Russians mass for large scale winter offensive on eastern front
A United Press dispatch from Moscow claims the Red Army is gathering the greatest force yet seen on the eastern front for a campaign expected to end the war. Observers foresee Red Army breakthroughs from Russia to the Carpathians in rapid, successive operations. The report notes Soviet attacks near Saldus Latvia and heavy fighting around Budapest and Lake Balaton as part of ongoing offensives.
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East Prussia
Poland
Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Carpathians
Germany
Nazi Propaganda Turns Pessimistic as Battle Rages
Berlin reports show German spokesmen noting a retreat of American forces from the Siegfried Line east of the Saar amid a western offensive. Swedish dispatches say Berlin’s propaganda has grown gloomier with anxiety over the First Army’s stand, while warnings of Allied bombers and stiffened American resistance appear in German outlets.
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W. R. Higginbotham
London
Siegfried Line
Saar River
Stockholm
DNB
George 8. Patton
Saar Front
Berlin
First Army
Stavelot
Monschau
Adolf Hitler
Belgium
London Daily Express
Luxembourg
Trier
Baltic States
Liege
Bastogne-Arlon
Meuse
Amert
America
Third Army
Saar
Ensdorf
Saarlautern
Schleiden
B 29s batter Nagoya as Mindoro airfields go live
Saipan based B-29s bomb Nagoya aircraft plants in two raids targeting Hatsudoki. Mindoro airfields opened as U S fighters from the Philippines moved closer to Manila. Ground troops tightened on Leyte’s Yamashita Line with 11 327 Japanese killed in seven days.
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
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Japan
U. S
Philippines
Mindoro
Manila
Leyte Island
Yamashita
Ormoc Valley
MackArthur
Leyte
Tokyo
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Hatsudoki
Mitsubishi
Borneo
Nazi use of American uniforms alleged in Paris offensive
German troops were accused of wearing American uniforms and using American marked tanks to deceive Allied lines as part of a large counteroffensive. Radio Paris warned of German agents in Allied uniforms and sabotage, while identity checks began in Paris.
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Samuel D. Hales
Paris
Radio Paris
90 New Russian Cities Planned After War
Moscow Radio said plans are under way to build 90 new cities across the Soviet Union to replace those destroyed by war. More than 1,000 architects are drawing preliminary plans for the new urban centers.
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London
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
Offensive slows as German advance stalls on Western Front
Field dispatches report the German winter offensive halted after a 40 mile penetration into Belgium. Eisenhower orders all allied armies to press a crushing defeat while fighting rages along the Ourthe Ambleve and Moselle fronts with heavy tank clashes and roving armor groups.
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Paris
Belgium
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Third Army
Thionville
Karl von Runstedt
Volturno
Italy
Moselle
France
Ambleve
Bulge
von Rundstedt
St. Vith
Luxembourg
Atlantic Charter Still Alive Says Roosevelt
President Roosevelt affirmed the Atlantic Charter remains valid since 1941 and noted it was never a formal document. He said its objectives still stand and likened them to long held aims, comparing them to Wilson’s 14 points as steps toward a better world.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wilson
Amarillo Weather Warning Slated with Cold Front
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity with partly cloudy skies and colder conditions tonight and Saturday. Winds reach 30 to 35 mph leaving tonight’s low near 22 degrees. West Texas sees fair conditions with less cold, Panhandle areas remain cold Saturday and encounter fresh to strong winds. New Mexico expects increasing clouds and light snow in northern mountains tonight with more snow possible north and east of the divide, highs 45 to 60 and lows 20 to 30 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
el Paso
New Mexico
North Portion
Northeast
Divide
Eight ELAS Villages Seized as Greek Civil War Escalates
Reports from Athens say ELAS forces captured eight villages from EDES followers of Gen. Napoleon Zervas in northern Greece. Infiltration from Bulgaria and Albania fuels unrest while open warfare looms. British sources note ELAS marching toward Chriskis ridge near Ioannina as tanks shell an ELAS position near the Grande Bretagne Hotel.
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Greece
ELAS
EDES
Napoleon Zervas
Bulgaria
Albania
Chriskis
Ioannina
Piraeus
Grande Bretagne Hotel
Ronald Scobie
Coupons B-4 C-4 and T Invalidated on Jan 1
Rationing board announces B-4 C-4 and T gasoline coupons become invalid on January 1. Distributors may accept coupons from dealers until that date, with final deposits required by January 20. A book holders see A-13 die at midnight while A-14 becomes valid today.
City collects 650 in fines from gambling raids
Texas Rangers and city police conducted raids netting 650 in fines in the corporation court. Twenty seven African Americans were arrested December 2 in the negro section and paid fines. Four were taken December 18 at the Crown Bar and another four near the livestock sales barn at Western Stockyards. December 21 saw ten arrested at Rex Bar with Liquor Control Board agents.
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Texas Rangers
Crown Bar
Western Stockyards
Rex Bar
Liquor Control Board
Repeat Winds Forecast Before Christmas
Weather forecast predicts a repeat of high winds and cold with near freezing temperatures. Winds are expected to reach 30 to 35 miles per hour tonight following a chilly spell the night before.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
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