Germans Push Toward Sedan Gate In Winter Drive
Soviet forces launch a major offensive along a 40 mile front south west of Budapest aiming for Székesfehérvár and Vienna. Red Army and Ukraine corps break German lines near Székesfehérvár while advancing toward Slovakia and Vienna as Berlin confirms pressure on Budapest from multiple directions.
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al Th Hie
London
Red Army
Budapest
Sopern
Vienna
Berlin
Feodor
Tolbukhin
Hie
Ukraine
Lake Balatov
Danube
Szekesfehervar
Tolmikhin
Szckesfehr
Roding
Malinowsky
Buchest
Ilap
Slovakia
Hugarkin
Battle For Europe At Critical Stage Says Front Report
PARIS December 21 INS German offensive of 33 miles into Belgium gains with fresh tanks and infantry. Americans counter pressure near Liege Malmedy Stavelot Roer river defense holds. battle expands across Luxembourg and Belgian front. Berlin says Americans hit back, German reinforcements pour in, Pincers fought. fate of Rhine campaign in balance.
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Luxembourg
Belgium
Paris
INS
Sedan
France
Liege-Sedan
U.S
Bulge
Malmedy-Stavelot
Germany
Roer River
Rhineland
Meuse
Ermahed
Hablemant
Malmedy
Rales
Liege
Hablemont
Stadtkyil
Berlin
Stavelot
Ene- My
Rocherach
Manschat
Royal Tigers
St Vith
Belglan-Luxensbourg
Mt Army
Ina
Reuter
Reuter Teld Message Ax Arsertliz
Frank Conniff
Stimson Sees W E Hastened By Nazi Surge
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson expressed confidence in American leadership on the Western Front and predicted that Germany's failure to sustain its offensive would hasten the war's end. He recalled 1918 and warned Nazi forces may seek peace later, while noting German resolve to halt the Allied advance into the Cologne plain and the Saar basin. He cited U S and British air power and claims of major enemy casualties and captured Nazis since Normandy.
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Transocean Agency
Roer
Rhineland
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Reich
Belgium
France
Aachen-Duren Jul Ich
Germany
Trantfec
Almongst
Coelogne-Dusseldorf
the- Palatinates Alssee
U.S. 7Th Army
Washington
INS
Henry L. Stimson
Europe
Essen
Howeer
Bla
Stimson
Saar
Sigutfleance
Stenard
Normandy
Aia
State keeps 2d War Loan place in national sales ranking
West Virginia holds second place in the national War Loan sales standings with total sales reaching 131,758.42 dollars by Wednesday close. New Hampshire leads, Maryland is third, and North Carolina fourth as state totals lag slightly behind the previous quarter. County figures show Danawha at 2.23 percent of a 21,133,000 quota, with overall county and series E sales underperforming expectations.
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West
A.C. Spurr
J. E. McDavid
Iag
McDavid
Colder Weather Predicted for West Virginia Today
West Virginia faces a cold wave as a heavy northeast sweep pushes south from the Midwest. Temperatures in Kanawha Valley and southern counties near 10 above zero early Wednesday, with continued cold and wind during the day and night. Ohio Valley expects zero to five above by early today as light snow fell statewide A road commission note warned travel advisories and slippery conditions in Walkershire and counties Crant and Mineral. Motorists urged to avoid highways Wheeling area and Sewell Mountain conditions, U. S. routes 50 and 42 not fully cleared after snow, with Charleston area seeing late afternoon snowfall.
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Midwest
Kanawha Valley
Ohio Valley
Road Commission
Leant Theer
Walkershire
U. S
Crant
Mineral
Wheeling
Sewell Mountain
Lewisburg
Mie Commission
Charleston
Mukden Bombed by US B 29s in Major Strike
US B 29 Superfortresses bombed the Mukden aircraft plant in Manchuria, striking a third Japanese factory this week. About 60 aircraft attacked in clear weather with haze obscuring some results. 16 enemy planes claimed destroyed and 41 damaged, with 7 confirmed destroyed on return to base. Japanese reports claimed some raids on Manchuria and Honshu with uncertain details.
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U.S
Washington
Tday
Mukden
Manchuria
Bett
Ching
War Department
Daiten
Ivelf
Far Flung Japanese Bases Hit by Bombs Daily
United States forces conducted a sweeping air assault across Japanese positions from Patou to Iwo Jima. Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced strikes targeted airstrips and installations, while Marine aircraft attacked nearby islands and engaged enemy boats.
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Pearl Harbor
Patou
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Liveratora
Strategic Air Force
Marine Corps Avenger
Yop
Peles Uo ‘Isand
Pula
Sensoral Islands
Paliaus
Morae Arend
Babelthuap Island
Thota Sland
Gillum
Marshall Istasite
Nimliz
Murderess Held In 2 New Deaths
Treacherous crimes connect Louise Peete to two killings as authorities link a decomposed body behind Mrs. Martin Logan’s residence to a murdered housekeeper. Autopsy confirms gunshot to the back of the head, likely with a hammer. Deputy DA Barnes notes Hos suicide or murder and names key witnesses in Pasadena and Los Angeles.
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Tre
Mtn
Ars
Louise Peete Judson
Pilin
Martin Logan
Orews
Jurao
Logan
Frank L. Elia
Pasadena
Hurying
Haily
Johnn
Barnes Sitates
Judean
Lee Bordon
Saturday Night Radio Show Raises Charity Funds in Charleston
Charleston sixth annual GES Nasket radio show had $4085 in donations and pledges as of yesterday with a goal to fund Christmas baskets for Kanawha county families. The event, co sponsored by WGKV and The Gazette, runs 7 to 12 a.m. from the high school and features talents from local groups. The largest gift came from Alfred Welland of General Machinery Ordnance Corp. of South Charleston.
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Charleston
WGKV
The
Gazette
Kanawha County
Salvation Thy
Alfred Welland
General Machinery Ordnance Corp
South Charles
Yanks Encircle Leyte Isle Foe
American forces in the Philippines claim continued pressure on Leyte as remnants of Japanese forces try to cross the Ormoc highway toward the west coast. Airpower harasses supplies while 2022 enemy casualties are noted and MacArthur signals the battle near its end amid ongoing Mindanao air sorties.
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2Th Corps
Orior
Moncarthuius
Philippines
America
Farmy Corps
Ormog
Leyte
Philipplies
Henley
Douglas MacArthur
Mindaya Island
Ormouc
Coist
Patarpon
Ormor
Davis Backs News War Policy After Protest
Elmer Davis, head of the Office of War Information, defended the Allied press policy amid protests over a news blackout on Germany’s counteroffensive. He said the interrogation of prisoners and wartime censorship are misunderstood, praising the broader war reporting effort and stressing the need to slow German morale.
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Washington
Elmer Davis
War Information
Germany
George Lyon
Supreme Red Saartera
Europe
Coventy
Davis
Lynn Wie Reli
Mvdl
Conaldera
Davie
Edward Yarrett
Davistal
Ship's Crew Escapes Amid Cold Bay Crisis
Unclear report recounts crew escape during activities at Cold Bay Alaska. Details indicate a 3700 ton supply ship and a tense situation with a balloting or crew action noted around December. The source mentions efforts to salvage a Versa sire but details are uncertain.
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Ballin
Cold Bay
Aleks
Special Telephones For Saturday Show
The article notes a Saturday show on the Charleston stage featuring special telephones. It urges donations to the GI Basket program via the Gazette addressed to The Gl r Nasxket care of The Gazette. Readers are asked to send donations by a specified time.
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Theer
Charleston
Hich
Charleatan
Tigl Alter
P.m. Dale Urday
American Ack-Ack Fire Downs Nazi Transport
US anti aircraft fire downs a Nazi transport plane during a World War II action. Survivors and wreckage are examined by Allied forces as a counter offensive unfolds on the western front. Soviet and Allied forces advance in coordination against Nazi forces.
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SAS
Americans Hold Line As Germans Drive In Western Front
War correspondent reports American and British forces resisting a large German push under von Rundstedt. Heavy fighting concentrates along the western front with breakthroughs halted on the north flank at Luxembourg and Malmedy-Stavelot. Casualties and supply delays plague units, but many individual soldiers and junior officers are praised for resilience.
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Wes Gallagher
Germany
Dee
Balling Stramle
U.S
Hll
Tan von Rundstedt
Hune
Luxembourg
Seth
Malmedy-Stavelot
Drice & Seat At Arms
Armen
Government May Set Live Cattle Ceilings
Washington officials expect an announcement tonight to set live cattle price ceilings amid a threatened stall in retail markets in New York City. An administration spokesman indicated a move to curb prices after officials from New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey raised concerns about profiteering and supply.
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Waslington
New York City
New York
Phil Hi
New Joreey
Brice
United States Blood Donor Appeal Urges Wide Giving
Washington reports an urgent national plea for blood donations to fill quotas amid wartime strain. Government officials, including a secretary, urged immediate public response while noting no overseas appeals had been received yet.
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U.S
Washington
Tinlords
Morsenthan
Cron
Europe
Christ
France
Strike Vote Grips New York Telephone Employees
A strike vote swept through New York area workers at the New York Telephone Company amid a yearlong dispute with the union and employer association. About 12,000 employees were involved as executives urged a unified stance in the ongoing negotiations and collective bargaining talks.
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Smbing
Ahere Inton
Asses
New York Telephone Co
Leftists Face All-Out Attack in Greece War Clashes
British tanks and rocket-planes shelled ELAS concentrations north of Athens as an 8 am ultimatum expired. Lt Gen Scoble warned of using every available weapon to restore order. Sherman tanks hit Likabetti mountain while RAF fought positions near Averot and the military academy. US transport units faced shelling as snipers were cleared near the Cosmopolite hotel. Details on impact and any truce developments remained unclear.
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Athens
Ronealt
M. Scoble
Likabettis
Averot Privya
Military ‘Academy
Omen InsQuare Tonke
U.S
AAP Transport Command
Sqquare
Trowar
Scabie
Ay Scobie
Piraeus
Greece
Canadians Repel Nazi Counter Attacks Near Bologna
In Italy on December 21 1949 Canadian regiments beat back fierce German counter-attacks nine hours after the initial push. Allied forces held positions inland from the Adriatic coast near Bologna with strong defense along the eastern flank. Remaining enemy traps across the Teunane river area stalled and the front southeast near Boe Toga remained relatively quiet.
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Roe
Rome
Bagnacavallo
Adriate
Teunane
Amerivant
Boe Toga
War With Reich May Run a Year Says WPB Chief
WPB Chairman J A Krug warned that fighting Germany could extend a year or longer and heavy demands on production may rise due to the Nazi counteroffensive. He suggested not ready for the current war pace and noted readiness depends on Eisenhower breakthrough in the West. Other WPB officials echoed possible production increases. Japs retreat in Burma as three divisions pull back toward Mandalay amid renewed Allied pressure.
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WPB
Reich
Washington
J. A. Krug
Germany
Manila
Krug
Eisenhower
West Wall
Hodges
Burma
Calcutta
Hurina Toruy
Wortho
Mandalay
French Desire to Occupy Reich Opposed by British
Washington dispatch reports Rep Shafer and fellow lawmakers relaying frontier hopes and fears about a potential French occupation of the Reich. They note British opposition and U.S. caution as war winds down, with soldiers eager to return home. The interview cites French sentiment toward Allied action and possible continued fighting post V-E Day.
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Reich
Washington
Paul Wo Shafer
LeMicho
Heuer Rellitiary
Germany
Army of Oceunation
Michigan
France
Shafer
Europe
Shaler
Belgio
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