Clark's Army Forces Wedge in Nazi Line
Allied forces smashed a wedge into German defenses as the U S Fifth Army and British units advanced toward Rome after heavy artillery and air bombardment on the Italian front. The drive targeted Casilina and Cammino positions with captures of Lanciano and Orsogna, while mounting casualties and prisoners mounted for the Allies.
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Noland Norgaard
Algiers
Apx
Mark Ww
Clark
Tollea
Via Casilina
Rome
Calabritto
Mignano
Toa
San Vito
Pescara
Lanciano
Treglio
Orsogna
Arl
Casoli
Sangro Ridge
Sangro
3Td
Via
Casilina
Casgino
Ca Talne
Maggiore Heights
Bernard L. Montgomery
Africa Corps
el Alamein
Egypt
Camino
Mignand
Anto
Moun
Sth
Lirt
Cassino
Tammering
Sengre
Guardisgrele
Lancano
Tregno
Hope Held for Life of Premature Baby
A one pound ten and a half ounce premature girl born at Shore Road Hospital in Brooklyn remains in an incubator in serious but improving condition. Dr John Musso administers rye heart stimulant and small feeds of mother's milk every two hours along with glucose and saline to prevent dehydration as the infant gains fractional weight. Authorities note early survival of such cases is rare.
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New York
Sonm
Shore Road Hospital
Brooklyn
Mary Ann Mawel
Pp Lewin Kapisi
Ant Mitessi SY
Brookelyn TH
Raphutchad
Billy Hope
John Musso
Clothing Drive Well Under Way
Beta Sigma Phi sorority sponsors a clothing and rug salvage drive to aid liberated European countries. Mrs. E. P. Wind chairs the effort, urging donations of usable garments for all ages while worn items go to rags. School children will collect at their buildings next Tuesday, with pickups by trucks from a dry cleaning establishment and handling by school principals and teachers’ club reps.
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Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Europe
E. P. Wind
Royal Dry Cleaning Establishment
Defense Supplies Corporation
Teachers’ Club
Viola Bishop
Second Avenue
Soroity Council
Frank Dickson
Des Moines
Iowa General Salvage Division of War Production Bord
Comec
Byrnes to Broadcast on Subsidy Subject
James F Byrnes war mobilization director plans a radio address next Tuesday at 7 p.m. central war time on the subsidy issue before Congress. The CBS broadcast will discuss holding the lines against inflation and be titled Unity Abroad I Should Inspire Unity at Home. Rainy and mild weather notes follow for Council Bluffs and vicinity with temperatures in the 30s and 40s, and no significant changes expected through Sunday.
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Washington
UPI
James F Byrnes
Congress
Columbia Broadcasting System
Woll
U.S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Secon
Sunda
Warship and Plane Production Reaches New High Level
UPI reports record high outputs in November with 5,200 1949 model warplanes produced and a total of 8,788 aircraft in November alone. Navy Secretary Knox notes about a dozen new carriers among record 250,000 tons of naval craft built last month as production plans target 245,000 planes next year and a 9,000 December pace.
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Washington
UPI
War Production Board
Knox
Huon Peninsula Nears Collapse in Pacific War
Allied Australian units push inland on the Huon Peninsula in northeastern New Guinea threatening Japanese forces. Wareo area advances split defense lines while Dampier Strait remains a corridor to New Britain. bombers target Rabaul and other bases as theater actions continue across Bougainville and central China.
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Assoomlndi
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
New Britain
Isand
Dampier Strait
Huon
Japan
Pacific
Wareo
Finschhifen
Idrive
Rabaul
Bergen Bay
China
Solomons
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Washington
Mide Pacific
Bougainville
Changtei
Tokyo Radio
Changteh
Rammanier
Wwe
Shanghai
Industrial Group Charts Plans For Council Bluffs
The Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce industrial group approved a plan to hire an industrial and rate traffic manager and urged hiring an executive secretary or promotional manager. Aimed at aiding local firms and attracting new industries, the program features a $12,000 to $15,000 annual budget and ongoing monthly meetings with special sessions planned.
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Industrial Association of the
Council Bluffs
Chamber
Keljer
Frank Swanson
Swanson
Kelley and Swanson
Association
Industrial Association
Kelley Acid
Dustries Group
Chamber of Commerce
RAF Bombers Strike Leipzig After Berlin Feint
RAF Bomber Command executed a deceptive raid pattern over Berlin then shifted to Leipzig Friday night unloading 1,500 tons of explosives. Mosquitos attacked Berlin while heavy bombers targeted Leipzig's rail hub and industrial zones, with 23 bombers listed missing. The raid damaged Berlin bakeries and Charlottenburg, while Leipzig’s rail terminals, aircraft component firms, and JU‑B8s ME‑108s assembly plants faced heavy blows.
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Robert Sturdevant
London
RAF
Berlin
Leipzig
Beérin
Air Ministry
Lnter
Lander Serge
Imit
Regensburg
Kassel
Spain
Germany
Stockholm
Leipag
Magdeburg
Funkhaug
Broadcasting House
Charlottenburg
West End
Gandhi's Wife Suffering Heart Attacks in India
The government disclosed that Mrs. Gandhi, wife of Indian nationalist leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, has suffered two heart attacks over the past week. Her condition was reported improving. The couple are interned at the Aga Khan's palace in Poona after a previous heart event last spring.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Aid for Postwar Roads Proposed to Help Nations
Chicago based American Association of State Highways Officials urges postwar distribution of surplus road building and maintenance machinery under lend lease direct sale or other basis to countries slow to develop road programs. The group values the equipment and war stock at 50 billion and seeks government support to aid national economy.
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Chicago
American Association of State Highways Officials
Federal Works Agency
Nnd Atate
Soviets Move Toward Zhlobin in White Russia Drive
Soviet forces push toward Zhlobin in White Russia, two-pronged advance capturing key rail hubs Sverjen Dovsk Slotanovka Staraya Rudnya and over 700 German dead reported in one salient. West of Dnieper the Red Army advances 15 miles from Kremenchug toward Novo Georgievsk as Cherkasy pressure eases.
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London
Zhlobin
Gomel- Minsk
Leningrad-Odessa
White Russia
Dnieper River
Kremeenchug
Cherkasy
Kiev Bulge
Zhitomiy
Korosten
Berlin
Constantine Rokossovsky
Gomel
Sverjen
Dovsk
Slotanovka
Staraya Rudnya
Dovek
Gomel-Mogil
Germany
Dnieper
Kremenchug
Novo-Georgievsk
Koristovka
Znamenka
Klochkoy
Red Army
Dnisper
U. S. Awaits War Parley News From Moscow Pact
Washington awaits a definite war parley outcome from the Moscow big three. Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin are expected to issue statements on military and political decisions. Invasion of western Europe remains a major topic as Russia fortifies its front.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Moscow
Tehtran
Europe
Connally
D.-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
United States
Germany
Tadeusz Romer
Pollak
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Poland
Allo
Protoler
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Kennan Asks Time to Consider Iowa Post
The Rev. Ernest Victor Kennan rector of Emmanuel church Baltimore received official notification Saturday of his election to the bishopric of the Iowa diocese. He said he would take time to decide whether to accept the Iowa post or remain in Baltimore and has written to Davenport and Des Moines clergy to express gratitude and request time to consider.
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Baltimore
Ernest Victor Kennan
Emmanuel Church
Episcopal
Iowa
Jesse D. Griffith
Davenport
Harry Schoen
Des Moines
Mr. Keenan
Japanese to Rewrite Dutch East Indies School Books
Aneta quoted a Melbourne radio broadcast saying Japan will rewrite Dutch and Malay text books in the Dutch East Indies to promote Propaganda. The new editions aim to increase Indonesian children’s understanding of Japanese and replace improper stories in current editions.
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San Francisco
Dutch East Indies
Aneta
Netherlands
Melbourne
Ickes Warns Congress of Severe Coal Crisis and Allocation Plan
Interior Secretary Ickes told Congress the nation faces an unparalleled coal fuel crisis after a loss of 40 million tons due to miners strikes. He sought a 3.55 million dollar supplemental appropriation to allocate coal this winter, proposing district offices in about 65 cities to manage diversions and conserve supplies. He cited earlier stoppages with John L Lewis and United Mine Workers contributing to the shortfall.
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Washington, SF
Ickes
Congress
Senate
John L. Lewis
Fytels Administration
Big Three Reach Accord Says Soviets
Moscow radio announced the Teheran conference closed and that Stalin Roosevelt and Churchill would make decisions public soon. The broadcast described allied plans for unconditional surrender for Germany, urging a robust second front and broader air and ground offensives.
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E. C. Daniel
London
Moscow Radio
Teheran
Iran
Germany
Moscow
U. S
Tom Connally
Joseph Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Quebec
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav Molotov
Washington
Tacanvlet Monitor
Hitler
Ceremany
Berlin
Mediterranean
Axis Astellites
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Gandhi
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Iowa Post
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