terminal he shot at himself, missing, then was disarmed by taxi driver James McIntosh. He faced charges of unlawfully carrying a pistol.
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Oakland
Gallf
Wilk
Pee Rio
Wos
San Antonio
del Rio
James McIntosh
Leroux Street
del Tuo
Gore
Werll
Jal
U.S. Tanks and Arms Declared World’s Best by Generals
Washington dispatch quotes General Campbell after touring European theater ordnance. He cites Eisenhower and other officers confirming American armor superiority, noting tanks like the Sherman outperform German Tigers in certain respects, while acknowledging ammo shortages and ongoing development of heavier assault tanks.
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Washington
Fels
Arlyance
Leyin Hy Campbell
Associated Press
Eisenhiower
Mer
Canijibell
Generil Patton
Heset
Patton
Sherman
Tigers
Campbell
Nazis Claim Reds Halted At Oder
London dispatch reports renewed fighting on the Oder front with Germany claiming Russian advances halted and several German counterblows erasing a bridgehead near the river. Soviet broadcasts claim heavy shelling and renewed push toward Kustrin and Frankfurt, with Stettin and Berlin threatened as German lines bend under Allied and Russian pressure.
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Oder
Umgssen
Soith
Kustrici
Proszen
Frankfurt
Berlin
Rentesl
Balolin
Pravstirk
Contin Col
Gantinne
Nazi Slave Farm Women Freed
Soviet troops liberated a baronial estate in Silesia and uncovered a large slave farm housing thousands of women held for Nazi employers. Witnesses described wire enclosures, factory managers, and brutal selection among workers sent to factories, farms, and domestic service.
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Moscow
Red Stir
Silesia
Nzi
Ss Jandowrlers
Red Star
Gil
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Borlli
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