British With Clark's Army in New Gains
Allied reports say British and American forces under Lt Gen Mark Clark pushed toward the Garigliano river from Mt. Croce and Mt. Camino, wiped out enemy pockets, breached mountain walls, and neared Rome. Montgomery's Eighth Army crossed the Moro river and advanced near Ortona, while air attacks targeted Eleusis Tate and other Greek fields.
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Edward Kennedy
Algiers
Mt. Croce
Mt. Carino
Garigliano River
Mark W. Clark
6Th Army
Mt. Maggiore
Mt. Camino
Rome
Magwiore
Rocca Devandro
Camino
Venafro
Filignano
Cassino
Eighth
Bernard L. Montgomery
Sth
Orengna
Adriatic
Montgomery
Moro
Pescara
Morocco
Ortona
Calabrillo
Airforce
Greece
Eleusis
Tate
Athens
San Stefano
Air Command
Orta
Civitar
Vecchia
Trajan
Veils
Spolesto
Light Snow Fall Indicated in Area With Cold Weekend
Snow is forecast to fall in the region within the next 24 hours as temperatures drop. Expect slightly cooler conditions through Friday with a low near 25 degrees. Thursday's low was 31 and Wednesday reached 41, with continued cloudy skies.
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Soath
Revere Lyle
U.S. Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Missouri
Women on Jury Breaks Barriers in Amana Arson Indictment
In Dubuque the December grand jury returned three late indictments and Judge Moore dismissed juries to end the term. For the first time in the northern district, six women sat on the panel reindicting Louis Roemig Jr. on arson charges tied to the Amana Society refinery fire last June. The original indictment was returned at Cedar Rapids last month by Judge Deleband. His trial will be held in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
U. S. District Court
George H. Moore
St. Louis
Towa
Louis Roemig, Jr
Amana Society
Roemig
Cedar Rapds
John W. Deleband
Lincoln
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Chinese Recapture Changteh in Hunan from Japanese Forces
Chinese high command announced Changteh in Hunan province had been recaptured from Japan after a 15 day siege. Officials say northern Hunan troops crossed the Yuan river and entered the city early Thursday. American air support aided the operation, with bombings on Japanese installations to aid ground troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Changteh
Hunan
China
Gie Bowl
Changsha
Yuan River
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mit
Salween
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Burma
Changtel
Hgh
Tehshin
Changizh
Sinyang
Henan
Suibsiew
Mupeh
Wednsday
Atbwek
Ireay Kingshaw
Surbhsen
Cooling Off Period On Subsidies Proposed In Senate
Senator Ellender urged a 40 to 60 day cooling off period on subsidy debates until after Christmas to allow home sentiment to be heard. Administration forces strive to hold subsidies to control living costs, while farm leaders and War Food Administrator Marvin Jones warn delay could disrupt 1944 crop planning and price supports. The size of the program is 350 million dollars, with legislative action expected before a holiday recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ellender
D.-La
Senate
Eiverybody
Jones
Farm
Blue
Marvin Jones
WEA
Jonez
Congress
WFA
Tf Jones
Banking Committee
House
German Civilians to Have Fewer Cigarettes
New York reports the Bertin trio states German civilian cigarette rations are reduced to three per day. The broadcast notes production remains high but half of all cigarettes go to the fighting services as soldiers endure mental strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bertintroio
Office of War Information
Urge Donation of More Clothing in Drive Here
The clothing salvage drive sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi MeMhAbe DaL serAMty ends Saturday and more garments are needed. Mrs. E. P. Wind, chairman, says clothing will be sorted, mended, and shipped to freed countries. all city grade schools and four fire stations receive items up to Saturday. Rags are also urgently needed. Broadway Cleaners and Bluff City Laundry will pick up from schools and stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi MeMhAbe Dal Seramty
E. P. Wind
Thurs
Broadway Cleaners
Bluff City
War Production Board
Mira Windsale
Senate Continues Tax Bill Study
The Senate Finance Committee, after trimming $130 million from the house bill, moved to analyze renegotiation adjustments for war materiel contracts. Proposed changes shield contracts under $500,000 from renegotiation, create a central price adjustment board, and allow court appeals on term changes. The panel also trimmed revenue by about $190 million, retained $92 million in postal increases, and paused a $74.4 million postal rate hike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George D.ga
Treasury
Joint Committee On Mation
House
Senate
Southern Party Looming Large
Senator Ellison D. (Cotton Ed) Smith urged time in the senate to push a new independent southern Democratic party. He argued the South is ready to form its own party and hold electoral power, criticizing Harry Hopkins as a failed policy figure. The piece also notes Guffey’s resignation as Democratic campaign chair and Byrd’s probe into southern Republicans’ wartime voting tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dack Bell
Washington
Elligon D
Cotton
Bailey
D-Nc
Democratic Party
Smith
Harry Hopkins
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Guffey
D-Pa
Hiah
O'Mahoney
Hatch
Save Your Tin Cpa
Change Regulations on Christmas Baskets
The OPA lifts its ban on giving rationed foods in Christmas baskets without collecting ration stamps. Donors must surrender stamps when buying the food. The agency also allows rationed shoes under the same rules to permit charitable gifts to the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Pim
OPA
Eight Killed in Blast at Phoenix Naval Stores Plant
Gulfport Mississippi report states eight people were killed in an explosion and fire at the Phoenix Naval Stores plant five miles north of Gulfport. One critic burned and three injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulfport, Miss
Phoenix Naval Stores, Inc
Here
Yankee Planes Now Carrying Greater Punch
London report notes U S heavy bombers gain four ton load with external racks, chin and two new power turrets on B 17G Fortresses and Liberators, reducing range but increasing punch. Dive bombing by P 47s adds to the Luftwaffe threat as RAF supports heavy night raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pugh Moore
London
America
Sth U.S. Air Force
RAF
Germany
Headquarters
Will Ask Early Trial of Child Murderer
Denver district attorney Richard Lion said he would press for an early trial of Frank Martz, a 33 year old Fort Logan sergeant charged with the murder in the rape death of 4 year old Kathleen Ann Geist. Martz reportedly confessed to police, recalling taking the girl to his room, striking her, choking, beating her, and tearing off her clothes before her body was found beneath a sink in his apartment.
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Denver
Richard Lion
Fort Logan
Kathleen Ann Geist
Frank Martz
Sunbury
Simon
Martz
Bradford Bishop suffers breakdown and takes leave
The Bishop of Bradford has suffered a nervous breakdown and gone away for a complete rest, announced at a Bradford diocesan conference. The bishop had brought the romance between King Edward VII and Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson into the open with a critical speech on December 1, 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bradford
Edward VII
Wallis Warfield Sampson
Gas Strike Leaves 60,000 in Northeast Ohio Without Heat
Lt. Gov. Paul M. Herbert ordered the state guard to Painesville as a Diamond Alkali and Standard Shiomate strike cut gas for heating and cooking to about 60,000 people in Ashtabula Lake counties. Officials warned immediate restart was crucial while town totals showed Painesville 11,009 Ashtabula 23,000 Conneaut 10,000 Fairport Harbor 5,000 Willoughby 4,500 and other communities affected.
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Columbus
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
State Guard
Painesville
Herbert
John W. Bricker
Ashtabula
Lake Counties
Diamond Alkali Company
Standard Shiomate Company
Fairport Harbor
Cheford
Fullerton
Conneaut
Fairport
Willoughby
Geneva
Mentor
Saybrook
Perry
Jefferson
Sinatra Found to Be Physically Unfit for Service
Newark dispatch notes United States army findings that Frank Sinatra nicknamed The Voice is medically unfit for military service. Weather bureau briefings for Council Bluffs and surrounding areas forecast cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with cooling temperatures and scattered precipitation across Nebraska Missouri and adjacent regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sinatra
Newark
N. J
Soviets Seize Rail Center in Dnieper Bend Drive
Soviet forces outflanked Znamenka and cut a Znamenka Nikolaev rail line threatening a major encirclement of German troops on the Dnieper west bank. Shavovka fell after a 15 mile advance from Pantaevita while a Znamenka east road branch to Krivoi Rog was severed. German losses mounted as 2,000 killed and 84 tanks were reported in the sector amid Vatutin’s stubborn defense and German counterattack.
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Menry Cassidy
Moscow
UPI
Dnieper Bend
Znamenka
Znamenko-Nikolaev
Dnieper River
Shavovka
Pantaevita
Znamenka-Nik‘olaev
Xriyol Rog
Zamenks, & Hine
Kirovograd
Elizavetgradka
Nikolai Vatutin
Ukraiian
Kiev
Chernyyaknoy
Red Army War Bulletin
Vatutin
Defenga
Bulgarian Secret Session Reports Tense Policy Talks
New York report states the Bulgarian parliament held a secret session to discuss domestic and foreign policy issues that have recently emerged. US monitored broadcast says no details will be published. Istanbul dispatch notes nervousness in Sofia amid allied war talks and expected shifts.
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New York
United States
Istanbul
Stockholm
Allehanca
Sofia
Cairo
Teheran
Bulgaria
Germany
Berlin
Moscow
Turkey
Turkey Silent About War Role After Cairo Talks
Ankara reported Foreign Minister Numan Menemencioglu said Turkey’s Cairo talks with Roosevelt and Churchill brought Turkey closer to the Allied camp but stressed that the policy remains unchanged and that the alliance with England was strengthened. Inonu's return was greeted with enthusiasm as Turkish officials weigh war plans and whether to move toward full Allied participation.
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Willam K. Kiss
Ankara
Turkey
Numan Menemencioglu
Ismet Iaonu
Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Turhey
Tuonu
Calpe
America
Russia
England
Consideraby
Snony
Inonu
United Nations
Germany
London
Inonn
Inony
French Refugees on Way to North Africa
A special train evacuated 456 French refugees from Barcelona to Malaga on Thursday to cross to North Africa. Many men evaded German authorities and crossed the border without papers to join French military forces.
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North Africa
Barcelona
Barcedona
Melaga
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