Beachhead Near Rome Expanded in Allied Push
British troops and supplies push into the Nettuno bridgehead as a broad coastal road leads to Rome. Allied forces strike inland, drawing German divisions away from Rome and Cassino while Allied air attacks block routes to the capital, with optimism that Rome could fall if the surprise landing is exploited quickly.
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Nettuno
Nettung
Rome
Anzio
Allid Hen
Fifth Army
Associated Press
Dyn Whitehead
Cassine
Forces outnumber Germans in combat near Cassino
British reporting Saturday battles show 14 to 1 advantage and no rest for the enemy. Laws block German communications from Rome to the front as railways and roads are bombed to thwart withdrawal and cut supply lines. Sunday river explosions near the Garigliano 12 miles below Cassino could indicate German munitions dumps destroyed ahead of retreat.
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Rome
Caswell
Garigliano
Cassino
Travel Bureau Driver Held After Alleged Car Robbery
Charlie Lee Tyson, of 402 Montana Street, claimed he was robbed of 175 dollars in his car. The suspect was arrested in Corpus Christi by the sheriff's office on Monday.
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Sheriff's Office
Charlie Lee
Tyson
Montana Street
Corpus Christ
RAF Bombers Hit Piraeus Harbor in Greece Night Raid
CAIRO Jan 24 RAF bombers set fires in Piraeus harbor during Saturday night operations. Middle East communique reports fighters and bombers targeting German supply routes in the Aegean Sea. Three sailing ships sunk since January 16 with two planes lost and one crew saved.
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CAIRA
Unr. A. F.ways
Piraeus
Greece
Gay
Himmler Tours Baltic States On Inspection Tour
Moscow radio quoted by the federal communications commission reported Himmler arrived in the German occupied Baltic states on an inspection tour. The Stockholm report confirms the visit by the Gestapo chief, signaling Nazi oversight of the region.
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New York
Moscow Radio
Federal Communica~ Liois Commission
Stockholm
Heinrich Himmler
Baltic States
Judge Nomination Named for Alaska District Court
President Roosevelt nominated Anthony J. Dimond to be United States district judge for the Alaska territory, succeeding Simon Hellenthal whose term expired. Dimond’s confirmation would fill the vacancy as of the new congressional session.
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Alaska
Gelepste
Anthony J. Dimond
Roonvelt
United States
Territory
Simon Hellenthal
Bulgars Form Elite Guard on Nazi Pattern
In Sofia the Sofia radio announced Bulgaria will form a powerful new gendarmerie resembling Germany’s storm troops to suppress revolts and demonstrations. Led by Interior Minister Dotache Christov, the unit will include infantry, cavalry and motorized elements and draw from army men, reserve officers, and police under ministerial command.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Bulgaria
Sofia
Interor
Dotache Christov
Heinrich Himmler
Christova
Balkans
I Sofia
Seid
Fire Destroys 100 Tons of Auto Parts in Detroit
A Fort Wayne storage building housing automotive spare parts burned, destroying approximately 100 tons worth millions. Fire officials reported no injuries and said the blaze quickly spread to adjacent sheds but no ammunition was endangered.
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Detroit
Fort Wayne
Identity of Train Victim Sought
Remains of a man run over by a train were found at noon Monday along the Missouri Pacific tracks at the San Fernando Street crossing. Parts of the body were carried about 50 yards. Police said clothing identified the person as a man but no papers or other identification were found.
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San Fernando Street
Man Pleads Guilty To Radio Theft
Frceman Els pleaded guilty to burglary of a radio and received a four year sentence from Judge W. W. McCrory in a Criminal District court. Assistant District Attorney L. J. Buck Gittinger said Elis was charged with additional burglaries. Two 14-year-old Latin-Americans were held for robbing Jesus Charles of 14 dollars and cigarettes at 1321 South Coimal Street and 400 South Flores Street after threats with knives.
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Frceman Els
Pullty
W. W. McCrory
Elis
L. J. “Buck~ Gittinger
Jesus Charles
South Coimal Street
South Flores Street
Charies
Fouths
Bennett
Elisabeth Bennett
Alan
South Grange
N. J
Coltage
Berlin
Berlin Bombing Witness Flies From Raider Crew
A parachuting flier recounts the raid on Berlin as shells ripped into the bomber. He describes the plane exploding into flames, bailing out over cold water, drifting through darkness, and surviving with help from a German corporal and a merchant seaman before reaching a Berlin outskirts village. He touches on the broader air war and vows to report fully when safe.
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Paige Oni Aerhil
Bors
Belated Yule Gift Now in Mails
A student named William B tied up a delayed package for Cadet Burris at the San Antonio Aviation center with the delivery misrouted through Bryan to Hearne and Waco. An unaddressed parcel found by Hudson Landers prompted a Red Cross field director to seek the cadet center records for verification of the soldier’s shipment and identity.
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William B
Burris
San Antonio
Crromulsion Promises Quick Cough Relief and Sleep
An old health ad touts Creomulsion for chronic bronchitis and bronchial irritation. It claims quick cough loosening, soothing of inflamed membranes, and no narcotics, with a money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with relief and sleep.
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Cody
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