Tokyo Earthquake Triggers Tidal Wave and Damage
Associated Press report says Tokyo was shaken yesterday triggering a tidal wave that inundated houses and caused some building damage. Districts such as Shizuoka Nagano and nearby areas suffered minor losses including broken windows and slight production facility impact.
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Churchill Defends Greece Policy Amid War News
London dispatch reports Winston Churchill defending Britain's Greece and Italy intervention. He insists postwar governments must guarantee security of communications and resists leftist gains. He rejects Count Sforza as Italian foreign minister and notes U S stance on Italy's political path.
Yanks Cross Saar At Six Points
Paris AP reports American Third Army forces crossed the Saar River at six points, seizing Saarguemines on the west bank and pressing toward Saarbrucken. German defenders blew bridges and retreated east, while U.S. troops expanded across the Saar near Merzig and into the Sigfried line defenses.
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Taps Raid B-29 Base on Saipan
A Japanese counter raid on the Saipan B 29 base destroyed one Superfortress and damaged two others. About 19 twin engined bombers attacked from Tokeve as US forces repelled the strike with shore gun and warship fire. Casualties included several killed and wounded among raiders and defenders.
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No Court Martial for Pearl Harbor Officers
The Wat Department and Navy Secretary Forrestal announce no court martial will be held for any army officer involved in the Pearl Harbor disaster. Forrestal plans a future investigation and says current evidence does not warrant a general court martial. He notes the inquiry boards’ testimony will remain private while the probe continues.
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Guests at the Arctic Hotel This Week
Hotel guests listed for the Arctic Hotel include Helen Ronning Bernito Block Ernest Williams J C Johnson Dale Simony Leonard Ryan Arvil Oberg Kenneth Ede Ole Rabben J R Reynolds Luke Riedeman Terry Olson Tom Austin Ray Renshaw Roy Douglas Charlie Johnson Mrs B Anderson Len Williams Marten Marshall.
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Churchill wins confidence vote as Britain defends Greece policy
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill winning a 279 to 30 confidence vote in Commons after defending Italy and Greece actions. Halifa x’s Washington statement says British and American governments have achieved understanding on Greek and Italian issues, while fighting between left wing forces and British troops continues in Athens.
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Russians Lift Pressure Near Budapest Amid New Offensive
Russian forces pressed toward Budapest from three sides as Red Army units reached near Szekesfehervar and the Danube west of the city. German reports claimed new bridgeheads south of the capital and heavy fighting near Lake Balaton.
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Spanish Government Reported Resigned
A dispatch from London cites a French telegraph service broadcasting the claim that Spain’s government has resigned. The report provides veiled details about the upheaval and mentions uncertain reasons behind the move.
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MacArthur reports gains on Leyte Island in major operations
General MacArthur announced three rapid moves on Leyte's west coast. American forces seized the Yamashita line center, destroyed a 13-ship Japanese convoy, and downed 62 enemy planes. An amphibious force landed near Ormoc on December 7, detaching enemy forces and splitting them.
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Civil War Flares Ease in Athens Amid clashes
In Athens British and Greek regulars fought Elas leftists again but authorities said the near civil war would end soon. Firing ebbed in Pelatus while Erastional Liberation bands moved toward the capital. Papandreou government backed by British troops under General Sophie faced mutineers.
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Juneau Meat Dealers Resume Meat Sale
Juneau and Douglas meat dealers announced in the Empire that meat sales would resume Friday after a two week closure. They said they would comply with the Office of Price Administration regulations and rejected being seen as unpatriotic. The Juneau Women’s Club criticized the move as ill advised.
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B 29s Carry Out Attack on Bonins
American B 29s from Brig Gen H S Hansell's 21st Bomber Command bombed Twoijima Island in the Bonins from Sainan bases. General H F Arnold announced the raid and pledged more details later. The mission followed a recent Asiatic-based air strike on Manchuria.
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Correction on Masonic election of officers
Harold F Dawes secretary of Petersburg Lodge of Masons informs members the election scheduled for tonight is in error and will be held at the next meeting on Friday, December 22. All members are urged to note the change.
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Mrs Charlotte Schwartz and Michel Visit Petersburg
Mrs Charlotte Schwartz and Michel arrived in Petersburg by way of the North Sea to spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs Carroll Clausen. Harold Bates Juneau attorney visited locally while the North Sea was in Thursday.
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British and Poles Advance in Italy
Allied forces push through rain and mud into the Lamone River bridgehead southwest of Faenza. They report simultaneous captures of Castel Ramniro Olmatello and Pideura. The Fifth Canadian Corps under Lt Gen Phile Foulkes also sees action near the Montone River aiding Ravenna’s fall.
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British worry over overseas markets sparks Lords debate
London December 7 AP British and American pact to curb unrestricted competition in export markets urged in the House of Lords while Prime Minister Churchill reveals in Commons Britain intends to pay cash for US goods and raw materials outside lend lease. Mounting concern over postwar overseas markets prompts Commons to seek a full dress debate Thursday.
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Nazi Resistance Increases in Hungary Near Budapest
Moscow reports a heavy armored push by the Russian Third Ukrainian army within about 15 miles of Budapest as Marshal Tolbukhin’s forces drive a wedge into the Nazi flank west of the Danube. Austrian dispatches say Nazi resistance, aided by trains from Vienna, is growing as the battle nears the Hungarian capital.
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Mass and military action mix in two parallel reports
A Catholic Mass led by Fr. Hoch at Wrarsell church filled with the Bruder Johnston and Wiszowaty choir and a Christmas Day service in Petershire planned. In Paris, Patton’s Third Army pushed into the Siegfried Line near Saarbrucken, expanding bridgeheads and threatening Colmar as U.S. forces push toward the Rhine.
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Chennault Reports New Air Force Freight Sinkings
Major General Chennault's headquarters said the 14th U. S. Air Force fliers sunk or damaged 16 more Japanese freighters in distant strikes despite losing their best bases to Japanese drives in southeast China. The report was issued from Chungking on Wednesday.
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Yankee Fliers Shuttle Bombing Japs in Burma
A Chinese high command dispatch says forces pursue retreating Japanese southward from Pachi in Kweichow 65 miles southeast of Kweiyang. Fighting continues near Tushan and the Chinlao river as American airmen raid Jap troop trains on the French Indo China border. Yank fliers shuttle raids between the Salween front in Yunnan and Burma battle lines within 100 miles of the juncture.
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Food Prospects Dark in Norway
Swedish relief officials Nils Goude and Bertil Kugelberg report Norway faces a harsher winter than 1943. In Oslo weekly rations fall to 108 ounces of margarine fat and milk supply halved, meat scarce, shortages of notaries noted. They commend Sweden’s doubled food deliveries to Norway by Allied approval.
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Pan American Union delays ministers meeting on Argentina request
The Pan American Union Board of Governors postponed considering Argentina's request for a meeting of American foreign ministers due to an insufficient number of replies to the proposal.
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