Russians Break Main Nazi Line East of Budapest
Soviet forces launched a major advance 10 miles east of Budapest breaking the German line in a fierce three day push. They crossed the Budapest Miskolc rail at Vamossgyork 36 miles northeast, threatening entrapment as they push toward Vienna and the Danube outskirts.
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Budapest
W. W. Hercher
London
Thertheast
Miskolc
Hungary
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Vamosgyork
Berlin
Gyomro
Moscow
Matra Mountains
Vienna
Danube
German
East Prussia
Poland
Red Army
Grip On Japs Tightens Battle Of Ormoc Nearing Climax
General MacArthur's headquarters report tightening grip on the Japanese salient at Limon four miles south of Carigara Bay Leyte island. American long range artillery roars through Ormoc corridor as infantry consolidate positions in central mountains. Heavy rains hindered operations while air activity was light and Mapia landings near Biak aim to secure allied airbase.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Priday
Limon
Carigara Bay
Leyte Island
Ormoc
Pinamopoan
Mt. Minoro
Mt. Mamban
Valencia
P'namopoan-Ormoc
Leyte
Ma Pia
New Guinea
Mapia
Biak Island
Schouten
Slippines
Nelson and Party Reach Chungking Amid War Production Aid
Donald M. Nelson arrived in Chungking with American production experts to aid China’s war effort against Japan. The group, welcomed by Foreign Minister T. W ing and War Production Board head Wong Wen-Hao, includes steel and metallurgy specialists from U.S. firms such as Lukens Steel Co and Jones and Laughlin Steel Co. Nelson voiced uncertainty about the mission’s duration.
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Chungking
Donald M. Nelson
Japan
T. Wing
Wong Wen-Hao
China
War Production Board
Edwin A. Locke
Nelson
Car Bell
United Eering and Foundry Co
Newcastle
Henrik Ovesen
Lukens Steel Co
Coatesville
Herbert W. Craham
Jones and Laughlin Steel Co
Harry A. Strain
U. S Corp
Pittsburgh
Francis Cleary
Eugene Stallings
Albert C Carr
Whiting Willauer
Alex
Aerial Armadas Strike German Front in Winter Offensive
Allied air power led a massive strike in western Germany with 2,500 heavy bombers and allied escorts targeting Duren Julich and Heinsberg as American First and Ninth armies advance toward the Rhine. The RAF and US air fleets reported concentrated attacks using master bombers guiding the operation.
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Robert Eunson
London
Germany
Rhine
Duren
Julich
Heinsberg
Byrnes Warns Shortage Of War Supplies Could Prolong War
James F. Byrnes, director of war mobilization, warned that shortages of war material across several programs could extend the conflict unless quickly addressed. He sent a letter to five agencies urging faster production and promising action if needed, noting manpower issues and belief the war might end soon.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
War Production Board
War and Navy Departments
War Manpower Commissio
Maritime Commission
Resistance Groups Ordered Disband
London dispatch reports Belgium Prime Minister Hubert Pierlot urged all resistance members to disband and join the regular army, surrender arms by the next act or face prosecution. The broadcast followed protests at Parliament against dissolving the white army as Maj. Gen. W E J Erskine said allied troops are available to maintain peace in Belgium.
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London
Belgium
Premir Hubert Pierlot
Brussels
W. E. J. Erskine
Su Command
Belium
WLB Members 10 Remain at Posts
Three war labor board members Willam H. Davis George W. Taylor and Frank P. Graham agreed to stay in their posts at President Roosevelt's request until Germany is defeated or until it would not hinder the board's work. The White House noted advisers favor delaying wage policy changes until Germany's defeat.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Roosevel
Germany
Willamh. Davis
George W. Tavor
Frank P. Graham
WLB
White House
Roosevelt
Davis
Taylor
Graham
Unionization Of Foremen Threatens Mine Safety
State mining secretary Richard Maize warned that allowing supervisory coal company employees to unionize would harm safety. The remark came as operators opposed United Mine Workers district 50 efforts to recognize supervisors, while the war labor board panel heard wage and hour complaints from foremen and sought grievance rights.
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Pittsburgh
Richard Maize
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers District 50
United Clerical, Technical
Maize
John McAlpine
State Dent of Mines
WLB
Nimitz Revises Manila Raid Toll With New Sinking Figures
Admiral Nimitz released a revised tally of losses from the Manila raid on November 12. He said one cruiser and four destroyers were sunk, along with eleven cargo vessels and oil tankers. Additional Liberators bombed Japanese targets near Iwo Jima and Haha Island, with further strikes on the Bonin and Lau Island groups.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Third Fleet
Manila
Pacific
Iwo Jima
Haha A
U. S
Volcano Group
Tokyo
Haha Island
Bonin
Lau Islands
Boake Carter Dies After Illness in Hollywood
Boake Carter writer and news commentator died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital at age 46 after a day of illness following his radio broadcast. Hospital staff gave no cause of death, and Carter was known for a global travel profile and a wide audience.
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Boake Carter
Hollywood
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Carter
Nazis Said Massing Vessels To Launch Flying Bombs
London reports from Stockholm say Germany concentrates surface and underwater vessels along the Norwegian coast to fire flying bombs at New York Philadelphia and inland U S targets. The U boats would fire robots from off shore while surface ships loaded flying bombs. Concentration ports include Narvik Trondheim and Bergen.
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London
London Daily Mail
Walter Farr
Stockholm
New York
Philadelphia
America
Allied Offensives Dominate Global Fronts in World War II
In a sweeping war briefing, Allied forces launch a broad operation from Holland to Switzerland with U S First and Ninth Armies, 3,000 bombers, and major German targets like Aachen. British Second and Canadian First armies hold northern lines as four U S armies push with over one million men. Leyte fights intensify as Ormoc and surrounding ports face relentless attack. Soviet troops seize Gyomro near Budapest and sever rail links. In Italy the Eighth Army nears Forli and the Montone river amid snow. In China and Burma, Japanese advances and Allied countermeasures continue with regional troop movements and joint operations.
Allies Advance Toward Faenza In Italian Front
Allied patrols push toward Faenza as British forces near the town and Polish troops gain control of the Florence to Forlì road. Montone river fighting indicates a new German defense line on the Montone west bank amid snow covered Apennines.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Montone
Forli
Faenza
San Martino di Villafranca
Monte Poggiolo
Villagrappa
Flovence-Forli
Fifth Army
Adriatic
Ravenna
Byrnes Confirmed as Director of War Mobilization
The Senate unanimously approved James F. Byrnes nomination to a two year term as director of war mobilization and reconversion. White of Maine praised Byrnes for his abilities and character while Barkley of Kentucky expressed appreciation for his continued service after a private life retirement plan. Roosevelt had urged Byrnes to stay on, with Byrnes returning from Europe to help despite warnings of hard wartime tasks ahead.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Senate
White
Maine
Byrnes
Barkley
Kentucky
South Carolina
Supreme Court
White House
Roosevelt
George
D-Ga
Hotels Refuse OPA Conference in Atlantic City
Gerald R. Trimble head of the Hotel Claridge and Atlantic City Hotel Association said Atlantic City hotels would not host an OPA conference planned for November 26. About 100 OPA officials from five states were to attend, and Trimble said hotels rejected the conference due to what he called unfair methods by the office.
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Lillian Johnson
Paul J. de Rivers
Wilson
Atlantic City
N.1
Gerald R. Trimble
Hotel
Claridge
Atlantic City Hotel Association
Office of Price Administration
OPA
New Jersey
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Washington
Trimble
Japanese Army Moves Into South China War Zone
Chungking reports Maj. Gen. Wedemeyer says Japan is pouring a formidable army into south China to wage the war on the Asian mainland. He predicts Allied victory within about a year after Europe ends, while noting Europe timing is uncertain. Washington will aid China with air support, supplies, and training Chinese troops for final battles.
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Chungking
Japan
South China
A. C. Wedemeyer
U. S
China
Associated Press
Europe
Wedemeyer
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Store Men Declare it Almost Impossible Meet Federal Rules
Six American Store Co managers from Philadelphia testified in an OPA suit that they tried to follow regulations but found compliance almost impossible. They cited 186 beef transactions plus multiple grading, price, and ration points rules, noting the chain runs 2,066 outlets across eight states and D.C.
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Philadelphia
Federal District Court
Earl B. Keller
OPA
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
District of Columia
Brig. Gen Claudius Easley Wounded by Sniper
Brig. Gen Claudius Easley assistant commander of the American 96th division on Leyte island was wounded by sniper fire. He is the first general officer wounded in this campaign. The wound’s extent and location were not announced. Advance elements of the 96th were pushing westward across central Leyte.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Priday
Claudius Easley
Leyte Island
Toay
96Th
Leyte
Four American Armies Strike Across 300 Miles Front
Four Allied armies press a major western offensive with the U S first and Ninth joining four other formations along a 300 mile front from Holland to the Alps. U S Ninth pushes into Germany near Aachen Geilenkirchen and Eschweiler as heavy air and artillery bombardment targets Duren and Eschweiler. Allied forces extend the Metz action as British Second Army nears the Maas river and U S Seventh and French First push into the Vosges.
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Austin Bealmear
Alelied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Ale Lies
U. S
U. 8. Ninth
Reich
Holland
Alps
U. 8
Ninth
Germany
Geilenkirchen
Aachen
Eschweiler
Ninth Army
Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Immendorf
Beggendorf
Florevich
Eighth Air Force
Duren
Rhine
St. Lo
France
London
Julich and
Heinsberg
West Wall
U. S. First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. Ninth
United States
Metz
Maas
State journalism conference opens in Morgantown
West Virginia editors and publishers gather for the 23rd state journalism conference. Oliver J. Keller of the Pittsburgh Post Gazelle speaks at the state dinner, while Paul Miller of the Associated Press Washington bureau addresses the closing luncheon. Multiple clinics on business and editorial administration are slated with speakers from Ravenswood and other unions.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Oliver J. Keller
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Paul Miller
Associated Press
Washington
Mullery
Joseph W. Short
Ravenswood A. and
Bate Sa
School of
Jewelia
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James E. Keller
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