Record Bombing Sweep Hits Kiel As 3000 Planes Score
Soviet and Allied air forces unleash a massive daylight assault on northwest Germany with Kiel as the purported main target. About 1500 aircraft strike across 100 miles throwing incendiaries and bombs, while Pas de Calais and invasion coasts endure daylong raids. More than 2750 planes participate, dropping over 3000 tons. 18 bombers and two fighters are lost.
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London
Germany
Kiel
Pas de Calais
D. N.B
French
Pas de Calais Department
Many Discharges Due To Mental Disorders
Dr. George F Stevenson medical director of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene said about half of Army discharges are for nervous and mental disabilities. He noted in two thirds of breakdown cases a warning existed in the civilian history. He spoke at a Cooper Union symposium conducted by the Department of Social Philosophy.
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New York UP
George &. Stevenson
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Stevenson
Department of Social Philosophy
Cooper Union
Justices Split on Court’s Economic Approach
The Washington Supreme Court session exposed a rift among Justices Felix Frankfurter Black and Murphy over the court’s handling of law and economics. Black and Murphy accused Frankfurter of basing rulings on personal morals and constitutional overreach in the patent and utility rate cases. They questioned Congress’s role in regulating economic affairs, signaling a clash in a once unified liberal bloc.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Black and Murphy
Frankfurter
Cour
Black
Murphy
Congress
Roosevelt
Mercaid Corp
Feinberg Succeeds Hanley in Albany Senate Majority
Albany Senator Benjamin F Feinberg of Plattsburg was unanimously designated for the 11 000 a year leadership of the Republican Senate majority at a party conference last night He has served in the Senate since 1932 and chairs the judiciary committee The move follows the pending 1944 Legislature opening and the expected election of Feinberg when the Senate convenes The initial poll showed the likely new majority leader holding 11 of 16 votes as informally tallied.
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Albany
Benjamin F Feinberg
Plattsburg
Republican
Senate
Feinberg
Judiciary Committee
Jon R. Hanley
Walter J. Mahoney
Buffalo
Arthur H Wicks
Hitlers Borrowed Time Looms as Death Becomes Question
Las Vegas divorce ruling ends Madge Bellamry and Albert Murphy marriage claim noting no community property or formal union. In Washington, commentators debate Hitler’s fate with two schools of thought: generals may remove him or he may take his own life amid rising discontent among Germany’s leadership.
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Las Vegas
Madge Bellamry
Albert Stanwood Murphy
George E Marshall
Nevada
Washington
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Ludwigs
Masaryk
Junker
Parrot’s Egg Ends Parrot’s Asthma Tale in Palm Beach
In West Palm Beach a fifty year old parrot began choking and sneezing like a human, prompting Mrs. A P Sadler to believe asthma. While she sought a remedy, the bird laid an egg and the coughing stopped. The odd incident marks the parrot's first and last egg.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
A. P. Sadler
Fall of Banja Luka Reported by Tito’s Partisans
Tito’s forces claim capture of Banja Luka city hall and prison as Germans retreat to the northwest district. Fierce street fighting continues with reported tank and gun losses for the Nazis and denial of the airfield. The Yugoslav communique notes 246 German deaths in the town battle and a captured garrison telegram seeking help.
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London
Banja Luka
Second Tank Army
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Josip Broz
Tito
Gannett Hopes Hitler Will Come to Terms
Chicago publisher Frank Gannett spoke at a press conference expressing hope that Hitler would come to terms if the invasion on the western front is delayed long enough and air power is allowed time. He argued Luftwaffe pressure might force a German surrender and suggested a western invasion could become unnecessary.
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Chicago
Frank Gannett
Hitler
Rochester
West Indians to Have Voice in Government
An Anglo American Caribbean Commission announced plans for a system of West Indian conferences to give Caribbean dependent peoples a voice in shaping their social and economic future. The project could model regional agencies to be set up in the postwar era with the British colonial office showing strong interest.
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Washington
Caribbean
Angelo- American Caribbean Commission
British Colonial Office
Volstead's Ghost Stalks Congress Debate Reopens Prohibition
In Washington yesterday the wartime liquor ban debate resurfaced amid clashes over personal liberties and war production. House subcommittee chair Hobbs will hold hearings on a Bryson bill to outlaw beverages over one half percent alcohol for the war duration. Prohibition supporters cite absenteeism while opponents warn against enforcing morals on service members.
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Washington
Capitol
Hobbs
B.ala
House Judiciary
Bryson
Plocser
R.mo
Congress
Ploeser
William McDermott
House
Navy Reveals Destroyers Leary and Turner Lost
The Navy identified the destroyer Turner sunk by an explosion off Sandy Hook as the 1,700 ton U S Turner and said the destroyer Leary, torpedoed in the North Atlantic, was 1,090 tons. Coast Guard cutters rescued 152 sailors and two officers after Turner blew apart. commanding officers Keys and Wygant listed as missing. casualties reported among survivors.
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Leary
North Atlantic
James E Keyes
South Seattle
Henry 3. Wygant, Jr
Camp Hill
Turner
Coast Guard
Navy
Montreal City Workers Trigger Total Strike
Montreal white collar city workers including meat inspectors mask testers and clinic staff walked out December 21 in a demand for annual raises averaging about 500. Picket lines surround city hall as only top officials are allowed in. city offices report lagging routine work and many citizens face delays with unpaid taxes and license fees awaiting checks mailed days ago.
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Montreal
P)l
Gerard Picard
Catholic Confederation of Labor
Civic Employees National Syndicate
City Hall
Recorder’s Court
New Soviet Hymn Sets World Price Records
Moscow reports the new Soviet Union anthem has become a costly project with almost 2,000,000 rubles in awards for the competition. Serge Mikhalkov and BEL Register and A V Alexandrov receive large sums, while about 165 musicians and 40 poets earned 4,000 rubles each. Translators were paid, arrangements range from large orchestras to small choirs, and the English version awaits official release. The hymn dominates Moscow conversation as newspapers publish words and music and performances spread nationwide.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Council of People’s Commissars
Internationale
Serge Mikhalkov
Bel Registan
A. V V. Alexandrov
WASPS Set New Safety Record For Air Forces
The WASPS set a new safety record for military flying by achieving a fatal accident rate of one per 10 hours of flight. The corps of civilian women pilots with the Army Air Forces, now numbering 800, praised their improved safety record as a result of constant efforts and discipline.
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WASPS
Army Airforces
War Department
United States
Ce Theis
Jacqueline Cochran
Superintendent of Documents dies in Thon Hospital
Mohawn New York state official William Brencon aged 68, longtime superintendent of documents for the State Assembly, died yesterday at Thon Hospital. A federal agent during Prohibition, he also ran a dairy farm near Mohawk in recent years.
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Mohawn Nys
William Brencon
State Assembly
Thon Hospital
Mohawk
New Year Broadcast Claims High-Rlying Diplomatic Exchanges
A Spanish language broadcast reported by Toho radio claimed Emperor Hirohito exchanged New Year greetings with leaders including Generalissimo Franco of Spain, Hitler, Marshal Petain, and President Ryti of Finland. U S government monitors recorded the broadcast.
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New York
Cpi
Toho Radio
Bulgarian Collapse Threat Looms as Red Army Advances
Bulgarian premier Dobri Bonlov faces a shaken government as Soviet forces press into old Poland. Sofia remains cut off while Nazi radio claims bombings. London and Washington monitor a potential pro Allied coup. Kyrl rumored to seek regency and a national coalition. Hungary weighs surrender to the United Nations.
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London
Red Army
Old
Poland
Dobri Bonlov
Sofia
Aled
U.S
Eiroles
Daetat
Bulgaria
Kyrl
Gole
Democratie
Hungary
United Nations
Marines Repel Counterattack at Cape Gloucester
Allied headquarters reported about 200 Japanese killed in a Marine counterattack near Cape Gloucester New Britain. MacArthur said the assault aimed at Sulimat Bay was repulsed as Marines pressed from the invasion landing point.
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New Guinea
United States
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Douglas
Clarence Martin
42Nd Army Division
Saidor
Sunda
Huan Peninsula
P. Tion Et Sador
Russians Overrun Front Near Prewar Polish Border
Soviet reports claim the Red Army crushed a weak German counterattack near the prewar Polish frontier killing thousands of Germans. They seized Be loya Tserka and 40 Ukrainian towns while advancing across the former front. Military brief notes 9,000 German deaths in two days and the encirclement of enemy formations with hundreds of prisoners.
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London
Beloya Tserka
Moscow
Moander
Red Army
Nevel
Nevel-Velikie Luki
Pieshkovo
Izocha
Belaya Tserkov
Joseph Stalin
Dnieper Bend
Stalingrad
Fritz von Mannstein
Belaya Tserko
Stavishche
Fallen Bastion
Pliskov
Vinnitsa
Suvoroy Brigade
Dance of Death Spills Bombs on Nazis
Second Lieutenant Henry Britton of Jamaica Long Island flew five miles above a Nazi target during an Eighth Air Force raid on northwest Germany. Bomb bay doors jammed and several explosives failed to drop as Britton crashed into the bay while trying to free the bombs. He held to the sides of the rack and jumped until the doors opened.
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London
Henry Rirton
Jamaica
Long Island
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Britton
Carter Glass Birthday Notes Amid Ill Health Return Hopes
Senator Carter Glass marked his birthday amid illness, receiving well wishes from President Roosevelt and others. He, as president pro tem and head of the appropriations committee, expressed desire to return to the Senate soon. Mrs Glass described a reception at his hotel apartment with flowers, letters, and multiple birthday cakes.
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Washington
Iup
Carter Glass
Giss
Roosevelt
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Glass
Leap Year Mail Push for Valentines to Soldiers Overseas
The War Department announced a mailing deadline to send Valentine greetings to three soldiers overseas. Messages must be mailed between now and January 13 to ensure delivery by St. Valentine’s Day, with most distant areas possibly missing the deadline.
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Wasmogton
Ord Otter
War Department
St. Valentes
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