Soviet Push Threatens Budapest Encirclement in Hungary
Berlin radio said Russians launched a major offensive between Balaton and the Danube, with ten rifle divisions in action and German counterattacks. Soviet advances pushed from Slovakia toward Bratislava and Vienna, while Budapest faced encirclement risk. 41,244 prisoners reported as captured in 41 days near the Hungarian Slovak border. In Ohio a new cold wave brought 10°F expected, with subzero readings in Northern Illinois and heavy snow across the state, causing hazardous roads and winter conditions.
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London
Berlin
Balaton Lake
Danube
Hungary
Budapest
Red Army
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Kassa
Rimaszombat
Losone
Tornala
Slana River
Torysa River
Danube Bend
Bratislava
Vienna
Second Ukraine
Ohio
U. S
Superforts Strike Mukden in Fourth Day of Raids
Allied forces press in Manchuria and the Philippines as Superfortresses bomb Mukden and Iwo Jima fields. MacArthur reports the Yamashita Line collapsing on Leyte, with Japanese dead near 127,000 in two months. Mindoro air bases extend patrol reach toward China and Indochina. Chinese forces threaten Hochih and Chinchengkiang with the 14th Air Force backing.
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Mukden
U. S
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Japan
War Department
Washington
Hsinking Radio
Dairen
Liberators
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Marcus Island
Manila
South China Sea
Mindoro Island
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China
Indo-China
Mindoro
Valencia
Lonoy
77Th
Libungao
Ormoco
Palompon
Kanango
Liuchow
Hochih
Chinchengkiang
Hochi
U. S. 14Th Airforce
All Is Quiet Now On Louisiana Campus
Baton Rouge Louisiana State University closes Friday for Christmas holidays and so, apparently, will be the case of the pretty coed who was put out of the school after she wrote and distributed a leaflet criticizing the universitys attitude on sex. President W B Hatcher asked Gloria Jeanne Heller to resign or be dismissed, and said the matter is closed as student leaders report quiet on campus where a student strike seemed imminent earlier in the week.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
W. B. Hatcher
Gloria Jeanne Heller
Havana
Cuba
Indicted trio named in Navy ordnance conspiracy case
Three of six defendants in a New York federal indictment for conspiracy to defraud the government in production of Navy ordnance and the Norden bombsight are Theodore H. Barth Carl L. Norden Inc Ward B. Marvelle and Comdr John D. Corrigan USNR The other three defendants are the corporations and Robert H Wells a co owner with Corrigan of Corrigan Osburn and Wells Inc Industrial engineers NEA Telephotos
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New York
Navy
Norden
Theodore H. Barth
Carl L. Norden, Inc
Ward B. Marvelle
Comdr
John D. Corrigan
USNR
Corrigan, Osburn and Wells, Inc
Robert H. Wells
Corrigan
NEA Telephotos
Boy Admits Killing Niece in Illinois Farm Case
Norman Burton, 15, released on probation to an elder sister, confessed to killing his sister’s five year old daughter Sara Jane Tyne with a skinning knife near Ohio Illinois. He rode away on a bicycle after the act and slept in a park before surrendering to authorities. Local sheriff said the boy gave a grim reply when asked why he did it.
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Princeton
Norman Burton
Frank Grisell
Dixon
Lee County
Wilbur Tyne
Ohio
Ill
Sara Jane Tyne
Charles Burton
Bricker denied new car request by Ohio OPA
Gov Bricker, a lawyer and farmer planning to retire January 8, sought five thousand dollars for a new automobile. Columbus district OPA director John H Summers said the request was refused. Separately, Catholic Church leaders attended the consecration of Msgr Henry J Grimmesman as bishop of the new Evansville Indiana diocese at Pontifical College Josephinum.
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OPA
Bricker
New Indiana
Columbus
Catholic Church
Pontifical College Josephinum
Henry J. Grimmesman
S.T.D
Evansville
Ind
Postwar Road Bill Is Signed
Washington announces a three year postwar highway program totaling 3.1735 billion dollars enabling state and local governments to begin planning. States provide 1.5 billion on a 50 50 matching basis to access federal funds. The plan allocates 225 million annually for regular aid, 150 million for secondary roads, and 125 million for federal highways into cities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Frozen Pipes Choke Elyria Water Supply
Elyria faces a reduced water supply as needle ice clogged Lake Erie intake pipes at the municipal pumping station. Service director I. D. Faxon urged factories to cut usage, while Fire Chief W. H. Bates warned low mains pressure could hinder fire pumpers.
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Lake Erie
I. D. Faxon
W. H. Bates
Pilfering of Army Supplies To Be Investigated
Washington report states House military committee to probe theft of European theater Army supplies. Chairman Mead will meet with Army authorities in North Africa with Senators Tunnel and Burton to discuss the issue as dispatches say pilfering once threatened operations but has since declined.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Mead
D-Ny
Senate War Investigating Committee
North
Africa
Senators Tunnel
D-Del
Burton
R-Ohio
Europe
AAF Unveils Ground Bombing Training Nose Model
The Army Air Force introduces a portable life size bomber nose trainer with Norden bombsight. A moving terrain film projects on a screen while simulated bomb impacts flash on cue. The device records hits with light pins, coordinating with conditions of actual bombing runs for trainee bombardiers.
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Cincinnati
Army Air Force
AAF
Fluine
Slayer of Son Sentenced to Life in Prison
COSHOCTON. Common Pleas Judge Clifford L Belt sentenced Warren Patterson, 31, an Ashland machinist, to life for the drowning of his 18 month old son Larry on Sept 27. Patterson was convicted of first degree murder. He will also spend time in solitary confinement each Sept 27 to meditate on the crime. Raymond, 7, survived after being dropped with Larry into the Mohican River. Patterson remained calm as the judge urged him to seek forgiveness before death. In Columbus, Steve Dimetroff, 50, died from injuries after a pedestrian accident.
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Common Pleas
Clifford L. Belt
Warren Patterson
Ashland
Patterson
Larry
Raymond
Mohican River
Judge Belt
Ohio union strikes settle as vote signals pause
Two Northern Ohio strikes ended today as settlements paused further action. Lorain Telephone workers filed notice for a strike vote with the NLRB and War Labor Board. In Toledo Packard Auto workers returned to work ending a walkout in sympathy with five polishers. Goodyear Akron curing room workers agreed to 200 returns after a one day stop. Wage dispute in Akron awaits WLB arbitration.
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Lorain
Robert G. Pollock
Ohio Federation of Tele
Lorain Telephone Co
National Labor Relations Board
National War Labor Board
Secretary of
CIO
United Automobile
Toledo
Packard Motor Car Co
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
C. V. Wheeler
Goodyear
United Rubber Workers
British drive clears rebels from Athens and Piraeus
Lt Gen Scobie reported progress in clearing insurgent forces from Athens and Piraeus three hours after warning of a full scale assault. A noon communique said more prisoners and weapons were captured while former premier Jean Ballis was recaptured. A regency proposal awaited King George II with Papandreou urging acceptance.
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R. M. Scobie
Greece
Piraeus
Jean Ballis
Averoff
George II
London
Archbishop Damaskinos
George Papandreou
Woman Found Buried in Back Yard in Los Angeles
District Attorney Howser and detectives questioned Louise Peete Judson about the shallow grave in the victim Martha R. Logan 60 a real estate agent who reportedly disappeared around June 1 last year. Columns of smoke rose as bomber crews raided an oil refinery in Brux Czechoslovakia during Europe operations. George Higgins Moses 75 a former U S Senator from New Hampshire died at his home. he served three terms in the Senate.
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Fred N. Howser
Louise Peete Judson
Martha R. Logan
Rome
Brux
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Concord
N. H
George Higgins Moses
New Hampshire
United States Senate
Shortness Is Fatal to E. C. Bibbee
E. C. Bibbee 71 chief engineer for the Southern District of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. died this morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a ten day illness. He lived at 38 West Union Street Athens since 1908 and was a Letart Falls native. He held multiple Masonic titles and leaves his wife Mayme and daughter Mary Ellen. Funeral at his home Saturday at 2 PM led by Rev. Harold F. Kellogg.
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F. Clinton Bibbee
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Sheltering Arms Hospital
W. Union St
Bibbee
Letart Falls
Meigs County
Athens
Electric Company
Letart Falls High School
Ohio University
theLetart Falls Methodist Church
Mayme H. Bibbee
Mary Ellen Jacob
Harold F. Kellogg
First Methodist Church
Stettinius May Go to London
Secretary of State Stettinius may travel to London as a precursor to a big three meeting. British Foreign Minister Eden urged quarterly foreign secretaries meetings of the great powers in Parliament. London would host high level talks with Roosevelt and Churchill, with Stalin unlikely to travel. The aim includes laying groundwork on voting procedures for the world peace agency.
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Washington
Stettinius
London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Marshal Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill
England
World Peace Agency
Surpass Coal Output Record for Third Time
The bituminous coal industry exceeded its World War I record for a third year in 1944. Output is estimated between 620 million and 625 million tons, about 10 to 35 million tons higher than 1943. The industry credits progress to improved mines and equipment.
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New York
Bituminous Coal Institute
German Drive In Ardennes Pushes Allies Back
Allied forces fight heavy battles as Field Marshal Von Rundstedt’s counteroffensive advances in the Ardennes south and west of St Vith. American troops suffer high casualties while German armored and infantry divisions push toward Liege Bastogne and the Meuse, despite fog and cloud cover hampering air power. Stavelot and surrounding areas see renewed fighting as Allied lines attempt to blunt the offensive.
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Karl von Rundstedt
St. Vith
Sedan
von Rundstedt
Ardennes Forest
Liege-Bastogne
Bastogne
Luxembourg
Meuse
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Butgenbach
Stavelot
Liege
Maspelt
Courtney H. Hodges
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Second Army
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Roer
Duren
Linnich
Third Army
George S. Patton
Siegfried Line
Dillingen
Saarlautern
Seventh Army
Simserhoff
Schiesseck
Bitche
Wissembourg
Rhine
Eisenhower
U. S
Saareguemines
Bundenthal
Palatinate
Vosges
Lake Noir
Colmar
Les Hautes Huttes
Volks Grenadiers
Hodges
Aachen
Verviers
Ambleve
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Marshall Hoffman
Mercy Hospital
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Wyo
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Blue Lodge of Masons
Wheeling
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