ELAS Truce Proposal Reported Amid Greek Civil War Tensions
In Athens the ELAS leftists reportedly sent a three point peace plan to Lt. Gen. Scoble, seeking disarmament and a new government with an Anglo Greek commission to supervise. EDES leader Zervas claimed ELAS overran eight villages and massed on Chriskos ridge while British and Italian officers were linked to Zervas. fighting and political maneuvering continued. Archbishop Damaskinos hinted at a regency as talks stall before Christmas.
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Athens
ELAS
R. M. Scoble
Greece
Napoleon Zervas
Edes
Epirus
Scoble
al Attica
Damaskinos
Elephteria
Zervas
Chriskos
Yanina
Scobie
Piraeus
Shipyard workers in Brunswick volunteer Christmas work
More than 500 Brunswick shipyard workers volunteered to work on Christmas day without pay to ensure the launch of the seventh merchant ship in November. The effort grew from 80 shipfitters as managers and departments joined in, with yard officials stating approval from the regional U S Maritime Commission office in Philadelphia would be needed.
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Brunswick
Nocember
Emily Krapt
Bet
U. S. Maritime Commission
Philadelphia
Christmas Basket radio show boosts needy Kanawha County
Donated funds and toy donations aim to raise a total of $1,615 for Kanawha County families. The sixth annual GI Basket broadcast from Charleston High School will air at 7 pm, with a private later showing at the Preset club. Donations to WGKV and The Gazette accepted until 5 pm, with Salvation Army delivering gifts and meals tomorrow or Christmas day.
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Uy Waxy
the Gazette
Charlestan Blahantant Atann
Amy Deeuulaba
Karawha County
WGRV
Kanawha County
Salvation Army
Harry Ward
Purity Baking Co
Lea and Co
Delbert T. Robinson
Frank R. Thomson
G. S. Lavett
WGKV
T ‘Alter & P.m
Mer
Charleston
Press Club
Frigid Wave Hits Panhandle With Subzero Lows
Subzero temperatures gripped the northern panhandle with a 12 below reading at Valley Grove and zero to 16 above elsewhere. Snow lingered from two weeks of storms as a trolley collision in Fairmont injured two women and road conditions remained hazardous with essential journeys advised.
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Panhandle
Valley Grove
Wheeling
Morgantown
Mercury
McMechen Dam
Charleston
Fairmont
State Road Commission
Elkins
Harmon
Davin
Panhanile
Ates
Midwood
Mill Point Ario
Navy Identifies 20.5 Vessels Lost Off Leyte
The U S Navy identified two ships lost off Leyte in the Philippines as the destroyer transport Ward and the destroyer Mahan. Casualties reported on the Mahan numbered one, with next of kin notified. The Ward, famed for aiding in Pearl Harbor's sinking of Japanese ships, reported no loss of life aboard.
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Om Navy
Leyte
Washington
Leyte Island
Philippines
Ward
Mahan
Douglas MacArthur
Pearl Harbor
Navy
MacArthur
Gift Basket telephone numbers and show timing
The note lists phone numbers for a "Gift Basket" event with times and contact lines. It mentions lines 27-161 17-341 2h-161 11-527 and 29-788, and a big show going on air at Tym. It instructs callers to phone earlier or after midnight tonight.
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Tym
Bombers Hit Nagoya Again In Third Saipan Run
A large force of B-29 Superfortresses based on Saipan attacked Nagoya Japan for the third time in ten days, flying 1400 miles through overcast and heavy anti aircraft fire. The mission faced persistent Japanese fighter resistance but high bombing accuracy was reported by crews. Japanese broadcasts claimed limited damage and several planes downed.
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21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Deco
Nagoya
Japan
Superioris
Hoatsudeki
Misubishi Aireraty Works
Emmett O'Donnell
Hatsudaki
Urs
Haywoot Hansell, Jr
Paterson
N. J. Works
Hartford Works
Camel News Agency
Harry Langdon Dies in Hollywood at 60
Hollywood mourns silent film era star Harry Langdon who died after a short illness from cerebral hemorrhage. The vaudeville and screen comedian, once earning about seven hundred dollars weekly, faced career highs and low periods but remains known for Tramp Tramp Tramp and The Strong Man with Joan Crawford as leading lady.
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Hollywoon
Dee
Harry Landou
Harry
Joan Crawford
Yanks push toward Palompon as Leyte battle widens
MacArthur reports the 77th Infantry Division moved three miles west of the Ormoc corridor on the mountain road toward Palompon, an escape port for remaining Japanese on Leyte. Allied bombardments, air raids, and ongoing fighting near the corridor continue as Japanese losses mount and Mindoro and Panay campaigns loom.
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Leyte
Ormoc
MacArthur
Philippines
U. S. 77Th Infantry
Ban
Orimoc
Palompon
Gen. MacArthur
Poulumpon
Palo
Mopeup
Americ
Atindoca
Mindore
Mindoro
Manila
Luzon
Taseed
Splattecud
Dees
Leyte-Samar
Areca
Fewer Passenger Tires Predicted For New Year
Washington December 22 The War Production Board warns 1 640 000 fewer passenger tires will be produced in the final quarter of 1941 and motor users may see even tighter supply next year Only about five million passenger cars tires are planned for the next three months due to a deficit in medium army truck tires Drivers eligible for new tires face shortages as about 730 000 requests remain unfilled and ration boards hold up tire allotments amid wartime constraints.
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Washington
Millon Tres
WEIL
Red Attack Provides No Immediate Aid To Western Front
Washington dispatch says by December 22 the planned Russian grand offensive may take weeks to affect the western front. Military men believe Germany budgets forces by front and will not shift troops until a critical stage. If Soviet forces breach the eastern front, Germany could redeploy only slowly, with little indication of Western frontline relief.
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Western Front
Washington
Nsine
Yaterluly
Germany
Vistula
Poland
Fromt
Soine Pointa
Dns
72 Cent Wage Floor Is Asked by War Labor Board
Washington Dec. 22 The labor members of the War Labor Board urge colleagues and the public to support a floor of 72 cents an hour below wartime wage levels. They propose labeling rates below 72 cents as substandard and favor voluntary applications to raise minimums to this figure about $5.78 for an eight hour day. The resolution cites subsistence-budget evidence showing 72 cents is needed for a four person family at bare subsistence. The policy would consider factors justifying any lower rate in disputes.
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WLB
Washington
Our Labor
War Labor Board
Eve Dence
Rebroadcast of Pope Message Set for Sunday
The Christmas message of Pope Benedict XVI will be rebroadcast in English by Vatican Radio at 13:45 EWT, Dec St four hours after his Italian address. U.S. networks have not yet scheduled a relay. The Vatican will air Spanish at 9:15 EWT and French, Polish, German, Romanian, Dutch, Slovakian, Portuguese through the day.
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Associated Press
Pope Bins XVI
Vatican
Rome
United States
Pemuit
Adilrean
Germany
President Urges Nation to Stay On Job This Christmas
President Roosevelt urged Americans to keep at their work and maintain wartime production during Christmas. He emphasized home efforts support the fighting forces and noted the Atlantic Charter’s enduring aims while reflecting on public thinking and history.
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Nation
Washington
Det
SLI
Toosevelt
Preas
Europe
Ain
Frente
Churchill
Roosevelt
Villa
Rongevelt
Soviet Baltic Offensive Shrugs Off German Resistance
Berlin reports a 270,000 strong Soviet force attacked Latvia as a grand winter offensive looms on the eastern front. Moscow-aligned units push toward Budapest with pincers threatening to envelop the capital and sever routes to Vienna. In Slovakia and Hungary, Red Army commands claim advances near Bratislava and along the Kassa-Losane rail corridor.
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Berlin
London
Latvia
Baltic Sea
Marshall Feodor
Tolbukhin
Hungary
Budapest
Vienna
Schenfehervar
Vincers
Sahy
Upolysagyailles
Rodion
Molinnvaky
Ukraine
Bratislava
Oly Vienns
Red Army
Moscow
Danube
Malinovsky
Slovakia
Kase
Lasane
Hus Xria
Losmic
Fulek
Tatcun
Kassa-Losane
Las Vrone
Roth
Foith
Fulrk
Five Star General Insignia Arranged in Circle
Five silver five pointed stars form a circle to represent the five star rank of general of the army. Each star is three eighths of an inch in diameter, with surface etched and grounded, fastened together so the points touch. The War Department released the description today.
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Washington
War Department
Allied Forces Halt Nazi Breakthrough on 60-Mile Front
Paris dispatch reports Germany’s drive into Belgium and Luxembourg stalled after a 40 mile penetration. Eisenhower urged Allied troops to rise to new heights as air power and ground forces inflict heavy losses. American, British, and Canadian units counterattacked, holding St. Vith, Stavelot, and Malmedy amid blurred front lines.
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Paris
Germany
Belgium
Luxembourg
Berlin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
3D Army
Dillingen
Ensdorf
Saarland
Bertisy
Groops
U. South Army
Bernard LE
Montgomery
1St Army
Bulge
1 2D. Tactical Air Force
Saillavers East
St. Adjohn
White
Thunderbolt
RAF Lancaster
Sfhruxt
Geremans
Ates
Bastogne
Bastogne-Allon
Stavelot- Malmedy
Triangle
Liege
Meuse
St. Vith
Stavelot
Malmedy
England Calls Out 250000 for Army
London reports Prime Minister Churchill announces a new call-up of 250000 combat troops to reinforce western front lines. The mobilization will pull recruits from civil life transfers from Navy and RAF, and redeployments within the army to sustain and nourish frontline forces. Paris reports the French Soviet alliance ratified by the French government.
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London
IINSI
Brile ‘Ala
Churchill
Downing St
Armed Services
Royal Air Force
Paris
Figich
Lamone Front Breakthrough by Eighth Army Units
Allied forces break German hold on the Lamone river sector near Bagnacavallo after two days of heavy fighting. Canadian troops push along a broad front toward the Naviglio canal and Senio river, taking prisoners including occupants of two artillery observation posts as they threaten Bologna and Ferrara.
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Rome
Dee
Tadey
Bagnacavallo
Lamone River
Navigsin Canal
Bologna
Ferrara
Lamone
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George F. Browne
Sandstein
Mion
John C. Knox
Internaional Alliance of Theatrical State Employer
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Moff
Denfense Counsil
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