Fall of Budapest Shrinks Nazi Hold as Soviets Advance
London reports a massive Soviet push surrounding Budapest as German and Hungarian defenders suffer heavy losses. Communiques claim 1,000 killed, 200 more blocks occupied, 24 tanks knocked out, 13 armored cars captured, and 429 prisoners. Russian forces threaten Vienna with evacuation measures near Austria.
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London
Buds
Buda
Red Army
Austria
Budapest
Vienna
Byron Says Avery Refuses To Operate Seized Stores
Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Byron states Sewell Avery and Montgomery Ward officials refused to operate company properties seized by the army under a presidential order. Byron says representatives were offered to conduct business under his direction at properties in Chicago Detroit St Paul Denver Portland San Rafael and Jamaica without disturbing operations or harming legal rights, but Avery refused. The report clarifies Ward’s stance on the seizure and implications for running the stores.
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Chicago
Joseph W. Byron
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward and Company
Byron
Army
Special Services Division
Stimson
Avery
Detroit
St. Paul
Denver
Portland
Ore
San Rafael
Calif
Jamaica
Ward's
Western Front The Month of World War II News Briefed
Patton widens salient above Bestogne as German attempts to pinch supply lines meet stiff resistance Observers doubt a major offensive while Rundstedt strains toward attack on Seventh Army New Year air battles favor the Allies and the Nazi push in Holland falters The Buda defense appears imminent as Reds shell the city Luzon air strikes signal preparations for landings and cleanup advances continue British Burma campaign nears its end as troops push through rice growing regions with Writ opposition present
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Associated Press
Patton
Bestogne
Repu
von Rundstedt
Holland
RN Front
Buda
U. S
Luzon
Burma
Witla
Byrnes Seeks Draft Plan For War Labor Roles
Washington AP Byrnes proposes drafting 4F men into war work under a work or fight policy as part of a broader Office of War Mobilization plan. The move would give legal force to manpower rules if current controls fail to boost armament output, though Congress has resisted job and freedom constraints.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion
Congress
War Agency
Hoover Announces Arrests of Nazis in New York Area
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports two Nazi saboteurs landed near Hancock Point Maine Nov 29 and were arrested in the New York area. William Curtis Colepaugh 26 and Erich Gimpel 35, a German radio engineer, carried $60,000, pistols, inks, and draft papers. The pair traveled via Bangor and Boston before New York, where they sought to build a short wave transmitter.
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New York
Maine
FBI
Hancock Point
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Dana Hodgkins
Harvard
Navy
U. S
William Curtis Colepaugh
United States
Niantic
Conn
Erich Gimpel
South America
Frenchman's Bay
Oregon
Montana
Amagannett
Long Island
Ponte Vedra Beach
Fla
Francis Biddle
Colepanagh
First B-29 Bombs Tokyo From Saipan in 1945
A B-29 under Capt. Charles C. Fishburne Jr. from Darien Georgia and Dyersburg Tennessee led the Saipan raid on Tokyo in 1945. The aircraft dropped its load at 1:11 a.m. Saipan time. Crew included Lt. James M. Benton of LaGrange Georgia and Sgt. John C. Sommers of Uniontown Alabama. Fishburne reported seeing fires burning in a mile long pattern across Tokyo.
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Twenty - First Bomber Command
Saipan
Charles C. Fishburne, Jr
Darien
Dyersburg
Tenn
Tokyo
Fishburne
James M. Benton
LaGrange
John C. Sommers
Uniontown
Ala
Nimitz Discusses Soviet Role In War Against Japan
At Pearl Harbor Adm. Nimitz hinted that Russia could join or help against Japan. He noted China coast landings remain planned while bypassed islands show Japan’s tenacity. He welcomed Britain into the Pacific effort as its fleet readiness grows. The 1944 war review notes Japan’s vulnerability to carrier air power from Saipan.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Adm
Chester
Nimit
Pavi
Pravada
Pacific
Nimitz
China
Great Britain
Saipan
U. S
Foo Fighters New Nazi Device Over France Reported
U S night fighter pilots report a Nazi secret weapon dubbed Foo Fighters. Red balls of fire trail the wing, a vertical trio leads, and a cluster of lights follows, possibly radio controlled for psychological impact. No aircraft damage reported as yet.
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U. S
France
Germany
Donald Meiers
Chicago
Land-Based Yank Bombers Hit Luzon Front Lines
Mindoro based American bombers widened attacks toward Luzon in a major strike. Communique tallies three enemy ships sunk or likely sunk, including destroyers and freighters, with trains and locomotives targeted in southwest Luzon. Casualty counts and air losses cited, while Mindoro remains under pressure from Japanese raids.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Mindoro
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
War tops priority as 80th Congress opens
Washington report says war and its problems become top priority for the new Congress. Speaker Sam Rayburn and Minority Leader Martin Massi stress a swift war focus with talks on a universal two year government service, while Byrnes proposes wartime conscription via 4-Fs. Leaders worry about organizational setup, not immediate wartime measures. The President’s legislative program details remain undecided as Congress convenes.
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Howard Flieger
Washington
Congress
James F. Byrnes
Capitol Hill
Rayburn
Byrnes
Sam Rayburn
Martin R-Massi
Roosevelt
Torbert Heads Houston County Selective Service Boards
George W. Torbert of Linden Alabama oversees Houston County's three Selective Service boards as acting chief clerk with an assistant for each board. He was sent after Miss Lucy King transferred to Troy and Miss King later reassigned to Dothan. James L. Acron, clerk of Board Three, resigned to enter private business.
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Houston County
George W. Torbert
Linden
Ala
Torbert
State Selective Service
Lucy King
Troy
Bombers Hit West Germany in Heavy Allied Assault
Allied aerial onslaught concentrates on German tank and troop hubs east of the Third Army with over 3,000 tons of bombs. Eighth Air Force fighters provided close support as German air power launched a large daylight attack, leaving both sides reporting losses and praising overwhelming Allied air superiority.
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London
Third Army
Eighth Air Force
Saarlautern
Coblenz
Berlin
Hannover
Germany
Gavel
Dortmund
Veohwinker
Dusseldorf
Barstogne
Hubermont
Houmond
Chenonge
Hemacge
Wardin
Echlerbach
Luxembourg
von Rundstedt
Seventh Army
Bannestein
Bitche
Torn Te No. 15
Yank Casualties Reach 495,052
Washington AP reports 495,082 Americans in uniform received casualty notices in 1944. Messages told families that a father husband or brother was killed wounded missing or a prisoner. Official Army and Navy figures as of December 14 show 82,434 Americans lost.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Hitler Speech Divides German Exiles in New Year Message
AP report from London describes heated debate among German exiles over a New Year Hitler recording. Viewpoints split on whether Hitler spoke, or if a composite ghostwritten message reflects Goebbels era thoughts. Several say the speaker appeared broken and irrelevant to German leadership.
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Lou P. Lochner
Associated Press Burese
Berlin
London
Hitler
Fuehrer
Germany
Hiter
Paul Joseph Goebbel
Goebbels
Felate
Tragic double shooting at West Adama home
Mrs Geraldine Mixon shot her nine year old son Jerry then killed herself early morning at 308 West Adama street. Sheriff Farmer said two shots were fired with the mother’s pistol found near the bed. the boy was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.
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Geraldine Mixon
Pathan Yyoung
G. Farmer
Jerry
West Adama Street
Farmer
J. A. Ward
Funeral Home Attache
Y& Mecalibre Smith and Wesson
Jim Wilson
Funeral Home
Georgia Freight Rate Case Before High Court Today
Georgia and southern states contend discriminatory freight rates charged by a 20 railroad cartel, seeking rate equalization and over 11 million dollars in damages. Governor Arnall defends the suit, arguing the ICC can fix rates while the Supreme Court reviews whether to hear the Georgia complaint.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Georgia
Justice Department
Biddle
United States
Agi Tate Adjustment
Interstate Commerce Commission
TCC
Corm
ICC
Arnali
Ellis Arnall
T. Grady Head
Arnal
Two Counterattacks In Cham Repulsed By Yanks
Allied dispatches report two German counterattacks in the Cham area repulsed by American forces. U S Ninth Air Force claimed destruction of about 89 enemy vehicles and noted heavy pressure as they advanced into the southern bulge near St Vith and Ambleve. Casualty and movement details remain sketchy amid reports of German armor evacuations and von Rundstedt’s rumored temporary indisposition.
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Cham
James M. Long Paris
Belgian Bulge
Atta
Ninth Air Force
Atte
St Vith Arta
Ambleve
Tvo
Miles
von Rundestedt
Amark
Sung
London
Marshs von Rundstedt
Allmett
von Rundstedt
Hhis
Sir Bertram Ramsay Dies In Air Accident
Paris reports Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Allied Naval Commander at the Western Front, killed in an air crash while en route to Belgium for a conference. He helped coordinate naval support for Dunkirk evacuation and allied operations in North Africa and the Mediterranean.
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Paris
Bertram Ramsay
Belgium
Oepreme
Bertram
France
Los Ie
Trafford L. Leigh-Mallory
Nouthepai Asia Command
Sir Bertram
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Asahi
U.S
New Board
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Anme
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Warsaw
S—Himagezian Franti
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Longehampa
Bulge
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