Allied Air Strikes Hit Tokyo and Thailand in Daylight
Pacific based heavy bombers from two bases strike Tokyo and Thailand in daylight as U S Second and Ninth Armies push through Hurtgen Forest toward Duren and Cologne. French forces advance near Strasbourg and Bussang while German holds weaken on the Maginot Line and along the Roer River.
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Japan
Tokyo
Thailand
Pacific
Duren
Cologne de Brond
Ninth
Bank
Aachen
U.S
Seventh
Rhine Plain
Strasbourg
Pernape
Pent Aachen
Furs
Weisweser
Hturigen
Roer
Ninth Army
Kener
Sr Tulich
Nowra
Fisector
Meinning
Alent
Mans
44Th
Uns
Seventh Army
Ermund
Stverne Cap
Ventson
Bussang
Masebaun
Oberbruck
Weasschiedelmsbrann
Sidihouse
Mulhouse
Rhine
Kembe
St. Germain
la Chapele
Belfort
Toored Eveains
Saar Basin
Eft
Third Army
Northeas
Metz
First
Murigen Forest
Metrerane
Antal
Magino Line
Aimpeon
Andover
Anther
Galiia
Cologne
Germany
Large B29 raid hits Tokyo and Thai targets in double strike
Reports from Saipan describe daylight B29 raids on Tokyo and Thailand by vast formations from India and Saipan. Allied warships claim sinking 30 Japanese ships and damaging 18, plus downing 72 planes and striking Luzon targets as convoys and troops move.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Thailand
21St Bomber Commands
20Th Bomber Command
India
Bangkok
Tal
Saipan
Honshu
Luzon
Japan
Instaturday
Manila Time
Manila Bay
Eotors
Luzon Island
Leyte
Raiders Hit Luzon and Surrounding Areas In Major War Air Sweep
Admiral Nimitz announced the fifth raid of the month on Luzon and surrounding waters. Carrier-based aircraft struck ships and coastal targets, sinking multiple vessels including a Kumano class heavy cruiser and nine cargo ships. Rescue preserved one crew from a B 29 after a dramatic 24 hour drift.
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Aam
Chester W. Nimitz
Wuzon Island
Salpeth
Tokyo
Nimitz
Anila
Luzon Island
Adm
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Philippines Sea
Thes
Santa Cruz
Manila
Tayabas Bay
Manila’ Bay
Nichols Field
Manil
Guice ‘Tudor
Beckley
W. Va
Japan
Bones Tell the Story Old Necklace Finds Reward
Fragmentary ad notes an old necklace discovery between Carpenter Street and Lamborn Studio with a yellow seat, offering a reward. Cail Eas is mentioned in connection with the notice.
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Carpenter Street
Lamborn Studio
Cail Eas
Japanese Fall Back on Leyte as U S Drives Press On
General MacArthur reports the 32nd Division pushing south on Leyte toward the Ormoc Corridor amid heavy rain and rugged terrain. Japanese resistance steadies but coastal road reinforcement attempts decline as 17,000 Japanese losses at sea and 19 convoy vessels, 14 escort ships sink.
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MacArthur
32Nd Division
Leyte Island
Ormoc
Limon
32Nd
Ormoc Road
Associated Press
Fred Hampson
Pilots Discover Makeshift Traffic Signal On Saipan
On Saipan Island a 1B29 bomber crew reports a working street signal on the main road. The makeshift device was assembled by American technicians from scavenged electrical parts and tin cans, astonishing the observing pilots.
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Saipan
Murder suicide shocks Battle Creek family
One year old Marian Myers returned home to find her parents shot dead. Detected by Kenneth Hynes, investigators say a man killed his wife then took his own life in the family home. The tragedy leaves the child orphaned and police probing the incident.
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Irl
Battle Creek
Marian Myers
Kenneth Hynes
Four Killed When Train Strikes Auto
An eastbound Pennsylvania express and mail train struck an automobile at a crossing in Columbus early yesterday, killing all four occupants. Dr. John R. Richardson, acting coroner, said engineer William N. Peters stated he sounded the whistle and the car slowed then sped onto the crossing. Captain Wilbur Scheible of Akron, Ohio, was credited for shooting his two German targets in the U S Eighth Air Force engagement over Misburg, Germany yesterday.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania
John R. Richardson
William N. Peters
Omican
London
Wilbur Scheible
Akron
Fnr
U. S
Aireforce
Luftfalte
Misburg
Germany
Yanks Honored by Filipinos in Leyte Village
Three Ohioans among 33 American PT boat crewmen treated royally by villagers on Leyte's southwest coast. The sailors, stranded after their boats were sunk, were hosted in homes, fed eggs and bananas, and a pig feast was planned at the village schoolhouse before their departure.
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TE Island
Philifgreen
Leyte
Ens
W. B. McDonald
Stuthers
Frank Dave
Akron
Raphael Tangle
Ued Barnefeld
Holyoke
Mass
Reds Secure Routes for Reich Invasion
Field Marshal Montgomery reports six goldfish arrived shipped by the Missouri Voiture of the 40 8 8. The gag follows as Allied war news includes Moscow reports of Soviet advances toward Budapest and near Kosice and Presov, with rail hubs at Michalovce and Humanne captured and a German reserve push noted.
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ST. Joseph
Bernard Montgomery
Missouri
Montgomery
Moscow
Hatvan
Danube
Budapest
Malinovsky
Petrov
Slovakia
Michalovce
Humanne
Ungear
Kossa
Kosice
Presoy
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Henry A. Wale
Ince
Edward R. Stettinius
Central
Miskolc
State
Hat
Cordell Hull
Age van
Lawrence
Reich
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Roose West
Hull
Canada Moves To Halt Rioting On Draft Issue
Canadian crowds faced heightened tension as Prime Minister Mackenzie King sought a confidence vote on his partial conscription policy. Troops were kept from streets in Quebec cities and demonstrations occurred in British Columbia over the weekend, with measures to quell violence across draftee camps.
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Canada
W. L. Mackenzie King
Quebec
Dominion
Columbia
House of Commons
Crude Rubber Stock Falling in Allied Supplies
Washington reports Allied crude rubber stocks have hit the lowest level since the war began. The Combined Raw Materials Board warns the rubber problem remains unresolved as U S stocks may dip below 80 000 tons by year end with receipts lagging estimates.
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Washington
Combined Raw Materials Board
United States
Pearl Harbor
James F. Clark
War Production Board
Child Dies After Fre Fire In Springfield Home
Patricia Parks aged two died Sunday from burns after a fire at a Springfield home Saturday. Neighbors and fire chief Grover L. Frock said Patricia and a three-year-old were in danger when a neighbor carried them out. Fire started while children played with matches. another child is serving overseas with the Army.
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Springfield
Patricia Parks
Yeste Fay
Clarence Brakewell
Grover L. Frock
Army
Final Work Discontinued as Wright Field Area District Ends
The U S Army Corps of Engineers Wright Field District will discontinue operations December 2 Col C L Hall Ohio River Division engineer announced the $86 2 million construction program is in final stages The district formed in 1941 to meet Dayton area construction needs. Killed by bus near Bowling Green Wilson Ingram 52 was struck on U 2 Route 25 by a Greyhound bus.
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wright Field Engineers
Toledo
Wilson Ingram
Bowling Gre
WLB Awards Move to White House Over Steel Wages
The WLB based awards on eliminating inequities without changing the Lide Steel Formula which caps pay gains. The union sought a 17 cent hourly increase to break the wage ceiling, a demand sent to the White House. A second request for guaranteed weekly pay for 40 hours was rejected as risking serious financial harm, though a special commission to study guaranteed wages may be named by the President.
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WLB
White House
Goodyear Strike Ends After Change to Piece Work
A two day walkout by five strips and a machine crew at a Goodyear Tire plant near Akron ended yesterday as U S Conciliation Commissioner Paul W Puller announced the workers grievance over shifting from hourly wages to piece work would be negotiated.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
U. S
Paul W. Puller
Allies Close on Lamone Stronghold in Italy
Allied forces push to outflank the Po Valley town of Lamone and assault a reinforced German delaying position. Dispatch reports indicate Germans prepared for another house to house battle as operations continue in the weerstand of Italy.
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Rome
Lamone
Italian Premier Bonomi Close to Resigning Over War Strife
Rome reports say Premier Ivanoe Bonomi offered resignation after two weeks of crisis over Italy’s wartime program. The cabinet was said to be conducting regular business, while Crown Prince Umberto had not yet decided on the resignation.
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Rome
Ivanoe Bonomi
Italy
Bonomi
Umberto
Generlal
China Split by Jap Armies Thin Vague Air Base Abandoned
U S Army announces Nanning air base in South China has been abandoned as Japanese forces advance. The fall of Nanning closes to 110 miles from linking Manchuria with French Indochina, signaling a de facto two China split and the loss of a seventh U S air base in the region.
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Orw
South Kina
Nanning
U. S. Army
U. S
China
Manchuria
Indo-China
Clark Handles New Role as Allied Mediterranean Leader
General Mark W. Clark is announced to assume command of the Allied 15th Army Group in Italy, shifting leadership in the Mediterranean theater. Alexander steps up as supreme commander in the region.
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London
Mark W. Clark
U. S
Fifth Army
15Th
Italy
Mediterranean
Alexander
Mederranean
Congress Demands Severe Punishment for Nazi Atrocities
Washington reports Congress erupts over Nazi crimes with calls for death penalties for those involved and for relentless punishment to prevent future atrocities. Senate and House members mourn relatives and demand strong terms as the issue dominates debate.
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Washington
Congress
Iza Graham
Toth
Senate
Grove
House
Graham
Athens
Curtiss-Wright
Robert
Fifty American Planes Shot Down In Nazi Oil Raid
The United States and Britain launched a massive air strike on Nazi oil centers. Nearly 7,000 tons of bombs hit oil facilities with heavy losses on both sides. A fierce air battle destroyed many German planes while 81 American bombers and 13 fighters did not return. The raid followed the Merseburg Leuna works attack.
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Munich
usbUrg Geste
Merseburg
Germany
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Luruis
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NEA
Philippines
Borneo
CIO
War Labor Board
Senin Islands
Would
Imell Tall, TS
Bones
Yank
Health Forces
Clark
Chungking
U. S. 14Th Air Force
South China Sea
Bluffton
Daymond Fiteart
Main Street
Air Ministry
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