Polish Question Settled Soviet Claims Upheld
The Big Three announced a settlement of the Polish issue. Russia would hold territory in eastern Poland up to the Curzon Line with minor Polish concessions. A re organized Polish government on a broader democratic basis would be recognized, ending the London exile regime. Final frontier delimitation awaits the peace conference.
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Biz Three
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Russia
Poland
Curzon Line
London
Britain
United States
East Prussia
Upper Silesia
Big Three
National Unity
Molotev
Moscow
Averell Harriman
Archibald
Pole
Vilna
Lavowa
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Lubasic
Dumbarton Oaks
World Organization
United Nations
San Francisco
China
France
Ito
Europe
World Security Organization
MacArthur Squeezes Japs in Manila Trap
Allied advances in the Philippines report Manila encirclement and heavy bombardment of Corregidor. American and Filipino forces seize pillboxes in the city while Manila is largely mined and under combat attention. The Big Three conference outlines goals for German disarmament and postwar occupation plans.
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Manila
South Manla
Luzon Island
Corregidor
Sean
Senile Bay
Bafran
Arm- Washington Upi
Nueva Ecija
Germany
Luzon
Dingalan Bay
Alles
Russia
Nazi Germany
Ehthr
Yalta Resort Town Once Thriving Russian Riviera
Yalta on the Crimean southern coast sits amid resorts and sanatoria once the czarist playground. The area, 35 miles east of Balaklava and 40 miles east of Sevastopol, features ruins and fortresses among hills, groves, and monasteries. The war damaged Yalta as the Crimea suffered heavily in conflict.
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London
UPI
Yalta
Russian Riviera
Crimea
Balaklava
Savantopol
Black Sea
Sevastopol Haya
Soviet Union
WPB Takes Over Control of Match Output and Sales
The War Production Board will centralize production and distribution of matches to meet military needs and curb maldistribution. Output this year is projected at 60 billion dollars in value, far below prewar levels, due to labor shortages and civilian catch.
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WPB
Washington
Pplr
President's Son Gets His Promotion
The Senate voted 33 to 31 to confirm Elliott Roosevelt's promotion to brigadier general after criticism from Republicans. The 31 year old son of the President was labeled a military amateur during a heated debate, while his bulldog Os also drew attention. Other colonels’ promotions to one star were confirmed by voice vote as the storm passed. Bushfield charged favoritism, noting thousands of active colonels ready for promotion and condemning the rise of a young amateur in the military.
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Senate
Elliott Roosevelt
Air Force
Sushfiéla
Blaze
Military Committee
Bushfield
Roosevelt
GI Asks Divorce To Wed Queen Of Pacific Isle
Eliia O T A 2 3irs Sarah Wit lemison SF sxe for diverce ff from Pic Leo Willemson 28 she said yesterday because the former coal miner now in the South Pacific wrote he wished to marry a native girl and become king of a Pacific island group. Willemson had married Willemson in Shawnee in 1937 and is seeking release from the matrimonial bond to wed another woman and claim a kingdom status with natives.
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Eliia
Sarah Witlemison
Pic
Leo Witlemson
Decause
Pacific
Saarry
Willemson
Shawnee
Cootes
Fiji
Borneo
Soviet push drives toward Dresden and Moravia
Soviet reports describe red forces gaining 15 miles toward Dresden and closing on Moravska Ostrava while advancing in Silesia and Pomerania. Budapest siege nears completion as royal palace and fortress fall, with heavy prisoner and casualty tallies expected. Other units push toward Cieszyn and Teschen as fronts shift across Poland and Czechoslovakia.
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Saxony
Dresden
Sunzien
Silesia
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Berlin
Moscow
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Danube
Buda
Vienna
Statislava
Gaia
Pomerania
Ivan
Petrov
Ukraine
Morayaska Ostrava
Czzechoslovania
Ube
Moravian Gap
Io Vienn
Prasne
Strunk
Psecayna
Bertin
Fireas
Allies Push Past Kleve Threaten Ruhr Basin
Allied forces push past Kleve linking the Wes Wall to the Rhine front. The Canadian First Army captured Kleve and advanced within 22 miles of Wesel, while the U S Third Army seized Pruem securing east Rhine highway control. Snipers along the Pruem River contested deeper advance toward the Rhine.
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Wes Wall
Wesel
Rehr
Rhine Plain
Pruem
Eifel Mountains
Leve
U.S. Third Army
Siegfried Line
Yanks
Moubtsing
Rhine
Tornadoes Kill 38 In South In Alamaba and Mississippi
The Associated Press reports at least 38 dead and more than 200 injured as multiple tornadoes hit Alabama and Mississippi. Montgomery and Meridian areas suffered wrecks, power outages, and numerous destroyed homes with trains derailed and warehouses damaged.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Alebams Espitatl
Jean
Meridian
Miss
York
Livingston
Louisville & Nashville
Atlantic Coast Line
Alabarma
Stettinius Arrives in Moscow for Brief Visit
Secretary of State Stettinius arrives in Moscow at Molotovs invitation for a short visit. He came yesterday afternoon by air from the Crimea and is accompanied by Ambassador Harriman. The trip is described as brief.
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Moscow
Stettinius
Molotov
Stettiniae
Crimea
W. Averell
Harriman
White House Reveals Details of Big Three Malta Meet
The White House disclosed extra points from the Big Three summit in Malta, noting Roosevelt invited Howard Flynn as an old friend though he did not join deliberations. Talks with Churchill and Stalin spanned February 4 to 1, with a large presidential party including Marshall, King, Leahy, and Hartmann.
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Rooséver
Churchill
Malta
Mediterranean
Marshal Sialim
White House
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Flynn
New York
Roosevelt
Moscow
Stethinius
WW. Averell Hartiman
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
Laurence & Kutet
U.S. Army
EL HL Arnold
William DB. Leahy
Mr. Roosevelt
War Moblitzer James
JF. Byrtes
Stephen Early
Foss T. Macintire
Wilson Brown
Edwin M. Watson
John Boettiger
Churchill and Roosevelt Confer on Jap War Plans
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill held talks on intensified war steps against Japan and Europe during their Mediterranean rendezvous. Roosevelt landed at Malta, toured Valletta, and spoke at a palace wall plaque honoring Maltese gratitude, amid secret service protection and large crowds.
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Japan
Europe
Mediterranean
Roosevelt
Churchill
Crimea
Stalin
U.S
Malta
Bec
Suayd
Valletta Grand
Col O'Brien and Sgt Baker Die in Saipan Defense
Eyewitnesses recount Col William J. O'Brien and Sgt Constance Baker dying in Saipan firefight with Japanese forces. O'Brien commanded an infantry battalion of the 27th Division and died at the battlefield jeep mounted machine gun. Baker died after refusing evacuation, aiding comrades, and disarming an enemy hand to hand.
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Troy
105Th Infantry
William Joseph O'Brien
Stret
Thomas
Alexander Baker
Saipan
War Department
O'Brien
Baker
Tifte
Mary O'Brien
RD Troy
Sergi Bakers
Constance Baker
Lves
Ferry Street
O Brien
Big Three outline postwar plan for Europe
The Allies’ Big Three propose postwar zones in Germany, German reparations, and a United Nations conference in San Francisco. They favor joint British American occupation with a French invitation, Polish and Yugoslav arrangements, frequent high level consultations, and support for liberation states to choose their governments. The plan aims to create a lasting peace and broader U S influence.
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Mia Froggy
Jaced
Churchill
Statin
United States
Briain
Kare
Hitler
Germany
Great Britain
France
Central Commission
Dembarion Oaks
Artarest
Japs Report Big Three News Amid Conflicting Broadcasts
The article notes mixed reporting on the Big Three Crimean conference with German DNB service citing results and Tokyo radio claiming knowledge of Allied pledges. It says broadcasts suggested the meeting would end Saturday, while some sources remained uncertain.
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Associated Press
DNB European
Tokyo Radio
Piaag
Twenty youths cause stir as streetcar becomes makeshift paddy wagon
Police notified after twenty or so youths disrupted a streetcar. A passing car was turned into a temporary paddy wagon while the group continued toward a police station lecture. In Cortland, a freight train killed twenty seven deer, badly mutilating them, according to game protector Charles Merihew.
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Delaware and Lackawanna
Charles Merihew
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