Allied raid on Arawe inland positions reported by Allies
Allied headquirters announce successful raid into Japanese inland positions on the Arawe peninsula southwest New Britain by Sixth Army patrols on Wednesday. The main invasion force remains on the peninsula as dive bombers attack villages and artillery shells blast enemy sites.
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New Guinea
Arawe
New Britain
Sixth Army
Tokyo
MacArthur Headquarters
Kapugara
Sio
Alexishafen
Madang
Kavieng
New Ireland
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
WPB blocks large scale civilian goods revival in near term
Washington dispatch notes War Production Board policy barring broad resumption of civilian goods production. A strict steel conservation order remains in force, with only essential goods allowed steel access while substitute materials are used. Army and Navy opposed revocation, warning relaxation could worsen shortages of coal, petroleum, lumber, paper and transport.
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Washington
The
War Production Board
WPB
WBP Steel Division
J. A. Krug
Soldier Samuel Treftz Wounded in Mediterranean War
Private First Class Samuel Treftz son of Chris Treftz of Richey Montana was wounded in action in the Mediterranean area the War Department announced Thursday.
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Washington
Samuel Treftz
Chris Treftz
Richey, Mont
Mediterranean
War Department
British destroyer Hurricane lost in clear night action
The admiralty announced that the British destroyer Hurricane, commanded by J R Westmacott, had been lost. The report comes from London with confirmation on Thursday night.
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London
U.P
Admiralty
J. R. Westmacott
Butte Weather Forecast Winds Backing to Clouds
Partly cloudy conditions expected in Butte Friday and Friday night with little temperature change. Thursday maximum 31 and minimum 2. West of the continental divide scattered snow flurries and warmer Friday and Friday night. East of the divide partly cloudy with colder northeast portion.
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Butte
Montana
Continental Divide
Train Collision Kills 12 Near Santa Fe Station
NOVICE Texas Jan 13 Twelve dead and up to 100 injured as a passenger train rear-ends another in a snowstorm at Santa Fe station Tem ple division reports 12 confirmed dead including 10 civilians and two soldiers Eighteen hurt sent to hospitals in Coleman and Abilene with four civilians seriously injured Emanuel Mike 29 Clovis New Mexico among the injured at the scene
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Novice
Texas
Santa Fe
Division
Temple
Coleman
Abilene
Camp Barkley
Emanuel Mike
Clovis
N. M
Yanks Down 152 Nazi Fighters in Major Air Battle
American airmen claimed 152 German fighters shot down with a record loss of 60 bombers and five fighters, during a raid on air production centers southeast of Berlin. Recon photos showed heavy damage to AMG at Oschersleben, plus Junkers at Halberstadt and Messerschmitt at Brunswick, with rail and armament targets also struck in Meppen and Bielefeld.
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Henry B. Jameson
London
Berlin
Eighth Air Force
Oschersleben
Brunswick
Halberstadt
Fugzeugwerke Amg
Junkers
Messerschmitt 110
Bielefeld
Dortmund
Meppen
Dortmund-Ems Canal
Emden
Navy Identifies Destroyer Sunk Off New Britain Island
The Navy identified the destroyer sunk by torpedo planes off New Britain Island last month as the 2,2100 ton U S S Brownson, two years old, with 208 survivors reported.
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Washington
U.P
Navy
New Britain Island
U. S. S. Brownson
Bigger Allied Bombing Raids to Come
Anglo American air chiefs say Allied flyers have already hit 20 of Germany s largest industrial cities and promise mightier daylight bombing as the second front nears. They report German fighter output cut by 40 percent in late 1943 Berlin and other hubs slated for Hamburging.
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John A. Reichmann
Washington
U.P
Germany
Reich
Britain
Washington Press Association
Carl A. Spaatz
U. S
Berlin
One Jap Vessel Is Sunk Two Hit In Pearl Harbor Raid
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports Seventh A. F. bombers struck Maloelap atoll in the Marshalls on January 11, probably sinking a small auxiliary vessel and damaging a medium cargo ship and a large Japanese destroyer. Army bombers hit Maloelap installations. two of six Japanese fighters damaged. one American plane lost but crew saved. Japanese countered with a Tarawa raid causing minor damage and casualties.
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Pearl Harbor
Maloelap Atoll
Marshall Islands
Navy
Marshalls Atolls
Knox
Mili
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Veteran actor William Collier Sr dies at 77 in Beverly Hills
William Collier Sr a veteran of stage and screen died at his Beverly Hills home on Thursday at age 77 Funeral services will be held Saturday at the Church of the Recessional in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale California
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Beverly Hills
Calif
William Collier, Sr
Church of the Recessional
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
French Armies Drive Through Apennines To Flank Cassino
Allied dispatch from Algiers dated January 13 reports Gen. Alfonso Juin's French troops pushing through the Apennines to seize peaks overlooking Acquafondala near Cassino while American infantry closed to within three miles of Cassino after entering Cervaro. Canadian units sharpen their marksmanship behind the line as renewed fighting grinds on.
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Algiers
Alfonso Juin
Italy
Apennines
Acquafondala
Cassino
Cerraro
Fifth Army
Cervaro
Mark W. Clark
Europe
Roccheta
Monna Casale
Colli-Atina
Juin
Eighth
Adriatic
Doctor Orders F R to Continue to Take It Easy
Washington January 13 President Roosevelt has been ordered by his physician to continue taking it easy for a while because of his recent illness The White House said Secretary Stephen T Early said that Rear Admiral Ross T McIntire the President s doctor asked that the chief executive keep a relatively light schedule for the present.
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Washington
U.?p
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen T. Early
Ross T. McIntire
Temporarily Blind Cadet Lands Plane Perfectly
Aviation Cadet R. D. Seale, 23, of Taft Calif, went briefly blind while piloting a one man trainer 3000 feet above the Army airfield in Chico Calif. Col C W Thaxton calmly guided him by radio until emergency landing and ambulance arrived. Doctors said the blindness was temporary likely nerves.
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Seale
Thaxton
Taft
Calif
FDR Seeks Higher Revenue in Proposed Tax Bill
President Roosevelt urged Congress to add 10.5 billion dollars in revenue to the pending tax bill as part of his 1945 budget. He argued the minimum need aligns with Morgenthau’s October proposal, while Congress anticipates finalizing revenue provisions Friday amid concerns over labor union reporting requirements. Senators plan to strike a House section forcing unions to file income reports, fearing broader tax implications.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Morgenthau
Lucas
D-Ill
Treasury
Coast Defenses to Be Reduced
Washington reports large numbers of troops once manning coastal defenses are being sent overseas to support major offensives. The decision follows a shift to an offensive posture with fronts moving away from U.S. shores. The joint Army Navy note says coastal establishments are being cut as manpower is redirected, with over 1.2 million projected to go overseas in six months, increasing total U.S. overseas strength to more than 5 million men.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ordnance Works Is Ordered Closed Sunday
The Weldon Spring Ordnance plant near St Louis with a $35 million budget and TNT production since 1941 is ordered shut down at week’s end. Lt. Col P C O Shee, commander, announced after receiving a letter from Brig Gen L H Campbell Jr, chief of ordnance. About 2500 employees face discharge as operations end Sunday.
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ST. Louis
Weldon Spring
P. C. O’shee
O’shee
L. H. Campbell, Jr
F R Submits Budget for Fiscal Year
President Roosevelt sends Congress a 1945 budget of 99.769 billion dollars, down from 92 billion in wartime spending, with 1.252 billion for veterans benefits and 3.75 billion for interest on the national debt. The plan assumes Europe’s war continues in 1945 but signals postwar cost rises and calls for close scrutiny by Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Europe
Representative McCormack
Mass
House
Martin
Nazis Intensify Yugoslav Drive
London dispatch reports a German winter offensive targeting the Yugoslav Partisans in central Bosnia with a push from Banja Luka toward Jajce. Partisan forces under Marshal Tito were dug in on multiple fronts, while Axis claims of Jajce's capture contrasted with Partisan reports of fierce resistance and besieged coastal operations to cut supply ports.
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London
Jajce
Bosnia
Balkans
Jayce
People’s Army of Liberation
Banja Luka
Josip (Tito) Broz
Yugoslavia
Berlin
Adriatic
Italy
U S Casualties in War Now Total 139 752
Washington January 13 U S war casualties rise to 139 752 with 22 917 killed 45 532 wounded 22 496 missing and 29 707 prisoners The Army bears the largest share of 195 229 total casualties as of December 23 Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard total 34 523 with 15 186 listed as killed Stimson notes Fifth Army casualties in Italy since last September reach 18 119 2 798 killed 11 762 wounded 3 559 missing
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Washington
Army
Secretary of War
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Stimson
Fifth Army
Italy
Roosevelt forecasts larger lend lease food needs for 1944
President Roosevelt said 1944 will be more critical for food, with lend-lease requirements about 10 percent higher in the next fiscal year starting July 1. He proposed a total Food Distribution Administration outlay of 2.468 billion for Allies and liberated areas, down from 972 million to 653.85 million for Agriculture and War Food programs, citing 1943 prices at 115 percent of parity and elimination of AAA payments. He kept a subsidy plan option alive, estimating 400 to 500 million could be funded via CCC from RF C loans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Food Distribution Administration
Agriculture Department
War Food Administration
AAA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
OPA Announces New Pricing of Sea Foods
Washington Jan 13 The Office of Price Administration announced a new retail pricing system for fresh fish and seafood to take effect January 27. The plan uses flat cents-per-pound markups over net cost, aiming to pass wholesale and fisher price reductions to consumers.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Russians Repel German Counterattacks In Polish Front Advance
Russian forces beat back German counterattacks on the road to Romania for the second day, extending a salient into old Poland to about an 80 mile front. Soviet units reached Kalinkovichi and Mozyr in White Russia, with Germans suffering heavy losses as towns near five miles apart faced outflanking. The battle centers on protecting the Romanian frontier and the Odessa Lwow railroad as winter fighting escalates.
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London
Rumania
Old Poland
White Russia
Kalinkovichi
Mozyr
Moscow
Vinnitea
Bulletin
Kiev
Odessa-Lwow
Butte Merchants Meet To Plan War Loan Drive
Butte merchants are urged to attend a 4 PM meeting at the Chamber of Commerce to adopt a program for participation in the Fourth War Loan campaign. The session follows the Merchants-for-Victory committee meeting chaired by Paul Cannon. Silver Bow aims to raise 3,876,600 dollars as the drive opens January 18.
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Butte
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants-for- Victory
Paul Cannon
Merchants Division
Chamber
National Retailers Committee
Cannon
Silver Bow County
German Sub Sunk Off Spanish Coast by British Destroyer
A German submarine was sunk by a British destroyer while escorting a British freighter from Cartagena to Gibraltar in the Mediterranean. The sinking occurred Thursday off Cape Aquila on Spain's southeastern coast, near Cartagena.
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Cartagena
Spain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Cape Aquila
Beef shortage warned for next spring by livestock chief
President Frank S. Boice of the American National Livestock association warned at its forty-seventh annual convention in Denver that a beef shortage could force even the Army onto restricted rations next spring. He urged Congress to force the Office of Price Administration to work with livestock and meat interests on a sound control plan. Boice blamed wartime price controls, black markets, and failed subsidy efforts for destabilizing markets and weakening meat production.
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National Livestock Association
Franks
Boice
American National Livestock Association
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Sonoita
Arizona
OPA
F. BE. Mollin
Denver
W. M. Curtiss
Cornell Uniersity
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