De Gaulle's Moscow trip shifts postwar alliance tone
The writer notes Charles de Gaulle's rapid Moscow diplomacy with Stalin yielding a Franco Russian treaty and hints the Soviet role shapes Europe’s postwar balance. He cautions Washington to expect longer European war timelines and urges expanded munitions reserves to finish the conflict.
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Snowstorm Buries East Iowa With Heavy Snow and Delays
Snow blanketed eastern and southeastern Iowa with as much as 13 inches in Iowa City and 7 to 9 inches in Cedar Rapids. Roads were drifted and traffic slowed while trains and interurbans moved on schedule. No direct storm deaths were reported.
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Forecast for Cedar Rapids Tonight and Tuesday
Cedar Rapids and vicinity see light snow this afternoon with partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures fall with the lowest at 10 above.
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Icy roads halt many schools as Iowa shivers
The Associated Press reports several injuries from icy crashes while drifting snow disrupts school openings across Iowa. Flurries continue in Dubuque, Burlington, Iowa City and eastern counties with officials warning drivers to use chains. Roads are slick, with highways partly closed and trains delayed, as cold, windy weather continues.
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Linn Drive E Bond Sales Lagging in Cedar Rapids
Linn County nears the end of the sixth war loan drive with 906 041 25 still needed in Series E bonds to meet the local quota. Co chairmen report total investments of 10 282 168 across all bond types since Nov 20, but only 1 424 958 75 in Series E. Saturday sales reached 165 735 all in Cedar Rapids, boosting city totals to 9 394 983 75, far above its share of the county quota. The contest for Cedar Rapids mother of a service member grows, with Verne Sorenson leading, followed by Leonard Field and George Victorine in improving standings.
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B 29s Hit Tokyo as Fires Rage Across 5th Day
Tokyo reports fires kindled by small formations of B 29s bombing central Japan for the fifth straight day. Incendiaries from Marianas based planes also struck Tokyo Sunday evening, with fires quickly extinguished. A lone Superfortress conducted a pre-dawn weather strike on Saturday amid blackout conditions.
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Tolley Named for Paul Appleby Post in UN Food Body
President Roosevelt designated Howard R. Tolley head of the agriculture department bureau of agricultural economics as U S representative on the United Nations interim commission on food and agriculture, replacing Paul H Appleby who resigned.
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Bloody Athens in Civil Struggle Deepens Famine Threat
As Athens endures acute food shortages and a looming epidemic, heavy air raids by British and Greek government forces press the city. Elas factions suffer heavy casualties while relief efforts stall. peace talks falter as Britons consider sending Harold MacMillan to mediate.
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Yanks Advance Amid Snow in Western Front Battles
American forces under Hodges and Patton drive deep into the Roer region and seize Sarreguemines and Haguenau sector towns. First army pressure across Dhorn and Duren continues as Seventh and Third armies press near Saarlautern and Haguenau amid heavy fighting and snow.
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Soviets Expel U S Mission From Bulgaria Again
In Istanbul AP report, four man United States Office of Strategic Services team is expelled from Bulgaria by a Russian commander for the second time since Bulgaria's surrender. They were allowed to return earlier but must leave again for lacking official accreditation. Cordell Hull had said the Allied mission was ejected but would likely re enter after arrangements with Washington and London.
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Soviets Press On Budapest Front from Dual Offensives
Soviet front dispatches report German defenders retreating as Red Army forces drive on Budapest from the north and south. Marshal Malinovsky's Second Ukraine army eyes a frontal assault while other columns reach Slovakia's border, with thousands of prisoners and dozens of aircraft shot down.
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Yanks Hit Reich In Record Air Raids
Sixteen hundred American heavy bombers and 800 fighters attacked western German rail centers on Monday with 6000 tons of explosives. Targets included Frankfurt Hanau Giessen and rail yards. RAF bombers struck Stuttgart Coblenz and Bingen with near two thousand aircraft. losses totaled seven bombers and one fighter.
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Ceiling Raised on 240 to 270 Pound Hogs
The Office of Price Administration plans a higher ceiling for hogs weighing 240 to 270 pounds, raising the price from 14 to 14.75 dollars per hundredweight. H. E. Head of the War Food administration spoke at a Farm Bureau livestock conference in Chicago.
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Ormoc Won as Yanks Tighten Hold on Leyte Pocket
Allied forces from the 77th division moved from Ormoc on Leyte to trap Japanese units in two pockets. The capture of Ormoc split the Yamashita line, with Seventh division linking to others and encirclement appearing imminent. Front reports note stiff opposing resistance near Taliban and Limon.
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Christmas Exchange aids 75 Cedar Rapids families
Wartime earnings rise, yet 75 Cedar Rapids families will need help this Christmas through the Public Welfare Christmas Exchange. Donors may give food or money. clothing funds are spent by the mother with a welfare officer at two dollars per person. Call 5135 or mail cash gifts to avoid duplication.
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