Reds Drive Deep Into Poland as Berlin Push Advances
Soviet forces broke through to the Baltic coast after seizing the Silesian city of Breslau s struggle. German claims noted Russian units maneuvering around besieged positions and advancing toward the western border as the Berlin drive continued.
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London
Hindenburg
Danzig Free State
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Brustie
Baltice
Poland
Berlin
Brandenburg
Breslau Isolated as Russians Push Deep in Silesia
Eastern Front reports place Russians 91 miles from Berlin with advances toward Breslau and Brieg after crossing the Oder. Breslau reportedly isolated by Moscow radio with Oder crossings noted. Berlin claims Polish corridor push widens the salient near Bydgoszcz as Red forces advance.
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Berlin
Stymailles
Linnich-Julich-Duren Aren
Iislian Front
Rene River
Breslau
Silesian
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Beuthen
Hindenburg
Moscow Radio
Germany
Reich
Oder
Poland
Bromberg Canal
Bydgoszcz
Bromberg
Junkers
East Prussia
Vistula River
Ration Stamp Validity Dates Fixed by OPA
The OPA set fixed expiration for red and blue meat, fat, and processed food stamps at four months from issuance, ending the prior indefinite validity. Sugar stamps also have fixed dates with example stamps expiring in late March and June. monthly new series will be issued four months ahead, ensuring continuous supply.
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Washington
OPA
Jennery
Coal Shortage Halts Barber Shop Poles
Chicago report notes coal shortages pause the moving striped barber shop poles. Frank Aliotta, secretary of the Master Barbers Association, says the poles would be billed to conserve electricity and coal.
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Chicago Gpi
Frank Aliotta
Master Barbers Association
Wallace Nominated as Commerce Head Faces Adverse Senate Vote
Senate Commerce Committee rejected Henry A. Wallace 14 to 5 for Secretary of Commerce and Federal Loan Administrator. The panel sent the nomination to the full Senate with a black mark while debating Wallace’s qualifications to lead the large agencies. George bill to strip RFC financing from the department also reported 15 to 4, leaving a path of options for confirmation, rejection, or resubmission. Morgenthau urged keeping Wallace in the full job, arguing he lacks banking qualifications.
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Roosevelt
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George
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Reconstruction Finance. Corporation
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Walace
House
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Commerce
Jones
Treasury
Morgenthau
Jesse Jones
18000 Yanks Absent Without Leave in European War Zone
More than 18,000 American soldiers are AWOL in the European theater, per Army Provost Marshal figures published in Stars and Stripes. The total exceeds a prior estimate by about six percent, with Brig. Gen. P. B. Rogers noting more than 13,090 AWOL in the theater.
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Paris
U. S. Army Provost ‘Marshals Office
Stara and Stripes
P. B. Rogers
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Paria
Rogers
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A. W. OL Ey
Allies Crush Nazi Roer River Line
Allied forces shattered the Nazi Roer River Line as the Ninth and British Second Armies pressed toward Dusseldorf with 35 miles of West Wall behind them. The Seventh Army drove German forces away from Alsace, advancing toward Strasbourg while the First and Third Armies cleared Ardennes positions and moved toward the German frontier. Ninth Army reached the Roer. Roermond fell to Scottish patrols as Allies secure the west bank of the Roer and its tributaries from Roermond south to the Cronschene area.
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Ardennes
Belgium
Luxembourg
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Alsace
Houssen
Colmar
Rhineland
Aachen
William H. Simpson
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Second Army
Roermond
Maas
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Nazi Germany
Hindenburg
Breslau
Nazis Call on Home Guard To Halt Panic
German authorities appeal to the Volkssturm and Home Guard to restore order as refugees flee westward amid the Russian advance. Propaganda warns of surrender while media urge strength through fear and report traffic jams at major stations. A Moscow broadcast claims panic and a Berlin piece highlights forced deportation plans.
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London
Germany
Volksstrum
Reich
Moscow
Berlin
Tadio
Seria
Siberia
U S Debtor Nation Again Believed It Or Not
The Commerce Department notes that as of September 1949 foreign investments and balances in the United States exceeded American holdings abroad by about 4.2 billion dollars. U S investments abroad totaled 106 billion dollars while foreign investments here were about 12.3 billion.
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U. S
Washington
GFI
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Sam
Commerce Department
Robert L. Sammotg
U.S
Defense In Sibley Death Case Wins Right To Call Witnesses
After hours of cross examining Dr Arthur Wright defense counsel Weatherwax announced the defense will call witnesses to contradict the doctors testimony that Irene Clark caused the death in Pitts town of Ralph S Sibley proprietor Beauty Spot. The hearing before Justice LeRoy Center adjourned with possible rebuttal testimony. The case continues.
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Herbert 4. Calkins
Arthur W. Wright
Irene Clark
Pitts
Ralph S. Sibley
Beauty Spot
Justice of the Peace
LeRoy R. Center
Walley Felts
P. Weatherwax
Clark
Wright
Weatherwax
Wiliam V. O'Connor
Justice Center
J Sibley Caase
London Poles Seek Allied Rule for Lands
The London government of Poland proposes temporary administration by an Allied commission for its war torn territory. Britain and the United States discussed the Polish note at a press conference, noting cautious reception and doubt about Soviet agreement. The proposal aims for a practical solution to the London exiled group's issues with Prussia, contingent on broad consent.
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London
Poland
Soviet Russia
Bathlin
Committee of Liberation
Wold
Thera Ie
Permier Stalin
Churchill
Roosevel
Grew
Nets
London Ex Vic
Prussia
Strikes and Cold Hit Belgium Coal Crisis
Brussels faces a coal shortage as ice blocks barges and transport falters. Streetcars, gas and electricity are restricted while miners walkouts in Charleroi and Mons disrupt supply. Brussels schedules limited tram service and households cope with shortages.
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Belgium
Brussels
Fez
Fce
Charleroi Cor] Seies
Charleroi
Mons
Reds Erase 381,330 Nazis In 12 Days
The Soviet Information Bureau reports in a Moscow communique that during the first 12 days ending January 24, Nazi losses include over 295,000 killed, more than 86,000 captured, 592 plumes, 2,095 tanks and SPMGs, 7,932 guns, 7,358 mortars, 26,018 machine guns, and 34,019 trucks. Vast shipments of railway trains, bicycles, tractors, locomotives, and ammunition dumps are listed among front-line items.
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London
Soviet Information Bureau
Moscow
Reds Plan Speedy Reconstruction of Polish Industries
Moscow reports 2 percent Red Army seizure of Nazi war plants and thousands of German civilians in southeastern Poland. A plan for rapid rebuilding of Warsaw as capital is outlined, with armament plants at Lodz Czestochowa and Kielce handed to the Provisional Polish Government though some machinery was removed and factories wrecked.
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Red Army
Poland
Sterday
Ladin Polizh
Warsaw
Lodz
Czestochowa
Kielce
Enror
Zigment Modzelewski
Eleven Navy Men Killed In Florida Plane Crash
Cmdr. Call F Niederle announced eleven crew members died when a Navy Liberator crash near the naval auxiliary air station in Jacksonville Florida. The airplane was returning from a sight light mission. Names of the victims were withheld temporarily.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Cmdr
Call F. Niederle
Nieberle
U.S. War Crimes Body Loses Washington Member
UPI reports former U.S. representative on the United Nations War Crimes Commission, Herbert Pell, says his removal stems from dissatisfaction with the commission’s work. Acting Secretary Grew cites Congress funding shortfall of 30,000 for six months, with Pell noting only 4,500 salary. Pell offered to stay unpaid but service deemed illegal. He pins blame on the White House as the mover.
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United Nations War Crimes Commission
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Joseph G Grew
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State Department
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Fort Peil
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London
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Brownell Opens GOP Year-round Activity Plan
Republican National Committee Chairman Herbert Brownell started implementing authority to broaden party structure into a proactive working unit. He spent days at the Capitol meeting five GOP Senate leaders in an effort to shape the party’s organizational actions. The talks with White, Vandenberg, Taft, Austin, and Wherry yielded no firm agreements.
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Republican National Committee
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G. O. P. Senate
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Wade
White
Maine
Vandenberg
Michigan
Taft
Ohio
Austin
Vermont
Wherry
Nebraske
Mayor May Close Amusement Spots
Troy city and village officials ordered emergency fuel conservation measures amid a worsening shortage. Plans call for closing amusement venues and certain services for two days while fuel supplies are rationed and distributions prepared. Dealers will supply limited fuel to households directly from coal yards as needed.
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Jona J. Ahern
Albany
Aemergenc
Munday
County Court House
Geners
Iles
Only School Boards Can Halt Classes War Time Guidance
State education commissioner Dr. George D. Steddard telegraphed to school superintendents stressing that boards of education have power to close schools for any reason. He urged resistance to closing nonessential enterprises and proposed transferring coal to schools to prevent hardship, urging schools be bracketed with homes hospitals churches and essential industries.
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Boards of Education
George D. Steddard
Three Day Fuel Shipment Halt Affects Troy Area
An emergency order blocks coal and fuel oil loads for three days to clear freight yards and prevent disruption of the railway system. Schools in Troy Lansingburg and nearby districts suspend sessions as fuel deliveries may be throttled into next week.
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Troy
Japs Hold Lines Near Clark Field Luzon Stand
General MacArthur said Japanese forces on Luzon offered strong resistance near Clark Field and Angeles as the U S First Army Corps pressed from Manila toward Rosario. Limited gains were reported in the Rosario area where ridge terrain favored the attackers. Clark Field remains a major air center after its capture early Thursday.
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Luzon
PT Ient
Tamoeyuki Yamashita
Central Plains
Bamba
Clark Field Air Center
U. S. First Army Corps
Ith Corns
Angeles
Manila
Gou
Agua
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Rosario
Lingayen Gulf
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Japs on Move Again in China
Chinese high command said a Japanese offensive in southeast China aimed at closing the Chinese held stack near the Castons Hanxon railroad smashed the suburbs of Rukong. Fighting raged around Kukens as forces clashed.
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Castons Hanxon
Rukong
Kwandaung
Kukens
Becky Abagee
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