Allied Air Forces Break German Pact in Belgium Battle
Clouds broke to reveal massive Allied air power over Belgium. American and British planes swarmed the battle, with Fortresses Liberators Thunderbolts and Mustangs supporting a broad attack along the Rhine and toward Trier Kaiserslautern Coblenz and Ehrang. German losses mounted as heavy bombers dive bombed panzer columns and several air engagements yielded multiple aircraft destroyed.
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Paris
Belgium
Oarthe
Rhine
R.A
Rhineland
Ehrang
Trier
Kaiserlautern
Mannheim
Ninth Air Force
Tactical Air
Coblenz
R.A.F. Mosquito
Air’ Ministry
First Army
South
Freiburg
Gibson Girl Creator Charles Dana Gibson Dies at 77
New York AP Charles Dana Gibson famed artist of the Gibson Girl and the ideal American woman died aged 77 from a heart attack. He spent summers painting at Dark Harbor Maine and was flown from Maine to New York after a severe attack. Born Roxbury Massachusetts September 14 1867 his career peaked with the iconic Gibson Girl who defined the 1890s. Irene Langhorne his wife sister of Lady Astor was at his bedside.
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New York
Charles Dana _Gibson
Gibson
Irene Langhorne
Virginia Beautty
Lady Astor
Alvin R. ‘Harnes
Dark Harbor
Maine
Roxbury
Mass
Gibson Girl
Garfield
Tray of Rings Disappears at Siebke Store
Cedar Rapids police investigate the loss of 11 diamond rings with a minimum retail value of 3400 from Siebke and Taylor, 219 Second Avenue SE. The trays vanished from a rear-accessible display between 1 and 7 p.m. Friday and include four rings at 500 each and seven valued 200 to 500. Detectives linked to a second theft reported at Ginsberg's Jewel Box nearby.
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Siebke and Taylor Jewelry
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Ginsberg
Second Street SE
Explosion at Vinton Power Plant damages building
An oil explosion in the crank case of an $85,000 diesel engine rocked the Vinton power plant Friday night. The east wall and part of the roof were blown out, leaving the city briefly dark. Officials estimate building damage at $25,000. no injuries reported and service was restored in about ten minutes as investigations begin.
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Vinton
Second Avenue
Byrnes Urges Shutdown of Race Tracks by Jan 3 1945
Acting with presidential approval James F Byrnes war mobilization director urged management of all horse racing tracks to close by January 3 1945 The move aims to free manpower transportation and critical materials for the war effort He said he asked the War Manpower Commission to withdraw ceiling authorizations and appealed to the War Production Board and Office of Defense Transportation to cut or halt resources for racing if needed.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
War Mobilization
War Manpower Commission
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Assassination Attempt in Bucharest Targeted Groza at Theater
Moscow radio carried a Bucharest dispatch reporting two landowner class members attempted to kill Romanian Vice-premier Peter Groza at a theater. The episode highlights political unrest and threats against the government amid tensions in Romania.
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Moscow
Moscow Radio
Bucharest
Peter, Groza
Daily newspaper index and comic sections overview
A compact index page listing today's Marquis Childs Comics Deaths and Movies sections with references to David Lawrence Marlon Drew Pearson and Sports. The fragment mentions radio and actors as part of the entertainment and feature lineups.
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Marquis Childs Comics
David Lawrence
Marlon
Acress Garp
Drew Pearson
Soviets Claim U S Captives Slain by Nazis
London AP report: Moscow radio cites a Soviet commission that about 700,000 people including Americans and Britons were tortured and slain in Lwow Nazi camps, with 200,000 more killed in Janow. It cites Heinrich Himmler’s direct involvement and describes mass executions, typhoid contamination, and the washing of 110,000 kilograms of gold from crematoria ashes.
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London
Moscow Radio
Lwow
Janow
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Poland
Rava Russkaya
Himmler
Germany
Couple Found Dead in Car in Pleasant MT
AP report details Maurice Donnelly, 16, and Evelyn Taylor, 15, Mt Union High School juniors and freshman, found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in a car on a road near Taylor home. They had reportedly stopped Friday night after helping with a Christmas program. car was running and warm when discovered by Taylor's father around 4 am Saturday.
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Mt, ‘Pleasant
Maurice“ Donnelly
Evelyn Taylor
Mt. Union
Mt. Union School
Donnelly
Taylor
Snow Alone Will Remind Yanks of Home Yuletide
London AP reports heavy snowfall on the western front ensures a white Christmas for American troops yet many will risk their lives. Some face counter attacks, while others may not enjoy turkey. Hundreds of thousands of parcels have arrived, though some soldiers report none. British field marshal Montgomery urges unity as voluntary aid programs expand. Private hostings in Birmingham will entertain Americans, and Christmas carols and parties spread through hospitals, airfields, and shelters.
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London
America
Germany
Turkey
United States
France
Second Army
Sir Bernard Ll. Montgomery
Britain
Birmingham
Army
Cross
Belgium
Holland
Canada
First Nazi Spies Executed in U.S. Uniform
The first German spies captured in American uniforms during the Nazi offensive were executed by firing squad after a court martial. Officers and noncommissioned officers admitted they were trained to impersonate Americans and were assigned to reconnoiter bridges and roads along the Meuse. They were captured by United States military police at Aynaille near Liege in Belgium, driving an American truck.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Meuse
United States
Aynaille
Liege
Belgium
Five Below Seen Here Tonight in Cedar Rapids
A winter weather summary notes fair and colder conditions tonight with lows about five below. Sunday warms slightly with a chance of light snow late. A nationwide white Christmas forecast was issued from Miami. Snow totals across Iowa reached up to three inches, Cedar Rapids measured about one inch as roads opened statewide. Temperature at 2:30 p.m. was 21 with 40 percent humidity. western Iowa saw nine below morning lows.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Chambers
Weather Bureau
Carroll
Perry
Fort Dodge
Spencer
Council Bluffs
Sven Dubuque
Marshalltown
Ames
Jason
Cli
Mail Rush Tops Cedar Rapids Post Office for Christmas
R T Lubbock reports postal receipts are 20 percent higher than last year as the Cedar Rapids office handles a record Christmas mail volume. One westbound train carried 15 pouches, each about 40 pounds of mail. Extra staff brings total to 201 workers for the rush. Mail will be delivered all Sunday with late parcels on Christmas Day and special delivery letters only. Collection gates close at 5 p.m. Saturday through Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
R. T. Lubbock
Lubbock
Chicago Station Jam Near Riot During Holiday Rush
Chicago police sent thirty officers to the Illinois Central station Friday night as about 3000 people attempted to board trains for holiday travel. The peak came when 200 ticketholders rushed gates before a New Orleans bound train, leaving some 500 behind as officials warned the rush would intensify Saturday with travel possibly matching last year’s records.
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Chicago
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Smash North by Patton Not Confirmed Losses Run High on Both Sides
Berlin and Paris dispatches report a major German counteroffensive pushing 18 miles beyond Bastogne toward St Hubert and 29 miles from Sedan as Patton's Third Army shifts north to slow the drive. American units hold at Bastogne while Wiltz and parts of Luxembourg fall. heavy losses are reported on both sides amid a broader Allied effort to neutralize Von Rundstedt's corridor.
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Patton
Paris
Luxembourg
Belgium
Sedan
Bastogne
St. Hubert
Wiltz
Saar
Dillingen
United States
Berlin
First Army
Aachen
von Rundstedt
la Roche
Ourthe River
Arlon
St. Vith-Stavelot-Malmedy
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Habiemont
Werbomont
Ambleve
Stavelot
Malmedy
Faymonville
Bullange
Monschau
Echternach
Eisenhower
Germans Hold Back Full Power In Western Front Tug of War
Washington AP reports Germany delaying full strength in the western front breakthrough while planning a potential major victory by trapping several Allied armies. Military experts note progress could have been faster and war prospects remain grave as reinforcements coastal Russia and central fronts are poised. Moscow had signaled a winter offensive planned in key sectors, with timing dependent on weather and other factors.
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Washington
Germany
Western Front
France
Europe
Moscow
United States
Britain
Riverside Fire Claims Two Snyder Children
At 9 30 a m Saturday a fire destroyed the two room home of Mr and Mrs William Snyder near Riverside. Marilyn age 3 and Doris 100 months died in the blaze while Mrs Snyder, who had left to buy milk, was away at a neighbor s house and Charlotte 5 alerted her. The frame dwelling could not be entered and the father was at the Russell Frank farm.
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Riverside
William Snyder
Marilyn
Doris Snyder
Out of Jail He’s Right Back in for Drunkenness Again
Leonard Pheiffer, 28, of 1829 L street SW, released Friday from county jail after serving 21 days of a 30 day sentence for intoxication. He was arrested Friday night at the Silver Leaf tavern for creating a disturbance, police said, and faced a state charge of inebriety on Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Leonard Pheiffer
L Street
Silver Leaf Tavern
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Acme Telephoto
J. B. Keeley
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Texas
Schirmeck
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Yuletide
United Areas
Miami
Fla
Vianden
Reich
Habremont
Third Army
George S. Patton
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