U S Bombers Hit Balkans In Major Allied Air Strikes
Allied forces launched a massive air assault against Nazi held Greece with over 300 American bombers and fighters targeting Athens and Piraeus harbor while Canadian and Indian troops pushed along the Adriatic coast near Ortona. The raid, aided by clear weather, downed 12 German fighters and left airfields at Eleusis Kalamaki and Talot severely damaged as ground operations gained ground along the Moro river front.
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Wes Gallagher
Algiers
Greece
Balkans
Athens
Piraeus Harbor
Caldari
Orcona
Adriatic
Germany
Berratr
Orlona
Armored Grenadier
Hlh
Venafro
Texas
13Th Airforce
Eleusis
Kalamaki
Talot
Piraeus
Grecian
Lafe
Ant
Moro River
Caldat
Berrati
New Zealand
Mt Pore
Athans
Yugoslavia
Civitavecchia
Rome
Pontecorvo
Allied Air Forces Aid Yugoslav Troops
Allied air forces have aided Yugoslav troops in pushing Cer Tans from Chin Island near Ponte Zara on the Adriatic coast. Tito announced from headquarters near Zara that the Yugoslav ground forces delivered a heavy defeat to the invaders. The Tito communique was broadcast by the free Yugoslav radio.
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London
Adriatic
Chin Island
Ponte Zara
Zara
Josip Broz
Tito
Free Yugoslav Radio
Bowles Warns Of Fresh Gasoline Ration Cuts
Washington AP Prize Administrator Bowles warned of another gasoline ration cut as wartime demands grow. He noted four in ten Pacific coast gallons go to the war and claimed eastern supply could shift to four in ten if the offensive against Japan expands. He urged motorists to use only OPA coupons and report coupon or gas sales without tickets.
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Washington
Cheater Bowles
Japan
Pacific
Rot«y Mountains
Howlea
OPA
Bulgaria Seeks Peace Warily From Allies
New York Times dispatch from Cairo reports Bulgaria sent peace feelers to Britain United States and Russia to exit the war. Premier Dobri Bosilov would negotiate on Atlantic Charter terms while keeping seized territories in Yugoslavia and Greece. Allied rejection and continued bombing followed. Germany warned Sofia any desertion will face action amidst Italy's perilous state and Turkey tries to sway Bulgaria.
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New York
Pi-Tha
New York Times
Cairo
Bulgaria
Britain
United States
Dobri Bosilov
Yugoslavia
Greece
Associated Press
London
Times Dispatch
Sofia
Ania
Italy
Turkey
Veltchev Named as Bojilev's Possible Bulgarian Successor
London reports identify Damian Veltchev as the probable successor to Permiter Dodri Bojilev as Bulgaria's government reorganization unfolds. Opposition parties press the regency to resign. army discontent targets both the regency and the Bayiley government amid rumors of a short postponement and cabinet reshuffle to appease rivals.
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London
WPA
Bulgaria
Pilsudski
Damian Veltchev
Balkans
Dodri Bojilev
Veltchev
Stockholm
Bayiley
Bayley
Ernie Can't Take It In Naples and Capri Dispatch
Eve Pyle reports from Italy on Ernie’s attempted quiet leave in Naples and Capri. The piece recalls the ear blasting nights in the mud with bombs and gas shells, revealing his growing frustration with wartime life.
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Eve Pyle
Italy
Naples
Capri
Eie
Warns Railroads Must Have Help
Senate Truman committee warns any breakdown or reduced transport would hurt the war effort and urges increased production of railroad, truck, barge and air line equipment. It notes shortages and wear on gear, cites past agency delays, and pushes priority for civilian trucks. reports big planned military demands and gains in domestic truck output.
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Washington
Senate
Truman Committee
Truman
D-Mo
Army
Navy
Mead
D-N
War Department
Lendlease
Office of Economic Warfare
OEW
Truman Group
War and Navy Departments
Rail Workers Vote Strike Set For Dec 30
Cleveland UP reports five railway operating brotherhoods announced a nationwide strike will begin at 6 am December 30 after 97.7 percent of members voted for action. About 380000 workers across yard and road service factions will walk out. a progressive plan calls for further stoppages on subsequent days, affecting roughly a quarter of the nation’s railroads.
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Cleveland
Invasion of New Britain Believed Near
Allied air and sea bombardments target New Britain as raids pound Gasmeta Rabaul Cape Hoskins Wide Bay and Lakunai while Australian infantry advance in Huon peninsula New Guinea. US air forces strike Marshall islands and Wotje Monday. Chinese To Kung Pao urges building a defensive navy and Formosa as future base.
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Sy Morrie Langsberg
New Britain
Southwest
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Gibraltar
Truk
Ramu
Huon
New Guinea
Marshall Islands
Bougainville
Huon Peninsula
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Germany
MacArthur
Gasmeta
Rabaul
Lakunai
Lnit Jalult
Changteh
Hunan
Chungking
Kung Pao
China
Formosa
Nonpareil Reporter Describes Night Rescue Scene
Nonpareil staff recounts arriving at a hillside crash site five miles north of Omaha Airport on the Council Bluffs side. A four motor B 24 Liberator lay wrecked with blazing debris across a 50 yard area as rescuers search with flashlights amid choking smoke and twisted metal remains.
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Jand
Montgom
Shether
Nationwide Cold Ailments Sweep United States
More than a million people report respiratory illnesses as colder weather spreads infections. Absenteeism climbs in schools offices and war plants while deaths remain few. Officials describe the illness as grippe influenza or common cold with varied wording. Some areas report wane others rising as public health leaders urge staying home. Authorities note virus influenza as likely in Philadelphia and cautious comparison to 1918 is avoided.
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Associated Press
Germany
Madrid
Spain
Britain
Montpelier
Vermont
Utah State Health Department
Philadelphia
Hubley R. Owen
Washington
D. C
New York City
Ernest L. Stebbing
Stebbins
Michigan Health Department
Iowa
A. L. Gray
Mississippi Board of Health
iRep LeCompte Joins Gallen Club for War Aid
Representative Karl M. LeCompte becomes a member of the Gallon Club by donating a gallon of food to the wartime effort. The Ta representative recently completed his eighth trip to the fundraising center and marked the eighth pint in about two years.
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iRep
LeCompte
Gallen
Washington
Karl M. LeCompte
R. Ta
Broad
Nazis Press Drive on Kiev Amid Russian Offensive Push
Nazi field marshal von Mannstein forces within 55 miles of Kiev after breaking toward Radomyśl while Russian troops under General Konev push toward Kirovograd and Krivoi Rog, threatening industrial centers. Cherkasy falls to the Red Army as Vatutin’s men hold the Dnieper line northwest of the rail hub. fresh German reinforcements pour into the Kiev assault as fighting continues along the Teterev River.
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London
von Mannstein
Radomyal
Ivan
Koney
Kirovograd
Krivol Bog
Cherkasy
Kremenchugi
Dnieper
Reuters
Smela Weet
Krivol Rog
Nevel
Berlin
Andrei Yeremenko
Stalingrad
Moscow
Kiev
Radomysl
Nikolai Vatutin
Reds
Malin
Teterey
Red Army
Teterev
von Manstein
Iowa Plan Called to Attention of Congress
Washington D C report notes Towan's plan to divide postwar federal appropriations pro rata among states and let states distribute to municipalities. Alex Fitzhugh of Des Moines committee writes Rep Paul Cenningham Ia that this could yield better results with less red tape and boondoggling. He argues it would restore state control and curb expanding federal supervision, a trend he says grows among voters.
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Washington
Towan
Congress
Alex Fitzhugh
Greater Des
Ieaeen
Mrs Busselle Elected Institute Head
Mrs Max W Busselle of 382 Glen Avenue was elected president of the Women's Institute for the coming year at a Monday executive board meeting. Unanimous votes for officers included A C Blanchard as vice president and Harold Montgoremary as treasurer. Directors named were L E B Morse, Raymond G Peterson, and George Beno. A report by Miss Marie Foray noted the blue ribbon prize won by the Federated Garden Club of Iowa for victory garden work in 1943. DeVere Watson announced the Business and Professional Women's club Christmas party for Grandview children at the reception center Friday. The Civic affairs committee report was by Save Tour Tin Conm.
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Max W. Busselle
Glen Avenue
Women's Institute
A. C. Blanchard
Harold Montgoremary
Earle. Begemann
L. Eb, Morse
Raymond G. Peterson
George Beno
Marie Foraythe
Federated Garden Club
State of
Iowa
DeVere Watson
Business and Professional Women's Club
Grandview
Civic Affairs Committee
Save Tour Tin Conm
Weather Break Takes Hold Across Region
Severe cold grips the area as temperatures plunge below zero with a frosty 1 below in places on Wednesday. The forecast calls for 15 below in the northeast and southeast, 10 below in the northwest, and 5 below in parts of the southwest, with warmer but still frigid conditions overnight. Local readings include Red Oak at 15 below, Perry at 11 below, and Burlington at 19 above the prior day’s high in Iowa.
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Weather Bureau
Red Oak
Iowa
Perry
Lamont
Burlington
Sioux City
Spencer
Fort Dodge
Amcs
Ottumwa
Newton
Waterloo
Carroll
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Dubuque
Davenport
Noted Negro Dance Band Leader Dies on Train
Sixty three year old Kansas City union station reports noted Negro band leader Fi Fata Waller 39 died Wednesday on a train. A coroner's representative said preliminary exam indicated a heart attack. The body was moved to an undertaker's parlor for further examination. A physician who was called to another patient attended Waller in his car after he collapsed while speaking with his manager.
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Sansas City
Fata Waller
Kansas City Union Station
Parker
Waller
Sixteen Die As Liberator Crashes Near Council Bluffs
Sixteen airmen died when a four engine heavy bomber on routine training from Fort Worth crashed into hills five miles north of Council Bluffs shortly before 9:25 p m Tuesday. All occupants perished and by noon Wednesday the bodies were recovered and placed in army trucks bound for Omaha mortuaries. Names of fourteen crew were released, including Capt Edwin H Pate and Lt John A Fisher among others. five men were to graduate Wednesday at Fort Worth on B 24 bombers. An army board led by Lt Col William C Bausch investigated the crash at the Lincoln Neb base, with the wreckage on the Reno farm north of Lime Kiln road near the Missouri river.
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Marjoria W. Gillespie
Bernard Land
B. E. Montgomery
Bud Foster
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Driver Land
North Eighth Street
Rainbow Point
Fort Worth
Tex
Army Air Field
Count dl Bluffs
Army
Omabs
Lincoln
Neb
Edwin H. Pate
Piiot
John A. Fisher
Booredale
N.Y
LeRoy G. Anderson
South St. Paul
Minn
Abraham R. Johnston
Hunter
Oklo
John W. Clarke
Swarta Creek
Mich
Edward Ferrell
Kenneth A. Jeffries
Youngstown
Robert H. Cross
Coleman
Fort Worth Field
William C. Bausch
Sit
Reno Farm
North Western Railroad
Iowa
Missouri River
Seve Your Tin Cane
A fragmented line from the page continues the item titled Seve Your Tin Cane, seemingly a brief blurb or column teaser without clear context or full details available in the readable portion. The phrasing hints at a sports or humor feature typical of a local paper’s recurring column.
Omaha Red Cross Canteen Feeds Crash Crew During Grounded Plane
Some of the men from the bomber crash near Omaha had stayed at the city airport since Thursday after their plane from Fort Worth, Texas, was grounded for repairs. Red Cross volunteer services organized a canteen that provided sandwiches, hot coffee, and soup. Crews ate together at improvised tables, praised by the captain for the hospitality shown by Omaha volunteers.
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Here
Omaha
Fort Worth
Texas
Army Air Base
Margaret P. Hynes
Volunteer Service
Omaha-Douglas County
Red Cross
Perry
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