WPB Cracks Down On Labor Hoarders Racing Ban Issued
Washington reports drastic wartime measures banning horse and dog racing and denying business activity to firms defying manpower rules. James Byrnes ordered tighter controls as the War Mobilization effort targets nonessential employment and raises draft expectations while sustaining war production.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Jon
Roosevelt
Planta
Byrnes
WMC
Byrnea
War Production Board
Manpower Commission
Ila
WPB
British Ships Bombard ELAS Holdout In Greek Clash
In northwestern Greece ELAS forces reportedly attack a rightist stronghold while British Indian troops land near Piraeus aided by naval gunfire and Beaufighters. British and ELAS clash north of Piraeus harbor as authorities say the assault was provoked, with minor advances and shelling damage noted around the Piraeus Athens interurban terminal.
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Anaekeids
Athens
ELAS
Greece
Piraeus
Jodhnina
Cescria Boter
RB. M. Scoble
Witd Harald McMillan
Middle East
Aiden Harbor
Nouthwest
Atherme
Pirane
Wheeling Fire destroys downtown business buildings
Fire swept through three downtown buildings in Wheeling causing an estimated loss of 75000 to 380000. The blaze started in the Caldabanch Glass and Mirror storerooms and spread to the Parlor restaurant and B F Goodrich Co. merchandise was destroyed. About 28 tenants were evacuated after a patrolman alerted authorities as freezing weather hindered firefighting efforts.
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Wheeling
Edward F. Rose
Caldabanch Glass and Mirror Company
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodrich Company
James
Gift Basket Supports Kanawha County Christmas Aid
A six annual Gift Basket drive in Kanawha County raised funds and toys for needy families. The public show at Charleston high auditorium featured WGKV and WOKY promotion, with D. Jackson Savape presiding as master of ceremonies. Major Murry Ward praised the community effort and donations to aid children Christmas morning.
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Kanawha County
Ty. Woky
Charleston
Murry Ward
Salvastion Army
D. Jackson Savape
Intermediate Court
Democrats hail new harmony in party unity in West Virginia
West Virginia moves toward a new state administration as Democrats in Kanawha County show unprecedented harmony after years of factional fights. Observers credit reconciliation to leaders including Governor elect Clarence Meadows and county court members for progressing the county airport project without political leverage.
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State Democrats
New Harmony
Harry G. Totfmann
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Kanawha
Gove
Clarence W. Meadows
Campaiga
Lss
Poliscs
Meat To Return To Ration List
The OPA plans to restore virtually all point free meats and canned vegetables to the ration list next Wednesday with new allocations effective December 31. The move, viewed as a major victory for the food administration, will affect beef veal pork and water canned foods and may reshape civilian rations for military communities.
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OPA
Food Administration
Mass Gambling Raids Net 22 Arrests Across Counties
State and county police raided establishments and business districts led by Captain C W Ray and Sheriff N A Henderson, seizing 22 gamblers amid dice games and punchboards. Bonds set at 500 dollars. arraignment scheduled for Thursday. Officers confiscated over $2000 in cash, punchboards, bars, stubs, and merchant devices.
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C.W. Ray
Li Eworth
Nar. Henderson
Me County Trail
Justice of the Peace Chase
Laury
Buckworth
Autumn Rise Seen in Living Costs Register
The Bureau of Labor Statistics index shows a 0.1 percent rise in living costs from mid October to mid November, reaching 70 percent of the national average and about 10 percent above last year. Families with four dependents saw annual expenditures increase from 1257 to 2000 dollars, with modest price upticks in clothing and household furnishings.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Thia
Perkies
U S Firing Squad Executed 3 Nazis Caught Spying
A U S firing squad executed three German spies caught near Paris during World War II. The men, disguised in civilian clothes, were intercepted by American forces after gathering information behind Allied lines. The actions occurred as Allied authorities pursue violations of international wartime rules and the handling of captured spies.
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U.S
Paris
Dor
Ita
Pininitany Police
Agewaille
tranyAmerican
Americus
Junketeer Calls For Review Of News To Troops
Washington reports Rep. Brooks and the House military committee will investigate what he calls a complete blackout of news to American fighting men. He says troops abroad are not getting enough world news or the war’s context, criticizing the distribution of the Stars and Stripes edition and the Army’s news coverage. The panel recently completed a weeklong inspection of European battlefront areas.
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Washington
Hop
Brooks
Dia
House Military Committee
Americcan
Army
Caine Anton Tor
TeXs
Liberators Hit Clark Field as Japanese Planes Fall
U S Army Liberators attacked Clark Field in Manila area destroying or damaging many Japanese aircraft. The daylight raid followed by further strikes hit Leyte and the central Philippines, with extensive anti air actions reported and planes downed.
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Manila
Clark
Doughes Mordithie
Hse
Nainerd Cogil
Qemac
Leyte
Datund
Beration
Ambassadorship for Adolpe Verte Reported Amid Shakeup
Washington reports Adolpe A. Verte resigns as assistant secretary of state in a departmental shakeup. Verte, longtime expert on international affairs, is named ambassador to Brazil, a posting viewed as important given the era's Latin American dynamics.
Snowy Holiday Outlook Across Nation Except Dixie Regions
A weather service forecast predicts a white Christmas for the northern two thirds of the United States while southern states from Virginia to the Pacific coast may see little snow. The Miami office prepared a nationwide outlook, noting varied conditions and potential travel disruption.
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United States
Virginia
Urthern Arksaneau
Nevada Ringes
Santerem
Pacific
Jeep
Ite
Sameone
Washinton
Miami
Berlin Reports German Drive Backs Yankees on Fronts
Berlin broadcasts claim Gen. Eisenhower drained manpower from the western front to slow Field Marshal von Rundstedt’s offensive. Reports say weakened American forces retreat toward the south near Aachen and along the Ourthe, with German troops pursuing and counterattacking.
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Berlin
London
Eisenhower
Karl van Rundstedt
Night Command
Stavelot
Patton
Transocean
Aachen
Reclin
Radia
St. Nagtire
Bay of
Dbivens
Tere Iritory
Germa Uvithhell
Aoedar
Ludwig Serturus
Chas Dana Gibson Dies in New York
New York report states Charles Dana Gibson creator of the Gal Girl died of a heart ailment in his New York apartment. The renowned illustrator, once editor of Vanity Fair and iconic figure of the Gay Nineties, left a lasting legacy with his Gibson Girl drawings and influence on American art and fashion.
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Chas
Dana Gibson
New York
Charles Dana Gibson
Jeol
Mr Gibson
Castille
Woiner
Gilyon
Record Coal Production Fails To Meet Demands
Washington December reports show American coal producers and miners struggled to meet wartime demands in 1944. Ambitious output rose but fell short of the target by about 14 million tons, despite efforts by miners, retired workers, and household fuel salvaging. Administrator Ickes said the crisis was mitigated and suffering from cold reduced.
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Washington
Deco
Res
Ambracke
Penetine
SFA
Haperd Ty Ickes
Luftwaffe craft downed in battles over west front
Paris dispatch reports Allied air forces attacking German invasion columns with about 4,500 aircraft. Front lines show German spearheads reaching Libremont and Murche, while American forces push from Luxembourg toward Mersch. Over three days 178 enemy planes, 17 tanks, 104 motor transports, seven railroad cars, and seven gun positions destroyed.
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Paris
Libramont
Sedan
Lacroche
Murche
Libremont
Namur
Belgium
Shaef Aald
Nlea
Hottot
Marche
Liege
17Th Army Group
Luxembourg
Mersch
Librumont
Luxe
Germany
Rhine
Soviets Advance Toward Vienna In Danube Battle
Moscow disclosed Red Army gains on the southeastern front near Hungary, with reports that forces moved within about 100 miles of Vienna and 72 miles of Bratislava. The German radio claimed Soviet units penetrated southern suburbs of Budapest and attacked near the Ipoly river, Danube, and surrounding areas as tanks and infantry pressed a large-scale advance toward the Austrian capital. The Tass news agency described heavy fog and riverine combat along the Danube corridor as troops pushed toward strategic positions.
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Budapest
Kate Devaienat
Russie
Yeon Gein
Lierlln
Inn
Paris Black Market Quiz Rates U S Troops Arrested
Paris dispatch reports hundreds of American soldiers rounded up on hijacking and illicit gaming charges in the French black market. Officials say daily gasoline losses are large but weekly shrink to under one percent, with detentions tallying over a thousand U S personnel on misappropriation charges.
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Paris
U. S
Junt
500 GI Pilgrims Spend Christmas In Jerusalem
ABRUSALEM Dec 2 American soldiers arriving by plane from France Germany Italy North Africa and the Middle East join a Bethlehem Christmas observance in Jerusalem. They will visit the Church of the Nativity hear midnight mass and witness a Polish army choir. The pilgrims seek peace at the birthplace of the Prince of Peace and will depart Bethlehem Sunday night to return to bases.
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France
Geremany
Italy
North Africa
Middle East
Persian Gul
Bethlehem Saay
Church of the Nativity
Jerusalem
Amy
The
Red Cross
Rene
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