Patton's Third Army presses in on Saarlautern front
The 16 mile front along Saarlautern sees Lt. Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army push combat deeper into Saarlautern while German forces launch counterattacks from the Siegfried Line. Bridges spanning the Saar between Saarlautern and Merzig destroyed. Severe flooding and harsh weather complicate operations as U S and Allied units advance toward Duren and Julich.
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Siegfried Line
Saarlautern
Saarland
U. S. Ninth Army
Selestat
Strasbourg
Sarre Union
Lorraine
Inden
Lucherberg
Lughem
Brandenberg
Roer
Cologne
Duren
George S. Patton
Third
Saar River
Volksstrom
China Faces Critical War Situation As Kweichow Front Advances
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek acknowledged an extremely difficult war, urging rallying and annihilation of Japanese forces now penetrating Kweichow province near Chungking. He named Foreign Minister T. V. Soong acting president of the executive Yuan and called for cabinet reshuffles amid fears the next 60 days could decide China’s fate.
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U.P
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Kweichow
Chiang
T. V. Soong
Mme
Executive Yuan
Soong
Kung
Ta Kung Pao
Barefoot Guerrillas seize Taft and Oras in Samar
Allied disptach says barefoot Filipino guerrillas capture Taft and Oras on Samar as rain halts Leyte operations. Frank Hewlett reports the 5,000 population town Taft and nearby Oras fell after fierce fighting with a Japanese garrison of about 250.
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Philippines
U.P
Taft
Oras
Samar
Leyte
Catbalogan
Frank Hewlett
United Press
Hewlett
Douglas MacArthur
Amarillo Faces Bond Shortfall in Sixth War Loan Drive
Amarillo must sell nearly 4 million dollars in War Bonds to hit its 6.14 million quota by December 16. School campaigns offer prizes for top buyers and customers, with tours of Amarillo Army Air Field. Reports show total local War Stamp and Bond sales for the week ending Dec. 1 at 136,917.55 across districts including high totals at Wolflin and Alice Landergin.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
Forest Hill
Horace Mann
Glenwood
Humphrey Highland
Lee Bivins
McKinley
Margaret Wills
Pleasant Valley
Sam Houston Junior High
Sanborn
San Jacinto
Wilson
Wolflin School
Fred Douglas
Patten
Johnson
Elizabeth Nixson
Wayne O'Keefe
Alice Landergin
O'Keefe
Summit School
Paramount
State
Capitol
Rialto
Forget To Mention Those Wrecked Buildings
A Tokyo radio broadcast mocking Allied air raids was recorded by the FCC. The commentary suggested dismissing Great Fire risks from Superfortress raids on Tokyo with a call to simply shoot planes and extinguish any fires. The remarks reflect wartime propaganda.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Bulgarians Accused of Abusing Captured Airmen Commit Suicide
Bulgarian detainees accused of abusing captured American airmen before Bulgaria surrounded reportedly killed themselves rather than face trial. Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, commander of the Mediterranean Allied Air Force, issued the statement.
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Rome
Bulgaria
Ira Cc. Eaker
Mediterranean Allied Air Force
Ira C. Baker
Mediterranean Air Force
Crisis nears civil war as Athens violence erupts
Left wing factions seize police stations in Athens defying martial law. Clashes in Thission Square kill at least 16, injuring over 150 as Premier Papandreou and cabinet members seek refuge. Scobie orders Elas withdrawal within 72 hours amid a general strike paralyzing the city. Funeral services for 13 dead draw large crowds.
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London
U.P
Athens
Rmsad
Thisson Square
United Press
Georges Papandreou
Hotel Grande Bretagne
Ptolemeos Sarigianis
Ronald Scobie
Greece
Papandreou
Scobie
Elas
Piraeus
EAM
Weather Soggy Plains As Snow Spreads Across Panhandle
Snow began at noon and will continue into the evening across the Panhandle and South Plains. Dalhart and Adrian report light to moderate snowfall with temperatures dropping to near 24 tonight and a tomorrow high around 33 as rain prevails. The Weather Bureau notes .69 inches of moisture yesterday and forecasts below freezing by tomorrow.
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Panhandle
South Plains
Dalhart
Adrian
Weather Bureau
New Mexico
H. C. Winburn
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
The weather report forecasts snow and colder conditions this afternoon with snow ending early evening and cloudy, colder nights. Panhandle and South Plains will see snow and rain east of Pecos. temperatures fall to near 24 to 30 degrees. Highs today 35 to 45 with lows 20 to 30. winds fresh to strong in parts of New Mexico and Texas.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos River
el Paso
Big Bend
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Russians Drive Toward Vienna After Budapest Advance
Soviet forces under Tolbukhin push through western Hungary to within about 72 miles of the Austrian frontier, taking 80 towns as Russian armor broadens a drive toward the Danube bend near Budapest. German and Hungarian counterattacks fail to halt the advance along the Lake Balaton axis.
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London
U.P
Austria
Lake Balaton
FREEN
Que Vernal Vind Newsagency
DNB
Vienna
Budapest
Red Army
Miskolc
Satoraljuajhely
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Hungary
Lake Balatov
Tolbukhin
Kaposvar
Navybajom
Moscow
Ger
Sian
Danube
Lake
Balaton
Rail Hubs founded Rail Hubs founded
Five rail arteries supplying the German front were crushed today by 1,200 American bombers escorted by 1,000 fighters. Targets included Kassel Mainz Giessen Oest and Bebra with Mainz the only Rhine front yard. Heavy cloud cover and instrument bombing limited damage reported.
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London
Germany
Kassel
Mainz
Giessen
Oest
Bebra
U. S
Eighth Airforce
Rhine
Soest
Hilhe Reich
Japs Promote Photographs To Prove Claims Of Bombed Planes
The Tokyo morning papers front page claimed photographic proof that 15 U S Superfortresses were downed in the fourth B 29 raid on Tokyo yesterday as broadcast by Domei. The FCC noted the images most likely show only two planes hit, with two views of the same aircraft. In other news Paris radio reports Gen Gaulle in Moscow discussing France's Rhine frontier after the war with Premier Stalin.
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Kuniaki Koso
Tokyo
Philippines
Samar
Catbalogan
Taft
Associated Press
U. 8 S
Domes
FCC
Domei
London
Paris
Gaulle
Moscow
Stalitz
France
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