Soviets Capture two Vital Nazi Positions
Soviet forces under General Rokossovsky take the Kalinkovichi rail junction and Mozyr center in White Russia, inflicting heavy losses on retreating Germans. A second Red army under General Vatutin pushes 46 miles into old Poland, capturing Stepan and 30+ towns, with more than 3,000 enemy killed and many guns seized.
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London
Constantine Rokossovsky
White Russia
Kalinkovichi
Mozyr
Pripet
Moscow
Nikolai Vatutin
Horyn
Old Poland
Stepan
Vatutin
Ukraiian Bug River
Greek Guerrilla Activity Drops as Refugees Report Low Resistance
Cairo reports that guerrilla activity in Greece has fallen to its lowest level in 18 months as refugees arriving warn of heavy German and Bulgarian mining around Athens and Piraeus. They cite reprisals for any resistance, including village burnings and mass executions, and note rival guerrilla groups' power struggles confuse villagers and weaken opposition.
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Cairo
Greece
Athens
Piraeus
Marathon
Montana Sets 1944 Used Fats Quota
Montana's used household fats quota for 1944 has been set at 460,000 pounds, a sharp reduction from 1943. The War Production Board reported Friday. The quota means a monthly average of 38,333 pounds will have to be collected.
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Helena
Montana
War Production Board
Unions Accept Settlement In Rail Wage Talks
The Brotherhoods of Railway Firemen Conductors and Switchmen join Engineers and Trainmen with a four cent per hour raise plus five cents in lieu of overtime. Non-operating unions seek more, and an emergency board is re convened. The strike is off for operating unions as legislation shifts wage authority to the Railway Mediation Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Stephen Early
Capitol
Railway Mediation Board
Fred M. Vinson
House
Inter-State
Army Navy Seek 11,130,000 Men by July 1
Washington January 14 selective service told the Senate and House military affairs committees that the Army and Navy aim for a total of 11,130,000 personnel by July 1. Lt. Col. Francis V. Keesling noted December 31 goals were not met and pre war fathers were not drafted as estimated.
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Washington
Selective Service
Senate
House
Army and Navy
Francis V. Keesling
Keesling
Army
Butte Forecast Sees Little Temperature Change Saturday
The forecast calls for cloudy skies in Butte with little change in temperature. Saturday will be largely unchanged with Friday’s high around 38 and low near 13. Montana west of the continental divide stays cloudy with valley fog Saturday and Saturday night. East of the divide sees partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions in the east and north central areas Saturday, with little temperature change into Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Continental Divide
Poland Seeks Settlement With Russia
The Polish government in exile requests United States and Britain to mediate talks between Poland and the Soviet Union to resolve all outstanding Russian Polish problems. It aims to mend diplomatic relations and secure a settlement through UK and US mediation, with a broader UN solidarity context. Continued on Page 2 Col. 8.
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London
Russia
Curzen Line
United States
Great Britain
Poland
Britain
Soviet Union
Curzon Line
United Nations
Polish Republic
Federal Agencies to Reduce Travel in Montana
The War Production Board announced a coordinated travel conservation plan in Montana to cut state travel and save about one million miles in 1943. A coordinating network was set up in Havre Billings Butte Missoula Great Falls Bozeman and Helena to receive anticipated travel reports from federal employees.
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Helena
State Highway Department
War Production Board
WPB
Montana
Havre
Billings
Butte
Missoula
Great Falls
Bozeman
Western commissioners oppose congressional railroad rate act
Public service commissioners from ten western states including California Oregon Washington Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado Utah Nevada and Arizona voted Friday to protest bills in Congress seeking uniform railroad freight rates and to oppose a trend toward rate making by legislation. They cited two interstate commerce act amendment bills aimed at applying station to station rates.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Public Service Commissioners
Congress
United States
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
Allied Aerial Force Blasts at Cassino Gun Line
Allied headquarters report heavy ground pressure from the southeast as American troops inch toward Cassino on the Gustav line in Italy. Fierce resistance, prior counterattack near Cervaro, and coordinated air strikes hit Rom e area bases Guidonia Centocelle and Perugia as forces push toward the Nazi stronghold with British and French co operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Cassino
Rome
Guidonia
Centocelle
Liberators
Perugia
Lone German Plane Slips Through London's Defenses
London dispatch reports an enemy plane breached air raid defenses Friday night and dropped a bomb on a crowded suburban movie theater, killing seven and wounding 31. No alert issued, prompting speculation of a near noiseless bomber possibly operating from the stratosphere to avoid detection.
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London
American Bombers Hit Four Jap Ships Off Fort Bayard
American Mitchells attacked Japanese shipping off Fort Bayard on the Kwangchow peninsula. Four vessels of 800 to 900 tons were hit, one exploded, warehouses at Fort Bayard were bombed, and additional strikes occurred in central China on Monday against rail targets. Escorts reported downed and damaged enemy aircraft. two U S planes failed to return.
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Chungking
Fort Bayard
China
Kwangchow Peninsula
Joseph W. Stilwell
Kiangsi
Yangtze River
U. S
New Long Range Fighter Described as Improved Mustang
The War Department described a new long range Army fighter as an improved P-51 Mustang with speed over 400 mph and service ceiling raised well above 30,000 feet. The single‑seat escort fighter carries a 1000‑pound bomb load, uses a Packard Rolls Royce Merlin engine, and features all metal, low‑wing construction with armor, bulletproof glass, and dual fighter‑bomber roles.
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Germany
War Department
Packer Warns Cattlemen Pressures After War Loom
William Diesing of Cudahy Packing cautioned the American National Livestock association that postwar meat demand may not rebound as expected. He urged rapid turnover to cut inventories, warned of excess stocks, and supported price restraint under OPA guidance. He noted regulatory limits on buying and selling and praised officials as informed, while observers urged inflation controls to avoid future surpluses.
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Denver
William Diesing
Omaha
Cudahy Packing Company
American National Livestock Association
Diesing
Office of Price Administration
OPA
H. E. Reed
Livestock and Meats
Food Distribution Administration
Tule Lake Japanese Camp Returned to Civil Control
The War department and War Relocation Authority announced that Tule Lake internment center in California has been returned to full civil administration. Army control began November 4 after disorders, while War Relocation Authority personnel continued some administrative duties during the transition to civilian authority.
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Tule Lake
Washington
U?p
Calif
War Department
War Relocation Authority
Army
Showdown Battle on for Sio Base in New Guinea
Allied forces press the Huon peninsula as Australian jungle fighters shell the Japanese base at Sio New Guinea. MacArthur reports heavy artillery action and failed Japanese evacuations while American forces advance north and air power strikes Dutch East Indies bases. Japanese dead near Hill 660 at Gloucester rise past 2,975.
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New Guinea
U.P
Sio
Huon Peninsula
Douglas MacArthur
Bogadjim
Madang
Dutch East Indies
Rabaul
New Britain
Bergen Bay
Cape Gloucester
Gloucester
Oratory Delays Tax Action on Wartime Bill
The Senate delayed progress on a 2.28 billion tax bill as lengthy speeches postponed action on amendments to the war contracts renegotiation law. Finance leaders planned a Monday meeting with Chairman George to present possible compromise terms amid minority criticism. The Senate approved a 20 percent tax on cosmetics while Senator McClellan added barite to a 15 percent depletion allowance for excess profits taxes.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Army
Navy
House
McClellan
D-Ark
Allied Troops Gain Four Miles in Drive Toward Akyab
New Delhi Jan 14 Allied forces pressing toward the Japanese supply port of Akyab have advanced four more miles in western Burma. They seized two villages amid stiff opposition as forward elements of Admiral Mountbatten's Fourteenth Army pushed west of the Mayu range after occupying Kanyindaw and Dilpara, southeast of Maungdaw. Dilpara lies about 50 miles northwest of Akyab.
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New Delhi
U.P
Akayab
Burma
Southeast Asia Command
Lord Louis Mounbatten
Fourteenth Army
Mayu Range
Kanyindaw
Dilpara
Maungdaw
Akyab
State Income Tax Blanks Mailed to Montana Taxpayers
Montana taxpayers across the state received two tons of tax blanks for 1943 returns. About 36,000 are one-sheet salary forms, 46,000 are four-page business forms, and 4,000 go to partnerships. Tax starts at 1 percent up to 4 percent on higher incomes, with personal exemptions of 1000 for singles and 2000 for married filers. Returns are due now and remittances should be payable to the state treasurer.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Equalization
Night Raid by RAF On French Coast Triggers Big Allied Air Armada
A vast Allied air armada of about 1400 planes struck targets along the northern French invasion coast Friday. RAF heavy bombers followed by long-range escorts roared toward Europe in an hourlong raid, possibly targeting Berlin via disrupted Stockholm communications. British heavy bombers, escorted by Thunderbolts and Mustangs, faced German fighters as U S. heavy bombers took part. Reports say German retaliation was limited and that the raid follows a major prior air battle over Germany. Continued on Page 2.
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London
Europe
Berlin-Stockholm
France
England
U. S
Germany
D.N. E
Stockholm
Berlin
Eal Tlenters
Ition Light Sik
Pitched Battle Is Reported Near Adriatic Coast
London reports a pitched battle between Yugoslav Partisans and German forces near Karloe Bay opposite Pag Island. Tito’s communique notes ongoing fights for Novo Mesto and along the Banja Luka Prijedor corridor while Partisans press offensives elsewhere. A separate Berlin account mentions a guerrilla thrust at Banja Luka amid bridge destruction setbacks.
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London
Karloe Bay
Adriatic
Pag
Josip Broz
Tito
Free Yugoslav Radio
Strateegic
Gereman
Fiume
Maineland
Novo Mesto
Trieste-Fiume- Zagreb
Banja Luka
Prijedor
Bosnia
Berlin
Time Bombs Found in Oranges Sent to Britain
Time bombs hidden in cargoes of oranges shipped from Spain delayed English fruit distribution. The Foreign Office asked Spain to investigate the plot background. Britons, facing scarce fruit and high prices, were shocked by bombs found aboard at least two ships en route to Britain.
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London
Spain
England
Foreign Office
Food Ministry
Britain
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