Atrocities Revealed by Soviet Probe on Lwow Camps
A Soviet extraordinary state commission reports 700000 killed at three Lwow province camps Yanov Sitadel and Lisenty with civilians and POWs among the victims. Nazi chief Himmler allegedly participated and児 reports describe the human icicle torture and deliberate transfers from German camps.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
Lwow
Poland
Yanov
Sitadel
Lisenity
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Germany
Red Army
Holiday Motorists In State To Find Going Difficult
Weather and roads in West Virginia caused hazardous driving as freezing temperatures and a wintry gale persisted. Chains were advised on most highways with little change since December 11 snowstorms. Christmas observances closed offices and shops, while Huntington jail inmates with major offenses were to be released. post office crews faced a grueling week handling heavy mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Road Commission
Huntington
Ile Todd
Ed Spencer
Hundreds Of Yank Soldiers Arrested In Black Market
Paris dispatch reports hundreds of American soldiers arrested on charges of hijacking and pilfering U S gasoline cigarettes and other goods for the black market. Officers said weekly losses were less than one per cent of the supply and the present battle was not affected. One detachment in Paris held 1308 soldiers with more than half charged with misappropriation of government property.
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Paris
U. S
Russian Forces Push Westward Toward Vienna and Bratislava
Moscow disclosed a Soviet push above the Danube in Hungary gaining up to 16 miles and nearing Vienna and Bratislava. The drive crossed the Ipoly and neared the Hron valley while heavy fighting raged around Budapest and in several sectors north and west of the capital.
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London
Danube
Hungary
Red Army
Vienna
Bratislava
Moscow
Budapest
Ipoly
Japan
Point free meats and canned vegetables to return to ration lists
Washington reports that virtually all point free meats and canned vegetables will be back on the ration list by the new year. The OPA sources say a formal announcement is planned for next Wednesday outlining new point values and restoring rationing for beef pork and vegetables. The move marks a major victory for OPA over the wartime food administration as distribution and shortages prompt the reintroduction of rationing across meats and produce.
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Washington
OPA
Bedismee
War Food Administration
OPA Ae
Esm
Restaurants Cap Sunday Prices for Christmas and New Year
Charleston authorities say restaurants will charge regular Sunday prices for Christmas and New Year dinners under 1943 price regulations. Increases are limited to 15 percent over April 4-10 1943 levels, and New Year Eve prices cannot exceed those of 1942.
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Charleston
W. Va
District Office of Price Administration
OPA
Pilgrim GIs Visit Bethlehem Birth Site
Soldiers join a Bethlehem pilgrimage linking Jerusalem to the Church of the Nativity. GIs, many not officers, walk the winding road to the manger spot marked by a metal star. Army buses shuttle pilgrims from Jerusalem to Bethlehem for midnight mass at St Catherine’s and church services across the holy complex.
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Jerusalem
Hem Morgen
G. I
Brthlehem
Church of the Nativity
Bethlehem
Army
Red Cross
St. Catherine
Saarinen
Left wing Elas storm guerrilla stronghold in northwest Greece
In northwest Greece 15 000 to 20 000 leftist Elas attacked the rightist Edes stronghold as British forces report the assault as an unprovoked violation of the Caserta cease fire. General Zervas asks Britain for aid but no help has arrived.
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Athens
Elas
Greece
Balkan
Caserta
Napoleon Zervas
Edes
Stephanos Saraphis
Zervas
Tomaros
Yannina
Epirus
Scobies
Santa to Visit Bluefield Children at Ramsey School
Santa Claus will visit Bluefield for the Community Christmas Tree event at Ramsey school auditorium this afternoon at 1 50 PM. Toys and Christmas goodies await the children, with check distribution at 12 30 PM at the Russell Terrace entrance for those without claims.
Disney Characters Highlight Bluefield Community Christmas Tree
The first Bluefield Community Christmas Tree party features full size animated Walt Disney characters including Dumbo and a moving Rogele train. Entertainment by Charlie Arnett and a hillbilly group accompanies candy nuts and fruits for children as Santa arrives.
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Bluefield
Walt Disney
Disney
Dumbo
Charlie Arnett
Daisy Mae
Ventenia
Clark Field AIT in Smashing Raid
General MacArthur reports a daylight air raid on Clark Field near Manila destroying most of the 100 grounded Japanese planes. U S forces complete destruction of Nipponese in a bloody Ormoc corridor on Leyte island. Liberator bombers flew from Leyte for the attack.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Clark Field
Manila
U. S
Leyte
Philippine
Mai
Army
Soft Coal Miners Produce All Time Record Volume
Washington reports 1944 output by American soft coal miners set an all time record but failed to meet wartime demand. Anthracite production exceeded peacetime by over ten million tons. Labor and equipment shortages persist as mines shed workers and age rises. Volume for the latest week was about 10 million tons vs 11.93 million the prior week.
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Washington
Solid Fuels Administration
SFA
Harold L. Ickes
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Fighter Group Chief Becomes An Ace
London reports Col. Dave Schilling commander of an ace fighter group in Europe shot down five German planes to raise his total to 34 1 2 victories for the war 24 1 2 in the air and 10 on the ground The 26 year old Traverse City Michigan pilot led his unit into a fierce battle against 250 Messerschmitts and Anogon aircraft during which his group downed 35 planes
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London
Dave Schilling
Europe
Traverse City
Mitc
Charles Dana Gibson Dies Famed Artist of Gibson Girl
Charles Dana Gibson, 77, creator of the Gibson girl and a defining American ideal, died of a heart ailment at 9 a.m. in his New York apartment. His wife Irene Langhorne Gibson, sister of Lady Astor, was at his bedside.
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New York
Charles Dana Gibson
Gibson
Irene Langhorne
Virginia
Lady Astor
Old-fashioned White Christmas Forecast Across Nation
Miami meteorologists predict a white Christmas for two thirds of the United States from Virginia northward and west to the Sierra Nevada, while the southern states and Pacific coast expect little to no snow. The Weather Bureau, with Miami leading the nationwide holiday outlook, notes sleighs may be rare south of the lines, and a jeep could prove useful for transport.
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Miami
Fla
Santa Claus
Pacific Coast
United States Weather Bureau
Eiher
United States
Virginia
North Carolina
Arkansas
Texas-Oklahoma Panhandle
Rocky Mountain
Sierra Nevada Ranges
Santa
Weather Bureau
Washington
Christmas Spirit and Manpower Moves Amid War Fronts
News from Washington details drastic wartime manpower actions as the government raises draft intake, tightens civilian production, and limits tires while also directing sports and racing activities to conserve resources. The piece contrasts frontline conditions with Red Cross drives and Christmas spirit abroad.
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Washington
P. Fue
Europe
James F. Brones
Welt’s Aval
Yrnes
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Cost of Living Edges Up in Mid Oct to Mid Nov
The bureau of labor statistics reports the living costs index rose 0.1 percent from mid October to mid November, reaching 126.5 percent of the 1935-39 average and 1.9 percent above a year earlier. Secretary Perkins notes items in the index cover about 70 percent of family expenditures for those earning 1250 to 2000 in 1934-36, with modest rises in food clothing and home furnishings.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Perkins
West Virginia Sees 1944 Coal Record Despite Blizzard Loss
The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce predicts a 1944 coal output of 165 million tons, nearly five million higher than 1943, even after a 3 million ton loss from the December Blizzard and layoffs. National share expected at 26.6 percent, down from 27.2.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Christmas Tree Participants to Receive Gift Claim Checks
The Community Christmas Tree Party at Ramsey School will distribute gift claim checks at the Russell Terrace entrance. Only those with checks may enter the auditorium main floor. Doors open 12:30 PM, program begins 1:15 PM, Santa arrives 1:50 PM to distribute gifts. unlisted children will be served after the program.
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Ramsey School
Russell Terrace
Santa Claus
Mighty Air Arm Goes Into Action in World War II Front
Allied air forces struck deep into German lines as relief columns pushed from Luxembourg into Belgium. American, British, and Canadian troops pressed a southern flank breakthrough near Libramont while German resistance faltered in Malmedy and the Ardennes. The front line, once shrouded by a 48 hour delay, emerged with reports of renewed Allied momentum and heavy enemy losses.
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Associated Press
U. 8
First Army
la Chappelle
Colmar
Mittelwihr
Paris
Luxembourg
Belgium
Libramont
Sedan
Allied
Arion
Yank Airmen Deliver Heavy Blows Against German Air Force
American fliers claim to have destroyed at least 171 enemy planes yesterday while flying near 3000 sorties in support of U S ground forces amid Marshal Von Rundstedt's offensive. Reports from allied HQ in Paris cite 178 enemy planes down as the air war intensifies over Belgium Luxembourg and western front areas.
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von Rundstedt
London
Paris
Brussels
Red Cross
U. S
Karl von Rundstedt
Western
Belgium
Luxembourg
Messerschmitt
Focke-Wulf
Eighth Airforce
Raes
Eiahes
Ain Ree
Ninth Airforce
Beneh
France
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London Exchange
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United Seamens Service
Ramsey Building
Mighty Air Arm
Librament
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Luxembourg City
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