Sixth Army Expands Hold in Arawe Arc
Gen MacArthur's headquarters reported the U S 6th Army occupied the Cape Merkus peninsula and Prieto island in the Arawe sector of New Britain, pushing inland to tighten control of the neck leading to the Arawe harbor. Australian forces advanced along Huon peninsula while Allied airpower dominated the sector with multiple bomber sorties and naval air actions against Japanese targets.
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Asahel Bush
MacArthur
New Guinea
UPI
United States 6Th Army
Cape Merkus
Arawe
New Britain Island
Grn
Big Island
Prieto
New Britain
Southwest Pacific
Vitaz Straits
Sanga River
Rabaul
Cape Gloucester
Wewak
Solomons
Wiliam F. Flassey
Bouganville
Buin
Buka
7Th Army Air Force
Marshalls
Gilberts
Wotje Atoll
Australia
Liberators
Balikpapan
Barneo
Tvor
Borneo
Oeran Ure
Lakona
Huonpehitisna
Mies
Finsehhaven
Yon Tin Cany
Calls Roosevelt Report Munchausen Story
London and Berlin report a dubious claim about President Roosevelt exposing a supposed Nazi plot against allied leaders. The piece cites inconsistent sources and appears politically motivated, reflecting wartime rumor dynamics rather than verifiable events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
London
Berlin
Tohoran
Weather to Play a Part in Allied Bomber Campaign
Weather in the coming weeks could determine if regular full scale bombing on Nazi industry proceeds. Favorable conditions would boost strikes against Berlin and other targets, possibly crippling German war production. Unfavorable weather could slow raids and aid German recovery, influencing the timing of a land assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gradg
Hill
London
Britain
Germany
RAF
Berin
Sweden
Fifth Starts Pincer Move on San Pietro
Allied forces report a south Italy pincers attack around San Pietro near Cassino. American troops reach the village outskirts amid hand to hand fighting, with 18 German tanks destroyed or captured and elevated hill positions reported on three sides. Lagone, a nearby fountain village, also falls in hard street fighting as German counterattacks and new divisions enter the battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Algiers
Sth
San Pietro
Cassino
Estaps
Lungs
Rome
Cassiné Plain
Lagone
Fountain
Filignano
Venafro
Italy
5Th Mountain Division
Russia
8Th
New Zealand
Orsogna
Ortona
Gisogna
15Th Strategic Air Force
Athens
Austria
Yugoslavia
Albania
Vodgorica
Kentucky Flier Shot Down Tells of Rescue by Partisans
Lt Louis Frank of Louisville, Ky, bailed out over Yugoslavia in a P-38 Warhawk. Partisans saved him at the cost of two fighters, ferrying him by boat to an island under shellfire. He spent five days with the partisans, describing a Dance with local girls who wore hand grenades and rifles slung over shoulders. The brigadier, a follower of Marshal Tito, impressed him as a magnificent fellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mers
Yugoslavia
Louis Frank
Louisville
Cugoslay
Germain
Thatic
Prabk
Partisat
Frank
States
Josip Broz
Isto
Rail chiefs to meet FDR to avert nationwide train strike
Railroad leaders and heads of five operating brotherhoods will meet President Roosevelt in Washington Sunday to avert a nation wide strike set for Dec 30. BRTB president Whitney said the White House session at 1 30 p m central wartime. Also slated to attend were leaders Robertson of the firemen and enginemen and Johnston of the locomotive engineers with Fraser of the railway conductors and Cashen of the switchmen likely to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Washington
Brotherhood of Railroad
F. Whitney
White House
National, Mediation Board
Chicago
Whitney
D. 8. Robertson
Alvanley Johnston
H. ¥. Fraser
T. C. Cashen
Awitchmen
Soviets tighten Kirovograd encirclement in fight to trap city
Soviet forces under General Konev sealed off Kirovograd as 800 German counterattacks were repulsed. Moscow reported heavy fighting in White Russia and warned the Kirovograd operation threatens Krivoi Rog, a key manganese center. Vatutin’s 1st Ukrainian Army claimed a defensive victory near Kiev as German drive waned, with battles continuing near Nevel and Zhlobin fronts.
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London
Evan S. Konev
2Nd
Ukraine
Kirovograd
Moscow
White Russia
Krivoi Rog
Germany
Herlin
Baltic
Henry C. Caspidy
Associated Press
Nikolai Vatutin
1St Ukraine
Fritz von Mannatein
Kiev
Red Army
Cassidy
Zhitomir
Korosten
Radomsyl
Nevel
Yeremenko
Rad
Zhlobin
Gomel
Krichev
Berlin
Himmier Tightens Net on Germans
New York report citing a British radio broadcast recorded by CBE says Heinrich Himmler, head of the German secret police, now requires Germans to provide financial and personal guarantees that they will not discuss Germany’s situation before travel to a neighboring country. A visa is issued only after a personal investigation, a large money deposit, and the signatures of two relatives or friends who could be arrested if the traveler breaks the promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himmier
New York
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Germany
CBE
Soldier Bonus Again to Front in the Capital
Washington reports renewed push for a World War II soldier bonus with bonds payable after three years, offering monthly allowances for education home farm or venture purchases. Senate debates a disbursed lump sum and discharge bonuses with varied scales by service duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capital
Senate
McFarland
D.-Ariz
Maybank
DS. C
25 Soldiers Drown as Launch Capsizes
NEW ORLEANS LA. A 60 foot cruiser capsized in Lake Pontchartrain killing at least 25 soldiers in a training operation. A board from the New Orleans port of embarkation is investigating. About 72 men were aboard with 250 others in six other boats en route to Camp Selmon Slidell La.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
New Orleans Port of Embarkation
T. F. Reece
Lagarde General Hospital
2Nd Batallion
Transportation Corps
Camp Harahan
Reece
Camp Selmen
Slidell
Weather Summary for Council Bluffs and Nearby Areas
Partly cloudy conditions for Council Bluffs Saturday night and Sunday with a modest warm up Saturday night, low near 25. Iowa shows similar pattern with partly cloudy skies, mild change in temperature Sunday, Nebraska and Missouri forecast fair to partly cloudy with small temperature shifts. Observed figures include maximum 45 and minimum 20 in the last 24 hours, total precipitation 0.22 inches, humidity around 88 percent, and wind around 3 mph.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Council
Bluffs
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Churchill to Continue Work Despite Pneumonia Recovery
London reports Prime Minister Churchill, convalescing in the Middle East from lobar pneumonia, will maintain leadership of Britain's war effort. He will read critical dispatches and keep close contact with the war cabinet as doctors note improving condition and resolving pneumonia. Mrs Churchill joins him as daily bulletins describe irregular pulse easing.
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London
Churchill
Middle East
Loch
Daily Mail
Iend
England
No. 10
Downing Street
Lord Moran
Davis E. Bedford
Robert J. V. Pulvertatt
Sour Tit Cote Collier and 43 Men Believed Lost
Boston reports the collier Suffolk missing after a gale off Montauk Point. Thirty seven merchantmen and a navy gun crew of six were believed lost following two distress calls. Searchers found no survivors or debris. Owners CG BW Sprague and Sons of Boston list the vessel as overdue.
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Boston
Suffolk
Montauk Point
Long Island
Pitty
CG BW
Sprague and Sons
FDR Sees Peace for Generation
President Roosevelt returns to Washington after a 36 day 25000 mile trip with Churchill Stalin and Chiang Kai shek. He says peace for this generation may stem from Cairo and Teheran talks and promises a detailed broadcast before Christmas. He notes Nazi plots and outlines home front matters including potential time off for employees and holiday plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Churchill
Stalin
Chiang Kal-ahek
Congress
Teheran
Iran
Chureniil
Csiro
Hhe
Hyde Park
Eisenhower Named Invasion Chief In Revised Plans
The Army and Navy Register, citing well informed sources, says revised plans place Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in charge of the western Europe invasion with Gen. George Marshall remaining U S Army chief of staff. The article notes Sir Harold Alexander may succeed in the mid Mediterranean command as shifts ripple through allied high command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy Register
Eisenhower
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
George ©. Marshall
U. S. Army
The
Register
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshall
Pome
London
Harold Alexander
mid-Mediterranean
Alexander Ig
Expressin
Nazi War Criminals on Trial in Moscow Hear Hitler Held Responsible
Excerpts from a Moscow trial report quote stormtrooper Ritz and Capt Langheld testifying that Adolf Hitler and Nazi leadership ordered mass executions. Witnesses describe firing squads and gas chamber scenes near Kharkov and Kiev with thousands killed. Prosecution frames these acts as war crimes, while Moscow broadcasts pledge to hunt down leaders worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
UPA
Kharkov
Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union
Weinrich Himmier
Gestapo
Interior
Oriers
Hans Ritz
Beige
United States
Great Britain
Col. N. A. Dunstev
Justice Department
Ritz
Taganrog
William Langhetd
Kiev
Poltava
Langfeld
Langheld
Cours
London
Mild Weather to Persist Across the Weekend
Mild weather will continue over the weekend with Saturday's conditions mild and Sunday's low near 25 degrees. Friday's high reached 45, Spencer reported 13 degrees above zero, Mason City 17, and most of the state around 20 above or higher.
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Iowa
Spencer
Mason City
OPA Eyes Goat Milk Price Ceiling Decision
Des Moines district OPA attorneys consider a ceiling on goat milk prices after an Iowan complains of a quoted increase from 30 to 50 cents per quart. An early decision was promised.
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Des Moines
Uzi
OPA
Mik
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