Russians Ousted From Danube Bastion Esztergom In WWII Drive
London AP reports Soviet troops expelled from Esztergom after heavy German counterattacks aimed at relieving Budapest. Moscow cites 1,400 Germans killed or captured, 49 tanks and 16 armored cars knocked out. Red Army crosses Hron Garom River, approaches Bratislava, Vienna within reach. German Brains claim renewed Vistula push.
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London
Danube
Esztergom
Budapest
Oak
Moscow
Garom
Red Army
Hron Garom
Koamarom
Buda
Pest
Starm
Baxtergom
Feodor Tulbukhin
Berlin
Ifse Hron
Czechoslovakia
Ezstergom
Bratislava
Vienna
Vistula
Poland
Reorganization For Democratic Party Begins Shaping Up
A reshaping effort started within the Democratic Party as leaders eye split risks in Congress and possible general lack of enthusiasm nationwide. House Majority Whip Hames Speck Ga. said he is deeply concerned and will organize intensively, with a conference planned with National Chairman Hannegan to map plans for the 1948 elections after the January 20 inauguration.
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Washington
APS
Democratic Party
Congress
House
Remspeck Ga
Robert E. Hannegan
Hannegan
Newsmen
Roosevelt
Amspeck
Lanney
World Today Across Fronts Shrink Belgian Bulge and Boost Allied Push
Western Front reports Belgian bulge melting under Allied pressure as Americans push toward Hart supply road to trap German spearheads. German thrusts in Alsace reinforced while Maas bridgehead holds in Holland. Eastern Front sees Russians threaten movement near Budapest, German relief drive narrowing. Southern Front notes Canadian forces advancing north of Ravenna as Greece worsens. Pacific Front has Lingayen Gulf under heavy attack while Manila area tightens. Asiatic Front reports Burma advances pushing Chinese into Manwing and pressuring British near Mandalay.
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Hart
von Rundech
Alsace
Maas
Holland
Budapest
Mosbaebra
Canadiena
Italy
Ravenna
Greece
ELAS
Tokyo
Lingayen Gulf
Manila
Minoro
Burma
Palas
Mandalay
FDR Backs Moratorium on Insurance Anti Trust Rules
President Roosevelt backs a general moratorium from the Sherman Act for the insurance industry until March 2, 1946, excluding boycotts or coercive acts. White House releases correspondence with Senator Radcliffe and notes no federal legislation sponsorship, while supporting state regulation and no special exemption.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Radcliffe
D.-Md
O'Mahoney
D. -Wyo
Supreme Court
Montgomery Reports German Drive Fails in Belgium
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery said the German push in Belgium failed to gain strategic advantage as American and Allied forces regained initiative. He praised American armored divisions and airborne units for heroism at St Vith Bastogne and Manschau, predicting Von Rundstedt’s effort would fail.
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21ST
Belgium
Bernard L. Montgomery
von Rundstedt
Montgomery
St. Vith
Bastogne
Manschau
82Nd
101St
von Rumdstedt
Sriton
Vielsalm
Roche
Japs Land Fresh Troops In Fukien
Japanese forces landed on the northeastern Fukien coast and advanced inland, taking the town of Siapu about 70 miles northeast of Foochow. A Chinese counterattack recaptured Siapu briefly as Japanese forces withdrew east. The landing signals a broader Japanese effort to deter American beachheads on the China coast and reinforce their corridor to Indo China. The Chinese still hold much of the coast east of the Hankow Indo China line.
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China
Indo-China
Hankow
Indo- China
Hangchow Bay
Government Moves In On Montgomery Ward Case In Chicago
The government asks a federal court to restrain Montgomery Ward and Company from interfering with Army operations at company properties in seven cities. The focus is on wartime control powers during the war and the broader labor dispute between the firm and labor groups.
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Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Hugh B. Cox
Philip L. Sullivan
Cox
Joseph W. Byron
United States
Congress
Stuart S. Ball
Harold A. Smith
Dothan Not Affected By Commission Order
Residential customers of the Obama Power Co are exempted from December bills by an Alabama Public Service Commission order. City of Dothan electric customers are not affected though their current comes from Alabama Power. Only direct residential customers of the power company get one month free, a refund directed by the APSC. Alabama Power advertised the free December bills, causing inquiries at the City clerk’s office.
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Obama Power Co
Alabama Public Service Commissioner
City of Dothan
Alabama Power Co
Tnt
APSC
Alabama Power
Eagle
County Approves Typhus Control appropriation
The county Board of Revenue authorized a $15,000 appropriation for a rat extermination and typhus control program in Houston County. Dr. W T Burkett said the U S Public Health Service and State Health Department likely would participate, with an estimated $10,000 from the Federal government. The city already has a program, and plans for the county will follow similar lines.
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County Board of Revenue
Houston
W. T. Burkett
U. S. Polilic Health Service
State Health Department
U.S. Public Health Service
Jin
C. R. Eskey
U. S. Public Health Service
Lingayen Gulf Bombardment and American Convoys Near Manila
Tokyo radio reports more than 450 American transports head toward Lingayen Gulf as Japanese broadcasts claim heavy bombardment and naval action. An Imperial communique says seven ships and 16 transports sunk, with 9 others damaged. Carrier planes strike shores while American convoys move toward Mindoro to join an undisclosed assault force.
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Associated Preas
Tokyo Radio
Eer Island
Philippines
Lingayen Gulf
Manila
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Lingayen
Man- Ha
Gulf
Comei
Asaault
Mindoro
Asahi
Luzon
Doughboys Close To Manila As Palaun Captured
General MacArthur's headquarters reported American forces within 90 miles of Manila with Mindoro operations advancing. Palaun town fell after landing seven miles south, giving the U S control of virtually all of Mindoro's west coast. Air and naval action continued against Luzon and surrounding areas with substantial Japanese losses.
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General
Luzon
Chesser
W Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo Radio
United States
Lingayen Gulf
John & McCain
MacArthur
Formosa
Ryukyu
Navy
Clark
Nichols
Neilson
Paluan
Mindoro
Sixth Army
MacArthur Aso
Negros
Mindanao
Philippines
Moluccas
North East Indies
New Britain
New Ireland
Agriculture Census Underway Prompts Farmer Cooperation
The 1945 agriculture census began today with enumerators nationwide. Houston County leaders urged farmers to provide full farming activity details while assuring strict confidentiality. Supervisor L. Smith Deal of District Seven, covering nine counties, said information will not be used for taxes or other purposes.
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Houston County Agricultural Teaders
L. Smith Deal
Houston
Henry, Dale
Geneva
Barbour
Bullock
Coffer, Lee
Macon
Runsel
Tara Te
German Transport Facilities Smashed By American Bombers
London AP reports American heavy bombers escorted by 200 Mustang fighters attacked German transport facilities in the Belgian bulge and near the Saar front. The 16th of 17 daily raids hit freight yards at Frankfurt and road and rail junctions west of the Rhine, with additional targets south toward Saarbrucken and Hamm Karlsruhe.
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London
Belgian Bulge
Fighth Airforce
Frankfurt
Schennes Bwge
Nazitroopa
Saar Front
Munich
Grent Raf
Eighth Air Force
Rhine
Hamm
Karlsruhe
Germany
RAF
Whisky Violations Charged To Negroes
John Fordham and Rosa Thomlam, Negroes, were arrested over the week end by city police and charged with violating the liquor law. It was not reported whether any whisky was confiscated. The pair were among 38 defendants booked in a four hour period, with charges from public drunkenness to petit larceny and disorderly conduct. The sheriff’s office reported several arrests, all on vagrancy charges.
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John Fordham
Rosa Thomlam
Ahernf'a
Austin Challenges Administration Heads On Selective Calls
In Washington Senator Austin Republican of Virginia challenged leaders in Congress to back Roosevelt's National Service Act with enabling legislation. He warned the 4-F draft idea is only intermediate and could be supported if a broad service act fails. The measure would empower draft boards to induct those not contributing to war output and would allow use of those men in war production.
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Washington
Selective Service
Tait
Ohio
Kilgore
D.-W. Va
Tara Ts
Austin
Congress
Roosevelt
Taft
Republican Steering Committee
Rep
Wadsworth
R.N
Iaat
Colmer
Minassippian
Sfouse
Army
Navy
Austin Gaids
Board of Revenue Debate On County Engineer And Foreman Roles
The Board of Revenue debated whether Neusten County should have both a county engineer and a road and bridge foreman. L B Boswell opposed Mullins as county road supervisor after reading an Attorney General opinion, noting possible irregularities in combining roles. Perry Calhoun supported Mullins, and the board took no action after the discussion. Mullins, serving two years in a similar post, is recognized as a civil engineer by the State Highway Department with a joint county and state salary.
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Neusten County
Board of Revenue
L. B
Doc
Boswell
J. Brady Travack
Fred J. Mullins
Perry Calhoun
Mullins
Maillis
Trawick
Calhoun
H.O. Summerford
State Highway Department
Allies Hold Front As German Push Stalls In Belgian Bulge
Allied forces report the western Belgian bulge held with limited gains as American units press from Bastogne toward Flamierge and Wiltz. German drives in the south show diversionary effort with heavy artillery and armor, while counterblows push back a spearhead near the Saverne region. General Eisenhower notes ongoing fighting north of towns and new river crossings near the Meuse.
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Colmer
Witternheim
Friesenheim
Rhine-Rhone
Supreme Headquarters
Gertnerf
Maas
Meuse
Venlo
Antwerp
Geertruidenberg
Eisenhower
Saverne Pass
Strasbourg
Pointe
Haguenau
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Demortis
Palaun
Buck
James M. Gavin
Washington, D. C
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Gem. Courtney H. Modges
First Army
S. Vith-Larenke
Exige
James M. Long
Paris
Flomierge
Shrasbourg
Field Marshal
Ardennes Bulge
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Llernesux
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Mande-St Edenne
Harlange
Flamlerge
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Houtfalize
Feary Artllery
Bartogre
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Wiltz
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