Allies Launch Counterattack Halts German Drive in Belgium
American and British air forces pounded Nazi tanks and supply lines as von Rundstedt’s two-pronged push toward the Meuse faced stiff Allied counterattacks. Allied headquarters reported gains between Klekirch and Echternach and the capture of Haller, with 7 German planes and 12 on the ground destroyed in a day of air action. American and British forces claimed thousands of enemy vehicles destroyed as tanks moved cautiously in smaller numbers.
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Eisenhower
Siruex
Belgium
Meuse
Ciney
Colles
von Rundstedt
Clney
Celles
Panzer Grenadier
Ludwig Sertorious
Hitler
al- Nea
Isjeat
Klekirch
Echternach
Haller
Waldbilling
St. Vith
Rom
Mames
Ale Med Tactical
Bastogne
Marche
Japanese naval losses and merchant ships sunk by submarines
The report notes 27 Japanese ships and 9 combatant vessels sunk by submarines since the war began, with 835 non combatant enemy ships also sent to the bottom by submarines. The combined tonnage exceeds 3,500,000 tons, about half of wartime merchant losses. No casualty figures are announced.
ELAS Peace Talks Continue Amid Greek Tensions
ELAS delegates back ongoing peace terms at the Grand Bretagne as British and Greek authorities cite truce violations behind Allied HQ in Athens. Former Greek PM Gonatas warns of a collapse of state if ELAS proposals pass, while Churchill insists Britain seeks only to restore order and enable elections.
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Church M1
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Lincoln MacVeagh
Athens
Styanos Gonatas
ELAS
Grand Bretagne
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Piraeus
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Terma
National Guards
George I
Greece
National Assembly
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Ate
Britain
Eae Nees
War Trials and Pacific Quake Reported
War Trials continued with focus on sorting evidence and cautious pursuit of criminals. In California, a strong Pacific quake near Pasadena measured around 8:35 PM Pacific War Time, with potential destructive impact in New Britain region per seismologists.
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Pacific
Pasadena
Cal
California Institute of Technology
New
Britain
Selgymologists
Western front demands more Allied divisions amid renewed push
Article notes Premier Ivanoe Bonomi and Haly announce intensified effort for common victory in the western front. Reports mention consideration of deploying over six Walin divisions against Germans in a single sector. Also mentioned is a Maryland coal charter for Fire Creek Coal Co with offices to be in Winona West Virginia, and incorporators from Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.
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Rone
Dee W
Ivanoe Bonomi
Gereman Western Front
Waly
National Mall
Coal Company
Maryland Fire Creek Coalin
Winona
Fayette County
Terry
Raleigh County
West Virginia
F. Stanley Saurman
Southhampton
Robert E. Boyd
Cynwyd
M. Reynolds
Philadelphia
Theaters Midtown Singlatames and Parade of Plays
A neighborhood theater page lists multiple productions including Singlatames Tee Wildcat and Things Merends Over with Van Johnston and Phyllis et al. It notes guest appearances by Anne Bar, Edward G Robinson, Ronald Colman, Paulette Goddard and others, plus several comedies and added acts featuring Marthe O Driscoll Noah Berry and Jane Powell.
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Cartonn Kearvre
Anne Bar’ Ralellamy
Aline Mathanen
Tuin Warren
van Johnston
Spenerr
Robert Ikee
Phyllis
Edward G. Mobinson
Pilariser
Ann Mile Ver
Vera Vegue
Marie
Destroyer Cooper and LSM 20 Lost in Philippine Waters
The navy announced the loss of the medium landing LSM 20 off Leyte after enemy action and identified the destroyer Cooper as recently lost in the same area after night action. Commanding officers say both vessels survived initial reports, casualties not yet estimated. LSM 20 was manned by four officers and 48 enlisted men. Cooper’s normal crew was about 275. Lt. John N. Bradley led the LSM 20, while Cmdr. Mell A. Peterson commanded the Cooper.
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Washington
Der
Leyte
Cooper
LSM
John N. Hradiey
Osk Creek
Colo
Comdr
Mell A. Peterson
Algona
Iowa
Mindoro Raid Costs and Aftermath in Leyte Operations
Report details Mindoro raid costs during December 25 26 actions with air and sea exchanges. U.S. forces claim sinking three Japanese destroyers and damaging battleship and cruiser. Further clashes north and east of Palompon, Leyte, with minor damage from enemy air attacks and more aircraft losses at Clark Field.
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Iit
MacArthur
Mindoro
Leyte
Palomepon
Palampon
Tes Isban
Clark Filet
Clark Field
Sudromes
Lion
Luann
Wounded Soldier Morris Honored in France News
Pfc Johnny H Morris Jr son of Mr and Mrs John H Morris of 210 Pennsylvania Ave was wounded in action in France on November 9 telegram to parents states Morris entered service two years ago after finishing Stonewall Jackson High School where he starred on football team now with infantry Also Realtors Elect 1945 Officers at Charleston Board luncheon Terrace Restaurant M D Carrico president announced at noon today
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Jo. Morris
Johnny H. Morris
John H. Morris
Pennsylvania
France
Pic
Morris
Stonewall Jackson High School
Charleston Board of Realtors
Terrace
M. D. Carrico
Liinchean Fa
Radio schedule and wartime references listed
A garbled radio rundown lists various acts and times such as Judy Vallee Dancing Party and Bobby Sherwood. Mentions include Maitilaies, Amelia CO, Arkansas, and press reads with afternoon and evening slots. The fragmented notes hint at a station lineup and local notices without clear narrative.
Fearful Defense Stiffening Along China Coast
Chinese prepared continuation from pagely notes that Japanese defenses near Shanghai are bolstered both north and south as fear grows of a possible American landing. P J Chang says the Shanghai commander warned a mixed Chinese Japanese audience that if Shanghai fell they would destroy everything. He warns of crimes and atrocities against civilians if withdrawal occurs. Information Minister Wang lauds American equipped Chinese troops in Burma as a valuable aid to speeding Allied victory.
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P. J. Chang
China
Shanghai
Chang
Garrian
Towas
Wang
Burma
Allied Bomb Campaigns Across Europe In Brief
Allied air forces conducted daylight and night raids across multiple fronts. U S Ninth Air Force fighter units shot down five enemy aircraft while targeting fronts near Bastogne and Liege. In Europe’s Ruhr area and Dusseldorf rail yards, bombers attacked supply hubs as part of ground support, with large formations including 500 Lancaster sorties and Spitfires providing protection from continental bases. An Italian theater strike focused on Vienna area targets and railway nodes supplying German and Austrian fronts.
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Prom
Hoon
Isk
Ninth Air Force
Bastogne
Liege
Bancs
Ruhr
Rheydt
Dusseldorf
U.S
T5th Airforce
Italy
Andiis
Stratenic Fargein
Vienna
Germany
Austria
Uothin Uint
Byrnes Announces New Fleet Build Ahead of War End
War Mobilizer James F Byrnes says the maritime commission will complete a new fleet by the end of 1945 including 20 tankers 12 ships of victory type 40 Liberty ships and 24 bulk carriers as part of the wartime buildup to win the war.
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Waslington
Whisky Stolen in Cedar Grove and Charleston Burglary
The state liquor control commission reported the Cedar Grove liquor store robbery totaled 24 cases of whisky, with three cases and 10 bottles of whisky and five bottles of Scotch taken. A separate Charleston No.4 store break-in yielded 16 cases of whisky one wine case and one rum bottle. Marmet burglary earlier in the week saw about four and a half cases of whisky one alcohol bottle and four wine bottles stolen.
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Kanawha County
Cedar Grove
State Liquor Control Commission
Charleston
Washington
Maxwell Sis
Marmet
Pelle Shahs
German War Outlook Sees Delayed European Victory
US officers warn that Germany remains capable of limited defense with strategic reserves, but a large offensive is unlikely due to fuel and material shortages. Officials acknowledge past misjudgments about Wehrmacht strength in Tunisia and Italy. Victory may be six months longer than earlier projections.
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Smith Bros
Smith
Fifth Army fronts renew all out assaults in Italy
The 5th Army continues heavy attacks on German targets in northern Italy. Yank pilots strike gun emplacements and damage the Vicenza Padua railroad while keeping pressure on the Brenner pass. Media and fighter bombers support missions and heavy bombers strike north toward Vienna and Austrian rail lines to the Italian front. Mediterranean air force reports thirty times as many sorties as allied planes in the last three months.
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5Th. Army
Italy
Vicenza-Padua
Brenner Passine
Vienna
Taltan Front
Mediterranean Air Force
Governmental Non War Spendings And Private Capital Formation
Governmental non war spending is listed at 13 billion with private capital formation at 26 billion. The Commerce Department notes farm operators and unincorporated businesses posted only slight gains in 1942 while private capital formation covers private construction machinery purchases and changes in business inventories and the foreign trade balance.
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Tatai
Thd Commerce Department
Russians Close In On Budapest as Siege Tightens
Soviet forces reportedly drive west and north of Budapest driving to the Danube and Ipoly Sag in southern Czechoslovakia. They capture 14 towns as Ujpest on Pest’s east bank reportedly falls, signaling a major entrance to the capital. About 100,000 Germans and Hungarians believed trapped, with Vienna seen as the broader prize.
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Danube
Ipoly Sag
Sahy
Czechoslovakia
Maline Ovsky
Losonc
Budapest
Transocean
Ujpest
Ufpest
Moscow
Vienna
Austria
Boys Die In German Bomb Near Home
A German V bomb killed three boys aged one to seventeen near their house, while their mother Mrs James Walter Jarvis, serving with the British army, survived. She was in France visiting a dredging yard when tragedy struck.
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James Walter’ Jarvis
France
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