French Troops Battle Nazis With Allies
Allied headquarters in Algiers reports French troops entering the European mainland for the first time since 1930, fighting Germans in central Italy alongside British and American forces. The advance follows North African training under Gen. Henri Giraud and Casablanca conference aid. Heavy air strikes hit Padua and Dogna, with ground battles near San Pietro and other hills as the Sth and 8th Armies push to Rome while Allied air power disrupts German logistics.
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Wes Gallagher
Allied
Algiers
Italy
Liles
Tunisia
North Africa
Henri Giraud
Arma
Casablanca
Alpine
Padua
Dogna
Sth
Mark Wy
Clark
San Pietro
Rome
Fillignano
Hilla
Adriatic
Orsweny
Ortona
Both
Strategic Airforce
Athens
Cuesilay
Rai
Brenner Pans
Alps
Millee
Venice
Dognas
Udine
25Th Air Force
Mild Weather Predicted Across Iowa and Surrounding Areas
A light warm spell is forecast with Saturday low around 14 degrees and a Friday low of 13, following a high of 26 on Thursday. Subzero readings were reported in a few towns including LaTon a, with several Iowa stations showing bitter cold in the morning.
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Towa
la Tona
City
Burlington
Ames
Davenport
Cedar Rapii
Fort Dodge
Lini Dee
U. S Weather Bureau
Council Bluffs
Clancy
Nebraska
Mirsowr
Agory
Soviets Threaten Key German Positions West of Kiev
Soviet forces under Gen. Vatutin push two advances toward Smela and Kirovograd as 900 Germans are killed or captured and rail targets are hit. West of Kiev, German defenses struggle amid Russian counterattacks while air power reports 100 enemy planes down. Weather brief and local forecasts accompany the front report.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Nikolai Vatutin
Ukraine
Kiev
Teterev River
Vatutin
Radomyal
Fritz von Mannstein
Korosten-Kievy
Zhitomiir Kiev
Ivan S. Konev
Ukrain
Cherkany
Smela
Kirivograd
Kremenchug
Kirovograd
Red Army
iThe
White Rugia
Nevel
Krrchev
Mogilev
Zalobin
Berlin
American Troops Take Arawe with Light Losses
U S forces seized Arawe on New Britain as they consolidate gains and repel Japanese air attacks. Gen MacArthur’s headquarters released the first bulletin since the southwest Pacific push began, noting successful operations on the Aratye peninsula and along the southwest coast.
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Martin Spenece
MacArthur
New Gainea
Aratye
New Britain Island
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Roosevelt Conferred With Cabinet After Homecoming
President Roosevelt returned from the Cairo Teheran talks to a bustling White House тол crowd of cabinet members and congressional leaders. He planned to report on his conferences with Churchill Stalin Chiang Kai-shek and Turkey's Inonu, with a decision to address Congress in the annual message next year.
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Douglas B. Corneil
Washington
Roosevelt
Middle East
Executive Mansion
Mr. Roosevelt
Capitol
Cairo
Teheran
Rayburn
Congress
Senate
Barkley
Churchill
Stalin
Chiang Kai-shek
Turkey
Inenu
White House
John
Allied action at Arawe in New Britain advances war effort
Australian Prime Minister Curtin called the Arawe operation very working but risky, noting potential losses. Allied forces under Brig. Gen. Julian Cunningham pressed ashore on the Arawe peninsula with light casualties, while Japanese bombers were repelled. MacArthur reported Huon peninsula progress and imminent Lakona capture as Australians push from the Vitiaz Strait side. Canadian editors in Australia interviewed MacArthur on war views and US politics.
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Canberra
New Hertain Island
John Curtin
Australia
Labor Party
Arawe
Texas Army
Patrola
MacArthur
Vitiaz Strait
Huon
New Genea
Lakona
Jullian Cunningham
Douglas MacArthur
6Th Army
Walker Krueger
Vitlaz
Dampier Straits
New Britain
New Guinea
United States
Daniel Ratkey
Allied
South Pacific
Arthur R. Ford
London
Ont) Free Press
iCanadia Group
Toll in Double Wreck Rises to Seventy Nine Dead
Ralph L. Howland reports the southeast’s worst railroad disaster toll rising to 79 with 47 soldiers among the dead. Bodies located in four stacked passenger cars blocked the Atlantic Coast Line double track from New York to Florida. Red Cross says 47 soldiers and 20 civilians recovered. several more believed in the wreckage as wrecking crews labor in 22 degree weather.
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Ralph L. Howland
Lumberton
N. C
Atlantic
New York
Florida
Red Cross
Atlanta
Congressional Limited
Philadelphia
Southeastern Seaboard
Rockmart
Nashville
Tenn
Roy A. Griffin
Harvard University
New Subsidy Moves Will Await Congress
Washington report says the administration will not initiate any new food subsidies during the next 60 days of congressional votes to extend the Commodity Credit Corporation. Senator Barkley, with Byrnes and Vinson, pledged no new administrative steps while Congress debates the subsidy question.
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Washington
LPI
Senate
Barkley
Commodity Credit Corporation
James F. Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Goebbels Promises Toy Christmas For German Children
Propaganda chief Goebbels unveils a "German War Christmas" with one toy per child and homemade gifts amid ruins and air raids. Newspapers warn of severe times as fear, shortages, and evacuations shape a somber holiday mood across the Reich. Hitler Youth mobilized to assemble wooden toys for every child.
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Edwin Shanke
Stockholm
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Reich
Voelkircher Beobachter
Rheinisch West-Faetische Zeitung
Deutsche Allgemeine Zelgtung
Goebbels
Nazi Party
Soldier Voting Brings Problem
Washington coverage analyzes servicemen voting in 1944. A sweeping AP survey outlines two main options: federal ballots delivered to troops or state ballots mailed by Uncle Sam. It notes nine states confident in current laws, 24 doubtful about returns, and others non-committal. Special sessions may be needed. timing for ballot issuance varies by state.
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Frank Carey
Washington
Associated Press
Courbes Agrie
Uncle Sam
Senate
Lon
House
North Carolina
Montana
Kansas
New Jersey
New York
Pennsysvania
Louisiana
Florida
Maine
Kentucky
Arkansas
Michigan
South Carolina
Rhode Island
Iews
North Dakota
Colorado
Ohio
Connecticut
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Ilinois
Indiana
South Dakota
Georgia
Mississippi
Maryland
Arizona
Oregon
Virginia
Idaho
Utah
Death Rain Again Rains On Berlin Bombing Run
Berlin endures a fifth assault this month as hundreds of RAF bombers plus American heavy fighters deliver massive explosives and incendiaries across the city. Reports say Bremen and others suffer heavy damage while RAF aims to dismantle remaining factories and government buildings. Canadian pilots describe a glowing, smoke-filled night as they fly support missions over western Germany.
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W. W. Hereher
London
Berlin
Stockholm
Britain
Germany
8Th Airforce
Helgoland Bay
Bremen
Tinatderbulta
Thesserlin
RAF
Sweden
Foreign Office
Rod Dunphy
Winnipeg
France
Britain May Name an Acting Leader
Prime Minister Churchill faces a second pneumonia attack in 10 months and Britain’s war cabinet may name an acting leader during his absence. Reports from Churchill’s bedside in the Middle East said his condition was improving, with prayers nationwide for a quick recovery. King George VI arranged hourly news updates as experts note his energy and importance to the Allied war effort, while Vichy radio claims he is ill in Cairo.
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Judson O'Quinn
London
Churchill
Britain
Seroes
Middle East
British Empire
George VI
Hitler
Europe
Casablanca
Roosevelt
Daily Mirror
Vichy Radio
Cairo
Fros
Alexander Fleming
U S Submarines Add to Sinkings
U S submarines in the Pacific report eight more Japanese cargo ships sighted and sunk. The total ships sunk since the war began reaches 374, with overall suspected or damaged vessels now at 524, including fighting ships and merchantmen. Friday’s update raises the sunk total to 874, with 36 probably sunk and 134 damaged.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
FDR Returns to White House After Mid East Talks
President Franklin D. Roosevelt returned to the White House five weeks after leaving for conferences in Cairo and Tehran. Officials said he reached the executive residence Friday and will brief Congress on his meetings and the war’s progress. A Christmas recess looms as lawmakers weigh farm subsidies taxes social security railroad pay and absentee voting. budget and state of the union messages are also in the works.
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Washington
Howe
Atlantic
Mid-Waelkt
Casea
House
Senate
Congress
Barkley
Think Corn and Hogs Will Drop After War
Des Moines survey of Iowa farmers in Wallace’s Farmer and Home Magazine projects corn prices dropping to about 40 cents and hogs to 7.50 in the third or fourth year after the war. Current hog price in Des Moines is around 13.40 and No 2 yellow corn about 1.02.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wallaces
Towa
Fly Closes School in Northwood
Northwood, AM, one week early holiday for local students after one third of pupils were absent due to widespread influenza. The closure ends a period of illness related interruptions impacting classes and school routines.
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Northwood
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