B 29s Batter Iwo and Tokyo in Two Raids
Advanced Pacific Headquarters reports B 29s struck Iwo in Volcano Islands while lone B 29s conducted two nuisance raids on Tokyo. Tokyo said incendiaries caused a small fire with little damage. Nimitz moved his headquarters westward to direct further operations against Japan.
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Iwo
Tokyo
Hachijo
Izu
Marianas
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
War Department
Washington
Volcano Islands
Saipan
Nimitz
Guam
Drst
Aleutians
New Zealand
China
Philippines
Protest in Congress At Plan to Export Newsprint to France
Representatives Lyle H. Boren and Clarence J. Brown urged the State Department to press the Soviet Union on why France would import U S newsprint when Russia Finland and Sweden hold large pulp and wood pulp stocks. They cited plans to ship 5000 tons to France while U S faces a sizable paper deficit after victory in Europe.
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Congress
France
Washington
Lyle H. Boren
Okla
Clarence J. Brown
State Department
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Finland
Sweden
Edward J. Stettinius, Jr
Europe
Stettinius
Lincoln Tunnel North Tube to Open Thursday
New York reports the North tube of the Lincoln Tunnel will open at noon Thursday for westbound traffic. The south tube becomes a one way eastbound route once the North tube is in use. Entrances on the New York side lie between 39th and 40th Streets and 10th and 11th Avenues. Tolls collected at Weehawken, New Jersey.
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Lincoln Tunnel
New York
Port of New York Authority
39Th
40Th Streets
10Th
11Th Avenues
New Jersey
Weehawken
Soldier's Baby Smothers
Newton Massachusetts January 29 A medical examiner reports infant Gerard Sullivan died of accidental suffocation in his crib despite over an hour of firemen resuscitation using an Anhulator. The father Edward Sullivan is reported as still fighting in France.
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Newton
Mass
Edward Sullivan
France
Gerard
Truck Convoy In Final Lap On Ledo Road
The first Allied truck convoy to enter China over the Ledo Burma road neared Kunming on the final 900 mile leg from India. More than 100 vehicles carried supplies as Chiang Kai-shek hailed the road as an omen of defeat for Japan and pressed renaming it in honor of Gen. Stilwell.
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Chungking
China
Kunming
India
Chiang Kaleshek
Japan
Burma
Waneting
Chiang
United States
Joseph W. Stilwell
Patrick J. Hurley
U. S
Stilwell
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Washington
U.S
Myitkyina
Lewis Pick
Auburn
Canton- Hankow
Kaekong
Kwangtung Province
Government Halts Reconversion to Oil Burning Units
The government halted reconversion of heating equipment to burn oil after a Petroleum Administration for War request. The Office of Price Administration stopped taking fuel oil reconversion applications, with exceptions for existing installations or approved hardship cases. Since November 4, East Coast and Midwest households could reconvert if coal or wood had been used, as fuel oil supplies for civilians were very tight amid heightened military demand and transport needs.
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Washington
Petroleum Administration
Office of Price Administration
East Coast
Midwest
Thief Breaks Window Steals Bogus Bank Currency Display
Police search for a thief who shattered a bank display window and stole a $312 currency display. The money was counterfeit or incomplete, with half the bills lacking serial numbers and printed on one side only, despite a sign reading Know Your Money.
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New York
War in Europe Intensifies as Red Army Presses West
Readers are told German civilians flee Upper Silesia and Berlin as Soviet forces advance. Berlin shifts toward Munich, public services falter, and rationing tightens while Nazi defenses stiffen yet face potential collapse. The Red Army maintains a relentless pace since January 12.
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Upper Silesia
Berlin
Munich
Germany
Upper
Silesia
Reichswehr
Hitler
Baltic Sea
Hungary
East Prussia
Conservation Head Choice Being Studied
Gov. Dewey weighs a list of candidates for New York State conservation commissioner to succeed John A. White. Named contenders include Herman Forster Karl Frederick J Victor Skiff Leo A Lawrence William H Fryden Wilford E Sanderson Matthew C Chapman and Lt. Col. Colin MacRae with sportsmen groups urging prompt appointment to advance a postwar conservation program focusing on fish game and hunting facilities.
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Albany
Dewey
John A. White
Herman Forster
New York City
New York State Conservation Council
Karl Frederick
Victor Skiff
Leo A
Lawrence
Herkimer
William H. Fryden
Buffalo
Wilford
Forster
Fruden
Commission
Assembly
Chapman
Cooperstown
Bureau of Game
Sanderson
American Humane Association
Wildlife Department
New York State
Isaac Walton League
MacRae
Fort Dix
Chinese Soldiers Sell Fake Jap Flags to Yanks
Chinese soldiers exploit American soldiers desire for Japanese battle flags by making facsimiles from white nylon parachute fabric with red bunting pieces. Flags fetch prices from a wrist watch to a carton of American cigarettes. In Mystkylna amateur flag makers prefer a slightly worn look with Japanese characters on the white field. One buyer found inscriptions translated as food and other supplies names from packing cases.
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China
Mystkylna
Mexico Plans 383 Million Dollar Industrial Development
Washington report says Mexico will push a 383 million dollar development program in 1945 to 1948 with capital equipment mainly from the United States financed by private and Mexican funds. The joint commission led by Roosevelt and Camacho declares success in fostering US-Mexico economic cooperation. Roosevelt praises Mexico’s war effort and notes plans to expand transport, power, irrigation, and industrial capacity to boost trade.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Camacho
Roosevelt
United Nations
Joint Commission
Fireman Keeps Oxygen on Twin Babies in Ambulance Crash
In Los Angeles an ambulance carrying premature twins collided with a car near arrival. Fireman George Blaisdell sustained injuries but continued giving oxygen to both infants. One twin died later at the hospital. the other survived. The babies’ father Roland Robinson serves at Great Lakes Naval Training Station.
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Los Angeles
Shirley Robinson
George Blaisdell
Roland Robinson
Great Lakes, Ill
Naval Training Station
Government Urges Action for 8000 Medical Wacs
The Office of War Information calls for 8000 medical Wacs aged 20 to 50 for non professional hospital work to relieve doctors and nurses. It urges Red Cross nursing courses for families, identification before cashing checks, and lists a need for 2000 unskilled men to boost brass strip production. It also asks applicants to include mileage records to speed gasoline ration processing.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Red Cross
Government Appeals Ward Seizure Case in Chicago
The government moves to appeal its seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company properties after a judge ruled the action lacked authority. J Albert Woll says the appeal likely goes to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals within days, with a stay allowing continued Army operation of 16 Ward properties in Chicago and seven other cities. The ruling found Ward's plants not within War Labor Disputes Act power. The case may reach the Supreme Court for final settlement.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward and Company
J. Albert Woll
United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Philip L. Sullivan
Army
Sullivan
Wards
Ward
War Labor
WLB
War Department
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
House Digs in For Fight on Manpower
The House pressed for a showdown on limited national service for men 18 to 45 with debate on an anti-closed shop amendment and a FEPC backing provision. May of Kentucky forecasted victory as factions clash over union rights and labor protections amid wartime manpower needs.
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Washington
House
Fair Employment Practices Committee
May
Dky
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Organized Labor
FEPC
Peterson's Ointment promises quick skin relief
Old style advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment for itching pimples eczema and irritated skin. It claims soothing action for itchy feet and cracked skin with a money back guarantee and 35c price.
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Peterson
Petersson
New Superin Aspirin Promises Faster Relief
Doctors developed a special aspirin tablet that dissolves quickly and reduces stomach upset. It relieves pain fast and can be taken repeatedly without irritation. available at drugstores for 15¢ and 39¢.
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VapoRub
Pataren
Grove
Inco
Aldo
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Oman
Smith Bros
Smith Bros. Icough
TRE
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Addis Co
C. E. Chappell & Sons
Dey Bros. & Co
E. W. Edwards & Sons
Flair & Co
L. A. Witherill,, Inc
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