Bomber Crew Bails Out Over County Mystery Deepens
Four Army officers bailed out of an advanced training aircraft near Stephentown on the New York Massachusetts line as the plane disappeared after a training flight from Sioux City to Westover Field. Ground searches found two officers nearby and brought them to hospital, while others were located within a mile and a half of the crash area. The missing craft was last seen before fuel exhaustion Saturday afternoon and the crew was rescued with non life threatening injuries.
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Portland
Walter L. Gibbons
West Sele
Ay Eagan
Holyoke
Luvea
John Buyer
Army Public Relations Staff
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Sioux City
Westover
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Liegtensi
Erwis
Ose Burt
Lebanon
Texe Unem
F D R May Visit Paris And Italy
The article discusses President Roosevelt expected to visit Paris and Italy on his return from the Black Sea talks. It notes Gen de Gaulle’s involvement in postwar France and US plans to reassure France about participation in future talks and in occupying the Rhineland as part of the Allied plan.
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Roosevelt
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France
Gen
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United States
Stalin
Churcitt
Black Sea
Dé Gaulle
Rhineland
Germany
Big Three Report May Be Restricted
Washington lawmakers discuss possible release of a Big Three summary after a planned White House briefing. President Roosevelt may meet Churchill and Stalin to discuss decisions on foreign policy and the future of the United Nations security framework at Dumbarton Oaks.
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Connally
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Great Britain
Stalin
Russia
Arecen
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United Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
Betel
Reinvested Baby Bonds Grow to 77 Percent Interest
Washington notes that Baby Savings Bonds bought ten years ago mature beginning March 1. Owners can present cash and receive $4 for each $3 invested or reinvest proceeds in Series E War Bonds. If held to maturity in twenty years, the investment earns about 77 percent overall.
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Washington
Treasury
OPA to Aid Veterans in Business
Administrator Chester Bowles announced a program to help returning veterans start new businesses. He noted revisions to price and rationing rules to favor those already in business before a given date and added special advisory services in regional offices. The American Legion will back a national effort to boost veteran employment.
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UPI
Chester Bowles
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Bowles
American Legion
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Belgian Leader Forms National Unity Cabinet
Belgian leader Van Acker announced a national unity government after dissolving the Pierlot cabinet. The plan preserves party ministry division, includes some resistance figures but no dedicated resistance minister, and a full minister list will follow.
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Achiffe van Acker
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Pierlot
Belsian “National Unity
Commuuniste
van Acker
Hubert Pierlot
Buit
Britain Endured Heavy Casualties From V Bombs in January
The British Air Ministry reported January losses from V bombs averaged 19 deaths per day in Britain. January casualties totaled 385 killed or missing and 1,629 injured, including 94 children under 19 killed and 228 injured, with German and Allied air bombardment noted.
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England
Yugoslav Decree Names Horthy War Criminal
A Belgrade broadcast cited by the FCC reports a Yugoslav decree classing Admiral Nicholas Horthy as a war criminal for ordering mass crimes against the Yugoslav people. Horthy, former Hungarian Regent, is believed to be under German protection.
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Belgrade
FCC
Horthy
Canadians Break Into Kleve Reds Tighten Breslau Noose
Soviet forces launched a broad south Germany drive encircling Breslau and pressing toward Liegnitz and the Saxony frontier. Konev’s units cut supply lines, capturing Liegnitz and advancing up to 37 miles on a widening front while Breslau fights containment.
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Germany
Kleve
West Wall
Patton
Pruem
Oder River
Liegnitz
Steinau
Unions Urged To Ready for 1945 Political Action
Washington locals urged by President Philip Murray to mobilize 45 unions for 1945 local elections and next year's congressional contests. Letter to CLO affiliates notes intensified political education and action, with Sid ney Hillman returning as PAC leader from the World Labor Congress in India. Unions should organize with state and city councils to influence elections and prepare for congressional participation.
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Washington
CLO
Philip Murray
Murray
C. S
Sidney Hillman
C. O
Indos
Secal
Yanks Seek Sponsor For Blind Boy Pianist
Jimmy Osborne, a blind boy from Holyoke Massachusetts, is set for a trip to the United States with a promised musical education. The 8th Air Force base has raised over 3290 to fund the journey and lessons, but the government requires a sponsor to take responsibility for his welfare during the trip.
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Jimmy Osborne
United States
John O'Connell
Holyote
Mass
Wip
War Bonds Payoff Told By Third Army Artillery Fire
A report notes that in a Saturday action a battalion of artillerymen attached to an infantry division fired rounds totaling 660000. The shells were expended by 12 light pieces costing 82 0000.
B 29s strike Burma base after Tokyo raid
Twentieth Bomber Command reports B 29s attacked main Japanese supply dumps north of Rampo Ru suum in Burma. Hundreds of tons of explosives and incendiaries hit oil stores and munitions. Fires raged in the dumps supplying Japanese operations. pilots said heavy anti aircraft defense protected the area. Planes reportedly returned safely with some damage.
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India
Burma
Rane
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Malay Peninsula
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Washington
OPA Cracks Down On Hush-Hush Cigarette Sales
New York regional administrator Daniel P. Wesley announced a crackdown on under counter cigarette sales. Stores will be required to display cigarettes openly and enforce price regulations to protect retailers and curb illicit sales.
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OPA
New York
Daniel P. Wesley
Cutom
Woolley
American Flying Squad Frees Women on Luzon
A dramatic rescue at Mandaluyong Correctional Institution in Manila freed 32 inmates including three American women, a Canadian sister, and seven Filipinos. They had faced Japanese court martial sentences and long solitary confinement, with most held over a year.
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Santo Tomas
Mandaluyong Correctional Institution
Catecills
U.S. Creates Research Board For Weapons Development
The United States announces a new civilian and military scientist board to develop weapons for future conflict. The Research Board for National Security will bridge the wartime Office of Scientific Research and Development to a permanent independent agency, with leaders from War and Navy and Dr. Frank B. Jewett of the NAS guiding the effort.
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Washington
Research Bodre
National Se
Frank B. Jewett
National Academy of Sciences
D. Jewett
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Karl Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Roger Adams
University of Ninois
A. E B. Dochez
Cohungig University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Briz
W. A. Borden
War Department
New Developments
Aa. Furor
Navy Department
Swiss Urged to Curtail Exports to Germany
U S and British delegations arrived in Switzerland to urge curbs on German aid via Swiss routes. Currie and Dingle M Foot lead talks pressing Switzerland to bar shipments from Germany to Northern Europe and halt exports of machine tools metals and food to the Reich. The Swiss have already stopped arms and ammunition shipments to Germany.
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Switzerlanc
Neutre
Germany
Laughlin Currig
Prent Roosevelt
Dingle M. Foot
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Currie
Waly
Reich
500 Children Evacuated to England From Holland Provinces
About 500 malnourished children from liberated Dutch provinces were evacuated to England aboard ships. They will stay in English camps for three months for care and rehabilitation. Additional groups are planned to follow.
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Holland
Ves
Serdar
iEngland Tater
Fifth Army repels five Nazi attacks on Italian front
Fifth Army reports repelling five German attacks along the Italian front in the Serbia River Valley and western sector amid snow. German shells hit American positions near Massa and Wavra Canal while East Serchio River counterattacks were broken up. Eighth Army clashes on Senio front saw German outpost assaults driven back. Allied air forces cut rail lines at multiple points including Brenner Pass, damaging hundreds of vehicles and rail cars in Treviso Udine Piacenza Parma areas.
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Uressuring
Mitchells and Thunderbolts
22Th Air Force
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Allies Urge Nazi Railroaders to Strike for War Aid
A London BBC broadcast urged German railroad workers to strike and sabotage the Nazi transport system to shorten the war. The appeal, aired with Allied support, warned of potential losses and injuries from Allied air attacks while urging workers to withhold labor and aid homeland justice.
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BBE
Eme
Withnoldshorien
Berlin Claims Planes Sank Eleven Allied Ships
Berlin broadcast claimed that German torpedo planes sank five merchant ships totaling 24,006 tons and six destroyers in an Allied convoy on the Murmansk run. It also said attacks off Barents Sea recently left a high value vessel badly damaged and possibly sunk.
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UPI
Berlin
Murmensk
Barents
Patton’s forces breach Westwall line at Pruem in fifth day drive
American and Allied troops push the German Westwall defenses near Pruem in the Eifel region on day four of the push toward the Rhine. Reports say bridgeheads form as German resistance falters and dams and roads are contested along the front.
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Reich
U.S
Eifel
Stronahold
Praem
Rhine
Luxembourg
Deen
Yanks Make New Gains In Manila
American forces advance in Manila district as the 37th Division pushes through Erica district toward Manila Bay. The South Manila push reaches Pasig River crossings near Pasay, with Ammunition dumps blown at Nichols Field and heavy gun emplacements seized en route. Japanese resistance remains stiff as urban fighting continues toward strategic targets.
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Manne
Santa Anst
Neilson
MacArthur
Eay
Ith Airbore
Ay Ae Paranave
Baclaran
Loiz
Nichols Field
Manila
Bard&hitting Doughboys
U.S
North Africa
Allied Staff May Include Red Generals
The Washington Post reports a Roosevelt Churchill Stalin conference decision to add Russian representation to the combined chiefs of staff. It notes closer Allied Russian cooperation in Europe and potential Pacific considerations, with Russian seats seen as broadening military and diplomatic ties.
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Washington Post
Germany
Pacific
Russia
Japan
Iqiad
United States
Great Britain
Atea
Ty Cooperaf
Europe
Editorial Ban Sparks College Paper Controversy
A Virginia college suspended a student newspaper after an editorial by editor Weyearold Marilys Kaemmerlé suggested that Negroes should attend the college and join clubs and classes with white students. President Dr. John E. Pomfret said faculty would meet to consider action.
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Sinden
Fiat Han
Weyearold Marilys
Kaemmerlé
John E. Pomfret
Vanderbilt
British Hold Burma Road At 10 1 Odds
British forces, including elements of the 1st Indian Division, kept a Burma road south of Jom Kaladan open after eight days of shelling and close combat. Japanese assaults were repelled with grenades rifles and improvised weapons while British and Indian troops held key crossings above Kangan and Ramzee.
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Burma
Jom Kaladan
Lth
Hsough
Kangan
Ramzee
Iptang
Cosas
Song Writer Dies on Fork 2
A noted song writer named AI Dubie dies at Fork 2 amid a surge of popular songs on several sites. The sudden death alters the music community as fans mourn a prolific figure and industry colleagues reflect on his contributions.
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AI Dubie
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