Tokyo Broadcast Claims U S Convoys Attacked
Tokyo radio asserted American convoys in the Philippines push westward through Mindanao toward the Sulu Sea, with Japanese forces reportedly attacking since Dec 27 and claims of sunk transports and damaged ships. MacArthur reports a Luzon coast air assault against Japanese shipping in Lingayen Gulf with minor damage to a freighter, while patrol planes downed several enemy aircraft and mopping up continued on Leyte and Mindoro.
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Tokyo Radio
Philippines
Minda Hao Sea
Sulu Sea
Blue Network
United States
Mindanao
Tokyo
FCC
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Iney
U.S
Halmahera
New Guinea
Macantios
Luzon
Lingsyen Gulf
Phippines
Douglas MacArthur
Mitchell
Jand
Leyterland
Palompon
Visayen See
U S protests German executions of captured soldiers
The United States voiced the strongest protest to Germany over the shooting of captured American soldiers near Malmedy Belgium. The State Department confirmed reports from army headquarters and frontline correspondents that German forces killed and executed prisoners, despite international war rules.
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Washington
United States
Germany
State Department
Malmedy
Belgium
Gererman
Petrillos Defiance of WLB Order Cited by Avery
CHICAGO December 20 JINS Sewell L Avery militant chairman of Montgomery Ward & Co challenges President Roosevelts seizure of the mail order firms properties He cites two defiance instances of War Labor Board directives not challenged by presidential action Avery recalls his removal by MPs last April and notes Petrillo and electric railroad workers refused WLB directives in a dispute over recordings and a possible strike Legal actions move forward as government seeks a dereliction judgment and injunction while Montgomery Ward counters with limited book and fund disposal under army operation officials prepare for further testimony and potential negotiations with CIO unions
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Sewell L. Avery
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Montgomery Ward & Co
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Roosevelt
Mall Order Company
War Labor Board
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Wevenseus
Agiong
Petrillo
Mo!ion
U.S. Army
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Montgomery
Ward & Co
Joseph W. Byron
Philip Sullivan Tor
Montgomery Ward
Sullivan
Stuart S. Ball
Samuel Walehok
United Metals, Wholesale and Department Store, Employes of America
CIO
Byron
Navy Probes Towboat Sinking at Reed Harbor
Towboat General Ashburn sank Christmas Eve in Reed harbor after heavy snow and rain raised Kanawha River depth to about 1 foot. Coast Guard continues investigation into cause while preparations for raising the 175 by 25 foot vessel proceed. The ship, operated by American Rolling Mills Co, was being replaced by the Towboat Jima Fleischman Ja with a towing fleet in reserve.
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Allestee
General Ashtven
Hatfield-Campbells Creek Coal Co
Ot Reed
Des L. Coon
Coast Guard
Kanawha River
Reed
Coen
General Ashburn
Verity
American Roling Mills Co
Jima Fleischman: Ja
U S Ace Meyer Tops European Front With 34 Planes
Lt Col John C Meyer of Parent Hills New York tops U S air forces European theater ace list with 34 confirmed German planes. In the past week he added four kills taking the lead from Maj George Preddy of Greensboro North Carolina who has 22 1/2. Meyer belongs to a Mustang troop under Col James Mayden of Junction City Kansas which has destroyed 47 of 100 enemy planes in its last seven engagements. Two Mustangs were lost, both to ground fire.
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Cal. Meyer
Europe
Patis
U. S
Sth
Cal
John C. Meyer
Parent Hills
N.Y
Meyer
George Preddy
Greensboro
N.C
James . Mayden
Junction City
Mae
Russian Fury Hits Budapest in West Budapest encirclement
Soviet shock troops drove into new western districts of Budapest. hand to hand fighting surged as Russians claimed heart of the city on the Danube. Moscow said thousands killed or captured while Prague and Bratislava fronts expanded toward Vienna as Malinovsky and Tolbukhin’s armies pressed westward.
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London
Budapest
Stalingrad
Danube
Berlin
Moscow
Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Bantibe
Austria
Bratislava
Red Army
Hungary
Nami
Bratishin
Kumarom
Rodin Y. Malinovsky
Ukraine
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Milinovsky
Ulungary
Weather Delays Persist Despite Passable Highways
Weather across West Virginia brought sleet rain and light snowfall in Greenbrier Monongalia Summers Raleigh Mercer and Logan counties with northern and eastern panhandle areas affected. Roads remained passable as frigid temperatures lingered and high water threats receded with streams dropping from crest levels.
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West Virginia
Yessterday Walong
Greenbrier
Moncac
Summers
Raleich
Mercer
Login
Minego
Panhandles
Road Commission
Ohio
Kanowlin
New
Two British Fleets To Strike At Japan In 1945
London dispatch says Britain will assemble two powerful carrier fleets to cooperate with the United States in striking Japan in the Pacific. Sir Bruce Fraser will command the East Indies fleet and Vice Adm. Arthur Power leads the other with carrier strength to support Allied ground and air operations.
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Fraser
U.S. London
Pacific
Royal Navy
Vaal
Indian Oceans
Huntain Ie
Japan
Aum
Bruce Fraser
East Indies
Arthur Powers
Sittvapore
Ninita
Camor
Stras Tele
U.S. Adm
Curseter W. Nkoita
Dougtae MacArthur
Stroratt Starriers
Melbour
Australis
Heitaln
Germany
Pravda Reports Japan Facing Continuous Defeat
Moscow dispatch summarizes Pravda critique of Japan, noting deteriorating food and economic conditions and Japanese public opinion turning against the war. Pravda staff writer cites ongoing Allied bombing and strategic setbacks as evidence of Japan's plight.
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Pravda
Moscow
Dee
Shiba
Wort
Japan
Tehyn
Renier Stalin
Agerese
Germany
G. Zhou
Pacific
Britain
United States
British Grasp Half of Athens and Piraeus Port
British paratroopers and Greek guards push ELAS from central routes as Halting advances seal control of Athens and Piraeus. The southeastern suburbs cleared along Phaleron road while Churchill meets King George in London to discuss Greek civil war fallout.
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ELAS
Athens
Dees
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Pierarus
Hiltish
Athena
Quanta Square
FLAS
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Phaleron
George
Greece
London
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Cricinet
Downing St
London Seeks U S and Soviet Aid for Police Work
London debates a united Big Three policy to curb violence in liberated lands. Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin would review the plan in a forthcoming conference, with an international trust potentially set up in Greece if compromises fail. The move hinges on full U S participation amid diplomatic strains and evolving Allied control in Europe.
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Europe
Contral Commission
Churchi
Greece
Stalin
Roosevelt
Shortage of Labor Depletes U S Navy Fleet
Navy reports critical manpower shortages in shipyards hinder repair and overhaul of warships. By December 1945 about 7 5 0 0 more workers needed for repairs as ships in the Pacific await maintenance. Navy cites tally of 271 new vessels with 420 combatant slips including carriers and battleships.
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Warnington
Pacific
Navy Department
Navy
Amherica
Guhs Vexuls
Mit Piynes
Nazi Escape Route Brought Under Fire By Yankee Artillery
Paris dispatch reports crippled German army units retreating from a Belgium Luxembourg bulge as Patton's 3d and 34th Army units drive toward the Reich frontier. Allied air power and ground advances press the withdrawal, with tanks and armored losses mounting and German corridors narrowing toward Diekirch Echternach and the Meuse.
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Meuse River
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Rochefort
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Quinn
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Echernach
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Diekirch
Luxembourg
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Karl von Rundstedt
U. S. 10Th Tactical Air Force
Salient
3D Army
Bastogne
Echternach
Britain
Eisenhower
Drive Checked Enemy Italian In Six Mile Front
Rome dispatch reports German attacks along the Serchio river valley near the Malian front driven back over four days of heavy fighting. Allied notes say the main offensive may be spent and cite German captures but no total loss figures.
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Rome
Serchio
Goliicano
Lures
Barga
Bologna
Lucca
Livorni
Panama President Fought by Youth
Panama's president Hiraldo Adolfo de la Guardia faced resignation of his cabinet in a tense political move. Maj. Gen. Ralph G. Meyer ordered a full alert for U.S. armed forces in the zone, keeping U.S. personnel out of Panamanian jurisdiction as the crisis unfolds. Youth congresses accuse the presidency of arbitrariness and plan the next steps, with leaders meeting to map strategy.
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U.S
Bastogne Heroes Defy Nazi Surrender Ultimatum
General Anthony C. McAuliffe and American forces at Bastogne resisted Germany’s demand to surrender. The 101st and accompanying divisions, including the 4th Armored and 26th Infantry, held the line despite dire odds, aiding the Allied relief.
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Dev
Bastogne
Wom
Nula
Washington D.C
Normandy
Talland
McAuliffe
Paul Jones
Nute
Imam
Stettinius Names Austrian Mission For Austria View
Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr named an American mission to Austria to advise Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark in Italy's Allied advance. John G. Erhardt will be political adviser minister, Cecil W. Gray counselor, and L. McCamy economic adviser. mission aims to influence political and economic stance as Red Army nears Austrian borders.
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Washington
Edward R. Stettinius. Jr
Austsia
Mark W. Clark
Italy
Austria
Joh G. Erhardt
Clark
United States
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