Roads Open As Weather Improves And Buses Return
Primary roads in the district were opened yesterday. Buses resumed most runs after four days of bad weather. Welch route started at 11 AM and Grundy VA at 1 PM. Bluefield to Logan service began at 8:30 AM. War route blocked at Horsepen mountain. Greyhound crossed East River mountain toward Winston-Salem from Bluefield via Charleston. Interurban Bluefield to Princeton now running. Mer cer county road to Athens remained blocked near speedway.
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Consolidated Bus Company
Welch
Grundy
Bluefield
Logan
Horsepen Mountain
Greyhound
East River Mountain
Winston-Salem
Charleston
Greyhound Bus
North Side
Tri-City Traction
Princeton
Mercer County
Athens
Peedway
Blizzard Peak In State Passes After Severe Snow
Charleston West Virginia December 15 The worst of the December blizzard was past though main highways were still risky and many secondary roads blocked until melt. Coal mines and railroads returned to normal and fuel supplies look secure for the near term. Bus lines remain strained and some communities still isolated as warmer weather improves conditions.
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Charleston
W. Va
Beckley
Bluefield
Spencer
Clarksrs
Russians Cross Slovakia Border In Bold Red Army Move
London dispatch reports the Red army breached western Slovakia today advancing 34 miles northwest of besieged Budapest. The force crossed the Ipoly river near Ipolysag and seized the town, aiming to cut German lines to Vienna and disrupt eastern Slovakia operations.
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London
Red
Slovakia
Budapest
Vienna
Ipoly
Ipolysag
Sahy
Bratislava
Moscow
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Banski Bysterica
Lupe Velez to Be Buried in Forest Lawn Sunday
Beverly Hills Calif December 15 Lupe Velez the Mexican actress who killed herself will be buried Sunday in Forest Lawn cemetery Glenoaks The service will be attended by scores of film associates Har ald Ramond the father of her unborn child remains secluded Nance will wait on stomach analysis before inquest deciding whether to proceed District Attorney Howser says no tax money should be spent on a likely suicide case
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Lupe Velez
Forest Lawn
Beverly Hills
Calif
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Glen
Hollywood
Harald Ramond
Lupe
Ramond
Frank Nance
Nance
Miss Velez
Fred Howser
Mindoro Landing Near Manila Expands Pacific Corridor
U S Sixth Army crossed to Mindoro Island within 150 miles of Manila in a bold amphibious move. The operation opened an east west corridor through the Philippines as MacArthur’s forces pushed inland and established beachheads with engineers moving to construct base installations.
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Philippines
Mindoro
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
China
Mindoro Island
MacArthur
U. S. 6Th Army
Rerofome
Farflung
Mindanao
Bohol
Cebu Negros
Panay
Doro
Elmont Aite
Tokyo Radio
San Jose
Laana
Seizure of Ward Property Looms Across Seven Cities
The War Labor Board demands immediate compliance with orders against Montgomery Ward in seven cities including Detroit Chicago Denver St Paul Portland and San Rafael. Ward's refusal to obey prompts potential escalation to Economic Stabilizer Vinson and possible presidential intervention as hearings conclude.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward
War Labor Board
Detroit
Clio Retail
Chicago
Denver
St. Paul
Portland
Ore
San Rafael
Calif
Jamaica
WLB
Fred M. Vinson
Commerce Department
Ward
Army
al of Board
Ile Hie Ottices
Samuel
Mindoro Invasion Stuns Japanese Forces Near Manila
San Francisco dispatch reports Royal Arch Gunnison describing the Mindoro invasion as leaving the Japanese agape though the landing near Manila promises a strong Japanese counterattack. Lt. Gen. Walter Krueger is quoted on taking calculated risks amid rising guerrilla activity.
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San Francisco
Royal Arch
Gunnison
Luzon
Manila
Japan
Walter Krueger
Sixth Army
Mindoro
Churchill backs Soviet demands on Poland and borders
Churchill in the House of Commons endorses Russia’s western boundary for Poland along the Curzon line, outlining German territorial losses and a central Europe map. He notes British-Soviet backing, hints at American stance, and mentions population transfers to avert minority tensions.
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London
Churchill
Russia
Europe
Germany
Gested
United States
Poland
Roosevelt
Stalin
Britain
House of Commons
Curzon Line
Lvov
East Prussia
Konigsberg
Big Three to Meet After Inauguration
The Associated Press reports a second Roosevelt Churchill Stalin conference planned for late January or early February after Roosevelt’s January 20 inauguration. The meeting aims to align allied policy on Greece Italy Poland and other Nazi era fronts with emphasis on Dumbarton Oaks security plans and wartime diplomacy.
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Washington
Atlantic
Roosevelt
United States
Greece
Italy
Poland
Dumbarton Oaks
Churchill
Virginia Assembly Votes for Restricted Constitutional Convention
Richmond Va Dec 15 The Virginia general assembly approved submitting to voters a question on a constitutional convention limited to enfranchising service personnel. Senate passage followed House action defeating amendments for an unrestricted convention. Opponents warned of constitutional doubts while supporters cited service men voting needs. Assembly adjourns with 90 day extension and potential return.
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Richmond
Virginia
Fure
Senate
House
W. N. Neff
Abinganna
Ans
Ted Dalton
Radford
General Assembly
Darden
State Takes Fourth Place In War Loan Standings
Charleston West Virginia reports that the state ranks fourth nationally in sixth war loan performance with 159 percent of its overall quota. New Hampshire leads at 163, North Carolina 160, Maryland 154. Total state sales reach 109 486 186 dollars with further breakdowns for E pond and individual and corporate securities.
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Charleston
W. Va
State War Finance
West Virginia
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Maryland
E” Pond
A. C. Svourr
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Selective Service Tightens Produce Or Fight Orders
Selective service announces a broader drive to induct older men after January 1 with 26 through 37-year-olds moved to 1-A for immediate service. Boards may switch classifications to aid the war effort and deferment for war production workers is emphasized. some changes require no board consent.
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Selective Service
Washington
Greece Leaders Seek Armistice Regime Amid City Evacuations
In Athens fighting continued as Greek left wing leaders proposed armistice terms including amnesty for leaders, a national government, and a regency. Britain indicated agreement possible if terms signed by Elas and Eam, with kingly regent discussed and relief efforts clarified. Meanwhile American Superfortresses bombed three Japanese targets, including Tokyo, in what Tokyo called nuisance raids with minimal damage and unclear aerial losses.
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Athens
Greece
Eam
National Liberation Front
Elas
George
London
Keing
P. L. Sadler
Military Relief Organization
Japan
Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
Sky Giants
Federal Communications Commission
Osaka-Kobe
Honshu
Cope
Bombers Pound Vital Rail Hubs In Europe Action
More than 500 RAF Lancasters hit Ludwigshafen and Hannover Kassel in a major raid after 1,200 American bombers and fighters struck rail hubs. Additional strikes hit Innsbruck Rosenheim Amstetten Linz Salzburg and other targets as Fortresses and Liberators supported the operations.
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London
Ludwigshafen
Saarbrucken
Hannover
Kassel
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Lnmsden
North Sea
Amsterdam
Holland
Rosenheim
Amstetten
Geramny
Linz
Salzburg
Austria
Allnnsbruck
Ceemene
Brenner Pass
Senate Action On Nominees Delayed By End-of-Session Jam
Washington faces a stalled end of session as six state department nominations wait. Senator Chandler pushes Hurley and Heller to the surplus property board first, while Grew and five other nominees await confirmation. The foreign relations committee has recommended all names by varying margins, and a Saturday session may occur before action resumes on Monday.
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Washington
State Department
Senate
Chandler
D-Ky
Robert A. Hurley
Edward Heller
Surplus Property Board
Hurley-Heller
Joseph C. Grew
Roosevelt
Stettinius
Grew
Japan
W. L. Clayton
Ne Rockefeller
Julius C. Holmes
James C. Dunn
Archibald MacLeish
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
Holmes
MacLeish
MacArthur Advances Toward Luzon From Mindoro Landing
Mindoro island landings place General MacArthur within deadly range of Luzon and Manila. The move secures air bases on Mindoro and threatens Corregidor and the Yamashita forces, signaling a pivotal step in the Philippines campaign and a powerful blow to Japanese resistance.
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Washington
Mindoro Island
Philippines
MacArthur
Luzon
Manila
Leyte
Manila Bay
Mindoro
U. S
Corregidor Island
Japan
United States
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Islands
Pel Ti Senee
Perri
Vin
U.S
Seventh Army
Duren
By Austin Bealmear
Paris
Palatinate
Mediterranean
France
Climbach
Wissembourg
Alsace
Launter
Issembourg
Aiuto Wien Wald
Ritas Oinle
Alexander M. Patch
Siegfried Line
103Rd Divsion
79Th
Lauterbourg
Vosges
Rhine
Karlsruhe
Yates McDaniel
Waite
Jim Hutcheson
Associated Press
Japs Agape
THE
Assembly
Agriculure
Stephen Barber
Department of State
M‘arthur
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