Invasion Troop Split 73 Boyle US 27 UK to Lead
Sen. Johnson says the United States will provide 73 percent of troops for the Allied invasion of Germany with Great Britain contributing 27 percent. Eisenhower will command the invasion forces under Gen. Marshall, while British field commanders include Montgomery in the Mediterranean and Alexander in Italy.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Sen
Johnson
D-Colo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Predicting Freezing Of Poultry Output For Military Use
The World Telegram reports wholesale poultry dealers foresee full poultry production frozen for exclusive military and government use for a duration. Army officers reportedly informed conferees of a written order to come from Chicago after January 1. Consumers would be limited to rejects and lower grade poultry.
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New York
World- Telegram
World Telegram
Chicago
2 000 Planes Strike France in Huge Christmas Raid
London AP reports Allies mounted a vast air assault resting part of Christmas Day. More than 2 000 aircraft, including 1 300 US planes with 700 plus heavy bombers, bombed Pas de Calais targets with no ships lost. Reactions praise accuracy while weather favored operations. Other raids hit Morlaix and Brest Guipavas airfields.
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London
United States
Channel
Pas de Calais
Herbert Reynolds
Flying Fortress
Valley Cottage
N. Y
William S. Breiner
Akron
Ohio
Harry G. Mumford
el Paso
Texas
Morlaix
Brest-Guipavas
Santa Flies High as Cedar Rapids Sees No Snow
Christmas Day in Cedar Rapids dawned clear and mild with no snow in sight. Temperatures hovered around the mid twenties with a 20 percent humidity and a light haze observed.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Vacuum Cleaner Parts Get Priority
Washington reports the War Manpower Commission added vacuum cleaner repair parts to the essential activities list. Producers now qualify for manpower assistance via the United States Employment Service. Also added to the list are the manufacture of paper cups and food containers, excluding paper plates.
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Washington
INS
War Manpower Commission
United States Employment Service
Homesick at Home Christmas Message to Servicemen
A Christmas reflection on homesickness felt by families missing loved ones in service. The piece contrasts the wartime sacrifice with home life, praising family bonds, faith, and the resolve of both service members and civilians to preserve a hopeful, unified home and nation.
Russians Drive Push Near Polotsk In North Russia
The Russian Baltic Army pressed toward Polotsk as Gorodok and 60 other communities were swept up in a Friday drive along the Nevel Vitebsk railway. Gen. Bagramian’s forces reportedly moved within 15 miles of the Vitebsk Polotsk rail line, while Kiev bulge fighting shifted to an offensive stance after weeks of defense.
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London
Gorodok
Vitebsk
Polotsk
Russia
Moscow
Ivan Bagramian
Dubki
Goro
Dok
Nevel
Kiev
Quakers Plan 20000 Cases of Canned Milk for India Relief
The Society of Friends announced it has received permission to ship 20 000 cases of canned milk to India to aid famine sufferers.
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Washington
Society of Friends
Quakers
India
Small U. S. Force Foils Jap Attack on Hospital
In Bougainville Solomon Islands a field hospital marked by red cross faced a Japanese assault. Marines and hospital corpsmen repelled the attack under heavy rain as two marines died nearby and Captain Gordon Warner was evacuated with a shattered knee after being wounded in action. Bruce led defense. Warner urged evacuation despite injuries.
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U. S
Cape Torokina
Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Red Cross
Gordon M. Bruce
Englewood
N. J
Gordon Warner
Long Beach
Calif
Warner
Bruce
17 Perish in Hotel Blaze in Times Square District
A fire leaped from a small factory basement into the Standard hotel near Times Square, killing at least 17. Fire trapped sleeping men in narrow stalls as smoke blinded occupants. one man leaped to the street from a fourth floor fire escape. Police reported 10 bodies recovered and 14 men hospitalized.
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New York
Times Square
Standard Hotel
Fire in Minneapolis kills two elderly men
A blaze swept an apartment building in Minneapolis early Saturday killing two elderly men and leaving three others with serious burns. Firefighters battled the flames as neighbors watched the growing smoke and heat. Authorities investigated the cause of the deadly fire.
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Minneapolis
McArthur urges full Bataan story face Washington silence
Albert C. McArthur, president of the American Bataan Clan, urges the nation hear the full Bataan tale. He accuses Washington brass of seeking to forget the campaign and cites Lt. Col. William E. Dyess, who died in a California plane crash after returning from a Japanese prison camp. The group centers on 150 parents from Maywood and the 192nd tank battalion.
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Chicago
Albert C. McArthur
Bataan
Washington
McArthur
Philippines
William E. Dyess
Army Air Force
Burbank
Calif
Dyess
United States
Maywood
192Nd
Batan
Albert C. McArthur, Jr
Warrant Issued To Arrest Petain And Vichy Leaders
The French Committee of National Liberation says warrants are out for Marshal Henri Philippe Petain and other Vichy leaders. Trials will take place by a military court of three generals and three magistrates once they are arrested.
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United Press
Henri Philippe Petain
French Committee of National Liberation
Brazzaville
Free French Commissioner of Information
Algiers
Eisenhower Letters To Chauffeur's Widowed Mother
General Dwight D. Eisenhower writes to Mrs. Mary McKeogh about her son Sgt. Michael J. McKeogh, the general’s chauffeur since his U S service, who recently returned from a Middle East tour and Cairo Tehran conferences. The widow says the general stays in touch and values Mickey.
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New York
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mary McKeogh
Sgt
Michael J. McKeogh
Eisenhower
United States
McKeogh
Middle East
Cairo
Teheran
Mrs. McKeogh
Mickey
Mine Supervisor Raises Approved
Washington AP. Commissioner Robert E. Hannegan announced that mine operators may grant automatic salary increases to supervisory mine employees earning under 625 dollars a month without prior treasury approval. The move aims to placate superintendents foremen and other straw bosses who had threatened to strike over stagnant wages despite miner wage boosts.
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Washington
Treasury
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Robert E. Hannegan
Chinese Crossings of River Barrier Near Sungtze
Chungking reports Chinese forces crossed the Sungtze river again and cleared Japanese remnants on the east bank. High command says they gained considerable success and pressed forward against retreating troops after declaring Sungtze city cleared last Friday.
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Chungking
Sungtze River
Free China
Sungtze
Allied seize Ortona as German forces hold key port area
Cairo reports Allied units took Ortona while German paratroopers and fresh divisions push to defend the northwest corner. Dalmacija cruiser was torpedoed off the Yugoslav coast and stranded near Silba as American and Italian fronts see limited activity due to rain.
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Algiers
Ortona
Adriatic
Cairo
Pescara
Rome
Fifth Army
Acqua Fondola
Cecina
Leghorn
Dalmacija
Silba Island
Zara
Pola
Niobe
Rail Halt Doubted as Conferees Take Christmas Access
Rail wage dispute in 1942 shows trainmen and engineers halting their Dec. 30 strike call after Roosevelt agreed to referee. Three other unions hold to their deadline next Thursday while government seizure of roads could avert a shutdown. Byrnes leads White House talks with no firm agreement but cautious optimism remains.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
White House
Lebanon and Syria to Gain Self Government from France
Premier Raid el Solh announced in an extraordinary session that France agreed in Damascus talks to transfer all powers over Lebanon and Syria to their governments. The agreement takes effect January 1.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Raid el Solh
Lebanese Chamber of Deputies
France
Damascus
Syria
Yanks Observe Christmas Worldwide Amid War Fronts
Across theaters from North Africa to Iceland and Italy, American servicemen mark Christmas with services, dinners, and trees. Thousands receive gifts as troops in Africa and Italy donate toys and food to children in liberated regions. In Algiers, 10,000 children are slated for events with thousands more gifted in Palermo and Foggia areas.
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Southwest Pacific
Mediterranean
British Isles
North Africa
Stars and Stripes ’Army
Algiers
Foxhole
Iceland
Navy
Africa
Italy
Palermo
Foggia
South Americas Move Rejects Argentina in Anti Axis Plan
The Inter-American Committee for Political Defense voted seven to no copy to Argentina on a recommendation that all republics share information before recognizing new regimes. They warned Axis influence could reach the hemisphere through revolutions and urged recognition to enforce anti-subversive controls.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
inter-American Committee For
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
Hemisphere
Americas
No Respect for Name Denver Turkeys Stolen
Thieves broke into the poultry shop of C. O. Claus Friday and stole their turkeys. Mr. Claus was minus 15 for Christmas turkeys Saturday.
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Denver
Mr. Claus
C. O.claus
Britons Slated for Top Air and Sea Commands
London reports two British officers likely to hold the top air and sea commands for the invasion of western Europe under Eisenhower. Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder could head overall air forces while Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay may direct the landing. Lt. Gen. Jacob Devers could command American invasion forces. Other posts include Montgomery and Spaatz with Wilson in the Mediterranean.
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Eisenhower
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Pacific
Congress
London
Brehon B. Somervell
Western
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur W. Tedder
Mediterranean
Air Command
North Africa
Bertram Home Ramsay
Jgen
Jacob L. Devers
European
Bernard L. Montgomery
Carl A. Spaatz
Germany
Britain
Henry Maitland Wilson
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Italy
Balkans
Steel Pacts Die: 40,000 Go on Strike
In Pittsburgh area reports four Ohio steel mills closed and over 40,000 workers idle as CIO USW contracts expired. stoppages were noted at Shenango Furnace and Valley Mold and Iron with others delaying operations for Christmas and Sunday holidays. The strike threat involves about 350,000 affected workers across 214 companies, with more contracts expiring later and 300,000 on non-strike terms. The War Labor Board rejected a request to keep contracts in force retroactively, prompting CIO leader Philip Murray to label the situation grave while discussions continue on wage demands and policy.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
United States
CIO
United Steel Workers of America
Republic Steel Corporation
Cleveland
Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Corrigan-McKinney Works
Shenango Furnace Company
Sharpsville
Valley Mold and Iron Company
Hubbard
USW
United States Steel Corporation
War Labor Board
Philip Murray
Murray
WLB
William H. Davis
Davis
Neighbors' Gift to Bereaved Parents in Chicago
In Chicago, John and Lila Hoogewoning who lost six of eight children in a recent fire were given a new house and 10 acre farm. A citizen group raised 4000 dollars to purchase the home and farm, and neighbors provided a Christmas Eve deed and dinner for the family and their two surviving children.
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Chicago
John
Lila Hoogewoning
Citizens
William Winterhoff
Thornton Township
Hoogevonings
Bomb tonnage on Reich hits 200000 in war air campaign
London reports the air ministry confirms a grand total of 200000 tons of bombs dropped on Allied targets in Germany since the war began. About half the weight has fallen on the Reich in seven months since May 23.
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London
INS
Germany
Air Ministry
The
Reich
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