Americans Seize Two Cassino Strongpoints In Fierce Fighting
Allied forces report capturing two enemy strongpoints overlooking Cassino after days of intense combat on the Italian front. American infantry and tanks pressed through German fire to seize positions around Mt Porchia and Mt Maio, with progress measured in street fighting near San Vittore and Giusto.
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Algiers
Cassino
San Vittore
Mt. Porchia
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Fifth Army
Salerno
Giusto
Mt. Maio
Railway Workers Get Roosevelt Wage Offer With Strike Order
President Roosevelt announced that railway conductors, firemen and switchmen may receive the same terms as trainmen and engineers if their strike order is cancelled. The award grants five cents an hour and a week's paid vacation per year, effective December 27, 1943, plus a previously awarded four-cent raise. Chiefs of the unions were unavailable for comment. a subcommittee is drafting a report for tomorrow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Gowen Crash Kills Four in Training Flight
A four engine bomber crashed five miles west of Gowen field during a training flight killing four crew members. Five others parachuted to safety before the ship burned. The dead were Sgt. Donald J. Trebroske of St. Cloud Minnesota Sgt. Walter F. Howe of Boise Sgt. John P. Senecal of Brunswick Maine and Pvt. Herman J. Zimmerman of Los Angeles.
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Boise
Gowen Field
Lloyd Dalton
Donald J. Trebroske
St. Cloud
Minn
Walter F. Howe
John P. Senecal
Brunswick
Aine
Herman J. Zimmerman
Los Angeles
Cholera Hits Hogs in Cambridge and Council Areas
Several new cases of hog cholera were reported today by H W Sorenson deputy state veterinarian. Thirty weaner pigs and two shoats belonging to John Schwenk Felder of Cambridge died in recent days. Serum use and immunization were practiced by farmers in the valley to prevent spread.
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Weiser
Cambridge
Council
H. W. Sorenson
John Schwenkfelder
Sorenson
Yankee Subs Sink Ten Japanese Ships in Pacific War
American submarines report ten more enemy ships sunk in Pacific and far eastern waters. The tally now stands at 546 enemy ships sunk or damaged, with 17 U.S. subs lost since the war began. A large tanker and a large freighter were among the sunk vessels.
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Washinton
Ernest J. King
Navy
Japan
Pacific Islands
Pacific
Forest Supplies Meat Forage on Payette Ranges
Thomas H. Van Meter, supervisor, said the Payette National Forest provided forage for 50,429 sheep and 3,802 cattle in 1943. From this, about 3,400,000 pounds of lamb and 900,000 pounds of beef were shipped from the ranges.
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Boise
Payette National Forest
Thomas H. van Meter
Pamphlet of Fake Illness Hits German Army
A covert pamphlet teaching soldiers to feign illness has spread through the German army, boosting reported sickness rates on the eastern front. The SS is conducting an investigation as counterfeited National Socialist envelopes aid distribution.
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Te Guard
National Socialist
Germany
Idahoan Dies A Hero in Fierce Battle
Preston Idaho nineteen year old Prot Nathan Junior Van Noy died in action at Scarlets Beach near Finschhafen New Guinea. He fired armor penetrating and two HE shells at an approaching barge, helped sink it with an Aussie gun, and held fire as enemy troops neared his position before the ramps fell and grenades rained.
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Preston
Nathan
van Noy
Pauline van Noy
Australia
Scarlet Beach
Finschhafen
New Guinea
John Fpuina
Brooklyn
Army
Song River
van Novy
February Call Sets Record for Idaho Inductions
Brig. Gen. M. G. McConnell said Idaho's February selective service call will be the largest since the draft began here four years ago, roughly twice the 1942 monthly average. Induction windows run Feb 14–26 across Pocatello Boise Spokane and surrounding counties with county quotas to local boards today.
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Boise
Idaho
M. G. McConnel
Pocatello
Spokane
Finns Seek Peace While Russia Terms Stand Firm
Stockholm reports indicate Finland desires peace and is ready to negotiate but requires clear terms from Russia. A Berlin broadcast quotes Finnish finance minister Vaino A Tanner denying any separate peace with Moscow, citing unconditional surrender demands.
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Stockholm
TheFinnish
Finland
Russia
Berlin
Vaino A. Tanner
Regional selective service meet to convene in Salt Lake City
Chiefs and select service organizations from Idaho Utah Montana Colorado and Wyoming will attend a regional conference in Salt Lake City on January 24 and 25. The event gathers representatives to discuss regional service and mobilization plans.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
Utah
Montana
Colorado
Wyming
Congress to Take Up Work Monday
The 78th congress plans a vigorous return to session with war aims and fall elections in view. Presidents Roosevelt expected to address Congress Tuesday urging unity as lawmakers face controversial domestic measures and reconversion issues after the war. A key item is soldiers discharge pay between 200 and 500 dollars based on service length.
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Washington
78Th Congress
Congress
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Senate
House Military Committee
CAP locates fallen ship near Cedar City
CAP officials in Cedar City Utah say wreckage of an Army bomber from Tonopah Nevada is found in the mountains 20 miles southeast of Cedar City. Ten of eleven crew parachuted safely. one remains missing. Ely Nevada reports say Robert Dalton Minnesota survived three days of rugged travel after bailing out near Cedar City.
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Salut Gake City
Joe Bergen
Utah Civil Air Patrol
Cedar City
Utah
Bergen
Tonopah
Nev
Ely
Robert Dalton
Minneanolis Minn
Randers
Cave Valley
Dalton
Weather Forecast for Pocatello and Vicinity
Partly cloudy today with little temperature change. 1944 data for Pocatello Municipal Airport shows high near 18, low around 7, mean near 4, departure to date about 0.4. Precipitation for the 24 hours is 0, total month to date 0.62, normal 0.33. Sunset 6 13, sunrise 9 01.
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Pocatello
United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Spokane to Prosecute Idaho Parole Violator Kyle
Spokane deputy prosecutor Carl Lang said Idaho law enforcement had "messed around" with Jack Kyle, an Idaho parolee arrested as a parole violator in Spokane. Kyle has been turned over to Idaho twice before for forgery and for escaping, and was arrested again after being paroled to Spokane for a brain operation. Lang warned Spokane County will try him on forgery charges.
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Spokane
Carl Lang
Idaho
Jack Kyle
Spokane County
Lang
Kyle
Funeral Services for William Kissam Vanderbilt
Funeral services for William Kissam Vanderbilt, 65, former president of the New York Central railroad and noted yachtsman, will be held Tuesday afternoon from St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Vanderbilt, one of the nation’s richest men, was a director and executive committee member of the New York Central. He and his brother Harold were residuary legatees of their father’s $50 million estate.
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New York
William Kissam Vanderbilt
New York Central Railroad
St. Thomas Protestant Episcopal Church
Vanderbilt
New York Central
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
Harold
William Kis
Sam Vanderbilt
Worst Storm In 52 Years Strikes Texas
The Associated Press reports the winter storm paralyzed the Texas panhandle and Oklahoma with up to 14 inches of snow and eight foot drifts. Amarillo and Guymon faced extreme cold as roads froze and feed shortages loomed. aid was sought from Colorado and Texas officials.
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Texas
Associated Press
Southwestern Plains
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Amarillo
Tex
Guymon
Okla
Battlemen
Colorado
Washington
Worley
D-Tex
Agriculture Department
New Mexico
Kentucky
Illinios
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Wyoming
Tabernash
Kremmling
Colorado Rockies
Laramie
Wyo
Coalville
Utah
Craigville
Colo
Burwell
Neb
Gallup
N. M
Utah Man Admits Ogden Radium Theft
James C. Burke of Salt Lake City faced federal charges after allegedly stealing radium from a lead-lined vault at the Ogden air service command. The 34 year old laborer, married with two children, reportedly signed a statement admitting the theft after the missing powder was returned by mail. Local doctors warned of limited danger if the material was handled briefly.
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O'Neal Rich
Salt Lake City
Holms
Burke
Staten
Holcomb
Idaho AGC Dinner Dance Set for Jan 27
Reilly McCorkle of Boise announces the sixth annual dinner and dance of the Idaho branch of the Associated General Contractors of America will be held here on January 27.
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Boise
Idaho
Associated General Contractors of America
Reilly McCorkle
Balkans Seek Quick Way Out of Strife
A Balkans crisis briefing notes Stalinist advance into Romania's frontier near Dniester and warns of Balkan satellites rushing for safety. Romania evacuates Bessarabia and northern Bukovina as peasants flee. factories dismantled and moved inland. Antonescu prepares a western mountain defense while Moscow contact efforts increase with opposition leaders.
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Balkans
Bern
Stalin
Rumania
Dniester
Germany
Balkan
Romania
Bessarabian
Bucovina
Budapest
Basler Nachrichten
Cernauti
Chisinau
Juliu Maniu
Moscow
Ion Antonescu
Bucharest
Red Army
Mrs Hoover Succumbs in New York Funeral Planned
Former first lady Mrs Herbert Hoover died Friday night at Waldorf Towers after a heart attack. Funeral services will be Monday at St Bartholomew's church in New York with Rev Paull T Sargeant officiating. Burial is private. Hoover's sons Herbert Jr and Allan, in California, are en route to attend.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church
Paull T. Sargeant
Waldorf Towers
Herbert, Jr
Allan
California
Mrs. Hoover
Iowa
Stanford University
Army discharges 1307 at Camp Kearns for civilian reemployment
Col. Walter F. Siegmund said 1307 technicians were granted honorable discharges at Camp Kearns to return to civilian life and work in west coast aircraft factories. An additional 87 men remain and may be released Monday, with about 300 more expected next week.
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Salt Lake City
Walter F. Siegmund
Camp Kearns
Siegmund
Saboteurs damage Copenhagen shipyards building for Germans
Danish dispatches reported extensive sabotage at the Burmeister main shipping yards in Copenhagen yesterday. Three explosions collapsed the Diesel engine assembly hall and destroyed the transformer station, hindering ship and engine production for Germany.
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Stockholm
Copenhagen
Inland Drive Gains on New Britain Invasion
Allied forces report inland progress on New Britain as Marines overcome Japanese fire near Bergen bay. They claim 200 enemy killed at the front and total losses surpass 2,000 in the Cape Gloucester operation begun December 26. Mill No 660, a hill near Silimati, was seized, enabling resumed drive amid strong Japanese resistance. On Huon Peninsula Australians hold the western front.
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New Guinea
Bergen Bay
New Britain
Ortillery
Cape Gloucester
Silimati Point
Borgen Bay
Silimati
Huon Peninsula
Woman Sues For 15000 In Idaho Hospital Suit
Marguerite Lorang files a $15000 suit in district court against Henry M. Lorang and others alleging she was forcibly taken from Gritman hospital Moscow while under drugs and placed in State Hospital North Orofino in 1942. Defendants include Dr Ralph M Wade, Alice Tobin and Great American Indemnity company.
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Moscow
Marguerite Lorang
State Hospital North
Orofino
Henry M. Lorang
Gritman
Ralph
Russians Close on Dnieper Bend After Major Offensive
Moscow says the Soviet second Ukrainian army captured Kirovograd and pushed 31 miles through an 80 mile breakthrough while the first Ukrainian army seized Trinisy. Both forces, merging toward a junction on the Dnieper, could trap up to 750,000 Germans as 140 towns fell in the campaign.
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London
Kirovograd
Dnieper
Trinisy
Bug River
Moscow
Rumania
Dniester River
Lipovets
Odessa- Lwow
Dnieper Bend
A‘sual Joseph
Speciat
the Cay
Nazis Ready For Defense Against Invasion
Berlin radio claims Europe’s coast from the Pyrenees to Narvik is ringed with 7 700 heavy guns plus 3 000 heavy anti tank guns and millions of land mines placed along the coast. Rommel is directing anti invasion drills along the French coast and testing long range heavy coastal batteries with explosive shells to deter aircraft formations.
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London
Berlin
Atlantic
Pyrenees Mountains
Narvik
Norway
North Sea
Aftonbladet
Erwin Rommel
Idahoan Prisoner Safe at Last After 22 Months
Mr and Mrs Herman Wilker of Grace Idaho cheer as a postcard from their son Max Wilker U S N confirms he is well though confined in a Japanese prison camp. He had been reported missing in action twenty two months ago.
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Ogden
Herman Wilker
Grace
Idaho
Max Wilker
U.S.N
Selective Service Tightens Occupational Deferments
Washington reports a sweeping change in the selective service order effective February 1 reducing occupational deferments for registrants 18 to 21. About 115000 more non fathers could be drafted with farm workers age 18 to 21 exempt. Exceptions apply for some industrial deferments and state directives. Student deferments are sharply curtailed.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hernhey
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