Red Pincers Close on East Prussia as Elbing Falls
Soviet pincers tighten around German forces in East Prussia as Elbing is captured and Stettin nears. Marshal Rokossovsky’s forces seize Elbing and Preussisch Eylau while Doelitz and Brabentin fall, tightening the trap in the Polish corridor and eastern Pomerania.
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London
Pomerania
Red Army
Elblng
Stettin
Baltic
Berlin
Breslau
Oxler
Moscow
Silesia
Rokossovsky
Elbing
East Prussia
Stalin
Chernyakhovsky
Preussich-Eylau
Koenigshere
Ebbing
Ebing
East
Prussia
Germany
Inndawion
Marshal Zhukov
Moxow
Doelitz
Brabentin
Patterson May Help Govern Reich
Washington reports say Undersecretary of War Patterson is Roosevelt’s choice to chair the Allied mission to govern Germany after military occupation ends. The Army and Navy Journal claims Patterson would lead the tripartite body and McCloy may fill his War Department post.
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Washington
Army and Navy Journal
Patterson
Roosevelt
Germany
War Department
Wewr
Pitteraon
Tipartite Allied Mission
John L. McCloy
Quake Strikes Japan Across Islands Ahead of New Bomb Attacks
A massive earthquake rocked Japan from Hokkaido to Honshu just before Allied bombing raids. The Tokyo-Yokohama region reported tremors and tidal effects, following a string of tremors in recent weeks. Scientists compare the quake to Long Beach damage and note heightened activity at the California seismology lab.
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2Nyo
Superfetta
Tokyo-Yokohama
Jap Domel
Aer 1
Hokkaido
Hon[ahu
Tokyo
Japan
Long Beach
Calif
California ‘Lech Seismological Laboratory
Superfort Raid Delivers Excellent Results Near Tokyo
From Guam on February 10, returning crews report excellent results in clear weather over Japan. About 99 enemy planes attacked the Kanto district, with damage to ground installations indicated. Weather cleared but official damage assessment awaits photographic study. raid described as one of the best in recent months with large bomber force and light opposition.
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Guam
Frb
INS
Tokyo
Hhe Jap
FGC
Kanto District
Honshu
Mehler
Serna
Kobe
Six U S Soldiers Die From Poisoned Liquor in Nangy Bar
In Nangy France on February 10, six American soldiers died after consuming poisoned liquor sold to soldiers at 60 cents a drink. Authorities closed one bar and tightened enforcement as police traced poisoned stock. Soldiers were ordered to avoid the drinks and rely on beer and wine.
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Nangy
Prance
INS
Rolsan Mquer Americam
Fprefich
Wife Hears From Gen Wainwright in Miami Beach
Mrs. Wainwright, wife of American Lt. Durward Wainwright, says she received a brief message from Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, prisoner since Corregidor. She declined to comment on details, noting the communication offered only sparse information.
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Miamt Brach
Fla
CMS
Jonathan Wainwright
Gaberok Soianoat
Mafahiria
Corregidor
Dayton
Wainwright
Washington
Miami Beach
Yanks Lash Out South Of Manila In Fierce Street Fighting
General MacArthur reports savage house to house combat in south Manila as three U.S. divisions press the daps and tighten the net around the Pasig River area. Japs defend Pane and Ermita districts with mortars and bazookas while Manila’s civilians endure blasts as food drops resume and police guard liberated zones.
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MacArthur
Luzon
Savage Street
Manila
Bisk
Dap
Panedacan
MarkArthur
Fool
Zelle
Clyll
Adtairs
Inps
Works Ag
Biedee
Japron Tvolied
Atéosar
No Man's Land
Cabinet Shakeup Reported in Jap Cabinet Reshuffle
Tokyo reported changes in Japan's cabinet amid war mobilization. Welfare Minister Hisataka Hirose is replaced by Katauroku Aikawa and Education Minister Heruyhige Ninomiya is succeeded by Count Hideo Kodama. The cabinet moves reflect reallocation of roles in labor, welfare, and munitions.
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New York
INS
Tokyo Radio Today
FGO
Bycadenat
Kolsa
Shigeru Yoshida
Hirose
Takeo Tanaka
House of Peers
Joseph Frost Dies After Heart Attack in San Antonio
Joseph M Frost a founder of Frost Brath 478 and a longtime San Antonio civic leader died from a heart attack at Santa Rosa hospital. A Memphis native he came to San Antonio to build the firm with his late brother W G Frost. He served in World War I and held numerous local posts including Temple Beth-El president and Chamber of Commerce officer. Survived by spouse Pearl Trost two children and siblings, funeral at Porter Loring chapel with Beth-El cemetery burial.
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Joseph M. Frost
Frost Brath
San Antonio
BP. m
Santa Rose Hospital
Frost
Memphis
Wie
Fort Sam Houston Hospital
Lea Glor
Chamber of Commerce
Tenple Bebh-El
BR Trustra
Jewish Welfare Federation
I Bilevest Country Club
Lane Sler Airways
Elvic
Eds
Pearl
Trost
Bernard Gardner
Dick M. Brest
Hiwbank
Calif
Louis Falkstein
Irving
Milton Frost
Porter Loring
Buriel
Beth-El
Faciliy
East Feared Thaw Threatens New England Floods
Boston area and eastern towns along river valleys were warned of possible floods as thawing weather follows Thursday's blizzard. Massachusetts Public Works Commissioner Herman A. McDonald said communities have been alerted to flood disaster risk. Weather officials warned the Connecticut River area faces a great chance of flood damage.
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Boston
Massachusetta
Verdict in Berry Trial Postponed to Monday
The trial of W. E. Berry on permitting gambling at the Turtle Club on Soledad Street was adjourned after defense objections to the jury charge. Judge McCrory delayed finalizing the instruction, citing time needed to rewrite it. Sunday session planned. Berry appeared in a green yacht suit as prosecution rested with handwriting expert Mabrito and signature comparisons.
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W. EB "Hed! Berry
W. W. McCrory
McCrory
Criminal District Court
Turt Club
Soledad Street
Swank Club
Texas Rangers
McCrony
Gittinger
L. J. “Buck” Gittinger
Ascoclates
Berry
My. Berry
Siice
Materito
Ed Moabrito
Dlattich
Mabrito
Jnsso BE
Marin
Fork Worth
Norman Kemp Dixon
Jap-Yank Air Loss Ratio 20-1 Reported by Admiral Murray
Vice Adm. George D. Murray announced Pacific fleet carrier air losses from June 11 to October 30 totaling 2 472 Japanese planes destroyed. American losses stood at 123 aircraft, a 20 to 1 favorable ratio. The period covers major campaigns in the Philippines, Leyte Gulf, and surrounding operations.
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Nimitz
Navy Radio
INS
George D. Murray
Pacific Fleet
Murray
Philips
Pine Seas
Bon- Ina
Palaus
Leyte
Philippines
Ryukyu Islands
Formosa
Murrey
Big Three May Link Allied Commands In New War Move
Reports from Washington indicate the Big Three may discuss closer Allied command ties on the Western Front as the Soviet advance continues. Officials cite possible liaison steps amid preparations for a broader European strategy with Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin.
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Washington
Black Sea
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Hitlers
Ora
Berlin
Testin
Stattin
Grige
Baltisine
Europe
Moscow
Nazi Oil and U-Boat Pens Hit by 200 American Bombers
London dispatch reports a double blow on German oil facilities and U-boat pens in Holland and Germany. More than 16 Fortresses and 730 Mustangs struck Dulmen fuel depots near Muenster and Mulden submarine pens on the Dutch canal as a German radio claimed a long bomber force approached the Ruhr.
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London
Gerinswol
Rebh
Holland
Dulmen
Muenster
Pena
Allit
Ruhr
De Gaulle to Attend Big Three Conference
Paris radio reports General de Gaulle has accepted an invitation to join the Allied Big Three final phase discussions in London Washington and Moscow. The French leader’s stance stresses France must be consulted on all decisions affecting security and the postwar settlement.
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Moscow Radio
Germany
FCC
Due West
Tokyo
Annicus
London
tNs
Paris Radio
France
Buy Pour” General de Gawle
Paris
B.o.c
India
Iast
Washington
Moscow
Witout
de Gaulle
General de Gasle
Weather Outlook for San Antonio and Vicinity
Forecast predicts partly cloudy skies and cooler Sunday in San Antonio area with strong brisk winds. Low near 42 degrees and gusts likely. more weather details appear on Page 2-A.
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San Antonio
Vinkilly
Americans seize Schwammenauel Dam as Roer floods advance
Allied forces report capture of the Schwammenauel Dam in the Roer valley after a dramatic battle. The German fortifications along the Siegfried Line crumble as U S and Canadian units press toward the Ruhr and Rhineland with major river effects. Reports of other river crossings and pushes into Germany surface but lack full confirmation from supreme Allied headquarters.
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Paris
Bulani
Schwammenauel
Orrrver
Germany
U.S. Seventh Army
France
Moder R Rver
Refch Palatinate
First Army
Cleve
Lower Rhine’e
Ankara Radio
Weael
Bodhe. Ruhr
Naz
Lower Rhine
Waal
Ruhr-Rhineland
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Helkant
Schotholde
Mehr
Nutterden
3HD
U.S. Third Army
Pivotal Prucin
Siegfriedine
Hisenhower
Hodges
Roer
Flossberg
Danrer
Echwammenauel
Army Navy Paper Sees MacArthur Leading Pacific Invasion
The Army and Navy Journal asserts General Douglas MacArthur should command Allied forces to invade Japan. It notes his leadership, low casualties, and the need for coordinated land and sea operations with Navy support to reach the homeland of the Japanese.
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Washington
Army
Aid
Navy Journal
Douglas MacArthur
Hame Islands
Tokyo
Hendlon
MacArthur
Japan
Philippines
Esartly
Osmana
Navy
Australia
Luzon
Nieasitz
Pacific
War Department
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