Nominated by R for Hulls Position
Washington AP report says President Roosevelt plans to appoint a new Secretary of State after the resignation of Cordell Hull due to ill health. Edward R. Stettinius and others discussed as potential successors as Hull recovers in a Naval Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gton
Pres- Recevett
Edward RB. Stellint
Acte
Hull
Senate Seccessor
Pecident
Conally
Senate
Benator
Ember
Woosevelt
J._Byrnes
Henry A
Edward R. Stettinius
Cordell Hull
Evs
Wein
World War II briefing fragment on Pacific and European fronts
Fragmentary World Today report notes Japanese forces in Leyte resistance near Ormoc and a northern push toward Aachen. References U S Fifth Army counterattacks, American airbase advances, and advancing Allied spearheads across Europe with mixed terrain and ongoing combat actions.
Fifteen Injured in Do than Napier Bus Collision
A bus from the Airport Bus Company collided with two Army trucks about seven miles north of Dothan on Montgomery Highway. Fifteen people, mostly Camp Rucker and Napier Field personnel and their wives, were injured, with most treated for minor cuts and bruises. The crash occurred at 12:20 a.m. as the bus returned to Dothan from Napier Field after a special program. Investigators had not finished, and names or company comments were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Montgomery
Airport
Alabama State Highway Patrol Sud
Charles J. Daly
Napier Field
Camp Rucker
H. B. Moody
State Highway Patrol
Dich
British Forces Outflank Faenza Near Lamone River
Rome AP says British troops outflanked Faenza advancing to the Lamone River three miles southwest of the Bologna Rimakhighway stronghold. Belvedere was captured with other villages northeast of Faenza as Allied forces push along the Lamone and Routine rivers amid German counterattacks.
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Rome
Faenza
Lamone
Aled
Belvedere
Eda
Scaldino
Alboreto
Fifth Army
Bologna
OPA And Santa Claus Work Hand In Hand
The Office of Price Administration teams with Santa Claus to cap toy prices for moderate income families. District Director Dr. A H Collins notes OPA set maximum prices for many new Christmas toys this year and the Washington staff has tripled to handle new items. The increase enables faster processing of price applications and enforcement actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Administration
Santa Claus
A. H. Colfing
OPA
Jtoy
Washington
Collins
Tura
RAF Lancasters Strike Munich In Pre-Dawn Raid
Allied air forces pound German targets with about 1,300 bombers and fighters. RAF Lancasters strike Munich in a pre-dawn raid while American heavy bombers hit Offenburg and Bingen asMustang escorts sweep the Ruhr. In a weekend surge, 4,200 Allied planes hit rail yards, oil facilities, and key transport links, destroying locomotives and rolling stock, with several German fighters shot down and casualties reported on both sides.
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London
Germany
Offenburg
Bingen
Reich
U. S
Strategic Air Forces
Europe
Strasbourg
Mainz
Rhine Valley
Nore
Ruhr
Munich
Mis
Bielefeld
Hamm
Air Parley Seeks Global Air Traffic Cooperation
At the Chicago conference 54 nations debate fifth freedom of the skies amid US British clashes. Stakes center on intermediate traffic between Rome and Athens versus London Cairo routes, and whether such seats count as casual space or long haul arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicagg
United States
Elyil
Rome
Athens
London
Cairo
London-Cairo
Maximum Buying Of Bonds Urged By Committee
War Bond sales in Houston Courts reported far below expectations as county War Finance Committee Chairman Pat Powner urged that every man, woman and child buy not the minimum but the maximum in bonds to meet quotas. He said no one can afford to say they can’t buy bonds and urged deep personal reserves to support troops and veterans. He cited a minimum county quota of $2,189,800 and called for public cooperation as workers turn to fund raising.
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Houston
Pat Powner
War Finance Committee
16 Day
OPA to rule on pay boosts and steel costs
Washington AP The Office of Price Administration will decide in about a month whether wage increases granted by the War Labor Board for steelworkers will push steel prices higher. About 400000 workers would see roughly 5 cent per hour gains, based on shift differentials. The WLB acted to correct inequities without changing the Steel formula that caps increases to 135 percent above January 1, 1941. The union sought a 17 cent hike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
CIO
OPA
War Labor Board
WLB
Russians Push Toward Saar as Hatvan Falls Near Budapest
Soviet and German reports describe Red Army advances from Hatvan toward the Danube region north of Budapest and claims of a foothold on Csepel Island. Ukrainian forces push to outflank Budapest while Russians sever Eastern Slovakia defenses at Michalovce and Humenne, nearing Kasia and Presov.
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Daniel Deluce
Moscow
Jashad
Tom Capwred
Hatvan
Budapest
Csepel
Hrodion YY
Myalnovsky
Berlin
Hed
Csepl
Danube
Hungary
Ivan
Petrov
Fourth Ukrainian
Slovakia
Michalovce
Humenne
Ungvar
Kasia
Kogice
Presov
Dnva Atrean
Btdapry
Nedd
Eger
Mizkyule
Puseee
Pravda
Congress Erupts With Demands For Stiff Punishment
Washington AP dispatch reports Congress calls for severe measures against Nazi crimes. Senate and House demand death penalty for war criminals and Germany should be barred from weaponry. War Refuge Board released a 5000 word document detailing atrocities and civilian murders across Europe.
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Douglas
Cornell Washington
Senate
House
Bloom
D-N
Foreuin
Johnson Coley
Germany
War Refuge Board
Roosevelt
State
Hall
Trewey
Morgenthau
Stimson
Girmans
Eiyibans
Europe
Sixteen More Jap Vessels Sunk By Carrier Aircraft
US Pacific Fleet reports heavy losses for Japan in Luzon area. Carrier strikes off Manila wiped out a heavy cruiser, destroyer, 14 other ships, and 72 planes. Additional ships damaged or sunk include luggers, cargo ships, and transports as Adm Nimitz announces the fifth Luzon raid this month. Meanwhile the US 82nd Division presses south on Leyte amid rain and mud, as Ormoc resistance slowly yields and forces prepare to resume the drive toward the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Luzon
Nimitz
Addiiion
Luzon Island
William F. Halsey
Santa Cruz
Tayabas Bay
Leyte
Nelson predicts double Chinese war production
CHUNGKING AB Donald M Nelson stated his aim to double China’s war production within six months. He and a team explored Chinese steel plants operating one shift six days a week, noting inflation transport problems and weak demand. An alcohol expert observed distilling gear improvised from gasoline drums and milk cans.
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Chungking
Donald
M. Nelson
China
U. S. War Production Board
Nelson
Eugene Stalings
WPE
Louiwivlle
Gen Clark Elevated To Group Commander
London AP reports a broad Allied leadership shuffle in the Mediterranean. Lt Gen Mark W Clark is raised to group commander as Fifth Army chief of the Allied Vth Army Group, with Gen Se Wilson succeeding him in command in Italy. Alexander is named Field Marshal and becomes Supreme Commander in the Mediterranean, as Maitland Wilson moves to lead the British Joint Mission in Washington.
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London
Mark W Clare
US Fifth Army
Faly
Se Wn Old Alexander
Italy
Mediterranean
Henry Maitland Wilson
John Dill
Washington
Clark
Fifth Army
Alexander
Rome
Chinese Announce Hochih's Capture
Chungking reports the fall of Mucmh near Tauchow in Kweishou province as Hochih nears the Kweichow border. The Japanese claim Nanrong captured while the U S air force reports strikes over South China and a major American airbase remains distant from the front.
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Chungking
Tor Chnese High Command
Mucmh
Tauchow
Kysnes
China
Keichow
Hochih
Kweichow
Keeseng
Baris Road
Kevichew
Puper
Changking
Hochitt
South China
Warring
U.S
Arceptar Ce
Nanrong
Indo China
Burglars Loot Three Offices In Local Break-Ins
Officials report thieves robbed three offices with losses ranging from S87 to SI. The burglaries were discovered when offices opened this morning, as authorities investigate the incidents across the three sites.
Heavy Fighting Near Aachen Shifts Frontline
Allied forces push toward Aachen and surrounding towns amid heavy combat in the Saar and Rhine regions. Reports describe Ninth and Seventh Armies advancing past Hartsey and Durmen as German defenses hold, with Durmen near the Rhine and forces probing Lingetyehe and Venlo areas.
Objectives Also Struck In Siam
Americans report B 29 Superfortresses hit key targets across Siam and Thai air bases. Attacks focused on military objectives in Bangkok and along rail facilities near Saipan and India bases. Pilots described precise daylight bombing of strategic targets with substantial force, while Japanese reports claimed raids on Tokyo and Saipan with counterattacks.
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Siam
Gin Wassells
Tokyo
Wmsiin
Sagrin
Marianas
Lemary
Aikok
Jopsittese
Thaaland
Hoo Arnold
20Th Airforce
India
Theeniunat
Tukvo
Supertortresacs
Dent
Enemgy
Cartier
Tipinese
Tokyo Radio
Tasan
Honssa Ixtane
Himultineouly
Domei New Ferney
Long
Saipan
Iain
Island of Japan
Carrie Curt
Kanto
T Kurdo
Kinks
iVern Haupghland
Sipan
Jast Fraey
Cal Walter Sweeney, Jr
Wheelnet
W. Ya
Sweeney
San Francisco
Cal
Robert Sewe J
San Antone
Tex Big
Emmett O' Donnevar ON
lPriday
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Eye Army Air Force
Emmett (Rosy
Jamaica
Millard Harmon
Twentieth Air Force
HS. Hansell Jr
Atlanta
Army Air Force
Pine
Wallace
Caditlon
Naval Hoseda
Inness
Bisbills
Roose
Tennessean
Fe World
Thailand
V. 5
Hurtgga
Ch. Santh
Aachen
Dee Shesbourg
Napier
RAF
Saar
Loshce
Congress
Yanks
Limon
Ormoc
Associated Press
Fred Hampson
Gen. Clark
Aachen Sector
Tangervete
Ofante
Sue Sd
Bert Feyath
Hartsey
Oulsa
Byens
Cologne
Gur Lronner Frenz
Wuren
Rhineland
Durer
Third Army
Saar Basin
Nutes
Wideuckeh
Julich
Durmen
Juhion
Kootar
Des Garin
Ninth Army
Seventh Army
Ospur
Stragbourg
Rhine
Karlsruhe
Grower
Patton
Maglrot
Secur
Saat
Strasbeurg Carder
Almanet
Grilea
Tehine
Jake Ea
Lee Heasy
Bunth Armee
Juhen
Buren
Hueipen
Keatom
Keatom Lorde Abdou
Ant Nile
Brist Secud
Diteh Sorder Cay
Venlo
Butterret Gevyond Aachen
Wurm Valley
Gallen
Diys
Bay of Bene
Banai
Bangkok
Singapore
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