Manila Burned as Japanese Forces Hold District
Manila’s business district burned for 36 hours as American columns closed in. General MacArthur reported a desperate Japanese garrison and widespread sabotage. Fire raged from building to building aided by winds from Manila Bay. Internees and civilians fled Santo Tomas as explosions rocked the area and troops pressed the mop up.
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Aiguita
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
CBS Radio
William Dunn
Arthur Feldman
Blue Network
Feldman
Stanilat'y House
First Cavalry
37Th Infantry
Escolia
MacArthur
Manila Fire Department
Manila Bay
Dames
Santos
Santa Tomas
Santo Tomas
George Thomas Folster
NBC
Toah
Folster
Forster
Mantla
Nazi Defeat Delays Labor Draft Action in Senate Hearing
The Senate military affairs committee began closed hearings on manpower controls led by Secretary of War Stimson and Under Secretary Patterson. Both testified in favor of the manpower bill and urged its immediate use to mobilize civilians as soldiers already deployed abroad. Chairman Thomas called their testimony a glorious repetition as lawmakers weigh delaying tactics until Europe’s war outcome solidifies.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Stimson
Patterson
House
Thomas
Utah
Europe
Luxury Nursing Debated by Surgeon General Parran
Surgeon General Parran urged a broad draft to supply nurses for the Army Navy and civilian needs saying some rich families demand excessive nursing like daily shipboard cruises while war patients suffer from lack of care He cited luxury nursing and calls for skilled graduates to care for children and general health needs.
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Washington
Thomas Parten
Parran
Sead
Las Failte Health Service
House Military Committee
Army
Navy
South Has Word for Yankees Woman Says
Mrs. Phoebe H. Caxthon, former Georgia resident, admitted in Municipal Court that after a car mishap she called the second motorist "a damn Yankee." The judge fined her 25 dollars for leaving the scene and failing to report the accident.
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South
Minneapolis
Phoebe H. Caxthon
Georgia
D. EB
LaBelle
World’s Best Reign on The Men’s Poker Taste
A garbled note cites Ra pinée and Pilsner Laget with Mae, mentioning top taste and a clerical clutter. It lacks clear events or names to anchor facts.
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Add Mae
Escolta Area A Fire Trap
Escolta proper is a Manila business street running eight blocks between Santa Cruz and Jones bridges along the Pasig. Buildings crowd the river front and back streets, with two blocks inland the vast Chinese district centered on Ongping Street. The Chinatown area is described as a traditional hazard zone and ice trap.
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Manila
Escolta Proper
Pasig
Santa Cruz Bridge
Chinatown
Draft Board Quits Over Farmers Draft Quotas in Alabama
In Montgomery officials report Local Board No. 3 in rural Houston County resigned rather than induct about forty farmers. A new board was named as Colonel Johnson claimed the previous board classified the farm workers under 26 and sought uniformity in deferments despite appeals to place them in agricultural duties.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Selective Service
Jemes T. Johnson, Jr
Houston County
Ratherhhan
Armed Services
Johnson
Board 3
Woman Quits Hazardous Window Cleaning Job After Three Days
Mrs. Matilda Pashke aged 41 quits after three days on the sixteenth floor of the Criminal Courts Building in New York where she began Jan 5 as a professional woman window cleaner. A spokesman for the Window Cleaners Union claims she found the work too dangerous to continue.
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York i
Matilda Pashke
New York
Window Cleaners’ Union
A. F. of L
German Alps See Nazi Last Stand Preparations Amid War Turmoil
Report describes massive Nazi fortifications around Munich Berchtesgaden and Berkin defense plans as Hitler’s regime prepares a final stand. Sources claim food and coal stocks hidden in caves near Munich and troops ready for a last battle amid growing civil unrest and shifting power alliances.
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Germany
Yeverday
Moynigis
Mosich
Adolf Hitter
Bertin
Morihere
Gestapo
Heinrich Hinauer
Ber
Womet
Munich
Berlin
Poland
Reichsmarshal Hermmnann
Yanks Lose Three More China Bases
The current Japanese offensive in southeast China forced abandonment of three U S bases near Suichuan and Kanchaw in the Canton Shanghai area. Namvuns near Kanchaw was evacuated on January oo. The bases housed P 51 squadrons aiding guerilla operations against Japanese shipping and were closest to Japan.
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China
Kanchaw
Ahisianz
Xanning
Japan
Tith
Rith
Hensvans
Nanmaz
German Police Official Executed for Cowardice
Broadcast reports Himmler ordered execution of Police President von Dahnte of Bydgoszcz for cowardice and neglect of duty. Several other German officials tied to failures faced court martial, with three expelled from the army and reassigned to dangerous tasks amid the war’s strains.
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Himmler
London
von Dahnte
Bydgoszcz
Poland
Heinrich t @ers
Poznan
Warsaw
Himmiern
Roer Dams Front Tanks Push as Allies Breach Siegfried Line
Allied forces pressed along a broad western front near the Roer dams with a direct attack on last German positions west of the Roer. The U S Third Army advanced up to a mile and a half, while the Ninth and Second Divisions pressed Siegfried Line pockets and captured Schleiden and nearby towns amid limited German counterattacks.
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Sjexfried
Germany
Roer
U. S
First
Ninth
Seventh Army
Earl Lehmidt
Lhe
Sclim
78H
Paulushof Feserveis
Foes
Scheurer
Schitiden
Schteiden
Schleiden
Heert
ré.Army
Siegfried Zone
Prim
Brandscheid
Siegfried Line
Ain
Droxen
Fromtheim
Prum
Schlausengach
Third Army
Camphoiz
Luxembourg
Alleged spy on trial for visiting Nazi ship in Boston Harbor
Witnesses testified that German tanker Pauline Friedrich hosted an alleged spy, William Curtis Ceiepaugh, aboard for days in 1940 41 while docked in Boston Harbor. Colepaugh and Gimpel pleaded not guilty before a military commission on specified charges.
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New York
Wiliam Curtis Ceiepaugh
Boston Harbor
Agnes McLaughlin
Dorchester
Mass
Colepaugh
Pauline Friedrich
Burners Island
Gimpel
Duncan A. Grant
Cambridge
Boston
Colepzugh
Grant
Texas
Tcargo
Colepa
McLaughlin
Pangah
Former Grocer’s Boy Becomes Bishop in Burlington Vermont
Edward Bryan, once a grocer’s boy, is installed today as bishop of the Catholic See of Burlington. He previously served as a priest in Boston and West Roxbury, succeeding Bishop Matthew Brady who was moved to Manchester New Hampshire.
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Bow Heads
Vermont
Burlington
Edward Bryan
Baslington
Boston
Holy Nam
West Roxbury
Matthew Ff
Brady
Manchester
New Plane Appears To Fly Backward At Curtiss Wright
Curtiss Wright president Go Win Vaughan announced the XP 35 fighter under test at Curtiss Wright. The aircraft first shown in July at Scott Field Illinois features rear mounted wings tail elevator and rudders, with a 1275 horsepower Allison engine and pusher propeller. Officials claim equal or greater speed and improved maneuverability and visibility.
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New York
Curtiss-Wright Corp
Vaughan
Scott Field
Rerz
Curtise-Wrights
St Louis
Middle West
Diades
Abilene Couple Charged Over Burned Niece Case
Kas. Abilene. UPI Leo Di and wife Minnie of Herington accused of burning their niece Alice Fat with a hot poker. County Attorney Pam Royer says the girl refused to eat and was found with leg and body injuries at school. They posted 250 bond after waiving preliminary hearing.
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Abilene
Kas
UPI
Leo di
Minnie
Herington
Pam Royer
Dies
Alice Fat
Rayid
Treasury Seeks Higher Public Debt Limit Increase
The Treasury requests lifting the public debt ceiling from 260 to 325 billion dollars before the next war loan drive. Officials say the current limit is too low to safely support borrowing during another major war effort and outline the difference between face value and market value for securities.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
House
Senne
U. S
Escapee Nazi Airforce Prisoner Sought by F B I
FBI seeks Walter Man shardt a 21 year old Bayes sternberg native described as five seven and 174 pounds with brown eyes dark hair and a mole on his chin officers warn he may use aliases and travel by train or bus in Ontario and nearby regions
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Ton
Ontario
Hotel boards goldfish in Grand Rapids dining room fountain
A Grand Rapids hotel faced disruption as a local executive attempted to preserve reservations for 12 goldfish. The guests reportedly swam freely in the main dining room fountain, causing a quirky scene during a crowded stay.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Russians Reach 12 Miles Beyond West Bank Invasion Report
A chaotic wartime dispatch says Soviet forces crossed the Oder and moved toward Breslau and Berlin region. Zhukov’s army reportedly reached 32 miles from Berlin on the Oder east bank while German accounts claim attempts to establish a bridgehead near Frankfurt and Breslau faced resistance.
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West Bank
East
Desi
Moscow
Upper Nouthern
Dresden
Antia Breslau
Rechta
Red
Oder
Berlin
Hestri
Berd
Cihustrin
Frankfur
I Ghost
Jess
Gregory K. Zhukov
Zein
Agener
Frank Zhukov
Frankfurt
Lieer
Wan
Britain to Grant Tax Free Bonus for War Veterans
Britain announced a tax free cash bonus for veterans of the current war totaling 2,000,000 pounds. The payment scales range from 2 shillings for privates to 15 pounds for field marshals or admirals per month of service, with discharges eligible for immediate payment.
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Britain
Jong Anderson
Wishmaz
Statisheir Orn Duxinesses
6000 More WACs Requested for European Service
Lieutenant Colonel Anna Welker who directs the Women's Army Corps in Washington asked the War Department for 6000 additional WACs for European service. She noted WACs have taken on medical and stenographic work as replacements. She cited limited staff and ongoing needs in England and France.
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Washington G2
Anna Welker
Women's Army Corps
Surone
War Department
WAC
Emaland
France
Big Three Meeting On World Security And Trade
British Prime Minister Churchill did not attend as leaders of Britain the United States and the Soviet Union met in near silence over German aggression and a future world body. Reports place the talks aboard a Black Sea vessel or near the Caucasus as Moscow and London relay tentative summaries via officials.
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Loncen
Thas
Walter City
Churchill
Westercut
Trades Union Congress
Land Russien Teade
Tor Trine
Black Sea
Shrench
Bork
Caucasus Mountains
Germany
Russia
Roosevelt
Stalin
British Press Association
Iaid
Wason
London
Moescow
Canada Navy Probes Sailor Misconduct Allegations
Vancouver Harbor tale prompts Royal Canadian Navy inquiry into alleged molestation of US crew by Canadian sailors during a pleasure cruise. Captain G Bert orders police-witness collection and a comprehensive investigation amid unclear details and local sensational talk of a show aboard.
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Vancouver
SB. CO
Royal Canadian Navy Public Rélations Ofice
Cap
G. Bert
Navel
Star of the Pacific Commanse
Gin
United States
Cossiguard
Vancouver Harbor
Sum Dar
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