Reds Pressing Hard at Nazi Defense in Budapest
Moscow report says Red Army operations intensified as German relief columns fail to break siege. Soviet forces claim control of over half Budapest on day 13, advance toward Komarom and Bratislava, with Izsa captured and dozens of nearby towns seized.
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Moscow
Budapest
Danube
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Komarom
Izsa
Bratislava
Vienna
Red Army
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Bicske
Dorog
School Group Plans Cuts
Boise Idaho interim education committee plans final report recommending reorganization of Idaho elementary and high school systems. Charles Whittaker says the plan will end small uneconomic districts and raise standards with county committees administering the program.
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Boise
Idaho
Floyd West
Idaho Education Council
Charles T. Whittaker
Rupert
Education Council
State School Trustees Association
Whittaker
Hodges Wins Big Tank Fight And Nazis Retreat Further
Norwegian parachutists cut the Trondheim to Oslo railway, blocking German evacuations. In Belgium, Hodges first army won a major tank battle at Samree during the Belgian bulge campaign, advancing along a 20 mile front and approaching Houffalize as Germans withdraw from the salient.
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Hodges
London
Norway
Trondheim
Oslo
Germany
Paris
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Samree
Third Army
George 8. Patton, Jr
Bastogne
Screaming Eagle
Houffalize
Key Road
Bulge
St. Vith
Alsace
Strasbourg
Ernest N. Harmon
4Th Infantry
Alexander R. Bolling
St. Vith-Laroche
Vielsalm
Samtee
John H. Collier
Dallas
Texas
von Rundstedt
Volksgrenadiers
Laroche
Colony Club Incorporators Named in Pocatello
The Colony Club Inc of Pocatello filed articles of incorporation in the secretary of state's office. Corporators named include N. H. Richardson N. A. Jordan Evva B. Kinnersley John G. Carlson and Beatrice Raynor.
Government imposes ceiling on live cattle at eighteen dollars
Washington reports a flat price ceiling on live cattle set at 18 dollars per hundredweight effective January 29, replacing 17.50. The measure covers calves and cattle with future reductions and subsidies to bolster choice beef prices.
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Washington
Vinson
Defense Supplies Corporation
Chicago
OPA
War Food Administration
WPA
Individual Shares In Public Debt To Reach 2118.12
Washington reports per capita public debt rising to 2118.12 dollars for the next fiscal year. The estimate uses a 138 million population and 1945 46 budget figures. debt would be 251.8 billion dollars in 1945 and 292.3 billion in 1946, with an increase of 293.47 over this year's 1824.65.
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Washington
Nimitz and MacArthur Meet Again in Pacific War Talks
The third recorded meeting between Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and Gen. Douglas MacArthur signals major coordinated action in the Pacific. Previous encounters followed by navy supported amphibious blows against Japanese positions, suggesting imminent strategic moves.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Board Member Reappointed to Public Works Licensing Board
Dan J. Cavanagh of Twin Falls is reappointed by Gov. C. C. Gossett to a six year term on the Public Works Contractors State Licensing Board.
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Boise
Dan J. Cavanagh
Twin Falls
C. C. Gossett
Public Works Contractors’ State Licensing Board
Service Plan Calls for 900000 Men
Under secretary of War Robert P Patterson told Congress that inductions for the first six months of 1945 would total 900000 men as a minimum, with about 150000 men monthly. He urged national service legislation and noted needs for 900000 in the armed forces and 700000 in war production. He favored work or fight for 18 to 45 and said men aged 26 to 30 from industry would be drafted, with older men shifted to war work.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Congress
War Department
Army
Navy
Patterson
House
Armed Services
National War Service
Idaho Falls Truck Crash Kills Driver
Ivan Warren 58 a rancher from Star Valley Wyoming and Idaho Falls tourist cabin owner died when his truck hit a Shelley bound vehicle at Tolliver ranch Swan Valley Idaho. Warren was driving pigs with his son Calvin who was injured. Authorities blamed slippery roads for the collision and noted Beckstrand suffered only minor injuries.
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Idaho Falls
Ivan Warren
Star Valley
Wyo
Leonard Beckstrand
Shelley
Tolliver Ranch
Swan Valley
Bonneville County
Dean Wilkie
Leo Williams
Warren
Calvin
Beckstrand
LDS
Idaho Leaders Seek Harmonious War Session
Boise lawmakers begin translating Gov. Gossett's war time proposals into law amid cross party support. Leaders foresee a short session, with a special postwar call likely for veteran service issues, while cautioning unity as they prepare budgets for present needs.
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Boise
Idaho
C. C. Gossett
Gossett
Senate
J. Elmer Williams
Bingham County
Williams
General Taps Weak Point In New Move
MacArthur has landed on Luzon at Lingayen gulf beginning the battle for the Philippines. About 60 000 troops crossed in 800 ships, establishing a 15 mile beachhead and advancing inland under heavy air and naval bombardment. The two major Allied commanders face a large open-area campaign as Japanese defenses prepare a last-ditch stand on the island.
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Bataan
MacArthur
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
Philippines
Nippon
Homma
Tokyo
Gulf
MacArthur - Nimitz Brotherhood
Oldster Maintains Routine At Deseret Gym
Joshua Midgley, 91, celebrated his birthday by tossing a basketball at the Deseret gym. He has worked out there daily since 1910, except for a two year pause when the doctor advised rest, now preferring a daily steam bath and brief basketball flips to stay active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Joshua Midgley
Deseret Gym
Midgley
Argentine Holds Out From Pan American Meetings
Buenos Aires officials said Argentina would not participate in future Pan American Union meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Lehrbas With MacArthur at Luzon Beachhead
Lehrbas an Idahoan Col. Livys of Pocatello joined General MacArthur in the Philippines and took part in the first assault wave hitting the Luzon coastline. Lehrbas, a former Associated Press reporter, had followed MacArthur from Corregidor to Australia in 1942.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Col
Livys
Pocatello
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Lehrbas
Associated Press
Australia
Corregidor
Taylor Moves to Military Affairs Chair in Senate
Senator Elbert D. Thomas shifts from Education and Labor to the Senate Military Affairs Committee as Reynolds retires. Murray succeeds Thomas on Education and Labor. Idaho's Glen H. Taylor joins Banking and Currency and several other panels. Magnuson lands Naval Affairs Inter Oceanic Canals and Surveys and Irrigation roles.
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Washington
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Committee On Education and Labor
Reynolds
D.-N.c
Murray
D.-Mont
Thomas
Idaho
Glen H. Taylor
Banking and Currency
Taylor
Post Office
Post Roads, Claims
Senator Magnuson
Wash
Thousands of Men Hold 4 Beachheads on Luzon
Tens of thousands of American troops landed with General MacArthur in Lingayen Gulf on Luzon and pushed tanks inland toward Manila. The beachhead stretched from Lingayen to San Fabian with light opposition and low casualties. MacArthur established headquarters on Luzon as Japanese defenses proved weak with civilians greeting the troops.
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Arrow
Douglas MacArthur
Lingayen Gulf
Luzon
Philippines
MacArthur
Manila
Sixth Army
Bataan
Corregidor
Lingayen City
San Fabian
Associated Press
C. Yates McDaniel
Leyte
McLaniel
Japan
Luzon invasion aims and expected impact on Pacific war
General MacArthur's Luzon return signals a new phase in the Pacific war. The Luzon campaign seeks air and naval bases to disrupt Japanese sea lanes and to enable further moves toward the Asian mainland and Japan itself. Observers warn the Luzon battle will be prolonged as Japanese defenses stiffen.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Philippines
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
South China Sea
China Sea
Pacific
Manchuria
Korea
China
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Philippine Islands
Karl von Rundstedt
Parkaclad
Dovre Mountains
Osterdal
Britain
Salient
Ambly
Rochefort
Club
Sen
George Donart
Washington County
Willis C. Moffat
Ada
J. H. Neil
Victor Morris
By DeWitt MacKenzie
Oldster
Lingayen Harbor
Perations
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