Soviet Wedge Drives Toward Kielce Split of Germany in Poland
The First Ukrainian Army pushed to within 15 miles of Kielce threatening to cut the Warsaw Krakow rail link and outflank Warsaw from the south. Soviet forces also reported heavy tank and plane losses along a 560 mile Riga to Warsaw front as they press toward Sandomierz and Sandomierz’s confluence with the Vistula.
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Moscow
Poland
Hielce
Warsaw
East Prussia
Riga
Todt
Wehrmacht
Riga-Warsaw
Ivan S. Konev
Vistula
Lagow
Kielce
Rakow
Krakow
Radom
Konev
Sandomierz
San
Konstantin A. Rokossovsky
Stanislawow
Sterdyn
Siedlce
Resignation of Romania Premier Antonescu Reported
News from Bern via British radio says Premier Ion Antonescu of Romania has resigned. no confirmation yet. In Chile, 83 bodies recovered from Sewell snowslide with about 60 more feared buried. In Stockholm, twelve Nazi troop trains reportedly moved toward France in last 24 hours. Pope Pius XVI met privately with Myron Taylor, Roosevelt emissary, at the Vatican. In Madrid, Jose Felix le Querica named Spain foreign minister succeeding Count Jordana who died last week.
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Antonescu
Romania
New York
Bern
Ion Antonescu
Santiago
Chile
Sewell
France
Stockholm
Free Danish Press Service
Denmark
Vichy
Madrid
INS
Jose Felix le Querica
Spain
Francisco Jordana
Cooperation between MacArthur and Nimitz in Pacific offensives
The article notes growing coordination between General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz as Allied drives converge in the Western Pacific. It discusses anticipated joint leadership for upcoming offensives in New Guinea Guam and Saipan and potential combined command in the Philippines and broader theater, with Roosevelt possibly involved in high level decisions.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Western Pacific
Hoosevelt
Hawai
Japan
Nimitz
Pacific Area
Macarthur
Southwest Pacific
Western New Guinea
Guam
Saipan
Philippines
Solomon Islands
Adm
William F. Halsey, Jr
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Solomons-New Guinea
Rabaul
Mac-Arthur
Two Small American Naval Craft Sunk in Europe Waters
The Navy announced the loss of two vessels, the minesweeper Osprey and the submarine chaser PC-1261, raising U S naval losses since the war began to 133. Thirty two other craft are overdue and presumed lost, with nine destroyed to prevent capture. Survivors include Lt Charles Henry Swimm of the Osprey and Lt Com Reney Sewell Jr of the PC-1261.
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Washington
European
Charles Henry Swimm
Medfield
Mass
Osprey
Reney F. Seweh
Atlanta
Jobless Pay Limit Debate In Postwar Aid Bill
Washington reports contenders for the Murray Kilgore conversion bill consider reducing the maximum postwar unemployment payment from 55 to 23 a week to win Senate support. Opponents push for compromise while supporters seek Roosevelt backing and potential floor action by Truman.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Overton
D-La
George
Murray-Kilgore
Truman
D-Mo
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Auto kills woman in Buffalo traffic death toll climbs
Buffalo reports 48th traffic fatality of 1944 as 60 year old Mrs. Anna Nowicki dies after being struck by an automobile while crossing a street.
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Buffalo
Anna Nowicki
B-29s Hit Nagasaki and Palembang in Long Range Raid
The report says 20th Air Force B-29 Superfortresses flew from secret bases to strike Nagasaki and Palembang in Sumatra, starting large fires at both targets and inflicting damage on oil refineries vital to Japan. The mission covered about 2,600 miles round trip with some aircraft lost and others forced to emergency landings.
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Equator
America
Nagasaki
Japan
Sumatra
Dutch East Indies
China
Southeast Asia
War Department
Washington
Palembang
20Th Air Force
Kyushu
Singapore
Pladjoe
J P Morgan Firm Named in Action Charging Waste
A United Corporation stockholder sues J P Morgan & Company and 33 others for 100000 alleging United funds were wrongfully wasted in inter company dealings. The suit, filed in Delaware U S District Court by Edward R Downing of Massachusetts, seeks relief for himself and other stockholders. The SEC had ordered recapitulation to a single stock basis and ending holding company status.
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Philadelphia
United Corporation
J. P. Morgan & Company
Delaware U. S
Edward R. Downing
Massachusetts
United
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Poles Push Adriatic Drive Amid Heavy Rain
Allied reports say Polish troops push along a six mile Adriatic front capturing Cesano Valley high ground and towns Scanezzane Monterado Corinaldo. The advance, aided by armor, places Polish forces between Ancona and Pesaro as German resistance weakens on the south bank of the Cesano. Heavy rain slows operations while casualties run high on both sides.
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Paulisa
Adriatic
Cesano
Scanezzane
Monterado
Corinaldo
Ancona
Pesara
Imr
Lacroce
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Harold Alexander
Florence
Arno
Rive
Pontassieve
Great Scythe Slashing Into Paris Defense
Reports describe Allied advances toward Paris with momentum from Le Mans toward the Seine as German defenses retreat or maneuver. NBC and German broadcasts differ on armor movements while Brittany towns like Nantes Angers and St Malo face Allied operations.
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Seine
Leine
le Mans
Creans
Paris
France
Chateaud
Versiers
Chartres
OM Icams
Brittany
Loire River
Nantes
Angers
St. Malo
Brittany Rim
Where to Find It Section and Classifieds Overview
A garbled newspaper page fragment lists sections such as Comics Deaths Editorials and Sports with page numbers and names like David Lawrence Eleanor Roosevelt and Walter Winchell. It also advertises Nourishing and Appealing Brewed beverages with a brand cue and asks readers to request ads in local outlets.
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David Lawrence Parl Mallon
Marquis W. Childs
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wv Radio
Qeece
Oe-Eees
Walter Winchell
E. Zevee
Russians Push Flanking Move as Vistula Battle Intensifies
The War Today reports a Russian flank maneuver west of the upper Vistula River amid the widening battle for East Prussia. The piece speculates the Red Army uses a similar strategy to one that failed disastrously in 1914, noting potential feints as French and allied actions unfold.
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Dewity MacKenzie
Paris
Angers
Nantes
Iarew River
East Prussia
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