Mass B 29 Raid Hits Tokyo Amid War Reports
American B 29s struck Tokyo Yokohama area in a sudden raid the first since December 3. Officials said few bombs reached primary targets. Musashino plant damage described as inconclusive while Nagoya plants suffered extensive destruction.
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Tokyo
Japan
Gen
Sugiyama
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo-Yokohama
War Department
Washington
Musashino Aircraft Works
Dentist Leader Dr. Arthur Wherry Dies in Utah
Dr. Arthur Wherry aged 64 a former president of the American Dental Association and 1938 Republican U S Senate candidate in Utah died Tuesday night in Salt Lake City. He was active in state and national politics and dentistry circles.
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Salt ‘Lake City
Arthur Wherry
American Dental, Association
Utah
United States
Submarines Sunk Japanese Carrier and 26 Vessels
Washington reports that US submarines in the Far East sank one large Japanese aircraft carrier and 26 other vessels, including six warships. The losses include a converted light cruiser and two destroyer transports among the combatants, plus multiple cargo ships and tankers. the carrier’s name was not released. Secretary Forrestal calls the carrier loss a heavy blow to Japan and notes total submarine damage surpasses 3.5 million tons of shipping sunk.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Far East
Forrestal
Pacific
Germans Push Fifth Army Back in Serchio Valley Fight
Allied HQ said a strong German counter attack near the Tyrrhenian coast drove Fifth Army forces from advance positions in the Serchio valley. The attack hit east and west of Gallicano, about 14 miles inland, as Nazi and Fascist troops broke through American lines including the 92nd Infantry Division. The Brazilian expeditionary force is active in the sector. German air raids also targeted areas north of San Benedetto, south of Bologna, and Grizzana.
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Rome
Italy
Fifth Army
Serchio
Gallicano
Tyrrhennian
San Benedetto
Bologna
Grizzana
United States
Hotton
Bastogne
Supreme Headquarters
Karl von Rundstedt
Celles
Dinant
Meuse
Ciney
Postwar Planning Group of Iowa Pays Tribute to Clare Marshall
Des Moines AP Members of the Iowa postwar rehabilitation commission paused to honor Clare Marshall editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette and commission member who has died. Chairman Don Berry read a resolution praising Marshall’s faithful service and expressing 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 Households urged to volunteer for afternoon shifts at the ration board price department. A. T Pleune says volunteers are needed as the work is simple and suited for housewives. Call 3-2681 and ask for Mrs Arthur Johnson to learn details.
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Cedar Rapids
A. T .’ Pleune
Arthur Johnson
Cedar Rapids stores report banner Christmas and year
Cedar Rapids retailers ended the Christmas rush with record sales and an overall 10 to 20 percent rise over the prior holiday period. Shoppers favored quality items, with brisk demand for slacks, sportswear, lingerie, dresses, furs slow from a luxury tax, and furniture hitting new seasonal highs. Deliveries extended to Muscatine Burlington Perry Fort Dodge and Jefferson City Mo as buyers from towns and farms sought preferred pieces unavailable locally. Husbands bought kitchen units as gifts, while curtains and draperies also moved well.
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Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Burlington
Perry
Fort Dodge
Jefferson City
War Labor Board authorizes wage boosts for critical foundries
Washington report says the War Labor Board will approve up to 10 cent an hour increases for blue ribbon foundries and forge shops. The WPB will designate facilities as critical if output lags, manpower is the bottleneck, and products are urgent military in nature. Wage adjustments aim to ease shortages without disrupting wage stabilization programs.
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Washington
INS
Labor Board
WLB
WPB
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Lloyd George to Quit Parliament on Medical Advice
British Prime Minister David Lloyd George announced his retirement from Parliament on medical advice. The statement was made in London amid ongoing health concerns and marks the end of a long political career.
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Lloyd, George To
London
INL
David Lloyd George
Britain
Eight French Gestapo members executed in London
In London on Wednesday eight members of the French Gestapo were executed. The suspect group faced wartime justice and the executions were carried out under Allied control.
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London
INS
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 sustained on the western front after assuming command. The Berlin radio described him as an artillery officer.
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London
Theodore Geib
Berlin
Geib
Snow in Iowa Bulk of state sees new snowfall totals
Fresh snow up to four and a half inches fell across Boone and Carroll and more than an inch in Cedar Rapids. Highway patrol warned roads were slick and drivers should take care. Temperatures were set to dive below zero again tonight with continued snow and freezing rain forecast for the Midwest.
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Boone and
Carroll
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway Patrol
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Weather drops cold snap and scattered snow across Iowa
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity shows fair weather tonight and Thursday with colder conditions. A freezing storm moved through northern Texas and neighboring states, halting its northward progress and heading east. Mason City reported zero as Iowa temperatures cooled, while Cedar Rapids registered six above at midnight after a three degree rise since 7 p.m. Tuesday. Fort Dodge measured four inches of new snow, totaling eight on the ground, with Charles City and other towns reporting fresh snowfall.
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Texas
Mason City
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Charles City
Bombing strikes Paris servicemen club injures three
Three people were killed and 13 wounded when bombs hit near Paris damaging buildings. A servicemen’s club in transit for the front was destroyed by a direct hit. The incident sparked tension as air raid sirens sounded and authorities questioned who was responsible.
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Servicemen’s Club
Paris
Ninth Air Force
Sirice
Charles ‘de Gaulle
Soviets Encircle Budapest and Push Toward City Center
Soviet forces completed the encirclement of Budapest and drove into Buda as 2,340 more enemy troops were taken prisoner. Tolbukhin’s army advanced from Budakeszi, captured Zugliget, Budafok, and Pilissvorosvar while Malinovsky’s group moved toward Rybnik and neared Vienna, with heavy enemy losses reported.
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London
Budapest
Buda
Feodor I Toibukhin
Danube
Esztergom
Budakeszi
Tolbukhin
Zugliget
Danube River
Budafok
Pilissvorosvar
U. S. Flyers Tearing Up Nazi Armor
London report says Ninth Air Force bomber thrust has destroyed or damaged hundreds of German tanks armored vehicles and transport since weather allowed air operations. Ground forces in Belgium show gains as Allied air power decimates supply lines bridges and freight yards aiding the offensive.
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Walter Cronkite
Ninth Air Force
HDQ
Ninth United States Air Force
Karl von Rundstedt
Belgium
von Rundstedt
Thirteen Thousand Nazis Captured During Drive
The War Department announced that at least 13,273 Germans have been taken prisoner in the current German counter-offensive. The figure covers the period up to Christmas Eve and marks the 800,000th German prisoner on the western front since the Normandy landings.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Western Front
Normandy
Lieutenant Robert Ryan Killed in Action Near Aachen
Cedar Rapids born Lt. Robert Ryan of the first armored unit to penetrate Germany was killed in action November 30. He married with a baby at 1352 Burch Avenue NW and was a Gazette employee in the circulation department. He entered service in 1941 and was commissioned at Fort Sill in 1943.
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Robert Ryan
Cedar Rapids
Germany
War Department
John
Ryan
Burch Avenue
Gazette
St. Patrick’s High School
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
Aachen
Death of Pvt Virgil Matheny in France
Pvt Virgil Matheny aged 28 was killed December 1 in France. His parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Matheny of Toddville were advised by war department message. He is survived by his wife and son in Cedar Rapids and 16 brothers and sisters. Four brothers in service and one in naval discharge are named. a brother-in-law Marvin Shaffer of Center Point was 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 Hospital
Clinton
Melvin Matheny
Europe
Raymond
Navy
Marvin Shaffer
Center Point
Red Cross Gift by Prisoner of Nazis Reported
Arlington Nebraska reports a prisoner in a German camp sent a letter home describing a Red Cross aid gift. The message mentions a US officer Keith Ry Jones requesting $100 from his local bank account to donate through the Red Cross, praising its overseas relief work.
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Arlington
Se Luft
Bath
Germany
Keith Ry ‘Jones
Paul’ Jones
Red Cross
Allied Forces Break German Salients Near Meuse in Battle of Bulge
In the Meuse region near Bastogne and Celles, American forces push back German spearheads. U S First Army reports a breakthrough toward Bastogne with supplies parachuted to the surrounded garrison. Wagner reports indicate mounting German stiffness and ongoing intense fighting amid severe cold.
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Bastogne
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AIR Force
Blondie
Kenneth R. Martin
Kewanee
Ill
Donald E. Young
Pittsburgh
England
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Cedar Rapids News
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Midwest
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CBS
Ned Calmer
Calmer
Red Army
Moscow
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Sahy
Ipolysag
Vienna
Rybnik
Hron River
Bratislava
Slovakia
U. S
Rundstedt
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