Mass B 29 raid hits Tokyo in first city assault since December
AP and UP dispatches report about 50 B 29 Superfortresses bombed the Tokyo Yokohama area interrupting diet readings. The imperial communique claimed some raiders shot down and damaged, while Brig. Gen. Hansell praised gains from Saipan raids and noted ongoing lessons and targets at Nagoya and other plants.
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Tokyo
Japan
Gen
Sugiyama
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo-Yokohama
War Department
Washington
Musashima Aircraft Works
Heywood Hansell, Jr
21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Musashino
Hansell
Nagoya
Hatsudaki Aircraft
Kokuki
Bonins
Marianas
Submarine Sinkings Reach Over Three Million Tons in Pacific
The Navy reports U S submarines in the Far East sank one large Japanese aircraft carrier and 26 other vessels including six warships. The carrier, a light cruiser, a destroyer, two escort vessels, and two destroyer transports were sunk along with two large transports ten medium cargo ships three small cargo ships one small transport two medium cargo transports and two medium tankers. Two ships are listed as probably sunk and two damaged. Forrestal called the carrier loss a blow to a key Japanese fleet point.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Far East
Forrestal
Pacific
Germans Shove Fifth Army Back Near Gallicano
Allied dispatch reports a strong German counter attack east and west of Gallicano forced Fifth Army forces to withdraw from advance positions in the Serchio valley. Nazi and Fascist units reportedly broke American defenses, with the 92nd Infantry Division involved. The Brazilian expeditionary force operates in the sector and German air raids hit near San Benedetto Bologna and Grizzana.
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Rome
Italy
Fifth Army
Serchio
Gallicano
Tyrrhennian
San Benedetto
Bologna
Grizzana
Snow in Iowa Brings Light Snowfall Across Counties
Fresh snow ranging up to four and a half inches fell overnight in Boone and Carroll, with Cedar Rapids reporting just over an inch. Highway patrol warned roads pack and driving grows hazardous as temperatures plunge below zero again tonight.
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Boone and
Carroll
Iowa
Points
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway Patrol
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Soviets Encircle Budapest Push Through City Streets
Soviet forces closed the Budapest encirclement and drove through the city toward its heart. Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian Army reached the Danube after sealing the 9 mile escape corridor and captured Esztergom. Other columns pressed into Buda and suburbs as enemy losses mounted to over 21,800 in five days.
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London
Budapest
Buda
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Danube
Esztergom
Budakesti
Kukhin
F Teenies
Zugliget
Red Army
Moscow
Tolbukhir
Danube River
Redion Y. Malinovsky
Sahy
Polysag
Vienna
Rybnik
Hron River
Bratislava
Slovakia
U. S. Flyers Tearing Up Nazi Armor
Allied fighter bombers of the Ninth Air Force report heavy German armor losses in four days of fighting after a shift in weather cleared skies. Since Saturday 231 tanks and armored vehicles destroyed, 503 damaged, plus 2,026 motor transports destroyed or damaged. Ground forces and air crews press the offensive with optimism.
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Winth Air Force
HDQ
United States Air Force
Karl von Rundstedt
Belgium
von Rundstedt
Dr. Arthur Wherry Dies Former ADA President
Salt Lake City AP reports Dr. Arthur Wherry aged 64 died Tuesday night. A past president of the American Dental Association and Utah Republican candidate for U.S. senator in 1938, Wherry was a notable figure in national and state politics and dental circles.
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Salt Lake City
Arthur Wherry
American Dental Association
Utah
United States
Postwar Planning Group of Iowa honors Clare Marshall
Des Moines AP members of the Iowa postwar rehabilitation commission paid tribute to Clare Marshall editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette and commission member by standing in silence. A Des Moines committee led by Robert Colflesh prepared a resolution praising his faithful service and urging sympathy to his family.
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Des Moines
Iowa Postwar Rehabilitation Commission
Clare Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Commission
Don L. Berry
Indianola
Robert Colflesh
Iowa
Marshall
Workers Sought By Ration Board
Cedar Rapids news notes the ration board seeks volunteers, especially housewives with a few hours to spare in the afternoons. A. T. Pleune, chief clerk, says the work is easy and suited to the average housewife. Call the ration board to help.
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Cedar Rapids
Price Department
Ration Board
A. T. Pleune
Cedar Rapids Retailers Report Banner Christmas Season
Cedar Rapids stores closed the holiday with record Christmas sales and an 18 to 20 percent gain over last year. Shoppers prioritized quality, bought out pajamas and white shirts, and shifted from hosiery to neckwear. Furniture, women's wear, and kitchen units also tied or beat prior highs as deliveries reached distant towns.
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Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Burlington
Perry
Fort Dodge
Jefferson City
Policy of Raises In Crucial War Plants
Washington Instructs War Labor Board to approve average wage increases up to 10 cents an hour for blue ribbon foundries and forge shops critical to the war effort. The War Production Board selects plants for the list based on production shortfalls and manpower as the limiting factor. War Manpower Commission certifies adjustments to ease shortages, with safeguards to avoid disturbing the stabilization program.
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Washington
INS
War Labor Board
WLB
WPB
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Lloyd George to Quit Parliament
London Britain’s prime minister in the last war David Lloyd George announced on medical advice he will retire from Parliament.
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Lloyd George
London
David Lloyd George
Britain
Eight French Gestapo members executed in London
London reports the execution of eight members of the French Gestapo on Wednesday. The covert agents faced capital punishment under war crimes measures.
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London
INS
Gestapo
Nazi General Geib Dies of Wounds on Western Front
London AP reports General Theodore Geib commander of a German army group died of head wounds suffered on the western front shortly after assuming command. Berlin radio described him as an artillery officer.
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London
Theodore Geib
Berlin
Geib
Cedar Rapids Weather Forecast Quiet and Cold Night
The forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for fair weather tonight and Thursday. It will be colder tonight with the low temperature around five below zero.
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Cedar Rapids
Freezing Storm Hits Northern Texas and Surrounding States
A freezing storm blankets highways with ice across northern Texas and nearby states. The system halted its northward push and shifts eastward. Mason City Iowa reports zero, Cedar Rapids shows six above, and Fort Dodge records four inches of new snow with eight inches on the ground. Other locations report snowfall as well.
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Texas
Mason City
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Charles City
Paris Air Raid Kills Three in City Hit Near Landmarks
Three killed and 13 injured in bombs that struck the Paris area near famous landmarks. A servicemen's club serving walking wounded was wrecked by a direct hit. Hospitals reported damage and night fighters pursued unknown bombers as Vichy fears and saboteur rumors spread through the city.
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Paris
13 273 Nazis Taken Captive During Drive
The War Department reported that at least 13 273 Germans have been taken prisoner during the current German counter offensive. The department stated the figure reflects prisoners captured in ongoing operations.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Robert Ryan Killed in Action in Germany
Lt. Robert Ryan of Cedar Rapids and member of the first armored unit to penetrate Germany was killed in action November 30. He left behind wife and baby living with his parents at 1352 Bure Avenue NW. Ryan, a Gazette employee, graduated from St. Patrick's High School and joined the service in 1941, earning a commission at Fort Sill in 1943. He served in the Aachen area after overseas deployment.
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Robert Ryan
Cedar Rapids
Germany
War Department
John B. Ryan
Bure Avenue
Ryan
Gazette
St. Ryan
St. Patrick’s High School
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
Aachen
Death notice for Pvt Virgil Matheny in France
Pvt. Virgil Matheny, 28, was killed Dec 1 in France. Parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Matheny of Toddville advised in a War Department message. Wife and son live at 422 F Avenue NW Cedar Rapids. Survived by 16% brothers and sisters. three brothers in service Donald in South Pacific Ted at Schickag Clinton Melvin in Europe. A brother-in-law Marvin Shaffer of Center Point recently seriously wounded in action.
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Virgil Matheny
France
Joseph Matheny
Toddville
War Department
F Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Matheny
Donald Matheny
South Pacific
Ted Matheny
Schick Ag Clinton
Melvin Matheny
Europe
Prisoner Writes Home on Red Cross Help from Camp
From Stalag Luft near Bath Officer Keith R Jones, 22, writes to his parents Mr and Mrs Jetera Bitenergh dene gan about saving money in a local bank and sending it to the Red Cross. He praises the aid the organization provides overseas.
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Arlington, Neb
INS
Stalag Luft
Bath
Heron
Keith R. Jones
Jetera Bitenergh
Foe Driven From Towns Near Meuse
Allied forces push back German positions in the Meuse area as Rundstedt suffers a setback after 11 days of offensives. Reports indicate a deep German bulge is being countered by infantry and armor, with limited details released due to wartime news restrictions.
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Stavelot
Belgium
von Rundstedt
German Bulge
United States
Hotton
Bastogne
Supreme Headquarters
Karl von Rundstedt
Celles
Dinant
Meuse
Sundey
Ciney
Breakthrough Reaches Bastogne Cut-Off American Troops
An American army vehicle broke the German ring around Bastogne and reached the American forces cut off for more than a week, delivering contact and relief.
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V. S. First Army Hdq
United States Army
Bastogne
Allied Counterattack Halts German Push Near Meuse
U S troops on Christmas day counter attacked near Celles four miles from the Meuse and eight miles from Namur driving back German armor. Ciney also retaken as the Bastogne surround held firm and Eisenhower prepared a southern relief attack.
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Paris
U. S
Celles
Meuse
Brussels
Supreme Headquarters
Bulge
France
Ciney
Namur
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