Germans Fail to Check 8th Army Advance
Allied headquarters in Algiers says 8th Army resumed advance driving toward Ortena and Crsona as British and American forces clash with German units. Montgom ery offensive continues with air and artillery support. Montreal, Split, and Sitnenik air strikes hit German oil depots and warehouses. several enemy tanks destroyed. casualties reported on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Algiers
Italy
Mignano
8Th
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Ortena
Criona
Linj
Split
Sitenik
Red Army
Malin
Kiev
Kirovograd
Chigirin
Korovograd
Dalinovka
Red Army Captures Cherkasy Shifting Front Eastward
London reports Cherkasy, last major Nazi stronghold on the Dnieper, fell to Soviet forces. Nikolai Vatutur’s 1st Ukrainian Army pressed Field Marshal von Manstein’s units, linking Cherkasy to the Kremenchug bridgehead. Germans evacuated after weeks of heavy fighting, leaving a devastated port town of about 50,000.
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London
Vwre
Cherkasy
Mid- Wenieper
Kremenchug
Kiev
Berlin
Rao
Agen
Nikolai Vatutur
Dnieper
Red Army
Ernie Pyle in Italy Describes Struggling Troops Road to Rome
Ernie Pyle reports from Italy on the harsh condition of advancing Allied troops. He notes that thousands of soldiers have not been dry for weeks as they push along muddy, exhausted roads toward Rome.
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Ernie Pyle
Rome
Pay Raise Goes to Committee
The city council referred a request for a uniform pay raise for all city employees to the committee on the whole. Union groups for city workers firemen and policemen plus City Auditor Phil Minner supported the raise, while no council comments were recorded.
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Phil Minner
Art Bartel
Joe Katelman
Barte
Bayliss Park
Bartel
Countcil Bluffs
Kateman
McCall
Kutelman
Beys
Jesse A. Rutherford
North Eighth Street
Mary E.’ Donnelly
South Main Street
Flynn Electric Company
Wack Flectere Company
Bluffy Gas Company
Nenacka Powst Company
Rov
Ned
Cherk
Homer Schistler
Joe Ratelman
Gonnott
Tempo Increases in Pacific War
Allied soldiers pierced Japanese lines on widely separated fronts Tuesday amid a growing air offensive in the Pacific. Australian spearheads forced withdrawals on the Huon peninsula, while in central China front lines report heavy Japanese casualties. American bombers hit the Marshall Islands as airfields in the Solomons remained useless after a weather lull. MacArthur’s communique showed no Cape Gloucester note for two weeks, and Tokyo acknowledged Tarawa loss indirectly through raids on the Gilberts. Australian air forces advanced near Lakonga and north of Finsehhafen as Chinese troops pushed Japanese from Shishmen toward Link. The 11th U.S. air force hit Hann rail yards and Kowkowair Kowkow airbase in Indo-China and China respectively.
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Morrie Landsberg
Associated Press
Allied Goldiers
Evers
Pacific
Thhe Huon
New Guinea
China
Marshall Islands
Solomons
China Theater
Anthony Eden
Britain
Japan
House of Commons
Cairo
Douglas MacArthur
Cape Gloucester
MacArthur
Imperial
U. S. Pacific
Tokyo
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Huon Peninsula
Lakonga
Finsehhafen
Chareteh
Shishmen
Linh
Changteh
Link
U.S
Hann
Indo-China
Hankow
Farmer Wire Access Expanded Under WPB Ruling
Washington reports Representative Talle said the War Production Board advised farmers may obtain up to 1000 feet of copper wire for rural electrification with no restrictions. The ruling aims to boost farm electrification efforts nationwide.
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Washington
Talle
R-Tows
War Production Board
WPB
Heroic Deeds Marked End of Liscome Bay
Liscome Bay sank after a torpedo strike off Makin Island on November 24. Capt John G Crommelin Jr and officers recount the final minutes, detailing selfless heroism by Lt Cmdr Marshall Beebe Lt Cmdr Buzz Carroll and Lt Cmdr J B Rowe as they aided survivors amid flames, debris and heroic losses.
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Eugene Burns
Pharl Harbor
U. S
Liscome Bay
Makin Island
John G. Crommelin, Jr
Montgomery
Ala
Crommelln
Cmdr
Marshall Beebe
Anaheim
Calif
Helms
Crommelin
Beebe
J.B. Rowe
Milford, Mich
Crommtelin
Buzz Carroll
Long Island
N. Y
Carroll
Mr. Carrol
Tim
War Workers Die in Collision Near Painted Post
BATH N Y A bus carrying twenty wartime workers bound for the Ingersoll Rand plant at Painted Post collided with a trailer truck and burned killing several passengers at 5 30 am east of Campbell. Coroner James J Sanford said at least four of the dead could not be identified and eight more were injured, one critically. The bus was burned after the collision and burned body tags hindered identification.
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Bath
Ingersoll- Rand
Painted Post
Fcist
James J. Sanford
Sanford
Campbell
Penicillin Reaches Mass Production
New York reports penicillin moving into mass production with army surgeon general Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk stating adequate supplies will be available for military and civilian needs within six months. He praises penicillin as a war hero alongside blood plasma and sulfa drugs.
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New York
Norman T. Kirk
American Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association
Kirk
Save
Knox predicts hard blows against Japan in Pacific war
Secretary of the Navy Knox says the United States will land strong blows in the Pacific soon as the preliminaries are over. He notes mounting American strength, surveys enemy losses from barges to shipping, and claims six to eight enemy planes fall per American plane. Weather data follows with cold wave alerts for the Plains and Midwest.
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Washington
Knox
Pacific
United States
Navy
Wenr Tin Comm
Nation's Coal Pile Nearing Danger Point
The Office of War Information warns the coal shortage could reach catastrophe if stocks are not replenished by next summer. Industrial users and retailers hold about 60 million tons by year end, barely a month’s supply, with March 31 outlook even tighter. Distribution and regional imbalances worsen consumer hardship despite production hopes. Savings by households and harsher weather could ease the drop, while 60 million radio receivers remain in use nationwide.
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Max Hall Washington
Office of War Information
OWT
OWS
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Britain
United States
Peter
Paul
Europe
England
WPB
To Keep Filipinos Hopes Alive in Philippines Folders Planned
Washington OWI says 2,000,000 folders are being prepared to sustain Filipino hope for separation. Gen. Douglas MacArthur requested the project, which will feature a Macy Arthur image on one side and the United States and Philippines flags crossed on the other. Distribution plans remain undisclosed amid speculation of air drops.
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Washington
IFI
Philippines
Office of War Information
Douglas MacArthur
OWI
Macy Arthur
United States
Crude Oil Bill Passed by House
Washington report notes the House approved an oil price bill 171 to 92, directing the OPA to raise prices by 35 cents per barrel with potential adjustments to 74 cents. Spokesman Rep Disney argues higher prices spur exploration while administration leaders denounce the move as inflationary. A Senate subcommittee debates food subsidies as talks continue. The Panama Canal remains under war secretary oversight since 1914.
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Washington
House
Senate
Thomas 2-Okle
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Disney
D-Okia
Ickes
Banking Committee
Barkley
Taft
Ohio
Bankhead
D-Ala
Panama Canal
Patton Arrives in Cairo Sparking Middle East Speculation
General George S. Patton Jr arrives in Cairo with staff, prompting talk of new Mediterranean and Middle East commands. Observers note his high rank as he tours the city by streetcar. Senate committee members weigh Patton’s leadership and potential future roles as promotions stall and leadership questions loom.
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Cairg
Cairo
George S. Patton
U. S. 7Th Army
Middle East
Patton
Mediterranean
Ceiro
Hhes
Balkang
Roosevelt
Senate Military Committee
Gila
Mensina
Hisenhower
George C. Marshall
Zhief
Patton Incident Likely Not Endangering Command
Washington reports indicate Lt Gen George S Patton Jr may retain command of the Seventh Army despite a recent soldier-cuffing incident. Secretary Stimson released a staff summary noting Gen Dwight D Eisenhower shares concern the army could lose a battle-hardened commander if Patton faces serious consequences.
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Washington
Ngh
George &. Patton
7Th Army
Stimson
General Staff
Dwight D. Eisenhower
J Army
Eienhower
Eden Says War Will Be Shortened by Teheran Talks
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the Commons that Teheran Cairo decisions speed up the war and vows Britain will crush Japan. He praised close Allied military plans with Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill and warned against overconfidence while outlining postwar cooperation with Turkey Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.
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Roger D. Greene
London
UPI
Anthony Eden
Commons
Stalin
Britain
Japan
Churchil
Churchi
Cairo
Teheran
Roosevelt
Churchill
Eden
United States
China
Germany
Italy
Turkey
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
Egypt
Inoxnn
Seys
Jever
Pearl Harbor
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