Americans Drive Deep Into German Bulge In Major Breakthrough
American forces across the Bastogne bulge push to collapse the German pocket from north and south. U.S. Eighth Air Force bombers pound concentrations as Seventh Army tightens Alsace grip near Strasbourg. Second and Third Armored divisions along with 82nd Airborne drive wedges on the Ardennes road network.
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U. S
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Bastogne
Belgium
Luxembourg
Supreme Headquarters
Bartie
Alsace
Strasbourg
Rhine
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
Stattmatten
Senheim
Drusenheim
Paris
Ardennes
82Nd Airborne
St. Vith-La Roche
United Press
Ronald Clark
Karl von Rundstedt
Bastogne-Houtfalize-Liege
Houffalize
Ooleigne
Baroque de Fraiture
Regne
Vielsalm
82Nd Airborn
Grandsart
82Nd
Mont and Garonne
Pinch
Maginot Line
Wissembourg
War Report Daily Dispatches Across Pacific Fronts
Allied forces reported heavy combat across a 3,000 mile arc from Paramushiro to Manila with Nimitz confirming strikes on Luzon and Mindoro. MacArthur advanced on Mindoro while Leyte and Morotai mop ups yielded hundreds of Japanese killed.
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Tokyo
Paramushiro
Manila
China
Foochow
Formosa
Philippines
Adm
John S. McCain
Philippine
Chester W. Nimitz
McCain
Luzon Island
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Mindoro Island
Luzon
Paluan
Mindoro
Kurile Islands
Lingayen Gulf
Haha
Chichi Islands
Bonins
Nimitz
Iwo Island
Saipan
Burma
Manning
Mandalay
Leyte Island
Morotai
Red Army Push Near Budapest Faces German Relief Army Action
Soviet forces contend with fierce German counterattacks west and northwest of Budapest as Panzer spearheads press toward the capital. The assault includes a Nazi relief army near Esztergom and Bicske with substantial tank losses for the Germans and continued Soviet bombardment and artillery fire.
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London
U.P
Budapest
Danube
Esztergom
Komarno
Bicske
Second
Hron
Madar
Possible buzz bombs threaten New York or Washington
Adm. Jonas H. Ingram says it is possible and probable that buzz bombs could hit New York City or Washington within 30 to 60 days. He will oversee coastal defenses and has moved forces to deter attacks. Bombs expected to be smaller than V-1 or V-2 with fires as the main danger and little damage to large buildings. He warns against panic.
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U.P
Jonas H. Ingram
New York City
Washington
Ingram
New York
Great Britain
U S First Army nets 858 German prisoners in 24 hours
U S First Army headquarters reported capturing 858 German prisoners in the last 24 hours as Allied forces pressed along the Al Hed advance through marshes four miles northeast, with expectations of many more Nazi outposts overrun.
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U. S. First Army
Coyote-Lured Greyhounds Reported Missing Near Pantex
D. M. Bentley in Panhandle reports two greyhounds missing from the eastern fence of the Panhandle Ordnance reservation. He offers a reward and fears a coyote or human involvement after the dogs entered the reservation and have not returned. One dog is yellow, the other blue.
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D. M. Bentley
Panhandle
Mr. Bentley
Pantex Ordnance Reservation
Japs Use Rebomb In China Air Defense Effort
Maj. Gen Claire L. Chennault reports Japan is using a flying bomb for China's air defense. It is unclear if launched from aircraft or ground, and there has been limited success as pilots evade the objects. The Japanese air force struggles to defend and will try to develop a workable method.
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Kunming
China
Claire L. Chennault
Chenault
U.S. 14Th Air Force
Colder Weather Heads Into Panhandle With Strong Winds
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a sharp temperature drop with a low around 18 tonight. Snow flurries may hit the northeastern Panhandle, but the region should see no precipitation otherwise. Temperatures slip from the 60s this afternoon to near 30 tomorrow as 30 to 35 mph winds persist, easing tomorrow afternoon.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Midwest
Winburn
Supreme Court declares Texas union organizer law unconstitutional
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, rules Texas requires paid labor union organizers to register with the secretary of state before soliciting members is unconstitutional. Justice Rutledge writes the opinion. Justice Roberts dissents with Chief Justice Stone and Justices Reed and Frankfurter joining. R. T. Thomas of Detroit, CIO vice president and UAW president, challenged the statute after contempt and a $100 fine and three days in jail for violating the Texas order.
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Washington
Texas
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Rutledge
Justice Roberts
Stone
Reed
Frankfurter
R. T. Thomas
Detroit
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Income Tax Time Puzzles Amarillo Taxpayers
Amarillo taxpayers face the annual tax return quandary as the Office of Internal Revenue lacks staff. Eight deputy collectors are in Fort Worth for a week of instruction and will not assist with filing until Monday January 15. The cashier's office remains open to accept payments.
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Amarillo
Office of Internal Revenue
Fort Worth
Ralph Kenniston
Weather Overview for Amarillo and West Texas
The bulletin forecasts partly cloudy, colder conditions across Amarillo, West Texas, and New Mexico. Lows near 18 to 26 degrees, highs around 30 to 60 degrees, with strong winds Panhandle to South Plains and occasional snow flurries in the Panhandle. Freeman Motor Co seeks late model Buicks and Cadillacs.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
el Paso
New Mexico
Freeman Motor Co
Hatfield wins News Tip first prize in New Year's Riot report
Glenn C. Hatfield Jr. receives 5 dollars for the top News Tip recalling the riot at The Nat where bottles and chairs were smashed on New Year's Eve. Other prizewinners include Mrs. Ben P. Farris and Mrs. David Robertson for tips about a coyote shot near a farm porch and Christmas cemetery lots.
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Nat
Glenn C. Hatfield, Jr
West Tenth
Ben P. Farris
Mel Armstrong
David Robertson
Truitt Medlin
Wildorado
C. F. Gahn
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la Roche
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Duchamps
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Benestrott
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Wavreille
Ardennes Forest
St. Vith
Hoffalize
Bure
Belgian Bulge
Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
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Gulf
Fais Island
Carolines
Yap
Chester
King Features Syndicate
The
Washington Star
Food Panel
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Potter County
OPA
Lubbock
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Rose _A._ Regal Co.—Real Estate, Loanssell Stationery Co
Pantex
WJ. Morris
Insurance
Dial
Glenn Hatfield
News ‘Tip
Carolina
C. E. Knight
East Twenty-fourth
W. J. Milligan
West Eighteenth
P. L. Gristy
Hayden
Margaret Hainze
Fountain
Jane Wixom
Nola Pinkley
Johnson
Pegg McMinn
East Fifth
Curtis Walker
Pierce
L.G. McDowell
North Pierce
Floyd Humphrey
Cleveland
Don Brown
Jackson
Orval Orr
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R. L. Miesse
Donald Giles
North East Tenth
C. J. Graham
North Taylor
Billy Martin
Robbie Craig
Rainbow Hotel
Eugene Johnson
North Bivins
Jack Barnwell
Harrison
F. S. Pollock
Parker
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