Mindoro Raid Costs Nippon 3 Destroyers
Mindoro action on Dec 26 saw Japanese battle force shell Mindoro coast while American planes and PT boats counterattacked. Communique says three of six destroyers sunk and a battleship and cruiser fled after damage. Air strikes from Mindoro strips hit the pursuing fleet. two destroyers burned. remaining ships sailed west into the China Sea.
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MacArthur
Philippines
China Sea
Mindoro
Douglas Macarthur
Mindoro Dee
Coant
Americas
Col. i
West Virginia Roads Disrupted by Ice and Flood Fears
Ice coated highways and rising streams disrupted travel across West Virginia forcing bus lines to suspend operations. Rain began in freezing temperatures with a forecast of continued precipitation and near zero weather unlikely. Roads remained blocked by snow in some areas while the Monongahela and Kanawha rivers fell and crested forecasts showed potential flooding if rain persisted. Temperatures ranged from two above to 16 below across counties as the state faced improving yet unsettled transport conditions.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Charleston
Tanight
Beckley
Morgantown
Huntington
Polnia
U. S
Flat Top
Bluefield
Wheeling
Road Commission
Panhandle
Thomas
Preston County
Kanawha
Monongahela
Ohio
New River
Hinton
Kanawha Falls
Marmet
U.S. Weather Bureau
Parkersburg
Spencer
Williamson
Athens
National Beverage Pays OPA 30871 in Settlement
The OFA enforcement division reported National Beverage of Charleston paid 30871 as part of a settlement with OPA to cover alleged beer overcharges from Oct 1 1943 to Sept 8 1945. The agreement restrains the wholesaler from selling beer above approved prices while treble damages total 77695 against the company. Federal Judge Ben Moore oversaw the case.
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OPA
OFA
National Beverage
O. of Charleston
Ben Moore
Tha
Whidlesale
Lloyd George to Retire From Parliament
London December 27 David Lloyd George the wartime leader announced he would retire from Parliament when his term expires on the advice of his physician The 1 year old statesman is known as the father of the house of commons where he has sat for years.
Willie Willis Gy Bedert Quillen Remains Noted in Quirky Quote
A fragment quotes Willie Willis Gy Bedert Quillen remarking on a dime found in a father’s pocket with a joke about a nickel for mailing and another for keeping still, reflecting local speech and family humor.
Soviets Split Budapest Line Near Danube Front
Soviet forces smashed across the Danube east of Budapest and split German and Hungarian defenses. They captured Szentendre and pressured units inside Budapest while advancing toward Vienna and Bratislava, with Malinovsky and Tolbushkin’s armies within about 14 miles of Vienna.
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Danube
Budapest
Szentendretse
Moscow
Szentendref Island
Kelenfeld
Urive
Vienna
Feodor
Tolbuchkin
Budapest-Vienna
Felsoralta
Sutla
Nyerpesifatu
Talbuhkin
Marshal Rodion
Malinovsky
Bratislava
Totoubkin
Hran Garam
Austria
Hran
Ipoly
Cochonlovakia
Szentennre
Matinovsky
Tolbunkin
Szentendre
Budae
27 Japanese Ships Sunk by U S Submarines
The navy reported the first definite sinking of a Japanese aircraft carrier by a United States submarine. The communique tallies 27 vessels sunk by American subs, including carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and auxiliaries, with further details on noncombatant losses and other ships. The report also notes the loss of the LSM 20 and a destroyer was later identified as the USS Cooper.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Communitivs
Hreo
Ansall
Mediam
Tosa
Leyte
Philippine Waters
Cooper
Nation's 1944 output hits new peak in records
Washington reports 1944 National Product about 3.159 trillion dollars and National Income at 159 billion. Economy peaks early, then slows. 1945 not expected to be as active, with war purchases 25 billion and consumer spending flat. Page 7.
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Washington
Tneame
Commerce Department
Flan Dallers
Tokyo Fire by Superforts Hits Nagashima Plant
War Department bulletin reports a medium force of Superfortress bombers struck Tokyo and Nagashima plant targets, with about 40 bombers involved and one B-29 lost. Nakajima aircraft plant at Musashina district cited as a key target. prior strikes noted on Nov and Dec 3.
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Aturashima
Tokyo
Iast
War Department
OM. Pathet. Eee Therald
Musashima
Murashima
Nakainta Company
Japan
20Th Air Force
List Bomber Command
Nakajima
Muxaahlue eMisistre Imad
Iwo Jima Bombarded by Planes and Ships
U S forces attacked Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands with Liberator bombers and warships. Admiral Chester W. Nimita reported light damage to two U S vessels from enemy coast defense fire as Liberators bombed airstrips and coastal defenses during the operation.
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Dee
Iwo Jima
Volcan Islands
Aleenayys
Adin
Chester W. Nimila
Alita
Nimitz
U. S
Hettle
False Arrest Report Denied by St Albans Chief
A bogus arrest report in the St Albans area claimed two men were taken into custody and drugs were seized. Chief C J Wren denied the account, saying a person impersonated an officer to relay the tale. The Gazette apologized for the erroneous information and promised investigations.
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St. Albans
C. J. Wren
Wren
Blow
Galthy
Erih Eplin
Sperling
Janes
Wilko
Amandaville
Sollee
American Soldiers Die in Breakthrough Hit in Belgium
Photo from captured German film shows four U S Army men of the 1st army lying on a road in Belgium amid a German breakthrough led by von Runsedt. In the background two dead Yanks are shoeless. a censored element is noted.
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1St Army
Belgium
von Runsedt
Te Arnty Sienal
International
Allied Bombship Nazi Supply Lines Hit by Allied Air
Allied warplanes from bases in Britain and the continent shattered explosives and struck 13 major freight yards bound for Field Marshal von Hundstedt's Belgium offensive. Over 500 Liberators and Fortresses supported by 400 fighters pounded Gerolstein Eus kirchen Andernach Hombure in the Horn Coblenz area. five bombers and four fighters missing, two possibly landing safely. Aerial combat formed near Bonn with 23 enemy aircraft shot down as ground strafing damaged locomotives and rolling stock. Clear weather aided air operations over most of central Germany. Page 3 continues.
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London
Dee
Germany
Britain
Field Marshal von Hundstedt
Belgium
Gerolstein
Euskirchen
Andernach
Hombure
Horn-Coblene
Bonn
Bann
Helalum G
Hh Air Force
Canadian Army Recoils On Italian Front
Canadian forces push forward in the Po valley driving beyond Rosetta and clearing marshland above Havenna of German troops. West of the Lenin German defenders near Bagna face Christmas carols from forward Allied lines as fighting intensifies with artillery and Luftwaffe bombings nearby.
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INS
Canada
Thetalian For
Galticano
Serehin
ELAS Peace Offer Fails in Greek Crisis
Leftist ELAS peace proposals were rejected by the Greek Populist party as a conference led by Prime Minister Churchill adjourned without agreement. Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin were to review the Greek situation, with the possibility of an international trust if Greeks fail to resolve differences. a regency was urged by the Populists per BBC and CBS reports.
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Athens
Dee
ELAS
National Liberation Front
Winston Church
Populists
Betts Broadcasting
Cov
Churchi
Roosevelt
Stalin
U. S
BBC Corresponent
Athena
London
New York
CBS
Ministry of Information
Chinese Prepared To Supply Men
Chinese Minister of Information Wang Shih-Chieh said China will provide the largest land forces for the forthcoming campaign to drive Japan from China. He stated the enemy intends to solidify a transcontinental route from Korea to Malaya, about 3,500 miles, as a long term war line. The route would not be viewed as retreat by Japan but as a path for stubborn fighting in China, French China, and Malaya. He noted Japan has spent eight months on offensive efforts to open the route and that the objective is largely achieved, with some points still contested.
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Chunking
Dee
Ci—Vho
Wank Shih- Chieh
China
Korea
Malaya
Wang
Germany's Might Said Underrated By James M. Long
Supreme Headquarters in Paris reports Allied underestimation of German striking power behind the lines aided von Rundstedt's breakthrough. Eisenhower avoids scapegoats while Allied forces reassess their defense and counteroffensive plans near the Ardennes, Maas, and Rhine front.
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James M. Long
AEF
Paris
von Rundstedt
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Marshal Montgomery
Cac
Parue
War Trials Plan Snarls United Allied Efforts
London reports that Britain and the United States clash with differing views on how to try Axis war criminals. Sir John Simon's demand for an international court stalls the Allied war crimes commission. Russia holds its own trials while France Belgium and Holland favor national proceedings. If followed, Hitler could face trials in multiple nations after the war.
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London
Hitler Himelf
Inwest Geatapo Assayisii
Bar of International Justice
Jollway
John Simon
Allied War Crimes Commission
Simon
Great Britainj
United States
Britain
Chaninel Islands
England
America
Russia
Ilublin
France
Belgium
Holland
Hitler
Klais
Reich
Reinforcements Reach Bastogne in Allied Breakthrough
London dispatches report American troops mounting a major counteroffensive in Belgium and Luxembourg as Bastogne is relieved after days of siege. Tanks broke through German lines near Bastogne pushing back forces and widening the Allied advance toward the Siegfried Line. Allied air and artillery support intensified, with reports of significant German losses and retreats on both northern and southern flanks. Premier Pierlot said allied command holds the front with no cause for anxiety, while German broadcasts acknowledged Allied pressure and defensive withdrawals.
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Almpast
Maas
Rhine
al- Hed
von Rundstedt
Ardennes Forest
Luxembourg
Belgium
Associated Press
Wer Gallagher
U.S
Ardennes
Bastogne
Reich
London
Bautogne
Sini
Nuzi
Thera
Pals
Brussels
Americcan
Deca
Baston
Fanney UN Tts
Spatram Teme
Liemneux
Hubert Pierlot
Kari 'Gerd
Duchy of Luxembourg
Siegfried Line
Salm
Ourthe
Aachen
Eld
Tactical’ Air Command
Rationing Point Values Updated In Gazette Page Ten
A table on page 10 of today’s Gazette lists current and new rationing points values for household use. The chart provides readers with a quick reference to adjust purchases and plan meals accordingly.
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S. Gazette
Mitchems
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Nippon
National Beverage Pays
Willie Willis
Ramgarh
India
George H. Leonard
Bla
New
Leonard
Chicago
U, 5
Signal Corps
Srile
Merican
Lewis “Hawking
St Hubert
Bastopic
Ration
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