Roosevelt reshapes State Department with four new undersecretaries
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt names Edward R. Stetson as under secretary Joseph C. Grew moves to under secretary while William Le Clayton becomes assistant secretary for economic affairs Archibald MacLeish is appointed assistant secretary overseeing cultural and public relations and Nelson Rockefeller to Latin American relations plus interagency coordination The shakeup replaces three resigning assistants Adolf Berle Breckinridge Long and G Howland Shaw and leaves Dean Acheson as sole remaining former aide. page reference noted for continuation.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
Ald
Edeward R.'Stefanus
Josph C.'Grew
Japan
Pearl
Harborn
Ausstant
Willian le Clayton
Texas
Archibald MacLeish
Congress
Facia and Figures
OWL
Nelson Rockefeller
John D
Inter-American Affairs
Grew
Senate
Clayton
Anderson, Clayton and Co
MacLeish
Rockeyfeller
Ita
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
Breckinridge Long
Howland Shaw
Long
Cabal Fg
Shad
Brazil
Berle
New York
Acheson
Cordell Tull
Dean Acheson
Legism
Fage
Defense Recounts Pre Slaying Fight in Foley Trial
In Clay County jury hearing the murder trial of H. Foley a United Mine Workers organizer from Charleston, testimony described Foley being chased from a garage near the Widen YMCA by Elmer Groves two days before the fatal shooting of nonunion foreman Alton Houghton. Houghton testified Foley appeared fleeing with Elmer pursuing, claiming Foley was struck and knocked down as Elmer caught up. The trial, in its second week, aimed to prove Elmer Groves acted as aggressor throughout the confrontation.
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Clay County
H. Foley
United Mine Workers
Charleston
Alton Houghton
Widen
Joe Groves
Foley
Groves
Von
Elmer
Houghton
UMW
Elmer Groves
Aeea OE
Athens in Crisis as leftist EAM clashes erupt
In Athens a nationwide strike and street fighting escalated after bloody Sunday violence left dead and many injured. Martial law and curfew were imposed by Premier Papandreou’s government as ELAS forces clash with loyalists near the Acropolis and seize two police stations in Piraeus. British troops disarm 800 ELAS marchers, while a demobilization demand for the exile mountain brigade is pressed.
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Stephen Barner
Athens
EAM
National Liberation Front
George Papandreau
Miskle
ELAS
Mountain Brigade
Pa- Pandreou
Thesseum
Acropolis
Piraeus
Catsotas
General Somervell warns manpower shortage endangering front
Washington Lt General Brehon Somervell told the Senate that manpower must be found this month to avert shortages in critical items. He cited production lag and transport bottlenecks while urging AFL and CIO help to recruit nationwide. If unsuccessful he warned of drastic measures and favored a National Service act.
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Athens
Washington
Brehon Somervell
Congress
Senate War
Boyy
Somervell
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
West Virginia reaches halfway to sixth War Loan quota
West Virginia reports total sales of 34,970,403 dollars, about 50 percent of the 69 million dollar sixth War Loan quota, as the drive enters its third week. Series E bonds show 7,743,286 dollars, 3.0 percent of a 21 million quota, with two weeks left to December 16. Chairman A. C. Spurr urges continued effort to reach the target.
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Chacirman A. C. Spurr
Fairmont
Washington
British Diplomat Shot On Norfolk Estate
Sir Eric Teichman, 60, noted British diplomat and China expert, was shot on his 3,000 acre Norfolk estate after going out unarmed to investigate shots. Found 500 yards from his house with bullet wounds to cheek and shoulder, an inquest is scheduled. He previously served as counsellor to Britain’s embassy in Chungking and wrote several travel books including a trek across the Gobi desert.
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Eng
Eric Teichman
Britain
Honingham Ball
Yenerday
Eric
Chimgking
China
Tibet
Turkestan
Severil
Gobi Desert
Nazi M a ch ines Grinding To Stop For Lack Of Oil
Allied bombing cripples German refineries causing fuel shortages. Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker reports more bombers available to strike Reich targets as winter weather offers no protection. He notes German tanks and trucks are dry and that long, relentless attacks aim to shatter industry and morale while Ploesti remains costly but vital.
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Rome
Dre
Germany
Ira C. Eaker
Mediterranean Air Force
Herlin
Ealer Witds Gt
U. S
Eaker
Reich
Withale
Wieter Neusstadt
Austria
Americans Hammer at Saarbrucken and Ormoc Gulf Action
Gen Douglas MacArthur reports fierce naval air action in Ormoc Gulf near Leyte with American destroyers daring to shell Ormoc, three enemy destroyers believed damaged and one possibly sunk by mine, while six Japanese planes were shot down. Heavy air attacks continue, with Allied forces pressing the Ormoc corridor amid rain and mud.
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Philippines
Ormoc Gulf
Leyte
Orame
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Ormoc Bay
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Leste Island
Royal Austrasian Air Force
Planet
Southwest Pacific
Ormec
Negros
Cebu
Westwall Saarlautern battle progress reported
Paris dispatch reports Allied forces advancing toward Saarbrucken with Patton's units pushing the Saar river bridges and securing key positions near Saarlautern. German resistance on the Saar sector appears stiff as New week opens with U S and Allied offensives along two river barriers and toward the Ruhr.
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Arnhem
U.S. Infantry
Aemor
Reich
Saar
Inde
20 More Jap Ships Sunk by US Subs
A navy communique reports Japan losing a light cruiser and a destroyer in U S submarine operations. It also notes 18 enemy merchant ships were sunk in the Pacific, bringing total cruiser and destroyer losses to 52 since Pearl Harbor and highlighting Japan's depletion of limited cruiser and destroyer forces.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Pacific
Fon
Runtire
Pearl Harbor
First Lady Has Never Seen Son's New Wife
Washington Dec. 4 Mrs Franklin D No Roosevelt said she had never met her new daughter in law Miss Faye Emerson who wed Colonel Elliott Roosevelt the President's second son yesterday in Grand Canyon Arizona The bond noted was a personal and film acquaintance only to this point.
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Washington
Franklin D. Noosevelt
Inelan
Faye Emerson
Miss Emerson
Col
Elliottosevelt
Roosevelt
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Phone Strike Threatened At Memphis And Louisville
President J Moran of the Nations at Federation of Long Lines Telephone Operators said the union will cancel its strike threat in Louisville and Memphis against the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. They join in recommending a 34 pay hike to the War Labor Board. The WLB recently granted a $2 increase. Moran said the proposal was sent to New York offices of the ALT T for a decision.
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Memphis
Louisville
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Operators
American Teleophone and Teletraph Co
War Labor Board
WLB
Moran
New York
ALT. & T
Soong Named China Premier Amid Political Shifts
Chuneking December 4 Soong T. V. Soong brother of Mrs Chiang Kai-shek assumes premier duties of China in a popular move likely paving the way for a Beijing Communist accord. Soong steps in as acting president of the executive Yuan succeeding his brother-in-law H. H. Kung, while Chiang Kai-shek remains president of the executive Yuan. The move seen by Washington and London as bolstering China’s diplomacy and central authority during a critical period amid reports of an agreement in principle with the Communists to unite against Japan.
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T. V. Soong
Chiang Kaleslick
Ching
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Japan
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Executive Yuan
HH. H. Kung
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London
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Banke
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O. K. Yui
Shuuzhak
Chiang Kab-shek
Seong
Boy Deer Hunter Killed Near Davis in WV
A youth, Virell Tansy of Rockport Wood County, died near Davis on opening day of the WV deer season after slipping on a rock and discharging his gun. Several others claimed early kills in Monongalia, Preston, and nearby counties as game protectors tallied a busy start to the hunt. Dewey vacation report notes Gov. Thomas E Dewey returning from Georgia with little comment on politics.
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Daetvis
Marshall
Thomas
Virell Tansey
Rockport
Wood County
Ramsey
Manu
Ticker County
Paul Iiley
Lynn
Rettan
Path
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Fairmont
Rock Lake
Riley
Reparra
Monongalia County
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White
Wes
Dewey
New York
Thomas FE
Georgia
Sraland
Alice
Soviet Wing Racing Fast For Austria
Soviet forces thrust to the flat south shore of Lake Hala fon in southwestern Hungary and within 40 miles of Budapest. Moscow claimed Tolbukhin’s 3d Ukraine army advanced over 100 towns and villages, with a battalion covering 100 miles in 24 hours, as Berlin and Moscow reported rapid gains and possible preparations for a Budapest attack.
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Hungary
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I. Tolbukhin
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Dunafeldvar
Sena
Industrial Sugar Ration Cuts Loom As Shortage Worsens
Washington reports a worsening sugar situation with a potential cut in industrial user rationing. Decreased Caribbean raw sugar shipments in the past weeks weaken refinery backlogs and raise the prospect of tighter supply for manufacturers.
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Remitforce Department
Caribbean
Star
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Nazi Manpower Failing in Italy Report Declares
Rome reports heavy losses for German counterattacks south of Bologna. Italian fascists trained in Germany reportedly surrendering in hundreds and deserting to Italian partisans. The article notes manpower strains for German forces as Allies press toward Faenza Ravenna and the Po valley amid fog and rain.
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Ravenna
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Bologna
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Poshots
Montone River
Souvenir Footballs Sold At Army Navy Game Stamp Made in Japan
Washington officials report that souvenir footballs sold at the Army Navy game were stamped Made in Japan. Rep Anderson of California demanded to know who authorized the import and distribution of the items and urged launching another scrap drive to dispose of such memorabilia.
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Japan
Washington
Anderson
Cal
British Expert Dismisses V-3 Threat to U S
London December 4 British rocket expert Professor A M Low told International News Service that the German V-3 or V-4 rockets posed little danger to the United States by month’s end. He said only a few rockets might reach across the Atlantic with minimal explosive power and accuracy, and that large scale attacks were unlikely for decades.
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New York
A. M. Low
International
Low
British Institute of Engineering Technology
Atlantic
Albert Speer
Prat
Law
Vast Bomb Blasts German Rail Hubs in Major Allied Strike
Allied air forces unleash a massive daylight assault targeting German rail arteries feeding the western front. About 12,000 tons of bombs in 12 hours on eight rail corridors around the Rhine zone. RAF heavy bombers and US fighters hit Karlsruhe Hellbronn Soest Kassel Bebra and Jaimes, aiming to cripple supply lines and degrade front line coordination.
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Strasbourg
Frankfurt
Elibronn
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Transnortae Tion
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Bebra
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Jaime
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