Allies Make Consistent Gains in West
Allied forces push westward through the Belgian bulge and Alsace region with the British Second Army advancing about 10 miles and capturing towns, American First and Third Armies driving into Vielsalm and Laroche, and Seventh Army securing ground near Saarbrucken. German withdrawals continue as snow and weather hamper operations. Continuous patrols report attacks repulsed and bridges secured, with Strasbourg and St. Vith remaining focal points of concern.
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Nijmegen
Holland
Ardennes Salient
Wsuess
Siu Ues U. 8
First Army
Vielsalm
Laroche
U.S. Third Army
Harlange
St. Hubert
U.S. Seventh Army
Saarbrucken
Strasbourg
Colmar
Bulge
Bitche
Rhine
Paris
Champion
Champion Area
Freyr Forest
Douffalize
Seventh Army
Belgian Bulge
St. Vith
Malmedy
Salm
U.S
Houffalize
Bastogne
von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Marshal von Kluge
Falaise
Normandy
Ourthe River
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alsace
U. S. Seventh Army
Oeting
Forbach
Saarland
Salient
Bihain
Judge Orders Grand Jury Probe in Bonneville County
District Judge C. J. Taylor has ordered a grand jury to investigate liquor and gambling conditions in Bonneville County Idaho Falls. The panel will open January 22, following appeals from a citizens group alleging corruption and after hearings involving the county attorney and liquor law officials.
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Bonneville
Idaho Falls
C. J. Taylor
Bonneville County
Taylor
Citizens Group
Civic Forces
Bert H. Miller
Ci Group
Citizens
Nazis Move Norwegian Troops to Defend Reno Line in Italy
German prisoners say Hitler ordered defense of the Reno river line at all costs. Ten soldiers from the 710th division, formerly coastal troops in Norway, were captured after Eighth Army counterattacked on the Reno’s south bank. Reports note heavy Nazi resistance along the Reno corridor and border areas between Valli di Commacchio and the Adriatic.
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Rome
Norway
Italy
Hitler
Reno
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Valli di Commacchio
San al
Record Low Precipitation in Orofino Idaho for 1944
Forest service officials report a record low annual precipitation of 17.71 inches in the White Pine area for 1944, beating the 1924 low of 17.82 inches. December also set a monthly record low at 1.11 inches, with mean for the area at 26.01 inches.
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Orofino
Idaho
White Pine Forest
Forest Service
Two Receive Bronze Star Medals in Army Report
The War Department announced bronze star medals awarded to Lt. Col. Jack K. Norris of Payette and Second Lt. Walter B. Hoech of Nez Perce, both infantry.
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Washington
War Department
Jack K. Norris
Payette
Walter B. Hoech
Box 63
Nez Perce
Churchill to order broad war review after Parliament
London reports Prime Minister Churchill plans a full scale review of the general war situation. The assessment will include the tangled Greek crisis and will occur soon after Parliament reconvenes on January 16.
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London
Churchills
Weather Summary for Pocatello and Vicinity
The U S weather bureau reports for the 24 hour period ending noon January 11 high 39 and low 32 with a 0 44 inch precipitation total for the month to date and a normal. Forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Nearby stations list Idaho Falls 36 25 Dubois 43 16 Burley 46 32 and Salt Lake City 46 27.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Dubois
Burley
Army needs 900,000 men by July 1 says Stimson
Secretary Stimson said the army is understrength when measured by effectiveness and outlined an accelerated induction plan to reach 900,000 by July 1. He noted about 450,000 wounded or sick reduce effectiveness and 85,000 are temporarily ineffective due to rotation. Navy and Marine enlistments under 18 are expected to help reach the total.
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Washington
Stimson
Francis V. Keesling, Jr
House Military Committee
Navy
Marine
Mensmen
Third Army Breaks Pocket Near Bastogne In 11 Hours
The Third Army attacked the pocket southeast of Bastogne from three sides and in eleven hours wiped out half the area while resistance in the remainder collapsed rapidly. The initial pocket spanned about five miles by four.
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U. S. Third Army
Third Army
Bastogne
Idaho House Debates Adjournment Fails 43-13
Idaho House rejects Rep. F M Bistline's adjournment plan by 43 to 13 after a lively first week dispute. Debate centers on whether to adjourn till February and again next January while bills were introduced on Thanksgiving timing and irrigation district voting hours. The Senate race in Latah County remains tied up in committee with a disputed seating decision between Morris and Neil.
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Boise
Idaho
House of Representatives
Rep
F. M. Bistline
D-Bannock
Bistline
Vincent
R-Ada
Weaver
Schweibert
Canyon
Senate
J. H. Neil- Victor Morris
Latah
George Horsley
Bonneville
Senate Committee On
Morris
Neil
Moscow
World War II Front Distances Update
The Road to Berlin map shows Allied and Axis positions with current advance distances on four fronts. Western front 301 miles from Duren, Russian front 304 miles north of Warsaw, Hungarian front 364 miles from the Hron river, Italian front 544 miles from the Reno river.
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Duren
Warsaw
Hron River
Reno River
Republican Leader Proposes Two Term President Ban
House Republican Leader Martin proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit any person from serving more than two presidential terms. He says the measure would implement the 1944 Republican platform.
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Washington
House
Martin
Foxhole Flash: Pinup Heaters Highlight Frontline Tricks
Hal Boyle reports heroic actions from the Belgian front. Warren Ritchie, 24, of Fredericksburg, Pa., killed nine Germans and took 14 prisoners at a pill box. He and others endure danger while delivering hot flapjacks and odd battlefield mishaps unfold.
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Hal Boyle
Belgium
Andy A. Lipscomb
Bessemer
Ala
Warren Ritchie
Fredericksburg
Ritchie
Struggle for Hungary in Final Stages
Soviet forces press toward Budapest as German drive to reach the capital stalls. Red Star reports Russians control most of the capital blocks, with 3,000 prisoners taken and Komarom threatened, while German tanks and troops suffer heavy losses.
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Moscow
Hungary
Budapest
Danube
Red Star
Komarom
Stalingrad
Steenson to Introduce Bill For V-12 Credit At ISU
Idaho senate news summary reports Senator Hersley plans resignation to become agricultural commissioner with Gov Gossett appointing a successor. A ballot contest by J H Neil challenges 3 Moscow precincts votes and a Senate committee holds contested ballots.
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Steenson
V-12
ISU
Boise
Idaho Senate
George Hersley
Dbonneville
C. A Gossett
Hersley
R. H. Young
Parma
George Brunt
Idaho Falls
Sea
Neil
Moscow
Senate Committee
Major Battle Looms North Lingayen Bay
Allied forces push toward Manila from Lingayen gulf as Japanese countermeasures intensify with planes torpedo boats and human bombs rumored. Yamashita moves reinforcements northward while U S Sixth Army advances up to four miles along Lingayen highways amid heavy naval losses and air raids.
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Manila
U. S
Sixth Army
Lingayen Gulf
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Lingayen
Japan
Malay
Singapore
Tokyo
Luzon Island
Ceylon
Shwebo
Mandalay
Water Shortage Closes Columbia Businesses
In Columbia Pennsylvania every bar soda fountain barber shop and laundry is closed as residents are ordered to boil drinking water. The local reservoir is at less than one day’s supply after a Susquehanna river ice jam hit the pumping station. Theodore Kain of the water company calls conditions desperate amid plant shutdowns and paused pumping. it may take three to four days to restore operation once the jam clears.
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Columbia
Water Works
Theodore Kain
Kain
Japanese Americans to Return to West Coast
Boise reports 15 more Japanese-American families are set to depart Idaho this week for former west coast homes. WRA district officer Ernest J. Palmer notes 25 families left last week, including several from the Caldwell farm labor camp.
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Boise
Idaho
Ernest J. Palmer
War Relocation Authority
Palmer
Caldwell
Livestock Men Stand Against Postwar Trade Limits
Denver remarks at the American National Livestock association 48th annual convention warn against postwar planners seeking tariff reductions to boost foreign trade. E Mollin says such moves favor certain groups and threaten domestic markets. A D Brownfield notes government ceilings on live cattle as a subsidy substitute affecting prices.
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Denver
American National Livestock Association
E. Mollin
Association
Mollin
A. D. Brownfield
Deming
N. Mex
Field Marshal May Stand At Houffalize
The Belgian battle continues to favor the Allies as Rundstedt pulls back toward his frontier defenses. Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley warns the German drive may be weakened but cautions against assuming collapse. Rundstedt may make a stand at Houffalize amid counter-attacks as losses mount in the bulge.
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von Rundstdet
Omar Bradley
U. S. 12Th
France
Bradley
Rundstedt
Houffalize
Salient
Bulge
Idaho First State To Pay War Fund
Idaho for the second year in a row becomes the first state to pay its national war fund quota in full. Treasurer Myrtle P Eaking Beatty of Idaho War Fund Inc reports Idaho’s $356 500 quota was met December 30, following the prior year’s lead with $370 000. The funds support USO and related war relief activities.
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Boise
Idaho
National War Fund
Myrtle P. Eaking Beatty
Idaho War Fund, Inc
C. J. Strike
Americans push inland as Lingayen drive advances
General MacArthur's forces drive over 22 miles of Lingayen gulf coast toward Manila with 14th corps reinforcements. in the water Japanese crews employ hazardous devices in failed attacks on U S ships while land advances reach San Fabian Lingayen Mangaldan and Dagupan.
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MacArthur
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
14Th Corps
Lingayen
Manila
San Fabian
Mangaldan
Dagupan
Fred Hampson
Associated Press
14Th Army Corps
Port Sual
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
al Copking
Greene
Allies Bombard Singapore In Pacific daylight raid
Washington reports B 29s from Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay’s 20th Bombardment Command struck likely Singapore, a major Japanese naval hub on the Malay peninsula. The exact force size and targets were not disclosed, with earlier Nov. 5 daylight raids also hitting dry docks and ships.
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Washington
Bay of Bengal
Malay Peninsula
Curtis E. LeMay
20Th Bomber Command
20Th Air Force
Singapore
Japan
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