Seventh Army Breaks Into Germany Near Mannheim Front
Allied forces led by Lt General Patch push across the Rhine forward into the Palatinate and Saarland. American units press toward Strasbourg and Karlsruhe as heavy fighting continues along the Siegfried Line. Aircraft pound targets while German reserves are deployed to halt the advance.
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Alexander M. Patch
U. S
Germany
Palatinate
Mannheim
Sud
German Palatinate
Saarland
Jacob L. Devers
Wwest
Rhine
Lauterbourg
Saupe Velez
Hollywood
Sigguna
Siegfried Line
Berlin
Karlsruhe
Lembach
Maginot
Japs Report Air Raids on Manila Area
Allied reports describe heavy air attacks on Manila area and Luzon with carrier planes targeting Northern Philippines. Nimitz outlines new long patrol tactics. heavy damage to Japanese ships and airfields. American forces advance in Leyte and Ormoc corridors as 77th and 32nd Divisions push inland.
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Manila
Associated Press
Luzon
Visayan
Tokyo
MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Samar
Peal Harbor
Nimite
Japan
Guam
Saipan
Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Pacific Ocean
China
Aleutians
James
Subic Bay
Ormoc
Pleasant Farm Sale Near Henderson. 1400 Acres Sought
W V resident investor C G Musgrave and Gal lipotis farmer J A Blain pursue the 1400 acre Pleasant farm nine miles east of Henderson on Route 15 near the Kanawha River. Mr Newman asked 90000 dollars. a slightly lower offer is believed accepted. Columbus Up States treasurer Don H Ebright reported weekly collections totaling 1 for the week ended Dec 2, against 1550777 for the prior year. Two buses crashed on routes between Write and East Liverpool injuring eight passengers.
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PY Pleasant
W. Va
C. G. P. Musgrave
John A. Blain
Gallipotis
W. Im
Rcent
Newman
Henderson
Route 15
Kanawha River
Columbus
States
Don H. Ebright
Liverpool
Write
East LiverpoOl
Action Against Minor Liquor Sales Is Urged
Mrs. Tom rance Union president urged the State Liquor Board at its quarterly public hearing to crack down on tavern operators selling liquor to minors. She asked if someone could send these people to jail, noting the board can suspend or revoke permits but not impose fines. Chair Harry E. Hawley said the board has imposed the heaviest penalties on operators who deliberately sold to minors and recalled no repeat violators.
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Solumbus
Cen Fish
Franklin County’ Women's Christian Tomrance Union
State Liquor Board
Call for Men Results In Rioting In Sicily
A government decree summoning the classes of 1921 and 1922 to serve in the Italian colors sparked rioting in Catania Sicily as crowds tried to storm recruiting headquarters in a tense protest against the conscription action.
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Sicily
Rome
Catania
Sil
Teoria
Big Three Parley Delayed Till February Says U N Officials
Washington reports indicate no Roosevelt Churchill summit before year end. February is likely earliest for the Big Three to meet as tensions with Russia persist. Britain and the United States weigh lines of agreement amid Italian government shifts and Poland’s postwar governance concerns.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Jess Washington
United Nations
State Department
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Churchill
Russia
Stalin
Britain
United States
Rome
Carlo Sforza
Sforza
Poland
Dumbarton Oaks
Churchill Signals Polish Frontier Shifts At War Conference
Britain endorses Soviet demands for Polish western border along the Curzon Line with East Prussia and Danzig compensation from Germany. Churchill urges Roosevelt and Stalin to meet soon as debates over postwar borders intensify and Atlantic Charter criticisms grow.
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Poland
Churchill
Faine
East Prussia
Danzig
Germany
Roosevelt
Marshal In
United Nations
Associated Press
Washington
Shuirenitt
Churenitt
Scooseveltad
Curzon
Konigsbers
Britain
Russa
Europe
United States
Henry Raikes
Lowering of Minimum Draft Age Is Unlikely
Secretary Stimson said there is no request to lower the selective service age from 18. He stated at a news conference that sufficient manpower exists in the 18 to 38 age group to meet all Army requirements.
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Washingt
Stimson
Lupe Velez Dies by Suicide at 34 in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Calif Lupe Velez 34 noted film star and It girl known for a flamboyant career died by suicide yesterday while four months pregnant. Two notes cited premeditation and a motive naming a French actor Harold Ramond who denied paternity saying the pregnancy was a joke.
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Beverly Hills
Harold Ramond
Ramond
Tape
Greek Battles Report Amid Curbs on Monarchy Debate
In Athens ELAS forces pressed near British positions as fresh artillery and rifles arrived. Reports said King George II might name a temporary regent Archbishop, who could lead a unity government and push a plebiscite on monarchy or republic. No clear sign King would accept the plan.
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Athens
ELAS
George II
Greece
George
Davis Warns Of Jobs Need Amid Unemployment Threats
Chester C. Davis former head of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration told Friends of the Land that no government or economic system can endure mass unemployment. He urged farmers businessmen factory workers financiers educators and the press to unite to create jobs and sustain production.
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Chester C. Davis
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Friends of the Land
Davis
Davis Sid
Civilians in Lorient St Nazaire Surrounded by Germans
Maj. Gen. Harry J. Malo reports 50 000 German troops holding Lorient and St Nazaire. Civilians are trapped and clamoring to exit under Geneva conditions. The occupying army bears responsibility for civilian welfare while French civilians face deadly artillery fire.
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Harry J. Malo
Lorient
St Nazaire
Geneva
di St Nazaire
Army plans to release 200 Ohio foundrymen
Columbus to release about 200 soldiers from Camp Albery to swap uniforms for work clothes at Ohio foundries. Ohio War Manpower Commission director E. L. Keenan says experienced workers will be freed to relieve critical foundry shortages. Trade conference proposal aims to lower barriers and foster global trade among nations.
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Columbus
Camp Albury
Ind
Ohio
E. L. Keenan
Ohio War
Power Commission
Surplus Airplanes Declared by Army Navy and Agencies
Government agencies declare 18 000 airplanes surplus with the largest share being light civilian trainer aircraft requisitioned after Pearl Harbor. W J Clayfon surplus property administrator announces the stock awaiting purchase as of today.
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Jane Snore
Army
Navy
W. J. Clay
Pearl Harbor
Grange Favors Extension of Price Control
The Ohio State Grange urged continuation of price control on manufactured goods for at least three years after the war and gradual termination as inflation danger ends. The group backed a postwar federal aid highway bill proposing 125 million dollars for feeder roads and farm to market routes. They petitioned Congress to defer universal military training and recommended a uniform year round schedule.
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Ohio State Grange
Farm Fraternity
Grange
Congress
New Pensions Law Signed Amid War Turmoil
Roosevel t signed the new pensions measure expanding benefits for widows and veterans families. The plan requires a veteran to have served at least 90 days and imposes a ten year marriage requirement for widows to qualify. The cost is estimated at 37 thousand dollars as fighting swirls across Eastern Europe with German and Soviet forces pressing near Bratislava and Budapest.
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Fantry
Ipok
Dantas
Bratislava
Red Army
East
Allied Push Deepens German Front as Forces Cross Rhine
Allied forces led by Lt Gen George S Patton press the Saarland and Palatinate, advancing into Germany from the Rhine frontier. German Gen Hermann Balek commands Army Group G with reinforcements, while Lt Gen Jacob Devers threatens encirclement from the west. The U S Third Army continues pounding Siegfried fortifications near Saarlautern and Dillenzen, pushing toward Aachen as the Siegfried Line falters under rapid Allied crossings and advances into the Karlsruhe corner.
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Hermann Balek
Colmar
Strashours
Jacob
Devers
Palatinate
Saarland
Rhine
Switzerland
Lauterbourg
U.S
Third Army
George S Patton, Jr
Saarlautern
Dillenzen
Germany
Sars
Purse Theft Sparks Police Appeal Letter from Mrs Clark
A man purse containing 200 dollars was stolen last Monday night. Today police received a letter from Mrs Clark explaining she lacks a home telephone and cannot pay for a pay station call since the robber took her money.
Wartime Wage Violations Pinched at Mansfield Rubber Co
The War Labor Board held Mansfield Rubber Co in violation of wartime wage laws for paying workers 10 cents an hour after their first day. Three more code violations were found with penalties totaling 15 000 dollars, to be disregarded for tax purposes. In Pittsburgh, W J Boyan, an objector from Newark, was sentenced to four years for refusing civilian public service camp work near Santa.
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ELAND
Sexe
Pittsburgh
W. J. Boyan
Newark
Kanta
Total Army Casualties and Prisoner Assignments Reported
The week’s figures show total Army casualties at 483,957 with 78,411 killed and 178 wounded. 9,493 missing, 24,404 missing, and 200 German prisoners expected to be assigned to hospital care as of late November. The War Department notes the totals cover all theaters and branches.
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Mysens
Cleveland Hospital
Sins
Cleveland
Stimson An Ogg
Service Command
Nately
Crile General
Italy
Fiat
Five-man panel named to pass on patronage in Ohio
Columbus reports speaker designate Jackson Es Beits announced a five man panel to handle patronage. Members listed include Jack Easton of Willoughby chairman J Harry A Cincinnati Guy D Haw nwville and P Mooney of NL H Myers of Lima. Cigaret maker cites leaf shortage delaying output. R J Reynolds chair Clay Williams says 25 percent more cigarets could be produced if aged tobacco were available. House voting strength stands at 232 seats split between Democrats and Republicans.
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Ching County
Solon
Columbus
Jackson Es Beits
Findlay
Desigeate
House of Representatives
Jack Easton
Willoughby
J. Harry A. Cincinnati
Guy D. Hawnwville
P. Mooney
H. Myers
Lima
Washington
Sclay Williams
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Senate
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