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HOSPITAL FOR
INSANE OF
ALASKA
WASHINGTON Feb. 9. — (AP)—
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Representative DeLacy introduced
a bill today for the construction
of a hospital in Seattle, for Al
aska insane patients.
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GERMANS ARE
COUNTERING
STRONGLY
ROME, Feb. 9. —(AP)—The Ger
mans have launched a stiff count
erattack on 5 th Army newly
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gained positions in the Serchio
valley
No large scale fighting on oth
er fronts.
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WOLF BITES
TRAINER
Pfc. ROER
ATLANTIC CITY, Feb. 9. —(AP) i
—Pfc. Louis Roer, of White!
Plains, who has been trying (to
cross breed sled dogs to wolves,
lost his enthusiasm when a wolf
bit him and infection set in.
His conclusion is that anything
more than an eighth wolf is dan
gerous.
VOLCANO
ERUPTS IN
Mexican City
URUAPAN, Mexico, Feb. 9. —
(AP)—Particutin, a volcano near
here has been in such violent e
ruption for the past 24 hours
that windows and doors have
rattled constantly throughout the '
city. The mountain is only 23
miles away. Uruapan is cov
ered with sand' and ashes, and
the sun is obscured.
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READY FOR FLIGHT — U. S. First Air Force pilots and crewmen leap from a truck, ready
to take off from Mitchel Field, N. Y., on a combat training mission.
THREE MAYORS
HANGED IN
GERMANY
LONDON Feb. 9. —(AP)—The
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Germans have announced, the ex
ecution of another mayor for
fleeing from his city before the
advance of the Red Army.
Mayor Schroeter of Koenigs
berg, was hanged for leaving be
fore receiving evacuation orders.
This is the third such offense
and subsequent execution
The mayors of Breslau and
Bromberg were also executed.
AIRBORNE
TROOPS HIT
MANILA DOCKS
IN THE PHILIPPINES Feb. 9
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—(AP)—By C. Yates McDaniels,
Amphibious vehicles of the 37th
division crossed the Pasig river
near the Malaganan Palace to
root out the Japanese who had
wrecked the bridges and kindled
SALMON PACK
WILL BE NEAR
5 MILLION CS
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. — (AP)—
The Alaska salmon pack for 1945
is expected to total 5,000,000 cases
which is 15 per cent below nor
mal but more than in 1944.
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Manpower shortages account
for the decline from normal pro
duction.
fires in the closely congested in
tramuros district. They are now
on the point of crossing into the
last sector of Manila where Jap
suicide squads are very active.
There are nearly two miles of
docks in this area to which the
airborne troops are trying to
break through from the south..
Bombers are blasting Correg
idor which guards the bay en
trance. Casualties have been
extremely heavy for the enemy
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CANADIANS
MAKE GAINS IN
NEW DRIVE
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PARIS France Feb. 9. —(AP)—
A powerful new Canadian offen
sive penetrated four and one-half
miles into the Siegfried line, in
a pincers move, driving on Rhur
and burning Kleve
The forest defenses have been
weakened by trrific artillry and
air bombardment.
Five more German towns have
fallen and 1,200 prisoners, includ
ing two batalion commanders
who surrendered.
The American forces are within
a mile of the vast Schwammen
uel Dam which controls the flood
waters of the Roer river.
The 1st. Army has broken
through the last German oppos
ition south of Strassbourg, and is
moving like an avalanche gath
ering power as it gains momen
tu-m. German broadcasts an
breached the Nazi lines in a
nounce that the Canadians have
large scale offensive.
WELDERS
WALK OUT
[N SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Feb. 9. — (AP>— Last
iightl50 members of the United
Brotherhood of Welders, cutters
ind helpers refused to report fbr
work in the Todd Dry Dock on
Harbor Island, in response to a
;all by Henry Doty, president of
the Independent union.
Only about 20 out of 250 men
were on the job but there were
no pickets.
The walkout arose over a dis
pute between the Brotherhood
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ion after what Doty called union
activities, and the discharge of
4 welders.
RED ARMY [S
25 MILES FROM
STETTIN
LONDON, Feb. 9. —(AP)—The
Russians have smashed their waj
to within 25 miles of Stettin, th«
German port nearest Berlin, anc
threaten to encircle Zsukov witl
one of the war’s heaviest artil
lery barrages.
Oder river fortifications stii
block the way to Berlin.
The Red Army is hitting a
Liebnitz, which guards the ap
proaches to saxony, and are clos
ing in on Kurtsch which is 12
miles from Breslau.
Third Notice!
The annual mealing of ihe
Arctic Club will be held in the
Home Economics room of the
High School at 8:00 p. m., Feb.
13, 1945, following a pot-luck
dinner at 6:30 p. m. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
W. H. CAMERON,
Presidenl
ATG EVENTS
There will be a dance Sat
urday evening from 9:00 oclock
until 1:00 o'clock, in the High
School Gym.