Americans Strike Luzon In Second Invasion Near Manila
General MacArthur reports unopposed landings from 150 ships 60 miles northwest of Manila as the American Eighth Army drives toward a juncture with the Sixth Army. Troops from the 38th division and a 24th combat team ashore in Zambales without loss, seizing towns and an airbase near Olongapo while Filipino guerrillas aid the pursuit.
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MacArthur
Luzon
Manila
Eighth Army
Bataan
Sixth Army
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
Philippines
Zambales
Santo Tomas
San Antonio
George Crane
Topeka
Kans
Richard C. Kadel
Fort Knox
Winston Jones
Robert L. Eichelberger
Olongapo Naval Base
Subic Bay
San Felipe
San Narciso
San Mercelino
Castillejos
23Rd
Associated Press
James Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Lingayen Gulf
Arthur Struble
Eighth
Sixth
40Th
37Th
Fallen San Fernando
Pampanga
Calumpit
San Fer
Hitler calls for unwavering Nazi resistance on anniversary
Adolf Hitler urged continued fighting for the Third Reich on the 12th anniversary of his chancellorship. He spoke of boundless misery as the price of victory and claimed a divine mission while Russia pressed eastward and German setbacks mounted.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Japs Claim Rail Route Seizure in China
Japanese imperial headquarters said Nipponese forces completed the Canton to Hankow railway and seized a U S airfield at Suichwan in western Kwangsi province, consolidating coastal positions and a 1000 mile link from Manchuria to Canton.
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Associated Press
China
Canton- Hankow
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Suichwan
Kwangsi Province
South China
U. S
Manchurian
Canton
Bay of Bengal
Akyab
Burma
Buram
Solomons
Bougainville Island
Empress Augusta Bay
Buka Airfield
Tokyo
Peiping Radio
Japan
Jap Advises Nazis Amid War Broadcast
London reports Dr. Hideji Yago president of the Japanese board of technology advised the Germans that there is no cause for alarm because of Russia. A Tokyo broadcast quoted him saying the Russians themselves are able to stand against onslaughts and retrieve the situation when the Germans appear to falter.
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London
Hideji Yago
Japanese Board of Technology
Tokyo
Russians Near London in Reported Red Army Advance
German dispatches place Marshal Zhukov's first White Russian army about 200 miles nearer London than Moscow as the Red Army offensive advances toward the Oder river and Berlin from Neu Bentschen near the old German Polish border. Neu Bentschen lies roughly 700 miles by air from London and about 900 from Moscow.
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London
Gregory K. Zhukov
Moscow
Red Army
Oder River
Berlin
Neu Bentschen
Marshal Zhukov
Frankfort
Oder River Valley
Oder
Great River
Zhukov
Soldin
Stettin
Baltic
Germany
Red
Koslin
Danzig
Zielenzig
Grunberg
Ivan Konev
Silesia
Frankfurt
Gregory Zhukov
Stolzenberg
Zilenzig
Warth River
Warthe
Kustrin
Meseritz
Wiburg
Brandenburg
Austria
Konigsberg
Carpenter dies from fall at naval ordnance plant
Rufus Marion Gunter 52 of Arimo Idaho died after a January 16 accident at the naval ordnance plant when he fell twelve feet from a scaffold. He leaves a widow five sons three daughters and multiple relatives. Funeral services to be announced by Hall mortuary.
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Rufus Marion Gunter
Naval Ordnance Plant
Gunter
Arimo
Idaho
Marion
Margaret Messer Gunter
Bannock County
Lora Cole
Salt Lake City
L.D.S
Tertelling, Brennan and Cahoon Company
Pvt
Arlo Gunter
Camp Crowder
Dean EB. Gunter
France
Robert
Eearl Don
Marvin
Marice Toler
Corinne
Wallace Probable PAC Candidate in 1948 Race
Washington reports Henry A. Wallace is seen by allies as a likely 1948 presidential candidate whether or not he joins the cabinet as commerce secretary. Support from CIO PAC and labor blocs strengthens his prospects, while farm factions back him. critics say Wallace seeks the presidency with PAC support.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce
CIO Political Action Committee
Chandler
Wallace
PAC
Eighteen Die In Flames In Baby Home
In Auburn Maine a fire started by an exploding stove killed eighteen people at a boarding home for war and factory workers babies. Seventeen children and a woman perished in their cribs as flames filled the converted farmhouse.
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Auburn
Eva Lacoste
German and Soviet advances and domestic labor votes report
German radio put Zhukov’s forces north of Frankfurt in the Oder valley within 45 miles of Berlin. Stalin announced Soviet captures Friedland and Heilsburg south of Konigsberg. 3rd Army pushed from St Vith toward Prüm. Elcherath and Steinbruke fell. some Germans reportedly ready to surrender while others march west. In Washington the House rejected anti closed shop and fair employment practices amendments by wide margins.
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London
Red Army
Friedland
Heilsburg
Konigsberg
East Prussia
Stalin
Berlin
Transocean
Washington
House
President's Fair Employment Practices Committee
First and Third Armies Push Into Germany Near Siegfried Line
American First and Third armies advance along a 35 mile front from St Vith to the Roer. First Army reaches the west wall on Siegfried line while Third Army gains five miles inside Germany. Monschau and Underbreth efforts join nearby Maas island fighting as Canadian and British troops clear dike strongholds north of Tilburg. American and French forces close to the Rhine below Strasbourg.
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St. Vith
Roer
Monschau
West Wall
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
First
Underbreth
First Army
Maas Island
Kappelleschver
Tilburg
Rhine
Strasbourg
Counties May Hold Funds For Postwar Highway Work
Idaho Attorney General Frank Langley told the Senate committee that counties and highway districts may legally accumulate new funds for postwar highway projects by depositing end of year reserves with the state highway department. Funds could be drawn later to match federal aid. Some counties wholly covered by districts include Twin Falls Latah Lincoln Minidoka and Power.
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Boise
Idaho
Frank Langley
Senate Highway and Military Affairs Committee
State Highway Department
Langley
Twin Falls
Latah
Lincoln
Minidoka
Power
Britain Pledges Reinforcements in War Against Japan
London a government spokesman promised British reinforcements in the war against Japan. Richard Law said no immediate Russian aid for British prisoners would be sought at the forthcoming conference. Law affirmed Britain will fight to the end at the side of the American allies.
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London
Japan
Marshal Stalin
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Commons
Richard Law
Law
Britain
Peace rumors sweep Western Front in German prison talk
German prisoners claim two peace rumors circulate on the western front one that Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop visited England to seek peace and another that Baron Franz von Papen former German ambassador to Turkey went to the United States to broker peace. They could not explain how the Nazis reached those alleged destinations.
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Simmerath
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
England
Franz von Papen
Turkey
United States
Wallace Invited as Speaker for Idaho Jefferson Day Dinner
Idaho Democrats invite Henry A. Wallace former vice president and be am secretary of commerce as speaker for the April 13 Jefferson day dinner Dave Bush state Democratic chairman and Francis Bistline Pocatello Democratic committeeman announced the invitation. Site for the dinner has not been chosen.
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Boise
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Commerce
Idaho
Dave Bush
Francis Bistline
Pocatello
Wallace
Rankin Reintroduces Columbia Valley Authority Bill
Rep. Rankin introduces a bill to create the Columbia Valley Authority to manage drainage basins of the Columbia River and Pacific tributaries north of the Oregon California line. The measure would also establish seven other TVA like authorities.
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Washington
Columbia Valley Authority
Columbia River
Pacific
Oregon - California Line
Rankin
D.-Miss
Tennessee Valley Authority
Nazi Leaders Consider Southern Prolonged Stand
War analyst DeWitt MacKenzie argues Nazis may retreat to Munich and southern Germany for a final stand if Berlin falls. He notes Munich offers natural barriers and war industries, though resources limit a prolonged war and many leaders face punishment.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Hitler
Berlin
Robert Ley
Munich
Germany
Austra
War at a Glance Across Fronts in Major Allied Push
On the western front Americans assault the Siegfried Line at two new crossings as French forces en circle near Mulhouse. On the Russian front Soviet advances reach Soldin and Zielenzig as troops cross the Oder. Marienwerder falls and Stolzenberg holds. Italian patrols report activity. in the Pacific the U S Eighth Army lands 60 miles northwest of Manila and closes toward a juncture with Sixth Army, within 30 miles of the city.
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Siegfried Line
Cernay
Mulhouse
Landsberg
Berlin
Soldin
Zielenzig
Stolzenberg
Netze River
Konigsberg
Marienwerder
Elbing
Oder
Silesia
Eighth Army
Manila
Bataan
Sixth
Peninsula
Sixth Army
Idaho slot machine licensing fuels funding plan debate
In Boise the Idaho House opened debate on Rep. Jesse Vetter's bill to license more than 1,000 illegal slot machines and take 20 percent of gross income, promising $10 monthly payments to elderly residents. Critics warned it would burden law enforcement and erode public morals, while supporters framed it as a revenue measure.
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Boise
Idaho
Jesse Vetter
Vetter
North Idahoan
Schwickert
Senate
Sens
George Donart
Washington
Edson Deal
Canyon
Donart
House of Representatives
D-Kootenai
Political mood in South America deemed too dangerous to discuss
M B Sheik of Morrison Knudsen Boise says the political situation in South America is too dangerous to discuss after a month touring the region. He returned briefly to Salt Lake City and plans another trip to the continent. He refused to elaborate on the remark.
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Salt Lake City
M. B. Sheik
South America
Sheik
Morrison-Knudsen Company
Boise
Logan Teacher Dies at 59 in Utah
Joseph R. Jenson, 59, head of the Utah State Agricultural College physical education department, died last night of a paralytic stroke. A native Utahn and former standout at Brigham Young College, he joined USAC in 1937 and was regarded as a western authority in his field. He previously coached at Oneida academy in Preston, Idaho.
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Logan
Utah
Joseph R. Jenson
Utah State Agricultural College
Brigham Young College
U.S.A.C
Us.a.c
Oneida Academy
Preston
Idaho
Soviet Push Nears Berlin From East on Oder Front
Soviet forces under Zhukov broke through German defenses east of Frankfurt on the Oder and captured Landsberg along with Meseritz Schwiebus and Zullichau. Reports say units moved toward Berlin from multiple directions within about 20 to 62 miles of the capital, with Konev's army pushing from Silesia and links forming for a westward drive.
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London
Gregory Zhukov
Landsberg
Berlin
Stalin
Red Army
Berlin-Danzig
Meseritz
Schwiebus
Zullichau
Zhukov
Frankfurt
Oder River
Soldin
Zielenzig
Germany
Greater Berlin
The
Oder
Silesia
Soran
Breslau
Bielsko
Poland
Ivan Konev
Idaho House Considers Slot Licensing and Tax Break Bills
In Boise the Idaho House debates a slot machine licensing measure and a second bill to raise personal exemptions, cut state income taxes, and extend farm and home property exemptions. A separate senate bill proposes Liberalization of divorce laws allowing five years of separation to qualify for divorce with support obligations.
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Judiciary and Corporations Committee
Senate
P. G. Neil
Idaho educator blasts plan to reorganize schools
Charles T. Whittaker of Rupert, president of the Idaho education council, decried the proposed state school reorganization as foolhardy without a plan. He urged legislators to consider the measure carefully and noted Canyon county's opposition due to lack of cooperation with the State School Trustees association.
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Boise
Idaho
Charles T. Whittaker
Rupert
Idaho Education Council
Whittaker
Canyon County
State School Trustees Association
Idaho Quota Rises in February Tire Allocations
Idaho drivers gain a modest February tire quota increase from 5876 to 6283 while four Rocky Mountain states face cuts. Colorado drops from 16976 to 12633, New Mexico from 6772 to 6635, Utah from 8932 to 6089, and 4262 to 4089. Truck, bus and tractor tire quotas will generally change as reported by OPA regional official Charles A. Parker.
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Denver
Idaho
Rocky Mountain
Charles A. Parker
OPA
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Parker
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