Russians Sweep Fronts as Berlin Threat Grows
Nazi high command reported Soviet forces reached the Oder near Kustrin and crossed the river in areas east of Berlin while Zhukov’s army advanced on Austria and Frankfurt. Moscow confirmed units near Dubringshof and a 22O mile eastern line as Berlin braces for a major assault.
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Torun
Trogen
Oder
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Berlin
Dubringshof
Austria
Warthe
Warta River
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Kustrin
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Stalingrad
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Zhukov
Frankfurt
Oder River
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Pomerania
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Schussenze
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Stemau
Ernst von Hammer
Steiman
Paris
Yanks Make Third Luzon Invasion
General MacArthur's headquarters report another Luzon landing on Nasugbhu near Cavite as part of the third invasion to trap Nipponese near Manila. Sixth Army advances toward Angat River from Calumpit while Eighth Army moves from Lingayen Gulf toward Bataan Penins ul a.
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Luzon
Manila
Philippines
11Th Division
Eighth Army
Nasugbhu
Batangas Province
Cavite
Waa
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Calumpit
Bulacan
Angat
Lingayén Gulf
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Subic Bay
Seventh Fleet
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Blubze
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Growler Sub Lost In Pacific Zone Disappearance Presumed
The U S submarine Growler is overdue from patrol and presumed lost in the Pacific. Comdr Thomas B Oakley Jr led the boat. Commander Howard W Gilmore sacrificed his life to save his crew earning the Medal of Honor after shouting take her down as he lay wounded on deck.
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Pasitu
Faranus
Jap Embassy Staff Joins Berlin Exodus
A Swiss broadcast said the Japanese ambassador to Germany and his entire staff left Berlin for an undisclosed destination, presumably a new German capital. Other Berlin diplomatic corps members reportedly departed the city.
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Berlin
New York
Switzerland
Germany
Missing Lad and $1,000 Found in New Jersey Resort
Donald Jay Edelstein, 11, of Augusta Georgia, reported missing with $311,000 in his pocket, was found in Bradley Beach New Jersey. Police located him at Rabbi Gerwitz's home after a tip from New York Police. The father Meyer Edelstein said he would depart immediately to retrieve his son.
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Donald Jay Edelstein
Augusta
Bradley
Orvet
Perth
John J. Cronin
Missing Persons Bureau
Bradiey Beach
Rabbi Gerwitz
Cronin
Meyer
Edelstein
Doy
Pilgrims Die in Mexican Rail Crash Near Cazaderd
A religious pilgrims train was hit by a fast freight 100 miles north of Mexico City near Cazaderd at 12:47 am, killing more than 109 passengers and wounding around 150. Rail officials reported 96 dead and 67 injured, with higher totals from rescue crews.
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Here
National Railways
Cazaderd
U S Forces Break Through West Wall in Aachen Area
Allied troops pushed two and a half miles into the West Wall south of Aachen. The Third and First Armies widened breaches through dragon teeth and pillboxes, with Germans abandoning main forts. Rail yards and bridges in the Ruhr and Rhine land were bombed as Alsace battle surged.
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Reich
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Third
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Winterscheld
Germany
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Belgium
Luxembourg
Ruhr
Rhineland
Alsace
Rhinebank
Sailent
Frasbourg
Colmar
Rhine
Harlshahe
Wissembourg
Senate Moves to Separate RFC From Commerce Post
The Senate and Roosevelt agreed to divorce the RFC from the Commerce Department. Wallace’s nomination for Secretary of Commerce appeared likely, as the George Bill to detach the lending agencies passed 74 to 12. A party-line vote 43 to 41 blocked immediate Wallace confirmation, signaling a compromise to clear the way for his cabinet role and oversee agencies including the Weather Bureau and Civil Aeronautics Administration.
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Senate
Roosevelt
RFC
Commerce Department
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Jesse Jones
George
House
Barkley
Hentucky Ihtn
Comerce
Weather Bureau
Coal, and Geodetic Survey
Civil Aeronautics Administration and
Statistical Bureaus
Watchman Prevents Train Wreck Near Peekskill
New York bound Fifth Avenue express halted after watchman alerts crew to danger at L curve. Ninth car shows a burned journal bearing on rear track, preventing possible axle failure. First eight cars detached and continued to New York with ninth car passengers.
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Peekskill
Joseph Chirella
New York Central
Hailford Crossing
Hig
Chirélie
Beaton
L Curve
Chicago
New York
Rangers Rescue 513 POWs in Luzon Prison Camp Raid
United States Rangers and Filipino guerrillas freed 513 prisoners from Cahantuan camp near Cabtan on Luzon, carrying out a bold raid 25 miles behind Japanese lines. Maj Robert Lapham led the operation with 407 Rangers and local guerrillas, the sole survivor among the rescued being First Lieut Joan W. Tettle, of Pittsfield Massachusetts.
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Cahantuan
Cabutai
Luzon
MacArthur
Joan W. Tetple
Siven
Northumberland Road
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ANK Rangers
All Germans Liable for War Guilt
Washington laid out plans to punish Nazi leaders and other Germans guilty of atrocities against Jews inside Germany. Acting Secretary Grew said the United States and Britain distinguish between regular war crimes and crimes against minorities, but both will see criminals punished.
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United States
Britain
Germany
Joseph C Grew
Herbert C. Pett
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Pett
International la
Grew
Lipes
Fishermen Threaten Strike Over Red Points and Ration Rules
About 300 members of New York Local Atlantic Fishermen's Union warned they will strike to gain extra red point allowances for meat while on extended fishing trips. Regional officials said the union, part of the AFL, sought three times the current meat rations, appealing Wednesday for larger quotas as their 2,000-membership body pressed the issue.
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Atlantic Fishermen's Union
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Unis
Re Opa
Deniel
PL Wooley
Atlantic A. Aset
Union
Sinatra Heads East For Draft Physical
Frank Sinatra hurried through the rain and boarded the Santa Fe Chief from Pasadena to Jersey City for a draft re-examination ordered February 7. His 1943 Selective Service exam rated him 1-F due to a punctured eardrum.
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Cal
Frank Sinatra
Sante Fe
Esterday
Jersey City
Selective Service
Loss of China Airfields Imminent, Says General Chensking
General Wedemeyer stated that the loss of some U.S. air bases along the China Indo China corridor was imminent while noting enemy dispositions and operations suggested Japanese expectations of American landings on the China coast. He pledged that the Allies would not disappoint them and praised the timely use of fields in earlier operations in the Philippines.
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China
Chensking
Albert C. Wedemeier
U.S
Chine-Indo China
Wedemeyer
Chinat
Philippines
British Submarine Stratagem Overdue and Lost
The submarine Stratagem is overdue and presumed lost, the Admiralty announced last night. The notice confirms the vessel, its crew, and status amid wartime patrols near British waters.
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London
Labor Draft Bill Passed By House
The House approved and sent to the Senate a bill to compel men aged 18 to 45 to work in war plants. The roll call was 1686 to 6 in favor with a party split noted. The measure, backed by President Roosevelt, rejected a major push for a voluntary manpower plan and defeated an anti closed shop amendment and a race based hiring ban. The bill authorizes the War Mobilization Director to designate essential jobs and call upon Selective Service to provide manpower, with draft boards directing workers to designated positions.
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Voorhis
Iso
Tisherri
Haas
Voorhi D-Cass
War Manpower Commission
WLC
House Military Committee
Kedicraft Boards
B 29s Strike Singapore as Air War Rages
The Allied air offensive over Singapore intensifies with B 29 bomber operations. Reports cite heavy enemy resistance, possible losses, and continued efforts by U S forces to diminish Japanese air and naval strongholds in the Asiatic theater.
Summer Homes Exempt From Rent Control Period
The OPA exempted summer personal dwellings from rent control for June 1 through September 30. Landlords must report accommodations to area offices between April 1 and May.
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OPA
Stores Will Close Again Next Week
The mayor issued a wartime closure order affecting grills theaters and dining rooms to conserve fuel. All public buildings and services including transportation grocers medical facilities churches schools and government agencies must close from February 5th to February 7th 1945.
Marine convicted in snood murder of federal clerk
A jury convicted Marine Pie Zari McFarland, Guadalcanal veteran from Arst uréet, in the slaying of Dorothy Berrunt, a government clerk. The court discussed his demeanor as it returned a verdict. The death penalty was imposed. Berrunt, of Falls, Wisconsin, was found dead on an October public thoroughfare, having served as a criminal attache who had traveled with her snood. The arrest followed discovery of a Marine belmear body, and McFarland, a Tennessee native stationed at the Marine Sarrvacks, faces the sentence.
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Marine Pie Zari McFarland
Guadalcanal
Dorothy Berrunt
Clersine Tqut
Sa Berrum
Pewa Falls
Wis
Farland
Tennessee
Marine Sarvacks
No Britons Liberated By Russian Advance Report
The War Office said yesterday there has been no liberation of British prisoners by the Russian advance. A new notification issued indicates no prisoner releases and suggests German forces retreated westward.
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London
Wer
Three Die In Mishaps At Homes In Troy And Cohoes
Funeral plans are set for a Troy couple killed by monoxide gas from a butter spillage in their home. A Cohoes woman died after being burned while starting a fire in her residence. Coroner continues investigation as other occupants escaped.
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Cohoes
George T. Morris
Phimbder
Josephine
Massachusetts Avenue
John H. Healey
Third Street
St Mary's Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Myre
Celina Chabot
Sheppard
Ontario Street
Cohess
Johan F. Looby
Remsen Street
At & An
St Joseph's Church
St Joseph's Cemetery
Waterford
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