Battle Shifts Back Along Saar River Front
Paris dispatches report American armored blows driving Von Rundstedt’s spearheads back beyond 10 miles across the Saar and into Rochefort Field. Patton’s Third Army reverses the bulge north of Bastogne while the 101st and others halt near Dillingen as US forces press from Celles to Rochefort through a wary, costly seven day action. Doughboys with tanks and armored cars overrun German trucks and infantry in frozen fields.
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Paris
von Rundstedt
Lesse
Homme Rivers
Rochefort Field
Bastogne
Bulge
Patton
Third Army
Saar
Dillingen
Siegfried Line
United States
101St Airborne Division
Stogne
French Sedan
Celles
Rochefort
Japs Attack Saipan Base As Varying Raids Continue
Japanese bombers raided the U S Superfort base at Saipan in the Marianas on December 26, the Navy reported, following earlier raids from Iwo Jima. Five planes formed the first group and two the second. two raiders were shot down by American fighters.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Tinian Islands
Marianas
Iwo Jima
Volipanos
Ipan
Iwo
Error blamed for German breakthrough by Allied intel
War dispatch from Belgiu m December 24 reports that Allied intelligence failures share major blame for Field Marshal Von Rundstedt's western front breakthrough. The AP dispatch notes the high command underestimated German strength and buildup on the vulnerable sector.
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Wes Gallagher
U. S
Belgium
von Rundstedt
TLE
High Command
Air Force Pounds German Supply Hubs in Allied Bomber Raid
London reports over a thousand Allied bombers and about 500 fighters attacked seven major freight yards clogged with supplies for German offensives. Liberators and Flying Fortresses dropped around 2000 tons of explosives on Euskirchen and areas west of Coblenz, 60 miles south of Kassel, amid heavy skies.
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London
Coblenz
Aniles
Kassel
Russians Crack Rings of Budapest Defense
MOSCOW December 29 AP Russians say they have cracked the first three inner rings of the encircled Nazi garrison at Budapest. The Red army to the north has pushed along both sides of the Danube, aiming to seize Budapest in a matter of hours as Soviet units attack the Buda hills and Pest flatlands. The attackers drove Nazi forces from 12 eastern suburbs yesterday.
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Moscow
Budapest
Red
Dahube
Buda
Pest
Americans Drive Deep Salient Breaks on Belgian Front
Allied forces press the offensive as American doughboys and tanks smash a wedge into von Rundstedt’s Belgian front. Despite a German counterattack, Eisenhower’s drive halts the enemy spearhead near Ciney and Celles, with Allied air power destroying tanks and armor.
Budapest Doomed to Fall Soon
London dispatch reports Budapest surrounded by the Red Army and bombed by Russian shellfire and German demolition squads. Russian troops are said to be fighting inside the city limits, with the western half of the Hungarian capital under Soviet pressure as the Danube divides the city.
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London
Budapest
Red Army
Buda
Danube
Navy ship growth report shows new vessels and focus on small craft
The navy review highlights the addition of 39,971 new vessels in the past year with 420 fighting ships joining the fleet, lifting the overall count to 61,405 ships of all types. Emphasis is placed on landing craft and attack vessels while 37,734 small ships are under construction.
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Maan
Relief Reaches Bastogne Doughboys Recount
Brussels radio said American relief columns linked with the Bastogne garrison after being cut off by German advance for over a week. The defenders rejected a Nazi surrender demand and reportedly inflicted heavy armor toll on the enemy.
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London
Brussels
Bastogne
Old Carrier Crew Gets New Vessel
In Seattle a plan announced by the 13th Naval District transfers the crew and name of a sunken ship to a new vessel. The USS Block Island aircraft carrier escort will be commissioned Saturday at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Tacoma. The original Block Island CVE 21, commissioned March 1943, was sunk by enemy action in the Atlantic last May.
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Seattle
13Th Naval District
U. S. S. Block Island
Tacoma
Todd Pacific Shipyards
Block Island
Atlantic
Chinese Plan to Maintain Largest Land Forces in Campaign
Chinese officials state it is their duty to supply the vast land forces for the drive to end Japanese rule in China. The high command believes Japan intends to consolidate the transcontinental route from Korea to Malaya, shaping the strategic aims of the next offensive.
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Chungking
Wang Shih Sheim
China
Korea
Malaya
Mitscher Sees End of Japanese Fleet Within a Year
U S Pacific Fleet leader Admiral Marc A Mitscher predicts the Japanese surface fleet could be cleared within a year. He says the United States fast carrier forces will concentrate efforts and strike remaining units wherever they are if Japan refuses to deploy them.
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U.S.- Pacific
Pearl’ Harbor
Vic
Marc A. Mitscher
United States
Mitscher
Greek Crisis Not Ended
ELAS peace proposals were rejected by the opposing Greek party as Prime Minister Churchill led a conference that adjourned its second meeting without resolving the crisis. Fresh fighting flared behind British HQ as paratroopers, tanks, and armored cars pushed toward Omnia Square while ELAS artillery violated a truce by firing on a British warship.
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Athens
ELAS
Churchill
Grant Bretagan
Omnia Square
Earliir
War Department Reports Wounding Of Local Soldier
War Department announces Pfc. Halvor O. Gjerde, son of Andrew Gjerde of Petersburg Alaska, has been wounded in the European theater.
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War Department
Washington
Halvor O. Gjerde
Andrew Gjerde
Petersburg
Alaska
New Year Wishes From Petersburg Citizens
A Petersburg note extends warm wishes for health and happiness in the coming year. The message hopes sons and loved ones return home safely and reflects on a year of healthy growth in the town and continued active efforts in 1945.
British Drive on ELAS Second Phase Reaches City
British forces press the second phase of operations designed to clear the city as gunfire shifts through the Zappion Park area and Hill, noting a mortar duel last week that changed hands.
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Zappion
Arittos
Hill
Mindoro Action Reported as Japanese Navy Returns Fire
General Douglas MacArthur announced Japanese naval forces shelled Mindoro and were repulsed as American planes and PT boats sank three destroyers and damaged a battleship and a heavy cruiser. The coast attack followed heavy U S and Allied air actions across the Philippines and Pacific.
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Mindoro
Philippines
Gamage
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Japan
Manila
Philippin
Leyte
Ot Ot
U.S. Beach‘head
China Sea
Enesny
Cub
Mendoza
Valencia
Palompon
National Income At New High
The Commerce Department reported in Washington that national income rose to about 159 billion dollars in 1944, a wartime record. It also noted the peak of wartime economic activity has passed as the year closed.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Allied wedge narrows Von Rundstedt supply route to Luxembourg
London dispatch reports Luxembourg radio stating Von Rundstedt’s supply funnel through Belgium has been narrowed to less than 20 miles in width. The report credits an American wedge driving deeper into the line, threatening the German offensive logistics.
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Londindon
Luxembourg
von Rundstedt
Belgium
Regular monthly child health conference announced
A notice states the white children health conference will be held at the Health Center on Tuesday January 2 from 2 to 4 pm. Mothers interested in discussing their children's growth and development are welcome to attend.
Plans Progressing For School Lunches In Petersburg
War Food Administration standards guide a complete lunch for Petersburg schoolchildren starting Monday January 8. Menu includes milk beverage meat or fish dish vegetables or fruit bread and butter with option to buy five lunch tickets or pay 25 cents per meal. PTA sponsors the program with Mrs Harry Colp and others on the committee. public health nurse Mrs Marjorie Buntin assists.
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War Food Administration
Petersburg
Parent-Teacher Association
P.T. A. Committee
Harry Colp
Arnold Israelson
Henry Grindrod
Leon Hasbrouck
Jack Longworth
O 'C. A. Wilder
Marjorie Buntin
Special Election Ballots Reported for Senator Race
In the December 27 special election statewide, votes were light. Davis led with 24 in one area, Price 23, Shattuck 25, and Scow Bay showing Davis 10 and Price 7 with Shattuck 5B. Wrangell reported Davis 58, Price 32, Shattuck 18, while four ballots were disqualified in a neighboring city.
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Davis
Price
Shattuck
Scow Bay
West Petersburg
Wrangell
Vote totals show Shattuck leading as remaining precincts doubtful
In Juneau and 20 other precincts including Skagway Ketchikan Sitka Wrangell Petersburg Metlakatla, Shattuck leads with 1688 votes while Davis has 2635 and Price 512. Remaining precincts likely won't change top figures. Juneau cast 1108 so far.
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Juneau
Douglas
Davis
Engi Pilee
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