Eighth Army Extends Two Bridgeheads In Italy
Allied advances along the Adriatic sector push to Ortona with gains near Ortona Orsogna and Guardiares. 6,000 German prisoners taken since landings. Canadians lead coastal thrusts while 8th Army aims at key roads to Pescara and Chieti as Alpine units bolster high ground defenses.
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Noland Norgiard
Algiers
UPK
Adriatic
3Th Army
Ortona
Pescara
Chieti
Moro River
Oraogna Te Guardiagrele
Piaielia
Res
Italy
Moro
Arione
8Th Army
Orgogna
Sth
B0th Armored Grenadiers
26Th Armored Division
Orsogna
Guardiagrele
McCormack Warns on Pressure Groups and Inflation Moves
Washington Democratic Leader McCormack warns against inflaming inflation as Congress races to act on bills touching Roosevelt anti inflation policy. House moves to shift price control from OPA to Interior, considers rail pay boosts, and eyes farm price and distribution measures amid Senate pressure vote dynamics.
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Washington
House
McCormack
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Harald Ickes
House Interstate Committee
House Agriculture
Oma
Jewelry Theft at Milliken Major Jewelry Store
Thieves broke into Milliken and Major Jewelry on Sunday and escaped with rings and other items valued at about 400 dollars by W. A. Milken, part owner of the store. The incident is being investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry, LP
Milliken
W. A. Milken
Marvin H. McIntyre Roosevelt Secretary Dies in Washington
Marvin H. McIntyre secretary to President Roosevelt for ten years in the White House died Monday at 65 after a long illness. A native of La Grange Kentucky he was associated with Roosevelt for more than two decades including as publicity representative during the 1920 vice presidential campaign. Earlier he worked as a newspaperman in Louisville Asheville and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marvin H. McIntyre
Roosevelt
Winte House
McIntyre
Fred Warren
la Grange
Oldham County
Kentucky
McIntrye
Louisville
Asheville
N. C
Washington, Dc
City employes seek temporary wage boost to offset living costs
A three union and city staff pact asks Monday for a temporary across the board pay raise for all city officials and employees. No specific amount is proposed. a committee would study the plan and cover elected and appointed officials, with sick leave and ordinances clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of State
AFL
Fireman's Association
Local 15
AFLI
Phil Minner
Huckins
Wellag
Fred Christensen
Minner
Red Forces Turn Tables in Kiev Bulge
Moscow reports the Red Army seizing the initiative in the Kiev bulge after four weeks of heavy defense. Soviet forces pushed south of Malyn and captured Chigitin at the Kremenchug bridgehead, taking eight more towns toward Kirovograd. A Russian bulletin claims 1,000 German deaths, 28 tanks, and 40 trucks knocked out as engineers and mobile detachments blunt the German tank thrusts near Zhitomir and Kerostien.
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Henry
Cassidy
Moscow
UPI
Kiev Bulge
Red Army
Malhn
Chigitin
Kremenchug
Kirovograd
Dnieper
Chigirin
Kiev
Zhitomir
Korosten
Maltn
Kiev Aalient
Zhitomiry
Kerosten
1St Ukrainian Front
Supirtov
Germans Admit Turn in Tide of Battle
In Kiev bulge German forces acknowledge a shift as Soviet armies press from the Dnieper bend toward Kukovograd. Berlin reports fresh Soviet counterattacks while German lines claim defensive fighting continues as the Soviets surge southward in the contested region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kiev Bulge
Red
Dnieper
Kukovograd
Chinese announce recapture of Niupitan and surrounding area
The Chinese high command Monday announced recapture of Niupitan east of Changteh and the retaking of 10 villages northwest of Changteh. They said 2,000 Japanese were encircled and more than 500 killed in the continued bloody rice bowl fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Niupitsa
Changten
Changteh
Believed New Tax Bill Would Not Net Above Two Billion
Washington lawmakers voiced low expectations for the 1948 tax bill. Senate leaders doubted passage before Christmas as the measure aims for about 2.14 billion in revenue while Secretary Morgenthau sought 2.5 billion. printing and reporting would delay action. A conference will follow Senate action to reconcile differences with House members.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Chateman George D.ga
Senate
Congress
FDR Visits Patton's Army During Mediterranean Tour
President Roosevelt flew from Malta to Sicily and reviewed the Seventh Army under Lt Gen George Patton Jr while touring the Mediterranean. He decorated officers for bravery alongside Gen Eisenhower and Gen Clark, then continued to Tunisia and Cairo Teheran war talks.
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Algiers
Roosevelt
Sicily
Mediterranean
7Th Army
George Patton, Jr
Malta
Castelvetrano
Dwight D. Eistenhower
Patton
Histenhower
Mark W. Clark
Sth
Italy
Eggenhower
Tunisia
Eisenhower
Secret Service
Roosevelt Holds Gibraltar Talks With Franco and Salazar
A Stockholm report via Ankara and Budapest claims President Roosevelt spoke Sunday at Gibraltar with Francisco Franco of Spain and Antonio Salazar of Portugal. No other source confirmed the meeting. The Budapest Tidningen correspondent said the leaders discussed Spain and Portugal amid expectations of an Allied western Europe attack.
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Stockholm
Ankara
Budapest
Roosevelt
Gibraltar
Francisco Franco
Spain
Antonio Salazar
Portugal
Tidningen
Teaders
Europe
Traffic Toll at 270 in Des Moines and Iowa City
Traffic deaths in Des Moines rose to 270, with the toll in Iowa City around 290, compared to 351 on the same date last year, as officials note the ongoing danger on the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Building Operations in Iowa Shrinks Amid War and New Law
Iowa city construction dropped to a new low for cities over 10,000 as wartime limits and a forthcoming law slow activity. Government work kept some builders busy, while total home construction waned with war bonds saving capital for postwar homes. The state bureau of labor cited a drop from a 1941 peak of 22.6 million to about 4.8 million in the latest period, signaling a likely rebound once peace returns and funds flow.
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Iowa
Bulgaria
Bureau of Labor
Bureau
Tudson O'Quinn
London
Balkans
Hitler
Waterloo
Lord Strabolgi
House of Lords
Luton
Napoleon
Germany
Bursis
Balkan
London Times
Sofia
Europe
Yeas
Hungary
Romania
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz
Tito
Ruman
Berlin
Hans Neusbacher
Budapest
Hunsgatian Peace Party
Rommel
Erwin Rommel
Norway
Henry BK
Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Pra Ihiets
Italy
RAF
Yankees Bombers Strike Northwest Germany in Daylight Raid
Allied heavy bomber formations attacked northwest Germany including Hamburg Wilhelmshaven Bremen and Emden as P 47 and P 38 escorts protected the raid. The Emden defence area saw 138 German fighters destroyed in a prior Saturday assault. British Mosquito and Beaufighter missions accompanied the operations with several enemy planes shot down or damaged.
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London
Vpi
Americas
Germany
Rth Airforce
Teichle
Hamburg
Wilhelmshafen
Bremen
Emden
France
Britain
Western Reich
Air Ministry
Bourges Avard
Coastal Command
Bay of Biscay
Farragut Aviator Missing in Action
Lt Robert Gudgel 23 navigator of a large bomber is reported missing in action after raids over Germany on Nov 26. He is grandson of Mrs Eva Gudgel of Farragut who housed him most of the time. He attended local high school and college in Iowa and Tarkio. His father Earl Gudgel lives in Des Moines and his mother Mrs Lilian Hindorff in Boone. Dale Gudgel of Farragut is his uncle.
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Spemdl
Farragut
Robert Gudgel
Germany
Eva Gudgel
Iowa State College
Tarkio College
Tarkio
Earl Gudgel
Des Moines
Mra
Lillian Hindorff
Boone
Dale Gudgel
Oli J Farragut
Mine Owners Seek Additional Coal Price Increase
Soft coal operators seeking a further price rise of 10 cents or more plan to push for a higher rate before the pact with John L. Lewis's union takes effect. The tentative deal outfits increased costs for consumers, with retroactive 40 cent payments to miners for underground travel time, and hinges on approval by the Office of Price Administration and wartime price review.
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Washington
UPI
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Ickes
Fred AY. Vinson
Ickes- Lewis
Desnanda
Ickew
Tekes
Inca
Put
Court of Claims
Office of Price Administration
Wat Sher Board
Bomber Plant Wins E Production Award
The Glenn Martin Nebraske company Bert Crook is among 21 industrial firms awarded the joint army navy key production award by the War Department in Washington. Includes Weather Bureau notes for Council Bluffs Iowa and surrounding areas with forecast, temperatures and hourly readings.
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Glenn Martin Nebraske Company
Bert Crook
War Department
Washington
Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Towa
Nebraska
Missouri
Severe drop in building permits across 19 Iowa cities
The report details large declines in construction activity for 19 Iowa cities in the first ten months compared to 1942. Burlington led with a 66.5 percent drop in permits and a 25.4 percent fall in construction value, while Cedar Rapids saw permits shrink 381 percent and Des Moines cited a 52 percent drop in permits and 60 percent decline in value. Other cities show varied changes in both permits and valuation, with some like Fort Dodge and Marshalltown posting gains due to remodeling and repairs.
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Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Des Moines
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Marshall
Town
Mason City
Muscatine
Newton
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Waterloo
Anxious for Tilt With Nippon Fleet
The U S Navy invited Japan s grand fleet to come out and fight as battleships joined carrier planes in attacks on Nauru and nearby bases in the western Pacific The strikes hit Nauru s air base and phosphate center while U S ships endured minor damage and two planes were lost Tokyo warned of a decisive fleet battle as Nimitz noted persistent pressure on Japan MacArthur s Air Forces carried out long range raids on Balikpapan and Makassar damaging oil facilities and docks while Australian cavalry fought near the Ramu river in New Guinea.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Nauru
Faland
Gilberts
Chester W. Nimitz
Nauru Dee
Gilbert Islands
Navy
Truk
Sest
Tokyo
Marshalls
Nimtz
Veachel
Jaluit Atoll
Nimitz
Knox
Doulas MacArthur
Pacific
Australia
Borneo
Celebes Island
Balikpapan
Makassar
Balixpapan
MacArthur
New Guinea
Ramu River
Landon Says He Has Not Had Time to Gauge Reactions
M Landon, 1936 GOP hopeful, reports he has not yet had an opportunity to gauge public reaction to his designation of Governor Dewey as the outstanding possibility for the Republican presidential nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
M. Landon
Dewey
Directors of Home Loan Banks Elect New Directors
James Twohy announced the election of federal home loan bank directors by member institutions and the four year re appointments of public interest directors. The list includes Turner M. Rudesill at Des Moines and J ad Kiapka at Fort Dodge, among others.
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Washington
James Twohy
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan
Turner M. Rudesill
Des Moines
J. Ad. Kiapka
Fort Dodge
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Bernard L. Montgomery
Wareriot
Niupitan
Yugostsy
New York Times
FDR
Clark
Cairo
Teheran
White House
Salerno
Reuben H. Tucker
Ansore
Conn
Joseph FE. Criawford
Humboldt
Kan
William
W. Kellogg
Highlands
Texas
Thomas F. Berteau
Chicago
Edwin F. Gould
Orange
Cahi
Franco
Salazar
Litre
Russia
Nippon
Landon
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