Americans And Japs Each Lose Destroyer
Allied and Japanese forces clash off Leyte with a destroyer sunk and another damaged. MacArthur reports American crew rescued amid air and shore fire as U S and Australian air forces hit enemy positions around Ormoc Bay and Negros Island during the extract.
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James Hutcheson
MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc Gulf
Leyte
Ormoc
Douglas MacArthur
Gulf
Ormoc Bay
Royal Australian Air Force
Southwest Pacific
Negros
Sub Sinks Hit by U S Submarine Fleet
Washington reports Japan has lost another light cruiser and a destroyer to U S submarines in distant Pacific waters. Navy communique says three enemy merchant ships cargo tanker and transport vessels were also sunk, bringing total cruiser and destroyer losses to 12 and 40 respectively.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Pacific
Draftees Clash with Regular Service Men at Fort Frances
Canadian draftee troops and regular service men clashed for three hours in Fort Frances Ontario on Saturday night as tensions over conscription boiled over. Six injured include high school girls and draftees. police withheld full details while Ottawa and defense headquarters seek facts.
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Ottawa
Canada
Fort Frances
Ontario
United States
Duluth
Minn
Defense
Brakeman Injured After Fall From Railroad Car
Brakeman Ben H. Hylton of the Norfolk and Western railroad was injured in a fall from a railroad car in Bluefield yards. He was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium at 9 AM yesterday with chest injuries.
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Ben H. Hylton
Virginia
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western Railway
Stettining Gets Four New Aides
President Roosevelt shakes up foreign affairs by naming four new aides to Secretary Edward R. Stettinius. Joseph C. Grew becomes under secretary, William L. Clayton assistant secretary, Archibald MacLeish assistant secretary, and Nelson Rockefeller assistant secretary coordinating inter-American affairs. The team emphasizes economic policy. Grew is the only seasoned diplomat among them.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Edward R. Stettinius
Joseph C. Grew
Pearl Harbor
William L. Clayton
Texas
Archibald MacLeish
Congress
Nelson Rockefell
John D
Senate
Clayton
Mother of Grover Bergdoll Dies at 83 in Philadelphia
Emma C Bergdoll mother of WWI draft dodgers Grover and Erwin Bergdoll died in a Philadelphia hospital from pneumonia at age 83 Her health declined after 1939 when a guardian was appointed for her estate Grover and Erwin fled in 1919 from the Bergdoll mansion Erwin was captured and served two years Grover returned in 1939 and served a prison sentence
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Philadelphia
Emma C. Bergdoll
Grover C
Erwin Bergdoll
Grover
Bergdoll
Erwin
Germany
Red spearheads push toward Budapest in rapid Soviet advance
Soviet forces under Tolbukhin drive through southwestern Hungary toward the Danube and Budapest as 24 hour marches claim 100 miles of ground. Berlin reports Tolbukhin’s Third Ukraine army reached near Lake Balaton with 3,000 German and Hungarian troops captured in three days.
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London
Lake Balaton
Hungary
Budapest
Danube
Berlin
Moscow
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Third Ukraine
Austria
Toibukhin
Kaposvar
Tolbukhin
Dunafeldvar
Red Army
Adral
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Tamasi
Lepseny
Lake
Balaton
Malinovsky
Hatvan
Eger
Miskolc
Matra Mountains
Ivan Petrov
Kassa
Hosce
Cromwell Tax Fight Heads to Third Circuit Court
Doris Duke Cromwell and the Duke Foundation contest a $13 million tax bill on intangible property from Hillsborough New Jersey. A district court ruled the levy unconstitutional, prompting the township to appeal to the Third Circuit.
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Philadelphia
Doris Duke Cromwell
Duke Foundation
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. District Court
Hillsborough
N. J
Himmler and Generals Seek Truce to Shield Hitler
London reports indications of a secret truce between Heinrich Himmler and senior German generals. Himmler allegedly confers with military and party leaders to keep Hitler under cover, letting Junkers handle military affairs as Hitler’s health wanes. Rumors also mention potential postwar reforms and a greater church role in Germany.
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London
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Himmler
Hitler
Junkers
Fuehrer
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Sinzinger
Vienna
Vatican
Rome
Allied Forces Drive Toward Industrial Saar City Of Saarbrucken
War in Brief reports U.S. forces firing on Saarbrucken from six and a half miles as armor and infantry push toward the prize. First Army advances within 22 miles of Cologne amid 12,000 tons of Allied destruction. Pacific fronts note heavy rains and raids on Japanese dumps. Eastern Front updates mention Balaton and rapid Soviet advances as German and Hungarian forces retreat.
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Saar
Saarbrucken
First Army
Cologne
Four Thousand Planes Hit German Rail Hubs
Allied air forces blasted eight rail arteries feeding the western front in a 12 hour raid. More than 4,000 aircraft dropped nearly 12,000 tons of bombs on Cologne area rail centers while 1,000 RAF bombers struck Karlsruhe and Heilbronn, aiming to cut front line supply lines from Germany's industrial heart.
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London
Germany
Rhine
Cologne
Karlsruhe
Heilbronn
Western Front
Soong Becomes Premier As China Seeks War End Game
T V Soong assumes premier duties in Chungking succeeding his brother in law H H Kung and moves seen as shaping a potential pact with North China Communists. His moderate stance and close ties to Chiang Kai Shek position him as a key diplomat while Chiang remains nominal president of the executive yuan.
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Chungking
T. V. Soong
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
North
Seong
Japan
Soong
Executive Yuan
H. H. Kung
Washington
London
Ixung
O. K. Yui
Shanghai
Kung
FTC To Investigate Cigaret Shortage
Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission will probe the cigar shortage to determine if laws were broken. Senator Wheeler requests the inquiry covering manufacture and distribution under Sherman and Clayton acts amid claims of higher production and civilian availability yet scarce counters.
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Washington
Dec
Federal Trade Commission
Wheeler
Mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
FTC
Senate War Investigating Committee
Montana
State Bond Sales Reach Half Way Sum
West Virginia solicitors in the Sixth War Loan drive report half the $69,000,000 goal reached with two weeks left. Bonds of all types total $34, he worth and 37 percent of the $21,000,000 EF series target. Individual sales reach $26,507,393 or 68 percent of the $39,000,000 quota. County auctions set for December 9 and 12 offer shares in fine beef cattle as part of bond purchases.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Wood
Cabell
State War Finance Headquarters
Postwar Bonus for Work Urged
Army official Lieut General Rhedon Somervell urged congress for a postwar bonus for war workers who stay at their posts. He warned manpower must be solved this month and said shortages could occur at the front without enough workers in critical items. He favored nationwide recruiting efforts and possible postwar bonuses for workers in essential plants.
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Washington
Rhedon Somervell
Congress
Army
Senate War Investigating Committee
Somervell
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizad
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Italian Fascists Desert German Counterattacks Rebuffed
Rome reports heavy losses for the enemy as German counterstrokes south of Bologna were driven back in fog and rain. It says Italian fascist troops used on this front proved a dismal failure with many desertions to Italian patriot forces or home.
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Bologna
Rome
Bombina
Monte Belmonte
Germany
Italy
Air Forces To Pay Tribute To WASP Women Pilots
The army air forces will honor its women pilots with ceremonies at Avenger Field in Sweetwater Texas on December 7, marking the end of the WASP training program and a transition to a two week period where remaining WASPs on duty are replaced by men. The government asserts sufficient men will take over flying duties including ferrying.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Avenger Field
Sweetwater
Tex
Air Force
Athens Crisis Deepens as EAM Ultimatum Sparks Violence
In Athens a leftist EAM militia faces a midnight deadline to quit Attica. A general strike halts power and relief deliveries as clashes erupt near the Acropolis and in Piraeus. British forces report Elas attacks and casualties amid martial law measures and open threats.
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Athens
Eam
National Liberation Front
Elas
Mountain Brigade
Papandreou
Thesseum
Acropolis
Piraeus
Royal Navy
Catsotas
Attica
Corporal Charles R. Clark Killed in Action in France
Corporal Charles R. Clark, 23, was killed in action in France on November 18. He served as an instrument corporal in a mortar section of a U S infantry division in the third American army under General Patton. A Beaver High School graduate and Virginia Tech alumnus, he was active in Westminster Presbyterian Church and Young People’s work. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Forrest P Clark and a brother Major Forrest P Clark, Rock Island Arsenal.
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Charles R. Clark
France
War Department
Forrest P. Clark
Jefferson Street
Bluefield
W. Va
Patton
Clark
Beaver High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Pappy Is Still Head Of Indian Tribes
A government official says the Indian adult education and tribal systems need reform. Collier argues strong family and tribal ties shape life and that economic progress must start with the head of the tribe rather than focusing only on schools and hospitals.
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Pappy
Esas
Wille Mace
Collier
Wadian & Affairs Cousantiinns
Governor Calling Special Session On War Voter Act
Richmond December 4 governor Darden called a special session for December 14 to address a new and valid war voters act and possibly a constitutional convention. The move aims to clear service personnel poll tax issues and enable voting in upcoming elections with broad political support and opposition.
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Darden
Virginia Assembly
Richmond
General Assembly
State Supreme Court of Appeals
Overnor
Commonwealth
Thomas B. Stanley
American Legion
Committees of 100
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Virginia Electoral Reform League
World War I Pension Bill Advances in Senate
The first WWI widow and orphan pension bill to reach the Senate floor passes without debate. It offers monthly benefits up to 74 dollars, with widows starting at 35, and widows with one child at 45, plus 5 dollars per extra child. Orphans receive 18 to 36 dollars for up to three orphans, plus 4 dollars for each additional child.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Prosecution Tries to Halt Dorsey Case
In Los Angeles on December 4 the prosecution moved to dismiss the trial of Tommy Dorsey his wife and Allen Smiley on felonious assault charges against actor Jon Hail. Judge Crum denied the motion without explanation after the defense anticipated a later bid to drop the case.
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Los Angeles
Tommy Dorsey
Allen Smiley
Jon Hail
Edwin Myers
Arthur Crum
Winter Drive Advances To Saarbrucken In War Front
Paris dispatch reports U S Third Army pushing within six and a half miles of Saarbrucken as Saar river battles intensify. Saarlautern Saarbrucken Diebling and nearby towns face shelling while Sixth Armored enters Diebling. Ninth Army reaches Roer at Julich as Allied forces push toward Cologne and Ruhr defenses.
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Roer River
Julich
Paris
U. S
Third Army
Saar Basin
Saarbrucken
Forbach
Sarregue
Saenenes
Saar River
Diebling
Saarlautern
Roer
Holland
Maas River
Venlo
Reiche U. S. First Army
Aachen-Co
Duren
Cologne
Ruhr
Candian
Arnhem
Reich
Saar
Inde
Alsatian
Selestat
U.S. Seventh Army
First Army
Colmar
Strasbourg
Zinswiller
Oberbronn
German Palatinate
British Diplomat Shot On Estate By Poachers
Sir Eric Teichman 60, famed diplomat and orient expert, was found dead on his Honingham Hall estate in Norfolk after going out unarmed to investigate gunfire. He was shot through the cheek and shoulder, with authorities noting recent poacher activity on the 3000 acre grounds.
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Norfolk
Eng
Eric Teichman
Britain
Honingham Hall
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Stettining
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Kweiyang
Burma
Gen. Somervell
Wasps
Greece
Cpl. C. R. Clark
Siegfried Line
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