Allied push toward Rhine under heavy German resistance
Rain and mud slow the advance as Ninth and First Armies drive into Bourheim Lohn and Julich while German lines remain stubborn. American, French and British forces clash with Tiger tanks and minefields, with Montgomery opening action toward the Ruhr and Metz already in Allied hands.
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London
Ninth Army
Roer
Koslar
Barmen
Cologne
Rhine
Holland
Venlo
Maas
Meuse
Amerika
Normandy
Berlin
Bernard L. Montgomery
Ruhr
U. S. First Army
Eschweiler
Darwiss
Lohn
Hurtgen
First
Weisweiler
Ninth
Julich
Aachen
William H. Simpson
Geilenkirchen
Hovemx
Gereensweizer
Metz
U. S. Third Army
Germany
Saarbrucken
Tenth Armored
Kesslingen
Reich
U S telecommunication strike broadens nationwide
Long distance operators in Washington join the week old Ohio strike as government signals quick action to avert a general tie up. Detroit New York Chicago and Pittsburgh see pickets and sympathy walkouts with potential five state spread and federal seizure possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Toac
Washington
Ohio
Detroit
Chicago
National Federation of Telephone Workers
New York
United Press
Fred M. Vinson
War Labor Board
Labor Board
Dayton
Mary Gannon
Washington Traffic Council
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York City
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
National Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
Pittsburgh-Erie-Newcaste-Wheeling
Fort Worth
Southwest Telephone Workers Union
Ohio Federation of Telephone Workers
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Jewel Whatley
Hofiston
Southwestern Union
D. L. McCowen
United States
Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
New England
New England Federation of Telephone Workers
Los Angeles
WLB
Nathan Feim- Nesly-Greenhill-Lowases Insurance
Chinese Clear Burma Road Stretches Beyond Mangshih
Chinese forces pursuing a three pronged attack on Chefang have cleared additional Burma Road segments beyond Mangshih and seized key positions near the Mangshih Valley mouth. The east prong fought Japanese units at Mengka while the west prong cleared hill positions along the Nam Hkawa River north of Chefang.
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Chungking
Chefang
Burma
Fallen Mangshih
Mangshih
Mengka
Nam Hkawa
Hero of 14th Died Trying To Save Crew
Maj Horace E Carswell Jr pilot of a B 24 Liberator sank a Japanese cruiser and destroyer Oct 16, then died Nov 14 in a last stand to save crew members in a South China Sea mission. Co pilot Lt James L O Neal and Lt Walter W Hillier perished with him after engines failed and plane crashed on a China mountainside. Nose gunner Sgt Carlton Schnepf witnessed the sacrifice as others bailed out before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde A. Farnsworth
China
Horace E. Carswell, Jr
U.S. 14Th Air Force
Air Force
South China Sea
Carswell
James L. O'Neal
Maywood
Til
O'Neal
Walter W. Hiller
Chicago
Hillier
Carlton S&s. Schnepf
Hicksville
N. Y
Schnepf
Denison Butane Blast Toll Climbs to Nine
Mrs. John Marshall of Sherman dies in a Sherman hospital from injuries suffered in a butane gas explosion at Denison Tuesday. Her death raises the Denison blast toll to nine, with Mrs. Cora Etta Bass of Denison and five others among the dead. Four remain in serious condition as hospital attendants note modest improvement.
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John Marshall
Sherman
A. B. Martin
Hughes Street
Amarillo
Denison
Marshall
Cora Etta Bass
MacArthur Presses Leyte Offensive Amid Sharp Shipping Losses
MacArthur reports fighter planes destroyed or badly damaged four small freighters two coastal vessels and 10 barges many laden with Japanese troops or supplies. More than 40 barges beached south of Ormoc were destroyed as PT boats sank two luggers and four troop barges off Ormoc. Allied beaufighters use rockets in Southwest Pacific.
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Douglas MacArthur
Ormoc
U. S
Leyte
MacArthur
Limon
Yamashita Line
Carigara Bay
Pinamapoan-Capoocan
Tokyo
Ise Bay
Honshu Island
Japan
Nagoya
Brunei Bay
Borneo
Southwest Pacific
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
John S. McCain
Manila Bay
Wedemeyer says Chiang accepts plan for Chinese force disposal
Maj. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer announced that Chiang Kai-shek accepts the concept for reorienting Chinese forces to counter the Japanese threat and that the plan moves into effect. He noted the island hopping strategy will not defeat Japan and emphasized a continental lodgment and sea communications are essential.
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Albert C. Wedemeyer
Chiang Kai-shek
Wedemeyer
Chungking
U.S. Army
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Pacific
Asia
Poles Capture Three Villages in Italy Advance
Polish units with the Eighth Army continued their mile a day advance and seized Oriolo, San Mamante, and San Biagio near Paenza. Allied reports say heavy casualties were inflicted as the last resistance south of the Cosina River collapsed. Indian troops of the Fifth Army held strategic high ground north of Modigliana.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Oriolo
San Mamante
San Biagio
Paenza
Cosina
Fifth Army
Modigliana
Mackenzie King Seeks Confidence Vote in Parliament
Prime Minister Mackenzie King asked the House of Commons to approve a resolution of confidence in his administration in Ottawa on November 23. The move aims to solidify government support amid uncertain political tides.
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Mackenzie King
Ottawa
House of Commons
Thanksgiving Observances Split Across Texas Cities
An Associated Press dispatch notes Thanksgiving being celebrated in Amarillo Fort Worth San Antonio and Dallas while not in some parts of Texas Texas A M football clash looms as big Thanksgiving game Stores and offices close religious services held across Amarillo with multiple church services and a community gathering Public schools close for holidays and a high school classic football game occurs in Lubbock
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Texas
Amarillo
Associated Press
Florida
Arkansas
Idaho
Nebraska
Tennessee
University of Texas
Texas A. & M
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Dallas
Roosevelt
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Trinity Lutheran Church
First Christian Church
Weather summary for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
The forecast covers Amarillo and vicinity with partly cloudy skies this afternoon and tonight. West Texas and New Mexico show generally fair conditions with some light rain in El Paso and Big Bend Friday. Temperatures reach 55 to 65 degrees by day and drop to 20s to 30s at night with a 65 high and 35 low in 24 hours. Thanksgiving dinner at Thomas' is noted.
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Amarillo
West Texas
el Paso
Big Bend
New Mexico
Reds Inch Forward Near Budapest Front
Soviet forces advanced toward Hatvan Eger and Miskolc on the 85 mile front northeast of Budapest despite rain and mud. Malinovsky's troops claimed six villages captured and 43 German tanks knocked out after fierce counterattacks by Hungarian and SS units. Front dispatches noted twelve counterattacks repulsed at Heinz Gyor as the Budapest Hatvan railway area was recently captured.
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Moscow
Hatvan
Eger
Miskolc
Budapest
Rodio Y. Malinovsky
Heinz-Gyor
Budapest-Hatvan
East Prussia
Warsaw
Pultusk
Belgian Army To Fight With Allies at Front
Belgian foreign minister Paul-Henri Spaak helped set groundwork for sending thousands of Belgians to Britain for training and eventual front line combat alongside Allied forces with Britain. Military missions were finalizing the plan.
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Brussels
U.P
Great Britain
Paul-Henri Spaak
London
Britain
Belgium
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Alsace
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Saverne
Belfort
Mulhouse
Battenheim
Kostar
Army
War Communications Board
Vinson
Fed
Roose
Ohio Workers
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Singer
Whatley
Frances Perkins
Southwestern
Ray Hackney
Globe
U. S. Plan
U. S Weather Bureau
Reds
John Maynard Lbr, Co
Sell Sifonery Company
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