Tokyo Hit Japs Fear Invasion
US air forces harried Tokyo and Nagoya while reconning three Korean cities and joining in attacks on Iwo Jima. Reports say Clark Field near Bamban faced Japanese artillery as U.S. forces advanced toward Manila and the Philippines, with intense fighting and mass graves at Camp O’Donnell.
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Korea
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Ryukyu Islands
Japan
Philippines
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O'Donnell
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Burma
China
Formosa
Colums
Fomlak Kolso
Gamp O'Donnell
Russell Brines
Associated Press
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Clark Firlu Field
Bam‘ban
Bamban
Weather Forecast For San Antonio And East Texas
Forecast shows considerable cloudiness in San Antonio and East Texas with light rain possible Thursday. Temperatures near the mid 40s to 50s, with rain concentrated in southern areas and central portions Thursday afternoon. East Texas may see melt raing in the south portion Thursday afternoon.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Mad Dog Gag Upsets Lions Club Meet
HARLINGEN January 24 The Harlingen Lions club luncheon turned chaotic when Carl Voigt collapsed after claiming he had been bitten by a dog He foamed at the mouth and snarled until restrained Dr B J Agharalt used a pocket kit to give a hypodermic while others held him The scene unsettled diners and left plates half emptied as the gag was revealed.
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Harlingen Lions Club
Carl Voigt
B. J. Agharalt
Sixteen Senators Back Plan for United Nations Peace
Sixteen new U S senators eight Democrats and eight Republicans sent a letter to President Roosevelt endorsing forming a United Nations to preserve peace. They urged early agreement among Allies to demilitarize Germany and share responsibility for shaping the postwar order. They called for using all reasonable means to assure Allies and other nations participation in decisions and peace maintenance.
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United States Senate
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United Nations Organization
White House
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Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Spraters
Germany
Norway Reports 100 New U-Boats at Narvik Ports
London reporting January 24 says Britain notes Germany has stationed 100 new U boats at Norwegian ports up to Narvik to resume submarine campaign. The move signals intensified wartime activity and strategic naval buildup in Nordland waters.
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Norway
London
Narvik
Japanese relief ship Hoshi-Maru completes mission
The Japanese news agency announced on Wednesday that the vessel Hoshi-Maru, which departed Moji Japan on January 8 with relief supplies for U S prisoners of war in occupied China, has completed the mission.
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Alytie
Miss Perkins to Remain as Secretary of Labor
Washington reports that Brantes Perkins has been turned down by President Roosevelt and will continue in her role as secretary of labor. It is learned authoritatively that Perkins intended her resignation and had been preparing to leave Washington after the inauguration.
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Labor
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Courthouse Restrooms Closed Amid Combative Meeting
Courthouse restrooms were ordered closed by the County Commission after Commissioner Sam Coi called them the dirtiest times. The lobby and loading lounge remained open while a custodian reported a man Bathing using water and tearing up toilet paper with newspapers. Tensions rose as Rob Uhr questioned the order and a commissioner refused to sign a letter to State Representative Marshall Bell supporting a medical manpower bill.
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Packard
Marshall Bell
Bell
Boxar
G. A. C. Hallé
Franc Woltz
Jesse Oppenheimer
Ardennes Battle Front Shifts as Allied Forces Press West
Allied forces push the pursuit of retreating Germans from the Ardennes toward the original western front positions. German divisions shift from west to Polish Silesian fronts while Russian claims place Soviet troops near the Oder. Snow covers battlefields as field reports note limited German withdrawals and French advances around Colmar and Haguenau.
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Dansig
Rokostsovsky
Hans Wasseman
Stockholm
Cemetery Death March Brutality Revealed in Eyewitness Account
Clark Lea of International News Service describes a mass atrocity against American servicemen in Luzon. The piece paints graves, crosses, weathered markers, and dugouts where Japanese guards fired, while U S troops suffered and were buried in unmarked mounds amid a grim dawn of war.
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Clark Lea
International News Service
Clark Lee International News Service
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Labor Draft Begins in Pennsylvania Allentown Report
In Allentown Pennsylvania a modified labor draft under war regulations begins as non essential workers report for war jobs. A brewery worker voices unhappiness over job change and lower wages while 99 brewery and salt plant workers are called for interviews. About 200 cement workers will be transferred soon with apparel industry to follow as the War Manpower Commission enforces wartime labor shifts.
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Tan
Imoahporer
Ioba
Ioag
United States
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Cemlings
W. M.C
Gore
Mexico invites nations to foreign ministers conference
Mexico City January 24. The Mexican Foreign Office announced that eight or more western hemisphere nations have accepted invitations to attend the Foreign Ministers conference in Mexico City on February 16.
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Mexico City
Western Hemisphere
50 Miles of River Front Seized by Soviet Forces
Russian troops reported a major breakthrough across Czechoslovakia and Silesia with advances near Oppeln Breslau and Cosel. Kiev led drives into eastern Slovakia and Moravian borders as Berlin reported heavy fighting and German refugees moving along roads toward the west.
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Beuthen
Gleivitz
Commons Battle Over ATs Sex Issue in London Debate
In a heated Commons exchange on sending female workers overseas, Lady Astor led calls to keep girls under 21 at home while others urged overseas postings. War Secretary Sir James Grigg defended the moral risk and claimed discipline would keep women safe. Bevan clashed with Astor amid the stormy session.
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