Yanks and British Press Ahead in Italy Theater
Allied forces push toward Rome from the Moro and Sangro fronts with the British Eighth Army near Pescara and the American Fifth Army advancing on Mount Camino and Mount Maggiore. German reserves, including 90th Tank Grenadiers, counterattack but are driven back as air and naval actions target coastal routes and Italian ports.
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Associated Press
Eighth Army
Moro
Adriatic
Pescara
Fifth Army
Mignano
Rome
Algiers
Italy
Verdun
Sangro
West Venafro
Mark W.cark
Mount Maggiore
Mount Camino
Cassino
Abruzzi
Montgomery
Toulon
Gulf of Genoa
Salonika
Goslay
Split
U. S
Russia
Mogi- Ge Zhlobin
Rogachev
Dnieper
Cherkasy
Big Three Fix Invasion Dates Teheran Conference Plan
Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin set an Anglo American invasion timetable for Western Europe and a southern push. The Teheran declaration signals coordinated attacks on three fronts, aiming for possible winter knockout blows and a unified Allied victory.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Europe
Teheran
Hitler
European
Germany
United States
Britain
Iran
Urther
Driver Held After Car Verturns Kills Woman
Lancaster report states Mrs Hall Abbei age 40 of Columbus died when an automobile overturned several times about 33 miles north of Lancaster. The driver was detained by authorities after the crash on State Highway 24 as investigations continued into the fatal accident.
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Lancaster
Hall Abbei
Columbus
IOP Leader Dies in Upper Sandusky
Ineph G Kenan 61 civil engineer and member of the State Republic Central Committee died of a heart ailment in Upper Sandusky. He served on the party’s central committee and was active in local civic affairs.
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Pp Iop
Upper Sandusky
Ineph
War veteran Benjamin Smith observed 101 years old
War veteran Benjamin Smith of Williams County celebrated reaching 101 with neighbors and local officials noting his long service in World War II era events.
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Bryan
Benjamin Smith
Wiliams County
Axis Worries Over Turkey's Possible War Role
London AP report surveys Axis speculation on Turkey’s stance as DNB claimed Inonu met Roosevelt and Churchill in Cairo with Turkish ministers. Vichy Radio quoted Papen urging continued Turkish cooperation to avoid war harms, amid talks with Eden and UN war planning shaping Ankara’s possible posture.
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London
Turkey
Ismet Inonu
Roosevelt
Churchill
Cairo
Inanu
Numan Menemenologlu
Foreign Ministry
Emir Mansur
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
Imir Fahad
DNB
Vichy Radio
Franz von Papen
Istanbul
Berlin
Germany
Axis
Black Sea
Balkans
Mediterranean
Anthony Eden
Moscow
Associated Press
Ankara
United Nations
Release Air Force Figures
General H. H. Arnold disclosed air power milestones showing the Army Air Forces numbering over two million personnel and surpassing WWI air activity. It logged more than 225000 flights, destroyed or damaged 13500 enemy aircraft since Pearl Harbor, fired 41000000 rounds, and consumed 2000000 gallons of gasoline in two years.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
U. S
Europe
H. H. Arnold
Army and Navy Journal
Pearl Harbor
Rites Held for Veteran Riverman at Pittsburgh
Funeral services were held for Ulysses K. Riggs 79 a veteran river man from Wade Ohio. He served as lockmaster at Davis Island Dam on the Ohio River for 20 years and later as chief engineer on boats between Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
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Pittsburgh
Ulysses K. Riggs
Wade, O
Davis Island
Ohio River
New Orleans
Churchill Birthday Highlight of Conference Dinner
Teheran Iran November 30 President Roosevelt Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin shared praise at a 70th birthday dinner for Churchill. The three leaders toasted each other while guests included Hopkins and family, Churchill's daughter, and Roosevelt's son Elliott.
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Iran
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Legation
Harry L. Hopkins
WAAF
Sarah Oliver
Capt
Randolph Churchill
Elliott
Maj
John Boettiger
Hopkins
Robert
G.I
Stalin the Great
Allied air raids sweep Marshall Islands and Pacific fronts
American bombers hit the Marshall Islands as part of an expanding air offensive. Tokyo claimed 20 of 100 raiders were shot down and noted alleged sinkings, while American forces pressed advances in the Pacific and Australia repelled counterattacks on the Huon Peninsula.
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Japan
Tokyo Radio
Marshall Islands
Central Pacific
Tarawa
Makin Islands
Gilberts
Makin
Navy
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
China
Hunan
Hare Island
Kapinga-Marangi Atoll
Guadalcanal
Truk
Mili
Marshals
Nauru
Marshalls
Washington
Knox
Army and Navy Journal
William R. Furlong
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Pacific
Wareo
Dayton Police Probe Death From Hotel Plunge
Dayton police and Montgomery County investigators continued a probe into the death of Mrs. Millian Irene Cameron 42 formerly of Sandusky Ohio who plunged from the seventeenth floor of the Biltmore Hotel yesterday afternoon. The coroner identified the victim.
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Dayton
Montgomery County
Biltmore Hotel
A. P., McDonald
Millian Irene Cameron
Sandusky, O
Man and wife killed crossing near Cadiz
Mr William Henwood and his wife both 55 were struck by a car while walking near their Cadiz home and died instantly last night.
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Cadiz
William Henwood
Here
Jones Called To Eat For Food Subsidy Plan
Administration leaders pressed War Food Administrator Marvin Jones before the Senate Banking Committee to defend extending the Commodity Credit Corporation while ending subsidies. Roosevelt says the plan will curb retail food prices, but the committee remains openly hostile to the proposal.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
Senate Banking Committee
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
Farm Bloc
Jones
Three Powers Agree on Scope and Timing of Allied Operations
At Teheran the leaders Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin reach complete agreement on the scope and timing of three pronged operations against Germany from east west and south. They pledge a postwar world built on the Atlantic Charter with Iran named as an ally and colleagues in a broader democratic world.
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Washington
London
Teheran
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Cairo
Egypt
Joseph Stalin
Iran
Chiang Kai-Shek
Ples
Russia
United States
Britain
Ciano Shot for High Treason Amid Mussolini Fall
Reuters dispatch reports Count Galeazzo Ciano former Italian foreign minister and Mussolini son-in-law shot by firing squad for treason. Accused by a special Republican Fascist court, the execution allegedly occurred in northern Italy after his break with Mussolini at the July council. Ciano earlier led bombing missions in Ethiopia and Greece during World War II.
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Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Mussolini
London
Reuters
Benito Mussolini
Grand Council
Duce
Ciano
Ethiopia
Farm Bureau Attacks On Subsidies Continues
The American Farm Bureau Federation opened its annual convention in Chicago with conferences and a statement by president Edward A. O Neal that farmers are more opposed to subsidies than ever. He said member federations condemned subsidies while consumer income rises and leaders fear unspent funds could trigger inflation.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Edward A. O'Neal
O'Neal
Fall From Horse Is Fatal to Ohio Youth
Nine year old Thomas Berry of Norwich died at Bethesda Hospital from a fractured skull after falling from a horse yesterday. His brother Charles also fell from a horse and is in serious condition.
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Zanesville
Thomas Berry
William Berry
Norwich
Bethesda Hospital
Thomas
Charles
France Hit by Allied Bombs
Allied air forces shifted tactics in daylight raids on France using heavy and medium bombers plus fighters. U S planes with Marauder bombers and Thunderbolt fighters supported the effort as part of a broader Allied attack on Nazi targets in occupied France. The Eighth Air Force reported 11 heavy bombers lost but 11 Nazi fighters destroyed and two bombers' crews saved.
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London
France
U. S
Eighth Airforce
America
Roosevelt addresses troops at Teheran Camp Amirabad
President Roosevelt spoke to United States soldiers at Camp Amirabad Teheran detailing meetings with Stalin and Churchill. He praised their work supplying allies and aiding the war effort and expressed hope for an early return home. He noted American pride in the troops and urged a swift homecoming.
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Teheran
Iran
Roosevelt
United States
Camp Amirabad
Stalin
Churchill
Jin Tran
Travel To Be Restricted in 44 Campaign
Washington said both major parties may trim wartime campaigning in 1944 by reducing personal appearances. Republican leaders plan the nominee to limit major speeches to about six events to ease transportation strain, relying on newspapers radio and newsreels for outreach.
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Washington
Chicago
Hunt for Guns Used In McCoy Murders
Fayette County authorities report a thorough search for the weapons used in the Elmer McCoy family killings. Metal detectors and locating devices are being deployed to locate the gun tied to a confession by James W. Collett and the gun that killed Mrs. Forrest McCoy and Mildred McCoy.
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Washington, C. H
Elmer McCoy
Fayette County
John B. Hill
James W. Collett
McCoy
Forrest McCoy
Mildred McCoy
Truck Driver Killed in Cadiz Crash
William Johnson of Barnesville Ohio was killed when his truck crashed into a tree near Cadiz. A companion, Joseph Toohey, was seriously injured in the accident occurring last night on the road near the town.
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Cadiz
William Johnson
Barnesville
Here
Joseph Toohey
Medina Mayor Louis Garver Dies at 76
Louis F. Garver, 76, longtime mayor of Medina since 1937, died last night. His nearly four decade tenure marked by steady leadership and service to the city.
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Medina
Louis F. Garver
Inventor shows pockets to carry dog's ears
Ruth F. McCaleb of Evanston Michigan invented and patented a pocket system to hang over a cocker spaniel head to hold his ears. The note mentions puppies ponies wearing stockings for Christmas and a spotted pony ready to ride and drive, plus a Fox terrier dog and pups for Christmas at 44 Shafer Street, Mrs. Paul Edgar.
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Ruth F. McCaleb
Evanston
Shafer Street
Paul Edgar
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