Americans Reach Two-Thirds Of Siegfried Line In Fast West Wall Push
Paris Feb 3 U P American first army troops advanced up to three miles to reach two-thirds of the Siegfried line. The 60th regiment of the ninth division seized high ground west of Drei born and Ge mund while the second division took Schonesiffen and Harperscheid. Far south the French first army neared Colmar and held more than half the city after fierce street fighting. No immediate word on Allied air operations.
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Paris
U.P
First Army
Siegfried Line
Courtney H. Hodges
West Wall
Ardennes
60Th
Dreiborn
Gemund
Schonesiffen
Harperscheid
Schleiden
Rhine
Colmar
Siegfried
Terms Of Armistice For Germany
Washington reports the Big Three to approve armistice terms for Germany in textual form by the European advisory commission. The terms, in advanced stage, will be handed to Germany after surrender and exclude reparations figures, to be settled later depending on Germanys retained industrial capacity.
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R. H. Shackford
Washington
Ps .P
Germany
European Advisory Commission
France
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Finland
Romania
Hungary
United Nations
Advisory Commission
Churchill
Stalin
Foresee Thaw To Ease Fuel Shortages
Transportation and fuel services remain tight amid a two month snow blanket with rail freight embargoes and reduced coal production. Weather forecasters expect a moderating pattern nationwide though southwest freezing rain projects a developing winter storm. In Ohio Governor Lausche orders state buildings closed for the weekend and plans a conservation program through April first.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Chicago
Midwest
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Lausche
Fee York
MacArthur Expects Yanks To Take Manila Tomorrow
General MacArthur, at the front with advancing American troops toward Manila, predicted that U S forces would reach the Philippine capital the next day. He noted the campaign centers on bridges bread and bullets as forward lines close on the city amid Japanese demolition fires and occasional mortar fire.
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MacArthur
Manila
William B. Dickinson
Luzon
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Philippine
Tucson's Cruiser Commissioned At Navy Yard Today
The U S S Tucson, Atlanta class 6 000 ton light cruiser, will be commissioned at Bethlehem Steel shipyard in San Francisco. Named for Tucson Arizona, sponsor Mrs Emmett S Claunch Jr of Tucson will present a Navy Mothers' club union jack and the ceremony will be attended by Capt A R Henkle as commissioning officer.
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San Francisco
U.S.S
Navy
Atlanta
Guadalcanal
Arizona City
Emmett S. Claunch, Jr
North
Geronimo Avenue
Tucson
Harding and Clark to Face State Court Trial
County Attorney J. Mercer Johnson announced that T. F. Harding and Melvin Clark will be arraigned in superior court on triple charges, with plans for an early trial date. Bonds were set at $1,500 each. The federal writ of habeas corpus was denied and the case remanded to state court amid disputed jurisdiction and search justification.
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J. Mercer Johnson
T. F. Harding
Melvin Clark
Johnson
Clark
Harding
U. S
Albert M. Sames
Sames
Percy Lewis
Lewis
K. Berry Peterson
John Dougherty
C. Wayne Clampitt
Dougherty
Sus Lewis
Clampitt
Greek Rebels Told To Free All Hostages
In Athens on February 3 peace talks began with the government demanding the EAM Elas release all hostages and surrender arms. Foreign Minister John Sofianopoulos offered a free plebiscite and elections with Allied observers, while disarming by a technical commission. A court had just sentenced an Elas member to 10 years for high treason, with release possible if amnesty agreed.
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Athens
Eamelas
John Sofianopoulos
Greece
Eam-Elas
Elas
Japanese Commander Dies Of Pneumonia
Vice Admiral Michizo Nunata aged 76 and former commander at Ominato in northern Honshu died of pneumonia at his Tokyo home. He is the 84th admiral death reported by Japan since May 1944 according to Domei and FCC dispatches.
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United Press
Michizo Nunata
Ominato
Honshu
Tokyo
Domei Agency
FCC
Victory rally in Tokyo warned against the Yanks
Japanese propaganda reports quote Filipino envoy Jorge Vargas warning that an American drive on Manila threatens Japan. He warns the Philippines decision will decide Japan's fate and calls for unity to avoid catastrophe as MacArthur advances.
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Tokyo
United Press
Jorge B. Vargas
Japan
Manila
Vargas
San Francisco
Philippines
Empire of Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Hebera Public Hall
Solons Set To Show More In Efficiency Line
Phoenix February 3 The 17th Arizona legislature starts week five with plans for faster lawmaking The House has at least five measures in position for passage and the Senate is to move bills from committee A revised state game code tops the reading calendar with changes aimed at more autonomy for the game and fish commission The bill would move bears and cottontail rabbits to predators rate director salary to 4500 while stripping earlier provisions raising it to 6000 and allowing warrantless searches of house trailers not yet included
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Phoenix
Ariz
House
Senate
State Game and Fish Commission
Commission
Rent Increases Hit Tucson Businesses Amid War Prosperity
Downtown landlords push rents toward predepression levels with warnings of vacancies and long term leases. A tenant saw rates rise from 77.50 to 150 with a five year term demanding 175 in the final years. Nearby, two adjacent shops owned for 14 and eight years face more than doubling rents as 12 by 18 rooms jump from 12 to 30.
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Tucson
Berlin Subjected To U S Bombing
American heavy bombers struck Berlin with 2,000 to 2,500 tons of explosives in one of the heaviest daylight assaults, supported by fighters. The attack targeted military objectives and the rail network radiating from Berlin as Allied and British raids hit Ruhr and Rhineland facilities.
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London
Berlin
Eighth Air Force
Oder River
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Brabag
Rothensee
Madgeburg
Hadgeburg
Reich
Germany
Volkssturm
Red Army
RAF
Ruhr
Rhineland
Karlsruhe
Wiesbaden
Rhine
Central
Wanneeickel
Essen
Second Tactical Air Force
Holland
Dordrecht-Ammersfoort-Goringhen
Berlin Drafts Men And Boys Over 13 For Final Stand
London reports that Berlin plans to draft all men and boys over 13 into the volkssturm home guard to defend the capital to the death. Special trains carry battalions toward the Oder front while union uniforms resemble street workers and railway staff. The broadcasts urge Berliners to resist surrender echoing Leningrad and Warsaw.
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Berlin
London
U.P
Volkssturm
Zurich
Oder Front
Germany
Schaffhausen
Basel
Clemenceau
Paris
Adolf Hitler
Volkischer Beobachter
Russians bringing Right Flank Up To Oder Valley
The Russian Army presses toward the Oder as artillery ranges threaten Stettin and the main railroad line from Danzig. Stalin’s forces cluster near the Oder before a potential cut into Hitler’s domain along the Baltic. The German left flank quivers while a Neustettin to Roslin push could disrupt regional rail.
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Oder Valley
J. M. Roberts, JR
Associated Press
Red Army
Stettin
Danzig
Pomorze
Prussia
Stalin
The
Oder
Hitler
Baltic
Berlin
Neustettin
Roslin
East Prussia
German News Agency Broadcast Ends Abruptly in London
A DNB broadcast from Berlin was interrupted with the exclamations the end the end. Listeners noted "Schluss Schluss" in place of ordinary transmissions. One theory cites today’s heavy bombing effects on Berlin as a possible cause for the unusual interruption.
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London
DNB
Berlin
GOP Proposes To Curb Acts Of Roosevelt
Washington February 3 A Republican move seeks to freeze government agencies from a presidential transfer and derail Henry Wallace’s nomination for secretary of commerce The plan would move lending powers from the commerce department to a separate federal loan administrator and requires Senate approval The president said he would sign legislation to return lending functions separately See Roosevelt on Page 7
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Wallace
House
Senate
George Bill
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commerce Department
Roosevelt
Barkley
Sen
Russians Reach 72 Mile Oder Front as Berlin Drive Progresses
German high command admits Red Army holds most of a 75 mile stretch east of the Oder. Zhukov’s forces close to Berlin within 33 miles as US Air Force halts the capital with over 1,000 bombers. Russians press toward Frankfurt and Kustrin amid weather delays and stubborn German resistance.
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London
U.2
Red Army
Oder River
Berlin
Gregory K. Zhukov
United States Eighth Air Force
Moscow
Frankfurt
Austria
Oder
Kustria
High Command
Crossen
Steinau
Breslau
Rep
Silesia
Pomerania
East Prussia
Stettin
Baltic
Germany
Radio Moscow
Kustrin
Red
Warthe
Baseball Clubs to Start Season in 1945
The major league club owners announced they will proceed with plans for the 1945 season. A two man committee consisting of Ford Frick and William Harridge will represent the sport in dealings with Washington government officials.
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New York
Ford Frick
William Harridge
Washington
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