Russian Armies Press On In Ukraine And White Russia Fronts
Allied dispatch reports the First Russian Army nearing Zhitomir and Berdichev while a White Russia drive nears Vitebsk. Vatutin and Bagramian each claim gains and German losses mount. Tedder chosen as Eisenhower's deputy signals air power focus for upcoming invasion.
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Hillsboro man dies from hunting accident injuries
Lawrence Williams, 38, died from injuries sustained in a hunting accident Thursday in Hillsboro.
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Lawrence Williams
Woman Finds 360 Needles in Old Cushion
Mrs A Young York Pa cut open an old par cushion and pulled out 360 needles. The note highlights that people often find what they seek close by as an example from a local want ad. A reader recounts finding a gas range ad and moving to Athens after seeing Want Ads daily.
British May Chase German Scharnhorst After Sea Battle
Berlin said several German surface units engaged the British fleet after the Scharnhorst was sunk while protecting a convoy bound for Russia. German destroyers relayed convoy silhouette to the Scharnhorst before battleships and destroyers clashed, leaving the Scharnhorst destroyed and many lives lost. few survivors were reported.
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Berlin
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Royal Navy
Stockholm
Social Democraten
Russia
Two Ships Lost In Cape Gloucester Landings
Washington AP reported an American destroyer and a coastal transport were sunk by Japanese bombs during landings at Cape Gloucester on New Britain Island. Secretary of the Navy Knox did not name the vessels or release casualty figures. Marines captured Target Hill and moved inland, securing beachheads east and west as Allied forces established a second foothold.
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U. S. Sixth Army
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Rabaul
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Empress Augusta Bay
Huon Peninsula
Walingi
Nazi Plane Is In Ohio Hangar at Wright Field
In a guarded Wright Field hangar a new German JU 88 bomber stands as the centerpiece of a wartime tale. A reluctant Nazi pilot flew from Roumania to Cyprus aiming for Syria but fog bound the Med and he landed on Cyprus where British Spitfires questioned him as he surrendered.
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Dayton
Wright Field
Roumania
Cyprus
Army Air Force
Expect Shift in Makeup of Bolivian Government
Washington reports a possible全面 shift in Bolivia’s government with General David Toro, former head of the Bolivian military purchasing commission in Washington, arriving in Miami after disappearing from the Chilean Embassy in La Paz. He is accused of leading an abortive counter‑coup but denies the charges.
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Washington
David Toro
Bolivian Military Purchasing Commission
la Paz
Toro
Miami
Mrs. Alice Mulrain Dies From Davenport Fire
Mrs. Alice Mulrain, 49, died from burns when a davenport burned after a cigarette lit it while she slept. The incident occurred in Canton amid a residential fire.
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Alice Mulrain
Suspension of Pork Rations Urged in West
A congressional group led by Senator Reed calls for a temporary suspension of pork rationing for 10 days to two weeks to relieve storage space and curb waste. The plan targets all pork products and questions the five point ration bonus as insufficient. Reed cites glut in hog market and support from midwestern lawmakers as officials prepare to present to the OPA and War Food Administration.
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Washington
Senator Reed
R-Kan
Reed
OPA
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
Smuts Urges Stringent Peace Plan for UN Led Coalition
Pretoria. Premier Jan Christiaan Smuts proposes that a United Nations led by the Big Four be the temporary framework for a postwar world order to maintain peace and security. Neutrals could join, but defeated powers await guardianship and cure of dangerous outlooks.
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Union of South Africa
Jan Christiaan Smuts
League of Nations
United Nations
Smuts
Versailles
McCormick Declines Presidential Candidacy in Illinois Primary
Col. Robert R. McCormick editor of the Chicago Tribune told Illinois Republican leaders he will not be a presidential candidate in the upcoming preferential primary. Ben Berve, head of the state GOP, said the stance came after McCormick's letter following a push by the Republican Nationalist Revival Committee to place his name on 10,000 petition forms.
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Robert R.mccormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Ben Berve
Republican State Central Committee
Colonel McCormick
Berve
Republican Nationalist Revival Committee
Man Killed When Struck by Car in Cleveland
Frederick W. Konkel, 68, died after a vehicle struck him last night in Cleveland. Police investigated the fatal hit and run incident and identified the driver.
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Cleveland
Frederick W. Konkel
Current Wave Of Strikes Hit By U S Senator
GRAND RAPIDS Mich Senator Arthur H Vandenberg says Congress backs an early end to the war but home front strikes threaten war efforts He praises labor rights but urges peaceful means to protect war material flows amid a long and deadly journey ahead.
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Congress
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R.-Mich
United States
Vandenberg
Civilian bean and pea supplies to rise in 1944
Washington reports civilian stockpiles of dry beans and peas will grow in 1944. Civilians will receive 11,500,000 bags of beans, about half the total dry bean allocation, and 29 percent of the dry pea allotment for all purposes.
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Washington
News Men Killed in Crash in New Britain
Australian bureau manager Brydon Taves and war correspondent Pending Arthur Raynor were killed when their plane crashed while covering the American landings at Cape Gloucester New Britain. London Times reporter Ian Morrison and ABC correspondent Hayden Lennard were injured in the same crash.
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Melbourne
Brydon Taves
United Press
Arthur Raynor
Cape Gloucet
New Britain
Ian Morrison
London Times
Hayden Lennard
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Chocolates and photos top gifts for Yanks overseas
At an American base in Italy on Christmas Day 1943, soldiers praised chocolate candy and photos from home as the best gifts. Corp William E. Carter notes mixed results from parcels, with some odd choices like pork luncheon meat and almonds. Overall, Christmas overseas was better organized than in 1942, and many soldiers received gifts.
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Corp
William E. Carter
South Orange
N. J
Newark News
Carter
Montana
Japan
Steel Strike Ends as WLB Grants Retroactive Pay
Workers return to mills across the nation signaling an end to the steel strike. The War Labor Board guaranteed retroactive pay in expiring contracts covering about 500,000 workers in 500 companies, prompting President Murray to direct uninterrupted steel production and halt the walkout spanning several states.
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Illinois
New Jersey
Forced To Cut Paper Output In Battle Creek Mills
Battle Creek Michigan wartime supply cut forces local paper mill to run at 67 percent capacity and import waste paper by railcar from the west coast. Marvin Jones of Michigan Carton Co. cites November output at 87 percent and October at 75 percent, warning further cuts and war material delays without paper-saving efforts.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Marvin Jones
Michigan Carton Co
Jones
More Canned Peaches Promised to Civilians
The War Food Administration announced 750000 cases of canned peaches will be released from government stocks to supplement civilian supplies. The cases will reach retail markets within a few weeks, aligning with the period of low fresh fruit availability.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Hopkins Says Letter About Willkie Forged
Harry Hopkins claims his name was forged in a political dispute over Wendell Willkie. He says a fake letter predicted Willkie would be the Republican nominee for president and has asked the FBI to investigate.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Wendell Willkie
FBI
Willkie
Lawmaker Demands Teeth for Smith Connally Act
Representative Smith of Virginia argues the Smith Connally Labor Disputes Act needs sharper penalties. He urges the War Labor Board to halt union maintenance orders and proposes depriving unions of bargaining rights for one year if a strike occurs without the required 30 day notice.
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Washington
Smith
War Labor Board
Special
House Committee
Secret Weapon Used by Navy In Pacific Drive
Secretary of the Navy Knox said secret weapons help drive back the Japanese in the Pacific but gave no details. He noted more than 42 aircraft carriers are in operation and praised Corsair and Hellcat fighters as the strongest carrier-based planes. He mentioned a new dive bomber, likely the Curtiss Helldiver, entering action in the raid on Rabaul on November 11.
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Navy
Pacific
Knox
Acton
Rabaul
OPA Seeks Price Ceilings on New Whiskeys
The Office of Price Administration moves to cap prices of new whiskies since March 1942 ceilings. Effective Jan 6 the rule sets processor level ceilings on all domestic distilled spirits, with fixed wholesaler and retailer mark ups to lower consumer prices on certain brands.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Federal Judge to Name Acting U.S. Marshal in Ohio
Judge John H. Dreffel was expected to appoint William W. Dufau 47 as acting U S Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio to replace Charles H. Sisson who died Saturday.
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Cincinnati
Federal
John H. Dreffel
William W. Dufau
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Ohio
Charles H
Chob) Sisson
Roosevelt Seizes Rail System To Avert Strike
President Roosevelt ordered Army control of America's entire railroad system to prevent a strike that could disrupt major military offensives now planned. The surprise seizure aims to keep critical logistics moving during wartime.
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Washington
America
Roosevelt
No Change Noted In Rail Operation
The article reports on the first day of government control over the U S railroads under Roosevelt's order with Army seizure and employment of troops familiar with rail work. It notes wage status quo, continued operation, and arbitration arrangements with unions, plus leadership assignments and federal oversight details.
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Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference Committee
Stimson
Somervell
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