Japanese raid on Saipan base destroys one B 29 and damages two
U S forces report from Pearl Harbor that on December 6 a Japanese raid on the Saipan B 29 base destroyed one Superfortress, damaged two others, and left six bombers shot down. Casualties included one dead and several wounded. raiders fled toward Chichi or Haha Jima after the attack.
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U. S.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Navy
Tokyo
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Japan
Chichi
Haha Jima
Bonifhi
Marianas
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Iwo
Marcus Island
Marcus
Marshall Islands
Tank Assaults Batter Saar Basin Defenses
Allied forces press a major winter offensive across the Saar basin with Third and Seventh armies driving on a 35 mile front. Bridges into Saarlautern and Enchenberg expand footholds as 700 square miles of German territory come under Allied control.
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Saar Basin
Reich
Austin Bealmear
Paris
Germany
Saarbrucken
Third Army
Forbach
Seventh Army
Saarlautern
Pachener-Buchwald
Merzig
Siegfried Line
90Th
Absie
Europe
Blue Network
Soldier's Death Sentence Commuted by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt commuted Army Private Dale Maple's death sentence for desertion and aiding German POWs to dishonorable discharge with forfeiture of pay and hard labor for life. Maple, from Middleton, had been sent to Leavenworth to serve a life term after the court martial.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dale Maple
White House
Maple
Lavenworth
Kansas
Middleton
Warships Blast Leftist Centers in Athens Front
British warships planes tanks and riflemen blasted leftist centers around the Acropolis and Piraeus as Greek forces clash with Elas units. A British destroyer and two motor launches joined artillery fire, with Elas officers and troops reportedly captured. Casualties include four dead and six wounded among Britons, plus two more British casualties claimed by Greek police.
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Athens
Acropolis
Piraeus
Royal Navy
Elas
Harr
British To Date. Ere
Mount Hymettus
Kaissariani
George Papanadreou
Eam
Greece
Papandreou
Russians Clear Strategic Spot Near Budapest
Russian forces cleared the south shore of Lake Balaton and pushed within 22 miles of Budapest after an eight mile Danube encirclement. Berlin reported another Soviet advance to 19 miles from Budapest while Tolbukhin’s third Ukraine army neared Szekesfehervar and Nagykanizsa, closing on the Austrian frontier.
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London
Lake
Balaton
Austria
Budapest
Danube
Moscow
Berlin
Fallen Hatvan
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Ukraine
Hungary
Lake Balaton
Zagreb
Szekesfehervar
Nagykanizsa
Interurban Line Protested as Hearings Set
The Public Service Commission schedules December 12 hearings on Tri-City Traction of Princeton seeking to scrap the 28 year old Princeton to Bluefield interurban trolley line in favor of bus service. It will also hear Consolidated Bus Lines on removing restrictive measures for highway service proposed by Tri-City.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Tri-City Traction Company of
Princeton
Princeton-Bluefield
Consolidated Bus Lines
Tri+ City
Trolley
U. S
Mercer County
House Members Vote More Clerical Funds
The house approved a 3000 dollar annual clerical pay increase to 9500 dollars from 6500 dollars to aid members in wartime duties by a 202 vote. Rep. Smith of Ohio opposed, saying he would be ashamed to face returning soldiers. A separate plan to raise member salaries from 10000 to 12500 was set aside.
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Washington
House
Rep. Smith
Ohio
U S Forces Make Key Gains on Multiple Fronts
In the Pacific American forces land south of Ormoc on Leyte as they press the heart of Japanese resistance. They sink a 13 ship Nippon convoy off Ormoc and wipe out 200 paratroopers on the island. In Europe Third and Seventh Armies advance near Saarbrücken Enchenberg and Boer River near Berestein. In the east Soviet armies close on Budapest while Molotov lines push toward Lake Balaton. In China Japanese forces appear to occupy Tuyun in Kweichow Province near Weiyang.
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U. S. 77Th Division
Ormoc
Leyte Island
Nippon
U. S
Third Army
Farback
Saarbrucken
Seventh
Enchenberg
Germany
Saar
First
Boer River
Berestein
Tuyun
Kweichow Province
South China Drive
Weiyang
Kweichow
Charges Against Dorsey and Others Dismissed
Superior court dismissed felonious assault charges against bandleader Tommy Dorsey his wife Pat Dane and friend Allen Smiley after eight days of conflicting testimony. Antonio Icaza was jailed on suspicion of perjury while Dorsey and Smiley’s lawyers welcomed the ruling amid statements from prosecutors and defense.
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Tos Angeles
Superior Court
Tommy Sey
Pat Dane
Allen Smiley
Jon Hall
Dorsey
Leg
Antonio Icaza
Tommy
Pat
Jerry Grisler
Smiley
Myers
Associated Press
Arthur Crum
Medal of Honor Awarded Air Ace Bong
Major Richard S. Bong of Poplar Wisconsin received the Congressional Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in the southwest Pacific from October 10 to November 15 1944. He has shot down 36 Japanese planes the highest total by any fighter and surpassed World War One ace Eddie Rickenbacker.
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Washington
Richard S. Bong
Army Air Forces
War Department
Poplar
Wis
Eddie Rickenbacker
Department
Southwest Pacific
Barricaded Prison Convicts Surrender To Newspaperman
Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal calmed a three day mutiny at Atlanta federal prison by publicizing prisoners grievances. Twenty five convicts and four hostages surrendered after read front page headlines and a persuasive appeal. Federal officials filed charges for prison security violations and solitary confinement pending trial.
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Atlanta
Morgan Blake
Atlanta Journal
Selves
Blake
James V. Bennett
Washington
Biddle
Violent quake hits in vicinity of Japan
A massive earthquake described as catastrophic struck near Japan on the Pearl Harbor anniversary. Seismographs worldwide reported extremely violent tremors likely centering on Honshu and the Aleutians, with potential catastrophic consequences if in populated areas.
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Japan
Associated Press
Strick
Pearl Harbor
Land
Switzerland
Germany
United States
West Leawe
Engand
J. Shaw
Shaw
Aleutians
Kuriles
Apan
Bombay
Reuters
Honshu
Tokyo
Yokohama
Kobe
Osaka
Tuscarora
Pacific
Zurich
Nurnburg
York City
Joseph J. Lynch
Fordham University
Weston College
Weston
Mass
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C
Ifornia Innee of Technology
Pasadena
Alif
Alipore Observatory
Bengal
India
Romulo recounts Leyte invasion in U S House
In Washington a Philippine envoy and former resident commissioner Romulo testified to the U S House about the Leyte landing. He described American and Filipino flags on Leyte shores, the naval bombardment, and the soldiers who fought at Bataan with pride and resolve. The chamber listened as Romulo spoke of planning and sacrifice.
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Washington
Dec
House of Representatives
Philippine Islands
General MacArthur
Car P. Romullo
Philippines
Bataan
Romulo
Leyte
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Cigaret Shortage Hearings Set By Senate Panel
Senate War Investigating Committee chair Mead announced a full inquiry into the cigarette shortage. A public hearing is planned for next Wednesday with representatives from the National Association of Tobacco Distributors, the War Department, manufacturers, the manpower commission, and the War Food Administration.
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Wash
Mead
D-N. Y
Senate War Investigating Committee
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
War Department
Manpower Commiss
War Food Administration
Pocketed Germans Sit Out The War Dramatic Story
Six isolated pockets of Germans totaling well over 100000 men remain trapped as Allied forces press to end the war. They sit in Dunkerque Lorient St Nazaire Rochelle and in three Metz forts with no effective defense or aid to Germany. The Allies say there is no active assault but will remove the pockets as needed, using scarce manpower for priorities.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Channel Isle
Dunkerque
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Rochelle
Gironde
Bordeaux
Metz
West Virginia marks Pearl Harbor drive progress in war bond sales
West Virginia observes the Pearl Harbor anniversary by boosting sixth war loan sales to 57.27 million dollars and aims to reach the overall goal. State War Finance Chairman A. C. Spurr says Friday’s report will show progress and the drive’s impact in funding two hours of the war. Bond totals reach 83 percent of the state objective with E issues at 9.12 million and total securities at 32.62 million.</s>
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Charleston
W. Va
West
West Virginia
Pearl Harbor
Huntington
Tokyo
Beckley
Guice
Gene) Tudor
Saipan
Lonnie W. Meachum
Shivde & Hunt
Salisbury
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Morgantown
Fairmont
YAMASHITA LINE CENTER 15 SEIZED IN Leyte ASSAULT
MacArthur reports American forces seized the center of Yamashita line on Leyte west coast, landing south of Ormoc with the 77th division and allies. They sank 13 enemy ships including four large transports, downed 62 planes, and killed many paratroopers while driving a wedge between Japanese forces.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
77Th Infantry
Leyte Island
Ormoc
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
Yamashita
A. D. Struble
77Th Division
Andrew D. Bruce
San Pablo
Dulag
Burauen
Superforts Blast Manchuria in Major Raid
American B 29s from China based units pressed into Manchuria scoring bombing hits on Mukden and other military targets. The mission yielded 63 enemy planes shot down or damaged along with several destroyed fighters, marking a large strike in the campaign against Japanese war production.
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Washington
Manchuria
Mukden
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Saipan
20Th Airforce
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Broadcas
Lorraine
Cologne
Roer
Rhine
Erft River
Army
Patterson
United States Army
Marines
Coast Guard
Ith
PSC
THE
Red Army
George John Dashh
Long Island
Florida
Dasch
Innceronte
Carols P. Romulo
Yamachita Line Center 15
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