Berlin Hit Again by RAF Bombers Over Nazi Capital
RAF bombers struck Berlin for the 41st time this year as fires and smoke rose in the center of the city. Reports say the capital’s transport was paralyzed and large areas were gutted, with more than 15 000 tons of explosives dropped during the raids.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Brit
Northwest
Eighth Air Force
Helgo Bay
Germany
Bre
Bremen
Withich
RAF
Ber
Sweden
Sixth Army Invades Arawe Peninsula New Britain
Jungle-trained forces of the Sixth Army establish a foothold on the Arawe Peninsula as Allied units press a three-pronged push into New Britain. Reloading after dawn landings, Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger’s troops consolidate positions and threaten the Philippines and the Netherlands East Indies. Allied air strikes hit Marshall Islands targets.
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Arawe
New Britain
Japan
Pacific
Wen
Wougias
MacArthur
Walter Krueger
Philippines
Netherlands East Indies
Central Pacific
U. S. Seventh Air Force
Marshall
Wright Flight Anniversary Marked Amid Snowbound Scene
Snowbound town commemorates the Wright brothers first flight as governors and press attend a restrained ceremony. Grounded by a storm, officials nonetheless recall the milestone and celebrate amid isolation and cold.
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N.C
U.S. War Strategy Shifts To Frontal Assault At Tarawa Rabaul
The article argues that Allied operations from Tarawa to Rabaul mark a shift to frontal attacks in Europe and the Pacific. It notes expected high casualties, with estimates up to a million in Europe, and highlights Tarawa as a costly example of costly assaults where riflemen determine control despite heavy losses.
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Washington
Rabaul
Tarawa Island
United States
Europe
Pacific
Aleutians
Paramushiro
Kuriles
Germany
Tarawa
Gilberts
Japan
Marshalls
Tarawak
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Port Moresby
New Guinea
Becak
Caroline Islands
Truk
Philippines
Union Refuses To Drop Racial Discrimination
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen told President Roosevelt's FEPC they will not admit members regardless of race. Sixteen southern railway concerns also said they would not comply with directives against racial or religious discrimination, arguing FEPC lacks authority.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Roosevelt
Southern Railway
FEPC
275000 Infantrymen Are Given Promotions
About 275000 enlisted infantrymen receive one-grade promotions for the hazards and responsibilities shouldered in combat. The War Department announced the move effective December 13, and raises will total from $48 to $216 annually across 16 infantry combat categories.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Warmer Weather Forecast for Saturday in Ohio
The Weather Bureau projects fair and warmer conditions Saturday as Ohioans endure freezing temperatures. Coldest reading was Cincinnati at three degrees, Columbus and Dayton at eight, Akron and Toledo at eleven, with residents hoping for relief from the lingering deep cold.
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Columbus
UPI
Weather Bureau
Railroad Unions Warn Men Against Violence
In Cleveland five operating brotherhoods warned members to avoid violence during the nationwide rail strike set to begin in December. The presidents urged obedience to laws and stressed that violence of any kind will not be tolerated by the organizations.
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Cleveland
Raila
Herbert In Hospital In Columbus For Sinus Infection
Attorney General Thomas J. Herbert, who has been ill with grippe, was admitted to University Hospital today in Columbus for treatment of a sinus infection.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Grippe
University Hospital
State Fishing Laws To Stand for Next Year
The Ohio State Conservation Commission kept the current fishing rules for 1944 after reviewing more than twenty recommendations from sportsmen. They rejected proposals to end the black bass closed season and to remove length and bag limits, saying the decisions were influenced by a telegram from Commissioner Don Waters urging ample supply for returning armed forces.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Conservation Commission
Don Waters
Elmore
Joe Louis to Visit War Camps Across World Tour
World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis will end his U S exhibitions at Army posts on January 20 then travel overseas to visit camps in theaters of operations. The War Department announced that by tour end more than 630,000 soldiers will have seen the exhibitions.
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Washington
Joe Louis Barrow
War Department
Morgan Countian Seeks Post on State Board
Columbus reports seven applicants seek appointment by Gov. Bricker to the State Board of Liquor Control to replace John E. Sweeney who resigned to become municipal judge in Cleveland. The post pays 4500 dollars annually and runs to February 1, 1947. Among applicants is Robert L. Drury, attorney of McConnelsville.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
State Board of Liquor Control
John E. Sweeney
Cleveland
Robert L. Drury
McConnelsville
Congress To Take Holiday As Roosevelt Returns From War Talks
President Roosevelt arrives in Washington after a five week round of Allied war conferences. Congress plans a brief holiday with many bills pending. food subsidies and CCC extension fight on, while railroad and voting measures inch toward action after the recess.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Senate
House
Commodity Credit Corporation
Martin
Farm Bloc
CCC
Thomas
Utah
Churchill Expected To Recuperate Slowly
London reports Prime Minister Churchill facing a long recovery after his second pneumonia attack in ten months. The war cabinet may name an acting leader in his absence. A No 10 bulletin said there is some improvement and three doctors attend him, including a heart specialist.
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London
Churchill
Britain
War Cabinet
Middle East
No. 10 Downing Street
Pallbearer Craig Dickey Dies After Accident
Lisbon reports 65 year old Craig Dickey died last night after being struck by a car while serving as pallbearer at a friend’s funeral. Police investigate the fatal incident.
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Lisbon
Craig Dickey
Tax Bill Enactment Seems Unlikely Before New Year
Washington Senate leaders delay enactment of a 2.284 billion tax bill, shelving Christmas passage amid recess. The measure, larger than the House version by 144 million, raises revenue mainly from excises while trimming earned income credits and boosting corporate rates and alcohol taxes.
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Senate Finance Committee
Barkley
George
Treasury
Senate
House
Roosevelts Return From Middle East Trek
President Roosevelt arrived at the White House after a five week visit to the Middle East. A large motorcade and police escort greeted him as he entered the south doors before 9:30 a.m. EWT. Mrs Roosevelt and daughter Anna accompanied him. He commented on dressing for the reception and plans a nationwide radio hookup the night before Christmas.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Middle East
Barkley
Anna Boettiger
Dakar
United States
Toll in Southeast rail disaster climbs to seventy
In Lumberton North Carolina the death toll from the Atlantic Coast Line wreck rose to seventy as wreckers pried apart cars and recovered a civilian body. Eight more were believed trapped in a car section, with over fifty injured. The toll listed forty eight servicemen and twenty two civilians.
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Lumberton
N. C
Atlantic Coast Line
New York
Florida
Red Cross
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Wilmington
Packers Ready to Handle Hog Surge Despite Embargoes
Confidence that the meat packing industry can manage the record hog outpouring was voiced by John Holmes president of Swift and Co. Stockyards across the Midwest have been jammed with hogs in recent weeks and some markets have issued embargoes on further shipments.
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Chicago
John Holmes
Swift and Co
Midwest
Cleveland Shipyard Strike Enters Third Day
At the American Shipbuilding Co. yards in Cleveland more than 800 AFL unionists sustained a third day walkout with 20 mounted police at the main entrance. Union spokesmen blamed the discharge of Howard Ward, chief steward for 11 metal crafts unions, for the dispute.
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Cleveland
American Shipbuilding Co
AFL
Howard (Darby) Ward
Submarine War Losses Rise as Japanese Vessels Count Increases
United States submarines in the Pacific report eight more Japanese cargo ships sunk or probably sunk raising the total sunk since the war began to 374. The combined tally for sunk, probably sunk, and damaged ships now stands at 524, with overall counts including today’s report reaching 874 sunk or probably sunk and 114 damaged.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Allied Bombers Pound New Britain During Arawe Invasion
Allied heavy and medium bombers targeted Japanese positions along both New Britain coasts, focusing on Cape Gloucester, Gasmata, and the Vunakanau Airdrome at Rabaul as the invasion force advances.
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Arawe
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
Gasmata
Vunakanau
Rabaul
Arawe Assault Pushed Back By Allied Air and Sea Power
Brig Gen Jullian Cunningham announced the Arawe beachhead objective had been attained with light Allied casualties and no aircraft or ships lost. Allied air forces delivered a 356 ton night bombing and a destroyer task force led by Rear Adm. Barby supported the landings. The occupation cuts Japanese access to vital straits and logistics facilities while Australian air power harasses Japanese positions on New Britain and New Guinea fronts.
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Arawe
Jullian Cunningham
MacArthur
Ngles
Daniel Barbey
Bridge collapse closes U S 23 span over Scioto River
The north span of the steel bridge over the Scioto River just north of Chillicothe on U S Route 23 gave way and dropped 40 feet after a heavy tractor trailer sideswiped the railing. Driver Charles Scott of St Paris escaped as the 400 foot long bridge sank. built in 1886 the span fell with no one aboard.
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Chillicothe
Scioto River
Charles Scott
St. Paris
Urges Taxation of Land Owned by Government
Washington reports Myers Y. Cooper former Ohio governor and N C of Real Estate Taxpayers leader told the House Public Lands Committee that federal property expansion is a menace. He urged Congress to tax government lands to curb growth and ease private property taxes.
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Washington
Myers Y. Cooper
Ohio
National Council of
Cooper
House Publics Lands Committee
Congress
French Troops Make Gains in Italian Mountain War
Allied headquarters in Algiers reports French troops entering the European mainland for the first time since 1940 have scored successes in mountain fighting in Central Italy. After moving to the front the French captured several key German hilltop positions and took prisoners, who were surprised to see them in action.
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Italy
Fifth Army
Vendafro
Mt Pietro
Eighth Army
Pescara
Germany
Ine
Royal Navy
Adriatic
Yugoslav
Civita
C. W. Allfrey
Tunisia
Vatutin
Bulge
Kiev
Moscow
Rada
Dnieper
Smela
Berlin
Algiers
Army Leader Lauds Wrights at Wright Hill tribute
Dayton dispatch reports Brig. Gen. Alden R. Crawford, chief of staff to the AAF Materiel Command, praising the Wright Brothers legacy. He lauded the command for producing "the greatest array of powerful air weapons," said to help ensure final victory and endure through eras of courage and achievement.
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Dayton
Wright Brothers
Wright Hill
AAF
Alden R. Crawford
First Degree Murder Indictments Sought
Fayette County grand jury will be asked to return first degree murder indictments against James M. Collett 60 in the deaths of Elmer McCoy 59 his wife Forrest 64 and daughter Mildred 22 The prosecutor indicated missing murder guns may not be vital to the case and the killings have sparked a widespread search
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Washington C. H
Fayette County
James M. Collett
McCoy
Elmer
Forrest
Mildred
Hill
Pastor John R. Snyder Dies at 73 in Tyrone
Dr. John R. Snyder longtime pastor of the Church of the Brethren in Tyrone, dies at 73. A Bellefontaine Ohio native, he served as pastor 16 years and previously worked in newspaper publishing.
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Tyrone
John R. Snyder
Church of the Brethren
Bellefontaine
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