German retreat deepens as 8th Army presses in Italy
Allied announce German forces are in full retreat from the winter line in Italy near the Adriatic. Montgomery’s and Clark’s forces push along a wide front with heavy air and ground assaults fracturing German defenses. The Germans abandon positions north of Sangro, leaving over 1,000 prisoners and many dead or wounded as the Sangro ridge falls and Castel Frentano resists.
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Norland Norgaard
Algiers
Italy
Atlantic
Cassino
Via Cassinia
Rome
Mark W. Clark
6Th Army
Spitfire
Cassuli
Mignano
AEY
Houma
Sangro
Adriatic
Bernard 1. Montgomery
S &Th
Thaly
Berlin
Montgomery
Fen
Dierce
8Th Army
Peatara
Bernard L. Montgemry
New Zealand
Rocca San Giovanni
Rmazis
Fossacceii
Romagnoli
Fossacesin
Castel Frentano
Cas
Sth
Clark
United States
HiUy
Iowa’s 34th Infantry in Italy with Fifth Army
Allied dispatches reveal the Iowa National Guard unit known as Iowa’s own has joined Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark’s Fifth Army in Italy. The 34th Infantry Division, famed for Hill 606 in Tunisia and Hill 609 operations, moves from North Africa to reinforce U S forces in the Italian theater. The transfer marks a major shift as southwest Iowa troops become part of the ongoing campaign in Italy.
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Iowa
34Th
Italy
5Th Army
Algiers
Kaggerine Pass
Hill 606
Tunisia
Iowa's
Iowa National
Gwardsmen
Kasserine Pass
Bizerte
Tunis
Mark W. Clark
Sth
Ales
B. H. Bierl
L. S. Kuter
Col
F. N. Roberts
Army
Joseph W. Stillwell
U. S
Ching-Burma-India
Tapan
Japan
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Stilwell
Claire L. Chonnanit
China
Men Arrested Get $50 Fines
Albert C. Oblinger of Portsmouth and John Holliday of Denison were arrested in a Hancock street gambling raid at midnight Tuesday. Each fined $80 and costs after pleading guilty before Justice Wasser at Avoca. Sheriff Nelson and deputies raided the house known as The Community Hall, seizing cash and gambling paraphernalia.
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Albert C. Oblinger
Portsmouth
John Holliday
Denison
Hancock
Avaca
Ohlinger
Holliday
Justice of Peace
Butter Production to Fall Five Percent Next Year
The agriculture department predicts a five percent cut in butter output due to expected lower milk supply and ongoing military dairy needs. Margarine may rise as a partial offset, with per capita margarine supply seen at about 4.9 pounds in 1944 versus 4.1 this year and 2.8 in 1942. The overall food production next year could be four to six percent above this year's record level.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Vowe
Marseille Sub Base Bombed by American Bombers
American Flying Fortresses struck the Kazi submarine base at Marseille in southern France for the first time, bombing submarine pens and naval facilities nearing completion. The raid came as France disclosed a German plan to re float scuttled Toulon fleet units, marking the second strike in a week on German Mediterranean naval targets.
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Algiers
Marseille
France
Toulon
Sud
1Ath
Tin Cat Dragged by Freight Train in East Douglas
A car carrying a frightened woman was struck by a freight train near East Douglas Massachusetts. The vehicle bounced and dragged for about half a mile before crashing into a standing locomotive, four train cars derailed. The woman suffered a fractured jaw and shock and was hospitalized. The freight crew were unaware of the approach until impact.
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East Douglas
Mass
Second Front Seen Prime Parley Topic
Washington reports that the next big Allied grand strategy talks among Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin will likely center on a second front in Europe. Russian winter offensives and weathered spring mud shape timing for invasions, with discussions touching on Mediterranean moves and the role of air power alongside land operations.
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Washington
Germany
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshall Stalin
East Reern
Moscow
Teheran
Inn
Persia
Cairo
Middle East
Will Delay Action on Army Promotions Over Patten Incident
Senator Chandler of Kentucky said the military subcommittee will delay action on the promotions list for 14 high ranking officers pending further investigation of the soldier cuffing incident involving Lt Gen George S Patten Jr. The promotions list remains with the committee until results are known.
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Washington
Chandler
Kentucky
George S. Patten, Jr
Patter
Tarawa Conquest Toll Put at 3853
Washington, UPI reports the Tarawa battle cost 3,588 dead and wounded in 76 hours of fighting. It notes Japanese losses exceed 5,700 and observers describe heavy fortifications. Marine Lt Gen Holland Smith cites need for longer preliminary bombing and details grim battle scenes with high marine casualties at close range.
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Washington
UPI
Tarawa
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Nut
Navy
Holland McTiere Smith
Gen. Smith
Wiluck
Smith
Agace
Makin
Abenama
Salerno
Stimson Reveals War Casualty totals to Nov 15
Secretary of War Stimson announced American army casualties since the war began reach 04,918 through November 15, with total armed forces losses at 126,060. Navy plus Marine Corps and Coast Guard totals stand at 32,051, including 10,663 killed and 3,002 wounded in the Navy. 2,181 killed and 2,686 wounded in the Marine Corps. 416 killed in the Coast Guard, plus prisoners and missing across services.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Gilbert Islands
Americanas
Mark W. Clark
Sth
Ith
Marine Corps-Coast Guard
Chast Guard
Pris Poner
Nazis Start Building Up Word Shelter
Nazi spokesmen feverishly build a word shelter to blunt potential Roosevlet Churchill and Stalin pronouncements. Berlin radio claims allied leaders seek a propaganda surge to split German resolve while Japanese officials call the Casablanca talks a maneuver to shift attention from Pacific defeats.
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Austin Bedlmear
London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Teheran
Raw
Audi
Call
Germany
Due
Berlin
Chiang Kai-shek
Great Britain
United States
Jay Wilson
Ber- In
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Pacific
Chungking
China
Casablanca
United Nations
Churchilh
Novelist Dies in Devonshire at Age Fifty Two
London G Miss BE M De lafield novelist dies Thursday at Cullompton Devonshire aged 52. Known for Provincia l Lady series she was Mrs Edmee Elizabeth Monica Dash wood widow of Maj Arthur Paul Dashwood. She had worked as a broadcaster for Women of War kitchen front since the war began.
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London
BE. M. Delafield
Cullompton
Devonshire
Provincia l Lady
Edmee
Elizabeth Monica Dashwood
Arthur Paul Dashwood
Wie
Naval Vessels Pound Gasmata and New Guinea Offshore Actions
Allied naval and air assaults hammered Japanese facilities at Gasmata New Britain and Madang Alexishafen in New Guinea. Destroyers and bombers struck shore installations and shipping points while Marines and Australian troops moved toward Wareo and Augusta Bay. Heavy bomb runs totaled dozens of tons with minor damage reported to a Japanese destroyer near Talasea and Empress Augusta Bay defenses held.
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Southwest Pacific
Allied Headquarters
Thomas C. Kinkaid
New Britain
Magang
New Guinea
United States
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Siso
Cape Gloucester
Alexishsfen
Madang
Vitiaz Strait
Piischahafen
Huon Peninsula
Huoh Peninsula
Bonga
Wareo
Sattelberg
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougasayille Island
Solomons
William F. Halsey
Toroking
Invasion of Europe Decided at Allied Parleys in Africa
Britain and the United States reportedly agreed on invasion details at the Casablanca summit with Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai shek. The talks, partly to pressure Japan, were said to address a European offensive, Mediterranean and Middle East actions, and a possible Balkan campaign, with Eisenhower leading planning.
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Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Mediterranean
France
Balkans
Europe
Japan
Germany
U. S
Great Britain
Ching
Africa
John F. Chester
Britain
United States
Chiang Kaishek
Middle East
Quebec
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Italy
Navy
Nazis Battle to Break Red's Grip
German forces with eight mechanized divisions clash with Soviet lines in western Ukraine as heavy tank battles rage near the Dnieper bend Znamenka and along the Smolensk highway. British Moscow bulletin cites Soviet counterattacks southwest of Krementchug. Akimov notes new divisions from Italy Greece and Norway failing to pierce red defenses. Weather and subsidies news follow with forecasts for Nebraska and Council Bluffs and commerce notes on meat and butter subsidies.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Ukraine
Dnieper Bend
Znamenka
Berlin
Kremenchug
Cherkasy
Krichev
Smolensk
Nikolai Akimov
Adolf Pitter
Russia
Italy
Greece
Norway
Red Army
Akimov
Kiev
Leningrad-Odessa
Dnieper
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4Th Infantry Division
Titia
North Africa
Confernee
England
Gers Mat Tordle
Korea
J Forosa
Warslanas
ESLA
VAPE
Palau
Quam
Caroline Islands
Sumea
Pacific Ocean
Manchuria
Formosa
Bescadores
Republic of China
Qwaee
Marshall Islands
Gilent Islands
Hilippine Islands
Millsallands
Bruce Senos
Dutch East Indies
Reuters
Lisbon
Iran
Joseph Stalin
Chiang
Commodore Perry
Oriental
Red
Washlwigesner—Commerce
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
U. S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Town
Nebraska
Warren
Missouri
tHourly
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