Ships Sunk and Fire Damages Off Philippines by Allied Forces
Allied forces claimed 25 Japanese ships sunk or set afire along Luzon on New Year’s Day and Mindoro landings on both coasts. Liberator bombers damaged a 6,000-ton freighter and a 7,000-ton transport. A-20s, Liberators, and fighters hit smaller freighters, reservoirs, and storage sites around Palauig bay and Batangas. Leyte mop-up continued with 1,287 more enemy dead and 15 prisoners taken.
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General MacArthur
Philippines
Thursy
Luzon
Mindoro
Douglas MacArthur
Vigan
Lingayan Gulf
Palauig Bay
Bataan
Lingayen
Monay
Marine Corsairs
Batangas
McDonald
St. Petersburg
475Th
Sth
Leyte
MacArthur
German counterattacks near Budapest in early January
London reports strong German counterattacks north and west of Budapest aimed at relieving the trapped Nazi garrison. Moscow said the blows, supported by infantry and tanks, overran several towns on the southern Danube bank but were repulsed southeast of Komarom. The move seeks to distract Soviet forces and fortify defenses before Vienna.
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London
Budapest
Uth
Danube
Moscow
Komarom
Berlin
Reich
Tovaros Lasteek
Austria
Vienna
Yugoslav
Red Army
Bombers Sustain Air Offensive Across German Border
Heavy bombers from the U S Eighth Air Force pounded highway hubs and rail yards feeding the German Belgian Bulge. RAF Lancasters with Mustang escorts attacked Ruhr plants Castrop-Rauxel Dortmund while 1 100 American bombers supported ground forces smashing German columns near Karlsruhe Cologne Pulda and Aschaffenburg.
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London
U. 8 S
Eighth Air Force
Belgian Bulge
RAF Fighter Command
Ruhr
Hansa
Dortmund
Karlsruhe
Cologne
Pulda
Aschaffenburg
RAF
Nurnberg
Christmas Packages Lost In Transit at Western Front
The army postal service reports a considerable quantity of Christmas packages for soldiers on the western front lost due to enemy action. Field reports indicate more than 90 percent of the 62,000,000 packages sent worldwide were delivered before Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Postal Service
West Virginia Hits Bond Quotas In Sixth War Drive
State War Finance Chairman A C Spurr announced West Virginia achieved all quotas in the sixth war loan drive and moved into second place nationally. December 30 figures raised total sales to 141 million dollars, with individuals at 65.3 million and corporations at 76.1 million, despite bad weather and the Christmas shopping season.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
A. C. Spurr
New Hampshire
Spurr
79th Congress Organizes for Historic Tasks and Unity
Washington January 3 1947 the 79th congress convened with high expectations and warnings the war is not over. The house voted 207 to ? to continue the Dies committee as a permanent body amid debates over duties to veterans and wartime policies. Nine women joined the house while the senate welcomed new members and a state of unity was urged by Speaker Rayburn and leaders.
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Washington
Jan
Congress
Senate
House
Barkley
Kentucky
Congress of High Destiny
Roosevelt
Rankin
Miss
Cochran
Army
Navy
FBI
Sam Rayburn
Hattie Caraway
Bowles says shoes ration stamps not to be canceled
Price Administrator Chester Bowles announced that the OPA will not cancel outstanding shoe ration stamps to prevent ongoing scare buying of shoes. The statement aims to calm the public and stabilize demand as the shoe situation remains controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
British document reveals torture of Belgian civilians
The British army released its first official account of German atrocities in Belgium. It cites Breendonk and Tir National prisons, noting about 1,000 executions at Tir National and 350 at Breendonk, with six torture methods described including beatings, binding, hanging, and burning. Witnesses include an Austrian doctor who cites over 500 deaths at Breendonk.
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Zist
San ° 3
Breendonk
Malines
Tir National
Brussels
Edith Cavell
Belgium
Tic National
Superforts Hit Japan in Guam Based Bomber Raid
A large force of B 29 Superfortress bombers launched from Guam and Saipan struck Nagoya Kobe Osaka and Hamamatsu in a first Honshu attack directed from Guam. Japanese reports claimed several planes shot down and damage to industries while U S officials described it as the opening phase of a broader campaign.
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Guam
America
Nippon
21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Nagoya
Tokyo
Radio Tokyo
Kobe
Osaka
Hamamats
Honshu
Dee
Japan
Tinian
1St
Hansell
Peracity
Asimnae
Marianas
Washington
Coalition Still Rules The House In Early Session
The Republican Democratic coalition won 207 to 186 to set up a permanent Dies committee on un American activities. Despite Democratic gains, McCormack argued against a permanent investigator body. The vote saw 70 Democrats and 137 Republicans in favor, with 150 Democrats, 34 Republicans, and two minor party members opposed. Rankin urged restoring the Dies committee as a permanent body amid a rough start to the new congress.
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Martin
Massachusetts
America
Dies Committee
Dies
Tex
Washington
House
McCormack
Congress
Rep. Rankin
Miss
Rep
Rayburn
Rankin
Grave Robbers Loot Mausoleum Casket In Vandalism Theft
Police describe a daring break in at a Mary mausoleum where a vehicle crashed the door then a maul shattered a marble slab to reach a coffin. The robbers dragged the casket with a car and pried open the lid, leaving silver buckles and a crucifix untouched.
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Eave & E
Mary
John Gleason
Gillette Named to Federal Post
Senator Guy M. Gillette of Iowa was nominated by President Roosevelt for the surplus property board. Harry D. White of Maryland and Paul A. Porter of Kentucky were also named to federal posts including assistant secretary of the treasury and the federal communications commission. The appointments affect ICC and other agencies as the administration shapes postwar policy.
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Washington
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Roosevelt
Harry D. White
Maryland
Secreta
the Treasury
John L. Sullivan
Paul A. Porter
Kentucky
Federal Communications Commission
Porter
James L. Fly
Haden Anaridne
Alabama
Charles D. Mahaffie
District of Columbia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kaffie
ICC
Gillette
Gillete
Senate
Austin
Senate Military Committee
White
Byrnes Seeks Draft Review of Farm Youth
Washington Jan. 3 AP Local draft boards were instructed to review deferments of all farm workers aged 18 to 25. Those not rejected for physical defects will get preinduction exams as soon as machinery permits. Byrnes pushed for more manpower in uniform under Wart Mobilizer policy.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Buchanan Man Frees Trapped Raid Victim
American medic Frank E. Palco, 20, of Roth Virginia aided trapped Belgian women in a Malmedy air raid shelter, using surgical scissors to free injured legs as debris and darkness surrounded them. Lieutenant Walter Bowers recommended him for a medal for the rescue.
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Malmedy
Belgium
Frank E. Palco
Roth
Buchanan County
Palco
Julian Trimeyer
Portsmouth
Walter Bowers
St. Louis
Jurors ponder Chaplin paternity verdict
After 4 hours 40 minutes the jurors were excused at 5 pm and will resume deliberations tomorrow. Judge Willis told the seven women and five men to weigh the possibility of another man being Carol Ann Berry’s father, noting blood tests are not binding in California civil cases.
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Los Angeles
California
Henry M. Willis
Fernnand Gay
Gay
Carol Ann Berry
Joan Berry
Chaplin
Miss Berry
Joan
Carol Ann
Chaplain
Willis
Terra Alta Coldest Spot In The State
Terra Alta registered six below zero to lead West Virginia as the coldest spot during the past week amid a broad cold wave and scattered snows. Statewide, average temperature was 32.4 degrees, with highs reaching 62 at Williamson and 58 at Athens and Weston, while lows included four below at Hamilton and five above at Parkersburg. Precipitation averaged 1.88 inches, Parsons reporting the greatest weekly total at 3.14 inches and Great Cacapon the least at 0.66 inch.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Terra Alta
West Virginia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Tony
Williamson
Hunts
Athens
Weston
Hamilton
Manton
Rainelle
Parsons
Great Cacapon
Yank Units Play-See Page 2
Six more American divisions and the 112th regiment of the 28th Division halted Von Rundstedt’s drive in Belgium. The 30th Division led the counteroffensive after a 48 hour march, halting Nazis at Malmedy and Stavelot, trapping panzer forces west of the town.
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U. 8
First Army
Western Front
Jan
Germany
Belgium
Courtney H. Hodges
Marshal von Rundstedt
Ninth Armored
28Th
82Nd Airborne
Seventh Armored
Malmedy
Stavelot
99Th Infantry
Turkey to Break Diplomatic Ties With Japan
Ankara radio announced Turkey would sever diplomatic and economic relations with Japan next Saturday. The decision, approved by the grand national assembly after Hasan Saka’s address, follows Britain and the United States urging a break to deny Japan an espionage base and restrict agency activity. Turkey previously cut ties with Germany in August under allied pressure.
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London
Britain
United States
Japan
Ankara
Rand National Assembly
Hasan Saka
United State of America
Great Britain
Turkey
Germany
Etat and Third Batter Salients on Western Front
Allied forces push in several sectors as German patrols operate in Holland. The U S Ninth Army reports no change along the Roer line while Monschau and Bastogne areas see renewed fighting with heavy German reinforcements.
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Holland
U. S
Ninth Army
Roer River
U. 8
First Army
Monschau
Bulge
Third Army
Bastogne
St. Vith
Michamps Aga
Battle of the Belgian bulge moves toward showdown stage
Paris dispatch reports the Americans and Allied forces pressing from two directions against German armies in the bulge. German divisions have been reduced by heavy fighting since Dec. 16 and reinforcements are arriving as the front line shifts north and south near Basne to Wiltz.
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Paris
Belgian Bulge
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Basne
Protest Over Curb on BBC Quotes at Shaef Front
Allied press correspondents at Shaef protested censorship after BBC reported a U S First Army advance on the Belgian front. Shaef officials allowed BBC quotes but barred corroboration or denial by Shaef spokesmen, triggering sharp criticism from major news outlets.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
British Broadcasting Corp
Belgium
Schaef
BBC
Drew Middleton
New York Times
Shaef
Marshall Yarrow
Reuters
London
Coe
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Hamamatsu
Vern Haugland
Coalition
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Byrnes
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Buchanan
Frank Palco
Hal Boyle
9Th Armored
7Th Armored
101St Airbone
Wilta
Luxembourg
Saar
By Austin Bealmear
St. Hubert
Wiltz
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