Dewey Calls for Broad Postwar Peace Shaping Role
Dewey urges that small nations have a voice in drafting postwar security. He backs alliance with the big powers to disarm Germany and Japan while ensuring Poland France the Low Countries and Norway gain full partnership. The candidate highlights a multi-nation approach as essential to lasting peace.
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Superforts Hit Manchuria Industry With Large Bomb Loads
Large formations of B 29s attacked Anshan in Manchuria and surrounding Japanese war industry targets. The raid focused on chemical and explosives factories as Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay directed the force from a western China base. No planes were lost and crews described fighter defenses as weaker than previous raids.
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Japan
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Japanese Empire
Battle for Belfort Gap Opens Allied Assaults
The Belfort Gap battle began with a 4 a.m artillery barrage and all day air attacks. Three Allied columns neared Belfort within ten miles as German defenses stiffened. Belfort and nearby towns were bombed while Allied planes targeted German communications.
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Scoreboard earliest Eastern and National league results
Eastern standings show Albany Strantons Sartfora 13 Wilkes Barre 3. Willowsport 9 Binghamton 7. Hmirs at Ctce postponed due to rain. National Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 3. American New York 7 Boston 6 with 32 innings noted. Chicago St Louis 5 Washington 4 Philadelphia 0. Only games scheduled.
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Wilkes-Barre
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Binghamton
Himirs
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New York
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St. Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
Japs Capture U S Airbase In China
Lingling in Lingling, China, was reported captured by Japanese forces after a day of heavy bombardment and ground assault. The loss, announced by Chinese high command, placed the airbase near Tuhgan and Kweilin under Japanese control as Chennault’s forward setup faced an advancing line along the Hunan Hwangsi railway.
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Lingjing
Japan
Hunan-Hwangsi
Manchuria
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Tuhgan
Kwangsi Province
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Six Boys Injured By Bazooka Shell In Bronx
Six boys, three critically, were injured when a bazooka shell brought from Africa and used as a souvenir exploded in a Bronx basement apartment. The blast tore holes in the ceiling and walls, damaged floors and windows, and started a fire. Authorities say the shell was shown around the neighborhood for weeks.
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New York
Bronx
Atrica
Vincent Lennon
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Francis X. O'Brien
Africa
John Lennon
Prisoners in Reich seek Rose Bowl tickets
Six American prisoners of war in a German camp sent postcard requests for a block of 12 Rose Bowl tickets to the Tournament of Roses Association. Manager William Dunkerley confirmed first reservations yesterday. One applicant listed a Pasadena home address. others did not.
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Pasadena
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Germany
Tournament of Roses Association
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Marti
Besancon Taken After Stiff Battle
Allied forces stormed the Doubs Valley capturing Besancon after a heavy defense by German rearguards. The engagement opened the Belfort campaign as Americans and French push toward the Rhine region aided by battleships and cruisers in related operations along the Riviera and Normandy.
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Riviera
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Mediterranean
Bulgaria Joins Allies as Red Army Recognized
Bulgaria declared war on Germany and joined the Allied coalition after Premier Muraviev announced breaking with Germany. Tolbukhin demanded Bulgarian arms and prisoners of war, while Soviet radio said Bulgaria would armistice talks, dissolve the assembly, release Allied prisoners, and ban fascist groups.
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Constantine Muraviev
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Azi
Newlyweds Win Big on Empire State Observatory Visit
Royal Navy officer HL Morris 38 of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve paid $1 for a first-visit ticket at the Empire State Building observatory and received a $100 War Bond as the 5,000,000th visitor since the observatory opened on May 1 1931. His bride Patricia Adams of Fort Lauderdale Fla accompanied him on their honeymoon. They plan to return to England this month.
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Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve
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Russians Sweep Balkans In Major Balkan Invasion
Russian troops advance across the Balkans in a swift operation, seizing Ruse and Varna on a 13da mile front. Third Ukraine Army pushes from Homenia toward Yugoslavia and Greece while Alpine and Second Ukraine units move through Transylvania toward Sibiu. The invasion, confirmed by Moscow, broadens the war front as Berlin notes Russian entry into Bulgaria and Greece near the Turkish border.
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Black Sea
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Socialite testifies fall caused injuries not beating
New York socialite Mrs Louise Munn testified in a felonious assault case that a fall in a hotel suite caused her injuries, not kicks or punches. She described losing consciousness and a head injury after slipping in bed, while police said she initially blamed others. The magistrate questioned her about the incident.
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New York
Louise Munn
Fini
Laurence Lloyd
Liosday
Frederick N. Stronz
Senate Approves Draft Dodger Punishment Bill
The Senate approved legislation yesterday to revoke citizenship of individuals who fled the United States to dodge the military draft and to permanently exclude such aliens from readmission. The bill returned to the House for acceptance of a technical amendment.
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Senate
United States
Floise
Congress Split Over Inauguration Plans For Indoors or Outdoors
A congressional committee debated January 20 ceremony location as war lumber and manpower worries, with Byrd and the economy panel influence. Backers of an indoor venue cited limited House seating and a snug auditorium while opponents pointed to lumber distribution and manpower projections.
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Byrd Economy
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas J E. Dewer
Martin Ur-Miss
Man Trapped in Tar Pile Rescued by Police
A railroad worker named Bonikenis dozed on a tar pile at an asphalt plant site. Passersby found him stuck, police cut away clothing, and rescued him after tar softened by warm weather trapped him.
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Malta Lifts Blackout on Anniversary of Siege
Malta in UPt-Malta ends its blackout marking the anniversary of the great siege by the Turks in 1365. The city once faced heavy bombardment as observers note the historic turn in air raid restrictions.
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Malta
Nazis Cut Off In Balkan Trap By Allied Drive
Allied forces report trapping about 250000 German troops in the Balkans after aerial bombing and sabotaged rail lines cut escape routes from Yugoslavia and Greece. Soviet and Tito forces advance, while Weichs rushes to move remaining divisions toward encircled areas.
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Romania
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GE develops centrifuge to test pilot limits
General Electric announced a new centrifuge at Schenectady that spins humans at up to forty miles per hour to measure how much strain a pilot can endure before fainting. The device, designed to replicate centrifugal force during high speed dives, records blood pressure pulse and respiration for each test subject.
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General Electric Co
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Germans Fear Invasion as German Forces Move North
Reports from Stockholm and Danish press say German troops and tanks are moving north from Copenhagen toward Jutland and northern Zealand. The Free Danish press service notes travelers and sources indicate Führer fear of invasion, with ships and armor seen in motion.
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Liege Falls as Allied Forces Break German Lines
An Associated Press dispatch reports the U S First Army seizing Liege and advancing toward the Siegfried Line with three miles of German frontier breached. Allied forces push toward Belfort and cut deeper toward Aachen with Belgian ports Cortrinde and Nisupart secured by Canadian patrols.
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Associated Press
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Louvain
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Aachen
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Faimes
Liege Falls
Battle for Po Valley Rages as Allies Press Toward Pistoia
Allied forces push toward Pistoia as British Eighth Army nears the Marano River and German resistance intensifies along the Adriatic front. Field marshal Paulus/Hermanic troops deploy reserves to blunt a Gothic Line breakthrough while American units advance within two miles of Pistoia as the campaign nears the coast.
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